Struggle in Russia

Li Xiao noticed that something was wrong with the public opinion environment very early, at least much earlier than Viscount Prozolov and Grand Duke Constantine expected.

The reason is very simple. As the head of the Third Department in St. Petersburg, it is his job to monitor the public opinion environment in St. Petersburg.

What's more, Archduke Constantine was originally a key figure on his key monitoring list. Naturally, he would not hide anything from Li Xiao.

"Intellectuals and students are criticizing me?" Li Xiao smiled and said to Alexei: "Don't think about it, this must have been done by His Highness the Grand Duke. The one who came up with the idea was definitely his dog-headed military advisor Viscount Prozolov. !”

Alexey also laughed. He agreed with Li Xiao's analysis. There was no one else except those two guys!

"What do you think they are planning to do?"

Li Xiao snorted: "What else could it be? Count Nikolai Milyutin told me before that Grand Duke Constantine was opposed to my plan, and he himself couldn't come up with any constructive plan. Think about it. With the strong support of Count Nikolai Milyutin, does he dare to oppose it openly? With his petty personality, naturally he can only do evil in secret!"

Alexey nodded and sighed: "This should be the reason, but don't take it lightly. It's quite troublesome when those intellectuals and students get angry. You have to deal with it carefully!"

Li Xiao nodded silently. People who have mastered the pen are disgusting. They can't scold you to death, but they can write books and say that they are disgusting to death. In history, everyone who offended them was expelled without exception.

Alexey suddenly asked: "How are you going to deal with them? Do you want me to help you talk to them through my connections?"

The relationship between Alexei and Alexey is quite strong. As much as his father offended the conservatives back then, the reformists who liked him were just as fanatical. As the first person to experiment with reforms in Russia, his disciples and disciples still have a lot of say. At least if they are willing to help clear their name, they cannot be underestimated.

However, Li Xiao did not intend to use these connections. He felt that it was unnecessary. A few chatty angry youths asked him to call allies. This was too underestimated of his methods!

"No, it's enough for me to take care of them by myself!"

Alexey thought that he was afraid of hurting himself, so he quickly said: "You must be polite, I very much agree with your plan. This is not just your business, we must act together!"

Li Xiao smiled and said: "I'm not being polite, it's really not necessary. They're just a few clowns. I can take care of them all by myself!"

Alexei's expression became more serious, and he said sternly: "Although they are just a group of intellectuals, they are not that easy to deal with. Don't be careless!"

"I wasn't careless!" Li Xiao explained patiently.

Alexey frowned and asked: "Tell me how you plan to deal with them?"

Li Xiao replied calmly: "Arrest them and send them to the cell to calm down!"

Alexey opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "You are crazy! You said this was a trick thought up by Viscount Prozolov. Wouldn't you be playing into his hands by doing this! You will definitely be beaten by those intellectuals by then. You are regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh by the students and you, so how can I criticize you!"

Li Xiao laughed and said, "It's as if if I ignore them, they won't criticize me!"

Alexey was stunned. That was true. Even if Li Xiao kept restraint and endured the humiliation, the guys probably wouldn't think that he was looking out for the overall situation. Maybe they thought that Li Xiao was afraid and they would become even more afraid. The land is unscrupulous.

But isn’t arresting people directly a bit too much, as it can easily intensify conflicts and make them out of control?

Li Xiao sighed: "Seek unity through struggle, and unity will survive. If you seek unity through concessions, unity will perish. For people like this, you have to be tougher than them, tell them why your ideas are correct and that you will never give in." Determination, let them take no chances, and they will naturally be honest! Otherwise, it will turn into a pot of paste!"

Alexei was silent about this. He always felt that some of the words in Li Xiao's mouth seemed to be common vernacular, but when he thought about it carefully, they contained profound philosophy.

However, he was still a little worried. After all, Li Xiao's current situation was not that good. Within the faction, Grand Duke Constantine was instigating trouble, and outside the faction, there was Alexander II who was not welcome. He was simply not a human being inside and outside.

Once people who oppose him inside and outside join forces to cause trouble, won't Li Xiao be attacked from both sides? How can he live a good life?

Li Xiao smiled and said: "You are right. If His Majesty and Grand Duke Constantine work together, then I will indeed have no chance of survival. But the question is, do you think they can unite as one?"

Alexey smiled. If Alexander II and Grand Duke Constantine could unite as one, nothing would happen to anyone else. Not to mention Li Xiao, I am afraid that even Duke Alexander will find it difficult.

I can only say that these two brothers are a pair of treasures, UU Reading www. uukanshu.com If the brothers could work together, the situation they would face would definitely not be so passive.

"Then you can't be too careless. Grand Duke Constantine is both insidious and has no lower limit..."

Li Xiao interrupted him: "That's why we have to give him a thunderous blow and not give him any chance from the beginning!"

Alexey became more and more speechless, because according to Li Xiao's intention, he would deal with those intellectuals ruthlessly no matter what. Was he really not worried at all?

Li Xiao laughed and said: "What's there to worry about? There is a saying in the East that scholars can't rebel for three years. You can only use thunderous means to deal with intellectuals. The more ruthless you are, the more honest they will be. Otherwise, these guys may become rebels." What virtue!”

Alexey sighed helplessly and said: "Okay, now that you have made up your mind, how are you going to start? I'm reminding you, if you don't find a better excuse, public opinion will drown you. !”

Li Xiao knew that this was a reminder that he must not use being criticized as an excuse to deal with those intellectuals, because what can you say about criticism? The judgment standard is relatively idealistic.

You feel like you are being criticized, but others insist that this is a normal discussion. It is just that there are more people discussing and their attitudes are more intense.

If you use the power in your hands to shut other people's mouths, you have no sense and are retaliating. By then, maybe all the blame will be thrown on your head.

However, Li Xiao was not a rookie either. He smiled and said to Alexey: "Of course I have reasonable reasons. Our St. Petersburg Division 3 has been following certain people for a long time and is well aware of certain people's illegal and criminal behavior. Now that there is abundant evidence, it is natural to bring them to justice!"

Alexey blinked, and just as he was about to say something, Li Xiao smiled again and said, "Just wait and see the good show!"