Struggle in Russia

Istanbul, or as Christendom called it, Constantinople. This is a magical city that spans two continents, connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The geographical location is extremely important, and it is a veritable key area.

Of course, Li Xiao's current location is still Europe, and the old city across the Golden Horn Bay is still Europe, and the part of Asia is on the other side of the Bosphorus, which is now a desolate place.

Compared with the old European city on the other side of the Golden Horn, the area where Galata Tower is located is relatively barren, and the reason why Li Xiao came to Galata Tower was just to fulfill an Assassin's Creed dream.

This stone pagoda is really tall, anyway, Li Xiao only felt dizzy when he looked down, it really made him take a leap of faith, and he might fall to pieces in the haystack. Anyway, he's not tired of life yet, and he doesn't want to play live bungee jumping.

Istanbul is a city where Eastern and Western civilizations meet, and it is also a city where two major religions blend. And as the Balkan problem became more and more serious, too many unpredictable people gathered in this city, which made this city a paradise for intelligence dealers, black market dealers and criminals.

Strictly speaking, Li Xiao is also this kind of lawbreaker now. He came to Istanbul to get some false identities and papers. For example, he himself, the French Mr. Henry, is just claiming to be himself. If the authorities really want to track him down, he will definitely have to cheat.

Of course, there are also people in Constanta who do business in this area. For example, the old man at the Black Crow Tavern is very good at this, enough to get fake identity documents.

But Li Xiao didn't trust anyone in Constanta at all, so he didn't fake his identity there. After all, as a stranger from outside, his every move over there is too conspicuous, even if he carefully hides it, it is difficult to hide it from the eyes of those who are interested.

But Istanbul is different, this city is mixed with fish and dragons, there are too many people like Li Xiao, and countless people like him land here or disappear from here every day. Acquiring false identities here is like fresh water mixed with sea water, almost unrecognizable.

And the most important thing is that he has acquaintances in this regard. The old housekeeper Igor specially gave him a person's contact information when he left St. Petersburg. Tell him that if there is real danger, he can try to contact David Leboeuf, the second secretary of the French embassy in Istanbul.

This David Lebouf is old Igor's life-and-death acquaintance, and has a life-and-death friendship. Moreover, this person has been active in Istanbul for a long time because he believes in the Green Church, so he is very familiar with the situation in the Balkans and around the Black Sea.

The most important thing is that this person's true identity is a multiple spy, in fact, an intelligence dealer. In the words of the old Igor: "David has no feelings for faith, country, or nation except for being loyal to friendship and money!"

To be honest, this really surprised Li Xiao, because it seems that money and friendship can't be both faithful. Either be loyal to money or be loyal to friendship, no one can combine the two into one.

Old Igor smiled wryly at the time: "If you have enough money, then once the deal is concluded, David will carry it out to the end. Even if you spend money to buy his wife, as long as you have enough money, it will be fine. He respects the contract extremely, and once the contract is signed, he will not violate it."

"Of course, if you have his friendship,

Then no matter how much anyone pays, he can't change his loyalty to you, even if it means bankrupting him. His credit here is especially good! Absolutely can be trusted! "

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Then how did you win his friendship?"

Old Igor said with a smile: "It was still in 1804, when Napoleon came to power in a coup, and David's master at that time was Napoleon's political enemy... So he was forced to go into exile and almost starved to death on the streets of St. Petersburg."

Li Xiao asked: "You helped him?"

Old Igor nodded and said, "Well, it's just that I discovered his ability and recommended it to your father. Your father hired him and gave him meticulous care..."

Li Xiao was dumbfounded, and dared to mess with it for a long time. This is still an old courtier of his cheap father. No wonder old Igor tried his best to recommend him and use his head to guarantee that he is absolutely reliable.

To be honest, Li Xiao was a little curious, because just the employment relationship does not prove that David is reliable, after all, the contract between the two parties has ended.

Old Igor said again: "It's just that David is very grateful to your father, the kind of grateful!"

Li Xiao asked strangely, "Why?"

Old Igor showed an embarrassing expression, and explained eagerly: "Because David has a bit of a personality... As I said just now, he has French nationality, but his relationship with Napoleon is not very good. At the same time, he also strongly hates Louis XVIII and the Bourbon royal family."

"In addition, he is actually a Pole, but he is strongly dissatisfied with the Catholic Church. In order to marry more wives, he actually converted to the Green Church, but at the same time he constantly criticized the corruption of the Sultan and his court..."

Li Xiao was really dumbfounded, what kind of weirdo could do such an earth-shattering thing. This man is almost living in contradictions. There are conflicts and contradictions in every aspect, which makes people speechless.

"Is there anything else he can't do?"

Old Igor smiled wryly and said, "He has a very bad relationship with Nicholas I. After the incident failed in 1825, he tried to assassinate him, and the matter was accidentally revealed. If it wasn't for your father's help to intercede, he would have been executed a long time ago..."

Li Xiao wanted to hide his face and burst into tears, it was really impossible for this strange creature to die again. To be honest, it is a miracle that he is still alive with so many planes!

Of course, Li Xiao was also very curious about it, he probably knew why that guy was so grateful to his cheap old man, probably because of the assassination. I really don't know why that cheap old man is helping him on this sensitive issue. After all, that old naughty uncle cares a lot about this, so it's really not worth offending or disgusting him.

"My dearest Andrei, my Allah, my God, my dear! I see you at last!"

"Look at your face, it's exactly the same as your father Constantine I, so handsome, so peaceful and loving."

"I've been waiting for this day for eighteen years. I've been looking forward to this day since the year you were born!"

"It's all the damned Nikolay's fault, that usurper deported me and never allowed to enter Russia, otherwise I must hug you and kiss you sooner, this will be my greatest joy!"

"Mua! Mua! Sooner or later, we will return to the Winter Palace and drive the usurper from the throne. That position should belong to you from the beginning, my dearest young friend!"

struggle in tsarist russia

struggle in tsarist russia