Tsarist Empire: Please call me His Majesty the Tsar

Petersburg, Chancellery.

The high-ranking cabinet of the Russian Empire are gathered here at this moment.

It's just that these high-ranking imperial officials have different expressions.

The head of the Administration of Orthodox Affairs, Pobedonoschev, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Izvolsky, both had a faint smile on their faces. And the finance minister Sergey Wit, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

After all, the previous two had clearly stated that they would abide by the Law on Succession to the Throne and support Grand Duke Mikhail's succession to the throne. Sergeyvet, on the other hand, supported Grand Duke Nikolai and the succession to the throne by Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, which was clearly on the opposite side of Grand Duke Mikhail.

Originally, I thought that with Grand Duke Nikolai's influence in the army and his life's experience, it was absolutely simple to defeat Grand Duke Mikhail.

But unexpectedly, in the end, it was Grand Duke Nikolai who was defeated.

This immediately plunged Sergeevit into a huge crisis.

As for the other senior cabinet members, except for Prime Minister Plevi who was slightly worried, the others did not matter.

Prime Minister Previ, under the demagogy of Grand Duke Nikolai, also expressed his support for Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. The other ministers remained neutral.

"Gentlemen, the battle for Mosk is over. Grand Duke Mikhail won a decisive victory. The main forces of Grand Duke Nikolai have already been completely annihilated. Now Nikolai is on his way back to Petersburg. And the troops of Grand Duke Mikhail are also marching to Petersburg. So, what do we do now? We should definitely make a choice! Quite Donoschav said with a look of excitement.

It is foreseeable that as a supporter of Grand Duke Mikhail, when Grand Duke Mikhail becomes the new tsar, he will naturally rise to the top. Even becoming the prime minister of the empire is not impossible.

"Grand Duke Nikolai is only a temporary failure. It's too early to draw conclusions, right? Sergey Witt immediately objected.

"It's already at this time, and I don't admit defeat yet. Is it true that the empire wants a protracted civil war? In that case, there will be no winners. It will be the Tsarist Empire that suffers! Foreign Minister Izvulsky suggested.

"yes! The stability of the empire is more important than everything else. The Sun Never Sets Empire is eyeing the Empire, and the Germans are also eyeing the Empire. If a civil war breaks out in the empire, it will be very unfavorable! "

"Since Grand Duke Mikhail has already won, it is only natural that he should inherit the throne!"

Other neutral ministers also expressed their views.

Standing on the side of the victor is the most basic rule of survival.

It is understandable that these neutral ministers would make such statements.

Even Minister of War Sukhomlinov and Minister of the Navy Alexander echoed this.

They were all equally in the interests of the Russian Empire.

Prime Minister Previ hesitated, then said: "Grand Duke Nikolai will return to Petersburg soon." Or wait until he makes a decision. After all, the remaining troops of Petersburg were loyal to Grand Duke Nikolai. It's not much, but it's not something we can command! "

The other ministers had no problem with this.

On May 21, Grand Duke Nicholas and Grand Duke Agleni fled back to Petersburg.

Prime Minister Plevi and Finance Minister Sergeevit immediately approached him and asked about his decision.

"Your Excellency, what are you going to do now?" Prime Minister Previ asked.

"Your Excellency, if you decide to mobilize more troops to deal with Mikhail, the Ministry of Finance will fully support it!" Finance Minister Sergey Witt said through gritted teeth.

Mobilizing the army, that costs a lot of money. Sergeevit has the money bags of the Tsarist Empire in his hands, and naturally he can help a lot in this matter.

And Sergey Witt undoubtedly also hoped that Grand Duke Nikolai would continue to hold on.

Grand Duke Nikolai did not answer immediately, but hesitated.

He failed on the battlefield though. However, he is still very unwilling.

But he also knew very well that if the army was mobilized, he would continue to fight against Grand Duke Mikhail. Let's not say whether it will be possible to defeat Grand Duke Mikhail, but once the civil war continues. Even if the scale continues to expand. This was definitely a blow to the Russian Empire.

Although Grand Duke Nicholas wanted to inherit the throne and become tsar.

However, he definitely did not want the Russian Empire to fall into crisis or even fall apart.

In addition, he also has an intuitive understanding of the combat effectiveness of Grand Duke Mikhail's army, knowing that even if he mobilizes the army, he is not the opponent of Grand Duke Mikhail in a short period of time.

If that is the case, there is no need to continue.

"There's no need to fight anymore. Willing to gamble and lose, I have already thought about it. Next, I will take Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna and leave the empire and go into exile! Grand Duke Nikolai said.

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