Struggle in Russia

Neridova left the National Library visibly relieved, needless to say she received a satisfactory reply from Count Rostovtsev. It is unknown what deal was reached between the two.

"Neridova went to see Count Rostovtsev?"

Count Uvarov quickly received the relevant news. It must be said that after this old fox regarded Count Rostovtsev as a competitor, he immediately began to fully monitor this opponent. As long as there was the slightest sign of trouble, he would get the news. .

"What does that woman want from Count Rostovtsev?"

It's just that no one can answer this question, because although his spies can closely monitor Count Rostovtsev and know who he has contact with, they cannot monitor him at close range and know more specific situations.

"It seems that this guy Yakov is not as honest as he used to be!"

Count Uvarov asked while vomiting: "How long have they been talking? Is there anyone else around?"

The spy immediately replied: "We have been talking for about half an hour, and there is no one else around!"

Count Uvarov chuckled, his eyes rolled, and he realized what he was thinking. After sending away the spies, he said to Chernyshev: "If we tell His Majesty the news about Neridova's tryst with that guy Yakov, , what do you think will happen?”

Chernyshev was a little dazed, frowned and replied: "With your majesty's narrow-mindedness, I'm afraid you will be jealous of him!"

Count Uvarov nodded slowly, but he immediately added: "But this matter needs to be done more secretly. We cannot do it ourselves. We try to blow some wind in His Majesty's ears to create a virtual and real effect. On the contrary, it’s even better… Well, you go tell that old guy Adlerberg, he knows what to do!”

Old Adlerberg did know what to do, and he did it very cleverly, blowing the wind into Nicholas I's ears without leaving any trace.

But what disappointed Count Uvarov was that Nicholas I did not react to this, as if his jealousy suddenly disappeared.

"What's going on?" Count Uvarov asked old Adlerberg unhappily.

It is not difficult to tell from his tone and expression that he is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with old Adlerberg.

But old Adlerberg was a baby and couldn't express his pain!

You may say that he did things poorly, but he did do what Count Uvarov asked him to do honestly. But the problem is that the effect is so unsatisfactory, what can be done.

From his point of view, Count Uvarov still has a problem. It's because his ideas don't work at all!

It's just that he didn't dare to say these words in front of Count Uvarov, so he could only stand at attention and accept Count Uvarov's criticism.

Count Uvarov looked at old Adlerberg. At first he actually wanted to reprimand him, but after a second thought he gave up the idea and just said: "If it doesn't work once, just do it a few more times. With your Majesty's respect for Ya It’s really unlikely that Cove’s trust will work once or twice!”

Old Adlerberg quickly agreed: "Okay, I will make arrangements immediately to ensure that His Majesty will continue to hear Yakov's various scandals."

Count Uvarov nodded and continued: "Very good, I'll leave this matter to you. Not only to create sexy news, but more importantly to spread some more lethal gossip, you You should understand what I’m talking about, right?”

Old Adlerberg nodded quickly. Is there anything that I can't understand? It must be the news that Count Rostovtsev conspired to collude with the party for personal gain. Nicholas I disliked his ministers engaging in such things. As long as the news was shocking enough, I believe Count Rostovtsev would soon be suspected.

Count Uvarov looked at old Adlerberg and then at Chernyshev, remembering how he responded to everything at once and just gave orders to create rumors about anyone. How is it like now...

He sighed secretly and said sadly: "This is not enough. We still have too few people around Yakov. We should put eyes and ears around him as soon as possible. I want to know his every move and know him as soon as possible. Whoever you have seen said what he said and did what he did, it is best to know exactly what he eats and who he has sex with every day. Only in this way can we deal with the threats he brings!"

Old Adler and Chernyshov looked at each other, and both saw endless helplessness in each other's eyes. Uvarov said it simply, but things are never that easy. Not to mention Count Rostovtsev's always low-key personality, which makes it difficult to install ears and eyes.

As far as they knew, there were only a few servants in Count Rostovtsev's mansion, and most of them were old people who had been with him for many years. It was impossible to find someone to replace them.

Moreover, he hardly socializes much on weekdays, and he doesn’t even have many friends. How can he build a relationship with him?

What's more important is that this count actually controls a considerable part of the resources of the third part. Who can compare with the detection capabilities of Russia's first secret police department. Putting people around him always feels like Guan Yu is playing tricks on the front door, it is simply overestimating one's capabilities.

But who told this unfortunate mission to be handed down by Count Uvarov himself? Even if it is difficult, they can only bite the bullet and insist on it. Of course, they will also talk about the difficulties first. Otherwise, what if Count Uvarov comes to settle the score with them when the matter is not settled?

Count Uvarov sighed and said: "I know. In fact, I also know that you are not good at this. If Shuvanov is still here, it may be a lot easier."

Old Adlerberg and Chernyshov immediately looked at each other, not knowing how to answer this question. Because just two days ago, Count Uvarov publicly denounced Count Shuvalov as a white-eyed wolf. Is this change of words too quick?

As for why Count Uvarov cursed Count Shuvalov, the reason was naturally that he was appointed as the special envoy to the Kingdom of Sardinia. This appointment came so suddenly that Count Uvarov didn't receive any news at all. What's more important is that Count Shuvalov had already set off for the Kingdom of Sardinia to take office and didn't come to visit him. The feeling here was natural. This made Count Uvarov very unhappy.

"That's right!" Count Uvarov seemed to suddenly remember something and asked: "I want you to find out the reason why Count Shuvalov was appointed as the special envoy. Do you understand it? Who helped him?"