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Chapter 71 Diplomatic Events (1)

Yu Zhong and Ma De went to Shaanxi to transport grain. The next day, the news reached Mo Jing and Luo Xin who lived in Baori Longmei Camp. As a result, when they heard the news, the two women immediately became indignant.

"How could this give those two fools a chance to make contributions? It's obvious that we are also in the camp and treat us as hostages..." Luo Xin first thought through the joints here, and she was very excited.

"Oh, Princess Xin, you can't say this. The emperor, looking at the face of the master, gave the two adults a chance to make contributions, but he didn't mean to treat you and Princess Jing as hostages... Otherwise, there were more people who could go to urge grain, so why did he send the two adults Yu Ma who had just arrived? Do you think?" Li Dequan sent a message on Kangxi's order. He sent his husband and fiancé, and he had to say anything. However, Li Dequan did not expect that Luo Xin would actually think of the hostages. As a result, he was really shocked by this bold Princess Xin. If this was spread, it would be a serious crime of "slandering the current emperor" to deceive the emperor... So, he quickly comforted him and helped Kangxi explain.

"Yes, Xinxin, don't be too nervous. Don't worry, going to Shaanxi to transport grain, it's not a war, it's nothing. Let's just stay in the military camp and wait for them. With us here, they dare not kill themselves? I'm afraid they can arrive in ten days in seven days..." Mo Jing also said from the side, but although she seemed to be helping Luo Xin comfort Luo Xin, she still had a gun and a stick in her words, and she didn't show Kangxi's face at all. But her words were more tactful and did not point Kangxi out.

"Dode, you know that these two women are brave..." Li Dequan didn't dare to say anything, for fear of provoking two women even more unpleasant words. He had seen more people. As early as in the palace, he could see that the two women were braver than ordinary people. The current situation only further confirmed this point. If it were an ordinary person, how could he not thank the emperor for his grace when he heard this news?

"Two princesses, this...the emperor will summon the fee today...the fee..."

"Fe wants Doro." Seeing Li Dequan stuttering, Luo Xin said it for him.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes," Li Dequan smiled at Luo Xin and continued, "The emperor summoned this Russian envoy, so he wanted Jing Gege to be the general interpreter. Please prepare early."

"Okay, I understand." Mo Jing's excuse to come to the military camp was to ask Duoluo to be the general translator for Fe. He had known that Kangxi would give her this order, so he had already prepared what to say. She had already thought about it when she came.

"Didn't you hear that you even caught a Russian soldier? Isn't the emperor going to interrogate this person?" Luo Xin asked again.

"I was originally planning to ask, but there is no translation? Moreover, after Prince Zhen surrendered, we all know how Galdan's firearm came from, and it would be unnecessary to ask again." Li Dequan replied.

"Yeah!" The two women nodded. The princess Zhen in Li Dequan's mouth was Zhong Xiaozhen. During the conversation with her yesterday, the two women also knew from her mouth where Galdan's firearm came from... That was bought! And it was still used. It turned out that because Russia and Sweden were in Europe, the situation was in full swing. Princess Sophia, who was in charge of Russia's national affairs, saw that her country urgently needed troops, so she quickly drew from all over the place. The 30,000 troops stationed in the east to monitor Galdan's tribe and the Qing Empire became her first target. In the eyes of Sophia and the Russian powerful officials and nobles behind her, the barren east was not worth much, especially since Russia had just signed a treaty with the Qing court and had to trade. In a short period of time, the two countries' tribes and the two countries

There should be no military conflicts, so it is enough to leave a small number of troops to defend. Moreover, there are also reasons for the Russians' agitating to the east, which is to cause trouble to the east. The Russians sent troops to follow Galdan and were nothing more than to take the opportunity to get some advantage. However, the situation has changed now, and it is inevitable that it will be a bit unreasonable to the Qing court if they continue to do so. Therefore, this is also a reason for Russia's withdrawal. However, since they don't know what kind of battle situation will happen after Galdan's advance, the Russians dare not put all their chips on the victory of the Qing court, so they still sold Galdan's three thousand muskets and some ammunition... This not only can we please both sides, but also earn some military expenses.

Of course, some of these situations were not known to Zhong Xiaozhen. What she knew was that the Russians still sold a large number of firearms to Galdan after signing a contract with the Qing court... Although she herself did not believe the Russians.

As for the Russian soldier, it was just a musket team coach appointed by Galdan from the Russian army with a large sum of money.

...

Kangxi summoned Fedoro at noon, and at noon, a very formal moment... Even during the march, Kangxi still attached importance to certain details. But Mo Jing, who was standing beside him as the general translator, believed that this was because Kangxi wanted to take the opportunity to have a full meal... Although the meal for entertaining foreign envoys was not as rich as the last court dinner, it could still be called sumptuous, which was many times better than eating a rough rice that could only be eaten at noon.

"His Majesty the Great Emperor Kangxi, please allow me to extend my most sincere greetings to you on behalf of the two Tsars in our country and the great Princess Sophia..." Fei Yaoduoluo was a little long-winded, which made Mo Jing's translator angry.

"The noble envoy is so polite," Kangxi smiled at Fei Yao Duoluo's words, "Because of a small matter, the noble envoy worked hard to come to our army. It can be seen that the noble envoy is a very dedicated person, and I am very pleased with this."

"Your Majesty is too much, it is my honor to be able to serve Your Majesty. Moreover, this is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and I have no choice but to do so." Fei Yaodoro replied.

"Well, it's good that the entourage can think so," Kangxi's face changed. "Since the entourage has this idea, I would like to ask why your country will sell firearms to Galdan after the peace talks with our country? Russia is also a big country. Will this repetition damage the dignity of a big country?"

"Uh?" Fei Yaoduoluo saw Kangxi's face change from warm to stern, and hurriedly turned his eyes to Mo Jing. Since Mo Jing was not translating in the same voice, he didn't know what Kangxi meant.

"Our Majesty said that Russia's sale of firearms to Galdan has damaged our interests. Especially our country's 20,000 troops, and a minister died because of this. Even one of our emperor's brothers, His Highness Prince Gong, almost died under the firearms sold to Galdan by your country. Therefore, our emperor is very angry and hopes that your country can explain and compensate for this."

"Explanation and compensation?" Feiyaodoro's head immediately grew wide. When he first arrived, he had actually seen the major named Gregiev, and naturally he knew the whole story. This matter was obviously a loss to Russia, but this was a state affairs after all, and he could not give in.

"That's right, it's explanation and compensation, Lord Marquis." Seeing that Ferror did not speak, Mo Jing added another sentence.

"...Prince, I don't know about this. I think this must not be what we two tsars and the great Princess Sophia mean. It is definitely the generals below who make their own decisions. After I go back, I will definitely report this matter to Princess Sophia. Please tell Emperor Kangxi that Princess Sophia will definitely give you a satisfactory reply. As for the minister of your country and His Highness Gong, I feel very sympathetic to their experience. However, it seems that their affairs should not be blamed on our Russia? After all, what happened on the battlefield is guilty and responsibility, and we should also go to both sides of the war." Fei Yaodoro thought for a while and said.

"Emperor," after hearing Fei Yao Duoluo's words, Mo Jing turned to Kangxi again, "Fe Yao Duoluo said that selling firearms to Galdan was not the intention of their Princess Sophia and the two Tsars, and said that if possible, he would report this to their Princess Sophia and be willing to compensate for it."

"It's not their emperor and princess's meaning? It's light... Well, since he has said that, I'm waiting for their Russian statement. As for compensation, there's no need. My Qing Dynasty is not short of their things." Kangxi just nodded to Feyadoro's attitude, and his face was a little calmer, but his words were still very tough: "However, I hope this kind of thing will not happen again in the future. This time, I can not pursue it for the time being, but if they dare to commit it again, I will definitely let them know what kind of cause and effect are. Since my hundreds of thousands of troops can chase Galdan to the north of the desert, they can also fight to Siberia."

"Your Majesty, what you mean is that if Russia provokes again, our Qing army will capture the entire Siberia as a warning, right?" Mo Jing asked Kangxi.

"Well, you can say this to him. I am the lord of the nineteenth century. You can't always make people provoke and not fight back, right? Humph, I don't want to indulge a Galdan again..." Kangxi said.

"I understand." Mo Jing nodded slightly, and then said to Feryao Doro: "Marrior, our Emperor Majesty thinks that you were just making words. Three thousand muskets are not something that a small general dares to sell, let alone ammunition that can support Galdan to carry out several battles. Therefore, your statement is untenable. Your country must explain to our country for this and make corresponding compensation." Mo Jing pretended to think about how to translate for a while, and then said to Feryao Doro: "However, the Marriage is not aware of this, and our Emperor Majesty does not intend to make things difficult for you. You don't need to answer the compensation issue immediately. However, our Majesty wants you to send a message to Princess Sophia for him."

"Transfer? What words are they?"

"Our Emperor Majesty said that in Asia, although Russia has a very large territory, few people can use it to defend this land. Therefore, provoking a powerful country with thousands of years of historical heritage, a population of hundreds of millions and a million standing troops in its own weakness is not the best choice. Sometimes, such provocation is very likely to backfire itself. Moreover, Europe is not the strongest in Russia. When Russia is expanding, it will inevitably attract the attention of other European powers. Just like the French Empire, which was ruled by the "Sun King" Louis XIV, is the most powerful country on the European continent now..."

"...Sun King?" Fei Yaodoro looked at Mo Jing in surprise. France is still a long way from Russia, and there are several countries in between... No matter how powerful the "arrogant" guy Louis XIV is, he can't fight to Russia, right? Besides, is he necessary? But if there is no problem here, will the emperor of the Qing Empire in front of him mention Louis XIV? Wouldn't that be insult to his wisdom? Fei Yaodoro thought hard. During this period of time in China, he understood

After understanding, he had already determined that Kangxi was an amazing emperor. He never thought that Kangxi was talking nonsense. There must be problems with it... But Feyadoro did not expect that although Mo Jing knew a lot of things, she had not seen the European map a few times, and did not know how far away Russia and France were. She just naturally thought that since Napoleon could fight Russia, France and Russia would have had such a little intersection, but she completely forgot that there was only one Napoleon in the entire European history.

"Prince Princess, I don't quite understand what His Majesty Kangxi means. Can you explain it to me?" I really couldn't understand why Kangxi mentioned Louis XIV, so Fei Yao Duoluo asked in a wise manner.

"Sorry, Mr. Marquis, I don't understand either. However, since our Emperor Majesty has said it, you should tell your country Princess Sophia. I think she will understand..."

"Okay..." Fei Yaoduro replied helplessly.

"Master, Fey asks Doro to say that he will tell you to Princess Sophia, who is in power in China..." Mo Jing said to Kangxi again.

"Well, that's good!" Kangxi nodded and said, "Actually, as long as they can admit their mistakes, I will not pursue this matter again. However, I cannot tolerate their repeated provocations..."

"Marrior, our Emperor said that the matter of your country's sale of firearms to Galdan will not be investigated, and trade between the two countries will be carried out as usual according to the treaty. However, our Emperor does not want similar incidents to occur between the two countries, otherwise the consequences will be borne by the provocateurs."

"Of course, please report back to His Majesty Kangxi, I can use my reputation to ensure that such a thing will never happen between Russia and China again. There will never be any disputes initiated by our country first between the two countries." Fei Yaodoro replied.

"Emperor, he said he could guarantee for the Russian monarch that they would never provoke our country again." Mo Jing translated to Kangxi again.

"Well, they just need to know." Kangxi nodded.

"Marrior, our emperor has another requirement for your country..." Mo Jing said again after taking Kangxi's words.

"What are the requirements? The magnanimity of Emperor Kangxi's greatness made me awe, and also made our great Princess Sophia and our country's subjects very grateful. If we can do what he said, we will definitely do as much as possible." Fei Yaodoro had not yet figured out what Mo Jingti Louis XIV meant, but Kangxi had already taken another step because of this in his mind, so unconsciously, his tone became more respectful, and of course, his words were still empty.

"It's just that our Emperor, His Majesty, heard that some descendants of immigrants in our country are under cruel exploitation. I wonder if this is not true?"

"The descendants of your country's immigrants? Haha, Princess, I don't understand this even more. What immigrants do your country have in our Russia?..."

"Mr. Marquis, what our Majesty is talking about...Turgut!"

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