Grand Duke Constantine's questioning was not to say aggressive, but at least it was "righteous". If you just listened to what he said, you would really think that Dmitry Milyutin had done something outrageous and bad!
The problem is that this calls the evildoer to complain first, or calls the thief to catch the thief. Anyone who knows the inside story will inevitably laugh secretly after hearing these words, and ridicule his pretentiousness and unreasonable troubles.
However, Dmitri neither laughed nor made a fuss. He still replied unhurriedly: "Your Highness, regarding your question, I can tell you very clearly and simply that it is Constantin Pobedow.
The relevant orders issued by Noszev, as the commander-in-chief, he has the authority to issue such orders, and I must obey them!"
Of course, Grand Duke Konstantin knew that Pobedonostsev was the Commander-in-Chief, but he did not pay attention to the Commander-in-Chief at all, because in previous wars, the Commander-in-Chief had given people a feeling of being in name only.
It seems that this position is purely a decoration, even a tethered dog can be placed in that position!
"So what!" Grand Duke Constantine's tone was still very tough, and he looked as if he wanted to tear Dmitri into pieces. "The General Commander can do whatever he wants. It's true that he is the General Commander, but why should he interfere with me?"
Moldavia affairs, what does that have to do with him? Don’t you think your hands are too long!”
Dmitri was amused by these words. He felt that either Grand Duke Constantine was a fool, or he hadn't figured out what was going on.
He raised his head, looked directly at Grand Duke Constantine, and reminded him very thoughtfully: "Your Highness, the war preparation warehouse is not under the control of Moldavia. All personnel and materials in this warehouse belong to Pasco."
Prince Vichy is the commander of the corps. As the commander-in-chief of the corps, His Excellency Pobedonostsev has full jurisdiction over the warehouse."
After a short pause, he reminded him "enthusiastically": "The warehouse is just located in Moldavia, but the materials in it are neither under the jurisdiction of Moldavia nor do you have the right to do anything about it."
The warehouse is making irresponsible remarks!"
Grand Duke Constantine was blushing. This mistake was a bit vulgar, because he had been accustomed to thinking that this warehouse belonged to him, but Dmitri exposed the truth in a few words. He was the real one.
Where's the clown!
"This...this..."
Grand Duke Constantine was so reviled that he could not speak at all. Viscount Prozolov who was next to him hurriedly stepped forward to help smooth things over: "Of course, Your Highness knows who is under the jurisdiction of the warehouse, but as the Grand Duke of the Empire and the Governor of Moldavia,
He is very concerned about war preparations. Now that you suddenly broke into and occupied the warehouse, if war preparations are delayed, who is responsible for this? You can't let us Moldavia take the blame for you!"
This unreasonable three-pointer was considered to be of a high level, and it was a step further than making trouble unreasonably. However, it was still useless to Dmitry, and he still answered calmly:
"I have already told you, Your Highness, that Pobedonostsev discovered that there were serious problems in the warehouse, and then appointed me to take over the locking of evidence in the warehouse. This is completely in line with the procedures. If you have any objections to this, you can ask Pasco
Prince Vicky mentioned that you can also write to His Majesty directly."
"As for the delay in combat readiness, it is precisely because serious malfeasance and corruption cases occurred in this warehouse that seriously affected war readiness that His Excellency Pobedonostsev had to take decisive measures. Not only will this not delay war readiness, but it will
It will eliminate related problems, there is no need to worry at all, and there will be no scapegoating.”
Dmitri didn't give Viscount Prozolov and Grand Duke Constantine a chance to interrupt at all. He said in one breath: "So your highness's concerns are completely unreasonable and meaningless. If there are no other doubts, then
I will return to the warehouse and continue to assist Mr. Pobedonostsev in his work. The most urgent task now is to find all these moles one by one, and then punish them!"
Grand Duke Constantine and Viscount Prozolov looked at each other. Both of them knew that Dmitri would not buy it at all, and he would not criticize them at all, because their procedures were clear and clear, and there was no way they could find fault with them.
So what if you bark a lot?
But they were unwilling to let Dmitri go back, so Viscount Prozolov kept hinting to Grand Duke Constantine with his eyes, hoping to detain Dmitri.
For a moment, Grand Duke Constantine was a little tempted and prepared to take a risk, but when he saw Dmitri's very calm eyes and didn't take him and Viscount Prozolov seriously at all, Grand Duke Constantine gave up.
adventure.
So what if he detains Dmitri? Pobedonostsev is still over there in the warehouse. There is no point in just arresting Dmitri, and once Dmitri is arrested, it will be difficult to end the matter.
After all, he belongs to Crown Prince Alexander. What he did was tantamount to directly declaring war on Crown Prince Alexander. Moreover, for what reason did he detain Dmitry? He was not under his control, and he had clear instructions and flawless procedures.
If he forcibly detained someone, Crown Prince Alexander could shock him until he vomited blood.
Doing this is no different from giving him a head directly. Now he is a piece of shit when it comes to the warehouse issue. If he continues to act recklessly, it does not mean that he will give a lot of information to Crown Prince Alexander and let others kill him.
!
Grand Duke Constantine is not that stupid. Although he is indeed very passive now, even if the warehouse incident comes to light, he can still leave a few scapegoats to take the blame. Although he will inevitably be dissed by his father, he can still retain the last bit of dignity.
of.
So he finally ignored Viscount Prozolov's constant hints and chose to let Dmitri leave.
"Your Highness, how could you just let him go like that!" Viscount Prozolov was naturally anxious.
Grand Duke Constantine asked angrily: "What else? Detain him, give Alexander the clue, and let him kill me?"
Viscount Prozolov was speechless, while Grand Duke Constantine continued: "We have no reason at all. Why should we detain him? If we really want to fall out, it won't just be the little thing in the warehouse."
The problem is, maybe my position as governor of Moldavia and substitute commander of the Black Sea Fleet will come to an end. At that time, I will have no choice but to tuck my tail between my legs and roll back to St. Petersburg in despair. Not only will I be despised by my father, but I will also have to live a life of dependence on others in the future.
Got it!"
Archduke Constantine waved his fist and said fiercely: "I absolutely don't want this kind of future, so you immediately clean up my hands and clear up all the negative evidence that can involve me. This case must have nothing to do with me."