Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Fortunately, Mihrima was the governor's housekeeper, not his daughter, otherwise there would probably have been much more trouble.

The fact that Pushkin's poetry is top-notch, and therefore his ability to charm women is also top-notch, cannot be proven.

Solovyov could only shake his head at his honeyed words. No wonder the young ladies of this generation were all chasing after a star back in the palace—a brilliant guiding star in the world of poetry.

"If you do that, it will easily cause trouble."

"Mikhail Sergeyevich, when you encounter beautiful people and things, don't you want to write poems to praise them?"

“My talent isn’t quite there yet, Sasha. You know what I taught you when I was teaching at Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum.”

"It is Eastern philosophy, but it also contains poetry."

Even after Solovyov translated some of the Yuefu poems, Pushkin himself began to try translating them, and this new wave will probably crush the old one on the beach.

Moreover, he is indeed quite accomplished in poetry and will likely achieve great things in the future; in fact, he is already quite outstanding now.

"I do know about your poems. Besides like-minded friends, there are also girls. Which girls have you dated?"

Although Solovyov was upright in his conduct, he was also somewhat famous in high society for his relationships with young noblewomen, after all, he was quite picky about his tastes.

When Pushkin heard this question, he simply replied, "I was recently seeing Miss Raevskaya. You know, Denis Vasilyevich is a relative of General Raevsky and a member of the poetry society just like us. When I visited his home, General Raevsky was on his way from St. Petersburg to Kiev to take up his new post. However, Masha was only somewhat interested in my poetry."

Solovyov knew that because his social circle overlapped with his own, he could easily hook up with the next generation of young girls.

Fortunately, Lisa is still young; otherwise, if she were like that, when the little girls were chattering and discussing poetry, this boy would definitely be mentioned.

Moreover, Pushkin, that guy, had some of the characteristics of a playboy.

His life was short, and he also had to consider the time when he married Natalia Goncharova. In that short life, he dated hundreds of women.

Moreover, this was only what he recorded himself, and it covered various social classes, especially those he had good relationships with the governors.

Of course, he should also be added to the list of governors; he had just been marveling at Mihrima's beauty.

However, Mihrima is a housekeeper and is not within the scope of his pursuit.

This kid will date Maria, the daughter of General Raevsky, in the future. Langeron has an illegitimate daughter with his mistress and also has a good impression of him.

This doesn't even include the salons of high society where he recited poetry and won the hearts of girls, or the homes of his classmates and like-minded friends, where many girls also adored him.

Moreover, the list of admirers also includes members of the royal family, with whom Anna corresponded before her marriage.

This kid is somewhat favored by heaven, and in his pride, he inevitably does things that lead to his downfall.

Right now, he hasn't even had a chance to show off his amazing skills in courting death; he's just here to help Solovyov.

"Girls would probably go crazy for you."

“Mikhail Sergeyevich, I’ve heard that you were quite adept at charming ladies in the court before you got married.”

"What, you want to exchange experiences with me?"

"I can sense it, Your Majesty. I mean Elizabeth Alexeyevna has a good impression of you, otherwise she wouldn't have arranged for the noble lady of Prince Dolgorukov's family to marry you."

Good lad, that was almost a bullseye, and Solovyov couldn't argue with it.

“You could say that, Sasha. After all, I’ve been in the palace for a long time. I only came to the palace when you were about to graduate, but I’ve served for a long time, more than twenty years in total.”

Of course, things like being intimate with Louisa, taking advantage of her, and having two daughters are things that can't be said out loud.

Moreover, how old was this kid when he arrived at Huangcun Middle School?

"Moreover, you are very open-minded, and Her Majesty the Queen probably likes that about you. I heard it from Her Highness Elizabeth."

"What did you hear?"

Solovyov and Luisa's second daughter is practically invisible most of the time, with a presence similar to that of Anna in the previous generation.

Solovyov sometimes even forgot about his daughter, who was excessively well-behaved in the palace.

However, her good relationship with Pushkin, and the fact that she even leaked some information, meant that this was no ordinary situation.

But Pushkin, that kid, although he guessed the location, was still a little off.

"Her Majesty the Empress is grateful to me for my long service in the palace. When she was young, she was ill, and I was the one who obtained the traditional Chinese medicine for her. After a period of recuperation, her condition improved somewhat. Since then, not only the Emperor but also Her Majesty the Empress have taken good care of me."

Having said that, Pushkin didn't think much of it.

“Mikhail Sergeyevich, you should use this to speak to the Emperor.”

"What advice do you have? You know about Speransky, don't you?"

For liberals who admire European culture, these aristocratic youths all know that Speransky once served as Secretary of State and was the Tsar's most trusted minister. However, in the subsequent political turmoil, he was first placed under house arrest, then reinstated as a provincial governor, and is now the Governor-General of Siberia.

“I have a close relationship with him, as you probably know, Sasha. How could I not know that Russia needs to change? But what we need to do is improve the living conditions of people right now. To make the common people prosperous and the serfs free, there are many issues involved. We will also face a lot of resistance, so I have more faith in the young people.”

When the topic changed, Solovyov became serious.

Even when Pushkin secretly watched the Empress and His Highness bathing in the pond at Tsarskoye Selo, he never saw Solovyov with such a serious expression.

"Your road is still long. In Russia, any attempt to change anything faces resistance, not just in St. Petersburg and Moscow, but even many nobles oppose changing the existing system. Karamzin even wrote books arguing that serfdom in Russia was a tradition, but so was village self-governance; back then, there weren't so many serfs. Many families now serfs had a degree of freedom before Ivan the Terrible. It was Boris Godunov who changed all that. Ivan the Terrible's system didn't completely solidify serfdom. Do you understand what I mean?" "Of course I do. What you're saying sounds like Karamzin's perspective. I think I heard similar views from you in the salon before, Mikhail Sergeyevich."

"Yes, I have always opposed Karamzin's view of history. It serves the interests of nobles who are unwilling to change and want to reap the benefits without sowing. He and Arakcheyev are not even on the same side. Arakcheyev is loyal to the Emperor and blindly follows his will, not the kind of person who tells lies like Karamzin."

Arakcheyev even protected his political rival Speransky and facilitated his comeback.

Those who tell lies, even if Catherine marries into France, will find Karamzin, whose position will always represent the views of these people.

“I never imagined that you, Mikhail Sergeyevich, would think this way.”

“As the commander of the army, you naturally have to consider many more things than just relying on passion and a burst of energy. In this respect, Sasha, you have a long way to go, as do your friends.”

Did Solovyov want to influence the Decembrists through his rhetoric?
This is actually very difficult.

These people are more enthusiastic than thoughtful, and that's bound to cause problems.

Pushkin simply went there often but couldn't exert much influence; Solovyov could only do what he could.

"That's all."

"Those guys, even if they realize the problem, will probably resist. If things change too early, it means violent turmoil, and some outside force will always benefit. Prince Kutuzov had this concern when he was still alive, and in the end, others benefited from our expedition. And those guys still have a constitutional monarchy. But that's just a facade. If Regent George can't do something, then we'll see what Princess Charlotte and the Whigs can do. British politicians are essentially on the Tory side; they prefer to suppress progressive ideas while pretending to be enlightened."

He inevitably said a lot to Pushkin.

Of course, his daughters are still young and wouldn't date him; they'd probably just be like little fangirls.

In fact, Solovyov was quite prestigious among the boys at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. They trusted him, were willing to listen to his opinions, and even learn from the knowledge he brought.

However, he has always refused to join any secret society, whether it be the Freemasons, the Prosperity Alliance, or any other association. He simply focuses on doing his job diligently as a general and governor.

When Pushkin mentioned his own views, he also turned to this issue and then put forward his own insights.

Before long, summer was coming to an end, and as autumn arrived, news came from the Orenburg Governorate that on the Russian-controlled Kazakh side, the nomadic nobles had only managed to elect a puppet Khan through the local Kuriltai assembly, which was also under Russian control.

Solovyov had considered the problems in Central Asia. In fact, if he adopted a policy of appeasement towards the Kazakhs, he could actually obtain resources from them.

The Kazakhs were also excellent cavalrymen, and Solovyov's plans in Central Asia and Persia might still require them to carry out expeditions.

Just like the Kalmyks, these Oirat Mongols who did not return east are now able to provide conscripted cavalry.

Solovyov is staying here to manage the business, also in preparation for future campaigns.

Baron Essen did a great job there, which was beyond Alexander's expectations.

However, the Tsar's recent neglect of state affairs, instead entrusting important matters to his ministers, has exacerbated concerns from all sides.

Although Solovyov knew it was mysticism, it was hard to say what trouble might arise in the future.

Katya wrote again from St. Petersburg, mentioning that Grand Duke Alexander was growing very fast, but the Grand Duchess, as his mother, lacked breast milk, so much so that Katya sometimes had to help.

Katya was in good health and even had enough breast milk during her pregnancy. Although Solovyov was always worried about his wife's health, the doctor said that there was nothing wrong with her.

After she gives birth to this child, she will likely not only remain in the St. Petersburg court for an extended period, but will also have to take on the responsibility of caring for the young Grand Duke.

Grand Duchess Solovyov knew that her physical condition had been poor since childhood.

Now, things have taken a turn for the worse for Nikolai and his son. The couple are now acting as both father and mother.

The young couple had a child, and Katya will help raise it. She will probably go back to teach it after her term in Crimea ends.

If I can't go in person, I'll send them the latest Ryazan Secret Scrolls as encouragement when they go to school.

Even Nikolai trembled slightly upon hearing about this exam paper.

After all, the Empress Dowager would be unhappy if they didn't study well, especially given the Luo family's educational level, which was truly indescribable.

Moreover, given that his family is in St. Petersburg, he obviously needs to maintain neutrality at this stage.

He has always disapproved of the practices of organizations like the Prosperity Alliance, because they can't even unify their goals, let alone form a cohesive ideology.

As for those conservative nobles, they will continue to dominate for some time to come.

This was also a source of trouble for Alexander, whose personality led to the interruption of reforms.

In fact, according to Solovyov, after defeating Napoleon, the Tsar himself had gained enormous prestige and wanted to push forward reforms to gradually resolve serfdom. The conservative nobles had no sufficient reason to resist.

It just so happens that Alexander is in this position; if it were Constantine or Nicholas, the resistance to reform might not be a problem at all.

However, there was another problem at this time: all four brothers were somewhat unbalanced in their studies. Constantine and Nicholas did not have Alexander's diplomatic skills and were not as adept at social maneuvering.

Mikhail is only just an adult, so it's hard to tell what's going on yet.

If Russia is to truly begin reforms, it does need to elect a resolute and unyielding Tsar or leader for the nobility and serfs to implement the numerous reform measures, rather than someone like Alexander who spends his days posing as a messiah, trying to influence and appease all social classes, especially now that he has fallen into a strange cycle of mysticism.

However, another problem is Nicholas, who has already been designated as the heir in the edict of succession. Although he is resolute, he is overly kind, just like Paul did during his reign.

The battle with the conservatives will likely be a long one. (End of Chapter)