The Awa Maru is gone forever, and no one knows the ship's final fate. All that remains is a legend about gold and a historical mystery that will never be solved.

Of course, this so-called historical mystery is only for some people, and for the other part of the people who have insight into the truth, the whereabouts of the Awa Maru are insignificant.

For example, Learvin, although this time she lost to a certain immortal inexplicably, and she couldn't even figure out how she lost, but she was sure: "The gold must be in Andre. Petrovich in his hands! ”

M was not satisfied with Lierwin's explanation, or rather rather with Liervin's recent appearance—the work of the three Baltic states was more important, but you ran away to the Far East without hesitation. Of course, if you go, you will go, and if you can keep the gold, it will be a good thing. The result? Chickens fly and eggs are beaten, the three Baltic countries are finished, and gold is inexplicably missing.

Anyway, M felt that she had a thousand reasons to be angry, and she trusted Learwin to the fullest, while the woman handed in a blank slate.

So when Learwin was making a debriefing report, M just looked at her coldly and didn't say anything, but everyone could tell that she was about to explode.

"I don't want to hear this pointless nonsense," M said coldly, "I just want to know how you're going to clean up the mess right now!" ”

M is not wrong at all, it is indeed a mess, the three Baltic countries are finished, Latvia and Lithuania are directly replaced by puppet regimes supported by Russia, and Estonia obediently strips naked and spreads its thighs to indicate that polar bears can toss at will.

Even the situation in Belarus and Ukraine has changed dramatically, and Tukhachevsky has gone straight to Minsk. Drive the Belarusian Rada like a dead dog. Not surprisingly. By the end of August, Belarus will return to the Russian family. As for Ukraine, Frunze finally relented and launched a counterattack, fighting a beautiful turnaround at Poltava, thwarting Petliura's attempt to continue eastward. It can be said that once Tukhachevsky completely solves the Belarusian problem, Ukraine will not be a problem.

Of course, the worst thing was not this region, but even worse in East Prussia, when the Russians took Latvia and Lithuania. The Jews had their backs to the trees to enjoy the shade. Arms and troops from Petrograd could be transported overland to East Prussia and could directly threaten the security of Szczecin.

At this time, the Entente bloc was still arguing with the German-Austrian bloc, and in the negotiations, the Germans were very calculating, but they refused to bow their heads. And the longer the Germans supported it, the more disadvantageous it was to the Entente, and sometimes M wanted to rush up and punch and kick Hans to the ground.

Originally, these things were annoying enough, but who would have thought that around the fight for gold, there would also be rifts within the Entente bloc. The appearance of the "culprit" Japanese made the United States, France and Russia quite dissatisfied, if it weren't for the fact that the British helped to play a round in the middle. I'm afraid that the three countries all have the intention of tearing the Japanese alive.

In fact, as a purebred British, M was also quite dissatisfied with the Japanese cousin. These greedy dwarfs are so bad. For the sake of his own selfish interests, he dared to attack his allies, how could he get it in the long run?

M knew very well that the Japanese desires had swelled violently with the victory of several wars. These fools are already showing signs of getting carried away, and if they are not taught a lesson, and their ambitions are not curbed, in the long run the interests of the empire in the Far East will inevitably be strongly challenged by the Japanese!

China is a big piece of meat, and for the British Empire, it will never allow any country to monopolize its interests in China. Especially today, with the strong rise of the United States, the ever-expanding ambitions of the Japanese will inevitably have friction with the Americans, and the final result will be ruinous!

Yes, whether M wants to admit it or not, the brightest rising star of this world war is the United States, whose abundant resources and powerful industrial capabilities have terrified the British Empire. Once the forgetful Japanese collided with the Americans, the British Empire would inevitably be involved because of the alliance between Japan and Britain.

And now, the empire is not at all willing to go to war with the United States, because the empire is too weak. This world war has left the empire with too much blood and desperately needs respite. In particular, it is important to note that there is a devil lurking on the European continent, and if the Entente bloc splits unfolded, communism will sweep the world! Then the whole empire will perish!

M's mood is very heavy, and Learvin has caused her too many troubles, which are not easy to deal with, and which one is complicated.

Li Erwen could naturally see that M's mood was quite bad, but that didn't mean that she was scared, and in the face of M's cold eyes, she replied very calmly: "From the current situation, in this round of confrontation, we have already lost, we should accept the reality!" ”

M's eyes are getting worse and worse, she doesn't know what it means to accept reality, and she doesn't know what the so-called reality is. She had only one belief: "The British Empire must not admit defeat!" ”

"It's not about admitting defeat, it's about accepting reality!" Learvin shook his head and said, "As things stand, Russian victories in Belarus, Ukraine, and the Caucasus and the Far East are inevitable. I think it is no longer realistic to destroy Russia and communism in one fell swoop. The Empire must be ready for a protracted war! ”

Protracted? M became more and more dissatisfied, and she thought that Learvine was exaggerating, and that although the Bolsheviks had achieved some victories and had basically taken control of Russia, they were still at peace within, and that Russia's industrial power was simply not enough to compete with the Empire. As long as it can force the Germans to submit, and then concentrate the forces of the Entente, it will not be a problem at all to wipe out Russia in one fell swoop.

In this regard, Learvine explained: "Russia is indeed not to be worried, but you must note that this protracted war has caused the empire to lose blood, and with the provocation of the Bolsheviks, the national question of the workers' movement and the colonies has become more and more acute." The Empire desperately needs a respite, or the foundations of the Empire will crumble! ”

M frowned. It's not that she doesn't agree with Learvin's opinion. Rather, she thinks that the situation has not reached the point where it is not so serious. She considered confidants like the Bolsheviks and Li Xiaofeng to be in serious trouble. It is best to be able to stifle in infancy, and categorically cannot let it develop, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!

Learwin sighed and said, "It's impossible, as long as there is Andre. Petrovich is here, and we will not be able to completely destroy the evil Bolsheviks! So we can only endure for the time being, and wait for the coming day! ”

M still disagrees with Lierwin's proposal, and she believes that even if she wants to keep her head down, she must first inflict a heavy blow on the Bolsheviks. Only the more completely weakened Bolshevik Russia is, the more time it will have to be gained!

It is clear that the differences between M and Learvin are so great that they cannot be reconciled. What is even more obvious is that M is unlikely to make concessions, and that the perception that M represents is more marketable in Britain and in the Entente bloc.

"Temporarily relieve you of your position and return to China to rest!"

Li Xiaofeng didn't know that Li Erwen had fallen out of favor temporarily, otherwise this guy would be even more proud. Because of this period of time, he has had such a good time. The three Baltic states were taken care of, the power of East Prussia was greatly strengthened, and more importantly, the gold was recovered.

Nearly a thousand tons of gold, no matter what era. This is a huge amount of wealth, and more importantly, it has also pitted the Japanese. Can someone be upset, you say?

Of course, this gold does not belong exclusively to an individual immortal, according to the Patriarch, it still belongs to Russia and is the common wealth of all Russia.

Some comrades may have questions, why did you get involved with the Patriarch again? Didn't that thing cooperate with Cappeel and Learwin, and stand on the opposite side of a certain immortal? Hehe, politics is so interesting, there are only eternal interests and no eternal enemies.

The reason why the new Patriarch was hostile to a certain immortal in the first place was because of some old accounts. First of all, the previous Great Patriarch was killed by a certain immortal, and as a disciple of the former Great Patriarch, it would be strange that the new Great Patriarch could first and foremost fight with someone.

Of course, this grievance has the dying rumors of the former patriarch, not to mention that it can be resolved, and it is not too big a problem to expose the past for the time being. The reason why it was not revealed was that the problem lay in the attitude of the Bolsheviks towards the Orthodox Church.

Marxism-Leninism is materialism, and its adherents are at least nominally atheists. For the Orthodox Church, this is a complete heresy, and it would have been burned hundreds of years ago. The two sides really have very different ideas.

Immediately afterwards, the religious forces in Russia, led by the Orthodox Church, were conservative and royalist, and there was a fundamental conflict with the interests of the proletariat represented by the Bolsheviks. When the Bolsheviks came to power, they were bound to suppress and liquidate the forces of the Orthodox Church. Even if Li Xiaofeng promised the former Great Pastor to take care of his disciples and grandchildren first, this could not change this. So both now and in history, hundreds of thousands of monks can be seen dying with Kolchak.

As a result, the current Patriarch thinks that a certain immortal has not kept the agreement he reached with the previous Patriarch, and naturally wants to rebel against someone.

However, the conflict between the two sides is not completely irreconcilable, and whether it is Li Xiaofeng or the current Patriarch, one thing is exactly the same, and that is to safeguard Russia's interests.

And now, Kolchak and Denikin are finished, and the two highly anticipated generals have proved that they are not the saviors of the old Russian order. The Bolsheviks also showed by concrete deeds that Russia was bound to establish a completely new order. A major reshuffle is inevitable!

For the current Patriarch, he must consider the problem more realistically, if he continues to go down the road to the dark, then it is obvious that the church power he represents will be completely eliminated from the political map of Russia, and all Taoist systems and inheritances will be destroyed!

This is what the current Patriarch does not want to see, as the so-called man has to bow his head under the eaves, in order to leave a little seed for his church, leaving a chance to make a comeback, he can only cooperate with a certain immortal.

In fact, when Kolchak fell, the current patriarch had such thoughts, but let him beg the enemy in a low voice, begging a very fucked guy to raise his noble hand, he really couldn't let go of this old face.

Fortunately, as luck would have it, when a certain immortal had discovered the connection between him and Capppel, he went one step ahead of Learwin and found the Patriarch, and the two sides had a frank and open conversation, and the result was quite satisfactory.

Under the pressure of reality, the Patriarch chose to bow his head, and someone needed the Patriarch's cooperation because of the gold issue. It also shows that Xiàn has shown enough sincerity. So it was an instant hit.

Let's put it this way. With the Patriarch opening the back door, the gold has already been dropped when it is transported to Harbin and transferred again. The poor Anglo-American, French-Japanese, Menshevik, Socialist-Revolutionary Provisional Government joyfully accepted a pile of scrap metal.

Originally, according to the script of a certain immortal, the cargo ship transporting this batch of scrap iron would be sunk in the sea. As a result, the Japanese who had died jumped out again, so he unceremoniously put the Japanese together, and it can be said that everyone was happy.

"Mr. Andrey, I hope that you will keep your previous promise and use all this precious wealth for the revitalization of Russia, and not for satisfying your personal selfish desires!"

Li Xiaofeng glanced at the Great Patriarch. To be honest, it's really not pleasing to the eye. But for the sake of a long-term relationship in the future, he held back. For him now, the most important thing is not gold, but talent. With the advent of the twenties, in order to gain a foothold in the political arena of the Bolshevik smash r'oeuvre, he urgently needed helpers, and the stronger the helpers, the better.

Obviously, the traditional Russian religious forces, represented by the Patriarch, were very powerful in that particular field. With their help, it can save someone a lot of effort. And the patriarch didn't say anything out of the ordinary. It's just that the tone is a little rushed, as a superior, the prime minister's belly is a must.

"Don't worry, my purpose is basically the same as yours." Li Xiaofeng replied nonchalantly.

"I hope so!" The Patriarch replied stiffly, but after a short pause, the old man slowed down his tone again, probably because he also realized that the two sides would cooperate for a long time, and it was not the same thing to always be so different, "I will send people to you soon, I sincerely hope that you can give these children a chance!" ”

Li Xiaofeng nodded and said seriously: "As long as they can meet my requirements, I will give them this opportunity!" ”

According to the agreement between Li Xiaofeng and the Patriarch, in order to consolidate the cooperative relationship between the two parties, the Patriarch will provide services to a certain immortal, such as doing things according to the instructions of an immortal, such as assisting an immortal to monitor those important targets. At the same time, an immortal must also accept a part of the Patriarch into his power. It's like a kind of marriage! Only by doing so can the Patriarch trust an immortal with confidence.

Of course, a certain immortal has something to explain in front of him: "I don't want a mage!" ”

The Patriarch nodded: "It's inevitable, people like us are more suitable to stand behind the scenes than in front of the stage!" ”

These words made Li Xiaofeng unhappy again, because the Patriarch clearly accused him and thought that a superman like him should not be so high-profile. There is even a bit of accusation that he has messed up the situation in Russia.

didn't speculate for more than half a sentence, and Li Xiaofeng was not interested in quarreling with the patriarch, so he simply turned his head and left without being out of sight and out of mind. A few days later, when a certain immortal hurried back to Moscow, when he had just entered his office, where he had not spent two days, the person whom the Patriarch had arranged for him had already arrived.

There are four people in total, with an average age of around 18 years old, with the oldest being 20 years old and the youngest being 15 years old. To be honest, Li Xiaofeng didn't expect the Patriarch to send a group of imps to him, originally he thought that the other party would send a few more mature people who could be used to him. It seems that the old man is also making long-term plans, which is preparing to cast a long line to catch big fish.

Li Xiaofeng doesn't mind this, who is not using it? Instead of using those die-hards whose thinking has become rigid and completely impossible to change, it is better to use young people, at least young people are more malleable.

In Li Xiaofeng's view, there are still long days ahead! If these four goods are really not pleasing to the eye, it is a big deal to throw them back, and let the old man have another group of people who are pleasing to serve him.

Li Xiaofeng said very unceremoniously: "From today onwards, you will go to the secretariat to report, and Comrade Vasily will arrange work for you." I hope you'd better behave better, I don't want to eat dry rice here! ”

The four young people didn't dare to say a word, and obediently followed Vasily, Li Xiaofeng didn't know, and the patriarch didn't know, among these four people, a big man would be born in the future, and he was the youngest of these four people, Wufeng Jevic.

This previously very pious child originally wanted to be a priest who "purifies all beings", but God played a joke on him, his desire to be a priest was suddenly shattered at the age of 15, and in that year he became a member of the secretariat of a certain immortal, and in the next thirty years, he would grow step by step from a small correspondent to the secretary of a certain immortal, a confidential secretary, until finally he was in charge......

Of course, the story of Foggy Wind Jevich is still very long, and he doesn't have too many opportunities to show his face on this star-studded Russian political stage, even if it is his boss, he doesn't dare to say that he is the protagonist on the stage.

Truth be told, in this era, there were only two protagonists on the stage of Russian politics, one was Lenin and the other was Trotsky. These two strong protagonists will overshadow the light of the stars, and even fierce people such as Sverdlov and Stalin can only willingly play supporting roles at this time.

Now, Lenin and Trotsky are about to have their most important performance since November 1917, the outcome of which will determine the fortunes of Russia for the next two decades...... (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you to comrades dfsaoooo1, hzwangdd and Juventus, as well as to Comrade Wufeng for their friendship.