Eight hundred and thirtieth chapters of checks and balances
Count Uvarov has shrunk his eggs, and everyone within the conservatives is in constant fear. Especially the relatives of the arrested conservatives are as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They don't know what happened.
They all rushed to Count Uvarov's mansion, hoping that the boss would give an explanation.
But Count Uvarov shrunk so completely that he initially received a few weeping dukes and marquises. Later, when he saw that there were too many people, he simply hung up his no-war card and hid in a manor in the countryside without seeing anyone.
As a result, the conservatives were naturally even more panicked. They all thought it was over this time. Otherwise, how could Count Uvarov be so "low-key"?
In a short time, most of the conservatives' hearts were disbanded, and most of Count Uvarov's reputation accumulated over the years was destroyed.
So that old fox doesn’t feel bad? Doesn’t he feel pity?
The distress is natural, and the reluctance is real, but Count Uvarov is indeed an old fox. He keenly grasps the danger signals and knows that if he stays in St. Petersburg to take charge of the overall situation, the conservatives may be more stable, but the situation
There will be no fundamental improvement.
He knew that he had lost all initiative since Alexander II decided to arrest everyone. Even though he was the leader of the conservatives, he knew that he had no way to fight against the imperial power. As long as the Tsar was willing, he could crush them into powder in a matter of minutes.
Alexander II has already made clear his attitude through arrests, that is, no one can challenge his authority!
Count Uvarov knew very well the consequences of provoking the tsarist authority. Look at the Decembrists who were beaten to a pulp in the era of Nicholas I. That is a lesson learned from the past!
As an old fox who has matured, he will naturally not make fun of his own wealth and life. What's more, he still expects Alexander II to continue to follow the path of Nicholas I. How can he go against Alexander II?
Unless Alexander II was determined to carry out reforms, he would never openly go against him!
And this time he vaguely felt something was wrong. He felt that he was in danger and might capsize!
Yes, Count Uvarov finally came to his senses. He felt as if he had done something stupid. It seemed that it was stupid and dangerous to encourage everyone to go to the Winter Palace!
Of course, this is a vague feeling, a reflection of his many years of political experience, because he himself does not think there is anything wrong with doing so. At most, he feels it is a bit rash or even risky.
However, he is a good man. After he noticed this mistake, he immediately knew that if he allowed those Dukes and Marquises to visit him and allowed those gangsters to operate in his home, he would likely add fuel to the fire!
Now Alexander II is in trouble, and may even be looking for the mastermind behind it. If he allows the above situation, wouldn't he be admitting that he is the mastermind behind it?
Of course, he is indeed the mastermind behind the scenes, but this thing can only be done and never admitted. No matter which tsar is, what he hates most is that his ministers form cliques, and he is not convinced that he has formed cliques and has no power.
Small?
After understanding this, Count Uvarov really couldn't sleep well, so he immediately packed up and ran away.
For him, saving his life and wealth is the first priority. As for the conservatives, haha, maybe his being the boss will indeed deal a critical blow to this faction, but with the conservatives' strong influence and deep roots, it is impossible for them to be affected by this.
The storm struck down.
As long as he gets over this period of time and waits for this limelight, he can get a hundred responses when he goes back to raise his arms. At most, he can do more work to calm people's hearts!
Anyway, he is not in a hurry at all, thinking that no matter how big the storm is, it will not be a big deal. Even if in the worst case scenario he is forced to step down and retire, don’t the conservatives still have Baryatinsky and his group?
With them, the conservatives will not collapse!
Of course, that was the worst-case scenario, and he wouldn't be willing to go to that step unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Is he really hiding in the countryside?"
Alexander II was very surprised after hearing Duke Ordolph's report. Of course he knew how powerful the conservative forces were. The group of dukes and marquises in the morning was no joke. He originally thought that the resistance of this group of people would be more intense, but
Why does it seem so drizzle now?
This made him re-examine the power in his hands, and he realized how powerful his power was. Even giants like Count Uvarov could only stay away, so who else in Russia could oppose him?
He was overjoyed for a moment, but he soon realized - Count Uvarov is really quite powerful!
Look at how he can easily recruit such a bunch of princes to support him. Yes, this time they were wiped out under his decisive blow, but who can guarantee that there won’t be a next time? What if next time their tough tactics will be even more severe?
How about intense?
Especially when he knew that after what happened, a large number of conservative nobles all went to Count Uvarov, which made him feel deeply worried!
You know, although he arrested people, he didn't say how to deal with them. Logically speaking, shouldn't these people be more proactive in kneeling down and licking themselves, the tsar, in order to survive?
But why didn't these people come to him instead of swarming to find Count Uvarov, as if he was the only one who could control the life and death of these guys!
This discovery made Alexander II very unhappy and felt that his authority had been greatly challenged. This shows that Count Uvarov is more authoritative than him in the eyes of those guys. Who has the final say in Russia in the long run?
Naturally, he disliked and feared Count Uvarov even more, but he could not express this emotion directly in front of Duke Ordorf, so he just pretended to smile calmly and said:
"Invite Count Rostovtsev here, I have something to ask him!"
The fear of Count Uvarov made Alexander II more and more cautious. He believed that Count Uvarov's authority must be destroyed and his main influence must be cut off, otherwise he would not be able to sleep well!
To do this, according to Nicholas I's final instructions to him, in addition to being more powerful and establishing authority, more importantly, he had to invite Count Rostovtsev to come over. On the one hand, he wanted to ask for advice.
On the other hand, he also deliberately established his prestige.
He remembered that Nicholas I told him that Count Rostovtsev had conflicts with Count Uvarov, and that Count Rostovtsev was less powerful than Count Uvarov, so he could be used to temporarily balance Uvarov.