The news of the ghost of Nicholas I soon spread throughout St. Petersburg, and almost all aristocrats, big and small, were discussing this gossip. In addition to lamenting the magic of spiritualists, most people felt that heaven could indeed change a person.
The human soul, otherwise look at how long it took Nicholas I to ascend to immortality, and how quickly he became reasonable and easy to talk to.
Even Nikolai Milyutin discussed the great significance of this event with great interest: "Now even the late emperor has begun to accept new things, which shows that reform is an unstoppable trend... If I had known that spiritualists were so effective, I should have done it earlier
Your Majesty asked me to invite you!"
Grand Duchess Dmitry Milyutin and Irina Pavlovna, who were sitting on the other side as listeners, just looked at each other and smiled. It was obvious that they disdained this.
"Aren't you surprised at all?" Nikolai Milyutin asked in confusion.
Dmitri curled his lips and asked: "Why are you surprised?"
Nikolai Milyutin was surprised and said: "Soul! This is a ghost!"
Dmitri sighed secretly. He was really speechless for this solid-eyed brother. Can't you see that this is just a trick? What a bullshit spiritualist, what a bullshit Nicholas I's approval,
This is all a trick to deceive people, okay?
"But everyone has seen it. Even Count Uvarov admitted that he was shocked... Could this be fake? What's more, His Majesty and Grand Duke Constantine were also on the scene. If someone pretended to be the soul of the late emperor, they would not be able to tell it.
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Hearing this, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna sighed. She was also convinced by Nikolai Milyutin's innocence. Why didn't she participate in the spiritualist activities? It was clear that Alexander II and Grand Duke Constantine
They tried their best to invite her to go, but she just refused to go. Isn’t it just that she couldn’t stand this kind of childish trick?
Ask her to endorse such anti-intellectual tricks, and she won't do it!
From the beginning to the end, the Grand Duchess knew that this spiritual evocation was just a show, tacitly approved by Alexander II and organized by Grand Duke Constantine. The purpose was actually to silence Count Uvarov and his ilk.
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Think about it, even the soul of Nicholas I was not opposed to new things, so what was the problem with taking a train to Moscow to attend the coronation ceremony?
It can even be deduced that Nicholas I was not so tough in opposing reforms, and it was okay to carry out a little reform.
And this was the purpose of Alexander II and Grand Duke Constantine. And the result was very different from what they expected. As expected, the conservative forces did not dare to continue making irresponsible remarks, and everyone became more honest.
"No way?" Nikolai Milyutin was stunned. He looked at Grand Duchess Dmitri and Elena stupidly and asked: "Then what was Count Uvarov's reaction? That
There’s no way the old fox can’t see it, right?”
Grand Duchess Elena snorted coldly: "Of course he can see what this is, but precisely because he can see it, he doesn't dare to expose it stupidly, and can only follow His Majesty's will!"
Nikolai Milyutin was shocked again, because he felt that a die-hard conservative old fox like Count Uvarov would definitely try his best to protect the interests of conservatives, and Alexander II was obviously cheating and would obviously harm the interests of conservatives.
There's no reason for him to turn a blind eye, right?
"Because he is smart enough, or cunning!" Dmitri added with a stern face.
Indeed, Count Uvarov certainly does not believe in the theory of spiritualism. That set of tricks can only deceive those fools, how can he be deceived? But it is precisely because he has seen through this trick that he dare not expose it!
The reason is very simple. Look who is doing this trick. Alexander II must have acquiesced, and Grand Duke Constantine is definitely the manipulator behind the scenes. It is rare for these two brothers to be consistent on the same issue. What does this say?
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This shows that Alexander II and his family have reached a consensus on this issue. It is imperative to take the train to Moscow, and it is useless for anyone to object.
In this case, as long as Count Uvarov is not a tough guy, he will definitely not dare to cause trouble, otherwise, who is he slapping in the face?
Even Alexander II thought it was true, but you dare to say it is false. You are so scared that you don’t want to live in Russia anymore!
What's more, Count Uvarov is a very smart person. How to protect the core interests of conservatives is what he cares about. Taking a train to Moscow does not involve core interests, even if it will bring some bad associations.
It may hint that the reformists will further expand, but he will never be foolish enough to expose this trick, because under the current situation, these can actually be compromised.
Since he can give in, he exposes it only when he is crazy, he is not stupid!
Nikolay Milyutin stared at the ceiling in a daze, because the above theory had a bit of an impact on his world view. After working on it for a long time, he was the only one watching the fun stupidly. He really thought that the soul of Nicholas I had appeared.
It was all drama for a long time!
"I've told you before, don't be stupid and believe everything. There are many ways here!" Grand Duchess Elena taught a lesson: "That's why the count asked you to listen more, read more and think more, don't always be led by others.
Nose run!”
Nikolai Milyutin gave a bitter smile and said sadly: "Okay, I am naive. But does this mean that His Majesty is actually inclined to reform? Otherwise, he would not acquiesce to Grand Duke Constantine's tricks to fool those people.
What a stubborn old fox!"
Grand Duchess Dmitry and Elena looked at each other again, and this is what they were worried about. You see, even Nikolai Milyutin would think so after knowing the truth, let alone those who were full of expectations for Alexander II.
, those reformists who pinned all their hopes on him.
To be honest, the problem here is too big. Once everyone makes such a wrong association, they will inevitably pin everything on Alexander II. However, that His Majesty is not what they expected. He really wants to reform him.
He has no choice. Once this limelight is over or he is able to control the situation, do you think he will still agree to reforms?
Grand Duchess Elena and Dmitry knew very well that Alexander II was unreliable. There were too many people like Nikolai Milyutin in Russia. After this incident, they might all be confused.
Make even more wrong judgments, which will sow huge disasters for future reforms!
Thinking of this possibility, Grand Duchess Dmitri and Elena couldn't help but worry, how to solve this problem?