Struggle in Russia

It was mentioned earlier that Shuvanov was tossing and turning that night and couldn't sleep at all. When it was dawn, he stared out of the window for a while, but he seemed to realize something, and suddenly shouted in surprise: "Oops! Time!"

Shuvanov finally figured out what went wrong with him, and that was the problem of timing. Why do you say that? This has to start with the disappearance of Baron Titov.

As I said before, Shuvanov wondered why these invisible enemies kidnapped Baron Titov but just chose to drop the secret letter.

Obviously, Baron Titov can be killed with a single knife, and then destroyed by the secret letter, wouldn't that be the end of it all?

But in fact there is a problem with doing so. It's not that people don't dare to do it, but that it doesn't meet the needs of the other party.

Think about it, what would happen if Baron Titov died? As the baron of the empire and Uvarov's confidant, Baron Titov's assassination or murder would become a major event. The message will be sent as quickly as possible to Kiev and St. Petersburg.

In that way, Shuvanov would naturally receive the news sooner, and at that time he would rush to Sevastopol as quickly as possible to deliver the letter to Berkh without hesitation. Even without the secret letter, he could still analyze the matter to Berge, so Berge and he would complete Uvarov's explanation more urgently.

Before the order of dismissal came down, the Black Sea Fleet was tossed enough by Berge and him. This is obviously not in the interests of Grand Duke Constantine or the interests of the reformers, so naturally it is not advisable to do so.

Therefore, Baron Titov disappeared, and deliberately left a secret letter that was dropped. In this way, first of all in Odessa, Titov's servants will wonder, they will not immediately report the news to Kiev or St. Send a sealed letter back to Shuvanov.

In this way, considerable time is consumed. Will it take time to deliver the letter to Kyiv? It will take time to find Baron Titov first, right? Not to mention too much, these three to five days have been consumed.

Moreover, Titov is only missing, there is no body, no murder case, no matter whether it is in Odessa or Kiev, it will not be so urgent and important. This mentality is completely different. You see Shuvanov is affected.

Let's put it this way, the disappearance of Baron Titov and the exchange of secret letters were actually just to delay time. Three or five days are wasted here, seven or eight days are wasted there, and half a month has been consumed.

Although Russia's postal system is useless, Nicholas I's decree cannot be slower than Uvarov's private letter for more than half a month.

That is to say, the time that Uvarov tried to win was wasted unconsciously.

In other words, there is not much time left for Shuvanov and Berkh to clean up their hands and lay mines in the Black Sea Fleet. Arrived in Sevastopol!

It was precisely when Shuvanov saw the first ray of sunlight in the morning that he thought of the crucial factor of time. However, even if he thought of it, it was a bit late, because the time left for him and Berkh really There are not many left!

In fact, not only was time running out, Muraviyov, Kornilov, and Nasimov, who had already made preparations, couldn't watch Berhe easily withdraw and wreak havoc, right?

"The latest information," Kornilov glanced at Muraviyov, Nasimov and Li Xiao and said with a smile: "His Majesty's envoy has arrived in Simferopol, and will arrive in Sebas in two days at the latest Topol!"

This news made Muraviyov heave a sigh of relief. These days, he has been hanging on his heart, for fear that something went wrong and Berge would be aware of it in advance. Now even if Berge starts to clean up his It's too late for the end of the hand, so many messes can't be figured out in two days, let alone laying mines for them!

"Great!" The old man laughed out of the blue, "It can be regarded as a piece of heart trouble, but I still think that in the future, such a situation can be avoided or avoided as much as possible. Sometimes you can't do things timidly, you must be decisive. good!"

Muraviyov didn't particularly agree with Li Xiao's plan before. What he meant was not to be so troublesome, just get rid of Baron Titov and destroy the secret letter, and just have a dead man.

But Li Xiao disagreed. He believed that this matter must be cautious, because if one fails, it will lead to complete passiveness in the future. At that time, he said: "It is easy to get rid of the messenger and destroy the secret letter, but I don't think it can completely solve the problem, and there are hidden risks in it. Grand Duke Constantine and Bestuzhev Ryumin may have evil intentions!" "

Why do you say that? Li Xiao's reason was simple, because Bestuzhev Ryumin told them about Titov's movements a bit late, and he told them Titov's arrival after he arrived in Kiev.

And when Li Xiao's men began to follow and monitor Titov, this man had already met Shuvanov and went straight to Odessa. According to Li Xiao's original intention, he actually hoped to do it in Kiev. After all, it was farther away from Sevastopol, and it would be more convenient to have Bestuzhev Ryumin nearby to tip off the news.

But obviously, Grand Duke Konstantin made Bestuzhev Ryumin play tricks. They deliberately delayed the time for Titov to leave Kiev, so that Li Xiao had to choose to attack on his side. They are deliberately clearing the blame and throwing the blame away!

What's more, as a time traveler, Li Xiao knew Shuvanov's character and ability clearly. Since Titov had already met him, it goes without saying that Shuvanov must have known the relevant information. To be honest, even getting rid of Titov doesn't mean much at this time, as long as Shuvanov gets the news, he can still tip off Berkh.

The subsequent developments did not exceed Li Xiao's expectations. Shuvanov did as he predicted, which further showed that it was meaningless to get rid of Titov.

Removing Titov at this moment is equivalent to handing over the matter to Grand Duke Constantine. Li Xiao knew very well that although this guy was a cooperative relationship with them and could be regarded as an ally, he had always had a heart for Wallachia. If such a big deal is given to him, the guy behind will definitely take the opportunity to make troubles, and then he will be too passive.

So he tried his best to dissuade Muraviyov, insisting not to kill people, not to bring up a big case, just come up with a time-consuming trick to deal with the matter...