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Varisi III's viciousness was in his treatment of his own relatives, such as his nephew Dmitry, mercilessly cutting down the roots. Ivan IV, on the other hand, spared no effort to cut down the roots of his ministers, and his tragic childhood left an imprint on the hearts of the traversers. also set a creed in his heart, absolutely not to let the nobles rise.

Crazy and vicious thoughts were like grass that spread in the spring, and soon covered the heart of Ivan IV. So much so that for a long time to come, Ivan IV remained indifferent to all the sensual dogs and horses, and firmly grasped the scepter and the crown, and his heart was only two important things: allegiance to God and the killing of enemies.

Apparently his enemies were also thinking about the same thing, how to get a more loyal and reliable puppet to replace the current Ivan IV.

Glinsky and Belsky secretly consulted to gather the forces of several other powerful dukes to form a common alliance, like the aristocratic Duma to counterbalance the Tsar, and form a new force in the vacuum of court power after Shuysky's death.

"So, who can we co-opt as a target? Now everyone in the DPRK and China is focused on our two families. Excluding the forces led by Emperor Elena's relatives and nobles, there are not many Grand Dukes left who can be singled out. The most important thing is that those candidates must be in charge of the army. ”

Glinsky gives two names as a reference.

"Ivan Kurbosky and Vorontsov."

"Ivan Kurbos I can understand, after all, he is a Duma man, but Vorontsov? Wasn't he a favorite of Ivan IV before he was? ”

Belsky was surprised, and he asked rhetorically, "Before, Shuisky beat him like a dog in front of the Tsar. ”

"It was Shuisky who did the harm to him, not us. Now that Shuysky is dead, we can draw him over to our side, Vorontsov is a good pawn, and we should not miss it. ”

Glinsky and Belsky reached an agreement, and although they now had to obey the orders of the Tsar, they also began to prepare plans to overthrow the reign of Ivan IV. Anyway, between the powerful Grand Duke and the Young Lord, there can only be one left.

At the same time, the Kremlin was calm.

Ivan IV summoned Tuchkov, and after regaining the attention of the Tsar, he began to frequent the court again. There was even a vague tendency to become a favorite of Ivan IV, but Thutkov felt that he had never really known Ivan IV.

This time the tsar summoned Varysi III into the Kremlin, and he vaguely smelled something else.

Since Ivan IV reappointed Tuchkov, he has found that the Tsar is no longer the cowardly heir to the royal family of three years ago, but has become a cold and cruel monarch.

Every meeting, for Tuchkov, was like a great enemy.

When he saw Ivan IV fiddling with a stick in the prince's bedchamber, Tuchkov was surprised. He slowed down and walked in front of Ivan IV, afraid of disturbing the other party's Yaxing.

He whispered, "Your Majesty." ”

Ivan IV raised his head, and when he saw Tuchkov, he patted the other party's shoulder, smiled and handed the stick in his hand in front of Tuchkov, and said calmly, "Grand Duke Tuchikov, show you this." ”

He took the stick from the tsar's hand, only to find that the authority in the tsar's hand was more like a mace, with intricate patterns carved on it.

"Your Majesty, this is ......"

Tuchkov couldn't tell what Ivan IV was thinking at this time, and he asked hesitantly, "If Your Majesty wants to take advantage of the weapon, just give a command." ”

The Tsar shook his head, he had no interest in weapons or anything like that.

After the death of Empress Anastasia, the historical tsars liked to hold a scepter with countless sharp nails inlaid at the top, more like a mace, and countless patterns were carved on the handle of the staff. When he gets angry, he stabs the tip of his scepter at them, usually stabbing them first, and then watching with interest as they fall to the ground bleeding and struggle until they bleed to death.

Apparently he is emulating the madman in history who loved to kill and pretend to repent in front of the icon of Jesus.

"Grand Duke Tuchkov, lately I have always had an idea, and now I have grown up. It's time to patrol the territory. If I don't travel, how can the people of Russia feel the presence of their emperor? ”

"Huh?"

Heard that Ivan IV was going to walk out of the Kremlin and inspect the country. Tuchkov was a little surprised, the young lord had never cared about the government before, but now he offered to do so, and he felt a little uneasy when he thought of the means of eliminating Grand Duke Shuisky.

"But Your Majesty, now is not the best time to go out and inspect the territory, our border conflict with the Tatars is not over, and the Volga River will still be harassed. Let's talk about the Kremlin...... There will also be a lot of opposition. ”

The barbaric Tatars still infested the Volga valley from time to time and plundered its inhabitants. Tuchkov feared that the Tsar's swift march would lead to a power vacuum within Moscow. Moreover, the sword has no eyes, and no one can ensure the life of the young Ivan IV on the battlefield.

Tyuchkov had already gambled everything on Ivan IV, and the tsar had three long and two short, and he had no hope of a career.

"Then take our army, Grand Duke Tuchkov."

Ivan IV had already thought of everything, and he was ready to solve several major problems within the Grand Duchy of Moscow on this parade: the corruption of power, the emptiness of the treasury, and the decay of the exploiting class.

He waved the stick in his hand at random, and said something to Tuchkov that made others feel creepy.

"Now the Grand Dukes are becoming more and more arrogant, and I need a chance to let them show their feet. It is only when I make a mistake that their impulsive hearts begin to implement their plans for subversion. ”

"And then ......"

He picked up the scepter and made a wave towards Tuchkov's head.

Tuchkov didn't dare to move, he could feel the fear of the sharp iron nails shaking in front of him, the Tsar's words just now were not casual, he could feel the oppression of being an iron-blooded monarch from Ivan IV's words.

The rudiments of a tyrant are slowly emerging.

Ivan IV whispered, "Smash their heads with a scepter without leaving them alone." ”