Chapter 90 040 Duke Enghien, an expert in couple mediation

Chapter 90 040 Duke Enghien, an expert in couple mediation

Chapter 90 040 Duke Enghien, an expert in couple mediation
In the court of St. Petersburg, Tsar Paul, as an expert in military training, had already understood the foolish actions of the Austrians in the front. In order to force Suvorov's army to enter the Swiss battlefield early, they withdrew Archduke Karl's main force to the Rhine River in advance.

Although the Archduke left a troop to guard the traffic lines behind, Soult's attack completely defeated the Austrian army on September 9, and Korsakov's defeat was unforgivable.

The Tsar decided to recall all Russian troops, including those in Britain. The Anglo-Russian coalition forces were defeated in the Netherlands and were eventually trapped in the lowlands created by reclaiming land from the sea. Many legions lost their flags, especially the Russian front-line commanders General Hermann and Baron von Essen, who were captured and the flag of a grenadier regiment was also taken away.

The failure can be said to be due to the British plan. They attacked in several directions, their forces were scattered like ground pepper, and they had to transfer several legions back and forth on the battlefield. It would be strange if they didn't fail!

But what is even more shameful is the Austrians' betrayal. The British at least gave a heads-up when they took action, and they also agreed with the Russian Tsar's policy that Archduke Karl would only take action after all the attached troops arrived at their respective positions.

"The main responsibility can be said to be on the Austrians, Your Majesty. But you also know that Austria's foreign policy has always been like this, the same as the British foreign policy for 300 years, except that they have one more thing, sending their Habsburg girls to other countries to be queens."

"Now we have had enough, Saltykov. Go to the Diplomatic Academy and tell Count Rostopchin that we are changing our policy. It is because of the Austrians' betrayal and the transfer of troops that we have lost so many men in Zurich and in the Swiss mountains, just to keep Italy, which was once controlled by the Austrians!"

Paul did have reason to be dissatisfied, and what he had to do now was to withdraw all the Russian troops from the front.

Except for Admiral Ushakov's fleet and a grenadier battalion temporarily withdrawn from Veneto, which were still in Corfu and Malta, the rest of the Russian troops were to be gradually withdrawn from Britain, Bohemia and southern Germany.

Another fact that made Paul dissatisfied was that the Austrian side did not intend to reach an agreement with the French on prisoner exchange. The prisoners and wounded captured by the Allied and French armies on the battlefield would be exchanged during the next armistice period, especially since there were thousands of Russian prisoners, and even more were Austrian and Neapolitan troops captured in several wars.
As a result, for Tsar Paul, although the military honors he had already achieved could be shared with the Austrians, it was no longer necessary. Keeping the troops on the front line was only used to satisfy the narrow interests of the Habsburg Emperor and his dynasty.

Fortunately, his daughter was not married to Archduke Joseph. Although the young man had good moral character, his brother, the emperor, was really short-sighted. Alexandra might be in trouble if she went there. Fortunately, the eldest nephew from Württemberg came. Although the boy was unreliable, he was very good to his daughter.

Maybe it was another reason. Alexandra had a very tall figure, especially her bust was the fullest among the sisters. The four older sisters were distinguished by their figures. Elena's slender legs, Maria's plump hips and Ekaterina's slender neck were also obvious. Although they were processed according to the "standard", there were still some deviations. When it came to Anna, who knew what the youngest would look like in the future?
The engagement has been arranged, and now Tsar Paul is waiting to arrange marriages for his two daughters.

As an old father, he was certainly reluctant to let go, and he asked the whole family to return to St. Petersburg. Since Konstantin had almost completed the expedition with Marshal Suvorov and had to come back, he also had to adjust the relationship between his son and daughter-in-law, and he couldn't let it turn out like this. He didn't know that Juliana would not have planned to come back and would have lived in Saxony's house unless she came back to attend the weddings of her two sisters-in-law.

The good thing about the family was probably that the two daughters-in-law gave birth to babies one after another, but the empress had two sons before giving birth to six girls, raising five of them, and then two sons. When it came to her son, she gave birth to three daughters in a row and no sons.

He was a little worried. Even looking at his two younger sons, he knew that they still needed time to grow up. Besides, the future was really hard to predict. The issue of having children was not something he could decide.

However, to name Constantine's child, there is no need to wait until he returns from the front. The grandfather can always decide. However, he also heard from his wife that there were some scars on his daughter-in-law's body that had faded, which seemed to be the work of his son before he left.

He didn't care about that anymore. He still had to come back and teach his son a lesson. What he cared more about was naming this granddaughter who was a complete surprise.

In the end, he named the girl Sophia, which matched the queen's name before she got married.

Another important thing is that in recognition of his contributions, Prince Marshal Suvorov should be awarded the honorary rank of Field Marshal, and a triumphal ceremony should be held in St. Petersburg, and a statue should be erected on the Field of War.

The order was quickly dispatched to Prague and Vienna, accompanied by a diplomatic note to the Austrian Emperor.

At this time in Prague, the Russian army was still reorganizing its troops after arriving in Bohemia. Although there were only 34000 men available, 4000 of them were exiles recruited by the Prince of Condé. Their combat effectiveness was good, but unfortunately, due to the conflicts between the two old Princes of Condé and Francis II, the funding for the 10000-man legion was cut off. If the British had not left a sum of money, this legion would not even have the framework now.

When Grand Duke Constantine went to entertain Prince Condé and his three generations of ancestors, he brought several generals with him. The old marshal himself did not attend. This kind of salon-style banquet was too energy-consuming. Suvorov really needed to focus on military affairs. If he wanted to launch an attack on the French, he had to attack from Bavaria this time and go around behind the French.

But this is always a plan. Now the important task of Grand Duke Constantine is to chat with Duke Enghien.

This person was going to become Alexander's brother-in-law, but due to the interference of the French, it did not happen. What they are discussing is the recent trend of this kind of marriage.

"Many factors need to be considered for a marriage. My two sisters are getting married. Elena is marrying Mecklenburg. Alexandra didn't reach an agreement with Archduke Joseph before. My father quickly summoned William of Württemberg to St. Petersburg. I don't think he is a good match, even though he is my cousin."

The Duke of Enghien could only shrug his shoulders and express his helplessness. This handsome only son of the Condé family had heard of Constantine's absurd behavior. It was said that he even shot a gun at the top of the vase at home to scare his wife, and that he used the "whip of love" and so on. However, he also knew that he was a strong and brave general. If he wanted to continue the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty, it was necessary to make friends with the Russian royal family.

"But sometimes marriage can change a person. My engagement has to be changed. There's nothing I can do about it. Now I have to arrange a blind date with another girl. Even if we're not in France right now, this kind of thing has to be arranged."

Of course, he might not be able to marry a Russian princess, but he was interested in helping the little cake who lived in Dresden to make some connections, and also to find out which princess of any principality was currently waiting to get married.

According to reports in the Paris tabloids, he seemed to have had a mistress and a pair of illegitimate twin daughters when he was still in Paris, but the specific details are unclear. After all, the newspapers in Paris did not have a competitor called "The Sun". I heard that the newspaper with this name was originally a tabloid of the "Tory Party", and a man named Arthur Wellesley liked this newspaper very much.

"Yes, you should have married earlier. The messenger from the palace sent a letter saying that my wife gave birth to a girl. Could it be that it was really at that time?" "Ahem, Your Highness, when you are with a woman, you still need passion. We French people understand this best! It's not the way you think, but congratulations on becoming a father."

"But my wife and my sister-in-law both gave birth to girls. I think when the emperor sends someone to call me back, he will urge my brother and me to have more children."

"Then you must love your wife well, especially the princesses of Saxony, who are all charming stars."

"But one of her sisters married my uncle."

Duke Enghien liked Constantine's straightforwardness, but he was a little naive. The "chaotic social circles" in Russia were second only to those in France. Britain was a weirdo in another track, so don't talk about it. Just think about Prince Potemkin's nieces and you will know.

"You have already married, and it was decided when Her Majesty the Queen was still alive, so you should treat your wife well. For things like this, you should start with small things. What I am worried about is that your wife has lost patience because of your reckless behavior in the past. And your brother, His Royal Highness Alexander, is very good at flattering girls. Before I went to war in St. Petersburg, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess Elizabeth and him were so close."

But Grand Duke Constantine really knows nothing about women, and it will take a long time for him to come to his senses.

However, he did listen to what Duke Enghien told him to be good to his wife. After all, his wife gave birth to a daughter for him. If he still didn't understand this, he would be dumber than a donkey.

For this, he had to find Solovyov. After all, he was his uncle's partner, and many of his ideas came from him.

At that time, Solovyov was discussing with General Miloradovich how to be liked by girls in social situations.

"You are handsome, which is a good thing, Mishka. And in front of the princes, you can tell from the attitude of the little girls and the ladies-in-waiting towards you."

This general is so popular with women that others would be jealous, but they are just envy, after all, he is very proud of himself.

At this time, Grand Duke Constantine came over and grabbed Solovyov away.

His approach is indeed that of a "steel straight man". Although they are all of German descent, he is the only Russian man in the family who is most like a wife-beater.

"Your Highness, I was just about to ask General Miloradovich for some 'tricks' when you asked me to come over again."

"I want to say, you and my uncle are going into business together, right?"

After all, he was transferred by the old marshal to serve as the adjutant of the Grand Duke. This is the relationship between a superior and a subordinate, and Konstantin was able to adjust his tone to be "relatively gentle", which meant that Solovyov had saved him, but what he said was always not quite right.

"Yes, Your Highness, but now my father is helping to take care of it. I just provide some daily ideas."

"So, what do you think is a good gift for your loved one?"

"It depends on what she likes. Are you going to give the Grand Duchess a gift?"

"That's right, that's why I called you here. If it was my sister-in-law, a set of encyclopedias and catching a few dolphins would make her happy, which would be easy! But I want to give my wife a small gift to celebrate the birth of our daughter Sonya!"

Although Solovyov was on duty at the palace and had been to the Grand Duke's home, he had never met the Grand Duchess once. He was really not very good at this. It was only when the talkative Elena asked him to stand there as a painting model that she mentioned that the second sister-in-law liked flowers.

However, with Konstantin's level of appreciation, Solovyov knew that this man could be his life-and-death brother on the battlefield, and he could be a good father, son, and brother at home, but he could not be a husband, and this was because he lacked romance.

Solovyov could only cite Konstantin's two sisters, Elena and Maria, as examples. After all, one of them loved painting and dancing, and the other loved music.

"You also know the things I seized. I gave two paintings by Italian artists to Her Highness Elena and a violin to Her Highness Maria. These are all related to their hobbies. In addition, the princesses also like different styles of perfume. As a brother, you can give them their favorite lavender and iris root perfumes. Can't you pay attention to what Her Highness Anna likes?"

Konstantin slapped his thigh at this moment. He remembered that his wife still liked roses very much, including rose essential oil and rose perfume. Then he shook Solovyov's hand and said, "Oh, thank you. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten what my wife likes."

But it's hard to salvage the situation now, after all, he went too far before.

(End of this chapter)