Struggle in Russia

Li Xiao didn't believe what the Grand Duchess Irina said. The reason was very simple. The Grand Duchess had always been known for her open-mindedness. When Grand Duke Constantine was still a little kid, she was the first person in the royal family to support reforms.

She always kept talking to Nicholas I about the importance of reform. When others were still arguing about whether to reform, she was the first to announce the emancipation of the serfs.

How could such a person nominate Chernyshevsky without a reason. At least she admires him very much.

At this time, it was just a cover up to say that he didn't want to embarrass the young people. After all, Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov have already attracted enough attention. If she stood up and continued to speak for them at this time, she would be harming them.

As the saying goes, everything that is beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. It is okay for young people to show off occasionally, but to show off too much at once is to seek death.

Grand Duchess Elena naturally didn't want to harm Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov, so she fooled Li Xiao in an understatement.

Li Xiao didn't bother to tell the truth, why bother? Anyway, Chernyshevsky is unlikely to do much, let alone become the leader of the reformists. There is no competition between them at all, and Li Xiao will not be jealous no matter how much Grand Duchess Elena defends and appreciates them.

Grand Duchess Elena was a little surprised that Li Xiao acted so indifferently. In her opinion, Li Xiao should have a sense of crisis. After all, she specifically asked Duke Vorontsov to help nominate Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov in order to give these two young people more opportunities. performance opportunities.

With Li Xiao's connections and connections, it's impossible not to know this. Now that he knows, why is he still so calm? Is it really floating?

This naturally made her a little worried, so she had to give a few words of advice: "Andreka, have you been too high-profile recently? Are you afraid that your cousin will be targeting you?"

Afraid? But what's the use of being afraid?

For Li Xiao, it was impossible for Alexander II to relax his attention on him. As long as he made the slightest mistake, his petty cousin would give him a hard time.

but? If he didn't want to be bullied by him for the rest of his life, the most important thing Li Xiao should do was not be patient but become stronger as soon as possible.

Only when your own strength becomes stronger can you really make that person feel afraid and stop him from acting so recklessly.

Now that the reformists have given him a chance to perform, of course he must seize it.

If you seize this wave of opportunities, your strength will grow rapidly. Naturally, the waist is harder.

He replied calmly: "What's the use of being afraid? But I don't think he can care about making things difficult for me these days."

Grand Duchess Irina pondered for a moment and warned: "You have to be more careful. You arrested Viscount Trubetskoy and his friends for being too high-profile!"

Li Xiao spread his hands and said helplessly: "I don't want to be high-profile, either? But Duke Vorontsov, Count Nikolai Milyutin, and you don't speak for me, so I can only clarify the facts myself..."

Grand Duchess Elena smiled bitterly, she really didn't expect Li Xiao to be waiting for her here. The problem is, she is really not suitable to get involved in this matter.

"It won't hurt to suffer a little loss!" She said earnestly.

But Li Xiao shook his head: "Then why don't you take the loss and help me clarify it? Since you think there is no harm in taking the loss, it's not a big problem to help me, right?"

Grand Duchess Elena smiled bitterly and scolded: "You kid is full of lies. Are we talking about the same thing?"

Li Xiao replied seriously: "Why is it not the same thing? People who think there is no harm in suffering a loss should take the initiative to suffer a little more... If they can always insist on treating the loss this way, then I am indeed wrong... But if some people People don’t even want to suffer losses themselves, and they still talk shamelessly about how there is no harm in suffering losses. Then I can only think that some people can stand and talk without backache!"

Grand Duchess Elena was so reprimanded that she could not utter a word, because she then remembered that Li Xiao was not an ordinary young man. He had suffered a lot since he was a child. Telling him that there is no harm in suffering a loss would really mean standing up and talking without pain in the back.

She smiled bitterly and said: "You know I don't mean that. Really, your child is getting smarter and sharper. You were not like this when you were a child!"

Li Xiao smiled and said: "I'm not targeting you! Of course I know you are not that kind of person... What I mean is that when there is a problem, we must solve the problem, rather than blindly letting the people who suffer suffer endure it. This is not to encourage those who Is it the arrogance of someone who takes advantage? In other words, we can’t keep cheating honest people and let dishonest people live happily, right?”

Grand Duchess Elena was stunned. If she thought so, someone would really make sense. Thinking about what Viscount Trubetskoy and his gang did, they didn't mean to bully honest people.

If they don't teach them a profound lesson this time, they will probably do it again next time. Even thinking about it again, if what they are fighting against is not Li Xiao, but other young people with even less background, wouldn't those people just hold their noses and endure it?

With their character, they will definitely continue like this. Wouldn't this be quite unfriendly to young people?

Think about what Duke Vorontsov and her did. Instead of helping the victims speak up and seek justice, they blindly asked the victims to endure. This is indeed putting the cart before the horse!

Thinking of this, she sighed: "Maybe we didn't think carefully... Because the current situation is too delicate, we have been waiting for this day for more than ten years, or even decades. We really don't want to miss this because of a little thing. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!”

Li Xiao shook his head and said: "This is your biggest mistake!"

Grand Duke Elena was stunned and asked: "Is this wrong?"

Li Xiao nodded and said: "Of course, you value this opportunity so much that your mentality is completely unbalanced and you are in a dilemma of worrying about gains and losses... To be honest, in my opinion, such a mentality is very problematic... With How can you handle subtle changes in the situation with a mentality like yours? You blindly seek stability, and even make unprincipled compromises for the sake of stability. The result of this is that the more you strive for stability, the faster the situation collapses and you can be saved!"

Grand Duchess Elena frowned and asked, "Shouldn't we seek stability?"

Li Xiao shook his head and said: "It's not that we shouldn't seek stability, it's not that we should give up principles in order to seek stability. No matter what the situation, we should adhere to the principles and do whatever we want. Otherwise, it will be easy for others to see through the truth. At that time, they will use a series of methods to put you in a dilemma and make you at a loss what to do. In the end, the more you give in, the faster you will lose!"