The sun never sets in America

Chapter 326 The Prince’s Visit: Tsarist Russia

In summer in Russia, there are busy people everywhere, and the entire Russian land seems to have revived.

Standing on the streets of St. Petersburg, Liu Yu looked at the people "coming and going" as if he was watching a "mime".

It wasn't until Sophie beside him pulled him that he instinctively moved forward.

And beside him were some "guards" sent by the Tsar.

These people are specifically responsible for Liu Yu's safety. After a brief meeting yesterday, Liu Yu expressed to Nicholas that he hoped to visit St. Petersburg. Nicholas was embarrassed to refuse, but he was afraid that something would happen to this "ancestor", so he finally sent many The guards of the Winter Palace protected him.

(Time and space effect, Nikolai did not commit suicide)

Looking at the small river in front of him and the houses on both sides of the river, Liu Yu felt like he was back in Austria, or Vienna.

No wonder the world says that St. Petersburg is the most European place in Russia. Today Liu Yu has seen it.

It's just that knowledge is knowledge, but the thing Liu Yu wants to see most, Tsar Nicholas, is still "tightly silent".

Or maybe I don't want him to see it at all.

Liu Yu didn't have any good ideas for such a "stingy" Tsar. It couldn't be said that he wanted to visit the shipyard because he wanted to know the level of Russian shipbuilding and see if it had any use value, right? ?

If you really say that, wouldn't it be "asking for nothing"?

It is also for this reason that Liu Yu can only roughly estimate the strength of the Russian Empire by visiting the city.

In fact, what he wanted to go to most was Western Siberia, because there was the only industry in Siberia except the Beihai region of Han Dynasty.

But after Nikolay rejected the shipyard, he didn't mention it because it would give people the feeling that Han was "eyeing" Siberia and would aggravate the Russians' distrust.

Since the end of the Russo-Turkish War, there has actually been a period of "tension" between China and Russia. After all, just after the war, Russia was full of "distrust" of Han.

Some radicals even shouted:

"The Second Russo-Chinese War!!"

Of course, this so-called "war" eventually became a "slogan" under the Han Dynasty's Jin-Yuan offensive.

But this does not mean that there are no conflicts between the two sides. Just having Eastern Siberia completely blocking Russia's eastward path is enough to make the Russians hold grudges.

However, there is no way to solve all this. This is the main reason why Liu Peng summoned the Russian minister many times in the country, in order to completely resolve these contradictions.

Liu Yu came this time with the same mission.

But after experiencing the "indifference" of Tsar Nicholas, Liu Yu had to change part of his strategy.

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Nicholas stood in a "painting room" in the Winter Palace, looking at the "oil paintings" left by the tsars of the past dynasties, especially some oil paintings representing Constantinople, which made him stop many times, but in the end he disappeared. For a heavy "sigh".

At this time, information about Liu Yu also arrived as promised.

"He really just walked around the city and didn't ask to go to other places, such as the arsenal??"

"Yes, that prince didn't ask for anything, he even just asked for money once."

"How much do you want??"

"He asked for two rubles and bought two matryoshka dolls."

After hearing these words, Nicholas fell silent, and finally asked:

"Has he not been in contact with anyone anymore??"

"No, he just took the British woman with him for a rowing trip."

Nicholas was silent again, and finally waved the shady people to retreat.

Nicholas's wife, Queen Alexandra, walked up to him, stroked his broad back, and asked carefully:

"Nicholas, what's wrong with you??"

Nicholas turned back, held the queen's hand, and answered in a "worrying" tone:

"The prince of Han is here. I don't know whether he is God's will or a messenger of Satan!!"

Queen Alexandra stretched out her hand to touch Nicholas' bearded face, with a hint of "heartache" in her eyes, and said in a gentle tone:

"Nicholas, you originally said you wanted to commit suicide. Do you know how scared I am??"

"Now that the prince is here, we should let him go. Russia can't jump into the quagmire anymore. We can't afford to lose..."

"Do not……"

Nicholas held the queen's hand tightly and said with "excited" eyes:

"This time is different. We will succeed. I have a feeling that we will succeed this time. We will win!!"

"We will get what we want. Once we succeed, I will become the greatest person in European history, and you will become the greatest queen!!"

Queen Alexandra looked at her husband's "excited" look. She was very scared, just like a few years ago. You must know that in that failure of losing hundreds of thousands and ceding a large amount of land, Nicholas, and She, or the royal family as a whole, isn't as "safe" as people think.

On the contrary, the constitutionalists have been talking about establishing a cabinet system, and even some lunatics want to create a Russia without a tsar.

But is Russia still Russia without the Czar? ?

These nobles cannot bear this! !

Therefore, rounds of bloody and brutal repressions unfolded in Russia.

What was heard was the sound of heads falling to the ground, but what was received was the response of the pulse of the empire.

In such a complicated situation, Nicholas, who once claimed to be a European military policeman, is gone and replaced by an old middle-aged man.

An old man whose energy is getting weaker and weaker! !

Looking at the worried Queen Alexandra, Nicholas was stunned for a long time, and finally hugged her for a long time, and finally said:

"My dear, believe me again, I can do it, we will succeed!!"

Queen Alexandra's hand holding Nicholas loosened, and finally tightened again, kissed Nicholas' face, and whispered in his ear:

"May God bless you and bless Russia!!"

Nicholas hugged him tighter! !

In the corridor, Nicholas and Queen Alexandra were like an ordinary couple, comforting each other, chatting about young things, and bursting into laughter from time to time.

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"Forehead!!"

Liu Yu stretched out and got up from the bed, looked at Sophie beside him, showed an "ambiguous" smile at the corner of his mouth, and finally kissed the other party's sleeping face.

"When she woke up, she said I had something to do and went out."

"By the way, help her prepare a breakfast, French style, not Russian style."

After Liu Yu went out, he gave a few instructions to the Russian attendants, and then hurriedly left in the carriage.

On the way to the Winter Palace, he just looked at the scenery and the European-style cities until he reached his destination.

Before getting off the car, Liu Yu took out the small mirror he carried with him and tidied his clothes and hair.

"Your Highness, please come this way!!"

Listening to the familiar French, Liu Yu did not speak, but felt a little funny in his heart. After all, after spending a day shopping yesterday, most people still spoke Russian except for those rich Russians or nobles.

Especially when he learned that these nobles did not speak Russian, he was surprised at first, but he soon understood.

After all, Slavic means slave. How can those nobles who claim to be civilized use the language of slaves.

Of course, this does not prevent this group of nobles from seeking benefits in the name of Slavia.

When Liu Yu walked through the rooms he had visited the day before yesterday and came to the room that symbolized Russia's highest power, Nicholas and Queen Alexandra had been waiting for a long time.

"We meet again, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!!"

Nicholas called Liu Yu Prince in private, but in public, in order to maintain the so-called respectability, he stubbornly chose the French title of Crown Prince.

Liu Yu didn't care, after all, the czar had done just that the day before yesterday.

"Hello, Queen!!"

Although Liu Yu didn't care, it didn't mean that he had no temper. After all, other countries had specially invented Chinese translations for him, but this Nikolai wanted to "confront him", so he directly passed over Nikolai and chose Shake hands with the Queen.

Nicholas stood aside and felt very embarrassed. In the end, he could only endure his "anger" and asked Liu Yu to come in.

After entering the inner room, Liu Yu looked at a painting and walked up to ask:

"Your Majesty, what is this??"

"It's an oil painting left by my grandfather."

Nikolai said that the history of the Romanov family was "ecstatic", as if it was a very glorious thing.

Liu Yu seemed to ask questions knowingly:

“Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, Russia has the right to inherit Byzantium, right??”

Nicholas didn't know what Liu Yu meant, but he still answered happily:

"Yes, ever since my ancestor married a Byzantine princess, the Romanov family has had the right to inherit the Roman Empire!!"

Nicholas did not say Byzantium, but "Rome".

Liu Yu didn't seem to care about what Nicholas said, but said in a pityful tone:

"It's a pity that Byzantium can't come back, and Russia will still be Russia!!"

“No, Russia can’t always be Russia!!”

Liu Yu's words directly stimulated Nicholas. When he heard that Russia will always be Russia, he felt as if his "vital point" had been grasped and he retorted loudly. Queen Alexandra's expression immediately changed. She stepped forward to support Nicholas, rubbed his back with her hands, and said in an accusing tone:

“Why are you so excited about this kind of thing!!”

"Don't you know your body clearly??"

Nicholas took a few breaths, and finally sat on a soft chair with the support of Queen Alexandra.

Liu Yu, who was opposite him, ran over in "fear" and "apologized."

Listening to this young man's "apology", Nicholas's heart, which had finally calmed down, became noisy again.

Liu Yu looked at Nikolai, who was starting to look strange, and gave up the temptation. He was afraid that if he continued talking, he would repeat Zhuge Liang's "myth."

Liu Yu finally changed his tone and said to Nicholas:

"Your Majesty, I think you should understand what I mean."

“Only if we unite, Russia, can we get what we want!!”

Nicholas finally calmed down, and after hearing these words, he couldn't help but ask vigorously:

“Would Napoleon III agree??”

"Can he agree to Russia's demands??"

After saying that, Nicholas looked directly at Liu Yu, hoping to see "clues" from this young and somewhat excessive face.

Liu Yu did not speak, but also took a soft chair and sat down. Queen Alexandra greeted her servants to bring tea.

Liu Yu thanked him, took a sip of black tea without seasoning, and finally looked at Nicholas who was completely calm. The two looked at each other like this for a long time. Finally, Nicholas couldn't help but asked:

"You should understand that Napoleon III was a careerist. He coveted the land in Italy. He hoped to control the Mediterranean, control Egypt, and then build the so-called canal!!"

"Finally completing what he called the Napoleonic Empire..."

Nicholas's tone was full of disdain and "fear" for Napoleon III.

As an ambitious man who also wanted to complete his family's mission, Nicholas smelled the same scent on Napoleon III. This scent made him sick, and he disliked it, or in other words, repulsed the same kind.

"Young man, don't think I don't know. You went to Prussia. You want the Prussians to join in, right?"

Nicola looked at Liu Yu who had not yet answered, and couldn't help but break the "calm".

"Your Majesty, wouldn't it be nice to have one more helper??"

Liu Yu's answer was "avoiding the important and taking the easy".

"No, I don't think it's a good thing to get the Prussians on board."

"In fact, they are also ambitious. They hope to unify Germany. If Germany is unified, it will be a great country after us!!"

"And they are too close to Poland and too dangerous!!"

Nicholas rattled off a lot of reasons for opposing Prussia.

Liu Yu looked at this man who had the same "characteristics" as Napoleon III, and finally said:

"Your Majesty, if we don't let the Prussians join in, they will look like the British, which will be very detrimental to us!!"

"We must ensure that the isolation of British people in Europe is completed!!"

"Think about it once Prussia joins our ranks, who else can the British turn to? The decadent Ottomans, the internally chaotic Austria, or the so-called mercenaries in Northern Europe??"

"Your Majesty, they can't find anything!!"

Liu Yu said the most heart-warming words in a tone full of "temptation".

"Don't think that I don't know that once the war starts, you will be held back by the United States. In other words, your purpose is to let us help you stop the British so that you can complete your so-called American hegemony!!"

Nicholas hit Liu Yu's target with one word.

Liu Yu took a sip of black tea, tasted a piece of chocolate cake made by Queen Alexandra, frowned and said to Nicholas:

"Your Majesty, I don't understand why you think we will use Russia as a shield. In fact, everyone is not a fool, not the French, not Napoleon III, and neither is William of Prussia!!"

"If we are for the so-called shield, then now we and the French should stir up problems in India, not the so-called Europe!!"

"You know, India is the real weakness of the British!!"

Liu Yu's tone was very smooth, unlike a person of his age.

Nicholas looked carefully at the handsome young man opposite him, stood up, took out a newspaper from the drawer, and handed it to Liu Yu.

(Conflict between Egypt and Britain)

This was the first sight Liu Yu saw, but this first sight was enough to attract him. As he watched, he understood what Nicholas meant.

Liu Yu put away the newspaper and then spoke:

"The British control the oceans like a shepherd watching sheep, and the so-called Royal Navy is like a sheepdog, chasing the sheep tirelessly."

"And we are the wild wolves outside the pasture. We want to enter the pasture all the time and prey on the fat lambs."

After hearing this, Nicholas nodded slightly.

"Those so-called countries in Europe are either pawns of the British, or they can become pawns at any time. In a war, they are the biggest threat!!"

“We have to do a liquidation!!”

Liu Yu said the harshest words in the gentlest tone.

“Will the French move ahead??”

Nicholas couldn't help but ask.

"No, it won't!!"

"Napoleon III was very smart. He would not do such a thing. He would only jump out when we are all in."

Liu Yu shook his head, with a look of helplessness on his face. He was convinced by Napoleon III. He clearly cared about him the most, but he always had to show that he didn't care.

It seems like everyone can’t move around once they leave France.

"What, he doesn't want to!!"

“Then it’s useless to form an alliance!!”

When Nicholas heard this, he "went into a rage". His resentment towards Napoleon III had now reached its peak.

"Your Majesty, he is afraid that we will betray France. After all, Napoleon's lesson is not trivial."

Hearing this, Nicholas was a little embarrassed.

"But if the French don't join in, how do I know if you will sell Russia??"

"After all, we are not friends!!"

Liu Yu pretended not to hear Nicholas's hint and said directly:

"Although the French are unwilling to jump out, I think someone will hope that they will jump out!!"

A "meaningful" smile appeared on Liu Yu's face.

Nicholas looked at Liu Yu's face, thought carefully for a few times, and finally said:

“You mean, Italian!!”

Liu Yu raised his eyebrows but said nothing.

Nicholas picked up the teacup, drank most of it, walked to Liu Yu, looked at him and said:

"You should understand that Napoleon III is not that easy to fool, and the Italians may not necessarily let him join."

“What about adding this??”

Liu Yu picked up the newspaper that he had just put away, and it just happened to reveal "Conflict between Egypt and Britain."

Nicholas stared at the information in the newspaper, looked at the Han prince opposite again "carefully", and couldn't help but ask:

"Who did you learn from to be so cunning and shameless??"

"That glorious father of yours??"

Liu Yu picked up the teacup filled by the attendant from the table, replaced the wine with tea, and faced Nicholas.

Nicholas didn't know what it meant, but he still clinked glasses with him.

After touching it, I heard a sentence:

"Your Majesty, my father is greater than you think. He would not do such a thing!!"

"Why??"

Nicholas asked in confusion.

Liu Yu’s eyes were complicated and he answered:

"Because he is a real emperor!!"

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(End of this chapter)