Struggle in Russia

Things are getting difficult!

Alexander II pinched his forehead. There were not many choices in front of him. If Li Xiao was allowed to fiddle with it, the Ministry of Justice would probably be severely damaged. Some cowards might even turn to the reformists. Compromise and surrender.

But if he wanted to take care of it, he had no excuse. After all, Li Xiao was well-founded and not afraid of what you would say.

He looked at Count Rostovtsev, who sighed and said: "Your Majesty, we are probably going to lose this game. If you intervene forcefully, you may not be able to explain to Count Nikolai Milyutin and others! "

Is it necessary for the tsar to explain to his ministers?

It is indeed unnecessary in most eras, but in certain periods the tsar was not much better than the clay Bodhisattva, so we must explain what needs to be explained!

Of course, Alexander II was not a clay Buddha, but even he had to admit that the foundation of his rule was empty. The throne under his **** was shaky and might fall down at any time.

The important reason why he has not fallen down yet is that he promised to carry out reforms, which gave some peace to the dissidents who were eager to overthrow his rule.

In other words, once he publicly expresses his disagreement with the reformists, the world will be in chaos, and he may be facing a revolution.

Although this revolution may not necessarily destroy his rule, no sane person would want to experience this, right?

At least he himself is not willing to take this gamble, so these days he has been very restrained and entangled with the reformists.

His original plan was to delay as much time as possible, control the situation as much as possible, and strive to carry out as few reforms as possible or no reforms at all.

But now the reformists' killing of the Ministry of Justice shows one thing: they don't have much patience anymore. If they continue to hinder the implementation of reform measures in Ukraine, it is very likely that the reformists will eventually choose to overturn the table.

This kind of consequence was something Alexander II could not bear. When Count Rostovtsev made this clear, there were indeed very few options left for him.

Either flip the table and watch the reformists tame the Justice Department. Both results were terrible, which made him hesitate.

Count Rostovtsev saw Alexander II's struggle and sighed: "Your Majesty, although I would like to say that the result is destined, if you must fight to the end, the only way is to try to help the Ministry of Justice and try your best. Delay the erosion of liberal elements... See if we can't insist on the verdict of the St. Petersburg Higher Court..."

A glimmer of hope ignited in Alexander II's heart. This seemed to be the solution?

Anyway, the Ministry of Justice will not surrender so easily. As long as they cheer up those greedy guys and give them a little cookie, I believe they can still persist for a while.

As long as the verdict of the higher court comes out, it will definitely dampen the morale of the reformists. Not to mention defeating their plot in one fell swoop, at least it should be possible to kill them.

"Then let's do it! Minih, you go back immediately to stabilize people's hearts, tell your people to hold on, tell them that the situation will change soon, and then it will be our turn to settle accounts with the liberal elements!"

Minich opened his mouth. To be honest, this pie painting is really unappealing. Can there be even a little bit of practical things, such as criticizing the third part of St. Petersburg? At least I have to catch someone and give him a good scolding. Bar?

You have nothing here, just a few empty words. Who can you scare?

But he couldn't say no yet, so he could only reply with a grimace: "Your Majesty, people's minds are agitated nowadays, and some unsteady people may not be able to persevere. You see..."

Alexander II interrupted him without explanation: "Then you, as a leader, need to step up your work and stabilize people's hearts. You must let them hold on!"

Minih almost cried. He said it was simple to calm people down, but the question was how to do it? You, the majestic Czar, don’t dare to bare your teeth to the Third Part of St. Petersburg. Naturally, I, a weak minister, don’t have the guts. Aren’t you trying to force others to do something difficult?

Alexander II also realized that Minih had no confidence at all. He thought for a while and comforted him: "You don't have to be too anxious... I will instruct the third department to pay attention to the rules... In addition, you should also give more instructions to your subordinates. They should be more careful when doing things, and tell them to clean up the dirty things quickly, so that they don’t get caught again!"

Minih is on the verge of crying, how can he clean his hands and tails? Do you think you can clean up all these years of old accounts?

If it were that simple, why would I come to you?

Alexander II really hated the fact that iron cannot be made into steel, and rebuked: "You are the Ministry of Justice, in charge of the prosecutorial agencies and courts. You have the final say whether you are guilty or not. What is there to be afraid of!"

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The result of taking the initiative to plead guilty is certain! It’s impossible for the court to reject this result at all, right?

Alexander II waved his hand and said: "I don't care, I just want the result. You must persist for at least half a month! You will be the biggest hero in half a month! I will personally award you with a medal to celebrate your merits!"

The problem is that this picture is meaningless to Minih. Although half a month is not long, it is not short either. What's more, no one knows what the third part of St. Petersburg will do in the next half month. What if they still have a big move?

Full of bitterness, he had just returned to the office when his secretary told him new bad news. Nikolai Milyutin sent people to the Ministry of Justice to supervise their work. These people were watching them like supervisors. Whenever they If someone dares to be perfunctory or inactive, at least they report it, but at worst the St. Petersburg Department 3 will come and arrest them.

Damn it, this is tantamount to forcing him to death. If he doesn't work, he will be arrested. If he works, there won't be enough results to delay. What should he do?

At that time, he wanted to go back to the Winter Palace to complain, but as soon as the idea came to him, he thought of Alexander II's expression when he sent him away. He knew that if he went to see His Majesty again, he would be disliked to death, and he might not be able to get official. The hat is gone.

After much thought, he decided to go to Count Rostovtsev. All signs showed that he was the popular man around Alexander II. Not only to help him solve the problem, but also to say more nice things to him would be good.

"Are those liberal elements so arrogant?" Count Rostovtsev was a little surprised after hearing his complaint. "Then you have indeed suffered... But the current situation is like this, and there is nothing your Majesty can do about it!"