Grand Duke Mikhail feels that this trip to Kiev is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he can perform well, whether Crown Prince Alexander becomes emperor in the future or Grand Duke Constantine becomes emperor, he will definitely be in the cabinet and imperial meetings.
Take up a position.
And this is also his goal. According to his idea, he will definitely not have a chance to hold real power positions such as Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Finance Minister or Interior Minister, but there should still be hope for Minister of War or Minister of Navy. Anyway, the last one will be Uwa.
Minister of National Education like Rove.
To achieve this goal, he must show his talent and let Nicholas I, Crown Prince Alexander and ministers see his ability and skill.
But what is not very friendly to Grand Duke Mikhail is that now both the cabinet and the imperial council are controlled by old men. Don’t you see that Grand Duke Constantine, the beloved son of Nicholas I, has worked hard for many years?
Even though he failed to become Lord of the Admiralty, he was attracted by the acting commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Even Grand Duke Constantine has such a difficult time, let alone Grand Duke Mikhail, who is smaller and has no outstanding abilities. Not to mention the cabinet minister, even the assistant to the cabinet minister can't get through now, because
There were so many talented people eagerly waiting for these positions that even he, the prince and grandson, could only stare.
This time I finally got a chance to perform, and it was involved in a big case like Grand Duke Constantine. If he performed well, it would definitely be a big bonus. At that time, he acted coquettishly and begged in front of Nicholas I, no matter what
It shouldn't be difficult to get a position like major general or lieutenant general, chief of staff in the navy or army, right?
Even if these are not enough, then he should be able to work as a governor in a local area, not to mention Ukraine, which is at least a little less fertile!
It must be said that Grand Duke Mikhail's abacus was quite good. He had already planned everything. He first stabilized Grand Duke Nikolai, a fool, and tricked him into following his baton. Then he played by ear and took a look at Kiev beforehand.
After figuring out what the situation is, then look at the attitude of various forces towards him, and he will favor whichever side offers a higher price.
Grand Duke Mikhail estimated that in the end it was Crown Prince Alexander or Uvarov who offered the higher price, so he secretly made a plan to cooperate with them in doing some things, but he must not show off his appearance too much. After all, Rostov
The attitude of Count Zev is still unclear. If the count favors Grand Duke Constantine, he will be asking for trouble!
Although Grand Duke Mikhail was ambitious, he was really not stupid. He knew very well the importance of Count Rostovtsev in the heart of Nicholas I. To put it bluntly, he was much higher than his prince.
If he openly confronts Count Rostovtsev, there will definitely be no good results, so his plan is to be an old sinister hiding in the dark, only shooting secretly and never showing up randomly.
Here, Grand Duke Mikhail has already figured out how to act. Although Count Rostovtsev does not know what kind of ambition he has, how could he, who watches Nicholas I and the Winter Palace every day, not understand this family?
personality.
From the beginning, he knew that these sons of Nicholas I were not easy to use. Naturally, he had already prepared for the possibility that these two grand dukes might cause trouble. Moreover, he was the real imperial envoy. Those two
At most, he only has the power to make suggestions. Even if they want to cause trouble, he has a way to fix it clearly.
So what he paid most attention to along the way was actually the news from Kiev. After all, he couldn't receive first-hand news from Kiev. He had to wait for the news from Kiev to be delivered to St. Petersburg first, and then St. Petersburg would relay it to him.
Invisibly, we have gone in a big circle, which is really a waste of time and too passive.
But there is no way around it. It has been like this since ancient times. However, he heard that once wired telegraphy is rolled out across the country, message transmission will not have to be so troublesome and the efficiency will be greatly improved. He is somewhat looking forward to this, but this is also
It's just a long-term prospect, but it can't be counted on for the time being. The only thing he can do and the best way is to reach Kiev as soon as possible.
Count Rostovtsev was hurrying and hurrying, but Grand Duke Konstantin couldn't sit still. After getting the big killer Petrovna, his mood was completely different.
This kind of panic disappeared completely all day long, and was replaced by a high-spirited person who wanted to be killed by Shuvalov and Peter Balak immediately.
If Viscount Prozolov hadn't been holding him tightly behind him, he would have run away like a wild horse. Even so, he was thinking about it every day, and he really had no patience at all.
Finally, he finally made preparations according to Viscount Prozolov's plan, and he immediately rushed to the third part of Kiev. He wanted to show Shuvalov immediately.
"Where is Count Shuvalov?"
As soon as he arrived at the scene, he shouted to Peter Barak: "Tell Count Shuvalov to come over to me immediately!"
Peter Balak was confused and didn't know what kind of madness the Grand Duke was playing. Although he also disliked Shuvalov, after all, this was Uvarov's confidant and he had to protect him.
"Your Highness, the count has gone to attend to official duties. Do you have anything to do with him?"
However, Peter Barak did not confront Archduke Constantine. He just gave him a casual excuse and then began to probe his story.
Hearing that Shuvalov had gone out, Grand Duke Constantine was a little disappointed. He snorted and said displeasedly: "Handling official business? I think he went to work for private purposes. What's the big deal for him as a deputy director?"
For official business, call him over immediately, I have important things to... talk to him about!"
Grand Duke Constantine originally wanted to say that he was the only one to ask about something important, but when he thought of saying this, all fools knew that he was coming with bad intentions. Although he was eager to vent his anger, he also knew that he was unprepared.
principle.
So he changed his words temporarily and just said that he had something to discuss and asked Peter Barak to find someone immediately. But the latter was not stupid. He couldn't see that Grand Duke Constantine was coming from a bad place, even if he wanted to see Shu.
Valov’s joke, but after all, Uvarov’s latest instructions just told him that he must cooperate with Shuvalov and ensure a victory in Kiev.
Moreover, Uvarov also made a special statement that Nicholas I had sent Count Rostovtsev as an imperial envoy to oversee the case. Everything must be settled before he arrives in Kiev. He will deal with anyone who dares to do bad things!