28. Before returning to Beijing (5)
"The Great Emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty and the Great Emperor of Russia wanted to strengthen the friendship between the two countries and help each other, so the Great Emperor of the Great Qing Dynasty sent the Prime Minister and Minister of State Affairs, the Crown Prince Taifu Wenhuadian Shi Wenxiang, as the Minister Plenipotentiary; Acting Minister Plenipotentiary of the Great Russian Emperor to China, Chinese Ambassador Ivanovich. Si Lang. Zhu Greev is Minister Plenipotentiary; The Minister and others, each of whom regarded it as a compromise on the basis of their full powers, agreed on the following terms:
1. In order to ensure the complete suzerainty of the Great Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Great Russian Emperor agreed to restore the state of Kokand and supported him to enjoy the right to govern, but this clause did not infringe on the power of the Great Russian Emperor.
2. The boundaries not determined in the Treaty of Nebuchu were accurately determined by the Great Russian Emperor, and from then on, the Great Qing Emperor enjoyed the east bank of the Ergou River and the Erkou City, and the straight line from the mouth of the Ergou River into the Beihai River to the mouth of the Wude River into the Beihai River was the boundary between the waters of the two countries...... Ulan-Ude City to Daxingan Mountain, and then to Hudar Mountain is a clear boundary between China and Russia. The Great Russian Emperor guaranteed the territorial integrity of the Great Qing Emperor in this area.
3. South of Nebuchu, the south bank of the Heilongjiang River and the present-day border of China are set as undetermined areas...... For the sake of eternal friendship between the two countries, the city of Nebuchu forbade the deployment of military forces by Great Russia, and only used it as a treaty port.
4. Due to the need for pasture grazing sheep and other conditions in the Khalkha Mongols, the Great Russian Emperor allowed the Chinese Mongol tribes to graze in the northern land of Altai.
5. The Great Emperor of the Qing Dynasty paid 500,000 silver dollars to buy the materials in the city of Nebuchu......
This treaty shall take place on the date of the exchange of ministers plenipotentiary between the two countries. The original of this agreement approved by the imperial pen was postponed and exchanged in Beijing. The plenipotentiary ministers of the two countries hereby prepare two copies of this treaty in each of the Chinese and Russian languages, and draw and stamp them as evidence. There is no falsification in the proofreading of the two languages, but when it comes to justification, it is based on Latin. ”
Princess Rongshou holds the booklet. After reading the treaty, looking at the back of the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager Cixi wore a midnight blue bullet ink ruyi pattern cross-collared narrow-sleeved embroidered round-necked robe, a camellia gray scattered cotton silk skirt mopping the floor, and a camel-colored piping gourd double blessing tulle covered with gold. Oily and smooth black hair, and a high bun. There are piles of beaded prismatic flowers and ivory hairpins in the cloud temples that are gently and slowly, and a red gold pomegranate bracelet is worn on his hand, the autumn is high and refreshing, and the blue waves of Fuhai are gently rippling under the breeze, "The three cities of Beihai, taking two cities, is a better result." Nebuchu City Russia refused to let it, and that's it, during the Kangxi Ye period. They have been running this place for more than 100 years, how can they be willing to let it go, this does not need to garrison troops, it is just a pretext, can they still bear it? ”
"Then this treaty is not useless?" Princess Rongshou asked.
"It's useful, since they can't bear it. left such an opening, and naturally used this excuse to fight a lawsuit with them in the future. The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the clear sea of blessings, turned her head, and sat on the vermilion verandah, and the fragrant flowers on the side of the verandah were striking, "The best is this undetermined area, hehe." According to the posture of the Mongols, all these places will one day be grazed with cattle and sheep. ”
"The emperor is wise, and the sons don't understand." Rong Shou said with a smile.
"Why don't you understand?" The Queen Mother smiled slightly, "I just don't want to say more." It's okay, let's talk behind closed doors in the garden, but it doesn't matter. ”
"The treaty has been negotiated, shouldn't the emperor also come back?" Rong Shou said, Rong Shou has grown up to the present, but he hasn't seen the emperor for so long, and he misses it strangely, "The weather in Beijing is cold, but the north is even colder." ”
"It's almost time to come back," said the Queen Mother, "it's going to get cold in the north, and Russia can't spend the winter in the wilderness, and now that the two cities have been taken, it's enough to send people to defend them, and the army can return." The emperor has already set off from Kulun to return to Beijing, you can rest assured, the emperor has the queen to take care of them, and it must be all right. ”
The two of them went down the verandah, ready to take a walk to another place, but De Ling didn't know where he came out, "The emperor has a telegram from there," De Ling whispered: "The emperor wants to go to Rehe before returning to Beijing." ”
"Rehe?" The Queen Mother was very surprised and frowned slightly, "What is the emperor doing in Rehe?" ”
"The emperor's meaning is to worship the first emperor there." Deling lowered his eyebrows and said, "Stay for a day or two, and then return to Beijing." ”
"Well, he has this filial piety, so naturally it is difficult to say anything," the Empress Dowager Cixi sighed, "Speaking of which, I haven't been to the summer resort until now," she said to Rong Shou, "I don't know what the scenery is like there." ”
"I haven't been to it either, I heard that compared to the Old Summer Palace, there are more plugged scenery, if you talk about the scenery, it is naturally better than the Old Summer Palace." Rong Shou smiled, "Next time, let the emperor take the emperor's mother." ”
The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded and instructed Deling, "Is the emperor okay in the north?" Just be well. ”
On September 8, the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, the emperor went south from Kulun and visited the summer resort of Xingrehe.
On 13 September, the Sino-Russian Treaty on Beijing was signed at the Beijing Premier Yamen Hall.
On September 28, Wu Yundi withdrew from the city of Nebuchu and returned to China, and the rest of the land belonging to China was given to the Mongol tribes except for the land of Ayutthaya and the seaside of the North Sea. Several important cities were guarded by troops sent by Wulianghai and Kulun.
On the 3rd day of October, the construction of the official road from Kulen to the city of Erkou began.
On September 13, the emperor drove to the Rehe Summer Resort, cried for a while in the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, and was persuaded by the kings and ministers.
The emperor put on the armor and looked at himself in the floor mirror, very satisfied, and even Concubine Hui who was holding the helmet praised again and again: "Long live the Lord like this, it is really heroic and tight." ”
Emperor Tongzhi laughed, turned around, Chen Shengwen knelt and tied the emperor's belt, "Go to the paddock today to have a look, hunt good things, and you can add dinner to dinner." ”
The queen took the helmet from Concubine Hui and put it on the emperor, "Your Majesty, it's almost October now, we should also return to Beijing earlier, otherwise the emperor will blame her, but the concubines will not dare to accept it, and the emperor's birthday is coming." ”
"What you said is very true," the emperor nodded, "I came here when I was a child, and I thought it was still fresh, but now I look at it and look at it as much as that, we came the day before yesterday, we have a good day of rest today, and tomorrow we will meet the Mongolian princes and lamas here, and we will leave the day after tomorrow, and the queen you will prepare well and ask someone to pack up your things." The emperor explained to the queen and walked out.
The emperor walked out of the dormitory, there were already many people waiting outside, all dressed neatly, Wang Qingqi also packed up his clothes, standing in front of the hall, the emperor clapped his palms with a horsewhip, "Xianqing, do you want to go hunting together?" (To be continued.) )