Struggle in Russia

Li Xiao made up his mind to talk to Count Rostovtsev about Sergey's problem in the near future. He couldn't let such a dangerous factor go unnoticed. It's just that there is no need to worry too much for the time being, after all, this is just a symptom.

The most critical issue in Kiev now is not the risk brought by Sergey, but how the case of Grand Duke Constantine and Count Shuvalov will end.

Li Xiao had no objection to Earl Rostovtsev's squeezing their last remaining value, but he thought it was best to achieve the goal as soon as possible, and could not continue to procrastinate. Because the situation in Bulgaria and Turkey is already quite bad, and there is no telling when the two sides will tear their faces apart and fight. If the case is not over at that time, it is naturally impossible for Ukraine, the rear, to be stable.

This is not good news for Wallachia. Anyway, Li Xiao hopes that Count Rostovtsev will finish his work as soon as possible so that they can have more time to stabilize the situation in Ukraine.

The reason why there is more time instead of sufficient time is because Li Xiao knows that it is impossible to have sufficient time. Even Wallachia, which started preparations early, is not fully prepared. Unfortunately, the situation is like this , Who made Nicholas I's ambitions expand so quickly!

"It's better to end the case as soon as possible. Our main energy can't be dragged on it all the time, and it's not appropriate to hang Kostya all the time. Although he is really annoying, he is the governor of Moldavia after all. If he can't Stabilizing Moldavia will definitely affect us!"

Anton also agreed with this. He had talked about this topic with Count Rostovtsev before, but the count didn't care about it, which made Anton vaguely feel that whether it was Wallachia or Moldavia doesn't even matter much. It's better to have it, but it's okay not to have it.

For Count Rostovtsev, Moldavia and Wallachia are dispensable, even if this war destroys them.

This made Anton somewhat uncomfortable. First of all, as a patriot, he naturally hoped that his motherland would be as strong as possible. He took Moldavia and Wallachia with great difficulty before, especially Wallachia. It's not easy for Asia to be managed into what it is now, how difficult it is!

It would be a pity if it was just smashed or thrown away!

Secondly, Anton is very clear about what Wallachia means to Alexei and Li Xiao. This is their basic situation. Now Count Rostovtsev is a bit indifferent to the core interests of these two people. This is somewhat excessive.

It's a pity that the Antonian's soft words have too little influence on Count Rostovtsev. His opinion is irrelevant to Count Rostovtsev. It is almost impossible to persuade Count Rostovtsev to change his mind.

After hesitating for a while, Anton said to Li Xiao: "I have also talked about this topic with the Earl, and the Earl obviously didn't take it to heart..."

Li Xiao immediately understood what Anton meant. He came to Kiev this time to have a good chat with Count Rostovtsev about the future. The future is not limited to constitutional issues, but also involves the interests of Wallachia, him, Alexei and others.

He always insisted that his own interests must be safeguarded and could not be sacrificed casually. If Count Rostovtsev insisted on making sacrifices, they must be compensated, otherwise this cooperation would not be necessary.

It's just that Li Xiao also knew that it would be sad for Anton to be caught in the middle, so he didn't intend to make it difficult for Anton, but just replied lightly: "It's okay, I will have a good chat with the earl, as long as you do your own thing Now, you don't need to intervene in this matter."

Anton also knew that although Li Xiao said it so easily, his heart might not be so heavy. After all, he was Count Rostovtsev, and he was not someone who could be easily persuaded. If the persuasion is unsuccessful, what should we do in the end?

This question made Anton very entangled. He actually wanted to discuss this issue in depth, but Li Xiao was obviously unwilling to talk to him. After he guided the other party to change the topic twice without leaving a trace, Anton knew Li Xiao will never speak again, so he can only put it on hold temporarily to see if he can continue the conversation in the future.

"What is the count going to do with Petrovna?"

Anton was taken aback, but Li Xiao suddenly turned to that woman again. To be honest, he felt that Count Rostovtsev didn't care about Petrovna's life at all. It seemed that the best result for this woman would be to go to jail or Exile, that's what a woman like her is all about in this life.

Li Xiao nodded slowly, and asked again: "You found out that she took refuge with Grand Duke Constantine, and then had a heated fight with Viscount Prozolov?"

Anton was stunned again, nodded and replied: "Yes, she has already taken refuge with Grand Duke Constantine, and has close contacts with Viscount Prozolov!"

Li Xiao nodded slowly, and did not explain to Anton why he asked this question, but Anton was not stupid and immediately had some guesses.

Is it going to use Petrovna to make a fuss? But what else can this woman do? If there is no accident, she will be identified as an accomplice in this case and will definitely be severely punished. In this way, she has no use value at all, so what's the use?

Anton really wanted to ask Li Xiao what his plans were, but Li Xiao was just deep in thought and didn't know what he was thinking about.

After a long silence, Li Xiao finally raised his head and asked, "Do you think it is possible to develop her into a spy?"

Anton looked at Li Xiao in astonishment, because the idea was too crazy—developing into a spy? What kind of spies?

Li Xiao quickly gave an explanation: "Didn't she take refuge with Grand Duke Constantine and Viscount Prozolov? It happened to use her to monitor these two guys, especially that Viscount Prozolov was not a good person at first sight." Stupid, a stomach full of bad water may be troublesome in the future, if there is a spy who warns in advance, we will take precautions!"

Anton thought for a while and admitted that Li Xiao's idea made sense, but at the same time he thought it was too difficult to realize it. After all, what happened to Petrovna was too serious, and there was no possibility of exoneration from any point of view.

And once she is convicted, her value will no longer exist. Neither Grand Duke Constantine nor Viscount Prozolov can protect a worthless person, let alone continue to use her.

In this way, this idea has no possibility of realization, so what's the point?