Struggle in Russia

For Duke Alexander, it is not that emotions cannot be used in officialdom, but emotions must not hinder the maximization of interests.

Now the actions of Nikolai Milyutin and others have obviously hindered his fundamental interests. If he is not stopped, he may not be Prime Minister for long!

So he replied calmly: "Your Excellency, I admit that I was able to become Prime Minister because of your favor. You have indeed helped me a lot! But your current behavior has hindered the national interests and is on the opposite side of His Majesty. In this case, I can only choose to kill my relatives out of justice!"

It's okay to fool others with this kind of words, but it's not enough to fool Li Xiao. He suddenly sneered and said: "Our actions can only benefit the national interests. I'm afraid what you are really worried about is that our actions hinder your personal interests. I can only do this." Said it was a bit ridiculous and whatnot!”

Duke Alexander remained calm-faced, as if he didn't hear Li Xiao's ridicule and sarcasm. It must be said that a veteran like him is really good at cultivating his energy.

However, Li Xiao did not finish speaking, because he continued: "Of course you can choose to stand on His Majesty's side to protect your personal interests, but I must remind you, don't think that you and His Majesty are guaranteed to win. This time, things will be worse than you think. It must be complicated and serious, and this is a major event related to the great cause of reform. We will go all out and never give up until we achieve the goal!"

Duke Alexander narrowed his eyes. Li Xiao's words finally touched him, because in his opinion, this matter was just a small friction between Nikolai Milyutin, Li Xiao and Grand Duke Constantine. It will cause a world war.

In other words, in his opinion, this matter will not cause too much trouble. At most, it will be an internal strife among the reformists to distract some strength.

But that's not what Li Xiao said just now. According to him, this will be a decisive event, related to the key decision of the reform plan.

In other words, this matter is more serious than he thought, that's why the other party said to go all out!

If Li Xiao didn't lie, it's indeed worth re-evaluating.

However, Duke Alexander still doesn’t think this matter is serious or important. Not to mention that he continues to be indifferent, at least he still doesn’t feel nervous!

A cold light flashed in Li Xiao's eyes, and Duke Alexander's determination exceeded his expectations. The Duke was more difficult to deal with than he thought. No wonder he would be Prime Minister for so long in the future.

Li Xiao took a deep breath: "We will completely reshape our internal differences. Completely eliminate those half-hearted people. To this end, the Earl has reached an agreement with Duke Vorontsov, Grand Duchess Irina and others. Constan must be corrected. Grand Duke Ding’s wrong approach. Anyone who hinders us will be regarded as an enemy. Even if His Majesty is on the hostile side, we must make His Majesty surrender! This time we not only have to eliminate people like Grand Duke Constantine, but also It is to completely set the tone for reform. Reform cannot be delayed any longer, it must start immediately! Whoever opposes us, we will destroy them! This is the final warning. Don’t say it is unforeseen!”

This time Duke Alexander was finally moved. He finally realized the seriousness of the problem. He even issued the final warning. This was the signal for the decisive battle! How can we just take it lightly!

But Duke Alexander couldn't figure it out. Why should he make such a big fuss over a trivial matter?

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s talk about Grand Duke Constantine. It is true that he had many problems, but in any case he still made a significant contribution to the reformists.

For such a "highly respected" person who has made significant contributions, is it too much to say that he will be beaten to death with a stick without giving him any chance? !

Anyway, he couldn't understand it, so he immediately said: "Gentlemen, are you too nervous? If you trust me, I am willing to mediate the conflict between you and Grand Duke Constantine. Don't take some small things too seriously... "

Li Xiao interrupted him directly. He knew that Duke Alexander did not know the underlying reasons and miscalculated the nature of the incident. Naturally, he wanted to make everything clear. It was not that they ignored their feelings and did not miss the past, but that Constantine What the Grand Duke has done is completely intolerable!

After listening to Li Xiao's explanation, Duke Alexander was speechless. He never expected that Grand Duke Constantine would do so many weird things, let alone that he would still want to challenge Alexander II.

From an objective and fair perspective, what he did this time was really too much and it is indeed intolerable.

But the problem is that this matter is so painful. Li Xiao and Nikolai Milyutin clearly did the right thing, but in a sense they were still protecting Alexander II.

However, Alexander II chose to support Grand Duke Constantine from the perspective of personal interests in an attempt to confuse the reformists.

There is absolutely no way to explain this. Whether it is a helper or a helper, it cannot be justified. It seems that his best choice is to help neither?

It's just that this idea flashed in Duke Alexander's mind and was shattered. UU Reading www.uｋｋｈhu.net How could he make such a low-level mistake? The most important thing to do in such a matter is to stand by and do nothing. This seems to be objective and neutral. , but neither Alexander II nor Nikolai Milyutin wanted him to remain neutral.

Because both of them would be thinking: Oh, you're just sitting back and watching, right? Then why should I support you? Or what’s the point of supporting you? Okay, just wait, we won’t be finished from now on!

As long as he chooses to sit back and watch, the result will be to offend both parties at the same time. How could Duke Alexander do such a stupid thing?

No matter what, he has to choose a side, only in this way can he ensure the maximum benefit!

So which side will he choose to help?

It's a pity that he will still choose to help Alexander II. He must be consistent with the Tsar. And in his opinion, Alexander II would never lose everything in this conflict.

As long as Alexander II can stay on the throne, Nikolai Milyutin will actually lose. Even if he can win temporarily, he will lose completely in the future.

In other words, if he wants to secure his position as prime minister, he must stand with the person who will win in the future!

What's more, Duke Alexander has a feeling that even if Nikolai Milyutin wins, his position as prime minister can still be retained. In this case, why should he take the risk of offending the Tsar?

It has to be said that Duke Alexander has calculated everything clearly. He knows how to choose the best option for him. Naturally, Li Xiao cannot persuade him no matter how thorough he explains the truth.

But to take a step back, Li Xiao's reason for breaking it apart was not to convince Duke Alexander, because he knew from the beginning that the Duke could not be persuaded!