Speaking of which, Bedonostsev clearly understood that for those of the prince's party, the most important thing is to gain the prince's trust and appreciation. If they lose these two things, they will have to stop.
Although this incident did not cause him to lose the trust of Crown Prince Alexander, there was still a problem after all. Crown Prince Alexander was also a human being, and he was not stupid. One day he would be able to understand the meaning of this.
So don't try to save face from Dmitry Milyutin at this time. On the contrary, the more trouble you make at this time, the more trouble you will make, and the easier it will be to make Crown Prince Alexander unhappy.
To put it bluntly, it's best for them to live with their tail between their legs now.
Baryatinsky sighed immediately. He was not a fool. The twists and turns were clearly clear. He was so impulsive just now. To be honest, he was still angry.
What are you angry about?
On the one hand, it was naturally due to the small shoes Uvarov put on them, and on the other hand, it was due to Dmitry's appearance.
To be honest, ever since Dmitri's status with Crown Prince Alexander has gradually improved, Baryatinsky has not been particularly happy. Especially in the past year or two, when Crown Prince Alexander discussed some important matters,
I'd love to hear Dmitry's opinion.
Of course, this does not mean that Crown Prince Alexander will not listen to his and Pobedonostsev's opinions, but that Dmitri's opinions are becoming more and more important. This makes Baryatinsky very upset.
She was unhappy, like a jealous concubine who had been robbed of her husband's favor, so naturally she was angry with Dmitri.
What made this anger even more intense was that Dmitri's usual attitude was always so calm and neither humble nor overbearing, as if it was natural for him to be favored by Crown Prince Alexander.
In fact, if Dmitri, who was so proud of his favor, had a little awkward conflict with Baryatinsky or Pobedonostsev, Baryatinsky wouldn't be so uncomfortable. That's Dmitri.
His calmness made him feel very uncomfortable, giving him the feeling that the other person was on the top floor while he was two floors lower.
Even if this incident hadn't happened, Baryatinsky would have found an excuse to make trouble with Dmitri. Even if he wanted to tell the other party to stop pretending, don't try to overpower him. On the contrary, only he, Baryatinsky, could
He is the first favorite of Crown Prince Alexander. Only he can stand on the top floor and enjoy the scenery!
Unfortunately, this was not successful. Whether it was a direct confrontation during the meeting or a short argument after the meeting, Baryatinsky did not get any advantage. Naturally, he became even more angry.
Pobedonostsev persuaded with a smile: "Old friend, what you need most now is to adjust your mentality. It's impossible for a mere Dmitry Milyutin to make you chaotic!"
But Baryatinsky was still frowning, looking secretly angry, and said in a low voice: "I just don't like seeing him like that. Why are you pretending to be noble?"
Pobedonostsev smiled again and said: "Don't worry whether he is pretending to be noble or not, but he just likes His Highness... For those of us who are ministers, if we want to live a comfortable life, the most important thing is
Isn’t it just His Highness’s liking?”
"But..." Baryatinsky snorted and said angrily: "But I just don't like him!"
Pobedonostsev patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't say it, I'm just like you, I also feel unhappy with him, but now we can't deal with him so easily, doing this will only make him
Being even more proud makes His Highness hate us even more...Listen to me, old friend, the days are still long, we can take care of him slowly!"
Baryatinsky smiled bitterly: "That's all I can do is comfort myself. I understand the truth, and nothing bad will happen!"
In this regard, Baryatinsky and Pobedonostsev are indeed much better than the favored ministers around Nicholas I, such as Menshikov and Chernyshev. They are better at forbearing and have deeper palaces.
, of course the risk is greater.
For example, after Count Rostovtsev heard about this, he told Dmitri: "I know you want to disturb them, make them make mistakes, and lower their status in the eyes of Crown Prince Alexander. It should be said that you did it this time."
It’s not a big problem, tsk, but in my opinion, I’m still a little anxious!”
Dmitri also knew that this action was a bit anxious, because after all, he was leaning towards the reformists. When he heard Baryatinsky's words, he felt angry and couldn't help but want to fight back.
"I know," Count Rostovtsev chuckled. "Seeing those stubborn guys controlling this country and doing their best to prevent this country from getting better will make people who really love this country angry. I
Same thing!"
After a pause, he continued: "It's just that being angry doesn't mean much. Aren't these bastards always like this? If you get angry at what they do, they will be angry to death. The more angry you are, the worse it will be.
We should work towards our established goals. Only by getting rid of them as soon as possible can we change everything, right?"
Seeing Dmitri lightly nodding his head, Count Rostovtsev smiled again and said: "But what you did this time is not entirely wrong. From my observation, even if you do nothing this time
, Prince Baryatinsky and Pobedonostsev will not like you either, sooner or later you will still have a conflict!"
This statement stunned Dmitri, and he asked: "Why do you say that?"
Count Rostovtsev explained: "Because Crown Prince Alexander wants you to check and balance each other and be hostile to each other. This is what is best for him!"
Count Rostovtsev smiled as he said this: "Didn't you see what happened this time? The crown prince suddenly mentioned that Count Speransky was actually provoking a conflict between you. Now he is probably secretly happy.
!”
Dmitri was stunned by these words, because he was not aware of this possibility at all. On the contrary, wasn't he the one who stopped the conflict before? Since he and Baryatinsky were going to conflict, he had no reason to stop it!
Rostovtsev smiled and said: "The reason is very simple. For the crown prince, he hopes that you and Duke Baryatinsky will have conflicts, but he also hopes that this conflict will not completely break up your relationship. If you really fight against each other,
.He just wants you to be hostile to each other, monitor each other, and restrain each other, so that none of you can escape his control!"
As he spoke, Count Rostovtsev laughed heartily: "I am very familiar with this routine. Needless to say, our Majesty taught him it. These father and son are really the same!"