Li Xiao's article was soon published in the newspapers, and Grand Duke Constantine also quickly read these "slanders" and "abuses." He angrily crumpled the magazine into a ball and threw it into the fireplace, and then shouted at Nikolai Milyutin.
road:
"What does this bastard mean? Are you treacherous and ready to burn bridges?"
Grand Duke Constantine's anger erupted extremely suddenly, which was a bit unreasonable. Because Li Xiao's article was more about discussing the matter. He only pointed out the fact that Russia's technical strength was weak, and then extended this fact to talk about some practical issues.
. He did not name anyone, nor did he wantonly slander or abuse. Even the article still fully promoted steamships, pointing out that steamships are the future.
From this point of view, Grand Duke Constantine's anger was somewhat inexplicable and unreasonable. Even Nikolay Milyutin, who had always supported him, felt that the Grand Duke's reaction was a bit excessive.
"Your Excellency, I personally feel that although some of the views in this article are a bit reckless and abrupt, there is still some truth in thinking..."
Nikolai Milyutin wanted to persuade Grand Duke Constantine, but the latter obviously would not listen. He has indeed expanded very much in recent times. The joy brought by "defeating" Menshikov, Nicholas I
The extra attention given to him made him feel happy, and coupled with the compliments from the sycophants around him, he really thought he had a chance to win.
Under this mentality, his attitude towards the problem naturally changed dramatically. The so-called virtuous qualities that he once deliberately pretended to be were gradually disintegrating. The greed and violence that had been dormant deep in his heart for a long time began to emerge.
The more Grand Duke Constantine dislikes listening to harsh opinions, the more arbitrary he becomes, and the more he resembles his authoritarian father.
These things made the disciples and grandchildren of the Decembrists who had previously supported him feel shocked and at a loss. They did not understand how a good virtuous king could change at will. Some sensitive Decembrists even lamented in despair:
"Nothing has changed! The children and grandchildren of the Romanov family are indeed the same!"
"If Russia wants to be reborn, it must first eradicate the poisonous tree of Romanov!"
Such calls made Nikolai Milyutin worried. He did not agree with these views. He always believed that the monarchy was reasonable and Russia also needed a king. But at the same time, the king must also have an enlightened mind, and enlightened autocracy is the best.
system!
Nikolai Milyutin believed that Grand Duke Constantine had just lost himself temporarily. As long as he tried hard to persuade, the Grand Duke would soon get back on track. So these days he has been working hard to persuade and try to get the good king in his mind to return.
Original intention.
It's just that Nikolai Milyutin didn't know much about Nicholas I's children. They were all like their father, with domineering and brutality in their blood, and their obsession with power reached its peak.
Especially this Grand Duke Constantine, who is most like Nicholas I. All his previous enlightenment was just a disguise, an advertisement, and a means to accumulate strength to seize imperial power.
Now this Grand Duke Constantine is the most real him and his nature. And there is no way to change this nature.
Sure enough, he rudely interrupted Nikolai Milyutin's words and said decisively: "That makes sense? Nikolay, are you wrong? You can't tell it is embarrassing at all. This has been planned for a long time.
This is a deliberate provocation and a declaration of war against me!"
Nikolay Milyutin was about to say something, but Grand Duke Konstantin once again announced forcefully: "I have told you before that bastards like Andrei Konstantinovich should never be trusted.
He has always been a despicable villain, with no shame and no credibility...he is basically an enemy of the country!"
Grand Duke Constantine faced the stunned Nikolai Milyutin and kept shouting: "We should not have cooperated with him before. This despicable villain is purely using us and taking advantage of us. He will definitely deal with a guy like him."
Don’t be soft-hearted!”
Nikolay Milyutin didn't know what to say at all. This was because Grand Duke Constantine didn't say that before. He was the one who strongly advocated cooperation with Li Xiao. He didn't say this at that time.
At that time, he said that cooperation with Li Xiao was necessary and absolutely beneficial. Even though Nikolai Milyutin raised various doubts, the Grand Duke still insisted that cooperation was necessary.
How come everything changed in the blink of an eye? How come it seems like we persuaded you to cooperate with someone? How come you just dumped the blame so easily? And from your tone, it sounds like you suffered a big loss in this cooperation?
Nikolai Milyutin's mind was full of questions. Because they really benefited a lot from this cooperation. Just suspending Menshikov was a great victory, which directly doubled the power of Grand Duke Constantine in the navy.
Influence and power.
Not to mention that it revitalized the non-performing assets in one fell swoop, allowing the factory that had been losing money for a long time to turn a profit, and the future is bright.
Nikolay Milyutin cannot calculate the loss no matter how he calculates it. He feels that this cooperation can be said to be a small gain, and he only paid a meager price and reaped huge benefits. If such cooperation can even be considered
If you fail, what will you do to succeed?
Suddenly, Nikolai Milyutin's mood was very complicated. He looked at Grand Duke Constantine who continued to loudly attack Li Xiao, and for the first time he realized that this Grand Duke was so strange.
However, Grand Duke Constantine, who was completely focused on himself, did not realize Nikolai Milyutin's emotional changes. He was still criticizing Li Xiao for attacking Li Xiao:
"The last time Leonid Gorchakov was appointed as the leader of the 748th Regiment, I could tell that they were not well-intentioned and had planned it for a long time...otherwise why would little Rumyantsev help them...
"
"And that damn little Rumyantsev, what a loser he is. When the old eunuch was here, he didn't even dare to fart. He was just a mascot. Now he dares to challenge me. No one gives me instructions or help.
He is brave, does he dare! Does he dare!"
By the end, Archduke Constantine was almost roaring. He raged about everything and everyone that he didn't like. Anyone who didn't agree with him was a bastard and a scumbag and should be knocked to the ground.
Step on ten thousand feet.
That terrible violent emotion made Nikolai Milyutin think of Nicholas I again. At this moment, the father and son were so similar, almost identical.
"I made a decision!"
No matter how Nikolai Milyutin tried to persuade him, Grand Duke Constantine still made an arbitrary decision: "Andrei Konstantinovich and Leonid Alexandernovitch must be given some color immediately.
, they must understand who is in charge of the navy!"