Pobedonostsev pondered for a moment, then carefully looked around, and found that no one was snooping around, then lowered his voice and said: "Count, if it weren't for our past friendship, I would definitely not accept this news.
I will tell you... If you hear it, please don't spread it around. If His Majesty finds out, the consequences will be very serious!"
Count Rostovtsev replied with a serious face: "Don't worry, if it comes out of your mouth and enters my ears, no third person will know!"
Pobedonostsev looked around again, and then replied mysteriously: "Your Majesty's suspicion is getting more and more serious now, and he is no longer at ease with Her Majesty the Queen... Please tell me, isn't this making it difficult for me?"
What to do, after all, Her Royal Highness the Queen is the mother of the country, how dare I dare to monitor her..."
Count Rostovtsev looked at Pobedonostsev with sympathy, and he understood what was going on. As he thought, Alexander II was indeed suspicious. This is a good thing!
What, why does Count Rostovtsev think this is a good thing? If the country’s leader and mother don’t get along, can this country be in peace?
But Count Rostovtsev just wanted to drive a wedge between Alexander II and Queen Maria, because the queen was sometimes too shrewd and had too crucial influence on Alexander II on many key matters.
For example, regarding reforms, Queen Maria and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna were good friends and had a close relationship. However, she did not show the same enthusiasm for reforms as the Grand Duchess.
On the contrary, her real advice to Alexander II when it came to dealing with reform issues tended to be conservative: it was she who advised Alexander II not to be too hasty in agreeing to reforms, and it was she who advised Alexander II to be cautious and not to make decisions hastily.
From the perspective of a couple, the advice given by Queen Maria was very sophisticated and was beneficial to Alexander II to a certain extent.
But from a development perspective, these suggestions are actually not conducive to the progress of Russia. To put it bluntly, they are good for the couple but not good for the country.
Count Rostovtsev certainly couldn't bear this, so in order to make Alexander II less obsessive, after learning about Count Uvarov's actions, he immediately slipped into the Winter Palace and used the opportunity to visit the Empress Dowager's condition.
Chance gave Queen Maria some advice.
His suggestion must be beneficial to Alexander II in the eyes of Queen Maria. Naturally, she would not doubt that there was something wrong, and she would naturally remind her husband.
Little did he know that this fell into the calculation of Count Rostovtsev, who knew very well the way of thinking of Alexander II or the Tsar and other poisoners.
For this type of people, power can always only be in their own hands, and no one else can get involved, not even their wives who sleep with them!
As expected, Alexander II fell into the trap, otherwise he would not have ordered Pobedonostsev to monitor Queen Maria.
Count Rostovtsev suppressed his happiness and pretended to be worried and said to Pobedonostsev: "This is not a good sign. If there is a conflict between His Majesty and His Highness, the situation will be more complicated... Chief
Your Excellency, please be more careful and be cautious!"
Pobedonostsev nodded with concern, why didn't he know it? But it had already happened, and he couldn't change it. Now he just wanted to know why Alexander II began to doubt Mary.
Queen Leah, he really can’t rest assured if he doesn’t understand this!
"Who says it's not the case!" Count Rostovtsev pretended to sigh: "I'll make some inquiries in the Winter Palace to see what happened... You should also check and see if you find anything about us.
It’s better to prepare early!”
Pobedonostsev immediately agreed happily. He told Count Rostovtsev that this was the purpose. In his opinion, he was out there to inquire about information and Count Rostovtsev was inside the palace.
After some investigation, it shouldn't be difficult to find the reason.
After tricking Pobedonostsev away, Count Rostovtsev strolled to the imperial study. He knew that Alexander II must be thinking about countermeasures there. With his suspicious and indecisive character, he could not
He will place all his hopes on Pobedonostsev. It is very likely that he will send more people to keep an eye on Queen Maria. If he takes the initiative to send it to the door at this time, he should be able to receive similar messages.
task.
As long as he can accept the task, Count Rostovtsev is sure to continue to alienate Alexander II and Queen Maria. After all, the former is only a little suspicious now and has not decided to alienate the Queen. He still has to work harder.
ah!
"Your Majesty, I see you are worried, are you worried?" Count Rostovtsev asked thoughtfully.
Alexander II looked at Count Rostovtsev. He was indeed unhappy. He was not just irritable. Anyway, he didn't like anything, and he had an evil fire that couldn't be vented.
If it were in the past, he would go to Queen Maria to talk to her. After all, this wife is still very considerate. But something like this happened today, which made it impossible for him to go to Queen Maria to talk to her. Naturally, he felt very uncomfortable.
Here!
Therefore, even with Count Rostovtsev, whom he did not feel particularly close to before, Alexander II felt that he could have a chat with him, because this count was not only extremely intelligent, but also loyal and reliable, and most importantly, he was very tight-lipped and would not
Spreading rumors everywhere.
Chatting with such a person is as reliable as talking to Mr. Shudong. He can just vent without worrying about other consequences. So he suddenly opened the chat box, and the grievances, worries and grievances poured out as if the floodgates had been opened.
ah!
Count Rostovtsev was stunned by this. He originally just wanted to hit three poles when there were no dates, but he ended up eating a bunch of huge melons. To be honest, this made him crazy with joy!
Because he knew that once this layer of window paper was lifted, it meant that the relationship between Alexander II and him would be completely different in the future. As long as he did not try to kill himself and talk loudly, he would be a close person to Alexander II.
There are not many people in history who can achieve such a status. Almost every czar has at most one or two such close people around him. The nearest one is Count Benkendorf, who is a close person around Nicholas I.
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After the death of Duke Benkendorf, although Nicholas I still had his favorites around him, the status of those people could not be compared with Count Benkendorf. Even Paskovich and Menshikov, then
He was just a loyal dog, not someone close to the Tsar!