Struggle in Russia

Leonid never thought that one day he would voluntarily take off the uniform of the Preobrazhensky Guards. He used to feel that he was a member of the Preobrazhensky Guards. Glorious, but now he feels that this military uniform is so dazzling, and it is so awkward to wear on his body.

Taking off this beautiful uniform actually made him feel relieved, it felt like he had let go of a heavy burden, and he was going to go into battle lightly next.

"Warmly welcome you, Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Aleksandrovich Gorchakov, you are welcome to come to our regiment as the deputy head of the regiment!"

Unlike when Li Xiao took office in dismal condition, before leaving the Winter Palace, Crown Prince Alexander personally held a short ceremony to thank Leonid for his contribution and praised him greatly. Then it was Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, assistant to the Minister of the Navy, who sent Leonid to his post.

After arriving in the town of Chertorov, the middle and senior officers of the 748 regiment headed by the head of the regiment, Mesadov, lined up on the side of the road to greet them. Those who didn't know thought that Messadov was welcoming the inspection work of the superior, not a subordinate.

But this is normal. After all, Leonid is not an ordinary subordinate. He has a close relationship with the crown prince. His father is the imperial ambassador to Austria and a dignified duke. His uncle, the general, is a well-known military general in China.

Facing such a shining subordinate, Messadov could justify kneeling down to greet him. What's more, there was Grand Duke Constantine who accompanied Leonid to take office. It was worth kneeling in front of this Grand Duke!

To be honest, the appearance of Grand Duke Constantine is a bit strange. Although he holds the rank of Vice Admiral and Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, it is normal to manage the naval infantry under the Ministry of the Navy. But going out in person to accompany them all the way always makes people feel that they have made a big fuss, and there is a feeling of deliberately wooing!

In fact, Grand Duke Constantine was deliberately wooing Leonid. He heard about the relationship between Leonid and Alexander and thought it was a good opportunity. He valued Leonid very much, not only because of the identity of the other party, but also because he admired Leonid's way and attitude of doing things.

Grand Duke Constantine is different from Nicholas I. His father only likes loyal dogs, and employing people only depends on whether they are loyal or not, and it doesn't matter whether they are capable or not. But he is different. He thinks that ability and loyalty are equally important, and loyalty alone is useless. Of course, there are also those who are particularly loyal. The first choice of allegiance is his father and elder brother, which he can't use even if he wants to.

"Look at Pyotr Volkonsky, at Menshikov, at Konditantin Pobedonostsev, what use are these guys!"

Grand Duke Konstantin complained to his good friend Lieutenant General Dmitry Alexievich Milyutin: "What's the role of these mediocre people? Let's talk about what happened last time. It's just a vegetarian corpse. What else can we accomplish if everyone is like them?"

"My elder brother only knows that his father is the leader in everything. He learns everything from him and has no opinions. He is so depressed that he doesn't know how to govern the country! Governing this country requires people like you and Leonid. Those old fools should all Sent to retire!"

"Look at him. He can't even accommodate a Leonid by his side. What can he do in the future? It's really disappointing!"

This series of complaints was quite sharp, and the spearhead was directed at the crown prince Alexander, and he almost didn't say clearly that Alexander was not suitable to be the crown prince or the emperor. This made Dmitry Milyutin who was accompanying him a little embarrassed and restless.

Dmitry Milyutin was completely different from his brother Nikolai Milyutin. He is more like a pure soldier. Although he is also inclined to reform and innovation, he prefers to do things in silence rather than make a long speech. He was not keen on these political details, so he didn't know how to react to the "wild words" of Grand Duke Constantine.

Soon the Grand Duke Constantine also realized his mistake,

He forgot that it was not Nikolai Milyutin who was beside him. Although the two brothers look alike and have the same outstanding abilities, their personalities are really different. The former is active and the latter is dull. What I said just now is more suitable for talking to Nicholas.

Grand Duke Constantine hurriedly added: "You and Leonid are both people who do facts, and I prefer to deal with people who are as real as you. Those airs are really disappointing and annoying!"

Dmitry Milyutin immediately bowed slightly to express his gratitude: "Your Majesty, you are absurd. I was just doing my duty."

Undoubtedly, Grand Duke Constantine was not particularly satisfied with this answer, and he hoped to move the other party so much that he bowed his head and bowed. He hopes too much to recruit a group of capable party members. Even if he can't help him ascend to the throne of God, he can still raise the flag for himself in the future to safeguard his power and dignity as the Grand Duke.

The only thing that makes Grand Duke Constantine a little depressed is that his efforts to win over always feel a bit hot. No matter how enthusiastic and caring he is, he always has reservations and does not treat him as a master.

This made Grand Duke Constantine a little irritable. He hoped for the unreserved loyalty and devotion of the Milyutin brothers, which was what he really wanted. He has paid a lot for this, pretending to be enthusiastic about reform, pretending to like hard work, and pretending to be a corporal of courtesy. He didn't know what he needed to pack himself into in order to get the other party's affirmation. This feeling of going all out but being in vain was really bad.

But now he still has to be patient, especially after Li Xiao made the incident last time, his father was full of opinions and dissatisfaction with Alexander, which gave him hope. As long as he can prove that he is indeed stronger than Alexander and more suitable to be emperor than Alexander, his father should change his mind, right?

[Should be! 】

【I will definitely! Most definitely! 】

Grand Duke Constantine encouraged himself silently. He hoped too much to be on the throne, to become emperor, and to flex his muscles like Peter the Great and Catherine the Great to go down in history.

It's just that what Grand Duke Constantine didn't expect was that Dmitry Milyutin's thoughts at this time were completely different from his:

[Sure enough, Count Rostovtsev saw it very accurately. The grand duke is indeed ambitious... I am afraid he does not appear to be so inclined to reform... He is as full of control as his father... The only thing more powerful than Crown Prince Alexander What is strong is that he still dares to do things, dare to think and dare to do... But this is not entirely a good thing for a monarch... Look again, look again...]

Dmitry Milyutin quickly turned his attention to Leonid's side. He was a little curious about this former leader of the younger generation. He heard that the other party took the initiative to go to the 748 regiment to serve as a of the deputy head.

【What does he want to do? Was it Alexander who sent him to punish the Grand Duke? Isn't it necessary? Isn't it enough to have Messadov? And looking at his expression, he seems to be very disdainful and dissatisfied with this Colonel Mesakov! Haha, interesting...]