Make France Great Again

Marcel Yaluger's contempt for the resistance spirit of the Russian people not only made Herzen angry, but also made Herzen somewhat agree in his heart.

After all, compared with the French people who expelled two generations of kings, Russia is too docile, so docile that any local bureaucrat can bully them to death.

Sometimes Herzen even thought that if the people of the Russian Empire could be like the people of Paris, the officials sent by the Tsar would not dare to oppress them with impunity.

It is a pity that the people of the Russian Empire did not have the same spirit of resistance as Paris, and the people who had been oppressed by the Tsar and his henchmen for many years had already developed the habit of resignation.

Because of this, Herzen believes that in order to achieve a revolution in the true sense, it must be a revolution of a small group of people, after this small group of elites used unconventional (assassination, bombing) means to solve the tsar. , and then take advantage of the dead period of the old tsar's death and the new tsar's succession to control St. Petersburg, and then push the revolution in one place to the revolution of the entire Russian Empire, thus establishing a brand-new Russian Empire with a new constitutional monarchy.

Because only in this way, the Russian Empire can truly break down and stand up.

Of course, although Herzen himself believes that the Russian Empire still needs a tsar, but it does not need a tsar like Nicholas I and Alexander II. What it needs is a tsar who is completely supported by revolutionaries, preferably a tsar. Tsar of the branch of the Romanov family.

Anyone who has experienced the power of the tsar will not honestly hand over the power in his hands.

At the same time, Herzen also believed that the establishment of a branch of the Romanov family as the tsar would reduce local resistance to a greater extent.

After all, the succession of the Romanov family was full of blood and conspiracy. Paul I, Peter III, which one was not pushed down.

Therefore, even if they kill Nicholas I, as long as they can elect a new tsar, then the place will choose to wait and see because of the new tsar's coming to power.

When the time comes, they just need to slowly clear out the diehards to complete the reform of the monarchy.

Of course, all of the above is just Herzen's own wishful thinking.

Deeply influenced by the anarchism of this era, he pinned all his hopes on the dream of a few people using terrorist attacks to kill their minds, thereby changing the entire system.

He obviously forgets that the mind has power because it acts in the interest of the whole system, and if the system chooses a mind that is not in the interest of the whole system, then the mind dies.

If Herzen wants a constitutional monarchy to meet the wishes of some nobles, then his desire for a constitutional monarchy socialist country does not meet the will of the entire Russian aristocracy.

The vast majority of nobles were reluctant to lose their privileges, and even if Herzen built a new empire, they would overthrow it.

Of course, now Herzen doesn't know these things, and now he doesn't even have much hope of their success.

"There are indeed many nobles who are revolutionary in our organization, and some of them are commanders of the Guards." Herzen responded to Marcel Yaluger.

"Commander of the Guards?" Herzen's answer made Marcel Yeruger slightly change his concept of Herzen.

If this organization really has the Guards involved, it can also cause some trouble for the tsar.

"Yes!" Herzen replied to Marcel Yeruger.

"Okay! You have proved your worth!" Marcel Yeruger still responded to Herzen in a condescending tone: "I am willing to cooperate with you on behalf of the Intelligence Service!"

Herzen felt a little uncomfortable with Marcel Yaleg's altruistic attitude, and he immediately counterattacked a little: "How are you France going to cooperate? Could it be that you France are ready to send troops to attack Petersburg? ?"

"No no no!" Marcel Yarug shook his head and replied to Herzen: "The Russian Empire is really too big, my monarch will not repeat the same mistakes! Therefore, we will not send troops to attack St. Petersburg directly!"

"Then what do you want to do?" Herzen asked Marcel Yaruger again and again.

"Mr. Herzen, I want to ask you one thing first! What position do you occupy in your organization, and can you replace your organization in deciding the direction of some things!" Marcel Yeruger said with a face Seriously asked Herzen: "If it doesn't work, then please talk to me who can make decisions on your behalf. My time is precious and I don't want to have a meaningless conversation!"

After Herzen was silent for a moment, he raised his head and asked Marcel Yaruger, "Minister Marcel, can you please follow me to a place!"

"Paris, or..." Marcel Yeruger asked Herzen without a trace of warmth.

"It's near the Bois de Boulogne!" Herzen replied to Marcel Yeruger.

"Alright then!" Marcel Yeruger stood up and said to Herzen.

Herzen and Marcel Yeruger left the hut. Marcel Yeruger rode Herzen's carriage toward the ground, quickly left the Bois de Boulogne, and then galloped all the way, driving past. After a large field of wheat, I came to a village on the outskirts of Paris.

At this time, the smoke of the cooking has slowly risen over the village, Herzen and Marcel entered the village and came to the only castle in the center of the village.

"Your Excellency Marcel, this is it!" Herzen said as he opened the door and got out of the car.

Inside the carriage, Marcel Yeruger looked up at the old castle through the car window, and jumped out of the carriage as well.

The two came to the gate of the castle together, and Herzen gently knocked on the gate of the castle.

After a while, a housekeeper in a black coat appeared in front of Marcel Yarug.

"Mr. Herzen, Your Excellency the Duke is resting now!" the butler said to Herzen respectfully.

"This is a guest from the Tuin-Leary Palace!" Herzen introduced Marcel Yaruger in a tone of voice: "He is here to discuss some matters with His Excellency the Duke!"

After the butler glanced at Marcel Yeruger, who was still wearing a mask, he nodded and responded, "I'll inform the Duke now!"

After speaking, the butler turned and left.

Looking at the back of the housekeeper leaving, Marcel Yeruger was a little curious, what kind of person this duke is.

After a while, the old butler reappeared in front of Marcel Yeruger and said to Herzen and Marcel Yeruger, "Your Excellency the Duke has woken up!"

Marcel Yeruger and Herzen entered the castle together and saw the so-called duke on the sofa of the castle.

"Your Excellency!" Marcel Yeruger bowed respectfully to the old man whose temples were completely gray.

Judging from the duke's facial features, the old man in front of him was probably at least one round older than Herzen in age.

"Mr. Marcel, there is no need to wear a mask here! We two are not enemies?" The Duke responded to Marcel Yaruger in a gentle tone.

Hearing this, Marcel Yeruger simply took off his mask. The Duke looked at Marcel Yeruger with curious eyes, then nodded to Marcel Yeruger and said, "You are younger than I thought. some!"

"You are also much older than I thought!" Marcel Yeruger replied.

"Oh? In your heart, what should my image look like?" The Duke looked at Marcel Yarug with interest.

"Young and passionate!" Marcel Yaruger responded decisively.

Because only young people have the momentum to break everything, it is difficult for the elderly to have the courage to push everything back to life.

At the time of the Decembrist coup, it was a coup group composed of a large number of young people.

"Indeed! Young people have the courage that most old people can't have!" The Duke nodded with empathy, "Just like before."

As the duke spoke, he fell into reminiscences of the past.

The memories of the past have gradually become blurred, and some of those people are no longer alive.

Thinking of this, the corners of Duke Golitsyn's eyes couldn't help but get wet.

Marcel Yeruger quietly looked at the duke who was caught in his memories, and after the duke's mood had calmed down a little, he said slyly, "Your Excellency the duke, I think we should Let's talk about cooperation!"

"Indeed, we should talk!" The Duke nodded, and then said to Marcel Yaruger with a serious expression: "But before we cooperate, I think there should be a simple process of understanding between us. I don't know if you are Willing to spend some time listening to the story of an old man who is about to leave France!"

Marcel Yeruger hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Of course!"

The duke began to tell his story. His name was Mikhail Andreevich Golitsyn. He was born into an aristocratic family with a history of more than two hundred years. The first generation of their ancestors had followed Peter the Great fought in the Quartet, and his fathers also served for Queen Catherine (II), and even he briefly participated in the Russian army of the Holy King Alexander I, and followed the Russian army into France. .

It can be said that the two of them have been loyal ministers of the tsar for generations. As for why Duke Golitsyn became what he is now, according to his own description, his change was because of the problems caused by following Alexander I into France (Gorry). Duke Cen doesn't think it's a problem, he thinks it's the beginning of his transformation).

When Duke Golitsyn, who was deeply educated by the Enlightenment thought, entered France, he was immediately blindfolded by the thoughts of France. When he entered Paris, he did not pursue gold and silver jewelry like most French officers, but instead Loads of books were shipped back to Russia.

It was at that moment that the mind of Duke Golitsyn began to change.