Chapter 1295 Ambassador Baranov
Of course, according to the East African translation, she would naturally be called the princess. After all, they are both empires, and the East African government would not think that the Russian princess was any better than the princess of the Rhine royal family.
Leaving aside the Rhine Empire, the Rhine royal family itself is a branch of the Hohenzollern family, and its status cannot be lower even according to European rules.
Of course, it is unavoidable that European countries will show some slights towards the East African empire in Africa. After all, each country will only judge other countries based on its own national position.
A typical example is Vietnam, the former vassal state of the Far Eastern Empire. In the eyes of the Far Eastern Empire, the Vietnamese leader was at best a vassal king, which did not prevent Vietnam from claiming the throne as an emperor.
The situation in East Africa is more like that of Japan in East Asia. From an East African perspective, the country's aristocratic order is different from that of Europe. After all, this is Africa, and European rules are naturally not available in East Africa, and East Africa is not like those European empires. , can be related to Rome.
Japan was also in the same situation. Although Japan had a regime that surrendered to the Far Eastern Empire, this regime was concentrated before the Tang Dynasty and was not representative. After all, Japan was still in the nascent stage of civilization at that time, with many countries. Non-Japanese unification regime representatives.
As for the Tang Dynasty and later, although Japan sent official envoys to the Far Eastern Empire many times, they were only for study purposes. In terms of identity, Japan did not consider itself inferior to the Far Eastern Empire. This was different from North Korea, Vietnam, Ryukyu, etc. who had sent official envoys to the Far East. The empire claimed vassalage and paid tribute, and accepted the canonization of the Far Eastern Empire to gain the legitimacy of the country's political power.
In the same way, although East Africa learns everything from Europe, it has completely shaken off the identification of East Africa as a subordinate civilized country in Europe, especially after the natural demise of the first generation of immigrants.
Although many old immigrants are still alive in East Africa, compared to the population of more than 100 million in East Africa, they can be completely ignored. After all, for a long time, the average life expectancy in East Africa was not high, and the first generation immigrants could live to Not many at this time.
Take Ernst and Archduke Ferdinand for example. They are already living fossils of East African history, but their starting points were different from ordinary people. There are very few first-generation immigrants who live as long as them.
However, with the development of East Africa and the improvement of living and medical standards, the average life expectancy in East Africa has also increased significantly, and it is no longer inferior to that of European and American countries.
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The Russian Embassy in East Africa is located in the embassy district of Rhine City, where diplomatic embassies from all over the world are concentrated.
Compared with the orderliness of other countries' embassies, the Russian Embassy has been agitated recently, and a tense atmosphere surrounds the Russian Embassy.
"Ambassador Baranov, Crown Prince Alexei, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia, they are here." Baranov's secretary faced Baranov who was burying himself on the table sorting various documents. Ambassador Ranoff said.
It can be seen that the table in front of Baranov is filled with various telegrams, newspapers, and documents. The tabletop of less than two square meters looks very messy. In the luxuriously decorated trash can, there are also various papers, and some documents are even It spread over the trash can and climbed onto the ground, but no one paid attention to it. The whole office was a mess.
Baranov did not react at all to the secretary's report, but concentrated on reading a telegram.
Helpless, the secretary could only step forward and lightly knock on the table, whispering: "Your Excellency, Ambassador!"
At this time, Baranov finally realized that someone came to him. There was a trace of depression on his slovenly face, and clear blood could be seen in his eyes.
Putting down the documents in his hands, he lay down on the chair behind him and said feebly: "So it's you Ivan, what happened?"
"Invite them in!" Baranov said with a wave of his hand.
Soon, Alexey and the others were brought to Baranov by Ivan. Before they could speak, Baranov had already spoken: "The Crown Prince and the two Grand Duchess, I have probably already I know why you came." Then he let out a long sigh and said, "The current situation in the country is not optimistic, so you must be mentally prepared."
Even so, Princess Maria still asked anxiously: "Uncle Baranov, we first want to know the news about our father and the others. Do you know what their situation is now?"
Baranov shook his head and said: "Now the news in the country, especially in St. Petersburg, has been almost interrupted. The rebels overthrew the provisional government two days ago, which paralyzed all external communications in St. Petersburg."
"We only obtained some information through some backup lines that was not clear and difficult to distinguish between true and false. We don't know whether it is accurate."
"As for His Majesty and others, according to my friends in St. Petersburg, the rebels took over the place where the Provisional Government placed His Majesty under house arrest, and they are suspected of moving everyone to other places. My friends can't find out more about the situation."
"However, Your Majesty and the others should be safe for the time being. After all, the rebels also have concerns, otherwise they would not have transferred Your Majesty and the others to other places..."
Baranov did not finish his words. After all, the rebels were completely unpredictable in their actions, and the possibility of Nicholas II being secretly executed could not be ruled out. However, Baranov preferred that the rebels would not do anything to Nicholas II and his family for the time being. Make arrangements.
After all, according to the program and ideology of the rebellious party, it is completely reasonable to directly and publicly execute Nicholas II and his family.
Baranov said: "Not only His Majesty, but everyone in St. Petersburg is in danger now. My friends told me through private telegrams that they have no idea what the rebels are thinking."
"However, one thing is certain, that is, the chaos is extremely dangerous. Their idea is to destroy the entire Russian social order, and they are especially hostile to big figures like us who have high status in Russia."
"And the higher the status, the easier it is to be hostile. Many members of the rebellious party are serfs and mud-legged people, so their mental state is probably not ideal. Facing this kind of group, no social order and rules can function. to effect.”
Russian vested interests like Baranov are most afraid of people like the Russian Labor Party who do not act in accordance with the "principles", "rules" and "laws" arranged by them. After all, this also means that there is no negotiation between the two parties. Base.
The Russian aristocracy and officials cannot "rectify chaos" through the state machinery they used to control. After all, this state machinery has been "smashed" by the Labor Party through violent means and cannot operate.
In the past, Tsarist Russia, or the provisional government that had just been overthrown, the state machine characteristic of their regime was to use iron and blood means to eliminate any group that might threaten their rule.
However, this approach can no longer cope with the political struggle launched by the Russian Labor Party. After all, the Labor Party has troops and guns in its hands, and even the Navy's cruiser Aurora was the first to kick off a new round of Russian coups.
Baranov said: "From now on, we need to screen any domestic information, especially you. Do not believe any information sent from the country, especially telegrams asking you to return home, etc."
"We must prevent the rebellious parties from forging His Majesty's information to deceive you back into the country. If you stay in East Africa, the rebellious parties may still resort to tricks and not have a bad impact on His Majesty's safety. Once you return to the country, it will really There is no way to save it.”
Baranov is worthy of being a confidant of Nicholas II. Until now, he has not changed his honorific titles for Nicholas II and members of the royal family.
Amid the worried looks of several people, he continued: "Next, you go back to the manor first, and I will ask the East African government for help and ask them to strengthen security for you."
"Now, the only thing we can trust is the East African government. They will definitely not join forces with the chaos and betray us. At the same time, through the East African government, we can also obtain accurate domestic information and use the power of the East African government to contact the royalist parties in the country. , to prepare for the rescue of His Majesty, and do not even rule out the possibility of armed intervention against the rebels.”
(End of chapter)