Struggle in Russia

Now it was Nikolai Milyutin's turn to be shocked. He stared at Grand Duke Constantine dumbfounded, as if he was meeting the Grand Duke for the first time.

He couldn't figure out how Grand Duke Constantine came to these conclusions. Where did he see the popularity of his innovative plans? And where can we see that the root of the problem lies in Li Xiao, not in the irreconcilability of old and new ideas and interests.

According to him, innovation is not a problem at all in the Navy, let alone hindered at all. Isn't this Nima talking nonsense with her eyes open? If innovation is so popular, why can't the serfdom system, which has been despised for more than a hundred years, never be terminated?

Are those previous reformers' heads flooded, or you, Grand Duke Constantine, tripped over your head! No, it was simply getting his head caught by the door.

Nikolai Milyutin was too disappointed. As much as he had hoped for Grand Duke Constantine before, he was so disappointed now. The Grand Duke has been completely confused about reality and direction, and has been completely lost.

[Why do you think that Grand Duke Andre is the root of the problem, why do you think that getting rid of Grand Duke Andre is the best policy? Can't he see who the real enemy of innovation is? 】

Nikolai Milutin couldn't help but think of Count Rostovtsev's previous evaluation of Grand Duke Constantine. It seems that the earl was right again, this one is probably really embarrassing.

One thing Nikolai Milutin was right about was that Grand Duke Constantine was indeed too young, he was indeed easy to get carried away, and he was indeed embarrassing. Historically, in the reforms of Alexander II, this man really contributed a lot. He belongs to the most critical reformers and is also the core figure of the reformers.

But this guy really has a big problem, too impatient and reckless, easy to advance aggressively and easy to give up halfway due to temporary setbacks.

However, Nikolai Milutin was wrong about one thing. Grand Duke Constantine did have various problems, but he was right about one thing. Dealing with Li Xiao was indeed his most important task. If Li Xiao can be eliminated, his royal father will be extremely happy and satisfied, and maybe he really supports his naval reform plan!

In terms of playing tricks in the officialdom, Grand Duke Constantine was deeply influenced by his father, and his sensitivity was indeed much better than that of Nikolai Milyutin, who was a bit naturally dull. He knows exactly what is best for him!

But the problem is that what is most beneficial to Grand Duke Constantine is not necessarily beneficial to Russian innovation. Because the interests of Grand Duke Constantine and Russian innovation are not completely consistent! And this was the root cause of Nikolai Milyutin's disappointment!

"Your Excellency, I think there is a problem with your judgment!" Nikolai Milutin tried his best to persuade him, "Those guys in the navy have a way of flattering their horses and figuring out what they want, but what they say and what they think in their hearts, It's completely different from what you actually do!"

"Although that Grand Duke Andrew is sometimes a little careless, I think he may be the one who really supports innovation. How can we do things that make loved ones hurt and enemies happy?"

Nikolai Milutin thought he had spoken very tactfully and sincerely, but unexpectedly, he angered Grand Duke Constantine and made him fly into a rage!

Seeing that the gentle and gentle Grand Duke, who has always been a corporal, jumped up from behind the desk suddenly, pointed at Nicholas Milutin's nose and taught:

"Nicolas, you have disappointed me so much! Do you still have a little political knowledge, and you actually speak for a Pole? Have you taken ecstasy?"

Nikolai Milyutin was in an extremely irritable mood. He had never felt that Grand Duke Constantine's face was so strange and annoying.

It made him feel like punching him.

"Your Excellency," Nikolai Milyutin said with suppressed anger, "First of all, Grand Duke Andrew is not a Pole, he is your cousin, a descendant of the Romanov family. Secondly, even if he is a Pole, As long as he obeys the law and serves the empire, he is not our enemy."

Nikolai Milyutin's voice was tired, as if he was trying to pull himself together to speak: "In the end, I think it was you who took the ecstasy. Why do you think that those bureaucrats in the Navy Department will support your innovations? ? They gave you... how much drug did they give you, so that you can't tell friend from foe?"

In fact, Grand Duke Constantine regretted it after taking the case just now, because the Milutin brothers are his most important supporters. It was the unrequited support of these two brothers for a long time that allowed him to gather a group of fans and gave him enough talent reserves to compete with Alexander.

In the past, when there were no two brothers, the nobles of St. Petersburg, big and small, would not have him, the second prince and the grand duke of the empire, in their eyes. They only had his brother Alexander in their eyes, and they all wanted to kneel and lick Alexander. My respect is like no other.

Thinking of this, Grand Duke Constantine's overheated brain calmed down a little. Indeed, although his current situation is very good, as long as his father does not depose Alexander for a day, as long as he is not the crown prince, he dare not say that he will have the last laugh.

And now those guys who come up to flatter him, curry favor with him, and kneel and lick him are all just scumbags about playing around with the wind, so I'm afraid they are unreliable. When the going gets tough, they lick up and run away as fast as they can.

What's more, other than slapping horses and licking chrysanthemums, these guys are not very good at what they can really show. In addition to being used to wave the flag and shout, it can be used to make do, but the key facts may not be handled well.

Those who can really do things are people like the Miluting brothers. Turning against their brothers now, wouldn't that be self-defeating?

This realization calmed down Grand Duke Constantine in an instant, and he didn't dare to drift anymore, because he remembered that he was not the crown prince yet, and his brother was still screaming! Even if you want to kill all the birds, hide the rabbits and kill the dogs, you have to wait until the work is done!

Grand Duke Constantine immediately changed his face again, his anger was swept away, and he put on a thoughtful expression, as if he was touched by Nikolai Milyutin's words, as if he was introspecting himself.

Anyway, his acting skills are really good, like a sage who knows his mistakes and corrects them. But only he himself knew that he didn't reflect on it at all, and he didn't feel that what he said before was wrong at all, and he didn't intend to change it at all. He's just pretending.

After a long time, Grand Duke Constantine held Nikolai Milyutin's hand in "repentance" and began to apologize: "I'm very sorry, dear Nicholas. I got carried away, I misjudged the situation... you said That's right, those guys in the Admiralty are just stupid, they can't really support our innovation, our enemies are exactly them..."