Struggle in Russia

Facing Grand Duke Constantine's questioning, Kornilov immediately retorted loudly: "Your Highness, I must say that this is an unwarranted questioning, suspicion and criticism of me and the entire fleet!"

"First of all, Prince Menshikov's request is very urgent. He asked us to come up with a corresponding plan as soon as possible, and the sooner the better. If you wait for your slow return to Sevastopol to provide the draft, everything will be delayed. Then all the responsibilities are borne by us, and he and His Majesty will be furious at that time, may I ask you, can you bear this responsibility?"

Kornilov's rebuttal was very sharp, and it could even be said that he directly slapped Grand Duke Constantine in the face, saying that he was occupying the position of commander but not doing business, and went to Kiev to mess around. shit!

Don't worry, this is still the first level, because without waiting for Grand Duke Constantine to speak, Kornilov continued to criticize: "In addition, we did not issue orders in the name of the fleet, we sent them to the Minister of the Navy and His Majesty and yours The draft was issued in the name of the Black Sea Fleet Staff Department. Not the Black Sea Fleet Command, I think you will be able to figure out the difference!"

The face was slapped!

Submitting the draft in the name of the Black Sea Fleet or the Black Sea Fleet Command must be approved by Grand Duke Constantine. After all, he is the commander of the fleet. Even if he is just an agent, it cannot be ignored.

But submitting the plan in the name of the Black Sea Fleet Staff Headquarters is another matter. This is a decision made by the Black Sea Fleet's staff and has nothing to do with Grand Duke Constantine. Although it is a bit presumptuous, but the matter is urgent, and Nicholas I has already spoken, because Grand Duke Constantine also serves as the governor of Moldavia.

In other words, the governor of Moldavia is the official position of Grand Duke Constantine, and the commander of the Black Sea Fleet is just a post, so the affairs of the Black Sea Fleet are handled by Kornilov and Nasimov, and only important affairs require Grand Duke Constantine approval.

Although this kind of draft can also be regarded as a major matter, Nicholas I also said that major and urgent matters can also be handled as appropriate.

At least this time, Kornilov and Nasimov's discretion is unmistakable. Even if the lawsuit came to Nicholas I, he could only say that Grand Duke Constantine was unreasonable-who made you stay in Kiev. And Kornilov and Nasimov didn't use your name, they are very responsible, okay!

What's more, with Nicholas I's personality, he is probably very satisfied with this radical draft. If Grand Duke Constantine said that this plan is not good and too radical, he would not be able to use it to beat Kornilov and Nasimov. .

In fact, Grand Duke Constantine was aware of this problem immediately, and naturally he didn't dare to make use of it.

And he immediately realized how insidious the traps Kornilov and Nasimov had set up for him were.

If he publicly expressed his dislike for this radical plan, then he had to explain it clearly to Nicholas I. In the end, his father will definitely not be happy!

And if he said that Kornilov and Nasimov's radical drafts were done well, although he avoided being beaten by Laozi, then he would have to wrestle with Menshikov, and the old eunuch would definitely not accept it this draft.

Anyway, no matter how he chooses, there will always be an opponent who will let him know what pain is. And it's not just these, he's already hurting his ass in the face of the aggressive Kornilov.

"Uh, that's it."

Grand Duke Constantine laughed and said reluctantly: "I misunderstood, if this is the case, then you did a very proper job and completed the work very dutifully, impeccable!"

Kornilov was so excited to see Grand Duke Constantine's expression! Letting this deflated can be regarded as a bad breath!

But this is not enough, Kornilov pressed the iron hotly: "Your Highness, you have praised us, we just did what we should do... But since you asked about this matter, and since you are Acting Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, do you agree with this draft?"

For Grand Duke Constantine, he really doesn't want to express his position on the draft right now, because it is inappropriate whether he agrees with it or against it. As long as he expresses his attitude at this meeting, he will inevitably face Nicholas I or Menshko. Husband is upset.

And he is not interested in wrestling with these two for the time being, so he just said haha: "Don't worry, I just heard the news just now, so I asked to see if the fleet can give me any advice. As for this I still need to carefully study the content of the draft, so it is not suitable for me to express any opinions at the moment, let’s talk about it next time, ha!”

Grand Duke Constantine left in a desperate manner, how arrogant he was when he came, and how embarrassed he was when he left. Nasimov looked at his back and murmured: "Grand Duke Andrei has seen through him. As expected, this guy chose to avoid him!"

Kornilov also sighed and said, "It's no wonder he doesn't avoid it in principle. Originally, he wanted us to take the blame, but now that the blame has been forced into his arms, it's no wonder he dares to accept it!"

Nasimov asked: "What do you think he will do? As the commander of the fleet, he can't really keep his position?"

Kornilov sighed again: "Let him go, anyway, whether he expresses his opinion or not, it will not affect our work... Rather than caring about what he thinks, it is better to do our own work well!"

Kornilov is so honest, if Grand Duke Constantine was half as honest as him, he wouldn't have cooperated with Li Xiao to achieve this kind of virtue.

He returned to the headquarters after he came here in high spirits, but he returned to the headquarters. Looking at the Black Sea outside the window, he felt really melancholy. He clearly planned everything on the way here, how to beat Kornilov and Nasimov, how to regain the right to speak little by little, how to use the Black Sea Fleet to show his super power.

But who would have thought that the script would not follow his plan at all, let alone beat Kornilov and Nasimov, if he hadn't jumped out of the way at today's meeting, he would probably be ashamed by those two people Unable to step down.

This is all right, with his ambitions and long-term plans, all of them are stillborn. This is really a way of thinking that can't keep up with the changes. I knew that running this trip would be nothing but boring and picking up a hot potato. , even if he was killed, he wouldn't be so actively running over to seek guilt!

Tell me what this is called!

The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved the Grand Duke Constantine, facing the sea outside the window, couldn't help but shed tears of evil tiger...