First of all, this is not a dock, but one of the most prosperous streets in St. Petersburg. Dignitaries and foreign envoys gather here, and there are singing and dancing every day. It is the city that never sleeps in St. Petersburg, and it is also the freest place in St. Petersburg.
The losers in Part 3 must also pay attention to the impact when they get here. If they arrest people at will, their great achievements may be published on the front pages of major newspapers across Europe the next day.
Nicholas I's face-conscious personality naturally would not allow such mistakes, so the progressive young people in St. Petersburg liked the British Pier the most. It was one of the few places where they could talk with confidence.
Of course, this is also a hub for rumors. All kinds of gossip, scandals, and gossips are constantly changing hands and spreading at the British docks, and can spread throughout the city overnight.
The top topic tonight is not which new beauty Emperor Nicholas I favored, but the breaking news about the 748th Regiment.
Words like smuggling and robbery were repeated repeatedly with everyone's exclamation. Everyone who learned the news expressed great concern. Especially those foreign friends, many of whom had begun to take out their small notebooks and quickly took notes.
, obviously they are all reporters.
"how so?"
Alexei Speransky was shocked. He was originally going to take the angry Leonid to the British dock to relax, but who would have thought that a huge melon fell from the sky and hit him dizzy.
"Who spread the rumor?"
But Leonid was very calm and asked coldly: "Are you sure it's a rumor?"
Alexey immediately stopped talking. It was obvious that this was not a rumor, it was probably true. But precisely because it was true, it frightened him even more!
"Someone is deliberately causing trouble!"
"Evil intentions!"
Leonid also admitted this. Tomorrow, foreign newspapers would definitely use this to make a big fuss to attack Russia and the Tsar. He could even imagine what kind of ridicule the British and French would make.
"Go to the Winter Palace! Now, quickly!"
Leonid made a decision immediately. Even though his relationship with Alexander had been very cold recently, he still had the consciousness of being a courtier. At this time, no matter what, he must stand with Russia and the crown prince to protect his motherland.
And the future prince, even if it is indeed the prince who is wrong!
In fact, Leonid didn't need to be so anxious, because Alexander was much better informed than him. He knew about it as soon as the news spread, but Alexander didn't take it seriously at first. He felt that this kind of no news was like
Like other gossips in the British docks, it quickly lost its hot spot and then disappeared completely.
It has to be said that Alexander's sensitivity was really insufficient. Although he was the best-educated czar of all time, he actually lacked leadership qualities, or in other words, he did not truly regard himself as the future master of Russia.
He is a bit artistic, fresh and sentimental, prone to being emotional and easily swayed by passion, and lacks the persistence and courage of a leader.
And this is what Nicholas I was most dissatisfied with. On the contrary, his younger brother, Grand Duke Constantine, was very strong in this aspect, otherwise he would not have said it in front of Alexander and Nicholas I:
"Sasha (Crown Prince Alexander) is the son of the Grand Duke, and I am the son of the Emperor (Grand Duke Constantine was born after Nicholas I ascended the throne)!"
Faced with his brother's serious provocation, Crown Prince Alexander did not respond forcefully. Instead, he said that his brother was right. Think about the character of this crown prince.
Character determines vision, so Alexander, who was still very young, was not aware of the danger of that rumor and turned a blind eye to it and allowed it to spread. This was undoubtedly a fatal mistake!
Soon, the rumor was known to Nicholas I. Unlike the immature Alexander, he immediately realized the danger of the rumor! He immediately called Alexander to his office on the second floor of the Winter Palace.
"Already knew this?!"
As expected, Nicholas I was furious. He slammed the table and said, "Can't you see what this means? Don't you think about why such rumors spread? Did I let him
When you deal with government affairs every day, do you just have to sign and seal those trivial things?"
"You have disappointed me so much! This is the most serious provocation and the most malicious provocation! In a few days, hostile forces across Europe will report this... These lies are used to attack you, me, and the great Russia and
Our great government!"
"And you just let it go like this?! Have you forgotten everything I taught you, to control everything with an iron fist!"
Nicholas I clenched his fist fiercely, stretched it out in front of Alexander's eyes, then spread his hands and continued to lecture: "Instead of doing nothing like this!"
Alexander felt the momentum and pressure of the old tsar, and he couldn't help but tremble. Then his eyes turned red, and tears kept rolling inside, and they might fall at any time.
"What's the use of crying!"
This made Nicholas I even more angry. The veins on his hairline were bulging as he was slightly bald, and his eyes exuded a breathtaking aura.
"If tears can settle everything! What more gendarmes and swords and guns are needed? Our whole family can just go and cry in the Privy Council Square! The emperor does not need tears!"
This made Alexander even more sad. He tried hard to control the flow of tears, but his emotions couldn't be controlled by him, and he burst into tears.
Nicholas I became more and more irritable, but he understood his son and knew that he had this temper. There was no point in continuing to teach him, it would only make him less confident. He sighed in his heart: [Why is Skoda not the eldest son?
What? (Grand Duke Constantine)]
Nicholas I, who hated the irony of iron, went past Crown Prince Alexander and directly ordered Peter Volkonsky, the Minister of Palace Affairs: "Tell Ordorff that I will only give him one day to calm down those boring people immediately."
Lies. Also, tell Neserrodie (Foreign Minister) to hurry up and eliminate international influence. I don’t want these lies to spread in Europe!”
Peter Volkonsky asked carefully while recording the order: "Your Majesty, how should the case be handled?"
Nicholas I sneered: "Needless to say, this was done by that bastard. He thought he could confuse the public and get away safely? It's ridiculous, no one can threaten me and my family! No one!"
Peter Volkonsky quickly lowered his head, not daring to ask any more questions. In his opinion, a certain Grand Duke was dead this time...