Chapter 11 Andrei
The Yekaterin Palace located on the banks of the Neva River is magnificent. It is a rectangular English-style castle building. George has an independent study room and gym, as well as a spacious hall. This hall was originally used for Ekaterina to practice ballet in her spare time, but now it has become George's boxing gym.
If Ya Er had not been assassinated, George would have been able to receive physical training.
The royal family arranged a variety of training courses for the princes, and the princes were free to choose. Nicholas chose tennis, rowing, and riding.
George doesn't like sports like tennis and rowing.
Riding skills have to be learned, and four legs are definitely faster than two legs.
In 1881, cars had not been invented yet, the speed of trains was about 30 kilometers per hour, and horses were the most important means of transportation.
George has two Akhalte golden horses, which are raised in the imperial manor outside St. Petersburg. These two horses are tribute horses presented to Ya Er by the Brahahan Kingdom. They were only one year old when they were sent over. Many, not yet adults.
The Brakhahan country is Turkmenistan, which became a vassal of the Russian Empire three years ago.
The Akhal Tejin Horse is the legendary horse that sweats blood.
In addition to riding, George also chose boxing and shooting.
Shooting is easy. Excellent shooters are fed by bullets. George transformed the basement of the Yekaterin Palace into a shooting range. This work is currently in progress. When the shooting range is transformed, George will Start relevant training.
Boxing needs an excellent teacher, and there is no shortage of talents in this field. General Ye Luoxin, Ya Er's attendant, is an excellent boxer.
Yeluoxin once served in the Guards and performed well in the Tenth Russo-Turkish War. Later, he came to Ya Er and served as Ya Er's general attendant.
When Yaer was assassinated, Ye Luoxin was beside Yaer.
The assassination process of Ya Er was full of drama. At that time, the first bomb of the Popular Democratic Party did not hit the carriage in which Ya Er was riding, and only injured the guard and the coachman.
Ignoring Ye Luoxin's dissuasion, Yaer did not leave the scene directly and return to the Winter Palace. Instead, he insisted on getting out of the car to visit the injured guard and asked the assassin face to face why he wanted to assassinate him.
This gave the Narodnaya Volya members the opportunity to carry out a second assassination.
Ye Er was assassinated, and Ye Luoxin was inevitably implicated and forced to leave the Guards.
George's task in the afternoon was to go to Ye Luoxin with Yekaterina and ask Ye Luoxin to be George's boxing teacher.
"Do you remember General Ye Luoxin? He was the bearded man who often followed your father. He was not an ordinary attendant general, but a real general. He was an outstanding Cossack. He killed many people with his own hands in the war. It wasn't him who was responsible for your father's assassination, it was the Narodnaya Party members who deserved it. Don't hate him. "Ekaterina is very approachable. If it were Maria, she wouldn't even deign to ask for her. It's just a matter of words.
This also proves that Catherine attaches great importance to this matter.
Although George has never been in contact with Yaer, after getting to know him over this period of time, George has roughly pieced together an image of Yaer in his mind.
For the Russian Empire, Ya Er is a qualified tsar. Not only can the achievements of the Russian Empire be comparable to those of the two great emperors, but compared with Ya San and Ni Er, it is also a world of difference. .
The Russian Empire regained its status as one of the most powerful countries in Europe during the reign of Alexander II.
Russia's territory expanded by 4.5 million square kilometers during Asia II. Even excluding Alaska sold to the United States, there are still more than 2 million square kilometers left.
Ya Er led the Alliance of Three Emperors externally and abolished the serfdom system internally. Before his assassination, Ya Er was preparing to promulgate a constitution to transform the Russian Empire into a constitutional monarchy similar to the United Kingdom.
If all this can succeed, the future direction of the world will be completely different. Unfortunately, all this came to an abrupt end with the assassination of Ya Er.
George didn't say anything, and he didn't hate Ye Luoxin. He and Yaer had no feelings, so how could they hate her.
Ye LuoXin lived not far from the Winter Palace. When George saw Ye LuoXin, Ye LuoXin was sawing wood with his son Andrei. Firewood is the main fuel for Russians.
It rained last night, but Ye Luoxin's house was very clean, with no water or mud.
Ye Luoxin did not expect that Yekaterina would come to him. When he saw Yekaterina, Ye Luoxin had red circles in his eyes.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry-"
Ekaterina never looks at people with her nostrils like Maria. Years of practicing ballet have made Ekaterina tall and straight, Her manners were also impeccable, with her hands folded in front of her belly and her sincere eyes looking directly at Ye Luoxin.
"No need to apologize, you have fulfilled your responsibility. I am not here to blame you, but to invite you to be George's boxing, riding, and shooting professor."
Ekaterina makes the most of her talents , solving all three problems at once.
Ye Luoxin was so excited that she couldn't say a word. He didn't expect to regain Yekaterina's trust.
Loyalty to the Tsar is the highest honor of the Cossacks.
From the moment they were born, the Cossacks were ready to serve the Tsar. Many of them knew nothing but fighting.
The same goes for Ye Luoxin. During the time she left the Guards, Ye Luoxin didn't know what else she could do. She lived like a walking zombie, worse than dead.
Now that he can return to the Guards, Ye Luoxin couldn't agree more.
"Sorry, I can't let you become the Tsar's general attendant again, so you can only be George's tutor." After so many years in the palace, Catherine can still be treated with this attitude People whose status is inferior to themselves are really rare.
The General-in-Chief is actually the sword-carrying bodyguard of the Tsar. Many Russian generals have served as the General-in-Chief of the Tsar. This is a proud honor for Russian soldiers.
Being George's tutor may not be as prominent as the general's attendant, but he can do what he is best at. Ye Luoxin is very happy. He has finally found his value again.
"Hello, my name is George, what's your name?" When Yekaterina interviewed Ye Luoxin, George focused on Andre.
Andre was only six years older than George, and he had already begun to grow a beard. He had originally been included in the reserve list of the Guards, waiting to be called up by the Guards.
If Ya Er was not assassinated, Andre would probably have entered the Guards in a few years.
It’s very difficult now. Ye Luoxin has been stained by the assassination of Ya Er for the rest of his life. Andrei has also been implicated and has been removed from the reserve list of the Guards.
“My name is Andre——” Andre was wearing Ye Luoxin’s old military uniform, which was a little fat and didn’t fit well.
George is also wearing a military uniform, but it is a custom-made military uniform dress, which is fit and handsome.
Andre looked at George calmly, not envious, not jealous, and not flattered. Ye Luoxin educated him very well.
(End of this chapter)