"It is almost exactly as you expected. Konditantin Pobedonostsev did not have any direct intention to target Grand Duke Konstantin. According to his idea, he probably wanted to make His Highness the Grand Duke lose face. That's all.
That’s all!”
Li Xiao could hear that Dmitry Milyutin was quite disappointed. It was obvious that the future Minister of War was very dissatisfied with what Archduke Constantine had done. Even though both parties were in the reformist camp, they obviously hoped that this would happen.
The prince received the punishment he deserved.
Li Xiao also hopes that Grand Duke Constantine will be punished instead of dealing with it internally. What's the use? It's just a cover-up. The fairness, justice and dignity of the law are fundamental to Grand Duke Constantine's impunity.
There is no way to reflect and maintain it.
If you continue to insist on this approach of "punishing officials without punishment", then as long as you hold a high position in the future, will it be equivalent to obtaining a "gold medal for immunity from death"? Wouldn't that encourage powerful ministers to act recklessly?
Li Xiao didn't like this tone, but he also admitted that it was right to do what Pobedonostsev did and not punish Grand Duke Constantine. Objectively speaking, it was also more beneficial to them.
Suddenly he sighed: "Removing Grand Duke Constantine at this time will definitely affect the whole body. Moldavia and the Black Sea Fleet will be implicated. The impact will be too great and not conducive to stability! Alas..."
Li Xiao really doesn't want to maintain this so-called stability, because this stability is really aggrieved and unreasonable. It's just a cover for bad people to get away with it and do whatever they want.
After a moment of silence, he continued: "If Grand Duke Constantine is removed from office, the two positions he left behind will definitely be coveted by Count Uvarov. With the old fox's methods, not to mention snatching back two,
At least one will be snatched away. Then we will be even more passive! As the saying goes, the lesser of two evils, we can only endure that bastard Kostya!"
Dmitri also chuckled. He also understood this truth, otherwise he would not have let Pobedonostsev deal with it so calmly. It is indeed more advantageous to keep Grand Duke Constantine at this stage, although this
It's disgusting, but there's nothing I can do about it.
"Do you think His Highness Grand Duke Constantine will learn from this lesson and be more honest?" he asked again.
Li Xiao snorted again and said contemptuously: "I have dealt with Kostya so many times. I don't know him very well, but I can still guess a thing or two about his thoughts. He is conceited and selfish. In order to achieve his goals,
The end does not count the means. How can he learn a lesson? Maybe he will forget it in the blink of an eye, and then start to try other tricks to see if there is any loophole to exploit, because the situation is particularly unfavorable to him. If he is not willing to be lonely, he can only keep tossing.
Get down!"
Dmitri also knew what the so-called constant tossing was about. Thinking of this, he felt more and more that Nicholas I was completely stupid. He didn't know why he kept leaving such thoughts for Grand Duke Constantine. It was always irritating.
He had wild fantasies. If he and Crown Prince Alexander's status could be clarified earlier and his wild thoughts stopped, how could there be so many bad things!
Li Xiao could tell what Dmitri was thinking by looking at his expression, but he knew that you shouldn't guess the emperor's thoughts, because guessing is all about profit calculations, and things that are good for Russia and good for the stability of the court may not necessarily be good for Russia.
Good for Nicholas I.
The tsar was very suspicious and lived in doubt and fear almost every day. He naturally did not trust anyone, including his sons. Therefore, he must take some restraint measures to prevent the tragedy of his father Paul I from happening to him.
Performed on the body.
Objectively speaking, Grand Duke Constantine was just a poor guy who was taken advantage of by his father. He was a bit sad and pitiful, especially since he kept trying to prove the things he was trying to attract his father's attention, which made him look even more pitiable.
Li Xiao sighed again and changed the topic: "General, when will you leave for Bucharest?"
"When things here are almost over, when Kanditantin Pobedonostsev has finished the cleaning work in the warehouse, I will leave. This scandal is really unbearable to watch, and I also want to
Leave early, but no!"
Li Xiao nodded and said sincerely: "Yes, this kind of nonsense is simply a tragedy for the country and not worthy of joy at all. I hope Kanditantin Pobedonostsev can kill Grand Duke Konstantin."
Let him be honest for a few days, so that our preparations for war will be less hindered. Let the civilians of Moldavia live in peace for a few days!"
Dmitri nodded with concern, and then asked: "To what extent are the war preparations in Wallachia going?"
Li Xiao looked at him and smiled. Apparently Count Rostovtsev told him about Alexei and what he had done, otherwise Dmitri would not have asked this question.
However, this is not a secret, and given the alliance between the two parties, detailing the facts will also help Dmitri in his work.
Li Xiao answered frankly: "The work is generally going smoothly. The single railway line will be completed in February next year, and most of the roads have been repaired and widened, which can basically meet the supply needs of large corps operations. On the Bulgarian border and important
We are still building a new fort at the transportation hub, but due to funding and manpower issues, these projects will still take time!"
Dmitri was not dissatisfied at all. Count Rostovtsev told him that Wallachia was actively preparing for war. He thought it was fiction, but after hearing Li Xiao's introduction, these projects have at least entered into actual projects.
Stage, this is much better than ordinary places.
Along the way, Dmitri inspected the situation in Ukraine and Moldavia in detail. What he saw was not optimistic to be honest. The traffic situation in Ukraine has not improved at all compared to more than 20 years ago, and regardless of
Whether it is local officials or officers and soldiers, they all have a sense of luck, thinking that Turkey is vulnerable and victory will be easy.
Although Dmitri does not think that the Turks are very resistant to beating, this kind of arrogance and luck is definitely not a good thing. This will not only make the war preparations casual and perfunctory, but also greatly affect the morale of the troops. Once the war does not end,
According to the ideal progress, the morale of the troops will collapse immediately, and then they will be defeated like a mountain.
Dmitry felt a headache when he thought about these problems, because even though he constantly warned his soldiers and officers to pay attention to this war, the vast majority of them were still slack and unable to play their roles at all.
Thinking of this, he asked: "Where is the morale and mental outlook of the troops?"