Struggle in Russia

Count Rostovtsev's attitude was very clear. Bloodshed and sacrifice were what he wanted. He will end it only when the blood of serfs and serf-owners has been spilled throughout Ukraine, and when the remaining conservative serf-owners are afraid.

"You are such a cold person!" Li Xiao said to him with a straight face.

But he remained unmoved and replied calmly: "That's fine if you think I am. It's better to coldly fulfill the lifelong dream of our generation than to hide in bed and tell myself that I am worthy of my conscience. I would rather Cold!"

Li Xiao sighed and said: "If you can treat others coldly, others will treat you coldly... You are in power now and are not afraid of anything, but there will always be a day when you lose power. On that day, I hope you will still To be able to remain calm like today and treat one's own life and death indifferently!"

Count Rostovtsev raised his head and glanced at him, and said indifferently: "Don't worry, if one day I am going to die, I will also be buried with those who don't like me. Do you think those poor cowards will be better than others?" Am I calmer!"

Li Xiao didn't say anything more, turned around and left. He had already spoken half a sentence. Count Rostovtsev would not listen to him, or anyone who tried to stand in front of him would be ruthlessly crushed. .

Sure enough, when Li Xiao was about to open the door, he suddenly said: "Your Excellency, I advise you not to do any small tricks. I will not be kind to my enemies at all. You don't want to be my enemy, do you?"

Li Xiao turned to look at him coldly: "I will not show mercy to my enemies. Although I hate your cruelty, I will not tear you down when it comes to reform. But if you go beyond Limit, then you'd better wash your neck and wait, I won't be polite to you!"

After saying that, he ignored Count Rostovtsev and turned around and left. The differences between the two people were too big. Li Xiao didn't like Count Rostovtsev who did everything he could, although not for the time being. enemies, but will not become friends in the future.

Old Igor sighed and said: "Although the count is indeed a bit colder, there is no need for you to fall out with him now, right?"

"People who are different will not work together!" Li Xiao replied calmly, "He is already a demon and has no humanity at all. He has never had friends or allies, and he doesn't need friends or allies. Allies, to him, we are tools that he can use to help him achieve his goals. He will not have any mercy on the tools, he only wants results!"

Old Igor moved his lips. On the contrary, right? But if you think about it carefully, Count Rostovtsev is still such a person. After that night in December 1825, he had abandoned all ordinary human emotions. His only motivation and goal in life was to promote the demands of the Decembrists.

Apart from this, he doesn't care about anything else. Naturally, there are no friends or feelings in his heart. He is like a sophisticated machine, running according to the predetermined program meticulously, and nothing can be done to change him.

"Okay," Old Igor sighed, "Then let's sever ties with him from now on? Never interact with him again?"

Li Xiao shook his head and said: "That's not the case. There is no need to have personal relationships. Since he doesn't want us to be friends, then we don't have to be warm and cold. We can cooperate with him in everything that is profit-oriented and in line with our interests and plans. , otherwise there is no need to stay and talk to him!"

Old Igor moved his lips again, but finally sighed again. Li Xiao was rarely so serious, so it was obvious that he was serious.

To be honest, he felt it was a pity, because although Count Rostovtsev was cold and inhumane in many cases, he had great energy, and as long as he really cared about you, he didn't really have any feelings at all. Don’t tell.

Old Igor felt that Count Rostovtsev still admired Li Xiao a little, and if they cooperated well and in-depth, they might become friends. He believed that Li Xiao should be able to impress Count Rostovtsev.

But today it seems that all this has become a dream. The difference between the two people's ideas is still too big. When the differences cannot be bridged, it is impossible to count on Count Rostovtsev or Li Xiao to make concessions.

Looking at it this way, these two people are too wise and strong in personality, and they are really not suitable to be friends.

He felt sorry for this, but he respected Li Xiao's decision. Old Igor has a very clear position on himself. No matter what, Li Xiao is the master. He must respect Li Xiao's decision, just like he respected the old Grand Duke Constantine's decision.

"Your Grand Duke really has a personality!"

Count Rostovtsev snorted disdainfully and said with disdain: "It seems like I have benefited greatly from him. You can just go with me one by one, but I'm afraid you will suffer the loss then!"

Old Igor looked at him, shook his head and said: "We accept the loss. As the old saying goes, taking a loss is taking advantage... not to mention that you are really getting more and more crazy!"

Count Rostovtsev raised his eyes and said: "If you are not crazy, you are not successful. I can only say that your little master is too naive! He has no idea how cruel this world is! I hope he will remember this when he regrets it in a few decades. Decision, I believe..."

Old Igor interrupted him: "We will not regret it. No matter how cruel the world is, this is not a reason for extreme madness and ruthlessness. The more this kind of environment, the more precious friendship becomes. You are indeed going too far! "

Now Count Rostovtsev was angry: "Am I going too far? Don't you think this is a bit unreasonable? Just because of his ignorance of the so-called sympathy, he wants to destroy the situation that I have managed to achieve with great difficulty. This is very likely to make things worse." Our plan failed!" M..

Old Igor shook his head and said: "It's your plan. We have never had such a plan. In fact, even your political allies don't know about this so-called plan. It was your idea from beginning to end. You never asked anyone if they agreed to do this!"

At this point, old Igor became more determined: "Does everyone really support your plan? I'm afraid you are the only one who wants to do this! You used your strength to impose this plan on everyone, so that Everyone is forced to follow you, isn’t this the behavior of a monoman?”

"What's more, is it really necessary to shed so much blood? My little master just asked you to be more careful to avoid unnecessary bloodshed. He has no objection to you doing this, but what is your attitude? You insist on having your own way, regardless of whether others accept it or not. . In this case, there is really no need for us to cooperate, because you are not cooperating with us at all, you are just giving us orders unilaterally, and you do not allow us to refuse! This is absolutely unacceptable!"