Chapter 67 Russia's Will

Russia, St. Petersburg, Catherine II Palace (Winter Palace).

Tsar Nicholas II put down the wine glass in his hand, frowned and said, "Sergei, what the hell are you doing? Don't you say that you will approve the military alliance treaty? It's been almost a week, and there's no movement."

Earl Witt, the chairman of the ministers' committee opposite, also frowned. After a long time, Varl coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, Earl Ramsdorf believes that the Japanese are obviously delaying... According to some news from Japan, I'm afraid the Japanese are in contact with the Chinese and seem to be making peace alone..."

"These yellow monkeys splashing down" Tsar was furious when he heard this, stood up and kicked over the chair. He was used to seeing the gentle and elegant Witt, who was used to his majesty, was startled, "I should praise them and give them the treatment of civilized society, treat them as monkeys who are close to civilized people, and treat them sincerely. They dare to betray me and join the enemy of Russia and challenge Russia's majesty."

"Immediately send a report to the Governor of the Far East... to Commander Makarov that I will drive the fleet to Tokyo Bay, so that the damn barbarian monkeys can understand how big the gap between them and humanity is. I want to smash them and blow their country into rubble, I..." The young Tsar ji was a little incoherent, and just vented his anger with resentment.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Earl Witt's Sun was in pain and persuaded him, "These news has not been confirmed yet... Besides, the Japanese have always been greedy for profit, so it is hard to guarantee that they are not trying to take advantage of the situation. With the Chinese emperor's personality, they should not let them do what they want. Even if the negotiations are really done, they will probably break down soon."

"Break? Can you guarantee, my Sergei?" The Tsar stared at him, his anger slightly reduced. "These yellow monkeys, since they dare to put aside our peace now, they will dare to betray the great Russian army on the battlefield in the future. Sergei, you are not a soldier, you don't understand what the word "betrayal" means in war... Yes, this is a trap. I'm smart Sergei. You should read more books about war... Damn yellow monkeys, I should have thought of them all the way."

The Tsar said in a veering voice, obviously the ruthless fact that the inferior yellow people dared to betray this ruthless fact deeply hurt his fragile self-esteem: "I am the Tsar, the master of Russia, and the absolute monarch of Europe. My words, even God must listen... Sergei, I order you..."

"Your Majesty, I also hate the Japanese, but I have a concern." Witt said respectfully.

"What?" the Tsar was stunned and asked subconsciously.

"I just wonder if this will be a trick of the Chinese people to divide the alliance between Russia and Japan." Witt said slowly, "These Chinese people have always been deceitful, and I am afraid that they will hurt your wiseness. But I think with your Majesty's wisdom and determination, you will be able to find out their plans."

Witt said to himself again: "I am too worried, with your majesty's wisdom..."

The Tsar looked at the confidant suspiciously and couldn't help but think.

"Yes... the yellow monkey is very cunning, especially the Chinese monkey. The Chinese emperor can almost be called more cunning than most civilized people. Yes, Sergei, I think you are right." The Tsar said to himself, "This is probably the trick of the Chinese. I cannot be fooled. The Virgin, bless your devout believers... The Chinese and the Japanese are feuds, just as Germany and France cannot resolve. They must fight to the death. Yes, this is the will of God, my will, and Russia. This will cannot be denied."

"Your Majesty is wise." Earl Witt said sincerely.

The Tsar was sinking for a moment, and the anger on his face gradually faded, and he faintly returned to his former graceful appearance.

"Sergei, it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false, but in any case, it is a blatant challenge to Russia's dignity." The Tsar said proudly, "I authorize you, my chief minister, to deal with this issue, to ensure that Russia's glory, royal dignity, and to ensure that the war cannot be adversely affected."

"Yes, your majesty." Earl Witt bowed respectfully, "In fact, I have just been inspired by His Majesty's emperor's power, and I have already written down my mind."

"Speaking."

"I took out several second-tier newspapers in St. Petersburg, and ordered the mission to Japan to send informal inquiries to the Japanese government." Earl Witt said respectfully, "In this way, if the Japanese are half-hearted or the rumors fabricated by the Chinese, seeing that we have learned about their tricks, and those who are interested in their country will naturally incite the people to make trouble, so they will naturally stop quietly. Our approach is very gentle and gentle, and will not lose face to the Japanese."

After hearing this, the Tsar couldn't help laughing, his face turned cloudy and sunny in an instant. He patted Werte's shoulder and said intimately: "Sergey, you are indeed the wisest one among the ministers. No wonder Willie (the nickname of William II) would praise you so much."

"Your Majesty, I am the late emperor, and I am willing to be loyal to the royal family until death." Earl Witt said respectfully, "For Russia, for Your Majesty, and for Your Highness, I am not willing to be broken."

"Okay, this matter is settled. However, in the Far East, we must also strengthen our guard. If the two yellow monkeys really unite, the commanders will be busy." The Tsar frowned, "Sergey, look at this matter, do you also want to say hello to Willie?"

Earl Witt looked at the Majesty with a little surprise, and felt a little admiration in his heart. Soon he thought about the need to communicate with Germany and seek possible assistance. If you want to say that this Majesty is indeed not a political idiot, but Xingzi was too anxious and lacked his opinion.

"The wise are nothing better than your Majesty." Earl Witt said respectfully, "With the friendship between His Majesty and you, the friendship between Germany and Russia, I believe that the German Emperor will be willing to support the current situation. However, your Majesty, recently, I have learned some less pleasant information from the si-men channels in Germany."

When the Tsar saw the man's expression, his face gradually became serious.

"His Majesty the German Emperor seems to have rejected our Oriental Bolan Plan." Earl Witt sighed, "The reason is that the naval force is to cross more than 10,000 nautical miles to expedition China, and China and Britain have reached a covenant, which is too dangerous for the German power. As for the German Army General Staff's proposal to transport troops through the Siberian railway and directly participate in the war in the north, the German Emperor proposed that the German army was not adapted to the climate of Siberia and the Méng Paleo Plateau, and the navy's shipbuilding funding is currently tight, and the country's financial resources are somewhat insufficient. I'm afraid that the Chinese prince did some work in Stuttgart, which gave the German Emperor some new ideas."

At this moment, the Tsar could no longer remain reserved. He asked anxiously: "Sergey, what does this mean? Recently, Willy was urging me to launch an attack in the letter. Why do he want to get off the ship now?"

Witt looked at the Tsar's sudden anxiety expression, sighed softly in his heart, and said, "Germany's finances are indeed some problems, and the Sino-British alliance is also a real threat to Germany's expedition to China. These concerns of the German Emperor actually make sense, and do not mean that Germany has changed its friendship with Russia."

The Tsar then breathed a little relieved.

The Tsar knew very well that he dared to mobilize almost all of the Russian army and navy to the Far East because of the factual alliance formed by Germany and Russia on the Far East, as well as the guarantee of security of the eastern border of Russia while patting the emperor, as well as the long-standing intimacy between the cousins ​​and their families.

In many cases, the Tsar couldn't help but regard this powerful cousin as a father-brother, and had a faint sense of dependence.

Nicholas II worshipped his father since xiǎo, former Tsar Alexander III.

Alexander III was a famous and powerful monarch in Russian history. He was burly and powerful, and was extremely strong. He once said a famous saying: "The Russian Tsar is fishing, so Europe needs to wait." When Nicholas II was still a twenty-year-old young man, he encountered a train derailment with Alexander III, and more than 20 people died on the spot. However, the powerful Alexander III used his body to lift the collapsed train carriage, protecting his wife and children to escape his life. Therefore, the disease fell into the back of his waist and passed away, and he passed away six years later. That scene undoubtedly left a deep impression on Nicholas II. Whenever he encountered difficult problems or had some painful entanglement in his heart, Nicholas II would silently face his father's portrait, trying to gain courage and inspiration.

William II was very similar to Alexander III in many places. He was as arrogant and powerful as the same advocacy and power as the same. He was both very independent and absolute monarchs. Although these two could not see each other during his lifetime, William II mocked Alexander III for being the monarch of "rotten potatoes", while Alexander III mocked that "bad sons" like William II need to be beaten from morning to night. But we have to admit that these two were actually very similar in many aspects. It is also because of this that after Alexander III's death, Nicholas II transferred a lot of worship and attachment to his father to William II.

Earl Witt looked at the Tsar, the "father" of the Russian people, and sighed helplessly in his heart. Russia's hope may be the prince who was just one year old, not the flashy Tsar?

"Your Majesty, at this time, we need the Germans to help us stabilize the West." Witt knew that Russia was on the verge of arrows and had to fire, so he never expected to truly avoid war. "But the Germans also needed us to restrain the Asian colonies of Britain and France, and even the American fleets. I think the Germans did not want to see us make peace with the Chinese and then turn their military power back to the Balkans in the Near East. Since the Germans have ambiguous attitudes, Your Majesty might as well hit them."

The Tsar's body was shocked and looked at Vette with some mihuo.

"Before, the Chinese prince proposed the so-called "East Asia Three-Country Alliance Treaty", and we had a false talk with the Chinese." Witt took a deep breath and said slowly, "Since the Germans want us to fight alone and the Japanese are also swaying from side to side, why do we have to make peace with the Chinese, and we have to make peace with each other with great fanfare."

The Tsar opened his eyes wide and looked at Vette in a daze.

"We want Xinjiang, ancient times, Manchuria, and three places, the Chinese have to give up at least two of them. We don't call it ceasing or renting. Like the British, we need ninety-nine years of renting. Even if this is not possible, at least we have to obtain the privilege of garrison and road construction, free trade... or arrange them to be independent, whether it is Manchuria, ancient times, or East Turkestan..." Witt said seriously, "If the Chinese can agree, the Virgin will bless, Russia will win without a fight; if the Chinese refuse, it will deny Russia's goodwill, and God will punish them."

"As for the German Emperor, seeing that we are really making peace, I am afraid we can't sit still. If he wants us to fight, we can naturally offer conditions. The Japanese... It is not that cheap to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight. In short, whether it is fighting or not, the initiative is in the hands of Russia, whether it is the Chinese, German, or Japanese, they can only follow the command of Russia. With your wisdom and wisdom, and with Russia's greatness, it is impossible to be influenced by these people."

A blush suddenly surged on the Tsar's face. He rubbed his hands and looked at the trusted minister. In an instant, it seemed as if his father's soul was attached to his body. He gradually straightened his waist, and his eyes showed a rare determination and determination. He said calmly: "Sergey, you said very well that Russia's glory is not to be desecrated. Those vulgar oriental silly cousins, and they are just stepping stones on the journey of Russian hegemony. My father's dream of establishing a yellow Russia must be realized in my hands. This is the mission given to me by God. Sergey, please stand with me and achieve this sacred goal together."

Earl Witt bowed deeply.

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March 26th, the Chinese Palace, Jingyuan.

Zheng Yu is really disgusted.

Things in the world are changing, and at this moment, he said something like this in his heart.

He never expected that after all the trouble, not only did Japan start to conduct peaceful negotiations with China seriously, but now even the Russians have extended an olive branch. What's even more absurd is that the newspapers in St. Petersburg, Russia, openly said that Japan was conducting secret negotiations with China behind the back. This was a hot topic in China. Many people were stunned by such a sudden change. Even the old fried dough sticks in the foreign ministry were in a fog. Qin Guang of the General Intelligence Bureau was already crazy and used all the Internet at home and abroad to try to find out the whole story.

The emperor frowned slightly, coughed lightly, interrupting Zheng Yu's trance.

"I'm distracted again." The emperor said angrily, "It's just something that makes you feel so irritated. How can you give the country to you in the future?"

Zheng Yu was shocked and said with a heartfelt heart: "What my father taught me is that my son is a little unconscious these two days, and he is really obsessed with him."

"You have been looking at the Russians all the time." The emperor said slowly, "You have collected detailed information about the Tsar's husband and looked down on the Tsar a little bit. But don't forget that although Tsar Vette is just a mediocre person who lives soft-heartedly, that Vette, at least in terms of power schemes outside, is no less than Hirofumi Ito. You always think about the Japanese in your mind, but you regard the Russians as a reckless man who can only wield a sabre to charge, so that problems will arise sooner or later."

Zheng Yuti was frightened and quickly responded, restrained his mind and began to think again, but his subordinates kept massaged the emperor's old head slowly and slowly.

"Think about it, what do the Russians rely on to mobilize their troops to the east?" the emperor asked.

Zheng Yu's heart moved and he suddenly realized, "It's German... It seems that the Tsar also noticed that his cousin began to change his attitude on the Sino-Russian issue. But he made peace with us..."

His eyes lit up and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Witt, indeed, he knew that the Germans did not really want peace, but did not want the Russians to completely defeat us. He wanted the Russians to fight and wait for an opportunity to drag the Russians' backs. Therefore, Suxing acted as a gesture of peace, breaking the Germans' wishful thinking and making William II anxious. He asked for a lot of money. This is a warning William II to avoid being foolish."

"By the way, there are also Japanese..." Zheng Yu murmured, "He found a few second-rate newspapers to take the lead in sending out the news of the Japanese negotiations with us. On the one hand, he warned the Japanese, and on the other hand, he also told the whole world that it was not that Russians were untrustworthy, but that the Japanese were treacherous and wanted to incite Japanese jinx to put pressure on the political fu. This bearded man is easy to plot."

Zheng Yu was amazed and admired him very much.

The emperor snorted: "Don't be careful about praising others, think about our countermeasures carefully..."

Zheng Yu smiled awkwardly and started to think again.

"The negotiations with the Japanese are really a little bit." Zheng Yu frowned and said, "But at this time, the Russians came in, and they were afraid that the Japanese would face pressure from the people. The news from the St. Petersburg newspaper will definitely be spread by Japanese jin and ambitious people in Japan. At that time, some of the Japanese veterans will be busy, but they are afraid that the negotiations will change. This is also the time to test the Emperor and Hirobuki Ito... What about the Russians? The Russians obviously do not really want to negotiate. They are more confident than the Japanese and have no Asianism as a bond, so it is not so easy to pass... It seems that they can't be negotiated with them. But since they have made their gestures, we have to accept whatever we say..."

His eyes gradually gathered, and he finally said firmly: "Talking about high-profile talks with the Russians to let the people see. The greedy and insatiable terms of the Japanese will not be so excessive. If an agreement is really reached, the anger of the people will turn to the Russians, and we and the Japanese can all breathe a sigh of relief."

The emperor was silent for a while and smiled: "Your thoughts are turning faster."

He paused again and suddenly said coldly: "You haven't thought that the news has spread so much as this kind of trouble. What would the turtle turtle inside us and the passionate young people on the street have? Can they control it in public opinion?"
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