Struggle in Russia

Chapter 728 Unreliable

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In February, St. Petersburg was still covered with snow and freezing cold. Schwarzenberg, who had just arrived, was very uncomfortable with this season of dripping and freezing.

Vienna this season will never be twenty or thirty degrees below zero, let alone dripping into ice. Looking at the half-deep snow on both sides of the road, Schwarzenberg shivered subconsciously. He finally understood why Napoleon would make a Disgraced.

He subconsciously tightened the mink coat on his body, and then held the bosom tightly, only then did he feel a little warmer, but even here he still felt a chill in his heart.

"Peter Volkonsky still won't let go?"

Schwarzenberg asked with some annoyance while clutching his bosom. To be honest, he really had no choice but to give the greedy Peter Volkonsky a lot of money. The favor of my friend has also been brought, but this person is always vague and does not give a letter, and I really feel a little bit reticent.

To be honest, Schwarzenberg is a bit confused about Russians. Although these damned barbarians are all dressed up like French upper-class nobles, their style of speaking and doing things is completely oriental. It is vague, always in the fog, and always makes you unpredictable.

This made him admire his predecessor Metternich very much. He couldn't understand how the old prime minister tamed the Russian bull so obediently that he was willing to wear a nose ring and drive it casually, let alone lead Russia by the nose. Oh, he was almost pushed to the ground by this bull. Could it be that he is so far behind Metternich?

Schwarzenberg's thoughts drifted away all of a sudden, so that his secretary reminded him twice that he didn't come back to his senses. After a while, he asked the Austrian ambassador to Russia in a daze: "What's wrong? What did you say? ?”

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I think you should be more flexible when dealing with the Russians. These guys are cunning foxes, and most of the time they just take advantage and do nothing... You can't expect these barbarians to have integrity or conscience... "

In fact, this is criticizing Schwarzenberg. The ambassador is really speechless about the new prime minister's style of doing things. He feels that he is too demanding of the Russians. How can this work! Doesn't he know that these guys are crafty old foxes!

Schwarzenberg naturally couldn't listen to these criticisms. He felt that the ambassador was a bit condescending, not to mention that Austria was able to have an equal dialogue with Russia at one time and another. figure?

He felt that even now that he lowered his figure, the Russians were ignoring him,

This fully shows that the Russians don't really care about Austria, their ally, and they are not so attentive at this time. Could it be that they just watched the Russians run into the arms of the Prussians?

He had received the news that the Russians were flirting with the Prussians. If he didn't pay attention to this, Prussia would really overwhelm Austria.

"Prince Menshikov needs to strengthen contact!" Schwarzenberg snorted and directly expressed his judgment, "In addition, you can contact Duke Ordorf again, he is also a key person, Nesse Count Elrode has repeatedly stated his importance, we must have something to eat!"

What Schwarzenberg said actually meant that his ambassador was not caring enough, which made the latter speechless again, because the ambassador felt that Schwarzenberg had explained so many important points, and felt that any one of them was a key person. So many key people have to be taken care of one by one, isn't this a joke!

The ambassador felt that Schwarzenberg's work was completely out of focus. Not all of the key figures are pro-Austrian. How can you cover everything? You have to find those key figures who are interested in cooperating with Austria, and then concentrate on conquering it. They can do great things in this way.

Where can it be like now, casting a wide net, seemingly covering everything, but the power has been completely dispersed, and these Russians feel that Austria is being taken advantage of, and they all start to sit on the ground and raise prices.

But he didn't dare to say these words in front of Schwarzenberg, because he heard that the new prime minister was very difficult to deal with, and he didn't like them at all. He lifted a rock and shot himself in the foot.

Not long after, in the dream of Schwarzenberg and Mr. Ambassador, Peter Volkonski's mansion arrived. Schwarzenberg took a deep breath, walked out of the carriage as if he had died calmly, and stepped forward firmly against the wind and snow.

Such a resolute expression is especially ridiculous to Mr. Ambassador. It is true that St. Petersburg is very cold, but the hotel where you stayed in Schwarzenberg and the car you traveled on are not cold. The appearance of the show, who to play it for!

The ambassador accompanied Schwarzenberg into Peter Volkonski's mansion while complaining. As the host, he had already greeted Peter Volkonski at the gate, wearing a sea otter hat and wearing a bearskin. From a distance, it looks like a naive brown bear, but this brown bear can really eat people.

"Welcome Your Excellency Prime Minister, your presence will make the humble house flourish!"

After exchanging pleasantries as usual, Schwarzenberg couldn't wait to walk into the room, and within a short while he was shivering from the cold.

Not long after entering the door, Schwarzenberg asked impatiently, "Your Excellency, how did you think about my proposal last time?"

"Haha, you are too anxious, this is not how we do things in Russia!" Peter Volkonsky laughed, and immediately changed the topic: "Today is your first visit to the humble house, let's first Don't talk about business, the first and the first priority is to let me entertain you well, otherwise when you go back, my colleagues and friends will laugh at me for not being polite and not entertaining you well! You must not let me be rude!"

Schwarzenberg was a little dumbfounded, because the purpose of his visit was really to discuss business. Who would have thought that Peter Volkonski would not play his cards according to the routine, and would be entertained with wine and meat as soon as he came up. Look at the big bottle of vodka, and then Looking at the huge piece of barbecue, Schwarzenberg vaguely felt his stomach start to twitch again.

Seeing this scene, the big thing next to him smiled faintly. He naturally knew that his prime minister couldn't stand the Russian-style hospitality, especially the vodka that could make him so spicy, and his delicate tongue really couldn't stand the boldness of Russia.

It's just that Schwarzenberg has no chance to refuse at all, because Peter Volkonski has already announced the start of the banquet with a wave of his hand...

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