Struggle in Russia

Alexander II was really surprised. Pobedonostsev said that he could understand that he couldn't find anyone. After all, he was not familiar with the business of the third part, and it was normal for him to be unable to do some things.

But Duke Dolgoruki is different! This is the old man in the third part. Although his ability to do things is not comparable to that of Count Benkendorf and Duke Ordorf, he is still capable.

Why is there nothing he can do? Is it possible that Duke Vladimir really has the ability to change his mind in seventy-two ways?

To be honest, Alexander II didn't look down on Duke Vladimir at all, and he didn't know much about him. When he first heard that Duke Vladimir had cheated on him, he had no more emotions than being furious.

In his opinion, this is just a dead man and a fool who doesn't know the heights of the sky, otherwise he could do such a stupid thing.

Naturally, the Tsar does not need to pay special attention to a fool, let alone a mortal man. So he just gave an order in an understatement and asked Pobedonostsev to be the executioner.

Even when Pobedonostsev reported that he had not found this guy, he still didn't pay special attention to it. In his opinion, Pobedonostsev might not be good at his business or he didn't pay special attention to this matter.

After all, it’s not a big deal!

But now Duke Dolgoruky also refused to take over, which surprised him. Finally, he wanted to know who Duke Vladimir was!

But it was too late to investigate this matter at this time. He could only turn around and ask Pobedonostsev: "Count, does this Duke Vladimir have many friends?"

In his opinion, unless Duke Vladimir has a well-developed network, can he get the news in advance? Otherwise, could he be well hidden under the big manhunt in the third part, or could the golden cicada escape from his shell and slip abroad?

It was obvious that someone had opened the back door for this guy, otherwise why would he be so difficult to catch?

But Pobedonostsev's answer surprised him again: "Your Majesty, this Duke is a run-down libertine. He has some friends, but most of them are unworthy people."

Alexander II was stunned and asked: "If you don't have enough reliable friends? Does that mean you are extremely rich?"

Pobedonostsev said with a bitter smile: "I don't have any money, I even owe a lot of debt, and my daughter even has to go out to work to support him..."

Alexander II became more and more speechless. It didn't matter if he had no power, no money, and third. Could it be that this guy was born in the year of the Rabbit and could hide so well?

He looked at Pobedonostsev, who also had a wry smile on his face, and was obviously speechless by Duke Vladimir.

So he looked at Prince Dolgoruky again, who quickly replied: "What your Earl said is true. Prince Vladimir has no redeeming qualities at all. He is simply a scumbag."

But after saying this, Duke Dolgoruki was also a little embarrassed, because the fact is that they, these smart and capable people, were beaten to a pulp by a scumbag and couldn't do anything about it. Doesn't this indirectly mean that they are all waste?

In fact, Alexander II also had this idea. He looked at Pobedonostsev and then at Duke Dolgoruky, wondering for the first time whether he had really blindly chosen a bunch of losers as his confidants?

Suddenly there was a deathly silence in the imperial study, and Prince Dolgoruky and Pobedonostsev didn't know what to say. Alexander II fell into deep doubts.

After a while, he asked: "Is it because the people below are not doing their job well?"

It is possible, after all, the Russian Empire is full of bureaucrats. As the saying goes, there are countermeasures at the top and policies at the bottom. It is normal for government orders to not leave St. Petersburg.

But, this is just for general situations, and things that make the tsar particularly angry and take special note of are definitely not included in this list. As long as the people in the third part are not stupid and know that this matter was supervised by Pobedonostsev, then it is impossible for them to do their best!

After thinking for a long time, Alexander II gritted his teeth and slapped the table: "There must be a problem! There must be something that we didn't notice! There is no way that Duke Vladimir disappeared out of thin air. Let me check and put his personal information The relationship must be screened all over again! Once you find out who is secretly helping him, you will be severely punished!"

After saying this, Pobedonostsev waved his hands and left before he could speak to Prince Dolgoruky.

Are you really angry?

Maybe a little, but the most important thing is that Alexander II had nothing to do. As mentioned before, he could not accept Pobedonotsev's resignation by changing generals on the spot, but Pobedonotsev's attitude was so determined.

In desperation, he could only act like a hooligan and get angry and get away!

So Pobedonostsev sat on the wax, he really wanted to throw this hot potato out, and he didn't want to work as the director of the third film for a day.

But who would have thought that His Majesty the Emperor would act like a hooligan and run away? He looked at Duke Dolgoruky and was about to say that you will be responsible for the tasks assigned by His Majesty. But the latter was not stupid and immediately ran away, quickly disappearing.

Suddenly Pobedonostsev couldn't laugh or cry. What should he do?

Alas, he had no choice but to hold on. After returning to the third part, Pobedonostsev could only convene a meeting with his subordinates again and ordered that Duke Vladimir’s interpersonal relationships be screened again immediately to see if anyone could Check again after listing them one by one.

is that useful?

Of course it's useless. Pobedonostsev has already done similar work on at least two sides. If it had been useful, he would have captured Duke Vladimir long ago. How can it last so long?

In fact, Pobedonostsev also knew that it was useless, but first of all, this was an order from Alexander II. Even if similar work has been done twice, do you dare not to investigate when His Majesty the Emperor orders you to investigate?

Besides, Pobedonostsev didn't know how to communicate. Since this was His Majesty the Emperor's order, he just followed it. Naturally, if he couldn't find it again, it wouldn't be his problem alone.

After all, His Majesty the Emperor, you don’t have any good ideas, right?

As a result, Prince Vladimir's friends, old friends, and even his creditors were tortured. One by one, they were brought to the third part of the court for questioning.

After three days of tossing, he still got nothing. In "helpless" Pobedonostsev could only go to the Winter Palace again to resign. Anyway, he was determined. This time he would never let Alexander II run away. If If he doesn't agree, he will stay in the Winter Palace and not leave!

But what he didn't expect was that Alexander II didn't let him enter the Winter Palace at all. He stopped him at the door and told him to investigate the case slowly and not to worry, and to report back when there are clues...