Chapter 1282: The Greatest Opportunity

Menshikov issued the order to capture the two of them at the very first moment.

Every post station and inn throughout Tsarist Russia received this order.

But strangely, these two people seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth.

At first, Menshikov wondered if they had somehow learned of his intention to eliminate them. This was certainly very possible, but over the past few days, he had felt that something was increasingly wrong.

A bad premonition had been lingering in his heart.

"Have you caught them? Are you all a bunch of useless fools!"

Menshikov was on the verge of going mad.

So many days had passed, and there was simply no sign of them! He even began to doubt whether his control over Tsarist Russia had gone wrong somewhere.

"Marshal, we really haven't found them..."

"That's right, they definitely didn't head in the direction of Longyan!"

"Exactly, otherwise we would have caught them even if they had turned to ash!"

Menshikov felt somewhat irritable listening to this.

But he still caught a key point: the two of them had not headed in the direction of Longyan?

What was the meaning of this?

He suddenly shuddered, and a sharp light burst forth from his eyes.

"Not in the direction of Longyan! Quickly, quickly, quickly, order the pursuit toward the Ottoman direction!"

"Ottoman!"

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

Suddenly, their expressions also changed drastically. Why? Because the current King of the Ottoman Empire was a younger brother and fan of Liu Zheng of Longyan! This was something almost the whole world knew! In that case, if this father and son of the Qian family were fleeing toward the Ottoman Empire, then the matter was serious! It meant they hadn't fled because they feared Menshikov would eliminate them. Instead, it was because they were people sent by Longyan in the first place!

They were Liu Zheng's people all along!

This thought made Menshikov feel terrible.

"Bastards, bastards!"

He could not help but roar.

If this were the case...

Then this matter was not simple at all!

However.

Who was Menshikov? To have reached this position in Tsarist Russia, he was naturally no simple person. The first thing he considered was the issue of military provisions!

Military provisions!

He could not help but take a deep breath, and then a complex look flickered in his eyes.

The issue of military provisions was simply too important to Tsarist Russia! If a problem arose in this regard, he feared that even Peter would not be able to protect him!

He was so anxious that he stood up and paced back and forth, unable to even pay attention to the beauties by his side.

"Quickly, quickly, quickly, call the few generals to me!"

Menshikov gritted his teeth fiercely.

His subordinates did not know what was going on. Their positions determined that they would not think so much, nor could they think so far; this was the difference in vision.

Soon, several generals under Menshikov arrived at the Menshikov mansion one after another.

"Marshal, what is going on?"

"Why did the Marshal suddenly call us over..."

These people held high status in the military, especially in the City Defense Army of Saint Petersburg, and they also controlled many men.

Over the years, Menshikov had not given these people few benefits and riches.

Then...

Now it was time to make use of them.

Menshikov looked around coldly: "Gentlemen generals, a critical moment is about to arrive!"

The group of people looked at each other in dismay.

A critical moment?

What critical moment?

Menshikov smiled coldly: "The Qian family father and son have fled Tsarist Russia, which points to one problem: the military provisions will sooner or later be exposed as having issues!"

"What?"

The group's expressions changed drastically.

Military provisions!

Everyone knew how important this batch of military provisions was to Tsarist Russia! These were the provisions for the decisive battle! Once a problem occurred, the entire Tsarist Russia Army would be wiped out along with it!

Menshikov took a deep breath: "Gentlemen, you have also taken quite a few benefits from this military provision matter..."

"This..."

"Marshal!"

"What should we do?"

"Is there any Method for a remedy?"

A remedy?

Menshikov smiled coldly.

In a situation like this, they were still thinking about a remedy?

"Gentlemen, if this matter truly implicates us, it will certainly be a crime punishable by death!"

Menshikov was not exaggerating.

For a moment, the generals who had arrived at the scene all forgot how to breathe.

A capital offense!

"So..."

A cold light flashed in Menshikov's eyes: "We must prepare a foolproof plan!"

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

A foolproof plan?

What kind of foolproof plan?

Menshikov had actually already made it very clear.

How to avoid a capital offense? There was only one path, and that was to rebel!

That was to kill Peter the Great!

That was to firmly take control of Saint Petersburg!

Aside from this Method, there was no other!

Therefore, Menshikov wanted to pull off something big!

There was still no sound of breathing.

In truth, everyone knew that with the aging of Peter the Great and Menshikov's increasingly uncontrollable desires, this day seemed destined to come sooner or later; it was just a matter of whether they could succeed.

But...

Did they still have any room to object? They had long been on Menshikov's boat! They could only walk this path until the end.

There is a saying that goes: since you have chosen to dance with the devil, you can only wait until his music ends.

So no matter how crazy Menshikov was, they had to follow him and do it.

"Marshal, it is time to prepare as soon as possible!"

"We will listen to the Marshal!"

"The current Tsarist Russia is indeed..."

The group of people had no other Method.

Only then did Menshikov laugh.

Peter, oh Peter...

Do not blame your brother for being heartless toward you; I truly have no other Method.

Osilev was also excited when he heard the news that the father and son of the Qian family had left.

Of course, there was also worry.

The worry was that the Qian family father and son had escaped, and he also realized that they had very likely tampered with the issue of military provisions! But the excitement was that if there really was a problem with the military provisions, then... Menshikov would truly be finished!

He would be finished!

He was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several days, and he began to secretly contact members of the Committee; he felt that this time, he must bring Menshikov down!

Today.

It was the first time the members of their Committee had truly met, but even so, they still wore their respective masks, not daring to reveal their true faces at all.

A dozen or so people.

Sitting in Osilev's reception hall, the atmosphere was still somewhat tense.

Osilev knew that the status of these people in Saint Petersburg was certainly not low, but even so, they were still terrified of Menshikov's power.

To the extent that they didn't even dare to show their faces.

"Everyone..."

As the chairman of the Committee, Osilev could not help but speak up: "This time is our best opportunity! There will never be such a good opportunity again! Everyone, are you ready?"

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