Maybe it's because of Char's reminder.

Catherine began to seek support in the political arena, first of all, with the support of Prime Minister Bestuzhev.

As a mature and experienced politician, Bestuzhev was well aware of Peter's abilities.

So he knew very well that if Peter was put in power, not to mention them, the whole of Tsarist Russia would not end well.

He immediately made clear the goal of action: when the empress died, Catherine must be enthroned and succeeded.

Catherine still vaguely could not imagine what means she would take to ascend to the throne, and during this time she was basically pushed away.

Soon, Bestuzhev was denounced by two important ministers loyal to the empress. The results of the torture revealed that Catherine was trying to use Bestuzhev for her own ends, and that she also maintained secret correspondence with Marshal Aprakshin, who had fallen out of favor and was imprisoned.

This angered Empress Elizabeth, and as a result Bestuzhev was exiled.

But this winter, something happened that no one expected.

Empress Elizabeth became seriously ill with pneumonia and died within a few months.

Peter succeeded to the throne and became the seventh emperor of this empire.

Although this Peter and Peter the Great have the same name, they are not the same person, and his full name is Peter III.

In the same year, Catherine's mother, Duchess Anhalt, also died.

Catherine was devastated, so she was depressed in the palace for a while, and by the way she learned to paint, and also painted a portrait and placed it in her bedroom.

The portrait is based on Char's painting, and there are seven or eight portraits.

As an aristocrat, although it has declined, he should also have some painting skills.

Char thinks that she probably painted this painting because of the portrait he gave her earlier, so she painted it to return the gift.

However, for a place as intricate as the power of the royal family, it is obviously a big deal to have a portrait of a strange man in the queen's bedroom.

Rumours circulated throughout the palace and even reached Peter's ears, and Peter became more and more disrespectful of her, and the relationship turned openly hostile.

Later, it was even rumored that Catherine's Crown Prince Paul was not of Peter's blood.

When Peter heard this, he was furious and ordered Catherine to be arrested. But Peter's adjutant hesitated, and in the end, with the persuasion of everyone, Peter temporarily changed the order to arrest Catherine.

Later, at a state banquet, Peter openly insulted Catherine in front of many domestic and foreign guests, speaking foul language.

The relationship between the two is like fire and water.

In this time, Russia and Germany also experienced a war similar to the Seven Years' War, which was interrupted by the war launched by Beichen.

This state banquet was held to celebrate the signing of the treaty with Prussia and Germany.

As Catherine said, the emperor's brain was not normal.

As the emperor of Russia, he was very fond of Germany, and even betrayed the interests of the country.

During the peace talks, he even decided to renounce all the fruits of his victories in this war and make peace with Prussian Germany alone.

As a loyal fan of Prussia, Peter III's choice was reasonable, but the magnitude of his concessions was unexpected.

In order to negotiate peace, the king of Prussia sent an envoy to Russia named Henry.

Peter III had always regarded Prussia's military and political system as a guideline, so he could be said to have obeyed the advice of this special envoy for peace talks, and almost entrusted him with the formulation of Russia's foreign policy.

Some courtiers naturally couldn't get used to it, and questioned it, but they were reprimanded unexpectedly, and even asked them to apologize to the Prussian envoy, which was undoubtedly a great humiliation.

His treaty with Prussia stipulated that Tsarist Russia would return all of East Prussia and all lands occupied during the Seven Years' War, and that Tsarist Russia would withdraw from the war and ally with Prussia instead.

As soon as the treaty came out, the entire Tsarist Russia was shocked and confused.

A treaty wiped out the efforts of all the soldiers who died in the seven-year war, turning the war into a ridiculous military exercise.

It can be said that there have been few such emperors in the entire history.

If this is changed in China, it is absolutely outrageous.

But what he did in Russia in a parallel time and space, Peter III did exactly the same thing in another world.

It really existed in history.

The approach of Peter III caused dissatisfaction among many people.

As early as the end of the reign of Empress Elizabeth, many ministers and generals of the forbidden army saw that Peter III would not plan for the interests of Tsarist Russia in the future, so they repeatedly brewed palace coups to depose Peter as crown prince.

But these coups have been hidden repeatedly, partly because a suitable replacement has not been found, and secondly, because of the hindrance of Empress Elizabeth.

Some officers of the noble Orlov brothers, the Izmailovo regiment, the Pleabrazhensky regiment took an active part in the coup d'état.

This is undoubtedly the right time and place for Catherine.

She and her men seized on the tandem in the Guards, secretly forming a group of officers of several hundred people, preparing to plot a coup d'état, overthrow Peter III, and support Catherine on the throne.

Catherine was not frightened by her husband's threats, because she knew her strength very well and knew that many people were dissatisfied with Peter III and were looking for a gap to depose him, so as long as she delayed as much as possible, she could win more supporters.

Later, Peter wanted to depose Catherine in order to marry a lady-in-waiting.

But this is clearly not in accordance with the rules of the Orthodox Church, and the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church is outspoken against it.

Normal people would be afraid of this, but Peter III was a very childish fellow, and he was so angry that he confiscated the land and serfs of the Church, and even planned to convert all Russians to Lutheranism.

Catherine interceded for the Orthodox Church, but was confined to the dormitory by Peter III, but this move also gained the friendship of the Orthodox Church.

Later, as the war between Beichen and Europe gradually stopped, Prussian Germany prepared to go south to unify Germany, but because of the war with Beichen, the treasury was empty.

So they thought of their own dog licking emperor and wanted to borrow a sum of money.

Peter III was actually hesitant, but because of his admiration for Prussian Germany, there were a large number of courtiers from Prussian Germany, who kept trying to convince Peter III.

Soon, Peter III was persuaded by them, but the Russian treasury was also not optimistic, so he chose to impose heavy taxes on his own nationals.

This was not actually done by Peter III in another time.

However, it seems that the difference between Beichen and present-day Prussian Germany has led to changes in the history of this time and space.

But in history, he actually did something similar, sending Russian troops to Prussia to help them attack Denmark.

The Russian army, which had participated in the Seven Years' War, was sent to the enemy's land to protect their former enemy, to fight a war that did not belong to them, and to die on a foreign land.

Peter III also completely lost his military morale because of this.

This time, however, his willfulness shifted to the populace.

With the implementation of the decree, many people chose to sell their fields because they could not pay the taxes and became serfs of the nobility, and the people suffered unspeakably.

Catherine naturally could not sit idly by, she once again chose to admonish, and expressed her opposition in public.

This made Peter III, who was already disgusted with Catherine and tried everything to depose her, so he spoke.

"If you ride around St. Petersburg naked on a white horse, like Lady Godeva, I will consider your request."

This was clearly an insult to Catherine, and Peter III also felt that Catherine would retreat.

But she didn't expect that one day, she would announce to the people of the city that she would march naked on the streets one day, asking the people to stay at home and close the doors and windows when she passed by.

And that day is coming soon.

Char sat in his tavern as usual and ordered a mojito, and at this moment the node of the tavern was set on the streets of St. Petersburg, and through the windows of the tavern, you could see the streets of St. Petersburg, which seemed to be because of the newly built city, and the streets were very wide.

The streets are much wider than those in the royal capital of Britannia.

However, this is not just set up today, Char bought the store here after arriving in St. Petersburg.

Today's store is a little deserted, he is the only one, or rather, Char doesn't want to open today, so he hangs a sign that is closed.

Soon, the door was pushed open and Tony walked in from the outside.

"Why, aren't you going to see the excitement?" Char teased.

Tony sat across from Char, "The whole city is quiet. ”

"Everyone hid in their rooms, closed their doors, and closed the curtains.

Peter III tried to insult her, but the people of the city gave her the highest dignity.

I thought this kind of thing only happened in legends. ”

Char silently raised the mojito in his hand and took a sip.

"The reason why universal values are universal values is that they are something that the vast majority of people recognize.

The moral values of the East and the West overlap to some extent.

This shows that morality is not entirely about civilization, but is derived from something derived from more primitive instincts.

Everyone has a desire to be respected, and if you want to be respected, you must respect others.

A lot of times, all people need is a reminder......

The silence of the whole city is a kind of respect and a ...... A kind of rebellion.

Draw the curtains, Tony. ”

Tony bowed, and instead of closing the curtain directly, he walked out of the tavern directly, raised his hand and drew an ancient Egyptian script in the air.

The text is transparent, invisible without magic, and gradually expands to envelop the sky of the entire city, and then hide in the air.

After doing all this, he walked back to the tavern and closed the curtains.

"It's the respect I give her." Tony said.

Char didn't say anything, just silently raised the wine in his hand and drank it down.

After some time, Char heard the sound of horses stepping on the bluestone floor outside the silent window, and then walked away.

He spoke slowly.

"After today, this empire will completely belong to her."

(End of chapter)