"Absolutely not!"

As the tone of his voice raised, a fire suddenly swelled up in Rusky's heart, as if he had the right to be angry, but he controlled his emotions, and only expressed his opposition in an affirmative tone-

Just as Nikolai was mistaken, Danigoff came out of town, his brow furrowed more than when they first met, and he brought a new telegram from the Chief of Staff Alekseev.

"In view of the prolongation of anarchism, it is impossible for the army to continue fighting, and in order to preserve the army and Russia, I sincerely pray for the permission of His Majesty the Tsar: immediately promulgate the following edict......"

Even in the telegram, a draft of the edict was attached, which they had drawn up at their base camp and had not received permission or authorization from the Tsar.

“…… In order to get it as soon as possible, the Russian Empire needed a cabinet accountable to the people's representatives, and in order to form this cabinet, it needed Rodenko, a man of trust in all Russia......"

The ready-made edict was placed there, written clearly and clearly, and its content was even somewhat touching.

“…… Rallying around the emperor are the faithful sons of Russia, Russia will never be destroyed, and the enemy's intrigues will not defeat him......"

A written edict can only be signed.

After the edict is written, Nikolai can completely take it and sign it, and it will be easy to sign it, since this is what Russia's interests need, why not?

Looking at the edict, Nikolai hesitated. At the same time, a voice echoed in his heart.

From October 1905, he understood the vicious temptation of a seemingly simple step, but a simple sign, made much easier in a matter of moments. With 22 years of experience as emperor, he also knew very well that the first moments after this concession were very attractive and pleasantly relaxed, and that he himself would have much less to worry about in the cabinet of responsibility, at least the future of the empire would not need to be thought about anymore, he would only be a symbol, and then. His personal life would have been much easier, but Nikolai remembered the concessions of 1905 vividly: from then on, everything had not changed for the better, but for the worse. It was at this time that he gave up, and to this day, the edict at that time is still a piece of his heart.

Alas!

With a long sigh in his heart, Nikobar once again turned his gaze to the edict, when there was a landslide. He is alone, so what about using his body to block the flood?

And how did the stupid Rodencko suddenly have such insight that he could guarantee that everyone he found would be trusted by all of Russia?

"No!"

After thinking for a long time, Nikolai said in a very gentle tone, and at this time he even seemed a little timid.

"Nope. I can't sign! ”

And the subsequent words seem to be aimed at easing the general's mood.

"At least not for the time being, not ......"

The Tsar's refusal only annoyed Rusky, but he had a new idea.

"Otherwise. Can you inform the base camp and Petrograd first, and say that the edict has not yet been signed? Your Majesty agreed in principle? ”

"No way!"

Shaking his head, Nikolai still rejected Rusky's suggestion.

"Not for the time being, wait a little longer, you can't sign it right away!"

"Your Majesty, but it's all for the army, for the mood of the army and for the mood of Russia!"

Rusky's attitude became somewhat stiff with the Tsar's refusal.

"If you don't sign it, Your Majesty, is there anything else you can do? What more could you expect? Your Majesty? If you don't sign it, it means that you will continue to send troops to Petrograd, and then you will have to bear terrible responsibility, and for the first time in our history - the Russian army is involved in a civil war! ”

Rusky's words only stunned Nikolai for a moment, and he was shocked by the correctness and persuasiveness of this argument, civil war, there is nothing more terrible than civil war! …,

This must not be the case, never the case!

Nikolai still vividly remembers the unfortunate and unexpected gunfire of January 9 of that year, and the haunting cry that alluded to him - "bloody". Then from that day on, he no longer has the right to order the Russian army to fight the Russians! To be precise, he wouldn't give another order like that!

My God!

Are you on the verge of death?

Nikolai prayed to God in his heart!

Seeing that his words had played a role, Rusky proposed again.

"Is it okay to do this, now make an appointment to talk to Luo Jiangke at night, and if he can answer the phone, I will negotiate with him!"

"Good ......"

Nodding heavily, Nikolai agreed.

"Well, that's fine, since he can't come here, it's not bad!"

After the Tsar agreed, Danilov was sent to contact Petrograd. At this time, the edict was placed in front of Nikolai, waiting for him to sign. Rusky, on the other hand, did not have any heart for his subordinates, pressed him step by step, did not give him time to think about it, did not let him retreat, and for Rusky, he only wanted to let the tsar announce a definite decision before the turmoil in Petrograd had caused the army to fluctuate.

In the face of Rusky, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Front, the tsar, the supreme ruler of Russia, and the supreme commander of the Russian army, showed a tired look on his face, and when he spoke, his tone even carried a hint of pleading.

"I need to think about it, think about it alone!"

Perhaps, without an answer, and with great reluctance, Rusky knew that after all, it was the Tsar he had sworn allegiance to, and in the face of the Tsar's request, he reluctantly withdrew from the carriage and waited in the carriage of the Tsar's attendants.

Nikolai was the only one left in the carriage, there were no guards, no one who could help, he stared blankly at the edict that made him helpless, he propped his head with his hands to prevent it from hanging down, and at this time, his chest was almost pressed against this piece of paper, and he looked at it feebly.

"Everybody's got the same idea, everybody united. Alternate ......"

Muttering to himself, Nikolai, who was extremely tired, turned his eyes to his wife's photo, and looking at his wife's photo, he knew he needed Alex. At this time, she was by his side, giving him ideas and guiding the way.

Now, did she write in Telegram that concessions were needed? Does he understand that such concessions are inevitable? Alas! How is he now? How would she feel when she was alone through these events?

When countless thoughts came to mind, looking at the piece of paper, Nikolai again.

"No, you can't sign it! Sign such a document. It means that Russia will abolish the principles of monarchism since ancient times, throw the country into the turmoil of the parliamentary system, or throw itself into anarchy, and at the same time betray its son. No, Alex wouldn't approve of that! ”

But the reality now is that Nikolai had to hand over the Russian monarchy within a day, so why did this happen? At this point, Nikolai could no longer think about these problems, and there were more pressing problems that he needed to solve.

What is the way out?

Send an army to fight a civil war? Or remove all the senior generals?

My God! What kind of punishment is this! And you're going to leave me alone with this!

At what point in his life did Nikolai make decisions without restraint? No. Never, he was always forced by objective circumstances and artificial requirements to make decisions against his wishes.

Perhaps, this is exactly what Russian interests need! Or God forgive them all! In the concession of goodwill. There is a lot of heartfelt lightness. In this way, let these people think they are smart. Form your own cabinet? I'm here to see what they do. How about being capable? …,

My God!

Hopefully, my decision ......

When a thousand thoughts came to Nikolai's mind, General Rusky, who was in the chamber of the chamber, was equally nervous and annoyed when he came out of the Emperor's carriage, for the matter did not come to fruition, and although he felt that there was reason for the progress of his lobbying for a while, for a moment the Tsar, who seemed a little agitated, shook one hand as if he were about to pick up a pen.

Although he was waiting for the final result, Klusky did not want to disturb the others, but he could not get there without going to the Emperor's chambers? He walked into the open door of Fredericks' carriage, and the old man was hunched over with tears in his eyes, and there were people walking in the aisles of the carriage, and even in the corridors, and they were engaged in all kinds of impassioned conversations, as if they were going to defend Russia, but as soon as they saw Rusky's arrival, they immediately fell silent.

Looking at these people, in his heart, Rusky can be said to be extremely contemptuous of these attendants, he recognized that among them, none of them were useful to the country, no one had done good deeds, most of them were superficial, but they had to go around with the divine ruler, here was Naryshkin who could never sleep, the young and quite handsome Morvinov, the stupid historian Dubinsky who was always busy, Admiral Nilov who looked mighty and unyielding, but was very short, Of course, his size was aimed at Rusky, and the arrogant Voyeikov didn't pay any attention to him, but walked around with a stiff attitude and a haughty expression.

But the others were eager to talk to the commander-in-chief of the Front, and they crowded into Rusky from the box in front, along with a young court general, and an attendant military attaché, presumably a duke, and the captain of the guard, who seemed to be his count, and they all came to him to inquire about the talks, or to see how they could help.

"General, you're the only one who can help!"

As a man who can control the situation, Rusky leaned back on the sofa and looked at them mockingly, he was so tired, he closed his eyes slightly, he leaned back on the sofa, and let out a sigh.

"yes...... Led Russia to ...... There has been enough talk of reform, as the country has insisted on...... I myself have repeatedly predicted that an agreement should be reached with the State Duma...... But no one listened...... The ideas of the whiplash Rasputin had a significant impact, and later the Protovists began to ......"

Old Fredericks didn't seem to be listening, but he suddenly retorted.

"What is this doing with Rasputin? What impact can he have on national affairs? ”

"Why not?"

Rusky's eyes widened, and his expression looked surprised. Fredericks replied with dignity.

"I, for example, I've never met him, I don't know him, and I don't see his influence in that way."

"Yes. Count, perhaps, you were a bystander! ”

Rusky gave in respectfully, and he himself had been mediated by Rasputin when he left the company, and the old count was indeed respectable compared to him. But the people in the court led Rusky down.

"What happens now? …… General, what should I do now? ”

They asked, babbling.

"You see it. We are standing on the edge of the abyss, and we have nothing but you! ”

They learned from Danilov that Alekseev also sent a telegram demanding the creation of a responsible cabinet.

"What can I do now? To this point? ”

Rusky sighed, as if it were a bit of a struggle.

"Now we need to surrender unconditionally!" …,

"Who?"

The palace guards were frightened. And most of them don't understand what it means.

"Who overcame?"

"Who else?"

Rusky smiled coldly.

"Rodenko, State Duma!"

"Oh...... Oh......"

At this time, the original impassioned attendants, not only did not oppose the responsible cabinet, but they even became conceited to the Duma, and even expressed their approval of the responsible cabinet. And what Rusky didn't know was. At this time, Admiral Nilov called the historian and told him that the Tsar must be reported immediately: Rusky should be dismissed and put to death, and a competent general should be sent to Petrograd. The two of them may be angry when they suppress the rebellion there. But no one had the courage to go to the Tsar, as a last resort. The two of them were outside the door, just smoking cigarettes, but the Tsar still did not summon Rusky, and the hour hand pointed to midnight.

"Bell ......"

After the clock struck midnight, midnight passed.

Rusky was wondering if it was time to go, no, let them report to the Tsar and ask him whether he should go or wait, when the squire Voyeikov came, and he spoke to Rusky.

"General, I have a telegram from His Majesty to send, please allow me to use your telegraph!"

"No way!"

Rusky almost blurted out a shout.

"The owner here is me, and only I have the right to send the report!"

He shouldn't have shouted, but shouting would reveal his mind, and they were bent on bypassing him, because the incident might have some kind of Hanlin, and if the result was good, they would squeeze him out, making it seem that he didn't do all this!

In the face of Rusky's ignorance, Voyeikov was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Rusky, said nothing, and went back to the Tsar, but Fredericks was excited and uneasy about Rusky's rudeness, and struggled towards the Tsar's carriage.

"It looks like we're being taken prisoner here!"

The attendants whispered, and they all saw Rusky's rudeness and arrogance, and then Voyeikov was angry, and he handed the telegram to Rusky, who straightened his glasses and read one of them.

"Arrive here before lunch, may you all be well and we will be able to meet soon, God bless you! Hug you tightly. Nika! ”

This is a telegram to the empress, Rusky was stunned for a moment, and went over the telegram, and the next telegram was addressed to Akseev, which read.

"Agree to the draft edict provided, and agree to the formation of a responsible cabinet!"

Perhaps it was because he was so angry in the previous quarrel, and now he found that such a statement was not clear enough, although everyone has the same understanding of the "responsible" cabinet, but who is responsible for the cadres? It should be specified that to be responsible to the Duma, to the people,

Thinking to himself, Rusky but, is this the tsar's ambiguous means? It's his own trick!

Having figured this out, Rusky insisted that the tsar receive him again, and the tsar agreed.

How long has it been since Rusky saw the warehouse? Maybe forty or fifty minutes, it is hard to imagine that a person can be so emaciated in such a short period of time, and the Tsar at this time not only loses the stubbornness he had before, but even his eyes wander, the bags under his eyes are pulled, and even his face turns brown.

But even so, Rusky's advance was even more determined, and he looked at the Tsar and said.

"There are errors in the telegram, it is not entirely right, it can even be said to be completely wrong, it needs to be corrected!"

Faced with his persecution, Nikolai looked at him with some confusion and asked.

"That'...... How can we express it more accurately? ”

After receiving an answer, without any hesitation, he immediately rewrote it.

Faced with this situation, Fredericks sat in the corner and took a nap, shaking from time to time. …,

Finally, after writing the telegram, Nikolai raised his head with his arms full and asked with his big eyes open.

"General, are they all sane people in this country? Is it? Who should we send it to? ”

"Of course, Your Majesty!"

Rusky said with a cheer for the Emperor.

"Not to mention how sane they are!"

At this point, he proposed.

"The telegram should be developed only Alekseev, and in order to speed it up, Rodjanko in Petrograd should be notified directly!"

Nikolai did not object to his request, but agreed to it with great obedience.

"So would His Majesty the Tsar be willing to make a phone call himself?"

Looking at Rusky, Nikolai did not understand what he meant.

"Why call? Where to fight? Going to call in the middle of the night? ”

After a series of questions, Nikolai waved his hand in extreme exhaustion.

"I'll entrust you to talk!"

Hearing His Majesty's answer, Rusky's whole body became excited, he knew that he might have put a lot of energy into this night, but he had achieved such a great success, which no one in Russia even dared to think about, and now, he would be the first to inform the State Duma of the news, which only made him feel a sense of honor and a sense of mission. (To be continued......)