Struggle in Russia

The nobles in St. Petersburg did not know what situation Kiev was about to face. For most of them, the life or death of the people in Kiev had nothing to do with them.

It's still singing and dancing, but there are so few people who are keenly aware that Kiev is likely to become a big bomb. If it is not done well, they will be smashed to pieces.

"The mud legs are all rebelling. There has been no such thing for thousands of years, but now it is happening. What do you call it!"

"Isn't that right! I heard that Kharkov was very noisy. The mob openly ransacked and killed many people. My cousin's whole family died! It's really scary!"

"It's more than scary, it's appalling! If this group of mobs are allowed to continue to develop, will it be our turn next!"

The gentlemen whispered, but judging from their erratic eyes, don't look at their lively words, but you can't say how much they really value and fear this matter.

The reason why I talked about this matter is more to ask for directions, yes, it is to ask for directions!

These old foxes are all human beings, and they don't pay much attention to the Ukrainian rebellion at all. They are just worried about one problem-the problem of their money bags.

Think about it, counterinsurgency does not require money!

But the state of the state treasury is well understood by the big guys. Nicholas I's gamble almost cost the state treasury completely, and he can't spend much money to counter the rebellion.

But the rebellion was so serious and so loud that Alexander II was very unhappy. He did not hesitate to appoint his confidant Dmitry to take charge in person, which shows that this matter is absolutely impossible to forget, and it must be done for real.

Naturally, counter-insurgency must be massive, and it must cost a lot of money.

So the question is, where does the money come from?

The first thing these old foxes think of is taxation, but Nicholas I has levied special war taxes several times before, and Russia has been scratched a layer or two from top to bottom. Especially those ordinary people, really can't get rid of the oil.

In this way, nobles like them must stand up and set an example!

But who wants to be taken advantage of like this?

Besides, ordinary people were not the only ones who were shaved before, and they also suffered heavy losses, okay!

Now you have to reach out to them for money, do you think they can feel happy?

So taking the opportunity to discuss the situation in Ukraine, these guys gathered together and looked at the key figures who can be representatives, hoping that these bosses can show their attitude and can't go on like this!

Who are the bosses?

All acquaintances, Count Uvarov, Count Pobedonostsev, Prince Dolgoruky, old Count Adlerberg...

Conservative bigwigs are all gathered together, which is really a rare big scene. M..

After all, Count Uvarov has been keeping a low profile for a while, and he would not show his face if he could not be on the floor. Probably he also understands how big a mistake he made in the previous paragraph, and he is a little afraid to jump up and down casually.

It's just that the matter in Ukraine is too big, and the relationship is too wide and too deep. He realized that this time it might be a decisive battle between the reformists and them!

At this time, as the nominal boss of the faction, he couldn't dodge it any more, not to mention that he felt that this was also an opportunity, his last chance to defeat Bariatinsky and his group and re-establish their power.

He is very pessimistic about the situation. He has fallen out of favor with Alexander II. Facing the pressure of Bariatinsky and his gang, he has no particularly good countermeasures. He is restricted in all aspects. , if you can't seize the last chance, you really have to go home to retire!

Although the situation was urgent, Count Uvarov didn't lose his mind. He looked at the group of "partisans" below who were full of duplicity and bad intentions, and he was full of contempt.

The acting skills are too lame, it's ridiculous to dare to show off with just this ability.

Count Uvarov remained calm, and so did Pobedonostsev.

To be honest, he and Count Uvarov are a bit like brothers and sisters. They are the most unlucky conservatives during this period.

After being tossed so badly, he had to retreat into the turtle shell to hide from the limelight.

Of course, Pobedonostsev is slightly better. After all, Alexander II has not been completely disappointed in him, and he still has a chance to come back.

He decided to be more careful during this meeting, so that he could stop foolishly rushing out to light the cannon. Since even Earl Uvarov, who is on fire, is not in a hurry, why is he in a hurry? Let's see what medicine these **** are selling in their gourds.

Among the remaining people, old Adlerberg is a thousand-year-old fox with a keener sense of smell than anything else. Can he not smell the strange smell in such a big mess in Ukraine?

Besides, he didn't have the consciousness to charge forward, so he naturally sat on the Diaoyutai to watch the show!

The only one who is a bit impatient is Duke Dolgoruki, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com In fact, he is the one who advocated today's conference.

He saw the Ukrainian rebellion as an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, repelling both the reformists and Uvarov.

Wouldn't it be great if the reformists stopped and Uvarov would be finished too!

So seeing that Uvarov and others were silent, he stood up first and said loudly with a wave of his hand: "Gentlemen, the national crisis is at the forefront. The rebellion in Ukraine is a huge crisis for us. If we can't deal with it properly, I'm afraid We will all die without a place to die!"

He deliberately paused, looked at Count Uvarov and Pobedonostsev, saw that the two were still silent, and felt a little contempt in his heart: Can you not understand such a simple truth? Or is it that you understand it but are frightened by the reformists, so that you don’t even have the courage to stand up and take charge of the situation! This guy has the guts and the face to hold on to his position, what the hell!

"Gentlemen!" he said, emphatically, with increasing sternness. "How did the Ukrainian rebellion happen? I think the root cause is that some people have been screwed over by liberalism and shaken our millennia-old tradition." , so that the hearts of the serfs fluctuated, which led to the outbreak of the crisis!"

"Without their bewitching, things would never have turned into what they are now. I think these bewitching guys are fully responsible for this!"

Looking around the audience, he said loudly: "So countering the rebellion is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to clean up people's hearts, maintain our fine traditions, and eradicate those **** who confuse people and people with lies. This is the most important thing!"

Duke Dolgoruki said a lot in one breath, and looked around with some complacency, thinking that he should be the first to get a lot of applause...