Struggle in Russia

But any reform will inevitably touch the interests of those with vested interests. If the vested interests are too strong, then reform is almost the way to death. For example, Earl Speranski was exiled back then. Was it because his innovation strategy was not good? Or is his innovation too radical?

In fact, it is not, it is just that his enemy is too powerful, and he himself is too optimistic to estimate Alexander I's support for him.

Especially for Dmitry's top-down innovation, the first thing is to need a tsar who fully trusts and supports him. No Tsar nod, top down is a joke.

Of course, top-down reforms are either impossible or quite restrictive. Because this thing mainly depends on the attitude of the superior, if the superior supports you, you can do it, if the superior does not want to support it, then you are finished!

For example, the later reform of Alexander II was abandoned halfway. The reason is that Alexander II's throne has been completely secured, and there is no embarrassment that he almost perished when he succeeded to the throne.

There is no motivation without pressure. Anyway, don’t underestimate the integrity of the tsar. Sometimes, no matter whether it is the emperor, the boss or the boss, he will never go out of his comfort zone without personal pressure.

But now, Nicholas I is very happy in his comfort zone. His power has been consolidated, and he is no longer afraid of rebellion by guys like the shooting army. All the officials have been tamed like quails, and they can only follow him The baton twirls.

The most important thing is that Russia's national strength now looks very strong, and it can bluff people even more than when his elder brother Alexander I was in power. No matter how you look at it, it is a prosperous dynasty. What reforms are you telling him? See if he will kill you first!

What's more, the courtiers under Nicholas I are not good people, they are all conservative and staring at the little interests on their plates, you want to touch their cheese? I really think too much, okay?

After listening to Count Rostovtsev's analysis, Dmitry's face suddenly became very ugly. He realized that as long as Nicholas I is still the emperor, there will be no reform or change, because there is no way to talk about it. For His Majesty and his lackeys, all the existing systems are the best, since they are the best, there is no need to change them!

This made Dmitry break out in a cold sweat, because at the moment he thought of this, he suddenly had the idea of ​​killing Nicholas I and changing another day!

The moment this terrible idea came to him, he was immediately startled, because it was so rebellious, and because he had always resisted this idea before, and always felt that it was too wrong to do so.

But just now he actually felt that only by doing so would there be hope for the future, and only by doing so would be the best for Russia.

When had he been subtly changed? Before he knew it, he was like those traitors!

Dmitry was terrified, and he glanced at Count Rostovtsev with lingering fear. This terrifying count had already given him a psychological shadow, no! To be precise, he planted a demon in his heart. It took him astray in just such a short period of time, what kind of bewitching ability is this!

At this time, Count Rostovtsev was like Satan in Dmitry's heart. He felt that the best way was to cut off the head of this devil with one knife, so that he could no longer confuse all living beings!

It's just that before Dmitri took action, Count Rostovtsev smiled again, and he laughed very happily, as if he saw the most childish and self-deceiving person in the world.

"Do you think I have bewitched you, that I am instigating you to betray the king?"

Dmitry was taken aback for a moment, and wanted to ask back: "Isn't it?"

He wanted to say that if it wasn't for you, how could he have all these outrageous thoughts? If this is not deception, then what is deception?

Count Rostovtsev smiled and said: "I didn't confuse you, I just let you see the reality that you have been deceiving yourself and don't want to see clearly!"

Dmitry was about to speak, but Count Rostovtsev was obviously speaking slowly, but he couldn't interrupt him no matter what.

"You have been deceiving yourself, or self-anesthesia. You clearly know that the reality is terrible, but you keep hypnotizing yourself to make yourself feel that everything is normal and everything is fine! You clearly know that the root of all problems lies with His Majesty, but you The so-called loyalty in my heart forced myself to continue to obey!"

"You know everything in your heart, but you just don't want to see it clearly. You have known for a long time that if you want to realize your ambitions and show off your talents, the only way to change the current system... But stupid loyalty and timidity make you choose to avoid and turn a blind eye..."

Speaking of this, Count Rostovtsev sighed leisurely: "This man! I'm afraid that he knows everything, but he pretends not to know. If he is exposed, he still feels that someone is bewitching... Tell me, Are you ridiculously hypocritical!"

Count Rostovtsev laughed out loud. His smile and laughter were so hideous and harsh that Dmitry felt restless. He wanted to stand up and refute all this. He wanted to stand up and turn around. Let's go, but there is an inexplicable force that presses him firmly on the chair, making him unable to breathe, and making him want to roar to the sky!

But what made Dmitri suffocate was that he couldn't do anything, just sat there blankly, and could only let this force press his heart to the ground and rub it continuously. He felt as if he had been stripped naked, and he just chiluoluo put it in front of Count Rostovtsev and let him watch it.

This taste is really bad, but Dmitry has no way to refute it, because he knows that Count Rostovtsev is telling the truth. He really knew the root of everything long ago, but he just didn't have the courage to face it.

In order to escape, he found countless reasons and excuses for himself, and tried hard to persuade himself to choose loyalty, but in fact he knew that he was not that loyal, he was just a coward!

In an instant, the will that supported Dmitri's heart collapsed, like a shattered piece of glass, and then he collapsed on the sofa, all the strength and even the muscles and bones of his body seemed to be taken away.

He hung his head and said nothing. He was even more decadent than a drunkard living on the street. His whole body was lifeless. He was not at all like the talented young general before.

It took him a long time before he sighed: "You are right. I am indeed a hypocrite, and I have been deceiving myself and others. Otherwise, what can I do? Because there is no hope at all!"