After knowing everything, Nikolai Milyutin was naturally angry and anxious. He was angry because Grand Duke Constantine was doing something wrong. He had already warned him not to cause trouble for Li Xiao. Obviously, the Grand Duke didn't listen at all.
, there comes a time when things are both positive and negative.
This kind of failure to keep his promise made Nikolai Milyutin quite disappointed with him. Of course, he was even more anxious. Because the situation was already like this, there was no point in being angry anymore. We still had to find a way to solve the problem quickly, right?
However, Nikolai Milyutin had no choice. This is the poison of old Adlerberg's scheme. He simply followed the trend. If Grand Duke Constantine had not had any evil intentions, he would not have fallen into the trap at all.
inside.
In a sense, that old fox is simply a different kind of conspiracy, and there is no way to defend against it. Especially after falling into the trap, the only way left is to passively endure.
But the problem is that Grand Duke Constantine can't bear it at all. No matter how you say it, he is just an assistant to the Minister of the Navy, not even a serious Minister of the Navy. As long as Nicholas I is angry, he can be suspended from his post with just one sentence.
Family plays in mud.
"Count, why didn't you remind me earlier?" Nikolai Milyutin stamped his feet and said anxiously.
But Count Rostovtsev was not anxious at all. He asked slowly: "What's the use of telling you? You don't even know what the Grand Duke did..."
Nikolai Milyutin immediately felt ashamed. Indeed, his performance this time was quite unqualified. He had one-sidedly believed in Grand Duke Constantine, and had no vigilance at all. The enemies all used their ultimate moves.
Ignorant and ignorant, just like a sand sculpture.
"Then you can go and warn Grand Duke Constantine! His Excellency the Grand Duke has always respected you, and he will definitely listen to your opinions!"
Count Rostovtsev looked directly into Nikolai Milyutin's eyes and said in an extremely cold tone:
"Really? Are you sure that Grand Duke Constantine really respects me? But why did I hear that His Excellency the Grand Duke said that I was old and could no longer keep up with the times, which delayed him from completely defeating Menshikov last time? Then
How did you say the sentence?"
After a pause, Count Rostovtsev uttered a few words: "It is said that one's drowsiness makes a person enlightened, right?"
Nikolai Milyutin's back was soaked with cold sweat. He was not entirely sure that Grand Duke Constantine said this, but considering the arrogant state of the previous Grand Duke when he was high-spirited, it was not surprising that he said it.
And these words actually entered the ears of Count Rostovtsev word for word. Is it this count who is really in charge of the third part?
While wiping his cold sweat, Nikolai Milyutin said something good for Grand Duke Constantine: "Count, you also know that your Excellency the Grand Duke is still too young. Young people will get carried away. Please don't argue with him. He is just a temporary person."
Just a slip of the tongue."
"A momentary slip of the tongue?"
Count Rostovtsev had a smile on his lips, but instead of making Nikolai Milyutin feel relaxed, this smile made him feel even more stressed.
"It should be." Nikolai Milyutin replied tremblingly.
"I'll just take it as such."
Count Rostovtsev seemed to let Grand Duke Konstantin go easily, which made Nikolai Milyutin sigh in relief, but the next words made his heart hang in doubt.
"So this time I will just give him a slight punishment. If the Grand Duke is still as rude and arrogant as before, I don't mind helping him with Vladimir."
Nikolay Milyutin smiled bitterly. He knew that this time Grand Duke Constantine had offended Count Rostovtsev. But speaking of which, it was thanks to this count that he had brought down Menshikov before, but Konstantin
Grand Duke Ding didn't think anything good about it, so he turned around and said that he was an old fool, which would make anyone else angry.
【Something seems wrong?】
After Nikolai Milyutin smacked his lips for a while, he felt that Count Rostovtsev was not a small-minded man. This count always focused on the overall situation and did not care much about personal honor and disgrace. Why did he suddenly treat Konstantin this time?
Did the Archduke break out?
"What makes me angry is not that Grand Duke Constantine slandered me," Count Rostovtsev said slowly, "what makes me angry is that he doesn't take our cause seriously at all."
Count Rostovtsev suddenly raised his voice and said angrily:
"You said before that as long as he takes power, he will vigorously reform and give people freedom and democracy, but have you seen any such tendency in the past two months? It's just that Acting Menshikov is temporarily in charge of the Navy Ministry.
Let him be so arrogant that he doesn't take your and my opinions seriously, and in the name of innovation, he actually seeks his own personal gain, and completely forgets all his former partners and friends!"
“Is this the sign of an innovator?”
Faced with Count Rostovtsev's questioning, Nikolai Milyutin was speechless. Because Grand Duke Constantine's performance in the past two months was indeed not very good, which was a bit eye-catching.
However, Nikolay Milyutin still had expectations for Grand Duke Constantine and still believed that he was just getting carried away for a moment. He defended him:
"His Excellency the Grand Duke is indeed a little carried away, but this is only temporary. As for the orders related to the naval innovation plan, you should also know that the Grand Duke invested a lot in those factories in the past two years, and funds are quite tight. He just wants to recover part of it as soon as possible.
funds."
"What about the so-called interrogation meeting that blatantly attacks dissidents? Archduke Andrei just said a few fair truths. Why is he not willing to listen?"
"This...this..." Nikolai Milyutin tried hard to open up: "That should be the pressure from His Majesty. It is a last resort, a last resort!"
Count Rostovtsev replied calmly: "Then I hope there will be less of such a last resort. Otherwise, sometimes I will have no choice but to watch and be unable to do anything!"
This was an obvious warning, and Nikolai Milyutin breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a warning that Count Rostovtsev had not completely given up on Grand Duke Constantine, and there was still the possibility of being tactful. He would mention the Grand Duke more in the future.
Enough.
"Where is your Majesty?"
Count Rostovtsev replied easily: "Of course it is up to me to solve it. But Nicholas, you'd better remind the Grand Duke that I thought I was careless and made a mistake the first time, but what if next time!
"
Nikolai Milyutin quickly assured: "Count, please rest assured, there will never be a next time! Your Excellency the Grand Duke will definitely know how powerful he is after this incident, and he will never make similar mistakes again!"