The Germans sent a large number of military personnel to the Far East alarmed their neighbors, and two countries were so alert that they watched the Germans' actions. One was Russia, the Great Russian Empire, which regarded the Far East as its own territory, did not allow other countries to extend their hands to the Far East.

But this time the person who stretched out his hand was the European emperor, Germany, the most powerful army power, and the powerful polar bear had to be arranged in a roundabout way to prevent the Germans from taking the lead.

The actual ruler of Russia, Crown Prince Nikola; Alessandrovich; Romanov urgently summoned the former Governor of the Far East, Muravijov, an expert from the Far East. Now the old man serves as intelligence consultant for the Far East, with Major General Alekuseyev, the old man's nephew, as Governor of the Far East.

The door opened, and the white-haired Muravijov was supported by the eunuch and appeared in front of Nikola. Nikola signaled the eunuch to come over with some wine, and then the young crown prince stood up and walked to the old man to support the old man and sat down. During the old man's tenure as governor, he had obtained a total of three million fertile land for the empire. In Nikola, a person who has achieved such a great gain for the country has the right to gain his own respect.

This was when the guard had poured the wine. Nikola picked up a glass and signaled Muravijov to have the drink.

Muravyov was not polite and drank the wine. The guards on the side immediately filled the wine glass. Muravyov drank a few glasses in a row. It turned out that the picture that needed someone to support was gone, and his waist was straight. Although Muravyov was old, his mind was still very good, and he immediately thought of the problem.

"Your Majesty, what reminds you of me, an old bone? Could it be that the Qing government had something wrong with it?"

"Yes, and my brother also sent a group of people there. It's a bit difficult to see clearly. I need your help. Only your wise eyes can see clearly the current situation in the Far East and point us in the direction."

When Muravyov heard the words of the crown prince, he held the wine glass in his hand and began to ponder. Nikolay did not disturb the old man and waited quietly. His hand habitually touched the right side of his head, and a centipede-like scar was attached to it. Nikolay remembered a scene a few years ago.

"Baga", followed by a sword light like a training-like sword. Although there were many Japanese policemen around, they were indifferent. Some even blocked the bodyguard's way intentionally or unintentionally. The crown prince of the Great Russian Empire had to roll and crawl to avoid the pursuit of a barbaric Japanese, and the hateful Japanese showed a malicious smile on the corner of his mouth, which made Nikola engraved for life, swearing to make the Japanese pay a high price. Perhaps hanging this bold Japanese could calm Nikola's anger.

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in front of Nikola's eyes and a violent pain attacked him.

This assassination in history caused great harm to the crown prince, leaving permanent scars and terrible migraines. Ironically, the murderer was Tsuda Mizoto, the policeman in charge of guarding Nikola's safety. Tsuda is an extreme Russian-hate anti-Russian element. He believes that Nikola's visit is actually to inquire about Japan's reality and prepare for attacking Japan. Japan should not treat Nikola so politely. In order to show his loyalty to the Japanese royal family and his anger towards the weakness of the royal family, Tsuda Mizoto carried out a crazy operation to assassinate the Tsarist Russian crown prince.

The trial of the "Otsu Incident" opened on May 27, 1891. Because the court insisted on applying the provisions of the Criminal Law on ordinary murder, the defendant Tsuda Mizo was sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder. The trip to the East also had a huge impact on Nicholas II. Although everything there seemed to have made him have a good impression before the "Otsu Incident", when he had just set foot on Japanese territory. However, after returning home due to injury, Nicholas angrily called the Japanese a "barbaric macaque" and vowed to break the price of bleeding for 20 million Japanese to compensate for the humiliation he suffered.

Trying to suppress the severe headache, Nicholas took the red wine handed over by the guard, drank the wine tremblingly, and finally passed the painful moment.

After gasping for a while, Nicholas signaled that he was fine and asked the guards to stand by.

Muravyov also ended his thoughts and began to speak slowly:

"At present, it is necessary to re-examine the strength of the Qing Dynasty and Japan. Both the Qing Dynasty and Japan's sea and land battles failed..."

"Japan's strength is far higher than that of the Qing Dynasty, and it can be seen in the two wars..."

"We noticed the qualities of a young official in the Qing Dynasty..."

"Adhere to principles without losing flexibility, and have the strength..."

“Can be our ally….”

"His name..."

"Zhao Gang"

In early July, Russia urgently transferred 30,000 Cossack cavalry to the Far East. At the same time, the Governor of the Far East also received an order to actively contact Zhao Gang and provide a certain amount of aid if necessary.

Another country, Britain, suddenly found that the hands of the European powers had reached their sphere of influence. The British cattle's reaction was surprising. The Minister of Salisbury had almost no achievements. Twenty years of comfort and pleasure had long smoothed his edges. As long as no one touched the interests of the Yangtze River Basin, the Earl would be happy to enjoy a salary of 8,000 pounds per year. However, not all British people were like him, and John Cattle was not short of adventurers.

Beijing in July is beautiful, with warm sunshine and picturesque scenery, just like a girl in the flower season in the most beautiful season. At dusk, in the afterglow of the sunset, Sir Robert Hurd, the head of the General Taxation Department of Customs of China, looks very beautiful. Even if the servants are busy, they prepare for the upcoming party.

Sir Hurd served in China for 40 years, and many foreigners were guided by him for those who had just arrived in China. As the Director of the General Taxation Department of the Qing Dynasty, the reputation he received in guarding the Qing Dynasty's bank treasury was admirable. People almost forgot that he was a British man, but regarded him as an honest Qing Dynasty treasury manager.

Today is the weekend, and a grass party will be held as usual. About 100 gentlemen and 30 ladies came to listen to a concert organized by Heard's brass band. The concert was held in the main hall garden of 8,000 square meters. This is a social event this week. No foreigner with a strong reputation will miss this opportunity. They traveled through Beijing to come here.
Chapter completed!