Struggle in Russia

Alexander II stopped talking. He carefully thought about the benefits and losses, and finally sighed and said: "Forget it, just do what Constantine said!"

Count Rostovtsev bowed slightly and stepped back, as if he had said nothing. As for Pobedonostsev, he was secretly proud. His guess was indeed correct. Alexander II would not risk everything for Duke Baryatinsky.

He would have made this choice himself, after all, it was someone else who was unlucky. As the saying goes, couples are like birds in the same forest and fly away separately when disaster strikes. How could Alexander II, a scumbag, risk his life for a mere Duke Baryatinsky!

Among the people present, the only one who was unwilling to give up was probably Duke Dolgoruky. He and Duke Baryatinsky were like grasshoppers on a rope and could not live without each other.

Now it seems that the big guy is planning to give up on Duke Baryatinsky. This does not mean that he is also giving up on him!

How is this acceptable?

He interjected without giving up: "Your Majesty, I think it's better to hear what the count's method is... If the risk is really difficult to estimate, it's not too late to give up... Taking a step back, if this method is risky, maybe we can help improve it. What about two?”

Alexander II hesitated, and an idea came to his mind: Maybe it would be good to listen? As the saying goes, the Three Stooges are better than Zhuge Liang. Are they much better than the Stooges?

But as soon as the idea came up, Pobedonostsev said leisurely: "I think it's unnecessary. Even the Earl thinks it's a difficult method, and it's definitely not that easy to accomplish... I think No one is allowed to risk His Majesty’s reputation and prestige, there has never been such a reason!”

Alexander II was immediately alert and felt that what Pobedonostsev said was right. Count Rostovtsev believed that even if a difficult method was so easy to "perfect", even if it could be perfected, he would still use it in the end. Bet on your trump card.

If he wins, it's called a narrow victory. If he loses, what will he, the czar, have left?

If you look at it this way, Duke Dolgoruky is really heartbroken! Let’s make it clear, okay? Let him, the emperor, take risks!

Suddenly he became a little unhappy. He was willing to trust and promote Duke Baryatinsky, and he was also willing to promote Duke Dolgoruky whom he recommended, but the latter actually put Baryatinsky's interests before him as the emperor. Come on, let the emperor take risks!

What does this mean? It means that this guy doesn't take himself seriously at all!

His view of Duke Dolgoruky immediately changed. He felt that this guy looked like a man with good features, but in fact he had ulterior motives and was full of bad intentions.

He immediately said: "The troubles encountered by Duke Baryatinsky are indeed very worrying, but these are just tricks used by liberals to disrupt our vision and disrupt our rhythm. These methods cannot disrupt the overall situation, and they cannot I can’t hurt Duke Baryatinsky. I believe that His Excellency the Duke will be able to properly handle these troubles... Even if His Excellency the Duke is temporarily embarrassed, I believe that His Excellency the Duke will be able to help if you and the rest of us who care about him are not there to help. Turning bad luck into good fortune..."

Duke Dolgoruky was stunned, because these words were a bit heartless, and the implicit meaning behind the words was to let Duke Baryatinsky destroy himself. Is this what you said before that you value him?

He finally understood what it meant to turn his back on someone, and why he shouldn't believe everything the Tsar said, sometimes it was bullshit!

This made him feel depressed and depressed. It was really pointless to follow a master with such a cold heart. He might not be able to give up like this one day!

The alarm bell rang loudly in Duke Dolgoruky's heart. Only then did he realize what it meant to be with a king like a tiger. Trust, love, and good relationships were all fake. Only benefits were real.

The trust and love of the tsar is based on the fact that you can create benefits for the tsar. Once you can no longer create benefits for him, all the above will disappear immediately!

Duke Dolgoruky shuddered in his heart. He felt that the future was bleak. With Alexander II's urine, what was there to look forward to in the future?

Soon the Baryatinsky incident turned upside down. The focus of the discussion changed from how to use Duke Baryatinsky as a surprise attack on Nikolai Milyutin to how to defeat the opponent in an upright and direct manner, and how to continue to divide and disintegrate. Reformists!

Pobedonostsev first made a suggestion: "Since Duke Baryatinsky can no longer provide much help, then we should let His Royal Highness Grand Duke Constantine rush to the front to attract firepower, and wait for the reformists to bring the main force When aiming at him, His Majesty suddenly struck with a cold arrow to determine the outcome!"

This sounds like it sounds like that, but it doesn't stand up to careful consideration.

Think about it, if Grand Duke Constantine could withstand Nikolai Milyutin's three blows, would he ask Alexander II for help in a humble way?

To put it bluntly, he has been defeated by Nikolai Milyuting, UU Reading www.uukａnshu． Net then had to kneel down and beg for mercy and let Alexander II help.

Isn’t it nonsense to expect him to continue to attract firepower from Nikolai Milyutin?

To put it bluntly, if Alexander II didn't come to his aid quickly, Grand Duke Constantine would be reduced to scum in seconds. How could the reformists be divided and disintegrated at that time?

Isn’t this nonsense!

Why did Pobedonostsev give such advice?

That is that he originally believed that he should not help Grand Duke Constantine from the beginning, and did not agree with Alexander II's strategy of dividing and disintegrating the reformists. His idea was to concentrate on seizing the opportunity of Grand Duke Constantine to make a fuss and concentrate on killing him first. This Grand Duke eliminated an important pillar of the reformists in one fell swoop!

What does disintegration mean to him? It would be more effective to actually kill a reformist boss.

Killing Archduke Constantine would be equivalent to breaking a leg of the reformists. Even if the leg was a little lame, it was still a leg!

The solution to Archduke Constantine dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the reformists and allowed those outsiders to see who would have the last laugh.

It cannot be said that this method is not good, nor can it be said that the result will be worse than Alexander II's idea.

But one thing is absolutely true, that is, it is in Pobedonostsev's best interest to do so. In the final analysis, he still considers the issue from his own point of view.

And this was also the biggest difference between him and Alexander II. Even though he seems to be giving in and agreeing to help Grand Duke Constantine, the underlying meaning behind his words is still to consume Grand Duke Constantine and let him destroy himself. When he dies, Alexander II will naturally have no choice but to return to his home. Donostsev’s strategy has come up, this is his strategy to save the country through curves!