Struggle in Russia

For Li Xiao, he did not expect to gain any benefits from this stingy uncle when Nicholas I was alive. I even just hope that this uncle doesn't focus on punishing him or killing him, thank God.

Of course, this is not realistic, because whether it is because of bloodlines or butt, he is on the opposite side of Nicholas I, even if he is not in a situation of immortality, it is enough.

Therefore, what awaits Li Xiao in the future will be a long-term struggle, and he must slowly fight against Nicholas I.

"When is the Duke going to do it?" Li Xiao asked Vishniak while looking at the military topographic map of Wallachia in front of him.

Lord Lover has a careless expression on his face, this journey made him miserable, Izmail, Sevastopol, and finally had to go to Istanbul, seasickness made him die, okay Easy to disembark and thought that he could enjoy two days of blessings, who would have thought that a certain Grand Duke would have no sympathy and would not give him a chance to breathe.

When we first met, we didn’t even talk about having a drink and a few beautiful Wallachian aristocrats to exchange our feelings with each other. We just started talking about business. It’s really boring!

"It should be these few days!" Vishniak replied casually while eating grapes, "I don't know the exact date, and the duke can't tell me, the only thing I can tell you is that It's the beginning of July!"

At the end, he added: "When the third batch of food arrives, there is nothing to stop the Duke from taking action. Anyway, he is as anxious as a monkey, and he doesn't know what to worry about in a mere Wallachia! "

Li Xiao knows a lot more than Vishniak, at least his father Igor in China often writes to him to tell him the inside information of high-level officials. So he could understand the real reason why Duke Mikhail was anxious to get angry.

It's not just Li Xiao who knows the inside story, Alexei also knows a lot, and he even has more guesses: "You said that after the rebellion, will my uncle give the duke the title of prince? The Prince of Ragia or the Prince of Bucharest?"

Vishniak was taken aback by Alexei's words, because he felt that this possibility seemed real, because according to Nicholas I's bad taste, military generals were given titles for whatever military exploits they made. For example, Paskovich, the original earl title of this guy was the Earl of Yerevan. It was when he beat the Persians in the Caucasus and successfully included Armenia into the Russian territory, so he gave it to the Earl of Yerevan. Then this guy brutally quelled the rebellion in Poland, bloodbathed Warsaw and wiped Li Xiao's cheap father's ass, and won the title of Duke of Warsaw.

If Duke Mikhail succeeded in bringing Wallachia and Moldavia into Russia's sphere of influence, then Nicholas I's temper might really add the title of Prince of Wallachia.

Immediately, Vishniak became interested, and said excitedly: "This is really possible!"

Vishniak's agreement made Alexei suddenly excited, because the nobles these days are like this bird, they get excited when they hear that there is a chance to make a contribution. Li Xiao probably thinks of these two people. It can be guessed, it is nothing more than feeling that if Duke Mikhail is promoted to a noble, they can also follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven.

If you think about it, Duke Mikhail is now a prince, so can they also move up a level? Alexei probably wants to become the Marquis of Speransky, and Vishniakna wants to get a serious title, preferably with his mother's surname as the title, such as Pogolov Baron Ski or Viscount.

In this way, he can slap that ruthless and cheap Lao Tzu Uvarov in the face severely-don't you look down on Lao Tzu and Lao Tzu's mother? How come I can honor my ancestors and ancestors without relying on you, and he is also the ancestor of Yao's mother's family! Fuck you bastard!

Li Xiao understood Vishniak's resentment very well, who wouldn't want to counterattack and slap him in the face! Especially someone from Vishniak's background is full of motivation to prove himself. Now the opportunity seems to be in front of him. Do you think he can't be excited?

It's just that Li Xiao was going to pour cold water on these two brothers, and he curled his lips and sighed: "You don't want to think about good things! Duke Mikhail definitely has no possibility of being named prince, at least this time it is absolutely impossible. Impossible, not only him, but that old rascal Paskovic is also useless!"

Vishniak and Alexei were unconvinced when they heard it. In their opinion, isn't it enough to expand the territory and promote the country's prestige? I think back then, whoever was not was the noble who was granted the title of opening up the territory!

Li Xiao smiled wryly: "The problem is, this time there is no expansion of territory at all!"

Vishniak and Alexei were even more unconvinced, and they retorted together: "Why not, Wallachia and Moldavia..."

Before the words were finished, the two brothers realized that they had not expanded their territories. Even if Austria and Turkey were forced to admit that Wallachia and Moldavia belonged to Russia's sphere of influence, this did not mean that Russia could The annexation of these two small principalities is not only impossible, but the sovereignty of these two principalities is still in the hands of Turkey. Russia only has the right to protect the autonomy of the two duchies.

Although this protective power is not small, it is still far away from annexation! Since there is no expansion of territory, naturally there is no way to talk about sealing it!

Immediately, Vishniak and Alexei became discouraged, and muttered: "This is also a step forward for the boss, okay, it's not justified not to give some rewards!"

Li Xiao shook his head and said: "Of course there are still rewards, maybe a marshal title will be added to Paskovich and Duke Mikhail, and then this will be the end, even without the title of marshal, that is, Saint Andre The medals are sent!"

Vishniak and Alexei were shocked, and said in amazement: "No way! So stingy? Even if Duke Mikhail has no role, Paskovich can accept it? You must know that Menshikov All the old eunuchs have the title of Prince!"

Li Xiao immediately sneered: "That's what the old eunuch exchanged for his penis! If it wasn't here, do you think he could be crowned Prince of Finland? That's my uncle pity him!"

"As for Paskovich, unless he dies in battle, it is absolutely impossible to add the title of prince, and the duke is definitely at the top. As for Duke Mikhail, it is even more difficult. My uncle has always been the best at handling such things. The scale is too high, it is impossible to give away the title of prince!"