Old Adlerberg did not accompany the empress to the theater just to make Rumyantsev's stay at the Admiralty more comfortable. He was not that free. What was just an appetizer was the real bad medicine.
Let’s get started!
After watching the play for a while, old Adlerberg chatted with Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, which made the empress' mood improve a lot.
During the intermission before the opening of the second act, the old fox finally resorted to his killer move: "The navy is really troublesome! There are careless young officers spreading banned books, and smuggling and corruption, and now even foreign countries
You guys are also looking for trouble, Grand Duke Constantine is really having a hard time!"
The queen's newly calm heart was raised again, and she quickly asked: "Count, what kind of foreigner? Consultant? Just fire him!"
Old Adlerberg shook his head and said: "Consultants, it's easy. Guys like that who can't turn things around without being successful don't need Grand Duke Constantine to take action. We veterans can help solve the problem."
The old fox pretended to sigh and said: "This foreigner is very troublesome. He is the chief naval architect of the British Royal Navy. He wrote articles attacking the ideas of Grand Duke Constantine and slandering the Grand Duke's innovations. Tsk tsk..."
Alexandra Feodorovna still knows about the Royal Navy, and she even knows the position of the Royal Navy's Chief Shipbuilding Designer. She is probably the authoritative figure in shipbuilding in the British Navy, and the Royal Navy is the number one in the world.
The chief designer of Nature is also one of the best and second best people in the world.
The world's number one shipbuilder publicly opposed Grand Duke Constantine. This news was quite bad no matter how you looked at it. The Queen knew her son well and felt that Grand Duke Constantine would definitely suffer in this regard.
I couldn't help feeling worried and complaining: "Kostya is always frizzy. I told him a long time ago not to mess with those strange things. Now that he's fine, what should I do?"
Old Adlerberg pretended to comfort the queen: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The situation is far from that bad, not to mention that Grand Duke Constantine's claims are somewhat reasonable. The key now is to refute the reckless British designer.
, tell him to shut up!”
The queen frowned, and the silk handkerchief in her hand was ravaged until it looked like a ball of pickles: "It's not easy, that person is the authority, and we don't know how to build ships!"
Old Adlerberg nodded with concern and said: "Yes, this requires the help of professionals... I heard that there is an expert in this field in China who often publishes articles in professional naval publications and is famous all over the world.
Famous throughout the world..."
Before the old fox could finish speaking, the queen asked urgently: "Who is this expert? Where is he? Do you know him?"
Old Adlerberg quickly shook his head and said: "I have only heard of his name. His pen name is Author A. I don't know his real name, but it is said that he is very familiar with Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Gorchakov.
.”
"Lonia?" The queen nodded, "That's a good boy. I believe he will be willing to help. Can the author, Mr. A, really help?"
"Definitely, he is more professional than the British designer!" Old Adlerberg boasted sinisterly, "But the only problem is that it is said that the author Mr. A had a little conflict with Grand Duke Constantine, a little bit
A small unpleasantness..."
Alexandra Feodorovna's heart was like riding a roller coaster that day, being thrown to the top and falling to the bottom again, as if she was about to die of a sudden heart attack. She once again talked about Grand Duke Constantine
stand up:
"Kostya is really disturbing. Well, count, what is going on?"
Old Adlerberg immediately replied: "You have misunderstood. It is not the unhappiness caused by private matters, but the author Mr. A criticized the Grand Duke's steamship plan and gave some suggestions and criticisms, which made the Grand Duke
Somewhat unpleasant…”
The queen immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that the gentleman is very good! Sometimes Kostya is indeed too arbitrary and too much like his father... Well, how can we get that gentleman to speak for Kostya? Please
He went to the Winter Palace to attend a royal ball, is it appropriate for me to apologize to him in person?"
Old Adlerberg quickly shook his head and said: "Her Royal Highness, you are too generous. But such an honor is too sudden and may be counterproductive."
"Yes, it's really too abrupt."
Old Adlerberg followed the lead and said: "How about you, instead of Grand Duke Constantine, ask that gentleman to write some professional articles to refute the reckless British designer and save Grand Duke Constantine from the siege.
what do you think?"
The queen did not realize that old Adlerberg had sinister intentions, and felt that this method was indeed a good one. It is only natural that the mother should help solve her son's problem. Isn't it just a small expense to spend, it is worth it! It is also simple!
The performance of "The Magic Flute" was finally over, and old Adlerberg sent the queen's carriage away with satisfaction. For the old fox, today's acting performance can be rated as a nine. But little Adlerberg did not fully understand.
My dad’s arrangement.
"The Queen's request for the manuscript has nothing to do with Grand Duke Constantine?"
Little Adlerberg asked doubtfully: "Father, I can probably guess your purpose. You probably want to highlight the friendly relationship between Grand Duke Constantine and Grand Duke Andrei Konstantinovich.
Let His Majesty notice this, right?"
Old Adlerberg nodded and said: "Yes, if His Majesty realizes this, then all of Grand Duke Constantine's previous achievements will be in vain, and may even become his most fatal weakness."
Little Adlerberg said puzzledly: "But even if the Queen helps with the appointment of manuscripts, this cannot be confirmed!"
Old Adlerberg smiled slightly and asked: "Who said the manuscript was commissioned by the Queen? Why wasn't it commissioned by Constantine?"
Little Adlerberg said in surprise: "Before, the queen was not..."
As he said this, little Adlerberg was stunned. He knew what the problem was. The only people in the box who knew that it was the queen who asked Li Xiao to write the manuscript, and it was old Adlerberg who was in charge of this matter.
With the old man's methods, the news that spreads must have nothing to do with the queen. Everyone will only know that it is the draft of the Treaty of Constantine. Naturally...
"It seems you understand."
Old Adlerberg smiled happily and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter who commissioned the manuscript. As long as the author A speaks for Grand Duke Constantine, it is evidence of crime. If Grand Duke Constantine wholeheartedly follows His Majesty's instructions to suppress and punish the author, Mr. A, then the author
Mr. A will definitely not say anything good to Grand Duke Constantine to help him out of the siege. On the contrary, Grand Duke Constantine is just going against the will..."