"On February 28, 1917, at 5 o'clock in the morning, Tsar Nicholas II of the Russian Empire, who was worried about the safety of his family, set off by special train from Mojifu, where the base camp was located, and planned to return to the Petrograd Tsarskoye Village, and gather with his longing Emperor Lix to return to his family and protect his family's safety......

Before his departure, Nicholas II sent a telegram from the capital Petrograd from the capital of Petrograd from the Minister of War, Belyaev, in which he mentioned that "the rebels have occupied the Maria Palace, and some of the ministers have fled, and some have been arrested." To this end, he sent the guard general Ivanov to suppress the "riots" that took place in the capital, this bearded general who looked like the patriotic hero Minin in Russian history, patted his chest in front of the emperor to ensure that the horse was successful, in fact, the guard general played a big trick, not only cowardly to avoid the war, but also on the way to grind, and at this time, the turmoil in Petrograd, Kronstadt, Luga and other places is becoming more and more numerous, and various political forces revolve around the constitutional monarchy, the continuation of the imperial throne, The new government is engaged in fierce open and covert battles over major issues such as the composition of the new government and the selection of the prime minister.

Nicholas II got bad news along the way......"

Imperial Intelligence Agency's Secret Cable

At two o'clock in the morning, when the Tsar's special train approached the station of Little Viseira, the Tsar was awakened by his attendants, from whom Nicholas II learned that the line had been cut off by the workers and that the train could no longer move forward. Along the railway line, Tavlida Palace received an order not to allow special trains to enter Tsarskoye Village, so the workers cut off a section of the railway.

Faced with this situation, Tsar Nicholas II immediately decided to go to Pskov. There was the command of the Northern Front. While telegrams continued to arrive while the train was running, there was still no good news: almost all the army had gone over to the side of the revolutionaries, officers and officers of the police were shot, important government officials were arrested, riots broke out in Moscow and other important towns.

Meantime. The chairman of the Provisional Committee of the State Duma, Rodencko, sent a telegram in which he directly pointed out that the revolution in Petrograd was in full swing, that all government agencies were no longer functioning, and that the cabinet of ministers was now being replaced. It was no longer enough to organize a new cabinet accountable to the State Duma, and the revolutionaries demanded the abdication of the emperor as the only way out of the current predicament. Only in this way can the destruction of central government institutions and the massacre of garrison troops and officers of the Baltic Fleet be prevented. Otherwise, anarchism will envelop the whole country. The Provisional Committee of the State Duma, in order to prevent the revolutionary masses from killing officers and administrative officials and to appease their fanatical sentiments, decided to assume the functions of government. The head of the Commission remains with him, the Chairman of the State Duma.

Faced with this situation, Tsar Nicholas II began to regret that he had left the base camp prematurely, and the army on the front line was his last straw. News of the outbreak of the revolution in the capital had already spread throughout the front-line units and naval fleets, and in order to prevent the revolution from spreading to the front, the commanders had ordered the troops to be cut off from the rear.

On the way to Pskov a few hours ago, although contact with the front line was lost, Nicholas II regained some hope: that he could reach an agreement with the Duma as soon as possible, so that he might be able to relieve himself of the heavy burden on his heart and drive away the nightmares that had been going on for days. You can quickly reach Tsarskoye and return to your family.

When Pskov greeted him, there was no guard of honor. Only one sentry stood at the head of the platform, and the governor of the Prikov province greeted him with only two officers and soldiers, for this slowness, Tsar Nicholas II did not blame him, and did not care too much about the absence of a guard of honor, he knew it. These are tense times, and there is still something to be discussed. This is also true. …,

He immediately met with Rusky, who appeared to be very thin, and Danilov, who was relatively stocky, and in the course of the meeting, the most surprising thing to him was that he did not say anything about the coming of the chairman of the State Duma, Rodencko, and what followed was a heavy blow, and the two of them first reported the riots in Luga, and in addition to the chaos that had taken place in Tsarskoye Village, and even the two of them could not reach the headquarters, because there was no security in the army.

Later, the distraught Nicholas II invited the two generals and the governor to dine together, and the meal was eaten for a long time, but the chaotic situation made everyone lose their appetite, and in order to avoid talking about the incident, there was often an unbearable silence, and in order to hide the embarrassment, the tsar had to carefully ask the governor how he lived, so as to pass the time.

“…… Seems to be nice......"

While laughing dryly, Nicholas II prayed in his heart.

Hey, hurry up and end it, hurry up and let him know something, even if it's bad news, even if it's Luo Jiangke's news.

Despite Nicholas II's prayers, Rodencko did not come, and after the meal received a telegram from Petrograd:

"I beg to convey to Your Majesty that the Chairman of the State Duma is unable to come due to a change in circumstances. Bublikov"

After receiving this telegram, Nicholas II's heart immediately cooled again, these information changes may have many meanings, but they are all more auspicious, this change may be that Rodenco is more arrogant, or the riot is more powerful, and Rodenco is powerless to deal with it.

But in just one day, such a change has happened, and this morning, Nicholas II still has to make a decision whether to see Rodencor or not, and now, he can only think about his arrival wholeheartedly.

How to get to Tsarskoye Village?

What will happen to Tsarskoye Village?

Will people mock them? Will it hurt them?

A series of questions kept running through Nikolai's mind, and he longed to be reunited with his beloved Alex, to return to his family, and to protect his family.

But now, not only could he not get there, but he could not even get there by telephone, everything was interrupted by the uprising in Petrograd, and even he wanted to send an ordinary telegram to his family, but he was told that it was impossible to reach Pskov.

After the meal, the emperor summoned Rusky, the commander of the Northern Front, to the office of the train, while Danilov went to the headquarters to pick up the new telegrams and reports.

It was during this conversation that Nikolai was surprised to discover how confident Rusky was in this pedantic fellow. Instead of being as respectful in front of him as he had been when he had sought his favor and begging for his restoration as the General Director-General of the Northern Front, he gave a long monologue in a didactic tone, and occasionally Nikolai tried to interrupt him, only to be interrupted again by the other party, and then finished. And in his demeanor, there is also a kind of mechanical calmness that he did not find in the past.

In just an hour or two, Nikolai's relationship with his minister changed in a puzzling way, and Nikolai could not resist such an inexorable interlocutor who could not get rid of it.

Not bad. Rusky was the first to say that what he was reporting now would be beyond his purview, because it was no longer a military issue, but a matter of state management, saying that the emperor probably did not have enough trust in him, because the tsar was accustomed to listening to the chief of staff Alekseev......

Faced with this situation, Nikolai had no choice but to let the general speak freely.

So Royalsky's monologue was unrestrained.

“…… Luo Jiangke did not come. Because he is waiting for an answer, and this answer cannot be anything other than to make concessions to the Duma and guarantee the formation of a responsible cabinet ......"...,

Glancing at the once immensely majestic Tsar, Rusky said.

"Your Majesty. This is long overdue, and all events, the riots in Keronstadt or the riots in Petrograd, demand this, as well as people from all walks of life. Here are people from the Duma, people from local self-government, people from the Federation of Cities. Hurry up and your trusted General Alekseev is no exception, his telegram has been sent for two days, and General Brusilov's telegram has been transmitted through the Deno station, but it has not yet been handed over to you, and Sergey? Duke Mikhailovich, and even members of your royal family...... That's what they all ask for......"

At this point, Rusky is completely abandoned. It's just that if it tells everything, when the Tsar was wandering on the railroad for the past two days. Many telegrams have not been received, and they have all gathered here, both from Alekseev and from Moscow yesterday, but now they are out of control.

“…… The army, the Kronstadt incident also happened today, the behavior of the navy is sad, even humiliating, they are the most beloved troops of His Majesty, the pride of the royal family, but now? The soldiers revolted, they not only shot the officers, but even the commander of the military port was killed, but the commander of the navy, Nepenin, recognized the commission of the Beshoko! My Majesty! ”

Looking at His Majesty, Rusky took out a telegram and said

"Your Majesty, what is General Alekseev's main concern? He mentioned in the telegram that saving the army and pulling him out of the propaganda cup, but there are many college students and young people in the army, and the food transportation for the soldiers is also in short supply, and this problem also needs to be solved, but this problem cannot be solved without eliminating the strike, and it is dangerous to suppress the unrest now, not only the Russian army is bewitched, but even the Japanese army has become unreliable, and once the riot is suppressed, it is very likely that the army itself will be endangered first, Because this turmoil is more likely to affect the army, which will lead to the defeat of the war, and even the destruction of the whole of Russia, since the State Duma wants to establish order, it should not be against him, but should help it against the extremists, the only way to save the crisis lies in this, it cannot be delayed any longer, Your Majesty ......"

When Rusky turned his gaze to Nikolai again, Nikolai listened to his report, and in addition to shock, he felt fear.

"That's how it was...... Is that really the case? ……”

Feeling the horror of the events, Nikolai squeaked in his voice when he spoke.

"But why is he so sure that this will affect the fighting troops?"

Krusky did not answer him, but took out another telegram, Nikolai? Mikhailovich, a telegram from the tsar's uncle.

"Nikolai? In the telegram of Uncle Mikhailovich, he no longer mentioned that person, but directly asked Luo Jiangke to be the prime minister, and mentioned that now he can only be arranged to be the prime minister! ”

Why did the telegram also come from General Brusillo? No one asked for him, but he sent it to Fredericks.

“…… He said that if we want to save the army, we must admit that it is a fait accompli and strive for a peaceful solution......

Listen to Rusky's story. Nikolai was only surprised for a while, Rusky and Alekseev usually disagree on all aspects, and they can be said to be mortal enemies, but at this moment they spoke in a tone and looked at Rusky. Nikolai thought to himself.

"Even if you trust Luo Jiangke, why are they all so unanimous on this issue?"

But the same kind of truth can be easily seen through by everyone, so how can they hide it from him? After a moment of silence. Nikolai, who came to his senses, asked again. …,

"But what does the South say? And what did the Cossacks say? Who can not wait until the end of the war to destroy the regime during the war? Who can establish what parliament in wartime? Who could carry out any reforms while the Germans were still on Russian soil? They should be kicked out first, and then think about this! ”

In response to His Majesty's rhetorical question, Rusky explained.

"It is in this way, in order to save the tide of the war, in order for the war to end victoriously. Russia needs reforms! ”

Can it be said that His Majesty is against the consultation?

Looking at His Majesty, Rusky thought to himself, he knew that His Majesty had always been willing to negotiate, but with good people who were loyal to Russia, not with those evil guys. Can those political parties open up real paths and bring real freedom to the people?

The debates and strife that have been present in Russia for several years, everything is for this "cabinet of responsibility", how many irreconcilable things collide precisely on this stone, how many slanders and insults are happening around this! How many meetings were held with social activists. How many quarrels there are in the Duma!

In this case, how did you come up with the idea that the army would be better able to fight under representative politics?

“…… Even Russia's allies. It also calls for the creation of a "responsible cabinet" ......"

Gurko added.

"Otherwise, we will lose the sympathy of our allies, and the British general at the base camp will write the same letter as a friend of His Majesty!"

After Gurko finished speaking, Nikolai finally fell silent, he knew everything. It's all in one place!

But everything that happened to Russia. And everything that will still happen, to God, is responsible only to the Tsar alone! Because as the saying goes: when the people sin, the tsar will ask God for forgiveness, but when the tsar sins, the people will not pray for him.

However, these noble words could not be said to Rusky casually across a table, and Rusky became more and more self-righteous and explained in a tone of instruction.

"What the tsar should do is to be the tsar, and management is what the government should do, anyway, the monarch has not existed since 1905, in the presence of the State Duma, the monarchy is just an ornament, it is wiser to abandon him at the right time, my majesty!"

"Only be the emperor, but not manage? My great-grandfather Nikolai? Pavlovich once said: I can understand the republic, but not a representative monarchy! ”

After saying this to his great-grandfather, Nikolai retorted.

"I don't understand this pattern, I don't need power at all, I don't like this thing, I don't want to hold on to it, but I can't suddenly think that I can be irresponsible to God!"

His Majesty's answer, only made Rusky close his eyes slightly, as is usually the case with God, some people are sincere, others are out of need and ridicule, at this time Rusky seems to have forgotten his identity, and speaks as if he is not the emperor at all, and he begins to point out the appointments made in many government departments in recent years, from the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Justice, and even the Prosecutor General Sirona.

Listening to Rusky's accusations, Nikolai's heart was shocked, he knew that Rusky's accusations were correct, and those personnel appointments were indeed inappropriate, or even failed.

However, when it came to this, Rusky was silent, he did not want to explain further, and he did not persuade the emperor, he only pointed out to the tsar from all sides, and now there was no way out.

At this time, it was as if such a very special situation had formed in this train office, and it was the two of them, at a small table in the train office, and it was in Pskov, that the fate of Russia was going to be decided in this conversation. …,

In Rusky's accusations, Nikolai fell silent, and he felt irretrievably in an embarrassment that he didn't know how to respond, he didn't think about giving in, but he was blindly giving in, and he kept smoking with his beloved amber sepiolite cigarette holder, snuffing it out halfway through, and then immediately lit another one.

Finally, after a long silence, Nicholas II nodded heavily, and at the same time broke the silence.

"Alright! Let General Luo Ke form a cabinet and let him choose people at will, but the ministers of the army, navy, foreign affairs and interior affairs must be appointed and monitored by the emperor."

"Absolutely not!"

Rusky was on fire, as if he had the right to be angry, and said in a teacher-like tone.

"In this form, it is not possible to achieve everything, so that the Duma has to stab a hornet's nest and take this as an insult, and if it is not for Milyukov, who can be worthy of being a foreign minister? Isn't this tantamount to a direct statement against Milyukov? ”

"That ......"

Moaning, Nicholas II said,

"Let Milyukov be the candidate!"

But he just wants to keep a little bit of his opinion, and can't back down too much at once, he knows his weaknesses, and he can easily give in too quickly to set up a little obstacle.

"Well, then the whole cabinet will be formed by Rodencko, but he will be accountable to the monarch, not to the parliament......"