After Princess Maria Theodorovna heard Duke Golitsyn's speech, she did not feel happy that her son was elected as the new tsar. Instead, like Queen Fedorovna, she was heartbroken.
Filled with fear.
I wonder who in St. Petersburg today doesn't know that the so-called New Russian Empire in Duke Golitsyn's mouth is a replica of the original French Republic, and the reason why he wears the cloak of the Russian Empire is just to put on a show for the Kingdom of Britain and the French Empire.
watch.
Once Duke Golitsyn completely stabilizes the situation, it is very likely that her son will die by guillotine like Louis XVI of the French Republic.
"Prince Golitsyn... no, Golitsyn is in power!" Maria Deodovna pleaded with a trembling voice to the old man in front of her who controlled the life and death of their mother and son: "My son is too young.
, he is not talented enough to serve as Tsar, you should let him go!"
"Your Highness, I'm sorry!" Duke Golitsyn sighed, spread his hands and responded to Maria Deodovna: "This is the order of the Constitutional Committee, and no one can disobey it!"
"Golitsyn was in power, and the Constitutional Committee was created by you! You must have a way!" Maria Deodovna continued to plead with Duke Golitsyn, "My son is only 11 years old, he is really
I am not capable of serving as Tsar! I beg you, please choose someone else!"
"I'm sorry!" Prince Golitsyn responded coldly to Maria Deodovna without mercy: "Even I can't disobey the order of the Constitutional Committee! Grand Duke Nicholas (Nicholas)
Alexander Alexandrovich) must become Tsar!
Please also remember that the Tsar of Grand Duke Nicholas was elected by the Constitutional Committee, not given by God (the subtext is that the New Russian Empire changed from the divine right of kings to the popular right of kings. After the sanctity of the monarch was weakened, the rights
Naturally, it will also be weakened to a certain extent)!"
After speaking, Duke Golitsyn told Maria Deodovna that the coronation of Grand Duke Nicholas would take place when the ambassadors from the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Sweden arrived. He hoped that Maria Deodovna would be crowned.
Princess Na must stay calm during this period, otherwise any irrational move she makes will bring a devastating disaster to her and her son.
Seeing that she could not disobey Duke Golitsyn, Maria Deodovna had no choice but to calm down her head. He had to find a hope of survival for himself and his children.
"Golitsyn is in power!" Maria Deodovna asked with a trembling tone, "If my son chooses to obey your order and be crowned Tsar, can you guarantee the safety of my poor child?
life safety!"
"Your Highness, France was not bent on establishing a republic!" Duke Golitsyn did not directly answer Maria Theodovna's words, but quoted from the classics and responded to her: "Even if it is what you say,
Robespierre, the disgusted ruler of the Republic, was once a royalist! If Louis XVI had not squandered the trust of the Paris people in him time and time again, then he would not have been sent to the guillotine.
It can be said that Louis XVI lost his life because he was too stupid!"
Duke Golitsyn's words gave Maria Deodovna a little comfort in her frightened heart. She quickly responded to Duke Golitsyn: "Don't worry, Golitsyn is in power! We will definitely listen to you."
s arrangement!"
"That's really great!" Prince Golitsyn nodded with satisfaction, "I myself am not a person who completely wants to abolish the tsarist system, as long as His Majesty can obey the arrangements honestly!
On behalf of the Constitutional Committee, I can guarantee your safety!"
After Duke Golitsyn paused for a moment, he continued: "However, part of the Romanov family's property may be damaged!"
"Consider it all our gift to you!" Maria Deodovna immediately responded to Prince Golitsyn.
"Your Highness, these properties of yours do not belong to me, but to the entire Russian Empire!" Duke Golitsyn emphasized specifically, "Although these properties cannot absolve the Romanov family of their sins, they are enough to make Russia
The citizens of the Empire have a changed view of the Romanovs!"
"Just do what you want!" Maria Deodovna hurriedly responded to Duke Golitsyn. She didn't care what the citizens of the Russian Empire thought of her. What she wanted to do now was to protect their family.
small life.
"Your Highness, it seems that the two of us have reached a consensus!" Duke Golitsyn, who had achieved his goal, no longer sounded aggressive. He slowly and calmly said to Maria Deodovna: "Can you please do more for me?
I do one thing!"
"What's the matter?" Maria Deodovna asked Prince Golitsyn.
"I hope you can write a letter to your husband: Citizen Alexander (Duke Golitsyn firmly does not recognize Alexander II's right to inherit the throne, so he calls Alexander II Citizen Alexander)!" Duke Golitsyn said sincerely
To Maria Theodovna responded: "Tell him that I myself do not wish to go to war with citizen Alexander!
After all, whether I defeat him or he defeats me, it will bring indelible harm to the entire Russian Empire.
So for the sake of the entire Russian Empire, can you please ask Alexander to go abroad?
If he is willing to go abroad, the Constitutional Committee is willing to pay Citizen Alexander 10 million rubles in one lump sum for his overseas inspection expenses!
This money is enough for him to spend his old age peacefully!"
Although Prince Golitsyn knew that war between him and Alexander II was inevitable, he still had a glimmer of hope in Alexander II.
If Alexander II was willing to leave Russia, then a civil war could be effectively avoided.
Furthermore, the person who was about to become Tsar was his son.
Is Crown Prince Alexander really going to be shameless and take the throne from his own son?
Maria Deodovna hesitated for a moment, and then responded to Duke Golitsyn: "Golitsyn is in power, you should know that the throne of the Russian Empire symbolizes the supreme power of the entire Russian Empire!
No one is willing to give it up, even if I write to him, he will definitely not agree!"
"Your Highness! Please rest assured!" Duke Golitsyn naturally understood the subtext of Maria Deodovna, and he quickly comforted: "Even if citizen Alexander is unwilling to leave the Russian Empire, I will not be angry about this matter.
For you!
Your son is still the Tsar of the Russian Empire, and you are also the noble Empress Dowager!
As for Citizen Alexander..."
Prince Golitsyn sighed lightly, and the meaning was self-evident.
[ps: The fine tradition of coups in the Russian Empire is that the first is to kill the father and leave the son, and the second is that the new tsar will not counterattack but settle the matter. Therefore, even if Duke Golitsyn really kills the new tsar's father, the new tsar will not be there.
After gaining power, he imprisoned the nine clans against Duke Golitsyn.
This peculiar coup system originated from the original Roman Empire.】
"Okay!" Maria Deodovna nodded and responded to Prince Golitsyn: "I will write to my husband and ask him to put down his arms!"
"Your Highness, you are preventing a civil war for the Russian Empire!" Duke Golitsyn bowed to Maria Deodovna again, "On behalf of the Russian Empire, I thank you for your efforts!"
A helpless smile appeared on Maria Deodovna's lips. If possible, she would certainly not want to write this letter, but now she had no choice at all.
After Prince Golitsyn left, Maria Deodovna sat down on the ground with a pop, and then burst into tears.
After hearing the cry of Maria Deodovna, Nicholas Alexandrovich, who was only 11 years old, hurriedly came to Mary with his ten-year-old brother (the future Alexander III).
Next to Maria Deodovna, he patted Maria Deodovna on the shoulder with his white palm, and then said to Maria Deodovna in a childish voice: "Mother,
Don’t cry, don’t cry!”
"Nikki, I'm sorry!" Maria Deodovna hugged Nikolai Alexandrovich and cried to him: "I didn't protect you!"
"It doesn't matter!" Nikolai Alexandrovich did not know the fate he would face next. Worried about his mother's health, he shook his head and comforted Maria Deodovna.
…
On the other hand, Prince Golitsyn, who returned to the Ministry of War from the residence of Crown Prince Alexander, once again issued an order to Andrei Nikolayev Golitsyn, asking him to immediately appoint Nikolai Alexandrovich as the Tsar's deputy.
Orders are posted on the streets of Petersburg every day.
Because this can play a role in stabilizing people's hearts.
"Yes!" Andrei Nikolayev Golitsyn responded quickly.
In the next day, Andrew sent people to post everywhere and spread the news of the new tsar's succession.
The residents of Petersburg were relieved to have a new tsar succeed to the throne. After all, the tsarist autocracy in Russia for more than two hundred years could not be abolished with just one order.
A large number of residents living in the Petersburg area hated Nicholas I, but they did not hate the tsarist system.
Immediately afterwards, rumors spread that the provisional government formed by Duke Golitsyn had reached an agreement with the Romanov family.
The people's hearts in Petersburg became much more stable, and some nobles who wanted to rebel also stopped their actions and began to wait and see.
If the new tsar succeeds to the throne and can restore the privileges abolished by the provisional government, then they will not rebel.
Unfortunately, they didn't know that their waiting and watching was the beginning of their demise.
