Struggle in Russia

Princess Sophie cried so much that she was pitiful. Those who didn't know really thought how much she had been wronged and how much she loved her child!

Of course, the truth is another matter, her crying is more of a performance, even if there is a little bit of distress, it is also distressing herself.

Duke Alexander Gorchakov fully understood at this time. Schwarzenberg came to Princess Sophie to tell her that this group of Austrian dignitaries planned to support her son as emperor and not to make her queen.

This result did not surprise Duke Alexander Gorchakov at all. If he were an Austrian dignitary, he would make the same choice. After all, it seems that Grand Duke Franz Joseph is much more normal than his father. It must be the most normal way to support an emperor with a normal mind.

It's just that Duke Alexander Gorchakov is not an Austrian, so he understands it, but he must not agree, because he doesn't have a particularly good impression of the Grand Duke Franz Joseph.

Although this child is handsome and handsome, he is more pleasing to the eye than his idiot father and idiot uncle. But the character of the child really made Prince Alexander Gorchakov loveless.

In the eyes of Prince Alexander Gorchakov, the Grand Duke Franz Joseph was not a man who appeared to be what he appeared to be. As handsome as he looks, how evil is in his heart. As far as he knew, what the young Grand Duke said and what he actually did were completely different things.

He can be good to your brothers face to face, and then stab you hard in the back. It's really not ordinary vicious. When Duke Alexander Gorchakov learned about this, he very much agreed with Li Xiao's opinion that it would be more beneficial for Russia to let his idiot father be the emperor of Austria. If he were to take the stage, maybe the solid-eyed Nicholas I would really suffer a dark loss.

If Nicholas I knew that Prince Alexander Gorchakov secretly believed that he was a solid eye, he would definitely not be convinced. At least he thinks he is quite cunning, how could he be honest?

But what I think may be completely different from the fact that it may be completely different. In Duke Alexander Gorchakov's view, his own emperor is indeed cunning and cunning to ordinary people or ordinary noble courtiers. But for other members of the royal family in Europe, the sincerity is another look, the sincerity is the sincerity from the heart, he seems to think that the kings of all countries are born gentlemen and can be completely trusted.

His sincerity to the royal family, especially the monarch, has suffered more than once. When he visited England last time, he had a very good talk with Queen Victoria. The two sides reached a lot of agreement, so after turning around and returning home, he said I thought I had convinced Britain that Britain would no longer hold an anti-Russian stance.

But the reality is that Queen Victoria is actually just being polite to him. What's more, the British political system has determined that the Queen actually has no real power. It is useless to just do the work of Queen Victoria. If it fails to convince the Parliament, it is meaningless.

This is a typical Nicholas I-style misjudgment. In the future, he will make the same mistakes again and again. He will be "pit" by Queen Victoria and Franz Joseph I. He will become the biggest joke in Europe .

Of course, these words are far away, and back to the topic, when Duke Alexander Gorchakov understood Princess Sophie's real worry, he was actually relieved, because both he and Li Xiao had anticipated Schwarzen's concern in advance. The actions of Berg and Wendisch Gretz. Preparations have been made in advance.

For example, Duke Alexander Gorchakov has already established a relationship with Princess Sophie in advance, and now being called by the princess for advice is the best performance. Even, the Duke wrote a letter to Nicholas I in advance, warning Nicholas I that he must pay attention to the small actions of the Austrian officials, and hoped that Nicholas I would express his position against their abolition.

So can Prince Alexander Gorchakov convince the stubborn Nicholas I?

I'm still a little sure, because Li Xiao gave him the best excuse,

It can be said that Nicholas I's life was strangled at once, so he had to agree.

So what is the gate of fate?

In fact, it is the monarchy itself that Nicholas I has always insisted on. What Nicholas I cared most about was the divine right of kings. He wanted to bring the whole world back to the state of blind worship of theocratic power and monarchy in the Middle Ages. Let the world abide by the sanctity of the monarchy, only in this way can his descendants consistently secure the throne.

So what Nicholas I couldn't stand the most was that his courtiers, especially those revolutionaries, stood up to rebel against the monarch, and couldn't tolerate the tragedy of Louis XVI happening again. That's why he was willing to spend his national power to serve as a European military police, and that's why he was willing to be kidnapped and used by Nesselrode politics.

And now, Prince Alexander Gorchakov will tell him that there is a group of courtiers like this in Austria, who, at a time of national crisis, do not want to save the country and quell the rebellion, but are ready to abolish the poor emperor, completely treating the monarch as a rubber stamp and decoration , What is the difference between such behavior and rebellion?

Just imagine, if the Austrian nobles are dissatisfied today, they can abolish Ferdinand I and support a kid. Will the nobles of other European countries follow suit in the future? Especially if the Russian aristocrats who have always had a tradition of coups follow suit, what should they do?

Doesn't that mean that the descendants of his Nicholas I may be treated in the same way in the future!

As long as this point is made clear, it is impossible for Nicholas I to agree with Schwarzenberg and Wendisch Gretz's approach, even if Nesselrode poured a ton of medicine on the sidelines, it would be useless. Because this is an act that Nicholas I will never tolerate!

In fact, not long ago, Duke Alexander Gorchakov had received a reply from Nicholas I. In the letter, Nicholas I highly praised the loyalty of the Duke and reminded him to pay close attention to the actions of the Austrian nobles. They must not be allowed to mess around, and the Habsburg family must be given all necessary help within their capabilities.

With this reply as a base, Duke Alexander Gorchakov naturally has the confidence to play with Schwarzenberg and Wendisch Gretz to the end. He wants to tell them with practical actions: first, politics is not that simple, you demos are still far from Metternich, let the reality teach you a good lesson; second, Russia is in control of this matter Alright, let the two of you take a good look at how I show you!