Struggle in Russia

Nikolai Milyutin was shocked. He had indeed heard similar rumors, but the news was not certain.

Moreover, he still has a sense of luck and feels that the current situation is very good for him. It is unlikely that Alexander II and the third party will risk the world's disapproval and suddenly take action against the press that supports the reform.

Aren't they afraid of intensifying conflicts?

But Li Xiaoyan's words didn't seem to be fake, so he was stunned for a moment.

Li Xiao explained patiently: "Count, according to insider information, the third department will soon launch a rectification operation against the public opinion circle, and the main target is Grand Duke Constantine!"

Nikolai Milyutin took a breath and asked quickly: "Is the news accurate?"

Li Xiao nodded.

Suddenly Nikolai Milyutin's heart was tugged. Although Li Xiao said that the target of the operation was Grand Duke Constantine, he knew very well that it was not as simple as targeting just him.

This is clearly a crazy counterattack by the conservative forces with the purpose of comprehensively attacking the reformists' struggle for the right to speak.

It is conceivable that once Archduke Constantine suffered a heavy blow, the blow to the reformists would be huge. After all, he is considered a representative figure of the reformist group. How can the younger brother below him have any face even if his eldest brother has been beaten to death?

Nikolai Milyutin couldn't sit still anymore. He walked around the office for a while and finally asked: "But...but, isn't your Majesty worried about our counterattack? By then, won't the world be in chaos?"

Li Xiao smiled contemptuously and said: "How can the world be in chaos? What's more, what if His Majesty has a good reputation and does not act under the banner of opposing reform?"

Nikolai Milyutin was stunned and asked: "How is it possible? Then what is the reason for doing it?"

Li Xiao smiled and said: "Reason? Isn't that very sufficient? Look at the gossip stories recently published by the "Voice of Liberty". Even His Majesty dared to openly arrange them. Don't you think this interface is not sufficient?"

Nikolai Milyutin fell into deep thought. Is this a good reason? According to aristocratic tradition, spreading some gossip even if it involves the royal family is not a big sin.

However, strictly speaking, it is really disrespectful to do this, especially when it is openly published in a newspaper, which is even worse. Alexander II had every reason to deal with people!

But he always feels that this reason is too far-fetched. Is it too reckless to go into a big fight just because of a little gossip?

Li Xiao didn’t think so: “If you just read it as gossip news, this is not harmful, but the question is why did Grand Duke Constantine instruct the Voice of Liberty to publish this kind of content? Doesn’t he know that this is very dangerous? Is it sensitive? The most important thing is, is it only published by the "Voice of Liberty"? Or is it only done occasionally?"

Nikolai Milyutin said nothing because he didn't pay much attention to these gossips and didn't know how widely they spread.

He asked: "Are there many similar actions?"

"Quite a few, it can be said that all the newspapers that have anything to do with Grand Duke Constantine are spreading this kind of news with great fanfare, and there is increasingly no limit! This is by no means an accidental and isolated act, it is clearly done deliberately under the instigation of someone ! And who do you think this mastermind is?"

Nikolai Milyutin became increasingly silent. Who else could he be besides Grand Duke Constantine? To be honest, he once thought that Grand Duke Constantine was more suitable to be a tsar. He tended to be liberal, knowledgeable and courageous in doing things. In any case, he was better than the slightly timid Alexander II.

But in recent years, he has discovered that Archduke Constantine has exposed more and more problems. There are problems almost everywhere. The most terrible thing is his lack of foresight and disregard for the overall situation.

No matter how you look at it, Russia is lucky that he was not allowed to inherit the throne!

Nikolai Milyutin until Grand Duke Constantine had always been resentful about his failure to inherit the throne. He always suppressed his rivalry with Alexander II and made many small moves in secret.

It was nothing to him to use public opinion to arrange Alexander II's praises for himself.

But Nikolai Milyutin knew the political significance and risks involved. As long as Alexander II was not an idiot and he wanted to secure the throne, he would not tolerate such provocations.

Naturally, Grand Duke Constantine must be dealt with!

He had been holding back before, probably because he was hoping that Grand Duke Constantine would become more and more outrageous and his mistakes would become more and more outrageous. In fact, once he matured, he would be able to enforce the law impartially and deal with Grand Duke Constantine!

It is not even ruled out that Alexander II has the intention to kill the rabbit. By attacking the Grand Duke Constantine, he will also hit the increasingly arrogant reformists. It is best to give the reformists a blow in the head and suppress their arrogance!

Thinking of this, Nikolai Milyutin became more and more anxious. If all these speculations are true, then Alexander II is about to launch a big operation and will use thunderous means to deal with the reformists!

It's dangerous! !

"Are you also aware of the danger?" Li Xiao asked seriously, "His Majesty has made it clear that he wants to use the topic to his advantage, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com, and the idiot Grand Duke Constantine foolishly gave his handle to him. deliver!"

Nikolai Milyutin was also very angry, but now is not the time to complain about Grand Duke Constantine, the most important thing is to find ways to avoid risks!

"I'll go find him immediately and tell him to stop immediately!"

After saying that, Nikolay Milutin was about to go find Grand Duke Constantine, but Li Xiao stopped him: "Do you think he will listen?"

Before Nikolai Milyuting could answer, Li Xiao added: "He has long been obsessed with it. He feels that he has the mouthpiece of public opinion. No one is his opponent in a verbal war. As long as he is happy, he can drown his opponent with public opinion. He We still hope to use public opinion to discredit His Majesty’s struggle for power!”

Nikolai Milyutin said anxiously: "Then we can't just watch him ruin a good game!"

Li Xiao replied seriously: "He can't ruin the good situation. Next, I will close down those newspapers that have a large audience and like to follow the trend, arrest the relevant responsible persons, and plug this loophole in advance!"

Nikolai Milyutin was stunned and hesitated: "But now you are the target of public criticism, are you not afraid of public opinion?"

Li Xiao said sternly: "Real gold is not afraid of fire. What's more, those guys summoned by Grand Duke Constantine are just a bunch of rabble. They can't achieve anything big by being soft and fearing hard. Believe it or not, as long as I show my thunderous methods, they will be honest in a minute." !”

Nikolay Milyutin was not as optimistic as him: "This is still inappropriate and can easily intensify conflicts. Otherwise, we should have an in-depth chat with Grand Duke Constantine and tell him the potential risks. I believe..."

Li Xiao interrupted: "If you believe me, don't bother with this. He won't listen. Believe it or not, he is gathering people to surround me right now!"