Although Menshikov looks like a decrepit old man in the office, he looks different in public and in front of everyone.
The swollen and droopy eyelids were forced to stand up, and the cloudy eyes were deliberately widened. Every hair was meticulously fixed in a specific position, and the slightly trembling old arms and legs also firmly supported the heavy body.
.
Just like walking on a review field, Menshikov walked into the conference room with goose steps. His head was slightly raised and his fake beard was raised, like a proud big rooster.
Menshikov's arrival instantly silenced the slightly noisy conference room. Even Grand Duke Constantine, who had criticized Menshikov before, couldn't help but straighten up his back, leaving behind his previous idleness.
Beyond the sky.
Even the Grand Duke must admit that although old guys like Menshikov are becoming more and more stupid day by day, their military style forged by Nicholas I's military parade has a profound impact. The majesty and dignity they displayed
Competence refreshes one's spirit.
Grand Duke Constantine felt that it would be even more perfect if these majesty and abilities were not just on the surface, but could penetrate deep into the bone marrow and spirit. Unfortunately, most of these old guys are just empty appearances.
"Meeting now!"
"What's the topic today?"
Menshikov glanced at everyone and then bluntly announced the meeting. He himself was nailed upright on the chair, like a lion patrolling his territory.
This made Grand Duke Constantine, who was angry before and was about to take the opportunity to argue with Menshikov about the lateness problem, a little discouraged. Why was he being led by the old eunuch again? He should be the first to attack! If he could be the first to attack, he would be
Doesn't it make the old guy lose face?
However, Grand Duke Constantine's response was not particularly slow. Almost as soon as Menshikov finished speaking, he interrupted:
"Your Excellency, before the meeting, I must first emphasize to you the importance of keeping time! How can a soldier not have any sense of time?"
"We waited for a full forty-one minutes. Do you know how many urgent tasks we need to handle? Do you know how many scheduled trips we need to attend on time? If they are all like you, how can we do anything!
"
Grand Duke Constantine's reaction was not slow, but Menshikov looked like an old man and incompetent, but his many years of bureaucratic career had also trained him to have extremely high negotiation skills.
"Your Excellency, first of all I would like to apologize for being late."
"Secondly, I want to correct your statement. The concept of time is very important, but what is more important is to complete our work well. If the work is more urgent, such as emergency military affairs, this is a hundred times more important than a regular meeting."
"How can we delay more important military work for the sake of routine meetings? If we all work like this, our motherland will be in great danger! What we have to do is not to be mediocre bureaucrats, but to be proactive
Promising official!"
"Only in this way can we live up to His Majesty's ardent hope!"
Menshikov told this lie with a blushing face and without a beating heart. He had developed the deep knowledge of officialdom of a veteran minister to the extreme. Everyone present knew why he was late, but who dared to tell it? Menshikov
Cove has been the Admiralty Minister here for twenty years and has a lot of authority. Who dares to challenge him? Moreover, he would not admit it even if he told it. Instead, he would reprimand the other party for being rude.
What's more, Menshikov knew that most of the people in this conference room were just like him. They looked one way in front of others and another behind the scenes. Everyone's entertainment activities in the evening were so rich and colorful, and they were not allowed to take time out to play at work.
Have you taken a nap to recuperate your mind?
Grand Duke Constantine's nose is so angry that the old eunuch still has the nerve to say he won't be a mediocre bureaucrat and is still active and promising? Damn it, who doesn't know that you are sleeping in the office? Who doesn't know that you are at work? A worm works like a train after get off work. Do you really treat everyone as idiots?
Others are afraid of Menshikov's power, but he is not afraid. What's more, he is fed up with being delayed by the old man again and again. Do you think of me as a hello kitty?
"You are absolutely right," Grand Duke Constantine mocked directly: "Some of us just waste our time by being mediocre. We hide in our offices and sleep, but let others wait in vain, like this
Bastards must not be tolerated! I must inform His Majesty to severely punish such bastards!"
Menshikov's expression suddenly changed, because this was a slap in the face. He did not expect this, because in his eyes, Grand Duke Constantine was just a little brat who relied on his father's power to act recklessly.
What about the Grand Duke? He’s not the Crown Prince!
Tamenshikov only recognized the emperor and the crown prince, and only served these two. No other princes or princes wanted him to bow down.
Therefore, when Menshikov faced Grand Duke Constantine, he always had the confidence to treat him as a naughty child. If the naughty child dared to run wild in his territory, then he would not mind teaching the naughty child a lesson!
"I believe that there is no such person as the Grand Duke you mentioned in the Navy Ministry!" Menshikov responded calmly, "Everyone here is a capable official promoted by His Majesty and has been tested for many years. Why?
Maybe slacking off?”
"I have heard that some people are not very capable and show off, and they don't take the veteran minister seriously because of their prominent status. The teacher does some messy little things in private and spreads some gossip. They have neither the qualities of a soldier"
, and does not have the spirit of a soldier, and is simply not useful."
"I can't stand people like this. I have to speak to His Majesty when necessary. I must kill this evil spirit!"
At the end of the first round of confrontation, Grand Duke Constantine and Menshikov were almost tied. The two disliked each other but could not do anything about each other - Menshikov could only retaliate with insults, which was really a tough blow to Kang.
He did not dare to marry Grand Duke Standing. After all, they were not close friends. After all, this man was Nicholas I's favorite son.
And Grand Duke Constantine had nothing to do with an inexperienced old man like Menshikov. After all, the opponent was his father's confidant and a hero of 1812. He had many party members and could not take him lightly.
More importantly, Grand Duke Constantine also knew that his father's ideas were more similar to Menshikov's in terms of military and politics. Menshikov's approach was more in line with his father's wishes. And he
The son has no advantage at all in this regard. The fact is that his father trusts Menshikov more.
Under such circumstances, Grand Duke Constantine was not sure of holding Menshikov against him. What's more, he was not a child and could not delay the overall situation for a trivial matter.
So he silently held his breath, waiting for the next round of testing and confrontation...