Nikolai Milyuting was stunned, never expecting that Li Xiao would attack Count Shuvanov so "viciously".
How should I put it? Although he has a certain understanding of Count Shuvanov and feels that this man is indeed full of conspiracy and a die-hard conservative, but he is not someone who sold his soul to the devil, right?
"Aren't you a bit...exaggerating? That count isn't so bad, is he?"
Who would have thought that Li Xiao replied: "Your Excellency, I am not exaggerating the facts. That person is not unbearable but bad. You must not underestimate him. He is full of bad water!"...
Nikolai Milyutin frowned. He still didn't want to believe that Count Shuvanov was that bad. After all, he had worked hard in the officialdom of St. Petersburg for so many years. He had never seen such a difficult person, and Shuvanov
It’s not like he hasn’t understood Earl Husband before. How could he be so exaggerated?
However, Count Rostovtsev had given the same warning before, so Li Xiao's new warning was not completely ignored. He wanted to know why Li Xiao came to this conclusion.
Seeing that Nikolay Milutin was a little bit out of touch, Li Xiao was helpless. If it was someone else who was so "disobedient", then he couldn't explain it, so he just said that and said nothing.
But Nikolai Milyutin is not an ordinary person. He is the leader of the reformists. If he underestimates the danger of Count Shuvanov, the reformers will definitely pay a heavy price.
So even if he was a little helpless, he could only continue to patiently explain and persuade, and try his best to attract Nikolai Milyutin's attention. So he briefly summarized the confrontation with Count Shuvanov in Sevastopol.
Said it once.
After hearing this, Nikolai Milyuting showed a solemn expression. He couldn't believe that these conspiracies and tricks could be done by Count Shuvanov. After all, this man was still sunshine when he was in St. Petersburg, at least on the surface.
It looked quite sunny, but why did it become so gloomy after arriving in Kiev?
Regarding Nikolai Milyutin's question, Li Xiao wanted to curl his lips and say: "It's not that Count Shuvanov has become gloomy, but that you didn't discover his true face in the first place."
"I'm afraid he hides it very deeply!" Li Xiao explained, "He is like a poisonous snake, he will try his best to conceal his intentions before launching a fatal blow..."
Nikolai Milyuting nodded, and it was obvious that he still had doubts, but Li Xiao's tireless emphasis still attracted his attention to some extent.
I only heard him sigh: "Maybe you are right, if he is not dangerous, Pobedonostsev will not specially transfer him back from abroad!"
Li Xiao chuckled in his heart, because he knew that it was not Pobedonostsev who transferred Count Shuvanov back. Although it was indeed his suggestion, the real man behind the scenes was old Adlerberg.
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The old fox kept helping Count Shuvanov say good things in front of Pobedonostsev and Alexander II, jumping up and down to clear the way for Count Shuvanov.
Li Xiao didn't know when the old fox got involved with Count Shuvanov, but he knew that neither old Adlerberg nor Count Shuvanov were good birds.
It's hard to deal with a bad person, let alone two people starting to join forces.
It's just that he was a little strange why Count Rostovtsev didn't tell Nikolai Milyutin the truth. It would have done no harm to tell him, but the count went out of his way not to tell him, and even warned himself not to tell the truth.
Li Xiao believed that there must be something behind this, and it might involve interests or factional disputes within the reformists. He could only say that he couldn't see clearly about these for the time being, and he wasn't quite sure who belonged to which faction.
Moreover, his friendship with Nikolay Milyutin has not yet reached that level. It is a taboo to talk even though they are superficial, so sometimes they can only pretend to be confused.
So he could only answer vaguely: "Yes, if there is no special reason, it is unlikely to call him back. We must keep an eye on his actions to prevent him from engaging in conspiracy."
Nikolai Milyuting nodded again, and was about to continue discussing this topic with Li Xiao. Unexpectedly, several familiar friends suddenly came over, so he had to end the topic and discuss the so-called future with a few friends.
Big plan.
Yes, since Alexander II basically decided to carry out reforms, there has been a trend among the reformists to discuss future plans. They have been suppressed for a long time and spoke impassionedly about their views on the future and their expectations for the future.
Imagine how wonderful Russia will be after the reforms are successful.
This trend swept through all salons and balls of the reformists like a typhoon, involving almost all real and fake reformists, and for a time it became the most popular event in St. Petersburg.
It's just that Nikolai Milyutin doesn't particularly like this tone. It's not that he is not interested in the future, but that he doesn't think it makes much sense. After all, a beautiful future is never imagined, but must be created.
It was built brick by brick.
Instead of being intoxicated in those beautiful imaginations, it is better to roll up your sleeves and do something.
Of course, he didn't have too many complaints about this. After all, the reformists had been suppressed for too long and they really needed a channel to vent. There is no harm in making his companions happy. There is no need to show off the charm, right?
If he had seen Li Xiao's expression after leaving, he might not have been so relaxed, because Li Xiao felt completely different from him. He was very disgusted with this trend and felt that it was a particularly bad start.
For him, these guys who only know how to talk are not good for the reform, or even only do harm. Because these guys are really only interested in imagining the future in the salon, talking about some magnificent things that have no place to settle.
What's the use of this?
And as this trend intensified, Li Xiao also saw another, worse sign, that is, the reformist Changxiangists became more and more narrow-minded when sketching a better future, and they all felt that the future they sketched
That's right, and others are talking nonsense.
Then they attack and abuse each other, and various small circles have formed, which are very repulsive to opinions outside the circle.
If this continues, there will really be internal strife. If the reform curtain has not yet been opened, the actors behind the curtain will start fighting and beating each other. If this spreads out, it will really become a big joke.
What puzzled Li Xiao was how could such a shrewd person as Count Rostovtsev fail to see this? He specifically issued a warning, but that person actually laughed it off, which left him confused.