Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 194 006 How long will this truce agreement last?

William Pitt the Younger's toughness towards France had reached an obsessive level. As long as this man and his followers were still in power, they would continue to organize an anti-French alliance. Now he has stepped down because of religious issues in the country, and Addington has replaced him to form a new cabinet.

The member of parliament for the Appleby constituency is only using these people who support peace to bring about a temporary truce. In reality, neither side believes in true peace in their hearts and both are preparing for war.

These two countries have always adopted the approach of "Come up if you dare!" One has a strong navy and the other has a strong army, and each of them wants to play to its own strengths.

"The latest newspaper, from Copenhagen. Are you Austrian, sir?"

"Yes, I'm Austrian, but I came here on a trip."

"Then you should also read this newspaper. Britain and France are in peace talks. Although the news is a little delayed, this is still the content of the end of the year."

At that time, Solovyov had just experienced a car rollover and did not know the progress of the negotiations between Britain and France. He only knew that Cornwallis, who had never been good at suppressing bandits, was negotiating with Joseph Bonaparte in Amiens.

After the new British cabinet came to power, the two sides began intensive negotiations as soon as the new British ambassador to France took office. However, the British fell into Mr. Talleyrand's trap this time. What Cornwallis did in York, he did the same in Amiens.

Solovyov just read the newspaper. Malmö and Copenhagen are very close. If the distance is this close, the news they got through Hanover is likely to be true.

If it were peacetime, it would be more convenient for him to move between England and France, and he could even start directly from Calais, where the distance was the shortest.

Of course, in diplomatic occasions, if Mr. Talleyrand did not love money and like to change masters as a servant, his methods would still be very useful and he would also be an excellent diplomat.

However, he always emphasized that he was two Ls because it represented two legs.

This is the layout of newspapers nowadays. If you look at the third page of the Sun, you won't find any content that can cultivate sentiment. That place is now current affairs, and it is not the same newspaper as the third page that everyone likes.

Public opinion in the UK hopes for peace, but politicians sometimes just manipulate public opinion. If you read newspapers from London, the content may be more abstract.

Of course, this had nothing to do with the traveling Russian major, and Solovyov rode his black North Swedish horse back to Stockholm.

The road is probably like this too. It is spring now and the ground feels a little muddy.

At the same time in St. Petersburg, Louisa's focus in the palace was also on her children. She taught her two older daughters the most basic content, while she also had to feed her two younger ones, which was really hard.

She liked this kind of life very much. Since her daughters came back, she had focused all her attention on them. Although the two older children would be sent to Tauride Palace for education next month, she felt happy when the children were around. It was just that she had changed from the loved little girl in Baden to a mother who had to take care of her own children.

Especially these four little golden-haired babies, three with blue eyes and one with green eyes, their eyes are as clear as lake water. If she could raise children like this, she would raise a few more. But she doesn't know if her fragile and delicate body can withstand it.

Alexander had been spending more time with Maria Naryshkina lately, and Louisa knew that the strong Polish woman was also pregnant, so it was no wonder that her husband always went there.

Therefore, her posture now is also very relaxed, sitting cross-legged on the carpet in her nightgown, unlike her previous ladylike image. This is convenient for the two older children to sit on her lap and listen to her tell stories.

Louisa could feel that she had lost weight again, and she even felt that her legs might not serve as a "meat cushion" for the children for a long time, let alone as a knee pillow for Alexander or Mishka.

As luck would have it, Alexander came in at this moment.

His return could be said to be quite sudden, and it was during the day, and seeing Louisa like this, he also smiled.

"You never act like this, Lisa. It seems like the children have made you feel relaxed."

"father!"

The two girls threw themselves into Alexander's arms, and he held them in his arms, one on each side.

At this time, Louisa stretched out her legs and found that she was being stared at by Alexander.

"Your Majesty, why are you back at this time? Don't you have a meeting?"

"Those old guys are so boring. They are against the establishment of a department. Especially Count Nikolai Rumyantsev, he was as excited as if he had eaten a 'Spanish fly' when the committee was abolished. I dissolved the meeting and came back to see you, the 'archangel' and the four 'little angels'. And this, do you like it?"

What Alexander took out was a silver necklace with a pendant underneath, which was an exquisite relief of a Greek goddess.

"You've had a hard time raising a child, too. It's just strange. We've been together a few times, but so far, your body hasn't reacted."

"Sasha, you know, it doesn't always happen. It all depends on God's will. We were married for a few years before we had Tonya, then Masha and the two little ones. We are still young and will have many children. But don't give birth to ten like the queen did. That would be too hard."

Although the Queen Mother always liked to find fault with Louisa, she still had to make a gesture because of her status in the palace and out of respect for the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Not necessarily ten, maybe more. It's just that you worked really hard this time, and I was worried about losing you."

Although Alexander's words were sweet as usual, they were also sincere. Even if the love with this fairy-like wife became dull, he still had to take good care of her, and when he was looking for passion elsewhere, he still had to respect her.

Alexander gently "threw" the children onto the bed. The two children were not afraid of being lifted into the air and even laughed. Then he picked up Louisa as well.

"I noticed that you were wearing this nightgown again today. It showed off your figure very well."

There are also limbs that are as white as fresh lotus roots, and the skin is so white, and the curves and features that should be displayed under the silk fabric can be seen. But today the children are here, and Alexander came during the day, so it is obvious that he is not here to be intimate with his wife. "But now the children are here, they are still too young, and they are not suitable to hear some whispers."

"I also know that there are two letters concerning you, one from Stockholm, the other from my grandfather in Karlsruhe."

Since there were only the two of them and the child here, they were more casual in their address.

"Dad is feeling better now, but Grandpa misses me and Frederica. We both married far away, so it's not convenient for us to go back."

"As for the date for your trip to Stockholm, it may have to be postponed a little. This is because of two things. If you want to arrange a ship, the sea ice in the Gulf of Finland and the waters around the Åland Islands has not melted yet. If you go too early, you will waste a lot of time in Turku. So how about you go in the summer? I know you like swimming, and the lakes in Sweden are beautiful. You can go and see them when the time comes."

"Of course, what else?"

"Naryshkina is going to have a baby, and I want you and Konstantin to be there on the baby's name day."

Naryshkina is still very quiet, so Louisa doesn't have too many opinions. Her hometown is at the doorstep of the French. Although she married early, it is common for men in the upper class to have mistresses. Alexander has quite a few mistresses, and the Polish girl is the most favored one. In other words, she herself can't stay in the boudoir alone, and she had a sister-brother relationship with Mishka, and her youngest daughter was also born in this way.

But people nowadays don’t know why this is the case. The only example of two girls having two fathers is the one in Greek mythology, that of Hercules.

She bit her lip and agreed. Alexander sometimes envied Alexander the Great. If they could be like Basilius, these two girls would become good sisters in the harem. They were both so gentle and obedient, but Louisa was more immature and Maria was more lively.

Even better if it were in Alexandria!

The Tsar was able to abstract to this extent, and he and his sister were in love all day long in letters. Napoleon, on the other hand, also had a good relationship with his second sister. Paulina could give a lot to her brother, but in abstraction, she was not as good as Catherine.

"Also, Britain and France are likely to make peace. If this is a long-lasting peace, I am prepared to travel to Europe with you. When the time comes, we will leave the house to Nikolai Ivanovich and Constantine. We can go to many places, to Vienna and Paris, to Florence and Rome, and meet my sisters."

Both of their sisters were included, and it was also Alexander's long-cherished wish for the couple to visit Europe in a private capacity.

Of course, the negotiations between Britain and France are about to come to a conclusion, but both sides are not honest, just like Alexander is doing now, with one hand reaching into Louisa's nightgown, but he is also careful about the impact and does not do this in front of the two children.

Alexander said this in all sincerity to Louisa, which proved that both of them knew about Louisa's reconnaissance method for this line of defense.

"But we have to wait and see. Who knows what will happen? And we will hold the Moscow coronation ceremony next year in Moscow."

"Yes, and we will invite guests, just like in Petersburg."

By then, Louisa probably won't need anyone to support her anymore, and this kind of thing usually can't happen twice.

What Alexander knew was that the current negotiations between Britain and France had ended the hostilities, but he was a frequent performer and had his own analysis of this negotiation which was clearly a performance.

Some people are not good at fighting, but they have some talents in other aspects. Alexander's abilities are probably acting and diplomacy.

He believed that neither Britain nor France would abide by the agreement of intent in October 1801. Moreover, France had previously signed the Treaty of Lunéville with Austria, and Napoleon had already gone to the Italian Republic, a French puppet state, as the First Consul to take office as president. The British were still highly vigilant about his actions.

After all, thieves are particularly concerned about what other thieves are doing.

They themselves had no intention of giving up Malta and returning it to the Knights, and no matter whether the Russian Tsar was Paul or Alexander, they would be more or less dissatisfied with this.

At the same time, no matter whether the peace is temporary or only for a period of time, all parties are looking forward to Europe being able to maintain stability for a period of time so that it can become economically active.

Alexander himself knew that those Russian nobles also went to Western Europe after hearing the news and after the ban on going to Western Europe was lifted. For these spiritual French people, they yearned for Paris more, and officials always wanted to have their own villas or mansions in France after retirement.
He was very helpless about this. The Tsar himself also wanted to travel to Europe, but it was inconvenient for him to travel because of his position.

"If one day I could give my people a constitution, I would retire to the mountains and live in a wooden house on the banks of the Rhine."

Although this sounded like an act, Alexander chose this place because he still wanted to go to France and Italy.

Solovyov returned to the embassy in Stockholm and roughly learned about the situation.

"Her Majesty's visit to Sweden has been postponed?"

"You know, Major, Finland is also very muddy at this season, no different from Moscow or Ryazan. Look carefully, this is the rescheduled schedule, it has just arrived, but you also have to prepare, go back to Petersburg first, make a report. Then go to Vyborg and wait for orders there."

"Okay, I'll get ready and go back. Also, I can submit the report ahead of time."

"That's good. What did you gain from this trip?"

"It's not bad. I went all the way to Malmö and passed a lot of places on the way. Now the ice and snow are starting to melt, so I won't have that feeling when I go there."

"Besides that, Major, here is a letter I received with your orders."

When Solovyov came, he knew that his mission was not just in Sweden, and he would have to travel to many places along the way.

But at that time, he could also travel on the sea, cross the Baltic Sea, and travel in the waters near Gotland and Bornholm, and this Swedish expedition would be almost over.

(End of this chapter)