Whew-whew-

In mid-September, strong winds were already blowing in St. Petersburg, and heavy snow was already falling in Moscow and Kazan, and this winter seemed to be coming earlier than usual.

Bang Bang -

"Hah

At noon that day, Peter was taking his usual nap when he was awakened by a quick knock at the door.

Click!

"Your Highness, please hurry up, I need to inform you if there is something urgent!"

It was none other than Mirkovsky, Peter's personal attendant.

Since it was common for Peter to hide in his room and deliberately not go out or open the door, Mirkovsky changed the door to one that could be opened from the outside with a special key, even if Peter didn't latch the door.

"Purr-"

"Please don't pretend to be asleep, Your Highness, the maid told me that you have just slept for less than 5 minutes, please get up quickly!"

"Oh - it's not a big deal, it's noisy - what's the big deal? It's not because of my aunt..."

Peter of the hooded cat in the quilt let out a whining and grunting.

"Ahem..."

"Hey, do you mean... Could it be? ”

Suddenly, Peter jumped out of the quilt and half-knelt on the bed and pointed at Mirkovsky.

"I'm sorry, it's not like this, Your Highness"

"Oh-then you'd be away from this room, please, please!"

Peter immediately collapsed on the bed, hooked the quilt over his head with his feet, and continued to shrink.

"Your Highness, if you don't get up again, I'll lift the quilt!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Ahh

Peter's wails of pain came from the quilt.

"Say it! What the hell is going on this time? ”

"You can't use the word congratulations, but from now on you are the regent of the Russian Empire"

Mirkovsky let out a long breath, and then said very solemnly.

"Oh-God! I knew that this unfortunate hard work was thrown at me again—"

"Please don't complain, Your Highness, the emergency cabinet meeting is still waiting for you to preside."

"Give me 5 more minutes! It's only 5 minutes, right? ”

The silhouette of the quilt gradually curls up from a human figure to a clumpy shape.

"I'm sorry, but not for 5 seconds!"

"Ahh

The reason why Peter was so impatient with the sudden arrival of a second regent was naturally because of the current stalemate in the war situation.

Although not directly informed, Peter learned from Volyntsov that Britain had officially declared war on the Russian Empire.

Frederick the Great of Prussia, in order to save the country from collapse at any moment, issued a declaration of war to the Russian Empire with the goal of freeing the imprisoned former Tsar Ivan VI (the mysterious prisoner) and re-ascending the throne, thus forcing Britain to intervene in the war against Russia. As a result, even if the Prussian army was defeated, the Russian army would still have to face the trouble of fighting the British army, and the aid treaty established in previous years would be broken. Without the support of British trade and gold coins, Russia's financial problems will be even more serious, and the forces of instability in the country will quickly rise, and it will be inevitable that those who will take advantage of Ivan VI to make a big fuss. And Peter's position as crown prince depends entirely on the stability of the throne of his aunt, Tsar Elizabeth I, if he is overthrown by the so-called Ivan VI forces at this time, then he will have to get out of Russia, which is the most troublesome.

"Ahh

Peter kept muttering as he went, and there was no kingly demeanor at all under one man and above tens of millions, as uncomfortable as if he was about to be tortured.

Click!

"We must carry the war to the end!"

"Of course, we have to continue the war, but we still have to think carefully before we act!"

As soon as he pushed open the door of the conference room, Peter heard Prime Minister Bestuzhev arguing with Deputy Prime Minister Volyntsov with a red face.

"I agree to continue the war"

"Your Highness, you're here."

"Your Highness..."

Peter's first words when he came in finally eased the awkward atmosphere of the scene full of gunpowder.

"Auntie, what is it for this time? Do you need to offer a reward for a famous doctor to enter the palace? ”

In the second sentence, Peter turned to Razumovsky, the lover of Empress Elizabeth, and asked with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, this time it is still an old problem, after inspection, it was found that Her Majesty's gallstones may increase, and she has been overworked recently, so..."

Razumovsky replied with a dejected expression.

"Has Mihai entered the palace?"

"Abbot Romanosov has been in the palace with his assistant for many days, and during this time he has been examining and decocting medicines for the empress"

Mihai was naturally the famous Tsar of Russian science, Peter's best friend, and the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences.

"Well, may God bless the Empress with a speedy recovery"

Peter drew a cross on his body, with an expression of compassion and piety.

"Then, let's get over the difficulties in front of us first."

"Okay Your Highness, I fully support your decision"

Seeing Peter solemnly and confidently glance at the top decision-makers of the Russian Empire at the conference table, Deputy Prime Minister Volyntsov was the first to respond.