Pobedonostsev really didn’t expect that Count Uvarov would suddenly fire on him. This was a bit unreasonable. After all, he acted very aloof. Generally speaking, as long as Count Uvarov’s mind is not wrong, he will not be there.
While dealing with Duke Dolgoruky, he also came to provoke him.
But this old man just did this. It makes no sense at all, okay?
But now there is no time left for Pobedonostsev to think about the reason. The most important thing is how to deal with Count Uvarov's inexplicable attack.
He took a breath and pretended to be calm and replied: "I don't think everything is fine, let alone satisfied with the current situation..."
To Pobedonostsev's surprise, Count Uvarov interrupted him forcefully before he finished speaking: "Really? But you give me the feeling that you don't care about all this at all. If you really care,
All this, how can you do so many stupid things!"
Pobedonostsev was confused and couldn't understand why Count Uvarov targeted him like this. To be honest, he admitted that his performance during this period was not very good, but this did not mean that he did something stupid, let alone
There are no more stupid things to do!
He suddenly became angry and retorted: "If you just wanted to humiliate me, then you succeeded, you succeeded in irritating me, but if you don't quickly explain why you did this, I will let you know how terrible I am when I am angry.
!”
Pobedonostsev looked like he wanted to eat people, but this did not scare Count Uvarov at all. The latter smiled contemptuously and said: "I would like to see what you look like when you are angry.
Because your behavior in the past few months seems to me like a weak bitch, you can only scream!"
Pobedonostsev's face turned red with anger, but he tried to restrain his emotions, because reason told him that when facing an old fox like Count Uvarov, no matter how angry you are, you must remain rational, otherwise you will lose.
Very miserable!
He stared at Count Uvarov silently. Although he said nothing, it brought invisible pressure. Even Duke Dolgoruky who was watching was a little surprised because he was so angry and oppressive.
This is the first time I have seen Pobedonostsev. This momentum is really amazing!
After a moment, Count Uvarov sighed in his heart. He was indeed deliberately provocative and wanted to anger Pobedonostsev, because anger can make people lose their minds, and an irrational fool, even if he looks menacing, can't.
Not difficult to deal with at all.
It's a pity that Pobedonostsev has grown up too much and is not swayed by anger. He is the most difficult to deal with.
Count Uvarov did not panic after knowing that he had made a mistake, nor was he at a loss. He has experienced too many similar things over the years. You cannot always count your opponents to death, even if they are completely stupid and brainless.
Egg will not be completely tricked by you, there will always be accidents, and there will always be situations that you can't expect. If you want to have everything under control, you won't be able to do anything.
A successful bureaucrat must have the ability to deal with emergencies, and he does not lack such ability nor the experience.
Count Uvarov smiled contemptuously and said: "Why, you are right and you can't say anything? Look at what you have done in the past few months. The third part has not played any role in your hands.
, and this department was originally our best means to deal with those liberal elements. In your hands, it has become a burden, which is ridiculous!"
Of course, Pobedonostsev knew that the third part did not play the role it should have in his hands, but he did not think that this was his problem alone.
He retorted calmly: "If you can limit the boring investigation initiated by Nikolai Milyutin and let him get out of my department, then of course the third part can play its due role. But not only will you
You didn't stop his actions, but instead joined him in causing trouble for me. I'd like to say that the failure of the third part to work is largely your fault!"
"And now you still dare to criticize me without shame, aren't you ashamed!"
Pobedonostsev's counterattack was quite sharp, but overall it was within Count Uvarov's expectations. Because he deliberately mentioned the third part, which was actually a trap, specifically for Pobedonostsev.
Prepared by Steev.
He calmly mocked back: "I didn't stop Nikolay Milyutin, you are really ungrateful! If I hadn't been restricting his investigation, what do you think you would have faced? Humph, no way.
Well, you have ruined the third part and made the third part a dog of the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
This move is very insidious, because everyone knows that the special investigation into the third part was presided over by Nikolai Milyutin and Count Uvarov, but how was the special investigation conducted and what happened in it?
Outsiders don't know.
Count Uvarov took advantage of the information asymmetry and deliberately created the impression that Part III and Pobedonostsev were able to withstand Nikolay Milyutin's investigation solely because of his checks and balances.
Of course, only he and Pobedonostsev know whether he has done it or not. But the problem is that Pobedonostsev’s previous performance was so good that everyone thought his performance was bad, so naturally they subconsciously thought
If he is not capable enough, he will naturally trust Count Uvarov more.
This trick is not very clever, but it uses people's inherent impression. Who made Count Uvarov's previous performance more convincing?
Count Uvarov believed that his attack would not only completely defeat Pobedonostsev, but would also greatly shake his prestige. Defeating him would also be equivalent to defeating Duke Dolgoruky. In this way,
The situation fell into his control, and these two people would no longer be able to threaten him at all!
But an accident happened again, because Pobedonostsev immediately sneered: "You are really arrogant, talking as if how powerful you are and how much restrictions you have on Nikolai Milyutin! If you are so awesome
, then I wouldn’t have been forced to resign to His Majesty’s cellar. If His Majesty hadn’t still trusted me, the third part would have been for free elements now!”
When this statement came out, the whole house was shocked. If Pobedonostsev resigned as the director of the third department, it would be a self-evident blow to the conservatives. Looking at it this way, if Count Uvarov really
Damn it, then the matter will never come to this point. Looking at it this way, it seems that Count Uvarov is bragging?
Although everyone did not fully believe Pobedonostsev's words, it was obvious that most of Count Uvarov's attacks on him had failed, and the situation became a bit delicate...