"This guy Nicholas is so annoying, he doesn't even give him any face!"

Grand Duke Mikhail returned to his office angrily. This office is one of the top offices in the Governor-General's Palace of Ukraine. As for why it is not the best office, the reason is very simple. After all, he is not the Governor-General of Ukraine and is not qualified to enter that office.

The largest and most luxurious office.

Not only Grand Duke Mikhail can't get in, but Grand Duke Nicholas can't get in either. Even if they are princes, in Russia under the rule of Nicholas I, hierarchy and rules must not be broken. Even if they are

Not even the Grand Duke!

So although both of them wanted to go to Peter Barak's office to have fun, no one had the courage.

Fyodor Gannibal sighed. He could not understand Grand Duke Mikhail more and more, because the things the Grand Duke did during this period were really inexplicable, but what was even more inexplicable was this incident.

After all the messing around, the result wasn't too bad.

Fyodor could see that Grand Duke Mikhail had indeed attracted a group of people, and he had initially gained some influence in Ukraine. More importantly, Peter Barak had fallen, and indirectly the Grand Duke became Ukraine's agent.

Governor.

Although this acting governor is only temporary, and there is almost no possibility of becoming a full-time governor in the future, this is still a good attempt. If Grand Duke Mikhail's methods are tough enough, it is not impossible to establish a stronghold in Ukraine.

In fact, Grand Duke Mikhail did this. As soon as he became the Acting Governor, he began to win over and promote more of his own people. For a time, the progress was very smooth, until Grand Duke Nicholas successively denied it in the past few days.

received his personnel suggestions...

"His Royal Highness Grand Duke Nicholas rejected your proposal again?" Fyodor asked carefully.

As for why Fyodor was careful, the reason was also very simple. Grand Duke Mikhail didn't listen to all the suggestions he had made before, but the result of that fool's nonsense turned out to be pretty good, which felt like a slap in the face.

Anyway, Fyodor felt that his brain was not strong enough, why couldn't he see these opportunities? Anyway, he no longer dared to make casual suggestions, fearing that he would be slapped in the face immediately.

Grand Duke Mikhail snorted and said displeased: "I wanted to nominate Viscount Bonogin to temporarily take charge of the Kiev police department, but he refused without even thinking about it. What does this mean? Do you really think he is the eldest brother!"

"

Grand Duke Mikhail could vaguely feel that Grand Duke Nicholas always regarded himself as his elder brother these days and always used his brother's style to suppress him, as if he was the real acting governor and he was just an assistant.

Fyodor asked: "And what? You didn't protest or express dissatisfaction?"

Grand Duke Mikhail said angrily: "Of course I'm not happy. Naturally, I strongly asked him to reconsider my suggestion, but that guy actually pushed me back. He just didn't agree!"

This situation immediately attracted Fyodor's attention, because with Grand Duke Nicholas's usual weak personality, it was impossible for him to be so direct and tough. Now it seems that he has become a different person. Could it be said?

After Feodor thought for a moment, he asked: "You mean that Grand Duke Nicholas is tough and confident?"

Grand Duke Mikhail snorted again, opened his eyes and asked: "You also find it strange, don't you? That soft bone actually got hard. Who gave him the confidence!"

This question was a very good one, because Fyodor also wanted to know. So he quickly asked: "Has Grand Duke Nicholas behaved strangely recently or been particularly close to certain people?"

Grand Duke Mikhail naturally knew what Feodor wanted to ask. He sighed and shook his head: "I have been so busy recently that I have no time to care about him... But there must be something wrong with him! Do you think it is?

Did Count Shuvalov’s people contact him?”

Fyodor naturally couldn't answer this question, because he was also a bare-bones commander, and he could still make do by serving as a staff officer and advisor to Grand Duke Mikhail, but there was really nothing he could do if he was asked to do specific tasks.

But what should I say about the possibility raised by Grand Duke Mikhail? Fyodor believes that this possibility is possible, but it is not particularly high.

Yes, ever since Shuvalov was put under house arrest and Peter Barak was arrested and sent to St. Petersburg, Ukrainian conservatives have been in a state of panic. They are a leaderless mess and the timid ones have begun to run away.

.

Taking this opportunity, Grand Duke Mikhail also attracted a group of people, but not all conservatives were so cowardly, and not all conservatives bought into Grand Duke Mikhail's account. At least Feodor knew that Shu

Count Valov's people were very determined and tough. No matter how much Grand Duke Mikhail tried to coerce and induce them, most of them remained unmoved and still refused to listen to Grand Duke Mikhail's command.

Just imagine, these thorns don't even pay for Grand Duke Mikhail, how could they sell themselves to help Grand Duke Nicholas?

Anyway, Fyodor didn't quite believe that these people would seek refuge with Grand Duke Nicholas, nor did he believe that Grand Duke Nicholas had such skill and charisma.

Grand Duke Mikhail defended: "Naturally, Nikolay does not have such skill and charm, but Count Shuvalov and Count Uvarov do! If Nikolai colludes with Shuvalov,

Those people will definitely sell Nikola’s face!”

Fyodor was stunned because he really didn't think in this direction, because he really couldn't imagine Shuvalov colluding with Grand Duke Nicholas.

But Grand Duke Mikhail said categorically: "How is it impossible! The person who was responsible for contacting Shuvalov before was Nikolai. If he did some tricks behind my back, I don't know. Maybe they secretly

An agreement has been reached!”

Fyodor curled his lips. He still felt that Grand Duke Mikhail was trying to save others by himself. If he was the one responsible for contacting Shuvalov, then the two of them would definitely go behind Grand Duke Nikolay's back.

Chu.

But with Grand Duke Nicholas's "indifferent" personality and timid character, it is simply a fantasy to say that he would take the initiative to collude with Count Shuvalov!

"What if Count Shuvalov took the initiative to collude and seduce him? There's nothing that Count can't do to get away with it!" Grand Duke Mikhail argued unwillingly.

Feodor sighed. He felt that Grand Duke Mikhail really thought too much, so he asked: "So you think they are colluding, and now they are deliberately destroying your good deeds. With all due respect, there are some consequences to doing so."
Chapter completed!