Struggle in Russia

Leonid almost fled and fled. He was so stubborn as he was. He could imagine what the real client, Grand Duke Constantine, felt, and I was afraid it was full of criticism.

However, Li Xiao was very happy, think about those words that Grandpa Constantine said in the Privy Council Square that day. Let's take a look at his inner worship just now, and finally look at his shit-green face now, pretending that he doesn't have this kind of pleasure.

骁 Li Xiao even wanted Leonid to go slower or not to discourage Grandpa Constantine, so that when this garnered the head and worshiped, he would show his true body gorgeously, I'm afraid he could scare him to death!

[Ha ha ha ha! 】

This is Li Xiao's heartfelt, he tried hard to hold back his smile, pretending to be a gentleman who was indifferent to fame and fortune. But those who are familiar with him, such as Vishniak and Boris, can see that someone has blossomed in his heart.

Of course, this brother is also very happy in heart, it is basically the joy of watching the crowd eating the melons, I wish I had a little more fun.

Uncle Constantine really wanted to cry without tears. He never thought that he would be so unlucky today. According to his original plan, visiting the author A and then using the imperial charm of the imperial empire to convince the other party, he can let the other party bow down and claim to follow the left and right. Then he has a senior staff navy technical expert, and then he can slap his wrist with the old **** of Menshkov and recover the old account in one fell swoop.

But now, it's not so good at all. Even if he conquered Li Xiao with the domineering charm of the Grand Duke of the Empire, Grand Duke Constantine did not dare to accept the other party as a younger brother, OK? He is now struggling to kill someone. Is it not tantamount to accepting someone as a younger brother?

Grand Duke Constantine is not tired, and he has no hobby of death. Such stupid things are absolutely not done. Moreover, he knew very well that even if he had the domineering charm of the Grand Duke of the Empire, the other little dwarf was not so impressed!

Grandpa Constantine knew very well that this cousin had been a donkey since he was a child, and hated their family. How could it be possible to recognize the enemy as a friend and sell him?

So his so-called perfect plan is really empty, that is to say, his trip today is meaningless except that he becomes a laughingstock and is laughed at by Li Xiao and others.

Immediately, Grandpa Constantine's face was not ordinary ugly, and his heart turned on the spot.

At this critical moment, Li Xiao stepped out to save himself and his little friend: "Coscia, come to me, what do you want to talk about? Are you interested in naval modernization?"

The words instantly contained the relentless heart of Archduke Constantine, allowing the careful and thoughtful archduke to constantly weigh the gains and losses of profit, constantly calculating, continually entangled, and did not speak for a long time.

骁 At this time, Li Xiao talked again, and he compared a gesture of please: "Then come in and talk! It's strange outside, even if there is nothing to say, it's not too late to drink a cup of hot tea!"

Grandpa Constantine still did not speak, he scanned Li Xiao again, and then walked hard and walked in.

Uncle Constantine's choice made Li Xiao secretly relieved. He was really worried that the shame and anger would just go away. That would be a little bad. Now that Grand Duke Constantine didn't say anything and his face was still ugly, he could explain many problems by staying.

鲍 "Boria, take out the Darjeeling black tea I bought last time, and the box of Viscount Petrovic's cookies. Grandpa Constantine likes cookies, so use the best!"

Boris was stunned, totally unable to understand why Li Xiao was so "enthusiastic". Last time he saw it in front of the bronze knight statue. The relationship between the two cousins ​​was a mess. Why was he close to family again in the blink of an eye?

Boris was dumbfounded and just wanted to ask what was happening. Vishniak behind him kicked his calf indiscriminately, urging: "Don't hold your back, nerd. Hurry up and prepare. Your Grand Duke is a noble guest and can't be neglected ! "

Boris left with a cloud of water, and Li Xiao and Vishniak enthusiastically welcomed Grand Duke Constantine in. So why are they so enthusiastic?

The reason is very simple. Li Xiao and Vishniak are not idiots like Boris. Although they won a victory before, although they just foiled the conspiracy of Mesadov just now, the situation is still extremely extreme for them. Adverse.

I am polite to say that Li Xiao ’s power is too disparate compared to the enemy ’s power, which is basically a showdown between adult professional boxers and juvenile polio patients. The scale of victory fell completely to the opponent's side, they could not see any possibility of a comeback at all.

In this extremely bad situation, it is very important to divide and disintegrate the enemy and unite all the forces that can be united to strengthen themselves.

And Grandpa Constantine is obviously the object that can be united ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ Yes, this grandpa, like his father and older brother, is extremely disgusted with Li Xiao, and can't wait to kill him.

But the interests of him and his father and brother are not completely consistent. The Grand Duke was ambitious and sought for a higher position and greater power, and it was impossible for his father and brother to fully satisfy him.

Neither Nicholas I nor Crown Prince Alexander wanted an existence that threatened the power, even if it was a son and brother. As long as Grandpa Constantine does not give up his ambitions, the two will always guard against him and always suppress his ambitions.

From this perspective, Grandpa Constantine is actually hostile to Nicholas I and Alexander. It's just that this kind of hostility is deeply and concealed.

But neither Grand Duke Constantine nor Crown Prince Nicholas I and Alexander knew that they had potential conflicts of interest. Therefore, the father and son brothers are also plastic father and son brotherhood. As long as the core interests are involved, it is absolutely necessary to turn their backs.

He is not only a haze between his father and his brothers, but also between Grandpa Constantine and Menshkov. The **** greatly hindered his money-making plan, and he didn't take him seriously, but he held the power of the Navy Department and did not let go at all, so that Grand Duke Constantine who wanted to do things and show himself could not perform. .

This is also deep hatred, OK?

In this way, the enemy of Grand Duke Constantine is in a sense consistent with Li Xiao's enemies. In other words, the two sides have a foundation for cooperation. Although this foundation is very weak and loose, but there is a foundation to talk about cooperation. It is nothing more than trade-offs and exchanges of interests, isn't it?