Chapter 1: Maku (Solemn apology)
Perhaps, originally in history, this person, this name, will not leave any glorious traces in history, but after the "hunger strike" that occurred in the autumn of the third year of the empire, this name is remembered by history, he is the first young man to sacrifice his life with a hunger strike, in his opinion, he is for the ideal, for those people, we all have respect, at least, their courage and choice, not everyone can do it
But did their actions change history?
This is a question, but everyone knows that it was the death of Fang Zhipu that caused His Majesty to make up his mind to send troops, and from the current point of view, the army is ready to suppress it, at least, every interviewee has answered so.
"We will do everything we can to put an end to the events in front of the palace"
To put it mildly, no one doubts the loyalty of the soldiers to His Majesty, and no one doubts His Majesty's determination, which is a good thing for China, at least at the last moment, His Majesty gave the young people a choice.
History may forget the choice His Majesty made at that time, but it will also remember that it was after the end of the "hunger strike" that His Majesty bypassed the Senate and signed the Eulogy. Changed the Yanhuang Era to the Imperial Era.
It was from that time that everyone had to be aware of the fact that the imperial power was not affected by the "hunger strike", but was further strengthened"
Asiawatch, June 1914
These days are the middle of June, at this time, for the Russians who are accustomed to the cold, from the beginning of June, the temperature of more than 20 degrees a day is the time to make people feel more comfortable, every year into May, for the Russian nobles, they will always compete to hold balls, and often the number of these balls, the rank and level of these balls represent the illustrious of their masters, now is the time to compare.
Russia at this time is by no means nine years ago, the economy of Russia almost collapsed after the war against Japan, the defeat of the war nine years ago, the ensuing reforms for Russia, to a certain extent, for this sinking country injected a shot in the arm, the price of international agricultural products in the international market for Russia, the breadbasket of Europe brought a huge amount of foreign exchange of billions of rubles every year, the influx of French, British and American capital, further stabbing the development of the Russian economy.
The huge external investment and the sufficiency of domestic foreign exchange have enabled the Russian economy to develop in a sound way, and the current Russian economic situation is far better than at any time in history, and at the same time, the social crisis nine years ago has been invisibly eliminated in this kind of good economic development.
The good economic situation gave the nobles more money to hold more lavish balls, and for them, it was a symbol of status and status, and there were also merchants who were willing to donate money to the balls of the nobles in order to integrate into the circle of the "upper class" and become the superior people of Russia.
In the Tsarskoye Village, on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, in the palace of Grand Duke Mikhail, as always, a ball was held on Saturday evenings, which was the custom of Grand Duke Mikhail for the past nine years, and people still remember the first ball, which was nine years ago, when Grand Duke Mikhail returned to St. Petersburg with his Chinese fiancée.
At that time, although people were surprised by the beauty and nobility of Lord Lisa NV, they were quite resistant to her "yellow blood", and even to her title of Lord NV of the Chinese Empire, but the ball still went very smoothly, after all, Grand Duke Mikhail was the only brother of His Majesty the Tsar.
Ten o'clock in the evening. In the huā garden of the palace of Grand Duke Mikhail, tall trees clearly set off the sky adorned with golden stars. At this time, the meadow was already filled with waltzes and dances, and the shutters shone brightly. At this time, a dozen servants were preparing dinner in the garden, and as in the past, Lord Lisa NV, wife of Grand Duke Mikhail, still chose to hold dinner under the canopy on the lawn, whose beautiful blue sky with stars had given the lawn a decisive advantage.
At this time, the huā garden was filled with all kinds of lanterns, all of which were the most popular decorations in Paris, France, and the silk mat was covered with candles and fresh huā, which was the same everywhere in the world, and many people were often surprised by the luxury of the Grand Duke Mikhail's ball, and once a week, but they were relieved, because he knew that Lord Lisa, the "righteous sister" of the Empress of China, had received a rich dowry when she was married. ,
Lisa, the Grand Duchess, had given instructions to the servants and then went back to the house, and the guests came one after another, attracting them not so much not because of the great position of Grand Duke Mikhail, but because of her grace as a Grand Duchess, and certainly not unrelated to her beauty.
When Lisa greeted the guests, a little nv child in a white sè gauze skirt appeared in the huā garden, the little nv child was very beautiful, and a pair of bright eyes flashed with a leaping look.
"Look at that, it's like an angel"
When this NV kid in a white dress came, some guests said so.
"It's not Lisa's Tatar life yet"
A baroness said with a sneering smile in her eyes.
"No matter how beautiful she is, she can't change it, she has Tatar blood in her veins"
"I admit yes,"
Another countess replied softly.
"But she also has Romanov blood in her body, doesn't she?"
For these nobles, it seems that they have never accepted Lisa, and in the past they used to describe Lisa as "nv people from barbaric countries", but now, although they rarely use such language, it does not prevent them from maintaining their hostility towards Lisa.
But for some people, just look at their appearance and figure, you can imagine the reason, every NV person has jealousy, and for these noble ladies, they are jealous of Lisa's beauty, and they are also jealous of Lisa's wealth, and there have always been rumors in the upper class of St. Petersburg that Lisa's dowry was worth more than ten million rubles, and no one doubted this, because Lisa owned two department stores in the most lively part of St. Petersburg, And those two department stores are the reason why Grand Duke Mikhail can hold a lavish ball once a week.
Wealth and beauty coexist in a NV person, and it is up to them not to be jealous.
"Nasha"
Seeing NV coming over, Lisa hurriedly shouted NV, for her, the eight-year-old NV is the treasure in her heart, far more than all the treasures.
"Mom"
Nasha walked up to her mother's ** with a touching smile on her face, she had completely inherited her mother's beauty, even more beautiful than her mother, and despite being only eight years old, there were already many boys duel for her in the royal village school.
"Is the Count of Kharkov coming tonight?"
"I don't know, but he hasn't come yet"
"It seems that Grand Duke Mikhail, who is the master today, doesn't want it."
In the midst of the people's chatter, these people seemed to notice that something was wrong today, and some adults who were supposed to be out of the dance party did not come until now.
"Something is going to happen?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean, it's very unstable."
A viscount answered the questions of others with a smile, and then said in a non-deserved manner.
"After the Balkan War, our relations with Austria-Hungary became more and more strained, and I think that maybe they didn't come here, I'm afraid it ......"
"The Balkan War? Austria-Hungary? Serbia is it? ”
"Ah yes, we will definitely fight for Serbia......"
"Yes, we are all Slavs"
The Viscount's words caught his attention, and at this moment someone spoke.
"War? I don't think it's necessarily because of Serbia, you know, we have very tense relations with Germany right now......"
"That is, I just returned home from Germany a week ago, and now our trade friction with Germany has reached a very dangerous situation, and the German press generally uses the terms "trade war", "tariff war" and "economic war" to discuss German-Russian relations, and these articles predict that hostile economic relations will have a negative impact on the overall political relations between the two countries. ”
"Ah, whether it is Germany or Austria-Hungary, are they not the Central Powers? As long as we go to war with one of these countries, the other country will definitely get involved, so ......"
"Don't forget, there's also China"
"Yes, and China, China and Germany have an alliance treaty, and then they will probably help Germany too."
"Oh my God, if that's the case, the whole world will be involved in the war"
Some of the noble ladies exclaimed in astonishment, and in their opinion the truth of these people's words was too alarmist, and even had the flavor of a fairy tale, and at least in their knowledge, it seemed that such a war had broken out in the world from the future
"Look, it's the ambassador of China"
Following the astonishment of one of them, everyone saw an Oriental man in a formal dress walk up to Lord Lisa NV. ,
"Good evening, ma'am"
Walking in front of Lord Lisa NV, Liu Jingren bowed deeply respectfully, to a certain extent, he regarded himself more often as Lord NV's "maiden family", therefore, whenever Grand Duke Mikhail held a ball, as long as he had time, he would definitely come, and even if he didn't come, he would send a first-class counselor to the ball.
"Good evening, Mr. Ambassador"
When Lisa returned the salute, Liu Jingren saluted Lisa who was standing beside his wife.
"Isn't His Highness the Grand Duke here?"
"His Royal Highness the Grand Duke, summoned by His Majesty, is talking about something in the palace, it seems to be a Balkan thing......"
When he said the last sentence, Lisa's voice was not loud, it seemed to be just a random sentence, but it made Liu Jingren's eyes light up, and then he gave a salute, and walked towards the lawn, he had already got the answer, tonight, the rest of the business is the ball.
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