Chapter 297 Impatience

Grand Duke Mikhail feels that this trip to Kiev is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he can perform well, no matter whether Crown Prince Alexander or Constantine becomes emperor in the future, he will definitely be in the cabinet and the imperial meeting occupy a position.

And this is also his goal. According to his idea, he must have no chance for such powerful positions as Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, or Minister of the Interior, but there should still be hope for the Minister of War or the Minister of the Navy. Anyway, Uva will be the last one. Rove's kind of national education minister.

To achieve this goal, you must show your talent, and you must let Nicholas I, Crown Prince Alexander and ministers see his ability and skills.

It's just that it's not very friendly to Grand Duke Mikhail. Now both the cabinet and the imperial meeting are controlled by old men. Don't you see that Grand Duke Constantine, the beloved son of Nicholas I, has worked hard for many years He failed to become the Minister of the Navy, and even an acting commander of the Black Sea Fleet made him flock to it.

Even Grand Duke Constantine is so difficult, let alone Grand Duke Mikhail who is smaller and has no outstanding abilities. Not to mention the cabinet ministers, even the assistants of the cabinet ministers, he can't get in now, because there are too many talented people waiting for these positions, so many that even he, the prince and grandson, can only stare blankly.

This time, it is easy to have a chance to perform, and it is still involved in such a big case as Grand Duke Constantine. If you perform well, it must be a big plus. It shouldn't be difficult to get a major general or lieutenant general chief of staff in the navy or the army, right?

Even if these are not enough, then he should go to the local area to become a governor, not to mention that Ukraine is at least a little less fat, it should be fine!

It must be said that Grand Duke Mikhail's calculations are still very good. He has planned everything. First stabilize Grand Duke Nicholas, who is stupid and sweet, and fool him to follow his baton, and then take a look at Kiev in advance. After figuring out what the situation is, let's look at the attitudes of various forces towards him, and he will favor whichever side offers the highest price.

Grand Duke Mikhail estimated that in the end, the price offered by Crown Prince Alexander or Uvarov was high, so he also secretly made a plan and could cooperate with them to do some things, but he must not be too ostentatious. After all, Rostov Earl Zev's attitude is still unclear. If the earl is partial to Grand Duke Constantine, isn't he just asking for trouble!

Although Grand Duke Mikhail was ambitious, he was really not stupid. He was well aware of the weight of Count Rostovtsev in Nicholas I's heart, and he said bluntly that he was much higher than his prince.

If he blatantly confronts Count Rostovtsev, there will be absolutely no good fruit to eat, so his plan is to be an old bastard hiding in the dark, only shoot secretly and never show up indiscriminately.

Here Grand Duke Mikhail has already figured out how to act,

Although Count Rostovtsev didn't know what kind of ambition he had, how could he, who was guarding Nicholas I and the Winter Palace every day, not understand the personality of this family.

From the very beginning, he knew that these sons of Nicholas I were not easy-going lamps, so he naturally prepared for the possibility that the two grand dukes might mess up, and he was a veritable imperial envoy. At most, he only has the right to suggest, even if they want to make trouble, he can still fix it clearly.

So what he pays most attention to along the way is actually the news from Kiev. After all, he has no way to receive the first-hand news from Kiev. Invisibly, he went around in a big circle, which was a waste of time and too passive.

But there is no way to do this, it has been like this since ancient times, but he heard that once the cable telegraph is spread across the country, the message transmission will not have to be so troublesome, and the efficiency will be greatly improved. He is looking forward to this, but this is only a long-term prospect, and it is not expected for the time being. The only and best way for him is to arrive in Kiev as soon as possible.

Count Rostovtsev was in a hurry, but Grand Duke Constantine couldn't sit still. After getting the big killer Petrovna, his mood was completely different. This kind of anxiety disappeared completely all day long, and was replaced by the high-spirited desire to be killed by Shuvalov and Peter Barek immediately.

If it weren't for the Viscount Prozolov desperately holding back, he would really run like a wild horse running wild. Even so, he was thinking about it every day, and he really didn't have any patience.

Finally, it was easy to prepare according to Viscount Prozolov's plan, and he immediately rushed to the third part of Kiev, and he wanted to show Shuvalov some color immediately.

"Where is Count Shuvalov?"

As soon as he arrived at the scene, he yelled at Peter Barek: "Tell Count Shuvalov to come see me immediately!"

Peter Barek was at a loss. He didn't know what kind of madness the Grand Duke was playing. Although he didn't like Shuvalov very much, he was Uvarov's confidant after all, and he had to defend it.

"Your Highness, the Earl has gone to deal with official business, what can you do for him?"

However, Peter Barek didn't stand up to Grand Duke Constantine either, he just gave an excuse casually, and then began to tease him.

Hearing that Shuvalov had gone out, Grand Duke Konstantin was a little disappointed. He snorted coldly and said displeasedly: "Handling official business? I think he went for private business. What's the point of him being a deputy director?" I need to call him over immediately, I have something important here... I want to talk to him!"

Grand Duke Constantine originally wanted to say that he had important matters to ask, but then he thought that all fools would know that he was a bad comer. reason.

So I changed my words temporarily, and just said that I have something to talk about and asked Peter Barek to find someone immediately. But the latter is not stupid. I can't see that Grand Duke Constantine is a bad visitor. Even if he wants to see Shuvalov's jokes, after all, Uvarov's latest instruction just confessed that he must cooperate well. Shuvalov does things, and must ensure a victory in Kiev.

Moreover, Uvarov also specifically explained that Nicholas I had sent Count Rostovtsev as the imperial envoy to preside over the case, and everything must be done before he arrived in Kiev, and he would deal with anyone who dared to do bad things!