Chapter 95: A Group of Old Men

Nicholas I suddenly became interested in cable telegraphs, which caught many people by surprise, especially those old antiques, such as Count Uvarov, who was so angry that he almost knocked off the ceiling of his house when he heard the news.

"Why is Your Majesty suddenly interested in cable telegrams! Tell me, why!"

Uvarov stared at the old Adlerberg, Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, Chernyshov, and Duke Bariatinsky with his eyes full of haze.

To be honest, Uvarov's rage made the group of people in the back a little baffled. Although the new thing of cable telegraph is really annoying and needs to be paid attention to, it shouldn't be such a gaffe when talking about it!

"You don't understand!"

Uvarov said earnestly: "It seems that new things like cable and telegraph have little to do with reform, but these new things are sugar-coated cannonballs of reformists. They look harmless and delicious, but once we eat them Without the sugar coating on the outside, the dynamite inside will kill us!"

After a short pause, he said solemnly: "Last time I managed to dispel His Majesty's interest, but now His Majesty is interested again out of nowhere. We are all people who know His Majesty. Doesn't that explain the problem? "

Old Adlerberg and others showed contemplative expressions. Judging from the emotional changes of Nicholas I, this is indeed worth noting, because they all know the character of the tsar. Wouldn't particularly insist let alone give a second chance.

Just like the railway thing before, Nicholas I lost interest after building a railway of tens of kilometers, and never mentioned it again. And now that the cable telegraph thing is actually revived, it is indeed worthy of vigilance in this way.

Old Adlerberg immediately said: "I think that Earl Speranski is making a name for himself. He must have resorted to tricks, otherwise His Majesty will not change his mind!"

In fact, old Adlerberg knew very well how difficult it was to make Nicholas I change his mind, let alone Alexei, even Count Uvarov, it was very difficult to do it once or twice. The reason why he specifically named Alexei was actually meant for revenge.

A few years ago, their father and son suffered a great loss from Alexei, especially the little Adlerberg, who almost ruined his future. If Count Uvarov hadn't helped a little, and given little Adler Berg found another errand, but the boy had to be idle at home now!

And now three years have passed, as Count Uvarov is getting older, he is becoming more and more vigilant towards Alexei,

Especially since the beginning of this year, he has already begun to encircle and suppress Alexei. The situation in the court is completely different from that of three years ago, and it is time for him to take revenge.

As for old Adlerberg's little thoughts, everyone present understood how miserable the father and son were three years ago. The reason why old Adlerberg has been stuck in the position of deputy court minister is that There is no way to replace the aging Peter Volkonski. It has a lot to do with what happened three years ago. Now everyone understands that the old Adlerberg wants revenge.

Chernyshev thought for a while and replied: "It makes sense, this Earl Speranski is notoriously troublesome, his father is not a good bird, and he still has a lot of thoughts when he comes here, and he doesn't solve it. Lose him, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles!"

The reason why Chernyshev spoke for old Adlerberg was not that he owed the latter a favor, but that Duke Mikhail's power in the Ministry of War had expanded dramatically in the past few years. He was both a duke and a marshal , and speaking of his outstanding military exploits, it seems that he, the Minister of War, seems to be a superfluous waste.

Anyway, there are many voices in the army who support Duke Mikhail to replace him, and Duke Mikhail is one of Alexei’s supporters, so dealing with Alexei can be regarded as dealing with Duke Mikhail in disguise .

Seeing that Chernyshev was agreeing with him, old Adlerberg naturally denounced Alexei more actively. It seemed that he would be a sinner if he didn't deal with Alexei immediately.

It's just that what's more interesting is that the two people, Contitantin Pobedonostsev and Bariatinsky, didn't echo their words. They are irrelevant.

The attitude of these two people made Uvarov a little strange and a little unhappy, because as the old Speranski's lifelong enemy, he was actually the one who wanted to kill the father and son the most. Almost all conservatives know this, but Konditantin Pobedonostsev and Bariatinsky are well aware of it but have not expressed it. What does this mean?

Contitantin Pobedonostsev and Bariatinsky actually knew that their ambiguous attitude was a bit eye-catching, but they can't be blamed for not being the one who made Alexander Crown Prince decide to secretly help Alexei deal with Grand Duke Constantine, this is the crown prince's decision, they can't object at all, they can't do it knowingly!

It's just that Uvarov's attitude must be paid attention to now. After all, this is a conservative boss, and the consequences of not giving face are very serious.

So after Contitantin Pobedonostsev and Baryatinsky glanced at each other, the former took the lead in explaining: "Gentlemen, I think this matter must be cautious! To solve Count Speranski It is certain, but we must pay attention to how to solve it!"

These words made Uvarov look a little better, at least Konditantin Pobedonostsev and Bariatinsky are not opposed to dealing with Alexei, and he is not a reckless person He will definitely make a decision before making a move. He decided to listen to Konditantin Pobedonostsev's explanation first.

Pobedonostsev explained in detail: "First of all, we must find out why His Majesty suddenly became interested in cable telegrams again. Is it because of Count Speranski or other factors, otherwise We got the target wrong and the consequences were dire!"

"Secondly, even if you want to deal with Earl Speranski, you can't be in a hurry, because the crown prince still expects him to fight with the Grand Duke Constantine, and he has placed hope in him. At this time, intervening to disrupt the crown prince's plan is not easy to explain. ah!"

"Finally, even if His Majesty is interested in cable telegrams, there is a solution to this matter. Didn't His Majesty send the Duke of Aldorf to investigate the situation? I think we can be the Duke of Aldorf. what about work?"