Struggle in Russia

Grand Duke Mikhail is not a person who can listen to opinions with an open mind. Although he seems to be very happy to consult other people's opinions, whether to listen or not depends entirely on his mood.

Even if it is Fyodor's suggestion, as long as it does not meet his wishes, he still will not listen, and he is very cunning, on the surface he said to Fyodor: "You are right, I listen to you Yes!" But in fact, as soon as Fyodor turned around, he immediately ordered his adjutant to go to Peter Barek's so-called opposition.

Fyodor didn't know this. He thought Grand Duke Mikhail was very obedient, and he was temporarily relieved. All he thought about was what to do after getting in touch with Count Shuvalov.

From Fyodor's point of view, it is not a good choice to contact Count Shuvalov to listen to his opinion, because the count is now flying, and getting involved with him may cause big trouble.

It's a pity that he knows that Grand Duke Mikhail will definitely not listen to his opinion. The only thing he can help Grand Duke Mikhail is to make a comprehensive plan and try to avoid those terrible pitfalls.

When Grand Duke Mikhail was sneaky and disobedient, and when Fyodor was so worried that his hair fell out, Viscount Prozolov, who had been silent for a long time, was finally ready and began to blow the horn of counterattack.

"Are you sure that this Merkulova has something to do with the rebellion of the Polish resistance movement?"

Those who were questioned by Viscount Prozolov were three middle-aged men with roe-headed mouse eyes who looked very wretched. After the three looked at each other, the leader replied:

"Sir, as far as we know, Merkulova secretly kept a little boy named Glushakov, and this boy is a Pole..."

Viscount Prozolov glanced at this man, and asked slightly dissatisfied: "So what if it's a Pole? There are too many Poles in Kiev. Even if Merkulova has a good relationship with this Pole, at most it will be for Peter. What's the use of Barek wearing a Polish green hat? I gave you so much money to find out information, and you just fooled me like this?"

Seeing Viscount Prozolov showing signs of getting angry, the man quickly added: "Master, listen to me! This little Polish boy is said to have participated in the riots in Hungary a few years ago and was an active member of them! After the riots failed, He fled to France and only sneaked back to Kiev last year!"

Viscount Prozolov touched his chin. The Polish independence activists did participate in the Hungarian revolution. After the revolution was suppressed, Nicholas I wanted hundreds of core core members of the Polish independence movement, but most of them changed their names. Changed his surname and fled to France or England.

It's just that he hasn't heard of Glushakov among them. Maybe this is a pawn?

It's just that his guess was quickly denied.

The leader told him: "Glushakov should be a fake name, and his acquaintances seem to call him Lucas."

It is not surprising that Glushakov used the pseudonym Viscount Prozolov, but it is not enough to know Lucas, he must know the real identity of the other party, such a little thing is not enough to make Peter Barek drink Pot of.

He ordered: "Go and check the real identity of this Glushakov, and find out that I have a lot of rewards here, and money is not a problem! Also, tell me about this Merkulova carefully!"

Speaking of women, the three rogue-headed guys immediately became excited, and you introduced each other one by one:

"Merkulova is one of the most famous courtesans in Kiev. No matter her figure or appearance, she is first-class. She directly made the governor bow down under her pomegranate skirt... The only strange thing is that her background is quite mysterious. , Some said she was a countess, and some said she hadn't left the cabinet yet, anyway, she only became active in Kiev two years ago, and no one had seen her before that..."

Viscount Prozolov's eyes suddenly brightened. He keenly discovered some problems. She had a mysterious background and was suddenly active in Kiev's high society two years ago. No matter how you look at it, this woman has problems.

But these are still too few, at least not enough to attack Peter Barek, he asked calmly: "Is there only this news? Is there any more?"

The three rogue-headed guys looked at each other again, although they were inquisitors from the forces under Kiev, claiming that there was no information they didn't know. But Melkulova's arrival was too sudden and mysterious, and the people she usually contacts are the top nobles in Kiev. They can't get close to that circle at all. What can I do?

After a long time, they hesitated and replied: "Reporting to my lord, it's not that we don't know much about her, but that she is too mysterious, and the Governor likes her very much. Who would dare to make things difficult for the Governor, but there seemed to be some rumors circulating last year, saying that She had an unclear relationship with several men, but these gossips quickly dissipated, and it was probably a rumor created by her rival in love..."

Viscount Prozolov closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked loudly, "What are those rumors about, and who are the men involved?"

These two questions stunned the three of them again, because who would care about such a gust of rumors, only the devil would remember the men involved.

"Then you guys check it out for me. I want to know who is involved, and find out where the earliest source of the news is. Whoever finds it out first will be rewarded with 10,000 rubles!"

The eyes of these three people suddenly turned green. Don’t look at them as the heads of the world in Kiev, but after so many years of hard work, they still haven’t earned 10,000 rubles, and now they can earn this amount just by asking for some information, which is simply heaven. Drop the pie!

Seeing the three of them scrambling to leave, Viscount Prozolov put on a smile. He didn't know whether he was laughing at the greedy eyes of these lower class people, or he was happy to find Peter Barek's trick.

Maybe it was a combination of both, and of course he didn't put all his hopes on these bastards, but found Petrovna to inquire about Merkulova's information.

"That woman? You want to deal with Peter Barek?"

I have to say that Petrovna reacted very quickly and immediately realized what Prozolov wanted to do, but she didn't seem optimistic about it.

"Peter Barek is a pig. He, the governor, can't control anything. What's the use of dealing with him?"

Prozolov smiled consciously and said: "Of course it works. This is called treating another person in his own way. Didn't Shuvalov use this trick to bring down Bestuzhev Ryumin? Then We also used this trick to get Peter Barek to step down!"