Facing Yin vanov. Gorchakov's rebuttal, Grand Duke Konstantin was speechless.

Although his sixth sense told him Jérôme. There must have been a conspiracy behind the Bonaparte peace talks, but he could not prove his conjecture.

By all indications, Jérôme. Bonaparte really hoped that the French Empire and the Russian Empire would put aside their old suspicions and cooperate.

And from a strategic point of view, the dismemberment of the Russian Empire in conjunction with the Kingdom of Britain did not do much good to the French Empire itself.

Instead, it could make the French Empire the next target of the Kingdom of Britain.

Of course, if they know Jérôme. If Bonaparte and the rebels in St. Petersburg were in collusion, then everything behind the peace talks could be explained.

Unfortunately, they don't know the most critical part.

Almost at the end of their rope on the Crimean peninsula, they chose to believe in Jérôme. The olive branch that Bonaparte threw to them.

"That's right! Jérôme. Did Emperor Bonaparte tell you what the terms of the peace talks were? "Crown Prince Alexander presented a gift to ask Yin vanov. Gorchakov said.

"Yes!" YIN Wanov. Gorchakov took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket, and then presented it with both hands with a solemn expression: "Zherom. The conditions of Emperor Bonaparte are all in this! ”

Crown Prince Alexander took the folded paper and unfolded it for viewing.

Everyone present also looked at the things in Crown Prince Alexander's hands with curious eyes, and they did not know that this time Jérôme. What conditions would Bonaparte propose.

Crown Prince Alexander read the conditions one by one, exhaled softly, smiled and handed the paper to Jomini, who was sitting beside him, and said, "Teacher, look at this is Jérôme. The conditions put forward by the Emperor Bonaparte! ”

Jomini took the paper from Crown Prince Alexander's hand and looked at Jérôme carefully. Bonaparte's conditions.

"After Yomini-sensei finishes reading it, you all take a look!" Crown Prince Alexander then said a word to all of you.

After a while, Marshal Jomini read the four conditions recorded on the paper, and then handed them to Gorchakov, who was beside him.

After Gorchakov finished reading it, Orlov and Grand Duke Konstantin also finished in turn

Recorded Jérôme. After going around in circles, the paper of Bonaparte's terms returned to the hands of Crown Prince Alexander.

"Tell me! What do you think of this condition? Crown Prince Alexander leaned back slightly, crossed his hands on his thighs, and posed in a leisurely and leisurely manner.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid that the conditions of the French Empire will be difficult to accept by His Majesty the Tsar!" Orlov said to Crown Prince Alexander in a slightly angry tone: "The conditions put forward by France are basically exactly the same as those put forward by Britain, France and Austria for Russia the last time I was in Vienna.

The four conditions they put forward are simply zeroing out all our efforts over the past few decades!

The advantages that we have so won in the Black Sea and the Danube region will be wiped out in the moment when the agreement is signed! ”

"Count Orlov is right! Big brother, we can't sign this agreement! Grand Duke Konstantin hastened in solidarity with Orlov.

"Konstantin!" Crown Prince Alexander replied to Grand Duke Konstantin in a stern tone: "This is a place to discuss military meetings, there is no big brother!" ”

"Yes! Your Highness! Grand Duke Konstantin replied with a straight face.

"Konstantin, do you also think that we will not be able to agree to this condition?" Crown Prince Alexander asked Grand Duke Konstantin a question.

"Of course!" Grand Duke Konstantin replied categorically, "Father...... No! His Majesty the Tsar did not agree to this condition at the beginning, and it should not be possible to agree to this condition now! ”

"Good!" Crown Prince Alexander nodded, then turned to Marshal Jomini beside him and asked, "Teacher, what do you think?" ”

"Your Highness, there's one thing you want to ask you!" Marshal Jomini said unhurriedly to Crown Prince Alexander.

"Teacher, please speak!" Crown Prince Alexander responded deferentially.

"Do you think the Russian Empire will still be able to achieve final victory!" Jomini asked Crown Prince Alexander.

Crown Prince Alexander shook his head subconsciously, then nodded quickly.

"Okay! I see what you mean! Marshal Jomini turned his gaze to the Grand Duke of Constantine and Count Orlov, and this time he changed his previous tone and asked in a serious tone: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Count, I would like to ask you two how confident you two are that you two will be able to defeat the French army in the Crimea!" ”

Despite the fact that Konstantin and Orlov were both clearly opposed to Jérôme. Bonaparte's conditions, but they also had no hope that the Russian Empire would be able to triumph in the Crimea.

According to Konstantin, the Crimean War would be better off suffering a non-traumatic defeat, and then they would be able to use the defeat to abandon Bakhchisaray, Simferopol, and even Perekop.

After the withdrawal of troops to the regions of Ukraine, resistance was made in the use of the vast expanse of land.

As long as the Anglo-French forces were unable to capture the main Russian army and crush them, they would only have to wait until the British and French people were tired of the war, and they would be able to obtain a decent peace on relatively fair terms.

Jérôme. Bonaparte's conditions were clearly depriving Grand Duke Constantine of his desire for decency.

"Then you can't agree right now!" Archduke Constan, who was a little emotional, couldn't help but say to Marshal Jomini, "Teacher, you can't ...... just because you're French"

Before Grand Duke Konstantin could finish speaking, Crown Prince Alexander immediately shouted out: "Konstantin, do you know what you are talking about? ”

Grand Duke Konstantin immediately realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, and he hurriedly remedied: "Teacher, I didn't mean that......"

No matter how Konstantin remedied, Marshal Jomini's mind was in chaos at this time.

Oh, yes! He knew why the French bothered to help the Russians against the French.

His Majesty the Holy King Alexander and Nicholas I have repaid the kindness of his acquaintance with practical actions.

Why is he here now? Ay! I shouldn't have followed His Majesty's summons to come here in the first place! I'd better go!

Thinking of this, Marshal Jomini immediately said to Alexander II: "Your Highness, please allow me, an incompetent old man, to resign from you!" ”

"Marshal, you can't go!"

"Yes! Marshal! Crimea still needs you,"

Several people present at the scene retained Yomini after hearing his request for resignation in public.

The current Russian Empire is also in a state of lack of famous generals, the older generation has participated in the Napoleonic Wars, and the only person with excellent combat records is Marshal Jomini, and the new generation (Commander Gorchakov) mostly belongs to the kind of guys who are less than the top and more than the bottom.

As far as the current situation is concerned, they will be even less confident if Marshal Jomini leaves.

"Teacher, I was wrong! Please don't go! The Grand Duke of Constantine, who was the author of all this, was also panicked, and he hurried to Marshal Jomini's side and apologized to Marshal Jomini.

Jomini shook his head, and said with a loving look in his eyes, "Your Excellency, you are right! As a Frenchman, I shouldn't have been involved in this fight......"

"Teacher! Although you are French, your love for Russia is obvious to all. I don't think that a single nation can easily erase your contribution to the Russian Empire! Crown Prince Alexander also came to Jomini's rescue.

"Yes! Teacher, we need you! The Russian Empire needs you! Grand Duke Konstantin pleaded with Marshal Jomini.

"Your Highness, Your Excellency, thank you very much for your affirmation of me!" Marshal Jomini thanked Crown Prince Alexander and Grand Duke Konstantin for asking him to stay: "But I really shouldn't stay here!" As a Frenchman, I love Russia as much as I love France! I really don't want to see either of you defeated by the other, so allow me to take your farewell! ”

"Can't do it? I disagree! Crown Prince Alexander replied firmly, and then deliberately emphasized: "I will never agree to your resignation, and I am sure that my father will not agree to it either!" ”

"Your Highness, why do you bother?" Marshal Jomini said to Crown Prince Alexander with a wry smile.

Subsequently, Marshal Jomini told Crown Prince Alexander that even if he was forcibly left here, he would not do anything military related to it.

"Your Highness, please allow me to get out of here!" Marshal Jomini bowed to Crown Prince Alexander again, then turned and pushed the door open.

Looking at the vanishing figure of Marshal Jomini, Crown Prince Alexander once again shouted as Grand Duke Constantine: "Look at what you have done! ”

"I ......" Grand Duke Konstantin bowed his head in shame.

"From now on, I will deprive you of all rights in the army! Konstantin, you will no longer be eligible to participate in military meetings! "Alexander II gave orders to Konstantin with great majesty.

Constantine, who knew that he was wrong, bowed his head and responded to Alexander II: "Yes!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Konstantin also left the room following Marshal Jomini's footsteps.

Now in the room, only Crown Prince Alexander, Count Orlov, Commander Gorchakov and Yin Wanov are left. Major Gorchakov, these four people.

"Hey! Let's move on to the topic from above! ”

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