Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-Seven Repaying the People's Body with the Way of the People
Grand Duke Mikhail is not a person who can listen to opinions with an open mind. Although he seems to be willing to consult other people's opinions, whether he listens or not depends entirely on his mood.
Even if it is advice given by Fyodor, as long as it is not in line with his wishes, he will still not listen, and he is also very cunning. On the surface, he said to Fyodor: "You are right, I listen to you."
"Yes!" But in fact, as soon as Fyodor turned around, he immediately ordered his adjutant to go find Peter Barak's so-called opposition.
Fyodor didn't know this. He thought Grand Duke Mikhail was very obedient, so he was temporarily relieved. All he thought about was what to do after getting in touch with Count Shuvalov.
In Fyodor's opinion, contacting Count Shuvalov to listen to his opinion was not a good choice, because the count was now in ruins, and getting involved with him might lead to big trouble.
Unfortunately, he knew that Grand Duke Mikhail would definitely not listen to his opinion. The only thing he could do to help Grand Duke Mikhail was to make a comprehensive plan and try to avoid those fatal pitfalls.
When Grand Duke Mikhail was secretive and disobedient, and when Fyodor was worried to the point of losing his hair, Viscount Prozolov, who had been silent for a long time, was finally ready and began to sound the clarion call for counterattack.
"Are you sure that this Merkulova has something to do with the rebellion of the Polish resistance movement?"
The people being questioned by Viscount Prozolov were three middle-aged men with roe-headed eyes who looked very wretched. After the three looked at each other, the leader replied:
"Master, as far as we know, this is the case. Merkulova secretly raised a pretty boy named Glushakov. This pretty boy is a Polish..."
Viscount Prozolov glanced at this man and asked with a slight dissatisfaction: "So what if he is a Pole? There are many Poles in Kiev. Even if Merkulova has a good relationship with this Pole, at most she will be a friend to Peter.
"Barack is just wearing a Polish cuckold, what's the use? I gave you so much money to find out the information, and you just fooled me like this?"
Seeing that Viscount Prozolov was showing signs of getting angry, the man quickly added: "Sir, please listen to me! This Polish boy is said to have participated in the riot in Hungary a few years ago and was an active member of it! After the riot failed,
He fled to France and didn’t sneak back to Kiev until last year!”
Viscount Prozolov touched his chin. The Polish independence movement did indeed participate in the Hungarian Revolution. After the revolution was suppressed, Nicholas I wanted hundreds of core members of the Polish independence movement. However, most of these people had their names changed.
Changed his surname and fled to France or England.
It's just that he has never heard of Glushakov among them. Maybe he is just a pawn?
However, his guess was quickly rejected. The leader told him: "Glushakov must be a fake name. His acquaintances seem to call him Lucas."
It’s not surprising at all that Glushakov used the pseudonym Viscount Prozolov, but just knowing one Lucas is not enough. He must know the other person’s true identity. Such a little thing is not enough to make Peter Barak drink.
Of the pot.
He ordered: "You go on to find out the true identity of Glushakov. After you find out, I have many rewards here. Money is not an issue! Also, tell me carefully about Merkulova!"
Speaking of women, these three deer-headed and rat-eyed guys immediately became excited, and you introduced me word by word:
"Merkulova is one of the most famous courtesans in Kiev. She is top-notch in both figure and appearance. She makes even the Governor-General fall under her skirt... The only thing that is a bit strange is that she has a relatively mysterious background.
, some say she is a countess, others say she has not yet left the cabinet, anyway, she only became active in Kiev two years ago, and no one has seen her before that..."
Viscount Prozolov's eyes suddenly lit up. He keenly discovered some problems. He had a mysterious background and was suddenly active in Kiev's upper class two years ago. No matter how he looked at this woman, there was something wrong with her.
However, these were still too few, at least not enough to attack Peter Barak. He asked calmly: "Is this the only bit of news? Is there anything else?"
The three roebuck-headed guys looked at each other again. Although they were spies from the underworld in Kiev and claimed to have no information they didn't know. But Merkulova came too suddenly and mysteriously, and the people she usually came into contact with were all
The top nobles in Kiev, these scoundrels cannot get close to that circle at all, what can be done?
After a long time, they replied hesitantly: "Replying to the master, it's not that we don't have much information, but that she is too mysterious, and the Governor likes her very much. Who dares to have trouble with the Governor? However, there seemed to be some rumors circulating last year, saying that
Her relationship with several men is unclear, but these gossips quickly disappeared. They were probably rumors created by her love rival..."
Viscount Prozolov closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then asked loudly: "What are those rumors about, and which men are involved?"
These two questions stunned the three people again, because who would care about such a gust of rumors? Only the devil could remember which men were involved.
"Then you go check it out for me. I want to know who is involved. Also, check for me where the earliest source of this news is. Whoever finds out first will be rewarded with 10,000 rubles!"
The eyes of these three people suddenly turned green. Even though they were the brains of the underworld in Kiev, they had not earned ten thousand rubles after working hard for so many years. But now they can earn this amount just by asking for some information. It is simply heavenly.
What a loser!
Seeing the three people rushing to leave, Viscount Prozolov had a smile on his lips. He didn't know whether he was laughing at the money-seeking nature of these lower-class people, or he was happy to have discovered the clues about Peter Barak.
Maybe it was a combination of both. Of course, he didn't put all his hopes on these gangsters. Instead, he found Petrovna to inquire about Merkulova's information.
"That woman? Do you want to deal with Peter Barak?"
I have to say that Petrovna reacted very quickly and immediately realized what Prozolov wanted to do, but she didn't seem optimistic about it.
"Peter Barak is just a pig. As a governor, he can't control anything. What's the use of dealing with him?"
Prozolov consciously smiled and said: "Of course it works. This is called treating the other person with his own medicine. Didn't Shuvalov use this trick to defeat Bestuzhev. Liuming? Then
We also used this trick to remove Peter Barek from power!"