Struggle in Russia

Vol 3 Chapter 390: Regret

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In Li Xiao’s opinion, some people in later generations praised how great Alexander II was. It was really a bit of nonsense. The truly great man was not his way. He was forced to be helpless at best, and he was reluctant at all.

If such behavior can be regarded as great, then the standard of greatness is really lower. To be honest, there is not much to be called a great ruler in Russian history. Peter the Great may barely be counted as one, and then he will get Lenin, and then Stalin will be counted as half, after all, the controversy is too great.

But no matter how much it counts, it cannot be counted as Alexander II, and even his great-grandmother Ekaterina the Great is not a great, because the Romanov family’s ruined pot can be traced to her to a large extent.

At best, the empress stabilized Russia’s political situation at a critical moment, and prevented Russia from falling into turmoil again and leading to a disaster. As for her groundbreaking achievements, I can’t tell you the truth.

What’s more, even if this group of people is really great, Li Xiao won’t pin his hopes on them, or self-reliance is more reliable than anything else.

Anyway, if you say a thousand words and ten thousand, Li Xiao can’t believe in Alexander II, Earl Rostovtsev, and even more, Duke Konstantin, the leader of the reformist in the open.

He believes that we must try to weaken the power of the tsar, and must not let all power be concentrated in the hands of the tsar. If possible, it is best to turn the tsar into a prince, like a rubber stamp like the Queen of England.

This is Li Xiao’s judgment based on the current situation. He thinks that the best result is this. The power of the tsar is greatly restricted, so that he and the conservatives will never have the possibility of ever again.

“Is the monarchy constitutional?”

This suggestion is acceptable to Anton, but he thinks it will be particularly difficult to realize. After all, the authority of the czar is widely recognized. Even to the serfs, the czar is not a king in the secular sense, but the spokesperson of God in Russia. , Opposing the Tsar is equivalent to opposing God.

And those extremely stubborn conservatives will resolutely oppose it in the name of the king, and it may be very difficult to defeat such a stubborn enemy.

Li Xiao replied calmly: “It’s difficult, but this is the only way that works at this stage. It’s better to put an unreliable person on insurance than any hope!”

Anton was speechless, and after a while he said: “Have you talked about this with Count Rostovtsev?”

Li Xiao said openly: “I have talked about it, otherwise I won’t tell you this!”

Anton frowned. He realized that the talks between Li Xiao and Count Rostovtsev might not turn out to be ideal. Isn’t the count disapproving of this plan?

However, Anton immediately denied this idea, because according to his observations of Count Rostovtsev, this Count was not an extremist who was stubborn and conservative in favor of the Tsar. With his intelligence and wisdom, it is impossible not to see the potential risks, so why does he disagree with Li Xiao’s plan?

Li Xiao slowly explained: “The count has no opinion on the constitution of the monarchy. The biggest difference between us is what kind of constitution is needed for the future Russia!”

Anton was stunned. He felt that there was something controversial about this issue. Could there be any arguments in it?

Li Xiao just looked at his expression and knew that he didn’t realize the problem, so he explained patiently: “What I want is a constitution that fully limits the power of the tsar and allows the parliament or cabinet to preside over the overall situation. But the count disagrees. He doesn’t want the emperor to become a decoration. He believes that Russia still needs a power, otherwise many policies will not be implemented.”

In this regard, the differences between Li Xiao and Count Rostovtsev are not so big. Because Li Xiao meant to completely restrict the monarchy and let the parliament or cabinet become the actual controller of the country. Count Rostovtsev believed that it was inappropriate to do so. He believed that a feudal backward and ignorant country like Russia must have a core. If the power is allocated to a group of people to control it, the result will be infighting and division.

In his words: “Russia must have a core, otherwise the country will inevitably split!”

However, Li Xiao believes that the core can be there, but it does not have to be the czar. If the czar becomes the core, then what is the meaning of this constitution? It still places all hopes on unreliable imperial power. The final result is nothing. Any changes.

The two argued about this, but no one could convince anyone. Li Xiao believed that Count Rostovtsev relied too much on the imperial power and was bound to be harmed by the imperial power in the end. He was completely risking. Count Rostovtsev said that Li Xiao was too young and had no political experience. Russia’s national conditions were much more complicated than imagined. It must not be able to make bulls. The country will inevitably be inflicted, and the fight for power and profit will be impossible at that time.

It should be said that the opinions of these two people are both reasonable and problematic. A vast country like Russia must have a strong central government, otherwise division will be unavoidable. But keeping too much czarist authority like Count Rostovtsev would inevitably lead to risks.

So the last two can only leave unhappily. After all, it is not fruitful to discuss or debate this issue. It is still a bit early to discuss the constitutional issue. After all, the political power is not in their hands, and it is meaningless to say this.

Anton nodded and said: “It is indeed a bit early~www.wuxiax.com~ Our most important task now is to defeat the conservative forces, and it is best to minimize the loss and chaos!”

Li Xiao looked at Anton and didn’t talk, because he knew that he had talked so much with Anton, but the other party didn’t actually listen to much. He still meant the same as Count Rostovtsev, which is very regrettable. .

However, Li Xiao did not blame or force it. After all, everyone has their own will and ideas, and has their own analysis of things. It is impossible for everyone to be like him.

Of course, it is false to say that there is no regret, because he had discussed this with Alexei and others in Bucharest before, and the opinions of these good friends are similar to those of Count Rostovtsev and Anton.

In other words, Li Xiao has become an out-and-out minority on this issue!

It can only be said that having an insight that transcends the times is sometimes very depressing. You know that it is a pit, but no matter what you say, no one believes it. On the contrary, you are considered to be unreasonably worried.

With a sigh in his heart, Li Xiao suppressed his depression and told himself that he had to be a little more patient. Perhaps as time goes by, more and more people will understand his pains and worries…

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