After Yao Kaizhi returned to Northeast China, he directly submitted relevant reports on the five provinces in Southeast Asia to the Prime Minister's Office and the Political Affairs Bureau. Although there is also a lot of ink on the economic construction of the northern and central regions of North Vietnam Province and Lao Province, more brushstrokes are placed on the Naga King Sect, which currently occupies the southern part of Dong Thai Province and the northern part of Cambodia Province. Yao Kaizhi gave a detailed report on how the Dragon King Sect had risen, how it had colluded with the Qing court and the Shen family in Fujian, how Siam had provided material assistance to it, and how Britain and other European powers had plotted behind it. At the end of the report, Wang Yi's opinion was also conveyed, first defeating the Tsarist Russian offensive in the north, and then solving the problem of the Dragon King Sect.

Since Alexander III ascended the throne, under the shadow of his father Alexander II, Tsarist Russia has developed fairly steadily in recent years. However, Alexander III was not a good emperor himself, so apart from retaining some of his father's policies, his own actions were lackluster. In doing so, he brought to a halt the reform of the state system that had begun under Alexander II, and although it seemed that there were many fewer contradictions within Tsarist Russia, it actually left a potential curse for the future collapse of the Tsarist dynasty.

However, this Alexander III actually has to thank the Northeast Autonomous Region, although he has hated Wang Yi and others to the bone in his heart, but the war with the Northeast has successfully transformed the internal contradictions of Tsarist Russia into external contradictions, after all, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, His Majesty of Tsarist Russia breathed a sigh of relief. However, this peace of mind is also short-lived, and all sectors of society have been haunted by the occupation of vast territories. The methods of the Northeast Insurance Corps can be described as cruel, and the bloodiness of the means is no better than that of the Tsarist army. In the occupied territories, the other nationalities are fine, but as long as they are Russians, except for young women and young girls, only a few male able-bodied laborers survive, and they have to do heavy physical labor every day, while women are brought back to the northeast. As for the old man and the boy, the meaning of the Northeast government is very simple, there is no tomorrow in Tsarist Russia. Ethnic* cleansing, though evil, was indeed the most effective means of reducing the dominance of Tsarist Russia in the vast and sparsely populated northern territories. Moreover, when applied to Tsarist Russia, Wang Yi's feeling is just to return the favor to the other in his own way, and there is no burden in his heart.

After several years of war stalemate with the North-Eastern Autonomous Region, Alexander III was clearly not satisfied with the situation at hand. Not only was he not satisfied, but so were most of the nobles and commoners. However, due to the unexpectedly strong offensive in the northeast at the beginning of the war, and the fact that the battlefield was far from the European mainland, Tsarist Russia was very passive in the war situation.

After several attempts, the results were limited. In particular, last year's fiasco caused the empire to lose three main elite divisions, which greatly stimulated Tsarist Russia, from His Majesty the Emperor to ordinary subjects, everyone felt the sword wielded above their heads in the Northeast. What's even more terrifying is that the reasons for this fiasco have never been clarified. They were supposed to be strange soldiers, and they made a detour to the north, preparing to bypass the defense line in the northeast and launch an attack, but they did not return. Some people say that they were ambushed by the Northeast, and some people say that the Northeast dispatched new weapons.

However, the defeat was so disastrous that a consensus was quickly reached in Tsarist Russia, and some of the nobles and commoners who were originally very resistant to the war also began to take action to support the build-up of troops, and everyone was preparing for a big battle. The final outcome is hard to say, maybe it is the end of the war, or it may be the collapse of the dynasty, or the stalemate. It's just that the Tsarist Russians can't wait, it's like a nightmare, and everyone can't wait to wake up as much as possible.

And the same is true of the Northeast, where perennial wars continue to consume national strength. Now that the rebellion of the Dragon King Sect has caused instability in the five provinces of Southeast Asia, the inglorious role played by the Qing court in it has made the decision-makers in Northeast China understand that the unification war to destroy the Qing Dynasty is imminent!

Both Tsarist Russia and the Northeast have their own reasons for going on with the war, and they are looking for loopholes in each other's fronts, preparing to end the war that has lasted for several years in one fell swoop.

The morning sun is not shining, and spring in St. Petersburg continues the cold of deep winter. The Hermitage was in a white fog, and the square in front of it seemed deserted.

Alexander III didn't sleep well last night, so he was still a little sleepy at the moment. The servants brought him a delicate breakfast, but it did not arouse his appetite much. Queen Maria Sophia Dagmara looked at her husband and said softly, "Your Majesty, eat as much as you want." ”

Alexander III did not seem to hear, and the Empress frowned slightly and said no more.

Speaking of which, the relationship between the husband and wife is not harmonious, and they just make do with it. The reason for this is also very simple, the queen is a Danish princess, and the original betrothal was Alexander III's elder brother - the eldest son of the former Tsar Alexander II, Crown Prince Nicholas. However, in 1865, Nikolai fell from his horse in an accident and died in the tragic. And this year was originally the year of his marriage to Queen Maria, but unfortunately heaven and man are separated forever. Before his death, Nikolai entrusted his fiancée to his younger brother Alexandrovich, now Alexander III. At that time, the prince already had a crush, but he could not refuse his brother's wishes, so he finally married the Danish princess.

Whatever the specific reasons for the decision to get married, Alexander III had become the Tsar of the Empire, and Mary had become Empress.

After breakfast, Alexander III went to George Hall, where behind the throne there was a map made of 45,000 colored stones. When Alexander III arrived, War Minister Milyukin was waiting there.

"Majesty!" Minister of War salutes.

The tsar waved his hand and said, "What's new today?" ”

Milyugin replied: "There are two of them. The first is the rebellion of the Northeast Autonomous Region in its overseas colonies in Southeast Asia, which is currently in a very serious situation. The second is that the French envoy has arrived in St. Petersburg, and the other side wants to strengthen relations with us and is willing to provide us with a certain amount of arms and technical support. ”

Both of these were good news, so Alexander III rarely smiled.

The first is easy to understand, the Northeast is one of the most important enemies of Tsarist Russia at present. If there is a problem in the northeast, it will naturally be good news for Tsarist Russia. As for the matter of the French envoy, the question has to start from the beginning.