Tehran is an ancient city. In the city, looking at the ancient buildings and mosques, not to mention foreigners, even the people of the country often cannot tell which century it was. The central paths of the city are crisscrossed, and each road is lined with shops. The dome roofs surrounded by mud and sand gray look like towering mosques from a distance. The Chinese Embassy in Persia is in the center of the city, leaning against the British Embassy and other embassies of various countries. However, because the embassy demolished the old buildings to build Chinese-style pavilions, the embassy has temporarily rented a local dome house to work.

After receiving an encrypted telegram from Beijing, the ambassador Wang Guangqi frowned and stared at the scenery outside the window: among the crowds, there were donkeys, carriages carrying carts, groups of beggars, Islamic monks in wide robes, and women wearing veils. He came to his senses when he saw a series of Cossack cavalry appearing.

Beijing wants Persia to plan in advance, which is a huge problem for him. The Cossack brigade commanded by the Russian officials is stationed outside the city. Once Persia invades Turkmen, with the Russian nature and the British, the Cossacks will definitely enter the palace and threaten the king to withdraw their troops. With the withdrawal of troops, it is equivalent to giving up the recovery of Turkmen. In the future, no matter whether Turkmen is occupied by Afghanistan or by Shiva Khanate, it has nothing to do with Persia.

What is even more influencing the border plan is that when Persia signed the "Akhar Border Treaty" with Russia more than 30 years ago, which abandoned the sovereignty of Turkestan and the region east of the Amu River, the domestic powerful people did not regret losing the land in the northeast. Instead, they were somewhat grateful that after Russia annexed Turkmen, they were no longer affected by the various Turkmen tribes. It was really ridiculous to have lost their territory and go to the source of chaos. This idea has continued from thirty years ago to the present. In many private occasions, many Persian ministers have no attachment to the barren Turkmen. Instead, they kept saying how barbaric and good at robbery the Turkmen tribes are.

"Sir. What should we do?" asked Zhou Xiangyu, the embassy counselor and an intelligence agency.

"Prepare the car and go to the palace." Wang Guangqi said. The tobacco leaves he was smoking were extinguished.

"Go to the palace?" Zhou Xiangyu, who came to Persia with Wang Guangqi, also had a very understanding of the political situation in Persia. The king was simply a puppet without power. Although he was not satisfied with the status quo, he did nothing.

"Yes. Everyone else is cunning. Only the king will really want to do something for this country, especially because he is so young." Wang Guangqi said. "We cannot support any opposition forces to go to Turkmen, otherwise. In the eyes of Persians, we are no different from Britain and Russia. Go and inform us to prepare the car."

The Palace of Gulis has a history of more than 100 years. Although the appearance of the palace is not as majestic as that of Versailles and the Forbidden City, its interior is magnificent. The Hajj Hall, Banquet Hall, Conference Hall and other rooms are not only inlaid with glass on the walls, but also with many spherical or triangular crystals. The whole room is dazzling.

China is a country that Persia needs to learn in depth, and the two countries have many similarities. In addition, China deliberately made friends, as soon as Wang Guangqi requested an audience, the Persian king Ahmed asked his eunuch to go out to greet him in person.

In the Hajj Hall in the palace, King Ahmed was sitting on his throne inlaid with jewelry waiting for Wang Guangqi. Although this was a Hajj Hall, the walls were covered with oil paintings. Portraits of heads of state and wives from Europe and the United States were displayed here. The portraits of the young Min King Zhu Kuansu were also here. Persians have always believed that King Min helped the Revival Society and was able to restore it successfully. They did not know that King Min was just a puppet like himself.

"My dear friend, what's the matter with you so anxious to ask for a meeting?" The young king looked at Wang Guangqi, but after all, because he was too young, there was only the inherent brilliance of young people in his smile, without the pride of the king's elegance and majesty.

"Dear Your Majesty, I have a very important and urgent matter that needs to be reported to you." Wang Guangqi said after bowing, "Because the matter is too serious, I hope it can..."

There were many guards standing on the left and right of the king, and Wang Guangqi did not dare to reveal what he wanted to do on the spot. Once this matter was known to Britain and Russia, China would become the target of public criticism, so he had to be careful.

After waving his hand to let the guards beside him retreat, Ahmed looked at Wang Guangqi and smiled, "My dear friend, can you tell me what's going on now."

Although the guards left, the guards behind the king did not leave. Wang Guangqi was cautious and did not dare to speak, but the king did not realize that the Chinese even dared not believe the people around him. The Hajj Hall was silent for a moment, and an unspeakable embarrassment filled the crowd. When Wang Guangqi was about to say something, Zhou Xiangyu beside him spoke first: "Dear Your Majesty, I heard that the roses in the rose garden in the palace are blooming. Can you ask Your Majesty to give us a gift to you to enjoy the flowers?"

It was already May of the Western calendar, and roses were blooming everywhere in Tehran. Zhou Xiangyu asked Wang Guangqi to breathe a sigh of relief. Ahmed also understood the Chinese people's meaning. He nodded and smiled and asked the two to go to the palace garden to enjoy the flowers.

"His Majesty the King, the European war has exhausted all the countries participating in the war. The weakest of these Russia has already had a revolution. The Tsar abdicated and was imprisoned by the revolutionaries. However, the situation in Russia is not something that the current Provisional Government can control. Since the Provisional Government continues to persist in the war, the situation in Russia will be turbulent again until the entire country disintegrates."

In the extremely gorgeous rose garden, Wang Guangqi walked a step behind Ahmed and whispered to him to analyze the world situation. "It is precisely because our country judged this that he would ignore the Allies to block the Turkestan region..."

"Ah! But your government..." Hearing the Chinese telling themselves such a secret, Ahmed felt trusted and was also surprised, because China did not admit that its army had left the border.

"Your Majesty, if you don't send troops, your country's lost territory in the northwest will never be recovered. Therefore, although it cannot be recognized on the surface, we still send troops to the Turkestan region." Wang Guangqi said. "His Highness Min and the Prime Minister of our country believe that the Turkmen region belong to your country. If Russia fails, if it is forcibly divided into Shiva Khanate, it will not only be unfair, but will also damage the friendship between our country and your country. Therefore, our country sincerely asks Your Majesty to send a small number of troops to the Turkmen region."

Wang Guangqi said here, looking at Ahmed's hesitant and entangled expression, and then continued: "Of course. Given that the Russian team is still in your country, Britain and even the entire Allied Powers will not tolerate this behavior. Considering that Your Majesty's army needs to be stationed in the royal city, our country is willing to form a new army loyal to Your Majesty for His Majesty free. This army will completely obey Your Majesty rather than others, and the officers stationed in this army will also evacuate after the army is trained to avoid falling into verbal talk, saying that our country also wants to interfere in the bureau of your country."

A Turkmen fell from the sky and a new army fell. Although Ahmed was excited, he still said: "So, Lord Minister, when will this army be sent to Turkmen?"

"Your Majesty, Turkmen will send troops this month. Otherwise, Afghanistan supported by the British will annex the entire Turkmenistan and even the Turkestan region." Wang Guangqi said, "We are very worried that if Afghanistan is allowed to grow, then..."

"No, I absolutely do not allow Afghanistan to occupy Kuman." Afghanistan is just a poor country separated from India. With Persia's pride, Afghanistan will never allow Afghanistan to step on its own head, let alone annex the territory that originally belonged to it.

"Yes, Your Majesty, our government also believes that the lost land should be returned to Zhao intact and others shall not invade it." Wang Guangqi said.

"My Lord, what should I do? The Russians are on my land. If they send troops to Turkmen, they will definitely protest." Thinking of the fierceness of the Russians, a kind of fear flowed into Ahmed's eyes. What he actually wanted was a new army formed by the Chinese for free, rather than really trying to seize the barren territory of Turkmen from the Russians.

"Your Majesty. The army must be in charge of its own hands. The training of military soldiers takes at least two years, and some officers take at least twenty years. Fortunately, Your Majesty has sent many officers to study in our school in the past two years, so it is enough for them to form a new infantry division with 12,000 people. These officers are enough. We only need Your Majesty to send several very loyal subordinates to this army as chief officers. Soldiers can be recruited in the tribes trusted by Your Majesty. After they arrive in Turkmen, they will start training. In less than two years, they will be a strong army that can conquer and fight well." Wang Guangqi said.

"Then what name do they go to Turkmen to stop the Afghans?" asked Ahmed. "Can they defeat the Afghan army before training?"

"Your Majesty, they will go to Turkmen in the name of the tribes in the northeastern region of your country. It is not a large army, but countless small army. In this way, even if the Russians find out, it is only the responsibility of the local tribes, not the responsibility of your Majesty." Wang Guangqi said, "The Afghan army is also just tribal warriors, not regular troops. In the early stage, our ** team can assist your country's tribes to defeat and expel them, and then when your Majesty's new army is trained, our ** team will evacuate Turkmen."

There is really no picky position in the conditions. Ahmed was silent for a while before saying, "My Lord, I know that Allah will not bless the believers for no reason, nor will your country help our country to take back Turkmen and build an army without purpose. Can you tell me why all this is?"

"Your Majesty," Wang Guangqi did not expect the king to ask. He was happy and thought about it. After thinking for a while, he said: "In addition to Russia, our country's threat in the northwest also has Britain. Turkestan is a buffer zone for our country. In this place, our country would rather be independent than Britain and Russia. Turkmen is also a buffer for Turkestan, and it is also an important road connecting your country and even the entire Middle East. I remember that the ancient Silk Road passed through Turkmen. Whether from the perspective of security or from the perspective of protection and your country's roads, our country cannot let Afghanistan be involved in this place.

My country’s consideration is that if His Majesty does not agree to retake this region, then our country will support the annexation of this region. As the ambassador to Poland, I have taken the initiative to persuade my government to support your country’s occupation of this region in accordance with the friendship between the two countries. If His Majesty thinks that there is too much risk, then I can only send a telegram to Beijing and let the Prime Minister support Shiva…”

"No, no need!" Afghanistan and Persia are just a distinction between rich and poor, but Shiva is just an ant to Persia. Now this ant is calling for wind and rain in Central Asia and almost occupied the entire Turkestan. If he is allowed to occupy Turkmen again and receive support from China, then in Central Asia, the number one power will be Shiva instead of Persia. This result is unacceptable to any Persian, let alone the Persian king.

"Mr. I fully agree with your opinions and opinions. Tomorrow..." Ahmed thought that what he wanted to do was to send several trusted ministers and some tribal warriors, "No. Today I will arrange this matter myself. The minister in charge of this matter will go to the embassy to discuss the details today. If nothing unexpected happens, this month the tribal warriors can go to Turkmen in batches. I hope your country can receive them well."

"As you wish, Your Majesty!" Wang Guangqi could not have imagined that he would convince the Persian king.

"But, Lord, the premise of all this is that Russia will collapse, if I cannot see this after the end of the European war, then I will withdraw my troops and abandon the Turkmenistan region." Ahmed said.

"Your Majesty, I fully agree with this. But what I want to say is: There is no need to wait until the European War is over. In our judgment, Russia will collapse before the European War is over." Wang Guangqi said.

"Okay! Then we will draw a secret agreement according to this content." As long as the Russian army is still in the European war, Ahmed will not worry about what he will do to Persia. For this reason, he needs to make sure things are settled to avoid China pulling itself into an endless war with Russia.

The beautiful rose garden was replaced with a magnificent conference room. Just as the two sides were drafting a secret agreement, a palace guard came to report to the king. After he left, Ahmed smiled and said, "Mr., I am very honored to congratulate your country's army on another great victory."

Ahmed's words were gone without a conclusion. Wang Guangqi was suspicious, and Zhou Xiangyu whispered in his ear: "Sir, it should be that the Central Asian army defeated the Russian army again in the Caucasus region. Some time ago, I heard that Russia drew a force from the Caucasus to suppress the rebellion in the Caucasus region."

The eastern coast of the Caspian Sea, from the Aral Sea to the north to the Russian-Polish border, are all administrative areas of the outer Caspian Sea, and the outer Caspian Sea railway is even adjacent to the Russian-Polish border. The Central Asian rebellion was in the Russian Revolution and the political situation was unstable. It was because the Russian General Staff took more than a month to transfer two broken divisions to Ashgabat, the capital of the outer Caspian Sea. The purpose of this unit is only defense. It prevents the Central Asian pagan army from attacking the Caspian coast, but Lieutenant General Peng Qingpeng, who has regarded the entire Central Asian region as his sphere of influence, does not allow Russian troops to be east of the Caspian Sea.

"Prime Minister, those Russians are asking for a visit." Li Zilong hurried in. The Russians he mentioned were actually liaison officers stationed in China by the Bolsheviks. One of them was the most famous in later generations, called Lev Mikhailovich and Galahan.

"Why are they here? Isn't this the Intelligence Agency responsible?" Yang Rui didn't want to see these people at all. At least he didn't want to see them before Russia withdrew from the European War. If this encounter was learned by the Allies, the matter would be difficult to deal with.

"Prime Minister, the Russians in charge said there was a handwritten letter from Li Ning." Li Zilong said: "Also said that this letter needs to be handed over to you in person."

"What did Zhang Shi say?" Yang Rui was not surprised when he heard that there was a handwritten letter from Comrade Lenin. It was probably sent by Lenin when he left Switzerland more than two months ago, and now it happened to be in the hands of these people.

"The phone call from Director Zhang only said that there were some things that the Russians wanted to discuss with you personally, and it was urgent." Li Zilong said. "Also, he is already on the way here and will arrive soon."

"Then let's wait until he comes." Yang Rui didn't understand what the Russians were doing when they saw him, but they always felt that it was not a good thing.

Two hours later, in the side hall of Yin'an Hall, the Russians who had been asking for something but had not seen finally met. After the leader Galahan greeted him, he handed over Lenin's handwritten letter. After the translation of the news next to him, Yang Rui realized that there was nothing important in the letter. Comrade Lenin was still in Switzerland when he wrote the letter, and he didn't know what would be waiting for him when he returned to Russia.

"Prime Minister, in addition to sending this letter, there is another very important thing for me to protest to you in person." Galahan is an Armenian. He immigrated to Harbin in 1905 and has been living in the Far East since then. According to history, he should have been arrested and exiled to Siberia in 1915, but the war in Shenwu saved him. "I heard that Turkestan workers are being sent back to the country by locals, and those who are unwilling to return will face massacre by locals. Prime Minister, this is extremely inhumane. Workers have the right to decide where they go. They cannot treat workers like this!"

The Russians in the Far East were forced to be repatriated by China because the Bolsheviks did not launch a revolution at that time, and workers who were unwilling to return were allowed to stay in Harbin. Although their work was taken over by the Chinese, their wages were paid as usual, which was much more enjoyable than "five days a week and eight hours a day", so the Bolsheviks had no objection. But in Central Asia, Turkestan, railway companies, cotton ginning mills, mines, oil fields, and factories with the largest number of cities, there were more than 200,000 Russian workers in total. Now these people have to be repatriated and cannot support workers who are unwilling to return like China before, so Galahan had a great opinion.
Chapter completed!