It was a good thing that Fyodor didn't mention Shuvalov. When he mentioned Peter Barak, he immediately became furious. In his opinion, he had finally got rid of Shuvalov's control temporarily and was thinking of ways to do so.
In order to increase his influence (although it was unsuccessful), at this time, Grand Duke Mikhail not only refused to turn to him, but also helped Shuvalov who did bad things. Damn, isn't this my expectation in vain?
However, he was not stupid enough to openly oppose Grand Duke Mikhail. He pretended to be embarrassed and complained: "Your Excellency, you probably don't know the current situation in Kiev. Since Count Shuvalov was arrested and imprisoned,
, people's hearts were completely in chaos, and a group of outsiders jumped out to sing against me and openly opposed me and Count Uvarov. These guys are local indigenous people and are deeply rooted and powerful. I can't help them at all, and they can't command them at all.
Don’t touch them! If I rely solely on the few people under my command, nothing can be accomplished!”
Peter Balak gave the poor people a bad medicine as soon as he made his move. If Fyodor listened to him and asked Archduke Mikhail to teach the low-life people a lesson, then he would be able to use fake power to try to win these people over to his side.
side.
Of course, if Grand Duke Mikhail did not teach those idiots a lesson, then he would have had an excuse to pass all the responsibilities on to them.
Anyway, he was able to take advantage of everything, and Fyodor really didn't know the division of power within Kiev's conservatives. He didn't know that this group of people were already different bedfellows and at odds with each other, and they were at odds with Peter Ba.
Lake's words were taken with a grain of salt.
So he did not refuse or agree immediately, but said: "I will report the situation you mentioned to His Highness, and everything will wait for His Highness's decision. However, your people must be prepared immediately, and they must act immediately if something happens!"
Peter Balak also knew that Fyodor would not agree immediately, and waiting for Grand Duke Mikhail's determination was the right thing to do. However, Fyodor later added that he would make preparations, which made him very unhappy.
He felt that the other party seemed to have taken advantage of him and did not pay attention to him as the governor at all.
However, he still did not dare to explode or directly express his dissatisfaction. Instead, he replied with a smile: "I will make preparations immediately, but my troops are very limited and cannot do anything big. I hope you will forgive me!"
Fedor glanced at Peter Barak again. He felt very bad about this man. He even felt that Uvarov was blind when he sent such a guy to Ukraine as governor. He recognized Peter Barak.
Lake is evasive and does not want to do his job. Even he, the boss of the conservatives in Ukraine, is acting like this. How bad are the conservatives in Ukraine?
Fyodor became less and less optimistic about the conservatives and felt that it was unwise for Grand Duke Mikhail to get involved in this case. However, he had tried his best to persuade him, but the effect was very small, which made him feel that
The outlook is gloomy.
"Count Uvarov's people are in disarray? Peter Barak can't control the situation at all, and he only wants to shirk the blame and delay?"
Grand Duke Mikhail was stunned by the conclusion reached by Fyodor. He originally thought that although Shuvalov was arrested, Uvarov's people still had the absolute upper hand in Ukraine. After all, there was Peter.
Can Governor Barak hold on?
But now Fyodor says that Peter Balak is just a clay Buddha, and he has no ambition to do anything bravely. This is simply... simply incredible, isn't it?
So much so that Grand Duke Mikhail suspected that Fyodor was deliberately being alarmist. He asked carefully: "Is this the conclusion you drew from your observations?"
Feodor glanced at Grand Duke Mikhail. He had been with him for so many years, how could he not know what this man was thinking? He sighed and said: "Not entirely, Peter Balak told me that he has no control at all."
Unable to control the situation, he said that many people within them are dissatisfied with him, and even specifically oppose him. They even hope that you will help him stand up and prepare to use your name to overwhelm those who oppose him..."
Grand Duke Mikhail suddenly stopped talking. He knew that Fyodor could not lie about such a big matter, and he suddenly became worried.
He is not willing to help Peter Barak to intimidate the opponents, and he is not stupid. How could he not know that names and weapons cannot be faked? If he really needs to stand up to stabilize the situation, then
It would have been better if he had just stood up, so why lend Peter Barak to help him? This would do him no good at all.
But if he didn't help Peter Barak, according to Fyodor, he would probably not be able to control the situation or even be able to do anything.
This is what Grand Duke Mikhail doesn't want to see. After all, he works so hard just to gain favor with Uvarov and Crown Prince Alexander. If he fails to do so, wouldn't it be in vain?
After pondering for a long time, Grand Duke Mikhail could not think of any solution. He could only look at Feodor helplessly and asked: "What do you think I should do?"
Feodor looked at Grand Duke Mikhail and said nothing, but his eyes said everything: not participating or getting involved is the best way. But he knew that this suggestion to Grand Duke Mikhail was not at all
He knew how to listen, so he could only reply while sighing secretly:
"I suggest you listen to Count Shuvalov's opinion and never blindly follow Peter Balak. He is an unreliable person!"
Shuvalov? Listen to his advice?
Grand Duke Mikhail felt that this idea was not very good. Not to mention that he had not really established contact with Shuvalov, and with Grand Duke Nikolai's unreliability, don't ask Rostov for his final suggestion.
Count Vtsev caught him in the act, which means he lost his wife and lost his troops at the same time!
"Can't I first go and meet the people Peter Barak said are against him? Maybe I can convince them?"
Fyodor sighed again and replied directly: "I don't recommend you do this. I have told you time and time again that you are not suitable for direct contact with them, otherwise you are likely to be exposed prematurely. Now
The situation is still unclear, and Count Rostovtsev has not made a final conclusion. You still have time, so it is best to listen to Count Shuvalov’s opinion first!”
It should be said that Fyodor's suggestion is still reliable, but some of his judgments are still problematic. The situation is actually clear. Generally speaking, both Grand Duke Konstantin and Shuvalov will make a show and suffer losses.
, this is already a done deal.
The only suspense is how much the final losses of these two parties will be!