Struggle in Russia

Fortunately, Duke Alexander is also a person who can afford to let go. He knows that this time he should not send Li Xiao at all, and if he is going to be sent, he must firmly trust him. What he was most afraid of was hesitating and making decisions. He immediately suppressed the bit of resentment towards Li Xiao and Leonid, and confessed with a serious face:

"In order to ensure that your identity is not leaked, I will try to give you a fake identity, but you also know that I am being closely watched by Nesselrode's people, and there is no way to guarantee that this identity will not be leaked. Anyway, you'd better think of a way yourself and try to get a few more protections."

"After arriving in Berlin, you immediately go to visit Archduke Karl Friedrich. His Excellency is my old friend. He will help you contact Prince William."

Archduke Karl Friedrich is the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach. Of course, this is the case for the Grand Duchy in the German Confederation. This grand duke is not a wise man either. The only thing worth mentioning is that he took the daughter of Tsar Paul I, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, as his wife. Then gave birth to a daughter and married Prince William of Prussia, who later became William I.

In other words, this old man is the father-in-law of King William I, and thanks to his wife's Russian blood, he has a close relationship with Duke Alexander, so this time when Li Xiao is going to Prussia to do business, Duke Alexander remembered this old friend and made this old man Through the relationship of the son-in-law, the friend got online with the upper class of Prussia so that they could discuss things in secret.

This made Li Xiao sigh a little, it really doesn't matter if you want to do something these days. If he is a commoner's son, will he have a relationship with William I in the ghost place? You don't even need to think about it, so it's really hard for people who are engaged in diplomacy in this year without some high-level aristocratic blood.

In fact, if he is willing to go to Maria Pavlovna, it is also possible, after all, this is also his cheap aunt. Although he has never met this aunt, but for his own sake, I believe this aunt will not help at all.

And that's why Duke Alexander asked Li Xiao to go to Grand Duke Karl Friedrich first, because he heard that someone's cheap father had a good relationship with someone's cheap aunt in the early years. Discovering someone's identity should also help cover up one or two, after all, not everyone in the Romanov family is as generous as the family of Nicholas I.

Of course, Duke Alexander has no way of knowing how meaningful this move is, because he has no way of imagining that Frederick William IV will have a stroke and then become insane after a few years, let alone that Prince William will become Regent William and the future William I.

Duke Alexander just thought it would be safer to take the route of Karl Friedrich. Who would have thought that someone could be wronged?

However, Duke Alexander didn't know the changes after a few years, but Li Xiao, a time traveler, knew it! He knew the significance of contacting William I in advance,

If we can establish a good relationship with this person, we will be very happy to arrange Austria together in the future. Moreover, this person's lifespan is long enough, and he will be in charge of Prussia for 30 years in the future. If he can exert influence on it, he will definitely play a role in key issues such as the Balkan issue and the containment of the United Kingdom in the future.

However, it is not that simple to realize these beautiful ideas, because that William I or the current Prince William is not a character that is easy to deal with. In a sense, His Royal Highness is a character similar to Nicholas I. He has a military style, is tough and ruthless, has no mercy for the lower class who dare to provoke, and is especially good at maintaining the authority of the nobles and the royal family.

Of course, he is also a bit reckless and impulsive, and he is not so mature in grasping political details. Anyway, don't look at him in his fifties, but sometimes he still looks like a thorny young man.

All in all, this guy is actually an old-fashioned guy. Of course, he had already learned his lesson in 1848. Although this man's performance was ruthless enough in suppressing the Berlin Uprising, he failed to solve the problem fundamentally. He fled to London in a hurry.

If it hadn't been for the Camphausen cabinet that gave William a step down, saying that this guy was on a visit to London so that he could return to China, otherwise the famous Prince Shotgun would still be in London with his brother Metternich. When an apartment!

However, the choice of Prime Minister Camphausen can also be understood. After all, Frederick William IV had no children, and his physical condition was also in a mess. He actually handed over most of the state affairs to William I before. If Prince Shotgun is not allowed to return to the country, the issue of succession to the throne will be very troublesome after Frederick William IV loses his temper in the future.

Therefore, it is a good choice for the future King Majesty to allow him to return to his country and re-participate in politics, especially for him to endorse the new constitution.

It's just that William I has no interest in the new constitution. He hopes to completely overthrow the achievements of the 1848 revolution and return to his one-sided state. It's just that his acting skills were so-so at the time, and he was able to fool the bourgeois liberals.

Anyway, this character is not easy to deal with. The stones in a typical latrine are smelly and hard. In the eyes of William I, a fledgling boy like Li Xiao may be a fledgling kid. He probably won't listen to the kid's opinion. of.

It's just that Li Xiao still has to go this trip, because this is a key step for him to prove his worth and ability to Duke Alexander. If he can open up the situation again in Prussia, it will prove that his success in Wallachia is by no means a fluke, and he is a political genius worthy of Duke Alexander's vigorous support and tilted resources.

Li Xiao moved very quickly and rushed to Weimar. He first met his cheap uncle Karl Friedrich. This meeting cannot be said to be very pleasant, because as a friend of the Grand Duke and Duke Alexander, he is Know Li Xiao's identity. Although he didn't need to look at Nicholas I's face, he still felt uncomfortable with a Russian Grand Duke of Polish descent.

Anyway, the whole exchange was full of the indifference of the great nobles, and there was not much warmth. Even the Grand Duke was not enthusiastic. After only ten minutes, he dismissed Li Xiao, but he still promised to introduce Li Xiao to his son-in-law William I.

Even Vishniak couldn't help complaining: "Is it your uncle who is cold by nature, or is your position in the family just so unpopular?"