Struggle in Russia

Li Xiao didn't hesitate and said decisively: "Listen to his words and observe his actions. Don't refuse or get too close. Just keep observing!"

Count Rostovtsev was surprised again, because he thought that Li Xiao would directly refuse Qianli or tell these wallflowers to go away. Who would have thought that he would keep an eye on him, and yet he could remain calm enough and have enough political skills at such a young age? This is really rare.

To be honest, even he thinks it's troublesome to deal with those wallflowers, so he should stay away from them. This is equivalent to reaching out to slap the smiling people, and will push these guys back into the arms of conservatives, which is not good for reform.

Why don't you drive people to get close to them? These guys are all unreliable. They only want to make bad ideas. They can really trick people to death!

In short, these guys can't catch up, can't be used, and can't ignore them. They are simply mangy dogs and smelly shit. Besides being disgusting, they are still disgusting.

And Li Xiao's attitude is very interesting. He doesn't use these people, but he doesn't alienate them. He just deals with them in vain and submissive ways. This is simply treating others with their own way, used to deal with stinky shit. It's really suitable.

Of course, to really achieve this, it requires skill, and the level is still very high. At least Count Rostovtsev thinks that neither Nikolai Milyutin nor Grand Duke Constantine can do it. If these two people are allowed to take action, their reforms will be carried out sooner or later.

"Your suggestion is good, but it is difficult to implement." Count Rostovtsev sighed quietly.

But Li Xiao smiled and said: "That's because you are not using the right people. As for your friends, Nikolai Milyuting and the like are definitely not suitable. They will be led astray by those wallflowers in a minute!"

Count Rostovtsev was not angry. He asked slowly: "From your tone, you seem to know when the candidate will be?"

"I do know!"

Count Rostovtsev was surprised again. Someone he couldn't find even dared to brazenly say that he knew. Is this guy drifting?

"Then tell me who is suitable?"

Li Xiao smiled and said, "You really don't know? Or are you trying to test me on purpose?"

"You decide on the candidate first." Count Rostovtsev said angrily.

"What do you think of Grand Duchess Irina?"

The candidate proposed by Li Xiao was a bit unexpected, at least Count Rostovtsev didn't think in this direction at all. Because he felt that although Grand Duchess Elena was a staunch supporter of reform and had made many contributions to reform, he felt that it was not particularly appropriate for her to take on such an important job. After all, she was a woman.

Regarding women, this group of Russian nobles, even enlightened nobles like Count Rostovtsev, actually believe that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent. It is generally believed that women can only support their husbands and raise children, and they cannot be counted on for real national affairs.

This kind of inertial thinking naturally prevented Count Rostovtsev from thinking about Grand Duchess Irina. But when Li Xiao pierced the window paper, he immediately came back to his senses!

Grand Duchess Irina is really a particularly suitable candidate. First of all, she has a sharp mind and sharp eyes, and those simple tricks cannot fool her. Moreover, her stance is very firm and she is really a die-hard reformist, so there is no need to worry about her being led astray.

Moreover, the Grand Duchess is good at dancing and has a high reputation in various upper-class circles in St. Petersburg. It is a stroke of genius for her to come forward to deal with those slippery wallflowers!

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​asking the Grand Duchess to take action?" Count Rostovtsev asked curiously.

Li Xiao was always amused. He was not an aristocrat of this era, so naturally he would not be disturbed by the so-called traditional concepts.

He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I thought of it naturally."

Count Rostovtsev looked at him meaningfully for a while, and then said slowly: "You are an alien!"

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment. If Count Rostovtsev had said this to him when he first traveled through time, he would most likely have suspected that the count had seen through his identity as a time traveler.

As for now, aliens are aliens, what’s there to be afraid of? !

Count Rostovtsev looked into his eyes and said: "You have no respect at all, especially for tradition. You can do whatever you want without any restrictions, even if you are a thousand people." You don’t care about the situation you’re referring to!”

Li Xiao was a little dazed and didn't understand why Count Rostovtsev said this. Before he could react, the count made a conclusion for him: "If you make good use of people like you, it will be the country's luck. Create a great era! But if you don’t use it well, it will be the country’s misfortune, and you will make the country a mess!”

Li Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "You think too highly of me, uu read books; I just can't stand the oppression of that family, so I just want to fight for it. As for the others, I don't even have the qualifications to be a troublemaker now. No, a big shot like you could be crushed to death by me with just one finger, what a mess!"

Count Rostovtsev shook his head and said: "You are too arrogant. Nicholas wanted to crush you to death, but he couldn't do it. Although your father left some connections, but you offended The fact that you can still get away with it after killing him is all because of your ability. There are not many people in Russia who have your ability, and you don’t even dare to think about it!"

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Then I'll take it as your compliment!"

"Praise you?" Count Rostovtsev said with a chuckle, "If this sentence had reached Nikolai's ears when he was still alive, do you think you would still be able to laugh?"

Li Xiao was immediately speechless. If Nicholas I was still here, he would probably be killed immediately, let alone return to St. Petersburg right now. His uncle was simply his enemy. No matter how displeased he was, he wished he could get rid of him as soon as possible!

Fortunately, Nicholas I was already in the past, so Li Xiao didn't show any fear at all, and replied calmly: "If my uncle were here, you wouldn't even think about reform. With his personality, I'm afraid he would go even further." Conservative to the extreme!”

Count Rostovtsev immediately stopped talking, because Li Xiao was right. With Nicholas I's personality, he would definitely not be as talkative as Alexander II. He would not give in and would only use iron fist to deal with the reformists. , using iron-blooded means to consolidate his rule.

Fortunately, he is no longer here, which removes the biggest obstacle to the reform and saves Count Rostovtsev a lot of trouble. Otherwise, according to his original plan, he would have to make some high-risk moves... 4255/11074244