Chapter 1196 Kingly Domination (First update, please subscribe)
All it takes is finding a scapegoat or two.
Many times, many things are like this. When it is impossible to get a perfect ending through normal means, some options become inevitable options.
After Ignatiev led his troops back to Tashkent, he was immediately dismissed from his post. Then this Pan-Slavist, the former lieutenant general of the army who had once used deception to force the Qing Dynasty to cede 400,000 square kilometers of land, was dismissed from his post.
Before embarking on his return journey, he was visited by a major general.
"General, for your own honor, I think you need to take responsibility for your failure!"
"What? What responsibility?"
Ignatiev looked at the guy in front of him.
"Who are you representing? Is it..."
The next moment, he stopped talking. He suddenly realized that the major general in front of him was a general of the court. Who did he represent? There was no need to explain.
"General, I, I..."
"General, this is the best choice. After all, someone needs to take responsibility for the death of 3,000 Roman soldiers. Be brave, Ignatiev!"
After saying that, the major general saluted him and walked out of the room.
Be brave...
Ignatiev's eyes looked out the window in despair, then fell on the pistol on the table, and then he muttered to himself.
"Ming, damn Ming Empire, those bastards in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sacrificed the interests of Rome..."
Ignatiev was not only an officer, he was also a diplomat. In another world, he not only used his mouth to deceive the Qing Dynasty into ceding 400,000 square kilometers of land, but also induced Serbia to go to war against Turkey, promoted the Bulgarians to rebel against Turkey, and directly triggered the tenth Russo-Turkish War, and finally forced Turkey to sign the Treaty of San Stefano.
Even though this treaty was a tragedy, because Russia had to tear it up with its own hands.
But he was definitely an excellent diplomat. He knew why he became a "scapegoat" and why he had to die.
Only the dead cannot speak, and only the dead can bear all the blame.
“Damn it…”
Ignatiev cursed again while holding the pistol. He picked up the gun with a desperate look on his face. Although he was extremely unwilling in his heart, he finally pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
With a gunshot and blood splattering, the guy who took away 400,000 square kilometers of China with his mouth without firing a single shot, died just like that!
Soon an officer came in and placed a prepared suicide note on the table.
It's all over!
All the responsibilities were borne by a dead man, the responsibility for the failure, the responsibility for the border conflict. Ignatiev, the Lieutenant General of the Army who was once famous in St. Petersburg for his achievements in the Far East, died in such an ignominious way. As for the honor and other things, of course, they all turned into shame at this moment...
His whole life was connected with China, with glory on one side and shame on the other... It has to be said that fate is always so dramatic.
What is really dramatic?
It is something that cannot be obtained on the battlefield, let alone at the negotiating table. The outcome of the negotiations is determined from the beginning.
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"It was just a conflict."
In the royal estate in Yunling, Emperor Zhu and Zuo Zongtang were fishing together. It had only been less than a few years, but Zuo Zongtang, who was already 74 years old, had obviously aged a lot, but he looked in good spirits.
The reason why Emperor Zhu came here to accompany Zuo Zongtang today was all because of one reason. In another world, Zuo Zongtang recovered the Western Regions, but what about now?
With the help of the empire, Shi Dakai not only recovered the Western Regions, but also recovered Kokand, Bukhara and Turkmenistan.
"I am not worried about the conflict over there, I am worried about the future."
Zuo Zongtang looked at the emperor and said.
"Our relationship with Russia is one of mutual benefit and will inevitably be divided due to mutual benefit. This conflict seems to have been properly handled and no one has suffered any loss, but in fact the seeds of hostility have been sown. Whether it is Britain or Germany, they will definitely try every means to divide us and Russia. Once the "Four Emperors Alliance" is disintegrated, the empire's hegemony will most likely fail!"
What is the so-called "kingly hegemony"?
It means to establish a "land of peace and prosperity" in South America, to implement benevolent policies, and to enable the people of South America to live and work in peace and contentment.
Well, it can also be understood as invasion and expansion. Of course, its essence is "liberation", which is to rescue the people of South America from the dire straits of the Caudillo system.
This is the "kingly way" of the empire. What is the kingly way? This is the kingly way. The kingly way is nothing more than implementing benevolent governance and saving the people of the world.
Of course, some people are willing to enjoy the benevolent rule of the empire. Their unwillingness is only temporary. Sometimes some people are like women, saying no, but their bodies are honest, so at this time, the tyrants will assist, and in the end everyone can live happily under the rule of the empire.
In fact, Emperor Zhu also had his own little wish, but it was not a big one. He just wanted the Ming Dynasty to dominate one continent and turn the Pacific Ocean into China's inland sea.
Life always needs a small goal.
The same is true for the emperor.
"Your Majesty, what do we need? In the future, when the Empire embarks on the "Road of Kings", let the Russians, French and Austro-Hungarians be the vanguard of the Empire, and use them to contain the power of Britain and Germany, so that we can calmly defeat the Americans and the British forces in other regions."
What is the Four Emperors Alliance?
It was a strategy to drive out the wolf and swallow the tiger, but could this strategy... work forever? Zuo Zongtang was a little worried.
Nodding slightly, Emperor Zhu stared at the lake for a while before speaking.
"You mean we make some concessions on Central Asia."
"concession?"
Zuo Zongtang shook his head.
"That polar bear is too greedy. If it were any other country, appropriate concessions and goodwill could maintain the relationship, but for that polar bear, concessions cannot satisfy their appetite, and may even increase their appetite,"
This is the nature of being a polar bear!
Anyone who knows the polar bear knows that he should not be associated with it, because he is too greedy. His appetite will never be satisfied.
But... this does not prevent the use of the polar bear to achieve some goals.
"What the empire needs is to drive it, using the power of this steam roller to crush other European countries, or to use this polar bear to tear apart the old rules of the world. Perhaps in this process, the polar bear will suffer heavy damage and be covered with scars, but when the old world is destroyed..."
Emperor Zhu was silent for a moment, then spoke.
"A new world is coming!"
A new world!
A new world dominated by the Ming Dynasty!
After saying this, Emperor Zhu looked at the elderly Zuo Zongtang and smiled.
"Zuo Qing, when the time comes, you will go with me to witness this new world! Witness the kingdom of my Ming Dynasty!"
Although the term "land of peace and prosperity" has been ruined in another world, it does not prevent Emperor Zhu from using it.
After all, this word comes from China, and it embodies the ideals and wishes of the Chinese ancestors. It is not a bad idea to bring it out now and let people all over the world experience the Chinese civilization.
"Your Majesty, if I could live to see such a prosperous era, I would die with no regrets..."
The king and his minister chatted with each other like this, and what they talked about was nothing more than some kind of hope for the world.
Of course, it is more of a yearning, a yearning for the future kingly world.
In fact, the Chinese are like this. They will never be able to carry out colonial rule as barbarically as the Anglo-Saxons and exploit the whole world.
The Chinese are civilized at heart, and a land of peace and prosperity under the rule of the king is what they desire.
(End of this chapter)
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