Struggle in Russia

British pier.

First of all, this is not a pier, but one of the busiest streets in St. Petersburg. There are many dignitaries and foreign envoys gathered here, and every day there is singing and dancing every night. It is the city that never sleeps in St. Petersburg, and it is also the freest place in St. Petersburg.

The dog legs of the third part must also pay attention to the influence when they arrive here. If they arrest people casually, it is very likely that their great achievements will be published on the front pages of major newspapers across Europe the next day.

Nicholas I's face-saving personality would naturally not allow such mistakes, so the progressive young people in St. Petersburg liked the British Dock the most, which was one of the few places where they could speak with confidence.

Of course, this is also a gathering place for gossip. All kinds of gossip, all kinds of gossip, and all kinds of gossip are constantly changing hands and spreading in the British docks, and they can spread throughout the city overnight.

And tonight's top topic list is not a new beauty that His Majesty Emperor Nicholas I favored, but the breaking news about the 748 regiment.

Words such as smuggling and robbery repeatedly appeared with the amazement of the crowd, and everyone who heard the news expressed great concern. Especially those foreign friends, many of them have already started to take out their small notebooks and quickly take notes. It is obvious that they are all reporters.

"how so?"

Alexei Speransky was shocked. He originally planned to take the angry Leonid to the English pier to relax, but who would have thought that a shocking melon would fall from the sky, throwing him into a dizzy state.

"Who spread the rumors?"

Leonid was very calm, and asked coldly: "Are you sure it's a rumor?"

Alexei immediately stopped talking. It was obvious that this was not a rumor, it might be true. But it was precisely because it was true that it frightened him even more!

"Someone is going to make trouble on purpose!"

"The intention is sinister!"

Leonid also admitted this. Tomorrow foreign newspapers will definitely use this to attack Russia and the Tsar. He can even imagine what kind of ridicule the British and French will make.

"To the Winter Palace! Immediately, quickly!"

Leonid made a decision immediately. Even though his relationship with Alexander was very cold recently, he still had the consciousness of being a courtier. At this time, no matter what, he must stand on the side of Russia and the crown prince to protect his motherland and the future prince, even if it is the prince who is wrong!

In fact, Leonid didn't need to be so anxious, because Alexander's news was much better than his. He knew about it as soon as the news spread, but Alexander didn't take it seriously at first. I feel that this kind of three-no news, like other gossip in the British docks, quickly loses popularity and disappears.

It has to be said that Alexander's sensitivity was really insufficient. Although he was the best-educated tsar in the past, he actually lacked the spirit of a leader, or he did not really regard himself as the future master of Russia.

He is a little fresh and sentimental in a literary style, easy to be emotional, easily swayed by passion, and lacks the persistence and courage of a leader.

And this is what Nicholas I was most dissatisfied with him. On the contrary, his younger brother, Grand Duke Constantine, is very strong in this regard, otherwise he would not say in front of Alexander and Nicholas I:

"Sasha (Crown Prince Alexander) is the son of the grand duke, and I am the son of the emperor (the grand duke Constantine was born after Nicholas I ascended the throne)!"

Faced with his brother's serious provocation, Crown Prince Alexander did not fight back forcefully. Instead, he said that his brother was right. Think about the character of this crown prince.

Personality determines vision, so Alexander, who was still very young, did not realize the danger of that rumor, and even ignored it and let it spread. This is undoubtedly a fatal mistake!

Soon, the news of the rumors was known to Nicholas I. Unlike the immature Alexander,

He immediately realized the danger of this rumor! He immediately called Alexander to his office on the second floor of the Winter Palace.

"I already knew it?!"

Not surprisingly, Nicholas I was furious. He slapped the table fiercely and taught: "Can't you see what this means? Don't you think about why there are such rumors? Do I let you deal with government affairs every day because I let you face those Was it signed and stamped on trivial matters?"

"You let me down so much! This is the most serious provocation, and the most malicious provocation! In a few days, the hostile forces all over Europe will report this... These lies are used to attack you, attack me, and attack the great Russia and Russia. Our great regime!"

"And you just let it go?! Have you forgotten everything I taught you, and you have to control everything with an iron fist!"

Nicholas I clenched his fists fiercely, stretched them out in front of Alexander's eyes, then spread his hands and continued to teach: "It's not like doing nothing like this!"

Alexander felt the momentum and pressure of the old tsar, and he couldn't help but feel shivering, and then his eyes were red, and the teardrops kept swirling inside, and they might fall down at any time.

"What's the use of crying!"

This made Nicholas I even more angry. The veins on his hairline were bulging slightly, and his eyes exuded a breathtaking momentum.

"If tears can settle everything! What kind of military police, what kind of knives and guns are needed, and our whole family can go to the Privy Council Square to cry! The emperor does not need tears!"

And this made Alexander even more sad. He tried hard to contain the flood of tears, but his emotions couldn't help him, and he couldn't help crying.

Nicholas I became more and more irritable, but he knew his son and knew that he had such a temper, and there was no point in continuing to teach him a lesson, it would only make him more unconfident. He sighed in his heart: [Why is Skotya not the eldest son? (Grand Duke Constantine)]

Nicholas I crossed Crown Prince Alexander with a bit of resentment, and directly issued an order to the Minister of Court Affairs Peter Volkonsky: "Tell Ordorf, I will only give him one day, and immediately calm down those boring people. Lies. Also, tell Nesselrode (Foreign Secretary) to hurry up and eliminate the international influence, I don't want these lies to spread in Europe!"

Peter Volkonsky asked carefully while recording the order: "Your Majesty, how do you handle the case?"

Nicholas I sneered: "Needless to say, that bastard did it all. He thought he could confuse the public and pass the test safely? It's ridiculous, no one can threaten me and my family! No one!"

Peter Volkonski quickly lowered his head, not daring to ask any more questions. In his opinion, a certain Grand Duke is doomed this time...