Faced with Grand Duke Constantine's doubts, Kornilov immediately retorted loudly: "Your Highness, I must say that this is an unfounded doubt and suspicion and criticism of me and the fleet!"
"First of all, Prince Menshikov's request is very urgent. He requires us to provide a corresponding plan as soon as possible, and the sooner the better. If you wait until you slowly return to Sevastopol to provide a draft, everything will be delayed.
. Then all the responsibilities will be borne by us. At that time, he and His Majesty will be furious. May I ask you, can you bear this responsibility? "
Kornilov's rebuttal was very sharp, and could even be said to be a direct slap in the face of Grand Duke Constantine, saying that he occupied the position of commander but did not do any serious work, and went to Kiev to wander around. He was simply occupying a cesspool.
shit!
Don't worry, this is still the first level, because before Grand Duke Constantine could speak, Kornilov continued to criticize: "In addition, we did not pretend to issue an order in the name of the fleet. We submitted it to the Minister of the Navy, His Majesty and yours."
The draft was issued in the name of the Black Sea Fleet Staff Department, not the Black Sea Fleet Headquarters. I think you will be able to figure out the difference!"
The slap in the face was so slap-happy!
If a draft is submitted in the name of the Black Sea Fleet or the Black Sea Fleet Headquarters, it must be approved by Grand Duke Constantine. After all, he is the commander of the fleet. Even if he is just an agent, it cannot be taken seriously.
But submitting a plan in the name of the Black Sea Fleet Staff is another matter. This is the decision of the Black Sea Fleet Staff and has nothing to do with Grand Duke Constantine. Although it is a bit overstepping, he follows the authority when the matter is urgent, and Nicholas I
It had been said a long time ago, because Grand Duke Constantine also served as the governor of Moldavia.
In other words, the governor of Moldavia is the official position of Grand Duke Constantine, and the commander of the Black Sea Fleet is just a top post. Therefore, the affairs of the Black Sea Fleet are handled by Kornilov and Nasimov. Only major affairs require Grand Duke Constantine.
of approval.
Although this kind of draft can also be regarded as a major matter, Nicholas I also said that major and urgent matters can also be handled as appropriate.
At least this time, Kornilov and Nassimov’s discretionary handling was hard to fault. Even if the lawsuit went to Nicholas I, he could only say that Grand Duke Constantine was unreasonable——
Who made you stay in Kiev? Moreover, Kornilov and Nassimov did not use your name falsely. You are very responsible, okay?
What's more, given Nicholas I's character, he was probably very satisfied with this radical draft. If Grand Duke Constantine said that this plan was not good and too radical, he would not be able to use it to beat Kornilov and Nassimov.
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In fact, Grand Duke Constantine was immediately aware of this problem, and naturally he did not dare to use it as an excuse. Moreover, he immediately realized how sinister the bear trap arranged for him by Kornilov and Nasimov was.
If he publicly stated that he did not like this radical plan, then he would have to explain it clearly to Nicholas I. In the end, he would definitely not be happy!
And if he said that Kornilov and Nassimov's radical draft was well done, even though he avoided being beaten by me, he would have to give Menshikov a hard fight, and the old eunuch would definitely not accept it.
of this draft.
Anyway, no matter what he chooses, there will always be an opponent who will let him know what pain in the balls is. And not only these, he is already in pain when facing the aggressive Kornilov.
"Uh, that's it."
Grand Duke Constantine laughed and said reluctantly: "I misunderstood. If that's the case, then you did it very appropriately and completed the work very diligently and impeccably!"
Kornilov was so happy to see the expression on Grand Duke Konstantin's face! It was a bad breath to make this man feel frustrated!
But this was not enough. Kornilov took advantage of the heat and asked: "Your Highness, you are flattering us. We just did what we should do... But since you asked about this matter, and since you are
Acting Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, do you agree with this draft?"
For Grand Duke Constantine, he really doesn’t want to express his position on the draft right now, because it is inappropriate to agree or oppose it. As long as he expresses his attitude at this meeting, he will inevitably face Nicholas I or Menshko
My husband is unhappy.
And he was not interested in fighting with these two for the time being, so he just said haha: "Don't worry, I just heard the news, so I asked the fleet if they could give me any advice. As for this
I still need to study the content of the draft carefully, so I am not suitable to express any opinions for the time being. I will talk about it next time, ha!"
Grand Duke Constantine left in dejection. He was so arrogant when he came and so embarrassed when he left. Nassimov looked at his back and murmured: "Grand Duke Andrei has seen through him, and as expected, it went as expected."
It turns out that this guy chose to avoid it!"
Kornilov also sighed and said: "It's strange that he doesn't avoid it in principle. Originally, he wanted us to take the blame, but now that the blame has been forced into his arms, it's strange that he dares to take it!"
Nassimov asked: "What do you think he will do? As the commander of the fleet, he can't really not express his opinion, can he?"
Kornilov sighed again and said: "Let him go. Anyway, whether he expresses his stance or not, it will not affect our work... Instead of caring about what he thinks, we should do our own work well!"
Kornilov is so down-to-earth. If Grand Duke Constantine was half as down-to-earth as him, he would not have such a virtuous behavior by cooperating with Li Xiao.
He came back to the headquarters after being disappointed, and looked out the window at the Black Sea, which made him feel really melancholy. He had obviously planned everything on the way here, how to beat Kornilov and Nassimov, what to do.
Taking back the right to speak bit by bit, how to use the Black Sea Fleet to show its super capabilities.
But who would have thought that this script would not go as he imagined, let alone beating up Kornilov and Nassimov. If he hadn't jumped out of the way at today's meeting, he would have been disgraced by those two people.
Unable to step down.
Well, now, his ambitions and long-term plans were all aborted. His ideas really couldn't keep up with the changes. If he had known that this trip would be just asking for trouble, he would be picking up a hot potato.
, then even if he is beaten to death, he will not be so active in coming here to seek punishment!
Tell me what this is all about!
The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved Grand Duke Constantine became. Facing the sea outside the window, he couldn't help but shed tears of evil tiger...