Struggle in Russia

It was already the second night when Li Xiao met Duke Mikhail. Mainly because old Igor was so enthusiastic that he had to go out and hide for a day.

"That old fox asked Duke Alexander to help intercede? And he asked me not to embarrass Sasha Adlerberg?"

Li Xiao thinks this is a bit nonsense. He has no ability to embarrass that little fox. To put it bluntly, the third part of St. Petersburg can scare some second-rate and third-rate pawns. When he meets the real big boss, he will be scared every minute. .

What's more, there's no need for him to cause trouble for little Adlerberg, right? Although he didn't like the little fox very much, if he had to deal with people he didn't like, he would be very busy and exhausted. Because there are too many people he dislikes!

To take a step back, the little fox had no relationship with him. He was so full that he risked provoking old Adlerberg to find trouble with the little fox?

"Isn't this something that doesn't happen?" Li Xiao replied dumbfounded, "Why didn't I know that I was going to cause trouble for that little fox? Where did these rumors come from?"

Duke Mikhail was convinced. He nodded and said, "It seems that our guess is correct. I'm afraid old Adlerberg has another purpose. He may be here for Alexander. I just don't know what he wants." What... do you think it's possible that he was instigated by someone else?"

Instigated by someone? Whose instructions are there?

Just imagine how many people in Russia can instigate old Adlerberg?

Li Xiao curled his lips and said, "You mean, His Majesty asked him to come? For what reason?"

Prince Mikhail replied seriously: "Test Alexander!"

Li Xiao couldn't help but laugh. The reason was very simple. If Alexander II really wanted to test Duke Alexander's true identity, he would have to send a more suitable candidate.

After all, old Adlerberg was not among his confidants, and it was impossible for him to send a person with second thoughts or problems to test Duke Alexander. The most appropriate candidate is Pobedonostsev instead of the old fox.

Li Xiao didn't quite agree with this conclusion. He thought Duke Mikhail was overthinking.

"Unlikely," he answered directly without hiding anything: "Your Majesty wants to test the Duke. There are more suitable candidates and methods. It is impossible to do something like this. I think it should be the old fox who has other intentions! "

Duke Mikhail frowned. To be honest, he was more willing to believe that this was Alexander II's temptation, because His Majesty's temptation was easier to deal with than the old fox's own conspiracy.

However, Li Xiao has categorically denied this possibility, and Duke Alexander did not recognize this possibility before. Prince Mikhail naturally does not think that he sees more clearly than these two, so...

He shook his head and said: "Forget it, I can't figure out these twists and turns and I'm too lazy to worry about them. I'll leave this matter to you. Anyway, this is what your third film is about. Let your subordinates The spies will investigate that old fox and find out what he wants to do!"

Li Xiao was confused. It was obviously Duke Mikhail who came to ask for help. Why did this matter become his own in the blink of an eye?

And according to what Duke Mikhail meant, after he figured out what was going on, he had to tell the other party the real situation, making him seem like the younger brother of the Gorchakov family.

"Isn't this wrong? Why do you need me to investigate? Isn't this your business? What does it have to do with me?" He asked immediately.

But Duke Mikhail waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "What are you and us? Leonid and you are brothers, so naturally you are my nephew. We are all from the same family. How can we talk about two families!"

This made Li Xiao even more dumbfounded. How could he and Leonid be brothers? Although they are good friends, they are not really relatives.

He also admires Duke Mikhail's shameless behavior. When he asked him to help, he was his nephew, but when he got into trouble, why didn't he see you, his uncle, running over to help?

If Li Xiao's temper was the same as when he traveled through time, he would definitely have to fight back. It's just that after a few years of hard work, his character is no longer so impulsive. What's more, Duke Mikhail did help him with a little help before. This time, things are not particularly troublesome. Just help.

However, he still joked: "As an uncle, you are not an ordinary person who takes advantage. Next time I am in trouble, don't forget that you have a nephew like me!"

Duke Mikhail waved his hand and said: "There's so much nonsense, hurry up and get down to business, I'm waiting for news here!"

Li Xiao also had no choice but to agree to this kind of old woman. However, Duke Mikhail didn't know that he actually had some guesses about old Adlerberg's behavior. He felt that the reason why the old fox was so strange today was probably related to his marriage.

Li Xiao didn't think there was such a coincidence in the world. After old Adlerberg suffered a setback from him, he immediately went to visit Duke Alexander's mansion. If you want to say that there is no relationship between the two, you are really blind.

Li Xiao believed that the fundamental reason why old Adlerberg sought help from Duke Alexander was probably because of his marriage. It is very likely that Alexander II gave him some embarrassing task. The fox came to him to test it out and found it difficult to implement. He couldn't think of a better way, so he had to take the idea to Duke Alexander.

It's just that his moves are a bit weird, but considering that this old fox has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, it's normal to do some feints that dazzle his eyes.

Of course, it's not easy to determine this. The most important thing is to have connections in the Winter Palace, and to find out what instructions Alexander II gave the old fox, and whether there were any requirements that made him difficult.

This was not easy for Li Xiao, because his network of connections in the Winter Palace was not developed, and the only people he could rely on were Count Rostovtsev, Vishniak and Vasily Konstantinovich, who could barely count.

Of these three people, Vishnyak is absolutely reliable, but he has the lowest sense of presence in the Winter Palace, and the information he can obtain is also the highest priority. You can ask him for general trivial information, but when it comes to Alexander II and the highest level, he It's beyond reach. M..

Another reliable Count Rostovtsev, if he is willing to share relevant information with you, he will definitely not run away. There is no secret in the Winter Palace or even in the whole of Russia that he does not know. It's a pity that this person is too high-ranking and has a weird personality, so Li Xiao is not sure that he can get real information from him.

After thinking for a long time, Li Xiao could only set his sights on Vasily Konstantinovich. It seemed that he was the most suitable...