Struggle in Russia

Nicholas I was sitting in front of his desk. His dilapidated desk was full of documents. It wasn't that His Majesty was lazy and didn't work for many days, but that there were so many documents that needed to be processed every day in this huge Russia.

As the saying goes, a good emperor is a good emperor, and this is the reason why it is hard to get out of bed in the morning. Don't look at Nicholas I, the tsar, who is so eloquent and eloquent. But with great power comes great responsibility.

Official documents that need to be reviewed every day can make people bald, otherwise, how do you think Nicholas I, who looked like a handsome man in his youth, became greasy? It's not because of these official documents.

As the most diligent tsar in history, although Nicholas I had a lot of troubles in dealing with the world, he was really not picky at all in terms of diligence. Even riding five or six beauties a day didn't affect his approval of documents.

Anyway, he will never go to sleep until he has finished reading the documents, so you can often find that he works until late at night and only sleeps for four or five hours almost every day.

So why are there so many documents that he needs to review? Is it true that there are so many things that need to be handled by him, the tsar?

Actually, that's not the case. Although Nicholas I monopolized power, he still had a great butler, Nesselrode, who helped him with government affairs. Basically, the serious government affairs have been sifted by the Prime Minister Nesselrode, and there is no need for him, the tsar, to wake up and sleep.

What's more, there are also the imperial council and the imperial ministers, which can help deal with those urgent government affairs, and there are actually not many things that really require Nicholas I to make decisions alone.

So what kind of documents did Nicholas I read every day?

In fact, what he focused on was the report of the third secret agent and the small report of the imperial envoy. Nicholas I, who was particularly good at secret politics, paid more attention to the reports of these people. Because these people are his eyes and ears, helping to watch every move of the country, and strictly preventing people from rebelling or plotting behind his back.

These things are what Nicholas I is most concerned about, so he has to read these things first even if he doesn't sleep, otherwise he won't sleep well, right?

"There is another change in the Warsaw area?" Nicholas I muttered a few words, and then quickly wrote on the report: "Strictly monitor, authorize the governor of Warsaw to suppress it with all his strength!"

Poland, Nicholas I did not have the slightest liking for this ghostly place. Ever since Poland was divided up with Prussia, Austria and other countries, this gang of foot wipes has not stopped. After a few years, they will rebel and exile. Batch after batch was killed, batch after batch, but this bunch of leeks couldn't be cut. To be honest, Nicholas I himself was tired of it.

This time, the Governor of Warsaw reported that the Polish rebels were secretly operating again, and their actions were very secretive and not small, which seemed to be a prelude to trouble. Nicholas I also thought of Menshikov’s previous report from London, which also said that Polish exiles were active and rampant in London, not only openly clamoring for the restoration of the country, but also slandering and discrediting Russia and him, the tsar, in various ways , is simply extremely arrogant!

In Menshikov's words: "An anti-Russian bloc headed by Poles has formed in London!"

Nicholas I was naturally worried about this. He had written a letter to Queen Victoria before, hoping that the queen would strictly control her subjects and not give these anti-Russian elements any room for activities.

But obviously, the effect is not ideal. The number of Polish exiles in London was increasing and rampant, which made Nicholas I have great opinions on Queen Victoria and the British cabinet.

It's just that no matter how great Nicholas I is, he can't extend his evil hands to London. The British Empire is not yet the Qing Dynasty, and people can interfere in its internal affairs. Apart from scolding the streets in his heart and condemning Britain's dishonesty in letters to other European royal families, Nicholas I really didn't have much to do.

Of course, the Polish exiles far away in London could not be dealt with, but he would not be lenient in dealing with the Polish rebels in Poland, so he directly authorized the Governor of Warsaw, allowing him to kill first and then act later if necessary.

"Damn foot wipes!"

Nicholas I angrily threw the report aside, and then casually picked up a new report. After glancing at it, he frowned slightly, and then turned to ask his aide, Count Kleinmichel, :

"Peter, is there any recent report on the Black Sea Fleet?"

As Nicholas I's good friend and absolute confidant, Count Kleinmichel also worked part-time as the tsar's secretary, and all the secret reports and documents were sorted out and distributed by him.

After thinking for a while, the count replied: "Lieutenant General Berge has made a report, and Lieutenant General Kornilov has also made a report, and then the third department of Crimea has also made a report."

Nicholas I nodded. Earl Kleinmichel made him most satisfied with his meticulousness and good memory. He had an account of almost all the reports in his heart. Where and what kind of reports he wanted, he could directly find He would be fine.

Nicholas I ordered calmly: "Go and get all these reports, I want to have a look!"

Count Kleinmichel bowed slightly, and then left the study without saying a word. He walked quickly to the archives of Nicholas I, where all the reports of the past year were stored for the tsar at any time. read.

As for the older reports, it is a little troublesome. Those reports are stored in the National Archives. It is said that it has been filled with all the secret reports of the past twenty years, and it is still growing at an alarming rate every year. .

"count!"

Count Kleinmichel was awakened by a soft call, and he realized that Neridova had walked in front of him at some point.

"Miss."

Although the relationship between the two was ambiguous in private, in public, especially in the Winter Palace, Earl Kleinmichel still paid attention to propriety. He bowed slightly and then greeted him, which seemed a bit out of place.

Nelidova opened her teeth and asked softly: "Have you not rested so late? Your Excellency. Is there any urgent business?"

Although Count Kleinmichel didn't know why Nelidova suddenly came to him, he knew that the other party's concern was definitely not Nicholas I or whether he stayed up late again.

Count Kleinmichel replied formulaically: "Your Majesty needs to review some documents, so I'll come here to get them!"

Neridova chuckled and said, "So that's the case! What document is so important that you need to come and pick it up in person?"

Count Klein Michel looked at Neridova suspiciously. The attitude of this confidante today is really strange...