Struggle in Russia - Vol 3 Chapter 718

“Struggle in Tsarist Russia (

Matvey was embarrassed, he really didn’t want to deal with Alexei, especially dealing with the other party when the pigtail was caught, it would be even more embarrassing and passive.

The most important thing is that he has not been able to predict Alexei’s attitude. He intercedes through intermediaries. Even if he is rejected, he can still think of other ways. But when it comes to face-to-face, once rejected, there is absolutely no other option.

Once Alexei chooses to report, he is very passive and very difficult to do. If possible, he still hopes to find someone to talk about first. If Alexei is easy to talk, he will come forward in person. If Alexey is not easy to deal with, then he can deal with it calmly.

It’s just that Li Xiao’s words stopped him. After all, Li Xiao had promised to intercede for him. If he refused, he would not give Li Xiao face in the first place. According to the rules of officialdom, Li Xiao is already benevolent and righteous, and he can completely ignore it.

At that time, no matter what Alexei’s attitude is, Matvey can only bear it by himself, and he has no face to ask Li Xiao for help.

But he agreed to go together, but he was worried that Alexei would be tough, and in short, he was in a dilemma.

But right now he doesn’t have time to think about it, Li Xiao can’t wait for him all the time, so he struggled for a long time before gritted his teeth: “Then I will trouble Your Excellency the Grand Duke, and I will ask you to help me explain the reason in front of the Governor later. , I really didn’t intend to break the law, I really have no choice but to do it!”

Li Xiao was not interested in his explanation at all. He only needed to bring Matvey to Alexei, and then the two continued to act according to the agreed upon routine, so that he was not afraid that Matvey would not give in.

With Li Xiao leading them, entering the Governor’s Mansion was naturally like playing, and without much effort, Alexei met them in the living room.

“Your Excellency the Grand Duke, and General Matvi Semyonovich, you have come together, have you made a major discovery? Did you discover a spy or a chaotic party?”

Although Li Xiao had asked this question once before, Matvey still felt embarrassed, thinking that he, a local real-power boss in the third part, was deeply favored by the emperor, but he secretly engaged in flies and dogs.

If it spreads out, does he still have a face?

Immediately, Matvey was speechless for a period of time, Li Xiao and Alexei were secretly amused, but they had to put on an unidentified expression on the surface.

“Your Excellency, you are talking!” Alexei asked “with a suspicious look on his face”: “What happened to make you so embarrassed? Could it really be a big case?”

The more Alexey questioned Matvey, the more embarrassed he became. He could only keep winking at Li Xiao, hoping that Li Xiao would help him speak quickly, otherwise he really had to find a crack in the ground to get in. .

Seeing that the fire was almost over, Li Xiao coughed dryly, and said in a fake manner: “Your Excellency, General Matvey is indeed in trouble because of some things, and he urgently needs your help. Here’s the thing…”

After recounting the story as euphemistically as possible, Li Xiao pretended to help Matvey by saying good things: “Your Excellency, as far as I know, General Matvey Semenovich has been conscientiously performing his duties, He has made great contributions to ensuring the stability of Wallachia… Although it is not right to condone smuggling, but there is a reason… In order to combat those despicable spies and chaotic parties, sometimes we have to do something we hate against our will. Since General Matvey did not cause irreparable consequences, I think it is better to deal with this matter lightly!”

Matvey was a little moved. He also knew that he didn’t have much friendship with Li Xiao, but Li Xiao was willing to speak good words for him. He owed a lot to him.

Just when Matvey was thinking about how to have a good relationship with Li Xiaopan in the future and how to repay this favor, Alexei slapped the table angrily:

“What! Maria Davydovna is yours!”

“Do you know what kind of crime this Maria Davydovna committed?”

“She smuggled millions of rubles worth of food and other supplies at a staggering profit!”

“And her actions disturbed our fragile market, so I had to spend a lot of time, manpower and money to calm the chaos of the market, which caused us to suffer huge losses!”

“And you, Your Excellency the Grand Duke, told me to deal with it lightly. Are you kidding me? If such behaviors are acquiesced, then our laws and our rules will become waste paper!”

Alexei waved his fists and roared: “I will not only punish Maria Davydovna severely, but also deal with you severely. Although your department is not under my direct leadership, I will respond to Your Majesty. Yes, I believe that His Majesty will give you a profound lesson and let you know what can and cannot be done!”

Matvey was stunned~www.mtlnovel.com~ Because Alexei’s attitude was worse than he expected, and listening to his tone was not negotiable at all, he not only had to deal with Maria David Dovna had to report him to Nicholas I.

This is simply a bolt from the blue, okay?

Matvey was stunned for a while, his mind was in a mess, and he didn’t know what to do.

Next, I am afraid he can only go back and think about how to face the anger and accountability of Nicholas I!

His heart was so cold that it was colder than a bucket of ice water pouring into the north wind in three or nine days. At this moment, Li Xiao stood up and spoke for him.

“Your Excellency, it’s a bit inhumane for you to do this. General Matvey had to do this to catch those spies and chaos parties… He didn’t deliberately violate the law, we should give him a chance, not To deny him so arbitrarily, he is also for the country!”

Matvey was more and more moved, and felt that Li Xiao was really a good person.

But Alexei didn’t buy it, and he also taught Li Xiao a lesson: “Your Majesty, you are too unprincipled, the law is the law, and must not be trampled on! Even as you said, Matvi Semyono General Veitch had good reasons for illegal activity, and his reasons were legitimate and beneficial, but that was illegal activity!”

Alexei, like an angry hero, shouted: “What’s more, I can’t confirm that what he did is really beneficial, to fight our enemies! Take a step back, even if he really thinks this way. , then I should have informed me, the Governor, in advance, but he did nothing, and took action in private without authorization. The amount involved and the impact are particularly bad. If this can be forgiven, then our law will become a dead letter. !”