The Grand Embassy, unprecedented before, left Russia for Europe. It is headed by the sovereign himself, posing as a simple bombardier Pyotr Mikhailov. Nobody recognizes him as the Russian Tsar. The bombardier spends the whole day in shipyards, working with an ax like an ordinary carpenter, and in the evenings he gets drunk and goes out with girls. But European rulers see Peter as a strong threat. And they are preparing two conspiracies at once. The Swedish king Charles XII hopes for the help of Countess Korf, who must send a hired killer to Peter. And the French prince de Conti hires a pirate who must destroy the Russian frigate along with the tsar. But Peter was born under a lucky star...