Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

"You are still very honest, but I always feel that, Solovyov, you must have some secrets to hide from me."

Although Alexander has signs of baldness, his face

He said this without any evidence, but there is also some "woman's intuition" in it.

Although the relationship between Solovyov and Louisa has never been exposed, and there are even other people who are taking the blame, it is always easy to be speculated because of his close relationship with the royal women.

Of course, he has been serving in the palace since he was 17 years old, and it is not surprising that he has a good relationship with these young ladies. In addition, he is really good at taking care of children, so it is inevitable that he is always sent to work in the palace.

Even when he is forced to do it, he can do the work of his life.

"Your Majesty, I think everyone has secrets that they don't want others to know."

"That's true. You had a hard time recuperating in the Yelgava Palace. Maria was always clinging to you before she got married, and she's still like this even now that she's become a mother. It's really hard for you to take care of her."

Of course, he also wanted to complain about his brother-in-law. What a strange arrangement. Maria always liked to cling to Solovyov, and she was very proactive.

Unmarried Ekaterina also had this problem, and she was even more unscrupulous because she relied on his love as a brother.

Alexander thought about it. Girls raised in pairs at home were all like this. Alexandra and Elena, Maria and Ekaterina, his own sisters were like this, and his daughters also had this tendency.

Especially the twins. Although they looked more and more different, they were born together, so they had a tacit understanding. Moreover, when they got into trouble, they pretended to be innocent in front of adults, which deceived Queen Mother Maria.

But if Maria likes it, let her go, but it's more troublesome.

As for Soloviev, he doesn't have to worry too much, and he doesn't have much to do later.

He only needs to accompany the Tsar to the bank of the Neman River as a general of the attendant, and follow the arrangements for the rest of the matter.

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else."

"Go away, Soloviev, you are also very hard-working."

There are indeed many objections to the negotiation in the army, and it is rare for Soloviev to advocate war and be willing to be an envoy.

As for what others think, Soloviev doesn't want to care, now he just wants to go to sleep.

He hasn't had a good rest for many days. After the meeting time is arranged, Napoleon is setting up the venue.

Even the Russian soldiers stationed on the shore can see the French engineers building a platform over there.

"This is really a good show. The French emperor is quite showy."

"It's only when our emperor comes that he will pay attention. It would be better if it were our German allies, hehe."

That's what he said. As for the meeting in Tilsit, Alexander did have to make some gestures.

As an old actor who had been acting between his grandmother and father since he was a child, he was still thinking about how to deal with Napoleon, an aggressive guy. After all, this was the first time they met.

In this situation, he was also writing his own script, and by the way, he also looked at the miniature in his pocket watch.

The miniature was twins. He liked these two children very much, and such a miniature portrait was very vivid. The two children were so naughty.

After Napoleon built this "platform" in the middle of the Neman River, he took Diroque and Caulaincourt to it and waited for the arrival of the Tsar.

On this platform built with boats, there were also old guards on duty here.

Since the French emperor arrived first, he was waiting for the arrival of the Russian emperor.

Alexander also rode to the north bank of the Neman River, and the generals led by Grand Duke Constantine were all here with him.

"Brother, do you really want to go by yourself?"

"What's the matter? In diplomatic occasions, credibility is always important. Nothing will happen."

He was wearing a Prussian Guards uniform, and stood upright on a small boat with four guards as oarsmen, holding the pole.

"The Tsar looks really arrogant, Your Majesty."

"This is a gesture, but we also welcome him to negotiate here, don't we, Caulaincourt?"

While Napoleon and his entourage were looking at the Tsar, Alexander said this directly when the boat approached.

"Like you, I also hate the British attitude of giving orders."

"Do you think so too?"

"If anyone wants to give orders to Europe, it should be France."

The context of this sentence should take into account that Russia is not included in the "Europe" mentioned by Alexander.

"Welcome here, Alexander."

Then Napoleon stretched out his hand and pulled Alexander out of the boat, and then the two began to hug.

If this is a proper Russian etiquette, they have to kiss each other, but that would look a bit strange to these two.

After seeing the two emperors hugging on both sides of the Neman River, the soldiers of the French and Russian armies began to shout "Long live the emperor" and "Hurrah".

"It seems that our soldiers are happy to see this result."

"Yes, I hope this will be a pleasant meeting."

Then, the two of them showed fox-like smiles, and against the backdrop of the Neman River, they looked more like a gathering of two conspirators than two emperors.

As for the subsequent arrangements, naturally, the entourages of both sides were arranged to be stationed in the town of Tilsit.

Napoleon did not consider the King of Prussia at all. He only arranged for the decorations with N and A, French eagle flags and Russian double-headed eagles to represent the emperors of France and Russia, and did not consider the black eagle of the King of Prussia and the letters FW of their kings.

However, from Solovyov's perspective, it is reasonable not to include the King of Prussia.

No matter how you look at it, this king is a stupid son who inherited the family property, has a virtuous wife and a group of brave generals, and then did very prodigal things.

Alexander could only ensure that Prussia could finally join the talks, but it was only the status of Czechoslovakia in the Munich Agreement.

Being able to get Frederick William III to the table was the greatest effort this ally could make.

Then Alexander's entourage also took a boat across the river and stayed in Tilsit.

Napoleon also gave Alexander the best house he could find in Tilsit, and renovated it, even moving many things from Warsaw and Berlin.

Soloviev was very responsible for placing the luggage and taking care of security when he took up the post of aide-de-camp to the general.

At this time, Napoleon saw Soloviev still carefully checking, so he said to Alexander: "It seems that the relationship between us is much closer than expected."

"Why do you say that?"

"Alexander, the military envoy you sent for the first time, Major General Soloviev, is my wife's nephew."

"Ah, you mean his stepmother is the cousin of Queen Josephine, right?"

"It seems that you know it too."

"But there must be sufficient evidence. Misha was a guard in the Guards when my father was emperor. He is very careful in his work and will only act when he is very sure."

"He is indeed an outstanding young man, but why didn't Queen Elizabeth come here?"

"Are you talking about my wife? She has been recovering after giving birth, and we have six daughters, and the children always need their mother to take care of them. In addition, you should also know that the family members of the Elector of Baden are very family-oriented."

This is true. Karl Ludwig is a good father-in-law in Europe. Married daughters prefer family life and don't like life in the social circle.

"Yes, my son Eugene is married to Bavaria, and Queen Caroline is the sister of Queen Elizabeth. We actually have a very close relationship."

This complex chain of relationships intersects Bavaria and Baden, and Jerome is going to marry the princess of Württemberg recently.

They are here, and the content of the negotiations has not made much progress, but they are trying to make friends.

Soloviev was checking the residence on the side, and heard this situation in his ears. Although he had psychological expectations, he did not expect that the two of them had been chatting like this.

But he still has to do his duty. Think about it, watching Frederick William III wearing an ordinary soldier's uniform on the shore, which is pitiful enough, and it fits the initials of his name very well.

In this place, you can also see how Alexander tries his best to protect the interests of his allies to the minimum extent.

In fact, Prussia is not worth protecting like this. It was too bad a teammate before.

But Alexander still pays more attention to diplomatic credit. At this time, he also tries his best to protect Prussia.

It's just that Napoleon has not yet started the corresponding topic, and Alexander can only try his best to deal with it and try to find a suitable topic.

After a while of relatives and confirming the complicated relationship, Napoleon recognized this nephew for Josephine and asked Eugene, who was with the army, to come and recognize him. After a series of operations were completed, he mentioned the main topic.

"Well, now we can also discuss how to draw the boundaries of Europe."

"Alexander, we are finally getting to the point."

"If the Vistula River is used as the border, this river will pass through Poland, such a small country exists"

"Ah, the existence of Poland is still very necessary, which is right between our spheres of influence."

"Won't you reconsider it? If the Polish issue can be resolved, I can send representatives to negotiate with Britain to restore comprehensive peace in Europe."

Napoleon did not respond. Alexander could actually read from his expression that although the Polish issue had to be put on hold, he was still very interested in the issue of peace talks with Britain.

There was just a small problem. The last time Alexander proposed that Britain and France make concessions, the British arrogantly refused to give up Malta, and the French side was just making a gesture.

This time it was the same. Although Napoleon was interested, he did not make any substantial concessions.

Alexander also said this verbally. In fact, if the British knew that Russia and France were negotiating, they would probably make some small moves.

This issue was mentioned by Solovyov when he reported in St. Petersburg before.

Speaking of which, European countries have a deep understanding of the various small moves of the British without declaring war. Even Denmark, which has relatives by marriage, has been beaten several times. This is a traditional skill. Maybe one day it will become a friendly attack on my friendly army.

Therefore, this kind of probing is just a mutual expression of friendship. What can it really achieve?

If it is pure peace, then the two countries will probably divide their spheres of influence.

If they want to form an alliance, that is another matter.

But Napoleon's attitude is obviously negotiable.

The two sides sat down to continue in-depth discussions, and they had to establish relations with Prussia.

"After we fully exchanged opinions, there should be another question, that is, Prussia is also a party. Can the King of Prussia also join this meeting?"

"It's late today. We are only talking about the traditional friendship between France and Russia. As for the Prussian issue, it can be put off until tomorrow."

Napoleon said this, which naturally proved one point. Prussia is just a fish on the chopping board, waiting for a knife to divide it.

For Alexander, this is also considered to have fulfilled his obligations as an ally.

The King of Prussia at least will not shrink in Memel, thus avoiding the fate of national destruction.

But unlike the situation of France and Russia, Prussia will have to cut meat.

"Our friendship and the peace that is coming are based on the cooperation between our two countries."

"But you should also note, Your Majesty, that this peace is brought by the French army, if necessary."

"French is a wonderful language, but it is so cruel when you speak it."

"If you do not agree to peace, the cruel consequences will be very clear to you."

"Does it also include peace and freedom?"

"Does this freedom include the freedom of 20 million Russian serfs?"

"Your Majesty, you can't change everyone. Russia also has its own national conditions here!"

Well, it's a strange situation of "My Qing Dynasty has its own national conditions here."

But Napoleon also agreed to serve the dishes, and the King of Prussia could only appear in this embarrassing situation.

The price to be paid for this will be very high. The land to be ceded is not only the elite industrial area west of the Elbe River, but also includes Poland's independence. An independent Grand Duchy of Poland will be established on this part of Polish land ceded by Prussia, with France's Saxony ally as a puppet monarch, which is actually controlled by the French.

Further negotiations will indeed depend on the situation.

The peace talks have finally begun.