Struggle in Russia

Count Uvarov has not been in good health recently, so he is not very willing to live in the city of St. Petersburg. The fresh air in the countryside is more beneficial to him. Although he does not particularly like country life, he has to admit that the quiet The country is more relaxing for him.

It's just that his relaxation was soon interrupted. Old Adlerberg made a special trip from St. Petersburg to his manor, because the recent gossip in St. Petersburg really worried him. The Earl was at a disadvantage.

"You mean someone is talking about the Kiev case?"

Count Uvarov wasn't very nervous. If you've lived to his age and are used to ups and downs, there's not much that can make him nervous.

"Who are they gossiping about?" He asked nonchalantly.

Old Adlerberg was not as relaxed as Count Uvarov, for something in the rumors made him smell of conspiracy.

He said to Count Uvarov solemnly: "Count, the identities of those who chew their tongues are extraordinary. According to the information I have heard, these rumors first spread from the Winter Palace!"

Count Uvarov raised his eyebrows. The news from the Winter Palace is completely different from the general rumors. To put it bluntly, even a fart from the Winter Palace is louder than the outside. It stinks outside!

The Winter Palace is a barometer of Russian officialdom. If the Winter Palace sneezes, all officials big and small across the country will catch a cold. So Count Uvarov became a little more serious, and he asked, "Seeing that you are very nervous, I am afraid that the person who contributed to the flames is not ordinary?"

Old Adlerberg gave a wry smile: "Yes, Duke Ordorf, Duke Mikhail and even Paskovich all got involved..."

Count Uvarov was taken aback for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Are they all involved?"

"Yes."

This made Count Uvarov start to be vigilant. For him, if only Duke Ordorf and Duke Mikhail were involved, the problem would not be too big, but even the old Paskovich Everything gets involved, and the situation becomes a bit serious.

After all, he had old grievances with the first two, but he didn't have any grudges with Paskovich. That old Qiu Ba shouldn't be so actively involved.

"What's Paskovich's attitude?" Count Uvarov asked with a frown.

"What he said was not pleasant,

Severely condemned Count Shuvalov, saying that he is an ignorant playboy, and that he has a bad stomach! "

Count Uvarov clicked his tongue again, because although Paskovich attacked only Count Shuvalov, none of the people in St. Petersburg knew that Count Shuvalov was his man. To criticize Count Shuvalov so openly is not much different from criticizing him.

Count Uvarov glanced at the old Adlerberg, and suddenly asked: "You can't just come to tell me this, right? With your character, you should have done a private investigation. Did you find out about Paskovich? Qi why would you do this?"

Old Adlerberg smiled wryly again, and said sullenly: "That old thing doesn't eat oil and salt, and he doesn't see me at all under the pretext of peace of mind and recuperation, but I think he may have heard something from the palace. After all, he and his followers Your Majesty's relationship is unusual..."

Old Adlerberg almost said that Paskovich's attack on Shuvalov was ordered by Nicholas I. Otherwise, with the personality of that old Qiuba, there is no need to go into this muddy water. He is not so reckless. people.

Count Uvarov was naturally aware of this, so his brows were furrowed as he was already paying close attention. After a long while, he asked, "Where is the Crown Prince? Paskovich doesn't see you, so it's impossible not to see the Crown Prince, right? "

Hearing this, the old Adlerberg smiled bitterly, and he replied cautiously: "The crown prince told me not to listen to wind and rain, but to do my own thing well and not to meddle in Kiev's affairs!"

To be honest, this is the key reason why old Adlerberg came to Count Uvarov in a hurry. For these big guys, Paskovich's attitude is a true indicator, but just a Paskovich can't scare them.

But the attitude of Crown Prince Alexander is different. He can be said to be the future hope of the conservatives, and he has a very close relationship with Count Uvarov. It can be said that the two have formed some kind of alliance.

Now the ally Count Uvarov is attacked by gossip, and as an ally, Crown Prince Alexander must give support. But in the words of old Adlerberg just now, he didn't mean to support at all. It's almost like telling old Adlerberg not to be troublesome, it's better to pretend that you don't see anything than something more.

Such an attitude is naturally very chilling, and it will make people think about it. After all, if there is no danger, Crown Prince Alexander must not have such an attitude. And can there be many things and people in Russia that can make him feel dangerous?

There must be not many, anyway, with the wisdom of Earl Uvarov, he quickly realized that it was only Nicholas I who made Crown Prince Alexander change into this attitude. Maybe it was Nicholas I who warned him not to allow him to speak for him, or even the crown prince Alexander himself was beaten by Nicholas I, otherwise the crown prince could not be so "counseling".

Count Uvarov felt more and more that things were getting worse. He frowned and thought hard about the countermeasures and weighed the pros and cons. To be honest, it was not easy, because the turmoil came so suddenly!

Suddenly Count Uvarov's eyes lit up as if he realized something, and he immediately asked, "Why are these rumors about Kiev suddenly spreading in the market? It's impossible that there is no news, right?"

Old Adlerberg asked in amazement: "You don't know?"

Count Uvarov was stunned by him, and asked, "What should I know? What happened?"

Old Adlerberg was stunned for a moment before replying: "Count Rostovtsev wrote a detailed case report and concluded that Bestuzhev Ryumin was mainly responsible for himself and Peter Barek. It is determined that the Grand Duke Constantine is not suspected..."

He recounted Count Rostovtsev's report in detail, and then said: "This report has been adopted by His Majesty, and the case of Bestuzhev Ryumin has also been officially closed, except for the case of Bestuzhev Ryumin In addition to being dismissed and imprisoned for dereliction of duty and other responsibilities, Peter Barek was also dismissed and imprisoned...The rest of the Grand Duke Constantine was warned, and Count Shuvalov was dismissed and ordered..."