Chapter 1145: Who Are You Trying to Mess With?

The war of invasion by Tsarist Russia has now been going on for nearly half a year.

It may seem short when spoken of, but in reality, the passage of time is quite swift.

Liu Zheng has accomplished too many things during this period.

In the blink of an eye, half a year has actually passed...

Half a year...

According to Liu Zheng's plan, this time is actually still very early.

Tsarist Russia is a great power; even in the historical progression of the entire Earth, it occupies a considerable historical weight. To drag down such a country, it would take at least ten years, or even several decades...

To tell the truth, Liu Zheng has not the slightest interest in the territory of Tsarist Russia.

Most of it is in the polar regions; what use is it to him? Although in his past life, Tsarist Russia was the world's number one wheat exporting country, for Liu Zheng, the price required to occupy Tsarist Russia would be too great.

It is unnecessary.

The reason Tsarist Russia became the world's number one wheat exporter in his past life was merely determined by its domestic economic situation and industrial structure.

He is not very interested in these things.

Peter the Great must die.

This is Liu Zheng's thought; only if he dies can Tsarist Russia fall into chaos. In the history of his past life, Menshikov only controlled Tsarist Russia for two years before being driven out of Tsarist Russia by the people of the country.

Afterwards, under the leadership of Catherine II, Tsarist Russia moved toward brilliance once again.

Suppress!

What Liu Zheng wants to do is to keep suppressing Tsarist Russia!

This beast-like country must absolutely not be allowed to rise!

This time, he wants to take advantage of the internal chaos in Tsarist Russia to completely eliminate its vital strength! At the very least, he will make them unable to rise again for decades!

Qian Feng—although Liu Zheng has never met this young man, Shen Xing's evaluation of him is still very high.

Seeing that he has already taken down Osilev, this political enemy of Menshikov, in such a short time, Liu Zheng is still quite satisfied.

"Increase the funding, and tell Qian Feng that we do not care about the amount of money or grain!"

"We must make Tsarist Russia fall into chaos!"

Liu Zheng made his comments on this letter and then sent it back.

Ottoman...

He smiled slightly.

He still trusts Hu Xi'er and Mo Chen, or rather, Hamid; he should not be so foolish as to miss such a golden opportunity under these circumstances...

He did not reply to the letter.

Although the communication station in Istanbul had long been established, he still did not do something redundant.

"Waa, waa, waa, waa..."

Liu Zheng heard his little brother's crying getting closer and could not help but roll his eyes.

Can Xie Chan not even soothe him...

Istanbul.

"Waa, waa, dummy, look over here quickly, what kind of architectural style is this!"

"Over there, that woman over there is so tall!"

"Don't you think these Ottoman people look very strange!"

Inside the luxurious horse carriage, Hu Xi'er is so excited.

Mo Chen sits upright in the horse carriage and rolls his eyes.

Along this journey, haven't they seen enough of these Middle Eastern people... is it really necessary?

He pulled Hu Xi'er; if this continues, wouldn't it be disrespectful to the Ottoman people?

However...

The people who came to pick them up naturally could not express their emotions to their faces.

Longyan!

Hamid had already given the order that these two were honored guests. Before the two of them even arrived in Istanbul, they had already been picked up by this horse carriage. Along the way, the Ottoman side also gave them a very high standard of reception.

Sure enough.

Not long after entering the city, a large group of Ottoman palace

honor guards appeared in front.

Various musical instruments began to provide accompaniment.

This exotic style made Hu Xi'er even happier.

Along the way, she had been very interested in everything in Central Asia, and now that she saw this honor guard, which was completely different from Longyan, her eyes naturally grew sore from watching.

"Has Brother Jiang come?"

"Where is Brother Jiang?"

Just at this moment, a woman riding a war horse suddenly appeared in the honor guard.

Alisha!

The Princess of Ottoman!

The way she rode on the horse was heroic and spirited; however, what was devastating was that she had come out wearing a European court gown, which made everything look so incongruous. But despite this, people could still see her magnificent beauty; even a beauty like Hu Xi'er could not help but have her eyes light up.

"Your Highness the Princess..."

"Your Highness the Princess... please slow down, watch your safety, watch your safety!"

Behind Alisha followed a group of people with headaches.

"General Jiang did not come this time... His Majesty has already said so."

This group of people simply could not stop Alisha.

So this is the woman they were talking about, the one who likes Brother Jiang?

Hu Xi'er blinked at Mo Chen.

Mo Chen did not understand any of this and could only scratch his head.

Alisha had already spotted this luxurious Horse Carriage, rode over, and used the Court Sword in her hand to lift the carriage curtain; after seeing that the two people inside were not the Jiang Xuan she was looking for, her face instantly turned icy: "Where is Brother Jiang!"

Oh my!

Hu Xi'er has such a fiery temper; who do you think you're talking to!

Just a moment ago, I even thought you were pretty!

I didn't expect your temper to be so bad!

No wonder Brother Jiang doesn't want to take you back to Longyan!

Her expression also changed, and she gave a cold huff: "May I ask who you are? Are you asking me? Whether Brother Jiang comes or not, does it have anything to do with you?"

"You..."

Alisha also had a fiery temper and almost lunged with her Court Sword right then and there.

This little girl, her words are too much!

"No, no, no, Princess His Highness..."

"Princess His Highness!"

This scared the group of people silly.

Are you kidding? These are distinguished guests from Longyan! If you act like this, wouldn't that cause a diplomatic incident?

The group of people hurriedly pulled Alisha back.

Hu Xi'er also glared at her.

"Hmph, you'll get yours later!"

Alisha gritted her teeth fiercely, took one more look at the honor guard to confirm there was no one else besides these two, and then, restraining her tears, turned and left.

"Such an attitude, like I'm afraid of you!"

Hu Xi'er shouted at her back.

Mo Chen hurriedly pulled her back and said with a bitter smile: "Ancestor, please stop talking."

"You dare to reprimand me!"

Hu Xi'er turned around and grabbed Mo Chen's ear.

"I dare not, I dare not..."

Mo Chen hurriedly cried out in pain.

Hu Xi'er then gave a triumphant huff, let go, but also sighed: "This so-called Princess seems to really like Brother Jiang Xuan! Sigh, she is also a pitiful person. Forget it, this young lady won't hold it against her!"

Mo Chen gave a silly laugh.

What he likes is this personality of Hu Xi'er; she looks willful and unruly, but in reality, she is very kind. Perhaps at first, she will clash with you, but in the next moment, as long as you are not a person of Great Evil, she will immediately forget about it.

"That's more like it... After all, we are guests, and we came with a mission."

Mo Chen finally said this.

Hu Xi'er was excited again: "Blockhead, do you think this Ottoman dares to send troops against Tsarist Russia?"

"Huh?"

This question caused Mo Chen great distress.

He is just someone who does scientific research, a descendant of the Mohist School; really making him think about these major national affairs and political matters is truly a headache.

"Sh-should be..."

"After all, it was arranged by the Young Master, what do you think?"

Mo Chen scratched his head.

Hu Xi'er's eyes lit up: "Mm, it will definitely work!"

Hamid came out personally to welcome them.

Longyan people...

He still had a good impression of the Longyan people. From the very beginning, when he was still a Prince who was not valued, he admired Liu Zheng of Longyan immensely, and the two even became pen pals... Although they haven't met in person to this day, the help Liu Zheng gave him was still significant.

Later, when he was leading the Sipahi and Janissary to resist, Liu Zheng even sent the Dark Night Legion led by Jiang Xuan directly to Istanbul to help him ascend the throne with all his might.

Therefore.

He gave plenty of face to these distinguished guests from Longyan.

Outside the Wanggong of Istanbul, the Horse Carriage stopped, and Hamid walked over with a smile on his face.

Accompanying him was Alisha, who had been arrogant and domineering just a moment ago but was now sullen; clearly, she must have been reprimanded by her brother just now, and although she was unwilling, she still followed her brother to welcome the two distinguished guests.

"Hahahaha, welcome, welcome! Welcome, you two!"

Hamid had previously received a letter from Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng specifically explained the identities of these two in the letter: one is his sister, and the other is his brother-in-law.

These two coming to serve as diplomats was more than enough in terms of rank.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the King!"

Facing this King of the Ottoman Empire, Mo Chen and Hu Xi'er were still very polite and courteous.

"Hahahaha, we are all family, so let's not be formal! Come, come, come, please enter!"

Hamid has matured a lot now and is no longer the green young man he was before. He has begun to have his own governing principles and decision-making. He is no longer blindly following Liu Zheng's will, which can be seen from his refusal of a constitutional monarchy. Of course, this is actually a good thing. The current Ottoman is in a stage of recuperation, and he does not want to cause more trouble.

After ascending the throne, Hamid also entered into a political marriage with the daughter of a great Ottoman lord in order to stabilize the domestic situation.

Therefore, for this reception of Hu Xi'er and her companion, besides his sister Alisha, he also brought his Queen, a graceful and luxurious standard European woman.

The protocol for receiving the two was very high, being the highest-level banquet in the Ottoman palace.

"Since parting with General Jiang, there has been no opportunity to communicate face-to-face with friends from Longyan! Fortunately, I have been in constant correspondence with Chief Minister Liu, so seeing two distinguished guests makes me feel incredibly close!"

Hamid laughed heartily, appearing very forthright.

Hu Xi'er was also quite curious about this Ottoman King; after all, although the Ottoman Empire was beginning to decline, its territory was still vast. Hearing the sincerity in Hamid's words, her impression of him instantly improved. Moreover, this Hamid was using very standard Longyan Language, which showed that his reverence for Longyan Culture was not just empty talk.

"Hmph!"

Alisha, standing to the side, let out a cold snort.

It seemed that Jiang Xuan not coming still made her very unhappy.

"Alisha!"

Hamid's expression immediately fell: "As a dignified Ottoman Princess, to be so ignorant of etiquette—what kind of behavior is this! Apologize to the two of them at once!"

"You..."

Alisha could not bear such a grievance and was on the verge of tears immediately.

She had heard that people in Europe did not place much importance on etiquette, and now it seemed that was indeed the case. In Longyan, if a Princess dared to openly express anger toward the Emperor, it would be a miracle if she survived.

While feeling

surprised, Hu Xi'er smiled charmingly: "Your Majesty, what happened between us and Her Highness the Princess was merely a misunderstanding..."

"Furthermore... although Brother Jiang did not come, he did bring a gift for Her Highness the Princess."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Alisha's face instantly lit up with radiance, and she became happy in an instant.

Hu Xi'er smiled; she suddenly started to like this Ottoman Princess, who was truly a person of genuine temperament.

Hmm...

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