Chapter 208 What Is It?
People are selfish, and people like Berge who are already selfish are naturally more selfish. Although he had to accept his fate of being about to be dismissed, there are two reasons why he accepted it so honestly. One is naturally Uvarov's power. he. When he was still in power, he had to rely on Uvarov to be an official. Now that he has been dismissed, he is naturally more dependent on the other party.
The above reason is the most important, and the other reason for Berge to be honest is Shuvalov's tip-off and his idea. He thinks that according to Shuvalov's strategy, he should be able to clean his ass, It is not possible to be beaten to death by Grand Duke Constantine, Kornilov and Naximov.
According to Berge's thinking, he is so honest, whether it is Uvarov or Shuvalov, can he not help him?
Of course, this was Berge's idea before, and after Shuvalov woke up and they didn't have enough time, Berge's idea would inevitably undergo a major change.
As I said just now, the second reason for his honesty is to count on Shuvalov and Uvarov to help wipe his ass to ensure that he will not be counted. And all of this obviously takes time. When there is enough time, those two will naturally reach out to give him a hand, but now there is not enough time at all. Do you think Shuvalov or Uvarov will give him a hand? Do you have a hand?
For them, Berge's value is gone, it's just a tasteless one. The reason why they can talk to each other now is that they hope that Berge can give full play to his final value, and give the Grand Duke Constantine and his wife according to their wishes. The reformists laid mines.
So Shuvalov and Uvarov focused on laying mines, not helping to wipe their ass. But do you think Berge will like the result? He was not a sacrificial person in the first place, but now that Shuvalov has made it clear that he is cheating him again, do you think he will be happy?
The reason why Berge is still following Shuvalov's baton is entirely because of the pressure from the reformists, because he feels that the reformists will never give him a high hand, so he can only count on Shuvalov Waiting for someone to be merciful.
It has to be said that this is very tragic. It can be said that Berge has no way out and can only sit and wait for death.
"...If we tell Berge at this time that we can let him go, the condition is that he will not cooperate with Uvarov and Shuvalov to make a name for us, do you think he will agree?"
After listening to Li Xiao's analysis, neither Kornilov nor Nasimov could speak, because these twists and turns are really not something that Qiu Ba would be able to figure out quickly. After explaining it again, it is impossible for them to think of it.
However, the two still hesitated.
Because they can't trust Berge's character, can such a bastard guarantee like Berge be trusted? What if he also came up with a plan to delay the attack, playing sloppy with them here, but secretly cooperating with Shuvalov to play tricks on the other side?
"This possibility does exist," Li Xiao admitted generously, but he pointed out: "But it is very small, and we have ways to avoid it! Berge wants us to let him go, he must express something Right! At least you have to hand in a vote!"
Kornilov and Nasimov were still hesitant, but Muraviyov interjected: "According to my observations these days, if Berge is given a chance, he should agree that the possibility of making a name for himself is indeed very small." Big, and we do have means to avoid it... But I don’t think these problems are actually critical, the key is how to convince Berge of our sincerity!”
As soon as this remark came out, even Li Xiao fell silent, because this is indeed a very critical issue. They and Berge belong to two camps, and they are very hostile to each other. You suddenly told the enemy that you would rescue him He is out of the sea of suffering, do you think he will believe it?
If Berge doesn't believe it, then everything is useless, so the top priority is to find a way to convince Berge of their sincerity, only in this way can they cooperate.
Kornilov thought for a while and said, "Why don't I go and have a chat with him, and let me make the guarantee, he should believe a little bit..."
However, Li Xiao knew that this might not be enough, because although Kornilov was the second in command in the Black Sea Fleet, his reputation among the reformers in Russia was not strong enough, or his reputation was not big enough. And Berge must believe in the guarantee made by a big boss like Grand Duke Constantine, but the problem is, that little fat man is still hiding in Izmail to watch a play!
Now I have to say a few words about Grand Duke Constantine, this guy is too careful. Obviously, if he succeeds this time, he will gain the most. It can be said that he has picked up a fleet commander for nothing. It is obvious that he is already taking advantage, but this guy wants to take even more advantage.
Before he was stalking Baron Titov, he was playing tricks, and when it was time to kiss Berge, this guy also deliberately hid aside and didn't want to contribute, just hid on the side and encouraged Li Xiao and others to fight Berge , which is too obvious.
If it wasn't for the fact that this time the matter was really too important, with Li Xiao's temper, he would definitely not be spoiled - don't want to contribute? That's simple, you don't want to be the commander of the fleet, just go wherever you feel cool!
Now if Grand Duke Constantine is in Sevastopol and he comes forward to negotiate with Berge, the matter will be very simple, but who will let this chicken thief! However, Li Xiao estimated that even if he was in Sevastopol, he would probably make excuses to shirk, because he just didn't want to contribute and didn't want to confront Uvarov head-on.
So much so that now they lack a powerful big shot to give Berge a reassurance, what do you call this!
In the end, it was Muraviev who spoke: "Vladimir Alexievich, let me go with you. My special envoy should have left a deep impression on him. If I speak out, he will probably still I can hear it!"
What does it mean to compare goods and throw them away? Looking at Muraviyov's awareness and character, and then looking at Grand Duke Constantine, Li Xiao's contempt for Grand Duke Constantine became even stronger after hearing the old man's words. Because strictly speaking, Muraviyov doesn’t need to come forward at all. After all, the whole matter doesn’t really have much interest in him. From the very beginning, the old man can be said to be doing voluntary labor. He did it out of love for the country. Helpful.
Now the helper doesn't have much to gain and needs to continue to contribute, but the bastard who has gained the most is still watching the show, Li Xiao just wants to say: "What the hell!"