Struggle in Russia

Duke Dolgoruki was very depressed and felt that he had really met a bunch of pig teammates. Let’s not talk about Pobedonostsev, a white-eyed wolf. His despicable little thoughts can be hidden from anyone. He is not afraid that Duke Baryatinsky’s family will dominate, so he deliberately supports someone.

But what do you mean, old Adlerberg? When you contacted us before, you sounded sincere and sincere, as if you were willing to be a dog and be driven around by Duke Baryatinsky. Why did you change your mind when it came time to get serious?

You are indeed a slave of the third surname. If you can betray Count Uvarov, you can betray anyone. You are not worthy of trust at all!

Of course, Duke Dolgoruky resented Dmitri the most. He felt that Dmitri was just messing around. If you are asked to quell the rebellion, just do it properly. Why are there so many planes?

And before I saw you kill a few rebels, you opened fire on your own people. I think you are a coward. Do you want to compete with Duke Baryatinsky?

Yes, in his opinion, the reason why Dmitry wanted to punish so many dandies that he pushed past was to attack Duke Baryatinsky's power and friends in the military. This is a disguised way to consolidate his position, which is why Duke Dolgoruki's reaction was so strong.

He certainly couldn't just watch Dmitry eliminate dissidents and strengthen himself!

It's just that the real problem is very skinny. He really wants to object and use this to attack Dmitri, but he is so weak that he is no match for the three people who are united to support Dmitri.

After struggling for a long time, he could only hold on to one point: "Even so, even if those officers were wrong, these are only one-sided words of Count Dmitri Milyutin. What is the real situation? Who can say Guarantee? I think the most correct thing to do is to send an imperial envoy to investigate the case. Before the truth is revealed, it is not appropriate to just accept Count Dmitry Milyutin’s word!”

Yes, he knew that a frontal attack could not do anything to Dmitri, so he was ready to do something secretive. As long as Alexander II agreed to send an imperial envoy to investigate the case, it would be a blow to Dmitri's authority. His friends and allies have seen his efforts and understand his difficulties.

He could even do some trick in selecting the imperial envoy, such as trying to get someone who was not on the same page with Dmitri as the imperial envoy, but the final conclusion would naturally not be easy for Dmitri.

But his loud appeals were of no use, because Alexander II had already figured it out and understood what was going on. Although he was indeed dissatisfied with Dmitry's actions, he also very much agreed with Count Rostovtsev's conclusion: the most important thing now is counterinsurgency, and counterinsurgency requires Dmitri!

So he categorically rejected Duke Dolgoruky's suggestion: "Absurd! What kind of imperial envoy is needed for such a trivial matter? I believe that every decision made by Count Dmitry Milyutin serves the interests of the empire. I firmly believe that he He is an upright gentleman who can be entrusted with everything. Since he said there is something wrong with those officers, then he will deal with them according to his requirements, for sure!"

Duke Dolgoruky was stunned, his eyes were as big as bells, and he couldn't understand why Alexander II didn't listen to his opinions more?

It's a damn thing that Alexander II would listen to him. Who can't understand such a simple thing?

It is obvious that Duke Dolgoruky is not well-intentioned. This guy does not put the interests of his tsar and the country first. He only makes small calculations. According to his way of doing things, there may be big problems.

What's more, Alexander II also smelled something from his attitude and Pobedonostsev's attitude. It was obvious that these cronies he trusted were deeply involved!

He was happy to see this happen. As an emperor, he couldn't really trust anyone, not Dmitri, not Pobedonostsev, and neither could Baryatinsky!

It is best for these people to check and balance each other, so that all decision-making and decision-making power will be firmly in his hands, and his position will naturally become more and more stable.

So no matter what Dmitry's starting point is for doing this, but since Duke Dolgoruky thinks this is a threat, that's fine, just let it go. In this way, Dmitri and Baryatin There is no way Ski can become an accomplice!

Alexander II felt that although this incident was a bit bad, it was not entirely bad. After the meeting, he especially kept Count Rostovtsev.

"Count, why do you think Dmitry Milyutin wants to deal with those officers at this time?"

Count Rostovtsev was not surprised at all by his doubts. If the tsar did not even have this political sense, then he estimated that this person would be the next Paul I.

He replied very calmly: "I can't guess the reason why Count Demetrius did this, but there are only the following possibilities. The first one is that he may want to attack the influence of his competitors to consolidate his position. Second, maybe those officers were indeed unqualified, and his sense of justice exploded. Third, the situation in Ukraine might be worse than imagined. He felt that it would be difficult to quell the rebellion with the troops and manpower at hand, so he must try to improve the troops. Combat strength..."

Alexander II most hoped for the first possibility. Dmitry's energy and ability to fight within at least showed that he was relatively optimistic about the situation, otherwise no fool would start a wave of internal fighting before the war started.

As for the second possibility, he didn't think that Dmitri's sense of justice would burst out at such an inappropriate time. At least the Dmitri he knew was not a person who didn't care about the overall situation, so this possibility was very small. Very small.

As for the third possibility, to be honest, this is what Alexander II is most worried and afraid of. If Dmitry has to do this, it means that Ukraine may be really in danger.

After thinking for a while, he asked anxiously: "Which one do you think is more likely?"

Count Rostovtsev replied without hesitation: "The third type!"

Alexander II suddenly took a breath of cold air. This is called whatever you are afraid of. Since Count Rostovtsev said so, this can almost be confirmed.

To be honest, he was not mentally prepared for this at all. Before, he only thought that it might be difficult for Dmitri to counter the rebellion, but he never thought that it would be so difficult. What's even more frightening is that he doesn't have any way to help Dmitri. He has never been so helpless since he was a child, which makes him at a loss.

At this time Count Rostovtsev spoke: "Your Majesty, the situation is very bad, but I think this is not the biggest problem..."