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Beside the crescent-shaped lake, a group of Cossack cavalry, surrounded by a man in rich clothes and with a big beard, was slowly moving towards the east.
"Dhruv, is this Lake Baikal?"
At this time, the lake stones sparkled in the sunlight, as gorgeous as mountain flowers. The sunlight illuminated the snow-covered mountain peaks in the distance with the same dazzling brilliance. Looking at it, it seemed as if the mountain peaks were as close as a ruler. Seeing such beautiful scenery,
The richly dressed bearded man couldn't help but stop his horse.
Dhruv is a Cossack. As a military service member of His Majesty the Tsar, he has been in the East for fifteen years and is very familiar with everything here. When he heard the special envoy's question, he hurriedly rode to his residence.
The person next to me said respectfully: "Yes, Your Excellency, Special Envoy, this is Lake Baikal. The Mongolians call it the Pearl of the Orient!"
"Oh, yes, no wonder it looks so beautiful."
As His Majesty the Tsar's minister and governor of Bryansk, and the plenipotentiary envoy sent to the East, Golo also set foot on this land for the first time. He was deeply intoxicated by the scenery of this undeveloped area.
"Your Excellency, the water in the lake is warm now, and the snow from the glaciers is constantly melting and pouring into the lake. In another month, the fish in the lake will swim to the shore. At that time, people standing on the shore
, you can easily catch fish." Seeing the special envoy looking at the lake with great interest, Drif told him some interesting things about the lake.
"Oh, that's so interesting, but it's a pity..."
Goro listened and suddenly shook his head in frustration and said to Drif: "Unfortunately, I can't wait until that time. I have to rush to Nerchinsk as soon as possible, otherwise His Majesty the Tsar and Princess Sophia will be unhappy.
.When we come back, let’s be fishermen again.”
Seeing what the special envoy said, Dhruv smiled understandingly. It had been four months since they set out from Moscow before they arrived at Lake Baikal, and it would still take another month to get from Lake Baikal to Nerchinsk. God knows,
Such a long journey is really torturous. However, the young Tsar Majesty and Princess Sofia kept sending people to urge the team to speed up. It seemed that the war in the East was already fierce, and the special envoy must rush there.
Okay. Damn it, doesn’t the little tsar know how far it is from Moscow to the East? Deriv cursed secretly. Although he is already an official Russian service member, he is a Cossack. For Russia,
Tsar, he would rather make him a rich man than his own emperor.
Goro looked at the lake quietly for a while, and saw a huge round stone standing on the edge of the lake not far away. He couldn't help but feel strange. He pointed at the round stone and asked Dhruv: "What is that?"
After hearing this, Dhruv glanced at the round stone and shouted excitedly: "It's the holy stone, Your Majesty the Special Envoy!"
Goluo was startled when he heard this: "Holy stone?"
Dhruv happily explained: "The Mongolians who live by the lake call this stone a sacred stone. It is said that touching it can bring good luck to people. After a woman who is about to give birth touches it, God will bless her to give birth safely."
"Having said this, Dhruv waved his hand to summon a Buryat Mongolian behind him: "Bilige, come and tell the envoy the legend about this sacred stone."
"Yes, my lord."
After hearing the call, the Mongolian guide Bilig hurriedly and very carefully ran to the special envoy and Captain Dhruv, took a pious look at the holy stone, and then said as if telling a story: "According to legend, a long time ago, by the lake
There lived a warrior named Baikal, who had a beautiful only daughter Angara at his knees. Baikal loved his daughter very much and had strict control over her. One day, a seagull flying over told Angara that there was a man named Yenisei.
The young man was very hard-working and brave, and Angara's love for him arose spontaneously, but Baikal refused, so Angara had to sneak away while his father was sleeping. After Baikal suddenly woke up, he couldn't catch up, so he threw a huge stone, thinking that he could stop his daughter.
However, my daughter had already left far away and fell into the arms of Yenisey. This huge stone has stood in the middle of the lake ever since. Because it brings good luck to us Buryat people, my people all
Call it the Holy Stone."
After hearing this, Goro smiled slightly and said: "What a wonderful Eastern legend. It's a pity that we are not women, otherwise we could touch this stone." His words made Dhruv and the Cossacks beside him laugh.
Bilige did not laugh. Instead, he bowed and said seriously: "There is another legend about this place, but it is related to the Chinese people."
"A legend related to the Chinese people?" Goluo suddenly became interested, stopped the Cossack officer's laughter, and asked Bilige: "What is it? Tell me about it."
"Yes, sir!"
Bilige said softly: "According to old legend, this place was called Beihai two thousand years ago. At that time, an envoy from the country negotiated with the Huns. As a result, the Huns sent him here and stayed there for nineteen years. The name of this countryman is
Su Wu."
The story Bilige told is the story of "Su Wu Sheep" spread in China. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, and then sent Su Wu as an envoy to the Xiongnu to negotiate a peace treaty. The Han general Wei Lu's subordinates planned to kidnap the Xiongnu Dan.
The mother of Tao Chanyu returned to the Han Dynasty with Su Wu. Unexpectedly, the incident was revealed, and Su Wu was also implicated, and was exiled by the Chanyu to the "Beihai" to shepherd sheep. Su Wu survived 19 years of hardship on the North Sea, rejecting many offers from high-ranking officials from the Xiongnu.
Finally, we returned to Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty. This is the story of "Su Wu shepherding sheep" that has been passed down for thousands of years.
Although Goluo had studied the countries in the East, he didn't know much about their history and legends. After hearing this, he just smiled and was not moved by the story of Su Wu staying here for nineteen years. He raised his eyebrows
He pointed at the mountains and lakes in front of him and told Dhruv and the others: "As far as I know, this place was a province of the Mongol Empire hundreds of years ago. Later, great changes occurred in the Eastern Kingdom. The Chinese drove away the Mongols and established the
A new country was formed, but this place is still controlled by the Mongols. They nominally belong to the country in the east. To this day, there are tens of thousands of Buryat Mongols living here, and they are still the masters of this land. But luckily
What is amazing is that the Buryat people accepted the rule of His Majesty the Great Tsar and no longer have to worry about being ruled by the peoples of the East. This is the most gratifying thing for Russia, Buryatia and Lake Baikal.
thing!"
"Yes, sir, we Buryats are very willing to accept the rule of His Majesty the Tsar!"
Bilige performed a unique Mongolian etiquette towards Goluo, bowed his body, put his right hand on his chest, and bowed respectfully. But what Goluo, Dhruv and others did not expect was that in
In his heart, Bilige hated the Russian envoy and those Cossack bandits in front of him.
We Buryats will never surrender to you, we are the descendants of Genghis Khan!
"Any progress on Andre's side?"
"Back to your Excellency, Lord Andrei is heading to the Khan tent of the Khalkha people. There is no news for the time being."
"Dhruv, take a hundred Cossacks after Andrei and tell him that if those Khalkhas are unwilling to surrender to His Majesty the Tsar, let their pastures be dyed red with blood!"
"Yes, Your Majesty the Special Envoy!"
After hearing the order, Dhruv hurriedly summoned a group of Cossacks and headed southeast. Looking at the backs of these Cossacks, Golo's mouth moved.
Golo was loyal to the young Tsar Peter and opposed the regent Princess Sofia. Despite this, he was appointed as the imperial minister two years ago and was ordered to go to Siberia last year to solve the increasingly serious war in the east. According to the order of Princess Sofia
, if the country does not accept the negotiated terms, Golo can launch military operations against the country without asking for instructions. To this end, Golo recruited 1,500 Cossacks to accompany him, and Moscow also sent him 500 musketeers. Departing from Moscow
Since then, he has been thinking about how to deal with the Qing people and the Mongols in the east. Finally, he decided to give priority to the Mongols, especially the Khalkha Mongols entrenched in the Lake Baikal area. These Khalkha Mongols are really too stupid.
Well, they actually do not accept their good intentions. In this case, let them know the consequences of disobeying His Majesty the Tsar. Andrei is an excellent officer. He was a bodyguard of His Majesty the Tsar. During the Turkish War,
He has made great achievements, and now let this brave and capable officer conquer the barbaric Khalkha people.