Struggle in Russia

Chernyshev listened to Duke Ordorf's speech, sighed and said: "We all know how powerful the enemy Mikhail will face next, and we also know that only with the strength at hand, even if it is Adding 200,000 reinforcements is far from enough."

"My original idea was to try to get 300,000 reinforcements for Mikhail, but you all saw that old guy Nesselrode has been doing bad things, always doing the right thing to us, and messing things up!"

Duke Ordorf, Duke Vorontsov, and Admiral Nikolai Golitsyn exchanged glances without leaving a trace, and the three of them immediately realized what Chernyshov meant. The Minister of War wanted to persuade them to deal with Nesselrode together and help him drive Nesselrode out of power.

It is no secret that Chernyshov wants to bring down Nesselrode, and the relationship between the two has been completely broken after the war with Turkey. Nesselrode believes that Chernyshov is an ambitious man who advocates war and has led Russia on an extremely dangerous path. The current extremely bad international situation in Russia is entirely Chernyshov's responsibility.

And Chernyshov obviously didn't think there was any problem with going to war against Turkey. Even if there was a problem, it was not his problem, but a decision made by Nicholas I. He just followed the emperor's decision to implement it.

It is completely unreasonable for Nesselrode to blame him for all the problems and slander and criticize him.

He also believes that Nesselrode's ineffective diplomatic work is the key factor for the war situation to become what it is now.

It is said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Nesselrode failed to correctly grasp the diplomatic intentions of Britain and France at all, and misled the domestic view of these two countries, which brought huge troubles to subsequent decision-making.

If the old man can be more sensible, convey the objections of Britain and France to the country as soon as possible, or do his best to persuade Britain and France to understand the great significance of liberating Bulgaria, will things come to the present?

Anyway, in Chernyshov's view, Nesselrode is to blame, and now the culprit not only has no self-reflection, but keeps trying to kneel and surrender directly, and even retaliates against him who presides over the difficult situation, it is simply unbearable!

Not to mention whether there is a problem with Chernyshov's analysis of Nesselrode, it may be difficult to get approval just from the general environment that he wants to bring down Nesselrode.

It's not that the Duke of Ordorf and others think Nesselrode is good. They also believe that the old prime minister is responsible for the current unfavorable situation, but the current environment does not make Nesselrode It's the best time to pack up and go home. After all, they are pure soldiers and are not good at government affairs. Even if they work together to get rid of Nesselrode, who will be the prime minister?

Let this fellow Chernyshov be prime minister and foreign minister?

Obviously,

it's out of the question. Anyway, Duke Ordorf and Duke Vorontsov were the first to disagree. They both believed that Chernyshov did not have that ability. If all the power of state affairs were handed over to this guy, Russia would be in chaos.

After hesitating for a while, Duke Aldorf said: "Nesselrode's attitude is really annoying and bad. But everyone has seen the situation today. Even if he didn't interfere, His Majesty might not feel relieved to give more More reinforcements, 700,000 troops is already the limit..."

Duke Aldorf's words were not clear but everyone present could understand them. The current military strength in Russia is around one million. Seventy percent was given to Duke Mikhail, which emperor do you think can rest assured?

Even if Nicholas I really trusted Duke Mikhail, Duke Aldorf did not agree to call all the reinforcements to Duke Mikhail, because it just looks good, if it really does , is to put Duke Mikhail on the fire and grill him, thinking that he didn't die fast enough!

Once the reinforcements were really given as Chernyshov said, then Duke Mikhail would have no excuse to shirk. Once he fails to solve Turkey as soon as he wishes, then as much Nicholas I supported him before, he will be disappointed with him next, and the overwhelming pressure will completely destroy him and make him unable to stand up forever.

Therefore, from the standpoint of Duke Aldorf, reinforcements must be sent, but it must not be enough. It is best to make the whole country feel that Duke Mikhail is a clever woman who can't cook without rice.

That way, even if the final result is unsatisfactory, you can help him evade and speak good words for him.

If you really give enough troops, then it is called putting Duke Mikhail on the fire and roasting, this is to kill him!

Therefore, when Nicholas I in the royal study only agreed to provide 200,000 reinforcements, the Duke of Aldorf did not continue to insist, let alone continue to help bargain, but acquiesced to this result, because this result was the most ideal.

And the reason why he deliberately said that 200,000 people are not enough just now is to help Duke Mikhail put the ugly words in front of the head, and he has been vaccinated in advance, just to tell everyone here that if the next war does not go well, it is not The problem with Duke Mikhail's ability is that there are not enough troops!

But who would have thought that Chernyshov would deliberately use his words to aim at Nesselrode and shoot at Nesselrode, which made Duke Ordorf unbearable—you want to fuck Nesselrode! Bringing us, Nesselrode is responsible for not having enough troops, but the key is that His Majesty is not worried about the army being outside!

Chernyshev glanced at Prince Ordorf and thought to himself: Old fox!

He must have the intention of messing with Nesselrode. If Nesselrode can be ousted from power, then judging from the current situation, they should be the most likely to succeed as prime minister.

In fact, he, Count Uvarov and others have held small meetings to discuss several times, and have basically reached a consensus, taking advantage of the current opportunity to drive Nesselrode to step down, and then take the opportunity to win the throne of prime minister.

In this way, the recent trend of internal instability among the conservatives can be consolidated, and the conservatives can be reunited as a whole.

Of course, the more important thing is to win the position of prime minister, which can justifiably further suppress the reformists and liberals who have become increasingly dishonest recently, give them a blow, and let them know who in Russia really counts!

After Count Uvarov's careful calculation, the probability of success is still very high. The only thing they lack now is the support of the middle faction. If the Duke of Ordorf and other middle factions can acquiesce to this result, then things will come naturally...