Struggle in Russia

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Maria Pavlovna's eyes were already red when she talked about it, and she fell into inexplicable sadness. One can imagine how unforgettable her memory of 1801 was.

But this is also normal, because according to the research of some Romanov family scholars in later generations, the entire royal family, especially Maria Pavlovna's generation, kept secret about the palace coup in 1801. Basically no one is willing to take the initiative to bring it up.

It is said that the untimely death of Alexander I had a lot to do with this. It seems that the tsar fell into great remorse after he ascended the throne, and he was heartbroken about the murder of his father. It is even said that the tsar did not die at all back then, but fell into great remorse, he chose to feign death and escape into Buddhism, and finally went to the Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma, the land of the family dragon, as an ascetic monk .

Of course, these are all legends, but as a member of the Romanov family, Li Xiao still knows a little bit about the inside story, knowing that the cheap husband and several other descendants of the family have changed their expressions about the 1801 coup. That has become one of the family taboos.

But now that Maria Pavlovna said it, and her feelings don't seem to be false, it is obvious that such a palace coup has made her afraid of politics. The Grand Duchess of the Empire will surely choose to shirk her political responsibilities forever.

Li Xiao replied slowly and softly: "It is indeed an eternal pain, but we cannot avoid it, aren't we?"

Maria Pavlovna stopped talking immediately, because Li Xiao was right. The Romanov family was indeed inevitable. From the moment Mikhail I was elected as the tsar, their family It's connected with politics and Russia's blood, and one is prosperous and the other is damaged.

She sighed faintly and said, "I didn't expect you to see it clearly!"

Li Xiao spread his hands and replied helplessly: "If I say that I also want to avoid this damn fate, would you believe me? Sometimes I envy Carl, who can have a mother like you to shelter him from the wind and rain, How wonderful it is to be able to enjoy music and art!"

He sighed and said, "But I didn't, did I? So I just have to face this damn politics!"

Maria Pavlovna smiled wryly, took a sip of the black tea on the coffee table, and said, "You are courageous, but those things that don't solve all the troubles are courageous." ,do you know?"

Li Xiao smiled: "Of course I know, but I don't have anything, so I can't be without courage. If I don't even have this last reliance, I can only be slaughtered by others! I love life, and I want to be happy. live!"

Marya Pavlovna changed face,

She finally realized that this nephew was unusual. Compared with Karl Alexander, he has gone through wind and rain, knows the preciousness of life and the hard-won happiness of life, and knows that if he wants to continue enjoying these happiness, he must work hard, but Karl Alexander has no such awareness.

She nodded slowly and said: "You can be so strong, I believe that the second brother will be very happy. My aunt has nothing to help you, and I am also a soft-spoken person in China, but as long as your task this time treats William and Augu Star does no harm, and I'm not afraid to promise you can help!"

Li Xiao shook his head in his heart, feeling more and more that there is no simple person in the Romanov family. Don't look at his aunt who said emotionally just now, as if she has no interest in politics at all, but these are actually warm offensives. , she still wants to know his cards.

Li Xiao thought about it for a while, and finally decided to get to know her a little bit. After all, if she is always so defensive, it will easily affect the emotions of King William I and Princess Augusta, and delay the subsequent communication and negotiations. Anyway, the main task of his trip was to reach a tacit agreement with William I, to open up convenient conditions for Prussia to hide Austria, and to reveal something in advance can win friendship.

"You are really too worried," Li Xiao replied with a smile, "I know you are very worried that Duke Alexander is trying to use Prince William to achieve some ulterior political goals, which may hurt His Royal Highness. Right? "

Maria Pavlovna looked at Li Xiao in surprise, because according to her original estimate, under her warm offensive just now, someone should be very soft-spoken and even moved by her. Anyway, this set should be more useful. After all, someone is too young and has never experienced family warmth. Her aunt's "tearful" performance should be able to move him.

But the fact is very different from Maria Pavlovna's estimate. Although someone's words are soft, but experienced, she can detect that this is not because of the warm offensive, but more like someone being raped by her Annoyed, in order to avoid trouble, she took the initiative to reveal something to calm her down a little.

From this point of view, someone is really hard-hearted, really like the famous ancestors of the family, such as Peter the Great, such as Catherine the Great. And if someone is so powerful at such a young age, how can he still be great when he grows up in the future?

Maria Pavlovna couldn't help but think of Crown Prince Alexander. Before, she felt that this nephew was very capable. He was mature in all aspects at a young age. As long as he didn't die young, he should be regarded as a prominent leader in the history of the family. up.

But after getting in touch with Li Xiao, she felt that the maturity of Crown Prince Alexander was not worth mentioning. Most of the maturity of that one was stimulated by Nicholas I, and Nicholas I was in front of him to shield him from the wind. With Yu and a large group of ministers at his side to help, he handles things naturally simpler and easier than Li Xiao.

In comparison, Maria Pavlovna easily came to a conclusion: Crown Prince Alexander might not be as good as Li Xiao. Li Xiao would definitely perform better if he moved to another place.

This immediately surprised Maria Pavlovna, because no matter which country, it is not a good thing for a courtier to be stronger than the monarch, or to say that the crown prince is not as good as his brother. That means a battle for the crown prince, which means disaster.

The only thing that reassured Maria Pavlovna back then was that Li Xiao was not the son of Nicholas I, and he ranked very low in the succession to the throne, unless all the sons of Nicholas I were dead. , he is likely to fight for the throne. In this way, no matter how powerful someone is, he has added a powerful grand duke to Russia, which might be a good thing!

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