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Terrible silence.

The Tsar waited in Warsaw for three days, he did not know what Speransky would choose, and Alexander's own pressure was about to crush him.

He was only a young man in his twenties, and he should not have been under such tremendous pressure, but he should have walked in the welcome balls of many royal families in Europe in a sunny and handsome manner, showing off his complex and meaningless knowledge to the princesses of small countries who admired him beautifully, instead of ascending to the most dangerous throne in the most dangerous times and living under the worst political overthrow.

In the history of Russia and in the history of Europe, there are few such powerful vassals who can overshadow the monarch, or, if there are, only horror figures like Cromwell, who opposed the monarch from the beginning, and Alexander had to live by Speransky's side every day.

Everyone, including the Tsar's close staff, to the members of the Parliament, from the elders of the rural communities to the high-ranking officials of the provinces, were all arranged by Speransky, and this terrible man had everything in Russia.

All the Tsar had was a title, a titular monarch.

In these years, the Tsar heard the terrible situation of the nobles, and he heard the story of a young lady of the earl's family, who hid in the countryside of the provinces, only to be raped by the bad rich peasants, and forced to marry a dirty peasant. He had heard the story of the Baron's son, who toiled in the dark in the mines, and finally died in a place that no one knew.

He also heard that the peasants of the village did not know that there was a tsar at all, only the story of Speransky. It has been said that peasants in remote villages hang a portrait of Speransky in their homes, and when asked, the peasants will reply that it is the real Tsar.

The more absurd the story, the more it can circulate in the aristocratic circles of Petersburg, and the more terrifying the ending, the more it can arouse the sympathy of the aristocracy.

The Tsar survived all this, and he asked to go on the expedition, which made sense, and the monarchs of Europe had a tradition of leading their troops into battle. Napoleon's most glorious Battle of Austerlitz is called the Battle of the Three Emperors, isn't it because it was the three monarchs who led the troops. One of them was the monarch of Russia, his grandfather Alexander I.

Alexander was also an officer, he was raised by his father as a soldier, and he served in the army. There was no reason to refuse his expedition, so it was an action he had planned long ago, he was going to use the expedition to seize military power, and then force Speransky to the palace.

If he fails, he will leave Russia and go into exile wherever he can be admitted, and if he succeeds, he will become a real tsar.

But no one knows what is happening in Petersburg these days.

All the officials were running to the prime minister's yamen, these high-ranking officials, they were full of fear and panic, they were all from commoners, they were from all walks of life, some were sons of small merchants, some were descendants of capitalists, some were even the children of butchers, and even more humble, apprentices of a printing workshop, and thus their knowledge entered the cabinet.

Through their own efforts, they climbed to the high position step by step, and they climbed to the high position in a short period of time, all because of some outstanding abilities to be promoted, not because of their family background and class. Now, one by one, they have been canonized by the Tsar with titles such as barons and counts because of such and such contributions, but they know that they are not the same as those old magnates.

They also knew that although the name of the tsar was signed on their edict of canonization of nobility, it was Prime Minister Speransky, not the tsar, who really gave them these titles.

Now the tsar deposed Speransky, so what about them?

Actually, Speransky can not go.

They proposed the establishment of a republic, but Speransky refused, they proposed to welcome a new tsar, Speransky also refused, they even proposed to put Speransky as tsar, but Speransky still refused.

Speransky told his supporters that Russia could have a few more Menshikovs, but not one Cromwell. Menshikov put aside his personal misdeeds, he made an important contribution to the reform of Russia, and was finally exiled to death. Speransky was willing to be Menshikov, preferring to be exiled to death rather than Cromwell, waving a saber in front of the banner of the Romanovs.

His supporters demanded that he go into exile abroad, and even a large number of people were willing to follow him anywhere, but Speransky also refused.

He wants to see what his country will become after he loses power, or he can't see it. He was to stay in Petersburg and wait for Zhukovsky to come and make the handover.

It took three days, to appease his supporters, and then Speransky sent a telegram to the Tsar, accepting the Tsar's order, inviting Zhukovsky to come and handle the handover procedure. He did not ask the tsar to come to Petersburg, because he was afraid that the tsar would not dare to come because of fear.

The tsar received the telegram and for a moment could not believe his eyes, that terrible old guy really gave up power? He looked at it himself, and asked the attendant to read it many times, and he believed it, but he was a little confused.

He hurriedly invited Zhukovsky to help him analyze. Zhukovsky believed that the most important thing now was to immediately go to Petersburg for the handover ceremony.

The Tsar agreed, and he offered to send 30,000 troops for his teacher to protect his safety. Zhukovsky did not see any point in doing so, and he told the Tsar that if Speransky was unwilling to give up power, even sending 300,000 troops would not help, and if Speransky was willing to surrender power, it would be enough for him to bring 300 men to protect the road.

Zhukovsky was not a Chinese literati after all, and although he was very humanistic, he was not romantic enough. A Chinese civil servant may choose a lean horse, an old servant, and then go to the capital in crisis, and take over the authority as heavy as Mount Tai.

Zhukovsky also did not ride a horse, he went by train. The railway built by the Chinese, passing from Kiev, leads north to Warsaw, and south to Pest-Buda.

The road was peaceful, and the arrival in Petersburg was also calm, but the tension under the calm could be seen. The pedestrians on the street spontaneously disappeared, and they all read the news from the newspapers that the tsar had deposed the prime minister, and the prime minister announced that he had accepted the order, and everyone was a little confused.

Zhukovsky calmly walked out of the station, took the carriage arranged by the other party, and came to the prime minister's office in Petersburg, where he had a calm conversation with Speransky.

"Is there a need for a general resignation of the cabinet?"

The two were not friends, and Speransky's approach Zhukovsky did not agree, although he also considered serfdom inhumane, but he did not approve of the methods of reform.

Zhukovsky shook his head: "No. ”

Speranski said: "You don't have to worry about anything, if necessary, I will arrange for them to resign." I'm sorry, but I used some of my personal power and I arranged a place for them. ”

Zhukovsky still shook his head: "If you don't mind, I hope you yourself will be able to go to another place." ”

Speranski shook his head and smiled, "Thank you very much for your kindness. I want to stay in Russia. ”

Zhukovsky sighed: "You are giving us a problem. ”

Speranski sighed: "No, I'm not trying to embarrass anyone, I just want to see." Don't worry, I won't be able to see it for long. ”

Zhukovsky asked: "Is it a physical cause?" ”

Speransky nodded: "Yes." I may not be able to go to the places you want me to go, but I'm about to go somewhere else. ”

Zhukovsky said: "You have to leave Petersburg at least. ”

Speransky thought about it for a long time: "yes, it's really inconvenient for me to stay here. ”

Zhukovsky asked again: "Where do you want to live?" What about the warm Black Sea? ”

Speransky shook his head: "It's better to be closer to Petersburg." ”

Zhukovsky said: "Okay then. I hope you can arrange it soon, just go to Tsarskoye Village. You have left, and the Tsar will return! ”

Speransky nodded: "I understand. ”

He hesitated again and asked, "Will I be able to read the newspaper in the future?" ”

Zhukovsky laughed: "Of course. When it comes to personal safety, as well as life, you don't have to worry about it at all. Plus, you'll enjoy maximum freedom. As long as you don't appear too often in political situations. ”

The tsar waited for the news he wanted, Zhukovsky stabilized the situation, and Speransky the Terrible moved out of Petersburg. But he lived in the Tsarskoye Village, where the Tsars and nobles took refuge in the summer.

The tsar was relieved, Zhukovsky asked him to return home with troops as soon as possible, he was also dangerous abroad, he had to rush back as soon as possible to stabilize the situation.

The army began to move, and at last the Tsar's Guards were the first to march to Moscow, and the Tsar returned home with the army, and when he arrived in Moscow, he received a large number of officials who had come to meet with him. These people greeted him and showed him loyalty.

Suddenly the tsar did not want to go, he stayed in Moscow, he announced that he was going to move the capital, from Petersburg to Moscow, not that he went to the prime minister's yamen in Petersburg to accept the allegiance of the cabinet, but that the members of the cabinet came to Moscow to meet him.

Speransky saw the news in Tsarskoye Village, more than 20 kilometers south of St. Petersburg, when the Tsar had moved the capital.

He was a little surprised and sighed.

It was troublesome, and the tsar still lacked some courage. Speransky lived in Tsarskoye Village, and he also hoped that the Tsar would come and meet him generously, and that meeting him openly was actually the best way to make a peaceful transition. But the tsar did not even want to come to Petersburg.

In fact, this is fine, but it only caused a lot of unnecessary trouble for Zhukovsky, and I believe that Zhukovsky's ability can appease the cabinet.