Dmitry's side was calm, but Alexander II soon lost his composure.
First of all, the latest war report from the third section of Ukraine finally came, but it was impossible for him not to panic as he saw cities declared to have fallen one after another.
In fact, he had never been so panicked during the most difficult period of the Crimean War. The reason was very simple. He knew that Britain and France only wanted his money and part of their territory and had no intention of killing him.
But the serf uprising was different. These mobs wanted both his money and his life. It was obvious which one was more terrifying.
Secondly, if these messy battle reports made him worried, then the situation on Dmitry's end really made him a little panicked.
The reason was very complicated. After learning the real situation in Ukraine, he realized that he had underestimated the seriousness of the matter. He thought that the small amount of troops he had given to Dmitri before was barely enough, but now it seemed that it was not enough.
How can a few people look like meat buns beating dogs in front of hundreds of thousands of mobs?
It's just that for the time being, he can't send more troops to support Dmitri. After all, the few troops Dmitri has are almost blowing up the Ministry of Finance. Unless new taxes are immediately increased, he won't be able to get a single copper in the treasury.
Out.
Alexander II also thought about raising taxes immediately, but Duke Alexander and Count Rostovtsev unanimously warned him that raising taxes would be like drinking poison to quench thirst. The burden is already heavy. If new taxes are added, it may arouse widespread dissatisfaction, which may lead to Ukrainian
Before the fire at that end was extinguished, another rebellion occurred elsewhere.
Alexander II did not want to press the floating gourd, and after struggling for a long time, he temporarily gave up the idea of levying new taxes.
At this time, the latest news from Dmitri's side gave him a chill. Before the battle even started, this man had arrested a large number of officers, and he looked a bit unsteady.
You must know that Dmitry was Alexander II's last hope. How much he hoped that Dmitry could make great strides forward and fight with an invincible banner to suppress this rebellion powerfully with one victory after another.
However, Dmitry did not do anything for half a month after arriving in Ukraine. He just stayed in a small village in a daze. To be honest, this was far beyond Alexander II's expectations.
Wasn't Dmitri very anxious when he strongly requested to go to Ukraine to counter the rebellion? It looked like his butt was on fire. Why was he not anxious after arriving at the destination? What kind of tricks was this?
Alexander II was so anxious in his heart! He couldn't sleep at night and didn't think about food or food. He was so angry that his mouth was full of ulcers and he had stools. He also felt that gravity was not enough.
What's worse is that he can't show it yet. He has to pretend that he has everything under control without blinking an eye if the Alps collapse.
But these latest tricks that Dmitri came up with were put on his desk, which eventually led to his mental collapse!
"What the hell is he doing! The mob and rebels didn't kill any of them, but instead arrested a bunch of their own people. He thinks things are not chaotic enough or that I didn't wipe his butt enough!"
The furious Alexander II revealed his true character and his true attitude towards Dmitry.
Obviously, the trust and reliance that he displayed at the forefront were all fake. He was not as tolerant as he appeared to be. After all, he was still a suspicious feudal monarch. He could not really trust anyone.
Even if that person is his close relative.
Naturally, he couldn't really trust Dmitry, nor could he really trust Baryatinsky. This had nothing to do with who the other person was. It was purely his status that determined that he could only be a loner.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the weakness in his character has completely exploded. The calmness and calmness that he pretended before has completely faded away, leaving only suspicion.
At this moment, he is a helpless, angry neurotic. The slightest disturbance will make him panic. And this is the result Count Rostovtsev wants.
If the king is not afraid of him, how can he rely on his ministers?
For Count Rostovtsev, the more frightened Alexander II is, the better for him, because Baryatinsky is not around, and Pobedonostsev has proven unreliable. Think about it, he still has
Who can you rely on?
Should we rely more on Count Uvarov or on the likes of old Adlerberg?
It was definitely not the case. Alexander II looked around him, and the only one who could help him make suggestions and share his worries was probably Count Rostovtsev.
Of course Count Rostovtsev would not miss this opportunity, so he stepped forward when Alexander II was most frightened!
"Your Majesty, I think the top priority is to put down the rebellion. Count Dmitry Milyutin, as the judge-in-chief, has the power to deal with the officers under his command. We can only trust him!"
To be honest, this is very different from what Pobedonozsev, Prince Dolgoruky and old Adlerberg said.
The attitudes of these three people either firmly condemned Dmitri or suggested sending an imperial envoy to Ukraine to find out what was going on. In short, they refused to agree to Dmitri's request to punish those noble officers.
Count Rostovtsev was the first to make a clear suggestion to agree to Dmitri's request. To be honest, not to mention the three Pobedonostsevs, even Alexander II himself was shocked.
"Why? It's inappropriate to have to deal with so many officers just because of such a trivial matter!" Duke Dolgoruky couldn't help but question.
Count Rostovtsev didn't even look at him, and said to Alexander II calmly: "Your Majesty, I just said that the top priority now is to suppress the rebellion. This is the top priority. The rest are trivial matters.
Everything should give way to big things, there are no conditions for this!"
It's a pity that Duke Dolgoruky didn't understand, or he did understand but had to pretend not to understand for some reason!
I saw him yelling angrily: "Counterinsurgency is indeed very important, but this is not the reason to deal with so many outstanding officers for trivial matters! This is absolutely unacceptable!"
His tone was firm, but in Count Rostovtsev’s opinion it was not worth mentioning. Count Rostovtsev still did not look at him and continued to say to Alexander II:
"Your Majesty, do you think the arrested officers are better? Or is Count Dmitry Milyutin better?"
This question is not difficult at all. Alexander II knew the answer directly in his heart. Dmitry must be better. He still doesn’t know who those chickens and dogs are. They are just a group of people who only know how to drink, dance and play with women.