The reason why Grand Duke Constantine has been struggling like this all these years actually explains the problem. Although there is a saying that those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, it seems that just being horizontal can solve all problems.
Was Constantine arrogant?
A bit, if I wasn't being arrogant, I wouldn't have said in front of Nicholas I and Crown Prince Alexander that he was the emperor's son and that Crown Prince Alexander was just the son of the Grand Duke.
But to be honest, being poor and arrogant in the political arena cannot solve all problems. He can rely on Nicholas I's favor to be arrogant for a while, but he cannot always use arrogance to solve problems!
Although in recent years, as Nicholas I has gradually aged and Crown Prince Alexander has matured, the issue of the ownership of the throne is actually no longer a big issue. But Grand Duke Constantine can still continue to toss in this environment. This cannot be explained.
Problem?
It is obvious that he is not only powerful, but also has relevant means and vision. Otherwise, look at Grand Duke Mikhail and Grand Duke Nicholas. Why do these two always feel that they are far inferior to him? Is it just that they are inferior to him?
Is it because these two were born late?
Obviously, this is not the case. Grand Duke Constantine has been able to dominate Russian politics for so long, and his own level is still high.
For example, now he realizes the key issue. If he continues to fight with Count Shuvalov, there can only be one result - both sides will suffer losses!
For him, with the doomed fall of Bestuzhev Ryumin, his presence in Ukraine and Kiev has almost disappeared, if it were not to prevent Count Shuvalov from continuing to make trouble against him on this issue.
To throw dirty water, in fact, his best choice is to cut off his arm and abandon Bestuzhev directly. It is more cost-effective to keep this chess piece in mind and concentrate on elite Moldavia and the Black Sea Fleet.
Even if he has a lot of Shuvalov's fatal information, he really may not be able to use it, because the influence is too bad. He still understands his father's temper to some extent, and the one who hates it the most is that he doesn't know how to take care of himself.
You are a minister of the overall situation. Even if your intentions are good, as long as you don't take the overall situation into consideration, he will hate you.
From this point of view, even if he defeated Count Shuvalov in revenge, it would not be of any benefit. With Count Rostovtsev's ability and his father's intelligence, he would know in a minute that he was the one poking this hornet's nest.
Will we be able to eat his good fruits at that time?
So from his point of view, the most cost-effective way is to use these chips to negotiate terms with Count Shuvalov. He will not report and expose Count Shuvalov's bad things, and Count Shuvalov will also give up continuing to work in Bes.
It would be great if everyone took a step back to make a name for themselves in the Tuzhev-Liu Ming case, and then the world would be brighter.
Grand Duke Constantine even calculated the chips he had on hand and felt that if he negotiated with Count Shuvalov, he could extort some compensation. After all, he felt that Count Shuvalov had too few chips, except for solving the case.
There is almost nothing that can threaten him. Maybe he can ask the other party to compensate him for the Black Sea Fleet issue and help him fight against Kornilov and Nassimov.
However, after Grand Duke Constantine and Count Shuvalov met once, this idea disappeared immediately, because he then discovered how insidious Count Shuvalov was, because the other party did not have no cards to play.
Play, there is a card that can make him very uncomfortable!
"Damn Bestuzhev Ryuming, this despicable bastard. The biggest mistake in my life was to mistrust this despicable villain!"
Viscount Prozolov was baffled that Grand Duke Konstantin suddenly called him over and cursed him as soon as he entered the door. He didn't know that Grand Duke Konstantin and Count Shuvalov had secretly met, so he didn't understand.
Why did the Grand Duke suddenly start cursing Bestuzhev again? Leave it to me.
Because that one has been in prison for a long time, could it be said that he was turned out again and used as some kind of prop to criticize Archduke Constantine?
Viscount Prozolov, who couldn't understand what was going on, did not interrupt immediately, but waited patiently for Grand Duke Constantine to calm down, because he believed that the Grand Duke did not call him here in a hurry just to listen to such unnutritious nonsense.
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After a while, Grand Duke Constantine finally calmed down. He meditated silently for a while with a dark face, and suddenly said to Viscount Prozolov: "Just an hour ago, Count Shuvalov and I had a meeting!
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Viscount Prozolov was naturally taken aback. Not only did he not understand why Grand Duke Constantine suddenly met Count Shuvalov, but more importantly, didn't such a major action need to be preceded by consultation with him as the chief adviser?
Obviously, Grand Duke Constantine did not do this. He went directly without any intention of consulting. He just informed him after the incident. To be honest, this is a bit insulting. Anyway, Viscount Prozolov
I feel very uncomfortable in my heart.
Naturally, Grand Duke Constantine also knew that what he did was indeed excessive, but he really could not explain it to Viscount Prozolov in advance, because he could not tell this temporarily useful aide that he had always been unable to speak clearly to the outside world.
A small action?
Anyway, Grand Duke Constantine believed that Viscount Prozolov was not close enough to him to be qualified to know those secrets. However, he did need to appease Viscount Prozolov a little, so he pretended to complain:
"Originally, I wanted to consult with you first, but Count Shuvalov didn't give me this time at all. I would either agree to meet immediately, or he would directly declare war on me. In desperation, I can go and take a look first.
What on earth is he doing!"
Does Viscount Prozolov believe this explanation?
Naturally, he didn't believe it. He knew that this was just an excuse for Grand Duke Constantine to appease him. People like Count Shuvalov would not be so reckless, so it was obvious that Grand Duke Constantine deliberately did not take him with him for some reason.
Go and meet the count.
Although Viscount Prozolov was a little disappointed, he was not discouraged because he had long known what the great nobles were like. Even though Grand Duke Constantine seemed to trust him during this period, he knew that this trust was nothing more than
An act of desperation.
Now he is actually more interested in what Grand Duke Constantine and Count Shuvalov talked about after they met, and why Grand Duke Constantine was so rude. The value of those things is higher.
So he pretended not to know anything and accepted Grand Duke Constantine's explanation, and then asked: "Then why did Count Shuvalov come to you?"