Chapter six hundred and ninety-ninth first strike is strong
Duke Golitsyn, who was secretly happy in his heart, still maintained a thoughtful expression on his face. After a moment of silence, he asked Nicholas I which Guards Division he wanted to send to the Crimean Peninsula.
Nicholas I snorted coldly and replied to Prince Golitsyn that it was his responsibility as the Governor of Petersburg to send which guard division to Crimea and he should not ask him (actually the Minister of War).
Responsibility, except that the previous War Minister Dolgorukov has been accurately thrown into prison, and the new War Minister has not yet been selected. Therefore, the current departmental functions of the War Minister are performed by Duke Golitsyn.)
Prince Golitsyn heard that Nicholas I would delegate the power of dispatching the Guards Division to himself. Although he was extremely excited, he still maintained a calm demeanor and "apologized" to Nicholas I.
"Okay! Go and take action!" Nicholas I waved his hand and replied to Duke Golitsyn.
Not long after Duke Golitsyn left, Nicholas I reacted and murmured to himself: "Did I give him too many rights?"
After thinking for a moment, Nicholas I decided that after Duke Golitsyn solved the problem of the Guards Division, he would take away some rights from Duke Golitsyn.
As for why we have to wait until the issue of the Guards Division is over before decentralizing power.
Of course, it was because Nicholas I himself was a decent monarch, and he could not do anything like giving the other party rights just before he took them back due to suspicion.
However, Nicholas I did not know at this time that he had lost his last chance to make a comeback.
On the other hand, Duke Golitsyn, who had been authorized by Nicholas I, once again left Tsarskoye Selo in a carriage. This time he was going to the Ministry of War of the Russian Empire, because only through the Ministry of War could he truly be loyal to Nicholas.
I's troops were transferred from Petersburg.
When Duke Golitsyn appeared at the gate of the War Ministry, members of the War Ministry showed dissatisfaction with Prince Golitsyn.
After being "taken care of" by Prince Dolgorukov, Prince Golitsyn was the mastermind behind the arrest and imprisonment of Prince Dolgorukov.
Facing the glares of members of the War Ministry, Duke Golitsyn showed a look of disdain on his face, because no matter how dissatisfied the War Ministry was with him, it did not have the guts to attack him.
Otherwise, Dolgorukov would not have been arrested and imprisoned by Nikolai Orlov so easily.
Prince Golitsyn cleared his throat, and then issued an order from Nicholas I to continue sending troops to the Ministry of War to everyone present.
Many people in the Ministry of War had expressions of surprise on their faces after hearing this order. They didn't understand why the Neserroddie mission had already dispatched a group of troops to the Crimean Peninsula when it set off.
A group of troops will also be mobilized to go to Crimea.
His Majesty Nicholas I, aren't you afraid of being taken advantage of by rogue gangs?
"Hurry up and prepare the list of Guards!" Prince Golitsyn ordered the Ministry of War with a straight face.
"Yes!" Although the Ministry of War internally resisted Duke Golitsyn's order, they did not dare to disobey him.
The autocratic monarchy of Nicholas I for more than 20 years has destroyed all departments that originally had subjective initiative, leaving only a bunch of submissive slaves.
Afterwards, Prince Golitsyn entered the office of the Minister of War alone.
After sitting in the office and waiting quietly for nearly half an hour, the list of members of the Petersburg Guards was handed over to Prince Golitsyn.
Duke Golitsyn checked the list in his mind and checked off all the regiments loyal to the Tsar. A total of 6 Guards regiments were checked, which together could form a Guards division.
"That's it!" Prince Golitsyn handed the list to the secretary currently in charge of the War Ministry.
The secretary glanced at the list, nodded and replied to Prince Golitsyn: "Okay! I'll go prepare it right away!"
"Thank you!" Prince Golitsyn nodded and responded to his secretary.
With the operation of the War Ministry machine, the six Guards regiment soldiers selected by Prince Golitsyn were quickly organized into a Guards division.
On the afternoon of the third day after the order was issued, he took a train from Petersburg to Moscow, and then walked from Moscow to the Crimean Peninsula.
After doing all this, Duke Golitsyn felt that the time was ripe for a coup. This time he called all the members of the Loyal Association in Petersburg (except Viscount Nikolai Orlov in the Third Hall).
His own manor.
"Our country and nation have been suffering from pain and misfortune all the time! Some of these pains and misfortunes come from some nobles who have no bottom line, and some come from the superior royal family. However, I think both the nobles and the royal family are
It is not the source of misfortune. The cause of pain and misfortune in Russia comes from the country's system.
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The time has come for the Russian Empire to change. We must firmly seize this opportunity and take action! Use our own strength to overthrow this system that has brought misfortune to our country and nation! Let our subjects live in a blue sky of freedom.
The world!" Prince Golitsyn said impassionedly to everyone present in the manor.
After hearing Prince Golitsyn's speech, everyone in the Loyal Association immediately applauded Prince Golitsyn.
Subsequently, Prince Golitsyn once again reiterated the necessity of building a constitutional monarchy in the Russian Empire, and at the same time promised the members of the Loyal Association that after the completion of the constitutional monarchy, everyone who participated in the coup would be given a status commensurate with it.
After Prince Golitsyn finished speaking these words, the applause was even louder than before.
Obviously, the vast majority of people in the Loyalty Association are not saints without desires. They may have joined the Loyalty Association out of passion in their early years.
However, as time goes by, their passion is gradually cooled by the secular world, and they only have naked interests in their hearts.
Of course, the loyal hearts present are not completely swayed by interests.
Otherwise, they would have turned traitors long ago.
Although they still have a lifetime of passion in their hearts, they will not serve the association unconditionally like before, but the cost of serving the association is much lower than that of people who have no faith in their hearts.
After Prince Golitsyn finished speaking, he immediately called the most important members of the association over individually.
They are the heads of the Guards Regiment stationed in Petersburg. In this coup plan, they will serve as the most important force in the entire coup.
"You are responsible for the security around the Central Square of Petersburg! Don't let too many people gather in the Central Square of Petersburg! We can't guarantee whether more of these people are loyal to the Tsar or to us!"
"You are responsible for the area around the Winter Palace! Once the Royal Village begins, you will immediately take the princes and princesses who are still living in the Winter Palace into custody! Remember, you must not let anyone go!"
"And you, you are in charge of the Ministry of War and the prison! You must not let Dolgorukov go!"
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Duke Golitsyn arranged corresponding tasks for them in turn, and everyone assigned to the tasks nodded to express their understanding.
After all the tasks were assigned, Duke Golitsyn told them that the coup would take place at 12 o'clock in the morning and hoped that they would return to their respective regiments now to wait for the start of the operation.
The soldiers nodded to express their understanding, then shook hands with Prince Golitsyn and left.
Prince Golitsyn returned to the hall. He told everyone present that the coup would start on the next day and hoped that they would be ready.
Everyone in the banquet hall bid farewell to Duke Golitsyn one by one. When the banquet hall was empty, Duke Golitsyn came to a room again.
Nikolai Orlov's figure appeared in the room, and Duke Golitsyn quickly asked Viscount Nikolai Orlov how things were going.
Viscount Nikolai Orlov told Prince Golitsyn that he had sent his confidants to monitor some people at the banquet who might want to rebel.
"That's good!" Duke Golitsyn nodded with a smile, and then responded to Nikolai Orlov: "They will never know that the time for our action will be today!"
"Yes!" Nikolai Orlov also nodded.
That evening, Duke Golitsyn went to Tsarskoe Selo to meet Nicholas I as usual.
"Golitsyn!" Nicholas I said to Prince Golitsyn with a smile.
"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" Prince Golitsyn responded quickly to Nicholas I.
"Are you interested in serving as foreign minister?" Nicholas I asked Prince Golitsyn.
"Minister of Foreign Affairs? Isn't that the post of Mr. Neserrodie?" Prince Golitsyn responded to Neserrodie.
"Neserrodie is old!" Nicholas I sighed and responded to Duke Golitsyn, "I'm afraid he is no longer qualified for this job, so I hope you can take up this position!"
"Me?" Prince Golitsyn shook his head and replied to Nicholas I: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't! I have never done anything related to diplomacy! How can I be qualified for this position!"
"You have never done it before, so don't worry!" Nicholas I comforted Duke Golitsyn and said: "As long as you are willing to learn, there is nothing you can't learn! I believe you will be able to do it!"
"Then the Governor of Petersburg..." Prince Golitsyn asked tentatively.
"Governor of Petersburg, please resign after you serve as Foreign Minister!" Nicholas I responded to Duke Golitsyn in an easy-going tone: "Also, Tsarskoye Selo does not need so many soldiers to guard it now!
Just leave a small number of soldiers to guard it!"
When Nicholas I said these words, Duke Golitsyn immediately understood that Nicholas I was weakening his rights.
Otherwise, how could he, the governor of Petersburg, serve as foreign minister.
