Struggle in Russia

Count Rostovtsev sat in his own library first, and attentively read Herodotus's "History". He no longer knows how many times he has read this book, but every time he reads it again, he will have a new harvest. He suspects that even if he died, he would not be able to truly understand the meaning of this book.

But for Nikolai Alekseyevich Milyutin, the book "History" is boring enough. He would rather read Uvarov’s **** than Herodotus’s. Fictional story.

"Fiction?" Count Rostovtsev smiled suddenly, carefully inserted the bookmark, and asked with a smile: "What is fiction? What is real?"

Nikolai Milyutin was taken aback, but before he could react, Count Rostovtsev said again: "How much of the history of 1825 is real and how much is fictitious now. Or if you look at it in another twenty years, even fifty years, or a hundred years, do you think posterity will say how many of them are true and how many are false?"

Nikolai Milyutin was stunned. He really did not expect that Count Rostovtsev would mention this. He was not a witness to what happened back then, so naturally he can only tell from hearsay, but the count did not care about that time. The truth of the incident, I'm afraid it is something else, right?

"Why do you think I mean something else?" Count Rostovtsev smiled inexplicably again and said calmly: "How many of them do you think were true and how many were false in 1825?"

Nikolai Miliuting was lost in thought, while Count Rostovtsev said to himself: "Do you think your Majesty really didn't know that Alexander I had a secret edict?"

This is a public case related to whether Nicholas I’s succession is reasonable. Back then, it was said that Alexander I was secretly making Nicholas I the crown prince, but he kept it secret. As a result, he belched when he went to the Black Sea. No one wants the throne directly.

Then when Nicholas I announced that he was going to be loyal to his older brother, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovic, his wife suddenly jumped out and took out the edict, telling him that he was the legal heir.

The whole thing is weird, because if Alexander I really doesn’t like the younger brother who married a Polish girl, he doesn’t need to engage in secret edict. And other members of the Romanov family.

Because it's so easy to get into trouble, it's definitely not something a king with a brain would do. In case Constantine did not recognize the legitimacy of the secret edict and rebelled directly, would Nicholas I be able to secure the position of the czar?

In history, it was only the naive Decembrists who made such a big disturbance under the banner of Grand Duke Constantine. If Grand Duke Constantine really came back from Warsaw, would the group of officials support Nicholas? I'm really hard to say.

If Alexander I was worried about Duke Constantine's rebellion, and he secretly established the reserve, that would not be justified, because in history, Duke Constantine directly declared allegiance to Nicholas I when he heard of a secret edict. He was very honest, not at all. Need such a small person to guard against.

Anyway, the whole thing was weird from beginning to end, and it was absolutely abnormal. As for whether the secret edict actually existed and whether it was a forgery, it is really hard to say. You have to say that it is absolutely false, because after all, the empress dowager brought it out.

Of course, it is not easy to say whether the empress dowager is really reliable. After all, when her husband Paul I was killed, she didn't see her say anything for her husband. Anyway, it's already been faked once, and it's not surprising to do it again.

Regarding the whole incident that year, Nicholas Miliuting has also heard countless claims. There are so many rumors that are true and false, but he always does not like to guess what, because it is meaningless, Nicholas The succession to the throne of King Ra I has become a fait accompli, and through the bloodbath of the December, his majesty has firmly grasped the power in his hands. No one in Russia can threaten his legal rule.

Just like when Peter the Great got rid of Ivan V and Ivan VI, do you think the method is correct? It doesn't matter, who made Peter the Great the emperor of Russia? People only need to remember the great achievements of the emperor. As for the dark side, you don't need to pay attention!

It’s just that Nikolai Milyutin knows the temper of Count Rostovtsev. He never does unnecessary things. Today he even talked about what happened back then, and he also raised the question of truth and falsehood. That’s naturally ulterior and important. What is his intention?

Nikolai Miliuting could not guess at all, because he had tried countless times before, and every time he was played by the earl between applause. So over time, he would not make this kind of futile attempt. Anyway, the wicked earl would always solve the mystery automatically, and just wait patiently.

It’s just that today’s puzzle is really a bit esoteric, because Count Rostovtsev suddenly mentioned a woman: “The truth of history is always so interesting and fascinating. Some people obsessively explore the truth itself. Others are fascinated by the wonderful stories between the truth and the false, and others prefer to appreciate the ups and downs..."

Nicolas Miliuting automatically filtered out these nonsense~www.ltnovel.com~ According to common sense, what the earl wanted to say is still to come, these are just for transition.

Sure enough, Count Rostovtsev said suddenly: "And now I am like a third person, calmly admiring those ups and downs, I can recall the simplicity of His Majesty Alexander I, and I can also appreciate the grandeur of today... His Majesty Alexander I and His Majesty are really two extremes. Today, she is more like the Queen Mother. They both like extravagant ostentation. The Queen and the Queen Mother were very inconsistent with the mother-in-law!"

Nikolai Miliuting was surprised. As expected, the important words are at the end. Count Rostovtsev said a lot. In fact, the most important points fell on the Empress Dowager and the Queen of Alexander I. The contradiction between her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Alekseyevna.

These two personalities can be said to be completely different. Although the two queens are from Germany, they have completely different personalities. Empress Dowager Maria Feodorovna advocates luxury and power, while Empress Elizabeth Alexeyer Fona has a weak personality and has no interest in luxury and power.

It can be said that these two women could not get a piece at all. Back then, there were many contradictions. What is more interesting is that these two women who can determine the direction of the post-Alexander I era, one took out the edict at a critical moment, the other in less than half a year After that, it was very reverie!