Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The Amber Room was a gift from the Prussians, and it looks really grand.

We may not see this in the future, after all, Germany is also a "stealing country", and dirty hands and feet are daily, which can also be said to be a daily routine for European countries.

Now Grand Duke Constantine and Prince Bagration represent the Russian royal family, holding Ekaterina's hand and handing her over to Caulaincourt.

"Sir, this is also related to the friendly relations between the two countries. I hope that His Majesty the Emperor of France can treat our princess well, which is also a witness to the friendly relations between the two countries."

Anyway, after a string of words, Caulaincourt also responded and handed Ekaterina a jewelry box containing a diamond ring.

Although Soloviev wanted to complain when he was watching from the side, he still held it back.

After all, he personally doesn't like diamonds very much, but Napoleon was able to get such a big one.

Maybe after the unlucky diamond of the little cake was stolen, who knows what it will be like.

Or in another case, this is part of a Bourbon royal family's diamond collection.

Then there was another reception, but that was all, and the attendees were mainly local nobles from Petersburg.

After the ceremony and celebration were over, Alexander called Solovyov over alone.

"Your Majesty, why did you ask me to come here at this time?"

"Sit down, Misha. This is not your first time to go to Paris. Do you want me to arrange an assistant for you? You are a soldier and you need help with diplomatic affairs. How about asking Count Nesselrode to go with you?"

"If Karl goes there, it will be perfect."

"But he has a mission. He will serve as the secretary and economic adviser of the ambassador to France. You will also help him get familiar with the situation in Paris this time. In addition, I am worried about him because he always follows Metternich's pace."

"It's no wonder. Karl admires Metternich too much, so it is inevitable that there will be some problems."

"You know, so it's good. The matter of arranging tasks is left to you. The content above must be destroyed after reading."

Alexander really likes to test cadres, and he is also a riddle man in daily life. He gave clear instructions, but asked Solovyov to destroy them in person. This was all conveyed to Nesselrode by memory, which was indeed a test.

However, Solovyov had been a messenger adjutant for so many years, and often worked as the chief of staff and the director of military supplies, so he naturally kept it in mind.

"Keep in touch with Mr. Talleyrand, pay attention to the economic trends in France, and keep in touch with Mr. Metternich."

As he was talking, he had already started to light the paper.

"Your Majesty, I think this is very simple. Karl will do it himself without us even saying anything about the last item."

"But there is a problem, Misha. You must remember that you cannot do things with too much emotion, which can easily affect your judgment."

But Alexander always felt strange when he said this.

After Solovyov agreed, he was also thinking back that at least Alexander was very emotional in the past, and he had been acting all the time, and many things could not be carried out.

This marriage with France was bound to happen something.

The way to get on the road was to take advantage of the good weather now. At least by the end of October, it would be very convenient to go along the Baltic Sea road to a seaside city like Petersburg.

In order not to affect the mood of the family, Soloviev asked his father and stepmother to take his brothers and sisters to set off before this "handover" ceremony.

Soloviev himself was with Katya, and Adela was also here, that is, Mrs. Recamier and the newborn Clara were left at home, but it was not that no one took care of them, and the servants at home had been arranged.

Queen Mother Maria was very reluctant to part with her daughter, so she also saw her off in person in the Imperial Village.

Unlike other courts, the flesh and blood relationship in the Russian court is still relatively deep at this time, that is, the degree of quarreling and wearing small shoes is already considered a relatively poor relationship within the royal family.

In the future, it is very likely that a situation will occur that the brothers will pass on the throne of such an old man several times, and finally decide to find someone to take the throne.

It was Katya who accompanied Catherine along the way. Because of her family's title and the improvement of her husband's status, she now also has a court status and can accompany the Grand Duchess on her trip.

However, the most fun was when they arrived in Königsberg.

Solovyov and Caulaincourt were also discussing some specific matters, especially how to arrange the wedding in Paris.

Caulaincourt was also surprised by Solovyov's attitude, so he couldn't help asking him.

"You were against it at the beginning, was it really not because of Queen Josephine?"

"If you say it, Her Highness Catherine's marriage to Paris may be more beneficial to me. I have washed away the main relatives in France, and no one can talk about my identity."

"Michel, what do you mean?"

"Armand, do you know? In Russia, as long as you have a little French element, you may be attacked by some people in the court. Even just a few simple conversations may be identified as a pro-French element. Although His Majesty the Emperor will not think so, there are always some ministers who have ideas. Just like your minister of police, well, we can't be heard when we talk here, right?"

"No, Mr. Fouche won't care that far. After all, this is still in Prussia. And we are still walking. When it is almost night here, there are very few pedestrians on the streets, and few of them even understand French. ”

"That's safe. We can go deeper."

But at this time, one of Yekaterina's maids ran over and stopped Solovyov.

"Your Excellency, the Countess seems to be feeling a little uncomfortable and wants you to take a look."

"Armand, I'm sorry. I'll come to your place in the evening. We can continue to talk, but we don't want to play cards. Just prepare a chess set."

As for the reason why the maid asked Solovyov to come over, it was quite simple.

Katya is not feeling well. Judging from the situation last time.

In the past few months, the two of them had been making out frequently, and it was inevitable that someone would be killed.

Although Katya was not feeling well, this was what she wanted.

"How are you?"

"Same as in Crimea, it looks like it's there."

"Then you should pay more attention to rest."

Ekaterina watched from the sidelines. Katya was younger than herself and gave birth to twins for the first time. She seemed to be able to give birth easily.

"Your Highness, I may need to transfer to another carriage, and I won't be able to accompany you."

"It doesn't matter, your health is more important. If it doesn't work, if you can't hold on when we pass by Berlin and Weimar, you can stay there first and come to Paris after your health recovers."

"This is not possible. I promised Mishka that I will go to Paris to visit relatives this time."

Ekaterina knew that Katya was a little bit aggressive when speaking because she was not feeling well, so she tolerated her "offensive" words.

After all, it was she who wanted to replace Solovyov's aunt and become the new queen of France.

It's just that although France doesn't have many suns, it can still have more moons. After all, this is also a big country in astronomy.

Seeing Katya's persistence, Solovyov also had to consider what might happen on the road.

He also checked his wife's pulse and confirmed the situation.

"Has the doctor checked it out?"

"It's nothing serious, but I'm worried too. Misha, this is your wife, I think your decision is more important."

"But the important thing is that you have to arrive in Paris on time, Your Highness. Now that Austria and France have finally reached an armistice, the top priority is to get you to Paris smoothly at this time. Who knows what will happen this winter. As for Katya's body, she My physical condition is better than yours, so I should be fine. Of course I feel more sorry for my own wife!”

In this way, Adela and Solovyov's own servants would have to be called in to take care of Katya, and the palace lady accompanying Yekaterina would need to find a substitute, along with the above Count Peter Tolstoy and his wife, one ambassador to France, who were older and more experienced, were also suitable candidates.

After making sure that his wife was sleeping, Solovyov went to Caulaincourt as promised.

"Armand, it's my wife's problem again. There's nothing we can do about it. She's still very young and I'm not even thirty yet. It's easy to have a child in this situation. If..."

"You don't have to be offended. There are two of us here, and you don't have to worry about anyone eavesdropping."

Caulaincourt also knew that sometimes confidential conversations could not be known by a third person, and the closer you got to Paris, the more careful you had to be. Now that they were still in East Prussia, there was no problem.

"If His Majesty the Emperor, who is still my uncle now, had not been busy with his career, he might have had a child with my aunt, and this would not have happened."

"But you are still somewhat related to His Majesty the Emperor."

Caulaincourt's tone sounded like a joke, but it was also true.

For Polina, Solovyov is the father of the child. She has given birth to three sons with three men. The youngest son is counted with Prince Borghese, but there is no identification technology now, and It is not certain who the father of the child is.

"If that counts, there may be something more complicated. My wife is a distant relative of the Russian royal family. If we go around in a circle, she can also be regarded as a relative of His Majesty the Emperor. After all, Her Royal Highness the Queen of our country is the sister of His Royal Highness Karl, the heir of Baden."

In fact, he doesn't have to beat around the bush like this. For Louisa, he is also the "father of her children", and there are two of them.

As for Louisa's other little wish, it is probably her youngest daughter and Solovyov's son Pasha. If the two children can grow up safely and healthily in the future, can they consider getting engaged.

Well, from this point of view, the distance between relatives has been greatly shortened, but this cannot be said. Solovyov used a very long circle to come out.

"That's true. If that's the case, your career in Russia may be very delicate. This is what you said yourself."

"Then what can be done?"

Now Solovyov doesn't have to worry about this. He is more worried about Speransky. If he leaves the post of general's attendant, it is inevitable that something will happen in Petersburg. The reform bill cannot be passed, but Speransky But he was targeted because he became the Russian Secretary of State, the actual head of the government, with one person less than ten thousand people, and even more power than the prime ministers and grand viziers of some monarchies.

"Now you don't have to worry about this. You may need to worry more about becoming a father again."

As a Frenchman, there is nothing wrong with talking like this.

But Solovyov's scalp tingled when he thought about his two old lovers in Paris.

Given Polina's lust, is there a man she likes?

Fortunately, she has not met Count Stroganov, the kind of nobleman who has been handsome since childhood and is a little narcissistic. He can be said to be woken up by his handsomeness every day. He is also the richest man in Russia. Polina's lustful and materialistic characteristics

Otherwise, there may be more ridiculous things.

I don't know what will happen when I arrive in Paris. Anyway, given the current situation, when I am in Paris.

Well, Katya should be very angry, and I will have to find a way to coax my wife.

But as for Caulaincourt, he can just watch the fun.

But as a friend, he certainly doesn't want to put Solovyov in trouble.

In general, both of them tend to peace, but Caulaincourt can only do things according to the wishes of his own emperor.

He knew what Solovyov had told him privately, that it should be in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Tilsit, that the two sides should divide Europe like a fruit cake, the fruit on top can be left to some monarchies, but the cake should be clearly divided between the two sides.

Although he did not mention this in his letters to the country, according to the characteristics that Alexander has always shown, it should also be a basic attitude of Russia.

Russia also only regards France as an ally on an equal footing, and I can help you if you have any problems.

However, if the interests of Russia are damaged, the relationship between the two sides becomes delicate.

"Let's not talk about this, let's change the subject. Armand, what do you think the British fear the most?"

"I don't think it's the continental blockade, their smuggling is rampant."

"Indeed, the British are not too afraid of this, it just makes them uncomfortable. The real problem is probably that two powerful countries like Russia and France will unite to threaten their maritime trade. Especially from two directions, one is the frequent harassment in the Atlantic Ocean. The other is the Indian Ocean."

"In the Indian Ocean?"

"Yes, it's there. If one day a European power can threaten India, the British will also be anxious."

As for now, the British are already scalping when facing the several islands controlled by the French in the Indian Ocean. (End of this chapter)