Shuvanov finally sat down, and it could be seen that Uvarov's Count made him feel tremendous pressure. His index finger tapped lightly on the coffee table, and his eyes became increasingly hollow, as if he was thinking about something.
Titov, who was sitting opposite him, was speechless. His heart was as heavy as a stone, as if his throat was constricted and he could not speak.
The atmosphere was a bit stagnant. Titov was like a nervous subordinate waiting for instructions from his boss, and the one who played the boss was Shuvanov.
Some people may not understand. Aren't Titov and Shuvanov both young talents that Uvarov is optimistic about? They shouldn't have equal status. When they meet, it should be like Mars hitting the earth and the tip of a needle facing each other.
, it shouldn’t be like this!
This is because they don’t understand the truth. Although Titov and Shuvanov are both Young Conservatives favored by Uvarov, there is a clear difference in their status. Shuvanov’s status is obviously higher!
This is not a matter of title. Although Shuvanov is a count and Titov is just a baron, Shuvanov's ability to defeat Titov is not due to his ancestors, but because of his own ability!
If Li Xiao were sitting here, he would immediately tell you how difficult Shuvanov is. In the future, he will be one of the conservative giants of the Russian Empire during the Alexander II period, and his status will not be lower than Baryatinsky.
Even Shuvanov is more dangerous than Baryatinsky, because this guy will control the third department of the secret police in the future and become the leader of the Russian secret police. Later, the reason why Grand Duke Constantine resigned sadly was because of this person who was closely related to him.
Relationship, let's put it this way, as a die-hard conservative, this person took advantage of the indiscretions of Grand Duke Constantine's son and killed Grand Duke Constantine, the leader of the Russian reformists, in one fell swoop.
Of course, the key to Shuvanov's success lies in Alexander II. If the so-called last great tsar hadn't had enough of his younger brother and the reforms, it would have been Shuvanov.
Even if he had ten nerves, he couldn't do anything to Archduke Constantine.
However, Shuvanov is still very powerful and is very active in the secret police and diplomatic fields. Although he has no special achievements in the diplomatic field, with his level of activity, it is impossible not to pay attention to him.
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As for the Baron Titov in front of him, if Li Xiao was asked to tell him, he could only say that he didn't know him. Because this man didn't shine much in the future, it was obvious that he couldn't compare with Shuvanov in terms of family background or ability.
Naturally, even though Titov is now Uvarov's personal secretary, he is more like a follower than Shuvanov who is out in the field. When Shuvanov just stopped tapping on the table, he
He couldn't wait to ask: "Do you have a solution?"
Shuvanov nodded and said slowly: "We have a clue, Bestuzhev. Liu Ming has a hot relationship with a socialite of Jewish origin. This can be used!"
Titov was disappointed when he heard this, because having a woman was not a big deal for an official of Bestuzhev Ryumin's level. What's so rare about aristocratic affairs, let alone him having one
It doesn't matter if a Jewish woman has sex with her ten or eight times, it's unrealistic to expect this to bring down Bestuzhev.
Suddenly he muttered: "This is nothing! There is nothing surprising..."
Shuvanov just raised his head and glanced at him, causing Titov to swallow back all the second half of what he wanted to say. This shows how much pressure Shuvanov exerted on him.
"If he just had a few Jewish women, of course it wouldn't be a big deal... The problem is that he got this Jewish woman pregnant and gave birth to a son!"
To be honest, Titov still doesn't think this is a big problem. Even Nicholas I caught a lot of illegitimate children, and Bestuzhev didn't care if he kept them!
Shuvanov gave him a strange look, full of contempt. He felt that Titov, a so-called conservative talent with the same reputation as him, was really not worthy of his name, and that his way of looking at problems and thinking was too simple.
Having a Jewish woman and having illegitimate children is naturally not a big problem, but these can be exploited. As long as the Jewish woman is cleverly set up, Bestuzhev. Liuming is also a grasshopper on a rope.
Run away?
Anyway, in just a short while, he had already thought of more than a dozen ways to frame the Jewish woman. What he needed to worry about more was which method was better. Of course, he would not tell Titov these, not only were these methods somewhat
Not being able to see the light of day, the more reason is that he feels that these methods should not be known to potential competitors, otherwise there will be one less way to deal with them in the future.
"Okay, Bestuzhev. Please tell me that I will slowly find a solution. You tell His Excellency the Count and reassure him that I will do it well! Also, do you want me to arrange for you to go to Sevastopol?"
For Titov, as long as Shuvanov agreed to Uvarov's request, it would be fine. This unfortunate job was not assigned to him anyway. He wished that Shuvanov could not complete it, so that he would be in Uvarov's favor.
Your status in your mind will naturally be higher.
As for Shuvanov's "good intentions", Titov did not dare to ask him to help arrange a trip to Sevastopol. He was not worried that Shuvanov would dare to make trouble. After all, he was now Uvarov's messenger.
Shuvanov didn't have the guts to mess with Uvarov's big deal.
What Titov was worried about was that once Uvarov knew that Shuvanov had helped him, some of the credit for his long journey to deliver the message would have to be shared with Shuvanov. How could he
Aren't you panicking about the loss?
So he refused immediately: "No, I have suitable arrangements here, and your task is very heavy, so I won't waste your time! Okay, I have conveyed everything that needs to be said, and I will immediately
Go back to the hotel and rest, we have to go on the road tomorrow!"
Titov's refusal was also expected by Shuvanov. In fact, he was just being polite. Of course, if Titov was really that stupid to accept his kindness, then he wouldn't mind taking the credit for nothing.
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After seeing off Titov, Shuvanov was not idle for a moment. He immediately called his butler and explained:
"Continue to closely monitor the movements of that Jewish woman, and also contact me Mrs. Petrovna and tell her that I invite her to watch the play..."
After giving the instructions, Shuvanov stretched out happily. He walked to the window with a glass of red wine in his hand. Looking at the night view of Kiev, he suddenly laughed: "Beautiful Kievan Rus, it seems that I am very beautiful."