Struggle in Russia

Viscount Prozolov's worries are very reasonable, and Grand Duke Constantine's past fully demonstrates his unreliability.

It would be okay if it was about other things, he might not be so unreliable, but when he was asked to bow to Alexander II, he really resisted every cell in his body, and it was not surprising at all that he would do anything wrong.

Sure enough, Grand Duke Constantine's luxurious carriage turned around halfway and went to his mother, the Empress Dowager Alexandra, instead of going to the Winter Palace first.

The relationship between him and the Empress Dowager cannot be said to be particularly good, but the Empress Dowager is quite good to her children and is willing to help them solve their problems.

The most important thing is that the Queen Mother's relationship network is relatively developed, and she can speak to both conservatives and reformers.

The purpose of Grand Duke Constantine's search for his old mother was very simple. He wanted her to help his aunt, Grand Duchess Elena, so that the Grand Duchess would come back to his side.

"It's not like you don't know your aunt's temper. She is the most decisive. Just when she said she wanted to abolish slavery, she released all the serfs and let those mud-legged people go without even paying a dime. It's not easy to convince her!"

The Queen Mother Alexandra knew her sister-in-law very well. When Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich was still alive, he was very independent and did not even listen to her husband's words.

Now that Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich has long since passed away, and Nicholas I is gone, who can still conquer her?

Grand Duke Constantine begged bitterly: "Mother, please help me! Now Count Nikolai Milyutin and his gang are chasing and beating me, and she is joining in the fun. I don't ask her to help me either. Is it okay as long as she promises not to get involved in this matter?"

Queen Mother Alexandra sighed. Since Nicholas I left, her heart has only been focused on her children. I just hope that my children will be happy!

The other children were doing fine, but her favorite brothers, the eldest and the second, were always looking sad and annoyed.

It doesn't matter if the boss is the emperor, there will be no easy time in that position.

But the second child also kept frowning and kept tossing around day after day. She knew exactly what had happened outside recently, and knew that the second child had reached a critical moment.

But she wasn't too worried. She thought that the second brother was quite capable, and the rare boss was willing to help. Is it difficult for the two brothers to work together to deal with a few booing courtiers?

At least it was easy when Nicholas I was alive.

But just now the second child actually told her: Lost! He lost so badly that it was difficult to even recover his losses!

She was shocked at that time. When could a minister challenge the authority of the Tsar? Is this still the Russia she is familiar with?

Anyway, at that moment her heart skipped a beat and she was frightened!

She had experienced the Decembrist Rebellion and knew how chaotic and complicated the situation was at that time. She had been exposed to it in the palace over the years and naturally knew what would happen if the Tsar lost power.

Naturally, she has to worry about whether the tragedy of Paul I will happen to her son again!

Therefore, she was actually inclined to agree to Grand Duke Constantine's request. For no other reason than for the sake of her children, she had to have a good talk with Grand Duchess Elena, at least to find out what the situation was now!

And all this was expected by Grand Duke Constantine. His idea was very simple. Of course he wanted to go to Alexander II, but he couldn't go so directly at this time, otherwise it would really be a slap in the face.

He felt that he should first try to disintegrate Nikolai Milyutin's allies and weaken the other party's strength as much as possible, and then use these work results to go to Alexander II to negotiate terms.

At that time, he had work results in his hands, which could dilute the responsibility for the failure of the local court. In contrast, Alexander II had no achievements at all, so why did he have the nerve to criticize him?

His little calculation was very good. He felt that by doing so, he could not only save his face but also have a way to continue cooperating with Alexander II. This was not killing two birds with one stone.

But he only forgot one thing, that is, Viscount Prozolov warned him that time is running out and he must seize the time!

There was no sense of urgency in his heart at all, and he had no idea that Nikolai Milyuting and Li Xiao would not give him time to make a comeback.

Think about it, does it take time for Queen Mother Alexandra to contact Grand Duchess Elena?

You can't just call the other person over casually without any reason, and then make the other person agree as soon as the top of your mouth touches the bottom of your mouth, right?

You have to create opportunities to find a suitable reason to meet.

Whether it’s a dance or a salon, it takes time to prepare, at least send out an invitation or something!

This coming and going will take at least two or three days.

A lot of things happened in these two or three days!

The funny thing is that Viscount Prozolov is still there waiting for news. He didn't expect that Grand Duke Constantine would avoid him and not go home.

Probably it seemed to Grand Duke Constantine that he was actively active, UU reading www. uukanshu.net It’s not a problem to convince Alexander II a little later when everything is ready. How could one of your staff be so **** each other?

So he hid in his mistress's house and waited for the good news from the Queen Mother Alexandra.

Any good news?

How can it be!

Grand Duchess Irina knew the Queen Mother Alexandra and the Grand Duke Constantine too well. When she received the Queen Mother's invitation, she knew what the other party was planning. She didn't want to go at all at first.

The reason is very simple: I can't stand what Archduke Constantine did.

For Grand Duchess Irina, Grand Duke Constantine's actions were really disregarding the overall situation and messing around for his own selfish interests to create such a big thing. If the reformists lose, decades of accumulation and efforts will be destroyed.

This behavior is absolutely unacceptable!

She doesn't want to talk to such a selfish person!

But Count Rostovtsev persuaded her and told her that it would be better to go to the appointment. You can not give face to Grand Duke Constantine, but you must not give face to Empress Alexandra!

"We still have to go to the Empress Dowager, but you have to explain to her clearly who caused the current problem. Our purpose is not to target His Majesty, and we have no intention of subversion. We will not even do anything to Grand Duke Constantine. , just to let him retreat from the difficulties and not mess with the reform!"

Grand Duchess Elena blinked and said in confusion: "Why do you say this? What's the use?"

Count Rostovtsev smiled and said: "The empress dowager still has some energy, we can't let her come in to disturb the situation. What she is worried about is nothing more than problems with His Majesty's rule. As long as we tell her that we have no such intention, everything will be easy to handle." !”