"Your Majesty, the Duke of Bonaparte requests an audience."
Just then, a palace lady walked over.
"Quickly, invite them in."
"Why has the Duke of Bonaparte come to my St. Petersburg? I've never seen them send a single official letter before," Ekaterina said, somewhat puzzled.
Inside the main hall of the imperial palace.
Duke Bonaparte, short in stature but with piercing eyes, stood there.
Duke Bonaparte surveyed the magnificent palace.
“Dear Duke Bonaparte, what brings you here? I’m so sorry for not greeting you sooner,” Catherine said with a smile as she stepped forward.
“Your Majesty the Tsar,” Bonaparte approached Catherine, “I have come in haste, please forgive me.”
He took Ekaterina's hand and gently kissed the back of her hand.
"Please sit down, please sit down." Ekaterina laughed heartily.
The two of them sat down.
A palace maid brought over steaming hot coffee.
"I don't come here without a reason. I have something important to discuss with you."
"Speak... I am all ears."
"I am here on the orders of my King Louis XIV, hoping that our two countries can unite to deal with the Duke of Buckingham."
Upon hearing this, Catherine shook her head: "The Duke of Buckingham seduced your king's wife, that's a matter between your two families, and has nothing to do with us."
"Our Rakshasa Kingdom has no intention of getting involved in this matter."
Bonaparte: "This is good for you, as it will allow our two countries to be more closely united from now on."
After Bonaparte finished speaking, he looked at Catherine with deep affection.
Catherine, facing the dwarf in front of her, seemed to have little interest in the tsar.
"I'm sorry, darling, I have no intention of getting involved in matters between your two countries."
"Furthermore, for the sake of better cooperation between the two countries, would I really go to war with the Duke of Buckingham for such a disgusting reason?"
"There's nothing wrong with my head."
"Besides, the Duke of Buckingham is an old friend of mine, and we have a very close relationship."
Ekaterina made her meaning very clear.
She did not want to get involved in the affairs between Louis XIV and the Duke of Buckingham.
“Your Majesty, without the support of our King, your Rakshasa Kingdom will forever remain a second-rate nation in Europe,” Bonaparte said coldly. “Even with such vast lands, you cannot change anything.”
Upon hearing this, Ekaterina's face instantly turned cold.
Catherine dedicated her life to expanding territory.
Although she was the first female Tsar in the history of the Russian Empire, her obsession with territorial expansion was no less than that of the male Tsars.
“Old friend, let me tell you the truth.” Ekaterina shrugged. “My Rakshasa Kingdom’s 200,000-strong army has already been dispatched to the Great Xia Dynasty.”
"The Great Xia Dynasty is full of gold. My 200,000-strong army can bring me five or six thousand cartloads of gold with each expedition."
"And what do I gain by getting involved in your affairs?"
Upon hearing Ekaterina's words, the other party was instantly rendered speechless.
In those days, a truck could carry half a ton of cargo.
These five or six thousand horse-drawn carriages can carry two or three thousand tons of gold in one trip.
This is definitely a large sum for them.
"Your Majesty the Empress is not joking with me, is she? You can bring back so much gold from just one expedition?"
Upon hearing that a single mission could bring back thousands of tons of gold, they were immediately struck by the news.
Bonaparte immediately became interested.
“Your Majesty, I believe our two countries can cooperate on this matter.”
Ekaterina shook her head.
She didn't want to share such a good thing with anyone.
Catherine: "Your Grace, I have no intention of cooperating with anyone."
I'd rather not share so much gold with anyone.
"All I want to know now is where the Great Xia Dynasty is. As long as Her Majesty tells me the location of the Great Xia Dynasty, everything else is none of Her Majesty's business."
"Someone, see them out," Ekaterina said coldly.
Given Bonaparte's personality, once he learned of the location of the Great Xia Dynasty, he would definitely lead a large army to the Great Xia Dynasty.
By that time.
The Rakshasa Kingdom now has a formidable adversary.
This was something Ekaterina absolutely did not want to see.
Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, there's no need to be so stingy. Even if you didn't tell me, I could easily find out by asking around."
"They are the soldiers who went on this mission; they must know."
"Furthermore, the fact that you have dispatched such a large army is enough to prove that you have already been there before."
“Your Majesty, I can find the answer to this matter simply by asking around.”
There's no need to make this kind of thing so mysterious.
Upon hearing this, Ekaterina stood there motionless.
The Tsarina hadn't expected that the other side was determined to obtain intelligence.
“We can be friends.” Bonaparte approached Catherine once again. “Your Majesty, as you know, the fighting power of our empire’s army far surpasses that of the Rakshasa Kingdom.”
Under His Majesty's leadership, our empire's fighting strength is among the best in all of Europe.
Bonaparte stared intently at Catherine.
This guy's eyes are full of fire.
“They are a bunch of barbarians. I doubt you’ll end up well if you go,” Catherine threatened. “Do you want your king’s army to be routed and lose everything in the distance?”
Hahaha……
Bonaparte immediately laughed.
“Your Majesty, I truly did not expect you to be so petty,” Bonaparte said, then abruptly turned and walked out.
…………
Bonaparte returned to the inn.
"Your Excellency Duke, how did your meeting with Her Majesty the Queen go today?" The musketeer guard stepped forward quickly and asked with a smile.
“That bitch Catherine doesn’t want to cooperate with us.” Bonaparte slammed his hand on the table.
"Your Excellency, if we cannot cooperate with the Kingdom of Luocha, we will find it difficult to defeat the powerful army of the Duke of Buckingham."
"At that time, not only will the empire be disgraced, but our king will also be disgraced."
Bonaparte nodded.
"As for whether I'll be shamed or not, I don't care anymore. That bitch Ekaterina let it slip today."
I have obtained extremely important information.
At this point, Bonaparte smiled slightly.
"Go find His Excellency Vidal Sassoon and the cabinet members who accompanied him. I have something important to discuss with them."
"yes……"
Twenty minutes later, five or six people entered Bonaparte's room.
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