Struggle in Russia

Crown Prince Alexander was surprised. After hearing what Pyotr Petrovich said before, he thought that Neserrode was really pretending to be ill out of a molehill. He was very contemptuous of the old Prime Minister's integrity.

But now after seeing Neserrodie's condition, he felt that he might have misunderstood the feigning illness. Maybe this old fox is not so sick that he needs to kick his legs right away, but he is definitely not lying in bed moaning in vain.

It was obvious that this person was indeed ill, but not that serious. This made Crown Prince Alexander a little bit sad and a little more apologetic in his heart.

After chatting with Neserrodie for a while, and seeing the old fox's breathing becoming increasingly rapid and weak, Crown Prince Alexander himself felt embarrassed, and quickly apologized and left.

"I never thought the prime minister would be so sick!"

After walking out of the Prime Minister's Office, Crown Prince Alexander let out a long sigh, as if he was very touched. Peter Petrovich, who was next to him, quickly hit the snake and followed the stick and echoed: "The Prime Minister has been working conscientiously these years... But there is still one more thing. Helping a villain who doesn't know what he means to criticize him behind his back... is simply chilling!"

Crown Prince Alexander glanced at Pyotr Petrovich. He was a little confused as to why the would-be duke spared no effort to speak good words for Neserrodie. If I let the old man on your bed know that you are so protective of a foreigner, I'm afraid He will be so angry that he will jump up!

The relationship between Peter Volkonsky and Neserrodie was not particularly good. On the surface, he was quite respectful to Neserrodie, but in fact he did not particularly blame him. He even publicly said more than once that Neserrodie was a damn German spy.

Obviously Pyotr Volkonsky and Neserrodie were not from the same family, but what happened to his son? He actually openly got involved with Neserrodie?

"The Prime Minister has indeed worked hard these years," Crown Prince Alexander laughed, and then said unhurriedly: "I can't bear to think that he still has to work hard for state affairs at such an old age. If I don't wait until I meet my father, Your Majesty, how about I suggest to my father that the Prime Minister let the Prime Minister rest for a while and stop meddling in state affairs for the time being?"

Pyotr Petrovich was immediately struck speechless. He was not helping Neserrodie in this misery just to make the old fox retire early. Although Crown Prince Alexander has not said anything about retiring, asking him to rest more and not interfere with state affairs is not indirectly asking him to retire!

Pyotr Petrovich immediately understood that Crown Prince Alexander was not so easy to fool, and it would not work at all to expect him to speak for Neserrodie by doing bad things.

However, he already knew that this method might not be very effective.

Neserrodie also told him that if he wanted to impress the crown prince, he must give something real in exchange!

Peter Petrovich calmed down and said in a low voice: "Then I will thank you for your kindness on behalf of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has always told us that Your Highness is the most outstanding heir to Russia in the past century. You will lead us in the future. We will definitely create a brilliant future!”

Crown Prince Alexander chuckled in his heart. This kind of flattery was completely useless to him, at least it had little meaning. He is only interested in real things. If he likes to hear such flattery, if he goes to a ball or salon, there will be a queue of dukes and marquises waiting to say it!

He just waved his hands and replied casually: "This is mainly due to the words and deeds taught by my father and the assistance of all my ministers..."

Peter Petrovich hurriedly flattered you again, and then got down to the topic: "That's because Your Highness is gifted with intelligence... The Prime Minister has said before that some things can be left to Your Highness... Even if you don't Let His Highness do it yourself. It is equally good to let your friends do it. For example, Duke Baryatinsky. Is there any more suitable Governor of the Caucasus than him? The Prime Minister believes that no one is more suitable for that position than him. Already!"

Governor of the Caucasus!

Crown Prince Alexander was a little tempted. The Caucasus was also one of the main directions of Russia's expansion. He had previously assigned Baryatinsky to repair the Persians there. Later, Nicholas I believed that Baryatinsky was too young and not suitable to be the governor of the Caucasus for the time being, so he sent another veteran there.

If he can get the position of Governor of the Caucasus this time, it will definitely be a major benefit for Baryatinsky. With his age and qualifications, if he can serve as governor, he will be able to return to St. Petersburg as minister of war in the future.

The position of Minister of War is definitely the most influential in the military. With Baryatinsky controlling this position, Crown Prince Alexander feels that he will feel more at ease when sleeping.

In short, this proposal tempted him, but he was still hesitant because Baryatinsky had mentioned similar things to him before. It's just that Baryatinski is more willing to target Turkey's front line.

To put it bluntly, Baryatinsky is a little eager to become the commander-in-chief of the future war against Turkey. Thinking about it, this position is indeed more attractive. After all, Turkey is not a military power and has completely become a sick man in recent years.

Moreover, Bulgaria is facing Russia and is really about to go to war. With Bulgaria's cooperation, it will be easy to deal with Turkey with Baryatinski's military capabilities.

If you can successfully capture Bulgaria, it will definitely be a masterpiece. With Bariatinsky's background, he will definitely become one of the best existences in the military, and his prestige will be close to that of Paskovich and Mikhail Gore. Prince Chakov, the Minister of War at that time was also at your fingertips.

Therefore, Crown Prince Alexander was a little hesitant. It is really difficult to decide whether to help Bariatinsky win the war against Turkey or the governor of the Caucasus!

Peter Petrovich seemed to have seen through Crown Prince Alexander's mind, and immediately said: "Your Highness, please forgive me, do you think His Majesty trusts Duke Bariatinsky more? Or does he trust Duke Paskovich and Mi Where is Duke Hayle?"

This question is a bit embarrassing, because Crown Prince Alexander knows his father's personality. In his heart, Paskovich is definitely the first choice for military affairs, followed by Duke Mikhail. As for Bariatinsky, if there is no crown prince like him Help me speak, the old eunuch Menshikov is probably ahead of him!

Apparently, Peter Petrovich told him that it would be very difficult to win the commander-in-chief of Turkey, Baryatinski, and the position of governor of the Caucasus, with him and Nesselrode working together, that is Is the thing in the bag good?