"What? Is Zhuge going to send a Rakshasa Grand Duke to the Ming Dynasty?" Fat Daoguang was stunned, "What are you going to do?"
"Let's get married," Mu Zhang'a said. "The message from He Zhongtang said that the Emperor Taiping of the Ming Dynasty wants to marry the Grand Duchess Nathalie, the youngest daughter of Rakshasa Tsar Paul I, as his queen."
"Is there such a thing?" Fat Daoguang frowned immediately, "Although the Emperor of Heaven is a puppet, and he is not a son after the death of his father, but the Queen is still a mother who respects the world, and she married a foreign woman to make peace? What's more? How old is Natalie this year? It has been more than twenty years since Paul I died. How old is that Emperor Taiping this year? Thirteen or fourteen years old?"
"I'd like to tell you that Grand Duchess Natalie is twenty years old this year. She is the posthumous child of Paul I. Paul I died in 1804 in the Western calendar. She was just pregnant at that time." Mu Zhang'a said, "The Emperor Taiping is ten years old. He ascended the throne at the age of five. This year is the fifth year of Taiping. He is fifteen years old. After the new year, he will be sixteen. The five-year age difference between the two is not too much. "
"Foreign women age fast. If the Emperor Taiping marries someone five years older...when the Emperor Taiping grows up, Grand Duchess Natalie will look like her mother!" Fat Daoguang snorted. He said, "I think this must be a trick of the Zhuge family!"
I was really talked about by this fat Daoguang.
"Your Majesty," Mu Zhang'a said, "what you said is absolutely true, but this trick is definitely not against us... We in Dajin still have four generations of emperors!"
There are still four generations, but that’s not much!
Fat Dao Guangxin said: "If every generation can live as long as Emperor Qianlong, it will still have some years. If there are a few short-lived ones, then... King Zhuge Wuzhong didn't accept it before he passed away. Lan Mingzhu, please speak more clearly."
Thinking of this, Fat Daoguang became melancholy again. He sighed and asked again: "Mu Zhang, you just said that opportunities are rare, what opportunities are there?"
"Your Majesty," Mu Zhang'a said with a smile, "This is an opportunity to trick the Zhuge family!"
"A trick? What trick?"
"Use that plan, Your Majesty, we have been planning it for many years and there has never been a chance...have you forgotten it?"
"Oh, I think about it," Fat Daoguang seemed to be hesitant: "But everyone in the Zhuge family can do calculations. Will this strategy be successful?"
Mu Zhang'a said: "Your Majesty, if the Zhuge family can do calculations, don't they also take into account Zhuge Weidao's bloody disaster? They can't even take into account the bloody disaster, so how can they take this into account?
In addition, the telegram from He Zhongtang also stated that the new Tsar Nicholas I of Rakshasa was trying to facilitate the marriage between his son, Grand Duke Alexander, and Princess Victoria, the third presumptive heir to the British throne. Once the marriage is successful, the game that the Zhuge family has set up for decades will be broken. It can be seen that the Zhuge family's ability to figure things out has become weaker and weaker! This may be the reason why the bloodline has become thinner and thinner after being passed down for several generations, so that the talent is getting worse and worse.
However, He Zhongtang said in the telegram that Zhuge Weidao's talent seemed not weak. When he saw Sushun, he immediately figured out that Sushun's surname was Aixinjueluo... Your Majesty, the servant thought it was him. If we miss him, we may not even be able to find this product in the future. "
After hearing Mu Zhang'a's analysis, Fat Daoguang just said "hmm" without commenting. Then he took the box where the telegram transcripts were placed, opened them, took out the two transcripts inside, and under the dim light, read one word at a time. I read each sentence carefully.
After reading it, Fat Daoguang thought about it for a while before slowly asking: "Mu Zhang, who can you ask to use this trick?"
"Nalandili," Mu Zhang'a said, "among the fairies of the Nalan family, she has the highest talent and the best appearance. Moreover, she and Zhuge Weidao are from the same sect. You can call Zhuge Weidao uncle." ..."
Fat Daoguang nodded slightly, with a regretful expression on his fat face, "It's a pity. I originally wanted to partner up with her to cultivate together, but now I have to take advantage of the one named Zhuge..."
"Your Majesty," Mu Zhang'a said with a smile, "As long as we can get the blood of the elites of the Zhuge family, this sacrifice is worth it!"
Fat Daoguang nodded, "Bloodline alone is not enough, I have to let that Zhuge figure out for me how I can break this dragon trap with my big gold!"
"Your Majesty, with Nalan Fairy's ability, that is just a trivial matter."
Daoguang breathed out: "Mu Zhang, I'll leave this matter to you!"
"嗻!"
.......
Petersburg, Moscow railway station.
This railway station was not completed until 1851 in its original history. However, because the great inventor King Zhuge Wuzhong had developed the "Wuwang steam engine" with performance comparable to the Watt steam engine decades in advance, it was earlier than expected. Decades later, it was completed in the last year of Catherine II's reign, and it has a history of thirty years now. However, the building is well maintained and looks like new, and the luxurious and rough architectural style unique to the Rakshasa Kingdom is revealed inside and out.
When Zhuge Weidao and Guo Xiaobao rushed to the train station from the Winter Palace with large and small bags of gifts (mainly books), the station was already guarded by the Tsar's Guards on the inside and the outside. Woke up.
A special train consisting of ten carriages was already waiting on the platform. However, this special train was not arranged for Zhuge Weidao and Natalie, but was shared by Zhuge Weidao, Natalie and He Shen's Jin Empire delegation... They were traveling on the same road anyway, Moreover, Zhuge Weidao and Natalie had to be guests in the Golden Empire, so they shared a train.
When Zhuge Weidao arrived, Wei Yuanda, the Ming Dynasty ambassador to Petersburg, and Huang Shuren, the newly appointed military attache of the embassy, had already arrived. The two of them were standing on the platform and talking to several Rakshasa nobles who came to see Natalie off. Talking.
Seeing Zhuge Weidao coming, Huang Shuren came out of the crowd and called Zhuge Weidao to the side of a carriage. Then he took out an envelope and handed it to him: "Daozi, this is issued by several accompanying ladies in the embassy. Appreciating books...the Grand Duchess is absolutely perfect!
This appraisal book is in duplicate, and the other copy has been given to Grand Duke Mikhail. This is for you... The Grand Duchess is on this train, and I give it to you! "
Zhuge Weidao took the envelope and found that the seal of the envelope was not glued, so he took out the letter inside and looked at it. Sure enough, it was a certificate jointly issued by the wives of Wei Yuanda and Huang Shuren, as well as the wives of two other senior officials of the embassy. The book is all signed and stamped, so it should be unmistakable.
Of course, after arriving in the Jin Empire, Zhuge Weidao will have to test it himself...
He stuffed the appraisal book into the envelope and put it away carefully, then frowned and asked in a low voice: "Zhisheng, if...I mean if, if the Grand Duchess fails to pass the inspection in Beijing, what will happen?" What are the consequences?"
"You, what do you mean?" Huang Shuren was startled by Zhuge Weidao's words and looked at him with a pair of big eyes, "You, what do you want to do?"
"I'll just ask," Zhuge Weidao said, "Is it okay to ask? Besides, I already knew this rule, but I've forgotten it now."
"That's right," Huang Shuren said. "If it doesn't pass..." he said with a serious face, "Then we will give you money and pay it back."
"What? Just give him money and give him back?" Zhuge Weidao was stunned, "Don't you want to give me a small punishment?"
He was originally worried that Natalie would be punished severely.
Huang Shuren looked at Zhuge Weidao and said, "Brother Daozi, they are all the daughters of distinguished officials from aristocratic families. What else do you want? Do you want them to be punished by being forced to dip into pig cages and ride on wooden donkeys? Do you think it's the Ming Dynasty now?"
"That's true, the emperor has no real power," Zhuge Weidao thought for a while, "What about me?"
"You? What are you?" The more Huang Shuren listened, the more he felt that something was going to happen!
"In case, I mean just in case, the Grand Duchess is on the road with someone, someone else..."
Huang Shuren looked at Zhuge Weidao, frowned and said, "According to the usual practice, you will be fined for half a year."
"That's all? Are you mistaken?" Zhuge Weidao was overjoyed. He had a fortune of millions, so it was nothing to lose half a year's salary.
Huang Shuren said: "It's unmistakable. Similar things have happened in the past... The girls sent by the Zheng family from Siam and Annan to be selected as concubines were returned, and the young master of the Zheng family who was responsible for escorting them was fined half a year's official salary. However, This is a punishment by the imperial court, not by the Zheng family."
As Huang Shuren spoke, he thought in his mind: "You are a dead pig anyway, you are no longer afraid of being scalded by boiling water. For the little things you have done, I will give you a name in the house. It will be good if you continue to be named Zhuge. Don't think about anything else." Yes. If something goes wrong again with the Grand Duchess, she will be expelled from the family. But this is just my estimate, so I won’t tell you."
"Thank you very much!" Zhuge Weidao had already asked clearly about the consequences of dealing with Natalie, and he was in a good mood. He smiled and hugged Huang Shuren, "Brother Zhi Sheng, see you later!"
What? Is this due in the future? Huang Shuren was a little bit dumbfounded when he heard what he said. Now that Tsar Nicholas I hasn't even come yet, he is in a hurry to say goodbye?
"Okay, see you later." Huang Shuren had no choice but to say goodbye to Zhuge Weidao.
Zhuge Weidao has not seen Natalie for several days. Natalie had to be busy preparing to get married, and she also had to go to the Ming Dynasty Embassy to undergo a "physical examination" - in addition to checking whether it was perfect, she also had to evaluate whether she could give birth smoothly. The results were of course quite satisfactory.
After reading Natalie's physical examination report, Zhuge Weidao couldn't help but miss her... Although he and Natalie had not known each other for a long time, he still had a close relationship with this Rakshasa. The Grand Duchess fell in love at first sight!
In the past few days, whenever he closed his eyes, what appeared in his mind was probably Natalie's angelic appearance and devilish figure.
At this moment, his lover is in the car. How can Zhuge Weidao wait? After saying goodbye to Huang Shuren, he boarded the train in three steps and two steps. After getting on the train, Zhuge Weidao discovered that there were small compartments inside the carriage, all of which were sleepers. Their destination this time is not Moscow, but Turgeysk, far away in Western Siberia. This is a small city on the edge of the Turgai River, and it is also the end point of the Rakshasa Railway heading east. It's a bit far from Petersburg, and it takes several days to get there. So the train going west consisted of two sleeper cars, a dining car, a social car, and several freight cars.
"Natalie Pavlovna, where are you?" Zhuge Weidao found that all the cubicle doors were closed, and he didn't know where his beloved Natalie was? So he started shouting loudly.
Before he finished shouting, he heard the sound of the door opening, and then that sweet female voice said: "For the sake of Tao, I'm here."
Zhuge Weidao followed the sound and saw the face he had been thinking about for several days appearing in an open door.
Zhuge Weidao couldn't hold back, so he rushed forward, and just before he could hold the beauty in his arms, a thick aunt with freckles on her face suddenly squeezed out of the open door and blocked Nata. Between Li and Zhuge Weidao, this aunt was wearing the clothes of a maid. She should be marrying Natalie to the maid. She smiled and bowed to Zhuge Weidao, and then smiled and said in Russian: "Zhuge Major, His Majesty the Tsar has arrived.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the sound of music played by a military band sounded outside...
