Chapter 142 Reason (Part 1)

While Alexei and Li Xiao accompanied the two special envoys around Izmail, Crown Prince Alexander, who was far away in St. Petersburg, received a piece of news that made him feel bad. The summary of the Viscount-related cases was finally sent to the Winter Palace.

In fact, at the beginning, Crown Prince Alexander was looking forward to the case being sent to his old father's desk as soon as possible, so that he could try to add oil and vinegar to Grand Duke Constantine.

So as soon as he received the relevant news, he recruited a few confidantes and told them to apply eye drops to Grand Duke Constantine at the right time. He took it for granted that Alexei would have a violent conflict with Grand Duke Constantine, and that the furious governor would definitely bite Grand Duke Constantine to death, and with his father's doting on Grand Duke Constantine, it was impossible to say He would be biased to help Grand Duke Constantine, so he must help poor Alexei.

It's just that when Crown Prince Alexander actually saw Alexei's report, he realized that he was a bit sentimental, because Alexei didn't mention Grand Duke Constantine much in the report, and threw all the blame on Prozo On the head of Viscount Love.

In Alexei's report, the viscount was a daring and self-righteous Khlesdakov who swindled and deceived under the banner of Grand Duke Constantine. And after Grand Duke Constantine learned about Khlesdakov and what Viscount Prozolov did, he was called Guang Weizheng.

Anyway, if the Grand Duke Constantine hadn't been flawed because of his ignorance throughout the story, he should have been awarded a medal to praise him.

The drama that Crown Prince Alexander wanted Alexei to denounce Grand Duke Constantine was nothing at all, which was far from what he wanted!

"Can any of you tell me what's going on?!"

Crown Prince Alexander, who was half dead from anger, returned to the office and immediately summoned Duke Bariatinsky, Pobedonostsev, and Dmitry Milutin to lose his temper.

In fact, these few people are even more confused than Crown Prince Alexander, because this is really not like Alexei. The governor was not so easy to talk to before.

Yes, the people of the crown prince Alexander also had the idea of ​​Wallachia, but that time the people they sent hit a soft nail. Although they got some benefits, the key things were not there at all, and they were even rejected by Ah. Lexey was shocked, but all in all, he was very embarrassed.

But this time, Grand Duke Constantine's behavior was many times worse than theirs before. It stands to reason that Alexei should fight to the death, but why does the rhythm look like two brothers?

Prince Bariatinsky immediately spoke first without hesitation: "Your Highness,

I've told you long ago that these liberals don't know what to do and don't know what to do, and they can't be relied on at all. I think they are all like dogs, and they have the same taste, so it's like this! "

Obviously, Duke Bariatinsky classified Alexei into the reformist camp, thinking that he and Grand Duke Constantine were completely in the same group, and they were all enemies!

His words made Crown Prince Alexander's complexion even uglier. What the Crown Prince was most worried about was that Grand Duke Constantine coveted his position. It has been difficult for him to stabilize his position in the past few years, and he can vaguely suppress the other party. Alexei took refuge in Grand Duke Constantine, maybe Grand Duke Constantine will resurface again!

Crown Prince Alexander is well aware of Alexei's influence on the reformers. As the son of Speranski and the leader of the so-called Wallachian revolution, Alexei's status among the reformers has risen sharply in recent years. His likes and dislikes can affect a large number of people.

Although there was Nicholas I pressing down there, the reformers could not make any waves, but Crown Prince Alexander knew very well that the influence of the reformers has not declined in recent years, but has flourished along with Nicholas I's iron-fisted rule. up.

There are a large number of people in the ruling and opposition parties who sympathize with and agree with the reformers. Maybe they dare not express it for the time being, but as soon as the mountain of Nicholas I falls, these guys who have been suppressed for a long time may explode for a while!

This made Crown Prince Alexander have to worry about the possibility that all the reformists would unite under the banner of Grand Duke Constantine. As soon as Nicholas I died, he would immediately wave his arms and dance with him under the banner of supporting Grand Duke Constantine. opposite.

Although Crown Prince Alexander is confident that he can suppress these rebellions, he has also seen the Decembrist uprising. Although he was still very young at the time, those thrilling scenes left him with the impression of a nightmare. He really didn't want to experience such a nightmare again!

So when Duke Bariatinsky said that Grand Duke Konstantin and Alexei were actually in the same group, he immediately became nervous and wished he could rush up and chop the two of them up immediately.

He said nervously: "Then should we take action immediately, we can't let them continue to grow bigger!"

Bariatinsky likes to hear these words. If he can bring down Grand Duke Konstantin and Alexei, he will not only be able to explain to Uvarov, but also his own status and prestige within the conservative faction. Will inflate round.

After all, Uvarov has done things that he has not done for so many years, and he has easily achieved them. It can only be said that he is more capable than Uvarov, isn't he!

Of course, Bariatinsky also knew that this possibility was not particularly great. Even if Alexei was a little easier to deal with, Grand Duke Constantine was not a vegetarian. After all, the Grand Duke was the heart of Nicholas I. , unless he made an unforgivable principled mistake, even Crown Prince Alexander couldn't bring him down.

However, it is enough for Bariatinsky to be able to handle Alexei, because Alexei is also considered a powerful reformer. The reformist leader who makes the conservatives fear the most.

It would be a great benefit if Alexei could be eliminated, as well as a wave of prestige. The most important thing is that Bariatinsky knew that Uvarov actually hated Alexei, and that old guy had long wanted to eliminate him. Soon. If he can help Uvarov fulfill his long-cherished wish, it should ease the tension between the two parties due to the cable telegram.

Baryatinski is very clear that he is not yet capable of replacing Uvarov as the leader of the conservative faction, so it is necessary to give Uvarov face, in case that insidious old guy hates him, Then the days ahead will be very sad...