Chapter 1037 Worry or Not Worry

Fortunately, it was not the first time that Dmitry knew Alexander II's thoughts, so naturally he was not disappointed.

This is probably the legendary saying that sorrow is greater than death!

Of course, Dmitri just gave up on Alexander II and did not give up on reform. On the contrary, after Alexander II's torment, he became more and more determined that reform must be carried out.

Probably he knows that if the last struggle of the conservatives cannot be destroyed, there may be no chance for reform in the future.

"Your Majesty wants to win over the military?"

Nikolai Milyutin was not surprised at all by this news. Anyone who is not an idiot knows what military power means to imperial power. It is quite normal for Alexander II to have this idea.

What surprised Nikolai Milyutin was why Alexander II gave this task to Dmitry? It stands to reason that his brother is not so simple in the emperor's heart, right?

Logically speaking, this task should be given to Baryatinsky, right? That person is Alexander II's number one confidant in the military. Even if that person is not at home temporarily, he won't let Dmitri take over, right?

unless!

Nikolai Milyutin thought of the only possibility, that is, Alexander II was quite insecure about the current situation. He couldn't wait for Baryatinsky to come back and clean up the situation. Obviously, this guy was already on fire. !

Well, he was quite proud to be able to force Alexander II to do this, but at the same time he also felt quite a sense of crisis. After all, the Tsar was about to jump over the wall in a hurry. What if he flipped the table?

"You can't overturn the table," Dmitri said very calmly. "If His Majesty really wanted to overturn the table, he wouldn't have asked me to win over people."

Nikolai Milyutin was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately realized that if the Tsar wanted to overthrow the table, he would definitely find those powerful generals, such as those in charge of the armies around Moscow. Asking Dmitry to come forward to win over people just shows that he has no intention in this regard. On the contrary, Alexander II is ready to continue to accompany them!

"That means His Majesty has no intention of lifting the table for the time being?" Nikolai Milyutin asked happily.

Dmitri sighed and said: "It's just for the time being. In the long run, if I fail to complete the task he assigned, he may still choose to overturn the table in the end, unless..."

Nikolai Milyutin quickly asked: "Unless what?"

"Unless we can make it impossible for him to lift the table!" Demetri replied expressionlessly.

Well!

Nikolai Milyutin suddenly stopped talking. He knew exactly what he meant by this, but he thought it was a bit treasonous. Isn't it tantamount to threatening His Majesty and conspiring to rebel?

But Dmitri said: "If you don't do this, I'm afraid it's impossible for your Majesty to give in and agree to the reform..."

Nikolai Milyutin stopped talking again. This multiple-choice question was too difficult for him. Because from the beginning to the end, he just wanted to be a loyal man who made Russia great again, rather than a rebellious traitor who disobeyed the emperor.

Even if the emperor is wrong and disagrees with reforms, he is still an emperor. How can a minister resist his father?

The first thing he thought of was to go to Alexander II immediately to clarify his interests. If Alexander II still didn't agree to the reform by then, he would hang up and leave. It is impossible to fight against the Emperor, ever!

But as soon as this idea popped up, Dmitri said: "You'd better think clearly. If we don't reform, we will be pushed further and further away from the British and French powers. Sooner or later, with their greed, they will target us. Then It’s time for people to fight for their knives and me for their fish and meat!”...

Nikolai Milyutin fell silent again, because he knew that Dmitri was right. The results of the Crimean War were still bloody, that is, there were still conflicts of interest and contradictions between Britain and France, that is, Russia's vast territory and abundant resources provided considerable strategic depth, which allowed the bandits to temporarily give up their unrealistic ideas.

But this does not mean that Russia is safe. Nikolai Milyutin is too familiar with the behavior of those bandits in Western Europe. At that time, the law of the jungle was a natural thing, and those who fell behind could only be beaten.

If Russia doesn't catch up, it will be chopped up on the chopping block sooner or later!

"What are you going to do?" Nikolai Milyutin knew that there must be a reason why Dmitri deliberately told him this. Maybe this was what Count Rostovtsev meant.

In fact, he guessed it right. This was indeed what Count Rostovtsev meant. He had never completely believed in Nikolai Milyutin. He knew that this man's will was very unstable and would waver from time to time. If he wanted to make him old, If you work honestly, you have to knock on it every now and then.

But this time, asking Dmitri to come over was not all about knocking, but more about reminders and instructions.

"The Count said that since His Majesty realizes the importance of military power, we must not fall behind. We must unite more generals before him. We must not let him lead the way. It is best to control as many troops as possible. , to prevent those old stubborn people from jumping over the wall and overturning the table!"

Nikolai Milyutin was a little hesitant. For him, doing so was to compete with Alexander II or simply to poach him. But if he didn't do this, it seemed that he would have to give up and admit defeat, and he was unwilling to do so.

After a long silence, he asked: "Is the count really just trying to unite the generals?"

Nikolay Milyutin was not a three-year-old child. The Decembrists rebelled under the pretext of supporting Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, but was their real purpose really to help Li Xiao? I want to fight for the throne?

The answer is of course no. The support of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich was just an excuse and a slogan. The real purpose of the Decembrists was to make Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoi the The dictator of Russia, let this dictator lead Russia in a radical reform.

To put it bluntly, their final goal is to overthrow the rule of the Romanov family. As for Count Rostovtsev, as a veteran Decembrist, who can guarantee that he has not forgotten this creed?

Even if he would no longer support Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy as the dictator of Russia, what if he himself wanted to be the dictator of Russia?

This possibility is not impossible, so Nikolai Milyutin must be on guard no matter what, otherwise wouldn't he really become a traitor?

Dmitri naturally knew what his brother was worried about, but for him it was nothing to worry about, because he had never seen the ambition to be a dictator in Count Rostovtsev, let alone The important thing is that he thinks there is nothing wrong with Count Rostovtsev even if he wants to be a dictator!