Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Pyotr Viazemsky is also eighteen years old this year. Although he is not a soldier, as a prince-level nobleman, he owns a manor in Moscow and can work wherever he wants. It is still a matter of words.

So, he decided to come to the Balkans front line and go with Major General Komnenos.

Although this old young general in his sixties came from Komnenos in Dalmatia, his official career in Russia was only at this level.

But this is also the Komnenos family. This former Eastern Roman royal family is currently the best, and its status among Russian Greeks is not bad, but it is always inferior to the big shots in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vyazemsky was also curious along the way, and he frequently asked the elderly general questions.

"What you are talking about happened a long time ago. Our family later went to Italy. If we talk about going to Greece, aren't there experts in this field in Moscow?"

"Yes, but Pyotr Petrovich has always lived in Tula and rarely comes to Moscow. During this time, I also want to travel and increase my knowledge."

"Aren't you going to volunteer for the army?"

"With the look in my eyes, the army probably won't want him, especially Count Solovyov, whom we are going to visit this time."

"I am somewhat familiar with him. His sister is a good friend of several of my daughters who are similar in age. When we were traveling in Crimea, the couple also came on a wedding trip. In addition to marching and fighting, she is also an elegant person. We Compared with him, these soldiers are very rude."

Vyazemsky also knew that he had met Solovyov on the tennis court when he was a child, when he was still a Guards officer.

"He is indeed a wonderful man. If there had been no war, he would probably have been an interesting figure in Petersburg and Moscow, and he could even have been a scholar."

"But he has been fighting all these years, and there is no such opportunity. He even dug a hole on Cape Khersones at that time."

Solovyov's hobbies are indeed wide-ranging. He is a restless person. Vyazemsky came to him in a hurry and wrote him a letter in advance.

For these men who came from Moscow and Petersburg, he didn't like the arrogant character who came just to brush up their qualifications. After all, Vyazemsky was still a cultural person, and this time he came to the Balkans, he also gave Moscow The newspaper made an appointment to write a manuscript and came to the front line as a special writer.

However, newspapers published in Russia are just like those in Britain. Sometimes there is not much difference.

The Russian army had repeatedly won great victories in the past, and newspapers did not need to imitate the British. If it had been replaced in 1805, the reports would often be biased.

Fortunately, Petersburg is far away. Second-hand news from the British cannot reach here through the frozen Baltic Sea in winter. The news heard is mainly from the French.

The Russians have always been more sophisticated, so what happened was not surprising. For example, someone in Petersburg was bragging about the glorious achievements of the French.

On the other hand, the Russians' own achievements are often not mentioned later. Although sometimes the Russian generals think that it is a shame to fight the Germans, and fighting the Turks is something that even lazy people know, but it cannot be done without some publicity. .

He went to the south. In the salon in Petersburg, the latest topic was also the victory of Kamensky Jr. and Solovyov.

The political barometer of the Winter Palace is not only the salon of the female official, but also useful in other places.

The Marble Palace rarely holds balls, but Grand Duke Constantine is currently arranging social appearances for his daughter Sophia.

Although she is still young, she has already announced her engagement to the little king of Sweden, and this time the other party always has no objection. After all, Queen Mother Frederica is his sister-in-law.

Those gathered on such occasions were all related to the military community.

After Katya gave birth to another son for Solovyov, she also reappeared in the social scene.

Although she has always been considered to have a lively personality, she is not very active in participating in these activities, and she is usually quite gossipy when asked about her personal affairs.

One is her husband's current situation outside, but the marching and fighting matters are still serious.

In addition, what is her passionate husband doing recently? Madam Recamier took their illegitimate daughter Clara to the Balkans.

Although Solovyov’s wives and mistresses usually have a harmonious relationship with each other, what about these things?

When there were rumors among outsiders, she was still very young after all, so she was somewhat jealous.

Although Mishka was very kind to her when they were together, she was young, beautiful, and well-educated from a well-educated family, but are there rumors now?

She can tolerate older sisters, but if she has a younger sister, she will have to pay her respects to the mistress in the future (funny).

She attended Grand Duke Constantine's reception today, but she wanted to find a place to sit quietly by herself, and did not intend to get deeply involved in any events.

To this end, she also attracted Maria Volkonskaya from Tula to her side.

Moreover, he discussed matters in Moscow with her in a serious manner. They were all considered acquaintances, and Katya herself was considered to be in the Moscow circle.

But it was impossible for her not to have anything to do with these things. Some people were nicer, especially those in the upper class who were very nosy.

"Maria, it's inevitable to hear these words, especially since Mishka has such a temper. If he wasn't like this, he would be cold and indifferent like some people, and he might not be so likable."

He was probably talking about some guys who always abandon their lovers after having sex.

Katya was also noticed because her husband was away from home. Anatoly even had his eyes on her some time ago.

This was also very funny. Solovyov always despised those guys in the Guards who were not doing their jobs properly. The infantry officers were still his comrades, so he was still somewhat forgiving. But when it came to the cavalry, the young officers of the Guards Cavalry had wives, but they were still willing to make a fuss about many things.

But when Anatoly noticed that this was Solovyov's wife, he immediately shrank back.

He knew that among the several dueling masters in Petersburg, although the most aggressive one might be Dolokhov or someone else, when it came to the one who liked to root out the trouble, everyone knew it was Solovyov. It was also outrageous that he killed people at the first sight.

Except for the first time when he hit the theater secretary's kidney, he didn't kill him immediately, but hit his vital parts.

And everyone knows that Solovyov has a close relationship with the Tsar and the three grand dukes, and it is more troublesome to mess with him than to mess with some famous families.

Although this person doesn't like to use too direct methods to kill people.

"That Anatoly is really strange. He dares to ask this question even though he knows your identity."

"He is just a playboy. If he sees you unmarried, Maria, I think he will find you too."

"I also heard about what happened in Smolensk. Katya, do you know that Anatoly is married?"

"I don't know about this. My husband is more willing to be with me since he got married. But my brother Vasily is getting engaged to Varvara from Gagarin's family, but he is so restless outside."

"Things will always get better. If you are worried about your brother, why don't you worry about your husband?"

"He will be fine. He will write to me even if he is on the battlefield. This letter is that he is still worried about He is concerned about the children at home. When he sees Clara has a fever, he will also worry about whether the children at home will get sick. "

"Does he want you to write back to him?"

"Of course, but not as frequently as his letters. It's too far to send a messenger from Petersburg to Sofia."

"Sometimes I envy you. Although Mikhail's heart is not completely with you, he is a very good person, otherwise my father would not recommend him to the Grenadiers."

"Well, speaking of this, I have to thank your father. If it weren't for him, Misha would have been very capable and it would have been difficult for him to command a legion like his uncle the emperor before the age of 30."

"This is really an adventure, but I also heard that he is over there."

A correct version in the book bar of 16-9!

"That doesn't matter. Adela is just raised as a sister. I have seen it."

Her jealousy is probably the kind of "little vixen" that cannot be confirmed, but Mihrima doesn't look like a fox, but her husband has a pair of fox eyes. Well, that's the fun.

"Are you really not worried?"

"I'm not worried. I'm more concerned about whether you can meet a suitable husband."

Girls around 20 are still very popular if they want to get married in this era. Both Marias live in the country estate. The one in front of me comes to Petersburg, and the one in Tongshan usually stays in the estate, only occasionally accompanying the old duke to Moscow.

"It's really interesting to find a husband. Someone wrote me a few lines of poetry. It's a cute boy. He looks like a child of Pushkin's family."

"Isn't it the little curly-haired boy from the Imperial Village Middle School? That's really an interesting little guy, with a honey-like mouth. I've seen a poem he wrote for Grand Duke Nicholas, which seems to be a gift to friends. Mishka's poetry level is probably a little worse. If you like, I can show you his manuscript next time you come to my house."

Katya has a doting look on her husband, although she is ten years younger.

It's no wonder. After she had a child, her maternal instinct was overflowing, and she was the same to her husband.

"You just like those words. If he could write his own poems instead of some translated works, he might be another darling of the social circle."

"But he has his own ambitions, and he can't be confined to such a small circle. You know, Mishka is the last one to attend a dance, although he dances and sings very well."

"And it's interesting, really interesting. You two, in fact, are still worried about each other, but he is so sentimental, which is also a bit troublesome."

Katya also sighed, it was true.

But now when they were chatting here, someone was talking loudly in the hall, all about Solovyov's glorious victory in Bulgaria.

When hearing about these military exploits, Katya hoped that her husband would come back soon.

Although fighting the Turks was not such a dangerous thing, Solovyov had complained in his past letters that bullets and shells always whizzed past him in Italy, Germany, Poland and Sweden.

When they arrived in Turkey, except for an unlucky artillery director who was taken away by a stray bullet, he seemed to stay away from bullets and even thought that this was not a good sign.

If he could come back, it would be better.

Katya thought that her father was not proud of his two sons, but was more proud of this son-in-law. Prince Vasily's health was not good recently, and he also hoped that both sons and son-in-law would come back. Since the eldest son was ready to get engaged, he also had to come back to prepare for the wedding.

But the war was still going on, and the Russian army was still marching from Sofia to Skopje. The news had not yet reached St. Petersburg. The topic of discussion in St. Petersburg was just like the war in Italy.

The further you go in the war, the more likely it is to make people at home worry.

"I just hope he comes back soon, sooner. The longer he stays out, the more I worry about him. Sometimes I envy you. You are very free now, without anyone to constrain you."

"But you also know that the people who were engaged to me before all suffered some misfortune."

"This may be a kind of fate. You have to be patient."

It has always been like this in Petersburg. There are all kinds of things to talk about in the salon, but the main focus is on social issues and finding people a partner.

Also, it's family matters.

What Katya is most worried about is that her father and father-in-law are getting worse. Count Sergei is fine, but her father's health is getting worse. After suffering from edema recently, he has difficulty moving.

He feels that he doesn't have much time left, and there are endless family property lawsuits at home. He also hopes that his son and son-in-law will come back.

It seems that fathers have the same place all over the world. There is a promising son-in-law to support the family. When the sons get married one after another, it will naturally be better.

Even so, this kind of family is already a noble family in Russia, and they will have this feeling.

At this time, Solovyov also roughly knew these things from the letters at home. It was his stepmother who told him, but also reminded him not to worry about the family, and someone would naturally take care of it.

Solovyov calculated the time and the situation he knew from the letters. It was probably that his father-in-law's serious illness would only last for two or three years. As for his old father, he probably couldn't work like before. It would probably not be so convenient for the whole family to travel to Europe or further places in the future.

Time always slowly came when they needed young people to be the pillars of the family, whether in the inner house or outside. (End of this chapter)