(There was an error in the previous chapter, it should be the 8th Jebtsundampa, which has been corrected.) ）

A few days later, when an order from the Imperial Court reached the Khalkha Mongols, as expected, a storm swept through the four major tribes in the upper circle of the Mongol princes.

Of course, they have no idea about the cause of this incident, but in the face of this sternly worded announcement, no one will think carefully about this issue, because just a few years ago, when the Qing Dynasty implemented the new policy, the relationship between Mongolia and Qing was tense for a while, so when this order came to the heads of the Mongolian nobles again, naturally speaking, they simply understood it as another major suppression of Mobei Mongolia by the central government.

Taking advantage of this wind, the separatists hidden in the Mongol tribes jumped out again and hyped up the desire to regain the living space of the Mongols, and at the same time, the Tushetu Khan, the largest tribe in the Khalkha, began to stir up, and interacted with the Tsarist Russia more and more frequently.

When all the Mongolian upper class were in a state of anxiety and uneasiness, the Russian Petrov, who got the news, was overjoyed, and as the person in charge of Russian liaison in Mongolia, he immediately asked to see the living Buddha of Outer Mongolia, Jebtsunbadan VIII, and on the way there, he also brought a large number of Russian rubles and several valuable gold watches.

He knows very well that the great lama with the title of Jebzunbadan is like Mount Tai in the Khalkha tribes, even the great men of the various departments only have to look up, as long as he is convinced, it is equivalent to having a pass to dominate the four major tribes, as the supreme spiritual leader of the entire Khalkha, Jebzunbadan VIII has a very heavy voice, he was born in the Yellow Gelug sect, and the Dalai Lama, Pan-Chan, Inner Mongolia's Zhangjia Living Buddha, and called the four reincarnated living Buddhas.

"Dear Jebtsunbadan Living Buddha, I have to express my deep indignation at the rude behavior of the Qing Dynasty, such behavior can be called barbaric!"

As soon as Petrov came up, he couldn't wait to point fingers, and said eloquently to Jebtsunbadan, completely ignoring that the great lama had been disturbed by the Qing court's reprimands for several days.

"The Qing Dynasty enslaved the great Mongolian people for more than 200 years, and now even the last bit of freedom is being denied." Petrov then said bitterly.

However, when he said this, he seemed to forget the humiliating history of the Mongol iron cavalry trampling on Moscow, and it was precisely because of the century-old rule of the Mongols that the Mongols had retained the fierce and aggressive character of the Mongol barbarians in their blood, and even now, there is no Russian title in Europe at all, only Tatars who look like white people.

In response to Petrov's chatter, the 8th Jebtsunbadan remained silent and had a gloomy face.

"With all due respect, Mr. Living Buddha, only we in Russia are good partners of the Mongols, in the past thirty years, we have helped you build hospitals, develop trade, and drive out the Han Chinese, which has kept Khalkha as a pure land, however, I think we have not done enough, for this Qing Dynasty policy, it is necessary for us to sign a new treaty, which can better help and protect"

Petrov has a face that I do this for your good, but the 8th Jebzunbadan is not stupid, how he doesn't know what the Russians think, the Qing Dynasty is indeed pressing step by step, but Tsarist Russia is not a good thing, these decades, they have signed unequal treaties, mining gold and iron ore in Mongolia, once broke out a fierce conflict with the local herdsmen, and also caused extremely serious confrontations, Tsarist Russia slaughtered a lot of people, including a large number of Mongols, and the Russians also used the provisions of the treaty, Bought a large number of horses for survival, and the loss of horses was equivalent to the life of the Khalkha Mongols.

The 8th Jebtsunbadan did not speak, and Petrov thought to himself that the former was not considering his conditions, so he continued with a smile: "Mr. Living Buddha, if necessary, our army can be stationed in Kyakhta or even Kulen, so that it is convenient to guard against those Qing Dynasty troops, and at the same time, it is also for your safety. ”

Petrov remembered the garrison on the official document, and was very unhappy in his heart, the Qing Dynasty sent not an ordinary and decadent Eight Banners army, but a modern army that even Westerners are full of, once they are stationed in Mongolia, it will have a major impact on the balance of the situation in the entire Far East, and for the Russian side, it is tantamount to giving birth to a big trouble.

"Mr. Russian envoy, don't be in a hurry about the garrison."

The 8th Jebtsunpadan finally opened his mouth, and if he did not speak again, I am afraid that there would be no room for speech, and it would be a disaster to meet him.

Although Russia also had garrisons in Mongolia, it was nominally to protect Russian merchants, and the size was only a few hundred, and if the Russian regular army was allowed to enter Kulen, it would be tantamount to challenging the sovereignty and majesty of the Qing court head-on, if he did, he would be greeted by a war that broke out in the steppe, and no matter which side wins, the bad luck will be Khalkha, so although this great living Buddha is going crazy if he wants to set up another door, at least he has not had the courage for now.

More than a hundred years ago, the unsubdued Moxi Mongols, although they ruled the entire Xinjiang, conquered the Kazakh Khanate, occupied Tibet, and made the Qinghai tribes also submit to their feet, and once established a huge country with a territory of more than 4 million square kilometers in northwest China, but the ultimate fate was only the destruction of the country, and he did not want to become the next Geldan.

Hearing Jebtsunbadan's euphemistic refusal, Petrov did not intend to give up, if this matter was finalized, Russia would take a big step forward in strategy, and this was a personal achievement, which was also a great achievement, enough to make him prosperous.

"Is Mr. Living Buddha afraid of the retribution of the Qing Dynasty?" Petrov straightened his back, "Your worries are completely unnecessary, our army will always protect the entire Khalkha tribe, when has the Qing Dynasty army won in front of us?" ”

Petrov's confident words did not impress Jebtsunbadan, did they still do less such things as selling teammates? What's more, when did Khalkha become a friend in their eyes, it was just a piece of fat.

"I have to take responsibility for the tens of thousands of horns in Khalkha, and once the war spreads to Kulen, they will be the ones who suffered earlier, so let's put this matter on hold." Finding a high-sounding excuse, Jebtsunbadan still insisted on refusing.

"Mr. Living Buddha, I am disappointed by your position."

After hearing Jebtsunbadan's words, Petrov couldn't bear it anymore, he smiled coldly, and then said in a very threatening tone: "I got the news that the Qing Dynasty is planning to establish a province in Khalkha, I don't know if Mr. Living Buddha knows about this?" ”

After these words, Jebtsunbadan's eyes widened suddenly, there was no doubt that this sentence accurately pierced his heart's weakness, and after hearing Petrov's subsequent words, his heart trembled even more.

"Once Khalkha becomes a province of the Qing Dynasty, is your reincarnation-living-Buddha a little redundant?"