Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

"If possible, we can explain the situation to Vienna or Teschen. Emperor Franz should be keen to help other royal families, and Archduke Karl..."

"I know that you have some personal relationship with Archduke Karl. It's just strange that he lives in seclusion in his own territory and never goes out."

"That's because Austria's situation is rather special. Emperor Franz had talented people but didn't know how to use them, which led to some unfavorable results."

Archduke Karl has been working hard to have a baby with Little Cake recently. With such a happy life and the brief period of peace in Europe, he doesn't want to leave his special territory.

There is also the inheritance left by my aunt here, so it may be more important to take care of my own territory.

"You seem to have some opinions about the Austrian emperor."

"It's more than just an opinion. Your Majesty, I followed Field Marshal Alexander Vasilyevich to Italy and Switzerland, and followed the Emperor and Count Kutuzov to fight the French in Austria in 1805. If we really fight the French one day, the Austrian monarch will not be able to provide us with any help. If they stand on our side, the logistics supply was not good both times. As for other aspects."

Solovyov thought he should not speak too sharply. The Queen Mother understood after hearing it, as she was not in charge of military affairs. However, she also knew the attitude of some young officers towards Austria.

But Solovyov was special. He still had some independent thinking ability, and this was the state he faced after two expeditions.

"Well, you don't have to say it anymore. I asked you to come here today because of what you can do. Nicholas's academic performance has improved a lot recently, which is obviously due to your constant supervision. Based on this, as a mother, I also want to thank you."

"Your Highness still needs to concentrate and change his past lazy nature. This will make great progress. He should also think more when encountering things. I believe that in this way, he will soon be able to become an excellent Grand Duke and devote himself to public affairs."

"I hope so. Nicholas' biggest shortcoming is probably his stubbornness."

"But with proper guidance, a stubborn character may be transformed into a tenacious one."

"It would be better if my son Alexander had a stronger character, but he is already an adult and an emperor, so I can't control him."

Alexander's problems are best known to his mother.

And Nicholas' training is now also something she is very concerned about.

The quality of my tuba is just so-so, so I have to practice my trumpet again.

Queen Mother Maria could not guarantee whether Alexander would have a son in the future, and even illegitimate children were girls.

Although every time Alexander summoned his lovers to the Imperial Village, they each brought their daughters born to Alexander, although they were all very well-behaved children and the Queen Mother herself liked these children, but she did not have a single son.

This made her doubt her life to some extent, and she devoted herself to building a small trumpet.

Solovyov is still very young, so he can be a long-term worker for his sons in the future.

Although he is called a "farmhand", he looks like a farmhand working for the stupid son of a landlord.

Nicholas was naturally the focus of attention. Constantine refused to be the Tsar no matter what, although his title was "Tsar", which was given by Paul.

If any of his brothers wanted to be the Tsar, Constantine would definitely be willing to serve as his assistant.

He has this attitude and has said this to his mother and elder brother more than once. There is really nothing he can do.

The Queen Mother also had to consider her sons' feelings, but she couldn't tell Nicholas about these things.

She had a great influence on the court, so naturally she was willing to do something.

As for Solovyov, although her attitude had changed because he taught Nikolai wholeheartedly, she still needed to give him some warning.

But the Queen Mother herself felt a little strange that Balashov suddenly told her this.

As it stood, Speransky was Secretary of State, he was about to marry Solovyov's stepsister, and he had a bad relationship with Balashov.

The department was reformed, but not completely. With the insertion of a man like Balashov, he has been taking actions against Speransky.

Solovyov, who came from the army, was both civil and military, and was very well-mannered. He was considered one of the most promising guards in the palace.

However, he had a bad relationship with Balashov because he looked down on the other party as a deserter who was unwilling to fight in the Caucasus.

Solovyov himself did not miss any battle, except the Caucasus War, starting from the Italian expedition. In fifteen years, he was promoted from second lieutenant to lieutenant general and became the son-in-law of the Dolgorukov family.

Based on his accumulated military merits and as a lieutenant general, Solovyov was indeed qualified to look down on Balashov, who was older than him.

A general who leads troops has some advantages in this regard.

As for Balashov, he naturally looked like a flatterer. Although Solovyov was also one of the jesters taken care of by the young ladies, he was good at fighting and business, and had a gentle personality.
Having a very good memory makes it difficult to forget things, but it also makes it easy for people to hold grudges.

Balashov also happened to have a good memory, and the two men became enemies from then on.

It was inevitable that the Minister of Police would target Speranski, but who instructed him to do so was also a question.

Solovyov has always been trusted. Not only as Nicholas' teacher, but also because of his relationship with Speransky, he was able to contact the grand dukes and grand duchesses of the royal family at any time, and had many opportunities to speak in front of Queen Alexander and Queen Maria.

This probably would not achieve his goal of overthrowing Speransky. Although it was not clear who the power behind Balashov was, Alexander acquiesced in the dispute between him and Speransky.

After all, Alexander also has to consider his own political stance, and he will naturally take action to maintain his rule.

However, Balashov told the Queen Mother about Paul's two illegitimate daughters through consulting archives and various documents, which revealed something strange about this matter.

Queen Mother Maria didn't know that her little daughter had told Solovyov in advance.

But she didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that the incident involving her husband must have been caused by Kutaisov.

But Solovyov raised the two girls in his own estate, partly because he was the confidant of Paul and Alexander, which was definitely a commendable act of loyalty.

And because there are confidential documents on it, all of this is rarely mentioned to the outside world.

But Balashov told himself that there was something to it.

After the Queen Mother and Solovyov talked about Nicholas's studies and how to shape an outstanding Grand Duke, the topic inevitably shifted to this aspect. "I am a little curious that you seemed to be responsible for some secret missions when my son Alexander just became the Tsar."

"Your Highness, it seems that you already know."

"Yes, the two daughters left by Paul, I want to see them after a while. They can't always be kept in your manor. Although you are good at creating wealth and your father is good at managing the family property, these two children always eat your food."

"Speaking of which, I have never seen these two young ladies. After sending them to the manor, I have always been in the palace or in the army. The emperor did leave them annuities and titles, so my father and stepmother were only responsible for taking care of them. In this family, I probably only saw them when my brother Anton was raised there."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother nodded, saying that Solovyov was indeed a sensible man.

She would not care about this matter, but would think that Balashov was a little too nosy.

Anna spoke early, giving Solovyov time to think.

He was fully prepared and told the truth, and the Queen Mother liked his honesty.

"It seems that my husband and my children were right. Maria said you are a shrewd and honest man, and Nicholas thinks you are great. I have seen everything you have done. This Balashov is really boring to tell me these things. Even when Madame Chevalier was in favor, such things would not have happened."

"Your Highness, I was still with Emperor Paul at that time. I knew what he was thinking and what he was going to do."

"Yes, you are just like your name, Michael from my family. It's just a pity that you were still a baron's son at that time. If you were from the Dolgoruky family instead of his son-in-law..."

Well, the Queen Mother didn’t say it all. Maria and Solovyov’s ambiguous relationship, although at the beginning it was just a story about a young girl pestering her older brother to work illegally.

The Queen Mother could guess the rest of the story somewhat from the look of delight on her daughter's face when she mentioned him.

But she couldn't imagine anything further.

Solovyov's nickname was "Flower General" because of his handsome appearance, even a bit feminine, so he was very popular in upper class society. He also had a mistress.

This aspect of him does not conform to the Luo family's principle of giving priority to honest men when looking for a son-in-law for their family, although he seems to be very well-behaved.

If the Queen Mother knew about his relationship with her daughter-in-law and daughter, she would not be happy.

But we also have to consider that he is very capable. He saved his two older sons, tutored his two younger sons, and his five daughters have a good relationship with him.

That was it. Queen Maria was probably more careful about Louisa than anything else.

"But I am indeed the son-in-law of the Dolgorukov family. If I can make achievements on the battlefield in the future and be responsible for the military command of a direction alone, I also hope to make achievements like the great marshal."

Although his title of count was given to his father by his former uncle Napoleon, Alexander gave him the privilege during the equal certification and gave him the title based on the standards of a count for military merit.

But there is one difference. Even Marshal Suvorov was only given the most glorious title of Count Remnik before the Italian expedition.

Solovyov's title of count for his outstanding performance was like a list of places where the Guards had performed outstandingly on the battlefield.

Several battles were fought in succession from Ostrolenka to Thessaloniki.

"Although your title of count comes from your father, Count Sergei, it is still..."

When the Queen Mother brought this up, I couldn't help but laugh.

"Mother, to be honest, other people's titles are all titles of nobility, but he..."

Anna pointed at Solovyov with her fan, also wanting to tease her mother. Now she was the only daughter raised by her side, and no one would compete with her for her affection if she acted coquettishly or competed for favor.

Her two younger brothers were very close to her. If she were not a girl, they would probably have shared the same quilt with her - of course, there might have been such times when they were young.

"Ania, how is he?"

"He is a count with a lot of tongue-twisting names in front of him, which are more tongue-twisting than our village names in Russia."

The Queen Mother couldn't help laughing when she heard this.

"Yes, Count, if you continue like this, I don't know what my son will do with your title. You are so promising, maybe you can become a special prince in the future, just like your wife's grandfather, Commander-in-Chief Dolgorukov."

"What if we go to war with the French?"

"I think you will definitely make great contributions in the war with the French. Didn't you train yourself in the battle against the French? But if my disappointing nephew follows the French, you have to take good care of him."

This old lady still can't forget about her nephew.

"I used to be friends with Crown Prince William. We even played ball together. But to become a special prince, one must at least be a general or a second-class civil servant."

"It doesn't matter. You still have a promising future. During this period of time, you should educate Nikola well and train him well. I am very concerned about this matter. In the past, I was worried about not having a good teacher. Now I am worried that Nikola will not work hard. If he is disobedient, I know that you two have a good relationship as teacher and student, and you will be reluctant to hit him. But you can't let him starve all the time. No matter what happens in the future, he must have a strong physique. He has grown so big, he must eat a lot."

What the Queen Mother meant was that he should not let Nicholas starve.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"If you make great contributions in the future and have the opportunity to be crowned a special prince, I will help you talk about it."

This old lady really cares about the people she likes.

But this was just a verbal promise, and only she and Anna said it to Solovyov in person.

"I don't dare to ask for the title of a special prince, Your Highness. I hope there won't be any war, so that I can stay in Petersburg all the time, not only as a teacher to His Highness Nicholas, but also to my own children. I will have time to teach them when the time comes."

At the same time, Solovyov was also wondering who was behind Balashov.

Only he thought of Alexander himself
I have analyzed before that Alexander liked to raise poisonous insects to cause infighting among his ministers.

Even he could guess this kind of balancing act, but because the forces behind Balashov would be quite powerful, it would become difficult to deal with. (End of this chapter)