Chapter 685： framed

Viscount Nikolai Orlov, who was fooled by Duke Golitsyn's grand blueprint (PPT), was even more convinced that Duke Golitsyn was the "great man" who could lead the whole of Russia out of the quagmire.

As a result, under the guidance of Duke Golitsyn, Viscount Nikolai Orlov took off his regular clothes and put on the dark green military uniform when he was still the commander of the Guards.

"Very good!" Duke Golitsyn nodded with satisfaction. He knew almost everything about Nicholas I's personality and psychology, and he believed that with the attire of Count Nikolai Orlov, he would definitely be able to win the favor of Nicholas I. Grace, "We should go!"

"Yes!" Nikolai Orlov gave Duke Golitsyn a standard military salute, and then followed Duke Golitsyn into the carriage to the Imperial Village.

The carriage carrying Duke Golitsyn and Nikolai Orlov galloped all the way, and soon arrived at the gate of the palace where Nicholas I was.

Duke Golitsyn entered the palace with Viscount Orlov, and soon came to the door of Nicholas I's room.

Duke Golitsyn gently knocked on the door, and a faint voice of Nicholas I came from the room: "Please come in!"

Duke Golitsyn immediately gave Nikolai Orlov a wink, and Viscount Nikolai Orlov also quickly adjusted to the best condition at home.

After everything was ready, Duke Golitsyn pushed the door and entered, and Viscount Nikolai Orlov also followed Duke Golitsyn's footsteps into the room.

As soon as he entered the room, Viscount Nikolai Orlov was questioned by the monarch.

Nicholas I looked at this Nikolai Orlov, who had an appetite for his clothes and appearance (the nineteenth century, still an era of looks) with admiration, and asked: " Are you Nikolai Orlov?"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Viscount Nikolai Orlov straightened his body and responded in a sonorous tone.

"Golitsyn just told me that you worked in the Guards for a period of time, and also served as the head of the elite regiment of the guards! Can you tell me which regiment commander you served?" Nicholas I asked again.

"Your Majesty, I was the head of the St. Petersburg Musket Regiment at that time!" Nikolai Orlov continued to answer Nicholas I.

Hearing Nikolai Orlov's answer, Nicholas I smiled even more, because the St. Petersburg Musketeer Corps was the most loyal army in the Empire (although the corruption of the entire army is also the most serious, but for Loyalty is far more important than corruption for a monarch), Nikolai Orlov must be very loyal to be the head of such an army.

"I heard that you resigned in anger because you were dissatisfied with the corrupt behavior of your colleagues. I wonder if this is the case?" Nicholas I continued.

"Your Majesty, you are right!" Nikolai Orlov replied to Nicholas I in a sonorous tone: "I think a good soldier should not only be loyal to the monarch and country, but also be able to restrain himself. Your own desires! Blind corruption will only destroy the combat effectiveness of an army!"

"Viscount Orlov, what you said is a bit alarmist!" In the face of Nikolai Orlov's criticism of the Russian army, Nicholas I not only did not mean to be angry, but admired Nikolai even more. La Orlov's "frankness", he has seen too many officers fall under his own desires, so he cherishes those who are not crushed by desires.

"Your Majesty, I'm not being alarmist! Every word I say is based on facts!" Viscount Nikolai Orlov continued to implement his "frankness" and told Nicholas I.

"What real evidence?" Nicholas I asked curiously.

"After I left the army, I once did an investigation into the combat effectiveness and corruption of the army!" Nikolai Orlov said eloquently to Nicholas I.

"The result?" Nicholas I asked curiously.

"I found that the more corrupt the army, the worse the combat effectiveness!" Nikolai Orlov replied to Nicholas I: "Take our war in Silistra, for example, we dispatched A division went to Silistra to assist Prince Paskevich in the attack on Silistra. Although this Guards Division had weapons and equipment above the Polish Army and the Danube Army, its performance in Silistra Obviously there is not a big gap with the army of Prince Paskevich in Poland, and even in some respects it is not as good as..."

Nikolai Orlov's words refreshed Nicholas I's understanding of the Guards.

Nicholas I has always focused on the outcome of the war, ignoring the situation of the troops.

The fact that the Guards, the backbone of the empire, would be reduced to a level comparable to that of the Danube Army under Gorchakov, made him feel that the Guards were unusable.

Nicholas I turned his gaze to Duke Golitsyn and asked Duke Golitsyn in a low voice, "Is what he said true?"

Duke Golitsyn nodded and said to Nicholas I: "Your Majesty, what Viscount Orlov said is probably true! The troops of the Guards are indeed showing a downward trend!"

"Then is there any way to improve it!" Nicholas I asked Duke Golitsyn again.

"Your Majesty, we are slowly reforming (replacing our own people)!" Duke Golitsyn told Nicholas I, because the Russian Empire was at war with Britain and France, so he did not exchange blood for the Guards.

However, Duke Golitsyn assured Nicholas I that the guard he sent here was the tightest of the guards.

"Okay! I see!" Nicholas I nodded, then turned to look at Nikolai Orlov and said, "If it wasn't for the third hall, I really wanted you to..."

Speaking of this, Nicholas I shook his head and said to himself: "Forget it, don't talk about it!"

Later, Nicholas I began to step into the topic. He first asked Nikolai Orlov if he would continue to serve him and the Russian Empire.

Nikolai Orlov said firmly to Nicholas I that he had sworn allegiance to the Romanov family from the moment he was born.

Then, Nicholas I issued an order to Viscount Nikolai Orlov to temporarily act as the head of the "Third Hall".

Viscount Nikolai Orlov accepted the appointment of Nicholas I at the order of Duke Golitsyn.

"I only give you one week. You must completely master the third room within a week, and then quickly uproot the chaos entrenched in St. Petersburg!" Nicholas I said to Nikolai Orlov .

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your trust in me!" Viscount Nikolai Orlov replied loudly.

After explaining the task, Nicholas I and Nikolai Orlov chatted with each other for a while, Viscount Nikolai Orlov was sent out of the palace by Duke Golitsyn.

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On the fifth day when Nikolai Orlov temporarily acted as the chief executive of the "Third Hall", he took advantage of his position to make the entire Third Hall docile and docile.

Some middle-level bureaucrats who were loyal to Count Orlov and boycotted Nikolai Orlov were kicked out of the "third hall" by Nikolai Orlov.

Instead, a group of low-level bureaucrats have a very standard feature, that is, they are rarely greedy for money.

Some people who were dissatisfied with Nikolai Orlov began to slander Nikolai Orlov as a rebel, and vowed to claim that Nikolai Orlov did not conspire with corruption, there must be bigger plot.

When the "fake news" that Nikolai Orlov was a rebel was spread to Nicholas I through the mouth of Archduke Constantine, Nicholas I first felt deceived, and then he calmed down. Ask Archduke Constantine if there is any basis for his rumor.

Archduke Constantine gave his hearsay evidence. After listening to the evidence, Nicholas I asked the Archduke Constantine with tears and laughter: They cannot have one or two just and honest people in their Russian Empire. Does uukanshu.com say that everyone who has to be forced to be corrupt is the real Russian Empire?

The words of Nicholas I made the Archduke Constantine speechless.

And Nikolai Orlov, who was influenced by a small group of losers, was called over by Nicholas I again, and was awarded a medal by Nicholas I.

Nikolai Orlov once again assured Nicholas I that he would swear allegiance to the Romanov family to the death. For half a month after that, the officials of the Third Hall frantically attacked Peter The "chaotic party" elements in Fortress attacked hard.

In just half a month, nearly hundreds of insurgents were arrested, and they all admitted that they were the key to the smuggling of the armory.

After receiving the list of members of the chaos party submitted by Nikolai Orlov, Nicholas I immediately ordered all those involved in the chaos party to be exiled.

For a time, everyone in St. Petersburg was in danger, and many shops were directly closed down by the "third hall" because they had some exchanges with the chaos party without knowing it.

St. Petersburg, where the contradictions had already been highlighted, became more intensified under the operation of Duke Golitsyn and Nikolai Orlov.

Many bureaucrats with unshakable conscience began to secretly denounce Duke Golitsyn and Viscount Nikolai Orlov as two vicious dogs of His Majesty the Tsar, and the Russian Empire would be destroyed by their hands.

However, what they said was destined not to be heard by Nicholas I.

After the sweeping operation began, Duke Golitsyn had increased his protection of Nicholas I, and officials could not meet Nicholas I without Duke Golitsyn's approval.

The only Archduke Constantine who was able to meet Nicholas I without restraint had already gone to the Kingdom of Poland to serve as the governor.