Zhuge Weidao left Petersburg in January 1826 in the Western calendar. Along the way, he first took a train, then a horse-drawn sleigh, then a horse-drawn carriage, and then rested for a few days in Bagua City to sort out what should be done and what should not be done. All the things I needed to do were taken care of, and I finally set foot on the eastbound road again. It wasn't until May 1826 that we approached the westernmost border of the Ming Dynasty, which was still arrogant.
At this time, it is spring time on the Yili grassland. The warm spring breeze blows on the grassland moistened by the melting snow of the Tianshan Mountains. The grass that has almost reached the thighs of an adult is rolling in the wind, making it look like the sea. The waves are rising and falling. Among the boundless green waves, small yurts are dotted here and there. Large herds of cattle and sheep flow in the sea of green grass. This scenery could be used to write a poem.
"Sister Natalie, look, there is a bastion there... It should be the border bastion of the Ming Dynasty. We have finally arrived in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Sister Nalan, do you really want to go to Daming?"
"Well, of course, the Ming Dynasty is the dynasty... I heard that the city of Beijing is bigger than the ten Bagua cities. There are many delicious and fun places in the city!"
"Really? Then can I take my sister to play around in Beijing?"
"well......"
The cheerful conversation between the two good sisters once again successfully attracted Zhuge Weidao's attention. His eyes turned from the surrounding grassland scenery to the two wearing curtain hats, riding long-legged horses, and walking in front of them. The backs of the two good sisters at the front of the team. Those are Natalie and Nalandili, and they are actually getting along now!
Natalie had lost her temper before because Nalandili was coming and she broke something and almost turned into a female furry bear. But somehow, after she and Nalandili got along for a few days, the two actually became inseparable and good sisters who talked about everything. Along the way, they even ate and slept together, which seemed like a good thing. So much so that Zhuge Weidao had some doubts about Natalie's orientation... If things continue like this, don't forget that Zhuge Weidao didn't take Fairy Nalan away, and Natalie would strike first!
Who will be Fairy Nalan then? Who is Natalie? Zhuge Weidao...what is his status in this family?
Just thinking about it makes me anxious!
When Zhuge Weidao was anxious, a bugle suddenly sounded from the fortress in front. Zhuge Weidao quickly raised a telescope to take a look, and saw that a group of cavalry had rushed out of the bastion at some point. They were all wearing gray woolen uniforms, carrying rifles on their backs, and wearing black steel helmets on their heads. The sun shines on the dark steel helmet, reflecting a chilling light.
Just looking at the appearance of this team of cavalry, it seems that the Ming Empire's armaments are not lax at the moment - after all, there has been no major war in the Yili area since King Wuzhong, and the top of the sky is a small battle to suppress bandits and quell chaos.
"Stop advancing... whole team!"
The No. 18 Banner leader who was leading the escort suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs, followed by a loud and rapid bugle.
The people escorting Zhuge Weidao, Natalie and others through the Jin Empire were all the Eight Banners vests of the Jin Empire. When they heard the order, they immediately stopped their horses, and then ran to the back of the convoy like a gust of wind and formed a horizontal line. He has a tall head, tall chest and protruding belly, and looks very impressive.
Zhuge Weidao also stopped his Yangma, and then looked back at these Eight Banners soldiers. These Eight Banners soldiers... definitely don't smoke "cigarettes", and they probably can't afford "cigarettes", so they are all in good spirits. Plump and stocky. Their equestrian skills looked good, and no one fell off their horses along the way.
As for their mounted archery...bows and arrows have been eliminated, and all have been replaced by revolvers, and they are also equipped with sabers for slashing people. Cotton armor and gun helmets seem to have become ceremonial clothing. Zhuge Weidao saw them in Bagua City. However, the Eight Banners soldiers who escorted him across the territory of the Jin Empire all wore black or dark blue robes and mandarin jackets. They had no helmets on their heads, only a warm hat without a top and tassel.
Zhuge Weidao looked at their neat appearance and thought in his heart: "Looking at their appearance, they should be the soldiers of the East India Company, right? I really look forward to the scene where the Qing Dynasty asks Great Britain for money!"
"Master 108! Master 108...you are suffering!"
When Zhuge Weidao was assessing the combat strength of the Eight Banners soldiers of the Jin Empire, someone behind him suddenly shouted something like "One Hundred and Eighth Master", and he didn't know who it was? Just as he was thinking of this, Yu Hui, the Ming Dynasty ambassador to Bagua City who came with him, had already spoken: "Daozi, Daozi, someone is calling you... someone from your family is here to pick you up!"
This Yu Hui was not supposed to come with him, but when Zhuge Weidao left Bagua City, he suddenly received an urgent message from Lin Zexu, Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking him to return home to report on his duties, so he followed him.
But Zhuge Weidao couldn't touch Natalie and Fairy Nalan along the way, so he could only go with this "handsome guy Yu" and Guo Xiaobao.
"Call me?" Zhuge Weidao was stunned, "I am Master 108?"
Guo Xiaobao on the other side smiled and said: "Yes, brother Daozi, you can do one hundred and eight!"
Zhuge Weidao was shocked: "I, I have one hundred and seven brothers above me?"
Guo Xiaobao nodded and said: "Yes, this still has the order of the characters in the generation, not counting those who died young and did not enter the Longzhong family... You still have dozens of younger brothers. ! This is a big family!"
Big family?
Big stallion huh?
Zhuge Weidaoxin said: "No wonder Natalie and Mikhail said that I have many brothers and the competition is fierce... I didn't expect that 'Zhuge Military Advisor' would be involved like this!"
Thinking of becoming a "strategist", Zhuge Weidao quickly asked Yu Hui and Guo Xiaobao: "Changfu, Baozhi, how many military advisors are there in the Zhuge family now?"
"Seventeen," Guo Xiaobao said, "Brother Daozi, the one you want to choose is the Eighteenth Military Advisor."
"There are quite a few," Zhuge Weidao said, "There are eighteen military advisors out of more than one hundred brothers, more than one percent."
"More than a hundred," Guo Xiaobao said, "Brother Daozi, don't forget that there are uncles from the Zi generation and juniors from the Yang generation, Wei generation, and Si generation... Your family has five generations under one roof. !”
"Five generations living under one roof?" Zhuge Weidao asked, "How many Zhuges are there?"
"There are more than 800 men who have already been married," Guo Xiaobao said, "and there are many talented people among them."
"Eight hundred Zhuge..."
Zhuge Weixin said: "Zhuge Liang and King Zhuge Wuzhong are far behind. Zhuge Liang has eight hundred little Zhuges under his command. Counting them all together, Sima Yi will definitely kneel down!"
When he was shocked by "Eight Hundred Zhuge", the gray cavalry wearing steel helmets had stopped dozens of steps in front of Natalie and Nalandili, and also eliminated the two rows, looking at They are all quite impressive too.
Along with these gray-clothed cavalry came several men in civilian clothes. One of them seemed to be very close to Zhuge Weidao. He was crying "One Hundred and Eighth Lord" while riding, and did not stop with the cavalry. , but ran directly to Zhuge Weidao, reined in the horse, turned over and dismounted, and bowed to Zhuge Weidao respectfully: "He Tianran, my subordinate, pays homage to Master One Hundred and Eighth. Master Ba, are your injuries feeling better?"
Subordinate?
He Tianran?
Zhuge Weidao looked at the man in his thirties who was saluting him. He looked like a talented man, gentle and elegant, but he looked more like a businessman than an officer.
"Brother Daozi," Guo Xiaobao knew that Zhuge Weidao must not have remembered who He Tianran was, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Brother He's cousin is Mu Ru. He is a college classmate of your brother, Eighty-Eighth Master, and is also your manager. "
"Manager?" Zhuge Weidao didn't understand, "Why?"
Guo Xiaobao said patiently: "He will manage all the inheritance your father has given you."
"Heritage..." When Zhuge Weidao heard this, he immediately became interested. He smiled on his horse and said to Na He Tianran, "Mu Ru, my injury is no longer harmful. It just shocked my soul. I forgot something and I will ask you for advice later."
"Don't dare ask for advice. If you don't understand anything, Master One Hundred and Eighty-Eight, just ask. I will tell you everything I know." He Tianran paused, took two steps forward, and whispered, "Master One Hundred and Eighty-eight, Eighty-eight." I’m here...and I’m carrying the second master’s warrant!”
Isn’t that too much?
Guo Xiaobao knew what Zhuge Weidao was thinking, and answered before he could ask: "Brother Daozi, the Eighty-Eighth Master in your family is your eldest brother. He is the Eighty-Eighth in the family, and the Second Master is the current King Zhuge Wu. The official title is You Prime Minister, who is also the head of the Zhuge family."
Big brother is here!
Zhuge Weidao smiled and asked: "Which one is my eldest brother?"
"Let's see...ah, the fat guy blowing his beard and staring is your eldest brother."
"The fat man blowing his beard and staring..." After Zhuge Weidao heard this, he quickly searched among the crowd, and he found it. Sure enough, there was a fat man blowing his beard and staring, two or three men in civilian clothes. Surrounded by the crowd, riding on a big maroon horse.
Zhuge Weidao did not dare to neglect, and quickly rode forward. When he reached his brother, he clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Brother, why are you here?"
"Isn't it because of the good things you did?" Zhuge Weixue was really anxious and angry when he saw this stupid brother!
The original Zhuge Dao was one of the most treacherous Zhuges among the "Eight Hundred Zhuges"... It was impossible for the Zhuge family's recognized "strategist seed" to do anything in Petersburg and Bagua City. There are so many stupid things that I don’t know yet.
What makes Zhuge Weidao even more arrogant is that although this Zhuge Weidao is "stupid", he is not completely stupid. Although the British-Rakshasa marriage was promoted in Petersburg, the Grand Duchess Natalie was eventually deceived back and the Hongwu Emperor-class armored ship was sold! In the Jin Empire, although they fell into the beauty trap, they also pushed Emperor Daoguang to India... If this thing can be done, at least it can test the reality of the British Empire.
"Me? What did I do?"
When Zhuge Weidao said this, he felt guilty - not for anything else, but because of Natalie's matter. If people knew that it was him who held Natalie's hand, it would be a big trouble.
The Ming court couldn't deal with Natalie, so it couldn't deal with Zhuge Weidao? Even if you don't be beheaded, your career in this life will be over. Will you continue to do such big things in the future?
Seeing the confusion on his brother's face, Zhuge Weixue could only sigh: "Where is the Grand Duchess? Take Brother Yu to visit him first. We will talk about your business later after we get the Grand Duchess on the train."
"Put the Grand Duke on the train?" Zhuge Weidao felt that this was wrong, "I won't come with you?"
Zhuge Weixue glared at his younger brother: "The Grand Duke has entered the palace to choose a queen, what are you doing with her? The black eunuch sent by Empress Dowager Zheng has arrived in Yining, and the special train is ready... Your mission is completed!"
