In the dead of night, the temperature has dropped. The Imperial Russian Embassy in China is now on fire. The entire embassy, from the ambassador to the embassy officer, was still working, but some were pretending to work, while others were really busy with their work.

The Imperial Russian Ambassador to China, Kosovitz, was really busy with his work, to be precise, he was now sweating in the embassy's telegraph room waiting for the latest telegram to be broken.

The telegram had just been photographed from Petrograd by the Duke of Wolf Wolf of the new government, and it was not clear what it was, but Kosoveitz was anxiously waiting for the telegraph operator to translate it.

On the one hand, the heating in the telegraph room was too hot. On the other hand, he was in a hurry, sweating profusely, and pacing around the cramped telegraph room with his hands behind his back.

"Why is there a revolution now? Why is the revolution exploding now? ”

Now the whole mind of Kosovez was completely absorbed in the "February Revolution" born of the Russian Empire. of worries, although far to the East. But Kosovitz knew very well that the revolution against the Tsarist rule in the Russian Empire at this time would be dangerous not only for the Russian Empire, but also for the entire Entente bloc, if the revolution spread. Russia would certainly not be able to continue fighting Germany, and the Western Front in Europe would be under greater military pressure, and the Entente would certainly blame Russia.

The Russian Revolution broke out in the second month of the Russian calendar. As a result, some newspapers published in the Far East now refer to it as the "February Revolution", and Kosovez felt a little angry about it, which he knew well, as the first to take the lead was the Daily Vanguard, the mouthpiece of the United Front. The Chinese are gloating, and for the Chinese, the more chaotic the Russian Empire, the better, preferably because the revolution collapses and the military threat from the north disappears.

"You're not going to get away with it! You won't! Russia is a great country, and the Russian nation is a great nation, which will never disappear because of the revolution, and will never decline because of the revolution. Just get through this tough time. Russia will inevitably regain its national strength! ”

Kosovitz muttered nervously as he paced through the telegraph room, seemingly comforting himself, but apparently to no avail. The more he thought about it, the more irritated Kosovitz's heart became.

"Sir, the telegram has been dispatched."

Just when Kosovez was at a loss. The telegraph operator finally finished the telegram and brought the draft of the telegram to Kosovez.

Kosovitz steadied himself and tried to stabilize his emotions. Then with a cough, he took the telegram from the telegraph operator's hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down on the sand in the corner, and then dared to read the telegram.

"I regret to inform you, Mr. Kosowic. Negotiations between the Provisional Government and His Majesty the Tsar broke down, and both His Majesty and the Empress, at the behest of the liar Rasputin, refused to relinquish power. Although the envoys of several countries did assure His Majesty that they would persuade their governments to accept asylum applications from members of the royal family if His Majesty was willing to abdicate, His Majesty still stubbornly believed in the liar Rasputin. And accepted Rasputin's suggestion to prepare to use force to retake Petrograd, and now. The whole city of Petrograd was already under the threat of war. Barricades have been erected in the streets, and the whole of Russia is in danger of a full-scale civil war. In this extremely difficult situation, as the brains of the Provisional Government, I grant you all diplomatic powers vis-à-vis China, and in the event that you are unable to get in touch with Petrograd, you can take such diplomatic actions as you deem right and necessary on a case-by-case basis. And there is only one specific guiding principle: that is, to resolutely safeguard the interests of Russia and resolutely safeguard the dignity of Russia, regardless of whether the subject of this dignity and interests is the Provisional Government or the Tsarist Government

That's what this telegram is all about, concise and to the point. But it's very shocking.

"Civil war? In this case, doesn't His Majesty the Tsar still understand? He has completely lost the trust of the people, in the eyes of the people. He is not only a stubborn tyrant, but also a fool who betrays the interests of Russia, he wants to fight against the Provisional Government, even if the generals are willing to obey orders, but what about the soldiers? Without reliable soldiers, should the generals be allowed to charge with rifles? ”

After reading this telegram, Kosovez was immediately deflated and collapsed on the sand.

"Sir. Are you alright? ”

The telegraph operator stood by the sand and whispered inquiring. The content of the telegram, of course, he read, for him. The contents of the telegram were equally shocking. As a low-level Russian official, he really couldn't understand how Russian civilians, who were used to enduring oppression, could suddenly become so violent. Could it be that the pressure reducing valve of this Russian steam engine is rotten? "Qing, I'm fine."

Kosoveitz pocketed the telegram translation. Then he stood up, but his whole body was weak, his feet were limp, and his mind was blank, and he didn't even know how he got to the door of the telegraph room.

"Remember, the contents of this telegram must be kept secret, and it is not allowed to be told to anyone, it is a state secret."

Korsovitz before leaving the door of the telegraph room. Deliberately turned around and told the telegraph operator, and then dragged back to the dormitory with heavy steps, now, he really needs to rest and rest in order to meet the upcoming challenge, he has been in this Eastern country for a few years, he knows very well the style of the "Far Eastern madman", that person is like a fly, sniffing Qinmin, as long as there is a small crack in the egg world, he will suck the nutrition of the egg, and inject some germs by the way. Then he wiped the corners of his mouth and stepped aside, and watched with a wicked smile as the egg quickly rotted.

Now Russia is the egg, and cracks have already appeared in the shell, and the smell emitted is enough to attract a swarm of "flies"

Kosovetz's determination to pick up a fly swatter and stand near the back door of Russia's Far East to defend Russia's dignity and interests was not only a mission, but also an obligation, and this telegram from the Provisional Government reinforced his sense of mission, and he had to meet the challenges that were coming no matter what.

Before taking on the challenge, he had to keep his spirits up, so after Kosovitz returned to the dormitory, Lixuan went to bed, although he couldn't sleep, but he had to force himself to close his eyes, maybe in this way, his mood would be a little calmer.

But Kosoveitz didn't fall asleep after all. At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, the door was slammed.

"Sir! Mr! Tianjin Concession has an emergency! Tianjin Concession has an emergency! ”

Kosovitz jumped to his feet, walked barefoot to the door, and pulled it open. The man who called the door was a duty secretary at the embassy.

"What's going on?"

Seeing that the other party was pale, Kodrovitz immediately became in a bad mood, and his face collapsed.

"Just now the Tianjin Concession called, the concession was riotous, chaotic, not only Russians, Koreans, Germans, British, but also Chinese, the cause of the incident is not clear, but the normal order of the concession has been completely impossible to maintain, the concession authorities asked for military support. Request Mr. Ambassador to transfer the guards stationed in the embassy district to the Tianjin Concession. ”

After listening to the introduction of the secretary on duty, Kosovez panicked, because he knew that under the present situation, Russia obviously could not get help from other countries, for the simple reason that only the Russian concession was left in China. As for the concessions of other countries in China, they were officially handed over to the central government of China two years ago. Only the Imperial Government of Russia refused to revoke the concession and its consular jurisdiction.

This arrogant attitude of the Russian Imperial Government not only annoyed the Chinese, but also made Britain, the United States and other countries very dissatisfied, and the civilized image that Russia had managed to establish immediately turned into a barbaric start, and at that time, Kosovidz, who was in charge of negotiating on this matter, also felt a little incomprehensible.

Later, through some domestic channels, Kosoviz figured out why the Russian Imperial Government would embarrass the central government of China on this concession issue, because His Majesty the Tsar was resolutely opposed to the return of the concession, and the reason why His Majesty the Tsar was resolutely opposed to the surrender of the concession was because he was instructed by someone to instruct the Tsar to be Her Royal Highness the Empress from Hesse, Germany, and it is said that Her Royal Highness the Empress did this not only because he was bewitched by the trickster and the liar Rasputin, but also for the interests of Germany. Because doing so would anger the Chinese, thereby forcing China to move closer to Germany and highlight the barbarism of the Russian Empire.

Although I don't quite believe that Her Royal Highness the Empress of the Russian Empire will "eat inside and crawl outside", Kosoviz also realized that His Majesty the Tsar made a fuss about this concession issue, which inevitably tasted like a child's play, and all countries were willing to return the concession, but the Russian Empire obstructed this issue in every way, and it is no wonder that the Chinese, especially the Chinese public opinion circles, would gloat over this revolution born in the Russian Empire.

Now, the Russian concession in Tianjin has suddenly become violent and chaotic, which will obviously make the Russian government in a dilemma, on the one hand, it refused to return the ancestral territory in the first place. The excuse of the Russian Imperial Government was that the Chinese government could not effectively maintain local order, but now, the chaos in the Tianjin concession clearly slapped the Russian Imperial Government in the face, on the other hand. After the countries returned the concessions to China. Not only did the garrison of the concession be withdrawn, but also in accordance with the provisions of the new Sino-foreign treaty, in the following two years, the first teams stationed in the Beijing-Tianjin area were successively withdrawn to the country, and the reason why those troops were able to be stationed in the Beijing-Tianjin area was completely in accordance with the provisions of the "Xinchou Treaty" signed with the Qing government that year, but now, since the treaty has been automatically invalidated with the signing of the new treaty, then there is naturally no reason for all countries to continue to place their troops near the capital of China, except for the Russian Empire. Not only is there an infantry battalion stationed in the concession, but also an infantry company is stationed in the embassy area of Dongjiaomin Lane, and other countries are basically no longer stationed troops in the embassy area, and the defense is gradually handed over to the Chinese police department, and in a few days, even the embassy area will be officially abolished, so it is impossible for the Russian army to obtain the help of the armies of other countries, unlike the Boxer War.

Just as Cunsovez was in a dilemma, another secretary on duty hurried up to him

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"Sir, I just received an urgent call from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. President of China, who wants to urgently meet with Mr. Ambassador to consult with you about the chaos in the Tianjin Concession, and he hopes that you can rush to the Presidential Palace as soon as it is dawn."

"You reply to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that I will rush to the presidential palace at 8 o'clock in the morning to consult with the Chinese president on the situation in the Tianjin concession, and at the same time make formal representations on the new policy of the Chinese Ministry of Finance on the Russian bank in China, and hope that the central government of China will withdraw this new policy."

Gorsović sighed helplessly, as if he had heard the buzzing of the flies. It is said that the situation is a mustard umbrella