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Chapter 11 Andre

The majestic Yekaterin Palace located on the banks of the Neva River is a rectangular English-style castle building. George has an independent study room and gym, as well as a spacious hall, which was originally used for Yekaterina. The place where he practiced ballet in his spare time has now become George's boxing gym.

If Ya Er had not been assassinated, George would have been able to receive physical training.

The royal family arranges a variety of training courses for the princes, and the princes can choose freely. Nicholas chose tennis, rowing, and riding.

George dislikes sports such as tennis and rowing.

Riding skills have to be learned, and four legs are definitely faster than two legs.

In 1881, the automobile had not yet been invented, the speed of trains was about 30 kilometers per hour, and horses were the most important means of transportation.

George has two Akhalte gold horses, which he keeps at the imperial estate outside St. Petersburg. These two horses are tribute horses presented to Ya Er by the Brahahan Kingdom. They were only over a year old when they were sent over, and they are not yet adults. .

The Brakhahan state is Turkmenistan, which became a vassal of the Russian Empire three years ago.

The Akhal Tekin horse is the legendary horse that sweats blood.

In addition to riding, George also chose boxing and shooting.

Shooting is easy. Excellent shooters are fed by bullets. George transformed the basement of the Yekaterin Palace into a shooting range. This work is currently in progress. When the shooting range is transformed, George will start relevant training.

Boxing needs an excellent teacher, and there is no shortage of talents in this field. General Ye Luoxin, Ya Er's attendant, is an excellent boxer.

Yeluoxin once served in the Guards and performed well in the Tenth Russo-Turkish War. Later, he came to Ya Er and served as Ya Er's general attendant.

When Ya'er was assassinated, Ye Luoxin was beside Ya'er.

The assassination process of Ya Er was full of drama. At that time, the first bomb of the People's Democratic Party did not hit the carriage in which Ya Er was riding, and only injured the guard and the coachman.

Regardless of Ye Luoxin's dissuasion, Yaer did not leave the scene directly and return to the Winter Palace. Instead, he insisted on getting out of the car to visit the injured guard and asked the assassin face to face why he wanted to assassinate him.

This gave the Narodnaya Volya the opportunity to carry out a second assassination.

Yaer was assassinated, and Ye Luoxin was inevitably implicated and forced to leave the Guards.

George's afternoon task was to go with Yekaterina to find Ye Luoxin and ask Ye Luoxin to be George's boxing teacher.

"Do you remember General Ye Luoxin? He was the bearded man who often followed your father. He was not an ordinary attendant general, but a real general. He was an outstanding Cossack. He killed many people with his own hands in the war. It wasn't him who was responsible for your father's assassination, it was the Narodnaya Volya people who deserved it, don't hate him." Ekaterina was approachable, and if it were Maria, she wouldn't have condescended to invite her with just one sentence.

This can also prove that Catherine takes this matter seriously.

Although George had never had any contact with Ya Er, after getting to know him over this period of time, George roughly pieced together an image of Ya Er in his mind.

For the Russian Empire, Ya Er was a qualified tsar. His achievements in the Russian Empire were not only comparable to those of the two great emperors, but compared with those of Ya San and Ni Er, it was also a world of difference.

The Russian Empire regained its status as one of the most powerful countries in Europe during the reign of Alexander II.

Russia's territory expanded by 450 million square kilometers during Asia II. Even excluding Alaska sold to the United States, there are still more than 200 million square kilometers left.

Ya Er led the Alliance of Three Emperors externally and abolished serfdom internally. Before his assassination, Ya Er was preparing to promulgate a constitution to transform the Russian Empire into a constitutional monarchy similar to the United Kingdom.

If all this succeeds, the future of the world will be completely different. It’s a pity that all this came to an abrupt end with the assassination of Ya Er.

George didn't say anything, and he didn't hate Ye Luoxin. He and Yaer had no feelings, so how could they hate her.

Ye LuoXin lived not far from the Winter Palace. When George saw Ye LuoXin, Ye LuoXin was sawing wood with his son Andrei. Firewood is the main fuel for Russians.

It rained last night, but Ye Luoxin's house was very clean, with no water or mud.

Ye Luoxin did not expect that Yekaterina would come to him. When he saw Yekaterina, Ye Luoxin had red circles in his eyes.

"Your Highness, I'm sorry-"

Ekaterina never looks at people with her nostrils like Maria. Years of practicing ballet have made Ekaterina tall and straight. Her manners are also impeccable. She crosses her hands in front of her belly and looks directly at Yekaterina with sincere eyes. Luo Xin.

"No need to apologize, you have fulfilled your responsibility. I am not here to blame you, but to invite you to be George's boxing, riding, and shooting professor."

Ekaterina used her talents to solve all three problems at once.

Ye Luoxin was so excited that she could not say a word. He did not expect to regain Yekaterina's trust.

Loyalty to the Tsar was the highest honor for Cossacks.

Cossacks were ready to serve the Tsar from the moment they were born, and many of them knew nothing but fighting.

The same goes for Ye Luoxin. During the time she left the Guards, Ye Luoxin didn't know what else she could do. She lived like a walking zombie, worse than dead.

Now that he can return to the Guards, Ye Luoxin couldn't agree more.

"I'm sorry, I can't let you become the tsar's general attendant again, so you can only be George's tutor." After so many years in the palace, Catherine can still treat people whose status is inferior to hers with this attitude , it’s really rare.

Generals-in-waiting are actually the sword-carrying bodyguards in front of the Tsar. Many generals in Russia have served as generals-in-waiting to the Tsar. This is a proud honor for Russian soldiers.

Becoming George's tutor may not be as prominent as the general's attendant, but he can do what he is best at. Ye Luoxin is very happy, and he has finally found his value again.

"Hello, my name is George, what's your name?" When Yekaterina interviewed Ye Luoxin, George focused on Andre.

Andre was only six years older than George, and he had already begun to grow a beard. He had originally been included in the reserve list of the Guards, waiting to be called up by the Guards.

If there had not been the assassination of Ya Er, Andre would probably have entered the Guards in a few years.

It's very difficult now. Ye Luoxin has been stained by the assassination of Ya Er for the rest of his life. Andrei has also been implicated and has been removed from the reserve list of the Guards.

"My name is Andre -" Andre was wearing Ye Luoxin's old military uniform, which was a little fat and didn't fit well.

George is also wearing a military uniform, but it is a custom-made military uniform dress, which is fit and handsome.

Andre looked at George calmly, not envious, not jealous, and not flattered. Ye Luoxin educated him very well.

(End of this chapter)