Chapter 313

When Grand Duke Constantine and Viscount Prozolov were discussing the plan for the next paragraph, the Grand Duke Mikhail whom they called a nuisance was actually secretly preparing.

"Kostya thought his little tricks could fool me. My brother is good at everything, but he thinks too much of himself!"

Grand Duke Mikhail said excitedly to a burly man in his early forties with a big beard: "Fyodor, this is my chance, if I can take this opportunity to let my brother know that I love him Compared with his loyalty, he won’t treat me badly in the future, right?”

The burly man called Fyodor was Grand Duke Mikhail's tutor and good friend, and his full name was Fyodor Petrovich Gannibal (Hannibal). At the age of forty-three, he used to be the equestrian teacher of Grand Duke Mikhail, mainly responsible for teaching the Grand Duke horsemanship and swordsmanship.

During this period, Fyodor and Grand Duke Mikhail forged a deep friendship, and the Grand Duke was often more willing to seek advice from this teacher. For example, this time as the deputy imperial envoy, he brought no one with him, only Fyodor, which shows the status of this person. Of course, in addition to this, it is worth mentioning that he has some relationship with Pushkin. The grandfather of this guy is the grandfather of the writer.

And Fyodor did not live up to his friendship with Grand Duke Mikhail, and always tried his best to advise Grand Duke Mikhail.

For example, now he directly said to Grand Duke Mikhail: "Grand Duke Constantine is indeed a bit high-minded, but with all due respect, he is still quite powerful. You must not underestimate him!"

After a short pause, he continued: "Although Crown Prince Alexander has great advantages, it may be difficult for you to really please him!"

Grand Duke Mikhail frowned and asked, "Why?"

Fyodor smiled wryly and said: "Because His Highness the Crown Prince has too much advantage, unless he did something stupid and outrageous, the throne must belong to him. And you should know that there are too many people courting His Highness the Crown Prince, you Definitely not the most positive nor the most beautiful one...Icing on the cake is never as good as sending charcoal in the snow!"

Grand Duke Mikhail was taken aback, and asked a little strangely: "You seem to mean that I don't agree with helping elder brother?"

Fyodor shook his head and said: "That's not what I mean, what I mean is that it doesn't make much sense for you to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now. Even if you try your best, it is impossible to make him look at you differently. On the contrary, it will severely If you want to offend the Grand Duke Constantine and make His Royal Highness hate you and target you, you'd better be mentally prepared!"

In fact, Fyodor's meaning is very simple, that is, to tell Grand Duke Mikhail that even if you help Crown Prince Alexander this time, your eldest brother may not thank you for paying attention to you.

On the contrary, this will offend Grand Duke Constantine to death. After all, Nicholas I has not raised his braids yet. Grand Duke Constantine still has a lot of power in his hands. It's a trifle.

In view of this, the most sensible and calmest approach is to not help each other, and wait until the day when the dust settles. Anyway, Grand Duke Mikhail is also a Grand Duke, even if he is ignored, the position of a governor cannot be lost.

And after all the dust settles, it's not too late to kneel and lick Crown Prince Alexander, because it's too late to lick now, and it doesn't matter if it's later or earlier, at least there will be no danger then!

In Fyodor's view, it is the most uneconomical time to lick Crown Prince Alexander at this time. A Grand Duke Constantine is dying, and the resistance must be particularly fierce. It cannot threaten Crown Prince Alexander, but it is still possible to clean up his licking dogs.

In addition, the status of Crown Prince Alexander has been relatively stable. You don't care if you lick others at this time. Anyway, there are plenty of people who come to lick, and you are not too many.

Fyodor felt that the most pragmatic and smartest way was not to get involved in the mess between the two brothers, and just wait for the father to ascend to heaven. At that time, no matter who wins, Grand Duke Mikhail will not lose.

It's a pity that Grand Duke Mikhail is still too eager, his ambition has swelled so much that he can't stop.

So did Grand Duke Mikhail listen to Fyodor's persuasion? Probably a little bit, after all, his level in all aspects is actually the same, and he is not particularly courageous. Fyodor has helped him several times before and gave him a lot of good advice. I can hear it a little bit.

After thinking about it for a long time, he still felt that this opportunity was too rare. If he didn't do anything, he couldn't forgive himself, so he said coyly, "Fyodor, I can't do it." I have to hide a little bit, so as to help the eldest brother and prevent the second brother from noticing that I am dealing with him?"

Fyodor sighed in his heart. He knew that Grand Duke Mikhail was probably determined to get involved, and no matter how much he tried to persuade him, it was useless. So he said very bluntly: "The most fearful thing in doing anything is to be timid. If you want to not offend both sides, you will end up in a dilemma. If you must participate in this case, then I advise you to give up this idea , either be determined to help the Crown Prince, or determined not to do anything!"

Grand Duke Mikhail was stunned, because Fyodor's words this time were very serious, which made him hesitate even more. You must know that he is not such a firm person, and he will inevitably swing left and right when encountering difficulties. I was a little dazed.

After a while, he asked carefully: "Is there really no other way?"

Fyodor shook his head resolutely and said, "No! Give up your mind!"

Well, Grand Duke Mikhail could only let out a long sigh, and then said as if to encourage himself: "Then go all out and fight Kostya!"

As he spoke, he asked cautiously: "Fyodor, how about I go over and continue to monitor Kostya now? That should be the way to go, right?"

Seeing the appearance of Mikhail the big rooster thief, Fyodor sighed in his heart again: "You don't look like a person who wants to do big things! I told you to make up your mind, you are just like that Are you determined? Why should you do this, you have to do it, okay?"

He could only reply with certainty: "Yes, the sooner the better! And you'd better never let Grand Duke Constantine stay away from your sight, you must keep a close eye on him and don't let him make any small movements, The stricter the better! There must be no wavering!"

Grand Duke Mikhail seems to have listened to it, but his expression seemed so tangled, he looked like a chicken thief who wanted to be a thief but didn't want to take responsibility, which made Fyodor feel angry...