Chapter 35 “Thieves”

On April 2, 1866, with the approval of the Great Emperor and the approval of the Council, Zhu Sisi became the first female congressman in the history of the empire. In the history of the World Parliament, representatives, and public opinion, he was also the first female congressman and female representative.

On the second day after Zhu Sisi entered the Council, Jin Fei and Xiao Yuanjun set off to return to North Korea, a special guest came to Beijing.

The Sultan envoy from the Ottoman Empire arrived in the capital.

The special envoy also brought a handwritten letter written by Sultan Abdulaziz to the Chinese emperor. Although one of the most glorious empires in world history spanning the Eurasian continent and across the Eurasian continent and gradually declined, for Europeans, the Ottoman court is still the most glorious court in Eurasian and Asia.

The letter Abdulaziz wrote to Ye Zhao can also show his pride.

The letter begins with: "I am the sultans of the sultans, the monarchs of the monarchs, the one who allocates the crown to the kings on the ground, the shadow of God on the earth, the White and Black Seas, Rumilia, Anatolia, Karamania, Roman Kingdom, Zolekadria, Diyabakir, Kurdistan, Azerbaijan, Persia, Damascus, Aleppo, Cairo, Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, the whole Arabia

, Sudan and monarchs in Yemen and many other places, these places were conquered by my noble ancestors and my glorious ancestors (who may God illuminate their tombs) with the power of their arms, and also by "My Majesty" who was subdued with his own fiery sword and victorious sword. I am Mahmoud Khan, the son of Sultan Mahmoud Khan, and the grandson of Sultan Mustafa Khan, and I write to you, China, the emperor of China."

Ye Zhao didn't feel uncomfortable about the beginning of this letter. He remembered the glory of his ancestors. The more he became a declining empire, the more he hoped to be respected by other countries, and there was no need to be petty.

I believe that the Russians should be the most nervous about the visit of the Ottoman envoys. The grievances and grievances between the Ottoman and Tsarist Russia have been entangled for hundreds of years. Since the First Russian-Turkish War two hundred years ago, nine total wars broke out between the two countries in two hundred years. Each war, ranging from four to five years to more than ten years, can basically be said that there has never been a real peace on the borders of the two countries.

Until World War I, Europeans were used to calling it the 11th Russian-Turkish War.

Now, the 10th Russian-Turkey War is getting closer and closer.

Recently, Serbia, Romania, Montenegro and Bulgaria under the Ottoman Empire have been increasingly calling for independence, and these nationalists have received support from the Russians, or have been manipulated by the Russians.

The Ottoman Empire's control over the border was increasingly weak. Although Britain and France stood firmly on the side of the Ottoman Empire in the Krim War, it would be obviously unreliable if they hoped that the next war would still be supported by the British, and China, which gradually rose in the Far East, had constant conflicts with the Russians. The Mahmoud Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, obviously hoped that both sides could become partners and allies to curb Tsarist Russia.

This was explained clearly by the private consultant of the Ottoman Sultan, the messenger Abdul, who expressed his respect for the Chinese emperor in a slightly humble and reserved tone, and also conveyed the ardent hope that the Sultan of Mahmoud hoped that the two countries would establish friendship.

In the grand Old Summer Palace Qinzheng Hall, Ye Zhao met Abdul.

The Empire Tongwenguan did not open Ottoman Turkish, so he temporarily hired a French scholar who lived in Istanbul as a translator. However, sometimes it can be seen that the things he translated were often inconspicuous, which made Abdul very puzzled.

At this time, Ye Zhao couldn't help but miss Afafu. If this little girl was in the capital, she would soon be able to act as a qualified translator with her Turkic language communication and her language talent.

Sitting on the high throne, Ye Zhao looked down at the messenger with Arab faces. Perhaps because of the echo pattern of the hall, Ye Zhao's tone was majestic and unspeakable. To the envoy of His Highness, it seemed to come from the high Yunding. "I am very willing to establish friendship with the Ottoman Empire and sign a business and friendship agreement."

A French scholar translated it and Abdul Weilu was grateful and bowed to his side, "Thank you for your grace. Before coming to China, the most noble Sultan has granted me the power to revise a covenant with your country. Thank you, Allah, the friendship between Ottoman and China will last forever under the glory of Allah!"

Ye Zhao nodded slightly and said, "Do you have any other requests?"

Abdul bowed again, "Dear Your Majesty, I am here in China this time and shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Sultan. I hope to buy 20,000 best rifles and 100 huge cannons in China. Please forgive me for your kindness."

Ye Zhao was slightly surprised. Ottoman Turkey has always purchased arms and armored ships from Britain and France, and recently turned to Prussian rifles. It is said that the weapons are better than Tsarist Russia, but the number of people is at a disadvantage. After its military reform, the Ottoman Empire's army had 400,000 people and about 1,000 artillery pieces. Of course, the artillery mentioned here does not include huge weapons of destruction similar to Chinese local artillery.

The Russian Army now has about 50 infantry divisions, more than 800,000 people, more than 3,000 artillery pieces, and has terrifying war mobilization capabilities. In addition, the minion army, Cossack cavalry, etc., no matter which country faces this huge war monster, it will feel the pressure coming to its face.

Ye Zhao thought for a while and said, "You can meet with the Empire's Foreign Affairs Department for weapons purchase."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, the noble emperor!" Seeing Ye Zhao get up and walk towards the warm cabinet, Abdul hurriedly stood up, stroked his chest, and bowed to see him.

Ye Zhao entered the East Warehouse, picked up the books and looked through them. After thinking about it, he walked to the Nanzhang Book Case. The two palace maids serving next to him were busy washing their pens and grinding them. Ye Zhao suddenly found that one of the palace maids had deep eyes and high nose bridge. It seemed that they were brought from Central Asia. Seeing her skillful grinding, she couldn't help but be surprised and learned quickly.

When Ye Zhao picked up his pen, he began to write slowly. He wrote a letter to Sharava, inviting him to come to China as a guest, hoping to meet with him.

I always feel that I can’t express my intentions when I write, and I thought to myself, but I would have called Sharaba to her for her counselor?

After putting down the pen and pursuing the booklets, he was about to go to the back hall to find two precious daughters and Hua Ji to play with Hua Ji for a while. Rong'er was going to school, Sharaba had errands, and the other girls also had their own things. Many times, Hua Ji became the role of a nanny. The older and older daughters like Rong'er and the matchmaker the most, but Hua Ji was the closest one. I guess when I grew up, I would tell Hua Ji that the thoughts I didn't dare to tell Rong'er would be told to Hua Ji.

As soon as he got up, a guard suddenly came to report, with a look of panic and said in a trembling voice: "Master, master, I deserve to die, I deserve to die! Ottoman... the messenger was assassinated!" Seeing his angry and frightened look, Ye Zhao's heart broke out.

"How is the injury? Where is the person?" Ye Zhao's head was a little big. He was planning a blueprint just now, and this happened in a blink of an eye.

"I don't know, but I've sent it to Jingxue Hall, and the imperial doctor should have gone there!" After all, the inner guards were Ye Zhao's close body, and they were all in a strong body. After the first major change, they gradually calmed down.

In the past dynasty, the guards did not have to kneel down and worship frequently, because of their responsibilities. They had the most contact with the emperor. They were not only complicated to kneel down and worship everywhere, but also lost the intention of guards. When the empire was established, the royal family issued a edict, and there were fewer occasions for guards to kneel down and worship.

Ye Zhao stopped talking and stood up and ran to the Jingli Hall. Abdul's chest was blood red, and he lay on the couch and was unconscious.

The bullet has been cut out, and the imperial doctor is stopping bleeding and applying medicine, and has injected penicillin to prevent it from being infected. Although the imperial doctor has long beard and is the saint of Xinglin, he has also begun to study Western medicine. To say that the types of Western medicine are poor nowadays, it is not as effective as traditional Chinese medicine. Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine is mainly nourished, and medical treatment does not harm the body. If a famous doctor is on his side, he is better than Western medicine. The only regret is that you cannot know whether Li Kui or Li Gui is facing, and it is difficult to define it with scientific standards.

In the Imperial Medical Bureau, they are naturally all saints.

When Ye Zhao heard the old imperial doctor say that Abdul's life was fine and his muzzle was closer to his shoulder blades, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The second-class eunuch who was escorting Abdul on the side fell down and apologized with shame: "I'm going to die!"

Ye Zhao waved his hand and said, "No one would have thought it was not right. This matter has also reminded us that it is a good thing, just don't hurt anyone." He asked again, "Where is the assassin?" He just heard that there were seven assassins, five of them were shot dead and two of them were captured.

Liu Hai pointed to the side room and gritted his teeth and said, "It's tied inside!"

Ye Zhao nodded slightly, thought for a while and said, "Give the people to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask them to review them."

Liu Hai was still full of shame. He really wanted to commit suicide by wiping his neck. He was the guard office recommended by Zhao Kaishan, a first-class guard sharpshooter, and was also Zhao Kaishan's old comrade-in-arms. Before entering the guard office, he was the sentry officer of the heavy infantry guard brigade. Who knew that there was a mistake in less than half a year after entering the palace? This was the first time that the inner guards failed, and they were slandering the entire guards. It might even become the negative teaching material for the inner guards. How could Liu Hai not be ashamed?

Ye Zhao looked at him, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You are not wrong, don't blame yourself."

In fact, over the years, the Forbidden Palace has never encountered an assassin, and the empire is booming again. The public security in the capital is extremely strict, and it is inevitable that it is a slack mentality.

Just say, escorting Abdul back to the Tongwenguan Inn in the inner city, there were only a dozen guards, Liu Hai, the second-class guard, and the rest were blue-eyed guards. When they met an assassin who was dressed up and prepared for farmers, Abdul was shot, which was really unpreparable.

The empire was established. Compared with the previous dynasty, the royal family reduced the guards' office. The current number of guards is 40 first-class guards, 100 second-class guards, 210 third-class guards, 600 blue-leg guards, and a total of 950 guards, including 150 female guards.

The grade of the inner guards has also been cancelled. For example, the first-class guards are originally the third-class guards, the second-class guards are the fourth-class guards, the third-class guards are the fifth-class guards, and the blue-feather guards are all cancelled now, but their salary remains unchanged.

This is to prevent the eunuchs around the emperor from being unable to arrange once they enter the place. The eunuchs are loyal, brave and agile. For example, first-class guards, if their rank is not cancelled, they will be in the army, and they will be in the first-class commander of the deputy division. But how many guards know how to lead troops to fight?

Therefore, except for the "x-grade imperial sword guard" conferred by the emperor, who retained his official position, the rest of the guards only enjoy the same treatment and have no official rank. If they are assigned to military and political places, they will be appointed as appropriate.

The Blue Peel Guard is the lowest guard, mostly used to stand guard in the Forbidden Palace. It is difficult to see Ye Zhao in general, and most of them do not have the awareness of bodyguards. It is inevitable that Abdul was shot and no one flew back to protect him.

However, today's incident reminded Ye Zhao that in the era of firearms, it is no longer appropriate to use the previous training methods of the inner guards. Nowadays, only those who are truly receiving bodyguard training are second-class guards and above who often follow him. From then on, they have to strengthen bodyguard skills and bodyguard awareness training for the entire inner guard department.

When I talk about this, I still blame myself for being careless. I can see how guilty Liu Hai felt, so Ye Zhao comforted him with gentle words.

"Master, slave, slave doesn't want to leave your master!" Liu Hai was stunned for a while, and knelt down in tears. The term "slave" who was strictly prohibited by Ye Zhao was about to leave the inner guard office, but he didn't care about shouting, feeling uncomfortable.

Liu Hai knew that no matter how considerate the emperor was, he would not say anything serious, but he and these dozen Blue Peel Guards would definitely be transferred from the guards. This is a foregone conclusion.

Ye Zhao said: "I'll tell them and call you to Shenji Camp, and I'll do the same for the job!"

Liu Hai kowtowed with tears in his eyes, "Sister, I know!"

Ye Zhao sighed in his heart. He rarely moved his emotions now, but when he saw these loyal guards feeling uncomfortable and blamed himself for not being able to protect him, he felt strange.

He patted his bangs on his shoulder and turned around to the Qinzheng Hall.

In the afternoon, Ye Zhao came to the Interior Affairs Office. This was his first time to enter the Interior Affairs Office.

The Office of the Interior Government is next to the east wall of the Forbidden Palace. The Helmet Workshop of the Interior Government Office was rebuilt after the construction office of the Interior Government Office.

The gray courtyard walls and tiled roofs look extremely inconspicuous from the outside. When you enter the courtyard at the main entrance, there is an old willow tree behind the screen wall. However, the top of the tree is bare, forming a very strange picture with the flying thousands of tender green ribbons. It turns out that two willow trees are tied together, and one willow tree has died, so it is so weird.

Perhaps it was because of this strange willow tree, when you entered the Interior Government Office, you felt uncomfortable all over and felt a cold wind emitting from your gloomy back.

However, Ye Zhao had no such feeling. He accompanied Rui Si to go straight to the dungeon and walked along Rui Si and said, "I guess the thief should speak."

After a series of interrogations, several "psychologists" of the Office of the Internal Affairs unanimously determined that one of the burly assassins was less courageous and had less will than the other thin assassin.

Then Rui Si ordered Dashen to serve the firm-willed person. Every half an hour, he would take the timid person in to see the increasingly terrifying situation of his companions. The assassin, who was listed as a breakthrough target, gradually collapsed his mind.

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