Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 360 002 Maybe this is the ancestor of a driver?

In Dresden, Solovyov could live in Prince Vasily Dolgorukov's house, but he was arranged to live in the upstairs bedroom, and several officers were arranged to live in the previously vacant housekeeper's room. The Cossacks
These Cossack guards set up tents, lit a bonfire, and lived directly in the yard. Since everyone had money, those who wanted to live comfortably could find a place in the city and pay rent.

Although everyone said that the Cossacks were barbaric, they were actually quite civilized when they actually entered the city.

However, when the army is marching, there are still some people who prefer to steal small things, such as the military rations and personal belongings of friendly forces.

But when they came out to do things with the salary increase, it seemed very safe.

There would be a week's rest next, and Solovyov asked all the Cossacks to go to Dresden. He had some time to sit down and was ready to take this opportunity to make some summaries on the current military regulations.

The failure of the anti-French alliance this time, which was defeated by the French army on the battlefield, was not only due to Napoleon's cheating.

Even though the coalition forces achieved considerable results on the battlefield, the result was still a disastrous defeat. There are many problems that can be mentioned here.

Especially the coalition command structure, which did not perform very well.

However, it was unlikely for him to calm down in Prince Dolgorukov's official residence, as the prince and his wife also lived here and always invited him to have coffee in the reception room and dinner with them.

At the dinner table, Solovyov also had to deal with questions from the couple and their eldest daughter. After being away from St. Petersburg for a long time, they had to be reintroduced into the social circle when they returned.

Of course, Vasily Vasilyevich also wanted to know who had more influence in social situations in St. Petersburg.

"Since you asked me this question, I can only say that it looks no different from when you left. It doesn't look like when His Majesty Paul was here, but more like when the Queen was here."

"How did you know when you were in Moscow when the Empress was still alive?"

After hearing this, Solovyov nodded in agreement.

But Prince Vasily's daughter, Ekaterina, said: "At that time, my brother Mishka was still a lieutenant, I remember."

Prince Vasily is a mature man. Except for being always constrained by his sister Praskovya, he can handle many things with ease.

She was just a daughter, so at that time, she was considered sensible.

Solovyov remembered that he had met this girl when he first appeared in a social occasion.

As for little Katya, Solovyov could probably guess what she was thinking. She just had a good impression of her. When she was in the palace, she often took care of children of all ages, just like a nanny wearing the uniform of a Guards officer.

Of course, there are some emotional factors involved, but I have to be careful when I go to Louisa in the future, after all, she is the queen.

Moreover, Solovyov personally prefers girls with blonde hair, and little Katya has dark hair. In terms of personal relationship, he treats her more like a younger sister. After all, she has a close relationship with her younger sister Yulia.

Little Katya was also more concerned about how Yulia was doing now.

"Brother Mishka, is Yulia okay now?"

"Of course it's great. In a few years, she will be able to graduate from the girls' school. If you go back to Petersburg, it will be very convenient for you to see her."

"That's great, but I don't know how her dance lessons are going."

Solovyov also knew the homework that little Katya mentioned. The girl had a slender and flexible figure. It must be because when she was a child and played with Yulia, the two girls liked to dance with their friends.

If Tchaikovsky had not been performed yet, I'm afraid the two of them could have called their friends and danced not only the Four Little Swans, but also The Nutcracker, or some larger ballet excerpts.

This girl has never been considered smart. Solovyov thought about it and realized that most of the noble ladies he had met had been raised at home for too long and were always a little naive, not knowing how dangerous the world is.

Therefore, what she mentioned is generally true.

"Okay, Katya, you can go back in a few days. Then you can go meet Yulia. She is Misha's sister, so it will be convenient for us to meet."

Prince Vasily wanted to bring the topic back. He also planned to establish good relations with Prince Saltykov's family after returning. Fortunately, the wife of this tutor was from the same clan as himself. Although she had a bad reputation in social occasions, the status of this family was too high and he couldn't avoid it.

And Solovyov didn't know that lady yet. She had always held a grudge against him because he had ridiculed her to her face in a salon in St. Petersburg a few years earlier, and the resentment almost ruined his marriage.

Of course, he himself didn't expect that little Katya was interested in him.

And who the little girl likes may change after some time.

"As for the Guards, my son Vasya is going to the Guards. I'd like to trouble you, Misha, to say a few good words to His Highness Constantine."

"Vassily Vasilyevich, you think too highly of me. With the old prince's reputation and your own status, you only need to talk to His Highness."

"But you have to find a good place to be an officer. Being an adjutant doesn't seem to have a future. We retired generals all know that."

That's true. It's easy to be assigned as an adjutant in the Guards.

However, the rank of lieutenant and captain in the Guards still depends on their ability within the company.

After all, in an army, the company is the basic management unit, and a basic tactical unit is the company. After the Guards have fought on the front lines, Grand Duke Constantine will only select experienced officers to supplement them first. The previous practice of transferring in children of nobles may not be so effective.

There was no choice. When they withdrew, everyone realized that the Russian army needed to undergo a reform to enhance its own combat effectiveness.

"Well, Vasily Vasilyevich, this is not too difficult. If it is the Guards Chasseur Regiment, I am the commander there after all, so it is easy to handle. But after all, it is a new regiment in the Guards Regiment, and to join the old regiment, I need your highness's approval."

This was not a difficult matter, and they would return to Petersburg in a few days. Prince Vasily was very satisfied with this, as the young man was very honest in his words, and he would do what he promised.

So, he entertained Solovyov and the Guards Cossack officers at home for a few days, and after a few days, he would set out on the journey back to St. Petersburg.

Solovyov was quite optimistic. He wanted to arrange a return route immediately.

After looking at the map, he knew that military operations would inevitably be launched around Poland. Given the level of the Prussian army and the fact that the Russian army had not yet signed any armistice agreement with France, it seemed inevitable that they would fight the French army in Poland.

As for the journey, we didn't walk very fast because there were Russian expatriates returning from Saxony on the road.

The journey was not fast, which made it convenient for Solovyov to survey the terrain along the way, especially the main roads. Both sides wanted to build transportation lines around these roads and towns, so it was necessary to explore them.

Along the way, Solovyov and Bao Hong took a small group of Cossacks to conduct a careful investigation until they reached the vicinity of Warsaw.

Actually, the Poles did not refuse to entertain them just because they were Russians.

When Solovyov met Goethe, the great writer suggested that at this time, one should not act rashly. Although one should be patriotic, one should not directly confront a huge force that one cannot resist.

What he said does make some sense. Unless they can't survive, most people will just live their lives. If you don't force them, the Poles will not rebel.

At least before Napoleon came here, the Poles were not so crazy.

Solovyov also needed to find a place for the prince and his family to settle down. It would be best to find a house of a minor Polish noble family, and it would be even better if there was an estate.

However, Solovyov did not find any large house along the way, and finally settled down in a medium-sized house owned by a young local landowner.

"Vassily Vasilyevich, this is the best place nearby. The host is very hospitable and will let us stay here."

"Not bad, it's cleaned very well."

As for this tall young Polish landowner, Solovyov felt that he looked familiar, especially since he came on horseback to entertain him personally. The way he rode a horse also seemed familiar, especially since he was wearing the uniform of a Polish lancer.

"Thank you, young man. As guests, we should also know your name."

Prince Vasily asked this, and the other party answered very straightforwardly: "My name is Joseph Rokossovsky, and I am the landlord of this village."

When Solovyov heard the last name, he suddenly realized it, but there was no further evidence.

After all, he was not quite sure what Driver Luo's ancestors did, but there was a bit of black humor in that Driver Luo was indeed of noble birth. This Driver Joseph Luo was his great-grandfather, who was still a small Polish nobleman with some land at that time. But when it came to Driver Luo's grandfather, he participated in the January Uprising in Poland against the rule of Tsarist Russia, and was eventually arrested and lost his land, which led to his decline.

Then, when it came to driver Luo, it was the same.

His family is a native of Warsaw, and three of their four generations have been against the Tsar. Then it was driver Luo who led his troops to risk their lives to support the hometown army in the Warsaw Uprising.

As for the Poles in the Home Army, I'm afraid many of them are still obedient citizens of Poland and lackeys of the former Tsarist Russia. But Driver Luo is a true Polish loyalist, but his position and beliefs are very different.
"No wonder. You look familiar. You look like my acquaintance Constanti. He is as tall and strong as you."

"Ahaha, there are indeed quite a few people in our family. In fact, our ancestors came from Rokosovo Village, and there were ministers of the Kingdom of Poland in the past. We also have some relatives in Russia."

"Poles on the Russian side?"

"Yes, even Russian nobles should have relatives in Poland, right?"

"Speaking of which, our current Foreign Minister Czartoryski is a brother-in-law of our emperor. In addition, the Saltykov family also has noble relatives in Poland."

This is true. That "Humphreyski" once mentioned that among his relatives there were indeed genuine Polish nobles, and some other Russian nobles also had relatives in Poland.

Not to mention, even the brothers Alexander and Constantine had a pair of Polish sisters as mistresses, except that Alexander's lover was the younger sister, while Constantine's lover was the older sister.

It was almost two hundred years ago that Poland attacked Moscow.

Speaking of which, in that era, ethnic hatred was not that strong, and most people still wanted to restore their country. If there were any ethnic and religious hatreds, they were only common around the Ottoman Empire. It was not so outrageous in Europe.

Otherwise, looking at the Czechs in Bohemia, they are living quite well. The Hungarian nobles have not shown any signs of rebellion under the rule of the Habsburgs. The failed uprising ten years ago was actually an attempt by the Hungarian "Jacobins", but it was quickly suppressed by the Habsburgs.

The Rokossovsky in front of him did not hate the Russians. When Poland was divided, the Russians did not take much, and the Queen's past operations were also very confusing. In addition, Czartoryski has always been one of the more moderate ones among the restorationists and has some appeal.

It was the Germans who were more hated. After all, when Poland's ancestors were still very rich, they often fought with the Swedes and German princes. Moreover, Prussia occupied the area around Warsaw, and when they couldn't defeat them, they asked for the Russian army.

Of course, that was also the dark history of Suvorov and Bagration, who launched a brutal repression in the Blaga district east of Warsaw, and the war did not go very smoothly.

Solovyov knew about this, and he also knew that when his senior brother was young, he was captured by Mansur Sheikh of Chechnya. It was Bagration himself who told him about this. Because he was a member of the Georgian royal family and a mid-level officer, he was released by the Chechens.

But when it comes to these things, Solovyov also feels that people of this era are much more civilized and more martial than some extreme guys in the 20th century.

Whether it is the Poles or the Chechen Sheikh, they are still crazy 200 years later.

Joseph Rokossovsky's hospitality was quite warm. Although his village did not have much land, he still used the highest standards to entertain his guests.

This is indeed different from what we had agreed to be the Poles.

(End of this chapter)