Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Osterman-Tolstoy told Grand Duke Konstantin about the news he got from Solovyov when he returned to the court.

They were all on the same line, which was nothing, as the Grand Duke himself had always been more protective of people in his own system.

And this strategy of disrupting both sides of the Atlantic Ocean was something he had always been in the army and could not understand.

"Your Highness, perhaps you should ask Prince Alexander Saltykov to explain it. He is very familiar with Misha's tricks."

"Haha, I forgot that we have an expert here. You should make a memorandum of what Misha said to you, so that we can sit down and study it."

However, Alexander Saltykov has never been taken seriously. Although he is a deputy minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Tsar himself does not like him. This is because he is actually an honorary member of the literary society and is more or less a liberal.

If he was not the only son of the Taifu who was qualified, Alexander might have been unlucky if he did not like him.

But Grand Duke Constantine is not so bad. He is a rough man in comparison, unlike actors like Alexander. Although he has a bad temper, it is still easy to get along with him if you understand his temper.

The only trouble is that it doesn't matter who is his mistress, but if he is his wife, he will suffer when he can't control his temper.

He wants to listen to Solovyov's routine. This guy still has some tricks.

This time, the British power is also to stay away from the European continent, which sounds interesting.

It's strange to say that the brothers Alexander and Constantine have different personalities, but Alexander, who prefers liberalism, is more and more inclined to autocracy. On the contrary, Grand Duke Constantine, who has a hot temper and a more conservative stance, seems to be more tolerant.

When the Russo-Turkish War broke out, he could prevent the Polish army from entering the battlefield as the Governor-General of Poland, and although his rule over Poland was harsh and impatient, it seemed more reliable and more tolerant to the Poles compared to the rule of so many people before and after.

Even so, he did not escape the Polish uprising in 1831.

But looking back now, Grand Duke Constantine is indeed more willing to discuss with others. He knows where his shortcomings are, and now he is no longer as self-righteous as he was in his youth.

People are better if they know themselves. He doesn't like the throne. He has two younger brothers and his sister-in-law can give birth.

But his affairs will inevitably be inquired.

As for Balashov, although he doesn't have the courage to cause trouble for the royal family, those who enter and leave the Marble Palace of Grand Duke Constantine are under his surveillance.

He originally focused on the people around Speransky. His current fiancée is Solovyov's sister, which has put Solovyov on his radar to some extent.

This is an internal political struggle. Balashov also knows that Speransky is the most favored by Alexander among the civil servants. Solovyov has never left this position no matter where he works, from aide-de-camp to aide-general.

Considering that one of his earliest benefactors was the uncle of Peter Volkonsky, the general whom Alexander trusted most, and he had saved the emperor at least twice, he was not easy to provoke under normal circumstances.

But if he had more contact with Speransky, or formed some unshakable forces, it would be difficult for him to eliminate Speransky's influence in the future.

The current reforms have actually been issued, and Speransky has caused dissatisfaction among some ministers because of his approach, especially the grades of civil servants and court attendants, although they have a guaranteed minimum, they need to pass an examination or be evaluated by the local Duma before they can be promoted.

Even this revised plan has aroused opposition from local nobles.

Balashov also wants to use some methods to make Speransky fall out of favor. This person is indeed very troublesome.

All along, it has been the Secretary of State and the Minister of Police who have been arguing.

Now, Balashov is going to deal with Speransky, but the breakthrough is the Marble Palace.

Osterman-Tolstoy cannot be touched. He alone is the head of two major families. His great-grandfather was Count Osterman, the foreign minister during the reign of Peter the Great. The Tolstoy family has now recovered from the blow of Menshikov, and several branches have improved.

The Grand Duke himself must not be touched. As an old neighbor of the Turks, the Luo family is really friendly and respectful. Even if a fool sat next to Peter the Great and became the Tsar with him, no one has heard of it.

Ivan VI was under house arrest since childhood. Even though he was far away from Queen Elizabeth by blood, he was not killed. Just like the child who hanged the false Dimitri, his death was also a "prison break" incident during the Queen's period.

And Grand Duke Constantine has a violent temper. It is definitely unreasonable to dare to cause trouble for him.

At this time, there was an easy target, that is, the most capable son of the Grand Tutor, Prince Alexander. He was good in every way except one thing, he was not trusted by the Tsar. Although he himself could not be touched because there was an old Grand Tutor above him, he could be used as a breakthrough point.

When Balashov attacked his political enemies, he probably did not forget that Solovyov not only learned the skills of the Grand Marshal, but also had a very bad mouth, and he was the same way as the Grand Marshal.

Soloviev, who has always been cautious, once mentioned to others that he applied for transfer because he was afraid of going to the Caucasus before Balashov became famous. This was an act of desertion.

Moreover, Soloviev also looked down on Balashov. Even in the few times they met in public, it was obvious on his face.

Balashov knew that Soloviev was cautious. Although he had a temper, he generally did not show his emotions. However, he lacked due respect for him as the Minister of Police.

Not every family was like the Stroganov family, where servants kept their mouths shut.

The rules of Soloviev's own family were not bad. He even entrusted Adela with many things at the beginning. She was his adopted sister and was very smart. She could more or less guard against outsiders.

But it was not necessarily the case in other people's families.

There had always been spies in Soloviev's father-in-law's family. The ones Katya took away when she got married were nothing special. They were all caring old housekeepers and servants, but the new ones were different.

Solovyov mentioned the Minister of Police during a dinner party at home, "He is a soldier, but he has never fought in a war, and he is even a deserter."

This sentence was collected and was directed at him personally, which made him somewhat unhappy.

As for the Minister of Police, it is inevitable that there will be a guy who likes to play tricks on others in this position.

Balashov and Speransky are in a competitive relationship, so naturally he will attack those who have a better relationship with him.

Prince Saltykov has a good relationship with these two people. The three of them were promoted by Paul from the nobles, the nobles and the common people. In the early years, Prince Saltykov and Solovyov were the two generals of Paul's civil and military affairs. The sentences of the two of them together are very long.

Then, he and Speransky were long-term civil colleagues, and they would see each other when they were in meetings.

Speransky and Solovyov knew each other at the secret committee meeting of Alexander. One was a clerk and the other attended as an aide-de-camp for a long time.

Balashov was also very clear about the relationship between these people. He was planning to get rid of Speransky, and Soloviev just wanted him to fall out of favor.

This kid was too favored. The queen introduced him to a wife, and even the youngest grand duchess was intended to be engaged to his family.

Among the six grand duchesses, only the oldest Yevdokia was about to reach the age of engagement. The engagement between Constantine's daughter and Gustav V was another matter.

If he fell out of favor, it would be inevitable that this kid, together with Grand Duke Constantine and Grand Duke Nicholas, would have a chance to turn the tables in the future.

If Soloviev was also a jester, he would be easy to deal with.

The problem is that since 1805, the most capable generals in the Russian army are undoubtedly Bagration and Soloviev.

Prince Bagration is good at guarding the rear and organizing troops, while Soloviev is good at attacking and defending, and has some cleverness in military technology.

Such a capable guy, just these battles after Pultusk, this series of victories is already a talisman.

Even because he is too young, sending him back to his own estate is not considered exile, and it may even disgust Balashov himself.

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The most outrageous thing is probably that Solovyov's estate is very close to Balashov's estate. If you see this guy wandering around your doorstep every day, it's not a good life.

To be honest, it's unlikely to send him to Ryazan or Arkhangelsk, because the estates there are all the property of Solovyov's father, uncle and cousins. If you want to play confinement, you can only put him in your own home.

This is impossible. What's more terrible is that although the queen mother has always disliked Solovyov, because her daughters were familiar with him before they got married, and her two young sons were also his students-Balashov couldn't move.

In contrast, although Speransky was a minister trusted by the Tsar himself, he was second only to Soloviev, but he did not have a lot of backers like Soloviev. Even if Soloviev was a French spy, he had to consider the feelings of the bigwigs.

Is there such a serious work, besides being a little lustful, who has been helping the emperor deal with the spies of his uncle, the emperor?

But the ruthless work against Speransky has already begun. The Secretary of State, who has been a little relaxed recently and is preparing to get married and marry Adela, did not realize the danger at all.

He still worked as usual and was improving the business of government agencies.

He did not notice that Balashov was introducing Karamzin into the court. He was a traditional cultural person.

Soloviev, who had been at home all this time, did not know that Balashov had a conspiracy against his friend and future brother-in-law. He just heard about Karamzin's deeds and was more or less shocked.

Alexander was probably not only good at acting like Octavian, but also bad at fighting and excellent at diplomacy.

When did Sima Guang change into a fur coat and run to the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg?

Although Karamzin worked as a magazine editor for a long time, he was also a person who adhered to Russian traditions. He wrote "History of the Russian State" from 1803, and published eleven volumes during his lifetime. After his death in 1826, one volume was published by a friend.

Moreover, before Balashov introduced him to Alexander again, he was already an officially recognized "Russian historian" by Alexander.

Coupled with the work that this guy wanted to present to Alexander when he entered the palace this time, Solovyov felt a little uneasy.

Of course, Solovyov could not know that although he had sent Catherine away and asked her to give birth to Napoleon's child, Karamzin was still able to enter the court under Balashov's recommendation and present such a content to Alexander.

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Let's not talk about other words, let's not talk about the big man behind Balashov. What made Solovyov feel tricky was that Karamzin's attitude tended to be authoritarian, or the same as in the past.

If he dealt with him, he had consumed too much energy and time on the military, and he had no way to come up with a set to oppose this memorandum for a while.

According to Alexander's character, he would probably do this, looking disdainful, to express his open-minded attitude.

But privately, this "note" was written to the heart of the autocratic monarch.

As for the things he did, everyone knew that he was good at both literature and martial arts, and he was not bad at writing. He might even be able to target Karamzin's content and hit his weak spot with every move.

But the attitude of the Tsar himself was a troublesome thing.

This kind of thing must be done with the tacit consent of Alexander himself.

Since he was already a historian appointed by the Tsar himself in 1803, even if Solovyov had read the "Guide", he would probably think that this was the monarch's own intention, and he just couldn't express it himself.

Therefore, he also felt troublesome, so he left the manor on Lake Ladoga and drove to the city of St. Petersburg.

This time, he always had to find someone to make a decision, but Count Stroganov had already joined the army, and his old father had been in poor health recently. Although he was the chief chamberlain and the leader of the St. Petersburg nobles, he could no longer help.

These people in the former secret committee were not suitable.

Going directly to Speransky would cause him even more trouble. Balashov might have been keeping an eye on him. He knew it before, and he was careful to send only Adela. Even if he wrote a letter, it would be like playing dumb.

Therefore, when he returned to St. Petersburg, he only went back to his home in Laundry Lane first, and did not even go to his father. He just asked the servant to inform him of his return to St. Petersburg.

At this time, although he might not be able to dismantle the bomb made by Balashov, he had to think of a way.

He knew that if Speransky lost power at this time, it would definitely be a blow to his future career.

After all, the government and tax reforms he led had obvious effects. What happened next would only be that others would pick peaches and maliciously slander him.

Anyway, this is also a Russian feature, and you have to taste it.