Struggle in Russia

After a long silence, Duke Alexander still could not come to a conclusion on whether it was appropriate for Dmitri to serve as Minister of War.

Theoretically, it is indeed inappropriate, but the Army does need reform. The so-called reform of someone else, such as Duke Baryatinsky, is just a formality. The final result is to change the soup without changing the medicine.

If you do this, you'll spend a lot of money and the results won't look good. What's the point?

In any case, Prince Alexander did not accept this result. Naturally, he belonged to the group of people who opposed Baryatinsky's appointment as Minister of War.

Of course, this is not without selfish motives. Regardless of whether it was him or other ministers, whether they were reformists or conservatives, they all had one thought in mind: the tsar could no longer be allowed to dominate the country.

In the era of Nicholas I, ministers were almost yes men and sounding boards, and their autonomy was suppressed to a minimum. To put it bluntly, the ministers became the slaves of the tsar, with no right to make decisions and even very little power to make suggestions.

This naturally makes people unhappy. After finally getting rid of Nicholas I, the situation finally forced Alexander II to delegate power. For the ministers, the little free space they had so easily won cannot be handed back casually, right?

Therefore, Duke Baryatinsky, who was very close to Alexander II and loyal to the Tsar, must not take over the power. Otherwise, once the Tsar's back is hardened, he will be able to beat the ministers at will.

Let's put it this way, except for the group of conservatives who are close to Baryatinsky, the other ministers, without exception, do not want him to take power.

This also determined that Baryatinsky had no possibility of serving as cabinet minister. He can achieve military success and become a noble man, but wanting to gain power in power is just a dream!

Dmitry is just right. His relationship with the Tsar is neither far nor close. He will neither be too close to Alexander II nor be rejected by Alexander II. Naturally, when he takes power, he will not support Alexander II overwhelmingly. Shi suppressed other ministers.

Even if he may introduce some reforms that will harm the interests of some people, compared with Baryatinsky coming to power, the harm will be much smaller.

Naturally, the **** determines the head. For their own benefit, both Duke Alexander and other ministers supported Dmitry more.

However, Prince Mikhail's worries are not unreasonable. For Duke Alexander, he can only take one step at a time. Let's see what Dmitri will do first and see what the effect will be!

If it doesn’t work, try to find a way to replace him!

Thinking of this, he sighed: "Forget it, I heard that Archduke Andrei is back? Did he visit you?"

Prince Mikhail hummed: "He sent someone to send a greeting card, saying that he would come to visit tomorrow."

Duke Alexander nodded: "Then I will go to your place tomorrow and meet him together!"

Prince Mikhail was stunned and asked in confusion: "Meet him? Why do you suddenly pay so much attention to him?"

Duke Alexander replied seriously: "I have always valued him. Among the royal family, he is good at doing things. What's more, this time he will serve as the vice chairman of the Serfdom System Reform Committee. I feel that he will be a variable in the future reform. I will see him in advance." It’s important to meet him and hear what he thinks!”

Prince Mikhail was a little surprised. He had felt that Duke Alexander's attitude towards Li Xiao had changed significantly before. Before Alexander II came to the throne, especially when the reformists did not have the absolute upper hand, his attitude towards Li Xiao was to ignore all dealings secretly.

But as Alexander II came to the throne and the power of the reformists surged, they became superficially distant but secretly close.

After Ukraine's counter-insurgency victory, this turned into a direct show of goodwill! Is someone really that important?

Duke Alexander said calmly: "Grand Duke Andrei is an outstanding talent and will surely occupy an important position in the future. What's wrong with forming a good relationship in advance?"

Prince Mikhail curled his lips. He felt that Duke Alexander's purpose was not that simple. Obviously he had more important arrangements. I am afraid that someone's status is not as important as usual!

But he just couldn't figure it out. How important could a down-and-out Grand Duke be? Is it possible that he can turn around and become a tsar?

Prince Mikhail found this idea very ridiculous. Not to mention that Alexander II had a large number of children and now had four sons. Nicholas I had no shortage of sons, even if Alexander II had a complete lineage. There are also Grand Dukes Constantine, Nicholas and Mikhail as substitutes.

And these three all have sons. To put it bluntly, Nicholas I's series of substitute players can burst the bench. Unless there are dozens of members of such a large family, it will be Li Xiao's turn.

Anyway, Prince Mikhail couldn't see the slightest possibility of this. He felt that the possibility of someone wanting to inherit the throne was lower than Mars hitting the earth. UU read www. uukａnshu.com

Given such a low probability, he didn't think Duke Alexander would make such a mistake, so what was the reason why Duke Alexander valued someone so much?

Li Xiao didn't think about this problem until he came to visit Prince Mikhail. What's even more interesting is that although Duke Alexander also came over to chat with someone, it was basically just chatting and there was no serious content at all.

From beginning to end, in addition to asking about the situation in Ukraine, we also talked about Leonid's upcoming return. I felt that Duke Alexander was like a kind uncle who cared about his nephew, caring for Li Xiao's growth there.

After Li Xiao said goodbye, Prince Mikhail couldn't help but ask: "Didn't you say you wanted to have a good chat with Grand Duke Andrei? Why are you talking about such useless things?"

Duke Alexander smiled enigmatically and said: "How come this is not possible? Isn't it normal for an elder to care about and care for the younger generation?"

Prince Mikhail curled his lips and said: "Don't you think it's a little too late? It was useful for you to be so concerned a few years ago. Now that everyone has become famous, you are showing your kindness now. It feels a bit..."

Duke Alexander smiled nonchalantly and said: "What do you know? It's a little late, but it's better than doing nothing...and that Grand Duke is a smart man and knows what my attitude means!"

Prince Mikhail snorted: "That shouldn't be all this nonsense, you should talk about business! It's best to reach an agreement with him..."

Duke Alexander shook his head and said: "So you are a layman, and you don't need to have such trouble when dealing with smart people. Do you believe that Grand Duke Andrei has completely understood what I mean? What's more, there is nothing to talk about now, everything It hasn’t even started yet!”