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Chapter 26: Encouragement and more at night

"Can the emperor do whatever he wants? Can the emperor despise the code of conduct that all upright gentlemen must abide by? Can the emperor arbitrarily place himself above all his subjects?" Leonid asked three times angrily, and then roared:

"What's more, he's not the emperor yet! He's just the prince. That's all. What about the future?"

Alexey Speransky gave a wry smile. He did not expect that his friend's reaction would be so strong. The three soul questions went straight to the core of the problem - the power of the Tsar must be limited. Alexei also learned from his family background.

He was very inclined to limit the power of the tsar, but his father's experience and his dying words always echoed in his ears:

"One step forward is called reform; two steps forward is called revolution; three steps forward is called destruction!"

Alexei's father, Count Speransky, did not want to destroy Russia. In his later years, he even opposed taking two steps forward. Huge setbacks and countless opposition made him realize that radical revolution would only intensify contradictions and make the opposition

The final result of a crazy counterattack is to destroy yourself or Russia.

Therefore, in his later years, Count Speransky chose to compromise, no longer talking about revolution or reform, but more about suggesting reforms. He hoped to move forward in small steps like ants moving, and use gradual reforms to boil Russia.

This toad.

Alexey was deeply influenced by his father and felt that a long-lasting but silent improvement was better than a revolutionary storm with lightning, thunder, wind and rain. He said to Leonid sincerely: "The emperor is the emperor.

, even if he is just a prince, he must maintain his dignity. This is the reality of Russia. Without the support of the emperor, all our improvements and reforms are like a tree without roots and water without a source. So my dear friend, put away your resentment.

Well! What you have gone through is nothing. If you want to do things in Russia, especially the right things, you must learn to compromise with the emperor. This is the most important life principle my father taught me. And today I will give it to you.

Here it is, hope we can encourage each other!"

Leonid was silent. Count Speransky was the person he admired most. As a pioneer of reform, he once suffered huge setbacks and was even exiled to a barren land to suffer. But he never gave up his ideals.

He worked hard in his own way until the end. No matter what the result was, his efforts are always worthy of admiration.

Leonid asked in frustration: "Did your father ever think about committing suicide at that time?"

"Never!" Alexey replied flatly, "Not when he was exiled in 1812, not when he was forced to punish those Decembrists in 1825 and suffered slander and attacks. He always believed that alive

There is hope, but if you die, there will be nothing! Living with a heavy burden and moving forward is more meaningful and more like a man than a happy ending!"

Leonid thought about the situation faced by Count Speransky after the Decembrist uprising in 1825. How difficult and painful it was!

Nicholas I deliberately assigned the task of punishing the Decembrists to Count Speransky. You must know that almost all the Decembrists worshiped Count Speransky and were all his followers. They even decided to

After the victory of the uprising, the power to transform and rule Russia was handed over to a group of advanced nobles led by Count Speransky, feeling that only this count could lead them to a bright future.

Although Count Speransky did not know about the uprising and did not participate in it, the Decembrists were like his children and students. The cruel tsar actually asked him to kill his own students and children with his own hands. How cruel was this?

And pain!

Speransky had to satisfy Nicholas I's will and imposed the harshest punishment on the Decembrists. If he followed his plan, there would be a river of blood. Of course, this plan was ultimately rejected.

Nicholas I was "extremely kind" and "magnanimous" and changed the execution of more than a hundred people to hanging of five people, but at the same time he despicably leaked Count Speransky's plan. For a time, the famous count

In an instant, he stinked the streets and was spurned by all progressive nobles and family members of the Decembrists.

Obviously, Nicholas I did it on purpose. His purpose was to attack the Russian liberals who dared to resist the tsarist autocracy, destroy the idols of liberals from the root, turn Speransky into a despicable villain, and let his followers

Complete disappointment and giving up hope of solving the problem once and for all.

This move was insidious and despicable, but the effect was indeed good. Count Speransky's reputation was indeed discredited, and the Russian liberals were defeated for a time. Nicholas I was happy and satisfied, and deliberately humiliated Speransky.

The count appointed him as state counselor and minister of the palace, and whipped the corpse to his heart's content.

"My father was also in pain at that time and could hardly sleep. He told us that as long as he closed his eyes, he could see the five warriors who died tragically. He hated himself for not being able to change the bad reality and hoped that it would be him who was hanged on the gallows.

, not those warriors..."

Alexey recalled solemnly: "But his father knew better that after the matter had come to this, there was no point in continuing to fight against the emperor, and it would only lead to more bloodshed and sacrifice. So he was willing to give up his reputation and become a despicable villain to survive.

After coming down, he must live to continue working and continue to promote the cause of reform. This great cause must not be ruined here!"

Alexey smiled sadly and said: "You know what happened later. My father has been working hard to complete the reform without irritating the conservatives as much as possible, and he has achieved certain results. He believes that as long as we continue to work hard,

, the result must be ideal. My friend, don’t you want to see that day? You just encountered a trivial setback, so you are complaining? What does it mean? If you are a man, at this time

You should be strong and continue to work hard, just like my father!"

Leonid was encouraged and felt that his previous performance was indeed a bit scummy. This little setback was nothing. A man must get stronger with more setbacks!

Leonid thanked him very solemnly: "My friend, thank you for your sincere advice, which will benefit me throughout my life. If I can achieve anything in the future, it will definitely come from your advice and your father's teachings."

!”

"Now, I need more advice from you. You also know the problem I am facing now, what should I do?"

Alexey thought for a while and replied: "The root of your problem is the Grand Duke. I am also a little interested in this bold Grand Duke. Why don't we go see him first and see what he is doing in that terrible 748 regiment."

What are you doing, and then we will consider your decision, okay?"

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