Chapter 187 Don't Heed Persuasion

Ilya Bobulinski was a little puzzled. He followed Muravyov on his inspection trip and visited all aspects of Moldavia, Wallachia, and the Black Sea Fleet. It stands to reason that he can see I have finished watching it all, and it is time to return to St. Petersburg to report to Nicholas I.

But this old guy, Muraviyov, has no intention of leaving at all. He just hangs around in Sevastopol. Today he goes to inspect the work of the Black Sea Fleet Headquarters, and tomorrow he will go around the security fortress to inspect the progress of the project. , anyway, just circled around Sevastopol, as if I didn't plan to move.

This is very wrong. In Ilya’s view, as a special envoy, if the mission is completed, the first priority is to go back to report the situation to Nicholas I and ask for credit. Of course, the most important thing is to return to St. Petersburg to enjoy life. They are all rural areas. Didn’t you see that the nobles in St. Petersburg called Moscow a big rural area?

At least the special envoys that Ilya had been with before were all in this way. They all dealt with the matter hastily and completed the task, and then hurried back to St. Petersburg. They were unwilling to stay outside for a day.

But Muraviyov has no intention of leaving at all, which is too strange, especially seeing the old man tossing up and down around the Black Sea Fleet these days, which is even more strange.

Ilya can smell something wrong here even without using his nose, because no special envoy would do this. Even if there is a real problem with the Black Sea Fleet or Berge, it only needs to be clicked once. The reason for repeatedly dragging out and whipping corpses?

What's more, Muraviyov also personally supervised Berkh's improvement measures, checking the construction progress of the fortifications today, asking about the collection of heavy artillery tomorrow, or listening to the high-level meeting of the Black Sea Fleet. It is really a bit taboo to intervene in everything.

After all, you, Muraviyov, are only a special envoy, not an imperial envoy. And Nicholas I sent you here just to inspect the work, and didn't let you interfere with the daily work of the Black Sea Fleet with a chicken feather as an arrow?

Taking a step back, even if Berge admitted that there was a problem with the construction of fortifications, how to rectify it is his own business. Whether he wants to change it today or tomorrow is his business, you How can a special envoy act more than one's parents?

Anyway, Ilya felt that Muraviyov's behavior was weird. He felt that the old man might have other purposes, otherwise there was no need to be so aggressive.

Ilya has seen special envoys or imperial envoys with ulterior motives. There are imperial envoys and special envoys who like to make money, and they especially like to toss the subordinates like Muraviyov. If the filial piety is not in place, they can continue to toss until you crash.

There are no such examples in Russia,

It's just that most of the big officials in the feudal borders will come and take the initiative to be filial, and generally satisfy the imperial envoys and special envoys, so this situation has become less and less in recent years.

And Muraviyov doesn't look like the kind of greedy person, not to mention that Berkh has been crazy and filial more than once. Seeing what Berkh said, as long as Muraviev is willing to leave early, As long as he can get it, he is willing to give it.

So obviously, Muraviev is not doing it for the money.

But if it wasn't for money, Ilya couldn't figure out what the old man was jumping up and down for. After all, Berge is not a cat or a dog. If he can become the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, he must have good connections and background. If he really pushed him to the point of death, it might not be Muraviyov who could get a bargain in the end.

Ilya, who is cautious by nature and is particularly sensitive to these things, immediately cheered up. He felt that there must be something big going on here, and if he couldn't make it right, he might have to be included.

The one who hates this kind of right and wrong the most, he naturally doesn't want to lie on the gun for no reason. He knows how terrifying the power behind Berge is. Uvarov was the one who was able to become the commander of the Black Sea Fleet back then. relation.

And who is Uvarov? That is the leading brother of the conservative faction in Russia. Even the Bobulinsky family behind Ilya is watching his face for food. You let Ilya foolishly poke this kind of hornet's nest. He is not so stupid.

So on this day, when Muraviev left the Black Sea Fleet headquarters contentedly again, he finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Your Excellency, we have been inspecting in Sevastor for nearly a month, shall we continue our journey to the next standing?"

Muravyov actually knew that Ilya would come to him sooner or later to talk about this matter, but, after getting the information from Li Xiao, he knew that Berge's downfall was imminent, and Grand Duke Constantine had already found out Uvarov's messenger, related operations are about to start.

He really couldn't leave Sevastopol at this time, and he had to wait until everything was settled, and he had to wait for Berkhzhen to step down before he could leave with peace of mind.

Now that he stays in Sevastopol, it can also be used as a backup plan to deal with emergencies or fail to intercept the messenger. After all, once Berge received the letter, he would definitely take some action. At that time, he was the only special envoy who could stop him from doing bad things.

"Don't worry," Muraviyov replied calmly. "The Black Sea Fleet is of great importance, and there are many related issues. It must be dealt with carefully and not be taken lightly. Otherwise, how can we report to His Majesty?"

The corners of Ilya's mouth twitched. This excuse is really not convincing. At least Muraviyov has said the same thing to him no less than three times. The old man said the same thing last time. Now it is still the same. You just have to be perfunctory Do I have to change the wording too!

Ilya's heart was full of complaints, but he was still so calm on the surface. He said slowly: "Our mission is to inspect and find problems. As for how to solve the problem, it still has to be left to the specific person in charge to solve it. good……"

Ilya was observing Muraviev's attitude, but the latter was not the same. After all, Ilya is the deputy envoy. Although the deputy envoy does not have much power and cannot interfere with the special envoy's decision-making, if the two sides disagree, the deputy envoy does not help the special envoy or does not maintain the authority of the special envoy, which can also cause the special envoy a headache. .

So Muraviev replied with a smile: "Of course I understand this truth, but the situation is different now. The relationship between us and Turkey is extremely tense, and a big war may break out. At this time, we still have to be careful and do more." One thing, otherwise how can I explain to His Majesty!"