Are Grand Duke Constantine and Crown Prince Alexander really in cahoots with each other?
The answer is naturally no. It is impossible for the two brothers to work together for the time being. The reason why little Rumyantsev's attitude is so strange is actually worthless to explain.
That is why Rumyantsev Jr. must have this attitude. It is impossible for him to speak for Li Xiao in public. The reason is that bullying Li Xiao is an undisclosed political correctness of Nicholas I's court.
Bullying Li Xiao is politically correct, but speaking for Li Xiao is extremely politically incorrect. Anyone who is an official of Nicholas I must understand this truth and stick to it.
Crown Prince Alexander was naturally unwilling to help Grand Duke Constantine, but he could not risk being disliked by Nicholas I by blatantly instigating a loser to speak for Li Xiao.
On the contrary, he needs his subordinates to bully Li Xiao more actively than Grand Duke Constantine. Only in this way can he show that he protects his father more than Grand Duke Constantine and follows the instructions of Nicholas I.
To put it bluntly, this is all acting! Young Rumyantsev is acting on the stage, and so is Crown Prince Alexander off the stage. As directors and screenwriters, the Adlerbergs are actually acting, but they are just acting.
Their scenes are more hidden and their acting skills are more brilliant.
[As expected by my father, Grand Duke Constantine was indeed no match for that bastard Grand Duke. It seems that my worries for a long time were in vain. 】
Little Adlerberg's heart, which had been hanging, fell back into his stomach. He leaned back on the chair very relaxedly and crossed his legs, as relaxed and comfortable as if he were watching a play at the Alexander Theater.
Before, he was really a little nervous. He was afraid that Li Xiao was no match for Grand Duke Constantine and would be defeated in three strikes, five divided by two. In that case, they would be in big trouble.
Yes, in the design of their father and son, they never really meant to help Grand Duke Constantine. They wanted Grand Duke Constantine to fall into a hole. But that hole is not easy to dig. It depends on whether Li Xiao is strong enough.
If Li Xiao is not strong enough, then it is inevitable that Rumyantsev Jr. will not have the same attitude as he is now, and he will have no choice but to try to be politically incorrect to get Li Xiao. And if Li Xiao is not strong enough, Rumyantsev Jr. will have to
Very politically correct, wiping the butt of Grand Duke Constantine in all aspects.
The more you wipe your butt, and the more deliberately you wipe it, the more you will embarrass Grand Duke Constantine.
Because their father and son will publicize it all over the world: "You see, Grand Duke Constantine is just a faker. He says he wants to show someone off, but in fact there is nothing he can do about him. In the end, he has to
We, Crown Prince Alexander’s people, are here to save the situation, tell us how it was possible for such an embroidered pillow to make that bastard Grand Duke submit last time?”
Then they and their son could concoct more rumors, among which there must be the one that Grand Duke Constantine and Li Xiao secretly colluded to "complicitly commit adultery". And this one would definitely reach the ears of Nicholas I.
Haha, what will Nicholas I think then?
Of course, this is not all, because old Adlerberg's plan is not so superficial. Little Adlerberg glanced contemptuously at the high-spirited Li Xiao on the stage, and sneered in his heart: "Poor fool, you
Do you think you will be the final winner? Naive! Childish!"
However, from the scene, it looked like Li Xiao had won. Yeluofei received waves of boos and ridicules, and could only escape to his seat in embarrassment, and could only vent his shame and anger towards the disciples again.
But no matter what he did, the fact that couldn't be changed was that Li Xiao had torn off his last fig leaf, and he just stood there naked and everyone laughed at him.
"quiet!"
"quiet!"
"quiet!"
Rumyantsev Jr. shouted three times in succession before he could suppress the boiling emotions in the auditorium. In fact, a considerable part of the enthusiastic ridicule just now was directed at the Second Lord of the Navy.
Not only because he suppressed Li Xiao's performance, but also because his previous reputation was not very good. In the Admiralty and St. Petersburg aristocratic circles, there were many people who hated him, and some people wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
"Colonel Fedinov, do you have any questions to ask?"
Yelofe really wanted to say: "There is no problem anymore, let this damn questioning end here!" But he really had no right to say that, because Grand Duke Constantine's face was ugly, as if he wanted to eat him alive.
But when Ye Luofei continued to ask, he couldn't figure out the reason. Not only because he didn't know what to ask, but also because he was shocked by Li Xiao's knowledge. What kind of person would remember this?
Those miscellaneous insights?
You must know that Ye Luofei specializes in shipbuilding. Even those who specialize in this industry do not know the specific examples Li Xiao mentioned. How did the other party do it? Do you just live by watching this kind of news and papers every day?
Ye Luofei was frightened and completely bluffed by Li Xiao, thinking that Li Xiao was pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, and any further questions were unnecessary.
The fact is definitely not what Yeluofe thought. Li Xiao actually doesn’t understand shipbuilding. If Yeluofe asks some more detailed and professional questions, such as how to lay the keel, nail the ship’s planks, and make waterproofing when building a sailboat, then
Li Xiao was immediately blinded.
Li Xiao really didn’t know this, because he really didn’t understand shipbuilding. All his extensive knowledge was brought about by the convenience of cultural transmission in later generations. In 1847, there were very few people who could read and write, and the vast majority of them
They are all illiterate or semi-illiterate, and cultural products are extremely scarce. Apart from paper books and newspapers, there are almost no other means of communication.
It is normal for people in London not to know what happened in Liverpool, and for the French not to know what creations the British have made. Unlike in later generations, technical papers and information can be easily retrieved, and you can know the major events of the world without leaving home.
In 1847, backward Russian designers did not know that British technological innovation was a normal phenomenon. Li Xiao did not rely on his extensive knowledge of this era to kill Yelofei instantly, but used the bugs of later generations to kill the ancients.
, it is indeed bullying!
But Ye Luofei didn't know that he was frightened by Li Xiao's "professionalism" and didn't dare to fight again. He was really frightened!
"What should we do now? This idiot is of no use at all! He has messed up everything!" Grand Duke Constantine asked his confidants with a dark face.
"Do you have any better candidates? Someone with more ability!"
Facing the urgent and anxious Grand Duke Constantine, his confidants had no good solution. They could only lower their heads and hesitantly reply:
"Colonel Fedinov is already the best candidate... Your Excellency, I think it's best to call a truce for now..."