Early the next morning, with the help of the queen and several palace maids, she finally helped Guan Xuqing put on the court clothes and sent them to the door, watching the emperor walk towards the Taihe Palace. That is where Guan Xuqing cares the most, and the harem is just a place for him to relax and go to fatigue after dealing with tedious state affairs.

After the early dynasty, Guan Xuqing made an appointment to meet with the Russian minister in Beijing, Nivalev.

Nivalev may not have been in a good mood lately, he already knew the actions of the Chinese in Mongolia, and in his opinion, it was a joke that 50,000 troops had to defend the border line of tens of thousands of miles, but the successive failures hit his confidence hard. But I heard that the little emperor transferred the 50,000 horses that had been defending Mongolia. And there were only 10,000 horses and a newly formed cavalry division, 20,000 people! It seems that the intention of this appointment is to show weakness to my Russia! The meaning of Nicholas II at home also made him unpredictable. However, the British provoked the anti-Russian struggle in Afghanistan, and Russia had already deployed 200,000 troops in the territory of the former Kokand Khanate, and it seemed that for the time being, it was going to make peace with the Chinese. Thinking of this, he shook his head helplessly.

While Nivalev was thinking, Guan Xuqing walked into the Qianqing Palace and sat on the dragon chair. Nivalev hurriedly bent down and saluted, and then sat down again at the signal of Guan Xuqing.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Minister. I just took a nap and kept you waiting. The reason for this meeting with Mr. Minister is that I hope to have an explanation for the unpleasant things that have happened between the two countries in Mongolia recently. "After last night's fierce battle, Guan Xuqing barely rested and went to court at five o'clock in the morning, and he was really tired.

Nivalev looked at Guan Xuqing and said disapprerovitically: "Your Majesty has recently sent a telegram to inquire about this matter, and I just want to ask your government about it." Now that the northwestern border between the two countries has not been determined, why our survey team will be attacked by your army, this needs an explanation, otherwise Russia will retain the right to pursue it. ”

"Really?" Guan Xuqing looked at Nivalev's bluff playfully: "Does the survey team need the protection of thousands of cavalry?" Do you want me to take out the list of prisoners and let the minister go back to the couple? ”

Nivalev said with a cold and arrogant face: "Those soldiers just lost their way and strayed into your country's territory, but your ** team launched a sneak attack without warning, and it should be your country's fault first." ”

Guan Xuqing glanced at Nivalev sharply and said, "If that's the case, there's no need to talk about it." Some of my people have been killed by robbers while grazing, and it seems that their blood debt should be settled. Now that more than 20,000 robbers have been captured alive, I have ordered that 200 of them be killed every day for a hundred days, so that their souls may be sacrificed. ”

When the translator next to him translated Guan Xuqing's words to Nivalev, Vasilev's face became very ugly, he didn't expect this little emperor to be so barbaric, he was going to kill someone without saying a word, and the arrogance on his body was suddenly reduced by half. His own Cossack cavalry went south to plunder supplies and inevitably killed a few Chinese, if this little emperor insisted on not admitting that it was our Russian cavalry who was caught, only as ordinary bandits killed and robbed in China, according to Chinese law, it was really understandable to kill people and pay for their lives. If his more than 20,000 Cossack cavalry were killed by this little emperor, then he probably wouldn't have to go back to Russia.

Guan Xuqing saw that the face of the Russian minister turned blue and white for a while, and suddenly smiled and said: "Actually, our two countries don't have to be so tense, in fact, the main purpose of my appointment with Mr. Minister this time is to hope to turn war with your country into a jade silk, or even form an ally." ”

Nivalev was stunned when he heard Guan Xuqing's words, this change was too big, he couldn't help frowning and said, "I'm sorry, I can't think of why you did this?" ”

Guan Xuqing smiled slightly, stood up and walked towards Nivalev. He said slowly: "There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies between countries, only eternal interests. I don't say who the biggest enemy of your country is now, but you also know who has the most interests in the Great Qing Dynasty. Now that the British are watching over Burma, a vassal state of our Qing Dynasty, so our two countries have a common enemy, and the enemy of the enemy is our ally, can the Minister understand why I am doing this? ”

Nivalev obviously had not digested what Guan Xuqing said at this time, China wants to deal with the British, do they have such strength? Nevalev was skeptical, for for centuries only the New World had done so, and that the rest of the country, such as the Spaniards, the Dutch, the French, and even Russia, had been defeated at the hands of the Andro-Saxons, but this was good news for Russia.

When Nivalev brought back the news of China's desire for an alliance, the Russian Emperor Alexander III was extremely excited when he heard it. After only three years on the throne, he was full of ambition, he hoped to expand the influence of the Tsarist Empire in the world like his father Alexander II, Russia was located in the far north, and the only way to expand its power was to go south, but Russia's footsteps to the south were stopped by the British, there was an Anglo-Turkish alliance in Turkey, Britain occupied the south in Iran, and the British provoked an anti-Russian struggle in Afghanistan, and Britain built a thick wall south of Russia. Sadly, Alexander III could not find an ally who could unite against the British.

Germany, their military strength is incomparably strong, but because of this, Alexander III even had to guard against their Russian ambitions; France, they were to rely on Britain to help them deal with Germany, and they also had important interests in the Mediterranean, and would not let Russia pass through the Turkish Straits; The United States, they have contradictions with the British, but they are in vogue to be honorably isolated and develop their own industry behind closed doors; Italy, Mystery ...... None of them will help Russia against the British.

It was at this time that China appeared in front of Alexander III. China has an army of more than a million and the sixth-largest navy in the world (after the two cruisers built by Britain returned home at the beginning of the year, the total tonnage has surpassed that of the United States and the Netherlands. It is behind Britain, France, Russia, Germany, and Italy. Although Alexander III also did not think that such strength could defeat the British. But the conditions proposed by the Chinese are too exciting.

Guan Xuqing proposed that while the Qing Army sent troops to Burma to deal with the British, Russia must declare war on the British at the same time, and launch simultaneous attacks on the British in Turkey, Afghanistan and other places in the British territories. All the Russian expenses were borne by the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty promised to return 20,000 cavalry free of charge, and was willing to lease Jiaozhou Bay to Russia to park warships.

Alexander III quickly found the crescent-shaped harbor on the map. The price is only to put on a show in Afghanistan and Turkey, and then to make a few innocuous statements. Russia will have its first military port in the Far East, and it will agree to even the harshest conditions compared to such an temptation.

Moreover, Alexander III still had a thought, once all the Chinese forces fell into the war with the British in the south, then his northern frontier would be open to him, and then a few pieces of land would be ceded as a reward for helping them, and the Chinese would have nothing to say.

And Guan Xuqing also has his own small abacus, the British attack Burma, the logistics supply must be in Turkey or Afghanistan. It was the closest to Burma, and the supply lines of the Qing Dynasty were a bit long. Although military rations could be supplied from Vietnam, guns and ammunition had to be transported from Hubei, and the rations, shoes and socks, medicines, tents, and so on used by the army had to be transported from the southeast coast across the entire Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, it would be best for the Russians to attack the British logistics base. Moreover, in the event of a fire in the backyard, Britain will definitely give up attacking Burma and turn around to attack the Russians, and when Britain and Russia are entangled in Turkey and Afghanistan, they can send a large army from Heilongjiang, Mongolia, and Xinjiang to the north to recover the land that was forcibly occupied by Russia.

As for Britain, after declaring war on Russia, it will not make enemies on all sides, and it is believed that it will not attack the Qing Dynasty at the same time. The Jiaozhou Bay leased to Russia was just a sweetness for the Russians, and after the war between the two countries, they only asked God to bless the Russians not to be stupid enough to really park their warships in the military port of the Qing Dynasty, otherwise they would not escape the fate of being captured.

On the premise that the heads of the two countries have their own ghosts, an alliance contract thinner than a hymen was signed!

Just as the contract was signed, something was already happening in Myanmar......

"Your Majesty, look!" Zuo Zongtang rushed into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Guan Xuqing took the telegram that Zuo Zongtang took out of his sleeve, and saw that half of his brows were already furrowed. "The British asked to supervise the foreign affairs of Burma?"

Zuo Zongtang nodded and said: "This is just the British testing whether my Qing Dynasty will be silent, if we don't say a word, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not extort their rights and interests and swallow Burma as their own, and now Britain is so arrogant that it wants to swallow the whole world!" ”

Guan Xuqing didn't expect the British to move so quickly, and said slowly: "I have already sent Nie Shicheng, Liu Mingchuan, and Liu Yongfu into Vietnam. At present, the newly recruited 400,000 troops are still training, and the weapons and equipment are not in place, so they are not useful. You go and plan to transfer Wu Pingbu in Heilongjiang and Pan Dongmin in Gansu to enter Vietnam as soon as possible, and ask the Hubei Gun and Artillery Bureau to transport all the ammunition and armaments that have left the factory to Vietnam. ”

"Your Majesty, Mongolia has opened its door, and Heilongjiang will be withdrawn again. Will Lao Maozi take the opportunity to go south? Zuo Zongtang asked in horror.

Guan Xuqing thought for a moment and said decisively: "Let Lu Yiwei's troops drop the three bids to take over Shandong, and Dong Liang's troops who originally defended Shandong will go north to Heilongjiang." ”

"But, Your Majesty. If the Russian GIs come to attack. From Mongolia to Beijing, there is no danger to defend, and there are only a few hundred miles!! Their cavalry can arrive in one day, and there are no soldiers near the capital, please think twice. Zuo Zongtang knelt down and knocked his head on the ground.

"Zong Tang, don't get in the way. I don't think the Russians will invade my Qing Dynasty at this time, and besides, Dalian still has a group of people from your proud man Shen Danyang!! It only takes one day to get from Dalian to Beijing, which is enough. ”