Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The salon was a place Soloviev disliked the most. When he returned to St. Petersburg, he actually wanted to hurry up and translate some of the content before leaving St. Petersburg to fight abroad.

The first issue published first received a good response. From the letter sent from the editor of the St. Petersburg News to No. 17 Nevsky Avenue, it can be seen that readers welcomed it very much.

As for why he wrote anonymously and put the letter in Count Stroganov's house, it was because people were afraid of being famous and pigs were afraid of being fat. He didn't want to be a "translator" or something like that, and the future of joining the army was much better than translating various books at home.

"Mikhail, tu veux allerà l'école d'art ?" (Mikhail, do you want to go to the Academy of Arts?)

"Non, je traduis juste." (No, I'm just translating.)

Today, the count and his wife and the old count were at home. The reason they spoke French during the conversation was that a distinguished guest from France was visiting.

A fat man, a cowardly reactionary coward, and an unlucky princess visited St. Petersburg from the Jelgava Palace.

So, Louis XVIII and his brother, the Count of Artois, Louis XVI's eldest princess Marie Therese and the two sons of the Count of Artois all came, and the French royal family in exile had all come to Russia, and they also welcomed the Russian Tsar to join the war against the "rebels".

As for Louis XVIII, he could not understand Russian and could not understand the content of these texts, so he could only explain it through Countess Stroganov.

"This is the Russian translation of the popular Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". This is the first time that we have translated this novel. We will translate it in Vienna with the army." (This is the Russian translation of the popular Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Only a few chapters have been translated so far. Our young translator will soon go to Vienna with the army.)

"Captain, we thank you for your dedication to the war to maintain order, and we hope you can return safely." (Captain, we thank you for your dedication to the war to maintain order, and we hope you can return safely.)

"Merci Votre "Thank you, Your Majesty, I express my deepest sympathy to Marie-Thérèse and hope that everything goes well for you in Petersburg."

But he bowed while speaking.

Soloviev's behavior today was very strange, just like Dean Talleyrand, who was doing well in the Directory, although he was reported by the Americans for soliciting bribes and eventually lost his position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This made Louis XVIII unhappy. The only one who benefited was the unfortunate French princess. After hearing about the series of unfortunate engagements of the Russian princess, she also had some symptoms of fear of marriage.

Speaking of which, she was the daughter of Little Cake, and was indeed very beautiful. Her sapphire eyes and great "justice" were inherited from her mother.

Although the Count of Artois was extremely stupid, he considered that the marriage between his eldest son and his niece might make both of them unhappy, so he proposed to his brother to terminate the marriage. Before they met Tsar Paul, the former French princess and the Russian princess discussed "how to avoid an unsuitable fiancé", which happened to be heard by the Count of Artois.

He was stupid, but he was still responsible for his family, and his niece was only 20 years old now. If possible, she should be given some choice. Or let her live in Russia and find a Russian prince-level family or a German noble youth serving here to marry, which would be better than being with his stuttering son.

Louis XVIII considered the interests of the Bourbon exiled royal family, but he had not been tempered and trained. Except for his ability to run away, in fact, the two brothers tied together were not as good as Mr. Talleyrand's lame leg.

However, when it comes to arranging his family, the Count of Artois is not so bad. He is not so stupid in this regard, and he has two sons. No matter what, once the anti-French alliance succeeds, the final result will be the Bourbon Restoration. After the death of his brother, they will all belong to the family. No matter what happens, he has the final say. He doesn't believe that Louis XVIII, who is so fat, can live longer than him.

He is very vulgar in terms of royal power, but there is nothing he can do. His vision and stupidity and stubbornness are more brainless than his elder brother.

Solovyov can't stand this group of fools and an unlucky young lady performing a farce, because he has another invitation.

The Countess wants to keep him here. There must be some topics to entertain the exiled French royal family.

"Thank you, Madam, but it's really difficult to hide your thoughts when you are with such a family."

"I can understand your thoughts, Misha, but Alexander Sergeyevich, my father-in-law, is an acquaintance of theirs in Paris after all, and Mrs. Lebrun will be here later."

"Ah, that's even worse. Mrs. Lebrun's relationship with Queen Marie, I'm afraid she and Julie will hug the princess and cry, that would be a very scary scene."

Although he has a good relationship with Mrs. Lebrun and Julie, these things are all in his mind.

"Besides, I have an appointment to go to a salon. You know, I usually don't go to the 'Literary Salon', but sometimes I just can't avoid it."

"You have to be careful, don't be seduced by some high-ranking girl again."

The Countess knew about that matter, but Solovyov was very restrained. This guy has been introverted and deep recently, more calm than the son of the "King of Prussia".

"Don't worry, Countess, I don't think there will be any problem."

Then he left, and the issues raised on the table were actually for the old count to reminisce with friends he hadn't seen for many years. After all, when Louis XVIII was in Paris, he was also a member of the court. He would see them everywhere. Even if he didn't want to participate too much, as the chief steward of the court and the leader of the Petersburg nobles, he was always the one to receive them.

Moreover, his daughter was getting married recently, and she was actually engaged to the son of a squire. Although the other party was the nephew of Marshal Suvorov, the gap in status was not small.

But marriage issues are often not something that one can control.

Soloviev's visit to the salon was actually quite embarrassing. He was discovered by the new colonel of the regiment when he was writing a preface in the barracks. There was nothing he could do about it, so the other party arranged a "cultural salon" for officers and asked Soloviev to help improve the cultural accomplishment of these officers.

Compared to this kind of vegetable market composed of men, the "literary salon" of ladies might be better, as long as they were not discussing trivial household chores.

He really had nothing to say to a bunch of rough guys, especially the grenadiers, who were generally rough.

When these guys heard that there was a duel at the beginning, a group of dragoons and hussars were still there to make a fuss.

"We think that General 'Lubu' should not fight three-on-one, but should accept a one-on-one duel. If he fights three-on-one, it would be too contemptuous of his opponent."

"Then how to explain the previous consecutive victories? It is obvious that General 'Lubu's military power has exceeded that of ordinary generals, and such a three-on-one is also legal."

Fortunately, everyone who came today can speak Russian, otherwise Solovyov would go crazy on the spot. They started a fierce debate on the duel mode of "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu", which really made him fed up.

And there was a posture of more and more endless debate, even to the point of fighting.

For such incidents, Solovyov still felt that he had to maintain order on the scene.

He took out his revolver. Since he was on an open-air rooftop, he was not afraid of ricochets or damaging the ceiling, so he fired six shots.

Now, peace was finally restored.

"I am translating this book, not the author. The Chinese duels are all stories from more than a thousand years ago. You should follow the outline of the story. I don't want you to really duel today because of the discussion of the 'rules of dueling', you French imitators! Duels are not Russian or German, but come from France and Italy!"

In such a rapid firing situation, considering that Solovyov was dual-wielding pistols, he only used one gun, and no one wanted to mess with him, so he continued to talk.

"If this is my own work, you can discuss whether it is reasonable!"

"That's right, how many miles are the Chinese from us? It's too far. We have to cross most of Siberia before we can see the border."

Finally, these impulsive guys were suppressed, and there are really many kinds of European fanfares. After several publications, "Chinese Knight Fanfare" has appeared. There are too many kinds of fanfares in Russia. In addition to French fanfares and Pu fanfares, there are also Austrian fanfares. The first two are Russian conventions, and the German girls in Austria will not marry here. As for the English fanfare, it is also a historical issue.

He doesn't want to take this kind of crappy job in the future, but his pistol can fire continuously, which has won unanimous praise from the officers.

There are not a few people who go to the Tula Arsenal and the reorganized "Royal Arsenal" to buy personal weapons at their own expense. However, because the output is limited and it has become a "weapon of mass destruction" in a duel, only a single weapon is allowed to be used in a duel. The traditional flintlock pistol issued by the family, and all nobles will prepare family heirloom "dueling pistols" at home.

With a six-round thing, the accuracy is still very high. It is necessary to "empty the personnel" of the Russian aristocratic young officers of appropriate age before "emptying the magazine." Even if the emperor is not at home today, he cannot do this.

What's more, at this moment, their emperor is preparing to send all the troops to Vienna.

Compared with the princes of the Guards in Petersburg, Solovyov was closer to the war than them.

The chasseur company of the Pavlovsky Grenadier Regiment is now fully armed and is ready to be assigned to the Moscow Grenadier Regiment. This is a temporary placement. There are many temporary units, and the Russian army is still a soldier. Divide into three groups and participate in three battlefields.

For this anti-French alliance, there were five main battlefields: Egypt and Syria, northern Italy, southern Germany and Switzerland, Naples, and a fifth battlefield planned by the British, in the Netherlands.

This position looks familiar. In the past, when the Dutch were still fighting, they dared to set fire to the Thames. This is the only one who has achieved this feat and won once. It was the group of Amsterdam moneymakers "Fan Shopkeeper" (the name of the Dutch). There is always a fan here who has achieved this achievement. Their land seems to be born to defeat the British.

In the future, the British will still be taught how to behave by the German "Boss Feng" here. Now if they march there, the result may not be very good. They have also roped in a Russian expeditionary force of 20,000 people to fight the French there. In fact, the British The reason is also simple: except for General Bonaparte who went to Egypt, the main forces of the French army must be the Rhine Army and the Italian Army. If they land here, they will encounter at most a French observation army. As they can imagine, they might as well bring Britain directly dragged 20,000 Russian troops to the Vendée where the royalists were particularly rampant.

When Solovyov later learned that the Russian army was participating in the battle on this battlefield, he could only lament that the British's default was extraordinary. Since they owed money to "Shopkeeper Fan" before the war, they wanted to "arm them" at this time "Depending on the debt", this is a great technique!

Of course, Solovyov had to go home and pack his bags before going on the expedition. His old father recently went to Moscow to explore the market on behalf of the count, and only his stepmother and two younger sisters were at home.

"Mikhail, tu dois revenir sain et sauf." (Mikhail, you must return safely.)

"Don't worry, it's just that you seem to have other demands today."

The Baroness did have something to ask Solovyov, and she wrote it down.

"It's all about arriving in Viennese Franais, it's all about Frances."

(When you arrive in Vienna and fight the French, don’t forget to help me find my cousin Rose. Her full name is, Marie Rose Josèphe Tascher de la Pagerie)

Although he saw the third name in the string, his ability to associate it was not good enough because the stepmother had been captured by pirates for too long. She was only 12 years old at the time and could not remember the name of her cousin-in-law. If he remembers it, he will save Solovyov from having to look for him, and the problem can be solved by calling the French.

"Oui, je demanderai aux Franais quand je les attraperai!" (Okay, I'll ask the French soldier when I catch him!)

Then he packed his bags and returned to the military camp. He would have to wait for the departure for a while and would not return home. Although No. 4 Laundry Alley was not far from the military camp of the Grenadier Regiment, the regiment was ready to set off. , indeed they all need to be gathered together.

The time of departure must also wait for the time finally announced by the Tsar.

In this expedition, among the commanders in the three directions, Northern Italy was, not surprisingly, Marshal Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov. In Francis II’s letter to Czar Paul, he had repeatedly requested this marshal. Coming out of the mountains is no longer a secret in Petersburg.

And their company of jaegers is probably the small guard of the old marshal on his way to Vienna - according to reliable information in the palace, it comes from Sergei Kuzmich. Fortunately, this guy didn't get stuck this time.