Chapter 634: It is better to change the queen than to change the tsar
As the first heir to Grand Duke Yuriev, Alexander had the opportunity to be lazy and become a prince of peace.
But judging from the current situation, it seems impossible for Alexander to safely inherit George's title.
Nicholas thought he handled the situation satisfactorily, but in fact the result could not satisfy any party.
The royal family was disgusted with the queen and demanded acquittal without any accountability.
The results of the three people's treatment were all sent to the frontier, which obviously did not satisfy the royal family.
The State Duma demanded that the three be tried, but the purpose was also not achieved.
Little Felix did not go to Golden Bird Manor. As soon as the train escorting little Felix left St. Petersburg, it was forced to stop by Duke Yusupov's special train.
Hundreds of private troops of the Yusupov family surrounded the train escorting little Felix. The guards were forced to open the carriage and watched helplessly as little Felix was taken away by Yusupova.
Yusupova did not take little Felix back to Crimea, but came directly to Constantinople.
George had a big head, and Yusupova used the most decisive way to break with St. Petersburg.
"George, you should not arrest me and bring me to justice!"
Yusupova seemed to be very happy and did not care about the prison robbery at all.
“What are you going to do?”
George sighed, Alexander was still guilty.
Nicholas still saved face for George and did not send Alexander here in a prison car, but used a royal yacht.
This seems to prove Nicholas' fear of George.
Although George did not attend the imperial meeting, Crown Prince Alexei's statement at the imperial meeting still broke George's heart.
Once upon a time George thought he was fighting for the Empire.
Now that I think about it, some people in St. Petersburg are really not worthy of George fighting for them.
"The wealth controlled by the Yusupov family will be welcomed in any country."
Yusupova is full of confidence. The wealth owned by the Yusupov family can indeed be described as being as rich as any country. .
"I want to invest in Adrianople. I wonder if you will welcome it?"
George was speechless, how can I refuse this?
Yusupova is rich, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria needs investment, and it is a massive investment.
Negotiations between the Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary have broken down. Bosnia and Herzegovina will definitely not be returned to the Kingdom of Hungary. Next, investment in infrastructure in these two places will definitely be made.
If Yusupova is willing to invest, George has no reason to refuse.
Just like this, it will definitely have a serious impact on the Russian Empire.
The Yusupov family has great influence on the Russian Empire and can be called the bellwether of imperial capital investment.
If the Yusupov family's money starts to flee, many investors will lose confidence in the empire.
The Yusupov family's properties are spread across Russia, including farms, flour mills, steel plants, oil fields, and so on.
The withdrawal of funds by Yusupova will also have a negative impact on the empire's economy.
“We have made so much contribution to the empire, but we cannot get a pardon from the Tsar. Do you know how many investment invitations from heads of state I refuse every year - oh, you should know, you every year You won’t get fewer invitations than me.”
“Did you know that the Romanov family is discussing Alexei’s condition. If Alexei cannot fully recover, he may lose his inheritance rights. "
Yusupova's words shocked George. What do those people want to do? Rebellion?
But it's not impossible.
Alexey carries the hemophilia gene. If hemophilia cannot be cured, it seems to be a better choice for the Russian Empire for other branches of the Romanov family to take over the Tsar's position.
Yusupova did not stay too long in Constantinople. After meeting George, she and little Felix got on the train to Adrianople.
Alexander has become silent since returning to Constantinople.
“I killed Rasputin for the sake of the Empire.”
Alexander had no regrets, but he was sad about Alexei's words.
"You have many ways to solve this matter, but you chose the stupidest one." George actually did not blame Alexander, after all, he had also failed in the second grade.
There are many people in St. Petersburg who want to kill Rasputin, why don’t others do it?
Killing Rasputin will not save the empire, but will completely expose many of the contradictions in the empire that have been temporarily covered up due to the war.
George couldn't help it. Many conflicts were caused by Nicholas and the Queen.
For example, hemophilia.
When Ya San was still alive, he opposed Nicholas marrying Alex mainly because of hemophilia.
The reason why the Queen became more and more withdrawn had a lot to do with Alexei's condition.
This is not to say that the aristocratic group of St. Petersburg excluded the queen and failed to give birth to a healthy prince for Nicholas, resulting in the loss of the future of the empire. This is an unforgivable crime.
The current situation in St. Petersburg was already very tense. Nicholas was on the front line and the Queen was on the rear. They were disgusted with the bureaucracy and the aristocratic group. Now it has reached the point of breaking up.
“Since there are many ways, why don’t you do it?”
Alexander is like a sharp sword, it is better to break than to bend.
“Because it is not in our interest to kill Rasputin.”
George hopes Alexander will mature as soon as possible.
"But it is in the interest of the empire!"
Alexander was too upright, and George wanted to take out his belt and give him a lesson.
Forget it, when the children are older, persuasion and education still have to be the priority.
"Who are we?"
George hits home.
Alexander finally fell silent.
The root of Rasputin's problem lies with the Queen.
George never thought about changing the tsar.
The queen can still be replaced.
Sometimes George hopes that some of the rumors in St. Petersburg are true, maybe then Nicholas will be completely disappointed in the queen.
In mid-September, the third batch of reinforcements from the Far East arrived in Constantinople, but George did not send them to various battlefields.
The current situation is very anxious, and the conflict between Falkenhayn and Hindenburg is intensifying. George does not want to remind the Germans to pay attention to the Balkan battlefield at this critical juncture.
A military conference will be held in Berlin at the end of the year to discuss the main direction of attack next year.
Falkenhayn has stopped sending reinforcements to the Eastern Front in the middle of this year, and most of them will return the main attack direction from the Eastern Front to the Western Front.
The Somme and Verdun have not happened yet.
Nicholas still valued George very much and sent Mikhail to Constantinople to express condolences. He not only brought the royal song and dance troupe, but also brought many condolences.
Most of these condolences were purchased from Amur.
George does not need condolences, but Alexander needs some comfort.
Mikhail brought Alexander a sword, said to be the sword of Peter the Great.
“Don’t blame your brother Nikki, he is the Tsar and is responsible for all Russians.”
Mikhail didn't want to cause trouble.
"I don't blame anyone. We were too reckless and deserved to be punished."
Alexander was calm, maybe this was growth.
(End of this chapter)