Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 686 Louisa's Girls (Part 048)
While lecturing Nicholas, Solovyov also noticed that the number of people walking into the Empress Dowager's Palace in Gatchina was really outrageous.

In fact, this place is often regarded as a second palace. Although the Queen Mother does not have much power, Queen Mother Maria actually holds most of the power that a queen should have, including most departments related to royal charities.

This is the situation. Although the Tsarskoye Selo Lycée is indeed under the jurisdiction of Louisa, the Empress Dowager often intervenes.

As for the fact that the Queen herself has a record of giving lessons, and apparently the children all felt pretty good about it, that’s another matter.

In addition to tutoring Nikola during the holidays, a group of his classmates soon came to attend his classes.

In this case, Solovyov can't keep talking about Mencius. After all, if some of these people hear the saying "the country is more important than the monarch", they may find a way to kill the monarch. Wouldn't it be more convenient for them to establish a republic of their own?

Well, it's not too much to think about it. After all, the Tsar himself sometimes has problems with his brain.
When everyone sat here, Mencius was obviously not suitable, so we had to go back to the Analects stage.

Apart from classes, Solovyov only had some rest time on Sundays. Considering that his wife went to the Summer Palace and would not be back for a while, he concentrated on studying the current relevant intelligence related to France.

The big comet in the night sky is already clearly visible to the naked eye, which means that the star is now approaching, and naturally there will be many interpretations.

But this has nothing to do with what those astrologers say. We must also prepare for war now.

The latest news from the Balkans is that Kutuzov finally defeated the Turks in Rumelia, and now, apart from sporadic fighting, the two sides are sitting at the negotiation table to bargain.

It instantly turned into a vegetable market. In addition, the current situation Russia is facing has also led to the gradual reorganization of the troops on Russia's western border, forming three Western Army Groups and the Danube Army Group.

Judging from the latest personnel arrangements, Bagration has become the commander-in-chief of the 2nd Western Army, and Cavalry General Tormasov, who fought quite well in the Caucasus, has been appointed commander of the 3rd Western Army.

As for the Danube River, Chichakov, who has resigned as the Minister of the Navy, has already taken office in Sevastopol. While managing the Black Sea Fleet, he will also be responsible for this army group.

So Solovyov could see the complaints in Langeron's letter: What a wonderful arrangement, we already have enough army generals who don't know anything, and now we have sent a navy admiral. Although the Russian Navy's naval infantry regiments are all good, they are still amateurs after all, and they are not like you who study naval business in your spare time.
In short, he was at full speed in Odessa, but he also did not forget to say, "I am also the son-in-law of the Trubetskoy family, and I have to take care of my relatives." It seems that after he came to Russia, he gradually became the same as the people here.

Regardless of this, he was on the other side of the Danube and could not return to St. Petersburg for a while. Many of the generals on the front had no experience in commanding at the division level. Many generals who had performed well in previous wars were actually arranged in the south.

As to why this personnel arrangement was made, even Solovyov suspected that it was because Barclay's qualifications were not convincing enough, which ultimately led to Essen, Sacken, Langgeron, Markov and others not being on the front battlefield.

In addition, the 1st Western Army was the main force, while the 2nd Western Army covered its flanks, which made Solovyov think of some bad things.

Well, it was the Tsarist Russian army in Tannenberg that was sending people to their deaths.

If the 2nd Army, covering the flank, was isolated, it would be in danger of being destroyed.

He was able to see the deployment and had a rough idea of ​​it in his mind, so it was inevitable that he would think of future cases.

Speaking of which, in Tsarist Russia, the 1st Army had always been a standing unit, except for the period before the Crimean War.

Everyone knows the biggest problem with Barclay commanding the troops.

When he was in Poland and East Prussia, if you really want to be picky, even Solovyov, who came from behind, was once ranked higher than him. It was because the strategy he proposed was supported by Alexander, and his personal ability was also good enough, but his prestige was not good enough.

There is still a group of warmongers on the Russian side. They also advocate fighting the enemy and not letting the enemy enter Russian territory easily.

Opinions from all sides actually make some sense, but what strategy will be ultimately adopted depends on whether the Tsar himself agrees.

It was probably unlikely that Solovyov would return to the army that year, as he had to teach Nicholas and serve in the court at the same time.

But he can also understand the situation on the front line in advance, especially the deployment and personnel arrangements.

Indeed, it was somewhat uncomfortable for him to sit at home.

However, among the six armies within the 1st Army, the 6st Army, led by Wittgenstein, was defending the Baltic coastal area on the flank. The remaining 1nd, 2rd, 3th, 4th Armies and the Cavalry Army were deployed on the front. The 6th and 2th Armies of the 7nd Army were on the flanks. Among the remaining armies, the Danube Corps was organized into four armies. The armies of the 8rd Army had some of the style of the old era and were named after their commanders.

In addition, some elite troops were fighting the Persians in the Caucasus and could not come to the main battlefield.

What about the 5th Army?

This army is actually composed of the Guards. The word "reserve" is also included in the number of the 5th Army, and it is generally used as a reserve force.

To be honest, the most difficult thing on the front line is actually logistics supply.

Perhaps the only similarity between French baguettes and German baguettes is that they both rely on the weather.

In fact, the Russians are just relatively more suitable for this kind of weather. When it comes to suffering, everyone faces the same difficulties.

If you get shot, you will bleed. If you don't pay attention to personal hygiene, you will easily get typhus and dysentery. What's even more deadly is probably the cholera caused by water pollution and the consequences caused by the presence of various pathogens.

In other words, if your immunity is stronger, you may face fewer difficulties, but the disease will still come to you in the end.

Not everyone is lucky enough to take care of patients during an epidemic without getting sick themselves.

Therefore, it is more or less the fault of the weather that these people complain too much about, but no one mentions the muddy spring and the hot summer. God is actually equal, and some people are even lucky enough to have a warm winter. When passing through Corsica, others may be affected by storms, but his fleet is not affected at all.

Napoleon before 1807 is different from Napoleon today, and Solovyov knows that.

"what are you thinking about?"

While he was sitting here, he didn't even notice someone coming behind him.

Turning around, I saw Louisa.

Although she was the queen, she was never arrogant and did not care about ostentation. At this moment, she was only with two trusted maids and four older daughters.

If two people are alone, they can probably call each other more intimately.

The children were watching, so he had no choice but to say this.

"Your Highness, aren't you in the Winter Palace? Why are you here?" "If you want to escape the summer heat, the villas by the sea are all full now. I don't like living in Peterhof either. It's too noisy there. It's better here. Apart from a few boarding students from the Imperial Village High School, there are very few people here. But it's a bit too strict for you to guide Nicholas's homework."

If someone else had said it, Solovyov might have made a few arguments, but not Louisa.

Now she is a little fatter, but you can still see the slim figure she had as a girl, and her symmetry is still just right. It is hard for any man who sees her to not like her.

"What should we do then?"

"Don't be so strict when teaching, be gentle, it's good when you tell stories to my daughters."

And among these girls, there are two of his children and even a planned daughter-in-law, but the younger ones are not here.

“Storytelling is different from teaching, but I will still listen to what you say.”

"That's good. These kids haven't seen you for a long time. When we passed by the garden, we saw you sitting here."

"Then there was Tonya, who insisted on coming to see you."

The twins were two clever little ones, and they quickly pushed the blame onto their eldest sister.

"What do I have to see?"

"You were the one who came up with the name Sveta. It's quite poetic."

The eldest princess had some truth in her mind, but she was just saying it casually.

This girl is also surprisingly tall and looks like a grown-up girl, even though she is only thirteen years old.

The remaining three, however, seem to take after their mother.

"They are only chosen words from poetry, Tonya."

"My aunts like you very much, and we like your brother very much too, but why doesn't father allow us to visit your home?"

It seems that his two younger brothers may have to repeat his own experience. When they grow up, they will officially join the army. This is also a basic experience in the life of Russian aristocrats.

But what is the truth? You can't say that their grandfather has an aunt with two illegitimate daughters who are fostered in their father's manor, so it is inconvenient for them to meet, right?

"Your Highness, you are still grand duchesses of the royal family after all. Even your aunts were just guests at Count Alexei's house. After all, he is their uncle, your great-uncle."

"Uncle Alexei hasn't come to Petersburg recently. He has been hiding in his estate in Tula. We would like to go play with his uncles, but it's really boring. Uncle Misha, don't you have a son too? Mom is always thinking about Pasha. In the future, she wants him to be a companion to my little sister Nastya."

This girl doesn't have any taboos. It seems that Louisa is a little spoiled to the child.

"My children are all in the villa over at the Summer Palace. You will only see me here this summer."

"Mikhail, you are a rare visitor here. You have been away all these years. The children are curious about you."

"I may have become a rare species. But at this moment, I am probably still thinking about military matters."

"It's unlikely to go to war with the French, right? Napoleon is now our uncle, and we want to visit our cousin in Paris."

Speaking of which, with a new father-in-law, the name structure of Napoleon's sons changed.

Now it is Paul Alexandre Joseph Charles Bonaparte, with Napoleon's father-in-law, brother-in-law, elder brother and father added in front.

"You have all seen newborn babies many times. Her Majesty the Queen gave birth to seven of you sisters in a row. When babies are born, they are all pink little balls of flesh, and then they will grow up slowly. Some may grow up to be very beautiful, while others may become ugly, but the more valuable thing about a person is his character."

"When it comes to beauty, Sveta is the cutest. Mom likes her and Polina the most and always takes them to sleep together."

However, Louisa's preference for her daughters was not as partial as that of Queen Mother Maria. She gave the best to Catherine, and the four older girls among the seven girls were treated almost the same, except that the twins were always kept by their side.

"That's because you have seven sisters, three of whom are too young. As for the others, you are the oldest among the four of you, Your Highness. Oh, has anyone suggested a husband for you recently?"

"I don't want the children to leave me so early, and now is not the time to marry the girls off."

Louisa brought the topic back, and Solovyov nodded in agreement.

"Your uncle is a very capable and ambitious man. In the past, I was considered his nephew, but I couldn't guess what he was going to do. Besides, I am a soldier, so I naturally care about the defense of the western border. Don't be surprised. Napoleon is a man who cannot be guessed in the way ordinary people do. His ambition and ability may be beyond this era."

Of course, if we continue like this, we will probably eventually fail.

"But I don't want war either."

As Louisa said this, she grabbed Solovyov's arm and pulled him over, which surprised her daughters.

But what she said later still made up for it.

"Alexander is not that good at military affairs. You should use your talents to help him. Our family still needs you sometimes."

"Well, Your Majesty, I will do as you say."

As for him kissing the back of Louisa's hand, it seemed more normal.

But in the eyes of the smart twins, their mother and the uncle seem a little ambiguous, but they look more like close friends.

After all, they are already in a long-standing relationship and are not in the stage of passionate love, so it is not easy to tell.

(End of this chapter)