Struggle in Russia

【Struggle in Tsarist Russia】【】

Naturally, a hesitant emperor and three ministers with different intentions could not accomplish anything. The meeting lasted for a long time and came to no conclusion. This made Alexander II begin to doubt his life. Is it true that he couldn't even see a person around him who could solve problems? Can we really only use the old ministers left behind by our old father to solve the problem?

Alexander II really didn't want to find Count Rostovtsev to solve the problem anymore, even if the other party might indeed be able to come up with a better solution than Pobedonostsev and the others, he just didn't want to do it!

The reason is very simple. He is afraid that he will become addicted again. If he encounters trouble in the future, he can only go to Count Rostovtsev. Isn't his position irreplaceable?

What the emperor dislikes the most is irreplaceable ministers, which means that they cannot be restrained. This is simply unacceptable to emperors who are extremely sensitive to power when they have great power concentrated in one body!

What's more, Alexander II vaguely wanted to have a dispute with Nicholas I. In the past, his old father looked down upon him and always felt that he was not courageous enough to be an emperor.

If he could only use the people left behind by his old father to solve the problem, wouldn't this be a solid fact?

Alexander II was also a shameless person, and he was holding his breath to prove to his old father that he was the most suitable person to be emperor.

Naturally, he increasingly did not want to use the people left by Nicholas I.

But this problem at hand also needs to be solved! You can't really watch Duke Baryatinsky being crippled, right?

It's just that he thinks he can't count on the three people in front of him. It's definitely impossible to reach an agreement on their condition. Frustrated, he could only wave his hand and tell these three to get lost, and then sat alone in the study, staring at the window sill in a daze.

I don't know how long it took, but just when Alexander II's mind was so chaotic that he was about to explode, there was a knock on the door of the study.

The attendant said outside: "Your Majesty, the Queen is here, is it..."

Alexander II was actually not interested in meeting Queen Maria. He didn't want Queen Maria to see his helpless look. But when the words of rejection came to his lips, he took them back and changed his words: "Please come in, Queen!"

After speaking, he rubbed his face and straightened his appearance, trying to make himself look less depressed. He didn't want to be laughed at by Queen Maria.

To be honest, the relationship between the couple is very special. If you want to say how much Alexander II loved Queen Maria, it is really nonsense. After all, what he really fell in love with back then was Queen Victoria, but as the emperor's heir apparent, he couldn't go to London to become her son-in-law, so naturally the relationship ended.

Queen Maria was just the second best choice. For Alexander II, Queen Maria was like a substitute, and she always felt a little less interesting.

What makes him a little embarrassed is that although this wife is far inferior to Queen Victoria in all aspects, she can always support him at critical moments.

This makes him very embarrassed. Sometimes his wife whom he despises is better than him. Doesn't this make him seem incompetent?

But now we are in big trouble, and none of her close ministers are doing their best. Queen Maria must have something to say when she comes over. No matter what, he has to listen. What if she can do anything?

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【Struggle in Tsarist Russia】【】

"You didn't have lunch?"

After entering the royal study, Queen Maria looked at the environment in the study and frowned immediately.

"Come here, open the window for some air, it's so stuffy in here, I can't breathe!"

While saying that, she ordered the chamberlain to deliver several pastries and snacks to Alexander II, and said softly: "Eat a little, and put a cushion on it. How can you do it if you don't eat all the time?"

Alexander II was a little moved. Queen Maria may not be as good as Queen Victoria in every way, but this alone outweighs her tenderness and kindness to him.

"What happened to make you so sleepless and forgetful about food and sleep? Let me tell you, state affairs are always unfinished... It's better to put some things aside first. If your body is damaged, what will happen to me and the children?"

Alexander II forced a smile and said: "The matter is important and difficult. It won't be like this again!"

Queen Maria nodded and silently put the snacks into Alexander II's hands, which made him barely eat a few pieces even though he had no appetite at all.

When he was almost done eating, Queen Maria brought him some warm black tea: "I brewed it myself, drink some!"

What else can Alexander II say? Faced with such a wife, he can only "submit it".

It wasn't until he drank more than half of the Queen Mary that he asked leisurely: "Is it because of Kostya's matter? Is there something wrong with the higher court?"

Alexander II put down the tea cup and said quietly: "It has something to do with it! Those liberal elements probably thought that the possibility of failure in opposing me in the higher court was too high. In order to distract me, they started to attack Duke Baryatinsky. UU Reading www.uukanｓｈhu.net The matter was very big and very... embarrassing!"

Queen Maria nodded, which could make Alexander II describe it as embarrassing, which shows that things are indeed troublesome.

"Is there nothing Count Pobedonostsev can do?"

Alexander II was not happy when he heard this name, and mocked: "He must have a way, but he just doesn't want to say it! He only wishes that Duke Baryatinsky would be unlucky!"

Queen Maria said oh, and then asked: "Then there is nothing that Count Rostovtsev and old Count Adlerbeg can do?"

Alexander II clicked his tongue and sighed: "I didn't ask them, and I don't want to ask them!"

Queen Maria didn't ask anything. She could more or less guess Alexander II's heart, and there was nothing she could do about it. After all, she couldn't make decisions for Alexander II.

She said calmly: "I don't understand these national affairs, but I think if it's really difficult to make a choice, it's better to think about what you really want? If Duke Baryatinsky doesn't have to take care of it, then leave it alone. , the trouble he caused should be solved by himself... Of course, if you really like him, then you should still be saved, right?"

Alexander II was stunned. He had never thought about this problem from this perspective. He had been struggling with it, but in the end he didn't know what to do!

Did he have to save Prince Baryatinsky?

The answer is of course yes, he must never give up on that one.

In this case, what is there to worry about? You have to ask for help when you need it, and you can't lose it for a small amount. As for the issue of face and being inferior to Nicholas I, hey, that's nothing compared to the fundamental interests!