The beautiful wicker basket was filled with fruits and vegetables, green watermelon and cucumber, green bitter gourd and lettuce leaves. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info crimson strawberries, several large bottles of canned yellow peaches that had just been delivered from the Republic of China, large pieces of chocolate, fine alfalfa honey, and a few pairs of long nylon socks.

This gift is really varied, and it was personally basketed by the wife of the ambassador of the Republic of China. Stolypin knew that he was a bun in this regard, so he gave it to the Queen Mother as it was. The gifts were delivered, and Stolypin was waiting outside. According to people in the court, the Russian Empress Dowager was very important to Stolypin. Stolypin had basically no contact with the Queen Mother, and this rumor was really inexplicable in the eyes of Prime Minister Stolypin.

While thinking wildly, the palace attendant came out of the inner palace and said, "My lord, the queen mother is invited." ”

Having tidied up his clothes, Stolypin followed his attendants into the palace. In the reception room of the harem, he saw the noble old lady, who smiled and asked Stolyping to sit down, and not long after, the attendant brought in two fruit platters. The gift Stolypin sent was put to good use on it.

Politely ate a mouthful of watermelon first, and Stoley cursed the ambassador of the People's Republic of China for being cunning in his heart. It's not that there are no Russian aristocrats who grow watermelons in greenhouses, not to mention the kind of watermelons that grow small, or dead melon pulps, at most with a crunchy texture. The watermelons cultivated in the greenhouses of the Republic of China are sandy, and they are several times better than the local watermelons of St. Petersburg in terms of sweetness and taste. As a result, many Russian aristocrats have always suspected that Chinese melon farmers can do magic. No matter how Stolypin asked, the ambassador of the Republic of China smiled and did not answer.

Every fruit and vegetable in the platter opposite Stolypin was eaten by the old lady in a few bites. Although Stolypin called himself a rough man, he knew that such a weight was already a bit of a gluttony for the noble old lady. It can be seen that the old lady is very satisfied.

An attendant brought water in a gold-plated basin, and the old lady washed her hands, wiped her face, and then asked, "Aiqing must have a reason for coming, so it's okay to be blunt." ”

"Your Majesty, I have heard that there are Romanians who use our security guarantees to our Slavic brothers to provoke our country." Stolypin said in as calm a tone as he could, but he still felt a heat on his face. Taking the harem route was never something he was willing to do, and even this prime minister was not the goal of his love stack. During his days as prime minister, Stolypin prepared a resignation letter, the last page of which contained only one sentence, which he copied down on a new piece of paper every day and signed the date of the day. As soon as the Tsar spoke, he could immediately pull the resignation from his briefcase and hand it in.

"Oh?" The Queen Mother looked at Stolypin with bright eyes.

Stolypin knew that there was no turning back from the bow, so he continued: "Queen Mother, we never made a request to Austria-Hungary to cede Romanian settlements before the outbreak of the Hungarian revolution. Now some people think that Austria will not stand out for Hungary, so they want to take advantage of the fire. I believe that this is a hijacking of our Russian commitment to the security of our Slavic brothers. Their aim in doing so is to achieve their own interests. ”

"Who do you think made such a suggestion?" The Queen Mother asked.

"I don't want to go into the question of who brought it up, I just hope that the Queen Mother will arrange an occasion that you think fit to talk to His Majesty about the matter with His Majesty. I will state this to Your Majesty in person. Stolypin said.

Silence, silence. The Queen Mother was silent, and after being silent for a while, the Queen Mother first ate a piece of dark chocolate, and then ate a few bites of watermelon with a slightly bitter face. It was again to clean her hands, and the Queen Mother waved her hand away from the attendants and palace maids, and then asked in a low voice: "Your Excellency, have you given up the choice of resignation?" ”

Stolypin was taken aback, no matter what the Queen Mother said, even mockingly, he would not be so surprised.

Staring at Stolypin's expression, the Queen Mother leaned back in her chair and looked much happier, "Your Excellency, I am Danish, so I don't like serfdom at all. Homesteaders are the foundation of a strong state. In order to keep their land, they would join the army, and in order to be able to make more money from the land, they would go to school. When the government required these yeoman farmers to undergo compulsory education, I saw that these yeoman farmers chose to obey ......"

The Empress Dowager's words stirred Stolypin's mood, and for the first time in the Russian Manchu Dynasty, he had seen a nobleman so firmly in favor of yeoman farmers. When the other nobles mentioned reforms, they were thinking about how much they themselves would lose, without taking into account the interests of Russia as a whole. Faced with this group of aristocrats all day long, Stolypin, who had been extremely disgusted with the revolution, even felt that he could understand the anger in the hearts of the agrarian revolutionaries during the revolution. Getting rid of these ugly people with noble titles is probably only good for Russia. In the midst of the many ugliness, the old lady who suddenly appeared to understand her, or the old queen who was at the peak of the nobility, Stolypin felt as if she had seen the Virgin, bathed in a warm and bright state of mind.

"Your Excellency, it's okay to arrange for you to meet the Tsar, I wonder what you're worried about?" The Queen Mother finally asked.

Stolypin tried to organize the language, and the conspiracy theories were clearly narrated in Russian by the great people of the Republic of China, who spoke very fluently. 100,000 Russian troops attacked Hungary, and if there was a big defeat, then Stolypin would step down. Judging by previous experience, the chances of victory in a Russian attempt to fight the Hungarian Red Army in the Carpathians were really not high. As soon as Stolypin stepped down, the Russian upper echelons, who were largely unsupportive of land reform, would immediately repeal the law, or at least make it impossible to enforce it.

If the Russian army succeeds in attacking Hungary, then the Russian army will continue to expand the results of the war, drag the Russian rhythm to the expansion of the war, and implement a policy conducive to the war. Everyone knows that the agrarian reform will only cause social problems and affect the course of the war. At that time, Stolypin, as a reformist, still had to step down and accept the end of the political resignation.

If the war enters a stalemate, there will be people who will constantly attack Stolypin himself as a useless waste in terms of war, and finally set off an upsurge of questioning and denial of Stolypin. All those dissatisfied with the agrarian reform will rally under this banner to attack Stolypin, and the final outcome is unknown.

Recalling the sober analysis of the ambassador of the Republic of China, Stolypin felt that these people who played politics were simply demons. According to their design, as long as war broke out, Stolypin would inevitably step down. And it was too easy to push Russia into a war with Hungary, to eliminate the communist thugs and protect the Slavic brothers. These two reasons belong to the category of absolute political correctness in Russia, and even His Majesty the Tsar cannot openly deny them. More importantly, His Majesty the Tsar genuinely believed in such a reason.

In the end, the ambassador of the Democratic Dynasty said calmly: "Your Excellency Stolypin, our purpose is indeed to end Russia's war against Hungary. It is precisely because we want to achieve this goal that we want the reforms you are leading to continue. In the course of your reforms, I am confident that Russia will maintain peace with the outside world. As for whether Russia, which has grown in great strength, will start a war after the success of your reforms, it will be said then. Would you like to follow my advice? ”

Knowing that there was a human standing opposite, Stolypin couldn't help but wonder if the ambassador of the Republic of China had the ability to put away the horns on his head and the demon wings behind his back. Knowing that the other party was a hateful communist, Stolypin found himself unable to find a reason to refuse. After struggling inwardly for a long time, Stolypin asked: "What do you suggest?" ”

"Go and ask the Queen Mother for help." The ambassador of the Republic of China said briskly. Without waiting for Stolypin to understand what he meant, the ambassador continued: "We will prepare the gifts. ”

Now that things could be successful, Stolypin panicked. An ambassador of the Republic of China who knew so well the peculiarities of the operation of the upper echelons of Russia, and an ambassador of the Republic of China who knew so well the political position of the Russian aristocracy. Could there be any problems here?

"Your Excellency, do you have any difficulties?" The Queen Mother's gentle voice pulled Stolypin back from his panic. In the face of the empress dowager who supported the reform, Stoleiping bit his heart and told the empress dowager about the actions of the ambassador of the Republic of China.

The Queen Mother first showed a surprised expression, but the more she listened, she showed an expression of interest. Hearing Stolypin's account of the ambassador of the Republic of China openly saying, 'I am doing this so that Russia can finally launch a war against Hungary,' and the Queen Mother smiled.

After Stolyping finished speaking anxiously, the Queen Mother asked kindly: "Your Excellency, do you think there is a problem with asking me for help?" ”

"Absolutely not!" Stolypin replied immediately.

The Empress Dowager smiled: "You don't like to participate in all kinds of banquets of the upper class, so I don't know that the ambassador of the Republic of China actually asked me about my views on yeoman farmers and Russian serfdom." I also told him what I thought. He asked not only me alone, but also many people's opinions. This is the case with diplomacy, which requires an understanding of the views of other countries' political leaders. This is true of the ambassadors of the Republic of China, and the same is true of our ambassadors to the Republic of China. Your Excellency, don't think too much, I will never misunderstand your because of such a thing. ”

After hearing this, Stolypin felt a lot better in his heart, and at the same time felt that the Queen Mother was really from a noble background, and she was really considerate enough to speak. Stolypin was born into a noble family, and although his father was once the captain of the palace garrison, he lived in the provinces. After graduating from university, he went to work in the local area and became a noble councillor of the Kovno province. These government positions gave Stolypin a deep understanding of local needs and improved his administrative capacity. He was clearly fascinated by the socially productive way of life in the northwestern provinces of the Russian Empire, especially the Lithuanian region where his family estate was located, which was historically dominated by the more advanced methods of private family farming; Stolypin then sought to spread the method to other provinces throughout the empire.

Although his maternal grandfather was Russia's foreign minister, Stolypin himself had no diplomatic training. However, in the words of the Queen Mother, Stolypin, who had little opportunity to attend the upper-class banquet, became 'Stolypin, who did not like to attend the upper-class banquet'.

"Although I want to eliminate the Communists, I am willing to accept the suggestion of the ambassador of the Republic of China to complete the political reform in Russia first. Your Excellency, I would like you to be able to share your expectations for the long term, you are a very cautious person, and you are not boasting like other Prime Ministers. I've always wanted to hear your predictions for the future, can I? The Queen Mother said expectantly.

Stolypin first tried to calm his emotions, sat upright, and then said passionately: "Your Majesty, if it can be realized, there will be 2 million new kulaks in Russia in the next five years, and these people will buy a large number of farm implements, even tractors. Such purchasing power will allow us to build factories with a large number of orders, and Russia's grain production will be greatly increased......"