"She, in love with your Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Fran looked at the other in confusion, almost suspecting that she had misheard something. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "How can there be such a thing? ”

"I thought it was weird, too, but that's what happened." Andrei Bezukhov spread out his hands and looked at Fran with regret, "Life is sometimes so helpless. ”

André then whispered to Fran about the problem.

The so-called Royal Highness the Crown Prince is Alexander, the eldest son of the current Tsar Nicholas I. When he was born in 1818, Nicholas was only the younger brother of Emperor Alexander I, so he was not the crown prince but the imperial nephew.

However, because the then Emperor Alexander I and his second brother Konstantin had no heirs, the third Nicholas was already regarded as the heir of the future Russian Empire when he gave birth to his eldest son, Alexander.

As a result, he also received a very superior education, and by the age of nineteen he had completed all his studies. With the help of many teachers, he studied a wide range of subjects, including mathematics, physics, geography, history, Orthodox theology, political economy, law and foreign languages, and mastered four foreign languages - English, German, French and Polish. He was also the most well-educated of all the Russian princes.

In 1825, Emperor Alexander I died, because he had no children and his second brother Constantine gave up the right to inherit the throne in order to marry a Polish noblewoman, so the throne fell to Nicholas, and he became the current Tsar Nicholas I, and Alexander officially became the crown prince - if nothing else, he would also become His Majesty Tsar Alexander II.

Beginning in the forties of the nineteenth century, Nicholas I began to gradually support his crown prince Alexander in state affairs, so that he could get acquainted with state affairs as soon as possible in order to become a good heir.

During Nicholas I's leave in 1842, Alexander took the place of his father and presided over the military state for a month. In 1845, Nicholas I visited abroad, and Alexander was once again temporarily in charge of the government. From the late forties, Alexander was also favored by his father, and was given the right to appoint individual ministers, while gradually taking care of some of the day-to-day affairs.

At first, Nicholas I entrusted Alexander with the responsibility of Russian agriculture, and after 1850 he was gradually appointed to the army, and he had become a sharer of imperial power.

It is conceivable that he will pass through countless extremely important information and intelligence in his hands, and he will be the decision-maker and executor of many major affairs in Russia. As a rebel bent on dealing with the imperial family and bringing the imperial system to its collapse as soon as possible, Count Pierre-Bezukhov wanted to use him to get the information he needed.

Compared with his cruel and rigid father, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is still young and strong, is also more flawed and can be used.

In 1838, at the age of 20, Crown Prince Alexander began to travel to Europe, and visited a number of European countries (although he did not go to France because of the poor relations between Russia and France).

During his visit to the German states, Alexander chose Maria, the youngest daughter of the Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, as his future wife. In 1840, Maria was invited to Russia, and the following year Alexander married Maria. By now, they have four sons and a daughter.

However, this seemingly happy marriage did not satisfy the desires of the crown prince, who, like other nobles in high society, was secretly indulged in a life of attracting bees and butterflies, and had many affairs - and this gave Count Pierre-Bezukhov an opportunity to take advantage of it.

At the Earl's behest, his youngest daughter, Natasha, tried to get close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and took the opportunity to become a friend of His Royal Highness, from whom he received a lot of valuable information, and even learned a lot of secrets about the royal family.

Thanks to Natasha's efforts, Count Bezukhov obtained a large amount of information and was ready to use it against the Empire; At the same time, because of Natasha's influence, the count was also more widely respected within the empire - everyone knew that his daughter was a good friend of the future Tsar.

As time passed, the Count was pleased to see that his plan was moving towards success, that he had seen through the weakness of Russia, and that a great war between Russia and the European powers was about to break out - if this war broke out and Russia lost, the Tsarist regime would collapse and his lifelong dream would be realized.

However, at this time, Natasha had other proposals. She asked her father to change the whole plan, not to overthrow the entire tsarist system, but to turn Russia into a moderate constitutional monarchy, so that Alexander would succeed to his father's throne, and then he would carry out the reforms that would make the whole of Russia strong - and in the process, Count Bezukhov could also make a great contribution, even as a minister.

"My father, furious at her proposal." After recounting the reasons for all this, Andrei summed it up in this sentence: "He completely rejected Natasha's proposal and considered Natasha to have betrayed him...... Then, because of this matter, he was angry and decided that women were emotional and should not do big things. ”

"This ...... It's understandable. When Fran understood what had happened, she finally dispelled her suspicions.

Still, she was a little puzzled, "But are you really not willing to take her advice at all?" After all, if that's the case...... It's easier to accept both sides, right? ”

"My father, it is completely impossible to accept such an offer." Andrei shook his head slightly, "His lifelong pursuit is to overthrow the current Tsar's family, how can he accept such an offer to serve the Tsar?" Besides, in 1825, when Nikolai had just ascended the throne and suppressed the revolution, many of my father's friends and subordinates were implicated and persecuted, and he could never forget such a grudge, how could he give up after working for such a goal for fifty years? ”

"So hatred makes him unwilling to do this?" Fran asked rhetorically.

"It's not just hatred, it's also objective reality. My father, though he hated the tsarism, was not opposed to allowing Russia to remain a monarchy when it was time for the stability of the country - but the power of the monarch must be limited and controlled by the parliament and the people. André explained to her in a whisper, "But if Alexander succeeds to the throne, how could he, having already enjoyed enough power, willingly accept the position of a constitutional monarch in name only?" Moreover, he has the name of orthodoxy, and it is obvious that he will receive the support and help of a large number of reactionary elements...... Therefore, if we support him, then we are undoubtedly making a huge mistake, and we can even say that all our efforts will be in vain. Yes, sometimes we have to take a stand, and we must never compromise on certain issues of principle. ”

"I probably understand what you mean......" Fran thought for a moment, and finally nodded, "And what exactly is your father going to do with Natasha?" ”

"He's also struggling with that." Andrei sighed again, "You know, parents generally love the youngest child the most, and my father really loves her, so ...... So when she betrayed her, that anger was also the most powerful. He had now locked Natasha in his house, forbidden her from going out, and all the errands that she had done had stopped. Really, Dad originally liked her very much, and she has always followed Dad very well, very powerful, I thought she would be much better than me, but I didn't expect it...... I didn't expect ...... Hey......"

After a pause, he couldn't help but add, "Now he really regrets letting Natasha get involved in these things, which ended up causing trouble between father and daughter to the point where it is now." ”

"I can understand that...... Fran agreed. If I disobey my grandfather and brother, they will be very angry. ”

"So you'd better stop irritating them on this matter, this matter can only be resolved slowly." Andrei was visibly sullen, "If it can be solved." ”

"I think it can be solved...... After all, it's father and daughter. Fran comforted him.

"I'm not as optimistic as you are." However, André did not think as much as she did, "My father is almost seventy years old, and his health is deteriorating, and he is afraid that he will not see his old wish fulfilled until he dies, so he will hate all the unstable factors, and hope that everything will work according to plan...... So it is difficult for him to forgive those who go against his plans, even his own daughter. ”

"But after all, it's my own daughter?"

"You don't understand, the more you worry about some things, the more sad you are, and the more you have high hopes, the more discouraged and disappointed." Andrei smiled bitterly, "Dad originally had high hopes for Natasha, because our sons are not successful, and he wanted Natasha to inherit his career, but ...... But when something like this happened, it hit him too hard. ”

"Maybe this will raise your status in your father's heart......" Fran smiled slightly.

"I'd rather be in the same position as before." Andrei shook his head, "Let me tell you, in fact, I don't have any revolutionary enthusiasm at all, you know, my family is very rich, although I am not the eldest son, I can get a property, at least enough for me to spend a lifetime." So whether I have a tsar or a king or the president of the republic on my head is not a big question for me, I don't have the same ideals as my father, and I don't want to save anyone, I just want to live my own life...... You're going to laugh at me, aren't you? ”

"A lot of people think the same way you do, in fact I think people like your father are in the minority, an absolute minority." Fran seemed to have a feeling.

"yes, yes, that's it." This time, Andre thought deeply, "It's really rare for someone like my dad to be a real person, you French are grooms who make a revolution in order to be a nobleman, but when you come to him, it is a nobleman who makes a revolution in order to be a groom!" This kind of thing is rare in the world! ”

Fran and Mary couldn't help but scoff, and André was rude in his words, but the analogy was correct.

However, Andre smiled and became serious again. "But, no matter what, he is my father, and I admire him, and I am willing to serve him, and whether I agree with what he has done or not, if he has anything to tell me, I will do my best. Since he named me Andrei, I can't live up to his expectations. If he had ordered me to shoot the Tsar, I would have done it. ”

"I feel like you're suddenly a lot more handsome than before." Seeing him look so serious, Fran replied with a smile.

"I've always been so handsome." André made an inviting gesture with a composing waist, "Then, Miss Treville, I'll take you to rest and come back to dinner with us later." ”

"And that Miss Natasha, will she have dinner with us?" Fran asked suddenly. "I'd like to see her."

"Of course." Andrei was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand why she asked. "At least at home, she's still family."

"You're so gentle." Fran looked at him with a smile. "What a touching family affection."

If it were my brother, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so gentle. (To be continued.) )