Chernyshev's heart was full of bitterness. Why did he do this? In order to help Paskovich hide his shame, he was involved in it this time. But for this reason, he even
If you explain the problem honestly, you will still be a different person inside and outside.
Nicholas I would not think that he was honest and reliable, but that he was a lie-mouthed lieutenant who could not be trusted at all.
As for Paskovich, I am afraid that this person will not think well of him and will not remember his painstaking efforts to help him whitewash the battle report. Instead, he will think that he failed more than succeeded, messed up things, and may even think that he was unnecessary.
Also, if you think about the relationship between Paskovich and Nicholas I, they were both old men who ate from a horse spoon. Nicholas I called him "Dad", even if he was "Dad"
If you perform abnormally and lose a few men, that's no big deal. At worst, it will be over if you come back next time.
But when Chernyshev did this, it seemed that Paskovich's failure was particularly disastrous, and he had to let you, Chernyshev, help cover up the matter. Doesn't this make Paskovich incompetent?
Tell me, how could Paskovich like this result? How could he read Chernyshev well? On the contrary, to be honest, even being temporarily taught a lesson by Nicholas I would be better than this result, right?
In fact, to put it bluntly, the reason why Chernyshov did this was not to really protect Paskovich's reputation or reputation. He actually did it for his own consideration. Because he could not bear the negative impact of temporary failure.
, not wanting to be criticized by Neserrode, so he tried to confuse things.
To put it bluntly, he just wants to maintain his honorable and upright image, which is completely selfish.
It's just that too much cleverness cost Qingqing's life. His calculations were just nonsense, and he was completely reviled by Nicholas I in a matter of minutes.
Chernyshov's heart was full of bitterness, and he had to say the result he did not want to say in a painful way. At the end, he tried to defend Paskovich or himself: "Your Majesty, Duke Paskovich is here.
This defeat was entirely due to being outnumbered. The enemy had the advantages of strength and location. Our soldiers fought bravely and were outnumbered and retreated. Even though they were forced to retreat, it also dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Hungarian rebels. It was indeed an honor to defeat.
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Does Nicholas I want to hear this nonsense? Of course he is not interested. He has already said that he does not particularly care about the immediate victory or defeat, especially since the leader of the battle is his most trusted Paskovich. He believes in Paskovich.
Skovic will definitely be able to find his place again.
But this does not mean that he likes to listen to some well-dressed nonsense. To him, failure is not terrible. What is terrible is that after failure, he still finds some specious excuses and tries every means to deceive himself and others to cover up the failure.
Nicholas I couldn't bear this kind of behavior, and he immediately angrily yelled: "Failure is failure! There is no glory in defeat! If all soldiers think like you, thinking that there is no need to be glorious even after defeating, then in the future
Who else will fight to the death to win!"
"Earl, you really disappoint me! You talk nonsense again and again, always trying to cover up the problem! Is this how you, the Minister of War, act?"
Chernyshev suddenly did not even dare to raise his head. He knew that this time he had brought it upon himself. Now if he dares to quibble even one more word, he, the Minister of War, will surely be in trouble.
The only thing I can do now is to accept the training honestly and get through this test with a thick skin. I hope Nicholas I doesn’t really want to replace him!
Did Nicholas I have such thoughts? Yes, he did at that moment. He hated ministers who were not honest with him the most, and Chernyshev definitely touched his bottom line today, but just as he was about to
While doing this, I suddenly saw Neserroddie smiling next to me, and then the idea disappeared.
why?
The reason is very simple. Nicholas I knew very well that Neserrodie had criticized his recent foreign policy, and he also heard about some of the prime minister's small actions. If Chernyshov was replaced at this time
, then it is very likely that the new Minister of War will not be able to effectively deal with Neserrodie's little moves, which will easily cause trouble for military operations.
What's more, the reason why Chernyshev can become the Minister of War is not because of how capable he is, nor because of how loyal he is, but because his existence can balance the forces of all parties. Once he is removed, this will
This delicate balance will be broken, which may lead to a series of chain reactions.
At this time, Nicholas I was not willing to mess around, let alone see the balanced system he had created destroyed, so even if he was disgusted, he finally endured it silently and just scolded everyone.
Ernyshov warned him that something would happen.
But this does not mean that Chernyshev can pass the test safely, because Neserrodie has not yet exerted his strength. The old prime minister has always wanted to find opportunities to teach him and Menshikov a lesson, and today he has this opportunity.
How could you let it go!
When Nicholas I scolded Chernyshev and was about to stop, Neserrodie stood up: "Count, you just said that Duke Paskovich and Mikhail Gorcha
Duke Cove suffered a total of more than 8,000 casualties. According to what you just said, Duke Paskovich lost more than 4,000 people in Hungary, so a reasonable calculation is that Duke Mikhail Gorchakov lost more than 4,000 people in Hungary.
Lakia and Moldavia also lost more than 4,000 people, right?"
Chernyshev immediately felt that something was wrong. It was obvious that Neserrode was going to give instructions on the war between Wallachia and Moldavia. Did this old guy know about it?
Chernyshev did not dare to gamble like before. After all, Nicholas I had already taught him a lesson. If he was exposed again, then he, the Minister of War, might really be done with it!
But Chernyshev really didn't want to answer this question with ulterior motives, so he could only use his eyes to repeatedly hint to Menshikov for help, hoping that the old eunuch would quickly step forward and help him!
It’s just that Menshikov is such a smart man. Even if it was not clear at first, he can see clearly now. Nicholas I and Neserrodie already know the failure of the front line. Today
This imperial meeting is basically used to repair and teach people.
If he was so stupid that he couldn't understand the situation and stood up to support Chernyshev, he would probably be the next one to be scolded. So no matter how much Chernyshev winked, he would pretend not to see it and keep his head buried.