Struggle in Russia

The Duke of Aldorf's judgment is correct. Nicholas I is definitely the master who doesn't rub the sand in his eyes. If you play sloppy with him, you may be able to get along with ordinary small things, but you fooled him with such a big matter?

It can only be said that Chernyshov and Menshikov have been officials for half their lives, and they never thought that honestly admitting mistakes is the correct way. As long as the two brothers try to fool things, even without Nicholas I, Nesselrode alone can make them lose face.

In fact, Nesselrode also saw this. He knew Nicholas I's temper too well, and knew that Menshikov and Chernyshov were playing with fire to fool things, so he was naturally happy to see Its success is just waiting to be thrown into trouble at a critical moment!

For a while, all the bosses focused their attention on Menshikov and Chernyshov, and they all wanted to see how they would behave in the imperial meeting.

On that day, the imperial meeting was held as soon as it was announced. As usual, Nicholas I was the last one to make his debut, but he just appeared today, and everyone felt something that made their hearts palpitate.

The emperor was angry and laid down millions of corpses. This is really not a joke. Menshikov and Chernyshov suddenly felt that the pressure was three points higher, especially Chernyshov. !

"How is the counter-insurgency going?" Nicholas I asked calmly.

Chernyshev was startled immediately, hesitated a bit, but still answered bravely: "Prince Paskovich's battle report said that he is basically ready for battle, and the whole army will soon be dispatched and enter Hungary to calm down Rebellion."

Having said that, Chernyshev looked up at Nicholas I, who was above him, and replied a little hesitantly and nervously: "In order to find out the real situation of the Hungarian rebels, the Duke also organized a fire reconnaissance, unfortunately. It was the rebels who were well prepared and failed to break through the rebel line of defense in the Thousand Mountains of Balka."

This is really a bit artistic. At least just listening to his words, I thought that Paskovich really just did a fire reconnaissance, and then he failed to do his best because the enemy was fully prepared!

Who would have thought that this big group of words is all fluffy marshmallows, and the empty but dry goods are completely whitewashing.

After finishing speaking, Chernyshev looked up again. He had to see Nicholas I's expression clearly to see what attitude this His Majesty had.

What made him feel a little relieved was that Nicholas I had a calm expression, as if he had accepted Chernyshov's words, which somewhat gave him a little confidence, allowing him to continue introducing the situation in Wallachia:

"Prince Mikhail's side is making great progress,

Tens of thousands of troops have penetrated deep into the hinterland of Wallachia and Moldavia, basically breaking through the obstacles of the Balka Thousand Mountains, and are rapidly marching into the hinterland of Wallachia. Although he encountered a strong counterattack from the rebels earlier, the Duke quickly stabilized the situation, and I believe the rebellion will be put down soon! "

If you want to say that there is a problem with these words, at first glance there is really no problem, but it is still good news but not bad news. He emphasized the good news about Prince Mikhail, and said that the fiasco he encountered earlier was wiped out and completely perfunctory.

After finishing speaking, Chernyshev seemed to be really relaxed, because his cards had already been played, and the next step was to see how to deal with Nesselrode's counterattack. significance.

So he said simply: "Your Majesty, as for the situation of the navy, Prince Menshikov knows better, so he will introduce the situation."

It can be seen that Chernyshov is also a chicken thief, because he is also very clear about the matter of the navy, so he can report it together, but he wants to let the old eunuch talk about it, just to let others know that he and The old eunuch was in the same group, and he also asked the old eunuch to endorse the book for him.

At that time, even if there are unsightly people who want to question and attack them, Chernyshov will not suffer alone, and Menshikov will have to help share one or two.

Menshikov naturally knew what someone's intentions were, but he couldn't help it. In the previous few imperial meetings, his performance was not good, and he didn't help Crown Prince Alexander too much. The crown prince was quite critical. This time, when it came to the Caucasus issue, he had to do his best to help, and he must not let Nesselrode mess up.

So he stood up immediately: "Your Majesty, the navy is doing well, and the Black Sea Fleet escorted..."

It's just that Nicholas I didn't want to listen to his nonsense at all. He was not interested in the situation of the transportation captain of the Black Sea Fleet. He just waved his hand and said: "There is no need to introduce these situations in detail. Let's talk about the losses since the war started. situation!"

These words immediately made Menshikov and Chernyshov jump in their hearts, because Nicholas I asked about the loss as soon as he came up, so he must have heard the wind, maybe it was Nesselrode A small report from behind.

Immediately, the two brothers kept cursing Nesselrode in their hearts, wishing they could just be villains and get needles.

It's just that Nicholas I had already asked, and they had to answer, especially Menshikov who was standing now, who was thinking of countermeasures while complaining about Chernyshov.

Why are you complaining about Chernyshov? Because the army's battle damage should not be answered by Menshikov! Obviously this is all Chernyshov's fault. It should be that bastard who stood up and was tortured, but now he has become a young bird. What do you call this?

Menshikov didn't want to block bullets for Chernyshov in vain, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the naval losses are slight and not worth mentioning at all. Apart from the seasickness of some new sailors, there are no other losses. .”

After speaking, Menshikov glanced at Chernyshov, then sat down calmly, and then began to watch his nose, nose, nose and heart, as if he had nothing to do with himself.

One can imagine how wonderful Chernyshov's heart was at this time. Because he was a little proud just now, he was glad that he threw the hot potato to Menshikov in time. Assuming that this old bastard is really not a son of man, he deliberately pretended to be a fool to get the matter over with, and then left this hot potato to him.

It is conceivable that Chernyshev must be full of embarrassment and criticism, but it is useless, because Nicholas I has already looked at him and said: "Then count, tell me about the loss of the army!"

Chernyshev stood up reluctantly, looked at Nicholas I, then at Menshikov, who was pretending to be stupid, and then turned his attention to Nesselrode, the old fox who was Looking at him gloatingly, he looked like he was about to make trouble...