Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

It is true that the temple of Delphi is the temple of Apollo, the god of the sun, but there is also something strange about it. When the temple still existed, those ambiguous oracles were not necessarily completely useless.

As for the Greek gods and priests, you are not stupid in this regard. They would conduct investigations in advance and have a sufficient intelligence network. If what they say is ambiguous, you have to guess it yourself.

"So that's how it is. No wonder one of the countries was destroyed in the end."

Katya and Madame Recamier leaned on either side of him. Solovyov was so proud that it probably only made others jealous.

They were each holding their children, with Mihrima holding little Lisa against the bed.

This is not the time for intimacy, with the children, it is just about enjoying family life.

"But this is the case, Julie. The demise of Lydia was caused by the arrogance of its monarch, who believed in oracles and fate."

"Mishka, what are you referring to?"

Katya came here to listen to Solovyov reading, but she also had some confusions.

"The only thing I can think of is Napoleon. What a pity, I don't know much about the Chinese I Ching and can't tell a divination."

"There is no temple either. What can you do?"

Julie's outfit is very much in the style of ancient Greek women. Although Katya has a close relationship with her and calls her sister (although the lady always tries to take advantage of them and wants her to call her aunt), there is also some competition between them because of their husbands/lovers.

For example, the lady held Solovyov's arm and held her own daughter with the other arm, trying to be more intimate.

She also came over from the other side, holding her little son in her arms, and leaned against her husband.

"Okay, you two are really hot."

Considering that both of them are breastfeeding, they are naturally full of energy.

"Why, do you still dislike the heat on us?"

"No, it's just that you two are too close to each other."

Because the children are here, and there is a little girl who is a maid, we must always be careful when speaking.

"If both of you come tonight, who will take care of the children?" He held them both and whispered in their ears. In fact, it was his own idea. Although Mihlima was not as meticulous as Adela, she was also able to keep her mouth shut.

On the other hand, both of them were willing to feed their children themselves, so a wonderful balance was reached. If one of them went to be intimate with Solovyov at night, the other would have to take care of the child with the maid, but it was still very harmonious.

"Yes, it's not in Petersburg, but it's impossible there."

There were many more shocking relationships in St. Petersburg than theirs, and others would probably envy this harmonious relationship, and they also knew that Madame Récamier would probably have to return to France one day in the future.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. You two should just stay quiet and take care of the children. I have to work at night recently, and I have to reply to Count Kutuzov's letter today. It seems that there will be some personnel changes."

He did not tell his family the details, but just kissed them and the children on the forehead and then locked himself in the study of the house.

Kutuzov's letter also made it very clear that if relations with France did not improve within this year, war would inevitably break out, so some adjustments would be necessary.

If this is the case, then Langgeron's purpose of coming to Greece can be explained clearly. Probably both he and Kamensky Jr. will take their respective command teams to the rear as a preparation, and then take up their new posts.

The troops also had to be mobilized accordingly, especially the grenadier division under his command, which could be said to be the elite of the Russian army. There were a total of 15 independent grenadier regiments at this time. Except for the Guards Grenadier Regiment and the Pavlovsk Regiment following the Guards, 13 of the remaining 6 regiments were in his hands.

These troops must also be transferred back to the front, so the military strength in the Balkan Peninsula is actually very tight.

What to do next is also a problem. It is true that we are in a ceasefire stage now, but Sultan Mahmoud is firmly opposed to the autonomy clauses of Serbia and Greece.

Even though he was hurt by the beating, he still acted like this. One can imagine how aggressive the attitude of this young and hot-tempered Sultan was before.

Therefore, he also had to consider how to reply.

According to Kutuzov, he would have to wait until at least spring to return to Odessa from Greece and wait for further appointment.

There may be more wars during this period, but it has nothing to do with him. The main thing is that Langgeron is here to command the Russian and Serbian coalition forces. Under the premise that the war may re-ignite in East Macedonia, it is indeed worrying.

He had made clear plans for himself, which was to take up a position in one of the three army groups on the western border in the future, which would not be a difficult task for him.

His performance in the war between Sweden and Turkey is also evident here, and it can even be said that he played a decisive role.

It’s just that Greece is a really nice place with beautiful scenery. If you don’t consider the environment full of bandits, it would also be a very suitable place to live.

But he has no choice now. He is just one of hundreds of active Russian lieutenant generals, and even one of the relatively junior ones.

At the same time, he didn't know what was happening in St. Petersburg. In short, Speransky's position was still somewhat dangerous, and his position as Secretary of State might be replaced by Shishkov.

The only difference is that, under Balashov's criticism, he went to Siberia to manage potato diggers or to do some other job.

My position is too far away, and even though I have military merits, it's probably hard for anyone to say anything.

Unless someone has the audacity to say that his all-out attack on Greece is intended to weaken Russia's military strength and drive the Russian army far into Greece.

If someone speaks like this, he is probably no different from those shameless censors in the late Ming Dynasty.

In his reply to Kutuzov, Solovyov only mentioned some of his own ideas and believed that future strategic defense deployment should be mainly on the roads leading to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

But there is one thing he made very clear, that is, those people in the War Ministry were definitely not dedicated when they contracted the projects. This kind of corruption is also common in Russia.

After all, there is no one now, and the screws are all sparks, but the subordinate officials are no different. He certainly doesn't want to go to the Ministry of War and the General Staff, because there are too many troubles there.

But the letter was also vague. In short, he was asked not to work in the core agencies in St. Petersburg, and he could go anywhere after that.

In addition, he also wrote a letter to Pierre, asking about his recent situation.

This unlucky guy married Helen, but he was constantly in trouble and no one knew how he was doing recently.

As for other things, he also needs to pay attention to them. At his age, it is time to explore the world, and the European stage is indeed more suitable for him to perform.

Of course, he did not know that in St. Petersburg, Alexander had already made the decision to have both legion commanders return from the Balkan front.

The current assessment of the war is that the Russian army probably needs to be transferred back to the front line from the Baltic Sea to Moldavia. The deployment here is also used as a strategic defense against possible French attacks.

Alexander's contact with Talleyrand eventually confirmed this.

It was just his sister's happiness. No matter how much he loved Ekaterina, and even though she was a little suspicious of orthopedics, he could still make a judgment compared to the entire country.

As an emotional political animal, Alexander has made the decision to act like a defensive tower towards France.

Even in the court of St. Petersburg, people believed that war with Europe was inevitable. Napoleon's credit was not very good, and it was hard to say what he would do next.

As for Catherine, she was about to give birth in the Tuileries Palace in Paris. Although Napoleon was having some troubles in Spain at the moment, his empire was at its strongest.

Solovyov in Delphi also hurriedly ended his trip. He first returned to Athens and spoke to the Greek representatives from all walks of life who came to attend the meeting. He reaffirmed the friendship between Russia and the peoples of the Balkan Peninsula. In addition, he also stated that the Greek people have the right to decide their own future. Then he hurriedly left Athens with his family and went to Thessaloniki first.

Christian and Julia just became a pair of inexperienced and stupid parents. Julia had a daughter, but she was careless in naming her and used the name Helen.

In Greece, her name was Helen. Fortunately, she was not born in Sparta, otherwise the swan egg or the ten-year war in Troy would not be a good story.

Christian's technique of holding a child is not as skilled as that of his brother-in-law, who is a guard at the Winter Palace and a nanny at his side job. He has to ask for advice from his brother-in-law.

"If you hold a child, you can do this, use one arm to support the child's body, it will look better. Your action will make the child uncomfortable."

"By the way, why did you come back from Athens in such a hurry?"

"There are still some things we need to do. With the transfer of the two Kamensky brothers, we should also prepare to go back. But it will be delayed until spring. At that time, we will go to Odessa first, and then we will go to our respective posts."

Unlike Christian who had been commanding the Grenadier Division, Solovyov's position had always been uncertain. However, if he was asked to do the staff work that he considered troublesome and step down from the position of Chief of Staff of the East Prussian Corps, he probably would not take it unless he was made Chief of Staff of the merged Commander-in-Chief.

However, things were a little different from what he expected.

As for Christian, because Yulia had just given birth to a child, the couple would return later. Kutuzov might need the Grenadier Division to fight a battle in Macedonia or Bulgaria before leaving.

For the Russian army, actually at this moment, without the external threat of France, they may be able to push their troops to Adrianople with a little more effort, and then head straight for Constantinople, thus fulfilling the long-cherished wish of successive tsars.

However, the idea is good, but reality does not always allow them to have any fantasies in this regard.

The Russian army will probably stop here. Although the next war may be closer to this goal, it is still a big question whether European countries will still be too busy to pay attention to the Balkans by then.

In short, if you choose to leave now, the future is still unpredictable.

However, before setting off, little Kamensky already felt something strange in his body.

The Balkans are always not very friendly to some people, especially the Russian commander-in-chief, Kamensky the Younger, who suddenly coughed up blood at night while inspecting the front line, and had a high fever that wouldn't go away. As a result, Kutuzov had no choice but to take over the position of commander-in-chief of the Danube Corps ahead of schedule.

This is not like Solovyov and Langgeron. As former partners, many people in the Macedonian Legion were used by them before, so there is a handover process.

The health of Kamensky the Younger began to deteriorate unexpectedly. When Solovyov separated from him in Galati, he still felt that he was in good health and full of energy. He had always been in good shape in previous battles with France and Sweden.

But his health suddenly collapsed, which might be due to the plague that always existed in the local area.

He had to leave the front line and go to Odessa for treatment.

As for the Solovyovs, their winter in Thessaloniki was a fairly uneventful time.

The bad news is probably that war with France is inevitable, but there is also good news.

Solovyov's black-hearted and leaky little cotton-padded jacket finally stopped resisting his father's arms.

He even had the idea that if peace could continue like this, that would be what he wanted.

Although I have not yet achieved success, this status and wealth are enough to guarantee a peaceful and stable life.

For at least the next hundred years, the war will be far away from his home, and it is unlikely that anyone will cause trouble for him, whether it is St. Petersburg or Ryazan.

But now looking back, he realized that there were too many aspects involved and he still had to be on the field.

And in the future, I'm afraid it will have to play an even greater role.

Because the Empress Dowager wrote to the new Foreign Minister Rumyantsev through her, asking him to pay more attention to the studies of Grand Duke Nicholas after he returned to St. Petersburg.

This kid was indeed a bit of a worry, because he ranked last in the senior group at Tsarskoye Selo High School, which made the empress dowager very angry. Mikhail was not as worrying as him, at least his performance was acceptable in the younger group, and he got 4 points in mathematics, which was in sharp contrast to Nicholas' 2 points.

It seemed unlikely that I would be able to get any other job before the war broke out.

There is no way, who told him to arrange a study plan for Nikola, this kid is at least a qualified student? (End of this chapter)