Struggle in Russia

Is it so easy for the Queen Mother Alexandra to do this?

Grand Duchess Irina expressed my doubts.

Based on her understanding of the empress dowager, she usually seemed to be quiet, but she had a lot of tricks and little tricks.

Once you are fooled by her disguise, you may suffer a loss.

Count Rostovtsev smiled and said: "Of course I know that the Queen Mother is very thoughtful, and I will not be fooled by her disguise. She is so simple now, it is not difficult to deal with her!"

It can only be said that Grand Duchess Irina knew what was going on but did not know why. The reason why Empress Dowager Alexandra had to put so much thought into disguising herself in the past was mainly because of Nicholas I.

Nicholas I had too many confidantes, and he could be said to be surrounded by mountains. How could he not have a sense of crisis as a wife?

She couldn't stop Nicholas I from messing around, so she could only hold this breath in her heart and think of ways to deal with those vixens.

But now the situation is completely different. Nicholas I is dead and his son has become the Tsar. She no longer has to worry about her status being damaged. Naturally, the mentality is completely different.

Let's put it this way, as long as she doesn't threaten the imperial power and can remain the empress dowager, she doesn't care whether the conservatives or the reformers win.

As long as this basic point can be ensured, she doesn't want to worry about anything.

Now Count Rostovtsev wants to give her this reassurance. Grand Duke Constantine may suffer some losses, but for Alexandra, Grand Duke Constantine is not the most important son. As long as it does not hurt She could accept whatever happened to Grand Duke Constantine.

This is the essential difference between the Empress Dowager and the Empress. Empress Alexandra is now willing to let go of any hatred except the desire to deal with the Yingying Yanyan who stole her husband from her back then.

The development of the matter was exactly as Count Rostovtsev had estimated. After the Empress Dowager Alexandra received reassurance from Grand Duchess Irina, she did not insist much and only helped Grand Duke Constantine a little bit. A few nice words to make her aunt stop being so fussy with her nephew and that would be it.

In other words, Archduke Constantine's overall plan failed from the very beginning.

The most terrible thing was that he wasted precious time, and when he realized something was wrong and had to bow to Alexander II, he missed the opportunity again.

During these precious two days, Li Xiao, Nikolai Milyuting and others were not idle, and they clearly defined the policies and goals for the next stage early on.

"We won the district court. This is a major victory, but it is also a major challenge!"

"As expected, neither Archduke Constantine nor His Majesty will give in easily. They will definitely choose to appeal, and the case will most likely be taken all the way to the Supreme Court."

"We have to be ready to win all the way!"

Nikolai Milyutin's words expressed the aspirations of all the reformists. They had never defeated the Tsar. This victory was more effective than a cardiotonic drug, which made everyone feel more energetic at once.

Even those who originally had the least hope are now full of fighting spirit and are really holding back their energy to fight Alexander II and Grand Duke Constantine to the end.

This spirit is so important. It is completely different when people see hope and when they have no hope. Let's put it this way, at this time, the reformists from top to bottom are really full of fighting spirit, enthusiasm, and ambition, and they are all as if they have been beaten to death!

However, problems can sometimes arise if the spirit is too high. Nikolai Milyutin was very worried whether the people below him would be too agitated and easily develop unnecessary emotions.

He is worried that some people have misjudged the strength of the conservatives and thought they were vulnerable. If that's the case, why carry out any reforms? Let's make a revolution!

Just get rid of the old fate of conservatives and start a new chapter in history in one breath!

Don't tell me that there really are such people, and there are quite a few of them.

This is what a fighting nation is like. There is no shortage of reckless men in whatever they do. If they think it's a big deal, just risk your life and pass by recklessly.

For example, immediately after the local court's verdict came out, radicals shouted: Heaven is dead and Huang Tian is standing! The defeats of Alexander II and Grand Duke Constantine heralded the demise of the conservatives. If we don’t take action now, it will be much later!

Fortunately, Nikolai Milyutin's prestige and the lessons of the Decembrists were still there. With a little effort, he suppressed this group of restless people and let other young generals who were eager to try know that he was the leader. What an attitude.

For Li Xiao, this situation was quite interesting. He wished that these young generals could make more trouble.

He always felt that the reformists lacked courage and were too timid to do anything. For example, the matter of Archduke Constantine, the Explosive Hammer, is it really that significant?

In fact, it is not necessarily true. Grand Duke Constantine was nothing more than an ambitious prince who was not favored by the Tsar. His energy is really not that great!

In fact, people within the reformist faction who are actually doing things with a vision actually don't look down on him very much. UU Reading www.uukanshu． Net said that if he took the initiative to cause trouble this time, he would be looking for trouble!

But why is it so difficult to whip him?

It's not that the reformists are not confident and think that beating him to affect unity may anger the tsar or something.

So I was very hesitant and entangled. If Nikolai Milyutin didn't insist on going his own way, it would not be easy to do this.

This is not a good thing.

Just one Grand Duke Constantine brought such great resistance and made a large number of people feel uneasy. If something big happens, if Alexander II is determined to kill the reform, what will happen then?

Raise your hands in surrender?

Li Xiao doubted that if this situation really happened, most people in the reform faction would surrender directly, without even having the courage to fight.

Look at how Alexander II brought the reforms to an end in history. Did you use any particularly clever means?

absolutely not!

He took advantage of Nikolai Milyutin's recovery from illness and caught the scandal involving Grand Duke Constantine's son, and played a very tasteless little trick to achieve his goal.

Did the reformists resist again at that time?

It is almost impossible to see that the reformists who were famous for a while were beaten into disgrace by such childish methods and surrendered.

This fully illustrates how weak these grandsons are!

Li Xiao felt that if the weak atmosphere within the reformists was not changed, something would happen sooner or later. After all, if a political group doesn't even have the courage to fight, then it's really just a waste of time.

Li Xiao didn't want to be ruined by his pig teammates after working hard for more than ten years. He didn't want to be second to Grand Duke Constantine!

Naturally, he is more willing to strengthen the fighting spirit within the faction. Regardless of whether we can win or not, at least we have to dare to fight, right?