Struggle in Russia

Count Rostovtsev first sat in his own library, concentrating on reading Herodotus' "History". He has read this book countless times, but every time he re-reads it, he will gain something new. He doubts that even if he dies, he will not be able to truly understand the profound meaning in it.

But "History" is boring enough for Nikolai Alexievich Milyutin, he would rather read Uvarov's rubbish than Herodotus fictional story.

"Fiction?" Count Rostovtsev suddenly smiled, carefully inserted the bookmark, and asked with a smile: "What is fiction? What is truth?"

Nikolai Milyutin was taken aback, but before he could react, Count Rostovtsev said again: "How much of the history in 1825 is real and how much is fiction? ? Or look at it in another 20 years, or even 50 years, or 100 years, do you think future generations will say how much of it is true and how much is false?"

Nikolai Milyutin was stunned. He really didn't expect Count Rostovtsev to mention this incident suddenly. He didn't witness what happened back then, so naturally he could only hear it from hearsay, but the count probably didn't mean to care about that incident. The authenticity of the incident, I am afraid it means something else?

"Why do you think I mean something else?" Count Rostovtsev smiled inscrutablely again, and said indifferently: "How much of 1825 do you think is true and how much is false?"

Nikolai Milutin fell into deep thought, while Count Rostovtsev said to himself: "Do you think His Majesty really didn't know that His Majesty Alexander I had a secret edict?"

This is a public case about the rationality of Nicholas I's succession to the throne. It was said that Alexander I secretly made Nicholas I the crown prince, but he kept it secret. As a result, he burped his fart when he went to the Black Sea Waves. It directly led to no one wanting the throne.

Then, when Nicholas I announced his intention to pledge allegiance to his elder brother, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, his wife suddenly jumped out and took out a secret edict, telling him that he was the legal heir.

The whole thing was really weird, because if Alexander I really didn’t like the younger brother who married a Polish girl, there was no need to make a secret edict, just speak up as soon as possible, there is no need to just tell the old lady about the secret edict but keep it from the officials and other members of the Romanov family.

Because it is easy to cause accidents like this, it is definitely not something a wise king would do. In case Grand Duke Constantine did not recognize the legitimacy of the secret edict and rebelled directly, could Nicholas I secure the position of Tsar?

In history, the cunning decree of the naive Decembrists caused such a big disturbance under the banner of Grand Duke Constantine. If Grand Duke Constantine really came back from Warsaw, would the ministers support Nicholas? I'm really hard to say.

If it is said that Alexander I was worried about the rebellion of Grand Duke Constantine, so he secretly set up the reserve, it is not justified, because in history, Grand Duke Constantine declared his allegiance to Nicholas I as soon as he heard the secret edict. It takes such a villain to guard against.

Anyway, the whole thing was weird from beginning to end, and it was absolutely abnormal. As for whether the secret edict really existed or whether it was forged, it is really hard to say. If you want to say that it is absolutely fake, it is not enough, after all, it was brought out by the empress dowager.

Of course, it's hard to say whether the empress dowager is really reliable. After all, when her husband Paul I was killed, she didn't see her say anything for her husband. Anyway, it's already been faked once, so it's not surprising to do it again, isn't it.

Nicholas Milutin has also heard countless rumors about the whole incident of that year. There are many true and false rumors, but he never likes to speculate because it is meaningless. The succession of Ra I is already a fait accompli, and through the bloodbath of the Decembrists, His Majesty has firmly grasped the power in his hands. No one in Russia can threaten his legal rule.

Just like when Peter the Great got rid of Ivan V and Ivan VI, do you think the method is correct? That doesn't matter, who made Peter the great emperor of Russia through the ages? People only need to remember the achievements of the great emperor, as for those dark sides, don't need to pay attention!

It's just that Nikolai Milutin knows Count Rostovtsev's temper. He never does superfluous things. Today he actually talked about what happened back then, and specifically raised the question of truth and falsehood. Of course, he has ulterior motives. It's important. What is his intention?

Nikolai Milutin couldn't guess it at all, because he had tried countless times before, and every time he was played by the count with applause. So as time goes by, he will not make such futile attempts. Anyway, this mischievous earl will always solve the mystery automatically, just wait patiently.

It's just that today's puzzle is a bit esoteric, because Count Rostovtsev suddenly changed the subject and mentioned a woman: "The truth and falsehood of history are always so interesting and fascinating. Some people are obsessed with exploring the true and false. Some people are obsessed with those wonderful stories between true and false, and some people prefer to appreciate those ups and downs..."

Nikolai Milutin automatically filtered out these nonsense. According to common sense, what the earl wants to say is still behind, and these are just for transition.

Sure enough, Count Rostovtsev suddenly said: "And now I'm like the third kind of person, appreciating the ups and downs calmly. I can reminisce about the simplicity of His Majesty Alexander I, and appreciate the grandeur of today's world... Speaking of which, today's Shang and His Majesty Alexander I are really two extremes, today Shang is more like the empress dowager, they both like extravagant ostentation, the empress and empress dowager were very uncoordinated mother-in-law and daughter-in-law!"

Nikolai Milyutin was taken aback suddenly. As expected, the important words were all at the end. Count Rostovtsev said a lot. In fact, the most important points fell on the empress dowager and the queen of Alexander I, that is, the On the contradiction of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Alexeyevna.

These two personalities can be said to be completely different. Although the two queens are from Germany, they have completely different personalities. Empress Dowager Maria Feodorovna advocates luxury and power, while Empress Elizabeth Alek Seyevna, on the other hand, has a weak personality and has little interest in luxury and power.

It can be said that these two women can't get together at all. There were many contradictions back then. What's more interesting is that among the two women who can determine the direction of the post-Alexander I era, one took out a secret edict at a critical moment, and the other in less than half a year. After that, he passed away, which is very daydream!