Crown Prince Alexander knew very well that on the surface Count Uvarov was asking about the outcome of the Kiev case, but in fact he must have known the outcome for a long time. The reason why he asked him was just to tease him and remind him that this case was actually closely related to them.
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To be honest, Crown Prince Alexander didn't really want to meet Count Uvarov at this time, not only because of the involvement in that case, but more importantly, Nicholas I had warned him before to keep an appropriate distance from his ministers.
Pay special attention to the relationship with your brothers.
To put it bluntly, Nicholas I felt that he was too close to some people. As for paying attention to the relationship with his brothers, needless to say, remind him that Grand Duke Constantine was his biological brother after all. Even if you are not particularly satisfied with him,
You can't go with your foreign ministers to mess with your own brother!
At least you can't make it so obvious that the whole world can see that you want to mess with Grand Duke Constantine. The royal family still needs face, and you, the king, can't leave the bad reputation of your brother Ni Qiang!
Nicholas I's beating was still very obvious. Anyway, Crown Prince Alexander understood it immediately. He could do it with Grand Duke Constantine, but he had to do it skillfully. Even if he did it, he had to let him do it.
Outsiders think that you brothers love each other and are harmonious.
As for keeping a distance from foreign ministers, this reminds him that you are not the crown prince, but your father is not dead yet! You are having a heated fight with high-ranking ministers like Uvarov at this time. What do you want to do?
Naturally, Crown Prince Alexander immediately became honest. Not only did he write to Grand Duke Mikhail and Grand Duke Nicholas to ask them to take their time, but he also deliberately distanced himself from several key officials.
That’s how hard you try to be a good son who agrees with your father’s expectations!
Therefore, even if Count Uvarov came to visit him in person, he could only deal with it hummingly, for fear that his father would have objections after the news reached the ears of Nicholas I.
"Ask me about the result?" Crown Prince Alexander laughed and replied, "Count, you are joking. I have never paid much attention to this case. With Count Rostovtsev, Mikhail and Nikolai here, the truth will definitely come out
You know, I’m not worried at all anyway!”
After a pause, he added: "And this is not a secret. With your position as Count, the royal council and cabinet meetings will naturally be informed. Why do you need to ask for second-hand information from me?"
Count Uvarov looked at Crown Prince Alexander who was eager to get rid of him, and the bad feeling in his heart became stronger. For the crown prince to become like this, you can imagine how much pressure was behind it. Could it be that Nicholas I has already spoken?
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For a moment, he became more and more anxious, and continued to test: "Your Highness, are you joking? Didn't I leave St. Petersburg for a while to recuperate? I haven't been to the State Council and the Cabinet for a long time, but after hearing about this case, I
I'm so shocked and I can't ask His Majesty, so I can only ask you about the relevant situation."
Crown Prince Alexander was a little helpless. His refusal was already obvious just now, but Count Uvarov pretended not to understand and insisted on asking for clarification. This is really annoying!
He could only laugh and continue to deal with it: "In any case, I believe that if you are really eager to know the case, whether it is the State Council or the cabinet, they will make it clear to you. How about I tell my father?"
Uvarov was speechless for a while. Crown Prince Alexander was so experienced at kicking the ball. Thinking about what this kid looked like a few years ago, he was completely different!
Although Uvarov was pleased with the growth of Crown Prince Alexander, and this was when his sophistication and maturity were used on himself, the feeling was even more disgusting than eating a fly!
Count Uvarov could only hold back his nausea and continue to argue: "Don't bother Your Majesty with such a trivial matter. He has many affairs and is very tired. How can he waste his energy because of my curiosity?"
After a short pause, Count Uvarov stepped up his game and asked directly: "Your Highness, if you don't want to tell me, is it because you have something to hide? Or does this case still need to be kept secret? If that's the case, just pretend that I haven't asked.
Got it!"
Crown Prince Alexander immediately had no choice, because Count Uvarov had already made his words clear. If he refused at this time, it would be tantamount to drawing a clear line and severing contact with Count Uvarov.
Although this old guy has been a bit memorized during this period, Crown Prince Alexander knows that his status is still very high. Without his support, it would be really hard for him, the Crown Prince, to compete with the increasingly aggressive Grand Duke Constantine.
It's a bit strenuous.
So he could only reply with a wry smile: "You misunderstood, I'm just a little surprised why you are so concerned about this. The case does not need to be kept secret, there is nothing that cannot be said!"
As he said that, he could only patiently explain the case in detail, and Count Uvarov also pretended to listen. In fact, both of them were just pretending, and they both knew that the focus of what they were going to talk about next was definitely not this case.
Sure enough, after Crown Prince Alexander finished speaking, Count Uvarov first thanked him profusely, and then suddenly asked: "The case is so complicated and the impact is so bad. Your Majesty is not affected, right?"
Crown Prince Alexander sighed in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he replied calmly: "My father was naturally furious. Peter Barak actually ignored national security for his own selfish interests and openly allowed the Polish chaos to flourish.
activities, and Bestuzhev Liuming was corrupt and neglected his duties, causing the most important prisoner to escape from prison... Of course he was very angry!"
Crown Prince Alexander observed Count Uvarov's expression as he spoke. He was a little curious about what Count Uvarov would say next.
"These two guys are indeed hateful. They have betrayed His Majesty's trust in them in vain. It is impossible to atone for their sins even if they die!"
Count Uvarov first angrily denounced a few words, and then changed the topic and said: "Speaking of which, I recommended Peter Balak to Your Majesty. It seems that I misjudged the wrong person. I mistrusted this bastard."
, caused irreparable losses to the country, which made me toss and turn all night long, not knowing what to do to recover the losses and make Your Majesty forgive me!"
Crown Prince Alexander's eyes widened. He admired Count Uvarov's acting skills very much. He was able to bring up the topic like this. You old guy is really awesome!
This time Crown Prince Alexander finally knows what Count Uvarov really cares about and what questions he really wants to ask - no wonder you old guy asked old Adlerberg to invite me over!