It's April, spring is bright, thousands of miles of Central Europe are green and stretched, and flowers are stacked on top of each other. In the factories where gold and iron collide and in the fields where beautiful ears dance, hard-working and kind people work, sweating like rain, their faces are full of longing for the future.

The train was speeding and rumbling, and the melodious whistle that spread far away disturbed the sheep drinking by the stream. In a luxuriously furnished carriage, Sanya sat on Qingying's lap like a Persian cat; It is a little strange that in the face of the beautiful spring scenery flying by outside the window, this little princess did not show any excitement and joy. Her willow eyebrows frowned slightly, her red lips pursed lightly, and her starry and moon-like water-blue eyes also lost their energetic look in the past, which looked extremely endearing.

Qingying hugged her slender and soft waist, and gently combed her soft and bright blonde hair with her other hand, her face was complicated, and a little helplessness flashed in her eyes. The reason why this princess creature has become so depressed is entirely due to the fact that her homeland is now suffering from an unprecedented turmoil and disaster.

In this regard, due to the delay in the Anglo-French rapprochement and William's "heart-to-heart" persuasion of his Tsar's cousin on the island of Björk, the Russian ruling class saw no hope of decent peace talks and saw an opportunity to defeat Japan, and the Russo-Japanese War lasted far longer than the same period in history. Although the continuous gunfire in the Far East could lead Russia to final victory, the ashes needed to lay the way were the lives of hundreds of thousands of Russian officers and soldiers and billions of rubles spent.

Today, the 6 billion rubles (£705 million) of bonds issued by Russia to France and China at the outbreak of the war have all been depleted, and the Russian government's revenue is only about one-tenth of that amount! The corrupt and greedy Russian bureaucracy colluded with the arms factories and dealers who produced the munitions and supplies. Black-box operation. Straight earned, hoarded the gold and silver mountains, agate and emerald mountains. And the government is poor. The poor Tsar had no choice but to once again extend a begging hand to the French oligarchs and wealthy bankers, and plundered the country through various levies and debts. The former went relatively well, probably because the tragic scene of Napoleon's defeat of Moscow was still vivid, and France had a mysterious and inexplicable trust in the might of Russia; The world-minded French tycoons saw that for God's sake of the 6.5 cents annual interest, they generously bought a new round of bonds issued by Russia in Paris. In Russia, however, the Tsar's taxation policy was like throwing a torch into an ammunition depot, and in an instant, it produced an earth-shattering explosion.

From that "Bloody Sunday" in February 1905, the violent revolution that overthrew the tsarist government erupted in Russia. Sharp burning. The death of loved ones, the collapse of the front line, the hardships of life, the humiliation of slavery...... The resentment of the Russian people, which had been brewing for a hundred years under the rule of a corrupt and brutal regime, suddenly exploded, and in an instant a torrent of rushing and unstoppable destruction was formed at a time when the war on the front, which had caused prices to skyrocket, and the high tax increase laws were pressed over them.

In just one month, the situation in Russia was completely out of control: officials and big capitalists were humiliated and executed by angry people, their palatial mansions and painstakingly looted ointment were looted and burned, and countless large-scale clashes between the army and the population broke out every day in major cities across the country. Although their revolutionary aims and desperate nature were not as "thorough" as Lenin had hoped, and in many cases they were fuelled by destruction and violence, which was enough to make the tsarist government difficult to deal with. Although Stolypin, who was newly appointed prime minister by the Tsar, tried all means, he could only resist the mighty revolutionary wave only slightly. There is simply no way to solve the problem at the source. He bluntly told the Tsar if a decisive victory on the battlefield could not be achieved in the short term. Then this senseless war must be ended, which is extremely depleting of people and wealth, otherwise the empire will be shaken and the hearts of the people will be lost, and the fall of the Romanov dynasty will not be far off!

The chaotic situation in the country and the strong opposition of the newly promoted prime minister forced Nikolai to think carefully. Although he desperately wanted to tear to shreds those "yellow-skinned monkeys who dared to offend the dignity of the Russian Empire", the imperial power of the empire was clearly countless times more important than this. The mutiny of sailors on the battleship "Potemkin", the most elite of the Black Sea Fleet, is absolutely not negligible, which means that unrest has begun to penetrate from the common people to the army; If the situation in the country is allowed to deteriorate, then his position as tsar is likely to be shaken by the revolution!

Under strong pressure from external conditions, Nikolai was forced to decide to end the war as soon as possible, and when the domestic situation had stabilized, he would go back to the yellow-skinned monkeys to settle the score. However, Russia's status as a great power is absolutely not to be sacrificed. He began to order his subordinates to make preparations with both hands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs first contacted the Japanese side to find out whether the other side was willing to cease the war and the increase in offer, while the military continued to work hard to prepare for war, in order to give the Japanese side another heavy blow to promote peace talks. However, even so, the armistice was not impossible to achieve in a few months, during which the whole of Russia was still in a revolutionary wave, the economy and society were paralyzed, and the losses were difficult to measure in concrete terms.

"Good ...... There is a silent prayer from the whole of Germany that the Russian Empire will survive this hurdle and regain its strength well! Qingying caressed Sanya's head and whispered in her delicate ear like a pet, but there was a trace of demonic pride in her heart that quietly flowed among her limbs. The fundamental reason why Russia is more deeply involved in military adventures in the Far East than in history and cannot extricate itself is precisely the butterfly effect that it has directly or indirectly printed; A greatly weakened Russia will appear weaker and weaker in the future European war than it has ever been, and this is exactly what Qing Ying is committed to seeing!

Hearing this, Sonia responded softly, and the head habitually rubbed against Qingying's neck socket, and a pair of round and full snow rabbits rolled and squeezed on his chest, bringing an intoxicating soft touch. As spring gradually grew, Sanya's clothes became very thinner than in winter, and sometimes it was just the most ordinary skin-to-skin blind date, and Qingying's young body would be conquered and fascinated by the incomparable allure she displayed. He took a deep breath and forcibly stabilized the lust in his lower abdomen. If you want to go to Wushan with this little princess, you must wait until you arrive in Vienna and stay; The soundproofing of this carriage is not good, and it is very likely that the oligarchs will come to walk around, and if they are allowed to know, the image they have built up will be completely ruined.

Approaching the height of spring, it is the time of the annual high-level meeting between Germany and Austria. Prior to this, it was usually a courtesy exchange of visits between the two foreign ministers, but the Anglo-French understanding agreement concluded at the beginning of the year was tantamount to a great deterioration of the international environment in which Germany and Austria found themselves, forcing both sides to take relevant measures. In view of this, the German delegation to the meeting, led directly by Prime Minister Billo, went to Vienna to have detailed talks with Emperor Franz I and the Prime Minister. A large number of Junker aristocrats and financial magnates also traveled on special trains to the musical capital of the empire to mingle with local capitalists and create a source of business.

Since the actual combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian Army after mobilization was extremely low, it was necessary for its military to understand this huge hidden danger and make up for it in advance; In addition, the birth of dreadnoughts has brought great changes to the navy of the world, and the development of the Austro-Hungarian navy, which ranks last in strength among the great powers and is the least experienced, also needs to be checked by Qingying, a traverser. In view of this, Qingying, after giving reasons to William, also followed Bilow and his party to board the train to Vienna. But what he didn't expect was that although Sonia, the little princess, promised to stay at home honestly and wait for him to come back, she sneaked into the carriage where Qingying was, and in Qingying's stunned look after boarding the car, she smiled and threw him down on the sofa and hugged him.

Regarding the wayward nature of this princess creature, Qingying originally wanted to teach her a good lesson; However, considering that she has lost her former vitality these days because of the plight of Russia and her cousin Nikolai, and urgently needs him to comfort her as a lover, Qingying can only acquiesce in her behavior. Moreover, it is oneself that is the initiator of the present state of affairs in Russia, and it is understandable that at the level of the state, it is understandable that it is the main thing to do; However, from a personal point of view, he still feels a little guilty about Sonya, who has accompanied him throughout his teenage years. After all, she gave all that she had, including the purest love and the most precious body that belonged to the maiden; And she has a lot of things to hide from her, and she has been secretly doing things that make her sad to bleed Russia......

"When we get to Vienna, let's go play. Schönbrunn Palace, Musikverein, Vienna Woods, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Albertina Museum...... I'll go to all these places with you, and I'll go to work when you've had enough. Qingying hugged Sanya in her arms, smelled the fragrance like tulips in her hair, and whispered. Sanya was stunned for a moment, then suddenly cheered, and her delicate and delicate face bloomed with a bright smile like a spring flower; The beauty displayed at that moment made Qingying can't help but stay in place.

However, there was one question that lingered in his mind.

How is it that Sanya's face has not been left any mark by the years in the past five or six years? (To be continued......)

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