Struggle in Russia

Dmitry was fed up with his brother's tendency to compromise and give in. This man's bottom line was too low, and nothing would be left in the end according to his method of reform.

This time, Dmitri took advantage of Count Rostovtsev's opportunity to beat him and simply expressed his attitude.

"But, Your Majesty is always..."

Dmitry said unhappily: "You just care too much about His Majesty's preferences and attitude. This is wrong... If everything is done according to His Majesty's temper, what will the country be like? Crimea Aren’t the lessons of the Asian War profound enough?”

Nikolai Milyutin stopped talking. The experience and lessons of the Crimean War caused a storm in St. Petersburg during this period. A large number of nobles and college students who discussed this matter were arrested. Now his Ministry of Internal Affairs has reports every day. Relevant people came to intercede, which made him very annoyed.

"But you must respect His Majesty's authority!" Nikolai Milyutin argued.

Dmitri was also anxious and immediately said, "Respecting His Majesty's authority does not mean that you have to listen to Your Majesty in everything!"

Even before Nikolai Milyutin could speak, he added: "If you respect His Majesty's authority so much, then you might as well not mention any reform at all, because His Majesty doesn't want reform at all!"

These words are very serious. Although what Dmitri said is true, it is very shocking to put it bluntly. Nikolai Milyutin has always told himself in his heart: It is not that His Majesty is unwilling to reform, but that reform must be done with caution, and His Majesty is under great pressure, so he must be more understanding.

This type of self-comfort was the key to his ability to tolerate Alexander II's constant testing and suppression. He always felt that Alexander II was willing to reform. The key reason why the reform process was so difficult was that the opposition was too strong.

But Dmitri had just ruthlessly exposed this fantasy, telling him that the key to the problem was that Alexander II was essentially a conservative, and he was not willing to reform at all!

Suddenly Nikolay Milutin became anxious and corrected him hurriedly: "How can you say that? His Majesty is unwilling to reform. If he is unwilling, who can force him to reform? You are talking like this while standing." My back hurts, so irresponsible!”

Nikolai Milyutin spoke righteously. He felt that his reasoning was quite sufficient. He should be able to convince Dmitri. Even if he could not convince him, he could still make him be more honest. But who would have thought that his words not only had no suppressive effect at all, Instead, it pissed off Dmitri.

"It hurts to stand and talk? I think you are completely confused!" Dmitri directly sprayed him in the face, "If it wasn't forced by the situation, if the count and we hadn't been trying to exert pressure, where would there be anything? Reform! Our Majesty is a complete conservative. If the situation had not forced them, they would have sent us to the gallows one by one, or sent us to Siberia like they did to the Decembrists!"

Before Nikolai Milyutin could speak, Dmitri criticized angrily: "You can't see the situation clearly at all, and you don't understand the crux of the problem at all... No wonder the situation is now deadlocked. I think the key reason is The reason is that you are helpless and extremely passive! If you could take the initiative, you would never be like this!"

Nikolai Milyutin was startled by Dmitri's ferocious look. This was the first time he saw him so excited. Looking at his expression, he thought he thought there was a deep hatred between them!

This kind of Dmitri also felt strange to him. He felt that the calm-thinking and experienced brother in the past had disappeared, and was replaced by an out-and-out angry young man.

Suddenly he was furious, and subconsciously wanted to fight with Dmitry, but this time it was not a battle between the two brothers. How could it be possible for a living person like Count Rostovtsev to stand there? Watching a white show?

"Nikolai, Dmitri is right, but you are really wrong!"

Count Rostovtsev said slowly: "I have mentioned this issue to you several times. Don't place too high expectations on Your Majesty. He is not the enlightened monarch you imagined. Just in terms of character, he is He doesn’t have a firm will, let alone much ambition... For him, maintaining the status quo is the best... So it is simply unrealistic to expect such a person to take the initiative to carry out reforms!"

If Dmitri was the only one who said this, Nikolai Milyutin would definitely not be convinced, but the weight of Count Rostovtsev's statement would be different. What's more, what Count Rostovtsev said was true, he had indeed mentioned it several times.

So what exactly is Nikolai Milyutin’s idea?

He is not an insufferable person, but it is unlikely that he can change his decades-long mindset overnight. So he felt a bit like Count Rostovtsev whipped him twice and he would move, but if he didn't whip him, he would just stay put and dawdle or even go backwards.

Count Rostovtsev taught him a lesson, and he took the initiative in the next few days. But as time went on he slacked off.

This is the situation, and all in all it's a bit head-scratching and painful. When dealing with people like Nikolai Milyutin, one must give him a lesson but not too harshly. Anyway, conventional means have little effect.

And this was the main reason why Count Rostovtsev deliberately wanted to talk about this matter in front of him and Dmitri. Because Count Rostovtsev doesn’t have that much free time to chase his ass and whip him every day. After all, he is also a busy man with many things to do. But we can't ignore Nikolai Milyutin. The only way is to find a few more heavyweights who can whip him and keep an eye on him. If anyone has time, come up and give him two whips, and let this honest man do it for two days. live.

Of course, this can only be a stopgap measure. In the future, according to Count Rostovtsev’s idea, Nikolai Milyutin must be replaced by a more reliable person. After all, he is getting older and may one day lose his hair. .

At that time, he would be really worried if the reformists were handed over to Nikolai Milyutin.

As for the candidate Count Rostovtsev, he has not yet been found, but he is not too anxious. After all, he is still alive, and there is Dmitri keeping an eye on Nikolai Milyutin. For a while, Nikolai. Milyuting will not overturn.

Sure enough, after being taught a lesson by Dmitry and Count Rostovtsev, Nikolai Milyutin became much more honest. Although it was obvious that he still had unrealistic expectations for Alexander II, he did not As for being as stubborn as before.

He asked slightly unconvinced: "Then what are you going to do? Do you want to replace the tsar with someone who is more supportive of reform?"

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