To be honest, there was a time when Pobedonostsev did not particularly care about Count Rostovtsev. Even though this count became Nicholas I's first aide at the end of Nicholas I's era, the past is the past.
, after all, Nicholas I is dead, and now is the era of Alexander II. No matter how powerful Count Rostovtsev is, he will be gradually eliminated and will definitely become a thing of the past.
In Pobedonostsev's view, Count Rostovtsev should be eliminated very quickly, and it may only take three to five years for him to completely retire and disappear.
But today, when he was called to the imperial study room again, he found that he might be wrong. The earl would definitely not be eliminated and retired within three to five years. If he was smart enough, he would survive for ten or eight years.
It's not big enough either.
After all, this was the minister who was first called to the imperial study by Alexander II after he failed to "fuck Lou Zi", which shows how high his status was in Alexander II's heart.
This made Pobedonostsev very bitter. He really thought of officialdom too simply. Who would have thought that Nikolai Milyutin would suddenly attack him, and who would have thought that Count Uvarov would
To add insult to injury, who would have thought that there would be so many people in the top management who didn't like the third part and couldn't wait to suppress the third part and seize power.
These unexpected things were Pobedonostsev's biggest mistake, because these should be things he needed to think of in advance. Unfortunately, he didn't notice. He was only too proud, thinking that he would be able to become the boss of the third hall.
Just like those great people in the third hall, you can make wind and rain come by scolding Fang Qiu.
Facts have proved that he thought too simply. Although the third part is powerful, it is not powerful enough to kill everything instantly. Especially when the authority of the Tsar who gave them authority is unstable, the third part is naturally shaky.
It's a pity that it was too late for him to understand this truth, because he originally had enough time to deal with it, but he did nothing. He was only thinking about being proud and planning how to attack the reformists. He had no idea that they were no longer
Wu plays Amon and will counterattack in advance.
This blow was really painful, and it made Pobedonostsev regretful. But there is no regret medicine in this world. If you do something wrong, you can only bear the consequences, and it is impossible to load the file and start over. He can only warn himself secretly
:Next time, be sure to guard against arrogance and impetuosity and don’t fall into the same pit for the second time!
Taking a deep breath, Pobedonostsev suppressed the regret and pain in his heart, walked into the royal study and stood next to Count Rostovtsev.
He did not lower his head deliberately, nor did he deliberately look remorseful and remorseful, because he knew that this was not what Alexander II wanted to see, and these meetings were of no use to the Tsar - if regret and apology were useful,
Then why do we need violent institutions?
"Constantine, are you here?" Alexander II turned his head and greeted Pobedonotsev. It could be heard that he was in a good mood and did not seem to want to punish Pobedonotsev.
Look.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'm here. I'm sorry for my previous mistakes. It was my complacency that caused you huge losses. I will bear all the responsibilities..."
Alexander II stopped Pobedonostsev and said with a smile: "My dear friend, I didn't call you here to condemn you, let alone to punish you. This is meaningless. Because the person who really made a mistake
You are not the only one who made the mistake. I was wrong in the first place, but that is not important. What is important is how to make up for and correct the mistake after making the mistake. This is the most important thing!"
Pobedonostsev was a little surprised. He didn't know how Alexander II came out of the shadows so quickly, because the former Crown Prince Alexander did not have this ability. I am afraid he still needed the comfort of others before. How could he take the initiative to comfort others?
?
Could it be that sitting in that position really trains people so much that it can make people improve greatly in such a short period of time?
Pobedonostsev was full of questions, but he soon came to his senses. He quickly thanked Alexander II for his generosity and vowed to work hard in the future to become the most loyal and useful little dog of the Tsar.
Alexander II nodded with satisfaction and continued to smile: "We underestimated Nikolai Milyutin's determination before. Now it seems that he is more difficult to deal with than we thought. But it doesn't matter. I just talked to the count.
We have discussed this issue, and the count believes that even if he can gather a group of people to suppress the third part, it will only be temporary, not to mention those people may not be of the same mind! We haven’t really lost yet!"
Pobedonostsev looked at Count Rostovtsev, and he had basically thought of this, but he could not tell Alexander II: "Your Majesty, don't pay too much attention to Nikolai Milyutin's
It's just a trick, they are just at odds with each other, and it will definitely not work out in the end!"
If he really dared to speak like this, then Alexander II might really want to slap him. After all, you can be incompetent in doing things, but if you are so shameless when you do something wrong, you are asking for a beating.
So he could only nod to Count Rostovtsev, and then replied cautiously: "Having said that, this time Nikolai Milyutin has been planning for a long time and is coming fiercely. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to deal with..."
Alexander II turned to Count Rostovtsev and looked at him as if he wanted the count to explain.
Count Rostovtsev nodded to Alexander II, and then slowly said to Pobedonostsev: "Don't worry too much. Although the situation is somewhat unfavorable, it is not completely irreversible. I think the best way to break the situation is now
The effective way is to try to do Count Uvarov's job, I believe he definitely doesn't want Count Nikolai Milyutin's family to dominate!"
Pobedonostsev wanted to say that this was the most correct nonsense. He also knew that everything would be easier if he persuaded Count Uvarov, but the question was who could convince the old man?
Even the old guy Alexander II won't give you face if he doesn't want to, so do you think he will still give me face?
Pobedonostsev wanted to say that Count Rostovtsev was nothing more than just talking, but who would have thought that his thoughts just came out and Count Rostovtsev said again: "I want to
It is very simple to convince Count Uvarov. In fact, all it takes is an order from His Majesty. If His Majesty appoints him as the chairman of the Holy Synod, do you think he will make certain concessions?"