If Grand Duke Constantine knew what Count Rostovtsev did, he would definitely feel ashamed. Because the gap between the two sides is so big, and the pattern and grasp of proportion are not even the slightest difference. It can be said that even Grand Duke Constantine
Even if I spend my whole life trying to catch up, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up.
What's more, Grand Duke Constantine is not aware of the gap at all. At this moment, all he can think about is how to prevent Grand Duke Mikhail from stepping down. He does not realize that his lack of overall perspective ruins his hope of inheriting the throne.
The key factor.
Nicholas I really liked him, liked his strength and hoped that he would be decisive, liked his character that was different from that of Crown Prince Alexander, and especially liked that he was not indecisive at all.
But even if there are 11,100,000 of these likes, they cannot offset the major shortcomings of Grand Duke Constantine who lacks a sense of the overall situation.
For Nicholas I, he believed that the most important thing was to pass on the throne from generation to generation, and it would be best to allow the Romanov family to move to a higher level. If possible, it would be best to raise awareness of the Romanov family in society.
The reviews are all positive.
If he could do this, Nicholas I felt that his merits in this life would be complete. He hoped that future generations would adhere to the above beliefs like him and pass on the throne and family from generation to generation.
But Grand Duke Constantine was not such an heir. Because he naturally did not have the right to be the first in line of succession, and he had ambitions that did not fit his status, he had to take a different approach.
In order to compete for the throne, he had to do some dangerous things. Otherwise, he would have no chance at all.
Of course, Nicholas I also understood the difficulties of Grand Duke Constantine, so he often turned a blind eye to what he did. As long as Grand Duke Constantine did not touch his bottom line, he would be fine.
tolerate.
But this time Grand Duke Constantine's idea was too outrageous. How could Nicholas I allow him to expose Grand Duke Mikhail's scandal and profit from it!
It seems that the one who was slapped in the face was Grand Duke Mikhail, but after all, Grand Duke Mikhail is a member of the royal family. He is the biological son of Nicholas I and your biological brother, Grand Duke Constantine. If he is embarrassed, what can you do?
Do you have face?
To put it bluntly, what Grand Duke Constantine did was to harm others and not benefit himself. If this scandal were to be exposed, the reputation of the Romanov family would definitely be severely damaged. Even Nicholas I and his family would become the laughing stock of the European royal family.
Think about it, a prince and a majestic grand duke actually bought and sold official positions to each other for a few stinky money. How corrupt this must be!
If you think about it again, Nicholas I would probably be so angry that he would have a brain hemorrhage when he heard such news. As a son, he deceived his younger brother and even kissed his father in anger just for the sake of quick pleasure. What kind of son is this!
If Grand Duke Constantine really did this, Nicholas I would probably just hate him, and he would never want to have anything to do with the throne again in his life. Even his current positions would be stripped away!
It can only be said that Grand Duke Constantine is relatively lucky, because he has a good adviser, Viscount Prozolov. Although he does not think as deeply as Count Rostovtsev, his keen political sense tells him
This is very risky.
So he immediately gave advice and said: "Your Highness, I think it is better to keep this matter quiet. If Your Majesty finds out, it will be troublesome!"
Grand Duke Constantine hadn't thought about this yet. He snorted and shouted: "How can you keep it quiet? You have to let your father know. Otherwise, how would he know that Mikhail is so unscrupulous? If he continues to let him go on,
There’s no telling what this country will become!”
Viscount Prozolov sighed in his heart and patiently persuaded: "Your Highness, you can tell His Majesty the relevant information privately, but never reveal it publicly! That will not do you any good!"
With that said, he quickly explained the reasons in detail, and Grand Duke Constantine was stunned for a moment. He really didn't realize that there were so many little Jiujiu here, and they were looking for Viscount Prozolov.
In other words, it seems quite stupid for him to do this!
But after knowing it, Grand Duke Constantine still had a sense of luck. He thought for a while and said: "It is really not feasible for me to expose it directly. Then can we find someone else like the last time I reported Peter Barak?"
What if someone comes forward and exposes me? Then wouldn’t I be fine?”
Viscount Prozolov couldn't laugh or cry. Only a genius like Grand Duke Constantine could come up with this bad idea. Isn't this a cover-up? Do you really think you are so stupid that you can't see this?
Besides, you have to find someone who is willing to stand up and expose this matter! Except for those revolutionary parties who are at odds with Nicholas I who may be willing to help, other Russian officials, at least with a little bit of brains, dare not get involved.
this matter.
Grand Duke Constantine was still unconvinced: "But there was someone involved in Peter Barak's incident last time..."
Viscount Prozolov became more and more speechless. Peter Balak was just a governor, how could he be compared with a nobleman and deputy imperial envoy like Grand Duke Mikhail?
Slapping Peter Barak in the face does not directly offend the royal family. Naturally, there are stupid people who are not afraid of death and are willing to die for food. But let them gossip about the scandals of the royal family. Even if you put a gold mountain in front of them, no one will be willing to take it, okay?
good!
However, Viscount Prozolov knew the temper of Grand Duke Constantine. If he was told directly that no one would dare to do it, he would definitely not give up and would definitely come to find such a foolish young man to prove that he was right.
For Viscount Prozolov, this was meaningless, and if Grand Duke Constantine really found someone who was not afraid of death, it would be great fun, since he couldn't end it anyway.
So he said to Grand Duke Constantine: "Okay, Your Highness, I can try to find it, but don't have high hopes!"
This was a delaying tactic. When Grand Duke Constantine asked about it, Viscount Prozolov would just shirk it and say he couldn't find it, and that would be it.
But Grand Duke Constantine still did this. Viscount Prozolov touched his hair smoothly, and he softened, nodded and said: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you... By the way, I think
Reporting directly is also a bit eye-catching. Can you try to pass the news to Nikolai or Count Rostovtsev so that they can make a thunderstorm?"
Viscount Prozolov was already complaining about his incompetence. He knew that Grand Duke Konstantin still refused to give up, and even thought about hunting rabbits and tricking Grand Duke Nicholas and Count Rostovtsev.