Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

The British Cabinet exposed the news in order to divert attention.

After all, Russia is now a friendly country, and there are no 76 diplomats to expel, let alone a lieutenant general as the coachman driving the carriage.

Although the Russian Embassy in London did not have so many people, Solovyov did drive a carriage, but he did not do it often.

Another point is that he is not a military attaché at the embassy. If he were at this level, he could probably only be an ambassador in London.

When writing a joke for Crown Prince George, he changed it to the expulsion of six French diplomats. After all, times are different.

But the crown prince usually just took these stories for fun. On the contrary, Princess Charlotte took the booklet that her father told her to amuse herself and read it carefully.

She even asked her sister-in-law to watch it with her, even though Princess Amelia didn't understand politics.

"Charlotte, I don't understand this."

"Aunt, but at this time, you are the only one willing to play with me. Although he has some connections with the cabinet, he doesn't have a secretary, but...Haha, although the author is not British, he is very familiar with us in Britain, but some parts are still very stiff."

After all, even if one is fluent in the entire set of YM and YPM, there will be deviations in memory. Moreover, the times are different, and English is not Solovyov's native language, so there will always be deviations.

"But it's very interesting, Charlotte. I think Mr. Harker is a good man, not as cunning as Sir Humphrey."

"But Mr. Harker is a minister, and Sir Humphrey is a permanent undersecretary. Our government should always be handed over to the right civil servants, not politicians. Although I support the Whig Party, if they dare to do something contrary to the facts..."

Now she was not the queen, and although she could express her opinions, she only expressed them to her father. He did not insist on his support for the Whig Party's political views, which was different from before he became regent.

When it comes to the level of direct intervention in politics, it is probably George III. When he was not crazy, he not only controlled his wife and children, but also had a general grasp on the parliament, except for the financial budget.

But Princess Charlotte has read a lot and has her own ideas. Compared with "historical figures", she has even changed a lot.

She still supported the Whig Party, sympathized with Catholics, was not very interested in the Tories, and insisted that she should not leave the UK and should stay in the UK as the heir to the royal family.
These are all natural elements, but because she reads a lot, she always behaves in some strange ways.

If Solovyov were here, he would probably think that the future queen would be Dorothy. She is good at dealing with deputy ministers, and probably ministers as well, and she even has some dissatisfaction with the parliament.

Even her grandfather, although she liked him very much and he was very kind to her before he went completely crazy, he also had some problems.

Obviously, the British were too harsh on the Americans at the time. If the monarch had been willing to negotiate, the people of the thirteen colonies probably would not have separated from Britain to establish a country.

Coincidentally, my aunt Amelia had been to the United States and had a good impression of the people there.

It’s just that the United States and Britain are still at war, and because General Moreau was invited to be the commander-in-chief of the US military, the British are still very passive in the war.

Although my second aunt's boyfriend was bullied by Wellington, it must be admitted that he was a good fighter.

But the parliament and the cabinet always like to make things difficult for the military and argue with each other. Many of them don't know how to fight a war.

But after Charlotte recalled it, she found that what Sir Humphrey said to Bernard at the beginning of the book made a lot of sense.

That is, remove the old, young and unsuitable members of parliament, and the remaining people correspond to those positions, and we cannot expect any outstanding ministers in the cabinet.

But if there were a group of humble public servants, even if they really messed up £30 million, it probably wouldn't shut down the British authorities immediately.

Apparently, Princess Charlotte has learned something from it.

She was very dissatisfied with her current engagement. After all, the Prince of Orange's family had relied on her grandfather and uncle's expeditions to avoid being hanged on the street lamps by the citizens of Amsterdam and The Hague.

If I find myself a husband like this, Britain will probably have to be responsible for the Netherlands in the future.

Even at such a young age, she already had her own ideas about how to rule the country.

As for the cabinet, they probably did not want such a capable queen to appear after George III. They had finally managed to gradually consolidate power using the salami-slicing tactic when the king was crazy and the regent was weak, but now there came such a little ancestor.

It’s just that the princess hasn’t shown it yet. If she really showed something, the parliament would probably go crazy.

If she had a fiancé, she would even like to choose one herself.

Unfortunately, Nicholas, who was said to be very handsome and 6 feet 6 inches tall, was already engaged to Charlotte of Prussia, and his younger brother Mikhail was younger than him and probably not suitable.

The reason she knew this was that she had seen the portrait of Grand Duke Nicholas provided by Count Vorontsov when he visited her a few years ago.

She didn't expect that there was such a handsome boy in the world.

Even a real princess hopes to have a prince charming.

Charlotte was the same. After Amelia left, she locked herself in the room and even had some fantasies.

In short, the Prince of Orange is not suitable, and she still understands her own line of succession and her future responsibilities.

So Charlotte was reluctant to leave the UK. She felt angry and amused at her father, who had always been lenient with her but had recently tried to control her.

But my mother supports me and I am always looking for true love.

As for my uncle who came here a few days ago, he didn't express any opinion. I just knew that he was anxious to remarry my aunt and took his two cousins ​​back to Brunswick.

It would be best if my family could provide me with some support.

But there were probably no suitable men out there. She knew that her aunts all had boyfriends, who were her grandfather's attendants and adjutants, but this would not lead to any results.

What's more, with his status, the worst he could do was to be a young duke from an inconspicuous small principality. He probably couldn't even be granted a title in the country.

Besides, the Frenchmen who had been here before were too old for her. The Duke of Berry had a good sense of humor, but he was French, which made the situation even worse.

Charlotte now places all her hopes on the upcoming Russian royal family. After all, in addition to Alexander's younger brother, there are also various noble children who came to Russia to work in Alexander's court, including some who are princes.

You have to know that in the framework of the title of the Holy Roman Empire, there were princes everywhere, and the dukes might live worse than dogs. If you can get a position in Prussia or Russia, it would be a good future. Before Solovyov set out, he met Konstantin and his former brother-in-law Leopold.

Leopold came from a branch of Saxony, which was actually the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha that became somewhat famous later, and might even be considered the relative of the current 60-year-old crown prince and several-year-old king.

He was originally Charlotte's husband, and when Solovyov saw his name, he would only think of the Shopaholic King.

That’s right, Leopold is the founding monarch in Belgian history and the biological father of Louis Philippe. However, after Charlotte died of childbirth, he became a widower for many years. After he obtained the Belgian throne, he had Louis Philippe’s daughter and had him.

Speaking of which, he married a French woman, and the kids either got into trouble or got into trouble themselves.

What about the online shopping king who is causing trouble in Congo and the whole of Europe can't stand it, the husband and his mistress committing suicide by shooting themselves, and the woman who urged her husband to go to Mexico to eat peanuts.
But Belgium was passed down after all, although the succession process involved quite a bit of trouble.

However, speaking of this young prince, he has a handsome appearance, sharp features, and is very impressive.

Moreover, Constantine did not make things difficult for his brother-in-law just because his wife refused to reconcile. He always kept him by her side.

"Although I served in Russia, Count, I seldom saw you."

Speaking of which, Solovyov didn't have much impression of Leopold.

After all, he was always being moved around with missions at that time. When he was in the palace, Prussia happened to be expedited, and Leopold returned home at that time. They rarely had the opportunity to meet each other afterwards.

In addition to this problem, although he was the deputy of Grand Duke Constantine and should have been able to meet Solovyov frequently, he rarely met him because he was in another legion.

But this prince, with an Iron Cross hanging there, also proved that he must have performed well in Kulm before.

In addition, Leopold was once favored by Napoleon and almost became the aide-de-camp of the French emperor, but was rejected.

With such a face, it is obvious that he is an outstanding person. He may not have a chance of becoming a king, but it is easy for him to marry a good wife.

It’s just that among the branches like Saxony, there are always overlaps in physiognomy, and someone like Leopold is indeed rare.

"We were in different regiments at the time, but now I am not leading troops anymore."

"The general is always like this, even my brother-in-law is the same. After we entered Paris, he no longer assigned me tasks. It's hard to have fun here."

"After all, you are not married yet, and I... My wife is also in Paris, besides."

"I know something about you."

Leopold's words here were quite brief. Although he was young, he looked somewhat serious.

After all, he had been on the edge of a knife before, and he had been in the cavalry with his brother-in-law. Even someone of his status must have killed people in battle.

Constantine, if he was bloodthirsty, he would really lead the Guards Cavalry to charge forward.

"We will probably go to London next. The Emperor has arranged a visit there, so we must go there."

"Go to London. It's not as good as Paris."

"Yes, not as good as Paris. But if you don't have any fun here, you probably won't have any in London."

Although Leopold did have a mistress, that was also a common practice among European monarchs. Apart from George III who only had sex with his wife and had children, Paul was probably the one with the best private ethics. Before his wife could no longer have children, although he had a mistress, they were just for daily chatting.

There was an illegitimate child at first, and that was also the Queen's way of testing whether her son could have children.
What really surprised Solovyov was that before getting married, Leopold probably would not find a woman to solve the problem. This situation seemed to be infected by Nikolai, whom he was responsible for raising.

No, Nicholas is younger than Leopold. Maybe Constantine passed on his stupidity to his brother-in-law?

After all, St. Petersburg is not a big place, so it's not surprising that something happened.

If that's the case, it would be a good place for Charlotte to find one.

Even a real princess hopes to have her own prince charming and guardian knight.

Before Maria got married, she always pestered me, that's it.

Later, the two of them rolled around on the billiard table and carpet in the Palace of Versailles.
As for the Prince of Orange, Soloviev knew more or less that he was not a particularly good choice.

According to Frederick William, the prince was indeed tall and good-looking, but the adjutant around him was somewhat...
Well, it's the situation with Alexander and Hephaestion, so the British side.
Although he was popular, he was not the right person for Charlotte.

But Solovyov did not expect that Alexander would counter the situation and make Anna marry the Prince of Orange.

In the end, he did his sister a bit of a disservice, and before this prince became King William II of the Netherlands, he was already flying flags outside.

There is only one advantage, that is, Anna's family is too powerful and the Netherlands cannot ignore it.

Moreover, the marriage between Russia and the Netherlands, as a de facto alliance, could also break up possible blockades by Britain, especially since the Netherlands and Russia are traditional friendly countries.

Would Charlotte's objections include the fact that the Prince of Orange and his lieutenants had a relationship that went beyond friendship?
Solovyov didn't know this either, but he now wanted to help Leopold. Such a handsome prince, with his humorous conversation, could be a good friend.

As for what he said about his sister and brother-in-law, he felt a little regretful, but he still gave his blessings to his niece's future.

"Don't worry about that. Although the King of Sweden is young, he has received a strict education in the palace. I am the one who arranges his studies. In the future, he will be an outstanding person in terms of personal character. Your Highness Sophia will not suffer any loss if she goes there."

"That's fine, but what about me?"

"You will have a good girl, a princess. Whether you believe in physiognomy or not, a princess, no matter if she is from a kingdom or a marquisate, will probably be very impressed when she sees you."

Even Soloviev thought that Charlotte might need such a prince. (End of this chapter)