Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 478 055 The King of Prussia is as useless as his abbreviation
Although Tilsit no longer exists in the 21st century and its name has been Germanized to become Sovetsk, the size of this town is still acceptable, not too big or too small.

After Alexander settled down, he was very satisfied with the French hospitality.

But after checking in, he also had some concerns.

"Your Majesty, what are you worried about?"

"Nothing, but we don't know what price the French will propose. The previous correspondence only confirmed the scope of the negotiations. From the perspective of the French emperor, they were more lenient with Austria's peace terms. What about us? No French soldier can enter Russian territory as a soldier. The initiative of the negotiation price is naturally on our side."

Having said that, Alexander also knew that France's attitude towards Prussia would be very harsh.

He didn't really care what would happen to Prussia, but sometimes St. Petersburg was like the Blue House, and he always had to protect his subordinates, so he talked about this with the Foreign Minister.

Badberg naturally understood what he meant. He had also been Alexander's teacher, and he knew that students usually loved to be riddlers.

However, the situation was not so optimistic for Prussia.

From the Meuse River to Memel, now only Memel is worthy of the name. The Prussian King Frederick William III is in an unusually depressed state at this time. When the war was going well, he had a close contact with the queen for a while. He has been in a trance for the past two days.

Because he didn't know what Napoleon was going to do.

The queen, however, was still trying to keep up her spirits. She now entrusted the girls to the Duke of Saxe-Weimar and his family, intending to have them take them to St. Petersburg, while the sons would remain in Memel.

The queen herself rode in a carriage to the Lithuanian town of Panemune on the north bank of the Neman River, and accompanied the king to wait for the decision of fate.

Speaking of which, the judges of this fate were Napoleon and Alexander.

The king was so depressed. For Queen Louise, as the princess of the weaker of the two Mecklenburg families, marrying the Prussian prince was for the benefit of her family. The two had lived together for a long time and had a very deep relationship.

However, the king that the queen now sees does not even have the ambition to reform the country through internal affairs a few years ago. Only she can help this unfortunate FW to regain his spirits.

"Don't be like this. We should think positively. Shverin and Weimar are both related to the Russian royal family. Alexander will definitely help them. There is room for us to maneuver."

"Louise, there's no point in saying this at this time. You're just trying to comfort me. Now it seems that it's still uncertain whether we can return to Berlin."

"You don't know much about the Russian court, so don't be so decadent. When I lived with Maria, I heard her say that Grand Duke Nicholas's teacher, Baron Solovyov, the chief of staff of the East Prussian Army, seemed to be helping Grand Duke Nicholas find a fiancée."

"How old is Nicholas? The Russian royal family might be anxious to marry off their daughters, but they don't lack children right now. The two young grand dukes won't be in a hurry to get married, right?"

"But the Emperor and Grand Duke Constantine have no sons, only daughters, so this matter will also attract their attention. Although Nicholas is only 11 years old, he is tall and strong, a child with the physique of a teenager, and handsome. He should surpass his brother in the future. Maybe this is still a temporary choice. Although Charlotte is still young, she should be able to get married after she turns 14. We can make preparations early. If there are rumors of such a marriage, the French should not treat us too harshly."

As a queen and wife, she was indeed very virtuous and her plans were very thorough.

But Frederick William III was still in a very decadent state and even began to ignore the queen.

"It really hurts my heart if you do this."

The queen finally could no longer control her emotions, she covered her face and cried, then left the small reception room and returned to her bedroom.

King Frederick William III relied on his uncle for war and his wife for diplomacy. He was only good at domestic affairs, but he was so cowardly that he made the queen very sad.

That is because the children are not around, otherwise it would be difficult for them to forgive their father for being so stupid.

You know, as a mother, Louise also taught her children carefully and also found famous teachers for the princes.

Although other conditions limited him, Clausewitz always came back when it came to military science. He was indeed loyal and, as a very responsible teacher, he began to educate the Crown Prince and Prince William.

The same is true for the daughters. Charlotte loves music. Although she has no talent, she is studious. The queen did not have a court band to accompany her during the war. Maria is willing to play with her children because Queen Louise is a good friend of the sisters and can help with this.

In terms of state affairs, the queen did have some ability, and she invited the prestigious old Duke of Brunswick to come out, but the warmongers within the Prussian army eventually destroyed all the plans, leading to the current situation.

Queen Louise cried and covered her chest, and her chest tightness became more serious.

When the personal maid saw this, she came over and helped Louise to the bed, and went to find a doctor.

“It doesn’t matter. God won’t call me now.”

But she was indeed speaking weakly now, and looked so sickly that the maids around her were also crying.

They had followed the queen for a long time, and they knew that if it were not for the queen's tenacious and strong character, His Majesty the King would have succumbed to the French army long ago, and his fate would have been much worse than that of Austria.

Of course, the other two parties in the talks did not know the current situation of the Prussian couple at this time.

Queen Louise knew clearly that, relying on the personal relationship between the royal families, Alexander would try to find a way out for Prussia, but it would only be the minimum.

If France and Russia were to make peace, they would certainly have to sacrifice the interests of Prussia and other countries, especially if they were to form an alliance.

Alexander actually proposed to introduce the King of Prussia to Napoleon the next day.

Napoleon unexpectedly agreed to Alexander's request and was very tolerant.

But he is a tolerant and narrow-minded person.

Solovyov got up very early the next morning. After all, that was how the king was, getting up at 5 o'clock every morning. The worst thing about being a chamberlain general was that he had to accompany the emperor every day when performing official duties, which was more troublesome than the shift duty he had in the past as a guardsman.

However, since there were many attendant generals, he still had the opportunity to take shifts, but in Tilsit, only he and Volkonsky were the ones that Alexander trusted more and could bring here.

"Biejia, has His Majesty woken up?"

Volkonsky didn't reply, but pointed to the end of the corridor. "Soloviev, you should improve the performance of the product. This toothpaste produces too much foam."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Many of the daily necessities used by the royal family are from his Little Bee brand, but Alexander doesn't usually say this, but today he brought out some of the products from the brand.

Solovyov also knew that if his position had not been that of aide-de-camp, Alexander would not have told him this.

Before today's formal talks, Alexander will also introduce the Prussian king and queen to Napoleon.

It would be easy to invite Queen Louise as well, King FW is really useless.

If it really was going to be a formal royal meeting, Solovyov's aunt, Queen Josephine, would have to come, as well as Louisa, who was taking care of the children at home.

It was also Alexander's ability to get the queen to appear on the stage, and he knew that there would always be some way to open up the topic.

Not only this queen, but also the Baden sisters who have always been homebodies, and the cake queen who has always been criticized, are all very good at playing their roles in such social occasions.

As for the ridiculous fact that the "Black Duke" was worried that his wife would be targeted by Napoleon, so he sent her to Sweden, Napoleon finally said that we are all family, how could I let my son-in-law's sister remarry?

"Soloviev, ask King Frederick William to come here. I have promised to introduce him and his wife to the Emperor of France, your uncle."

"But the king was not in good condition before we crossed the river. Will it have any impact?"

"It doesn't matter. The queen will find a way."

"But Queen Louise has been in poor health. She was like that when I saw her at Jelgava Palace."

"But at this time, if they want to preserve Prussia, I'm afraid they still have to work hard on their own."

Since we can't count on the king, we'll have to ask the queen for help.

Solovyov thought about many aspects. Although Queen Louise was 31 years old, she was very charming, gentle and polite to others. She would respect even people of humble status. Although she looked weak on the outside, she was very strong on the inside.

But call the queen over, according to the wildest history
Everyone in the Bonaparte family is quite lustful, especially Napoleon and Lucien, who are the most capable. Men like beautiful women and women like handsome young men. Only the fourth son, Louis, is more like his mother. But the affairs of his family are another matter.

Solovyov also remembered a rumor in Petersburg that the Duke of Enghien was nearly murdered because Napoleon was there when he was having an affair with the famous actress Miss George.
As to whether Napoleon was a fellow patient of Archduke Karl and could convulse and fall to the ground, he had some say.

This middle-aged Corsican man with a big head and a thick neck is in good health. If he also has epilepsy, could the cause be hemorrhoids?
In short, he didn't care about that and just followed orders to welcome the King of Prussia.

Of course, the king's words are now like a wilted eggplant with its head drooping, and it is really hard to describe them.

The queen still dressed up carefully, just like in the portrait, and her light makeup was indeed very beautiful, much better than the terrible powder of the Bourbon royal family.

"Your Majesty, General Solovyov of the Imperial Guards, under the order of our Emperor, has come here with his guards to greet you."

"Okay, General. Thank you for your hard work all along."

Frederick William III had nothing to say to Solovyov, but just said this in a bland tone.

Many of the French and vassal troops destroyed in this war were his achievements. Even in order to preserve strength, he advocated the full retreat of the Russian army, and the monarch as an ally could not say anything about it.

But the queen looked at him with a meaningful look.

"General, it's hard to imagine that you are related to the French emperor."

"Empress Josephine is my stepmother's cousin and also my aunt. The French emperor is my uncle, but when I fought against the French, I was the most ferocious one. In peacetime, I can rely on my relatives, but on the battlefield, I am either an ally or an opponent."

After hearing this, the queen was very satisfied. She thought this young general was very reliable.

She smiled back, and when the king got into the car dejectedly, seeing that her husband was useless today, she asked the Russian general to help her get in the car.

When the queen reached out her hand, Solovyov also understood.

"Your Majesty, I am happy to serve you, but you and His Majesty still need to be more careful. According to the progress of yesterday's negotiations, His Majesty the Emperor will try his best to fight for it, but the attitude that the French Emperor may take is not the same as that towards Austria."

Queen Louise also knew this, and after she was helped into the car, she whispered a few words to her husband, King FW.

This made this decadent guy cheer up a little. At least he wouldn't lose face in a formal occasion.

As for the couple's arrival at the meeting site, Napoleon, under Alexander's introduction, got to know the King and Queen of Prussia, and also wanted to conduct further negotiations.

However, Napoleon also noticed Queen Louise, who was indeed very beautiful. Fortunately, the dirty talk that he, Caulaincourt and Duroc made up about the queen was all said privately while the three of them were drinking coffee. There was no need to take it back, and no outsiders knew about it.

"Misha, look at the Emperor of France, your uncle. The way he looks at Queen Louise."

Davydov is here on duty today, and now all the Russian generals in Tilsit know about Solovyov's relationship.

It was this loudmouthed fellow who dared to say this to Solovyov in person.

By the way, when Davydov's brothers were captured, they were received by Napoleon.

Solovyov listened and said helplessly: "If people of this status cannot hide their thoughts like the emperor, it's probably like this."

Solovyov had a lot of experience with Polina, and he didn't know what would happen to the queen today.

(End of this chapter)