Chapter 983 The letter of the Rakshasa
In the next few days, Xiao Yongzao and Cha Shenxing never had the chance to see Zhu Yicheng again because Zhu Yicheng threw this matter directly to the Military Affairs Office, and He Xianzu was the main responsible person.
Anyway, He Xianzu is a smart person, and he is not unfamiliar with Xiao Yongzao and Cha Shenxing. According to Zhu Yicheng's intention, it is not to avoid seeing each other, or to talk nonsense, and never give them a positive response.
As for military affairs, the Ming Dynasty was not idle. After the war in Yunnan was integrated with Guizhou and Guangxi's Zhao army units, Yue Zhongqi directly launched an attack on Yunnan. The land of Yunnan was not a rich place. The Qing Dynasty relied on the maintenance of such troops in Yunnan and supported such a war. Back then, Wu Sangui raised an army from Yunnan and joined forces with the other two vassals to fight against the Qing Dynasty, sweeping half of the world, and almost capturing the world.
But even such a strong man was still defeated later. After losing the occupied territory one after another, although Wu Sangui still owned several provinces, he was no longer able to make up for the situation, not to mention that Bei Henuo, who is only one place in Yunnan now?
Apart from Yunnan, the situation in Shanxi has gradually stabilized. The Ming Dynasty was still timely in rescuing Shanxi. Although local turmoil is inevitable, and it is impossible for Shanxi to look at each other in all directions, it is impossible to do it, but as time goes by, Shanxi finally stabilizes, which is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty and the people of Shanxi.
However, one thing happened, that is, the Mongols in Datong in the north took advantage of the situation to move south. Their goal was to burn, kill, loot, and not to counterattack. At first, Ma Gongcheng thought this was Ortai's tactic, but soon realized something was wrong, because only the Mongols went south but no main force of the Qing army. After understanding the situation, Ma Gongcheng was furious and personally led his troops to meet the enemy.
These Mongolians caught the Ming Dynasty off guard at the beginning, and the Ming army failed to judge the other party's purpose as soon as possible, so the Mongolians took advantage of it. But after Ma Gongcheng reacted, these Mongolians suffered. Originally, they relied on their horses to shoot with their intentions, and they quickly understood the other party and adopted several tactics of encirclement and suppression and blocking the main force.
After several battles, the previously happy Mongolia was beaten to death by the Ming army, and was almost blocked by Ma Gongcheng's return journey. If it weren't for the sudden dispatch of troops and restrained part of the Ming army at that time, most of these Mongolians would have been left in the hands of the Ming army.
Even so, these Mongolians were not able to get it well. They lost most of the things they had stolen before, and finally withdrew back to Datong in a mess.
These news came one after another, which made Zhu Yicheng feel much better before. But not long after, a new news made him suddenly alert, and this time it was not the military or the Jinyiwei but the Public Affairs Office.
Admiral Deng Bing stood respectfully at the lower head, sitting Zhu Yicheng's eyes were slightly tight, and his right hand, which was placed on the handrail, couldn't help but tap gently.
"You said the person who brought the letter was Ivan? He was the messenger of Duke Cherkasky, the governor of the Eastern Governor of the Rakshasa Kingdom?"
"Go back to the emperor, that's exactly what it is." Deng Bing replied: "This person has been investigated by Wei Wen. This Ivan was a nobleman of the Rakshasa Kingdom. He was an adjutant of Berekov, the subordinate of the Eastern Governor of the Rakshasa Kingdom. This Berekov was the commander who once commanded the Rakshasa Kingdom army with our Ming Dynasty. However, after the Rakshasa Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty destroyed the three divisions of Mobei, Berekov was promoted to major general because of his military achievements. As for his adjutant Ivan, he also became a middle-level officer in the Rakshasa Army."
"What did the Rakshasa people send this Ivan to contact me in the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Yicheng nodded slightly and continued to ask.
"Go back to the emperor, Ivan was ordered by the Oriental Governor-General of the East to contact our Ming Dynasty, and brought a letter from Duke Cherkasky." As he said that, Deng Bing took out a letter and presented it. The envelope was sealed with fire paint, and a series of words were written in floral characters.
If it was in English, Zhu Yicheng might still be able to see one or two, but the text in this letter was not understood at all. It should have been written in Latin or Russian.
He took it and took it in his hand. Zhu Yicheng took a look, and then asked Deng Bing to find someone to translate the thing first. Deng Bing was prepared for this and chose the translation before meeting Zhu Yicheng. However, because of the letter, as a minister, he naturally could not make decisions without the emperor's permission. Now the prepared person is useful.
About half an hour later, the translator completed the translation of the letter and copied it neatly in Chinese, and then Deng Bing submitted it again.
This time, Zhu Yicheng finally understood it. He first read the text translation outside the letter. As Deng Bing said, it was written with a line of words given to the Emperor of the Ming Empire by His Majesty the Tsarist of the Rakshasa Kingdom, Duke Cherkasky, the governor of the Eastern Governor of the Rhakshasa Kingdom. The pattern below should look like the family emblem of Duke Cherkasky or the emblem of his as the governor of the Eastern Governor of the East.
When he opened the letter and looked at the contents in it, he relaxed the expression on Zhu Yicheng's face. As the contents in the letters, Zhu Yicheng even had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
In the letter, the Duke of Cherkaski first greeted the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty on behalf of His Majesty the Tsar in an extremely respectful tone and wished the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty good health. Later, Duke of Cherkaski mentioned that the "misunderstanding" that the Rakshasa Kingdom had had with the Ming army once before, that is, the only battle with the Rakshasa army since the restoration of the Ming Dynasty.
Regarding this matter, Duke Cherkasky said that it was because the Rakshasa Kingdom did not know the situation in China at the time. At that time, the Rakshasa Kingdom was only invited by the nominal ruler of the imperial Qing Dynasty to help quell the rebellion. However, after this war, the Rakshasa Kingdom realized that it had been deceived. It turned out that the so-called real ruler of the empire was not the Qing Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty was just a barbarian who invaded the land of China before.
Because he did not understand the situation, the Rakshasa Kingdom was deceived by these barbarians and inexplicably fought a war with the Ming Dynasty, which was intolerable to the peace-loving Rakshasa Kingdom.
It is precisely for this reason that the Rakshasa Kingdom later refused to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty and never joined the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
Now, as the governor of the East, Duke Cherkasky once again apologized to the Ming Dynasty and proposed that he could give certain compensation to the Ming Dynasty to show sincerity. At the same time, the Rakshasa Kingdom hoped that this contact would make the two great countries, Rakshasa Kingdom and the Ming Empire, friends, and at the same time establish a normal diplomatic relationship.
In addition, Duke Cherkasky also said that if the Ming Dynasty wanted, the envoy Ivan who sent him could stay in the capital of the Ming Dynasty as a liaison officer and prepare for the establishment of a formal embassy.
This is a good thing for both sides to strengthen the friendship between the Rakshasa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty and create normal diplomatic relations. At the same time, the Rakshasa Kingdom also expressed his willingness to stand on the justice side of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, as a friendly country, the Rakshasa Kingdom could help the Ming Dynasty completely defeat the Qing Dynasty and fulfill its obligations as friends.
Chapter completed!