Struggle in Russia

After listening to Vishniak's words, Li Xiao fell into deep thought. He had not seen Count Rostovtsev being particularly anxious before. Since he was not particularly anxious, why did Grand Duchess Irina make such reforms? Will the top supporters of the faction go to the queen to persuade the queen to try to start reforms as soon as possible?

Obviously this is not normal. Li Xiao first thought about whether he had only been focusing on this little thing in his department during this period and neglected the overall situation?

But he immediately denied this possibility. If the overall situation was really that urgent, Nikolai Milyutin's personality would definitely jump up and down, but he had not heard Dmitry Milyutin talk about it recently.

With the relationship between the two brothers, Dmitri would definitely not tell him such a big thing. So the situation shouldn't be urgent. If that's the case, why is Grand Duchess Irina doing this?

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiao came to a conclusion. As the saying goes, a crying child is fed by milk. Although the current situation is beneficial to the reformists, Alexander II has been procrastinating and not making a formal decision.

This means that things either have to be delayed or there are still variables, but either possibility is not a good thing for the reformists.

So at this time, it was a good gesture for Grand Duchess Irina to take the madam route and shout out to the queen.

On the one hand, they expressed the strong concern of the reform party on this matter, saying that they have been watching without any slack, and do not want to use delaying tactics to waste time.

On the other hand, it also tells Alexander II that we are a little impatient. If you don't act decisively, you may not know what will happen.

In short, it is to build up the momentum so that the masses will not think that the reform will not be completed due to repeated delays. It is also to firmly target the hot spots and prevent the reform tide from being sluggish.

It is conceivable that the reformist supporters headed by Grand Duchess Irene will definitely continue to speak out and build momentum for a period of time in the future. This is not only to put pressure on Alexander II, but also to counterattack the conservative counterattack against the undercurrent.

In short, the situation is not that urgent, it is all just political means.

After understanding this, Li Xiao calmed down. He couldn't get involved in this matter at all. After all, he was not a big figure among the reformists, and he was not the same as Grand Duchess Elena, Grand Duke Constantine and Nicholas. Compared to a big shot like Miliuting, he is just a small shrimp.

If even a little shrimp like him wants to speak out, then the reform situation will probably be very bad, and then it will be called over.

So he said to Vishnyak very calmly: "Then you have to be nicer to Miss Maria Nikolayevna, and let us know first-hand the situation."

Vishnyak was overjoyed. He pointed out that Miss Maria Nikolayevna actually had this purpose, which was to tell Li Xiao that he also had ways and means. We are like snakes and snakes. If you have a rat path, you don’t necessarily have to rely on those big guys.

But Li Xiao thought more deeply, and he suddenly asked: "Is it Miss Maria Nikolaevna that you are pursuing on your own initiative?"

Vishniak was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't understand why Li Xiao asked this, he still answered honestly: "I just see that this young lady likes me because of her beauty, and she is someone close to the queen..."

Li Xiao immediately understood that it was the young lady whom the Love Saint was actively pursuing, which reassured him a lot. After all, the Winter Palace was a place prone to goblins. There is no one there who is not a human being. If that young lady took the initiative to show her kindness to Vishniak, then he would really doubt her intentions. Maybe this young lady was sent by a certain force to confuse them and set a trap for them. of.

Now it seems that our love saint takes the initiative, so the possibility is much smaller. Of course, this still does not mean absolute safety, so careful observation and careful response are the best policy.

Li Xiao explained the risks to Vishnyak very straightforwardly, and Boris was stunned for a moment. He said in astonishment: "No way, it's so complicated? She's just a maid beside the queen. Is it so exaggerated?"

Before Li Xiao could answer Vishniak sighed: "It's more complicated than you think. Andreka is right. None of the women in the Winter Palace are simple. They are all human beings." You’re fine, you’ll fall into a trap if you’re not careful, no matter how careful you are, you’re right!”

It can be seen that Vishnyak has only been in office for a few weeks, but he already has a deep understanding of the complex network of interpersonal relationships in the Winter Palace. I guess I should have suffered a lot, but as long as I didn't suffer a big loss, it would be a blessing to suffer a small loss. As the saying goes, you will gain wisdom from every experience, and there is nothing wrong with experiencing a small loss to gain experience.

Boris was the least good at this kind of insidious mental activity. He chewed his teeth and said: "Before, I envied you for being able to go to the Preobrazhensky regiment as deputy commander, but now it seems that it is really not suitable for me. , Andreka, after I graduate here, you should arrange for me to serve as a soldier somewhere else, even if I am a top soldier, I don’t want to suffer that!"

Li Xiao and Vishniak both laughed. In a sense, Boris is a pure and even innocent person. Although he is inevitably utilitarian, you let him fight with a bunch of old foxes. Then he will go crazy in a few days. He is still more suitable to be a pure soldier. For example, when he fought guerrillas in Bulgaria before, although Vishnyak helped him, he was responsible for commanding most military operations, and Vishnyak was more responsible. Dealing with interpersonal matters.

In terms of military command alone, Boris's performance was very good, much more outstanding than those famous generals who have the halo of their predecessors. If he had not had little background, his performance as a division commander would be more than enough.

However, after graduating from the advanced class of St. Petersburg Military Academy this time, as long as Li Xiao helps to smooth things over, becoming a division commander will not be a big problem for him. Now it mainly depends on where he will be a division commander. If he is willing to be sent to the border or even Siberia, it will not be too difficult for him to become an army commander, not to mention a division commander.

It's just that there's no point in going to those places, because Russia is unlikely to have any major military operations in the past ten years, so going to the border to gain qualifications is not the best idea.

According to Li Xiao's idea, I still want to give him a better position in the military region around St. Petersburg, but it is more difficult. Fortunately, this guy still has one or two years before graduation. If Li Xiao does well, he can open it quickly. The situation, face and power will only get bigger and bigger in the future. Presumably it won't be a big problem by then...