The Earl of Aberdeen did something unflattering this time. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country felt that the Prime Minister was inconsistent in his words and deeds, and that he was too timid and cowardly. However, Baron Menshikov and Brunov felt that he did not mean what he said.
, he is simply a liar.
Even the British people don't like him as prime minister. They think he is too tolerant to foreigners but very harsh to his own people. He is an out-and-out bastard.
You see, this is the end of indecisiveness. The Earl of Aberdeen's actions not only reduced his supporters to fewer and fewer, but also gave the Russians a very bad impression - this
People are unreliable and talk like farts.
Anyway, Menshikov didn't believe him very much. In his report to Nicholas I, he said: "...the Earl of Aberdeen has inconsistent words and deeds, and is not like a gentleman. This prime minister has no sincerity at all. Personally
I feel that the focus of future diplomatic work should be on the British royal family, not Whitehall..."
It has to be said that Menshikov's suggestion is very fatal, because according to the British Constitution, it is the Prime Minister and the Cabinet who can decide the British national affairs, and the royal family is a rubber stamp. And because of his distrust of the Earl of Aberdeen, he actually
It is suggested that Nicholas I should do more work for the British royal family instead of maintaining communication with the British cabinet. This is simply to take a quiet road when there is a broad road. Isn't this nonsense!
However, Nicholas I believed Menshikov's evil deeds and felt that the old eunuch would not deceive him. Moreover, he originally believed that the king should make the final decision on national affairs. Even the prime minister was just a high-level employee of the monarch.
Just a boy and a servant.
So next, Nicholas I completely lost trust in the Earl of Aberdeen, and wrote to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on his own, trying to persuade Britain through a high-level route.
This is not the worst. What is worse is that because he did not trust the Earl of Aberdeen, Nicholas I ignored the diplomatic signals sent by the Earl. Basically, I will not care what you say.
Deal with it, it depends on your attitude.
Because of Russia's refusal to communicate, direct communication between Britain and Russia in the diplomatic field has almost been interrupted since Menshikov left London. That is to say, some formal communication has been maintained, which can only be said to be better than nothing.
As for the friction between the Black Sea Fleet and the Turkish Navy, this incident, which caused unprecedented diplomatic tension between the two countries, was deliberately forgotten by both parties. On the British side, it was because of the sudden and strong suppression by the Earl of Aberdeen that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had to stop.
Without the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a group of ordinary people or even a few newspapers will naturally not be able to accomplish much.
It’s just that although the storm has been calmed down, its impact is far-reaching. The first is the distrust of the Earl of Aberdeen. Whether it is among the people, the cabinet and Whitehall, there are a large number of anti-Russians who are very dissatisfied with the result and feel that he is too much.
A coward cannot hold up the sky of the British Empire.
Even a group of centrists who originally held a neutral attitude gradually began to abandon the Earl of Aberdeen and move closer to Lord Palmerston. This directly led to the change of British Foreign Secretary again a few months later, and Palmerston came out again.
Served as Foreign Secretary.
As we all know, Palmerston has always been a hardliner on Russia. As Foreign Secretary, it is naturally impossible for him to be friendly to Russia. Otherwise, he will definitely cause trouble.
As for Russia, although Menshikov also complained about the reckless actions of the Black Sea Fleet in his report, he believed that Kornilov was too reckless and almost ruined the event. However, this report did not attract the attention of Nicholas I.
, on the one hand, Menshikov’s complaints were not particularly strong, and on the other hand, Nicholas I felt that Kornilov did a good job.
Why do you say that?
In Nicholas I's view, whether he sent Menshikov to London or Kornilov's provocative actions, he actually found out the reality of Britain. He can see from Menshikov's report
The British side is still very restrained. If the British were really ready to fall out, how could they be so restrained?
From this point of view, Kornilov’s action was a stroke of genius. He would not have been able to find out Britain’s bottom line if he had not done this!
From this, Nicholas I determined that Britain was unlikely to fall out with him because of Turkey, so Kornilov did a great job! Even Nicholas I thought that this man was stronger than Menshikov, because Menshikov
What exactly Kove did in London was clear to him from the reports of Baron Brunov and the third detective in London - this old eunuch's test of Britain's bottom line was not very effective!
To be honest, Nicholas I was a little disappointed with Menshikov, because both Count Rostovtsev and Count Uvarov thought that the old eunuch was a suitable candidate for testing, and he himself thought that the old eunuch should not be too bad.
, but when he actually does it, why is it so unsatisfactory?
If it weren't for Kornilov's amazing assist to help Menshikov complete his task, Nicholas I would have wanted to recall this old guy and let someone else do the job.
"Tell Menshikov to be more proactive in doing things, don't be timid, do it boldly, don't be afraid!"
In the end, Nicholas I decided to trust Menshikov again. Maybe he would be able to figure it out when he got to Istanbul? Even so, he sent someone to send the above sentence to Menshikov, reminding the old eunuch to let it go.
Do.
And this was a matter of his own life. Menshikov was originally a very dull person. His poor performance in London was not a problem of his lack of subjective initiative, but that he mechanically carried out the instructions of Nicholas I. Nicholas
He did whatever I ordered him to do without using his brain at all.
He was very mechanical to begin with, and then Nicholas I told him to go ahead and do it, so he naturally carried out Nicholas I's instructions even more uncompromisingly. Previously, Nicholas I ordered him to exert extreme pressure, so now he
It’s even less possible to hold back!
In other words, under a series of mistakes, Menshikov, a stubborn old eunuch, directly led Russia towards the point of no return. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be able to force Turkey to attack.
There was no way out, which lit the fuse of war.
If Li Xiao knew that what he had done to Kornilov before would make things get out of hand and further worsen the situation, then he would definitely not know whether to laugh or cry. Because this was really not his intention.
I can only blame this old guy Menshikov for being so weird...