Leonid never thought that one day he would take off the uniform of the Preobrazhensky Guards. He once felt that he was a member of the Preobrazhensky Guards.
It was glorious, but now he felt that this military uniform was so dazzling and awkward to wear.
Taking off this beautiful uniform actually made him feel relieved. It felt like he had let go of a heavy burden. Next, he would go into battle lightly.
"Warmly welcome you, Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Alexander Gorchakov, and welcome you to our regiment as deputy commander!"
Unlike Li Xiao, who was bleak and no one cared about him when he took office, before leaving the Winter Palace, Crown Prince Alexander personally held a short ceremony to thank Leonid for his contribution and greatly praised him. Then the navy sent Leonid to his post.
Assistant to the Minister Grand Prince Konstantin Nikolayevich.
After arriving in the town of Sertolov, the senior officers of the 748th Regiment headed by regiment commander Mesadov lined up at the roadside to greet him. Those who didn't know better thought that Messadov was greeting his superiors for inspection.
Rather than welcoming a subordinate.
But this is normal. After all, Leonid is not an ordinary subordinate. He has a close relationship with the crown prince. His father is the imperial ambassador to Austria and a duke. His uncle is a famous military general in the country.
Faced with such a shining subordinate, Messadov could just kneel down to greet him. What’s more, there was Grand Duke Constantine who accompanied Leonid to take office. Being able to show his face in front of this grand duke, it was worth kneeling down to greet him.
!
To be honest, the appearance of Grand Duke Constantine is a bit strange. Although he holds the title of Vice Admiral and Assistant to the Minister of the Navy, it is normal for him to manage the naval infantry under the Ministry of the Navy. But personally accompanying him all the way is always embarrassing.
It feels like a fuss is being made out of a molehill, and it feels like someone is deliberately trying to win over you!
In fact, Grand Duke Constantine deliberately wooed Leonid. He heard about the incident between Leonid and Alexander and thought this was a good opportunity. He valued Leonid very much, not only because of his
identity, and also because he admired Leonid's way and attitude of doing things.
Grand Duke Constantine was different from Nicholas I. His father only liked loyal dogs. He only looked at loyalty or not, and ability did not matter. But he was different. He felt that ability and loyalty were equally important, and loyalty alone was of no use.
Of course, there are also those who are particularly loyal and their first choice of loyalty is their father and brother, a relationship that they cannot use even if they want to.
"Look at Peter Volkonsky, look at Menshikov, look at Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, what use are these guys!"
Grand Duke Constantine complained to his good friend Lieutenant General Dmitry Alexeevich Milyutin: "What role do these mediocre people play? Just talk about what happened last time. They were just eating corpses.
If everyone were like them, what else could we accomplish?"
"My brother only knows how to follow his father's lead. He learns everything from him and has no opinions. He is so depressed that he doesn't know how to govern the country! We need people like you and Leonid to govern this country. Those old fools should all be together.
Send him to retire!"
"Look at him, he can't even tolerate a Leonid by his side. What else he can do in the future is really disappointing!"
This series of complaints was quite sharp, and the target of the attack was also directed at Crown Prince Alexander, without explicitly saying that Alexander was not suitable to be crown prince or emperor. This made Dmitry Milyutin, who was accompanying him, a little embarrassed and a little restless.
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Dmitry Milyutin is completely different from his brother Nikolai Milyutin. He is more like a pure soldier. Although he is also inclined to reform and innovation, he prefers to do things quietly rather than speak at length.
He was not keen on these political details, so for a moment he didn't know how to react to Grand Duke Constantine's "wild words".
Soon Grand Duke Konstantin also realized his mistake. He forgot that the person beside him was not Nikolai Milyutin. Although the two brothers looked very similar and had the same outstanding abilities, their personalities were really different. The former was active and the latter
Dumb, what I just said is more suitable to talk to Nicholas.
Grand Duke Constantine quickly added: "You and Leonid are both fact-based people, and I prefer to deal with real people like you. Those showboats are really disappointing and annoying!"
Dmitry Milyutin immediately bowed slightly to express his gratitude: "Your Majesty, Grand Duke, you are extremely complimentary. I was just doing my duty."
This answer undoubtedly made Grand Duke Constantine not particularly satisfied. He hoped to move the other party to the point of bowing and bowing. He really hoped to recruit a group of capable party members. Even if they could not help him ascend to the throne, they would be able to help him ascend to the throne in the future.
He waved the flag and shouted to safeguard his power and dignity as a Grand Duke.
But what makes Grand Duke Constantine a little depressed is that his efforts to win over him always feel like he is trying to win over someone. No matter how enthusiastic and caring he is, he always has reservations and does not treat him as his master.
This made Grand Duke Constantine a little irritable. He hoped to get the unreserved loyalty and dedication of the Milyutin brothers. This was what he really wanted. He had already paid a lot for this, pretending to be enthusiastic about reform, and pretending to be enthusiastic about reform.
He likes to work hard and pretend to be a polite corporal. He doesn't know how he needs to package himself in order to get the other party's approval. It feels really bad to go all out but come to nothing.
But now he still has to be patient, especially after Li Xiao caused the last incident, his father was full of opinions and dissatisfaction with Alexander, which gave him hope. As long as he can prove that he is indeed better than Alexander, he will be better than Alexander.
Alexander is more suitable to be emperor. His father should change his mind, right?
【It should be possible!】
【Definitely! Definitely!】
Grand Duke Constantine encouraged himself silently. He really wanted to ascend that throne, he really wanted to become the emperor, he really wanted to flex his muscles like Peter the Great, and be as great and famous as Catherine the Great.
But what Grand Duke Constantine didn't expect was that Dmitry Milyutin's thoughts at this time were completely different from his:
[Sure enough, Count Rostovtsev saw clearly that the Grand Duke was indeed ambitious... I am afraid he did not show that tendency to reform... He was as controlling as his father... The only person who was more powerful than Crown Prince Alexander was
The strong thing is that he still dares to do things, dare to think and do... But this is not entirely a good thing for a monarch... Look again, look again...]
Dmitry Milyutin quickly turned his attention to Leonid. He was a little curious about this former leader of the young generation. He had heard that he took the initiative to join the 748th Regiment as a soldier.
The deputy leader.
[What does he want to do? Did Alexander send him to punish the Grand Duke? There is no need for this? Isn’t it enough to have Mesakov? And judging from his expression, he seems to be very disdainful of Colonel Mesakov