The relationship between Grand Duke Constantine and Alexei affects the nerves of many interested people. For example, Crown Prince Alexander is eager for these two people to fight to the death. In addition, Uvarov also likes to see the reformist faction fighting among themselves. In short
, people who don’t mind watching the excitement can have as many as they want.
It's just that these people never expected that there would be a reconciliation between Grand Duke Constantine and Alexei. After the two sides negotiated the most basic demands, the conflict was easily resolved.
According to the agreement reached by both parties, Grand Duke Constantine will provide Alexei with certain moral support in the next five years, and the latter will repay with huge financial assistance.
Grand Duke Constantine was quite satisfied with this result. Although it was far from what he had imagined when he left St. Petersburg, it was still many times better than the worst case scenario.
What? How do you solve Viscount Prozolov's matter?
In fact, it is easy to solve. Grand Duke Constantine is not the kind of person who is particularly fond of old friendships. It is impossible for him to protect Viscount Prozolov and let Alexey just let him go directly. What's more, in his opinion, Viscount Prozolov is still
He messed up an errand and asked him to die without fixing it? How is that possible?
Of course, Grand Duke Constantine would not be completely indifferent to it. As long as Alexei did not go too far and did not implicate him, the Grand Duke, he would be able to accept it.
In this regard, Alexei also gave a face and promised to only hold Viscount Prozolov personally responsible and never get involved. Naturally, the matter ended.
I have to say, in this era, how important it is to have a good father and a good background. If Grand Duke Constantine was not the son of Nicholas I, how could Alexei be so easy to talk to?
However, Alexei's face was not given in vain. If he made concessions in this area, he would definitely need Grand Duke Constantine to compensate him in other areas.
"... Regarding the case of Count Vladimir, Your Highness, you should have heard about it. Such a major corruption case has occurred in Wallachia. It is really the fault of your Majesty. In order to avoid past mistakes and prevent future incidents in Wallachia,
If similar silverfish appear, I personally hope that Count Vladimir will be punished severely to set an example for others."
Grand Duke Constantine glanced at Alexey. He was reluctant to get involved in matters involving Count Vladimir because the matter was a bit sensitive and embarrassing. After all, that guy was his father's illegitimate son and was more or less involved.
to royal dignity.
What's more, it's a bit embarrassing for a son of his party to interfere in my personal affairs, and if word spread, it makes him seem to dislike seeing those brothers.
But it was Alexei who made the request, so Grand Duke Constantine would consider it more. After thinking for a while, he asked directly: "What is a severe punishment? What benefits do I get in addition?"
Listen to the two questions Grand Duke Constantine asked. If you want to say that he got the point right, that's not entirely true. But if you want to say that it's not okay to ask, that's not true either.
Because the purpose of Alexei's words is not to severely punish Count Vladimir. Because of his identity and this case, no matter how severe the punishment is, it is impossible to drag Count Vladimir out and kill him.
Head or exile.
With a status like Count Vladimir's, a promotion would be enough to remove him from office and give him a warning. In other words, Alexei could at most get rid of this guy.
But to be honest, getting rid of Count Vladimir is not the fundamental purpose of Alexei and Li Xiao, because this is to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. After taking away Count Vladimir, how do you know that the one who comes later will
What's better?
What Alexei and Li Xiao really hope is that Archduke Constantine will help him to twist his lips in front of Nicholas I and recommend a guy who is not so intrusive to come to Wallachia. If they can recommend a reformist, that will be natural.
It's just better.
Of course, the possibility of the latter is too low, almost impossible, so Alexei and Li Xiao just hope that there will be a guy who is not so annoying.
After understanding Alexei's purpose, and then returning to Grand Duke Constantine's rhetorical question, you can see that he actually did not understand Alexei's purpose, and only looked at the surface of the problem.
Fortunately, Alexei also expected this, so he immediately replied: "The so-called severe punishment will naturally make the successor fearful and not behave like Count Vladimir, right?"
Only then did Grand Duke Constantine realize what Alexey's real purpose was. After thinking about it, he felt that although the matter was a bit tricky, it was not completely impossible to help, and it seemed that he was taking this opportunity to get involved in the war.
Opportunities for Lajia?
Grand Duke Constantine thought so. Alexey meant to let him help get rid of those troublesome people who were not suitable to serve in Wallachia. As the favorite son of Nicholas I, he had
You do have a say.
However, this right to speak is very weak, because Nicholas I may not really listen, and he knows that Uvarov and his gang are very dissatisfied with Wallachia, and they have always wanted to cause trouble, so he took this opportunity to stuff it again
It is reasonable for a thorny person who can't deal with Alexei to come over.
After thinking again and again, Grand Duke Constantine thought that he could give it a try, because there is no harm in giving it a try. The worst result is failure! And that is normal. Anyway, it is an unexpected surprise. If it succeeds,
, he can send a confidant to break into Wallachia, then he will not be so passive when he confronts Alexey again.
"I can only say that I will give it a try, but there is no guarantee whether it will succeed or not," Archduke Constantine replied with a smile, "If it succeeds, what good will it do to me?"
Alexei felt a little amused when he saw the philistine look of Grand Duke Constantine. How could he look like the Grand Duke who was making waves in St. Petersburg back then? He was simply a profitless profiteer, but this is easy to understand.
, Grand Duke Constantine's life has been difficult these past few years, and he really can't do without careful planning.
"Your Highness, are you interested in the Black Sea Fleet?"
Grand Duke Constantine was stunned, because Alexei suddenly mentioned the Black Sea Fleet. There must be something in his words, which made him couldn't help but think that the Black Sea Fleet was going to change hands again?
But he immediately felt that this possibility was not very high. It had only been a long time since Lazarev died. How could the Black Sea Fleet change its commander so quickly? What's more, he had tried hard when Lazarev died last time, but the old
Dad did not agree. To sum up, no matter how interested he is in the Black Sea Fleet, he has no use for his eggs, okay?