After disposing of the "sword of Damocles" entrenched over the head of Petersburg, Duke Golitsyn quickly sent a request for peace talks to the Kingdom of Britain, the French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire in the name of a "new government" under the authority of Nicholas I.

Duke Golitsyn declared to the outside world: The new government is committed to maintaining bilateral relations with the Western world, and hopes that Britain and France can consult and cooperate with each other on the basis of mutual respect!

The British Cabinet, which did not know what was really going on in St. Petersburg, was unusually slow in the face of St. Petersburg's request.

Although Palmerston held several cabinet meetings in a row, the British Cabinet never reached a consensus.

Palmerston had no choice but to go to Windsor Castle and seek the help of Prince Albert.

Led by a butler, Palmerston entered a guest room in Windsor Castle.

Here he saw Prince Albert standing with his hands in his hands.

"Your Highness!" Palmerston bowed slightly to Prince Albert in respect.

"Prime Minister Palmerston, please be seated!" Prince Albert invited Palmerston to sit down, and then poured a cup of black tea for Palmerston and himself.

Palmerston then tentatively asked Albert in a lengthy and tongue-twisting official phrase what he should do with Duke Golitsyn's invitation to peace talks.

"Prime Minister Palmerston, it's up to you!" Albert took a sip of black tea and responded to Palmerston with a smile, "Because, you are the irreplaceable core of the entire cabinet!" ”

"I ......," Palmerston muttered for a long time, not understanding whether Albert was praising him or hurting him.

After all, his actions in recent times have been a little too inflated.

(Due to the fact that some time ago, the capture of Suomenlinna by the Anglo-French troops was a decisive success.) Palmerston, who had inflated self-confidence, ignored the admonition of the French Empire and insisted on relying on Britain's own strength to seize the military port of Kronstadt, only to be directly taught a lesson by the Russian army in the military port of Kronstadt, and nearly 6,000 British soldiers were almost wiped out)

"Your Highness, the royal family is the undisputed heart of all Britain! The Cabinet is nothing more than an institution that helps the royal family to manage Britain conveniently! Palmerston whispered softly to Prince Albert.

Seeing that the beating of Palmerston had achieved some results, Albert simply did not bother to sell it, and he replied to Palmerston in a nonchalant tone: "However, I have heard some news here! I wonder if Prime Minister Palmerston would like to hear it! ”

"Your Highness, please speak!" Prime Minister Palmerston hurriedly asked Prince Albert.

Prince Albert told Palmerston that just a day earlier, Empress Augusta of Paris had sent them a telegram about her imminent birth, and at the end of the telegram, Empress Augusta vaguely mentioned what was happening in St. Petersburg and expressed "I hope the Romanovs will be safe."

After listening to Albert's words, Palmerston immediately realized what was happening in St. Petersburg, not to mention that it had something to do with France, at least France should also be an insider, and he only needed to ask the French ambassador what he thought of the new government.

Palmerston hastened to thank Prince Albert, who would have been busy like a headless fly for a while if it weren't for him.

Three times after clearing his mind, Palmerston hurriedly said goodbye to Albert, who smiled and waved his hand.

Prime Minister Palmerston, who had returned from Windsor Castle to 10 Downing Street, personally invited the French ambassador to Britain to dine at a restaurant.

During the meal, Prime Minister Palmerston tactfully asked the French ambassador to Britain what he thought of the new government formed by the Duke of Golitsyn.

"In what capacity, Mr. Palmerston, have you asked me this question?" Valette, the ambassador to Britain, asked lightly.

After a moment's hesitation, Palmerston replied to Valette: "Valette, of course I'm a friend!" ”

"Since we're friends, then I'll open up!" Valette, of course, did not believe in the so-called being a friend, and the reason why he was willing to tell him this was only because of the order given by the Parisian side, "The Parisian side means that whoever holds the power of the present Russian Empire, we will talk to!" ”

"So, you want to make peace with the government led by Golitsyn?" Palmerston subconsciously asked.

"I didn't say that!" Valette immediately retorted, "This is all your own speculation!" ”

Prime Minister Palmerston shrugged his shoulders and smiled helplessly.

"What that means over there is that as long as Duke Golitsyn is willing to maintain the monarchy and is willing to cede a part of Russian interests, it is not impossible to talk!" Valette lowered her voice and replied to Palmerston: "After all, isn't our purpose to bring the Russian Empire to its knees!" ”

"What about the Crimea?" Palmerston then asked.

"You can talk about it too!" Valette replied to Palmerston, "Our aim is to weaken the Russian Empire, not to help them maintain power!"

Whoever sells out the most profits, we will lean towards him! ”

"I see!" Palmerston nodded busily.

Subsequently, Palmerston left the meal early on the pretext that he was busy with official business, leaving Valette alone to eat unhurriedly.

When Valette had eaten and drunk, the restaurant manager handed Valette a cheque for £10,000 and told him that it was a little bit of kindness to him.

Valette, who accepted the check, naturally understood that the check was a reward given to him by Palmerston.

After all, diplomatic ambassadors, without prejudice to the interests of their countries, are allowed to peddle partially undisclosed foreign policy.

This is also an unspoken rule of diplomacy.

"Thank you for me, boss!" Valette smiled and said to the restaurant manager, then got up and left the restaurant.

Two more days passed, and Sardinia first began to respond to Duke Golitsyn's request for peace talks.

The State of Sardinia is ready to talk to all those who wish to maintain peace in Europe...... In other words, the Kingdom of Sardinia meant that it was willing to accept a new government under the leadership of Duke Golitsyn.

Although the Kingdom of Sardinia is a second-rate power in Europe, it is the French Empire behind it.

These words of Sardinia to the outside world are probably the meaning of the French Empire.

The reluctance of the French Empire to issue this statement in its own name was probably due to the concern that the new government formed by the Duke of Golitsyn was legally deficient.

As a result, Palmerston also imitated the behavior of the French Empire in a vest.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Kingdom of Sweden also followed the Kingdom of Sardinia and announced its willingness to cooperate with the Russian Empire on bilateral issues and jointly maintain peace in Europe.

Early the next morning, Duke Golitsyn again declared that he was willing to hold friendly consultations with the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Sweden to jointly resolve some controversial issues, and at the same time hoped that the "Kingdom of Sweden" and the "Kingdom of Sardinia" would send special envoys to the Russian Empire for face-to-face talks.

Duke Golitsyn's proposal was quickly approved by the "Kingdom of Sweden" and the "Kingdom of Sardinia", who claimed that they would send envoys to St. Petersburg in the near future to negotiate, hoping that the Russian Empire would maintain order in St. Petersburg during this time!

Duke Golitsyn, who received the reply from the "Kingdom of Sweden" and the "Kingdom of Sardinia", excitedly said to Andrew Brown beside him. Nikolaev. Golitsyn said: "We succeeded! I didn't expect them to use this method to help us! ”

For political issues a little less sensitive Andrew. Nikolaev. Puzzled, Golitsyn asked the Duke of Golitsyn how the British and French had helped them!

Duke Golitsyn told him that the British and French were helping them in disguise by asking them to "maintain order in St. Petersburg."

"I still don't get it!" Andrew. Nikolaev. Golitsyn was still confused.

Duke Golitsyn explained to him that the nobles and citizens of the Russian Empire did not want to continue fighting, and that peace talks with Britain and France could be said to be the common long-cherished wish of the entire Russian Empire, and that now Britain and France proposed peace talks with the new government he formed, which was equivalent to a certain degree of recognition of the legitimacy of the government he led, and "maintaining order in St. Petersburg" was a warning to those nobles who tried in vain to launch a rebellion in Petersburg to be a little more honest during the peace talks.

Otherwise, hopes for peace talks will be shattered in the blink of an eye.

Duke Golitsyn was confident that the Russian nobility of St. Petersburg, even if they hated him now, would not kill him at this time.

If the peace talks fail, their wealth will shrink even further.

In terms of maintaining the tsarist system and safeguarding personal property, the vast majority of nobles would probably choose to protect their personal property.

Therefore, they can take advantage of this time to put the whole of St. Petersburg in order.

"I see!" Andrew. Nikolaev. Golitsyn woke up like a dream, then shook his head and sighed: "I'm really not suitable for politics!" ”

"Then you honestly take care of the army for me!" Duke Golitsyn spoke briskly, and then asked Andrew to say a word. Nikolaev. Golitsyn will be the head of the third hall, Nikolai. Orlov called.

"Yes!" Andrew turned and walked away.

After a while, Nikolai. Orlov appeared in front of Duke Golitsyn.

Duke Golitsyn told Nikolai. Orlov, from now on the Third Department will be entrusted with the functions of the Committee of Public Safety, responsible for purging all those who are not conducive to the new regime.

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