Struggle in Russia

Grand Duke Mikhail looked at Fyodor very sincerely, as if trying to persuade him to stay, at least it seemed that way.

But only Fyodor knew that things were not that simple, because he had been with Grand Duke Mikhail for so many years, and he was very clear about the true inner activities represented by the Grand Duke's every move.

On the surface, Grand Duke Mikhail seemed sincere, but Fyodor couldn't feel any sincerity. This one was just talking about it, and he didn't really want him to stay at all.

Fyodor was actually not angry about this. The reason was that he had no other idea except that he had a very good relationship with Grand Duke Mikhail from the beginning to the end and only wanted to make the Grand Duke better. So if one day Grand Duke Mikhail told him that the two parties had run out of fate and should break up, then he would accept all this peacefully and would never be resentful or resentful.

Secondly, Fyodor really felt a little tired. After being a royal teacher for so many years and assisting Grand Duke Mikhail for so long, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to it, but the result was not satisfactory. I was a little disheartened, and felt that the reason why Grand Duke Mikhail was like this might be because he didn't teach well?

Since he couldn't teach well, Fyodor felt that it was logical to let other better teachers teach Grand Duke Mikhail.

In other words, he has already made up his mind to go, and he wants to go. As the saying goes, you can’t keep someone who really wants to go, so it doesn’t matter whether Grand Duke Mikhail is sincere or hypocritical. , Fyodor did not care.

Of course, it would be false if you say that Fyodor has no regrets at all. After all, no one can be ruthless than a plant. Even raising a puppy for so many years will have feelings, let alone a human?

Grand Duke Mikhail's hypocrisy made Fyodor very sad. For the first time, he found Grand Duke Mikhail so strange, as if he had never really known the Grand Duke.

But it doesn't matter anymore. Fyodor, who has made up his mind to go, has no interest in delving into why Grand Duke Mikhail is so hypocritical. He just replied calmly:

"Your Highness, you have misunderstood, you have not done anything wrong, but I deeply feel that I can help you less and less, and as you grow up, your ability is getting stronger and stronger, and there are more and more places that need my help The less. My staying by your side will only hinder your continued growth, and I have been busy with work these years and have neglected to pay attention to my family. Now I can only go home and spend time with my family, and I will be there for you in the future if you need it Serve."

Grand Duke Mikhail seemed to be very reluctant, but after "hesitating again and again", he let out a long sigh and said: "Fyodor, my good friend, I am very reluctant to leave you, but you are right , home is always the first, I can't stop you from going home,

That's so unkind, well, my friend, I hope we can move forward hand in hand in the future! "

Fyodor was gone, which made Grand Duke Mikhail heave a sigh of relief, because he did have some dissatisfaction with his loyal old friend.

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Grand Duke Mikhail admitted that Fyodor had helped him a lot. For example, if there was no Fyodor for the incident just now, he would probably be blinded or burnt out.

But, Fyodor's actions also made the alarm bells ring in his heart, and he felt that Fyodor had overstepped his authority!

If you think about it, he is the one in charge after all, and he didn't make a decision, but Fyodor surpassed him and made a decision arbitrarily, even if the decision was beneficial to Grand Duke Mikhail, but Mikhail The Grand Duke didn't like this approach.

He thought it was better for Fyodor to consult with him first, to make suggestions with him and get his approval before publishing them, rather than to override him and issue orders without authorization. It's no joke that names and implements can't be faked!

Even if Fyodor didn't intend to ride on the head of Grand Duke Mikhail, this kind of phenomenon is intolerable in the eyes of Grand Duke Mikhail. In case all his subordinates learn from Fyodor in the future, Didn't his boss become a clay bodhisattva decoration?

Grand Duke Mikhail learned nothing else from Nicholas I, but he learned this set of things pretty well. Naturally, he was extremely wary of Fyodor, for fear that he would overpower him.

So even if Fyodor was all for his own good and helped him solve big troubles, he decided to teach Fyodor a lesson and tell him who is the boss.

According to Grand Duke Mikhail's original plan, he planned to find a reason and an excuse to clean up Fyodor in two days, which could be regarded as a warning or as a prestige. But what Grand Duke Mikhail didn't expect was that Fyodor himself took the initiative to resign and asked to leave. At first Grand Duke Mikhail was a little surprised and a little bit reluctant, but soon he thought of what happened just now, and couldn't help but My heart is on fire again!

Why is Grand Duke Mikhail angry again? The reason is simple, he thought that Fyodor was advancing his army by retreating, so as to avoid being punished for overreaching. This naturally made Grand Duke Mikhail furious, and he felt more and more that Fyodor had "a heart of disobedience", so he simply pushed the boat along and pretended to keep him. The real idea was to idle Fyodor for a while, let Fyodor knew who was boss.

Grand Duke Mikhail probably thought that Fyodor definitely didn't really want to leave, but he was using this to force him to make concessions. He felt that as long as Fyodor was left alone for a while, he would be honest.

Anyway, Grand Duke Mikhail was not nervous at all, and was even secretly a little happy, because to be honest, this trip to Kiev Fyodor always played against him and always poured cold water on him, which made him a little irritable.

He felt that without the noisy stumbling block of Fyodor, his actions would become more decisive and agile, and maybe the effect would be better.

Especially now, with Fyodor's idea, he can safely push an agent to confront Count Shuvalov. It can be advanced, attacked, retreated, and defended, completely invincible , it doesn't matter if there is Fyodor or not at this time!

The only thing that Grand Duke Mikhail did not expect was that Fyodor would go so resolutely and decisively. After saying goodbye to him, he did not stay in Kiev, but left directly the next day. No procrastination at all.

Fyodor even refused Grand Duke Mikhail to see him off, on the grounds that the key to the situation in Kiev is that there is no need to waste energy sending him off, and it is not a life-and-death farewell, so there is no need to be so pretentious when we can meet in St. Petersburg in the future.

In short, Grand Duke Mikhail was stunned, and he secretly began to feel that something was wrong...