People like Viscount Prozolov who are mistakenly called smart are people like Viscount Prozolov. He thinks he is smart and counts everything to death, but he never thought that the most indispensable thing in the world is smart people. He is smart.
But there are people who are smarter and more low-key than him.
He felt that Grand Duke Constantine had only one way to go, and that was to try every means to muddy the water, but he never thought about the consequences of muddying the water at this time.
It may also be that he knew the consequences, but thought that Grand Duke Constantine had already offended Alexander II and the conservatives to death anyway, so he felt that it was still the same as cutting back with a knife, so he might as well give it a try.
He has a completely gambler's mentality. Anyway, for him, if Constantine succeeds in the fight, he is the biggest contributor. As for if he loses, he is just a staff member and will not be particularly implicated. At the worst, he needs to change his boss.
!
To put it bluntly, he just risked his life for Grand Duke Constantine. Advisors like him are obviously unqualified. If everyone was like him, it wouldn't be chaos in the world.
Fortunately, Grand Duke Constantine's hesitant character helped him. His hesitation allowed him to avoid being the first to be hit by Alexander II, and he escaped.
He escaped a disaster, but some people can't escape, and they rush to find abuse!
This man is Count Uvarov.
He became even more impatient as soon as Grand Duke Constantine returned to St. Petersburg, especially after hearing that Grand Duke Constantine was jumping up and down and making connections.
"We can't wait any longer, otherwise things will change!" Count Uvarov said firmly, "Tomorrow we will advise His Majesty again that we must root out these rebellious officials and traitors who are causing chaos in the country!"
At the initiative of Count Uvarov, the conservatives gathered together and rushed to the entrance of the Winter Palace in droves the next morning, demanding an audience with Alexander II.
"Really here?"
Alexander II walked to the window sill and looked down at the bustling crowd and couldn't help but sneered.
Turning his head, he said to Duke Ordorf: "Count Uvarov is in tandem, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Count Uvarov has been contacting various forces in the past few days. According to the information I have, they have a big plan!"
A cold light flashed in Alexander II's eyes, and he murmured: "The plan is too big?"
After pondering for a moment, he suddenly asked: "Duke, what do you think should be done?"
Duke Ordorf did not expect Alexander II to ask this question, because he had long been accustomed to the dictatorship of Nicholas I. The late emperor had never had the habit of asking outsiders about such matters, like Count Uvarov.
This kind of behavior is simply seeking death, and we must get rid of it quickly!
However, he did not answer that way, because after all, this was already the post-Nicholas I era, and was about to enter the Alexander II era. The character of this czar was not as strong or as arbitrary as his father's.
To be honest, Duke Ordolph felt that it would be easier to serve a less powerful tsar. If he now suggested that Alexander II go on a killing spree and create a second Nicholas II, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?
Of course, he was not stupid enough to tell Alexander II to treat opponents leniently. First of all, Count Uvarov's behavior was already excessive. It would be unreasonable to ask Alexander II to tolerate it. Isn't that deliberately making Alexander II uncomfortable?
And from the perspective of interests, Duke Ordorf cannot tolerate Count Uvarov continuing to control everything. It is time to change the government and let Count Uvarov get out. This old guy has already occupied too many resources and monopolized too many interests.
, destroy him so that everyone can eat meat!
However, he was a little unsure about Alexander II's attitude. Judging from the previous situation, Alexander II still wanted to maintain the status quo and was unwilling to cause a big disturbance. At this time, if he was advised to deal with Count Uvarov, it would obviously not be in line with him.
purpose.
Moreover, judging from the situation in the past few decades, His Majesty's tendency is still relatively conservative. At this time, if he is encouraged to shout and kill the conservative leaders, he can easily be misunderstood as a reformist!
After much thought, Duke Ordorff decided to seek stability first rather than seeking death.
He bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, I think that although Count Uvarov's behavior is very outrageous and intolerable, from the overall perspective, dealing with him immediately may cause trouble. From the perspective of maintaining stability, the action should not be too drastic!"
Alexander II glanced at Duke Ordorff. Although he did not express his opinion, it could be seen that he was quite satisfied with this answer. He felt that it was no wonder that he was able to hand over the third part to Duke Ordorff for so many years. This
People are still capable of understanding the general situation.
He nodded slightly and said, "Then how do you think it will end now?"
Prince Ordov replied: "Dispel them and let the Preobrazhensky regiment enter!"
Alexander II was stunned, because this answer was a bit strange. According to what Duke Ordorff just said, it must be handled in a low-key manner, but letting the army enter is not considered low-key, right?
"Not taking too big an action does not mean doing nothing!" Duke Oldorf replied loudly, "If everyone is like Count Uvarov and thinks they can blackmail you into making concessions, then this kind of thing will become more and more common in the future.
So much! So we must give them a clear warning, and sending out the military can have a good deterrent effect, letting them know what they can and cannot do!"
At this point, his tone suddenly softened and he said: "Moreover, sending out the army does not mean to escalate the situation. It is enough to arrest a few innocuous people and deal with them to scare the monkeys!"
Alexander II then showed a satisfied smile and said to Duke Ordorf in a pleasant tone: "Very good, Duke! I'll leave this matter to you. I don't want to see the situation get out of hand!"
Duke Ordov took a breath and immediately bowed in response, and then respectfully exited the imperial study room... Ten minutes later, the soldiers of the Preobrazhensky Regiment were gathered together, with bayonets on their guns and marched off to the winter.
In the square in front of the palace.
"Gentlemen, His Majesty hopes that you will leave voluntarily. At this moment of national sorrow, he really does not want other bloodshed to occur!"
"I will give you five minutes to leave on your own. Anyone who refuses to leave after that will be punished for disobeying the order!"
Duke Ordorff was riding on a tall horse and looking down at the world with an imposing manner. He looked at the old and young people in front of him. There were no less than ten dukes and twenty marquises, and there were even more counts and viscounts.
In the past, these people were the small group at the top of the empire's power pyramid, but he knew that from today on, these guys would fall at least one or two levels...