Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 228 040 Follow-up of the Nantes Incident

Because of the wound, which was not light, Solovyov ended his journey in Nantes and returned to Paris after confirming that he was not seriously injured.

However, the killing of Georges Cadoudal was still described as a street fight among the general public, which was in line with the stereotype of some aggressive provincial people in Paris.

As for other things that were triggered by this, it can only be said that the royalists are still unpopular in many places.

As for the spies sent by Fouché, the investigation in Brittany and surrounding areas also found that the royalists were still very active. Since the assassination case in 1800, they are still planning attacks.

If there is a war with the British, the royalists will wait for opportunities in these places on the Atlantic coast of France, and they are also very difficult to deal with.

However, he did not get much rest when he returned to Montmartre Street.

"The Phantom of the Louvre" will be officially released at the French Theater, which really shocked him.

Parisians are still somewhat interested in the mysterious Egypt, and the reviews of the drama in the Paris newspapers are very much in line with the tastes of the French. It is full of mystery, but not political, which is in line with the current First Consul's reign. Now the citizens are a little tired of the movements in Paris, and the Great Revolutionary War did end under the Treaty of Amiens, and a new life seems to be just around the corner.

This includes Londoners, who think so, and now they have appeared in large numbers in Paris.

Speaking of which, there are many Irish people in London. Solovyov has never had a good impression of the British government, but he has always thought that the Luddite movement, a workers' movement, is coming soon.

Can he go there to make a living?

Although he has a good relationship with the Russian royal family, he is a loyal and reliable confidant guard for Paul, and he has also made contributions to Alexander, plus his close relationship with Louisa, and the aunts treat him as a good sister, but really speaking of his inner inclination.

He was a person who did not advocate the use of equal platforms. Some people said that he was somewhat similar to Danton in the Jacobins, but according to his background and education, he was the one standing on the rostrum in the Soviet joke.

There was no way. He was born in a bad place. He had to adapt to the surrounding environment first. Although the serfs and servants in his family were no different from free people, he did not leave because he was reluctant to leave the kind-hearted master and young master. In addition, it was not easy to get along outside. It was safer to live in his own village and manor.

If it was the Tsar, the situation might be even worse. Alexander, who had been clamoring to give the people a constitution and then went to live in seclusion by the Rhine, now had a taste of power. He had begun to be keen on acting and ruling, and he was more inclined to monarchy in the future. The result was predictable.

However, for the British, we still have to support the workers' movement, but the method of destroying machines is still not very feasible. There are always other ways.

In Britain, there were religious issues with Catholics, which led to an unstable cabinet in the early 19th century. Even if you read more foreign language newspapers in St. Petersburg, you can know the announcements of the British.

In addition, there are the oppressed Irish, the newly emerging working class, the contradictions between the royal family and the cabinet, and the botanical garden composed of gentlemen and the zoo in the House of Commons. The relationship here is very complicated, and there are actually many points that can be leveraged.

However, these things are always useful when dealing with the British. When you are at peace with them, using them will only shoot yourself in the foot.

Now he is sitting at home in Paris, reading the newspaper.

Adela is a maid at home. Although she is young and thin, she is extremely diligent, probably because she suffered a lot from her aunt in the past.

Because of this, Solovyov sometimes feels embarrassed to use her, especially to clean the carpets and curtains so carefully, and wipe the floors and windows clean.

"Okay, Adela, it's already clean, no need to work any more."

"Sir, I think it's better to keep it clean, and your desk should be tidied."

"It's already good here."

Fortunately, Adela is obedient, and she is now sitting on the sofa waiting for orders.

"I'll teach you to read and write, but I can only use my left hand, and my right hand hasn't recovered yet."

With her diligence, she might be a housekeeper in the future.

And now in her condition, she can only stay with Solovyov, and can't go anywhere else.

She still needs to be trained, and now she has nothing to do, so she can teach her some knowledge, at least she needs to know more vocabulary.

At the same time, in the French Theater, Napoleon himself was watching this play, and he also invited Count Morkov, whom he always disliked, to show the current friendly situation between France and Russia.

Anyway, now Russian nobles come to Paris to buy luxury goods, and there are many people traveling here, which can bring a lot of income to all walks of life in France.

Russians all yearn for Paris very much, this is also because there are so many French people. There were almost no people coming to work, live, study, and travel in Paul's time. When Alexander succeeded to the throne, many Russians came to Western Europe. Although the silver rubles in their hands were of lower value, the quantity was really large.

"But the First Consul himself doesn't seem to have any interest in the content of the play itself."

"That's because the plots that His Excellency prefers are all related to battles."

"Ah, that's a pity, but I can see that the First Consul's wife and her daughter seem to be very interested in this play."

"Maybe it's because of interest. As long as there is no content related to Egypt, he won't turn his attention back."

Indeed, Josephine and Hortans are more interested in this play, at least they are still very interested in the part related to feelings in the plot.

Soloviev has been recuperating in the apartment recently, and sometimes he also receives some friends. If he knew about Josephine's attitude, he would also be curious.

After all, when he first proposed this script, he was still at home in St. Petersburg, and he hadn't set out on his trip to Western Europe at that time.

The stepmother said at home that this was very good, and they were really a family, but Solovyov didn't know, and he missed the opportunity to meet the First Consul or get news from others.

Hortense also lived in the West Indies when she was a child. When riots broke out there, Josephine brought her to France. She has some Creole characteristics and is a bit lazy, but not as weird as her mother Josephine.

"The playwright's plot setting is really clever. I can't believe it was designed by a Russian."

"Hortense, after all, Russians also like French culture."

"What if I want to meet the playwright?"

"Not now, Hortense, he's injured."

Although Hortense has a firm political stance and has always supported her stepfather, even if her brother finally voted for her, she still firmly supports Napoleon. However, she is only 18 years old and has just become a mother. She is a bit naive, but she can still guess.

"Is it because of that person?"

"Yes, it was the mastermind who attacked us on Saint-Nicaise Street with the 'Hell Device'. We had a fight in Nantes, but it is still confidential to the outside world, and you should not tell anyone."

Hortans was still a little scared about what happened that day. The fragments produced by the explosion injured her arm and left a scar, but it was not serious.

But such an incident on Christmas Eve has made everyone know that someone would take action on a sacred holiday, and that Cadoudal was the mastermind. The Paris newspapers only recently made it public, but it was only after the attack on the Jacobins that they continued to attack the royalists.

Of course, her idea of ​​meeting the playwright would also fail.

You know, Solovyov is a person who can't sit still. In addition to his injury, he can now go to the south of France.

For this reason, he wants to travel with the Dolgorukov family. They came to Paris again, but the next journey is to Italy.

The prince's two sons, Vasily and Nicholas, also came from Strasbourg, but their family was just reunited, and then the two had to return to the University of Strasbourg to complete their studies.

After that, they had to go to the south, first to Saint-Tropez, then from there through northern Italy, to visit several cities, and finally to Rome.

"Misha, do you want to go to Rome with us? After that, we will go to Naples and stay there for a while. It's just right for us to travel during this period, just as a rest. It's not suitable for you to stay in Paris, so it's safer to go out."

"Okay, Vasily Vasilyevich, I also want to go to the south of France to have a look. When I was fighting before, I didn't have the opportunity to go to many places."

It just so happened that he also wanted to avoid the limelight in Paris now. He also hoped to go to Rome, maybe he would have the opportunity to meet Silvia who was at Prince Borghese's house, where she seemed to be a housekeeper.

In this way, he would have to take Adela with him. Although this journey would probably not be involved in future wars, the journey, especially to Rome, was still very attractive.

They set out at a time when The Phantom of the Louvre had been performed many times and received rave reviews, and the subsequent Hero of Gaul was mainly presented in the form of a farce.

"We need to prepare more, and we also need someone to accompany us on this journey."

Madame Recamier was going back to her home in Lyon to visit her parents, and the wind direction in Paris was a little wrong, so Mr. Jacques Recamier asked his wife to leave Paris.

This is also the reason why people related to the Royalist Party in Paris and Vendée have been highly vigilant after the Cadoudal incident, even Moreau and others who have not been in contact with Cadoudal for ten years.

This banker actually has connections with many parties, and uses his wife's salon to establish connections with various parties.

Danger also exists, so it is indeed a wonder to have two carriages set off to Lyon together.

And Madame Recamier seems to be very interested in Soloviev, and I don't know what's going on.

He was still somewhat cautious in Paris, unlike when he was in St. Petersburg, where he was familiar with many places. Now the map of Paris was not fully open, and the place was larger and more complicated.

In addition, he would still remain rational when he was abroad.

The next important thing was to figure out the itinerary and how to get to the UK.

His own idea was clear. After visiting many places in Italy, he would return to France from Rome, and then return to Paris, and then go to England through Calais, and he must go there before the war.

If this route is not feasible, he can only go through the territory of the German princes, which is still a long way.

After all, when he goes to England, it will be good if the two sides don't fight.

After that, he will go to Scotland to recruit talents useful to Russia.

From the latest newspapers in Paris, we can know that Russian steamships are very successful in running on rivers, and many steamships have appeared.

This means that Baron Sergei can get the right to operate a section of the river, which is a monopoly.

Compared with managing money personally, having such a father is really useful, but as the baron grows older, he does need to arrange for management to manage the growing family property.

Even Solovyov himself may not know that his family has now achieved a relatively small goal, with a property of 1 million silver rubles, and the family is harmonious. Even if his stepmother gave birth to two more children, it did not affect the close relationship of the family.

Before leaving Paris, Solovyov wrote a letter to his family in St. Petersburg, describing his current situation and saying that the situation in Nantes was completely different from when the baroness left in 1788, and it was difficult to find any results.

He also said that his play was a great success in Paris, but the journey abroad would continue.

This journey is still very long, and he may not return to Russia for several years. He will also miss Louisa. When writing to Alexander from abroad, he always writes a separate letter to the queen.

Of course, the introduction is all about Paris, which seems to have no flaws and can prove his loyalty, at least for now.

He didn't know that Louisa's situation in St. Petersburg was not good. The environment she was in was getting worse and worse because of the queen mother's interference in the court. The young queen now often lives in the Tafred Palace instead of attending various activities in the palace.

But even if he knew, he couldn't change anything with his current status. If he was around, maybe he could think of some solutions.