Struggle in Russia

The reason why Grand Duke Constantine has been able to toss so much all these years is actually very telling. Although there is a saying that barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes, it seems that all problems can be solved as long as they are horizontal.

Grand Duke Constantine?

A little bit, if you don't do it, you won't say in front of Nicholas I and Crown Prince Alexander that you are the son of the emperor and Crown Prince Alexander is only the son of the Grand Duke.

But to be honest, being poor in the political arena can't solve all problems. He can rely on Nicholas I's favor to run amok for a while, but he can't use violence to solve problems all the time!

In the past few years, although Nicholas I has gradually aged and Crown Prince Alexander has matured, the issue of the ownership of the throne is actually not a big problem. But Grand Duke Constantine can still continue to toss in this environment. Doesn't this explain the problem?

Obviously, he is not only horizontal, but also has related means and vision. Otherwise, look at Grand Duke Mikhail and Grand Duke Nicholas. Why do these two always feel that they are far behind him? Is it just because they were born later?

Obviously, this is not the case. Grand Duke Constantine has been able to dominate the Russian political arena for so long, and he still has his own level.

For example, now he is aware of the key issue. If he continues to fight with Count Shuvalov, there can only be one result-both sides will suffer!

For him, with Bestuzhev Ryumin doomed to fall, his presence in Ukraine and Kiev has all but disappeared, if not for preventing Count Shuvalov from continuing to play tricks on him on this issue Splashing dirty water, in fact, his best choice is to cut off the wrists of a strong man, directly abandoning Bestuzhev. Liumin's pawn, and it is more cost-effective to concentrate on elite Moldavia and the Black Sea Fleet.

Even if he has a lot of clues about Shuvalov's death, he really doesn't have to use it, because the influence is too bad, he still understands his father's temper to some extent, the one who hates the most The courtiers of the overall situation. Even if the intention is good, as long as he disregards the overall situation, he will hate you.

From this point of view, even if he took down Count Shuvalov in revenge, it would not be of any benefit. With the ability of Count Rostovtsev and his intelligence, he would know that he was the one who stabbed the hornet's nest in minutes. Can there be his good fruit to eat at that time?

So from his point of view, the most cost-effective way is to use these chips to negotiate terms with Count Shuvalov. He will not report and expose Count Shuvalov's bad things, and Count Shuvalov will also give up continuing to work in Bess. The case of Tuzhev Liuming was very famous, so it would be nice for everyone to take a step back and have a brighter future.

Even Grand Duke Constantine calculated the chips on hand,

I feel that if I negotiate with Count Shuvalov, I can blackmail some compensation. After all, he felt that Earl Shuvalov had too few bargaining chips, and there was almost nothing that could threaten him except the case. Maybe he could ask the other party to compensate him on the issue of the Black Sea Fleet and help him fight Cole. Nilov and Nasimov.

It's just that after Grand Duke Constantine and Count Shuvalov met once, this idea disappeared immediately, because he discovered how insidious Count Shuvalov was, because the opponent did not have no cards to deal with. Hit, there is a card that can make him very uncomfortable!

"Damn Bestuzhev Ryumin, this despicable and shameless bastard, the biggest mistake in my life was mistrusting this despicable villain!"

Viscount Prozolov was baffled when Grand Duke Constantine called him over suddenly, and then cursed at him as soon as he entered the door. He didn't know that Grand Duke Konstantin had secretly met with Count Shuvalov, so he didn't understand why the Grand Duke suddenly started cursing Bestuzhev Ryumen again.

Because that one has been moldy in prison for a long time, could it be said that he was turned out again as a prop to attack Duke Constantine?

Viscount Prozolov, who didn't understand what happened, didn't intervene immediately, but waited patiently for Grand Duke Constantine to calm down, because he believed that the Grand Duke called him here in a hurry to listen to these unnutritious nonsense. .

After a while, Grand Duke Konstantin finally calmed down, he meditated silently for a while with a dark face, and suddenly said to Viscount Prozolov: "Just an hour ago, I had a meeting with Count Shuvalov! "

Viscount Prozolov was naturally taken aback. Not only did he not understand why Grand Duke Constantine met Count Shuvalov suddenly, but more importantly, wouldn’t it be necessary to consult him, the chief adviser, for such a major action?

Obviously, Grand Duke Constantine did not do this, he went directly, without any intention of consulting at all, and only informed him after the incident happened. To be honest, this is a bit insulting, anyway, Viscount Prozolov is very uncomfortable.

Grand Duke Constantine naturally knew that his actions were indeed too much, but he really couldn't explain it to Viscount Prozolov in advance, because he couldn't tell this temporarily useful staff member that he had always been a little bit unable to explain to the outside world. Little tricks?

Anyway, Grand Duke Constantine believed that the relationship between Viscount Prozolov and him was not close enough to be qualified to know those secrets. But he really needed to appease Viscount Prozolov a little bit, so he pretended to complain:

"Originally, I wanted to consult your opinion first, but Count Shuvalov didn't give me this time at all. I either agreed to meet immediately, or he declared war on me directly. In desperation, I can go and see first. What the hell is he doing!"

Does Viscount Prozolov believe this explanation?

Naturally, he didn't believe it. He knew that this was just an excuse for Grand Duke Constantine to appease him. People like Count Shuvalov would not be so reckless, so it was obvious that Grand Duke Constantine did not take him with him for some reason. Go meet the count.

Although Viscount Prozolov was a little disappointed, he was not discouraged, because he already knew what a great nobleman looked like. Even though Grand Duke Constantine seemed to trust him a lot during this period, he knew that this kind of trust was nothing more than Helpless move.

Now he is actually more interested in what Grand Duke Constantine and Count Shuvalov talked about after they met, why did Grand Duke Constantine lose his composure, and those things are more valuable.

So he pretended not to know anything and accepted Grand Duke Constantine's explanation, and then asked, "Then why did Count Shuvalov seek you?"