Chapter 147 Too Familiar

Speaking of it, Pobedonostsev can understand it, for them, the prince party. The most important thing is to gain the trust and appreciation of the prince, if you lose these two things, then you will have to give up if you really want to.

Although the incident this time will not lose the trust of Crown Prince Alexander, there is a problem after all. Crown Prince Alexander is also a human being, and he is not stupid. He will understand the meaning of this one day.

So at this time, don't try to ask Dmitry Milyutin to save face. On the contrary, the more you toss and make trouble at this time, the easier it is to make Crown Prince Alexander unhappy.

To put it bluntly, they'd better live with their tails tucked right now.

Bariatinsky sighed immediately, he is not a fool, the twists and turns are naturally clear, he was so impulsive just now, to put it bluntly, he was still angry.

What are you angry about?

On the one hand, of course, Uvarov brought them the little shoes, and on the other hand, it came from Dmitri's appearance.

To be honest, since Dmitry's status with Crown Prince Alexander has improved a little bit, Bariatinsky has not been particularly happy in his heart. Especially in the past one or two years, when Crown Prince Alexander discussed some major issues, he was willing to listen to Dmitry's opinions.

Of course, this is not to say that Crown Prince Alexander did not listen to his and Pobedonostsev's opinions, but that Dmitry's opinions became more and more important. This made Bariatinsky very upset, like a jealous concubine being robbed of her husband's favor, and naturally he was angry with Dmitry.

And the reason for this anger to rise even more is that Dmitry's attitude on weekdays is always so calm and neither humble nor overbearing, as if it is so natural to be favored by Crown Prince Alexander.

Actually, Bariatinsky would not have been so uncomfortable if Dmitry had been proud of his favor and had some awkward skirmishes with Bariatinsky or Pobedonostsev. It was Dmitri's calmness that annoyed him, giving him the feeling that the other was on the top floor and he was two floors shorter.

Even if it didn't happen this time, Bariatinsky would still find an excuse to quarrel with Dmitry. He just wanted to tell the other party to stop pretending and don't try to overwhelm him. On the contrary, only he Bariatinsky He is the first favorite of Crown Prince Alexander, only he can stand on the top floor to see the scenery!

It's a pity that this was not successful. Whether it was the direct confrontation during the meeting or the short-term argument after the meeting, Bariatinski did not get cheap. Naturally, the fire in my heart became even bigger.

Pobedonostsev persuaded with a smile: "Old friend,

What you need most now is to adjust your mentality. Just a mere Dmitry Milyutin will make you mess up. This is not going to happen! "

But Bariatinsky was still frowning, looking secretly angry, and said in a muffled voice: "I just see him like that, what kind of arrogance, what a joke!"

Pobedonostsev smiled again and said: "Don't worry about whether he is pretending to be noble or not, but His Highness likes him...The most important thing for us courtiers is to live a comfortable life. Isn't it what His Highness likes?"

"But..." Bariatinsky snorted and said angrily, "But I just see him upset!"

Pobedonostsev patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't say it, I'm still the same as you, I also see him unhappy, but now we can't deal with him so simply, doing so will only make him Even more proud, making His Highness hate us even more... Listen to me, old friend, the days are still long, we can take care of him slowly!"

Bariatinsky smiled bitterly: "That's all I can do to comfort myself. I understand the truth, and it won't be a bad thing!"

In this regard, Baryatinsky and Pobedonostsev are indeed much better than those favorites around Nicholas I, such as Menshikov and Chernyshov. They are better at forbearance, the city is deeper, and of course they are more dangerous.

For example, after Count Rostovtsev heard about this, he told Dmitry: "I know that you want to disturb them, make them make mistakes, and lower their status in the eyes of Crown Prince Alexander. It should be said that this time you did it." There is no big problem, tsk, but in my opinion, I am still a little anxious!"

Dmitry also knew that he was a little anxious to act this time, because after all, he was facing the reformists. When he heard Bariatinsky's words, he felt angry and couldn't help but want to fight back.

"I know," Count Rostovtsev said with a chuckle, "Seeing those stubborn guys who control this country and spare no effort to prevent this country from becoming better, people who really love this country will be angry. Same!"

After a short pause, he continued: "It's just that being angry doesn't make much sense. Haven't these bastards been like this all the time? If you get angry after seeing what they do, you'll be pissed off long ago. The more angry you are, the more We should work towards our established goals, and only by getting rid of them as soon as possible can we change everything, right?"

Seeing Dmitry nodded slightly, Count Rostovtsev smiled again and said: "But what you did this time is not completely wrong, based on my observation, even if you do nothing this time , Prince Bariatinsky and Pobedonostsev will not like you either, and sooner or later you will clash!"

This made Dmitry startled, and he asked, "Why do you say that?"

Count Rostovtsev explained: "Because Crown Prince Alexander wants you to check and balance each other and be hostile to each other, which is in his best interest!"

Count Rostovtsev laughed: "Didn't you see what happened this time? The crown prince suddenly mentioned that Count Speransky was actually provoking your conflict. Now he is probably secretly happy." !"

Dmitri was taken aback by these words, because he didn't realize this possibility at all. On the contrary, wasn't he the one who stopped the conflict before? Since he was going to have a conflict with Bariatinsky, he had no reason to stop it!

Rostovtsev said with a smile: "The reason is very simple. For the crown prince, he hopes that you have conflicts with Prince Bariatinsky, but he also hopes that the conflicts will not cause your relationship to completely break down. It is really against the law. .He just wants you to be hostile to each other and monitor each other, so that you can restrain each other, so that none of you can escape his control!"

Speaking of this, Count Rostovtsev laughed loudly: "I am too familiar with this method. Needless to say, it was taught to him by our majesty. This father and son really look alike!"