Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The Duke of Richelieu will continue to stay in the Jelgava Palace. Although these royalist forces are obsessed with restoring the country, rational people still don't have much hope, especially now that Russia has sent troops to Vienna and has also encountered failure.

If Russia wins, the conditions given by Alexander do not include the condition that Napoleon will step down.

Obviously, it is only for the restoration of the original order in Europe, not to let a bed sheet be the national flag of France.

For example, the Duke of Richelieu is currently satisfied with serving as the Governor of Odessa in Russia, but Louis XVI's daughter brought her son to the Jelgava Palace for winter and refuge, so he has to stay here for a while.

And Langeron, except that his lifestyle is still French, is not much different from the people around him.

From their future decisions, it can be seen that Langeron will stay in Russia from now on, but he will set foot on French soil when the war is about to end, and then return to Russia to continue his duties.

When the Duke of Richelieu served as the Governor of Odessa, he often worked with the royalists in exile in Russia.

Needless to say, he would go back to St. Petersburg in these days.

Soloviev returned to Russia and first went to the Jelgava Palace. He was not comfortable living here, and he would not have much fun if he went back to St. Petersburg.

After all, after Napoleon's victory, more and more people advocated peace in the public opinion environment in St. Petersburg.

As for Alexander, it was difficult for others to guess what he would do.

Soloviev did not have to go on duty in the Jelgava Palace. After all, this was the temporary residence of the Bourbon royal family overseas. In addition to some French attendants, only some local garrisons would patrol nearby.

To be honest, the atmosphere here seemed to be much more relaxed. The exiled French princess, now sometimes, always asked Prince Vasily's wife and two daughters to go over.

She was only in her twenties, and it was normal for the women to hold a small salon.

In the Jelgava Palace, except for the hunchbacked wife of Duke Richelieu, it was rare to see women coming recently.

However, in the course of the conversation, both sides inevitably mentioned what they were doing along the way.

"That is to say, you met those guards in Dresden."

"Yes, they came from Weimar and were going to return home through there."

After the princess said this, she put down the fan in her hand.

"That colonel is also an old acquaintance of ours. Although he is very young, he has been to St. Petersburg since he was in Moscow, and then to Dresden twice."

"He and my husband often correspond, but they only talk about leading troops."

"Nowadays, young people with such ambitions are still relatively rare."

However, the princess, considering that she brought her two daughters here, did not talk about the things about Solovyov and Mrs. Recamier.

For such rumors, the eldest daughter Ekaterina is already very sensible, and has been educated since childhood, and is actually very familiar with social occasions, so it doesn't matter if she hears them.

After all, what little Katya thought in her mind was that men were probably like this, but as the eldest daughter of the distinguished Dolgorukov family, her grandfather was a famous general who defeated the Turks in Crimea, and her father was also a retired general and a retired senior civil servant, so she still had to understand the rules and etiquette.

She would always get married in the future. Considering the issue of faith, and Prince Vasily, who had taught his daughter well, she would probably be very popular in St. Petersburg.

Vasily Yurievich from the same family wanted to introduce her to Solovyov, but the prince's aunt wanted her to marry her youngest son Sergei.

From the perspective of social relations, it is obviously more appropriate for little Katya to marry Prince Sergei Saltykov. Returning to the upper class of St. Petersburg, even such a noble family must consider the status factor.

Of course, there are also those who are not very particular about this aspect. Prince Vasily's branch is not so particular, but the other branch is not.

Prince Krimsky's family is more or less a distant relative with a very suitable family background.

The princess' wife has already started to coach her eldest daughter in this area, how to be a hostess, as well as etiquette and various arts that little Katya is very interested in.

If this child gets married, it would be fine if she gets a husband who loves her.

But when Tolstoy's mother was still unmarried, when she visited this family, she was surprised that such a lovely and amiable sister could not marry a man who made her happy. Even the always romantic Tsar Alexander couldn't stand this marriage and took the initiative to ask little Katya to divorce, but she didn't agree, because devout believers cannot divorce.

As for the upper-class aristocratic circle in Petersburg, it is often that after having children, they play with each other, even the philanthropic Tsar himself is not immune to this.

He often swings back and forth between Louisa and Maria Naryshkina. Although the two have become best friends, Alexander still follows the old rules that the monarch's spouse and mistress must be separated.

Although these two, if they sleep with him, there is no psychological burden, but the Tsar is still lustful but not ridiculous enough.

But a pure girl like Katya, the eldest daughter of a more famous branch of the Dolgorukov family, is somewhat unusual in this era.

She should be either a good girl before the French style came in the era of Peter the Great, or a court lady in the period of serious court life after Nicholas I. It was not normal for Alexander at this time, but she looked like a girl from a country noble family.

But it is precisely such a girl who is now a scarce resource and of course very popular.

Soloviev never thought that such a family was really too high for him to marry, even though he was now a colonel and won the third-class Order of St. George, and in terms of military merit, his level was quite impressive among his peers.

Because of this, Prince Vasily admired him very much. Although he did not consider marrying his daughter and letting this young colonel be his son-in-law, he arranged a place for him.

While the women were having a salon, Prince Vasily was cleaning his gun in his room and chatting with Soloviev.

"Misha, let me ask you, what should those who have served as officers or are still serving in the upper class of Moscow and St. Petersburg do next?"

"Vassily Vasilyevich, as I remember, you have to get married and join a club after being promoted to a senior officer."

"Yes, although you are a little young to join a gentleman's club at your age, I can be your recommender."

Prince Vasily has been optimistic about this young man's future since he met him. In addition, the prince himself is kind and generous, and likes to support the younger generation. Since he can't help him in the military and political circles, he can provide some help in social occasions.

Moreover, joining a gentleman's club, whether it is in Moscow or St. Petersburg, is irresistible.

At this moment, Brother Bagration is probably attending the celebration banquet at the Moscow Gentlemen's Club, which is called the "British Club" by the Russians.

The St. Petersburg Gentlemen's Club introduced by Prince Vasily is the only club that has been operating, but its scale is slightly smaller than that of Moscow.

He met his senior brother while investigating the secretary of the theater director there. When he was preparing to collect evidence, he accidentally saw someone cheating at cards and helped Bagration.

According to the rules of the gentlemen's club, a secret ballot is also required to confirm whether a noble is qualified to become a club member. If he fails, he will not be able to enter for life.

Under normal circumstances, club members can recommend a non-club member to enter the venue and have the power to make recommendations.

Considering that Prince Vasily is going to return to the social scene, it cannot be said that there is no benefit if he recommends himself.

However, women are not allowed to enter such places, even if they want to bring a maid.

Russian nobles have always been divided into four basic factions, but this is a living habit, not a political stance.

That is, pro-British, pro-French, pro-German and local four major categories. The last category of people may be everywhere, while the first three categories of people mainly appear in two large cities, namely St. Petersburg and Moscow.

For Solovyov, who has been to Paris and Rome, and who is also a gourmet who likes cooking but strictly controls his diet, British food

It is better to say that the British chefs who cook French food are excellent.

This prince, who has always been generous, should have thought it through carefully.

They are both Prince Vasily, but why are all the Kurakins bad, and the Dolgorukovs seem to be pretty good at the moment.

As for the Dolgorukovs, most of their heads are named after Vasily.

"Since you have condescended to invite me, I am flattered."

"Yes, it is also the duty of us old nobles to pave the way for promising young people."

"Thank you, Vasily Vasilyevich."

"No need to say more, my sons Vasily and Nikolai Vasily will go to the Guards, and His Highness Constantine has already agreed. But he will need your help when the time comes, although not in the Jager Regiment, but in the Semenovsky Regiment. His Highness also said that he originally intended to let you go there, but the training methods of the Jager Regiment are the latest , only you can use it skillfully. "

"If so, when the four Guards regiments will drill, the Jagers will always be with the Semenovsky Regiment, and I can help. "

"As for Nicholas, he asked to be a student in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and I have arranged it. "

"That's naturally very good, diplomats are very popular now!"

And Solovyov's friend Count Nesherrodi, although he holds a reactionary position, according to normal development, he will become the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the future, and will also serve as the Prime Minister of the Russian Empire in the future.

Given the status of the little prince Nicholas and the relationship between the Dolgorukov and Saltykov families, Alexander Saltykov must be the one to guide him.

I hope he doesn't teach another Humphrey. Nicholas is a handsome guy. If you say it, when he returns to St. Petersburg, there will be many girls who are crazy about him.

In addition, Alexander Saltykov obviously didn't teach a group of Humphreys.

If Russian civil servants also chant like British civil servants, it sounds terrible.

The news of Golovkin's failed mission had already reached St. Petersburg. Although there was no news in the newspapers, it was feared that Solovyov, a serious China expert, would be conscripted by Alexander.

However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not give him double salary, just because he is familiar with this aspect.

It is a pity that Solovyov can only get the more basic "Analects", and the content of the annotations for easy learning is not available.

Even if the photocopied version was published in St. Petersburg, if he studied it in its original form, something bad would inevitably happen.

As for what will happen, after Prince Vasily agreed to introduce Solovyov to the Gentlemen's Club, the latest order came.

The Dolgorukov family can return to St. Petersburg, but they need a guarantor to introduce their family of six back to the upper class, and they have to accept the court's questioning. Although they are all procedures, it is also a good thing.

As for some other nobles who returned from Germany, there is also the family of Prince Menshikov, an old customer of the Solovyov family, but they did not care about Solovyov. Unlike the first generation of the King of Cakes, they were willing to rescue Solovyov's grandfather and confer him a title to enter the upper class.

Those nobles, unlike Prince Vasily who was "expelled" by Paul, went abroad voluntarily, and had returned to their respective estates before that.

Prince Vasily and his family were going to Petersburg, and it was convenient to go from the Baltic coast.

Solovyov himself was also waiting for new orders. After all, the diplomatic letters were sent to Riga and then to him, which would definitely be useful.

However, he was unlikely to think that the order directly issued by Alexander had nothing to do with the failed journey of the Golovkin Mission, nor with this expedition to Austria.

The order he finally received was to serve as a military teacher for Grand Duke Nicholas after returning to Petersburg.

Solovyov felt strange. How old was Nicholas?

He had played a guest role before, but he was just enlightening the children in the palace about animals and plants, as for military theory.

Alexander was a little whimsical, but there was nothing wrong with it.

After all, when he was this age, he had received strict family education with Grand Duke Constantine.

This is a good thing. Solovyov can personally participate in the transformation of Nikolai, a guy with a dull mind, and prevent him from doing anything crazy.