Struggle in Russia

Li Xiao didn't care about the life and death of the Tartars at all. For him, it was enough to worry about his own business. How could he care so much about the life and death of a bunch of traitors.

"Have you finished the work at Drobeta Severinburg?" Li Xiao asked Alexei.

Alexey sighed and said: "Forget it, the Austrians have caused us a little trouble. Although it didn't cause much impact, it's disgusting!"

Li Xiao snorted. How should I put it? He completely agreed with Alexei's opinion. Now Austria is like a little powerhouse. It doesn't have too much lethality.

But what about that old saying? Human beings are cheap, and this wave of operations by the Austrians in the Crimean War did not take too much advantage and completely offended Russia.

Especially according to the news of the Duke of Alexander, the French are actively trying their best to fight the idea of ​​Italy, preparing to instigate Italian independence.

The French and Habsburg families have been fighting for hundreds of years over the ownership of Italy. Although Austria once had the upper hand, with the rise of Italian national thinking and the gradual rise of Prussia, Austria was actually caught in the gap. , Wasn't it also in history that the two ends were beaten and made life almost unable to take care of themselves?

It's just that only Li Xiao, a traveler, knows these things. Who would have thought that the mighty Habsburg family would withdraw from the stage of history in a few decades, from the Holy Roman Empire all the way to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to being completely dismembered. It is simply the worst among the European powers in history.

"Don't worry, the Austrians won't be complacent for long," Li Xiao could see that Alexei was very indignant at having to cede land to Austria, even if it was only a piece of sesame and mung bean size, he couldn't bear it, he comforted: "Trust me , at most ten years, we can give the Austrians a good look!"

It's just that Alexei is not so confident about this. In his opinion, Russia has been severely damaged this time, and it is good to be able to recover within ten years. What's more, this time Russia has committed public anger, and offended the three powers of Britain, France and Austria in one breath. The international environment will be particularly bad in a short period of time. At this time, let alone seek revenge from Austria. of.

"I hope so!" Alexey sighed, not to mention how resentful his expression was.

This made Li Xiao amused. He wondered what his expression would look like ten years later when Alexei remembered what happened today, and even more than twenty years later, when Prussia replaced Austria as the master of the German nation and became emperor, what would that be? expression?

Presumably his expression at that time must have been very interesting, Li Xiao patted Alexei on the shoulder and smiled: "Relax a little my friend, there is an old saying in the east, thirty years from Hexi, thirty years from Hedong, and another thirty years to recall. We must not regret what happened today!"

Alexei nodded silently, and it could be seen that he still did not let go, but this is not a big problem. After all, as a political elite in Russia, you always have to get used to this country's disappointment in this or that aspect, and even have to get used to it. This country is different.

It would be really hard to live past the age of fifty if something like this happened and just walked over. So, if you want to be in Russia, you have to learn to console yourself or look away.

"By the way, has Duke Alexander mentioned any future arrangements?" Alexei asked suddenly.

Now it's Li Xiao's turn to suffer, because Duke Alexander can tell Alexei about future arrangements, and he can also tell Leonid about future arrangements, but it is impossible to tell him about future arrangements.

Who makes someone's identity too embarrassing?

Even Nicholas I, who hated someone the most, has passed away, but Alexander II, as the good son of Nicholas I, probably did not dislike this cousin very much, even if this cousin performed well during the war, But it would be nice to keep him out of sight in St. Petersburg.

So the most likely situation is that Li Xiao was awarded a high-level medal or a first-level military rank even if he was dismissed. It is estimated that he will have to stay on the fringes of Wallachia, and his coffin may return to St. Petersburg for burial in the next few decades.

Li Xiao smiled bitterly: "How could the duke tell me this, it's not like you don't know that my situation is special..."

Alexey was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "But the duke wrote me a letter to mention your matter, and he asked us if we were interested in going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

Li Xiao was taken aback. This situation is a bit of a no-brainer. Everyone knows that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the most respected places. For the past 20 to 30 years, it has been the ban of Prime Minister Nessel-Rodie~www.readwn.com~ without his nod Wanting to go too far is tantamount to fooling around in a dream.

And now Duke Alexander is asking him and Alexei if they want to go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, what does that mean?

It means that the future foreign minister is likely to be replaced, and Nescher Rodie is very likely to completely lose the foreign ministry and become an empty prime minister. It is not even ruled out that he cannot even keep the position of prime minister!

This is no less than an earthquake of magnitude 8 to the Russian officialdom. Who will be the future prime minister? Who will dominate the political trend of Russia in the future, the argument here is deep.

As a senior traveler, Li Xiao of course knew that it was Duke Alexander who succeeded Nescher Rodie as prime minister and led the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It's just that with his travels, there are many things that have a butterfly effect, and he is not sure that it must be Duke Alexander coming to power.

But with what Alexei said, it seems that the inertia of history is still quite large. Duke Alexander will eventually step on the head of his old enemy Nescher Roddy to reach the top, and the post-Nicholas I era has kicked off.

It's just that Li Xiao is not very interested in Duke Alexander's invitation. He is not interested in diplomatic work in the first place, and Russia's diplomatic work will basically be in a state of being in a state of air pockets in the next few years. He is not interested in seeking air.

What's more, he estimated that the Duke of Alexander valued Alexei more. After all, the latter has a key influence in the reformists, and most of the future Russia will be reformed. At this time, the Duke of Alexander may be able to win over Alexei. reformist approach.

As for his down-and-out grand duke, he should have been exposed to Alexei's light. For Duke Alexander, he was a piggybacked by a hare and a rabbit.

If Li Xiao really agreed, it is estimated that he would be an idler when he went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.