It was already late at night when Constantinescu returned to his apartment, but you could not see any trace of fatigue or lethargy on his body. On the contrary, he was in extremely good spirits, and his whole body was as excited as if he was on drugs.
"Alexandru! Alexandru!"
Lord Constantinescu yelled, calling his friend's name three or five times, and then the door to the second bedroom was belatedly opened, revealing a disheveled handsome guy with a flushed face and sideburns, rolling his eyes and looking at
He gave me a murderous look.
"Mikhail, don't you look at the time?"
But Constantinescu completely ignored it all and still said excitedly: "Time? Time is not important at all! What is important is the success we achieved! Man, I did it! You know what! I really
It’s done!”
The handsome guy with the beard was not particularly surprised. He yawned and pretended not to care and asked: "Jan Konstantin agreed to cooperate with you?"
Constantinescu laughed and said: "Of course, he readily agreed, haha! Do you know what that means? Do you know?"
The handsome man with the beard curled his lips and said: "It means that you have finally established a foothold in Bucharest and will become a big shot! Should I call you Your Excellency?"
Constantinescu continued to laugh and said: "No, no, no! My friend, we never need to be so different, and my success is also due to you, right? If you hadn't reminded me, where would I be?
So smooth!"
The expression on the bearded handsome guy's face did not change, but it could be seen from his slightly pursed lips that he was a little nervous and a little expectant, but he tried hard to control his emotions and remain reserved.
He closed the door behind him, and then gave Constantinescu a warm hug. He listened to Constantinescu's account of what happened with great interest. It was obvious that he was also concerned and looking forward to it.
The handsome bearded guy is none other than Alexandru Ivan (or John) Cuza, the future Grand Duke of Wallachia and Moldavia, or Grand Duke of Romania. At just twenty-eight years old, he looks extremely wealthy.
His masculine charm, tall figure, sharp face, rough beard, deep blue eyes and aristocratic smile made him very popular with women, and he was considered a male god of that era.
It's just that Kuza is not doing particularly well now. He is a bit like a lost dog. The reason is also very simple. It has something to do with the revolution of 1848. Just two months ago, when Wallachia overthrew the Belgians with the instigation of the British,
At the time of Bescu, Cuza, who had been serving as a captain in the Moldavia army, also rebelled under the instigation of the British.
It's just that the Archduke of Moldavia, Mihai Stuurza, was much better than Bescu and was not intimidated. Therefore, the revolutionary cause in Moldavia did not go smoothly. The revolution led by Stuurza and others
The uprising was quickly suppressed, and Kuza himself was arrested and imprisoned. Anyway, he became a prisoner overnight.
Fortunately, there is always a way out. Although the British did not give the Moldavians much substantial help, they still found ways to get this guy out after Kuza was imprisoned and arranged for him to escape to Vienna.
After hanging out in Vienna for a while, Cuza felt that it was not a problem to be idle and moldy every day, not to mention that the Hungarians and Czechs rose up and stirred up chaos in Austria, which also stimulated his revolutionary passion. He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and ran away.
When we arrived in Wallachia, everyone was Romanian anyway, and they weren’t too far apart. The revolutionary situation in Wallachia was pretty good, and maybe someone could be a good person here!
After arriving in Bucharest, Kuza soon discovered that he had really thought too much. The Provisional Republic of Wallachia really only looked good. The provisional government's control was actually very weak, and it only had some influence on the areas surrounding Bucharest.
Beyond that, it's really chaos and disunity.
What worried Cuza even more was that the Provisional Republic government was timid on many issues. It neither dared to challenge Russia nor rectified the army to prepare for battle. It also did not dare to launch a complete revolution to mobilize the masses. Instead, it continued to fight internally.
Fighting for power and profit is really inexplicable.
What's worse is that no one takes Kuza seriously and ignores him as a Moldavia colonel. With no income and financial constraints, he can only find his old friend Constantinescu to hang out.
.
Of course, this kind of life is not what Cuza wants, so he has been actively encouraging his old friend Constantinescu to give him ideas and ways, hoping to influence the upper echelons of the National Party through Constantinescu, and then reflect
out of its own value.
And now, Constantinescu has obviously impressed Jan Constantine, so will it also bring about a turn for the better for him?
Unfortunately, no! Because Cuza was soon disappointed, because Constantinescu told him: "My friend, Jan Constantine agrees with your first suggestion, but he is not satisfied with the second suggestion.
But he doesn’t take it seriously and has no interest at all!”
The second piece of advice naturally refers to military preparations, and this is actually what Kuza is most interested in. Because this is his old profession, and he is a genuine colonel after all, and the former Principality of Wallachia
The army was purged after the last coup that overthrew Bibescu, and middle and senior officers were not trusted. In Kuza's view, he was a genuine revolutionary and a member of his own family with good qualities. There was nothing wrong with his own efforts to organize the army and the provisional government.
Don't worry, I am naturally the Washington of Wallachia!
"The interim government's economy is very tight and it cannot afford that much money."
Constantinescu sighed with pity, because he knew that his old friend really wanted to do something useful, but Jan Constantine had no interest in the army at all. What do you want him to do?
"And he thinks that time doesn't allow it. He doesn't really believe that a hastily put together ragtag group can cause trouble for the Russian army, which is armed to the teeth."
Kuza Xiji's eyes quickly dimmed. This result really disappointed him. Why did everyone place all their hopes on Britain and France? Couldn't they see the lessons of the Moldavian Revolution?
?Without strong armed forces, it is impossible to guarantee the success of the revolution. Do the Russians completely count on the mediation of Britain and France when they really intervene with armed force?
Cuza doesn't quite believe in the promises made by Britain and France, because he was deceived in Moldavia before. It was one thing when he found out that the British were cheating, but it was another thing when they fulfilled it. Once the British
People did not live up to their lies, and they were unprepared for the bad situation. Could it be that at that time they could only rely on prayer and begging God for blessing?