Chapter 346 - The Alba Team (Thirty One)
Stepanov, the second legendary figure in Russia's so-called "history of naturalization in the Far East" who touched the Amur River Basin, changed his fate of dying on the Heilongjiang River in history due to Zeng Hongyi's crossing, but became a prisoner of the Qing Empire several years in advance, and is now being detained in the prison of the Ministry of War, surviving for a long time.
How Stepanov is doing, Hongyi is clear, and Bekotov is also very clear.
Hongyi knew every move of this Russian bandit leader through the Ming Anda Rite that he respected as a god - as soon as he was imprisoned, Stepanov was still trapped in the beast, cursing and cursing all day long, and seemed to have a glimmer of hope for his future; After a period of "cold treatment", he finally understood that his death was certain and that his death was near, but he quieted down, and spent his days just praying for God's forgiveness of his sins, so that he could go to heaven after death.
But the cunning Chinese did not leave him time to cleanse his mind, and sent a translator to tell him that the Rakshasa people were included in the Yellow Banner of Manchuria in the Qing Dynasty, and they all became the emperor's personal soldiers, and many of the leaders became court officials, especially Bekotov......
As soon as he heard Bekotov's name, Stepanov was so angry that he once again left behind the God he had just confessed, and jumped to his feet cursing this former servant and follower, who betrayed himself and betrayed the Tsar shamelessly......
In the midst of Stepanov's invective, the interpreter was not in the mood to continue listening to the same swearing, and after laughing, he turned and left.
Hearing about Stepanov's performance, Hongyi was not surprised at all. Not surprising. At that time, he knew more clearly: Stepanov must die, not only to avenge the blood of the people of all ethnic groups who died tragically at the hands of the Rakshasa expedition in the Heilongjiang Valley, nor only to give a warning to those ignorant villagers who defected to the Moscow invaders and called them ministers and Nagong, and more importantly, Stepanov did commit a lot of crimes, but the key is that he came uninvited, trespassed into the land of the Qing Dynasty and was full of evil, which must not be tolerated and connived.
It's just that the date of his death has to be taken care of.
At the beginning, Hong Yi strongly advocated the suspension of the Fa-rectification, except for the high-sounding excuse of the legal procedure of "asking for beheading after the autumn". The main thing is to pass the trial of Stepanov. The doxxing of the Rakshasa expedition's accumulated crimes should be exposed and recorded, especially the time, place, and people of his crimes, and many other elements must be clearly explained, so as not to have no evidence in the future.
When Stepanov's confession was confirmed one by one by Bekotov behind the scenes, it was correct. Again, the evidence is based on the separate evidence of many rakshasas. Almost every crime has become indisputable and ironclad. Many people thought in their hearts that the culprit was going to die. But Hongyi still insisted: wait a little longer.
But what are you waiting for? Hongyi can't say. Because he clearly remembered that the famous "Baykov Mission" in history was about to arrive! By that time, Stepanov's head will play a bigger role!
Bekotov also knew very well how Stepanov hysterically cursed himself in prison and immediately went to hell.
For this. He doesn't care, just like a few old sayings of the Chinese - the so-called "success and defeat"! Stepanov is "full of evil", and he "replaces", which can be regarded as "setting things right" and "knowing the way back", and even the popular "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has the high theory that "good birds choose trees to perch, and virtuous ministers choose their masters and things", and what he did was absolutely correct!
What Bekotov cares about is when Stepanov will die! Because only when he dies can his position be absolutely secure. In the final analysis, he was just a dog under Stepanov back then, and his current low position is entirely due to the "obsession" of this "bandit leader"!
But the night is long and dreamy, and if Stepanov changes his course one day, the kind Emperor Bogda may also reward him with a high-ranking official. At that time, everything about me today may be wiped out.
But the attitude of the young master Xuanye has always made Bekotov incomprehensible. Because of this, he is even more jealous of Little Belle. Today's sentence "Stepanov is good" is like a bolt from the blue!
Because he did something to Stepanov - Bekotov suddenly remembered some of what he had done.
Of course, Bekotov was strictly restricted from entering the prison of the military headquarters to contact the court convict Stepanov. But there is one person who can enter and exit freely, and it is easy to get acquainted with Bekotov, who later became a "coat and collar" from the fourth grade, because this person is one of the few interpreters in the Qing Dynasty who is fluent in the Rakshasa language!
Of course, this "interpreter" is named "Wu Langri", and he is Bekotov's official "fellow countryman", and he is precisely the first batch of "Rakshasa descendants" to defect to the Qing Dynasty!
In the official history, since 1616 AD, the emerging Manchuria established the Dajin Kingdom (known as the Later Jin Dynasty in history) in the northeast, until its entry into the customs, the Manchurian rulers repeatedly used troops in the Heilongjiang and Ussuri River valleys and brought them into their own control. At the same time, the power of Tsarist Russia, which was expanding eastward, also entered the Heilongjiang Valley. Immediately, sporadic and continuous armed conflicts began between the Qing army and the Tsarist forces in the Heilongjiang Valley.
This Wu Lang Ge Li was the Rakshasa who surrendered to Cheng after being captured by the Qing army around the fifth year of Shunzhi (1648), and was first incorporated into the Yellow Flag Manchuria along with other descendants, and then stationed in Shengjing in response to the eastward invasion of the Rakshasas, acting as a scout in front of the army, or the responsibility of interpreting Russian. Wu Lang Geli was regarded as an outstanding and loyal among this batch of Rakshasa descendants, so he was quickly promoted to the "leader in charge" of his assistant, with the grade of "Zhengwupin", and he also had one or two opportunities to return to Beijing to serve as the imperial interpreter.
When Ming Andali escorted the Rakshasa back to Beijing, he naturally passed by Shengjing, so he brought back the veteran Rakshasa Wu Lang Geri by the way, one as an interpreter, and the other as an "old man" to lead these "newcomers" and play a good role as a "model leader". On the same day, the prisoners were sacrificed outside the noon gate, and the person responsible for spreading Hongyi's "speech" was none other than this "assistant leader in charge" Wu Langri.
As Bekotov "turned back" in time and became the "coat and collar" of Cong Sipin in one fell swoop, his relationship with this old-timer Wu Lang Geri immediately became close. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Wu Langri's stay in Beijing, Bekotov often came to the door to ask for advice. Although Wu Langri surrendered earlier, it was a pity that the times were not good, and he did not bring so many Rakshasa descendants to the "large-scale and established system", so he didn't care much about his rank being inferior to the newcomer Bekotov. So the two Rakshasas who had fallen into a foreign land hit it off at first sight, and they could be regarded as taking care of each other.
Under this relationship, Bekotov consciously or unconsciously voiced his concerns about Stepanov. Unexpectedly, the old-timer Wu Lang Gri did not care, but just said that "this person will definitely die", allowing Bekotov to persistently ask questions like Europeans, but Wu Lang Geri is just as secretive as the Chinese, and he is unwilling to reveal a word more.
A few days ago, with the marriage of Alba Niulu on the agenda, after Bekotov was successfully promoted from the "Wrapping Collar" to the "Zoling" of the fourth grade, Wu Langri suddenly took the initiative to come to the door, saying that he thought about it and thought that now was the best time to get rid of Stepanov as soon as possible.
This puzzled Bekotov - I was stormy that day, but you sat firmly on the Diaoyu Tai. Now that I'm proud, why do I have to do it at this time?
Wu Lang Geri said with a smile: You were just "half a cow" that day, who will take you seriously? Now that you have made a big move, I am afraid that this smart Chinese will come up with a high trick of "using Rakshasa to control Rakshasa"! Once someone recruits Stepanov and then transfers half of the men and horses from your Alba Niulu to form a new "Russian leader", it will just take advantage of the enmity between you and Stepanov to play a role in dividing and disintegrating!
Bekotov suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly thanked him for a solution. The old-timer smiled and said:
"As long as you fix a book, I'll take it to prison and let Stepanov kill himself!"
"Cultivating a book has such divine power?" Bekotov was not convinced.
"It depends on how you write it."
Wu Langri smirked slyly......
(Chapter to be continued)
"A limerick poem? Hidden Head
Reading literature and reading history is only a long breath
I was saying that there was an opportunity back then
The layout is a long-cherished wish
It's hard to come and go
Get up and spend a hundred years
Point out the suffering and diseases of the world
The edge of the town was razed to the sea
Wen'an Wuding happy teardrops (to be continued......)