There is indeed not much time left for Mikhail Gorchakov. According to the original plan, he must take action by the end of June. After all, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reached an agreement with the Turks. The two sides will issue a joint statement at the end of June.
Then, hand in hand and side by side, we marched towards Moldavia and Wallachia.
It's already the end of May, and Kornilov has only one month left to train. He might be able to make do with military training in one month, but it's really hard to correct a bunch of idiots.
Gorchakov also knew that this was not easy, so he directly gave Kornilov the power of life and death: "...Any behavior that resists training is not allowed, and officers and soldiers who engage in such behavior will be punished
Deal with it seriously, and if necessary, punish it on the spot without going through a military court!"
This is tantamount to telling Kornilov to just go on a killing spree. Anyway, Gorchakov is also willing to take the risk. The situation is too unfavorable for him. If he is serious, he doesn't have to do anything.
As the saying goes, kindness does not lead to war. This is no joke. When necessary, Gorchakov does not mind killing chickens to scare monkeys. Even if these chickens are a bit too many or too strong, they still have to be killed!
Of course, the most critical chicken is still the Mikheyevich brothers. Only by completely liquidating these two bastards can the best results be achieved. So after Gorchakov returned to his office, he immediately drafted a detailed explanation
The document listed the good deeds done by the Mikheyevich brothers and the losses they caused, and then directly requested Nicholas I to severely punish these two bastards.
"Sasha, what do you think of this report?"
Nicholas I handed Gorchakov's report to Crown Prince Alexander expressionlessly, as if seeking his opinion.
Crown Prince Alexander took the report "honestly" and read it carefully. He was also a little shocked by the things mentioned in it. It was really scary to be so courageous!
However, Crown Prince Alexander did not express his opinion immediately. Instead, he carefully looked at his father, and then quickly glanced at Neserrode, Chernyshov, Menshikov and Peter Vo next to him.
Erkonsky glanced at the important ministers.
For Crown Prince Alexander, opinions cannot be expressed casually. After all, it is difficult to guess his father's thoughts, and if he guesses wrong, the consequences will be very serious, so a thousand words are worse than silence.
But, Nicholas I asked him specifically, and he couldn't say nothing or say he didn't know. This was an absolute point-reducing choice. After weighing it for a moment, especially with reference to the expressions of the important ministers, Crown Prince Alexander replied
road:
"This case is very shocking. If Duke Mikhail Gorchakov did not lie, then the Mikheyevich brothers are really guilty... However, now it is only the Duke's one-sided words, and considering that the Duke has just
When we arrive at the Black Sea Fleet, we do not rule out the possibility of being deceived or the reconnaissance is not rigorous enough... I think it is more appropriate to send a reliable and experienced person to handle it properly..."
It should be said that the words of Crown Prince Alexander are watertight. He should express his position and be detailed. It stands to reason that Nicholas I should be satisfied, but it is a pity that Nicholas I was not satisfied!
What's the reason?
It's very simple. Nicholas I believed that as a crown prince, you must be responsible and domineering. Crown Prince Alexander's impeccable performance seems safe, but what does it mean to the emperor? The emperor is the one who makes decisions. Now that the war is imminent, you have sent someone all the way.
What is the significance of going to Sevastopol to find out the truth?
Before the people you sent could figure out the truth, the day lilies were cold!
Nicholas I believed that since Lazarev and Mikhail Gorchakov had reported the incident and it seemed that the situation was still serious, the first thing to do was not to think about how to deal with the matter, but to look at it.
See how to make decisions to minimize the impact of this case on subsequent military operations.
After all, the next military operation is the most important thing. The solving of the case of the Mikheyevich brothers is worth nothing!
Nicholas I felt that Crown Prince Alexander’s first consideration was military operations, not investigation. The truth of the case was not important, as long as it did not affect military operations, it would be fine!
Therefore, in the mind of Nicholas I, the ranking of things should be like this: military operations are greater than the truth of the case. In other words, the important generals who can ensure the smooth development of military operations are greater than the Mikheyevich brothers.
Naturally, it was very simple to deal with it. The requests of Mikhail Gorchakov and Lazarev were granted and the military operation was carried out smoothly!
As for the Mikheyevich brothers, does it matter whether they were heinous? It doesn't matter at all, as long as Gorchakov and Lazarev successfully captured Moldavia and Wallachia,
So what if they were wrongly accused?
To Nicholas I, the latter was obviously more important than the useless generals who were unjustly accused but were cunning but capable of meritorious deeds. To say the least, it is very possible that the Mikheyevich brothers were not unjustly accused! He really thought that Nicholas I was
Blind and deaf? How could he not notice what the Mikheyevich brothers had done all these years?
In the past, it was just to check and balance Lazarev, so I just turned a blind eye!
It has to be said that Crown Prince Alexander really can't figure out his father's thoughts. He always fails to find his own position. He is not an ordinary prince, he is a prince, and a prince must behave like a monarch. Judging from his behavior
It seems stable, but what’s the use?
To put it mildly, it means not seeking merit but seeking no fault. How can one be a good crown prince with such a mentality?
Of course, Crown Prince Alexander's decision was not without reason. After all, he had just received Menshikov's support, and the relationship between the two parties was very harmonious. The person being dealt with was Menshikov's confidant, and he had to give the eunuch chief
A little face, you have to take care of his face.
Such a mentality naturally prevented him from putting Gorchakov and Lazarev first unconditionally, and he would naturally be despised by Nicholas I.
But Grand Duke Constantine was different. He and Menshikov were already at odds with each other. The old eunuch had dealt a cruel blow to him before. Adding to his old and new grudges, he wanted the old eunuch to be unlucky.
So when Crown Prince Alexander finished expressing his opinion, Grand Duke Constantine was the first to jump out and express his objection: "Father, I think it is inappropriate to do this...The war is imminent, we must fully trust Duke Gorchakov, and besides, Lazaret
Admiral Husband also had the same reaction. Nine times out of ten, this matter is true. Just leave it to them... Sending others over at this time will easily affect the subsequent military operations!"