Struggle in Russia

Mikhail Dmitriyevich Gorchakov's mansion on Garden Street is a magnificent French manor.

Although Nicholas I was extremely loath to France, he almost regarded it as his lifelong enemy. When the Crown Prince Alexander traveled around the country, he could only see his hostility towards France by not going to France.

However, French culture has penetrated the Russian body from all aspects, at least thoroughly penetrated the Russian aristocracy. Elegant French, luxurious French clothing, perfume, romantic French salon.

Except for Nicholas I, the entire Russian aristocracy was Russian or mixed. After all, this Supreme has no interest in a purely Russian way of life. He prefers a mix and match style, which is weird anyway.

But the supreme subordinates don't like the mix and match style any more. They adore extravagance and comfort, so they have a French style in private.

This is also true of Mihail. As an imperial artillery admiral and a dignified duke, his status may not be as good as that of Menshekov and Paskovic, but this definitely does not mean that he is a petty person.

On the contrary, his reputation in the army is greater than the two above, because his ability is known to all, and he is much better than the two above. And this also determines that his income will not be small.

After a short distance, Mikhail will hold a grand ball. He likes this happy atmosphere and enjoys playing with many young people, so that he will feel that he is still alive.

Today, for example, is his routine dance time. Under the huge bohemian crystal lamp is a large plate of French cuisine and Burgundy red wine, all of which are imported from France by sea, which is by no means a kind of fool's stuff.

The duke himself was dressed in a tall general uniform, holding a goblet in his right hand, and gently shaking the red wine in the glass. Around him, the son of the Gonghou family surrounded him, listening to the veteran telling the story of 1812. From time to time, the young people issued admiration and exclaiming, as if in the unprecedented war.

This is Mikhail's favorite moment. He likes to tell the story of 1812. Although he was only an 18-year-old middle-ranking officer at that time, he could only fill up with a well-known officer, but that was the first high point of his military career, and he thought he was very good.

"The French are very powerful, but we are even more powerful ... my cannon fired constantly, solid bullets, grape bombs, gun barrels became hot ... for a moment I suspected that I would be killed, but in the end I survived There are at least a thousand French devils in front of my position ... you can see their faces by raising their eyes, and they widen their eyes, as if they would die and fail ... "

He was again a sigh of admiration, and the audience praised Mikhail's courage, calling him a fearless warrior. This made the duke extremely useful. He took the wine glass and sniffed elegantly, then swallowed a small mouthful. According to his arrangement, it was time to tell the story of how to pack the Turkish barbarians.

先生 "Sir. Mr. Leonid Alexander Lovech is here. He wants to see you."

Mikhail glanced at the housekeeper who interrupted his interest slightly. Unfortunately, he likes to tell the story of the Turks. These guys are like leeks and can be harvested one by one. Most of the medals on his chest are contributed by these cute guys. So he is grateful to these good people, may God bless and make the Turkish fool more!

Mikhail said lightly: "Invite him to the study, I'll be there later."

Yes, the Duke decided to finish the story of the Turks before seeing his nephew. He knew this nephew and would never be dissatisfied with his little hobby.

Twenty minutes later, in the endless stream of praise from the young people, the Duke of Mikhail succumbed to the crime. In fact, he also wanted to tell stories about Poland and Warsaw, where he also left wonderful memories. Although the wiping cloths are very dishonest and always trouble him as governor, the Polish beauty is really good and makes him miss it.

He pushed open the door of the study, and Duke Mikhail walked in, and saw Leonid at first glance. He is both satisfied and satisfied with this young man. He is satisfied that he did not become a diplomat like his father of Playboy, but chose to become a real man.

From Mikhail's point of view, the boys in Gorchakov's family must be soldiers. What does a soft-mouthed gun officer look like? Extremely boring, men have to rely on fists and muscles instead of slippery tongues.

I just made Mikhail unhappy that the good nephew was a bit too old-fashioned. Personality is impeccable, but being too straight is not a good thing. In the so-called water to clear, there is no fisherman to check, but there is no apprentice. People with cleanliness in this dung tank in Russia cannot survive!

You have to learn to adapt and learn to enjoy these flavors!

Unfortunately, Leonid was obviously not comfortable before. This made Mikhail very worried. UU read www.uukanshu.com. He was afraid that Leonid would take the path of the December party. That was so bad, he would never forget the Duke of Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy and the Duke of Sergei Volkonsky.

两位 Both of them were heroes from 1812, who were born in the same illustrious origins, but because they were too clean, they embarked on an evil path. In the end, their reputation was ruined and their families were affected. Mikhail didn't want to have such a strange thing in his house.

"Liao Nia, my dear nephew. How long have you not come to visit your old uncle!"

Mikhail hugged Leonid enthusiastically, banged his chest, patted his shoulders, and expressed his enthusiasm for the younger generation like a traditional Russian.

"Uncle, I'm sorry, I've been too busy lately." Leonid expressed an apology, "Actually I haven't been back to St. Petersburg for two months! There are too many trivia in the town of Sertolov It's too busy ... "

"I know, I know!" Duke Mikhail also sighed and patted Leonid's shoulder again, sighing: "You went to regiment 748. I know that the unlucky army is completely Dregs, trash! To be honest, I don't understand why you want to go there? "

Duke Mikhail stared at Leonid's eyes. He guessed that the nephew could not bear the 748 regiment's preparations to seek him for another job. If so, he would be happy to help, because he also knows how troublesome the unlucky group is and what is involved.

"It's okay, uncle." Leonid said sincerely, "I have learned a lot in the past few months. The feeling of actually leading the army is completely different from that of the Pleobransky Guards. I learned Knowing the real situation and controlling everything, the grass-roots troops are totally different from those taught in the school. I am fortunate to have taken this step ... "