For Li Xiao, he had no hope of getting any benefit from this stingy uncle while Nicholas I was still alive. He even just hoped that this uncle would not try to punish him or kill him. Thank God.
Of course, this is not realistic, because whether it is because of his blood or his ass, he is on the opposite side of Nicholas I. Even if he does not reach a situation where he will fight to the death, it is still embarrassing.
Therefore, what awaits Li Xiao in the future will be a long-term struggle. He must slowly grind against Nicholas I. This is a grinding effort and cannot be opportunistic.
"When is the Duke going to take action?" Li Xiao asked Vishniak while looking at the military terrain map of Wallachia in front of him.
The Saint of Love had a nonchalant look on his face, and the trip back and forth made him miserable. Now he went to Izmail, now to Sevastopol, and finally he had to go to Istanbul, where he suffered from seasickness.
I easily disembarked and thought I could enjoy two days of happiness. Who would have thought that a certain Grand Duke was really unsympathetic and would not give me any chance to breathe.
When we first met, we didn’t even talk about catching up and having a drink with some beautiful Wallachian aristocrats and ladies to exchange feelings. Instead, they just talked about business. It was really boring!
"It should be these days!" Vishniak replied casually while eating grapes. "I don't know the specific date, and the Duke can't tell me. The only thing I can tell you is that at the latest
It’s early July!”
At the end, he added: "When the third batch of food arrives, nothing can stop the Duke from taking action. Anyway, he is as anxious as a monkey, and he doesn't know what a mere Wallachia has to be anxious about!
"
Li Xiao knew a lot more than Vishnyak. At least Igor, the father in China, often wrote to him to tell him the inside information of high-level officials. So he could understand the truth of Duke Mikhail's anxiety and anger.
reason.
It’s not just Li Xiao who knows the inside story, Alexei also knows a lot, and he even has more guesses: “You said after the rebellion is suppressed, will my uncle give the Duke a prince title? For example, Val
Prince of Lakia or Prince of Bucharest?”
Vishnyak was startled by Alexey's words, because he felt that this possibility seemed to be real, because according to the bad taste of Nicholas I, generals were given titles based on their military exploits. For example, Paskovich,
The first count title this guy had was Count Yerevan. That was when he beat up the Persians in the Caucasus and successfully added Armenia to the Russian territory, so he was given the title of Count Yerevan. Then this guy was brutally suppressed.
During the Polish rebellion, he wiped out the ass of Li Xiao's cheap man and won the title of Duke of Warsaw after a bloodbath in Warsaw.
If Duke Michael succeeds in bringing Wallachia and Moldavia into Russia's sphere of influence, then it is really possible that Nicholas I will be granted the title of Prince of Wallachia due to his temper.
Immediately Vishnyak became interested and said excitedly: "This is really possible!"
Vishnyak's agreement made Alexey become very excited all of a sudden, because the nobles these days are like this, they get excited when they hear about the opportunity to make contributions. What these two idiots think about Li Xiao is probably
As you can guess, they just think that if Duke Mikhail is promoted to a noble title, they can also follow the chickens and dogs to heaven.
Think about it, Duke Mikhail is now a prince, then can they and others be promoted to the next level? Alexey probably wants to become Marquis Speransky, and as for Vishniak, it’s even better.
He wanted to get a serious title, preferably one based on his mother's surname, such as Baron Bogorovsky or Viscount.
In this way, he can slap that heartless and cheap man Uvarov hard in the face - don't you look down on me and my mother? How can I still honor my ancestors without relying on you, and I will still be proud.
The ancestor of my mother’s family! I’m so mad at you, you bastard!
Li Xiao understands Vishnyak's resentment very well. Who doesn't want to counterattack and slap him in the face! Especially someone with a background like Vishnyak's is full of motivation to prove himself. Now the opportunity seems to be right in front of you. You
Can he not be excited?
It's just that Li Xiao wanted to pour cold water on the two brothers. He curled his lips and sighed: "Don't think about good things! There is absolutely no possibility that Duke Mikhail will be crowned a prince, at least this time.
Impossible, not only him, but that old gangster Paskovich is also in trouble!"
Vishnyak and Alexey were unconvinced when they heard this. In their opinion, wasn't it enough to open up new territories and promote the country's prestige? I thought back then, so and so were awarded titles just because they opened up new territories!
Li Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "The problem is, this time there is no expansion of territory at all!"
Vishnyak and Alexei became even more unconvinced, and retorted together: "Why not, Wallachia and Moldavia..."
Before they finished speaking, the two brothers realized that they had indeed not expanded their territory. Even if Austria and Turkey were forced to admit that Wallachia and Moldavia belonged to Russia's sphere of influence, this did not mean that Russia could
By annexing these two small principalities, not only would they not be able to annex them, but the sovereignty of these two principalities would still be in the hands of Turkey. Russia only has the power to protect the autonomy of the two principalities.
Although this power of protection is not small, it is still far away from annexation! Since there is no expansion of territory, there is no talk of sealing!
Immediately, Vishniak and Alexey were discouraged and muttered: "This is a step forward for the boss, okay? It's unreasonable not to give some rewards!"
Li Xiao shook his head and said: "Of course there are still rewards. Maybe Paskovich and Duke Mikhail will be given the title of marshal, and then this will reach the top. They don't even have the title of marshal, that is, St. Andre
The medal will be sent away!"
Vishnyak and Alexey were shocked and said in amazement: "No way! So stingy? Even if Duke Mikhail is not successful, can Paskovich accept it? You know Menshikov?
Every old eunuch has the title of prince!"
Li Xiao suddenly sneered: "That was what the old eunuch got in exchange for his penis! If it wasn't here, do you think he could be crowned Prince of Finland? That's because my uncle took pity on him!"
"As for Paskovich, unless he dies in battle, it is absolutely impossible to add the title of prince, and the title of duke will definitely reach the top. As for Duke Mikhail, it is even more difficult. My uncle has always been the best at this kind of title.
It’s too big, it’s impossible to give away the title of prince!”