Chapter 700: Sir, This Is Your Empire!
"Your Majesty, thank you for your trust in me! I am willing to obey your orders and serve as Foreign Secretary!
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Golitsyn immediately responded to Nicholas I, and now all he needed to do was to stabilize Nicholas I, and then quietly wait for the news of the occupation of the Winter Palace and the War Department to reach Tsarskoye Village.
"Ahem...... Ahem......" Nicholas I coughed slightly, smiled again at the corner of his mouth, and said politely: "Mr. Golitsyn, the future of the empire is entrusted to you!" β
"Rest assured! I will definitely live up to your trust in me! Duke Golitsyn also replied to Nicholas I with a serious expression.
Duke Golitsyn's obedience made Nicholas I trust Duke Golitsyn even more in his heart, and he raised his head slightly to look at the time of the floor clock, which was already 10 o'clock in the evening: "It's not too early, you should go back early and rest!" β
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Duke Golitsyn hurriedly responded, then bowed to Nicholas I and left.
Duke Golitsyn, who left Tsarskoye Village, did not return home directly, but stood a few hundred meters in front of Tsarskoye Village, as if waiting for something.
The minutes ticked by, and soon it was around 11 o'clock.
An army of neat and orderly marches appeared in the night like a ghost, approaching Duke Golitsyn from far and near, and stopped in front of Duke Golitsyn.
The head of this army saluted Duke Golitsyn and said: "Your Excellency Golitsyn, the St. Petersburg Musket Regiment salutes you!" β
True, Duke Golitsyn was waiting for the very musketeer regiment in St. Petersburg.
Nicholas I would not have imagined that this army, which had been the Tsar's most loyal troops, had now joined the rebellion against him.
And all this is thanks to the work of Nicholas I, if it had not been for the fact that he authorized Nicholas. If Orlov cleansed the Guards of the rebels, then Duke Golitsyn would not easily stretch his hand into this army.
Those officers who were originally loyal to the Tsar were exiled by Duke Golitsyn, and the new officers were ostensibly selected from among the officers loyal to the Tsar, but in fact most of them were serfs under Duke Golitsyn, who successfully joined the army after being funded by Duke Golitsyn.
Therefore, their interests with Duke Golitsyn can be said to be a relationship of both glory and loss!
Mastering the grassroots officers of a regiment is equivalent to mastering the entire regiment.
As for those soldiers who can't read a basket of big words, they only have the right to obey orders.
However, in order to prevent the St. Petersburg Musketeers Regiment from making mistakes during the coup d'Γ©tat, the officers "thoughtfully fooled" them before leaving the station, telling them that His Majesty the Tsar had listened to the rumors of the villains around him and wanted to disband the St. Petersburg Musket Regiment.
For these soldiers, who had managed to join the Guards Division, the disbandment of the St. Petersburg Musket Regiment was simply an order from them.
Therefore, under the deception of the officers, the soldiers decided to go to Tsarskoye Village to kill the villain who listened to the slander, and only in this way could the supremacy of His Majesty the Tsar be maintained!
"Let's go!" With a wave of his hand, Duke Golitsyn ordered the St. Petersburg Musket Regiment to march towards Tsarskoye Village.
At 11:45, the St. Petersburg Musketeer Regiment arrived at Tsarskoye Village.
"You! You! You! Dequeue! Duke Golitsyn pointed to the three battalion commanders of the St. Petersburg Musket Regiment and said: "You are arrested according to the list I gave you before!" Remember, don't let anyone go! β
"Yes!" The three battalion commanders responded in unison to Duke Golitsyn.
"Let's get moving!" Duke Golitsyn nodded. The three battalion commanders quickly led their soldiers and began to arrest the nobles in the royal village.
For a moment, the whole Tsarskoye village was bustling with activity, and the commander of the St. Petersburg Musketeer Regiment led a group of soldiers to the palace where Duke Golitsyn was located.
When they reached the palace gate, the chief of the guard who guarded the palace (a man who was not Duke Golitsyn) immediately saluted Duke Golitsyn and asked him why Duke Golitsyn had come here with his soldiers.
"My purpose is simple!" Duke Golitsyn replied unhurriedly to the chief of the guard, "That is to overthrow this decaying Russian Empire and build a new Russia!"
So could you please get out of the way and don't get in our way! β
After listening to Duke Golitsyn's words, the chief of the guard immediately changed his face, and then quickly took out the pistol pinned to his waist and said sharply to Duke Golitsyn: "Your Excellency, do you know what you are talking about? You're treasoning! β
"Rebellion?" Duke Golitsyn smiled disdainfully, "Can you tell me who I'm rebelling against?" β
"His Majesty Nicholas I, of course!" The Captain of the Guard replied without thinking.
"If I create a lone husband's rebellion, is there still a crime!" Duke Golitsyn asked the chief of the guard in a calm tone.
"Of course!" The Guard Chief replied without hesitation.
"If rebellion is guilty, then I ask you who will judge Catherine the Great and His Majesty Alexander I!" Duke Golitsyn said to the chief of the guard: "Was Catherine the Great also rebelling against His Majesty Peter?" Is His Majesty Alexander I also making His Majesty Paul rebel? β
"That's different!" The captain of the guard shook his head in response.
"Why is it different?" Duke Golitsyn asked again: "I don't think they are any different from me, except that they are gone, and I am still alive!" β
"Anyway, I won't allow you to do that!" The chief of the guard replied to Duke Golitsyn.
"It's up to you!" A smile tugged at the corner of Duke Golitsyn's mouth.
Hearing only a "snap", the guard commander's eyes went black and he fell to the ground.
White smoke drifted out from the muzzle of the soldier's flintlock pistol behind the chief of the guard.
"Hey!" Duke Golitsyn sighed and said to himself, "Why are you doing this! β
Later, Duke Golitsyn entered the palace.
Nicholas I, who was still in the bedroom at this time, also heard a gunshot from the outside world, and his face showed a hint of panic as he did not know the outside world.
It wasn't until there were three knocks at the door that Nicholas I asked majestically: "Who?" β
"Your Majesty, it's me!" Duke Golitsyn's voice pierced the room through the door.
Nicholas I immediately felt a lot more settled inside, and he hurriedly responded to Duke Golitsyn: "Come in! β
Duke Golitsyn entered the room, followed by the commander of the St. Petersburg Musketeers Regiment, who was beside him.
"Who is he?" Nicholas I asked Duke Golitsyn, pointing to the commander of the musket regiment.
"Your Majesty, I am the commander of the St. Petersburg Musketeer Regiment, Andrew. Nikolaev. Golitsyn! The head of the regiment Nikolaev hurriedly introduced himself to Duke Golitsyn.
"Who allowed you to come here?" Nicholas I loudly questioned Nikolaev, "You should stay in St. Petersburg, not in the Imperial Village!" β
"Your Majesty, he was called by the minister!" Duke Golitsyn replied in a calm tone, "The minister not only called him alone, but also all the members of the St. Petersburg Musketeer Regiment!" β
"What the hell do you want to do?" Nicholas I solemnly asked Nicholas I.
"Your Majesty, it's time for you to abdicate!" Duke Golitsyn responded politely.
"Abdication?" Nicholas I, who was obsessed with power, was unwilling to abdicate like this, and he shouted at Duke Golitsyn: "I will never abdicate!" β
"Your Majesty!" Duke Golitsyn responded to Nicholas I without humility or arrogance: "If you do not choose to abdicate now, then it will be difficult for me to guarantee your life!" β
"Do you still want to kill the king?" Nicholas I shouted loudly at Duke Golitsyn.
Duke Golitsyn did not speak, but bowed to Nicholas I, and this action is enough to explain the attitude of Duke Golitsyn!
"Good, good!" Nicholas I laughed angrily, and his originally pale face became slightly red because of anger, "I am really blind to appoint a guy like you as the governor of Petersburg!" I didn't expect you to get mixed up with my son! When did you collude with each other! β
"A few years ago!" Duke Golitsyn replied to Nicholas I.
"Alexander is so good! Quietly, I actually gave me such a stroke! Nicholas I continued to question Duke Golitsyn: "Was the original assassination also arranged by you and a means to gain my trust!" β
Duke Golitsyn nodded and replied to Nicholas I: "Yes, Your Majesty! It is true that the assassination was carefully prepared by the ministers, but the statement you just said that I colluded with Crown Prince Alexander is not correct! β
"Then who are you in collusion with!" Nicholas I asked Duke Golitsyn, "Is there anyone else who wants my son to die?" β
"Grand Duke Nikolai (Jevich)!" Duke Golitsyn said to Nicholas I with a sad face, "After your unfortunate death, Grand Duke Nicholas will inherit your throne and become the Tsar of the New Russian Empire!" β
"What about Alexander? What about Konstantin? Nicholas I gritted his teeth and asked Duke Golitsyn.
"Crown Prince Alexander is still fighting the coalition forces in the Crimea!" Duke Golitsyn, still with a sad expression, Nicholas I replied: "And Grand Duke Konstantin, he is afraid that he has now suffered misfortune!" The extremists gathered in the Warsaw area hate your heirs very much! β
"You bastard!" Nicholas I yelled at Duke Golitsyn: "Do you know that if you do this, you will bring down the Russian Empire!" β
"Whose Russia is the current Russian Empire? It's the Russia of your Romanovs! Duke Golitsyn replied in a stern tone to Nicholas I.
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