Wen De was shocked and blurted out: "This can't work!" Once the military talisman fell into the hands of Tsarist Russia, they could use this military talisman to command the soldiers of the Zhenglan and Xianglan flags. You can imagine how serious the consequences would be.
Knowing that; although he had decided to defect to Tsarist Russia, he never thought about handing over the military symbols to Tsarist Russia.
The envoy smiled and said: "Your emperor is ready to kill you, so why should you care about him anymore? In your Qing parlance, this is called foolish loyalty."
Wen De said solemnly: "No matter what, I can't give this soldier talisman to you."
The messenger retracted his hand and said with an indifferent expression: "If this is the case, then our deal cannot be completed. You two adults, please go back."
"Don't go too far!" Wende snapped. From the moment he stepped into this place, he had tried his best to facilitate this deal, but the Russian envoy's appetite was too big for him to accept.
The envoy paid no attention to his anger and kept drinking. When Mag saw this, he quickly pulled Wen aside and whispered: "Sir, don't be angry."
Wen De said coldly: "How can I not be angry when he asks for the military talisman?"
Mag turned back and glanced at the envoy, saying: "Then, according to your Majesty's wishes, you are not planning to go to Tsarist Russia?"
Wen De looked startled, then shook his head and said: "Of course not, but... the military talisman is of great importance and must not be left to him."
Ma Ge sighed and said: "Although your Excellency was forced by the Emperor to go to Tsarist Russia to avoid trouble, you always have the Qing Dynasty in your heart. This loyalty really makes me admire you."
Wen De said with a complex expression: "No matter what, I have commanded the Zhenglan and Xianglan flags for many years. Apart from you, there are many soldiers who are loyal to me. I really can't bear that you and the soldiers of the two flags will be used by Tsarist Russia in the future and commit crimes."
An irreparable mistake."
Sarcasm flashed across Ma Ge's eyes quickly, and he said: "But please tell me the truth, if your Excellency does not hand over the military symbols, Tsarist Russia will not provide shelter. When the time comes, what will you do?"
Wen De gritted his teeth and said: "If Tsarist Russia is not willing, there will naturally be other countries that are willing. At worst, we are looking for Ryukyu and Siam."
"It's useless. They are all vassals of the Qing Dynasty. Once the emperor issues an order to pursue you, they will definitely hand you over to the emperor; besides, we don't have that much time."
Wen De said with an ugly face: "According to what you say, doesn't Tsarist Russia have the only choice?"
"I'm afraid that's true, unless..." Before Mage could finish his words, the Tsarist Russian envoy had already drank the last drop of wine, stood up and opened the door: "Since you are not sincere in making this deal, forget it, I have stayed in the capital for so long.
, it’s time to go back.”
Ma Ge quickly went over to hold the envoy and comforted him: "Don't worry, Master Wende just didn't know about the transaction and the military talisman, so he was a little hesitant. This is human nature and is by no means insincere; besides, this meeting
The city gate has been closed, and we have to wait until dawn tomorrow before we can leave the city. You'd better rest here tonight, and I'll have someone bring some more good wine."
The envoy glanced at the hesitant Wen De and said coldly: "No need, I can't afford the wine you have here."
While Mage ordered his cronies to hold the envoy back, he walked up to Wende and urged anxiously: "Sir, you have to make a decision quickly, otherwise once the envoy leaves, it will be useless even if you are willing to hand over the military talisman.
Seeing that Wen De didn't speak, he added: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the old lady. Do you really have the heart to let the old lady end up being betrayed by Ning Guta or even having her head removed?"
?There are also a few young masters."
His words finally made Wende make up his mind, and he gritted his teeth and said: "That's all, I just agree!" With these words, he took out the tiger-shaped soldier talisman from his arms that he had kept close to him and never left his body.
The messenger's blue eyes stared at the military talisman unblinkingly, with fire in his eyes. For Tsarist Russia, the meaning of this military talisman was still useful, far greater than what Wende had promised before. Because of this,
He must get this weapon talisman no matter the cost.
Wende stroked the military talisman and reluctantly handed it over to the envoy who could not wait. The latter looked at the military talisman greedily. If the tsar knew that he had obtained the military talisman of the Qing Dynasty and the two blue flags, he would definitely do a lot to him.
Grant him a reward, or even make him a nobleman, and he will enjoy endless glory and wealth from then on. I really didn't expect that the Qing Dynasty and his party would have such a big gain.
Wen De glanced at him with disgust and said in a stiff tone: "You have already obtained the military talisman. When will you arrange for me to leave?"
This time the envoy did not push back and carefully put the military talisman into his arms. Then he took out a document written in Russian and Chinese from the secret compartment and handed it to Wende, "As long as you sign this document, you can leave the city tomorrow."
, there are soldiers from our Tsarist Russian Empire outside the city, and they will escort you to Tsarist Russia to get rid of the threat of your emperor."
Wen De flipped through the document, and there were four conspicuous words "surrender the military talisman" written in it. He raised his head and said, "Did you expect that I would hand over the military talisman?"
The messenger smiled wildly: "Does your Excellency have a second choice?"
Wen De knew that he had been plotted by him, but now he was weaker than others, so he could only swallow his anger, took the pen handed by Mag, signed his name at the bottom, and put his fingerprints.
After looking at it carefully, the messenger said with satisfaction: "Very good, sir, you can go back and prepare. As soon as it gets light tomorrow, we will take everyone out of the city immediately."
Wen De responded, walked up to Ma Ge, and said with emotion: "When I leave tomorrow, I'm afraid you and I will never see each other again. You are so precious. If anyone asks about me, you will bite me.
If you die, you don’t know what to say, the emperor...should not embarrass you too much."
Facing his words, Ma Ge showed a strange smile, "Don't worry, sir, the emperor will not embarrass his subordinates." Before Wen De could think about the meaning of his words, Ma Ge had already slapped him three times.
Palms, before the applause ended, the door was knocked open, and then countless soldiers in armor rushed in and surrounded them.
Upon encountering this sudden change, both Wen De and the envoy were shocked and looked at the soldiers who rushed in and Hong Zhou who walked in at a loss!
Hong Zhou followed the path that the soldiers gave way and walked up to Wen De. He smiled half-heartedly and said, "Lord Wen De, we meet again."
Wen De's face turned earth-colored and he said in a trembling voice: "You...why are you here?"
"Isn't this what I, the king, should ask your lord? In the middle of the night, I had a private meeting with the Tsarist Russian envoy here. Does your lord want to... collude with the enemy and treason?"
"Nonsense!" Wen De said sternly: "We, the Dai Jia family, have been loyal to the emperor and the Qing Dynasty for generations. How could we do anything treasonous? Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense!"
"Really?" Hong Zhou smiled slightly. The next moment, his face turned cold and he said sternly: "Grab the messenger and search him carefully!"