Struggle in Russia

Old Adlerberg felt that his back was soaked. Alexander II actually knew what he had done. What did this mean? It shows that every move you make is under the control of the other party!

Of course, old Adlerberg was not surprised by this, but rather strange. Because he had been in the Winter Palace for so many years, he knew exactly what kind of virtue the Tsar was.

To put it mildly, a person like a tsar is a typical person who wants to be both a good person and a memorial arch, and his heart is not as dark as usual. They will never give up any means to monitor their ministers, otherwise how could the third part come about?

What surprised him was that Alexander II, a tsar who looked like he was ordering food, could be so powerful. According to his understanding of Alexander II, he felt that the tsar was far inferior to his father. Compared with Nicholas I, he was a little naive. Not only was he weak in character and hesitant in doing things, he was also too generous to his courtiers.

If it were Nicholas I, where would there be the current brawl between conservatives and reformists? He could defeat Count Uvarov and Nikolai Milyutin in minutes, and it would be easy for them to go to Siberia to repair the earth.

Seeing Alexander II being forced into a state of embarrassment, old Adlerberg was very disdainful and naturally looked down upon him. He felt that he still had too much time to become a qualified tsar. Long way to go.

But the murderous intention that Alexander II accidentally revealed just now was immediately suppressed by him. It turns out that this man is not without any means and scheming. Look at his method of monitoring his subordinates, which is exactly the same as that of Nicholas I!

In short, this man is also a mischievous master. He is not as easy-going and easy-to-deal with as he appears on the surface. Maybe he may have a dark heart!

Ringing a warning bell in his heart, old Adlerberg knew that he had to be more careful and never underestimate Alexander II again. He quickly lowered his head and explained his actions in detail and then desperately begged Alexander II for forgiveness.

As old Adlerberg thought, Alexander II was indeed aware of his little actions. The reason why he did not take action was very simple.

For him, how can the ministers control them if they don't fight against the monarch? Therefore, proper intrigues and fights between ministers are not a bad thing.

Anyway, he was happy to see the old Adlerbergs fighting to the death.

And the reason why he is pointing it out now is to intimidate him. He just wants to tell his ministers that it is okay to fight, but it is absolutely impossible and absolutely not allowed to make a name for themselves without telling him!

Seeing old Adlerberg's trembling and frightened look, he felt sincerely happy. He finally let out a breath of anger. He was disgusted by these annoying ministers these days.

But he didn't do anything to old Adlerberg. He just took away a quota he extorted from Duke Dolgoruky and let the old man go.

"Be careful when doing things in the future. If you try to do tricks, it won't be so easy!" Alexander II taught him a few words and suddenly asked, "Who did the queen see today?"

Old Adlerberg was stunned again. He originally thought that Alexander II came specifically to beat him today, but now it seems that is not the case?

Then his mind was racing, wondering if something happened that he didn't know about?

It seems like the queen hasn't done much recently? I haven't heard that there was a relationship problem between Alexander II and Queen Maria? It seems like you just met just now and you seemed to be having a good time chatting?

Old Adlerberg was full of questions and couldn't figure out what Alexander II meant. And the latter obviously wouldn't explain the reason to him. Alexander II just used his eyes to signal the old fox to explain quickly.

So old Adlerberg sat down. Although he was extremely concerned about the situation in the Winter Palace, it was impossible for him to know everything. After recalling it for a long time, he honestly explained:

"Her Royal Highness the Queen did not summon her ministers today, and no ministers came to see her... Apart from going to see the Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness the Queen did not do anything special..."

This answer made Alexander II frown. Why would he pay attention to Queen Maria's movements? The reason lies in Queen Maria's previous warning. Although her words were very reasonable, they also aroused Alexander II's vigilance.

In Russian history, it was too common for a queen to interfere in politics or even ascend the throne and proclaim herself emperor. It must be said that this is how his great-grandmother ruled the world. Although he is still in his prime and in good health, considering Queen Maria's political acumen, he has to take precautions.

At first, he wondered if something had reminded Queen Maria, so the Queen came to remind him.

This kind of behavior is very worthy of vigilance. Its nature is not essentially different from the previous suggestion of Pobedonostsev. There is the possibility of "false public benefit". It’s even possible that he has bad intentions!

But old Adlerberg actually told him that no ministers had met Queen Maria today, which meant that those warnings were probably thought of by Queen Maria herself.

After realizing this, Alexander II felt a chill running down his spine! As I said just now, he was very wary of the Queen's involvement in politics. If Queen Maria was just an ordinary noble woman, it wouldn't matter. After all, her abilities were limited, and even if she had that intention, she wouldn't be able to make many waves.

But if Queen Maria's political acumen and vision were better than his, this would make Alexander II deeply afraid. No man likes his wife to be a strong woman, especially one who is a respected figure in the country, and he doesn't like his wife to be too strong and capable. He wants a sweet queen more than an extremely shrewd political woman.

And now Queen Maria has shown a trend in this regard. Do you think she is nervous?

After thinking for a while, Alexander II warned himself that he must pay attention to this tendency and not give Queen Maria too many opportunities to interfere in politics. So he casually told old Adlerberg:

"Okay, from now on, pay more attention and care to the queen's situation, and report everything to me in detail..."

Old Adlerberg shuddered in his heart. With his shrewdness, how could he not see what Alexander II meant. This guy doesn't even trust his bed partner. He is even more suspicious than me. It seems that he must be more careful in the future and must not be careless again.

Of course, what was more strange in his heart was that he didn't understand how Queen Maria could attract Alexander II's attention. Could it be that the Queen had done something?