Yermolov did not speak, but looked straight at Count Rostovtsev. It was not that the old man wanted to see if Count Rostovtsev was telling the truth. Because the Romanov family was really unreliable.
It's too normal. Anyway, the old man no longer has any hope for the royal family. No matter who comes to power as the emperor, these people will always look like a bird. Even if they are courteous and kind to the people before they ascend the throne, they will have a different look after they ascend the throne.
As the saying goes, if the emperor's words are reliable, sows will climb trees, okay? What Yermolov wants to find out now is whether Count Rostovtsev is serious, because according to him, Nicholas I and several of his
The sons are not satisfactory, so is it necessary to replace the prince with a collateral line as the tsar?
Ermolov said with a smile: "If your Majesty hears what you said, you will be punished for the crime of treason!"
Count Rostovtsev shrugged and said: "I don't think your Majesty will know, right, General?"
Ermolov curled his lips and did not answer this question. It was unnecessary and meaningless. Instead, he asked: "Then do you think the Grand Duke is suitable? What if he is also an actor?"
Count Rostovtsev replied very calmly: "I didn't say that the Grand Duke was suitable. As for the Grand Duke's acting skills, to be honest, I can't guarantee it... After all, people can change, right?"
Yermolov agrees very much with this point. He could not believe that Rostovtsev, the young and hairy young man back then, has become such a young man. Can you believe that someone back then was also an angry young man with exposed emotions?
"Then what do you mean?"
Count Rostovtsev replied calmly: "What I mean is that we must prepare early. Your Majesty's family is unreliable, so it is necessary to see if there are other more suitable candidates... I also
It doesn’t necessarily mean that anyone will be promoted to the top, but it means that cultivating some royal members who are inclined to change will be beneficial in the long run..."
Yermolov thought for a while and agreed to this statement. If the royal family is always like Nicholas I, then Russia's hope for top-down changes is almost a fantasy. And for him to do this to Count Rostovtsev
For many people, top-down change is almost the only way.
If the stubborn ideas of the Romanov family cannot be slightly changed, the future may be very troublesome, so preparations must be made in advance.
"Then why is it the Grand Duke? I think that in terms of qualifications and abilities, the younger brothers of His Majesty Alexander I and their heirs are more advantageous!"
Count Rostovtsev shook his head and said: "Although the descendants of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich are more suitable, please forgive me, His Highness the Grand Duke himself is indeed very good, but his sons are very ordinary.
She lives her life without any ambition and is even worse than their mother. If someone must be chosen from the Grand Duke’s family to inherit the throne, I will support the Grand Duke’s wife..."
This is very straightforward, but it is also true. Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich’s ability and connections were not in question, but it was a pity that he died too early. And his wife, Princess Charlotte of Württemberg, was
Grand Duchess Yelena Pavlovna is truly a rare enlightened reformer in the Romanov family. It can be said that this Grand Duchess is the most supportive person in the Romanov family and has called for the abolition of the serfdom system more than once.
It is a pity that this "intellectual" of the Romanov family has always been an outsider. Nicholas I did not like his sister-in-law very much, so naturally he would not listen to her opinions. It is obvious that Russia no longer
There may be another Catherine II. Not every German princess is destined to be a tsar.
Yermolov thought about the grand dukes directly from the Romanov family again, and had to admit that there were really not many of them who could catch his eye. He could only ask helplessly: "What do you want?
How can I promote that bastard archduke?"
Count Rostovtsev smiled and replied slowly: "I didn't ask you to praise him, I just wanted you to meet him and see what he is like."
Yermolov asked sharply: "What if I think this bastard Grand Duke is not good?"
Count Rostovtsev chuckled and said: "Then you can continue to return to Moscow to retire! Just pretend that nothing happened!"
Yermolov was a little speechless. He never expected that Rostovtsev would be so "naughty", so he could only ask helplessly: "What if I also think he is good? What will you do?"
Count Rostovtsev replied firmly: "Then we will find a way to untie the Grand Duke and pry loose the chains that hold him down for His Majesty!"
Ermolov pondered for a moment, and then said: "It sounds like that. Anyway, it's just a trip, so I'll take a trip to the Black Sea! But I can't guarantee that I will be optimistic about him!"
Count Rostovtsev replied easily: "That is your freedom, but I think the Grand Duke will not let you down, because according to the information I received, he did a good job in the Black Sea Fleet...
"
Yermolov set out on the road with a lot of questions. After arriving in Nikolayev, he first contacted his old subordinates serving in the Black Sea. He would not go to see Li Xiao immediately because the old man always thought he wanted to
To see a person clearly, it is best to look at him from the side, because the front of everyone is the most confusing.
"Is this Grand Duke gathering information?"
This was the first news that Yermolov received. To be honest, this was a bit beyond his expectation, because most of the Romanov family members have a military complex, and making contributions on the battlefield is their top priority.
Love it, but no matter how you look at it, it seems like you are going off the rails when it comes to intelligence.
"There is nothing we can do about it. It is said that His Majesty does not like this nephew and deliberately wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife..."
This news gave Yermolov a good first impression of Li Xiao, because what Nicholas I disliked was what he liked, and for Nicholas I to dislike him so much, it speaks for itself, right?
"Then how did the Grand Duke do?"
"It's not clear. Lazarev and Mark Mikheyevich had more than one argument over the Grand Duke's whereabouts. In the end, Lazarev overcame all opinions and let Kornilov take full responsibility.
So only Kornilov knows the real situation..."
This news shocked Yermolov, because he knew Lazarev's character very well. He liked to support promising officers the most. Only those he liked would protect him with all his strength, and someone could make Lazarev
Lev took a fancy to it, it was a bit extraordinary!