Li Xiao would never put his hope in Alexander II, and he would not even put his hope in Count Rostovtsev. In his opinion, although Count Rostovtsev was mature and powerful,
Just himself.
If you look at the miraculous operation of the Decembrists in history, you will know how disorganized the organization of this group of people was. Had they been decisive and powerful back then, they would not have had that result.
It is a pity that although this group of people is commendable for their courage, their organization is disorganized and their ideas are not unified, and their execution ability is even more worrying.
Even though nearly thirty years have passed, these people's friends and sympathizers may have grown up, but Li Xiao will still speculate on them with the greatest distrust. From the time he traveled to this damn era, he knew that in this damn era
In this era, the only person you can trust is yourself. No matter how good your relationship is with others, you cannot fully rely on them.
What's more, it's such a big thing as reform or revolution. Anyway, Li Xiao is highly vigilant in this regard and will never easily trust anyone, especially the Decembrists who have not a good criminal record.
Even if he were not easily tricked to death by Nicholas I when he was fighting alone, he really did not want to have too close contact with Count Rostovtsev or the Decembrists.
He always felt that this group of people was unreliable and that they were pig teammates, so he always emphasized to the people around him, including Alexei and Anton, "Cooperation is cooperation, but you can't rely on Rostov for everything."
Count Tseff's group should even be prepared to be held back by them at any time or even to part ways unhappy."
In Li Xiao's words, self-reliance is more reliable than anything else. Relying on heaven and earth, relying on friends and relying on parents is unreliable!
Although Anton had just heard that he liked Count Rostovtsev's approach, he knew something was wrong.
It goes without saying that Count Rostovtsev’s personality is charming. Even though he usually doesn’t hum or laugh, he is really good at what he does, giving people the feeling of being like a mountain. And in terms of life, he does not have the odor of ordinary high-ranking nobles.
The problem is that he has very low requirements for material life. By the standards of this era, he is almost ascetic.
With both charisma and superb methods, it would be a damn thing if such a person could not attract followers. It is not surprising that Anton is a little obsessed with him.
It's just that he is fascinated, and Li Xiao does not object to Anton worshiping someone, but worship should not develop into superstition, and he must not blindly follow him.
Anyway, after Li Xiao figured out Count Rostovtsev's purpose, he was not particularly optimistic about his route. The most important thing was that he did not fundamentally solve the problem. For a while, he could rely on the bad situation to force the Tsar to make concessions, but
Once the external pressure no longer exists, the tsar can go back on his word at any time. What will you do then?
Is it possible to do it all over again like now? Let’s not mention that his method is to kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred to himself. How many times can Russia withstand this method?
In Li Xiao's view, Count Rostovtsev's thinking seems to have been locked by himself. You are already on the opposite side of the Tsar and his lackeys, the conservatives. How can you take any chances with him anymore?
Even if it is impossible to kill the tsar and completely end the imperial power, you must at least come up with a set of methods that can effectively limit the tsar or the conservatives' counterattack. Not to mention constitutional monarchy, you must try to overview the overall situation and seize power in your hands!
But according to Igor, Count Rostovtsev is not particularly interested in this, and it seems that his ultimate goal is to kill the serfdom system. It seems that as long as the serfdom system is eliminated, Russia will become more and more prosperous.
The better.
As for the counterattack of the conservatives or the tsar, he had thought about it, but was not particularly worried. In his own words, he had a way, but he refused to elaborate on the specific way.
This more or less made Li Xiao not have enough confidence in him. Thinking about it, with Li Xiao's cautious and suspicious character, how could he buy into the mystery of Count Rostovtsev.
Naturally, Li Xiao must be prepared. Although he also agrees with Count Rostovtsev's current arrangements, it is true that he only relies on Russia's internal strength to defeat the conservative group headed by Nicholas I and Uvarov.
It's simply impossible. If Russia wants to modernize and make changes, it must hit this group hard and weaken their power.
Therefore, this requires the intervention of external forces. What is even more ingenious is that Nicholas I was a tsar who was not completely aware of his own strength and was too superstitious about force and wanted to make a difference. With the confidence brought by the suppression of the 1848 revolution,
He has completely expanded to the point where he has no edges.
As long as Nicholas I was provoked a little, he would definitely realize his ambition regardless of the situation - to recapture Constantinople and even the Holy City.
As a result, it is completely impossible to reconcile the conflicts between him and Britain and France, and they can only compete with each other through war. The gap between the Russian army and Britain and France now has far exceeded that of 1812, relying solely on numerical superiority.
, the Russian army did not take advantage at all.
If nothing else goes wrong, Nicholas I and his generals and soldiers will be hanged, and a tragic defeat will be inevitable. At that time, all the conflicts will break out with the failure, and all the spearheads will be aimed at him and the conservatives he loves.
Send ministers.
At that time, even gods could not save them. They had to either change or perish. I believe that both Nicholas I and Alexander II, who took over, knew what to choose.
This is Count Rostovtsev's overall plan. It is not particularly brilliant, but it is indeed the only way. Judging from historical experience, this plan is indeed effective. Nicholas I knew what kind of mess he was facing.
, but he was unwilling to admit that he was powerless, so he ended it on his own in a humiliating way and handed over the task of cleaning up the mess to Alexander II.
Alexander II had a completely different personality from his father. He was not that strong and not that stubborn. He was a bit weak and chose to surrender and admit defeat, and was forced to carry out reforms.
Everything seemed to be going according to Count Rostovtsev's plan. The only thing that he didn't expect was that he didn't expect that he would die unexpectedly, so the subsequent arrangements were not made at all, or in other words, despite the good situation, they themselves
I was also intoxicated and forgot that the danger actually still existed.
So a few years later, as Alexander II gradually gained a firm foothold with the help of the reformists, and the country seemed to have returned to its peak, the existence of the reformists became very annoying, and deep down in his heart, he was probably afraid
I never liked the reformists and reforms, and then there was no more...