Ablin lay on the bed and looked at the letter of appointment written by Baykov by the clerk, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that it was becoming lighter and lighter, and at last it was as light as a feather and not worth mentioning......

Finally, Ablin no longer took it back into his arms as if it were a treasure, but threw it on the bed with Suizhou, and continued to think about his thoughts.

Speaking of me, if it weren't for my fortune and rich returns, why would I go to Moscow to meet the Tsar that day, and why would I come to China thousands of miles away? If it weren't for the sake of getting more benefits, how could I plan to get out of Moscow as soon as possible to pass on information and ask for merit......

But the current situation has made all my plans come to naught...... Wait! Isn't there any turning point? Do you have to hang yourself from a tree? Baykov can leave a back road, why can't I find another way!

Whether it is the Siberian region, or the Bukhara Khanate, even in the countries of Europa, who is stronger, who decides? The Tsar's expeditions kept coming here in those years, didn't they just speak with strength? Is it not because the khanate is subservient to the arrangements of Moscow, and not because it is afraid of the sabers of the Cossacks and the archers of Moscow?

But now, it seems that the situation has been reversed, at least here, the strongest army is the soldiers of Bogda, and the toughest soldiers are the cavalry of the Qing State! As an excellent representative of the Bukharan merchants, accustomed to clinging to power and committing themselves to glory, I, Ablin, have such outstanding merits in judging the situation in my bones, how can I let myself hang myself on a tree that is about to topple!

Suddenly, Aberin, who looked lazy, suddenly jumped up from the bed. I grabbed the letter of appointment that I had almost abandoned just now! A bold plan began to slowly take shape in his mind......

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In another compound not far from the courtyard where Ablin lived, there lived at this time Aberin's "deputy envoy", the leader of the Cossacks, Yaryzhkin, and the little nobleman Fyodor, who had a bad idea and had to come to Lake Baikal? Ivanov.

In fact, the two were suddenly isolated a few days ago, detained separately, and were not allowed to see each other again. To this day, the two colleagues were suddenly placed together, and the soldiers who were guarding them did not have a single word of explanation.

At the beginning, the "reunion after a long absence" made the two happy, but the good times did not last long, at this time. They were already arguing. The cause of the matter. It originated from Ivanov's efforts to encourage Yaryzhkin to help him escape as soon as possible. His wishful thinking was to have the Cossacks take down the guards under an excuse, and then go out to grab a war horse and escort him all the way out of the fortress. Truth be told, no matter how stupid Yaryzhkin is. It was immediately clear that this flawed plan could not be implemented at all. And. Once implemented, the first to be eliminated will be Yaryzhgin himself, a pawn!

"Yaryzhkin, don't forget. You are one of the envoys appointed by the great All-Russian Absolutist Sovereign! How dare you betray my master? Ivanov jumped to his feet and scolded the person opposite.

"Master? He is your master! Not my master anymore! Yarezhkin was also furious, and seemed to be still angry, and added:

"If it weren't for your stupidity, we would have been back in Tomsk by now, and you would have been able to go back to Moscow to serve your master!"

Once again, the scars were revealed, and Ivanov was ashamed of himself.

Yes, I was really confused by something at that time! But did you do it wrong? Ivanov did not think so. How could this rude Cossack understand the bits and pieces that a red man like himself had to pay attention to? Not to mention Yarezhkin, even the shrewd-looking Bukharan merchant Ablin would not really understand the essence of serving the monarch!

A year ago, when the Mongol envoys and a few Bukharan merchants such as Ablin traveled thousands of miles to Moscow to offer gifts, these people only noticed His Majesty's love for those silks and medicinal herbs, but they did not know the greed and eagerness revealed in Alesek's eyes! But the astuteness and loyalty, which he had developed over the years, understood this look with great accuracy—His Majesty did not just like these things, but desired them to the extreme!

But this trip to follow the mediocre Ablin to Khan Bali City, in order to achieve the goal, he was also very forbearing, and even made a big bow to the Emperor Bogda, which was finally worthy of the mission. But when the list of gifts given back by the Qing court came down, it was really disappointing!

You know, the total value of the gifts that were obtained from Baykov and given to the Emperor of Bogda amounted to 120 rubles. The gifts received in return were only a few pieces of silverware and velvets, satins, tiger skins, snow leopard skins, seal skins, etc., as well as a number of unknown objects with patterned cut-outs, although Ablin estimated their value to be 507 rubles.27 Arden's 11/2 kenka [Arden and Denka are probably the monetary units of the Tsarist period.] I don't know if it has anything to do with the well-known "Kopeck" and "Hryvnia". The types of gifts listed in this article are from the material in the book "Russian Diplomatic Envoys in China", which originates from line 535 of the Tsarist era document "The Complete Sect of the Siberian Yamen", which can be found on page 88 of this book. ], far more than paying, but there is no such famous Chinese herbal medicine!

At that time, for the first time, in the name of the Tsar's close ministers, he kindly reminded Ablin that His Majesty Alesek had a soft spot for medicinal herbs. Because the Emperor Bogda only allowed him to trade the goods designated by the Qing government! Thus, a busy period of survival was nothing more than the addition of precious stones, cloth, silverware, hook roots and tea leaves worth 262 rubles 9 Arden 3 kenka!

Therefore, when he heard that there would be that kind of medicinal herbs from China in the territory of the Mongols, he would resolutely use the authority of his close ministers once again to forcibly change the return route. The harvest was naturally expensive, and after he got those "plant rhizomes" as he wished, it backfired and fell into the hands of the Qing soldiers on the shore of Lake Baikal!

Seeing that Ivanov was no longer talking, Yaryzhkin thought that he had spoken about the sore spot of this person, so he said even more violently:

"I've long heard that the courtiers in Moscow are all just showmanship, and I didn't really believe this until we were taken prisoner by you!"

"What do you say? You know what! Stupid Cossacks! Ivanov was pulled back from his thoughts by unwarranted accusations and slander, and the nameless fire came to his head at once!

"What? Do you still deny it? It is precisely because of your stupidity that we are where we are today! To hell you and your tsar! "Yaryzhkin showed no weakness.

Finally, hearing that his master was being insulted, Ivanov could no longer bear it, the so-called "annoyance and anger", and did not know where the courage came from, jumped up and rushed up to beat Yaryzhkin. If it weren't for the weapons he had with him, he would have been confiscated by the Qing soldiers a long time ago, and it seems that he would have played the real thing.

As a Cossack leader, although Yaryzhgin has been pampered for a long time, the rage in his blood still remains. So, it didn't take long for this "fight" to end with Ivankov lying on the ground humming and chirping.

"I, Fyodor, you are just a courtier in front of your master, and it is okay for you to serve Alexei on the bed with your ass cocked. Do it, you are far worse than Lao Tzu! Aryzhkin sat down on the chair with his legs crossed and said to the man at his feet.

"I'll tell you too, Lao Tzu has decided, go to the Bogda soldiers today and tell them that Lao Tzu has surrendered! You are not quiet, hundreds of brave Cossack soldiers have surrendered to the Chinese, they eat well and live well, why can't I? How can I say that I am still the leader of our tribe, the Chinese will definitely give me a small official position! It's better than being your lackeys of Moscow, tired and tired, with your head in check! ”

"Yarezhkin...... You...... You dare to betray the tsar......" Ivanov snorted.

"your Tsar, I'm going to be a servant of the Emperor Bogda!" Yaryzhkin raised his kick and kicked the fallen nobleman of Rus unconscious before the Qing soldiers outside the door rushed in......

(Chapter to be continued)

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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

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