New Shun 1730

After Liu Yu, who had investigated the backgrounds of these people and obtained the political backgrounds of these nobles through some formal channels, secretly glanced at Marquis Lachetadi after hearing this appointment, thinking to himself, kid, you'll have to bear this.

This Bestuyev is really famous.

This person is so famous that Liu Yu has heard a lot of legends about him.

Even if it is not his reputation as a politician or diplomat.

Many people must have heard of the legend of his battle with the most famous cross-dressing man, the Hermaphrodite Knight, the White Lily Knight in Fate Heroic Spirit, the man who was a woman for 49 years before and a woman for 33 years after, the French spy master, the secret lily of Queen Elizabeth, and the 59-year-old Dion de Baumon who won the title of Foil Sword Saint in London with one hand while wearing women's clothes and holding up his skirt.

The story of his battle with the cross-dressing man in the Russian court, whether it was the Russian-British alliance or the Russian-French alliance, became a classic and popular legend of that era.

At least, the Marquis Lachetadi, who was at the level of "living room conspiracy", could not beat him.

The level is too low.

It can be said that Bestuyev has a very unique vision and excellent diplomatic vision. He is a far-sighted master of maneuvers.

He saw through Russia's way out at a glance, which is to ally with Austria and Britain to fight Poland, Prussia, and the Ottoman Empire. This is what Russia can really eat.

We must take advantage of Russia's advantage of being in the northern corner and ask Britain for money.

Let Russia become Britain's troublemaker in Europe, let Britain continue to provide financial support to Russia, and rely on Britain's money to eat the surrounding areas. This is the right way.

Otherwise, it will all be a wedding dress for the French.

Moreover, the countries around Russia, Turkey, Sweden, and Poland, are all traditional allies of France. Bestuyev has seen the French double-dealing many times. Who knows if he will stab them in the back in the future?

Historically, he has been trying to establish a three-nation alliance of Russia, Britain, and Austria.

Frederick II once commented in a letter to his ministers: The fate of Prussia and my own family depends on him - Bestuyev.

Louis XV also mentioned in the mission to the spy knight to go to St. Petersburg: The first thing is to make Bestuyev fall out of favor, which is the fundamental interest of France.

The only possibility for Prussia to win is to overthrow Bestuyev, who is extremely anti-Prussian.

The cornerstone of France's desire to be the boss of Europe is to prevent Bestuyev from promoting the Anglo-Russian alliance.

This man was able to manage Russia's foreign policy for 20 years under the conspiracy of Prussia, France, and several other forces, and fought back again and again, breaking the conspiracy of France and Prussia to pull him down one by one.

Moreover, the key is that this is a "big thing" and has great courage.

In 1758, Queen Elizabeth fell ill, and this man seriously suspected that the heir Peter III was a die-hard fan of Frederick II. Once Peter III ascended the throne, Russia's blood would be shed in vain.

He could directly send a letter to Marshal Razin on the front line without the emperor and the Privy Council: My friend, the empress is dying, hurry up and bring the troops back to prepare for a mutiny, and push the crown princess to the throne. This is a person who can truly consider the interests of Russia.

I can only say, God bless Prussia.

If Elizabeth really died that year, Prussia would be destroyed. The marshal brought his troops back to mutiny, and Catherine II took the throne directly. This German woman is a real Russian strongman, just like the Georgian strongman in later generations, and she will never let go of her "motherland".

Or if Elizabeth lived one year longer than in history, Prussia would be finished.

But Elizabeth didn't die that year, and she stripped him of power and exiled him. This eventually led to Peter III's brief rise to power, which saved Prussia and completely changed the pattern of Europe and even the entire world.

Now Elizabeth directly made this person the deputy prime minister of the Privy Council, which was not only an attitude for the old aristocrats to see, but also a preparation to cut off the excessive influence of foreign forces on Russia.

Liu Yu didn't care. He liked to deal with rational people. The more rational and the more they focused on interests, the better.

An alliance formed because of admiration, fanaticism, and love will never be stable. Only interests can unite the feelings between countries.

When Dashun woke up from his sleep and began to become a member of the modern history of the world, Russia's alliance partners in Europe were destined to be tied to China.

Otherwise, it would be a four-nation anti-Russian alliance of Turkey, China, Sweden, and Austria.

The "dragon's rise" of the British king was in Hanover, which also destined Britain not to seek far away Russia as an ally, and would inevitably pull Prussia, which could threaten Hanover at any time and seemed to be very capable.

Prussia, in turn, could use Hanover as a bargaining chip to threaten Britain; and Britain could also use the matter of negotiating an alliance with Russia to scare Prussia into joining Britain.

Bestuyev was anti-Prussian and pro-British.

But unfortunately, only one of the two could be chosen.

When the Dashun was also going to die in the "First World War" and once it showed strong hostility towards Britain, Russia had only one rational choice left, which was to dismember Prussia, dismember Poland, and move westward and southward.

However, this situation also required a diplomatic show from the Dashun.

If it was performed well, the Dashun diplomacy would be considered graduated, or at least passed.

The so-called passing means using all the means of the strategists to promote the tripartite alliance between China, France and Russia.

Now it seems that Elizabeth is a rational monarch from her appointment; although Bestuyev is a bit pro-British, as long as Dashun makes more efforts, once Britain joins Prussia, Russia will only have the option of a Sino-French-Russian alliance.

Judging from the atmosphere on the scene, Elizabeth's appointment completely reassured the fence-sitting nobles present.

The whole coup ended here. Elizabeth's handling was very experienced, worthy of being someone who had prepared for the coup for more than ten years.

Letting the Privy Council to try Osterman clearly means that the rest of the people will be forgiven and Osterman will be blamed alone.

The appointment of Bestuyev means that there will be no major purge against the previous "pseudo-positions".

As for those checks, balances, and the layout of the future court, these are all things to be considered in the future.

What the nobles present have to consider now is that they should declare their allegiance immediately - most of them are mediocre and incompetent, and will not think so much and so far.

Afterwards, Elizabeth sent someone to notify the nobles in Petersburg to go to the Duke of Menshikov's Mansion and the residence of the Dashun envoys to meet the empress.

The coronation ceremony needs to be prepared, but because Liu Yu proposed to attend the celebration of Ivan VI on the 29th, the palace has made some preparations in advance. In this way, the coronation ceremony can be held within a month, which will not delay Liu Yu's trip back to the Netherlands to make trouble.

He has to hurry.

He has to return to the Netherlands before Bestuyev really takes power and begins to prepare for the pro-British treaty, and prepare for the next coup.

Although the previous statement that he would attend the coronation ceremony of Ivan VI was just an excuse and a deception, it is just right now.

Anyway, he has to attend Elizabeth's coronation ceremony before leaving, otherwise it will be a bit like a diplomatic insult. Women, no matter how rational they are, are more emotional.

At this time, the Dashun envoys are no longer the owner of the Duke of Menshikov's Mansion. Liu Yu didn't want to steal the show, so he politely stepped aside and quietly waited for the nobles of Petersburg to come here and swear allegiance.

The reason why this place was chosen instead of the palace was because Liu Yu's banquet invited many prominent nobles. By the way, it would be more convenient to explain the situation here first, since it was only separated from the palace by a river, not far away.

Soon, the nobles outside began to pour in one after another, and the soldiers of the Dashun envoys also cooperated with the Russians to maintain order and protect the country.

After the nobles shouted three times, Elizabeth naturally began to confer titles and make wishes.

The old people who had supported the emperor were all considered to have ascended to heaven. Hannibal, Count Lestock and others were all awarded the rank of lieutenant general. This is equivalent to a third-class civil servant in the Russian civil service system. If they switch to politics, they can directly take up some non-critical departments.

After all, the coronation ceremony has not yet been held. When the coronation ceremony is held, these people will definitely be officially promoted and conferred titles.

In view of Elizabeth's desire to highlight her "orthodox" status, the coronation ceremony was scheduled for November, and the specific date still depended on the progress of preparations. Because her father defeated Sweden in October, and Russia was upgraded to an empire in November.

Fortunately, with the previous preparations for Ivan VI, the time was not very tight, and the ministers and ambassadors of various countries were also in Petersburg because of the War of the Austrian Succession, so there was no need to notify them again, and the coronation ceremony could be completed in November.

Until these problems were solved, when Elizabeth announced that everyone would go to the palace, she looked at Liu Yu again, and her vigilance in her heart was much higher.

But she still smiled and greeted Liu Yu on her face. In view of the fact that it was inconvenient for ambassadors from various countries to participate in Russia's internal affairs, only Russian nobles of all sizes went to the palace this time.

After a busy day, before resting, someone repeated the story of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty that Liu Yu told in the Duke of Menshikov's mansion to Elizabeth.

After hearing this story, Elizabeth couldn't help but frowned.

This coup was really smooth, although Elizabeth had considered it in advance, considering the public outrage before, the coup should still be easy.

But after Liu Yu was dismissed, he directly provided a perfect one-stop service.

Even the coronation ceremony was prepared in advance - it was said to be prepared for Ivan VI, but Liu Yu had no intention of recognizing this baby from the beginning - it was like the Dashun envoys wanted to kill people, and they could trick the victims into digging their own pits.

Dashun did so much for this, so they must want something, right?

Land?

Border?

Or something else?

Even if Liu Yu said he wanted to sleep with her, Elizabeth would feel at ease, at least knowing what they wanted.

The more you give, the more you want.

But now, it is impossible to figure out what Liu Yu wants.

Thinking of this, she asked someone to find Hannibal, and also called the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Privy Council, Bestuyev.

Facing Hannibal, she asked not as a Tsar but as a family member: "Did Liu Yu tell you? What does he want?"

Hannibal thought about it and rejected Liu Yu's nonsense such as "I must be a man of my words". Would a man who could deceive Japan into a bloody mess do such a big thing just to keep his words?

“Your Majesty, Liu Yu said that he wanted a rational monarch who would consider Russia’s interests. In his eyes, Russia’s interests are Poland, the Black Sea, westward and southward. The only thing is, not eastward. And I have lived in China for a long time, and he hopes to convey a real China through me to ensure that Russia can make a rational foreign policy.”