Li Xiao felt like he wanted to complain, because what the mother and son did was too obvious, as if they were openly showing off, and the targeting was too obvious.
But Li Xiao can only treat it as invisible, he can't get angry over such nonsense!
"It's an honor to meet your Grand Duke, I am Count Pyotr Mikhailovich Romanov..."
When Li Xiao introduced himself, he actually wanted to vomit. Could this damn Peter Mikhailovich Romanov’s fake name be a little more fake? You’d know there’s something wrong with this damn name as soon as you hear it.
, and I don’t know if Duke Alexander’s head was caught in the door when he made up his identity.
What's wrong with this name? First of all, let's look at the first half. There is nothing wrong with the name Pyotr Mikhailovich alone. There are not even 100,000 but 80,000 people with this name in Russia. It is a very common and common name.
But there is a big problem when the surname Romanov is added to this name. After all, Romanov is the national surname of Russia. When mentioning this surname, everyone knows that he is a member of the royal family. Then, based on the clues of this royal family, he will go on.
Looking at the name and patronymic, as long as you are not too stupid and ignorant of Russian history, you will know that the name is fake.
why?
Because the last person in the Romanov family who used the false name Peter Mikhailovich was too special and famous. That was Peter the Great. When he went to Western Europe to study under a false name, he was called Peter.
Mihajlovic.
Now that there is another Pyotr Mikhailovich and his surname is Romanov, it is equivalent to telling people that this is a false name. Are you talking about people who use such false names for secret work? That does not mean telling people directly that this is a false name.
The identity is fake!
Anyway, it would be impossible for Li Xiao to be so promiscuous, and he estimated that the reason why Duke Alexander gave him such a fake name was probably to tease him. After all, the story of Peter the Great is so famous, and the ancestor of Peter the Great
In comparison, the descendants of Li Xiao seem so shy. After all, one is a giant and the other is a dwarf winter melon.
Fortunately, the people Li Xiao was going to contact on this trip actually knew his identity well, and this fake identity was more like a joke. And when he introduced it to outsiders, even if they knew there was something wrong with his name,
I won’t go into details and just assume that Li Xiao’s identity is too special to reveal directly.
For example, when Liszt, Wagner and Fanny heard someone's name next to them, they were stunned for a moment, and then they thought that Li Xiao was a prince of the Romanov family. This was a private visit from Bailongyu in Weibo.
With.
Carl Alexander also introduced Li Xiao to three friends with a smile: "The count is my cousin. He came from Vienna to go to Berlin on business. He stopped by to see my mother..."
Liszt, Wagner and Fanny naturally nodded again, and they knew in their hearts that Li Xiao's identity was a certain prince or grand duke. There was no need to go into details as to who it was. Since Karl Alexander didn't name him, they shouldn't go into details.
ask.
"Hello Count, welcome to Weimar. Weimar has a unique style this season. I hope you like it!"
Li Xiao also smiled and said hello to these people, not making a fuss about their identities. As a time traveler who is particularly familiar with history, he has long been aware that he will meet some historical celebrities. Liszt and Wagner deserve their names.
It doesn't make him particularly excited.
After the guests of honor were seated respectively, the servants brought hot black tea and snacks. Generally speaking, this is the time for chatting, which is used by nobles to pass the time. But today, because of Li Xiao's intervention, the topic of chat was a bit...
High-end.
At the beginning, Karl Alexander was a little impatient: "Count, you just came from Vienna. You should know a lot about the situation in Hungary, right?"
In fact, Li Xiao is also a little puzzled, because generally speaking, nobles have a fixed routine for chatting. They usually start with fake nonsense, such as the weather, and then slowly go deeper. If they don’t start with this, they will directly ask questions.
Such a serious topic. After all, this is not a special political salon. Is it appropriate to talk about political topics with a group of musicians and literary workers?
In fact, Maria Pavlovna is also a little strange. Although she has hinted that her son wants to trick Li Xiao before, she can't go straight to the topic so directly! If this arouses the other party's vigilance, the trick will not succeed.
what to do?
She felt that Carl Alexander was still too immature and had not experienced this kind of work that required skills and needed to be trained well. She decided to increase Carl Alexander's ability in this area in the future.
Poor Karl Alexander didn't expect to be targeted by his old mother as soon as he came up. There was only one reason why he got straight to the point. He had noticed Fanny's expression just now. This girl always wanted to say something.
He always has this expression when he makes shocking remarks.
But Fanny's shocking remarks are really ridiculous. Of course, being ridiculous is not a big problem. The biggest problem is that he cannot say it in front of his old mother. For her, tradition is worthy of respect. If like Fan
If he violated tradition just like Ni, she would definitely be furious.
Karl Alexander didn't want to be scolded by his old mother again. After all, he was thirty years old and was really impatient with his old mother's lectures. In order to clear his ears, he could only lead the conversation ahead of him.
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Naturally, Li Xiao didn't know the twists and turns involved. Although he was a little puzzled, he didn't take it seriously. There were some impatient people among the nobles. Maybe his cousin was an impatient person?
He answered naturally: "I know the situation in Hungary quite well. The situation there is not optimistic. Although the Austrian army has tried to recapture Bratislava, it was a pity that it was repulsed by the rebels. Now most of Hungary
Still controlled by the rebels."
Karl Alexander said in surprise: "Are the rebels still so strong? Didn't it mean that Duke Paskovich and Duke Mikhail have already sent troops to help suppress the rebellion?"
"Yes, the two Dukes have led heavy military groups to assist in countering the rebellion, but the resistance of the rebels is very tenacious. When I left Vienna, the two Dukes did not make much progress."
At this time, Karl Alexander was really surprised, and lost his voice: "The situation is still so bad? I thought the counter-insurgency operation was going very smoothly!"
After these words came out, Maria Pavlovna's expression suddenly changed, and she quickly coughed twice to remind her son, because these words were a bit of a slap in the face...