When someone spent a lot of money to collect people's heads, Grand Duke Constantine naturally heard the news. He admired Count Rostovtsev's decision. He felt that there was no good person in the entire Kiev powerful organization.
Whether it was Shuvalov or the fat military police commander, they were the bastards who persecuted him. It would be a great pleasure to get rid of this guy, which was a great good thing. He even had some vague expectations:
"Viscount, do you think it's possible for us to take over that damn fat man's position?"
Yes, even though Fatty, the military police commander in Kiev is shorter than the third unit, it is still a powerful department after all. And he has many people under his command, so it is quite convenient to do something.
If we can win this guy, although it won't completely make up for the regret of Bestuzhev and Ryuming being defeated, it can still be considered as some blood gain.
Viscount Prozolov replied without thinking: "Your Highness, it would be great if we could win this position. But with all due respect, this possibility is very small!"
Grand Duke Constantine frowned and asked: "Is it because that damn fat man has many connections, or is it because Count Uvarov is too powerful?"
Viscount Prozolov looked at him, hesitated for a moment and replied: "I don't think so. His connections are of little use to Count Rostovtsev. You also know that the count has always been a loner.
It won't work to be sociable in front of him."
After a pause, he continued: "As for Count Uvarov, it is undeniable that Count Rostovtsev must give that person some respect, but St. Petersburg is too far from Kiev and is simply beyond reach. Even Uvarov
The count wants to save people, but he doesn't rush there!"
This explanation did not make Grand Duke Konstantin unhappy, but made him even more excited, because both of them were good news for him. If worldliness and Uvarov were of no use to Count Rostovtsev
, then the dead fat man must be doomed, and in that case the position will be free!
Viscount Prozolov sighed again and said: "Your Highness, you think too simply. Why did Count Rostovtsev give you that position?"
Grand Duke Constantine was stunned, because he wanted to retort immediately, why? Just because he is Grand Duke Constantine, and just because he is the victim of this case, aren't these enough?
Viscount Prozolov sighed again and reminded: "Your Highness, although your status is noble, the count is a loner! In addition, he has not yet concluded the case. It is difficult to say whether you are a victim or not.
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In fact, Viscount Prozolov has already saved face for Grand Duke Konstantin, because Count Rostovtsev will not give him any face at all. This is not because of being a lonely minister, but because of Count Rostovtsev's status.
Standing there, he was much taller than Grand Duke Constantine, how could he possibly give him face?
Especially the last sentence. Although Count Rostovtsev put Count Shuvalov under house arrest and arrested Peter Balak, he never said that Bestuzhev Ryumin was innocent. According to his external statements
The explanation was that Shuvalov was arrested because he had serious suspicions, and that the arrest of Peter Balak had nothing to do with this case because he was involved with the Polish rebel party.
Therefore, Grand Duke Constantine’s identity as a victim is not confirmed at all. Count Rostovtsev may not only not think that he is a victim, but may be using a magnifying glass to find suspicions on him!
In this case, if you seek compensation from others, it will be fine if Count Rostovtsev doesn't sneeze at you.
After listening to Viscount Prozolov's explanation, Grand Duke Constantine suddenly realized that his estimate of the situation was too optimistic, and the current situation was actually not very good for him. After all, Count Rostovtsev did not
After Shuvalov was convicted, Bestuzhev was not cleared of his grievances. On the contrary, he still let Grand Duke Mikhail monitor him. This clearly shows that he does not trust him!
"Damn it!"
After thinking about this, Grand Duke Constantine became furious. He slammed the table hard and said angrily: "How dare he be so... so..."
It can only be said that this rage came and went quickly, and Grand Duke Constantine softened even without Viscount Prozolov's comfort and persuasion. Because he realized that Count Rostovtsev did have the confidence to do this, and he still
Even if he could be ignored, there was nothing he could do.
Viscount Prozolov also laughed bitterly, because he didn't know how to comfort Grand Duke Constantine. He was not as strong as a man and was crushed, so he could only break his teeth and swallow it in his belly.
After a long time, Grand Duke Constantine sighed: "Viscount, isn't there any way? You have also seen that Kiev and Ukraine will face a major reshuffle this time. As expected, Uvarov's party will suffer heavy losses.
If we can seize the opportunity to get some key positions..."
Why didn't Viscount Prozolov not want to do this? But he knew very well that this was almost impossible. Even if Count Rostovtsev was willing to give Grand Duke Constantine a face, Nicholas I would not agree.
He was vaguely aware that His Majesty did not intend to pass the throne to Grand Duke Constantine, otherwise he would not have sent Count Rostovtsev to Ukraine to clean up the situation this time. If he really wanted to give Grand Duke Constantine a
If they are innocent, just issue an imperial edict and take all relevant personnel to St. Petersburg for interrogation, and that will be it.
But he didn't do that, at least he didn't have a strong desire to personally intervene in the case. The reason why he sent Count Rostovtsev to Kiev was probably more important to maintain stability, and that Grand Duke Constantine was really involved with the rebels.
If he is involved, his confidant, Count Rostovtsev, can handle it so that the influence can be minimized.
To put it bluntly, he did not really care about the son of Grand Duke Constantine, but sent Count Rostovtsev as an imperial envoy to maintain stability. That is to say, in his heart, the status of Grand Duke Constantine was not that important.
Naturally, even if Grand Duke Constantine really has nothing to do with the rebel party, besides being relieved, he would not be able to specifically compensate Grand Duke Constantine. He would not give Ukraine to Grand Duke Constantine, because that would break the
The existing balance has made Crown Prince Alexander and his team nervous, and the two brothers might start fighting among themselves in advance.
This is definitely what Nicholas I didn't want to see, so even if Grand Duke Constantine was wronged, the most he could do was help clarify it, and then the power of Ukraine would never be handed over to Grand Duke Constantine.
At most, it can only be slightly compensated from other aspects.