Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 147 004 Alemanni people just like to be non-stick pans

Count von Palen still held meetings of the conspirators in his house, and sometimes such meetings were also held in the house of Count Platon Zubov.

This shows that the nature of their conspiracy has changed.

And this time the conspiracy group was held at Count von Palen, and it also gathered many heavyweights. After all, the Tsar's edict in January had stated that he would move to the Mikhailovsky Engineer Fortress, and The defense of the Guards also needs to be adjusted.

"It's good now. The tyrant has thrown himself into a trap this time. He himself has issued an edict to garrison the New Palace, and the Guards must also switch defenses from the Winter Palace."

"Peter Alexievich, you have to know that you must seize this opportunity. The tyrant himself will make some personnel changes in February and promote a group of young officers. Taking advantage of this time, he will continue to work with our people. There are still some inexperienced people arranged inside.”

"Count Zubov, what do you mean?"

Seeing that Paul's close minister was pretending to be confused, he had nothing to say. He could only show his hand: "It's simple. When the Guards promotes officers, they must be sent to the garrison or promoted to the headquarters to serve as staff officers. Or transfer from the original troops to the new troops, which is also the practice of our army. At this time, it is natural to start making new personnel arrangements. "

"Then we can finally send away a few officers who are an eyesore and can't be moved away."

What Talyzin added was aimed at several battalion commanders under him. Not to mention Solovyov, the other three old guys are all colonels of the Guards. Their qualifications are there, but he is a Lieutenant General, this is not easy to handle either.

"Then what plans do these people have?"

"It was transferred to the Kekesholm Fusiliers. The current regimental commander and commander there are not our people, but there is a shortage of senior officers. We transferred a few Guards officers to fill the vacancies. The tyrant himself did not What can I say? There are also some officers from the Semyonovsky Regiment, and they are sent to supplement several grenadier regiments that are short of personnel. This was also planned before. "

"But that Solovyov, I still don't have any idea where to take him."

Talyzin also knew that among the four battalion commanders under his command, the youngest only obeyed the command of the Tsar himself. At most, he could only be mobilized when the Crown Prince and Grand Duke Constantine wanted someone. It's not because of anything else. He is a young officer who was promoted under the rule. Although being promoted to general is just a matter of Paul's personal preference, this guy is the youngest among the officers promoted by Paul. His qualifications and military rank are not easy to increase. It would be difficult to remove them from the Guards.

"But it's not that there are no other ways. It's easy to get rid of such a person. The key is to move him wherever he goes, and to make him unable to command a single soldier. Then the last door lock of the tyrant is removed. "

Solovyov didn't like little Count Panin, but he never mentioned it in front of outsiders. He was "a poisonous snake at the Diplomatic Academy" because before this guy was dismissed, he often stared at him, which made him very uncomfortable.

He was not present and did not know that he was now being targeted by the conspiracy.

This was not because of anything else. As long as he led the 1st Battalion and was on duty in the palace, under strict precautions, even the trick that Tarezin and his several lieutenants came up with could not be used directly.

"How about asking him to serve as an aide-de-camp for His Highness? I think this kind of promotion can also keep him away from the tyrant."

When Tarezin proposed this, all the rebels agreed.

"This is a good idea. We all know one thing about this man. He is very motivated. He will do his best wherever he goes. As long as he is moved to a place where he will not harm our actions, that will be fine."

If the parties involved find out about it, they have to thank them. After all, such a genius strategy of sending a mouse into a rice vat is something that no one else would have thought of. Solovyov knows about this good job, so he has to thank them.

After all, there aren't many things that Alexander can do right now, and the position and staffing of an attendant may be beyond him.

Their current stupid pig-like planning actually has some effect. After all, Paul really wants to let a group of young officers rotate their positions more.

"If I go to the tyrant to make this suggestion, he probably won't find any reason to resist. This kid is still a very smart person and will not disobey orders under the imperial authority."

This was not a problem. Count Zubov began to consider more practical operations.

"As for the suitable time for us to take action, that is when the Guards Corps changes defense to the tyrant's new palace. It is best to do it when... Which of the four battalion commanders of the Guards Corps does not need to be transferred?"

"If we mention what's available, it's still the Fourth Battalion."

Colonel Zapolski, the commander of the 4th Battalion, was the only one among the four battalion commanders who could obey their orders to the conspiracy group, but his attitude was still unclear.

"It's best to move when switching defenses, but it also depends on the time."

Talyzin also had some ability to make suggestions in this regard, and he also picked up a fourth battalion to be responsible for the night guard.

"Should we arrange for all these battalion commanders and company commanders to be sent out? Of course that's good. There are a few of them who are qualified enough for promotion. I'm afraid they will be wronged in the Guards. We just need to form some new regiments, and they can all be promoted. Get up and become a battalion commander or regiment commander. If you have enough qualifications, you can be promoted to general and become a regiment leader."

Paul really tried to appoint these people, but Solovyov did not move.

"He has something to report to me day and night, and he won't do anything until at least next month. Don't be so anxious when you go to the prince's place, it's just to maintain social interactions. Although he can, the work at hand is more important. "

As for Tarezin, he had some secrets that he didn't know yet. After all, when the demonstration was given to the palace, the guards of the Winter Palace were all soldiers selected from the first battalion, and everything they saw must be kept secret.

Except for members of the royal family and some important ministers, they only heard the names of many newly invented plans. As for more detailed planning plans, they knew even less.

Although he had seen the sand table map, Tarezin, as the Lieutenant General of the Guards, was actually responsible for commanding the general regiment, and he did not know many confidential matters.

In particular, Paul was a little dissatisfied with her, just because he was the leader of the Guards when they swore allegiance, so he always stayed by his side.

In addition to being eager for quick success and narrow-minded, Paul was still very nostalgic for the people below him who were loyal to him.

He didn't know that the commanders of two infantry regiments and two cavalry regiments in the Guards had been instigated by Count von Palen to rebel. Although he knew the danger, he had no idea who was going to launch a coup.

"There are too many things to do. I will make arrangements for the personnel appointments and dismissals you submit, those who should be promoted, those who should be transferred, and those who should be transferred in and out."

However, Talyzin also knew that Solovyov had another appointment because he had Paul's trust.

At another conspiracy meeting held at Count Zubov's house, this time Count von Palen did not appear, but Count Zubov himself presided over it.

"I really didn't expect that the tyrant would actually transfer all his trusted officers out. This is a God-given opportunity, but we have to wait and see. It is too early to take action now. The security protection of the Winter Palace itself is very thorough, even if there were some There are a large number of soldiers in the main palaces and halls, as well as in the gates and corridors. At this time, it is not appropriate to take action, and the reaction mechanism is already very mature."

"Your Excellency, do you mean to take action at the new palace?"

"That's it, we take action in the tyrant's new palace. Although the defenses there seem to be very thorough, there are two main alarm measures. As long as we can make the alarm bell ring, we can attract the attention of the Guards soldiers. , this also needs to be calculated at the time when the defense is changed, and the action must be taken when the fourth battalion changes positions, and the action must be fast.”

"You have to enter the palace like this!"

"That's right, Major General Kutuzov. I thought that the adjutants would be needed to stabilize the soldiers. And you go to the Guards Hussars Regiment to control Lieutenant General Kologrivov. Usually he will be in the duty room. This is more difficult to deal with, and we can’t remove a lieutenant general leader.”

"Leave it to me. It's not difficult to control that reckless man. I just need a few more people to come with me."

"That's good. Now that the issues with the officers on duty and the Guards soldiers have been resolved, we need to state our interests to the tyrant and ask him to sign an abdication edict. This is legal."

"What if he resists?"

"Then destroy him, Major General Kutuzov. You are the squire general. Do you know where the tyrant's seal is?"

"It's usually placed in a box, but the edict also needs to be signed by him and stamped to be valid."

"If you can't sign, we need to take a look at what his edict signatures looked like in the past, and then copy them."

"Isn't this dangerous?"

"Don't worry, as long as the two highnesses know that the tyrant is dead, they can only acquiesce to this fact."

Count Zubov's calculation was that Alexander himself was hanging around women all day long, and the princess was pregnant recently. He would often come back to the palace, and he should also move to the castle by then. It would not be difficult to control her.

As for Constantine, he was usually near Paul's palace when performing security missions, so it was not difficult to control him.

"At this time, our sacred mission is about to be completed."

Zubov had a bad relationship with Paul, and he had no psychological burden for regicide.

However, in Russian history, a coup that blatantly attempted to murder a reigning monarch was unheard of. When Ivan VI and Peter III were deposed in the past, they were not executed immediately. Ivan VI was still killed because of his involvement in the prison break. Only Peter III was killed by the generals guarding him.

With such a conspiracy, it's no wonder that the three Zubov brothers who have less conflict with Paul don't agree with it. Nicholas and Valerian are not so deeply involved. Only this count is both public and private. The interests of the big aristocratic groups and pro-British factions must also be included, and Paul must be killed.

"After the new king takes the throne, there are still many things that need to be planned. We must control the situation by then."

"What about Her Majesty the Queen? She is a tyrant's woman, and she will cause us a lot of trouble."

"It doesn't matter. As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness Constantine are controlled by then, she will be helpless."

Count Zubov still underestimated Alexander. He had a clue about what Constantine might do, or even resist, and he would only wait until the time came to lead the team to complete the task.

Paul had heard about their secret gathering, and although he was a little wary, the secret police was disturbed by the music in Count Zubov's mansion and did not obtain specific details.

There were not many officers of the Guards who came to his house to participate in the conspiracy. This did not arouse Paul's vigilance. After all, the earl had been acquainted with many people in the Guards in the past, and he could not prevent social activities. This would It seems that the Tsar is petty, and no matter how narrow-minded Paul is, he will not be like this.

But there were some unexpected situations. Because of Louisa's good news, Alexander applied to Paul for the couple to stay in the Winter Palace. The old environment there would be good for Louisa's health. After all, although the new home was heated by fire, some of the bedrooms were still there. It's a bit cold, so it's not very suitable for the princess who is often sick and needs to nurse herself back to health.

Paul himself agreed to the request of his son and daughter-in-law: "It doesn't matter if you are a girl. You are still very young now, and it is still warm here in the Winter Palace. If you need anything, go directly to the pharmacy on Million Street to get some medicine. It is very convenient to go to the Admiralty Hospital or summon the royal doctor.”

"Thank you, Father. Then we will stay in the Winter Palace for a while, and then we will move here when spring comes."

"Don't be anxious. I know that women often have to face this hurdle. Your two mothers met them 18 times in total, and that's how you and your brothers and sisters came to be. Lisa, what are you doing? The third time, Alexander is very worried about you. "

As a father-in-law, he takes good care of his daughter-in-law. Although they were both girls before, there are always advantages to being young, that is, they still have a long life ahead and there will always be opportunities.

"By the way, I need to go to your aunt's place and ask for more new glue made from donkey skin. I heard that the process was improved last year, and the batch brought in from the palace is pretty good. Put it in an iron pot with clams. When the powder is boiled out, it turns into a ball shape. I just don’t know what effect this has. We don’t have a complete Chinese medical book here, so we can’t use it by hearsay.”

He was in charge of a lot, but this also created a strange phenomenon. In the future, the Guards regiment of the Winter Palace would become a regiment commanded by Alexander himself. Paul would take the general regiment to the New Palace. There is also the garrison barracks of the Pavlovsk Grenadier Regiment on the street.