Struggle in Russia

Alexander II looked at Dmitri with interest. If other ministers had responded to his orders like this, he would probably have thought that this person was deliberately making excuses to shirk and was very dishonest.

But Dmitri was different. His intuition told him that every word of this man was true and he was a truly honest man.

Of course, if Dmitry was just an honest man, Alexander II wouldn't take him too seriously. After all, the most indispensable thing in this world is honest people. An honest man who has no ability to tell the truth is not as useful as a cunning man who cheats and cheats.

And Dmitry was not only honest and capable, but also impressive, which suited Alexander II very well.

Who doesn’t like someone who is both loyal and helpful?

Anyway, Alexander II looked left and right and thought Dmitri was so cute. The little disharmony brought by Nikolai Milyutin suddenly disappeared!

It's just that Alexander II is no longer the rookie he was when he first came to the throne. Even if he admires him no more, he will not immediately express his attitude. Instead, he will continue to test Dmitry.

"If...I mean if! If Duke Baryatinsky cannot escape and this task can only be left to you, what are you going to do?"

Dmitri was surprised. It was not that he was surprised that Alexander II actually entrusted him with this task, but that all this was expected by Count Rostovtsev. It must be said that the count's vision It’s really poisonous!

Before he came, Count Rostovtsev told him that even if he won the trust of Alexander II with his loyalty, the Tsar would still test him, and sure enough, this happened!

To be honest, without Count Rostovtsev's reminder, Dmitri's answer would have been more conservative. According to his idea, if he wanted to win the trust of Alexander II, he could only do what he liked and behave conservatively.

But Count Rostovtsev told him not to deliberately pretend to be conservative in order to cater to Alexander II. This makes no sense and may be a bad thing! There would be no problem in winning Alexander II's trust by showing some support for military reforms.

To be honest, Dmitri really didn't believe this, because everyone could see that Alexander II tended to be conservative in general. How could such a conservative king appreciate progressive speeches?

However, Count Rostovtsev smiled scornfully at this, saying that Dmitri knew what he was doing and did not know why. He also said that if he wanted to win the trust of Alexander II, he had better do what he said.

Dmitri struggled for a long time, and finally chose to believe Count Rostovtsev. After all, this count knew Alexander II better.

"Your Majesty, if you give me this task, my only way is to unite as much as possible the generals who demand reform and try to let them know that Your Majesty is not against reform, but against blind reform...reform, especially military reform Reform must be cautious, and preparations must be made in all aspects to ensure that the overall stability of the situation is not disturbed before action can be taken..."

Alexander II was surprised again. He never expected that Dmitri would give such an answer. Did he mean that he was preparing to cater to those reformists?

Alexander II was a little unhappy at first, feeling that Dmitri had deceived him, but when he carefully sipped Dmitri's words, he tasted some of the flavors he liked.

He believed that Dmitri was not a reformist, but only deliberately catered to the reformists in order to complete the tasks assigned to him. Just imagine how you can win over those guys if you don’t cater to them?

After all, Dmitri's influence on the military conservatives was very small, and it was impossible for them to respond like Baryatinsky did.

Therefore, if you want to complete the task he assigned, you can only find another way from the reformist side. If you can win over more reformist generals, this task will naturally be completed.

Of course, if someone else answered Alexander II like this, he would definitely not believe it and would only feel that he had been deceived.

It can only be said that the honest person character that Dmitry created for himself was so successful that he successfully won the greatest degree of trust from Alexander II.

But this is not the most critical thing. The key thing is that the subtext of Dmitri's words just now is actually to maintain stability. He particularly emphasized that the basis of reform is that stability is to maintain the overall situation. So who likes this tone the most now?

Not Alexander II yet!

It can even be said that Dmitri is defending him in disguise, which can be regarded as saving the country!

Alexander II was particularly happy after understanding this. If the reformists could accept Dmitry, it would mean that his position was stable. Even Dmitry's operation opened up new ideas for him. He could completely package this concept and try to convince the reformists that he, the tsar, actually supported the reform. The reason why he had not started the reform was Maintain stability.

If the reformers accepted this then what did Alexander II have to worry about?

"You said it very well." Alexander II stood up excitedly. He quickly walked to Dmitry and held his hand. Haste makes waste!”

Speaking of this, Alexander II sighed and said with emotion: "You are the first person to explain this truth clearly. People outside do not understand my good intentions at all. I am really disappointed!"

Dmitry really wanted to laugh, but considering that this was the critical moment to finish the play, he held back in the end. Of course, he was very disapproving in his heart, because he knew that Alexander II was talking about everything. shit.

This person didn't want reform at all, but he was forced to do it as a last resort by the situation. Here he dares to talk about good intentions and disappointment, it’s so funny!

It's just that Alexander II himself obviously didn't have this consciousness. He was moved by the temporary excuse he made. He felt that he had always meant this, but some people misunderstood him, slandered him, and even openly opposed him. This kind of The minister really deserves to die!

Of course, there was another thought deep in his heart. On the one hand, he complained about why he didn't think of this move earlier. If he had thought of it earlier, why would he be so passive? On the other hand, he felt that Dmitri was really helpful. He used to think that his relationship with Nikolai Milyutin was very troublesome, but now it seems that this relationship is really wonderful!