"So, may I ask you, what is the most important thing we are facing right now? What do I mean by that must be addressed as the highest priority? ”

Peter sat down on the throne that belonged to Empress Elizabeth, and motioned for several important ministers of the empire to take their seats as well.

"Your Highness, I think the most important thing for the Russian Empire at the moment is to continue the war until victory"

Prime Minister Bestuzhev preemptively said.

In order not to irritate Peter's nerves, he deliberately omitted the word Prussia, instead calling it war in general terms.

"Well, of course the war has to be fought, otherwise the soldiers would have died in vain, but..."

Peter nodded, but the conversation changed again.

"But I don't think the most important thing at the moment is war..."

"Your Highness, with your permission, you can send someone to speak with King Frederick now."

Deputy Prime Minister Volyntsov's mind was lively, and he pondered Peter's thoughts.

"Haha, secret talk, okay, it's not impossible"

As if hearing something funny, the corners of Peter's mouth curled into an arc.

"Of course, you have to master the hole cards of secret talks, otherwise you are wasting time giving people a handle. Moreover, we can't take the initiative in this kind of thing, otherwise we will fall into passivity. However, this matter does not have to be a priority."

When Volyntsov saw that Peter was speaking sincerely, the embarrassment of slapping the horse's leg by mistake immediately diminished a lot.

"Your Highness, the Mystery Office is dealing with all the illegal acts committed by the remnants of the 'deceased' predecessor, Tsar Ivan VI, as well as other troublemakers who are trying to wreak havoc in various places"

The bald mysterious clerk introduced.

The so-called former Tsar Ivan VI is the mysterious prisoner who was imprisoned, that is, the young child who was usurped by Empress Elizabeth I. According to his age, he should be a teenager now.

"This... Is this person still alive? ”

When Prussia announced to Russia that it wanted to release Ivan VI, it was equivalent to that this man must die, and even if he was alive before, Empress Elizabeth would never let him live and see the light of day, otherwise she would be overthrowing her own dominance, after all, this child is the most orthodox tsar.

"Well, the Empress is merciful and alive. However, Your Highness, I have secretly transferred it to another place, in case someone is secretly helping him escape."

The bald clerk replied cautiously.

"Are the guards reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable, please rest assured, Your Highness, the people in charge of guarding are the people who assisted the Empress to ascend to the throne back then, and they are well paid, and they will not have two hearts"

"Well, this person's matter is indeed quite tricky, and it must be handled with caution so as not to cause more dissatisfaction"

In history, after Peter III succeeded to the throne, he was merciful and wanted to release Ivan VI, thanks to Volyntsov's timely dissuasion, otherwise, I am afraid that it would be difficult for Catherine to take the throne.

However, the current Peter is not the naïve Peter who does not understand the rules of the game, but knows very well that the foundation of his rule comes from the stability of the throne of Empress Elizabeth, so he will never do anything brain-dead that threatens his heir status.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, all those who dare to support this person will be counted as accomplices and will be arrested and detained, and can be immediately exiled to Siberia as long as Your Highness agrees"

"Very good, Siberia, well, this time, whether it is a nobleman, a commoner or a serf, as long as they dare to participate in the rebellion, they will all be exiled to Siberia, and their families will also be exiled with them! In addition, I will set up a few penal colonies, and when the number of people is enough, I will start executing."

Peter's eyes lit up, and he said that he finally had an excuse to drive people to Siberia.

"By the way, the army is fighting outside, does it have enough military strength to subdue those rebels at home?"

"Your Highness, please rest assured, we will definitely settle this matter before the anti-party trouble!"

Seeing that Peter was also concerned about this matter, the bald mysterious clerk simply changed the name of the 'remnant party' to the 'anti-party', and patted his chest to assure.

"Your Highness, in accordance with the order of the Empress, an official announcement has been sent to the ministers of various countries in St. Petersburg that Ivan VI has passed away, and I believe that this matter will not cause much concern in the countries."

Volyntsov added.

"But why would the British use this as an excuse to declare war on our country? What do the British have in mind? ”

Peter suddenly thought of one thing, that is, during the war between Catherine II and the Ottoman Empire for Crimea, the rebellious Cossack Pugachev almost turned Russia upside down, and Ye Er had to send the famous general Suvorov to suppress it strongly, resulting in the war not completely recovering Crimea, and giving Prussia and Austria the opportunity to intervene, triggering the first partition of Poland. Of course, Peter, who is not familiar with this history, did not know that there was so much trouble that followed, but Pugachev's uprising did disrupt Catherine II's war plans, and even Constantinople was not captured. Therefore, Peter was highly suspicious of foreign forces secretly supporting and even participating in the Pugachev uprising, which was a top priority that Peter had to take precautions.