3854. Chapter One Thousand Five Hundred Seventy: The Messenger
His words made Mag's face change, and he said hurriedly: "Did your lord give the military talisman to Prince He?"
"Of course not." As he said this, Wende sighed, "But judging from the appearance of Prince He, the Emperor's patience has reached its limit. He cannot delay it for too long. The capital...can no longer stay."
Mag was silent for a while and said: "So, are you ready to take that step?"
Wende nodded, wiped his face vigorously and said, "There is nothing we can do about this. How was your conversation with the Russian envoy?"
"Everything goes well. The envoy is very interested in the conditions proposed by you. They said that as long as you can fulfill your promise, they are willing to provide shelter for you and keep your family safe, but..."
Wen De frowned and said, "Is there any problem?"
"The envoy asked to meet with you to ensure that you are sincere in this cooperation."
Hearing that this was the case, Wende breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This is what it should be. Is the envoy in the capital now?"
Mag shook his head and said: "My subordinates will arrange for him to be on the outskirts of Beijing. If you decide to see him, I will send someone to escort him to Beijing tomorrow and then meet with you."
"Okay, I'll do as you say." After saying that, Wen De patted Ma Ge on the shoulder and said, "I've really worked hard on you for this matter."
Ma Ge hurriedly said: "What are you talking about, sir? If it weren't for your many extraordinary promotions over the years, my subordinates would never be where they are today."
As early as more than a month ago, Wende's spies found out that Hongli was secretly investigating him. This discovery made him uneasy. Just in case, his most trusted and trusted confidant was also the deputy capital commander he single-handedly promoted.
Ma Ge went to a Tsarist Russian envoy he had contacted before and proposed to exchange military intelligence reports from the Qing Dynasty for Tsarist Russia's protection of him.
During the Kangxi period, Tsarist Russia invaded the Qing Dynasty several times. Although the Treaty of Nerchinsk was later signed and the Qing Dynasty ceded a lot of land to Tsarist Russia, Tsarist Russia was not satisfied with this and was always ready to move and look for opportunities. However, in these years, after the Kangxi
, Yongzheng, Qianlong, the three dynasties worked hard to govern, the Qing Dynasty became rich and powerful, the people were strong, and the military was at its peak, so that Tsarist Russia did not dare to act rashly.
Now that they know that Wende is willing to exchange the Eight Banners defense map of the Qing Dynasty and many military intelligence reports for his protection, they naturally want it. Once they control the military deployment of the Qing Dynasty, they can avoid those difficult places when they raise troops.
, focus on attacking weak points to greatly increase your chances of winning.
After saying this for a few more words, Mag said: "Sir, what should I do about Concubine Xin?"
A trace of annoyance flashed across Wen De's eyes, and he said coldly: "I can't take care of myself, so how can I control her? Besides, if it weren't for her too much thoughts, how could she have ended up in today's situation? This is good.
The family fortune accumulated over decades was completely destroyed by her in one fell swoop." He only focused on complaining about Concubine Xin, but forgot that he had had the same thought.
The next day, Wende did not go to court on the grounds that he was sick. He ordered his family to quietly pack away the soft things while waiting for news about Mag. He waited until it was almost dark before he saw Mag.
He hurriedly greeted me and said, "Why have you been here for so long? Did something happen?"
"Don't worry, Sir, everything went well. It's just that when my subordinate came back, something happened in the camp and I urged him to go back, so I came a little late."
"As long as it's okay." After saying that, Wende asked again: "Where will you place the envoy?"
"I'm in a private house located in the west of the city. I know there aren't many people there, so it's very safe." After saying that, he asked, "Should we go there now?"
"Of course, I can only calm down if I leave the capital as soon as possible." On this day, Wende was restless in the mansion, fearing that Hongli would send someone to seize the military talisman from his hands.
"Yes." Mag responded, and got on the carriage parked at the door with Wende, and rushed all the way to the west of the city. After driving for about half an hour, the carriage gradually slowed down, and after it came to a complete stop,
The groom lifted the curtain and said respectfully: "Two adults, we are here."
Mag nodded and helped Wen De out of the carriage. Taking advantage of this moment, the coachman had already stepped forward and knocked on the door. The man inside walked up to Mag and gave a salute and whispered: "Sir, the envoy is here at the moment.
Waiting in the East Flower Hall."
Mag nodded and said, "Take us there."
"Hey." The servant responded, leading the way through the main hall, the garden, and into the flower hall on the east. A foreigner with red hair and blue eyes was drinking inside. When he saw them coming, he didn't respond.
He stood up and said in blunt Chinese: "Ma Ge, you're late!"
Ma Ge smiled apologetically and said: "Please forgive me, Lord Messenger, because something happened temporarily, so I came a little late. This is the Lord Wende I told you about."
The envoy glanced at Wen De and said with a smile: "I know, we have interacted with him several times before. Sit down."
The envoy's arrogant attitude made Wende unhappy, but now that he had something to ask for, he had no choice but to swallow his breath and sit down with Mag.
The messenger drank the wine in the cup in one gulp and said dissatisfiedly: "Your Daqing wine is really too weak. It has no taste at all in your mouth. It's just like water. It's not like ours, where it's really true when you drink it."
of wine.”
Mag took the wine glass and filled it up for the envoy, saying: "This pear blossom wine is originally a light wine. Since you are used to drinking strong wine, you will naturally feel that it is as light as water. I will ask someone to send you some strong wine later."
Come, it should be to your liking." After a pause, he said: "Now that Lord Wende is here, can the things we discussed before be settled?"
The envoy smiled, looked at Wen De and said, "It's really unbelievable that the two banners in Tangtang, unified by both banners, would actually come to our country to seek asylum. What have you committed that makes your Qing emperor so intolerable to you?"
Wende said stiffly: "This matter seems to have nothing to do with our transaction, right?"
The envoy shook his head repeatedly and said: "Now that you want to become a member of our great Tsarist Russian Empire, of course you have to ask clearly. Otherwise, how will I answer the Tsar's question?"
Wende had always been in a high position, and he had never been so angry before. If it had been before, he would have left long ago. Unfortunately, things are different now. He said in a low voice: "The people under me mistakenly killed the emperor's eleventh son."
Brother, the emperor has put this matter on my head and wants me to pay for it with my life."
The messenger smiled meaningfully and said: "I heard that your sister is a concubine in the palace. I'm afraid this accidental harm... is not that simple."
Nosy red-haired devil! Wende cursed secretly and said: "The matter has passed. There is no need to dwell on these things anymore. I have already answered the envoy's question. How about it? Can we talk about business now?"
"Okay." The messenger poured himself a glass of wine and said, "The conditions have been made clear to me by Mr. Mag. Basically, there are no problems, except for one thing."
Wen De endured the excitement in his heart and said: "What?"