This war was a self-defense counterattack launched by the Qing Dynasty to protect its sovereignty over the Heilongjiang River basin.
At the time, the Qing court was too busy dealing with the Three Feudatories to spare any attention. After Emperor Kangxi quelled the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories, he began to think about how to deal with these uninvited guests who had invaded Heilongjiang.
He first made an eastern tour of the Kwantung region, ostensibly to visit the Manchu homeland, but in reality to intimidate the Mongol princes and deal with Tsarist Russia.
At that time, Tsarist Russia's infiltration of Heilongjiang was already very serious, and they would often enter Heilongjiang territory to kill people. The Heilongjiang General appointed by the Qing government was completely helpless.
Kangxi first built 19 post stations to open up channels for the transmission of supplies and intelligence, and at the same time ordered General Sabsu to clear out the strongholds of the Russian Kingdom.
By 1682, the only remaining stronghold of the Russian Empire was the fortified city of Yaksa; all other strongholds had been eliminated.
The North has always been of paramount importance, especially since the Manchus' ancestral home was in the Northeast.
Therefore, Emperor Kangxi always harbored resentment towards Yaksa, and soon after, the Qing court issued an ultimatum demanding that the Russians withdraw from Yaksa.
However, the Russians resolutely refused to withdraw.
As a result, the Qing government launched two large-scale attacks on Yaksa between 1684 and 1686. The Qing government surrounded Yaksa on three sides and blocked it with trenches, making it impenetrable. In the end, only 66 of the 826 Russian invaders were left, and they withdrew from Yaksa in a sorry state.
When the news reached Moscow, Sofia, the regent of Russia, panicked and quickly sent ministers to negotiate with the Qing court, which led to the Treaty of Yaksa.
Chengze continued to correspond with Xue Li and Ning Chukuo.
Therefore, Yinzhi, who was excited about his wedding, was unaware that he was being watched.
Chengze repeatedly requested permission to send troops to Russia, vowing to defend the territorial integrity of his country.
Chengze was fully aware of Kangxi's plan!
So he calculated everything perfectly; this is a calculated scheme!
Either he goes, swearing not to back down, and then secretly hands him over to his sister, making it easier to swallow that behemoth in the north in the future.
Either let Yinzhi, who is eager to make a name for himself, go, and delay it for a year or two until he ascends the throne!
Chengze had a beautiful plan, so he strongly advocated for war!
He doesn't want to give up a large piece of land for nothing!
In contrast, the more robust and powerful Yinzhi would not stand for it. In terms of martial prowess, he was number one and no one dared to say he was number two!
Therefore, they pleaded with Emperor Kangxi to grant their request!
Kangxi looked somewhat annoyed, but he was secretly delighted!
Liang Jiugong's praise of Kangxi, saying "Like father, like son," almost made Kangxi feel elated.
However, Kangxi used the upcoming wedding of Yinzhi as an excuse to keep quiet about it.
Soon after, Yinzhi married Lady Irgen Gioro.
Yinzhi wanted to request an imperial decree, but then he learned that the primary wife and two secondary wives in Chengze's residence were all pregnant.
Yinzhi began practicing martial arts during the day and working diligently at night!
In 1686, the 25th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the Yaksa War ended, and the two countries began to sit down for peace negotiations and sign the Treaty of Nerchinsk between China and Russia.
The Treaty of Nerchinsk has always been controversial in historical evaluation.
Some scholars believe this was an unequal treaty because it caused the Qing Dynasty to lose some territory.
Other scholars argue that it was a relatively equal treaty because it was reached on the basis of equal consultation between the two sides and laid the foundation for the Qing Dynasty's territorial expansion.
The signing of this treaty was quite difficult at the time.
In fact, the signing of this treaty in 1686 was quite difficult at the time. In fact, in the fifteenth year of Kangxi (1676), the Russian envoy, Laiguoni, had visited the Qing court.
At that time, the only people who could communicate with him were missionaries who had come to the Qing Dynasty earlier. Therefore, Ferdinand Verbiest, a missionary who was highly regarded by Emperor Kangxi, became Reigoni's messenger.
However, missionaries were not secretaries protecting the interests of the Qing court, since, in their eyes, the Russian Tsar was, after all, a believer in God.
However, Emperor Kangxi did not believe in Christianity, so missionaries such as Ferdinand Verbiest passed on a lot of confidential information to Regoni and helped them bribe many important Qing officials.
As a result, the Russians, with their inexplicable self-confidence, refused to back down and were utterly defeated by the Qing Dynasty.
However, missionaries still served as translators in this negotiation, which shows how much importance the Qing court attached to it, sending Grand Secretary Suo'etu to take charge, which was equivalent to sending the prime minister of the court as an ambassador.
This also ensured the strength of the Treaty of Nerchinsk.
Later Russian historians firmly believed that the final boundary drawn by the Treaty of Nerchinsk was a national humiliation: "Under these circumstances, the Buryat people voluntarily joined the Russian state, and at the same time, the Buryat people in Transbaikal also voluntarily joined Russia after seeing Russia's military advantage."
However, the Qing Dynasty's "aggression" caused Russia to lose these territories that it had voluntarily joined. Therefore, Russia has always believed that it was at a disadvantage in terms of the borders of the Heilongjiang region.
However, domestic scholars often believe that my country should have had a larger territory under the Treaty of Nerchinsk, since Lake Baikal, where Su Wu herded sheep, has been within my country's sphere of influence since ancient times. Therefore, my country actually suffered a great loss.
This leads to a particularly interesting phenomenon: both sides feel they have been taken advantage of, and neither side has actually benefited.
At this moment, Chengze's men presented them with new-style cannons.
In addition, there was the Western trade overseen by Ning Chuge!
With a full national treasury and a powerful military, this contract naturally needs to be reneged on!
Chengze led his men to negotiate, while Yinzhi, carrying a weapon, exuded a murderous aura, aiming to intimidate.
He exudes an aura of being ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
The Rakshasa Kingdom was furious but unwilling to accept defeat!
We had no choice but to back down!
When the news reached the Qing Dynasty, the common people were fine, but the palace was filled with joy.
Emperor Kangxi issued an edict conferring upon Chengze the title of Prince Yong.
After Yinzhi returned with his weapon in hand, he quietly pursed his lips upon hearing the imperial edict.
Emperor Kangxi was very pleased, as it just so happened that the imperial concubine selection was taking place this year!
With Sherry absent, Kangxi arranged for Chengze to marry two more princesses.
Yinzhi refused, after all, he had just gotten married and did not want to hurt his wife's feelings.
Bao Cheng and Cheng Zhen were the same age, but Kangxi wanted to choose a good consort for Bao Cheng, so he only bestowed two princesses upon each of them first.
Of course, the attitudes of the court officials and Emperor Kangxi were even more important!
After their wedding, they entered the imperial court, and it was obvious to the naked eye that the brothers began to quarrel, which Kangxi was happy to see.
The Han officials whom Kangxi relied on kept insisting that the eldest son should be respected!
He is currently in good health and has no plans to decide on a prince so soon.
Putting everything else aside, establishing a new crown prince would be difficult for the deposed crown prince alone.
Emperor Kangxi still had some affection for Bao Cheng.
In addition, Yinzhi had witnessed Kangxi's unique favoritism towards Baocheng since childhood.
The title of "legitimate son" still filled him with both jealousy and hatred, and he felt that Chengze thought so too.
He was obsessed with having children with his wife!
In May of that year, several children were born in the imperial harem.
Among them was the future Yinxiang!
As for Xue Li, who was far away in Jiangnan, Kangxi did not ask her to return, nor did Xue Li inquire about it.
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