Chapter 25: Doubts and troubles
Leonid was distressed, and as a man who has always adhered to the Cavaliers' ethics to strive for perfection in morals, what happened recently has made him suffer. He had never doubted his future and beliefs, and his outlook on life and values had a huge crack.
The origin or originator of all this is the Archduke Andrei Konstantinovich. After the granddaughter who always seemed to have a lot of trouble, he made Nicholas I and the Crown Prince and Grandpa Constantine not to come to Taiwan in an amazing manner. Everything changed!
In order to punish the granddaughter who was humiliated by the emperor's family, a series of targeted measures were publicly communicated within the royal family. The granddaughter was kicked out of the Pleobrazinsky Guards and was assigned to a rogue **** The 748 regiment received exercise or remodeling.
If only this is the case, after all, no matter who is the respect of the emperor's authority, even if the emperor is not so perfect, but the emperor is the emperor, he represents not only himself, but also the entire country. Offenders must be punished. This is a Russian political rule and an iron law that must be accepted and obeyed!
Let Li Xiao suffer a bit, Leonid did not object, but what made him feel sick was that he had always admired the most perfect Prince Alexander, who was regarded as his life's service target, and then gave instructions: requesting the officers of the 748 regiment Use various means and methods to fight against the destruction of a certain Grand Duke.
This is too much for Leonid. The dignity of the superiors really needs to be respected and preserved, but the superiors also need a broad and generous heart. Nicholas I had punished someone, and that was enough. The Crown Prince of Alexander did not let it go. This is overkill, it is too much!
This has transcended boundaries and should be stopped and condemned. With a sense of justice and chivalry, Leonid immediately clarified his views to the Crown Prince, hoping that the Crown Prince could stop this excessive persecution and return to the normal track.
Only this time, Leonid was disappointed. He was not greeted by an enlightened crown prince, but an angry lion.
"Liao Nia, you are so disappointing me. You have failed my trust again and again, and it is because of your mistakes that my father, me, and my family have been blatantly humiliated ... This appalling incident After it happened, when everyone was filled with indignation for the atrocities of the perpetrators, you! My most trusted friend stood up to speak out for the inferior embryo and the mean man. This is the most shameless betrayal, I will never Unbearable! Absolutely! "
In the end, it was naturally unhappy, Leonid was almost driven out of the Hermitage by the emperor's tearful tears because of anger. This was an unprecedented punishment! It was also a scene that Leonid had never imagined.
He never expected that he would be so humiliated because of being blunt, which made him feel disappointed and confused. In his mind, Alexander will become a generation of Mingjun, and he is a wise man beside Mingjun. The monarchs and ministers will work together to create a new era.
现在 Now, he doesn't feel that he has done something wrong, is it wrong to fulfill the duties of a courtier? If it wasn't him that was wrong, it must be Alexander, but the crown prince clearly felt that he had been humiliated and that Leonid was the one who was excessive.
what on earth is it? Is he really wrong?
Leonid couldn't figure this out, but before he figured it out, the Crown Prince of Alexander made a decision that hurt him even more: Alexander ordered the removal of his position as the Deputy Deputy Chief of the Knights of St. Andrew, and changed to Alexander. Ivanovic Baryatinsky is the Deputy Chief of Staff and presides over the daily work of the Knights of St. Andrew.
To put it simply, Leonid is no longer in charge of leading the Knights of Saint Andrew, and can only be a mascot-like deputy head. This made Leonid particularly injured, because the Cavaliers were his hard work. Regardless of Alexander being the head, but the formation, daily organization and various administrative affairs of the Cavaliers were all handled by Leonid. The Cavaliers have the support of today's prestigious departure from the Czar's family, but it is also inseparable from Leonid's efforts. It can be said that without Leonid, today's Knights of Saint Andrew can not be.
Leonid also expressed great expectations for the Cavaliers. He hoped to set the Cavaliers as a model and become the cradle of future ministers. Suddenly, everything he did was meaningless, he was removed from office on the spot without making any mistakes, he just sent a messenger to send a letter to notify him, and even gave the dignity to explain in person It was a huge insult, and Leonid, almost furious, almost wanted to write a letter directly to resign from the position of attachor to the Royal Assassin and to break diplomatic relations with Alexander. His duty finally rejected this impulse. Leonid didn't say much. He calmly handed over all work to Baryatinsky, and then returned home calmly. He neither defended nor protested, but just did well. What a courtier should do.
Of course, in his heart, Leonid is still not stubborn. If he had only previously suspected that Alexander was wrong, now he is most definitely wrong. The other party does not have the demeanor that Chu Jun should have, and the attitude to deal with matters rationally, but to allow personal feelings to prevail over state affairs. This was strongly opposed by Leonid. He firmly believed that a monarch should have both a strong wrist and an enlightened mind. Russia needed an enlightened and authoritarian tsar, not just an authoritarian tyrant with few enlightened tyrants.
Obviously, in this incident, Alexander looks more like the latter than the former. This disappointed Leonid, who had poured too much hope and too much affection on Alexander, and began to doubt his previous efforts and doubt everything in Russia.
"You just think too much, it's too complicated, my friend!" Alexei Mikhailovich Speransky joked Leonid with a smile, "The emperor is always the emperor, Even if he is your friend, he is always emperor, isn't he? "
Count Alexei Mikhailovich Speransky is a well-known late Russian reformer, a former liberal leader, the most important courtier of Tsar Alexander I and a state adviser to Tsar Nicholas II Son of Earl Speransky.
As a good friend of Leonid, after hearing about his friend's situation, he came to the door to prepare to comfort his good friend and encouraged him to move on, but he just got a little bit of Leonid when he just spoke. ...