Struggle in Russia

Most of the onlookers were like a mirror in their hearts, watching Uvarov perform there, neither debunking nor agreeing, just like watching a play.

Why is the big guy's reaction so cold? The reason is very simple. If you expose it, you will offend Uvarov to death. Although this bastard's position is not very important, his status in Nicholas I's heart is still undisputed. It is not worthwhile to offend him.

As for agreeing with him and forming a group to brush together? Sorry, we're not interested in being your follower. Because the limelight has been taken by Uvarov, there is no benefit for followers to agree with him, and it will only make it cheaper for Uvarov to make Nicholas I think that his words are deeply rooted in the hearts of everyone.

Naturally, no one wants to be a foil and a green leaf. Since you, Uvarov, want to be in the limelight, you can do it alone. As for whether you will be seen through by Nicholas I and Crown Prince Alexander in the future, that is your own business.

It's just that at this time, whether it is Nicholas I or Crown Prince Alexander's impression of Uvarov, it is not to mention how good it is. Especially Crown Prince Alexander. For many years, he has been facing the humiliation of the old man alone. Today, someone finally spoke for him. He is so touched!

Anyway, the number one loyal minister in Alexander's heart is Uvarov, and the second loyal minister is Count Rostovtsev. Today, these two people have left a deep impression on him, making him feel that only like these two people The courtiers who are usually taciturn and speak up at critical moments are the most loyal and good courtiers.

As for Menshikov and old Adlerberg, these guys are all unreliable, and one of them turned into a soft-legged shrimp at a critical moment, which is useless.

Anyway, after returning to his residence, Crown Prince Alexander sighed to his good friend Duke Bariatinsky: "Today I know what a real loyal minister looks like!"

Duke Bariatinsky naturally heard about what happened at the state conference today, and knew how much humiliation his master had suffered today, but he didn't think so well of the two loyal ministers that Crown Prince Alexander said.

In the opinion of Prince Bariatinsky, the two most dangerous people in the entire court are Count Rostovtsev and Count Uvarov. The presence.

All their feelings and emotions are shrouded in a thick fog, and you never know whether he is happy or miserable, let alone if they are really loyal.

In Prince Bariatinsky's view, only the most dangerous people need to hide their emotions so deeply. Other normal people have their own emotions, which will be expressed naturally, and through interpretation emotions in order to discern the person's true emotions.

Anyone who can't tell the depth is an old fox,

Both are unreliable, or at least not loyal. Anyway, Prince Bariatinsky didn't want to have anything to do with those two, he would rather kiss a Turk or a Persian than shake hands with them, because they were too horrible!

It's just that, looking at Crown Prince Alexander who was in high spirits, Duke Bariatinsky didn't have much to say, and after all, those two pulled Crown Prince Alexander at a critical moment, and at this time they spoke ill of them in front of the Crown Prince , tantamount to asking for trouble.

Of course, as a friend, Prince Bariatinsky would not say nothing, but he said it very cryptically: "Your Highness, those two counts are really unexpected. I didn't even expect them to be so decisive. Tell me, seeing their performance before, I thought their city was very deep!"

In fact, the point of Duke Bariatinsky's words was that the city is very deep, and he was actually reminding Crown Prince Alexander to be more careful and not to be fooled by temporary illusions.

It's just that Crown Prince Alexander didn't hear it. He thought that Duke Bariatinsky felt the same as him, and felt that he had misunderstood those two before!

"That's right! If they hadn't spoken out of righteousness today, I'm afraid I, the crown prince, would have done it!" Crown Prince Alexander said with a sigh, "Later, I went to apologize to the two of them and invite them to have dinner together. Guess what? How did you answer?"

Duke Bariatinsky smiled wryly. He really didn't expect Crown Prince Alexander to be so anxious that he had already gone to those two, but they seemed to refuse what the crown prince said?

"Yes, they all refused!" Crown Prince Alexander became more and more excited, "Count Uvarov said that today he just did what a courtier should do, and this is his position that does not need to be commended; and Count Rostovtsev said that he just did what he should do... These two are really different from other people. If it were someone else, they would have been eager to give credit, but they don't think they have credit at all. This kind of character is really admirable!"

Duke Bariatinsky felt more and more that things were getting worse. It seemed that Crown Prince Alexander had a very good impression of those two. He really deserved to be a hidden old fox. He knew that only by pretending to be noble at this time could he benefit the most. change.

It's just that Duke Bariatinsky couldn't figure it out. Although it is very important to impress the crown prince in advance, is it necessary to spend such a large amount of capital? Look at Uvarov, this time he has risked all his money, isn't he afraid of losing his money?

What's more, now that Nicholas I is still in his heyday, his body is strong and his spirit is so good that he can ride a few girls a day without breathing. Even if you want to flatter Crown Prince Alexander, isn't it too early? No matter what, you have to wait until Nicholas I's energy declines and dies soon before writing the book!

This is where Prince Bariatinsky falls short of Uvarov and Rostovtsev. In other words, this is because he was originally an aide-de-camp to Crown Prince Alexander, and he liked Crown Prince Alexander almost every day, so he couldn't see the importance of building goodwill.

For Uvarov and Count Rostovtsev, they were originally Nicholas I's confidantes, and they could not get too close to Crown Prince Alexander, otherwise it would be a way of death. So how could he miss the opportunity to win the favor of Crown Prince Alexander in a fair and honest way?

Of course, the starting point of Uvarov and Count Rostovtsev's favorability is still different. The former was to continue to sell his three principles of "Orthodox Church, political system, and people's nature" to Crown Prince Alexander, so he spent all his money on it. And Count Rostovtsev was just planning for a rainy day in his spare time...