Struggle in Russia

Not to mention that Alexander II was a conservative, even Dmitry and Nikolai Milyutin were speechless for a while, because Count Rostovtsev was really a bit like that, and even they were quite speechless.

Fortunately, this count is one of our own, otherwise they might not be much better than Alexander II and others, and they would probably be treated like monkeys by this count, right?

It’s just what he said, but Dmitri still disagrees with Count Rostovtsev’s decision to appoint Count Shuvanov:

"Your Excellency, I think even if your move is a bit unexpected, no one will guess your true intention... But I always think that Count Shuvanov cannot be trusted and cannot be reused. He is too dangerous! Let such a dangerous person Having the opportunity to steal a key position is not a good thing in the long run!”

Nikolai Milyutin also nodded in agreement: "I agree, it is indeed too dangerous to do this. And didn't you always warn us to pay attention to this person before? Why did you forget it in the blink of an eye?"

Faced with Nikolai Milyutin's question, Count Rostovtsev replied confidently: "I have not forgotten this, so I just punished him severely to make sure he is more honest, my friend , Relax! I am confident in controlling this person. Although he is dangerous, he will not be able to escape my control!"

The more confident Count Rostovtsev became, the more worried Nikolay Milutin and Dmitri became. They felt that Count Rostovtsev was a little too arrogant and began to underestimate the enemy.

Count Rostovtsev explained for a long time but could not completely reassure them. In the end, he got a little annoyed and said angrily: "If Count Shuvanov is not needed, then who should we use? As long as they are our comrades, don't even think about getting close to the second one." The third part, His Majesty is strictly guarding against us and does not give us any loopholes to take advantage of. You know this best, Nicholas. You have been investigating the third part for so long and brought down a group of people, but His Majesty has used your recommendation. Anyone?"

Nikolai Milyutin suddenly stopped talking, because this is exactly what happened. He tried his best to target the third part, but the result was that he overthrew the old conservatives and replaced them with small conservatives. The department is still controlled by conservatives, and it is impossible for him to shake the basic nature of the department.

Obviously this was done deliberately by Alexander II, to ensure that the third part was under the control of the conservatives and himself. Anyway, no matter how many people you kill, the ones you replace will always be conservatives. Let’s see how long you can frustrate!

This left people speechless, and Nikolai Milyutin also felt very frustrated, which made him very depressed and there was no way he could do anything about it.

Seeing that he had been calmed down, Count Rostovtsev immediately continued: "So don't expect us to successfully place our own people in the third part. It is impossible! The only thing we can do is to place people like Shuvanov People like the Count who can be controlled by us are constantly provoking disputes within the third part, for example, letting Duke Dolgoruky and Pobedonostsev continue dog-eat-dog. Only in this way can we make the third part The Ministry cannot deal with us with all its strength!"

Nikolai Milyutin and Dmitri were silent, because if you look at it this way, Count Rostovtsev's decision does make sense. If you can't control the third part, you can only muddy the water and mess up the third part. An internal correction. The third film, which is constantly holding each other back, will not be able to play its role as the czar's watchdog.

"But Count Shuvanov..." Dmitri was still worried.

Count Rostovtsev sighed and said: "Let's use it first, and then slowly find a better replacement. Once a better replacement is found or he behaves out of control, I will deal with it in advance." He feels relieved now, right?"

To be honest, Dmitri was still worried, but he also knew that this was Count Rostovtsev's last concession. If he continued to insist, Count Rostovtsev would not listen and would instead do his own thing.

He nodded reluctantly and said: "Okay, let's make this decision for the time being. But Earl, once you find out that Count Shuvanov has a problem, I hope you won't hesitate and you must cut off your wrist immediately!"

With deep fear of Count Shuvanov and worries about the future, Dmitri found Li Xiao and told the latter completely about Count Rostovtsev's decision.

Li Xiao was also very surprised, because when he met Count Rostovtsev today, he didn't mention this at all. Shouldn't he also be informed of this news?

But he soon figured out that Count Rostovtsev had probably made the decision to use Count Shuvanov only after an interview with him. This was probably the root of the reason why the old fox was so generous in providing help.

He made some calculations in his mind and found that Count Rostovtsev's help was a real benefit. It took no effort and earned favors. As a bonus, Count Shuvanov became a natural The secret child of the reformists simply killed three birds with one stone!

Of course, he was also worried about Count Rostovtsev's plan, because based on his understanding of Count Shuvanov, he was not a man who was content with the status quo. He can be manipulated, but once he gains power, his ambitions and desires will make him more and more out of control.

Unless Count Rostovtsev can guarantee that he will always suppress the power in the hands of Count Shuvanov, once he shows his true ability, especially if Alexander II discovers his ability, it can be said that it is 100% certain that he will lose control. .

Dmitri sighed: "Who didn't say that! I tried to persuade the count several times, but he couldn't listen at all. In the end, he got angry. What do you think this is?"

Li Xiao also smiled bitterly. Although he also felt that it was dangerous to use Count Shuvanov, he essentially agreed with Count Rostovtsev's decision, because as he said, the situation was like this, without Shuvanov. There was no way the Count could break the situation.

Since we don’t have a choice, we can only take it one step at a time. We can’t just wait and do nothing just because it’s dangerous, right?

I am afraid that only Alexander II would be happiest if he waited, and the last thing he should do now is to do things that make Alexander II happy. He must disrupt his rhythm and not be led by his nose. It's best to get ahead of him in everything and let him follow the rhythm of the reformists!

"If you are so worried, then pay more attention to Count Shuvanov. Once you find that he is in danger of losing control, you can either remind the count to kill him, or you can just do it yourself and get rid of him!"