Struggle in Russia

"Count Uvarov went to the Winter Palace?"

As the most well-informed person in Russia at present, Duke Ordorf naturally followed Alexander II's every move. Naturally, Count Uvarov's actions could not be hidden from his eyes, but for Count Uvarov's actions He is not optimistic.

The reason is very simple. It is not generally difficult to persuade the Queen Mother Alexandra to go to Alexander II.

The empress dowager was so successfully educated by Nicholas I that she had been indifferent to politics and government affairs for decades. She was really a well-behaved and good wife and mother. m..

Even if Nicholas I died, she would not be able to change her ways and intervene in politics forcefully for a while.

What's more, Alexander II may not necessarily listen to his old mother. Although he is a bit bitchy and indecisive, it does not mean that he will allow the harem to interfere in politics. In this regard, he is still relatively strong.

And in terms of closeness, the one who had a greater influence on Alexander II was his queen. Although he didn't necessarily love the queen very much, he had enough respect. After all, Nicholas I liked her very much before. This daughter-in-law, Queen Maria, often used this relationship to speak well of her husband in front of Nicholas I.

Count Uvarov's behavior, in the opinion of Duke Ordorf, was to ignore the sunny road and instead take the dangerous road. If you were really powerful, you should have done the work of Queen Maria earlier. Why are you now? Why go around a roundabout way to find the Queen Mother Alexandra?

"How long did he stay in the Winter Palace?" Duke Ordolph asked slowly.

"About an hour."

"hehe!"

Duke Ordorf laughed out loud. Such a short time was enough to show that Count Uvarov had not achieved his goal. He probably hit a soft nail with the Empress Dowager Alexandra.

Prince Ordorf's guess was absolutely correct. Count Uvarov had indeed hit a wall. The Queen Mother Alexandra didn't want to care about these matters at all. As soon as she heard him talk about those serious matters, the Queen Mother began to talk about him, and soon she excused herself from feeling unwell.

You can imagine how ugly Count Uvarov's face was when he walked out of the Winter Palace. Unwilling to give up, he simply sent a message directly to Alexander II, hoping to have an audience with him, but soon the chamberlain replied that Alexander II was working for Nicholas. I prayed that no one would be seen for the time being.

The two soft nails made Count Uvarov very angry. Considering his status, he had never received such treatment when Nicholas I was still alive.

At that time, if he wanted to enter the Winter Palace to meet the Tsar, it was more or less a matter of just one sentence, without any hindrance. At that time, Nicholas I heard that he asked for an audience. Even if he was playing poker, he would immediately arrange a time to see him immediately.

But now, he was really an emperor and a courtier. Count Uvarov could not accept this huge gap. He always felt that Alexander II was far inferior to his father, and thought that this tsar did not understand the courtesy of a corporal at all.

However, he calculated that no matter how much resentment he had, there was nothing he could do for the time being. He could only hold back his anger and go home honestly to continue the small mountain meeting.

This time, Count Uvarov also posted hero posts widely and invited all the conservative power bosses in St. Petersburg. Judging from the posture, he was probably ready to brainstorm ideas.

"Haha, the upper-level route is unavailable. Are you planning to tie her up and force her to have a baby?"

Duke Ordolf was still not optimistic about Count Uvarov's move to hold a heroes meeting, and even believed that doing so would have the opposite effect.

He stretched and lazily ordered: "Report this situation to Your Majesty, I believe Your Majesty will take precautions!"

After thinking for a while, he continued to order: "Also, please invite the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Count Nicholas Milyutin, to come over for a meeting. At this very moment, it is necessary to strengthen the security of St. Petersburg to prevent small elements from taking the opportunity to cause chaos!"

Nikolai Milyutin was a little confused when he received the invitation, because even if Duke Ordorf really wanted to strengthen the security work in St. Petersburg,

The person you should most look for is the Minister of the Interior, not his deputy position.

He always felt that this invitation was a bit drunken and not about drinking. Could it be that the chief spy saw something?

In order to make sure everything was safe, he went to see Count Rostovtsev, but the count told him: "Just go, the Duke is just trying to show his good will!"

Yes, Duke Ordorf is just trying to show his good will. After all, anyone who is not blind can tell from the current situation that Russia must make changes, which means that the conservatives will definitely lose power. At this time, it is necessary to say hello to the reformists in advance and establish some emotional connection. To avoid being hurt when the real reformists come to power and start liquidating the conservatives!

But what’s more interesting is that when Nikolay Milyutin actually met Duke Ordorf, he discovered that the Duke’s sincerity was not ordinary, and he actually sold it to Count Uvarov. .

After coming out of the third part, Nikolai Milyutin still found it funny, uu read the book; Once upon a time, reformists like them were just street rats, and they were followed wherever they went. Who would have thought that after thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, now they are actually It’s conservatives’ turn to get a taste of that.

Count Uvarov, who was holding a conference on the other side, did not know that he had been betrayed. He was shouting at the conference and stressing at the top of his lungs that the danger was coming. In order to prevent the reformists from disturbing the overall stability of Russia, they Conservatives should unite and take early action to nip the danger in the bud.

"What exactly do you plan to do?"

Count Uvarov replied confidently: "First of all, we should unanimously recommend to His Majesty that in the extremely severe environment of internal and external troubles, we must strictly guard against rebellion within our ranks, and we must adhere to the strong laws enacted by His Majesty Nicholas I. Strictly prohibit all activities of free elements!"

"Secondly, we should also suggest to His Majesty that some people with serious self-intentions be removed from office or even arrested. Without these people leading the rebellion, the situation will not be greatly turbulent."

"Finally, we should take the initiative to seek peace from Britain and France and end the war as soon as possible. As long as the war can be ended, all problems will be non-issues. This is the top priority!"

Count Uvarov's conclusive words gave the conservatives a shot in the arm. They were suffering greatly during this period, fearing that one day they would wake up and hear a gunshot from the Winter Palace, and another similar incident would occur. The events of the Decembrists.

They are more afraid that these new Decembrists can really succeed, because that means that no matter how hard they repaired the old Decembrists back then, their revenge will be strong this time.

But now that Count Uvarov is so confident, they have finally found their backbone, and they feel that as long as they follow Count Uvarov, they should be able to survive this crisis...