Struggle in Russia

Petrovna didn't have any resistance to Viscount Prozolov's tricks and tricks. To her, this was nothing more than normal. In the officialdom, there was always intrigue, so how could you climb up without digging holes and ambush?

Her doubts lie in the meaning of dealing with Peter Barek. Probably because she has been with Count Shuvalov for too long, she doesn't have any good impression of Peter Barek. In her eyes, the so-called governor is a pig, and it may even be possible to put a pig in his place. He is better than him. At least the pig knows how to eat, drink, sleep and sleep, and it won't hurt things, but Peter Barek can really hurt things.

Naturally, in Petrovna's view, at this very delicate moment, every ounce of strength must be used properly, at least not wasted. And dealing with Peter Barek, who is not even a pig, is simply a waste of time and energy, and it has no benefit at all.

"You seem to despise Peter Barek?" Viscount Prozolov asked with a smile.

Petrovna looked at him, and replied after a little thought: "Yes, maybe in your opinion, he is the governor of Ukraine, and he is the well-deserved number one person in Ukraine, but only those who are familiar with Ukraine and him know that he is indivual……"

When talking about this, Petrovna paused, because she couldn't think of an appropriate word to describe Peter Barek, and continued after a while: "He is a fool. Enough to be afraid of!"

Viscount Prozolov smiled again and said, "Although I don't know Ukraine as well as Peter Barek as you do, I believe you won't lie to me, that guy is really stupid and incompetent, and really useless. "

Petrovna was stunned for a while, because she could tell that Viscount Prozolov was not talking ironically or arguing with him, so the question came up, since he knew this, why did he insist on dealing with Peter Barek? ?

"Because he is the governor of Ukraine, and because his position is so crucial! After Shuvalov is temporarily placed under house arrest, the only enemy who can cause us trouble is him, so he must be eliminated!"

After a short pause, Viscount Prozolov smiled and said: "And to tell you something you don't like to hear, maybe Peter Barek is a pig, and also very incompetent and useless, but there is no such incompetent pig Count Shuvalov You are nothing like fart, even if you have the ability to reach the sky, you can't show it!"

Petrovna was stunned, because she had never thought of it in this direction. When she served Shuvalov in the past, she always heard Shuvalov say how unbearable and incompetent Peter Barek was, and then seeing that one was really unbearable, so she naturally thought that he was insignificant No more.

But what Viscount Prozolov just said is very practical and very reasonable,

If there is no governor Peter Barek, then Ukraine would not be dominated by conservatives. With the official position of Shuvalov as deputy director, who can scare?

To put it bluntly, Bestuzhev Ryumin could stretch out a finger and crush him to death. If the governor Peter Barek didn't stand in front of him, Shuvalov and his like wouldn't be able to stand up to their righteousness. There are many things that can't be done at all.

After thinking about it for a while, Petrovna knew that if there was no governor Peter Barek, the bureaucracies in Ukraine and Kiev would definitely not sell Shuvalov's account, even if he was in the name of Count Uvarov Put pressure on your head, but how many times can it be used, people will sell your face once or twice at most, and how much more? Don't even think about it!

Without the Governor Peter Barek watching, Ukrainian officials are sure that they will not cooperate honestly with Shuvalov.

Let's put it this way, in recent years Shuvalov has not only enjoyed the hidden benefits brought by Peter Barek, but also ridiculed Peter Barek's mediocrity. pot.

It would be unacceptable to anyone, that is, if Peter Barek was honest, otherwise he would have taught Shuvalov a lesson.

After figuring this out, Petrovna immediately realized Viscount Prozolov's brilliance. To put it bluntly, Peter Barek is the strategic support point of the conservatives in Ukraine. He really can't fall all the time, once he collapses, it will really be the tree falling and the monkey scattered.

Without Peter Barek, a big tree that looks very decayed, how can a monkey like Shuvalov enjoy the shade!

Petrovna's eyes immediately brightened, and she said happily, "I understand, it seems that it is really meaningful to bring down Peter Barek. Do you need my help?"

Petrovna knew that Viscount Prozolov definitely needed her help, otherwise the other party would not have called her over and made her listen to so many words. Obviously, the other party wanted to explain to her the importance and importance of this matter Meaning, and then let her fully cooperate.

Viscount Prozolov was also polite, and said directly: "You should be very familiar with Kiev's high society, and you should have dealt with Merkulova to some extent. Do you know her background?"

Petrovna laughed, because Viscount Prozolov said it too tactfully. She had dealt with Merkulova before. To be precise, the two sides almost had their brains out. The battle was not usually fierce.

Don't look at what Petrovna said about Peter Barek just now, but when the governor first arrived in Ukraine, she actually wanted to recommend herself as a pillow mat to warm his bed. For courtesans like them, stupid pigs have the advantages of stupid pigs. They are easy to deal with and not so smart, so they are much easier to deal with.

It's just that Petrovna lost to Merkulova back then, and it was a disastrous defeat in all aspects. It took almost only one round for the opponent to let her lose her armor and disarm her.

If you want to say that Petrovna was not angry back then, it must be false. Anyway, she had checked Melkulova in detail, trying to figure out how this woman beat her. After all, she was better than the opponent no matter in terms of body, appearance or family background, but why did Melkulova win?

Petrovna was very unconvinced back then, so she checked very carefully, but what made her feel inexplicable was that she spent a lot of money and bought a lot of favors but found nothing useful.

She only found out that Melkulova was from Minsk, at least she was from a noble family in Minsk, and she came to Kiev to visit relatives, and the rest of her parents and her hometown were not allowed. And know...