Struggle in Russia

Count Rostovtsev suddenly asked: "Calculate the time, Dmitry should arrive in Ukraine, right?"

Nikolai Milyutin was stunned, a little unable to keep up with Count Rostovtsev's rhythm. He was clearly talking about Alexander II just now, but why did he suddenly switch to Dmitri's side.

He was somewhat worried about this. After all, Dmitry had a conflict with Count Rostovtsev before leaving St. Petersburg. The two sides are at loggerheads over the issue of counter-insurgency in Ukraine, and it is inevitable that there will be bad blood.

He was afraid that Count Rostovtsev would target Dmitry, so he replied carefully: "According to the time, it is almost time to arrive. If you ask me, he should not be so anxious and let those who advocate slavery suffer. !”

As he spoke, he carefully observed Count Rostovtsev's face, but the latter had no reaction and could not tell whether he was happy or angry.

This made him even more uneasy, and he quickly added: "But you also know that he has that kind of character. He always hopes that our country will become better. Many times, he pays too much attention to the small things and ignores the big problems. Please give me more understand!"

Count Rostovtsev felt like a mirror, how could he not know his intentions? To be honest, this was too much to underestimate him. Is he the kind of person who cares about everything?

If he wants to deal with Dmitry, then he has no chance of taking the troops to Ukraine smoothly. Do you really think that with the help of Duke Alexander, he can deal with those bureaucrats? ..

Innocent!

Without his approval, even with the help of Duke Alexander, it would be extremely difficult to raise military expenses and supplies.

Of course, Count Rostovtsev would not really do this. If he really intervened, he would definitely be noticed by Duke Alexander. He had no intention of conflict with the Duke yet, so he naturally showed his favor.

Let's put it this way, although he was very dissatisfied with the choices of Dmitri and Li Xiao, and felt that the two young people he was optimistic about were a bit naive. But as long as it doesn't hinder him too much, they can do whatever they want.

Young people have to be beaten hard. Only when they are truly educated by reality will they wake up. Count Rostovtsev believed that sooner or later Dmitri and Li Xiao would know who was right.

The reason why he asked about Dmitri's whereabouts was for no other reason than out of concern. In addition, Dmitri's trip would also involve some arrangements in St. Petersburg, so preparations had to be made in advance.

He calmly said to Nikolai Milyutin: "Tell him to put down the rebellion well and don't think too much. As for who is right and who is wrong, history will naturally give the answer. I just hope that he will keep his useful life." , don’t make wrong judgments because you are eager to counter the rebellion. Some things can only be done step by step. The more anxious you are, the more likely it is that problems will arise.”

These words can be regarded as serious words. In Nikolai Milyutin's opinion, Count Rostovtsev's mind is not generally broad-minded. If he were provoked like this, he would not educate the other party well, or at least he would not continue. Expressing concern, he wishes the other party would make a fool of himself!

He replied with admiration: "I will completely convey your teachings to him, but you also know that he is a person who often just can't listen to other people's correct opinions!"

Count Rostovtsev nodded and replied nonchalantly: "Then you try your best. By the way, where is Grand Duke Andrei? What is he doing?"

Nikolai Milyutin was stunned. In his opinion, since Count Rostovtsev and Li Xiao had already fallen out, they would not be in contact with each other forever, at least they would not care about anyone in particular.

But listening to what Count Rostovtsev said just now, it was obvious that he was mostly concerned. This man is really a sharp-tongued person!

Of course, what he lamented more was that Li Xiao was so lucky to meet such a magnanimous boss as Count Rostovtsev. If you were on the conservative side, look at what Count Uvarov would do to you!

He felt that Li Xiao really didn't know the blessings despite being blessed, which was really a bit irritating.

"The Grand Duke has been busy running around supervising the transportation of materials for Dmitri recently. He seems to have caught a lot of dirty guys and caused quite a disturbance!"

Count Rostovtsev nodded without surprise. No one knew better than him the virtues of a Russian official. To put it bluntly, these are a group of bastards. As long as they can make money, they will not let it go. Even if it is a major matter such as counterinsurgency, they will never be vague.

Sometimes you don't know whether to admire their boldness or their shamelessness. It is conceivable that if there was no third party to keep an eye on them, the supplies they managed to scrape together would probably end up in their pockets.

Nikolay Milyutin suddenly sighed: "I thought that the conservative side would take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, and I was a little worried that he had gone too far, but those bastards of Count Uvarov don't know why they are so honest. There are no grinning faces, how strange it is!”

Count Rostovtsev snorted coldly. There is nothing strange about it. The reason why the conservative bastards are not jumping around is very simple. That is, they also know that counterinsurgency is very important. If these worms are allowed to have their way, , trying to put down the rebellion is simply a fantasy.

Naturally, not to mention cleaning up these borers with his own hands, at least Li Xiao could pretend not to see them when he went to clean up the pests.

Yes, their attitude was that they didn't see it. They neither supported nor opposed it. If Li Xiao was willing to do it, then let him do it. They were not the ones who offended people anyway.

To be honest, Count Rostovtsev was disgusted with this attitude, but because of his position, he couldn't help Li Xiao. He also felt quite helpless. He obviously hated these bullies, but now he could only let them go. .

He also knew that this was the root cause of his falling out with Li Xiao and Dmitri. They would not accept some of his ways in any case, and even if he tried to persuade them from a long-term perspective, it would be meaningless.

Those two people did not agree that he had to give up the immediate interests for the sake of the long term. They believed that both long-term and immediate interests could be taken into consideration, but he believed that some of the immediate interests were just petty gains and were not worth comparing with the long-term interests. Mention, of course there is no need to take risks for this little thing.

Count Rostovtsev did not think he was wrong, but he could understand Dmitry and Li Xiao's persistence, and he would not be willing to make such a big sacrifice if possible. But he always insisted that this trade-off was necessary. As long as he could achieve long-term interests, both long-term and short-term interests could be taken into consideration in the near future. At that time, Dmitry and Li Xiao understood how wise his current decision was. Got it!