Struggle in Russia

【Struggle in Tsarist Russia】 【】

Pobedonostsev pondered for a moment, then carefully looked around, and found that no one was snooping around, then lowered his voice and said: "Count, if it weren't for our past friendship, I would definitely not accept this news. I will tell you... If you hear it, please don't spread it around. If His Majesty finds out, the consequences will be very serious!"

Count Rostovtsev replied with a serious face: "Don't worry, no third person will know if it comes out of your mouth and into my ears!"

Pobedonostsev looked around again, and then replied mysteriously: "Your Majesty's suspicion is getting more and more serious now, and he is no longer at ease with Her Majesty the Queen... Please tell me, isn't this making it difficult for me?" What to do, after all, Her Royal Highness the Queen is the mother of the country, how dare I dare to monitor her..."

Count Rostovtsev looked at Pobedonostsev with sympathy, and he understood what was going on. As expected, Alexander II was just as suspicious as he thought. This is a good thing!

What, why does Count Rostovtsev think this is a good thing? If the country's leader and mother don't get along, can this country be in peace?

But Count Rostovtsev just wanted to drive a wedge between Alexander II and Queen Maria, because the queen was sometimes too shrewd and had too crucial influence on Alexander II on many key matters.

For example, regarding the reform, Queen Maria and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna are good friends and have a close relationship. But she did not share the Grand Duchess's enthusiasm for reform.

On the contrary, her real advice to Alexander II on dealing with reform issues tended to be conservative: it was she who advised Alexander II not to be too hasty in agreeing to reforms, and it was she who advised Alexander II to be cautious and not to make decisions hastily.

From the perspective of a couple, the advice given by Queen Maria was very sophisticated and was beneficial to Alexander II to a certain extent.

But from a development perspective, these suggestions are actually not conducive to Russia's progress. To put it bluntly... ?

To put it bluntly, it is good for the couple but not good for the country.

Count Rostovtsev certainly couldn't bear this, so in order to make Alexander II less prone to pillow talk, after learning about Count Uvarov's actions, he immediately slipped into the Winter Palace and used the opportunity to visit the Empress Dowager's condition. Chance gave Queen Maria some advice.

His suggestion must be beneficial to Alexander II in the eyes of Queen Maria. Naturally, she would not doubt that there was something wrong, and she would naturally remind her husband.

Little did he know that this fell into the calculation of Count Rostovtsev. He knew too well the way of thinking of Alexander II or the Tsar and other poisoners.

For this type of people, power can only be in their own hands, and no one else can get involved, not even their wives who sleep with them!

As expected, Alexander II fell into the trap, otherwise he would not have ordered Pobedonostsev to monitor Queen Maria.

Count Rostovtsev suppressed his happiness and pretended to be worried and said to Pobedonostsev: "This is not a good sign. If there is a conflict between His Majesty and His Highness, the situation will be more complicated... Chief Your Excellency, please be more careful and be cautious!"

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Pobedonostsev nodded with concern, why didn’t he know? It's just that things have happened and he can't change it. Now he just wants to know why Alexander II began to doubt Queen Maria. He really can't rest assured if he doesn't understand this!

"Who says it's not the case!" Count Rostovtsev pretended to sigh and said: "I'll make some inquiries in the Winter Palace to see what happened... You should also check and see if you find anything about us. It’s better to prepare early!”

Pobedonostsev immediately agreed happily. He told Count Rostovtsev that this was the purpose. In his opinion, with him snooping outside and Count Rostovtsev snooping inside the palace, it shouldn't be difficult to discover the reason.

After tricking Pobedonostsev away, Count Rostovtsev strolled away... ?

Enter the imperial study room. He knew that Alexander II must be thinking about countermeasures inside. With his suspicious and indecisive character, he would never put all his hopes in Pobedonostsev. It was very likely that he would send more People should keep an eye on Queen Maria. If he takes the initiative to send her to her door at this time, he should be able to receive a similar task.

As long as he can accept the task, Count Rostovtsev will be sure to continue to alienate Alexander II and Queen Maria. After all, the former is only a little suspicious now and has not decided to alienate the Queen. He still has to work harder. ah!

"Your Majesty, I see you are worried, are you worried?" Count Rostovtsev asked thoughtfully.

Alexander II looked at Count Rostovtsev. He was indeed unhappy. He was not just irritable. Anyway, he didn't like anything, and he had an evil fire that couldn't be vented.

If it were before, he would go to Queen Maria to talk to her. After all, this wife was still very considerate. But something like this happened today, so he couldn't talk to Queen Maria at all, so naturally he felt very depressed!

So even if Count Rostovtsev was not particularly close to him before, Alexander II felt that he could have a chat with him, because this count was not only extremely intelligent, but also loyal and reliable, and most importantly, he was very tight-lipped and would not Spreading rumors everywhere.

Chatting with such a person is as reliable as talking to Mr. Shudong. He can just vent without worrying about other consequences. So he suddenly started talking, and the grievances, troubles and grievances poured out as if a floodgate had been opened!

Count Rostovtsev was stunned by this. He originally just wanted to hit three poles if there were no dates, but he ended up eating a bunch of giant melons. To be honest, this made him crazy with joy!

Because he knew that once this layer of window paper was lifted, it meant that the relationship between Alexander II and him would be completely different in the future. As long as he doesn't go around talking loudly, he will be a close person to Alexander II.

There are not many people in history who can achieve such a status. Almost every Sha... ?

There are at most one or two such close people around the emperor. The closest one was Count Benkendorf, who was a close person to Nicholas I.

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After the death of Duke Benkendorf, although Nicholas I still had his favorites around him, the status of those people could not be compared with Count Benkendorf. Even Paskovich and Menshikov, then He was just a loyal dog, not someone close to the Tsar! _\u0026 ?