Chapter 905 It Should Be Changed

Duke Mikhail is indeed lacking in political acumen. He is still more of a soldier than a politician.

The reason why Duke Alexander and Duke Ordorf were very interested in Li Xiao's proposal was that they knew that once the proposal was adopted, the person who would suffer the most would be Alexander II.

Why do you say that?

Think about it, why did Alexander II not award Duke Mikhail a title? The reason is that because he is the Tsar, he feels that Duke Mikhail is a little overachiever but does not help him win. That's why I deliberately disgusted Duke Mikhail.

And Li Xiao's method is to treat others in their own way. Don't you hate me? Then I'm disgusted with you too, let's see if it's you or me who feels uncomfortable. At worst, we all feel uncomfortable together, and it's just a bad breath!

Just imagine, if we want to strictly review the gains and losses of the Crimean War, especially from the perspective of national strategy, then the first unavoidable issue is strategic decision-making!

Nicholas I, who was the first to make the decision to launch the war, had he not made a wrong judgment and misjudged the situation. Would he have been bullied by the British and French forces in the end?

In short, to review the gains and losses, we must first criticize Nicholas I.

Hey, think about it again, what is the nature of this? Even if the person being criticized is Nicholas I who has no direct relationship with Alexander II, he is his father after all, and he is the Tsar after all.

If the Tsar's decision-making could be discussed openly, it would be an extremely heavy blow to the imperial authority's credibility!

Anyway, as long as Alexander II didn't have water in his mind, he would definitely not want to see such a result.

What? If you said you don't want to see it, then just don't agree to stop it?

It's not that simple! Nicholas I was a huge mountain that weighed heavily on the hearts of all Russians who advocated freedom and yearned for reform. No one dared to say anything to him when he was alive, but he died after all, and before he died, he almost caused Russia to be destroyed.

In this way, the backlash against him is as strong as his reactionary suppression back then. If Alexander II had not promised reforms early on, otherwise those angry people would definitely overthrow the sky.

If someone takes the initiative to attack Nicholas I and examines the gains and losses, once Alexander II suppresses it forcefully, it will be equivalent to pulling all the hatred from his father onto himself. It may be fine for a while, but once he is no longer If you immediately fulfill your reform promises, even if the reform measures are not so satisfactory, you will become a target of attacks in minutes.

Angry radical reformers will target him, perhaps with a series of extreme retaliatory measures.

In other words, Alexander II would have to be tough on this issue, but being too tough would be counterproductive. Anyway, once someone formally raises this topic, Alexander II will have a big head.

Of course, given that the authority of the Tsar is still very high, Alexander II will not be brought down by this, but at most he will be very embarrassed. There will definitely be crazy revenge afterwards to find out who is behind the scenes and cut him into eight pieces.

That's why Duke Alexander specifically told Li Xiao not to act rashly. After all, he didn't intend to break up with Alexander II. After all, he didn't want to revolutionize the world. He just wanted to seek justice for his brother and restrict Alexander II a little, so that Don't treat this tsar like a puppet.

Duke Alexander didn't like the way Nicholas I treated his courtiers. It felt really bad. It was basically the relationship between master and slave or even the relationship between master and slave. Therefore, he would rather stay in Vienna and serve as ambassador than return to St. Petersburg to suffer.

Now Nicholas I has finally died. Although Alexander II is not as strong as his father, some things are subtle. Nicholas I ruled Russia for nearly thirty years, and many things were unconsciously imprinted on him. of imprint.

Even if he is dead, these marks still exist and are still affecting the people around him subtly. This makes the post-Nicholas I era still run according to the set of rules formulated by Nicholas I.

This made Alexander II uncomfortable, so he had to find a way to break the circle and reshape the rules.

However, the specific operation must be done very carefully. If you are not careful, you may anger Alexander II. This is not the result that Duke Alexander wants. What he wanted was to achieve his goal without Alexander II discovering it.

"I'll find someone to spread some rumors!"

After hearing Duke Alexander's request, Duke Ordolph took the initiative to propose that he take over the operation. It’s just that Duke Alexander became nervous before he agreed to Duke Mikhail.

He asked uneasily: "Is it too risky to do this? Once His Majesty finds out, it will be great fun... If it is just to vent your anger for me, I think it is completely unnecessary..."

Duke Ordorf and Duke Alexander looked at each other again, and it was obvious that Duke Mikhail's "timidity" was what they expected.

In a sense, Duke Mikhail was also a bureaucrat domesticated by Nicholas I. Although he has his own ideas, he does not dare to take the initiative to fight against the existing rules in the general environment. In most cases, he would rather compromise.

However, this time Li Xiao's suggestion was not just to vent his anger. What was more important to Duke Alexander and Duke Ordorf was to break the unspoken rules and destroy the political atmosphere created by Nicholas I.

Only by breaking this political atmosphere can they live a more nourishing life. Duke Ordorff only recently realized this.

Look at him, he was dedicated to the country and served Nicholas I and Alexander II conscientiously. As a result, the situation had just stabilized, so he had no choice but to leave St. Petersburg and become an ambassador in Paris.

Although there is an element of his proactive request, it is more of a distribution. It was just like how Prince Alexander and Neserrodie went to Austria to become ambassadors when they couldn't get together.

So he finally saw through the tricks of Nicholas I and Alexander II. For these two people, even if the ministers work hard, it is only natural. That is what ministers should do. As czars, they are naturally in a dominant position. What do they want? It will be all right.

This made Duke Ordorf unacceptable. Although it was an obligation to serve the country, his subjects were not slaves. How could they be treated like this? If this iron rule is not broken, then the tsar will do whatever he wants from now on, and won’t the entire country become their plaything?

The Crimean War had clearly shown the dangers of turning the country into the Tsar's personal plaything, which made Duke Ordolph feel that it was necessary to change!

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