Chapter 2961 Peter the Great: Failure is called treason


    Chapter 2958: Peter the Great: Failure is called treason


    Although Persia now dominates the two major regions of West Asia and Central Asia, life is not easy. Outside, there are Seljuk and Ottoman and other surrounding forces jointly targeting each other, and inside, there are remnants of resting forces seeking restoration at all times.


    The reason why civil strife has not yet broken out is that it only relies on Darius’ personal prestige and powerful army as a deterrent.


    For a force, rule that only relies on force to maintain is obviously not lasting.


    In this case, as long as Darius experienced a great defeat, the empire he had worked hard to maintain would take a sharp turn for the worse and eventually collapsed under the siege of internal and external forces.


    It was precisely because of this that Darius knew that he stopped the eastern expedition when the military was at its strongest, and at the same time actively sought reforms within, hoping to digest the territory under his command as soon as possible.


    But after all, Anxue is an ancient country with a history of more than 400 years. Even though it has entered the late stage of the dynasty, hundreds of dead insects die without being stiff. There are still a large number of people with Anxue who are still at peace to prosper their lives, just like the Han Dynasty and Rome, so it is never easy to completely digest Anxue.


    Although Darius proposed various measures and achieved certain results, he still could not completely solve the problem until he met Xuanzang.


    Xuanzang actually had no good feelings for Darius from the beginning. After all, the other party''s move to steal the country and chaos was no different from that of Dong Zhuo. However, the subsequent journey to the west was all within Persia, so he had to make a fuss with him. However, because he talked too much, the other party focused on him.


    Xuanzang originally didn''t want to talk nonsense to Darius, but Darius was too enthusiastic and he was all from others, so he didn''t want to say anything. So he objectively analyzed the situation in Persia and put forward some opinions on the current dilemma.


    But what Xuanzang himself did not expect was that his casual words on paper were regarded as the norm by Darius.


    Darius was obviously a person who knew the goods. He saw that Xuanzang''s understatement actually contained the essence of the East. While giving him great inspiration, he could really solve some problems. That is why he changed his goal from Sun Lingming to Xuanzang, just to let him assist him in deepening the reform issues in Persia.


    But the fallen flowers are intentionally flowing water is ruthless.


    "No matter what else, this Persian emperor is quite good at being a human being, and he actually rushed over to apologize in person."


    Ao Lie couldn''t help but say that after all, he took Darius''s white gun, and was short and sucked by others, so his impression of the other party improved a lot.


    Sun Lingming, Zhu Tianpeng and Sha Rolling Coil did not say bad things about Darius anymore. After all, the emperor was so respectful to the point of being so respectful to the wise and humble. Even if he had been a little unpleasant, it was quite admirable to just apologize for himself.


    But Xuanzang said, "That''s because we did not cause any losses to Persia, otherwise do you think Darius would apologize and send a gun?"


    The four apprentices were silent when they heard this. Obviously, they all understood that if the other party''s unscrupulous means really caused great losses to Darius, it would not be so easy to escape from Persia.


    In the same way, Master Xuanzang and his disciples chose to fight hard when facing Seljuk, but chose to endure when facing Persia. The reason is naturally that the Persian Empire is stronger.


    Even if they completely offend Seljuk, the other party can''t do anything to them. But if they really offend Persia, Darius really has the ability to keep them, so it''s better to stay on the front line.


    After finally getting rid of the Persian Empire, Master Xuanzang and his disciples headed north from West Asia and headed northwest. However, after entering the Eastern European plain, the situation of the five masters and disciples was even more difficult than before, and the reason was that the Eastern European region of this era was too desolate.


    Later Russia gradually formed a multi-ethnic feudal state with the Grand Duchy of Moscow from the end of the 15th century to the beginning of the 16th century, so Eastern Europe is actually still in the tribal era.


    As we all know, the plain area is most suitable for human survival, and the three top three plains in the world are: the Amazon Plain, the Eastern European Plain and the Western Siberian Plain.


    The Eastern European plain ranks second, with an area of ??about 4 million square kilometers, accounting for about 40% of the total area of ??Europe. However, because it belongs to the middle and high latitudes, the average annual temperature is relatively low, especially in the winter, the living conditions are naturally extremely harsh.


    For the Roman Empire, Eastern Europe was a worthless piece of land, while Eastern Europeans were even more barbaric, backward and difficult to domesticate, which was equivalent to the barbarians such as the Xiongnu Xianbei Wuhuan in the eyes of the Han people.


    Rome did not have the strength to push the entire Eastern Europe, but what if it was defeated? It cannot be digested at all, but it still needs to continue to invest in order to maintain the most basic rule in Eastern Europe, which is simply not worth the loss.


    It is precisely because of this that although the tentacles of the Roman Empire extended into Eastern Europe, they were limited to several western provinces in Eastern Europe with better climates. Most areas with harsh climates adopted a laissez-faire attitude, as long as they acknowledge that Roman rule did not openly rebel.


    The Eastern Europeans naturally didn''t want to stay in the snow and ice, so their attitude towards Rome was basically the same as the northern grasslands treated the Han people. As long as they were strong, they would invade the west, and weak would surrender. This cycle took hundreds of years, and they were constantly struggling Rome.


    Therefore, in addition to its own reasons, Rome will also continue to bleed it.


    The Eastern European plains are more than 4 million square kilometers. Even though the western provinces are occupied by Rome and Persia, there are still more than 3 million square kilometers. However, the population of such a large territory is less than 4 million, and it is scattered among more than 100 tribes.


    Eastern Europe has never been unified, with at most more than 500 tribes. Whenever the overlord appears, the other tribes temporarily surrender, obey orders, and follow their steps to fight the west together.


    With Alexander''s rebellion, the Macedonian Empire resurrected, and the deterrence of the Roman Empire was not as good as before, and Eastern Europe also ushered in a craze for rebellion and national construction. The Kingdom of Moscow was not the first tribe to establish a country, nor was it the strongest force in Eastern Europe, but because of its superior geographical location, it has the greatest development potential among all forces.


    The King of Moscow was an ideal and ambition. Eastern Europeans all hoped to give birth to a new overlord to lead them to counterattack Europe. He wanted to become this person, so decades of hard work on governance finally developed Moscow into a large force with a population of 300,000.


    The population of 300,000 may not be large in other regions, but it is already the most populous force in Eastern Europe, but it cannot be considered a hegemon, because the hegemon does not depend on the population, but has to be fought with swords.


    The King of Moscow intends to lead the country to a better future, but he is too old and his body cannot support him to continue moving forward. What''s more fatal is that he has no son and only two daughters.


    In order not to put the country in a situation where there is no heir, the King of Moscow decided to summon his daughter''s son-in-law and train his son-in-law to be his heirs, and he eventually chose a genius named Peter among the young heroes.


    The two daughters of the King of Moscow and Peter, namely: Caterina I, Caterina II, and Peter the Great. After Baizhaoka was born, he was implanted into the daughter and son-in-law of the King of Moscow.


    Peter and Caterina II are one of the only two "Emperors" in Ross'' history, and Caterina I and Peter the Great were originally husband and wife in history, so it is reasonable to have such implants.


    The King of Moscow chose Peter as his son-in-law, and Peter, who had experience in studying in Europe, did not disappoint his trust. If he didn''t make a sound, he would make a big splash. After two years of training, he personally led 30,000 elite troops, swept over more than 20 surrounding forces with lightning speed, pushing the Kingdom of Moscow to the position of Eastern Europe as the overlord.


    But just after Peter returned to the court, what he was greeted was not a reward, but bad news. The King of Moscow, who was over 60 years old, actually had an old tree blossomed, gave birth to a son, and had the intention to make his youngest son the crown prince.


    This is the worst news for Peter. His son-in-law has always been trained as the crown prince. Now that he has a new crown prince candidate, he obviously will not have a good end.


    Although the King of Moscow treated Peter as a mountain of grace, the dispute over the crown prince was related to his capital and life, so Peter naturally could not sit still and wait for death. What''s more, he captured more than half of the territory of Moscow. He made great contributions to the other country, and he should be the one who was the crown prince.


    Peter wanted to seize power through a coup and abolish the old queen and become king, but his men retreated.


    "Master Marshal, the little prince is still young, and Your Majesty may not make him the crown prince."


    "Yes, yes, Your Majesty is in poor health. Even if you really make the Little Prince the crown prince, you may not be able to live until the day when the Little Prince becomes an adult. After the Little Prince ascends the throne, you still need the Marshal to assist you. Isn''t the Kingdom of Moscow still yours?"


    Although the King of Moscow is old, his prestige is still very high. Although Peter''s generals are his confidants, they are still very afraid of such a coup. After all, no one who rises to power will affect their status, so there is no need to take the risk of extermination of the clan.


    When Peter heard these remarks, he was naturally angry and scolded: "Silly, if the little prince is truly appointed as the crown prince, do you think Your Majesty will retain my military power? You are all promoted by me, and if I lose power, you will not be able to escape."


    As soon as this was said, all the generals were silent. Obviously, they all understood that Peter was right, but someone still said with a struggle, "But this is treason."


    "If you fail, you are called treason, if you succeed, you are called destiny." Peter shouted with a ferocious look on his face.


    In the end, after killing several opponents, no one dared to object, and the coup was carried out as scheduled under Peter''s plan, which caused a major turmoil in the entire Moscow.


    The King of Moscow had never thought of making his youngest son the crown prince. After all, the youngest son was too young, and he was also very satisfied with Peter. After hearing the rumors of the abolition of the eldest son in China, he immediately realized that this was a plan of dissent from Rome. However, he did not expect that before he could explain, Peter had already resolutely launched a coup.


    Although Peter also realized that this might be a Roman divisive plan, he obviously did not dare to gamble. Besides, he did not turn around and now he could only go on the verge of success or success.


    Lao Wang was not prepared at all. Peter had the intention to make up his mind and was unintentional. The coup could not fail, but it was not perfectly successful, because the old king was directly angry to death after being captured, and the little prince was accidentally stepped on to death by his servants.


    Peter felt guilty about this, but he could no longer stop and could only walk on the ground, while taking back military power and regime, while removing people who threatened him. The princess Ekaterina II outside was naturally one of them.


    It is in such a complex context that Master Xuanzang and his disciples entered the Kingdom of Moscow and happened to meet Caterina II who was hunting outside.


    With the spread of "The Journey to Marco Polo" in the West, many Europeans became interested in the East, including Ye Er.


    As a princess of a country, it is not difficult for Ye Er to come into contact with Marco Polo, but the content recorded in a book is limited after all. After finally meeting five oriental people, she naturally cannot miss the opportunity to understand the East from her mouth.


    Faced with Ye Er who had countless questions, Xuanzang also patiently answered it. After all, the other party agreed to give him a map of Eastern Europe, but he did not expect to be involved in the royal civil strife in Moscow.


    (This chapter ends)