Don't think that Peter Volkonsky is a weak sheep, and don't be fooled by his old and fatuous illusion. None of these old guys who came from 1825 are easy to deal with, even for a day.
Peter Volkonsky, who was not as good as he once was, is now a wolf in sheep's clothing.
If you are deceived by his acting skills and think that he is really going to fight to the death with old Adlerberg, then you have fallen into a trap.
At his level, every move is the result of careful consideration, and he will never be so hasty, let alone any grudges. Maybe he really hates old Adlerberg, but it doesn't mean that he will do it in front of him.
Take the initiative and be ruthless.
This old guy was just testing, and the target of the testing was none other than Count Rostovtsev.
Pyotr Volkonsky, who is cautious by nature, would not believe that the relationship between him and Count Rostovtsev was so good that his life was at stake. The count's sudden reminder and warning seemed a bit deliberate, so he had to guard against it.
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Count Rostovtsev replied calmly: "I don't think this is a good idea. I have no interest in dealing with that count."
Peter Volkonsky pretended to be suspicious and asked: "Then what do you mean?"
Count Rostovtsev smiled lightly and said: "I am selling you a favor, nothing more. It is always good to have many friends in the palace."
Peter Volkonsky asked again: "Just to make friends."
"Making friends," Count Rostovtsev looked into Peter Volkonsky's eyes and said, "I like to make all kinds of friends the most. For example, I recently met another child, Nikolai Milyutin.
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He paused slightly and asked: "Duke, have you heard of this gentleman?"
Peter Volkonsky naturally knew Nikolai Milyutin, but he didn't know why Count Rostovtsev suddenly mentioned that young man.
So he answered very cautiously: "I know him. He seems to be a nice young man?"
"Yeah?"
Count Rostovtsev asked back calmly and calmly, as if it was Peter Volkonsky who knew Nikolai Milyutin, and he came to consult Peter Volkonsky for his opinion.
"Duke, you have heard that he is good, so maybe he is really good!"
After another slight pause, Count Rostovtsev said: "So I am going to do a little favor for this young man. It is said that the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is vacant. Do you think he is suitable?"
【Official official?】
Peter Volkonsky immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If it was an official job and an exchange of interests, then he could relax. This kind of transaction has no consequences and everyone gets what they need. He likes it very much.
However, for the sake of safety, Peter Volkonsky asked one more question: "Count, what is your relationship with this gentleman?"
Count Rostovtsev replied calmly: "After an old friend, the child himself is more upbeat. If he can give him a ride, it's a good thing, and wouldn't it be nice to have a little guy in the Ministry of Internal Affairs who can help!
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Peter Volkonsky nodded slightly and continued to ask: "How do you need my help?"
Count Rostovtsev replied: "The next time the imperial council discusses candidates, the prince can just give him a vote."
Peter Volkonsky asked cautiously: "Then we are even?"
Count Rostovtsev smiled and said: "Of course it's even!"
Nikolai Milyutin kept opening the car window and looking at the Winter Palace outside. He was not unfamiliar with this building at all and had entered it more than once. But today, for the first time, he felt the inner atmosphere of the palace.
Coming pressure.
Earlier, Count Rostovtsev brought him very bad news. The count told him that Grand Duke Constantine was now in great danger, almost in danger.
At first, Nikolay Milyutin didn't believe it, because he didn't feel the dangerous atmosphere at all. Everything seemed to be very beautiful. The newspapers praised Grand Duke Constantine for his innovations, but they almost didn't praise the Grand Duke for his achievements.
Russia's savior.
Administratively, things went smoothly, and he could do whatever he wanted in the Admiralty. Menshikov's disciples seemed to have given up, and they all became cowards, making Grand Duke Constantine very unhappy.
Even Menshikov himself hid in his villa in the countryside and ignored worldly affairs, as if he was preparing to retire and spend his remaining years.
Isn’t this good enough? Isn’t it smooth enough?
"It went so well, don't you think it's abnormal?"
Faced with Count Rostovtsev's rhetorical question, Nikolai Milyutin was stunned for a while, but he still thought that even if it went too smoothly, it didn't mean that it was definitely in danger, right?
"You have fallen into Vladimir Adlerberg's trick."
Count Rostovtsev said so, but Nikolai Milyutin thought about it again and again, and really couldn't figure out what trick he fell into old Adlerberg. Until Count Rostovtsev took out a share
Only when the reports from the three departments put the count's recent activities and arrangements in front of him one by one did he feel something was wrong.
"If this is not a trick, then I want to know why that old fox would spend money and use connections to say good things to Grand Duke Constantine. Do you think this is normal?"
【It must be abnormal!】
Nikolai Milyutin knew very well that old Adlerberg was a member of Crown Prince Alexander and a very core member of the Crown Prince's party. It was impossible for him to say a good word for Grand Duke Constantine without saying a word. What do you think of this strange behavior?
It's all like a conspiracy!
"What exactly does he want to do?" Nikolai Milyutin asked anxiously.
Count Rostovtsev replied calmly: "Praise to kill!"
Nikolai Milyutin was stunned, and Count Rostovtsev continued to explain: "You should have noticed that Grand Duke Constantine has recently been praised as a pioneer of innovation and a representative figure of the Russian reformists...
…Do you think His Majesty is a person who likes innovation?”
Nikolai Milyutin shook his head. Count Rostovtsev added: "And the most stupid thing about your Grand Duke is that he made a lot of noise to deal with Grand Duke Andrei Konstantinovich, and then rode a tiger into trouble.
Bar?"
Nikolai Milyutin was a little confused and asked stupidly: "Did Grand Duke Constantine do this?"
"Of course, otherwise, could that inquiry really be caused by those old-fashioned shipbuilders who have never had any sense of existence? Let me tell you, it was arranged secretly by the Grand Duke without telling you, but he didn't expect to move it.
Hitting himself in the foot with a stone, and then being drugged with a bad drug by Vladimir, that old fox is the best at this kind of trick!"
Count Rostovtsev explained the reasons for each incident clearly, which made Nikolai Milyutin immediately realize that something was wrong, and Grand Duke Constantine was about to be in trouble!!