Prince Alexander Gorchakov leaned back on the chair. This posture made his cervical and lumbar spine, which were stiff and sore from years of hard work, slightly more comfortable.
It's just that this kind of comfort only lasts for a while, and it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. The indescribable pain will come back within a few tens of seconds, continuing to torture his nerves.
When he just grew up, his father told him that there are only two kinds of people in this world: one works hard and the other works hard. If he doesn't work hard, he will become a poor laborer and will always be ignored.
He is driven by those who work hard, and has no food or clothing to cover his body. If he wants to live like this, then he can indulge himself.
As a northern wanderer, Duke Alexander Gorchakov had a lot of fun when he was young. He drank heavily, had promiscuous activities and had nothing to do all day long, just like a heartless second generation ancestor.
Those days were probably the most unrestrained in his life. However, this unrestrainedness was completely shattered in 1825. At the age of 29, he witnessed many of his friends being imprisoned and witnessed the death of his friends who had played together.
Falling into the abyss.
He admitted that he was frightened, because many of the aims of the Decembrists were actually quite to his liking. At one time, he and his fellow Decembrists had a lot of fun, and they were out-and-out liberals.
But after that terrible coup, Duke Alexander Gorchakov woke up and realized that everything he had was so fragile. As long as the top real hard worker said a word, he would be doomed. Maybe.
Those who served hard labor may be exiled to Siberia to become savages, or even directly sent to the gallows.
No matter which choice he made, he didn't like it. For the first time, he had a deep sense of crisis. He knew that if he continued to be his wanderer, he would probably be played with casual words like those friends one day.
die.
From that day on, he vowed to become the top hard worker in his father's mouth, and he wanted to control his own destiny. So he worked very hard and worked very hard, and now he can barely be counted among the top hard workers.
, but still didn’t have enough sense of security, and because of all this, his spine had been gradually bent, and various illnesses were also faintly tormenting him.
Sometimes, while kneading his sore lumbar and cervical vertebrae, he would suddenly recall his youthful days. What would it have been like if he had chosen to continue to indulge?
There was no way to assume, and there was no turning back. Looking at Li Xiao's overly young face, he suddenly remembered his past self. Back then, he was much more handsome and popular than the Grand Duke. But he couldn't help it.
Admittedly, precisely because he was too smooth and carefree when he was young, he matured much later than the Grand Duke, and he didn't see through all this until he was thirty years old.
But now, the young man in front of him is not yet eighteen years old. He is simply a monster to have such knowledge at such a young age. Could it be that this Grand Duke is just too long-sighted?
Why is Duke Alexander Gorchakov so surprised by Li Xiao? The reason is very simple. Li Xiao just said something meaningful to him, which even made the Duke feel a little eye-opening.
"...It's actually not as difficult as you think to control a stubborn person like Windischgratz... He just accepts death, recognizes that we Russians are bastards, and refuses to cooperate with us..."
"So if we go to him directly, we will be humiliating ourselves. That guy would rather be on the bench for the rest of his life than cooperate with us! This plan is impossible to succeed!"
"But as the old saying goes, when God closes a door, he will open a window. If this road doesn't work, we can find another way! Wendy Schgratz's greatest persistence is his philosophy, and he firmly believes that he is right.
, I firmly believe that my own approach can save Austria, this is all obsession!"
"Haha!" Li Xiao suddenly laughed contemptuously and said sarcastically: "The stronger this obsession is, the easier it is to be exploited. What we have to do is to cater to him and find one or a group of Austrian nobles who are willing to cooperate with us.
To cater to his views, pretend to be a believer in his ideas, get into his side first, and gain his trust..."
Duke Alexander Gorchakov frowned and asked: "Although there are no such people, even if they exist now, they are not willing to burn the cold stove of Windischgratz. After all, it is obvious that they are following Schwarzenberg."
If there is a future, who would be willing to follow him?"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "So don't look for those nobles with status, status and future, look for those frustrated factions. I believe there must be some in Austria, and then we can promise them huge profits and let them burn the cold stove!"
Duke Alexander Gorchakov nodded. This can still be done. After all, the great chaos in Austria has harmed many nobles, and there are quite a few frustrated ones among them. I believe that as long as the money is in place,
There are not many people who are willing to sell themselves.
He asked: "Then what? What's the use?"
Li Xiao explained: "Then we have to take our time. Fortunately, we still have time. Anyway, Windischgratz is still the nominal military commander and needs to be responsible for military operations. During this period, there is an opportunity to obtain
Meritorious."
"We just need to let these cold-blooded guys help him with ideas, help Wendy Schgrätz gain more merits, gradually attract his attention, and make him a confidant!"
Prince Alexander Gorchakov is not unfamiliar with these tricks. The Third Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs develop spies to lurk in this way, but what is the use of it?
"Of course it works!" Li Xiao explained seriously, "After our secret agents become Windisch Gratz's confidants, they can exert their influence subtly. They can completely guide Windisch Gratz under the pretext of serving Austria.
Graetz is facing off against Schwarzenberg. If this idiot feels that there is a large number of supporters behind him silently supporting him, do you think he will still be so depressed?"
Duke Alexander Gorchakov began to pinch his chin. He knew Li Xiao's operating methods. It was unrealistic to directly control Windischgratz. The guy's self-esteem would be very resistant. But if you follow the hair,
Fill him with ecstasy, and then encourage him to fight Schwarzenberg under the guise of doing good for Austria, and then secretly guide those undercover to guide his actions. Not to mention that he can be on par with Schwarzenberg, at least.
There is still something to fight for. As long as he can hold on for one more day, Schwarzenberg will have one more day of trouble...