Li Xiao was a little nervous when he received the latest news, because if Orest is really related to the local third party, then the matter is indeed a bit complicated. As Anton said, this guy is probably the third party
A newly sent spy.
The third part sending spies to Bucharest did not surprise Li Xiao at all, because this kind of thing has never stopped in the third part. Starting from 1849, in which year did the third part not send several spies to Wallachia or Bucharest?
personal.
But this time the situation is different. In the past, the spies sent by the Third Division would more or less report and greet the local Supreme Commander of the Third Division, Adrian Bogdanovich.
And this Adrian Bogdanovich is a confidant of Duke Ordorf. He belongs to the faction close to Duke Alexander. It seems that he belongs to the same camp as Li Xiao and Alexei.
Moreover, Li Xiao has long been bribed by Adrian Bogdanovich. Although he will not make him obedient in everything, he would like to inform the superiors about the latest situation regarding Alexey and Wallachia.
Which spy is more difficult to get, and who has no problem tipping off key investigations about Alexei.
And this time Orest had been here for so long, and there was no response from Adrian Bogdanovich. If it weren't for the fact that this person was investigating the affairs of the Wallachian Railway Company that Li Xiao valued most, there would really have been no response.
So easily exposed.
Therefore, Li Xiao couldn't help but suspect that either the top management of the Third Department or Nicholas I had doubts about Bucharest and deliberately bypassed Adrian Bogdanovich to send spies. Or the superiors specifically talked to Adrian Bogdanovich.
Gdanovich greeted him and ordered him not to reveal Orest's presence.
But no matter which possibility it is, this is undoubtedly very dangerous. This shows that Bucharest or Alexei has been targeted, and someone is preparing to cause trouble!
"Continue to follow and observe, and be more careful." Li Xiao didn't have a good countermeasure for a while, so he could only order Anton to continue to observe, but he also warned: "Watch that Ulyanov too.
, see what’s wrong with him!”
After explaining Anton, Li Xiao went directly to find Alexei. He must first communicate with Alexei about such a major issue. In addition, he also had to consult the other party to see if he had heard anything about it.
, after all, if the superiors really sent spies to investigate them, there would be no clues at all before.
"The secret agent in Part 3?"
Alexey was also a little surprised. He also knew what this meant, but during this period, most of his energy was focused on Fontana's imminent delivery. Being a father for the first time, he was both excited and nervous.
There is really no room for anything else.
"Why don't you clean up those hands? Maybe His Majesty or someone else is eyeing us!"
Alexey's judgment was actually similar to Li Xiao's, except that he felt that there was no need to continue observing, so he quickly wiped his butt clean first to avoid leaving any clues.
But Li Xiao disagreed: "The situation is still unclear. It is better for us to be still than to move. We cannot just mess up our situation before they find out anything. If we let them take action after hearing the news, we will be trapped in our own cocoon!"
Alexey pondered for a long time. The news caught him off guard and he had to spend more time to sort out his thoughts.
"You're right, we must stay calm! It took a lot of effort for us to create the current good situation. We can't throw ourselves into disarray just because of a spy!"
After a short pause, he asked again: "Would you like to talk to Prince Alexander or Prince Mikhail and ask them about the relevant situation?"
Li Xiao sighed and said: "You can ask, but it doesn't mean much. Those two old foxes are not completely reliable. Some key issues are not of the same mind as ours... Logically speaking, it is impossible for them to do nothing about such a big matter.
After hearing it, I suspect they are pretending to be deaf and dumb on purpose!"
This is not the first time that Li Xiao has commented on Duke Alexander and Duke Mikhail like this. Last time Leonid applied for transfer, and the superiors sent Count Vladimir to serve. It is impossible for these two people to make such a huge change.
They didn't even hear the wind. But they just kept silent, waiting for him and Alexei to fall into passivity.
From that time on, Li Xiao knew that Duke Alexander and Duke Mikhail were unreliable, or that he and Alexei's growth had greatly exceeded their expectations, making them feel a little out of control, so this
I deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb to teach them a lesson, that is, to tell them who is the boss.
Li Xiao could understand this approach, but he was still quite unhappy because it meant that the two always wanted to control him and Alexei. No matter how good they were, they could only be their little brothers.
To be honest, this is particularly uncomfortable in Russia. The interest groups to which these established nobles belong monopolize everything, and no one can transcend their interests. Even if you are an unparalleled pillar of the country, you have to work for them and suffer.
They clamp down.
Alexey also understood Li Xiao's thoughts, and he was equally dissatisfied, but he advocated restraint for the time being, because they were really not strong enough to challenge those old guys.
He sighed: "Sometimes I really hope that a violent storm will directly destroy everything in Russia and shuffle everything so that new seeds can flourish..."
If you think about how people like Alexey feel this way, how suffocating the Russian people must be. Li Xiao knows that Russia will indeed usher in an unprecedented storm in fifty or sixty years, destroying this country.
The country's political order for a thousand years has almost subverted the rules of the world's games.
That storm was not an ordinary violent one. Li Xiao was a little doubtful that Alexei would still want it to come if he had really experienced that storm.
The words were a bit far gone. Li Xiao and Alexey continued to discuss: "Although the current situation is still unclear and there is no need to be so nervous, some preparations must be made. You'd better communicate with the garrison. Every year
Give them so much money, it’s not for nothing!”
Alexey hummed: "I will talk to the garrison and Grand Duke Kogelniceanu, but it is hard to say whether Count Vladimir will buy it. That guy is not a good bird at first glance.
, I highly doubt he will take the opportunity to cause trouble!"
Li Xiao suddenly had a headache, because Count Vladimir's identity gave him many methods that he could not use. If he was sincerely doing bad things, it would be really difficult to deal with him!