Palmerston? Isn't it Russell?

When Palmerston's name appeared on Albert's lips, Canning immediately realized that Minister Russell was out.

Although Canning did not know that Palmerston did not know how to get Albert to lean towards him, Canning knew that the attitude of the royal family would play a decisive role in the battle for prime minister.

If Chancellor Russell could not convince Albert, his premiership would be a distant dream, and his position as Parliamentary Under-Secretary would be in vain.

Just as Canning's mind was turning, Albert's gentle and elegant voice reached Canning's ears again: "I don't know what Minister Russell promised you, but I can assure you. After you have completed your mission, the royal family will continue to reward you richly! ”

Canning immediately understood what Albert meant, and the information he was talking about was probably a knighthood.

In the United Kingdom, a knighthood is a sign of a person's contribution to the country.

Although the title given by the royal family is only a low-level title such as a baron and viscount, and there is no substantial canonized land, he undoubtedly represents the royal family's attitude towards meritorious people.

In addition, the title itself in the 19th century still has a certain gold content, which leads to the royal family being cautious every time the title is issued.

There will simply be the 20th century where titles are issued indiscriminately and then depreciated.

Therefore, the position of political undersecretary is somewhat insignificant compared to the title.

"Yes! Your Highness! I will definitely do my best to serve the United Kingdom! Canning replied excitedly to Albert.

"Mr. Canning, I believe in your loyalty to the United Kingdom!" Prince Albert still had a smile on his face, "It's not too early, it's time for me to help Victoria sort out the papers!" ”

Hearing Albert's hints, Canning hurriedly stood up to say goodbye to Prince Albert.

At a cabinet meeting on December 21, 1852, British Foreign Secretary Russell and British Home Secretary Palmerston joined forces to launch an "offensive" against Prime Minister Aberdeen.

Russell claimed that the Ottoman ruling would inevitably provoke an overreaction from the Russian Empire, and that the Russian Emperor Nicholas I would inevitably transfer his troops to the Danube principalities.

In order to prevent the Ottoman Empire from collapsing after being attacked by the Russian Empire, it was imperative that the Royal Navy send its fleet to the Bosphorus to prevent the Russian Empire from attacking Constantinople with warships.

Minister Russell's actions were also supported by Home Secretary Palmerston.

Palmerston, who was the vanguard of the anti-Russian urgency, even called for the dispatch of a fleet into the Black Sea to warn the Russian Imperial Fleet, and there was an impulse to flip the table if he disagreed.

In the face of the "attack" of the second (foreign secretary) and third (home secretary) in the cabinet, Aberdeen, who was inexperienced in government, showed poor political fighting skills, so much so that the Cabinet meeting ended unhappily on the hour.

All the cabinet members present understood that the struggle had only just begun, and that an even more fierce battle would gradually heat up after the Russian Empire's march on the Danube principalities.

December 23, 1852.

The Russian Empire, one of the victims of the Ottoman Empire's Holy Judgment, finally received a message from the Ottoman Empire on this day after an eleven days of information delay.

Emperor Nicholas I, who received the news, looked at the news that had been delayed for nearly eleven days and looked at the sad face, he was not annoyed by the Ottoman ruling, but also angry at the delay in the news.

Nicholas I did not understand how a good empire could have become what it is now, for a whole eleven days! It had been eleven days, and he hadn't heard a word of it.

For the first time in his life, he felt the decay of the Russian court, and his trusted ministers (Foreign Minister Karl Murphy) were the first in his life. Neschel Rodie), the general (the Minister of War, Prince Dolgorukov), and even the intelligence organization he created (the head of the "third section" of the political police, Count Orlov) seem to be deliberately deceiving him.

The entire court seemed to have become an impenetrable wall surrounding Nicholas I himself, and no news from outside could be transmitted without their consent.

Had it not been for the fact that his attendant military attaché overheard a conversation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on his way to St. Petersburg and told him the news, I am afraid that the current Nicholas I would still be in the dark.

"What the hell are they trying to do! How dare they do that! Nicholas I gritted his teeth and roared, and the green tendons erupted on his forehead, and his palms clenched into a fist with anger.

In the eyes of Nicholas I, there was no one in the entire court who could be trusted, and the ministers he appointed were deliberately deceiving him.

Nicholas I had to think of a way to transmit his will to the army.

As long as his will can reach the army, then Karl. All the conspiracies of Nesherro and the others will be in vain.

Nicholas I was confident that his army and people would be loyal to him.

Those soldiers who didn't know anything, who didn't know anything, had only two things to do in the barracks: obeying their commanders and being loyal to the emperor.

It is precisely because they don't understand anything, that they don't know anything, that his mind will always be crawling at his feet.

In order to transmit his will to the army, especially to the army of Bessarabia, Nicholas I fixed his eyes on the attendant military attaché who was prostrate under his throne.

Nicholas I put away his anger and turned to a majestic and loving expression and said to the attendant military attaché, who had been kneeling on the ground: "Get up! My faithful guard! ”

The attendant military attaché, after hearing the "sound of heaven" of Nicholas I, quickly got up with his head bowed.

"Lift your head! Let me take a look at you! Once again, the voice of Nicholas I came from the throne.

After hearing the order of Nicholas I, the attendant military attache slowly raised his head to look at Nicholas I on the throne and couldn't help but praise: "My Honorable Majesty! My dear little father! Please forgive me for being disrespectful to you! ”

"You're a smart kid!" Nicholas I still put on a dignified face and spoke kind words from his mouth.

Nicholas I, who had been in control of the Russian Empire for more than twenty years, understood that they would be able to obey you only if they took a fatherly posture towards this group of Slavic animals.

The harder you are with them, the more they love you! On the other hand, if you show them a weak gesture, they will think that you are a cowardly monarch and will kill you.

Nicholas I despised his father and respected his mother!

Only someone like his mother could control the entire Russian Empire.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to prostrate at your feet......" the attendant military attache responded deferentially to Nicholas I.

"Son, I recognize your loyalty!" Nicholas I got up and stepped down from the throne, stood in front of the attendant military attaché and said: "Now, I have a difficult task for you!" I wonder if your loyalty will allow you to finish him off against all odds! ”

The attendant military attache looked at Nicholas I with a fanatical expression and said: "Your Majesty, I will do everything I can to serve you!" Even if there is a sea of fire in front of me, I will not hesitate to do it! ”

"Good! I already know your loyalty! Nicholas I, while removing the sapphire ring he was carrying on his hand, said to the attendant military attaché: "Stretch out your hand!" ”

The attendant military attache subconsciously stretched out his hand, and Nicholas I placed the sapphire ring in his hand.

"Your Majesty, I ......" the attendant military attache wanted to refuse Nicholas I.

"This is the reward of your loyalty! Once the king's gift was sold, there was absolutely no possibility of taking it back! "Nicholas I demanded a strong attitude from the attendants of the military attaché.

Seeing this, the military attache once again prostrated himself in front of Nicholas I and said reverently: "My merciful majesty, your mercy is more ...... than the Lord."

The attendant military attache searched the stomach and put all the words of praise on the head of Nicholas I.

"Now I have a task for you!" Nicholas I said to the attendant military attache with a serious face: "This is about whether the entire Russian Empire can take Constantinople!" ”

"Constantine!!" The attendant military attache groaned, and every devout Orthodox Christian had a peculiar plot for Constantinople, especially for a people like the Slavs: "Your Majesty, I will do my best!" ”

"Now, I order you to go to Bessarabia at once, and order Mihayel, who is stationed there. Drijevich. General Gorchakov led 38,000 men of the 8th and 9th Army Corps to the Danube Duchy, and it was necessary to take control of the two principalities as soon as possible...... "Nicholas I, who was well versed in the military deployment of the Russian Empire, could even make strategic arrangements without the need to deploy maps."

In the layout of Nicholas I, with the exception of Mikhael. In addition to Gorchakov's 38,000 men, Paskeewicz stationed in Poland also had to send 92,000 men from Poland to the Danube principalities.

Nicholas I believed that with the 130,000-strong army of the Russian Empire, he would be able to defeat the Ottoman Empire and rule Constantinople.

"Do you remember what I said?" After the military deployment, Nicholas I once again asked the military attaché.

"Your Majesty, is it ......?" the attendant military attache repeated the words of Nicholas I again.

"That's right! That's right! A smile appeared on the majestic face of Nicholas I, "You are a clever child!" ”

"Your Majesty, how can I be sure of their trust?" The attendant military attache once again asked Nicholas I.

Nicholas I gave him a blank piece of paper with the seal of the state on his hand to the military attaché, and gave him a short sword that he had specially collected.

With these things, it is quite possible to turn out to be the order of Nicholas I.

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