Chapter 415

It should have been big news that a prince became the governor of a colony, but unfortunately, the recent hot topic was so fierce that it directly overshadowed the news.

On May 18, 1896, Nicholas II held a grand garden party in Heden Square on the outskirts of Moscow. As usual, Tsar would distribute gifts to the public.

It was supposed to be a celebration with the people, but Nicholas II was miserably tricked. No one knew who leaked the news, but the celebration was known to the whole country before it even began.

People from all over the country flocked to Heden Square. More than 500,000 people gathered at the event site, which was less than nine square kilometers.

What was even worse was that the ground of the square was not hardened. It was still uneven, with many potholes and ditches. The bureaucrats in charge of the celebration did not take any safety measures.

The event had just begun, and the scene was in chaos. Under the lead of some people, the people at the back kept pushing forward, causing thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries on the spot.

A celebration was abruptly turned into an epic disaster.

The more tragic thing was yet to come. The bureaucrats concealed the losses, and Nicholas II, who was kept in the dark, did not take any emergency measures and still held a celebration party that night.

After the news spread, the firepower of European public opinion was focused on Nicholas II. "Cruel," "Barbaric," "Tyrant" … All the charges were pinned on Nicholas II.

By the time Nicholas II came to his senses, everything had already been settled. The official in charge of planning the celebration committed suicide, and the relevant personnel were missing.

The clues were broken, the mastermind behind the scenes was not found, and only a few unwitting pawns were caught. Needless to say, Nicholas II was definitely going to take the blame.

Even if compensation was given afterwards, the bad impact had already been caused. It wouldn't be easy to eliminate the effects.

Nicholas II gloriously became the number one "tyrant" in the European world. The media was busy reporting the "Heden Disaster," and the public's attention was attracted.

Apart from politicians, ordinary people were not interested at all in the small news of a prince becoming a governor.

Franz didn't have the slightest dissatisfaction when the trending topic was stolen by someone else.

In a sense, all the monarchs in Europe should give Nicholas II a medal.

Without comparison, there would be no harm. With the negative example of Tsar, the European people suddenly realized that their monarchs were really good.

Even in the turbulent Spain, the domestic situation had improved. In just one night, the Spanish people found that putting a baby on the throne was actually not bad.

At least the damage was small, and a few milk bottles were thrown at most. Although Spain was not rich, they could still afford this small amount of money.

While the Spanish people were happy, Nicholas II was on the verge of going berserk.

In order to explain to the people, the Prime Minister resigned. However, this was far from enough. As long as the mastermind was not caught, the matter would not end.

"Nicholas II!

"Nicholas II Nicholas II

"Nicholas II Nicholas

"…

Faced with the Tsar's scolding, everyone lowered their heads. It couldn't be helped. Nicholas II was right.

Such a huge scandal had happened right under everyone's noses, and they didn't even know who did it. If they weren't "trash", then what were they?

Of course, the ministers were useless, and the Tsar, who had been toyed with by others, was not much better.

It could be said that in the future, if he did not do something big to prove his ability, then history would inevitably say "Incompetent Tsar."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Sergei Witte, who had just been appointed as Prime Minister, bit the bullet and advised, "Your Majesty, now that things have come to this point.

Seeing that the atmosphere wasn't right, Sergei Witte, who had just been appointed as the Prime Minister, braced himself and advised, "Your Majesty, things have come to this point. Compensation is not enough. We need to take more measures.

Restore your reputation as soon as possible so that the ambitious people don't have the opportunity. " Since the outbreak of the "Heden Disaster," Nicholas II's reputation had fallen to the bottom.

Since the outbreak of the "Heden Disaster," Nicholas II's reputation had fallen to the bottom. If it were not for the previous Tsar doing a good job and leaving behind a rich legacy, the foundation of the Tsarist government's rule would have been shaken by now.

But it was precisely because the previous few had done too well that Nicholas II, who was compared to them, was a tragedy.

Although his great-grandfather, Nicholas I Of Russia, had no achievements in internal affairs, he was a good fighter. He defeated the Fao and Tasman allied forces, recaptured the Eastern Orthodox Holy Land of Constantinople, and realized the century-old dream of the Russians.

With this achievement alone, Nicholas I Of Russia became the greatest Tsar of the Russian Empire. Now, the Russian people called Nicholas I Of Russia as Nicholas the Great.

His grandfather, Alexander II Of Russia, was also amazing. Although he had suffered a great defeat at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he had endured hardships and worked hard to rebuild the country. Later on, he had taken his revenge with interest.

His military achievements were not perfect, but Alexander II Of Russia's political achievements were outstanding! He completed the serfdom reform and pulled the declining Russian Empire back from the edge of the cliff.

During the era of his father, Alexander III, things were finally a lot more normal. He was not like the previous two who were completely unable to catch up.

His political performance could only be regarded as moderate. He did not make any great contributions, nor did he cause any trouble. On the whole, he maintained the stability and development of the country.

His military performance could barely be regarded as excellent. He joined forces with Austria to destroy the Osman Empire, bullied the natives of Central Asia, and fought against the British. Unfortunately, it was not a complete victory.

All in all, the Russian Empire was better than Tsar. In the history of the Russian Empire, it was definitely not low.

In contrast, Nicholas II was a tragedy. Since ascending to the throne, he had not done anything major, but a black pot had fallen from the sky first, directly smashing him until he was dizzy.

Now there was no need to think about anything. Before he recovered his personal reputation, Nicholas II could do nothing.

Nicholas II asked in reply, "How do I recover? We have already explained to the diplomacy and told the people that this is the enemy's plot. Isn't that enough? "

There was no other way. Anger would burn a person's IQ, and often made people do irrational things.

Nicholas II, who hadn't calmed down from his anger, took it for granted and asked. Words didn't go through his brain at all.

Sergei Witte frowned and explained helplessly, "Your Majesty, the people lack the ability to distinguish. The enemy hiding in the dark, since they have planned such a big conspiracy, they will certainly not let it go.

If we do not do the relevant work, the enemy will take advantage of it. It is obviously not enough to explain. You also need to show your friendly side to prove … "

It could be seen that Sergei Witte was really suffering now.

If the enemy was not going to let it go, it would be a good thing to take the opportunity to make trouble. The Tsarist government had already taken action. As long as the enemy moved, there would be traces left.

What they were afraid of was that the enemy would remain silent and continue to hide in a dark corner, waiting for a new opportunity. If they could not find anything, it would be big trouble.

…

Nicholas II was having a headache to restore his reputation, and the European monarchs were also frightened.

If Nicholas II had not stepped on a mine first and a similar scene happened to him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In the Palace of Vienna, Franz was also secretly glad. Fortunately, he was low-key enough and did not go to a messy celebration. Otherwise, if he was attacked by the enemy at the beginning of the succession, even if he did not die, he would lose a layer of skin!

Of course, it was only limited to the beginning of the succession. By now, the great image that Franz had built had already been deeply rooted in the people's hearts. Even if some dirty water was poured on him, no one would believe it.

What's more, there was no space for a similar scene to happen in Shinra. Every time the Government of Vienna held a celebration, the armed police and army were all over the streets. If someone wanted to commit a crime and cause trouble, they would probably be arrested before they could take action.

After all, Shinra had been cultivating people's awareness of order since the beginning of compulsory education.

There was no guarantee that there would be no stampede, but when there were military and police to maintain order, it would never happen.

Everyone was obeying the order, but if someone did not follow the order, it would be very embarrassing and easy to be found out.

Every day I reflect on myself. No matter what, I still have to learn from the lessons.

In the Palace of Vienna, Franz tapped his hand on the armchair while looking at Frederick The Great and asked, "What do you think about what happened to Nicholas II this time?"

He had to admit that time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, the Russian Empire had changed three Tsar, and Nicholas II was already the fourth.

This was really not something that Franz could endure. In fact, the first three Tsar of the Russian Empire were older than Franz, and accidents often happened, so it was normal for them to meet God earlier.

One had to know that Tsar was also a high-risk profession. As far as Franz knew, whether it was Nicholas I Of Russia, Alexander II Of Russia, or Alexander III, they had all been assassinated.

On average, the number of assassination attempts each of these Tsars had encountered was more than three digits. Those who did not have a strong mentality would not be able to do it.

It was unknown whether the Tsar family was cursed, but from Nicholas I Of Russia to the present, every Tsar had been killed in an assassination attempt. The unlucky ones like Alexander II Of Russia had gone straight to God in an assassination attempt.

After thinking for a while, Frederick The Great said slowly, "They were so badly schemed against that they didn't even know who the enemy was.

It seems that the Tsarist government has really decayed. The once insufferably arrogant Russian Empire no longer exists. Now it is like an old man, and its body is deteriorating day by day.

If there are no accidents, we won't have to worry about the eastern front for a long time to come. "

In addition to a strong sense of contempt, there was also a hint of joy in his tone. Obviously, in Frederick The Great's view, the decline of the Russian Empire was a good thing.

Franz smiled and didn't directly comment, "It's normal that the Tsarist government couldn't find anything. I guess the people behind the scenes didn't know that things would become so big.

From the information on the surface, these people had initially released the news just to create chaos, disrupt the celebration, and put Nicholas II in his place.

No one thought that there would be a large-scale stampede at the scene. Things were out of control, so of course they had to hide it desperately.

Maybe the people behind the scenes were in the top ranks of the Tsarist government. It was naturally impossible for them to find anything if they were to investigate themselves.

If Nicholas II Of Russia was decisive enough to carry out a comprehensive purge of Moscow's bureaucrats, nobles, and capitalists, there would definitely be unexpected results.

Others might not know, but it was absolutely impossible to hide from these local tyrants. Without the cooperation of these guys, it would not be easy to gather 500,000 people to the scene.

If you were Nicholas II Of Russia, what would you do now? "

After a moment of silence, Frederick The Great replied fiercely, "Use this as an excuse to mobilize the army into the Moscow area, select the restless people, and punish them as an example to others, frighten the people, and establish prestige.

If it goes well, we can use this as a starting point, tear a crack in the door of reform, and continue to push forward the social reform that Alexander II Of Russia failed to complete. "

There was no such thing as a great purge. This was not a matter of courage. The key was that Nicholas II Of Russia, who had just inherited the throne of Tsar, did not have that kind of prestige.

It was true that the army listened to Tsar's orders, but when it came to carrying out the orders, no one knew if there would be any discounts.

Moscow was the largest city in the Russian Empire, second only to St. Peter's Castle, and the local power also had great influence in the Tsarist government.

It was not a problem to select a few active people to make an example to others, but it was impossible to carry out a comprehensive purge.

As Tsar, he could lose everything, but he could not lose his prestige. If he could not gain everyone's respect, then he would make everyone fear him.

Compared to the authority of the monarch, tracking down the people behind the scenes was not so important. Because it was the same whether they investigated or not. Politics never needed evidence, just suspicion was enough.

Anyone who was an enemy of the Tsarist government, anyone who was not on good terms with Tsar, could be a suspect, and they could slowly settle the accounts later.

Even if they got the wrong target, it did not matter. Anyway, they were suppressing their own enemies, and there was no such thing as accidental injury.