Chapter 860 Shocked (Part 1)

Nikolai Milyuting was filled with emotion and didn't quite understand why Count Rostovtsev was so kind to Li Xiao. In his opinion, the latter was just a Polish half-blood grand duke who was not popular with the royal family and was not worth such a big effort.

He felt that it was good to let Li Xiao be marginalized like this. The royal family would be happy and it would save him trouble, so why bother?

It's a pity that Count Rostovtsev felt that it was necessary to bother, so it was useless even if he was a hundred times unhappy, he could only help him with the work honestly.

It's just that he thought hard for a while, but he didn't think of a position that met Count Rostovtsev's requirements.

It wasn't that there were none at all, but there were some that he felt he wouldn't be able to get if he gave them to Li Xiao. For example, in several powerful departments of the cabinet, it is natural for them to randomly free up one or two positions for the reformists, and conservatives will not dare to object.

The problem is that it is appropriate for him to give such a position to Nikolai Milyutin, but it is not appropriate for him to give it to Li Xiaozhen. After all, seniority is still required in the officialdom. You, Li Xiao, are only a colonel at best. Why do you hold a high position?

It is not easy to free up a position suitable for Li Xiao's qualifications and status. After all, his status is not very good and he is too ugly to play in a few positions that are neither good nor bad.

This was a problem for Nikolay Milutin. He couldn't give Li Xiao a high position and it was difficult for him to get a low position, so he was so entangled.

At this time, it was Count Rostovtsev’s turn to appear. He asked very calmly: “Isn’t there a shortage of people in the third part of St. Petersburg?”

Nikolai Milyutin was dumbfounded when he heard it. Where is the third part going? To put it bluntly, the third part is about the Tsar's official legionnaire, a powerful department responsible only to the Tsar alone. Although the threshold for this department is not high, the requirements for personnel are not low.

First of all, we must give priority to those who are loyal to the tsar. After all, this department is too powerful and has too much power. No tsar can trust his ministers or people with ulterior motives to take power in this department.

Secondly, this department needs to be flexible, especially the third department in St. Petersburg, which oversees the emperor's feet. Although he has great power, there are too many dignitaries in St. Petersburg. Throwing a brick can hit two or three. Without certain skills, God knows how many people will be offended.

Anyway, in Nikolay Milutin's view, Li Xiao did not meet these two conditions. First of all, their family did not deal with Alexander II's faction. They had been suppressed and suppressed by Nicholas I for so many years, how could they not have any resentment.

It's obvious that Li Xiao is not the kind of loyal dog at first glance!

And what was the reason why that kid left St. Petersburg and was sent to Wallachia? Nikolai Milyutin was from Yemen. He even dared to touch Nicholas I’s tiger butt. Do you think he is honest?

It’s a bit scary to think about what this dishonest and harsh person will do in the third film!

Anyway, Nikolay Milutin was worried about letting Li Xiao go to the third part, so he immediately declined politely: "Isn't it appropriate? Your Majesty has been keeping an eye on the third part. If he knows that I will take the big shot, It’s a little hard to explain when the police intervene!”

Count Rostovtsev was like Ming Jing in his heart, knowing that the so-called difficulty in explaining was false, and unwillingness was the truth. But he was well prepared for this, and he replied unhurriedly: "It's just hard to explain! You were too talkative before, and you have made His Majesty think you are weak and can be bullied, so you must do something and tell His Majesty that you are He is not someone to be bullied! It would be just right to let the Grand Duke go to St. Petersburg for the third part!"

Nikolai Milyutin was speechless. He never expected that Count Rostovtsev would give such an excuse. You say it's bad, and it's connected with the previous lesson he said, so he can't refute it.

But you really think it makes sense. After you taste it slowly and carefully, you still feel that it's not the same taste. It's obvious that the earl has convinced him that he must arrange someone into the third part.

This makes Nikolai Milyutin strange. It stands to reason that St. Petersburg cannot find a better place than the third part, but Count Rostovtsev obviously wants to stuff someone into the third part. What do you want to do?

You said that he wanted to place chess pieces in the third part to obtain first-hand information. This is nonsense, because all the information in the third part cannot be hidden from Count Rostovtsev. Since the late Nicholas I era, he has been able to almost He received the news about the third part at the same time as the Czar, and there was no need for pawns like Li Xiao to help him find out the news.

But apart from being well-informed, the third part doesn’t seem to have much authority. They could arrest dissidents, the so-called revolutionary parties, but that required the consent of the Tsar. In other words, they are not Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, and they do not have the power to arrest people at will.

As a result, it is impossible to do anything with this, such as retaliating against conservative elements. After all, Alexander II is not stupid. If Li Xiao just arrests people without his consent, then he has ten thousand reasons and methods. Take care of Li Xiao.

Count Rostovtsev's intelligence would have made it impossible for him to make such a stupid mistake. Anyway, Nikolai Milyutin thought for a long time but didn't understand what Count Rostovtsev wanted to do.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he simply asked directly: "You must let the Grand Duke go to the third part. Why is this? What are the benefits?"

Count Rostovtsev smiled slightly and said: "Aren't the benefits obvious? First of all, I can help you tell His Majesty that you are not easy to bully. If he continues to be so excessive, you will also have ways to make him embarrassed and unhappy."

Nikolai Milyutin curled his lips and said, "What about this?"

"Secondly, Duke Ordov is about to leave the third part. If I'm not mistaken, the person who will replace him must be Baryatinsky's group, most likely Kanditantin Bobet. Donostsev.”

After a pause, he looked into Nikolai Milyutin's eyes and said: "You also know how conservative this person is, and he is completely different from us. If he controls the third part, he will definitely find ways to find trouble with us, so There must be a smart person keeping an eye on him nearby who can give us an early warning!"

Nikolai Milyutin frowned. Although this reason was justified, he always felt that Count Rostovtsev's words were not entirely true, and he might not have told him the real reason.

But that's enough for the time being, because he knows very well that once Kanditantin Pobedonostsev takes control of the third part, he will definitely keep a close eye on reformists like them...