After this toss-up, the court dispute in the Russian Empire was surprisingly calm, and the ministers performed their duties, kept their duties, and conscientiously assisted the tsar in governing the country.

This is a good thing for Russia, but it is not a good thing for the Chinese Empire.

The Chinese Empire just wants to be chaotic, and the more chaotic it is, the better, but now it is not chaotic and has become a harmonious mess, which is obviously not a good thing for the Chinese Empire.

And Lu Wen also learned about this after the dispute between Zhukov and others ended, he was remorseful, but he was also amazed by the Tsar's skill, and the matter had come to this point, he could only accept the reality, and then find a way to provoke it.

However, there must be good and negative in everything, and there must be good and bad, and the positive and negative depend on each other, and the good and the bad follow each other, this is the way.

It is precisely because of this internal struggle in Russia that Lu Wen has the opportunity to develop and strengthen his power in Russia.

After a period of development, the forces controlled by Lu Wen have increased a lot, both economically and secretly, and the relationship between these forces and the Russian economic and political circles is even more intertwined and closely linked, which has also laid a solid foundation for Lu Wen's further plans.

Since the Russian court is now quiet, it doesn't matter, the power of the Chinese Empire is temporarily dormant, waiting for the right time, as long as the time comes, then Lu Wen's hidden power can stir up the wind and rain, completely disrupt Russia, and make him uneasy, so that the Chinese Empire can take advantage of the opportunity to take it in one fell swoop.

And such an opportunity will soon come, the court, that is not a pure land, it is a place for quarrels, no, the two factions in Russia began to fight again.

The clique of military generals led by Zhukov, the future tsar, and the clique of civilian officials led by Gutavov began their fighting careers again. And the core question of the struggle is what strategy to adopt to deal with the great powers of the East.

Originally, the national policy drawn up by the old tsar was to carry out economic exchanges with the Chinese Empire, so as to develop the country's economy and reap as many economic benefits as possible.

But. Now the military generals clique does not agree, they feel that this benefit is taken by the civilian clique, and in doing so, they are betraying the interests of the Russian Empire, so they feel that doing so will not maximize the interests of the Empire.

They believed that only war could achieve the greatest benefits, just as they had done to the Qing government before, and they had the impression that the current Chinese imperial government was no different from the Qing government. It's all the same, as long as their army comes out, it's not just a matter of being captured, and the Chinese Empire only has the fate of bowing down in the end.

I have to say that the frog at the bottom of the well is a bit arrogant.

This general always thinks that everything is very simple, they always think that force can decide everything, solve everything, as long as the fist is hard enough. Then you can be invincible.

And they have different beliefs from the civil officials, and that struggle is inevitable.

And the civilian officials, of course, will not give the generals such a chance. They must defend their vested interests with all their might, and vigorously oppose the use of force to decide everything.

So, a base was fought between the two sides.

However, the most important referee, the most powerful person in the empire at the moment, Tsar Gulas II, was silent. He neither stepped forward to stop the provocation of the generals, nor did he restrain the counterattack of the civilian officials.

As if nothing had happened, the tsar watched the situation coldly.

Originally, the civil and military forces were cautious and tried their best to limit the fight between the two sides to a minimum, but later. When they saw that the Tsar had acquiesced in this hostile relationship between them, they were ready to throw off their arms and fight each other.

And Lu Wen seized this opportunity, used all his connections, pushed the waves, and made this battle more and more intense, and there were even incidents of people dying due to the fight.

By this time, the tsar lost no time in speaking out.

The tsar said that it is okay to fight, but it cannot cross the bottom line and cannot harm the interests of the country.

He then drew a red line between the two sides, and if either of them crossed the line, he would not be polite and would be severely punished.

And the red line drawn by the tsar is also equivalent to choosing a range of dry fights for both the civil and military sides, and within this range, the civil and military can be free to do so.

Now, it is the struggle between the civil and military forces that has crossed the bottom line and become uncontrollable, so the tsar came out to pour cold water on it, cool it down, and draw an insurmountable red line between the two sides.

And when the two sides saw the tsar come forward, they had to give three points of thin noodles, and they could only lower the level of confrontation by a few grades, and try to control it within the range acceptable to the tsar.

As for stopping the fight, it is impossible, the stakes are high, who dares to admit that he is a turtle.

Luvin and his forces supported Gutavov on the surface, but behind the scenes, he had contact with Zhukov.

Zhukov is the crown prince, the next tsar, a fool will ignore his existence, and Luvin certainly would not do such a stupid thing.

The last time he hid behind Zhukov and came up with an idea, it was Luvin.

Only in this way can the two sides curry favor with each other, and then fan the flames on both sides, that Lu Wen and the Chinese Empire behind him can obtain the greatest benefits.

In Zhukov's house, an important guest was resolutely seated.

"Mr. Lu, how long will it take for you to control the Empire's salt and iron trade, this is crucial to our plan." Zhukov, with a serious face, sat down in front of him, facing the same high-ranking man sitting across from him.

And this high-ranking and powerful person is obviously Lu Wen, the business emperor, but his high and powerful is only limited to the business world.

Lu Wen nodded frequently, put on a deferential look, and said: "Yes, Your Highness, your subordinates are trying their best to achieve this, but Prime Minister Guta doesn't seem to be enthusiastic about this, he always wants to concentrate all kinds of interests in his own hands in order to accumulate capital to confront the general." ”

Luvin did his best to direct the spearhead towards Gutavov.

And in what they call the salt and iron deal, Gutavov is the key figure.

And to cause internal strife in Russia, thereby weakening its strength, this is Lu Wen's only purpose.

Hearing that Lu Wen regarded himself as a subordinate, Zhukov couldn't help but show a useful smile on his face, his body leaned back in the chair behind him, let out a sigh, and said: "Guta's hand is now stretched out longer and longer, and if he wants to fight with me, he is looking for death." ”

Zhukov's face showed ruthlessness, if Gutavov still did not know what to do and insisted on confronting him, then it is not good that he would use some unconventional means to make Gutavov see the situation clearly.

Zhukov and Gutavov are now actively developing their own forces, and Luvin is one of the objects they are vying for, and Luvin has become a double agent because of this, on the surface, he is Gutavov's guest, serving Guta, as if he is an important person in his family, but in private, he is loyal to His Royal Highness Zhukov, he is a pretender.

As a pretender, his main task now is to act, win everyone's trust through acting, and then take things in the middle, so as to achieve the goal of messing up and involving Russia's lack of time.

And so far, he has performed this play very well.

"The subordinates must swear allegiance to His Highness, and they will die with all their might." Lu Wenbiao decided.

In order to gain the trust of others, in addition to practical actions, words are also a very important weapon, and showing loyalty from time to time helps to deepen the impression, and often this is how good impressions come from.

Lu Wen obviously understands this, and he is also working in this direction.

And Zhukov was overjoyed when he listened to Lu Wen's heartfelt words, and now was the time for him to gather forces, and he was of course happy to have a big name in the economic circles like Lu Wen who was willing to help him.

The more people who are so attached to him, the better, especially the civil and economic circles, which will be beneficial for him to suppress the Gutavov family and take control of the empire as soon as possible.

He praised unexpectedly: "Very good, Mr. Lu, as long as you can help me achieve great things, I will not forget your contributions, and I will definitely reciprocate." ”

Allowing wealth and power is a trick often used by superiors, no matter who it is.

Lu Wenna thanked him again and again and promised to be loyal to Zhukov.

The conversation between the two continued in a pleasant atmosphere. (To be continued......)