Chapter 55 Deputy Ministers of General Affairs Alexei Besdutev Lyumin and Sergei Saltykov
Bestudev's full name is Alexei Bestudev Liuming.
As Deputy Minister of General Affairs, Bestudev is both ruthless and capable. Although Vorontsov now sits in the position of Minister of General Affairs, he mostly implements moderate government orders.
And Bestudev is much more fierce.
His lifelong ambition was to form an alliance with Britain and the Netherlands, the European maritime hegemons, and Austria and Poland and Saxony, the continental powers of Central Europe.
Under such circumstances, Bestudev was extremely hostile to Prussia.
The person Frederick II of Prussia was most wary of in Russia was also Bestudev.
This man is extremely talented, and his ability in foreign affairs is stronger than that of most diplomats, so that he is basically invincible in the whirlpool of foreign policy and palace intrigues, and has extremely strong political ability.
When he was 15 years old, he was selected by Peter the Great to receive education abroad and spent a long time studying foreign affairs.
At the age of 27, he was appointed Russian Ambassador to Copenhagen by Peter the Great.
Five years later, Peter the Great died, and he was appointed minister to Hamburg.
He held this inconsequential position for 15 years.
After the reign of two German women, the Empress Anna and the Duchess of Mecklenburg, her aunt summoned this disciple of Peter the Great back as soon as she came to the throne.
The activation of Bestudev was to restore the foreign policy established by Peter the Great.
At this time, Bestudev should be the Deputy Minister of General Affairs and in charge of foreign affairs.
However, Bestudev also opposed him becoming the heir and Ye Er becoming the crown prince because both of them had certain German ancestry.
After he and Ye Er got engaged, Bestudev had been sending people to secretly monitor the two. In the process, he accidentally discovered Johanna, the crappy agent sent by Frederick, who was Ye Er's mother.
He copied all the letters that Johanna wanted to send to Frederick in secret, and then sealed them and sent them away as they were. He accumulated them for several months before giving them to his aunt when she had time on vacation and was in a good mood.
The result was that, tricked by Johanna's pig teammate, the Marquis de La Châteaudiere, the minister to France, was deported, and the Prussian ambassador to Russia for more than 20 years, Baron Madefield, was ordered to leave the country in a year.
As for Johanna, if it weren't for the fact that the wedding hadn't been held yet, she would have been kicked out long ago.
Bestudev defeated several opponents at once and his power became more stable.
Peter recalled Bestudev's appearance and character.
He has thin lips, a prominent nose, a sharp jaw, and a broad forehead with a slight slope.
He is a gourmet, loves chemistry, suffers from depression, is cruel by nature, moody, has a bad temper, and hides it deeply. After taking power, he becomes taciturn, more vigorous and resolute, and shows no mercy to his enemies.
But he is also an excellent psychologist with a very accurate judgment of people. He is very selfless and unselfish in his work. He is a fanatical nationalist who works hard for the interests of Russia and the Empress. He is a loyal servant of the dictatorship.
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Peter's eyes searched back and forth among the ministers, but he did not see anyone with this appearance.
I couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the Deputy Minister of General Affairs was so disrespectful to him when he was baptized for the first time?
Or is he not in the country now?
Just when Peter was a little confused, his aunt came in, which meant that the baptism could officially begin.
Everyone gathered in a circle with solemn expressions. The Patriarch, the Queen, him, Count Roman and his family were the center of attention.
In front of them, there was a silver basin with holy water in it.
The Countess took the child to the Patriarch, and the ignorant little girl was immersed in holy water three times. According to the Orthodox Church, all original sin was washed away, and the road to new life was opened to receive God's grace.
The whole ceremony lasted for more than an hour. The process was complicated, the ceremony was solemn, and the ministers seemed to be breathing lightly.
And in the entire baptismal hall, only the Patriarch's voice echoed.
At the end of the ceremony, the Patriarch announced that he had become the little girl's godfather.
And this little girl, Ekaterina Vorontsova, now became a little Orthodox Christian.
The sacred atmosphere gradually dissipated after everyone left the Holy Trinity Church, and a look of joy gradually appeared on Elizabeth's face.
The service of the Duchess allowed her to relax for the time being, and the Patriarch's visits to other places made it unnecessary for him to nag her ears about lavish balls.
She had invited Faranelli to the masquerade, and tonight was destined to be a grand carnival night that would be talked about for many years to come!
For this reason, she had already ordered that anyone above the count level could participate, as long as they were in St. Petersburg, even those without official positions.
Although the halls are different, the happy atmosphere is the same.
After everyone left the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Patriarch Adrian felt deeply guilty for the upcoming party. He confessed to the Virgin Mary on behalf of the Queen, and then announced that he would leave St. Petersburg immediately.
The time has come to visit the major dioceses and spread the word about Peter’s bad deeds!
Adrian was actually quite excited for a moment.
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Back at the palace, it was still some time before the party started. Peter was not very interested in this kind of party.
I just considered that Princess Louisa didn't show up that time, and worried that she might take advantage of the party to cause trouble, so I came up with the latest list of attendees.
Looking at it, when he saw a name, Peter stopped and frowned.
Sergey Saltykov and his wife.
Peter sneered.
It is impossible to be a tauren in this life!
Then she told Vorontsova:
"Change my clothes!"
Vorontsova was a little confused. Her Highness was still lack of interest just now. Why did she suddenly become energetic now?