I weave my destiny in parallel time and space

"This is the seal and some important documents."

In the palace, Orlov put some of the things he found on the table, and Ekaterina was also looking at the documents.

"Any news about Peter?" she asked.

"According to the intelligence we asked, after learning about the coup, he was very panicked. His subordinates suggested that he immediately leave for Kronstadt, lead the navy and troops loyal to him, and rely on Prussia to counterattack St. Petersburg.

However, Peter III rejected this suggestion and commanded his Holstein Army to stay in a local wooden castle that was usually used for training. "

Ekaterina smiled disdainfully, "It is indeed something he will do, and then what?"

"Later, it was estimated that we brought with us the elite Imperial Guards, but we changed our minds, took our mistresses and entourage with us, and fled to Kronstadt."

Ekaterina nodded, "When you catch him, remember not to kill him. I will also ask him to sign the abdication decree."

"Yes!"

After Orlov left, it didn't take much time to capture Peter III.

Because when Peter III arrived in Kronstadt.

The local garrison announced that they had sworn allegiance to Catherine and therefore could not accept Peter III.

After that, Peter III completely lost his fighting spirit and even lost the courage to flee to Prussia. He obediently followed Catherine's wishes and returned to Oranienbaum to sign the abdication edict.

Of course, this alone is not enough. Judging from the succession law stipulated by Peter the Great, Catherine's approach is undoubtedly a conspiracy to usurp the throne and is legally untenable.

Therefore, the first thing she did after ascending the throne was to tell the world and explain the legitimacy of her gaining power. Ekaterina knew that she could not explain her behavior from a legal perspective, so she needed to make an issue on the moral and political levels.

So at this moment, she was sitting at the desk writing a manifesto. In it, she would denounce Peter III's perverse behavior and describe many of Peter III's actions as betrayal and crimes against Russia at the national level. Therefore, launching a coup was a last resort. .

In a sense, these contents are actually correct.

After she wrote these declarations, Orlov also walked in from the outside, holding a roll of parchment.

"He's already written it."

That should be the abdication edict of Peter III. Catherine was already very disgusted with Peter III, so Orlov did everything and didn't even bother to see him.

"Your Majesty." Orlov looked at Yekaterina with a glint in his eyes, "Now that he has lost his use to you, can you leave him to us?"

Peter III's act of returning the land conquered by those bloody soldiers to Germany was undoubtedly a great betrayal and humiliation to the army.

Their glory was trampled on and their faith was shaken. Both those who participated in that war and those who did not participate in that war hated the emperor extremely.

So his purpose can be imagined.

Ekaterina closed her eyes slightly and continued.

"Let him live for now. Don't touch him without my consent."

Orlov curled his lips, but still said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

With that said, he retreated directly from here.

Ekaterina slowly opened her eyes, looked forward and said.

"Tell me, what should I do with Peter?"

Xia Ya was standing next to her, so she was obviously talking to him.

Xia Ya's eyelids closed slightly, "You are the emperor, this is something you should decide, isn't it?"

Ekaterina's eyes flashed, "Someone once asked me to save Peter III's life."

"Is this person important to you?"

"It's not important, but I respect him very much."

Ekaterina did not continue speaking, but just stood up from her seat.

"You should still have time, right?"

"I'm going back to have dinner before sunset today." Xia Ya said.

"Then come with me to another place." She said.

She stood up from her position and walked out of the room, with Char following her.

She found an Orlov and said to him.

"Prepare the carriage, I'm going to Shlisselburg Fortress."

"Yes!"

Orlov nodded in response, and then retreated from here. After Catherine walked out of the palace, a carriage was parked at the door.

She and Xia got on the carriage together, and with the rumble of wheels, they gradually drove into the distance. The carriage walked for probably dozens of minutes, and they arrived at the Shlisselburg Fortress in her mouth.

This is the Bastille in Russia, a place where political prisoners were held. It was once occupied by revolutionaries during the revolutionary movement in another world.

There are many towers here, connected only by a suspension bridge, with many heavy artillery placed on it, which fulfills its fortress function very well.

However, the soldiers here also declared their surrender to Catherine. Under the leadership of the soldiers, they walked through the corridor, walked up the stairs, and entered a tower.

The environment here is very dark. The eighteenth-century fortress structure can only support a few small windows, so the interior needs to be illuminated by torches.

"Have you heard of Ivan VI?" Catherine asked.

Xia Ya raised his eyebrows. Ivan VI was also a celebrity for those who knew the history of this country.

He was the eldest son of Duke Antonin Ulrich of Braunschweig. Ivan VI's mother, Anna Leopoldovna, was the only granddaughter of Tsar Ivan V and the only niece of Russian Empress Anna I.

Anna had lived almost all her life in Russia, where her husband also made his home, and the couple hoped that they or their descendants would inherit the throne after the empress' death.

On October 1740, 10, Ivan VI's great-aunt Anna I adopted him on her deathbed and declared Ivan VI her heir.

Anna also declared her long-time lover and advisor, Duke Ernst Johann von Byron of Courland, to serve as regent until Ivan VI came of age.

In fact, in order to ensure that her lover would enjoy power and influence after her death, the dying empress chose the infant Ivan as his heir rather than Ivan VI's adult mother.

On October 1740, 10, Anna I died. The next day, infant Ivan was proclaimed emperor Ivan VI, dictator of all Russia, and Byron became regent.

However, neither Ivan VI's parents nor most of the nobles accepted Byron's rise to power. As Anna's lover, Byron made countless enemies and was extremely unpopular at court. Within three weeks Byron was overthrown, orchestrated by Ivan VI's father.

At midnight on November 1740/11, 8, Byron was captured in his bedroom by the Imperial Guards led by Minih, the leader of the Royal Guards, and was exiled to Siberia.

Ivan VI's mother, Anna Leopoldovna, was elected as the new regent, but the real power was still in the hands of Minikh and other imperial generals.

Shortly after Minih came to power, he was overthrown by Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Ivanovich Osterman. Minih was dismissed from his official position and demoted to a commoner. Ostermann becomes the new regent.