Chapter 1105 Parting on Bad Terms

Duke Dolgoruky was very troubled, unwilling to miss this opportunity, but he could not think of a reason to refute.

Suddenly he was a little anxious and angry, but when he rolled his eyes, he found Pobedonostsev sitting there as steady as a rock, and his eyes suddenly lit up!

He felt that Pobedonostsev should speak for him for two reasons. First, he had helped the other party just now, so even if he was repaying the favor, he should speak for him. Secondly, he believed that Pobedonostsev, as the second in command, must also hope to make outstanding achievements before Baryatinsky returns to St. Petersburg, so as to improve his status.

According to old Adlerberg's opinion, Duke Baryatinsky's opinion must be sought. No matter how you look at it, this feels like putting Duke Baryatinsky on their heads.

With Pobedonostsev’s character, how could he endure this!

Prince Dolgoruky immediately asked Pobedonostsev: "Count, what do you think?"

Old Adlerberg suddenly became nervous, fearing that Pobedonostsev would really support Duke Dolgoruky, but fortunately the former was still clear-headed.

He replied unhurriedly: "I personally think the time is not ripe for a decisive battle. There is no harm in listening to Duke Baryatinsky's opinion!"

Duke Dolgoruky was stunned and looked at Pobedonostsev in disbelief, completely confused as to why he would support old Adlerberg. This makes no sense!

Doesn't it really make sense?

In fact, this is not the case. There are good reasons why Pobedonostsev did this.

First, although he had the intention of competing with Baryatinsky, after this period of blow, he found that he had major shortcomings in many things. Without Baryatinsky, he would not be able to survive alone. , it will be clear just by looking at his performance in the third film in the past few months.

Secondly, he tasted something very dangerous in the turmoil caused by the Ukrainian rebellion. Why does Count Uvarov have this attitude? This old fox is still very good. If he doesn't find anything, will he allow the reformers to ride on his neck and shit?

Finally, as the director of the third part, he was relatively well-informed, and he was keenly aware of the change in Alexander II's attitude. After this period of blows, the conservative-leaning czar seems to have begun to waver. Although he is still close to conservatives, he does not seem to think that the current conservatives can defeat the reformists.

In other words, Alexander II is not optimistic that they can win, so don't expect that, like Duke Dolgoruky said, Alexander II will support them unreservedly. I'm afraid that the czar's support is very limited. In the context of the serf uprising in Ukraine, it is unlikely that he will put all his chips on them!

Naturally, without the absolute support of Alexander II, there would be no chance of winning in a decisive battle with the reformists at this time!

Pobedonostsev, who wanted to understand these problems, actually wanted to leave with Count Uvarov, but he stayed because he considered the negative impact of this.

It can only be said that Duke Dolgoruki was too eager to succeed in one fell swoop, which led him to miscalculate the situation and failed to realize that the current situation was not as good as he imagined.

Pobedonostsev's lack of support or implicit opposition became the last straw for him. Unless he wanted to leave Pobedonostsev and old Adlerberg alone and go it alone, he would have to swallow the bitter pill of failure.

"Hey! Since you all say so, then I respect your opinion and I will personally write to Prince Baryatinsky and tell him what a rare opportunity we have missed!"

Look at how dissatisfied he is, even if he has to compromise, he will not forget to use the tiger skin as a banner. Listening to his words, you thought that Duke Baryatinsky would definitely support him, that this time was really a once-in-a-lifetime experience. What a great opportunity!

What about the facts?

The fact is that he really thought too much, because the real player in this big game was Count Rostovtsev. What reaction from conservatives would he be unprepared for?

He has been preparing for twenty or thirty years, waiting for this day, and for this day he would not hesitate to fall out with Li Xiao. Do you think he will let little ants like Duke Dolgoruky ruin his good deeds?

In fact, Count Uvarov's worries are very reasonable. The more fiercely the conservatives fight against the reformists, the more serious their losses will be. The best way is to spend money to avoid disaster as he said, and quickly spend money to help the country fight the rebellion. As long as the rebellion is suppressed, everything will remain as usual.

It's just that people like him who see things very clearly are already in the minority among conservatives. After more than two decades of smooth sailing, conservatives have turned into stingy misers. They are unwilling to give up even a single coin and will not tolerate any behavior that harms their interests.

In this way, it is nonsense to expect them to lose money and avoid disaster!

Count Uvarov also understood this and knew that these misers would not wake up without a violent defeat. Even if this group of people listens to him in the Ukraine crisis, according to the current situation, the Polish crisis and the Belarusian crisis may break out.

It may even be the outbreak of a crisis that subverts Russia's thousand-year tradition, which will completely destroy Russia's tradition and wipe out all of them.

Instead of watching the crisis get bigger and bigger, it is better to take advantage of the crisis to have a small outbreak when it is not so fatal, and cure the problems of this group of people. Let them understand the consequences of not plucking a dime!

So Count Uvarov simply left without even bothering to say more than a few words. He just wanted to watch these people be taught how to behave by reality, and let the bloody reality make them wake up!

It must be said that Count Uvarov and Count Rostovtsev were equally ruthless in this regard. It's no wonder that these two people have been able to fight against each other for so many years.

If Nicholas I was still alive, Count Uvarov's plot might really succeed. He could reunite the conservatives as a whole and continue to suppress Count Rostovtsev's reformists. .

It's just that Nicholas I, Count Uvarov's biggest reliance, has passed away. Alexander II is too young compared to him, and he doesn't trust Count Uvarov at all, so he still wants to do this and fail. The probability is greater.

Count Rostovtsev is different. Although there are problems within the reformists, there is no need to say about the unity and unity for the time being. What's more, although Alexander II does not completely trust him, he still believes in a little bit. As long as Rostov Count Tsev grasped the timing and method of speaking, so that it was not a big problem for Count Uvarov to be frustrated...