Count Rostovtsev first sat in his own library, flipping through Herodotus's "History" attentively. He had read this work countless times, but every time he read it again,
There will be new gains every time, and he doubts that even if he dies, he will not be able to truly understand the profound meaning of this book.
But for Nikolai Alexeevich Milyutin, the book "History" is boring enough. He would rather read Uvarov's rubbish than Herodotus's
fictional story.
"Fiction?" Count Rostovtsev suddenly smiled, carefully inserted the bookmark, and asked with a smile: "What is fiction? What is truth?"
Nikolay Milyutin was startled, but before he could react, Count Rostovtsev said again: "The history of 1825, how much of it is real and how much is fiction?
?Or if we look back in another twenty years, or even fifty years, or a hundred years, do you think future generations will say how much of it is true and how much is false?"
Nikolai Milyutin was stunned. He really didn't expect Count Rostovtsev to suddenly mention this incident. He was not a witness to what happened back then, so naturally he could only hear it through hearsay. But I'm afraid the count didn't care about that incident.
I'm afraid the truth or falsehood of the incident is something else, right?
"Why do you think I mean something else?" Count Rostovtsev smiled enigmatically again and said calmly: "How much of 1825 do you think is true and how much is false?"
Nikolai Milyutin fell into deep thought, while Count Rostovtsev said to himself: "Do you think His Majesty really didn't know that His Majesty Alexander I had a secret edict?"
This is a public case about whether Nicholas I's succession to the throne is reasonable. It was said that Alexander I secretly appointed Nicholas I as the crown prince, but he kept it secret. As a result, when he went to Black Sea Waves, he just burped.
As a result, no one wanted the throne.
Then, just when Nicholas I announced his intention to pledge allegiance to his brother, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, his mother suddenly jumped out and took out a secret edict, telling him that he was the legal heir.
The whole thing is weird to tell from the bottom of my heart, because if Alexander I really didn't like his brother who married a Polish girl, there was no need to issue a secret edict, he could just have said it straight away. There was no need to just tell his mother about the secret edict and hide it from the officials.
and other members of the Romanov family.
Because it is easy to get into trouble, and it is definitely not something a wise king would do. If Grand Duke Constantine does not recognize the legitimacy of the secret edict and directly rebels, can Nicholas I secure his position as tsar?
In history, it was just the naive Decembrists' cunning edicts that caused such a big disturbance in the name of Grand Duke Constantine. If Grand Duke Constantine really came back from Warsaw, would the ministers support Nicholas?
It's really hard to say.
If Alexander I secretly established the heir apparent because he was worried about the rebellion of Grand Duke Constantine, that would not make sense, because in history Grand Duke Constantine immediately declared his allegiance to Nicholas I as soon as he heard about the secret edict. He was extremely honest and completely unreasonable.
It takes such a villain to guard against it.
Anyway, the whole thing is weird and absolutely abnormal from beginning to end. As for whether the secret edict is really there or whether it is a forgery, it is really hard to say. Even if you want to say that it is absolutely fake, it is not true. After all, it is an imperial edict.
The Queen Mother took it out.
Of course, it's hard to say whether the Empress Dowager is really reliable. After all, when her husband Paul I was killed, she didn't say anything for her husband. Anyway, she had already faked it once, so it wouldn't be surprising if she did it again.
no.
Regarding the whole story of that incident, Nikolai Milyutin has heard countless theories. There are many true and false rumors, but he always doesn't like to speculate, because it is meaningless.
The succession of King La I was a fait accompli, and through the bloodbath of the Decembrists, His Majesty had firmly grasped power in his hands. No one in Russia could threaten his legitimate rule.
Just like when Peter the Great got rid of Ivan V and Ivan VI, do you think the method is correct? That's not important. Who made Peter the Great the emperor of Russia through the ages? People only need to remember the achievements of the great emperor.
Well, as for those dark sides, no need to pay attention!
It's just that Nikolai Milyutin knows Count Rostovtsev's temper. He never does anything unnecessary. Today he actually talked about what happened back then and specifically raised the question of authenticity. That is naturally intentional and important.
What is his intention?
Nikolai Milyutin couldn't guess at all, because he had tried countless times before, and every time he was teased by the count to applause. So over time, he stopped making such futile attempts. Anyway, this
The evil count will always solve the mystery automatically, just wait patiently.
It’s just that today’s puzzle is indeed a bit profound, because Count Rostovtsev suddenly changed the subject and mentioned a woman: “The truth and falsehoods in history are always so interesting and fascinating. Some people are obsessed with exploring the truth and falsehood itself.
Some people are fascinated by the wonderful stories between true and false, and some people prefer to appreciate the ups and downs..."
Nikolai Milyutin automatically filtered out these nonsense. According to common sense, what the count wanted to say was still behind, and these were just for transition.
Sure enough, Count Rostovtsev suddenly said: "And now I am like the third type of person, calmly appreciating the ups and downs, recalling the simplicity of His Majesty Alexander I, and admiring the grandeur of today... Speaking of which, today
The emperor and His Majesty Alexander I are really two extremes. Today, the emperor is more like the empress dowager, and they both like extravagant ostentation. Back then, the empress and the empress dowager were very incompatible mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!"
Nikolai Milyutin was suddenly surprised. As expected, the important words were all at the end. Count Rostovtsev said a lot, but in fact the most important point fell on the empress dowager and the empress of Alexander I, that is, that
Contradictions between Her Majesty the Empress Elizabeth Alexeevna.
It can be said that these two personalities are completely different. Although the two queens are both from Germany, their personalities are completely different. Queen Mother Maria Feodorovna advocates luxury and has a strong desire for power, while Queen Elizabeth Alexei
Yevna has a weak personality and has little interest in luxury and power.
It can be said that these two women couldn't get along at all. There were many conflicts at that time. What's more interesting is that of these two women who can determine the direction of the post-Alexander I era, one issued a secret edict at a critical moment, and the other issued a secret edict in less than half a year.