The shrill sound of gunfire echoed through the room, and before anyone could react, Yuri was the first to rush over, and as he ran, he took out a Browning pistol from his waist, and just as he rushed to a few meters from the study, a man rushed out. 1――

This person was holding a pistol in his hand, and when he saw Yuri, the whole person was stunned at first, and when he raised the pistol, while shouting from behind him, Yuri, who was holding the gun, shot first.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

After three successive gunshots, the Assassin fell, blood pouring from under his chest, reflecting a red glow on the floor.

"Your Highness!"

Rushing into the study, looking at Grand Duke Mikhail lying on his chair with his head tilted, Yuri shouted with some excitement, and at this time, the people who were still celebrating the rebirth of Russia just now ran in from outside the door.

What's going on?

At this time, there was no need to ask any more, everyone saw it - Grand Duke Mikhail was assassinated!

After Grand Duke Mikhail made concessions and decided not to succeed to the throne.

But who killed him?

If it is said that Grand Duke Mikhail decided to succeed to the throne, then it is possible that he was assassinated, and now, now, why would anyone kill him?

And who killed him?

"Generals, please take care of the scene!"

Kerensky was the first to react compared to the others, and he said to several generals. Then, he looked at everyone and said in a very affirmative tone.

"Gentlemen, I think we should discuss this!"

As if afraid that these people would not understand, he added.

"Gentlemen. The fate and future of Russia, from now on, is changing! ”

After this emphasis, everyone exited the study, and Kerensky was the last to exit. As he withdrew, he whispered another order to a general.

"General, please watch him, you know?"

As he spoke, Kerensky turned his gaze to Yuri. Now, the close acolyte of the Grand Duke Mikhail, there was another, more important thing that awaited him, and it was all too fast, too fast to accept.

"Oh God! It must be those mobs! ”

Almost as soon as Kerensky walked up to his friends, he heard their words, and it was no surprise. There was a great deal of fear on everyone's face, a face full of fear and uneasiness, and at least from the look on their faces, Kerensky was sure of at least one thing - they wouldn't have done it, and they couldn't do it.

Seemingly. Only the revolutionaries left.

"Well, gentlemen, what we need to discuss now is ......"

Kerensky raised the abdication edict in his hand that rejected the succession, and then he looked at Rogenko and said.

"Now Grand Duke Mikhail, who is the heir to the throne, has been assassinated, which means. This abdication edict has become an "incomprehensible mystery" for anyone. You can doubt the circumstances under which this edict was signed! ”

Kerensky's reminder only made everyone's heartbeat suddenly accelerate, under what circumstances? Of course, in the face of the death of the heir. Anyone would doubt that this edict of abdication. It was signed at gunpoint.

"If you don't abdicate......"

No one wants to think about what will happen, they know very well that if the Russian Empire is not "destroyed", then all of them will be destroyed by this revolution! So, they Mikhail Tsar gave up on the throne.

But now?

The abdication was dying before their eyes, in an assassination for which no one knew why, and that was enough for anyone to doubt them and question the legitimacy of the abdication. …,

For a while, everyone could not fall into a dilemma.

It's so hard!

If they make this assassination public, and at the same time this abdication, then all will question them, suspect them, every single one of them, every one of them who is here today, become murderers, they have murdered not only an empire, but a tsar!

What if this abdication edict is not made public?

What if instead of this abdication edict, the mob will renounce violence after the will has been reached? So, what awaits them? At that time, it will not only be Grand Duke Mikhail who will need to be buried for the Russian Empire, but also each of them, all of whom may be guillotined, just like the French Revolution, all the nobles, all the leaders of political parties, will be guillotined, and at that time, it is not known which careerist will come to power, and no one knows where and in what direction that careerist will take Russia.

At this time, there is a speculation about the unknown future in everyone's mind, and no matter what kind of speculation it is, there is no doubt that it is extremely unoptimistic.

"If, Nikolai knew, his younger brother, Tsar Mikhail, died in an assassination attempt, then ......"

Luo Jiangke said in an extremely low tone.

"Now that Nikolai has arrived at the base camp, we cannot predict whether the killing of Tsar Mikhail will lead to a change in the attitude of the five commanders-in-chief of the front, and of course the attitude of the base camp, the new commander of the base camp is the uncle of Tsar Mikhail, who enjoys great prestige in the army!"

After reminding everyone, Luo Jiangke sat on the chair a little weakly, is it that Russia wants to shed its own blood?

He doesn't know the future, he knows one thing clearly, this assassination is very likely to change everything, and the fate of Russia is also very likely to change because of this.

It is very likely that the Cossacks, who had been loyal to the tsar for hundreds of years, will once again fall into the arms of the tsar, and this revolution will most likely change radically, after all, when the tsar dies, everything will change!

"It is impossible for Nikolai to regain the throne of God!"

A member of the SPD reminded him.

"He's abdicated!"

", he has a good chance of becoming the new regent, know ......"

Kerensky's voice sank slightly, and his expression became nervous.

"Nasha? Romanov and her mother. It's in China right now, and ...... She is the fiancée of the crown prince of China, which ...... Most likely, it is no longer a thing of the Romanovs! ”

Kerensky's reminder only made everyone's words dumb. Nasha? Romanov was the only daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail and likewise his successor, if, that means, now. If this abdication edict is not announced, then, Nasha? Romanov would be the successor to the Tsar of the Russian Empire, and Nasha? Romanov's other identity can't help but worry them - the fiancée of the Chinese crown prince!

And this status means that if nothing else, the princess of the Russian Empire, the only successful heir of the Russian Empire now, will be the wife of the next Chinese emperor!

In the face of the current chaotic situation in Russia. How can China not have any ambitions? And if they excuse "Make sure Nasha?" Romanov's position as tsar", if you send troops to Russia, then the future of Russia ......

Silent!

Everyone fell silent for a moment, now. The base camp may not be able to send an army to suppress the revolution in Petrograd, and likewise, Petrograd is not capable of sending an army to attack the base camp.

And the more serious problem is that now - Russia is simply not in a position to stop the enemy from the east, or rather, the millions of Japanese troops that are in Russia. They could at any time turn their guns on the orders of the Chinese emperor to ensure that "the Romanov dynasty was not overthrown." Suppression of this revolution in Russia. …,

And what kind of result will all this lead to?

Perhaps, in the coming decades, the Russian Empire will remain the Russian Empire, and a few decades later, when Nasha? Is it possible for the Russian Empire to exist after the legitimate heirs of the two empires born to the Romanovs and the Chinese crown prince after their marriage grew up?

Russia. Perhaps, it has become a historical term since then!

"Nope! This must not happen! ”

Milyukov. This staunch royalist suddenly said with some excitement that as a nobleman, it was difficult for him to imagine his tsar becoming a Chinese, which was unacceptable.

"Now we must ensure the interests of Russia!"

Yes!

It is the interests of Russia, not the interests of the Russian Empire!

When Milyukov uttered these words, everyone seemed to have regained their backbone, yes, there is nothing more important now than the interests of Russia.

"Grand Duke Mikhail, signed the edict of abdication, at the time of his death he was not the tsar of the Russian Empire, as his daughter, Nasha? There can be no doubt that the Romanovs were by no means the rightful successors of the Russian Empire! In the same way, the law of succession to the throne of the Russian Empire clearly names this, just as Crown Prince Alexei no longer has the right to inherit! ”

As a legal expert, Kerensky analyzed the whole incident from a legal point of view, and now, they have no leisure to pay attention to any assassins, or the instigators behind the scenes, and the most important thing at the moment is to ensure the existence and future of Russia.

"I couldn't agree more,...... Gentlemen! ”

Looking at the people around him who had regained some of their vitality, Shuligin pondered for a moment and then asked rhetorically.

"You must understand that if we make the edict public, coupled with the death of Grand Duke Mikhail, it is very likely that the outside world will doubt the legitimacy of the edict of abdication!"

This...... Shulygin's words were obviously a reminder of another fact, this fact is very simple, each of them could be a participant in a conspiracy, and in the same way, there is good reason to suspect that they killed Mikhail!

This, that's something they have to think about!

"So, we have to find a way!"

Think of a way, is there a better way?

"It would be nice if I died a few days later!"

Guchkov said with annoyance, if Mikhail had died two days late, perhaps, there would not have been these problems now, at least until then, no one would stand up and doubt the legitimacy of this abdication edict, and would not doubt the personality of these people, but now? If they make their edicts public and announce their deaths, there is a high probability that what awaits them will be an attack on their personality by their opponents.

"How many days late to die?"

Guchkov's words only made Kerensky and others have a flash of excitement in front of their eyes, and they died a few days later. All the charges can be passed on to others, and this "abdication" is also legitimate, and at that time, it will only be a tsar who has not ascended the throne, and he will most likely die from the revolutionaries. And maybe even in the hands of the disappointed royalists, what does it have to do with them?

But how can you die a few days later?

"We can't resurrect His Royal Highness, but at least ......"

Shuligin spoke out first.

"At least let the outside world know a few days late!"

"Well, there is such a possibility, wasn't the murderer killed by Yuri? Even if it is the mastermind. Now I am afraid that there is no news either, if we block the news on the one hand, and inform the population on the other that Grand Duke Mikhail has refused the throne, a new provisional government will be formed in Russia, at least, no one will doubt us! ”

Albeit. Everyone in this room is extremely innocent, and as a politician, each and every one of them knows very well that for the outside world, Mikhail's death is very clear. It's a personal stain that can never be explained, and this stain is very likely to ruin everything for them, which is not acceptable to them. …,

And right now, they're trying to avoid it.

"But ......"

When the words came to his lips, Guchkov deliberately lowered his voice.

"Yuri. Maybe there are other people, they know these things, if they leak out. Even if everything is not what it is rumored to be, I think we all need to bear the blame from the outside world. ”

This accusation is extremely obvious, and with only a little agitation, the reputation of all of them will be ruined, the reputation of individuals, the future of Russia. Almost everything, in this instant. Pressed on them, they knew that once all this happened, it would not only change their personal fate, but the fate of Russia as a whole.

By this time, it was already dark, and in fact, "Tsar Mikhail II" did not sign the abdication document until six o'clock in the afternoon, and now, it was half past seven in the evening, but everyone still did not make a choice. Now, faced with a dilemma, not only did most of the delegates who demanded Mikhail's abdication, led by Kerensky, secretly regret it, but also the Cadets Milyukov and Guchkov regretted their initial decision.

What is the right decision?

The people looked at the abdication document, and now, this abdication document clearly revealed to them the fact that the Romanov dynasty that had ruled Russia for 304 years and the tsarist system that had existed for 371 years had come to an end, and the Russian Empire had disappeared from above, and at this time, only a hundred years had passed since Alexander I entered the city of Paris on a white horse.

"Just a few days ago, General Shtakberg, who lived next door, was killed by a mob that rushed in!"

At this moment, Kerensky said something, something that is very common in Petrograd today, that many generals and nobles were killed in their homes by a mob of robbers, and that they were not considered "revolutionary reactionaries" for a very simple reason, just because they had tried to defend their families with weapons in their hands, nothing more.

And this seems to be a reminder, after all, now Grand Duke Mikhail is not staying in his own home, he has always stayed in the private residence of Duchess Putyatina, located on Millionaire's Street, where he has taken refuge, and Millionaire's Street is often attacked by mobs, after all, those who live here are either nobles or rich people, they have always been the target of the mob, and how many people in those mobs can recognize Grand Duke Mikhail?

Perhaps, Grand Duke Mikhail, when he took refuge in the home of Duchess Ptyetina, was stormed here by a mob, and in the course of the robbery of the mob, some mobs saw that Duchess Pdyatina, the famous beauty of Petrograd, tried to use some violent means, and in this case, as a responsible nobleman, Grand Duke Mikhail, categorically acted as he saw fit, and then what happened?

As Kerensky's words fell, everyone's minds began to play out a "suitable" script according to his prompt, and the matter could be blamed on the mob, perhaps, this was the last resort.

"Now, let's vote!"

After a discussion without any clues, in the end, Rodenko decided to make decisions about Russia's future in a democratic way, which was perhaps the best option.

A few minutes later, the voting ended, and as they imagined, the side that decided to "withhold the news" took the majority, and after the vote, Kerensky looked at the crowd and said.

"Now, gentlemen, there is only one question left,"

Looking at the crowd, he slowly spit out three words.

"Informant!"

Insiders, how many insiders are there? Except for the Duchess of Putyatina, who else was there to be a few servants, and after the outbreak of the revolution, most of the servants in this private mansion left, and they went to the carnival of the mob?

Yuri!

The attendant who had been guarding the Grand Duke Mikhail with a weapon, he was in the know, and if this story could be corroborated by him, then everything would be logical, was it possible for him to corroborate this "story"?

No!

As a personal follower of the Grand Duke, he will definitely defend the Grand Duke, and he will go to God one step before the Grand Duke, which is a reasonable story, including the other people in this private mansion.

"Alright, gentlemen, let's put an end to it!"