Struggle in Russia

【Struggle in Tsarist Russia】【】

The current state of Alexander II corresponds to the saying that if a person is shameless, he will be invincible. It's just that his estimate was wrong, that is, the situation was completely different from what he thought. Count Rostovtsev was not that reliable and it was impossible to help him with advice.

Of course, Count Rostovtsev would not reject him directly, but would tactfully fool him with a set of tricks so that he would return without success.

Next, the only thing he could count on turned out to be old Adlerberg, an old fox. One can imagine how miserable he was.

Does old Adlerberg have any idea?

It should be said that there is not, after all, what he is good at is interpersonal relationships, and he can influence things through his well-developed connections.

The troubles Alexander II encountered were obviously not something that could be solved by connections. Think about it, no matter who says to Nikolai Milyutin: "Stop it, don't mess with Prince Baryatinsky!" Will he listen?

Obviously this is impossible, but old Adlerberg is not useless at all. His well-developed connections and the wisdom of the old fox still helped Alexander II a little:

"Your Majesty, I can try to do some work to clarify the truth so that everyone will not believe those rumors..."

Alexander II just looked at him speechlessly, obviously without any hope that this would be useful.

So did the old Adlerberg make a difference?

It has to be said that the old fox still has two brushes. After he worked in private, the round about Duke Baryatinsky in the aristocratic circle became smaller and not as uproar as before.

However, gossip is still indispensable. After all, there are still more people eating melons. Who doesn’t like such a big and shocking melon?

But even this little help greatly changed Alexander II's impression of the old Adlerberg.

Before, he had always thought that this old guy was just a lucky minister who could do nothing but flatter the monarch.

And this time he finally realized that there was a reason why his old father kept old Adlerberg by his side.

When encountering something like changing public opinion, don't we just need such a veteran?

He even realized more. He carefully recalled the composition of the courtiers in the era of Nicholas I, and suddenly discovered that his old father did not just hire people based on loyalty or only good ministers. The composition of the people around his father was better than he imagined. "much more scientific".

Counts Uvarov and Rostovtsev made suggestions, Count Benkendorf and Duke Ordorf were the ones who gathered information and did the dirty work, old Count Adlerberg was the one who was good at dancing, and the rest They are all "hard-working" and "loyal" people, such as the old **** Menshikov and Prince Peter Volkonsky.

These people perform their own duties and cooperate with each other. Except for the problem, all aspects can be solved quickly by working together.

And what about him? Among the real confidants, do you think Pobedonostsev and Prince Baryatinsky are better than the ones above?

Pobedonostsev was mediocre in every aspect. He could do a little bit of everything but not the best.

If you ask him to make suggestions, you can only get the best advice at best. If you ask him to be good at it, his network of contacts is very limited and cannot cover the entire aristocratic circle of St. Petersburg. As for loyalty and doing dirty work, in the past few months, he has proved through practical actions that he is not very good at these two aspects.

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【Struggle in Tsarist Russia】【】

Duke Baryatinsky's problem is similar. He is a pure thug similar to Paskovich. You can count on him to fight, but you really can't let him do anything else!

Apart from them, Duke Dolgoruky, Count Shuvanov and Dmitry Milyutin are more problematic.

The two in front are really only suitable for doing dirty work, and their methods are very rough. The other one can be regarded as scheming, but those who have more scheming are mostly clever, and you can't count on him in the general direction.

And what did Dmitry Milyutin say? Even if we don't mention his identity as the second son, if we talk about his work style and ability, he is actually another version of Duke Baryatinsky. It's just that his ability to command operations is slightly weaker and his ability to order military affairs and politics is stronger.

In short, he couldn't open this hand of cards no matter how much he played, and he always felt that everything was not going well.

With a long sigh, Alexander II held his forehead and fell into deep thought. He did an objective self-analysis for the first time, and suddenly found that he seemed not as powerful as he thought, at least the ministers who served him had huge problems.

It can be said that there is no hope if we rely on the current staffing to control the situation.

In other words, regardless of the victory or defeat this time, he must think carefully about what kind of ministers to choose.

But to be honest, he didn't have a clue about who to use and how to use it. After becoming the emperor, he suddenly discovered that the people he used to think he could see so clearly now looked so strange~www.readwn.com~These people were completely different from when he was the crown prince. They were all unrecognizable, which made him unable to do anything anymore. Trust and use them as before.

At this moment, he realized the importance of people. If he didn't try to promote a new group of capable ministers quickly, I'm afraid he would encounter the same problems he encountered today again and again.

If this situation worsens, then his grandfather's tragic fate may befall him again.

Russia has never welcomed the weak. A cowardly emperor will only die!

He became more and more anxious but his mind was empty on how to promote new ministers.

After a while, he sighed and said to himself: "It seems that we have to think about it in the long run. Let's recruit some new attendants first..."

Then he called Count Kleinmicher and said: "Count, the attendant's room needs to be expanded, and more opportunities should be given to young people. See if there are any young people worth training, and recruit them!"

Count Kleinmicher is confused. Is the chamber of attendants going to be expanded? Today's attendant rooms are overcrowded, okay? If all the attendants are put on duty together, there will be a reinforced company at least.

If we continue to recruit people, will we have to build a battalion with hundreds of people?

But he didn't dare to say this, let alone question Alexander II's decision. If the boss wants to recruit people, just look for him. Anyway, he is the one who pays the salary. If he wants to ruin the family, just let him ruin it!

However, when Nelidova heard the news, she was immediately speechless at Count Kleinmicher's naivety.

"You are really honest. Expanding the size of the attendant's room is a good thing! Who doesn't like to have more soldiers under his command as an official? As long as you operate it properly, believe it or not, your status will rise a lot!"