However, Pobedonostsev did not miss the position of director of the third department at all. As soon as Alexander II finished speaking, he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, my ability is really limited and I cannot bear this position. Continuing to stay on reluctantly will only delay things.
Please allow me to resign!"
As he spoke, he bowed heavily and did not get up at all. It seemed that if Alexander II did not agree, he would keep pouting like this.
Alexander II was puzzled. He originally thought that Pobedonostsev was retreating in order to advance, but how could his current posture look so serious?
But even if Pobedonostsev really didn't want to work for Alexander II, he still couldn't agree to his resignation. The reason is simple. It's no joke that a department like the Third Department has to change two leaders in less than a year.
It will inevitably cause turmoil in the department, or it may be abolished!
Now is the troubled time, and many things need to be wiped out by the third part. If he is abolished, his situation as the czar will be even more embarrassing.
Suddenly Alexander II was in a dilemma, agree to Pobedonostsev, the third part will be even more useless. Don't agree, this guy looks very heartbroken, if he is not happy in his heart, his loyalty will be greatly affected.
!
How to do it?
Alexander II was so anxious that he wanted to scratch his head. When he raised his eyes, he saw Duke Dolgoruky. This guy was standing stupidly like no one was doing anything. Why did he look so annoying?
Alexander II looked at Duke Dolgoruky and then at Pobedonostsev, knowing that a large part of the reason for the latter's resignation was caused by the former.
Without the pressure brought by the former, and if the former had not been disrupting the situation, Pobedonostsev would not have wanted to give up his job so quickly.
Looking at it this way, Prince Dolgoruky is really a bit disgusting. Maybe the reason why this guy didn't say anything was because he felt secretly happy! After all, if Pobedonostsev gave up his choice, he would probably take over the third part.
…
Thinking of this, Alexander II couldn't help but feel a little irritated. These people under his command were incompetent, otherwise they would be like useless snacks. His position as the czar would not be stable. But he was not worried about one of his men because they were so capable.
There will be a lot of small thoughts, which is really difficult to manage.
In the current situation, if we really agree to Pobedonostsev's request, we can really only let Duke Dolgoruky take charge of the third part. And with the level of this Duke, the third part will be
Become his taboo.
This is really not what Alexander II wanted to see. After all, the third part is too special. If the leader's authority is too strong, I'm afraid it will be too big!
Look at Benkendorf at that time. Although he managed the third part in an orderly and prosperous way and could help Nicholas I solve all his troubles. But Alexander II knew that his father was not at ease with Benkendorf, so he would
I need to drag it out and beat it.
The reason is not to worry about losing the big tail!
So after he came to power, he made up his mind that there must not be another leader like Benkendorf in the third part, or even another Duke Ordorf.
The third part must not be the utterance of one person, power must be locked in a cage! That’s why he specially selected Pobedonostsev to take charge of the third part.
Who makes Pobedonostsev not follow up in the third part? I'm not afraid that he will turn the world upside down!
But now it seems that although this is an advantage, it is also a problem. Not following up means that everything has to start from scratch, and the current situation does not have so much time for Pobedonostsev to familiarize and control the third party from scratch.
department.
So it became a matter of chasing ducks, and Pobedonostsev himself was awkward and made a mess. Apparently, he also realized that he was being roasted on the fire, and he realized that he had to run away!
But as soon as he ran like this, he got out of the way of Alexander II. No one could stand up to him, and he was really reluctant to let Duke Dolgoruky take care of the third part. After all, behind this Duke was Bariagins.
Ji, if he controls the third part, it will be equivalent to Baryatinsky controlling the third part.
Alexander II will make great use of Baryatinsky in the future, so he can't hand over military power and intelligence and reconnaissance power to him at the same time. That would really be a big deal!
After struggling for a long time, Alexander II could only give in one more step. He tried to comfort him: "Count, even if what you said is true, where do you want me to find someone to replace you in this moment? So, you can
Hold on for a while, and wait until I find a suitable replacement for you to step down and rest!"
For the sake of all that was said, Pobedonostsev should have given in, but in the past few months he had been really tortured and disgusted, and he said he didn’t want to do it anymore. He suddenly bowed again
"Your Majesty, I am really exhausted mentally and physically. I really can't hold on for long. Please select a replacement as soon as possible. In addition, I have tried my best in the case of Prince Vladimir but got nothing. If I continue to be in charge of this case, I'm afraid it will happen again."
I want to disappoint Your Majesty, so I beg you to find someone more astute to investigate this case!"
Well, Alexander II was scratching his head again. Although Pobedonostsev agreed to stay, he did not want to get involved in the case of Prince Vladimir. This was so confusing to him, wasn't it?
Can't you find a lame Duke? Could it be that this guy is a rat? How can he hide?
It's hard to say that Alexander II was a little angry. He ignored Pobedonostsev and turned to Duke Dolgoruky and asked: "Duke, is this case really that complicated? Isn't it possible that the third part can't even find a single person now?"
arrive?"
According to his idea, Duke Dolgoruky would definitely climb up the ladder and take over the case carelessly.
Of course, Alexander II had no intention of handing over the case to Duke Dolgoruky. For him, Duke Dolgoruky was just a pawn used to check Pobedonostsev, and he had no use for it at all.
human meaning.
What he wanted was Prince Dolgoruky's attitude, so that he could defeat Pobedonostsev and make him give up the idea of giving up his job.
However, the situation once again exceeded Alexander II's expectations. Faced with his question, Duke Dolgoruky replied hesitantly: "Your Majesty, this case is indeed very complicated. We have mobilized all our manpower to attack St. Petersburg."
A dragnet search was conducted, but no trace of him was found. We cannot rule out that this person may have fled abroad, and it may be difficult to arrest him in a hurry."
Alexander II was dumbfounded. He looked at Duke Dolgoruki blankly, wondering if there was something wrong with his ears. What did he hear just now? Duke Dolgoruki even said he couldn't find it?!