Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The new palace was named after the guardian angel that the Romanov dynasty had always believed in, which is Mikhail.

Solovyov always believed that his selection by Paul to join the Guards had a lot to do with his name. Paul himself was still very influenced by the religious atmosphere, devout and a little superstitious, and he could even "predict" some things himself.

"Soloviev, how many years have you been with me since you invented the rifle?"

"Your Majesty, from 1797 to now, it has been more than three years, and I followed the Grand Marshal to Italy and Switzerland on expeditions."

"It's not a short time. If you weren't so young, I might have sent you out to be the head of a regiment."

"Your Majesty, I am now a major in the Guards. According to this qualification, I am promoted by exception, and I am also responsible for your daily guard work."

"I have done a lot of things. You have done a good job. I think I can't just let you work by my side."

"Your Majesty, if you really want to transfer me to a certain place, it will take at least this year."

Soloviev currently has no clear evidence. Although he knows that Paul was assassinated, he has no idea who the murderer is, and his job responsibilities and daily life do not give him so much time to conduct private investigations.

For example, monitoring the movements of those young officers is the limit of what he can do.

"There are many places where people are needed. I am the emperor of all Russia. Everyone thinks that being an emperor is a good job. It seems to be glorious, but it is also the most difficult job. No one talks about the reforms I want to promote openly. Ha! I don't know how many people are secretly colluding. My personal safety is guarded by four battalions of guards every day. How could something go wrong?"

"Your Majesty, what if someone is like the Roman Guards or the Sultan's guards of the Ottoman Empire? In Russia, in the past during the reign of Peter the Great"

"Our guards are not shooting troops. The soldiers are all good, and the officers have been selected through layers of selection. If you are worried about what happened in the past few months, there is no way. Who knows what will happen. Well, you don't have to stay with me anymore. Go to Alexander and be an adjutant. You are more familiar with this aspect."

"Your Majesty, I will obey your orders, but I really don't want to leave your side."

After hearing this, Paul also knew the young man's thoughts. He changed his recent severity and became as gentle as before.

"If you are worried, when we arrive at the new palace, you will complete the inspection task and go to Alexander. The girls will not come. If you have time, you should take care of Maria and Catherine who are not married. They are growing strawberries in the greenhouse of the Winter Palace. Take care of my daughter and granddaughter. Their smiles make me happy and they are loyal to me."

But Paul didn't know that his most loyal guards officer would sometimes be with his daughter-in-law.

"Your Majesty, I also have to complete the inspection of the new palace, especially many places, although they have been completed, but even the paint is new, which is not good."

"Go, do a good job, although you are an adjutant again, but after a while, I will order you to return to the Pavlovsk Regiment. I hope you can become an outstanding general in the future."

Paul's appointment of drawing a pie in the sky may be to ask Solovyov to act as the head of the Pavlovsk Regiment with the rank of major or lieutenant colonel, but he also has to serve as an adjutant to Alexander for a period of time, at least to make himself familiar to the crown prince.

The Tsar himself wanted to move to the new palace, and many officers would be sent out for training, and some would be transferred to become civil servants and diplomats. This matter had to be completed in the first half of the year.

Solovyov himself came to the palace for a few turns. This new palace is a fortress structure, and there are ditches dug from the canal on all sides. It looks solid, but there are many problems.

If it is a war period, or when Petersburg is under martial law, such a fortress arrangement is fine, but in a coup, it is obviously a place to be trapped.

Paul loves this place. It used to be the summer palace of Queen Elizabeth Petrovna and his birthplace, so such a new fortress palace was built.

When the Tsar decided to build a new palace in his favorite architectural style, he referred to the official residence of Prince Condé, which he had visited during his visit to France. It’s just that this color really makes people feel extraordinary.

When entering the palace, Solovyov saw the exquisite decoration. It was not as gorgeous as the one during the empress's period, but it looked like the headquarters of the Knights. Now Paul could be said to be a Don Quixote among monarchs. He wanted to give some benefits to his subjects, and he also wanted the nobles to abide by the new moral code.

It was this magnificent palace. I don't know why, but there was a gloomy chill.

"It's not very safe to live here now. It's not the problem of assassins."

"Mr. Major, do you think it's a bit cold here?"

"Yes, because it's a new palace, and no one has lived there in winter. The stove may not be warm enough, which is not good."

Solovyov led the two soldiers around and had a rough idea.

"At the door of your majesty's bedroom, this position must be strictly guarded. As the last barrier, there must be soldiers on duty behind the door."

The soldiers standing guard at the door usually change their guard every night after the Tsar goes to bed. These people are the last line of defense in the palace to protect the Tsar himself.

"Mr. Major, we have visited everywhere, why are you still like this, with worry written on your face?"

"Agapayev, promise me something."

"You have always been kind to us as soldiers. If it is your request, I will definitely agree!"

"You often stand guard at the emperor's door, and you must protect his safety no matter what! I am going to be transferred to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It is really uneasy in this palace."

"What kind of request are you asking for! Protecting the emperor is what us soldiers are supposed to do. If someone really dares to come here, I will fight him!"

This guy loved Paul very much, and he was on duty several times. Because of his alertness, he was awarded the Order of Santa Anna, Level 3 by Paul himself. This was one of the two medals that a soldier could obtain at that time.

He originally received more pay than other Guards soldiers. After hearing Solovyov's request, he agreed and the major was very satisfied.

"You soldiers are more loyal to the emperor than us gentlemen. After all, he is a rare monarch. At least he always wants to act in accordance with the moral standards he believes in."

"It's just that you have to leave, little battalion commander, and we are a little reluctant to leave."

"It's a good time to get together and relax, and I'll go to His Highness's place. After the Crown Princess gives birth, their family will move here, and then they'll ladle soup into a big ladle."

After leaving the palace, Solovyov returned to the Winter Palace to directly report the security situation to Paul, and believed that the secret passage should be kept open at all times.

But Count von Palen was here today. He said that according to the rules in the Winter Palace, the door between the Tsar and the Queen's bedroom must be blocked.

When Solovyov heard this, he felt doubtful, but this count was a close confidant of Paul, and his suggestion would definitely be rejected.

The door was blocked, or Paul and the Queen were no longer in the same bed.

"However, His Majesty's safety is more important, Your Excellency. What you should know is that I have always been responsible for the security of the palace. Although I am about to go to His Highness the Crown Prince, I must ensure that these safety hazards are eliminated in one day!"

Count von Palen is very patient. Anyway, this kid will not be in the Mikhailovsky Fortress. This can be regarded as removing one of the factors that the conspiracy group is most worried about.

He didn't care about this, as long as these officers appointed by Paul himself had been transferred away, and the remaining people were somewhat unfamiliar, some were inserted by Tarezin, and some were simply instigated by the conspiracy group.

Among the core team of the conspiracy, only Count Panin's attitude had changed. He believed that a constitution should be completed and Paul abdicated rather than regicide. Alexander was more open-minded and could accept the new constitution.

But others didn't think so, especially after Paul increasingly suppressed the nobility and pro-British faction, they felt that their interests were harmed, and Panin's past incitement was very useful.

It's just that after Zubov joined, what he has been brooding about now is that when the Queen was critically ill, Paul held the Queen's testament in his hand. He took the initiative to hand it over, but then quickly stepped aside. .

The purpose of these people is to carry out regicide.

Solovyov had to accompany Paul to the Mikhailovsky Palace, but before the masquerade began, he ended his mission and came to Alexander.

"Father has transferred you to my place, that's great! You are very good at doing things, and I also have some problems that I need your help with."

"Your Highness, you don't know what it is?"

"Misha, I think you know that there are other reasons why Lisa and I stayed in the Winter Palace. She hasn't been feeling well recently, just like when we had our two daughters before."

It seemed that the always thoughtful crown prince really didn't know about his sleeping with Louisa.

"But I'm not a gynecologist. I can only remind His Highness how he needs to be nursed back to health. Besides, there are female officials, nuns, maids, and doctors in the palace. What I can help with is probably when preparing supplements."

"Yes, you and your father are helping with Uncle Alexei's business. I was a little abrupt too, you are still unmarried."

"Yes, Your Highness. I have another question, that is, what should I be responsible for when I come to you?"

"You can stay in the Winter Palace on duty. If you have nothing to do, you can still play with my sisters as you did in the past."

This is not an easy job, Solovyov thought so, but it is easier to get closer to Louisa here, which is a good thing.

Alexander himself now returned to the palace frequently, but he still often stayed outside the palace and would visit his mistress, but he was more concerned about Louisa.

Being here actually means that we have more free time.

He began to suspect that he was in love with Count von Palen, and his behavior in Paul's office was very strange.

If possible, he would investigate. There were many rumors in Petersburg, and all kinds of true and false conspiracies would be heard by the secret police.

Prince Kuragin is in charge of this matter. The secret police can collect intelligence, but there is a question mark about their analytical capabilities.

In this way, he also decided to inquire about this information in the palace starting from February.

After all, the safety of the Tsar and the Crown Prince has always been the main concern of the Guards and aide-de-camp.

Alexander was reassured by him because he was a friend of Count Stroganov and the three Dolgorukov brothers. He was actually one of his own in the circle, but this was at work.

When I came back and saw Luisa, I found that she had gained a little weight and was asleep in the recliner.

Solovyov did not bother her, but called Natalia.

"Go and cover Her Highness with a blanket. Her feet are exposed. Also, when you have free time, ask the maid to knead Her Highness's soles and calves, roughly in these positions." He even drew a picture for her. , because I’m afraid this girl won’t understand some terms in human body structure.

He may be the same "Friend of Women" of Petersburg as General Miloradovich, but there are two meanings.

His senior brother wanted to please the girls, but he himself was more interested in caring for people beyond sweet words, which was much more important than sweet words.

"It's up to me, those maids are too strong."

Natalia will be Luisa's long-term maid. She is young, but because she is favored by Luisa, she has been here since she was an ignorant girl until she got married.

"Well, you need to know how to use your hands."

Solovyov told her, and seeing that the girl was quite smart, she learned it quickly.

"It's not difficult. I'll try it with Shakhovskaya's sister first."

"That one is also Natalia. You are just relying on your young age to have your sisters doting on you."

"Maybe they pity my mother."

This Natasha is an illegitimate daughter. Her mother abandoned her ex-husband and daughter and came to Petersburg. Moreover, Natalia's father, Lieutenant General Zagryazhsky, was already married.

This is not new in Russia, but it happens quite often.

Her mother passed away ten years ago, but as the head wife, the lady has always liked her very much. Good-looking children are sometimes taken care of, even if it is a situation that the lady hates. After seeing the child, , she has been raising and educating her, and then she has to send her to the palace earlier than her biological daughter.

But the mother died last year, and she was left alone. Her brother and three sisters were living with her aunt. She was arranged to come to the palace. Because of her experience with her two mothers, Louisa always took her with her. around.

This girl is also growing, and she always falls asleep first. After she falls asleep, Louisa has more free time.