New Shun 1730

The idea is bold, but the execution must be cautious.

Liu Yu also knew in his heart that the imperial court's strategy revolved around negotiations with Qi Guogong, building plank roads openly and secretly mobilizing troops in Chencang, and striving to succeed in one blow.

The strategy is right, but in this strategy, Liu Yu may only be able to achieve the merit of "drawing maps and engraving stone", and he will be awarded a high honor.

His mind turned around and he thought it would be better to take a look before talking.

The Russians' current strategy for advancing eastward is quite similar to that of India 62 years ago: they had great fun beating up a number of small indigenous states, often defeating 800 to 3,000. He knew that he was going to face a big country, but he was convinced that a fight was needed to determine where the border was, so he had a good idea.

This black engineer ran to the Songhua River instead of to the south bank of Lake Baikal. It was obvious that the Russians wanted to continue to test the forward policy.

I want to find out where the border is.

In Liu Yu's view, this was a great military achievement: after all, this was Peter's adopted son in name only.

The adopted son under the Zhu Xia civilization and the godson in the Dongzheng country do not mean the same thing, but it depends on how to operate and how to brag.

If you can catch this person with all your strength, you can boast of "capturing the enemy chieftain's cockroach in one battle." No one in the court could understand the difference anyway.

The only problem is that it seems that Li Gan and others are not fools, let alone their wild fathers, and they can tolerate whatever they do.

If he really ruined the court's strategy for personal gain, and started provocations before the troops were ready, so that the Russians were aware of it... let alone credit, he might lose his head.

"Let's talk about it, talk about it again. Don't get too hot."

After reminding myself a few words secretly, I suppressed the impulse that arose in my heart.

However, opportunities always come to those who are prepared. Whether the bold idea is done or not is shelved, but you cannot let go of the few people in front of you.

If the opportunity really comes, it won't work if no one has anyone to use it.

So he asked the few border soldiers who were kneeling in front of him to get up first. The others all got up, but Du Feng, the leader, was still kneeling there.

Liu Yu understood what he meant. It seems that this person is going to pursue martial virtue. Although everyone knows that border troops plunder caravans, it is still a serious crime to expose it to the public.

"Stop kneeling. I don't read much, but I have at least memorized a few chapters of The Analects. Zhong Gong is the Prime Minister of the Ji family and asks about government affairs. Confucius said: First there are officials, who forgive minor mistakes and promote talents. "Chu Shi Biao" also He said: If there are those who commit crimes and are loyal, they should be punished and rewarded by the judge."

"If there is a department, it is the relevant department. If I am not in my position and do not seek to govern, do you think I have the power to take charge of it? Although I am a noble son, I don't have the guts to extend my hands to the border troops. To arrest you, I will actually do it. Two things.”

"Firstly, this matter is confidential; secondly, if you shot my horse to death, there must be an explanation."

It didn't sound serious, but Du Feng was still kneeling and understood in his heart.

You can roughly guess what these people are going to do.

The horse in the team died, and the horse was not an individual’s private property. How you died is under the jurisdiction of your own people, and it must be explained clearly so that the accounts can be reconciled. This matter was easy to solve. Du Feng thought that he had to show an attitude first. At least he would lose money and avoid disaster.

"Sir, we also have our own horses, not far downstream. We shot and killed five of your horses, so of course we will also lose your horses."

A horse is worth a lot of money, and all the horses that the soldiers of the government prepare for expeditions are brought by themselves. If you don't have a qualified horse, you can only serve as a foot soldier. You will have little success in battle, die easily, and most importantly, you won't be able to grab any trophies. I didn't get any money this time, and I lost a few horses first, which was really heartbreaking.

But compared to the pigtails held in someone's hands, these horses are nothing.

Du Feng thought to himself, I hate knowledge such as geometry, but I study hard every day just to get promoted and make a fortune.

If this matter is brought to light, this official will no longer be able to serve. Wouldn’t all the years of study have been in vain? If I had known this, why would I study geometry? Might as well learn to be a carpenter.

The guy in front of me says, "If you're not in your position, you won't seek to govern", but you are so young and must have a deep family background, and you must be able to reach the sky. When the time comes, just mention something in the memorial, is that still good for us?

I also thought, the emperor lives in a deep palace and knows nothing about military affairs?

I guess my mind is filled with the rule of three generations, following the example of saints, and thinking that all the soldiers in the world should be like the Yue family army, starving to death without plundering, freezing to death without demolishing their houses... Wouldn't they be furious then?

Everyone loves money, but I don’t know how much money this person in front of me can afford to spend?

Thinking of this, Du Feng knelt down and bowed again: "Please show me your noble hand."

Liu Yu chuckled and said pretentiously: "You are still too young. If you don't mention this matter of mine, what if someone finds out that I am complicit in illegal activities? What do you think I should do? If Your Majesty finds out, what will happen to this matter? How to deal with it? I really have no right to deal with it, but if I encounter it, I have to report it truthfully, right?"

The more approachable he spoke, the more uneasy Du Feng felt. Although he is not deeply involved in the world, he also understands that Liu Yu is definitely not the one in this team. Who knows how many spies are hidden?

But the matter has come to this, and I can only keep repeating: "Please show me your noble hand. I have been studying hard in Xiahanchuang for more than ten years, and I want to fly out of this bitter cold place..."

Liu Yu laughed loudly and asked: "Am I your father?"

"Well?"

Du Feng was startled, and then got a little angry, but thinking that his fate and future were in the hands of others, he could only suppress his anger and said: "My lord is joking, of course I am not."

"Still! Who else would take risks to rescue others if they are not my biological father and mother? I won't talk about this matter. If something happens afterwards, I will have to bear the responsibility. We just met, but you think I can take the responsibility for you? Such a big responsibility? Are you mentally ill?"

"You said that you yourself are not a good person, but you expect others to be saints when something happens. You really deserve the word 'childish'."

The words were clear and simple but reasonable. Du Feng's heart sank and his face turned ashen.

Yes, they are not my parents, why should they take risks to help me? Even if it's a bribe, how much money do you have at home, can others really appreciate it? Besides, if it were me in my place, and it was my first time to take on such an important errand, I would definitely do everything possible to be perfect, and I was afraid that the same would be true for me in a new place.

Thinking about people like me who force themselves to read those boring books just for the sake of promotion and wealth in the future. The day before yesterday, I was bragging about becoming a military officer in the future. Today, this dream has come to an end.

After all, he was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. As he thought about it, tears fell down.

Liu Yu didn't mock him. He was born in two lives. Although he was young, his heart was already old. Comparing myself with others, if I was reported for theft and robbery before the college entrance examination at the age of seventeen or eighteen and was disqualified from taking the exam, I would probably cry too.

Seeing Du Feng's tears turning into ice beads on the grease on his face, Liu Yu waved his hand and said: "Get up. Now that the matter has come to this, I can only give you one sentence. Make amends for your past mistakes."

"Originally, now that this has happened, you can't leave, so you have to follow along and complete this before you can go back. In this case, it can be regarded as me showing you a way, and I will make up for it."

Du Feng stood up blankly, thinking, how much effort would it take to make up for this mistake?

Liu Yu patted Du Feng's shoulder as if to show his kindness, and asked: "Since you are here to delay us, and your father is also the captain of Zhechong in Handuoli, it must be that your father will bring people here if you send the message back?"

"yes."

"How many sons does your father have?"

"My father is my only son. If you want to keep things secret, I need to write something for my father. Otherwise, my father will think that I have been robbed by a caravan, and he will catch up with me even if I run to Rakshasa Castle."

He felt that he was well-behaved, but he was always thinking about Liu Yu, hoping that Liu Yu would be able to say something nice.

Liu Yu had thought of this a long time ago, but he didn't mean to ask this.

He thought to himself: Since your father is your only son, it’s easy to handle.

I heard that when tomb robbers occur, I am at the entrance of the cave and my son goes down into the cave. If the son gets the treasure, it is common for me to suffocate him to death, but it is rare to hear that I am suffocating my son to death. If you really want to do something when the time comes, your father will have to risk his fortune and life.

He kept this matter in his heart and didn't mention it at all. He only thought that he was worried that Du Feng's father would come after him and cause trouble, so he said: "In that case, you are thoughtful. I will write a letter and you can leave it." I'll find someone to send it to you as a token."

After that, he took out the paper and pen, used horse blood as ink, and wrote a letter to Lieutenant Zhechong of Handoliwei. The letter didn't say anything specific, only that it was confidential, and attached the seals of himself and Jiao Laobutu.

He called Mantou and gave him some instructions, asking him to deliver the letter. He stayed in Handoliwei and waited for them to come back.

"After going there..."

Before Liu Yu could give instructions, Mantou said with a smile: "Third Master, we all live with our tails between our legs in the capital. The prince of the country won't even allow you to ride a horse in the capital. Don't worry, I've been with you for so long, and things have to be different." It’s clear. Just be careful all the way.”

Liu Yu thought that was true, and whispered a few more private words. After making sure that Mantou understood what he meant, he let him go.

Mantou took the letter and sent a few people to grab Du Feng and go to the man behind the upstream cutoff. The sixth man was also captured in the team, and their horses were taken away. Only Mantou was left waiting for the frontier army to arrive for interviews and negotiations.

The next few days went extremely smoothly, and Du Feng and others were honest in the team.

After walking for three days, we finally saw the Songhua River, not far from the Rakshasa castle.

On the north bank of the river, from a distance, there stands a huge pine cross.

Different from Catholic and Protestant crosses, the Orthodox cross looks like the word "Feng" with a slight skew at the bottom.

As I got closer to the huge wooden cross, there were actually some words on it, all in Russian.

Liu Yu didn't recognize it either, so he saw a few numbers on it.

I looked for someone who knew Russian and knew a few Russian characters, looked at it, and asked, "What is it written about?"

The man frowned. There were a few people in the team who could speak Russian, but there was only one who could recognize Russian characters, and he was also a slouch.

After looking at it for a long time, he seemed a little afraid to say it. After a long time, he said: "Sir, the meaning above is..."

Stepanov, 1615-1683, was born in Ryazan and died on a horse. The Cossacks closest to the Khitan capital.