From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 990

Zhou Yuan was very relieved and moved.

When he first came to this world, he always felt that people of this era were all pigs, even if there were smart ones, they were smart pigs.

Even if she was as smart as the eldest sister, she was only at the top of this era, but she still did not have the vision and pattern that transcended the times.

Even if she was as evil as Huang Taiji, she only showed a very high level in politics and military, slightly better than the eldest sister, that's all.

But with Fenglangjuxu, everything seemed to have changed.

The aging Jin Dynasty, the dying court, and the confused people all began a unique awakening with this rare victory.

The blood of the people was awakened, and there was cohesion. The court also strengthened its determination to reform, and everything seemed to be changing.

Huang Taiji saw the true meaning of the times, the eldest sister knew the necessity of reform, and the younger generation stood up and began to open their eyes to the world.

Even the second senior sister…the reckless inner guard who went to investigate the Wusheng Sect in Baihua Pavilion incognito and was almost killed by Cai Ni, has become a spy war expert who can stand on her own now.

Her evolution was formed in the Miao village. When she was in Dongfan Island, she was already very mature.

Now that she has come to the north, a truly foreign country, she can actually get such confidential information.

Really…everyone is growing up.

Huang Taiji spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and sent more than 20 spies to the north, but only got some basic intelligence.

Zhou Yuan was really happy for the second senior sister. She always said that her ideal was to serve the country, and she really did it.

Is this the weight of an ideal?

"It's amazing."

Wanyan Daichan sighed: "An oriental woman, going to a foreign country, can learn the language and gather so much intelligence, and record it in categories and compile it into a book. It's terrible."

"How long has she been gone? Four months?"

Zhou Yuan nodded, took a deep breath, and said: "I have been here for four days, it's time to leave."

"Huang Taiji wants me to give him an answer. I think I may be able to give it to him tomorrow."

"I won't sleep tonight. I will study this information."

Return to the study, light a candle, and isolate all the noise.

So, all the detailed information came into view.

Zhou Yuan has a considerable level of knowledge of history in his two lives, but he is still a layman in foreign history.

He knows the rough timeline and the famous major events, but to this extent... I am afraid that only the history scholars of the Tsarist Empire itself know.

Please report roughly the history of the Grand Duchy of Moscow as a vassal state until more than 300 years ago, when it annexed its mother country, the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal, and annexed the Novgorod Republic and the Principality of Tver more than 100 years later, and then launched an attack on the Golden Horde in the following decades, and expanded its territory more than twice, and finally the ruler adopted the title of "Tsar".

It tells the general history of Vasily III seizing Smolensk from Lithuania more than 100 years ago and pushing the border of the Principality of Moscow to the Dnieper River.

From Daniel to Peter the Great today, the Tsardom has been mighty for 400 years. How it has changed from a small vassal state to the behemoth it is today is all clearly described.

The demarcation of the line with Sweden, the rise of Ivan I, the Tver Uprising, the Battle of Blue Water, the Battle of the Vozha River, the Battle of Kulikovo, the Tokhtamysh-Timur War, the Battle of the Terek River, the War with the Khanate of Kazan, the Kasim War, the Russo-Swedish War, the Battle of Mstyslavl, the Xingdu War... every major event is described, but not in detail, and the focus is obviously later.

"It is hard to imagine how valuable such precious intelligence is..."

Wanyan Daichan was shocked and became more serious.

Zhou Yuan said: "But these only took up eighteen pages... There should be much more details later."

As Zhou Yuan expected, the intelligence became more detailed since Ivan IV was crowned Tsar and established the Tsardom more than a hundred years ago.

This newly rising country began their conquest - in 37 years, they launched many battles, including the Siege of Kazan, the Livonian War, the Battle of Ergmey, the Russo-Turkish War, the War of Sound, etc. ... defeated and annexed a series of countries such as the Khanate of Kazan, the Khanate of Astrakhan, the Republic of Cowardly Gorod, the Khanate of Siberia, and the Golden Horde.

The rapid growth of strength and the rapid expansion of territory are really jaw-dropping.

Then, the era of the Romanov dynasty came. They overcame adversity in the midst of internal difficulties, fought against the Ottoman Empire, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Kingdom of Sweden, and continued to annex land in ups and downs, becoming more powerful.

"But in realityIn fact, the Tsarist Empire suffered a lot in the war in the west. The new flintlock rifles could break through their solid plate armor, and sailing ships put them under great pressure in major seas. They tried to import warships from the Netherlands, but were scared off by the expensive and shameless prices. Although the land force was strong enough, it was obviously time to find a new way out. "

"In the past few decades, they set their sights on the east. "

This is what the second senior sister said.

And Zhou Yuan and Wanyan Daichan didn't recover from their shock until dawn.

Especially Wanyan Daichan, she was pale and murmured: "It means that they conquered dozens of countries and ethnic groups in just two or three hundred years, including Bashkirs, Khanties, Charkup, Mansi, Tungus, Samoyeds, Yakuts, Yenisey Kyrgyz, Oirat, Yukagir... too many to count..."

Zhou Yuan said lightly: "At present, they are infiltrating the Jurchen tribes in Mobei and Donghai, and the expedition team has even reached your hinterland."

Wanyan Daichan's voice was a little trembling, and she said in a trembling voice: "You and Huang Taiji have always attached great importance to the north, I understand, but I didn't expect... I didn't expect that we would face such a strong enemy."

She couldn't help but look at Zhou Yuan and said: "Can we stop it? "

Zhou Yuan did not answer, but picked up the letter from his second senior sister.

He opened the envelope and saw that it was written on it——

"Peter the Great is a rare wise ruler in the Tsarist Empire. He is ambitious and wants to build the Tsarist Empire into a giant that can influence the world. His destination is not the northern desert, nor the Jurchen land in the East China Sea..."

"Not even just the Outer Xing'an Mountains, Heilongjiang and other places, but... the entire south of the Great Wall!"

"My teacher is the most outstanding scholar in the Tsarist Empire. His son is a senior officer in the Tsarist Empire and often tells him about these things."

"Their real goal is to take everything north of the Great Wall of Dajin!"

"Including all Jurchen areas, including the entire Liaodong."

"Because the coastal area of ​​Liaodong has the most perfect ice-free port, which is what they dream of."

"Exploring in the bitter cold land now is just snatching the key to open the treasure."

"That's all I know. "

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan took a breath of cold air.

He suddenly looked at Wanyan Daichan and said sternly: "North of the Great Wall! It turns out that they don't want Vladivostok! But Port Arthur!"

Wanyan Daichan said: "What Port Arthur?"

"It's Port Arthur!"

Zhou Yuan's face was very ugly, and he said coldly: "What a wise and capable emperor, his appetite is bigger than mine."

"I want the Great Jin to dominate the East, and what he wants is to cross three continents and gallop across four oceans!"

Speaking of this, he narrowed his eyes and smiled, and said coldly: "Second Sister's intelligence is too important. It seems that we don't pay enough attention to the north. It seems that this battle cannot be avoided anyway."

"Then let's clash!"

"Go tell Huang Taiji, I can give him the answer now. "