Struggle in Russia

Facts have proved that people are really motivated when they are pushed into a hurry. Feeling that his future is in danger, Duke Dolgoruky no longer has the grace of the past, and he hurriedly looks for someone to find a solution as if his butt is on fire.

Yes, for an old official like him, if he can't solve the problem himself, he should try to let others help solve it. Otherwise, what is the use of the network that has been spent so much money on over the years?

Duke Dolgoruki first went to find little Adlerberg. He had a good relationship with the little fox.

Of course, there are many people who have good relationships with him, and they definitely didn’t go to see little Adlerberg because their relationship was strong enough.

The main reason why I found this little fox was because he had a good father. Although old Adlerberg, the deputy minister of palace affairs, has never been able to become a full-time official, and with the death of Nicholas I, his status has become increasingly embarrassing. .

But I have to say that this old fox is really good at dancing and can be related to everything. Considering that the old fox had recently shown interest in getting closer to Baryatinsky, he felt that his request for help from him would not be in vain.

"Have you offended Konstantin Pobedonostsev?" Little Adlerberg and Duke Dolgoruky spent a long time making detours and playing charades before they roughly figured out the purpose of this person's visit.

It's hard to say that he was also a little surprised. After all, who among the conservatives didn't know that Count Uvarov was already a thing of the past, and that the future of the conservatives lay with Pobedonostsev and Baryatinsky. As long as he is not too stupid, he will not take the initiative to offend these two future bosses.

He looked at Duke Dolgoruky up and down. He had always felt that this good friend was not a fool, but why did he do such a stupid thing?

"It's not that I want to offend him!" Prince Dolgoruky explained calmly, "You know, I have a better relationship with Prince Baryatinsky... between the Duke and Pobedonostsev I will definitely serve the Duke more, right!"

Of course little Adlerberg could understand this level of suggestion, but understanding it did not mean that he could understand the stupid things someone did. He felt that a good relationship with Duke Baryatinsky was not as good as that of Pobedonos. There is no essential contradiction in Tsev's handling of relationships. .

Duke Dolgoruky could only say coyly: "That's true, but as a good friend of Duke Baryatinsky, I must do more to help the Duke, such as preventing certain people from You take advantage of the fact that the Duke is not in St. Petersburg to develop your power indiscriminately, don’t you think so?”

Only now did little Adlerberg really understand. He was very aware of this kind of intrigue and evil. He even figured out in his mind that Duke Dolgoruki must have taken advantage of Duke Baryatinsky's absence to show off, and then he ran into Pobedonostsev's gun.

Although Pobedonostsev looks docile, whoever can climb to his position is not a ruthless person. Dealing with a reckless man like Duke Dolgoruky is just a handful!

After understanding Duke Dolgoruki's question, little Adlerberg fell into deep thought. He should seriously consider whether he should do this favor for him. After all, the current situation is very delicate: although the struggle between the reformists and the conservative forces has become fierce, it has not become particularly bloody.

Within the conservative forces, the young forces represented by Count Uvarov and Baryatinsky could not be defeated. Although everyone disliked each other, they did not break up with each other.

And now there is some wonderful chemistry happening between Baryatinsky and Pobedonostsev. Even though these conflicts were not caused by direct confrontation between the two, but were caused by their subordinates on their own initiative.

But who can guarantee that those two people don’t have similar thoughts?

Little Adlerberg felt that he must be cautious. Once he made the wrong bet, the consequences would be extremely serious.

"You told Duke Dolgoruki that you wanted to discuss it with me?" Old Adlerberg asked sternly with his dim eyes.

"Yes, father." Little Adlerberg replied honestly, "This matter involves too much, and the situation is a bit complicated. I'm worried..."

"You are right to be worried like this!" Old Adlerberg interrupted his son's words rudely and said seriously: "But sometimes some things and some people should not be too cautious!"

Little Adlerberg was confused. A few years ago, when he was actively doing things, he was scolded by the old man, who always scolded him for not being steady enough and too rough. This time he managed to be calm. Why did he scold him for being too cautious?

No matter what I do with my feelings, it’s always wrong?

For a moment, little Adlerberg felt a little sad and angry, feeling that being a son to old Adlerberg was the most painful job in the world.

"Don't pretend to be hurt! I know you have some opinions in your heart!" Old Adlerberg lectured rudely, "You think you are doing things according to my requirements, and then you are taught a lesson by me. Just full of resentment, right?"

Little Adlerberg neither dared to nod nor shake his head, because he knew that the old man had not finished speaking. If he foolishly admitted it, he would definitely be taught a lesson later!

Sure enough, old Adlerberg stared at him for a long time, and seeing that his attitude was quite upright, he continued: "What situations need to be done need to be analyzed in detail, and you can't be too rigid! In the past, you were too impetuous, and you were too impetuous to do things. Of course I have to tell you to be cautious! But now a God-given opportunity is clearly in front of you and you are still hesitating and procrastinating. Isn't this just sitting back and letting the opportunity slip away? "

Little Adlerberg asked in a daze: "A God-given opportunity? Father, do you think this is an opportunity? Why can't I see it?"

Seeing that old Adlerberg was about to lose his temper again, he quickly defended: "I know very well about Duke Dolgoruky. Snobbery is the best at adapting to the situation. He felt that he was flattering Bariagins. Duke Kyi took it upon himself to provoke Pobedonostsev, and he definitely did not get the consent of Duke Baryatinsky. He acted on his own initiative, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is smart!"

After looking at old Adlerberg, he saw that the old man was not angry, so he plucked up the courage to continue: "If Baryatinsky does not approve of what he has done, the things he has done are enough to make the Duke hate him. , once he does not have the appreciation of the Duke, he is really nothing. Why should we take the risk of offending Pobedonostsev with him? "

Old Adlerberg nodded slowly: "It's not bad. At least I can see something. Compared with you before, there is a lot of progress! But this is not enough! You don't see the problem comprehensively enough!"