Struggle in Russia

When Nesserrodie was troubled by Schwarzenberg, Nicholas I's good mood also came to an abrupt end. The reason was two reports from Duke Mikhail and Kogelniceanu. .

These two reports were none other than those made by these two men who violently complained about little Adlerberg. One said that little Adlerberg's arbitrary intervention on his own initiative seriously affected the reconstruction work of Wallachia. In particular, he complained about his shielding of pro-British and French liberals and encouraged them to confront the current government and cause trouble.

Duke Mikhail was not as crazy as Kogelniceanu. As a soldier, he was not suitable to make irresponsible remarks on government affairs, so he simply described what he saw about little Adlerbeg in Bucharest. From what I heard, the focus was on his connection with the "rebellious party".

Duke Mikhail reminded Nicholas I of the "liberal" tendencies of little Adlerberg, believing that he was overly concerned about the lives of Wallachian priests and nobles who were not loyal enough to Russia, seriously affecting Russia's local influence. Image and status among true supporters.

The weight of these two reports is very heavy. If there were only one, Nicholas I might not believe that little Adlerberg would do such a stupid thing, but Duke Mikhail and Kogelniceanu If you say that, the nature is different.

Nicholas I immediately summoned Count Rostovtsev and Duke Ordov to consult on the situation.

"These two reports say that little Adlerberg has connections with liberals. What do you think?"

Prince Ordov glanced cautiously at Count Rostovtsev next to him, because he really couldn't see through this man. This man seemed to be shrouded in mist, and his face was dim and unclear. You think he is like this, but sometimes he is like that.

Duke Ordorf was actually not surprised at all by the reports of Duke Mikhail and Grand Duke Kogelniceanu. Before these two reports arrived in St. Petersburg, he had already received a notice from Duke Mikhail. Let him help apply eye drops to little Adlerberg in front of Nicholas I.

Duke Ordorff naturally would not refuse this request, not only because he had a community of interests with Duke Mikhail and Alexei in Wallachia, but more importantly, in the court he and old Adler Berg wasn't very good at dealing with it either. Nowadays, it is quite normal to take advantage of the fact that old Adlerberg has fallen out of favor and throw two stones at him.

However, there is also a technical level in how to throw stones. The general method of throwing stones is just to put eye drops on little Adlerberg. There is no technical content at all.

Although this is simple, the effect is not particularly good. The reason is that there is Count Rostovtsev next to him. As the other most well-informed person in Russia, others do not know the real situation in Wallachia, but this person must know everything.

In this way, if Count Rostovtsev had an affair with old Adlerberg, something bad might happen. So without Count Rostovtsev around, Duke Ordov would be much more relaxed.

But now, being stared at by this guy with very unclear tendencies, Duke Ordorff could only think twice before answering Nicholas I's question. ....Actually, this is also where Nicholas I was clever. An emperor like him was most afraid of his ministers going behind his back to make trouble and deceive him, so he always asked several more people to jointly supervise such issues. One person could make trouble. , but it is difficult for two people with completely different tendencies to make a name for themselves together.

To put it bluntly, he asked Duke Ordov and Count Rostovtsev to supervise each other to prevent these two leaders of the Russian intelligence agency from doing things behind his back.

After some deliberation, Duke Ordorf gave his own answer: "Your Majesty, I think that although little Adlerberg is a bit irritable, he is not enough to hang out with the rebels. I know a little about him, although I'm a little more power-minded and a little more cautious, but I haven't lost my most basic judgment, and I won't be stupid enough to collude with the rebels!"

This answer seems to be excusing little Adlerberg, but in fact it is still eye candy, even disgusting. If old Adlerberg were here, he would definitely greet Ordorff. The Duke's ancestors belong to eight generations.

Fortunately, the old fox was not here, so no one except Count Rostovtsev had a good word for little Adlerberg.

"Earl, what do you think?"

Faced with Nicholas I's question, Count Rostovtsev bowed slightly and replied: "Your Majesty, little Adlerberg is a smart man. Although he has great ambitions, he is really not stupid and will not commit any crime. Such a low-level mistake!”

Nicholas I shook the report in his hand and asked sharply: "Do you mean to say that Duke Michael and Grand Duke Kogelniceanu lied?"

Duke Ordov would definitely not accept this conclusion, but Count Rostovtsev moved faster than him and answered first: "No, Your Majesty. I think Duke Mikhail and Grand Duke Kogelniceanu Basically everything is true!”

Nicholas I was stunned and looked at Count Rostovtsev with wide eyes, his face full of question marks, because he was really confused.

Count Rostovtsev bowed again and replied: "Little Adlerberg is very ambitious and has a strong desire for power. This is not news in St. Petersburg. The last time he competed for the post of Governor of Wallachia, he failed. Losing to Count Speransky is a thorn in the heart for a man like him.”

"This time, as a special envoy, he went to Wallachia. After meeting Count Speransky, he would inevitably feel a little uncomfortable, and he would inevitably have the idea of ​​​​competing with each other, so he tried every means to avoid fighting with Count Speransky. It’s normal!”

Count Rostovtsev glanced at Nicholas I and saw that the latter was listening very absorbedly before continuing: "Objectively speaking, Count Speransky did a very good job in Wallachia and recovered in a short time. He has maintained the normal order of Wallachia and managed everything very well from top to bottom. Therefore, even if little Adlerberg wants to break up with Count Speransky, he may not have many means. Therefore, it is not ruled out that he will go to extremes. , adopt some less honorable means..."

Needless to say, Nicholas I knew everything. It was nothing more than little Adlerberg’s conspiracy but Alexey discovered it, and Alexey was running a good business there. Everyone had a good relationship with him, and little Adlerberg's nonsense affected the interests of this group of people, so Duke Mikhail and Kogelniceanu worked together to retaliate against little Adlerberg in kind. He was also given a bad drug.

After understanding this, Nicholas I suddenly felt relaxed...

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