Struggle in Russia

Count Rostovtsev's attitude is obvious. He can't give up the plan. To him, a little human life is really nothing. As long as the purpose is correct, the process and means are not important at all.

In a sense, he is an unscrupulous person, and Li Xiao is not as unscrupulous as him, so naturally he has some unscrupulous words.

Li Xiao didn't continue to persuade him, he knew it was useless to persuade him, it was a waste of time and saliva, and he was not such a conscientious person, he would not struggle if he tried hard but couldn't do it.

It's just that Li Xiao always had a thorn in his heart, he couldn't agree with Count Rostovtsev's actions. The earl seemed more and more repulsive to him.

"What's on your mind?" Victoria asked.

Li Xiao smiled wryly, "Did you see it?"

Victoria nodded and said, "Your expression is too obvious. You didn't even glance at the stage from the beginning to the end. This is Rigoletto!"

Li Xiao thought to himself: Even if I have nothing to worry about, I don't like to watch Rigoletto. Operas are really unloving, so I might accept them in a concert instead.

"What happened? Did my father cause you trouble again?" Victoria asked, blinking her eyes.

Li Xiao immediately shook his head and said, "No, Your Excellency the Duke didn't cause any trouble. You know that there are few people in Finland, and there are even fewer decent ladies and wives. People with me can see that Your Excellency the Duke can't cause any trouble!"

Yes, Prince Vladimir can't make big troubles, but there must be small troubles. As far as Li Xiao knew, the guy hadn't stopped for a day since he arrived in Helsinki, and almost got into a fight with someone in a bar.

Victoria looked at him apologetically: "I know you must be comforting me. I know him. He has never been a quiet person. He always likes to find trouble for nothing. Don't like to cause trouble."

At this point, she paused, and said affectionately: "So I thank you very much, thank you for helping me!"

Li Xiao was so embarrassed by her. To be honest, he really didn't feel that he helped too much. Even when Duke Vladimir was wanted in St. Petersburg, it was just a matter of lifting the Duke. thrown into prison.

In fact, if Alexander II or Pobedonostsev found out about his little tricks, he would just go along and say that he didn't know the identity of Duke Vladimir. Anyway, I will pick it clean for myself, and I will not make great efforts to save the troublemaker.

"You're too polite, it's really just a little effort!" Li Xiao replied embarrassedly, rubbing his nose.

Victoria replied seriously: "Maybe it's easy for you, but it's unimaginable for me. Without you, my father would have died. Thank you so much! Thank you!"

The more sincere Victoria was, the more embarrassing Li Xiao felt, as if she had given her thanks in vain.

This feeling made him feel guilty, so he could only change the subject and ask, "What scene is it?"

Victoria shook her head and smiled, "Your technique of changing the subject is really rough. I know you're not interested in watching the show, so let me tell you what's on your mind? What makes you so uneasy?"

Li Xiao sighed, wondering if he should tell Victoria about the Ukraine matter. To be honest, this matter is very uncomfortable, especially after he talked with Alexei. Although the latter expressed some concerns, but overall It's not a big deal, especially after knowing that Count Rostovtsev is doing this for the reform, he also thinks that the necessary sacrifices are acceptable.

To be honest, it was at that moment that Li Xiao understood what aristocratic thinking is, and what it means that aristocrats are naturally superior to others. Even Alexei has this attitude, what else can he say?

After thinking for a while, he said to Victoria: "If there is something related to the life and death of thousands of serfs and ordinary people, but I want to stop it but I am very powerless, what do you think I should do?"

Now it was Victoria's turn to be in a daze. She didn't expect that someone's troubles were so serious that they could affect the lives and deaths of thousands of people. This made her take a deep breath.

She asked nervously, "Are there going to be wars again?"

Li Xiao was taken aback for a moment. He didn't know why Victoria felt that there was going to be another war, but if you want to say that her guess is completely wrong, it's a little bit of a side, but if you want to say that she guessed right but the general direction is all wrong .

Li Xiao sighed and said, "It's not a war, but the army may be dispatched to suppress the rebellion."

Victoria knows what counter-rebellion is, but she has never heard of any rebellion in the country, and if the rebellion is so large that it will involve the death of tens of millions of people, isn't the scale a bit too alarming?

Li Xiao looked around subconsciously, but this was his box, there was no one else besides him and Victoria, and the people in the box next door were completely attracted by the plot, so they wouldn't notice him at all~www.readwn.com ~A serf uprising took place in Ukraine, and the scale was very large! "

Victoria blinked and said in amazement, "But why didn't the newspaper say anything?"

Li Xiao suddenly smiled wryly, what is the virtue of Russian newspapers, don't you know? It has always been good news but not bad news. When the Crimean War was at its worst, the top bragged about the victory on the front line!

If you believe what they say, the British, French and Turkish coalition forces have already lost their armor and armor, and even the Russian army may have reached Istanbul.

On such important news, Russian newspapers are not only slow to respond, but also prone to lying, and really do not have any credibility.

"But I haven't heard anything like this in private?" Victoria still didn't believe it.

Li Xiao explained patiently: "The third part has blocked the news, and for the time being, even His Majesty doesn't know all the news about Ukraine."

Victoria's eyes widened, she was stunned. In her consciousness, is there any news from Russia that can hide from the Tsar? Could it be that the third part ate the bear's heart and leopard's gall? .

Li Xiao smiled wryly: "That's not true, but someone guessed that His Majesty doesn't want to hear such disturbing news recently, so he just mentioned it briefly..."

Victoria can probably guess what a brief mention is, needless to say, it is a trivial matter.

"So what's going on in Ukraine?"

Li Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "It's chaotic, the situation is very bad."

Victoria doesn't know how chaotic it is, but she knows that Li Xiao is not a person who is afraid of difficulties. Isn't the situation complicated when helping her? He didn't solve it with his hands.

But this time he was worried about the Ukraine issue, which shows how serious the problem is, and she suddenly raised her heart: "Then what are you going to do?"