Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

The negotiations with Tsarist Russia are still led by Yi Xin and Liu Ye, so there is no need to have two people responsible for one matter. Moreover, everyone in the court can see that Liu Ye is the only one who can handle the negotiations. Only he understands Western affairs, and his foreign language skills make the bigwigs dumbfounded. Moreover, Liu Ye and Yi Xin complement each other, one active and one quiet, and control the situation very well. If someone else goes, I am afraid that they will make mistakes. Once they make mistakes, they will be dismissed from office at best, and lose their heads at worst. No one will take such a risk!

Russian Minister Blaviev had sensed something was amiss. Britain, the US, and France had withdrawn, reaching a deal with the Qing government, only to leave him out. What was going on? Were they simultaneously abandoning him?

The most serious problem was that without the coercion of Britain and France, he could not really threaten the ministers of the Qing Dynasty head-on. He could only fish in muddy waters. But now Britain and France were about to withdraw their troops. If they stopped fighting, he could no longer pretend to be a peacemaker. However, the fertile land east of the Ussuri River was the most worrying thing. It was there that Tsarist Russia needed the most: Vladivostok! This was something the Tsar could not give up no matter what!

Now we can no longer take advantage of the situation, and we can only use force to coerce them. Since Britain and France can suppress the Qing government, I think Tsarist Russia can definitely do it too!

"Mr. Minister, I'm sorry, but we absolutely will not agree to your request. The land east of the Ussuri River has always been the inherent territory of the Qing Dynasty. This is an ironclad fact, and we will never give up any of it!"

Liu Ye said to Braviev lightly.

Braviev said coldly, "Mr. Xiangban, you must understand that this isn't a question of whether you want to do this or not. We've already reached a relevant agreement in Tianjin. Your Imperial Commissioner Gui Liang has already agreed to the terms and signed the document! If you want to go back on your word now, it's probably too late!"

Liu Ye sneered, "Too late? It's only a draft. We haven't even changed the text of the Tianjin Treaty. Even if we've signed the document, it can still be overturned! In short, we won't give you any land. We can consider opening the ports, but our government will impose heavy taxes on your merchants to protect our domestic commerce! At the same time, your unilateral most-favored-nation treatment must be revoked. This is beyond doubt!"

"asshole!"

Braviev had already imagined the worst possible outcome, but he didn't expect that this assistant minister would be so tough and want to overturn all the clauses of the Treaty of Tianjin and the Treaty of Aihui in one breath. Even if his uncle could tolerate it, his aunt definitely could not tolerate it!

Braviev shouted, "The first two treaties have already been successfully signed, so you must abide by them. With such frequent changes and distortions of right and wrong, where is the uttermost international credibility? I protest! I want to meet with your emperor to protest!"

Yi Xin, standing aside, replied calmly, "Liu Ye, when you discuss this with Minister Braviev, be mindful of your tone. They are guests from afar, and we cannot bully them. This is not the way to get along..."

Yi Ming was criticizing, but the smile in the corner of his eyes completely betrayed his dark heart!

Liu Ye quickly said respectfully, "Yes!"

Liu Ye turned around and said to Blaviev, "Minister Blaviev, when Britain and France launched an invasion, your country took advantage of the situation and forced our Lord Gui Liang to sign such a treaty with you. This is even more despicable. Where is your international credibility? East of the Ussuri River, haha, there are hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land. You want us to give it all up? Dream on! In a word, wishful thinking!"

"So, you guys are rejecting everything without leaving any room for negotiation?"

Braviev asked in a deep voice.

Liu Ye replied firmly: "There is no room for maneuver unless you give up your St. Petersburg!"

I rub!

Blaviev was almost irritated by Liu Ye to the point of vomiting blood. How could you possibly think of giving up St. Petersburg?

"Mr. Xiangban, do you know what this means? You are about to face the war launched by the Russian Empire! If you still insist on your own way, our Russian Empire's 100,000 cavalry will march south in an instant and devour the entire three northeastern provinces! You will face the boundless wrath of the Russian Empire!"

Blaviev roared.

Prince Gong Yi, standing behind him, shuddered. Clearly, Blaviev's words had shaken him. "A hundred thousand cavalrymen!" Where in the Qing Dynasty could they find a hundred thousand? Even being able to muster twenty or thirty thousand was already incredible! Could another war break out?

Liu Ye sneered, "Blaviev, you don't have to scare me with your big words! In the great battle over in Crimea, Tsarist Russia was defeated by the British and French forces, suffering heavy casualties, losses of at least hundreds of thousands, right? Only a year has passed, and your empire has already recovered? I wonder if you still have the strength to launch another expedition after your initial defeat? I'm really looking forward to it. I really want to experience the splendor of the Cossack cavalry in the Greater Khingan Range!"

amount……

Blaviev had never imagined that his true identity would be exposed. The Crimean War had severely damaged Tsarist Russia, and in just one year, it hadn't recovered. This was no ordinary injury! This was one of the reasons why the Tsar was so eager to invade China. First, he wanted to redevelop the Far East and gain access to the seaports that the empire desperately needed. Second, he wanted to take advantage of the pressure from Britain and France on the Qing government and then take advantage of the situation to reap huge benefits. Unexpectedly, this assistant minister saw everything clearly and gave Tsarist Russia no chance at all!

Braviev's arrogance was immediately extinguished a lot, he was not confident enough!

However, Braviev still refused to give up and shouted, "Even if we were defeated in Crimea, we still have the strength to fight. We can still mobilize a hundred thousand troops! As for whether you believe it or not, that's your question. We can only meet on the battlefield!"

Liu Ye laughed heartily and said, "Blaviyov, it's still the dead of winter in your Siberia. Even marching is impossible, let alone fighting. I'm looking forward to you launching a war right now. If that happens, you'll all be turned into ice sculptures without us having to do anything! As for the war, I'm looking forward to it. Since we can repel the joint attack of the British and French forces, we can definitely drive your Tsarist Russian Empire back to Siberia! In short, either you go back to Tsarist Russia on your own, or I will drive you back to Tsarist Russia myself!"

Liu Ye was full of heroic spirit, and a terrifying murderous aura burst out, which made Braviev almost breathless!

"Good! Good!"

Yi? couldn't hold it back any longer, he was completely infected by Liu Ye's heroic spirit and couldn't help but shout!