Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

On the Mars Square, the only monument now erected is the obelisk commemorating Marshal Rumyantsev, which was erected in 1799.

To create a monument for Marshal Suvorov, it also left a difficult problem for the artists.

It was not for other reasons. After seeing Suvorov's portrait, you will know that he was a thin old man. When he was healthy, he looked very shriveled, not the kind of great commander that people wanted to see.

In fact, when making the monument, the sculptor Mikhail Kozlovsky did not refer to Suvorov's image at all, but made it into a Greek-Roman ancient hero.

When Paul saw the pattern of the monument, he was quite satisfied, but he did not show it to the Marshal himself, which was purely self-indulgent.

When Suvorov saw it, he would only say some abstract remarks on his sickbed to express his dissatisfaction.

And this pair of monarchs and ministers who have always had conflicts sometimes still maintain a tacit understanding between them.

This doesn't look like the real person, but just has a symbolic meaning, reflecting more of the sculptor's own style.

If I give it to Elena, the second daughter who knows painting, she probably won't give any praise, but will compliment it for the sake of her father.

Besides, this little girl has been fascinated by comics recently. In this era, they are all satirical comics, not comic strips. When she arrives in Mecklenburg, she wants to recruit a group of cartoonists who work for newspapers to make her own work book, which is said to be for herself and her children.

Looking at her stroking her bulging belly, considering her age, she is completely a big child. It is inevitable that she wants to show it to herself, not to mention that good things should be shared with sisters.

As for comics, it was mentioned when Solovyov and His Highness communicated at No. 23 Kryukov Canal, but he also knew that he had no talent for painting and could only come up with some concepts.

Speaking of which, he saw the content drawn in the British tabloids and thought that there could be other ways to spread culture, but there has never been such a thing as Superman. No matter how much he knows, there will inevitably be omissions.

Moreover, he is half-baked in many places, so he wrote to Elena because this princess still understands art.

And the comics she wanted to create are stories in Greek mythology. Who let this name be given by the queen? Although it is pronounced the same way in Russian, the more formal name is Helen, so you know that her name comes from Troy.

In fact, the meaning of the first four children in this family is too strong.

After seeing the princess's reply, Solovyov was pushing Suvorov to the garden to bask in the sun.

"You have been communicating with the princes in the palace, Misha."

"Yes, Alexander Vasilyevich, when I was in the palace, although I was an officer, I was assigned a lot of work to take care of children."

"You do have strange ideas sometimes, but don't be too distracted. Your achievements still need to be focused. The first ruler of France, if he was too distracted by affairs other than military affairs, he would not be able to exert his full talents on the battlefield."

"You are talking about this again. What we should do today is to bask in the sun. And the weather is warm today, so I told the doctor that it is good for your recovery to come out and bask in the sun like this."

"Are you an Egyptian?"

Suvorov likes to say strange things. His words also made Solovyov think for a while, but he didn't expect the answer.

"You said I'm Egyptian. Which book did you base that on?"

"I heard that ancient Egyptians didn't wear any hats or turbans when they were young, while Persians would wear turbans when they were young, which made the Egyptians' skulls look thicker."

At this point, Solovyov remembered that the Marshal was talking about unconfirmed rumors in Herodotus' "History", but there was a way to verify it.

"I just think that the sun is emitting light and heat, and absorbing some heat in the spring is good for the body."

"That makes some sense. We need to collect some energy. But I'm probably really old."

He was still clear-headed when he spoke, but he was not energetic and a little drowsy. Thinking about his age and being seriously ill, this was inevitable.

But it should also be noted that no tsar in history has lived to his age, neither before nor after, and the closest one was the empress.

"You should too."

Soloviev also found that the Marshal's head was tilted in the cushion of the special wheelchair, and he fell asleep just like that.

He was indeed tired due to old age, and could only be a "sleepy marshal" at this moment. He had to follow the doctor's advice and go back to bed in half an hour.

As for the stories he wanted to hear, he didn't always have the energy to listen to them.

That afternoon, the Tsar's favorite and state secretary Count Kutaisov came to visit. He came to visit the patient and report to the Tsar when he returned.

"Count, the marshal is a little tired today and slept for a long time. He was still feverish yesterday, but today the fever has subsided. I pushed him to the garden in the morning."

"That's good, Major. I'm here to ask questions on behalf of the Emperor. If the Field Marshal keeps sleeping like this, I can only wait. After all, he is so old and sick. From his past performance, I also know that he will not pretend to sleep like Count Kutuzov, and always make himself look energetic."

"Yes, you wait here, I'll ask Uncle Proshka to get you some drinks."

"Just brewed black tea. You seem to have a lot of experience in nursing patients."

"During the Battle of Novi, my leg was bitten by shrapnel."

"From the writing style, it seems that you wrote the anonymous petition. Why do you want to hide your ability? The Emperor likes you very much, so for It is a good thing that benefits both the nobles and the common people, and there is no need to do so. "

"How old am I? If I add too much firewood when burning the stove, either the stove will be burned or thick smoke will billow, which is not a good thing. "

"Ah, very cunning, no wonder the Grand Marshal said you are as cunning as a fox. But you are loyal to the emperor, very reliable around the Grand Marshal, and you will take care of several princes. You have been to all the places where you can show your face in the palace. If everyone in the palace is like you, there won’t be so many people competing for favor. "

Kutaisov himself doesn’t care. As long as Tsar Paul is there, his position will not be shaken. Moreover, as a Turkish prisoner, he can reach his current position by observing the words and expressions in the palace.

At first, he thought Solovyov was on the same track as him, but he found that this kid could tinker with various new weapons and wanted to take the military merit route. After returning, he was promoted to the battalion commander of the Guards, so he had no competition with him.

Even when he was arranging the wedding of his son Pavel, he also thought about finding a husband for his 13-year-old daughter Maria. In this regard, he favored Vladimir of Count Vasilyev's family, the nephew of the Minister of Finance.

For him, the biggest benefit is that he can make as much money as he wants in the position of the Tsar's Secretary of State. The reason why Paul never touched him was that, on the one hand, this loyal servant had served him for thirty years and had a deep relationship with him; on the other hand, he never went directly to the treasury to take money. He always took advantage of the Tsar's favor to buy manors in remote areas and gain benefits from bribes from all sides.

This greedy guy had no way to deal with the old minister who had a high reputation like the Grand Marshal, but was very poor and had just paid off his debts. However, he had been observing the old man's words and expressions for many years, and he knew that the old man would not give him even a kopeck, and he also respected him a little. As a courtier, he wanted to please the old general.

This is not a problem, because the Marshal has now handed over the military power. When Kutaisov and him had a good relationship before, it was when Suvorov did not hold the military power. This is not a taboo in China and Russia.

But for Solovyov, he was not so polite when it came to money.

Although the major of the Guards did not ask him to do anything, the little baron who owned a village and worked for Count Bobulinsky with his father, he still had some property.

When the Count saw him, he sometimes needed to use some things to arrange things, and Solovyov was no exception.

"I didn't get anything new, so I'll give this to your daughter Maria."

"Everyone knows you can pick things and coax children. If you wear this necklace at the engagement ceremony, it would be very suitable. But Maria is still too young."

"But the girl from Prince Lopukhin's family that your son is going to marry is only sixteen this year. Was she fourteen when she got engaged?"

"Haha, you really got it right."

However, Kutaisov, because of the mischief of several female grand duchesses, asked the servants to strip Solovyov's military uniform in the locker room and put him in women's clothes. He also looked more delicate and even more like a girl, so he mistakenly thought that the major's orientation was unclear.

Think about it, there is already a handsome crown prince in the palace with some feminine looks, and it is barely acceptable to have such a major who has not grown up. There is also Prince Golitsyn, who obviously doesn't like women, so it's not surprising to have another one like this.

However, Solovyov had been hiding from Prince Golitsyn, who didn't like women. He didn't know that he had been rumored to be a woman-hater by the count.

After all, the petite blonde girl with big breasts and big buttocks cried in his arms for a long time. Something should have happened that night, even though it was not the guard time. But nothing happened.

The count gave a rumor that the major battalion commander of the first battalion of the Guards didn't seem to be very interested in women.

There was such a rumor when he dressed up as a woman, and the gossip-spreading count said it again, even more so, although no one connected him with the situation of Prince Golitsyn.

After waiting for a long time, Suvorov woke up and saw Kutaisov coming here.

Although the nobles in Petersburg were dissatisfied with the fact that such a "Figaro" beside the Tsar became a count and secretary of state, Suvorov's opinion of him was not as big as others.

And he must have something to ask when he came here.

But Suvorov didn't have much to say. He just mentioned: "I have nothing to say to the emperor. If I want to say anything in the future, I will say it to God when I am called by God."

"Your Majesty, is there anything else the Grand Marshal needs?"

"The Emperor has forgiven my debts and wants to erect a statue on the Champ de Mars. This is enough. I just ask the Emperor to note that when Marshal Rumyantsev and Prince Potemkin were the commanders of the Russian army, we were running wild "Russian Hare, I have said in the past that when we reform the army, we should adopt the merits of others, rather than follow the instructions. As for personal issues, the emperor has approved my personal will, and that is enough."

Then he lay down again, and his physical condition did get worse.

Solovyov went to see off the guests, leaving everything in the palace to his loyal old servant Dubasov.

Count Kutaisov was also very talkative. He mentioned Tsar Paul's arrangements for Suvorov.

Korsakov's previous blame-shifting was rebounded on the spot by Grand Duke Konstantin and Solovyov. In addition, the problems of the conspiracy group and the general on duty were all due to the generalissimo's illness, and are no longer a problem now.

"The marriage arranged by the generalissimo for his son Arkady will not be approved even by people like me who make a living in the palace by pleasing the emperor. The princess is already 19 years old, 3 years older than the young prince. And this girl is allegedly pregnant, I have to say, this is a strange arrangement.”

After listening to this, Solovyov discovered that not only Petersburg, this circle was too explosive. Wilhelmina, the young lady from the Duke of Courland's family, could be said to be a great beauty. When Solovyov was with the Generalissimo, Solovyov Vejov, who had seen the portrait, was also discussing whether the marriage was feasible.

However, this girl had a relationship with her mother's lover and tutor General Amfeldt, but the outside world knew very little about it. In the palace along the Baltic Sea, unlike Petersburg, the slightest rumor would be exposed. sharp.

That is to say, the generalissimo is ill now, otherwise Arkady will have a lovely sister with a round belly as his bride.

Moreover, the Generalissimo did not know how to listen to the matchmaker, and he was also interested in the princess of Courland and Sagan becoming his daughter-in-law. She is the eldest daughter of Duke Peter von Byron, with a fortune of 3 million talers and The heir to a large land, it is said that his personal knowledge and moral character are very good. Judging from her letters and poems, she must be talented, but her personal moral character

"Where did you get the news?"

"I intend to build a good relationship with the ministers around the emperor, so I arranged for someone to inquire. But the generalissimo is so ill, and I can't tell him. Among the people around your highness, you are the only outsider who can keep secrets. Secret. Prince Bagration's fiery temper is really worrying. He can't keep secrets and may do something dangerous. Moreover, the emperor is preparing to arrange a marriage for him. There must be no mistakes at this time. "

Of course, these two people probably didn't know that there would be something more explosive later, and they just said it casually. Moreover, Wilhelmina also left Hamburg and went to Silesia. After her father passed away, she was arranging the funeral and the wedding would be postponed until after May.