New Shun 1730

Liu Yuxin said that it would be more difficult to defeat the coup than to seize the door. What a big deal.

Although Hannibal had never witnessed the court struggle in Dashun, he had read a lot of history books over the years, and his understanding of the coup became more profound.

Just saying this, Hannibal immediately understood what Liu Yu meant.

"You mean, Hongmen Banquet?"

Liu Yu tilted his head and looked at Hannibal, and couldn't help but smile: "How does it look like the Hongmen Banquet? There is a one-year-old baby in the palace, and a middle-aged and elderly woman in her thirties and forties. The one who is preparing to seize power outside is in the Forbidden Army. Well-respected... Anyway, I don’t think it looks like Hongmen Banquet. What does it look like to you?”

Hannibal was a little embarrassed when he said this, and murmured: "It's different...she is a true Russian orthodoxy..."

"Don't mention orthodoxy, Peter is not from the Rurik family. By the way, since you and the Marquis of Lachetady are classmates and have carried guns together, they may still do it together... But the entire European court knows that he You and your princess are lovers. Don’t ruin the situation because of this. If anything happens, push Elizabeth Petrovna up first, and you can solve it later.”

There was no visible change in Hannibal's dark face, but he still looked a little embarrassed. After holding it in for a long time, he had no choice but to nod.

"When you get settled in Petersburg, write a letter to the princess and ask for something."

"What?" Hannibal knew it must be something related to the coup.

"Make a list. I need people for the banquet. One-third will be captured, one-third will be those she decides to continue to reuse, and one-third will be the traditional nobles who sit on the fence. Open another list with Oster It's okay to accuse those led by Mann. But you have to have excuses to be justified, right? Find some prestigious old nobles, the kind of old people who support whoever is the tsar. That kind of thing, let’s go out for dinner that day and enjoy it.”

Hannibal twitched his cheek and said worriedly: "Is it that simple?"

"Well, it's that simple. Let me tell you, when it comes to coups, don't keep thinking about thousands of layers of calculations and all kinds of ideas. The simpler, the better."

"To sum up, it is to seize the original monarch, control the original monarch's minions, and cut off the connection between the upper and lower levels. The army will occupy the palace, find a few prestigious veterans to welcome the new monarch, and that's it. What's so troublesome? The soldiers were Cutting off the connection with the upper class, nothing can be done. Unless... It turns out that the monarch's prestige is extremely high, and no one in the middle and lower ranks of the army dares to rebel. The question is, do you think a one-year-old baby can do this? "

Hannibal felt relieved when he heard what Liu Yu said was so simple. He untied his knot and sneered, "What do you think is difficult?"

Liu Yu chuckled and did not answer. He wanted to replace the old turtle with a bastard and make a simple batch. What is difficult is reform and revolution, and a palace coup is not a big deal at all.

What happened in the Netherlands was at the level of a palace coup. The only problem is that William IV himself doesn't want to take the initiative to grab it, which makes it troublesome. Otherwise, there would be no such trouble, and he would soon become the richest man in the Netherlands. He could just recruit some troops to march to Amsterdam, and the Federal Provincial Assembly would be nothing.

Elizabeth had planned a coup for more than a day or two. This matter couldn't be simpler.

While talking, the Russian Navy, which had already completed communication, sent a pilot to contact them. Hannibal covered his head with the Dashun-style official hat and hid in the shadows.

At the port, Petersburg's welcoming team has been lined up, and a guard of honor composed of elite troops has been mobilized to form a formation at the mouth of the Neva River. This is a form of revenge. When Count Osterman went to Dashun, he was also captured by the army. They were greeted by arraying in a display of force.

After the gun salute and grand welcome ceremony, all members of the Dashun mission were arranged at the Menshikov Duke's Palace.

This powerful minister who had exiled Hannibal, the first generalissimo of Russia, and the core figure of the Old Peter Gang who was thinking about becoming the father-in-law of Peter II, has now died in exile in distant Siberia.

His Duke's Palace was a suitable residence for diplomatic receptions.

Dashun's embassy here has not yet been completed, and it is impossible to accommodate so many people at once.

On the first day, I did not submit my credentials, and the Russian side can understand why. It is estimated that when the letter of credence was written, the Russian monarch was still Empress Anna, but after she came, she became the baby Tsar.

The last time Duke Qi came, there had already been such an embarrassment. The credential was written to celebrate Peter II's accession to the throne. However, when he arrived in Petersburg, Peter II died of smallpox. The credential was full of celebratory remarks. It was indeed inappropriate to attend someone's funeral.

After the embarrassment last time, when Liu Yu arrived in Petersburg this time, Russia's response was to arrange for the Dashun envoy to stay first. Let’s talk about the rest slowly in the future, and don’t ask for credentials or anything like that to avoid further embarrassment.

There are only a few places that can accommodate so many people. It is not appropriate to arrange the Dashun envoys to live in the Summer Palace. It is not in line with etiquette.

After choosing and choosing, we could only clear out Prince Menshikov's palace.

This was purely an unexpected surprise for Liu Yu.

The Winter Palace of later generations has not yet been built, but the current Royal Palace is already at that location, but it is still missing the huge neoclassical architectural style palace complex.

The Menshikov Prince's Palace was in a good location, especially for a coup.

Menshikov was a member of the Old Peter Gang, a member of Peter's small gang, and the first governor of St. Petersburg. The location of the Duke's Palace is across the Neva River from the Winter Palace.

An excellent minion shooter, standing in the three-story glass factory, can easily break the glass windows of the Winter Palace in later generations.

The Duke's Palace is very large. After all, it was the residence of the first Generalissimo and served as the Regent. It is enough to accommodate all the members of the Dashun Mission.

Moreover, given that Qi Guogong had visited once, the Russians knew that the customs here in Dashun were completely different from those in Russia, and they did not arrange a mess of personnel.

Clear out all the maids and the like and let Dashun stay here temporarily. Anyway, the envoys are all ready. From cooks to attendants, there is no shortage of people.

Anyway, in this era, we are not afraid of bugs and the like. That night, Liu Yu summoned his close staff, military officers, Hannibal and others to conspire loudly.

"Tomorrow I will go to see the Tsar and the Prince Regent and hand over the gifts and documents."

"October 28th is one year since the death of Empress Anna and one year since the young Tsar ascended the throne. On the pretext that according to the rules of the Celestial Dynasty, the new monarch can only change his reign in the second year to show his filial piety, I proposed October 29th , and all members of the diplomatic corps will formally meet the new tsar.”

"The little baby has just ascended the throne, and there have been three coups in succession, and people's hearts are unstable. What they need most at this time is the recognition of a powerful court. The crown of the Celestial Dynasty is still heavy enough. They will definitely take it seriously. ”

"Then, during this period, Osterman and others must focus on the celebration. This is no small matter."

"The coup time is basically scheduled for October 25."

"Too early, not enough time, not enough preparation."

"It's too late. It would be inappropriate to prepare a banquet after the 26th."

"The 25th is a good day. At that time, the ministries will prepare. I will host a banquet for the main obstacles to Elizabeth's seizure of power, especially Count Ostermann and his confidants. Cut off Ostermann's connection with the palace."

"Try not to use violence as much as possible, and wait until Elizabeth's side is successful, and then the Russians will come and arrest them. If that doesn't work, then let the Cossacks led by Hannibal directly detain them."

"Normally, we are only responsible for cutting off connections and creating opportunities. All ministries follow orders:"

The officers and staff officers present at the meeting all picked up their pens and prepared to take notes.

"One: In the past few days, choose the right time to use the hot air balloon as a pretext to demonstrate the flight of the hot air balloon, and use the hot air balloon to draw the surrounding topography at high altitude. After the mapping is completed, the staff will formulate various unexpected solutions. "

"Two: We have to set off firecrackers every day these days. Let's just say it's a custom in Dashun. We have to get used to the crackling 'gunshots' everywhere. There are so many reasons..."

"Three: Use the excuse of visiting the Neva River to buy a few boats. Once Elizabeth needs support, directly cross the river to attack the Winter Palace."

"Four: All ministries are not allowed to go out unless ordered to do so. They are all squatting in the Duke's Mansion. Be familiar with the floors, rooms, and stairs, and practice in advance."

"Five: Don't be nervous. As a diplomatic mission, if something goes wrong or fails, the most we can do is to be expelled from the country and never be allowed to enter Petersburg."

"If everything goes well, that's it."

"After the map is drawn in a few days, you will make several plans just in case. Including an attack if Elizabeth fails to recruit anyone, Osterman has something to do and does not come to the banquet, etc. If you want to do it, then you can't Don’t give up halfway and just finish it.”

"There is no compromise, winner takes all. I just want the result of Elizabeth coming to power. I don't want Russia to continue to be in chaos, and I don't want Russia to be busy with civil strife and unable to advance westward for more than ten years."

"Any more questions?"

Someone raised his hand and said: "Marquis Jing, the banquet on October 25th should be in the style of the Chinese Empire. Otherwise, it will be like a cocktail party and dance party in the Netherlands, which will be noisy and difficult to control."

"To be honest... I see that these Westerners all look similar. I have a pretty good memory. In China, I can basically tell someone apart when I see them. But here, I always feel that they all look alike. almost."

"And they're all wearing the same clothes... If this were the case in the Chinese dynasty and a prime minister was arrested, everyone would know who to arrest just by looking at the official uniform. Here, you can't tell by looking at the clothes."

"It's best not to move around. Get a few big tables and have a Chinese-style banquet. Everyone can sit where they should. Don't wander around."

"When the time comes, who will sit at which table will be rehearsed in advance. You don't have to recognize their faces then, just follow the table and slap people."

Liu Yu praised: "Wonderful, I didn't expect this. Since we are visitors from a foreign land, we must stay in a foreign land. Okay, let's have a Chinese-style banquet as you said. How about I have a cup-breaking ceremony?"

The officers all laughed, knowing it was a joke, but their thoughts became more flexible.

Xiangzhuang's sword dance was intended to be performed by Pei Gong. There is no dance in the Chinese banquet, but some programs must be prepared. When necessary, the serving staff can learn and specialize, and each person can carry a short blunderbuss at his waist.

The officers were all in a good mood, thinking that this was a diplomatic method like that of Ban Dingyuan and Wang Xuance. It's really refreshing to do something like this in the capital city of a big country.

At least, it's much more enjoyable than engaging in obscene means in the Netherlands. Things in the Netherlands are not smooth at all, but in the Rakshasa country, just do it.