There are only two ways in front of Uvarov, either to support the hardcore faction or to support the young faction. Want to make peace? Haha, there is no such possibility!
"Which side do you think Count Uvarov will support?" Dmitri asked humbly.
"If you were him, who would you support?" Count Rostovtsev raised his eyelids and put the question back.
Dmitri was stunned for a moment, and then answered honestly: "Maybe it will give Baryatinsky some face. After all, they are more important in the long run..."
Dmitri actually knew that his answer was wrong, because Count Rostovtsev's unique expression of disdain appeared in the middle of the sentence. It was obvious that this answer was wrong.
But Dmitri couldn't figure out why Uvarov would choose to take the lead for the backbone faction. All of those old men were already a thing of the past. Is it worthwhile to offend the rising star Baryatinsky for them?
Count Rostovtsev took a sip of black tea and replied calmly: "A star of tomorrow? Do you know what a star of tomorrow is?"
The answer to this question is naturally obvious, and Dmitri immediately reacted. The star of tomorrow only has the future. He is not the star of today, so for Uvarov, the star of tomorrow is really not that important.
important.
Maybe he really wants to cultivate the stars of tomorrow who are conservatives, but this does not mean that he will let the stars of tomorrow become the protagonists of today. For Uvarov, the backbone is more important. With Chernyshev, the old Adler
These people led by Berg were deeply trusted by Nicholas I and had great power in their hands. Without their support, Uvarov would not be the leader of the conservative conservatives.
So as long as Uvarov does not suffer from mental illness, it is clear what to choose. What if Baryatinsky and his group of rising stars are unhappy?
Haha, do you think Uvarov is happy? What Baryatinsky and others did before made him very angry and humiliated. Did Baryatinsky and others take this into account when they did that?
Boss's mood?
Since Baryatinsky and others can be in the first grade of junior high school, what if Uvarov, the boss, is in the fifteenth grade?
Of course, given Uvarov's level, since he has decided to teach Baryatinsky a lesson, he will definitely not be so simple and crude, and his methods are still a bit good.
"That old fox is not that simple," Count Rostovtsev said, "I guess he will take this opportunity to further consolidate his authority while beating Baryatinsky and others!"
Count Rostovtsev's guess was correct. Uvarov was waiting for a suitable opportunity. He wanted to let the Young Faction know who was the boss, because the Young Faction had indeed become a little drifting in the past two years and gradually became less and less popular.
He takes his boss too seriously and must be severely punished!
Imperial meeting.
The imperial meeting of Nicholas I is also quite interesting. He was a very controlling tsar, so even though the imperial minister's name was very loud, he actually did not have much power. It can almost be said that this meeting was just a decoration, and everything ended in the end anyway.
The will of Nicholas I was the main one, and other ministers accompanied him as mascots.
However, because of Nicholas I's face-saving character, he also particularly liked the discussions at the Royal Council, which made him seem to like listening to the opinions of ministers.
And this was very unfriendly to the imperial ministers. For the ministers, holding this meeting was just a formality. Their task was to sit there and act as a human background, and Nicholas I was a person who paid special attention to manners.
Son, you must dress up for this kind of meeting, and everyone must sit upright, and must not doze off or wander off, and must always show the emperor a good mental state.
This thing is really a kind of torture for a group of veterans whose average age is almost sixty years old. Old guys at their age are not as energetic as young people. The daily official business and social activities make them sleepy, but
Nicholas I still liked to attend meetings and had to attend them in such a serious manner, which simply cost them their lives.
Anyway, for the old ministers, the imperial meeting was a kind of torture. If Nicholas I did not pay special attention to it, they would really not be willing to participate. Of course, there is still an advantage to holding the imperial meeting, that is, they can often communicate with Nicholas I.
Let’s meet again.
Don't underestimate this advantage. What is the most precious thing for ministers? It is of course the Holy Family. As long as the emperor likes you, you can prosper even if you are not good at anything.
But it’s not easy to get the emperor to like you. First of all, you have to let the emperor know who you are. There are more than ten thousand officials in such a huge empire, and the emperor doesn’t have the ability to have a photographic memory. If you don’t show up all the time,
If you hang out in front of the emperor for a moment, it will be strange for him to remember who you are.
Therefore, the platform of the imperial meeting is very important. As long as you can show up in front of Nicholas I from time to time and leave an impression, it doesn't matter if you use it as a backdrop. As the saying goes, the king of Chu has such a slim waist that he will starve to death in the palace. As long as he can get close to the emperor,
, what does a mere imperial meeting mean?
Naturally, the attitude of the imperial ministers towards the imperial meeting was very complicated. In the words of later generations, it was both painful and happy.
Let's get back to the subject, and let's talk about the imperial meeting starting again this time. No matter what the ministers sitting at the conference table did the night before, no matter how bad things they said about Nicholas I in their hearts, they were still in good spirits on the surface.
They were all in high spirits, and all of them looked more energetic than the 17 or 18-year-old boys.
This state made Nicholas I very satisfied. He liked to see his ministers all in high spirits, which showed that he was so wise as an emperor. Of course, he was only happy in his heart, and he would not really
He wanted to praise these old men, because he felt that being an emperor must be a little unpredictable. If everything is too obvious, the ministers should not be able to see through it at once, and what bad consequences will there be if the ministers see through it?
The ancestors of La I had told him with bloody facts.
"How is the progress of the cable telegraph project?"
As usual, Nicholas I first asked him what he was most concerned about. Although he also knew that with the results of the previous imperial meeting, the conservatives should not dare to make trouble again, but it was okay to emphasize it from time to time so that those guys would not dare to make trouble.
necessary.
Another point is that he is really impatient for the cable telegraph. He is eager to play with this new toy that he has never played with before!