.Checkmate. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Inline. It is the messenger of Peter Shawangyi, you see, our army has retreated, in order to convince you of my sincerity, general, the war has exhausted both of them, and if this kind of fight continues, it will only make their soldiers die in vain, and it will make the value created by our farmers clean, and the Ming and Russia do not have a deep hatred, so His Majesty the Tsar sent me to negotiate with the general, and the Tsar's envoy is emaciated, Still inheriting the beard and robes long enough to mop the floor, which were characteristic of the Russians of this era, his attitude was very humble, which was incompatible with the arrogance characteristic of the Russians.

"Peace talks?" Bai Cheng's eyes flickered, he felt that this catty. "The peace talks seem to be more conspiratorial, after all, the Russians did not know that the sailors would appear at sea to meet his cavalry, and, at least on the surface, the Russian army outside the city had the advantage, but at this time, the Russian side suddenly came to the peace talks. Confessing to being a leading general, he naturally does not look at the problem with a holistic view like Peter the Great, and his focus is mainly on the Rostov battlefield, so he is not very interested in this peace negotiation.

How did he know that Russia had already collapsed, on the Eastern Front, the Ming army took the entire Siberian region in one go, Chen soldiers hundreds of thousands, at any time through the Ural Mountains directly into the Russian part, on the Western Front, the Ottomans inspired by the Ming war seemed to have taken a shot of strength, mobilized 200,000 people to plan a battle of Amasa, although the entire campaign did not succeed in achieving the strategic goal, a full 30,000 people were cut and surrounded by the Russian army, but killed 1,000 enemies, 800 self-inflicted losses, and the losses of the Russian army on the Western Front were also extremely heavy, More than 20,000 troops have been reduced, and the question is that Turkey may be able to carry out one, two, or three large-scale battles after accumulating strength after losing the campaign, but can the Russian army, which is facing a two-sided battle, withstand one, two, or three times?

Peter immediately sensed the crux of the matter, that Russia would be able to win even in the short term. But this kind of protracted war will only gradually disintegrate the whole of Russia, because Russia can no longer withstand consumption, there is a shortage of food, there is a shortage of armaments, it is difficult to replenish the fighters, the finances are on the verge of collapse, and everything sends a signal, that is, we must do everything possible to stop the war, to transform Russia from attrition to accumulation, and to give Russia at least twenty years to recover, then peace talks are the only way out for Russia, and it is also the best way in the opinion of Tsar Peter.

"Yes, you see, I have brought enough sincerity, as long as you are willing to promise not to attack any Russian men or troops, we will send you out of the country, and will not cause you and your soldiers the slightest harm, please believe me, this is also the order of His Majesty the Tsar Valery saw Bai Cheng's doubts, and swore with confidence.

"Well, please order the withdrawal of all the troops in this city." Bai Cheng felt that this guy should not be so kind, he deliberately made harsh demands, as long as they withdrew the army, then any conspiracy and tricks would be self-defeating, so it must be true to talk about peace.

"Nope." Valery categorically rejected Bai Cheng's request, Bai Cheng's face darkened, and he said angrily: "Are you here to entertain Bendu?" Since you don't retreat, please go back. ”

"Listen to me first." Valery hurriedly said: "General, it is impossible to withdraw the troops, after all, you and your soldiers are within the borders of Russia, and this is some of our security measures, but I can make the army retreat twenty miles, you see, is this okay?" ”

"Twenty miles, that seems to be enough." Bai Cheng's face became strange, looking at the attitude of the envoy, this peace talk is probably still true, the order he received is only to capture Rostov, find a batch of things that the emperor needs, and then wait for the sailors to arrive at the sea and then return to China by water, since the Russians are going to stop fighting and not attacking, he is eager to think for a while, he pondered for a moment and said: "However, we need to stay here for a few days, and then evacuate when our sailors arrive at the port of Rostov-on-Don, presumably you have no opinion, right?" ”

"This" the envoy muttered, and then said, "We will give you a month, because His Majesty the Tsar has sent an envoy to your country, and there will be a response within a month, you know, this is Russian land after all."

"I understand all this, and in that case, let's stop fighting." Bai Cheng seemed to be in a good mood, he was originally preparing to fight again when he evacuated, since the Russians were unwilling to fight, and his strategic purpose had been accomplished, in this case, the truce was naturally beneficial to the dragoon regiment.

In Nanjing, a strange guest also arrived here half a month later, the envoy seemed to be in a hurry, he hurried through Siberia and Liaodong almost day and night, and then arrived in Nanjing by train, and immediately after arriving, he asked to meet the Ming Emperor.

"A Russian?" Zhu Jun frowned, and then said with relief: "Presumably the Russians can't fight, I heard the news from Jinyiwei that the Russians recently had a coup d'état, and a young man named Peter took over the military and political power of Russia?" ”

"The minister has also heard that Jinyiwei's fan has bribed several businessmen in Moscow, and all of them have sent back this secret report, presumably this matter is true." Mu Tianbo was already white at this time, and said in a deep voice.

"Peter? Interesting! Zhu Jun held his chin and couldn't help but smile, and then said with a lazy look: "Lian wants to see what tricks this Peter wants to play, Xiang Jiang will not let Lian down, Mu Aiqing, let the messenger meet, by the way, find a Russian-speaking Fan Ze official." ”

"Obey." Mu Tianbo's footsteps trembled slightly and turned around to deliver the decree, but Zhu Jun behind him said, "Mu Aiqing."

"What does the emperor command?" Mu Tianbo returned.

"Mu Aiqing is old, this kind of thing naturally can't work for you, you just find a place to sit down here, and let Xiao Guizi go to deliver the decree." Zhu Jun's eyes showed a lot of care and compassion, Mu Tianbo is indeed old enough, now he is over seventy years old, even the last dynasty is trembling slightly, Zhu Jun originally wanted him to resign for retirement, but the emperor naturally can't bring up this kind of thing, otherwise people from the outside world may guess that Mu Tianbo has lost his holy family, but when Mu Tianbo himself brought it up, Mu Tianbo didn't seem to move, which made Zhu Jun helpless, he naturally knew that this old minister was not in love with the right to help, I am afraid that he was more worried about it.

Zhu Jun gave Xiao Guizi a look on the side, Xiao Guizi hurriedly went, and another little eunuch helped Mu Tianbo to sit under Zhu Jun, the two of them had nothing to say, and there was a strange silence in this hall.

"Your Majesty," Mu Tianbo suddenly raised his face, coughed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen is old."

"Hmm!" Zhu Jun knew that Mu Tianbo still had something to say, so he nodded slightly and did not interrupt.

"Weichen lived a lot of age, first the son of Mu Guogong, at that time he was high-spirited, hey, but then, it was a thief who entered Beijing. Emperor Chongzhen from the coal mountain, the Qing army entered the customs, the world was in chaos, Weichen still remembers, at that time the news reached Yunnan, Weichen also thought that he could fight the sword to imitate the ancestors to maintain the Ming Dynasty, but then "Mu Tianbo half-closed his eyes, immersed in the memory: "At that time, the emperor wanted to flee to Burma, Weichen would never agree, especially the emperor in order to flee for his life, he actually pushed the queen mother into the river, this kind of behavior is also very unaccustomed to the minister, but I don't know, it is God who favors me Daming, the emperor suddenly changed his mind, Weichen was happy in his heart, the emperor captured the palace of Myanmar, Wechen was really ecstatic, I only felt that I had the hope of recovering the Ming Dynasty, followed by Wu Sangui, recovering Yunnan, and then taking Jiangnan, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and finally driving out Manyi, this scene of Wechen following behind the emperor, all like a dream, Wechen is really old now, and he consciously did his best for the Ming Dynasty, reported to the emperor, and was considered to be abiding by his home, but now, I'm afraid Wechen can no longer serve the emperor" He suddenly opened his eyes, and the wrinkled corners of his eyes were actually bursting with tears:" I'm afraid the emperor also thinks Weichen is old, right? ”

Zhu Jun was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "What did Aiqing say, without Aiqinglian, could there be today?" He coughed, and walked backwards with his true temperament, over the years he has been wearing a mask in order to maintain the imperial power, and he has always worn a mask in everything, and the smile that seems to be true and false will always hang on his face, but now, he also sighed: "Mu Aiqing, Lian and you are honest, you owe Da Ming, Lian, you owe you, but Lian owes you, you are old, you know, Lian also knows, Lian has long had the idea of letting you retire, not because you are old, but I hope you can take care of your old age and enjoy the joy of family." Have you had a good night's sleep these days in the Cabinet? Mu Jianming's wife gave birth to a grandson for you, have you really loved it? Lian expects you to live a good life, and the state affairs will be handled by future generations. ”

"The minister understands that the emperor is by no means a mean person, in fact, the old minister often thinks about it, and thinks about resigning from time to time, but he always can't let go, hey, the minister is really old." Mu Tianbo sighed, and then said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, the old minister is old, I hereby ask the emperor to resign and tell the old man, go back to Yunnan, and ask the emperor to fulfill it."

Zhu Jun didn't know whether to nod or not for a while, according to the rules, the emperor still needed to refuse in the face of his resignation, in order to show the emperor's importance to Mu Tianbo, and only after the resignation three times, he agreed, he was silent and replied: "Lian Zhu closed his eyes, as if he couldn't bear to look at it: "Proposed purpose, Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, has worked hard and made great achievements, and Lian Bu has not told it one by one, now that he is old, he will be allowed to return to Yunnan to retire, and he will be the king of Qianning,

Vishniak was in a very nervous mood, he rushed here from Moscow day and night, what he saw and heard along the way, I am afraid that he had seen more anecdotes than he had seen in his life, moving steam trains, smooth and smooth roads, countless new things made Vishniak feel novel, deep down, there was a deep alarm, Russia has always set its sights on the West, but did not pay attention to this neighbor in the south, now, he saw, saw the extremely terrible war potential, and unparalleled prosperity, If the soldiers were transported by steam train, would the Ming be able to reach the Russian border in twenty-four hours? If factories that have sprung up like mushrooms to make armaments, then how many "one, than enough in the short term!" will be many! Armed within. Moreover, the finances of the weeping empire will be led by the public, and one is huge? Russia's heyday may not have been less than one-tenth of his.

Vishniak suddenly felt the weight of the responsibility on his shoulders, and he could no longer imagine what kind of impact anger would have on Russia if he angered the empire. "Truce the war, sign the contract, and never let the war go on again

The Nanjing Imperial Palace is not majestic compared to the Forbidden City in Beijing, but it has a solemn atmosphere, Vishniak shuttled with the eunuchs who passed by the herald, but felt extremely shocked, this is the heart of a powerful empire, thinking of the upcoming meeting of the richest and most powerful king in the world, Vishniak is both a little excited, but also very apprehensive, what should I say after a while? Is it to be more humble, or is it like any other king? Vishniak was a veteran diplomat, and he carefully considered the proportions, and at this moment, the eunuch who led the way said to him with a blank face, and the turner on the side told him: "You can wait here." ”

"Yes." Vishniak barely had any rebuttal, reflexively said, and then he couldn't help but hate himself, that person just now was just a waiter, and I, as a distinguished tsar's envoy, how could he talk to me like this, I should refuse, take out a little imperial prestige, let them see, the envoy of the Russian Empire, is not a small person they scold at will, although he thinks so, but he still honestly stands outside the hall and does not dare to move.

After a piece of Xuan, the eunuch who went in to pay a prayer turned around and came back, without looking at him: "The emperor summoned you in, let's go."

Vishniak nodded, and obediently stepped into the golden palace."

"Your Majesty, on behalf of His Majesty the Tsar, I would like to greet you Vishniak cautiously bowed to the middle-aged emperor on the Golden Palace, he said in his heart, I can't be so cowardly anymore, the more I give in, the more the other party will look down on Russia, after all, he took out the Russian arrogance, he boldly looked up at the emperor on the Golden Palace, an Oriental face, there seems to be a little sadness on his face, sadness? How is it possible, he is so rich, he has so much power, his territory is not much better than that of Russia, how can such a monarch still have troubles, how can he still be sad? Vishniak thought it was a little incredible, but the thought was fleeting, and he still remembered his mission.

"Get up, how is the Tsar? I've heard that your eyes have changed to a new owner, is it called Peter? The emperor's words were not as bad as Vyshniak imagined, as if Russia and the Ming had not been at war, which made Vishnyak's heart relaxed, it seems that the emperor has no ill will towards Russia, presumably the task entrusted by His Majesty the Tsar should be completed.

However, he soon frowned slightly, and the emperor's title to the Tsar seemed to be a little, "Hey, no matter, he feels that completing the task of His Majesty the Tsar is the most important:" Yes, His Majesty the Tsar has become the new master of Russia, His Majesty Peter Tsar does not have any ill will towards the Ming Dynasty, and has always been dissatisfied with the current conflict between the two countries, and he hopes to improve the relations between the two countries, so after he succeeded him, he immediately sent me to visit the Ming Dynasty, hoping to settle the old suspicions with His Majesty the Emperor

"Really? Then you are here to ask for a truce riveting "

Yes, Vishniak's heart was raised again, his blue eyes didn't even dare to look directly at the people in the Golden Palace, he lowered his head and saluted: "The evil between the two countries is caused by the regent Sophia, His Majesty Peter Tsar has already grasped the power, and the culprit has been imprisoned in the monastery, His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty Peter Tsar has very good intentions towards you, and does not want the two countries to meet each other, so he hopes that the two countries can stop fighting, and it is best that we can sign a contract, Just like the contract signed by the Ottomans with the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Oh?" The people in the Golden Palace didn't nod or refuse with a smile, he glanced at Vishniak with a playful face: "I'm afraid this is not very easy to do, you know, the Ming Dynasty has now actually occupied the entire Siberia, if peace talks, then these territories occupied by the Ming Dynasty, will they also be returned to your country?" ”

"It would be great if it could be returned." Vishniak scolded. Zhengse said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty Tsar Peter means to give you Siberia as a gift, as a proof of the friendship between the two countries, His Majesty the Emperor has occupied Siberia, and His Majesty the Tsar does not take this as a humiliation. ”

After Vishniak finished speaking, his heart was like a knife, in fact, where did Russia want to give this land to the Ming Dynasty, but now, this land has been eaten by the Ming Dynasty, do you want to come back when you are forced to negotiate peace with others? It can only be given as a gift.

He snorted coldly in his heart: "One day, Russia will ask for it back."

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