vrcanaries Chapter 408 Kangxi Concubine Zhang
Chapter 408 Kangxi Concubine Zhang
This war was a self-defense counterattack launched by the Qing Dynasty to safeguard its sovereignty over the Heilongjiang River Basin.
At that time, the Qing court was busy dealing with the Three Feudatories and was unable to take care of it. After Kangxi put down the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories, he began to think about how to deal with these uninvited guests who invaded Heilongjiang.
He first went on a tour to Guandong, nominally to visit the Manchus' homeland, but actually to intimidate the Mongolian princes and deal with Tsarist Russia.
At that time, Tsarist Russia's infiltration into Heilongjiang had become very serious. They would enter Heilongjiang and kill people at will. The Heilongjiang General appointed by the Qing court was completely helpless.
Kangxi first built 19 post stations to open up channels for the transmission of materials and intelligence, and at the same time ordered General Sabsu to clear out the strongholds of the Rakshasa Kingdom.
By 1682, the only stronghold of the Russian Empire left was the fortified city of Yaksa; all other strongholds had been cleared out.
The North has always been of paramount importance, especially since the Manchus’ hometown is in the Northeast.
Therefore, Emperor Kangxi was always resentful about Yalu River, and soon after, the Qing court issued an ultimatum, demanding that the Russians withdraw from Yalu River.
But the Russians refused to withdraw.
As a result, the Qing government launched two large-scale attacks on Yaksa from 1684 to 1686. The Qing government besieged Yaksa on three sides and blocked it with trenches. In the end, only 826 of the 66 Russian invading troops were left, and they withdrew from Yaksa in embarrassment.
When the news reached Moscow, the regent of Russia, Sophia, panicked instantly and quickly sent ministers to negotiate with the Qing court. This is the origin of the Treaty of Yalu River.
Chengze has been communicating with Xueli and Ning Chukuo.
Therefore, Yinzhi, who was so excited about his wedding, had no idea that he was being targeted.
Chengze repeatedly requested to send troops to Luosha, vowing to defend the territorial integrity of his country.
Chengze knew Kangxi's plan very well!
So he calculated it clearly, this is an open conspiracy!
Either he goes and never gives in, and then secretly hands it over to his sister, making it easier for her to swallow up the giant in the north in the future.
Either let Yinzhi, who is eager to achieve great things, go, and wait a year or two before he ascends the throne!
Chengze had a beautiful idea, so he strongly advocated fighting!
He doesn't want to give up a large piece of land for nothing!
In comparison, the more burly and strong Yinzhi would not do that. When it comes to martial arts, he is number one and no one dares to say he is second!
So he begged Kangxi to grant his wish!
Kangxi looked a little depressed, but he was very happy in his heart!
Liang Jiugong's praise of "a good father will have a good son" made Kangxi almost feel flattered.
However, Kangxi did not mention it on the grounds of Yinzhi's wedding.
Soon, Yinzhi and Irgen Gioro got married.
Before Yinzhi could ask for permission, he learned that the wife of the emperor and two concubines in Chengze Mansion were all pregnant.
Yinzhi began to practice martial arts during the day and work hard at night!
In the 25th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1686), the Battle of Yalu River ended, and the two countries began to sit down for peace negotiations and signed the Sino-Russian Treaty of Nerchinsk.
In terms of historical evaluation, the Treaty of Nerchinsk has always been controversial.
Some scholars believe that this was an unequal treaty because it caused the Qing Dynasty to lose some territory.
Other scholars believe that this was a relatively equal treaty because it was reached on the basis of equal consultation between the two parties and laid the foundation for the territorial expansion of the Qing Dynasty.
It can be said that the signing of this treaty was quite difficult at that time.
In fact, the signing of this treaty in 1686 was quite difficult at that time. In fact, in the 1676th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (), Lai Guoni, an envoy of the Russian Kingdom, had visited the Qing court.
At that time, the only people who could communicate with him were the missionaries who had come to the Qing Dynasty earlier, so Nan Huairen, a missionary highly regarded by Emperor Kangxi, became Lai Guoni's messenger.
However, the missionaries were not secret keepers who guarded the interests of the Qing court. After all, for the missionaries, the Russian Tsar was a believer in God after all.
However, Emperor Kangxi did not believe in Christianity, so missionaries such as Nan Huairen passed a lot of confidential information to Lai Guoni and assisted them in bribing many important officials of the Qing court.
As a result, the Russians were mysteriously confident and refused to retreat, and were defeated by the Qing court.
However, missionaries were still used as translators in this negotiation. The Qing court attached great importance to it and sent Grand Secretary Soetu to take charge, which was equivalent to sending the prime minister of the time as ambassador.
It also ensured the strength of the Treaty of Nerchinsk.
Later Russian historians firmly believed that the boundaries drawn in the Treaty of Nerchinsk were a national humiliation: "Under such circumstances, the Buryats voluntarily joined the Russian state, and at the same time, the Buryats in Trans-Baikal also voluntarily joined Russia after seeing Russia's military superiority."
However, the Qing court's "invasion" caused Luosha to lose these lands that it had voluntarily joined, so Luosha has always believed that it was at a disadvantage in terms of its border in the Heilongjiang region.
However, domestic scholars often believe that according to the provisions of the Treaty of Nerchinsk, my country should have had a larger territory, because Lake Baikal in the North Sea where Su Wu grazed sheep has been one of my country's spheres of influence since ancient times, so my country actually suffered a great loss.
This leads to a particularly interesting phenomenon, where both parties feel that they are at a disadvantage and no one has gained any advantage.
At this moment, Chengze’s people presented new artillery.
Plus the Western trade presided over by Ning Chuge!
The treasury is full and the weapons are strong, so of course this contract has to be negotiated in a different way!
Chengze took his men to negotiate, while Yinzhi carried his weapon with murderous intent, aiming to intimidate.
He exudes the attitude of being ready to fight if there is any disagreement.
The Rakshasa Kingdom was angry but unwilling to accept!
I can only take a step back!
When the news reached the Qing Dynasty, people were fine, but the palace was filled with jubilation.
Kangxi issued an edict to confer the title of Prince Yong on Chengze.
Yinzhi came back with weapons in hand after intimidating others, and curled his lips secretly when he heard the imperial edict.
Kangxi was very happy, there happened to be a talent show this year!
In addition, since Xue Li was not around, Kangxi assigned two more princesses to Chengze.
Yinzhi refused. After all, he had just gotten married and didn't want to hurt his wife's feelings.
Baocheng and Chengzhen were the same age, but Kangxi wanted to choose a good wife for Baocheng, so he only gave each of them two princesses.
Of course, what is more important is the attitude of the court officials and the attitude of Kangxi!
After their wedding and entering the court, the brothers visibly began to quarrel, and Kangxi was happy to see it happen.
However, the Han ministers whom Kangxi relied on always claimed that the legitimate son was the most respected!
The current emperor is in good health now, so he has no plans to choose a prince so quickly.
Let alone appointing another crown prince, just deposing the crown prince would be difficult enough.
Kangxi still had some feelings for Baocheng.
In addition, Yinzhi had seen Kangxi's unique preference for Baocheng since he was a child.
The word "legitimate son" still made him jealous and hateful, and he felt that Chengze thought so too.
Keen on having a baby with his wife!
In May of that year, several children were born in the harem.
Among them is the future Yinxiang!
As for Xue Li, who was far away in Jiangnan, Kangxi did not ask her to come back, and Xue Li did not ask either.