Crown Prince Alexander was taken aback. After hearing what Pyotr Petrovich said before, he thought that Neserrodie was really making a fuss and pretending to be ill. He was very contemptuous of the old prime minister's integrity.
But now that he saw Neserrodie's condition, he felt that he might have misunderstood pretending to be sick. Maybe this old fox was indeed not sick enough to kick his legs right away, but he was definitely not lying in bed moaning in vain.
It was obvious that this person was indeed ill, but not that serious. This made Crown Prince Alexander a little sad, and he felt even more apologetic.
After chatting with Neserrodie for a while and seeing the old fox's breathing becoming increasingly rapid and weak, Crown Prince Alexander himself felt embarrassed and quickly apologized and left.
"I didn't expect the Prime Minister to be so ill!"
After walking out of the Prime Minister's Office, Crown Prince Alexander let out a long sigh, as if he was deeply touched. Peter Petrovich, who was next to him, quickly hit the snake and followed the stick and echoed: "The Prime Minister has been working conscientiously over the years... But there is still one more thing.
Helping a villain who doesn't know what he means to criticize him behind his back... is simply chilling!"
Crown Prince Alexander glanced at Pyotr Petrovich. He was a little confused as to why the would-be duke spared no effort to say good things for Neserrodie. If I let the old man on your bed know that you defend a foreigner like this, I'm afraid
He will be so angry that he will jump up!
The relationship between Peter Volkonsky and Neserrodie was not particularly good. On the surface, he was quite respectful to Neserrodie, but in fact he did not particularly blame him. Even more than once.
It was publicly announced that Neserrodie was a damned German spy.
Obviously Pyotr Volkonsky and Neserrodie were not from the same family, but what happened to his son? He actually openly got involved with Neserrodie?
"The Prime Minister has indeed worked hard these years," Crown Prince Alexander laughed, and then said unhurriedly: "I can't bear to think that he still has to work hard for state affairs at such an old age. If he doesn't wait until I meet my father,
Your Majesty, how about I suggest to my father that the Prime Minister let the Prime Minister rest for a while and stop meddling in state affairs for the time being?"
Pyotr Petrovich was immediately speechless. He was not helping Neserroddie to do the misfortune just to make the old fox retire early. Although Crown Prince Alexander did not say anything about retirement, it made him more miserable.
If you take a break and don't interfere with state affairs, isn't this indirectly asking him to retire?
Pyotr Petrovich immediately understood that Crown Prince Alexander was not that easy to fool, and it was simply not feasible to expect him to speak for Neserrodie through betrayal.
However, he had known for a long time that this scheme might not be of much use. Neserrodie also told him that if he wanted to impress the crown prince, he had to exchange something real!
Peter Petrovich calmed down and said in a low voice: "Then I will thank you for your kindness on behalf of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has always told us that Your Highness is the most outstanding heir to Russia in the past century. You will lead us in the future.
We will definitely create a brilliant future!”
Crown Prince Alexander sighed in his heart. This kind of flattery is completely useless to him, at least it means little. He is only interested in real things. If he likes to hear such flattery, he can just go to a ball or salon.
There will be a queue of dukes and marquises waiting to say Oh!
He just waved his hands and replied casually: "This is mainly due to the words and deeds taught by my father and the assistance of all my ministers..."
Peter Petrovich hurriedly flattered you again, and then got down to the topic: "That's because Your Highness is gifted with intelligence... The Prime Minister has said before that some things can be left to Your Highness... Even if you don't
It is equally good to let Your Highness do it yourself, or to let your friends do it. For example, Duke Baryatinsky, is there any more suitable Governor of the Caucasus than him? The Prime Minister believes that no one is more suitable for that position than him.
Got it!"
Governor of the Caucasus!
Crown Prince Alexander was a little tempted. The Caucasus was also one of the main directions of Russia's expansion. He had previously assigned Baryatinsky to repair the Persians there. Later, Nicholas I thought that Baryatinsky was too young and was not suitable for the time being.
When he was the governor of the Caucasus, he sent another veteran there.
If he can get the position of Governor of the Caucasus this time, it will definitely be a major benefit for Baryatinsky. With his age and qualifications, if he can be a governor, he will be able to return to St. Petersburg and become Minister of War in the future.
The position of Minister of War is definitely the most influential in the military. With Baryatinsky controlling this position, Crown Prince Alexander feels that he will feel much more at ease when sleeping.
In short, this proposal tempted him, but he was still a little hesitant, because Baryatinsky had mentioned similar things to him before. However, Baryatinsky was more willing to target Turkey's front line.
To put it bluntly, Baryatinsky is a little eager to become the commander-in-chief of the future war against Turkey. Thinking about it, this position is indeed more attractive. After all, Turkey is not a military power and has completely become a sick man in recent years.
Moreover, Bulgaria is moving towards Russia and is really about to go to war. With Bulgaria's cooperation, it will be easy to take down Turkey with Baryatinski's military capabilities.
If we can successfully capture Bulgaria, it will definitely be a miracle. With Baryatinsky's background, he will definitely become one of the best in the military, and his prestige will be close to that of Paskovich and Mikhail Gore.
Prince Chakov and the Minister of War were also easily available at that time.
Therefore, Crown Prince Alexander was a little hesitant, whether to help Baryatinsky win the commander-in-chief of the war against Turkey or to win the governor-general of the Caucasus. This is really a bit difficult to decide!
Peter Petrovich seemed to have read through Crown Prince Alexander's thoughts and immediately said: "Your Highness, please forgive me for being frank, do you think your Majesty trusts Duke Baryatinsky more? Or does he trust Duke Paskovich and Mi
Where is Duke Hail?"
This question is a bit of a slap in the face, because Crown Prince Alexander knows his father's personality. In his mind, Paskovich is definitely the first choice for military affairs, followed by Duke Mikhail. As for Baryatinsky, without him as the crown prince
If you help me speak, that old eunuch Menshikov may be ahead of him!
Obviously Peter Petrovich told him that Baryatinsky, the commander-in-chief of the war against Turkey, would be difficult to win, and the position of Governor of the Caucasus, with him and Neserrode working together, would be