Chapter 732: The Resentment of Nicholas I

Old Igor left, although he didn't say another word, but Count Rostovtsev felt inexplicable pressure. He is too familiar with how stubborn this old friend is. If he can't get rid of Nicholas I within a month, then this lunatic may really do some extreme things, such as find someone to kill Nicholas I.

In fact, this is not the first time that old Igor tried to kill Nicholas I. When Li Xiao’s cheap mother died, the old man planned an assassination against Nicholas I. Earl Husband got the news in advance, so he told the old man what to do with Li Xiao if he died too.

With the help of Li Xiao's name, he dispelled the old man's idea of ​​dying with Nicholas I. But now, Li Xiao has grown up and is doing well. The key point is that Nicholas I tried his best to tease the old man's sensitive nerves with some unsightly tricks. Even Count Rostovtsev could not persuade the old man to come back this time.

Count Rostovtsev sighed, feeling that he was really a busy worker, not only to help a bunch of Decembrist friends, but also to help Li Xiao, and he even had to worry about Nikolai I worry about it.

If worrying about Count Rostovtsev for the first two is still content, then worrying about Nicholas I would really make him a little tired.

"Your Majesty is waiting for you, Earl, please come in!"

Count Rostovtsev walked into Nicholas I's study with a blank face under the warm welcome of his attendants. This unremarkable small room in the Winter Palace is where Nicholas I deals with state affairs and thinks about life. Sanctuary. Every major decision of his was made in this little room, and he had an affection for it, even more than for his wife and hordes of mistresses.

"Is there something wrong with your heart?"

Just as Count Rostovtsev was familiar with Nicholas I, the latter was also very familiar with Count Rostovtsev's style. Generally, his special adviser would not come to the Winter Palace for an audience without any important matters.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Count Rostovtsev put his hands on both sides of the trouser seams, puffed out his chest as if standing in a military posture, and replied: "There are some things that need to be paid attention to. The first is that Prime Minister Schwarzenberg and Prime Minister Nesselrode have close contacts. , is actively carrying out operations. Secondly, the battle situation in Hungary is still not satisfactory. These rebels are stronger than expected, and once again withstood the onslaught of Duke Paskovich..."

Every time Count Rostovtsev said something, Nicholas I nodded slightly, not only indicating that he already knew it, but also indicating that everything was under his control.

"... Finally there are rumors in St. Petersburg and Moscow,

Said you were trying to swallow up your brother's estate..."

The last piece of news caused Nicholas I to change his face. He suddenly raised his head, looked into Count Rostovtsev's eyes, and asked without anger, "Who is spreading such rumors?"

Count Rostovtsev thought to himself: "It really is like this, you really love feathers very much, it might as well be that I have worked so hard to add fuel to the flames for so long."

But on the surface he replied calmly: "Similar rumors have been spread in the noble circles, involving people from the family of Duke Peter Volkonsky to relatives and friends of Prince Menshikov, as well as Constance Duke Ding's friends are all involved..."

Nicholas I's complexion suddenly became ugly, because these people are still his confidantes, and they can't be repaired indiscriminately because of a few gossips! What's more, he also knew that it was because he had discussed with these people about the deprivation of Li Xiao's inheritance rights before, which led to the spread of rumors. It is estimated that these confidantes also deliberately disclosed the news to officials and nobles, large and small, to guide them to stand in line.

So Nicholas I really had no way to get angry, so he could only ask sullenly: "Then have these rumors caused any bad influence?"

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In his opinion, if the folk and the aristocracy do not react violently to these news, then there is nothing to worry about, and it would be fine to directly deprive Li Xiao of his inheritance rights. But if there are too many weird words from the folks and nobles, then you have to weigh it again.

Count Rostovtsev was well aware of Nicholas I's carelessness, and this was the reason why he wanted to tell Nicholas I the news.

"There are some very unbearable slanders and slanders being circulated, which initially appear to have had a negative impact on the royal family's prestige. I have already guided the public opinion with the Duke of Aldorf, hoping to have an effect!"

Nicholas I's heart skipped a beat. He felt that he would come here for whatever he was afraid of. Why do the damn nobles in St. Petersburg and Moscow like gossip so much? Wouldn't it be nice to be a good courtier when he was full and obediently obey the arrangement? Don't chew your tongue!

Immediately he became angry: "Our nobles are still too comfortable, let them go to the army to fight, one by one pushes back and forth, gossips in private, but one by one is more active than the other, we must not be soft on such bastards, find a punishment one!"

Count Rostovtsev bowed and replied: "Yes!" But he didn't take it seriously in his heart, haven't you heard that the law does not punish the public? When the people who spread rumors become the vast majority, it is impossible for you to expect to wipe them all out. At most, they can catch two chickens and kill them to make an example to the monkeys, but it may be too late to kill the chickens now. After all, it was he who was responsible for killing chickens behind the scenes.

Nicholas I also knew that it was impossible to really discover one and punish the other. This thing was just shouting slogans, but he couldn't do nothing, because if he didn't do anything, it would appear that he, the tsar, had nothing to do!

He didn't want his courtiers to think he was too incompetent to be bullied! I don't want to lose face like this!

So after losing his temper, he began to babble crazily again: "What right is that Polish bastard to inherit the property of the Romanov family, every drop of blood in his veins is dirty, as the Romanov family The defender and patriarch of the family, I have the obligation and responsibility to maintain the purity of the family! Depriving him of his inheritance is the best way, a bastard like him should be drowned as soon as he is born!"

These words meant nothing to Count Rostovtsev, because he was never a defender of the theory of blood, and if he really wanted to talk about blood, the orthodox Romanov family members would have long been extinct. The family of Nicholas I is just the grandson of Peter the Great. Strictly speaking, there is no way to say whether the Romanov family is good or not!