Struggle in Russia - v3 Chapter 824 Can't hold your breath

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Alexander II was never a man of firm will. Compared with his father's decisiveness and neatness, he was erratic and procrastinated on many things, and it was always difficult to make up his mind and to stick to it.

For example, when he was traveling in various European countries when he was an adult, he suddenly met Queen Victoria, and he was very fond of the future Queen of England, and even wrote to Nicholas I expressing his love for the Queen. love.

But soon he was beaten by Nicholas I, because Nicholas I would never allow his eldest son to go to England to be a prince.

Facing his stubborn father, Alexander II quickly backed down and honestly went to marry a German bride as his crown prince.

Although this is a trivial matter, it is enough to explain his character.

Growing up, he was always ambiguous and always swayed. It is hard to say whether such a person is a good or bad thing when the Tsar is in charge of Russia.

The good thing is that he is not as manipulative as Nicholas I, always trying to dominate the country alone. It is quite possible that he will be able to listen and modernize conservative and barbaric Russia a little.

But the bad side is that as long as he encounters problems and troubles, he may be shaken, and he will give up his ideas and insistence, and his good opinions and bad opinions are easy to be "soft-hearted" and scratch his eyebrows and beards.

This makes his administration a mixed bag, which is a mixed blessing.

It's just that at the time of Nicholas I's death, Alexander II's indecision was an advantage.

At this moment, Russia has already sat on the crater, and any drastic action may lead to the country's immediate loss of redemption by taking a soil plane.

Whether Alexander II advocated reform or conservative, if he showed his attitude as soon as he came to power, it would likely ignite the fuse, causing reformers and conservatives to clash, throwing the entire country into turmoil.

"Sasha, I think the most important thing for you now is to keep calm and maintain stability, and don't do anything else, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!"

In the royal study, the Grand Duchess Elena bluntly expressed her opinion to the frowning Alexander II,

To be honest, her statement surprised Alexander II, because he had always known that this aunt was a steadfast reformer who had been running around and cheering for reform. He thought that the Grand Duchess Elena would be firm. Demanding that he start reforming immediately!

"I remember," asked Alexander II, very puzzled, "I remember that you have always supported reform, right?"

Elena squeezed a smile and replied: "I do support reform, and I still think that the only way out for Russia is reform, but..."

"but what?"

"But supporting reform does not mean that I think reform should start immediately!" Grand Duchess Elena replied.

Alexander II blinked, and he couldn't understand the words of the Grand Duchess Elena.

"Reform also depends on the timing," the Grand Duchess Elena replied, "and now is undoubtedly the worst time. Internal and external troubles are facing huge difficulties both inside and outside. At this time, we must be cautious and maintain stability first. , rushing to start the reform will not only lead to no good results, but may intensify the problem and make our situation even more difficult!"

Alexander II understood at once. To tell the truth, Grand Duchess Elena's cognition greatly exceeded his expectations. He began to re-examine his aunt and found that this woman was much wiser than he imagined.

To be honest, Alexander II's hiding in the Winter Palace these few days is actually not clean. The pro-conservative forces that support reform always try their best to infiltrate the Winter Palace, constantly trying to lobby and test his attitude. pen fun library

These guys are always murmuring in his ear: "Reform! Reform!" or "No reform! Reform is a dead end!"

He was almost driven crazy by these chattering noises, these guys always forced him to express his attitude immediately, always trying to set him on fire, especially those relatives and friends who used to be close to him were like this, It made him very tired!

But the Grand Duchess Elena did not do this. She was very considerate to help him think about countermeasures from his point of view, and she was completely based on facts and completely for his sake. This is really rare!

Alexander II felt tears in his eyes

The water was swirling, and he was really moved. Besides his queen Maria, Elena was probably the second relative who treated him so well!

"Thank you for your advice, it's very important to me... You have made me feel a rare family in this difficult time, which is so precious to me!"

When she walked out of the Winter Palace, Grand Duchess Elena let out a long sigh and said to Nikolai Milutin in the carriage: "Sure enough, it's not too bad from the count's estimate. He doesn't want to reform right away..."

Nikolai Milyutin's face also collapsed, because he still had hope for Alexander II's swing. He believed that the reason why Alexander II was swinging was that he had recognized the necessity of reform, as long as he actively Work hard, it is possible to open the curtain of reform.

But now, this hope has been dashed, and the attitude of Alexander II is to maintain the status quo, and maintaining the status quo is equivalent to not reforming. UU reading www. uukanshu. com

Even if the Grand Duchess Elena said that Alexander II may support reforms in the future, who can say for the future, it is very likely that he will also

It's just perfunctory.

"This is not good news," Nikolai Milutin said with a sullen face, "The Count made us wait again, what are we waiting for!"

The Grand Duchess Elena sighed and said, "The Count should have the Count's consideration. Since he has already guessed the thoughts of His Majesty, he will definitely make targeted arrangements. He can't just let this opportunity go!"

Nikolai Milyutin also sighed, and now he can only think so, but he still couldn't understand why Count Rostovtsev was so calm, and he would have exploded already!

Some people can't hold their breath. When Count Rostovtsev calmly waited for the opportunity, Count Uvarov couldn't bear it any longer. He asked old Adlerberg to help him contact Alex. The Queen Mother Sandra, he is ready to make a breakthrough from the Queen Mother.

"Count Uvarov?" Queen Alexandra didn't expect that Earl Uvarov would come to him, and she didn't even understand why the count came to her, but it seemed that the other party was a high-ranking official of the country and old Ade. On Lebesgue's face, she agreed exceptionally: "Then let the count come in!"

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