Chapter 875 No Need

Everyone chatted for a while and then dispersed when they saw that it was getting late. Then Li Xiao came to work early in the morning in his carriage.

The offices of the Third Department in St. Petersburg are located at the west end of the Neva River, not far nor close to the Winter Palace, which is exactly in line with the status of its department.

Departments like the Third Department in St. Petersburg certainly cannot compete with the Ministry of War, the Navy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs for territory. Naturally, they have to stay far away from the most central city of St. Petersburg. Of course, we can't stay too far away. After all, they are the supervisory agency of St. Petersburg. If one day the Tsar orders them to arrest people, it will take several hours to convey the order. It will be very uncomfortable.

All in all, the distance must be properly measured, neither too far nor too close. This is also the norm in Russian officialdom. No matter what you do, you must be careful about the distance. One point more or less will not work.

And this has also made the staff of the Third Department of St. Petersburg, especially the heads of departments, all excellent people. They know all kinds of things properly and know whose orders must be completed urgently and whose orders must be completed urgently. Orders can be disobeyed or delayed.

Especially after Li Xiao took over, their sense of proportion was so exquisite. In any case, they would never take the initiative to do what Li Xiao told them, but they would not stop doing it completely. They always had to be urged by Li Xiao again and again, expending words and energy before they reluctantly did a little bit.

Anyway, according to this state, it is estimated that Li Xiao will not be able to work for two months, and he will either be exhausted or angry to death. And this is exactly what this group of people want. After all, they all know that Alexander II does not like to see someone, and the newly appointed third department manager also does not like someone. What is good for the superiors will be the same for the inferiors. They You definitely can't be too enthusiastic about Li Xiao.

Especially when they found that Li Xiao seemed to be helpless against their foreign labor tactics, the joy and pride in their hearts were even more obvious. They felt that a fool like Li Xiao who came from other provinces was easy to bully and did not understand the rules of St. Petersburg officialdom. and cruelty.

However, this pride is about to come to an end this morning. Just now, these people received a shocking news. At the imperial meeting last night, the newly appointed Minister of the Interior Nikolai Milyutin suddenly expressed his disapproval of the newly appointed Minister of Internal Affairs. The director of the third department, Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, was furious, accusing him of wantonly trampling on the dignity of the nobility, setting up prisons for personal gain and perverting the law, and demanded that he be reined in immediately!

To be honest, Alexander II was baffled by this sudden move, because it was only a month before Kanditantin Pobedonostsev took office. Moreover, the third part has never been bound by the law and only obeys the tsar's dispatch. It is not unusual at all to set up private prisons.

In the past thirty years, I had never seen Nikolai Milyutin and other ministers of the interior have any objections, so why did they suddenly go berserk?

Alexander II thought there was a misunderstanding and was going to mediate. Who would have thought that it would be better if he didn't speak. When he spoke, Nikolai Milyutin became more energetic and accused the third part of the blood debt even more vigorously.

It is said that the Third Chamber is beyond the jurisdiction of the judiciary, and neither the Minister of the Interior nor the Minister of Justice has any control over their affairs. People are often arrested indiscriminately and tortured privately because of some superficial things. In the long run, the country's legal dignity has been completely trampled on.

According to Nikolai Milyutin, if Russia wants to reform, it must first take action on the third part. They must not be allowed to act recklessly and do whatever they want!

Kanditantin Pobedonostsev was confused, Alexander II was also confused, and in fact many ministers who participated in this imperial meeting were also confused. Because no one can figure out what happened to Nikolai Milyutin, why he suddenly turned into a mad dog and bit him indiscriminately in the third film. .

People who don't know what's going on think that this guy has a grudge against Kanditantin Pobedonostsev. Otherwise, why would he rush to cause trouble as soon as he comes on stage?

Of course, everyone was just confused for a short while. After being stunned for a while, their smart minds immediately figured out the twists and turns.

And if you are not very bright, it will not prevent you from watching the show. After all, it is the third part that was bitten. Neither conservatives nor reformists like this department very much. Seeing them all unlucky is just gloating, okay?

Yes, most sane people in Russia don't like the third part, because this department is only responsible to the Tsar and is the Tsar's loyal dog. Both the conservatives and the reformists were more or less at odds with the tsar for some reason and were taught a lesson in the third part.

So, everyone was happy to see the unlucky part in the third part, and even wished that the tsar had abolished this department.

However, some people with clear minds began to worry, such as Count Uvarov. Even though his current position was very embarrassing, he immediately thought of many things when he saw Kanditantin Pobedonostsev being unlucky. uuread a book

For example, what exactly did Nikolai Milyutin want to do? He felt that Nikolai Milyutin was not going for Kanditantin Pobedonostsev and that it was not a personal grudge. Instead, he pointed his sword at the third part, probably because he wanted to limit the power of the third part, lest the third part, controlled by Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, become an obstacle to his reform path.

If you think about it from this perspective, Count Uvarov will definitely help Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, no, help say a good word for the third part. After all, their conservatives are now in control of the third part. It is an extremely important department that can restrict or even restrain the reformists. We must not let the reformists interfere with the situation.

But, Count Uvarov also has Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, and he knows exactly the root reason why he has been so embarrassed during this period.

As an emperor and a courtier, Alexander II preferred his ministers to those who stayed in his residence. He did not like him, a veteran of three dynasties, so he was thinking of ways to marginalize him. Do you think he would be happy if he did this?

Although for the sake of the overall situation, he could not openly say that he was unhappy, or even openly confront Baryatinsky and Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, he could still use silence to fight against unfair treatment. One made.

Especially now, he estimated that even if Nikolay Milyutin looked so menacing, he might cut the third film into eight pieces. But as long as Alexander II has no tricks in his mind, it is impossible to agree.

Therefore, even if the reformists are strong, Alexander II cannot make unrestricted concessions. At most, he can only reprimand the third part or Kanditantin Pobedonostsev, and at most, he can do it without any pain. It’s tempting to give in, and then let’s do whatever comes to the third part.

Since there is no substantial damage in the third part, why should he, a marginalized old man, be so active?