Struggle in Russia

Rostovtsev fell into the memory, and there was no movement for a long time, which surprised Xiaomi Liujing, because this wise count rarely lost his composure in such a way. In the past, he always had everything under control. Grasp it, it's completely the demeanor of a master with wisdom in his hands. But now, this is completely crooked, okay?

"Count? Count? What are you thinking?"

Raising his head, Rostovtsev glanced at Xiaomi Liujing with his dark eyes, and replied without any emotion: "It's just old things." After a pause, he continued: "Of course the current situation in Europe For our cause of innovation, my friend, do you not feel that the old order is trembling all over Europe? A new storm is brewing, and an earthquake no less than that of 1789 will proclaim the new The advent of the times. My friend, you may not know what such an earthquake will bring when you are young, but I know that after all that, removing the old and ushering in the new will be the keynote of the second half of this century! When the whole After the old order in Europe has collapsed, how can we be alone?"

Xiaomi Liujing thought about it seriously and asked, "So you think we should do it?"

Rostovtsev shook his head and said: "Yes, but not. Before this storm comes, we can't act rashly, but should be more cautious. Although Alexey Ordorf is far behind Benkendorf, But the third part is not for dry food. When the source of the storm comes, His Majesty and them will be more vigilant, and will inevitably strengthen monitoring and control. Over the years, under the strong request of that Majesty, the third part of the dog legs They have infiltrated into every corner of our country, and they are watching and patrolling their territory like hyenas, hunting and killing all the targets that His Majesty does not like... We must be more meticulous and careful, and we must not repeat the 1825 incident It was a mistake. So we can’t do much for the time being, and wait for the right time.”

Xiaomi Liujing nodded in agreement. He did not agree to do it right away. After all, the preparations were not so sufficient, the strength at hand was too weak, and the internal opinions were not completely unified. It might be another time to do it rashly. The Decembrists revolted. Russian progressives can no longer afford this price a second time.

"You went to see the Grand Duke last night?" Xiaomi Liujing suddenly asked, "With all due respect, did you pay too much attention to him?"

Count Rostovtsev tapped his index finger on the window sill of the carriage, and did not answer right away. After pondering for a moment, he said, "He performed well last night, didn't he? I haven't seen anyone make that tyrant lose his temper for many years."

Xiaomi Liujing curled his lips and was noncommittal to this answer. It is true that Li Xiao’s speech last night was very exciting, exposing the true face of Nicholas I, and allowing the Russians who were deceived by his hypocritical mask to see the ugly face of the real tsar. It is very beneficial for the publicity of the reform cause. But Xiaomi Liujing felt that this was nothing more than a reckless act of the righteous indignation of the great prince, and it was just the anger of a man, and it was not worth advocating.

"It's good to be able to relieve the anger, but it doesn't have much effect and significance for our cause. On the contrary, it will expose the target and cause unnecessary trouble!"

Rostovtsev just smiled and did not refute Xiaomi Liujing's evaluation of someone, because among them Xiaomi Liujing's attitude towards someone was considered good. Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich was rather disappointed. The Grand Duke hid like an ostrich in the gentle countryside of Warsaw, and sat by and watched the tragedy happen. If he can take the initiative to accept the throne, if he can support him If you talk to a Decembrist who claims to be an uprising, those five people will not die, will they?

Anyway, after that battle, the Grand Duke lost all support. Except for a very small number of "royalists" in the circle who still had hope for him, most of them left him one after another. The radicals even chanted the Jacobin slogan of destroying the Romanovs and establishing a republic.

Milyutin and his elder brother Dmitry Alexeyevich Milyutin belonged to the kind of neutral faction that neither supported nor opposed it, and they were both relatively good.

"Don't jump to conclusions too quickly, my friend." Count Rostovtsev smiled slightly and said, "That grand duke can bear it for so long is considered a talent. Igor also said that he tends to be progressive. It's important to us, we all want an enlightened emperor to assist us in our cause of innovation, don't we?"

"Do you think he has the ability and responsibility? The grand duke's previous reputation was really not good!" Xiaomi Liujing obviously did not like Li Xiao. Grand Duke Vichi, this enlightened Grand Duke's position is very close to ours, and from the perspective of succession, Grand Duke Constantine has a greater chance!"

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry to jump to conclusions! Don't judge a person's nature through superficial appearances!" Count Rostovtsev said calmly, "Although Grand Duke Constantine's attitude is good now, but he He is more influenced by that Majesty, and he is not as honest and honest as he appears on the outside. I can see that it is a little fox... We can't put all our eggs in one basket, we have to make more preparations. More What's more, it is easy for me to help the Grand Duke, and he can distract the tyrant's attention to some extent..."

"I understand. That Grand Duke is just a cover for the public, isn't he? This is a good idea... But why did you ask that His Majesty to assign that Grand Duke to the 748 regiment for training? Let that Wouldn't the Grand Duke stay in St. Petersburg to attract more attention? And the state of the regiment, to be honest, don't you think this challenge is too difficult for the Grand Duke?"

Count Rostovtsev smiled and replied inscrutablely: "Really? Let's wait and see!"