Chapter 894 890 [Russian Mission]
early morning.
Zhu Ainao curled up inside with her face facing the wall. She felt that the emperor had sat up, but she pretended to be asleep and was too embarrassed to face him head-on.
She thought she would spend her whole life like that. Unexpectedly, I was suddenly accepted as a concubine. I felt a little resistant, but also looked forward to it. Who doesn't want to marry a good man?
Twenty-five-year-old Zhu Yuluo had also imagined what her future husband would be like. Seeing my brothers getting married and starting a business, and even the maid at home getting married, I felt even more lonely.
The red candle was burning last night, and by the candlelight, she secretly looked at Zhao Han.
Although I have seen him countless times, this time it is different. It seems that the emperor is less majestic and more handsome and kind.
A night of joy is indeed something special.
The emperor dressed himself without asking the maids to serve him, and then walked to the courtyard to brush his teeth.
Zhu Aona then turned over and looked outside the room. She was stunned for a while and heard the emperor instructing the maid outside: "Xiao Jiu was tired last night. Let her sleep a little longer and wake her up after eight o'clock."
"yes!"
The maid left with the washbasin, and so did the emperor. I heard that the emperor liked to work while eating.
The emperor's instructions made Zhu Aolao feel sweet in her heart.
But now there was no one in the room, so Zhu Aona lay alone for a while, feeling a little empty again.
Anyway, worrying about gains and losses is something she doesn't do when she lives outside.
Zhao Han went to deal with government affairs early in the morning. He had been lazy reading novels a few days ago, and then it was the Dragon Boat Festival. The officials had a holiday, and many unimportant official documents were still piled up.
"Your Majesty, here comes the face."
The hot tomato and egg noodles are topped with chopped green onion and the aroma is fragrant. Now is the season when tomatoes are in season.
Zhao Han took a bite, chewed the pasta in his mouth, and wrote Zhu Pi: Got it.
This kind of minor official document can be delayed for ten days and a half, and it only needs Zhao Han's signature. If it were a lazy emperor, he probably wouldn't even bother to look at it.
After selecting more than 20 applications in a row, I suddenly saw a summary report from a vassal country.
Good guy, after the Datong Army withdrew, Southeast Asia has been reduced to a pot of porridge.
First, the civil war in Cambodia intensified and involved both Siamese and Han Chinese.
The current Cambodia belongs to the "Udong Era". The previous kings all died violently. Behind the decades of war, there were many forces interfering, including Spain, Portugal, Siam, the Netherlands, the Nguyen family, and Malay merchants.
The current king is called Ni Zhen (Vietnamese translation), also known as Po Yazhan (Chinese translation), and Lemiti Badai II (European name).
At first, Ni Zhen's father killed the king and usurped the throne, married the daughter of the Vietnamese Nguyen family, and also won the support of the Dutch.
Nine years later, Udai usurped the throne as king and killed Nezhen's father.
Ni Zhen, who was in exile overseas, received funding from Malay businessmen and married a Malay woman. He immediately converted to Christianity, led a group of Malay soldiers, and with the support of Han merchants, fought back to Cambodia and successfully seized the throne. Then, the Europeans were expelled and massacred, and the Dutch invasion was defeated twice in a row.
However, people all over the country believed in Buddhism, and the king's religious beliefs aroused the dissatisfaction of both the government and the public.
King Ni Zhen's brothers all believed in Buddhism and were born to Ruan's daughter. So they asked the Ruan family to send troops, but they all failed and were killed. Only Ansuo, the grandson of the Ruan family's daughter, was left, and she continued to fight the civil war while raising the flag of rebellion.
Nowadays, the Vietnamese Nguyen family has too much time to take care of themselves, and the Nguyen family's daughter does not dare to ask China for help. Instead, she asks King Narai of Siam for help.
King Narai followed China in the war last year and expanded a large area of territory. This year he readily agreed to send troops, on the condition that after Ansuo seizes the throne, he must cede a piece of territory to Siam.
At the same time, An Xue, the grandson of Nguyen's daughter, led troops to separatize Chaigun (Saigon). The place was the bride price begged by the Nguyen family. Although it still belongs to Cambodia, the main population is Vietnamese and Han immigrants.
King Ni Zhen couldn't bear it anymore and quickly asked China for help.
He is the king canonized by the Celestial Dynasty. Zhao Han has reason to interfere and should do so. Otherwise, where is the prestige of the Celestial Dynasty?
The cabinet has already made a judgment on this, that is: the envoy reprimanded Siam and ordered it to withdraw its troops immediately and not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. The envoy reprimanded Po Yazhan (Ni Zhen) and ordered him to convert to Buddhism in the future and not to act independently regardless of public opinion. The envoy reprimanded An Suo again, not to side with the Yue people in Chaigun (Saigon). If he still dared to oppress the Han people in Chaigun, the Celestial Empire would definitely send troops to conquer him!
The envoy reprimanded all three parties, making it clear that China would not send troops for the time being.
Zhao Han agreed with the cabinet's handling method and wrote Zhu Zhu: Yes.
But it was said that King Narai of Siam later received an order from the Chinese envoy. Although he was very unhappy, he still asked the Siamese soldiers to retreat and looted the Cambodian border.
Nezhen and Ansuo, uncles and nephews, continued to fight the civil war in Cambodia.
Ni Zhen simply had a brain problem, and continued to believe in Christianity regardless of the rebuke of the Celestial Empire and the opposition of the government and the opposition. Ansuo was very obedient and began to treat the Han people in Saigon well. However, his move to borrow troops from Siam also attracted criticism from the Cambodian people.
This Cambodian civil war still needs to be fought. Without external intervention, it is estimated that it will last for decades.
This is something to talk about later, so I won’t mention it for now.
In addition, there is also fighting over in Myanmar.
The chieftains from the north who went south could only bring their private soldiers and relatives there, so their ruling power in the Dai country was very weak. So, they worked together to free the original slaves and capture the Burmese slaves.
Although the Bamar landowners rose up to resist, their soldiers and armor had been taken away by the Datong Army. Their numbers were large and their combat effectiveness was worrisome. Although the chieftains who went south were few in number, they were fully equipped with soldiers and armor, and the freed local slaves were willing to sacrifice their lives to help them fight.
The entire Central Myanmar region, that is, the territory of the Dai Kingdom, has been completely reduced to a pot of porridge.
The country of Mon in Burma is also at war.
The Mon people were powerful and the Burmese people couldn't make trouble, so the Mon people fought on their own.
It was agreed that one king and two dukes would rule the country, but within half a year, internal strife began. The reason was the issue of taxation. The two dukes were unwilling to share too much taxes with the king.
The cabinet’s opinion is to let them continue fighting!
Zhao Han wrote and wrote: Yes.
Continuing to read, Zhao Han couldn't laugh or cry, and the prince of Nanzhang (Laos) fled to Yunnan to ask for asylum.
The king of Laos at this time, named Surya Wangsa, was a ruthless man raised by cultivators. This guy doesn't trust anyone. He first exiled his brothers and sisters, and now he's expelling his children. His brother fled to Guangnan Province for refuge several years ago, and now his son has fled to Yunnan.
The brothers, sisters, and children were all expelled. After this guy dies, Laos will probably be very exciting, and a bunch of royal family members will rush back to seize the throne.
The cabinet's opinion is to let the Chief Secretary of Yunnan take in the Laotian prince.
Zhao Han wrote a pen and wrote: Let the Prince of Nanzhang study at Kunming University. Since the prince and concubine are separated, they can marry a girl from Yunnan.
Laos is so poor that Zhao Han has no energy to annex it and can support a king. Let him marry a Han girl first, learn more Confucian culture, and promote Confucianism after he succeeds to the throne, slowly deepening China's influence on Laos.
The next few official documents, all about floods, were put together by the cabinet.
The local government has been fighting floods and providing disaster relief for a long time. It is nothing more than reporting it and requesting the court to reduce or reduce taxes in the disaster-stricken areas.
Zhao Han suddenly saw a report from the Anton Protectorate that the Tsarist Russian envoy had arrived in Heilongjiang.
...
Not Cossacks, but regular Russian envoys.
Baykov set out from Moscow two years ago.
But it was the Russian government that learned the news about China. But he couldn't figure out the specific situation in China, so he sent envoys to visit. The real purpose was to obtain intelligence along the way.
Historically, Baykov met with Shunzhi and dismissed the aggression completely, saying that those Cossacks were bandits, and the Russian government was also vigorously suppressing them. The Manchu monarchs and ministers actually believed it, or maybe they deliberately took it to be true.
While Zhao Han was reviewing the memorial, Baykov had already arrived in Harbin.
The rammed earth city wall here has just been built, not even the city tower has been repaired, and there are not many people inside and outside the city.
Baykov is a nobleman from Moscow and has even visited Poland and other countries. He said to his deputy: "Is this the city of the Khitans? It's nothing more than that. In the villages we passed along the way, the farmers were very primitive barbarians, and the urban population here was not much. Those Cossacks were so useless, even No such backward country can defeat it.”
Afraid of causing trouble by these Tsarist Russian envoys, they were escorted by the Datong Army along the way.
After crossing the Liao Great Wall, Bayikov's expression was obviously serious. It was not until he saw the majestic Shenyang City that he changed his words: "It seems that we have reached the core territory of the Khitan people. These Khitan soldiers are also elites. Indeed, It needs to be taken seriously.”
When he heard that he was going to Nanjing by sea, Baykov said that he was seasick, but actually wanted to take the land route to get more information.
Ever since, the Chief Secretary of Liaoning asked the inspectors to take these guys to Shanhaiguan.
Arriving at the foot of Shanhaiguan Pass, Baykov was stunned. Such a castle would be difficult to break.
After entering the border of Hebei, Baykov became increasingly serious. After years of immigration and reproduction, Hebei's population has slightly increased, and it's already like this.
When he arrived in Tianjin, Baykov was relatively calm, but then he became more and more confused as he went south.
Historically, the first batch of envoys from Tsarist Russia passed through the desolate Northeast and arrived in Beijing, which had not yet recovered. When they returned home, they said that China had nothing to fear. So the second batch of Tsarist Russian envoys, the content of the credentials was ridiculous, and they actually ordered the Manchu Emperor to surrender to the Tsar.
What's even more ridiculous is that the ministers did not dare to report the truth to the emperor, so they all changed it to respectful words when translating. The Manchu emperor was very pleased and rewarded these Russian envoys heavily.
Passing through the prosperous Shandong Province, we went all the way south to Yangzhou.
Baykov was already crazy. Looking at the crowded big city, he stood on the pier without saying a word for a long time.
"Isn't this your capital?" Baykov asked.
No one answered.
The officials and patrolmen accompanying the Russian mission had no idea what he was saying.
Going south along the Grand Canal, you will soon reach a big city with dense riverside towns. The prosperity of those small towns alone is comparable to many cities in Russia.