Chapter 185 Hesitation

It is impossible for Li Xiao to fully trust Grand Duke Constantine. On the other hand, it is impossible for Constantine and the Grand Duke to fully trust him and Alexei. After all, the two parties still have conflicts of interest and cannot be regarded as all the way.

If Grand Duke Constantine really felt so relieved about them, he wouldn't rush over to ask them in detail as soon as he heard the news.

It wasn't until Alexey and Li Xiao repeatedly assured the authenticity of the news that he asked suspiciously: "After I take over the Black Sea Fleet, I will cooperate with the two generals Kornilov and Nasimov to manage the Black Sea Fleet. There is no problem with those Shiluozi's mine warfare plans and the emphasis on strengthening the defense of Sevastopol, but is it necessary to intercept Uvarov's messenger?"

Obviously, Grand Duke Constantine has not realized the seriousness of the problem, or his mind is focused on the fact that he is about to become the acting commander of the Black Sea Fleet. He was too happy and excited to think about anything else.

Li Xiao gave Alexei a look, as if to say: "See, I told you that this little fat man is unreliable, but you still don't believe me."

Alexei also sighed secretly, and could only remind Grand Justice Konstantin: "Your Highness, don't be too happy, the current situation of the Black Sea Fleet is not optimistic, once Berkh is ordered by Uvarov Don’t you think it’s troublesome and frustrating for you to deliberately sabotage or bury you, and you have to spend a lot of energy to calm down after you take office?”

Grand Duke Constantine's overheated brain was finally poured with cold water, which made him sober up a lot in an instant. The grievances and grievances between him and Uvarov are too numerous to write down. Uvarov doesn't know how many good things he has done to him. Sometimes he himself wonders how good it would be if there was no Uvarov? Without Uvarov's interference, he might have been the crown prince long ago.

It is precisely because he has dealt with Uvarov too many times (or thanks to him), Grand Duke Constantine was reminded a little and remembered the old fox's methods. With his personality, how could it be possible for the Black Sea Fleet to properly If you leave it to him, you will inevitably have to plant mines everywhere, and you will inevitably cause chaos everywhere.

Grand Duke Constantine didn't want to take over the mess when he first came to power. He also hoped to rely on the Black Sea Fleet to show his splendor as soon as possible to let his father see how capable and suitable he is to be the Tsar!

"You mean, Uvarov will secretly instigate Berkh to make a name for himself?"

Neither Li Xiao nor Alexei answered, but Grand Duke Constantine did not need to answer, because the answer was almost certain. If he had to give up the Black Sea Fleet reluctantly, then he would do his best to make a name for himself, okay?

But there was a question that Grand Duke Constantine didn't want to understand. He asked: "To prevent him from making a name for himself,

What's the use of getting rid of a messenger? "

Li Xiao sighed again, and reminded angrily: "Time difference! Your Majesty's order from St. Petersburg to Sevastopol will take time. As long as Berge can know the news in advance, he can do a lot of things! "

Grand Duke Constantine came to his senses immediately, and he slapped his hands and said, "So we got rid of the messenger ahead of time, and then Berge would become deaf. He wouldn't even know that he was going to be dismissed, so naturally he wouldn't be able to make a name for himself. right?"

Li Xiao looked at him rather speechlessly. In his opinion, this is a very simple truth. It takes a lot of time to figure out this thing. You are still thinking about the position of your brother and your father at this level. is ridiculous.

But he didn't laugh after all, there's no need to stimulate this little fat man needlessly, since he will be used later, it's better not to slap him in the face.

"Then why are you still standing there? Let's act now, let's intercept the messenger in advance, and solve the problem once and for all!"

Li Xiao rolled his eyes again. He really couldn't control his desire to complain. Grand Duke Constantine said just now that he was so committed to intercepting the messenger, making it seem that this matter is easy, but the problem is that it is really that easy. ?

Grand Duke Constantine asked: "Is there a problem?"

Li Xiao didn't even bother to answer, Alexei could only smile dryly and said, "The biggest problem is that we don't know who the messenger is either!"

Grand Duke Constantine's IQ was finally online again, and he immediately came to his senses. It was more than 2,000 kilometers from St. Petersburg to Sevastopol. If Uvarov uses the national postal system, it will be impossible to arrive in a month or two with Russia's efficiency, which is obviously unacceptable to Uvarov.

So he sent his own courier. Although he couldn't use the national system, his courier could only be faster and slower than the national postal system with his connections. But there is a problem here. Since it is a private messenger, there is obviously no specific marking, and it is impossible for you to know which route he is taking, so how do you intercept people on the way?

Grand Duke Constantine asked in a daze: "Didn't the letter say who or what the messenger looks like?"

Alexei and Li Xiao immediately shook their heads together, Grand Duke Constantine was also dumbfounded, how to find someone if he doesn't know anything?

Immediately, he smiled wryly and said, "What should I do? It's impossible to succeed!"

Li Xiao replied flatly: "If you don't think about it, you will definitely not be able to succeed, but you have to think about it, then you will definitely take over a mess..."

Grand Duke Constantine immediately reached out his hand to stop him, and said decisively: "You still have to talk about what to do? I think you mean to ask me to come, probably for this way?"

Grand Duke Constantine was right this time. The reason why Li Xiao and Alexei called him over was to ask him for help. If they wanted to intercept the messenger, they could only rely on Grand Duke Constantine.

After Alexei and Li Xiao looked at each other, they slowly said to Grand Duke Constantine: "Your Highness, I heard that you have something to do with the third part in Ukraine?"

Grand Duke Constantine knew immediately what the two men were up to, and he frowned suddenly, hesitating.

Why hesitate? Because he does have powerful connections in the Ukrainian Third Department, and the head of the Ukrainian Third Department Fyodor Petrovich Bestuzhev Ryumin Gendarmerie Major General is his person.

Bestuzhev Ryumin was almost his lackey. As long as Grand Duke Constantine gave orders, he would never be sloppy.

"Will the movement be too big?" Grand Duke Constantine asked hesitantly.

Alexey explained: "There is no need to conduct a large-scale search throughout Ukraine, as long as the roads leading to Sevastopol are strictly investigated under the guise of hunting spies!"