Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 284 051 Andre and Pierre

It was July 1804, and it seemed that things had calmed down in Petersburg.

The social topic of this month was that Napoleon had become emperor, but his coronation ceremony had not yet arrived, so more people were talking about Maria's marriage to Saxe-Weimar and where Catherine, the most favored princess, would marry.

However, it was still a little early to talk about Catherine's problem, although she was also sixteen years old, and her second sister had already given birth to a child at this age.

But Elena's body developed well and did not suffer too much. Although she was a little weak now, she had been recuperated and rested in the old palace in Schwerin. She wrote back to Constantine to tell him that she had recovered and was looking forward to Maria's visit to Weimar.

In this way, the three sisters who married to the German princes would be more convenient to move around in peacetime.

Solovyov recalled the scenes when these girls played games together and were often ordered around by them. He did not sigh like the stationmaster. He could only say that time is a wild donkey running wild. He is still young now, and it will be the same after another five years, but if there are more girls, he will not be young again.

However, today at Andre's place, he saw the petite Lisa and did not know what to say.

Obviously there is a plot, but it has not been triggered yet. At present, Andre and Lisa have been married for a short time, and Pierre has not been back from Paris for a long time.

"It's really interesting. We all know each other, but this is the first time we sit together."

"Yes, in Paris, Mikhail and I were already familiar with each other in our apartment on Montmartre Street."

"And your things in Paris are indeed very interesting."

"But if it were in St. Petersburg, it might be even more interesting."

"But that's not the case, Mikhail. You have a good reputation in St. Petersburg, and you can't be compared with some other people in the Guards."

Andrei was referring to some officers in the Guards who often caused trouble. The only thing Solovyov had in common with them was that he was also a Guards officer.

"And I'm going to Smolensk, where is your Bald Hills estate?"

"Yes, I first met you in Moscow, when my father had not yet been exiled because of his dispute with the emperor."

"He must still be thinking about making a summary for Alexander Vasilyevich? Nikolai Nikolayevich himself refused to write, and he was also on the Danube Front in Remnik at that time."

"My father still hopes that young people will look at the war history of the Marshal from a new perspective, rather than writing it by their generation."

"I know that for this, whether he writes carefully or lets the secretary record it, it will not make people feel satisfied."

"So you, translator, are you interested in writing it?"

"If I don't have so much work to do and I'm in a difficult economic period, I will do that."

"Yes , you are no longer an adjutant, there will be a lot of things to do in the regiment, especially for a new regiment like the Selenge Regiment, there is a regimental commander who does not appear often, and there are new recruits below, which will be very hard. ”

“Andre, forget it, you are still working in the headquarters, and people are needed everywhere now. And. Pierre, I am sorry that we did not take care of your feelings, because we are all active soldiers, so we always talk more about this aspect. ”

“No, what you said is still very insightful. At this time, I can try to be a listener, or.”

“Yes, Pierre is right, you always talk about the war, and we don’t know what to say. ”

“Lisa, can you talk about what happened in Petersburg and what will happen. ”

Obviously, Andre is still accommodating to Lisa now, and he is not cold to his petite wife.

"In this way, we can all talk more, right, Pierre?"

"Well, that's right. I think there will be some pleasant things, such as the recent play, a play from France."

"But the author is here, Mishka, you are really talented, are you a genius?"

"No, madam. When I first arrived in Paris, I had this idea in the salon, but after returning, I still had to perform in French, which I didn't expect."

"But everyone who has seen it likes it very much, and the stage effect is also very satisfactory. I saw a performance in Paris. When I returned to St. Petersburg, I also saw a performance of this kind."

"But this is Russia, it seems that there are two worlds. We always speak French here, but below the ninth grade civil servants, most people still speak Russian. This gap is actually not good. This boundary and barrier should be broken."

"Mikhail, I think the talk you heard from Count Stroganov is not this kind of talk."

Andrei believes that the environment in St. Petersburg is not good either. Even an open-minded family like Count Stroganov is quite limited.

"No, Andrei, you have to consider the situation in Russia. Have you been to Paris? The situation I saw in Paris is even worse. Although I admit that the new French emperor is a great man, he should not be free of worries. He needs a legitimate son to inherit his career."

This is indeed an unstable factor. After all, Solovyov's aunt is not young anymore. To designate a family member, she can only give priority to the children of Louis and Hortans.

"Sometimes you are so sharp, Mikhail, and more often it is inadvertent."

"Yeah, sometimes I don't know what's going on."

"Pierre, what do you think?"

"Maybe Mikhail has his judgment, or even instinct."

Pierre's meaning is probably a "killer instinct", Solovyov thinks so.

Of course, there are too many differences between the three of them. Maybe Andre is right. Pierre is the only living person in the circle.

Everyone here seems to be wearing a mask, and Solovyov himself is the same.

And Lisa is still patient with their discussion. At least she loves Andre very much.

But for her, fate is playing a cruel joke. With her petite figure, it is more dangerous to give birth.

A newly married girl of this age may have a near-death experience when she is pregnant and has her first child, but things will get better in the future.

Perhaps, with improvements in medical issues, many changes will also happen.

Looking at her, she feels as lively as Natasha, but she is much more obedient. If someone teases her, she will not fall into any trap.

Such a girl is obviously very suitable for Andre, but after a while, although his love may not disappear, his attitude will change.

As for Pierre, he is a different case. He does have a poor eye and is easily deceived, but he is also a true friend.

Such a friend should be cherished, rather than causing trouble for him and adding to his troubles.

"Pierre, if you are talking about instinct, I am actually finishing a book, but it is limited to a few people for borrowing. It may be made public in the future, and perhaps there will be the answer you mentioned."

"You like to set puzzles, Mikhail, which is not good."

"But it has to be kept secret at this time, Pierre, you should be able to understand."

"Yes, I have to keep it secret for many people, and sometimes I also have this feeling."

That is, Solovyov doesn't need his comfort, but Pierre always does this when he doesn't know what to do and is still free and unrestrained.

Then, his bad luck and the fact that he is indeed highly myopic will affect many problems.

If someone comes to cheat, he will definitely suffer a lot.

In St. Petersburg, you must be especially careful of a liar named Kurakin, who specializes in coveting other people's property.

And this kind of property issue, when Solovyov returned home, he could also hear it, mainly his father talked about Yulia's dowry.

Now the dowry has obviously risen with the changes in the situation in St. Petersburg.

Tsar Paul prepared dowries for all five of his daughters before his death. However, there was a small problem. At that time, there was not so much dowry needed. Therefore, Alexander sometimes had to give his sisters a one-time subsidy. The later they married, the more so. However, Catherine should have more dowries than Anna, after all, she was the most favored.

No wonder Anna sometimes complained about her mother's partiality.

At today's weddings, a batch of jewels must be added, and some must be selected from the royal treasures.

However, Weimar has always been a city of culture and art, and there are not so many thefts. This kind of thing is more likely to happen in the Lowlands and France.

The French palace was stolen when the country lost order, and then it began to be stolen on a large scale. When it came to the Lowlands, there were more thefts, and it was not like the French queen who only lost a few things.

Queen Mother Maria was also very satisfied with this son-in-law, and there was also a blood relationship. The groom and Maria were distant cousins, but he was a closer cousin with Louisa.

This is reasonable, but Maria also used "plagiarized" music at the wedding. Although good music will seem vulgar in the future because of too many times, it is obviously ahead of time to appreciate Wagner's works here, and it also makes Maria satisfied.

After the wedding, she will live in St. Petersburg for a while, and go to Weimar at the end of the year.

Speaking of the girls in the palace, another one is married, which makes this family seem less lively than before.

Louisa's children are still too young, and the two older daughters are flower girls for their aunt this time.

In the future, they may be considered a "professional team". Before they get married, they will probably help the other two unmarried aunts complete this ceremony.

Then, it will be their turn.

However, for these girls to get married, they have to wait until the war in Europe is almost over, and then it will be a real era of peace.

Maria is also satisfied with her husband, but the troubles she will encounter in the future have just begun, which has nothing to do with them, but comes from Western Europe.

Next, Solovyov and Count Bobulinsky will go to Moscow first, and then return to Ryazan to take care of the estate and study the coal mine owned by Count Bobulinsky and how to install a steam engine for the coal mine.

After that, he will go to Smolensk to officially take office.

On the way, he was also thinking about what he would do in the near future.

It was indeed quite busy. He didn't need to arrange anything for the family, but there were indeed many people to visit in Moscow and Ryazan.

In Smolensk, there were more things to do. The Selenge Regiment had been established for several years. He had to test its level on the exercise field.

Paul's method was not very effective for "field exercises", but it was very effective in streamlining the training intensity of the army and the daily performance of officers.

As for Moscow, he was still looking forward to it. He would spend a lot of time there, and he would attend a conference at the Moscow Imperial University.

Speaking of which, because of her lover, Louisa was also very interested in the fossils of ancient creatures. She would not participate in such academic exchanges, but would discuss those cute animals and interesting animal fossils with Solovyov.

In this way, even if Alexander saw the letter written by his wife, he would not realize what kind of relationship they had.

Of course, he didn't care much. After all, his wife and his lover had a good relationship, and this harmonious family relationship was what he wanted.

Next, Alexander's main focus was on government reform, not military.

For Russian generals, the later the emperor focused on the military, the greater the benefit to them.

So, if Alexander was a tyrant, it might be a good thing for Russia. The offline monarchy has great benefits.

Although that was the "system" he adopted later, and he was not tyrant, but smart.

But he liked to interfere in many things, and he didn't have the ability now, did you know?

Who can guarantee that he can perform normally in the key battle of the anti-French alliance in 1805?

But the training problems that the Russian army has always had do need to be corrected.

Suvorov once felt very strange, that is, many generals often did not train some very practical subjects when leading troops, and even lacked shooting training.

As for his own theory, it was often misinterpreted.

It was Solovyov, who he had high hopes for, but it was a pity that such a smart kid who could understand at a glance only appeared when he was old, and he couldn't correct many problems.

Therefore, he also entrusted several of his old friends to supervise this de facto closed disciple.