A low-key carriage stopped in front of the Peter and Paul Cathedral, and Nicholas II arrived in the dust. The czar must have paid a secret visit. Except for a few personal guards, he did not bring any entourage.

Under Roy's introduction, the two came to Roy's office in the innermost room of the church. Roy lit the candle in the room, and the flickering light reflected on the face of the almost fifty-year-old tsar. It made his expression look uncertain and gloomy.

"Your Majesty visited the church late at night. What's the matter?"

Roy walked to the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of vodka and two wine glasses, poured some wine, and placed the glasses on the coffee table next to Nicholas II.

The Tsar didn't hesitate much, and he took She picked up the glass and drank all the strong liquor in it without any unnecessary expression on her face. It seemed that Her Royal Highness had inherited her father's good drinking capacity. After drinking a glass of vodka, she felt the burning heat and slight tingling in her stomach. Xunyi, Nicholas II's tense face relaxed a little. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to Roy:"……Every time I am in front of Your Majesty, I can relax my emotions and no longer feel any fear. No wonder my wife and children always like to invite you to the summer palace."

‘They may have had other reasons for inviting me to the summer palace. Roy cursed in his heart, but he still said with a smile on his face:"……As the monarch of this huge empire, what do you have to fear? Nicholas

II smiled bitterly and said:"……Your Majesty, there is no need to pretend not to know. You have become the supreme bishop of the Holy Church. You must have heard about the current situation. Russia's situation in this war is not very good."

"……While the soldiers were fighting bloody battles on the front lines, those damn moths were causing trouble for me in the rear!"

Nicholas II clenched his fists, and his eyes were bloodshot. It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor has been sleeping very poorly recently.

Judging from the Tsar's words alone, there are frontline soldiers fighting hard, but there are people in the country who are holding back. Why? It seems that this tsar represents justice, but Roy, who is very clear about historical development, knows that those who so-called"holding back" him in the country are actually war-weary people and those capitalists who are complaining. It can be said that the current tsar has already Standing on the opposite side of the people.

Of course Roy understands the situation in Tsarist Russia today. It is indescribable that it is so corrupt. Nicholas II is a mediocre monarch, with ambitions as high as heaven and life as thin as paper, with no ability. With overly arrogant ambitions, he believed in the"divine right of kings" and believed that becoming a tsar was a matter of course. Apart from being responsible to God, he did not need to be responsible to anyone at all. Therefore, he had long been out of contact with the working people. , step by step towards the abyss.

When the tsar came to power, the entire Tsarist Russia was already on the verge of collapse, but he had no intention of working hard. Instead, he hoped to use war and suppression to maintain his rule. It is a pity that in the past twenty years There is no victory in Tsarist Russia's war. The Russo-Japanese War was a disastrous defeat. In today's World War I, the entire Tsarist Russia is also losing ground, which completely exposed the problems and weakness of the entire country.

Although Tsarist Russia has a large army, it is almost a piece of paper. Yes, the level of technological weapons development is insufficient, the domestic economy is on the verge of collapse, and its industrial strength is completely incomparable to that of major European countries. In addition, traffic and transportation issues that are extremely important to the war are also inefficient, and logistics supplies cannot keep up. Tsarist Russia is now facing the dilemma It can be described as 'embattled on all sides'

‘Even though I was surrounded by enemies from all sides back then, that was my intention. The smile on Roy

's face remained unchanged, but he was thinking about his own things inside.

Nicholas II didn't know what Roy was thinking. He was still telling his thoughts and ideas."……I have prepared to make peace with Germany privately, hoping to bring back the frontline troops to suppress the domestic rebels first. I suppressed them ten years ago, and I can still do it this time."

Ten years ago, Nicholas II was forced to convene the State Duma in order to ease the conflicts. He deceived the people to suspend the conflicts. However, it didn't take long for the power-greedy tsar to reveal his true face. The State Duma that did not conform to his will was dissolved and he once again took over the power.

Ten years ago he succeeded in deceiving, but now ten years later, it is estimated that it is difficult for him to deceive again. Although the tsar said harsh words, but It can be seen from the slightly trembling corners of his mouth that he is already scared.

Today is different from the past. The Tsar ten years ago still had many supporters, but now apart from the people and the bourgeoisie who have suffered losses in their interests, they are resisting him. Even some enlightened factions of the feudal nobles were dissatisfied with him. The army was defeated on the front line, and the logistics supplies could not keep up. The huge imperial army had also complained. The rebellion of the army would be the last obstacle to overpowering Nicholas II. Straw.

Even if Roy doesn't have any historical foresight, he can now conclude from the information he has that this huge feudal empire that has ruled Russia for hundreds of years is about to collapse.

Roy has no interest in helping the tsar. Overcoming difficulties is the torrent of history and the general trend of human nature. Although Roy's strength can even fight against the wheel of destiny on his own, there are too many things to pay, and the Czar is not qualified. Let Roy do that. The room fell silent. Roy held the cross and chanted prayers from the Bible. His holy and kind breath gradually calmed down the Tsar's tense mind and trembling body. Gula II sat in the chair and leaned forward, his hands intertwined back and forth, showing that he was absolutely unpeaceful in his heart. After being silent for a long time, the tsar finally said in a hoarse voice:

"……I want to tell the Lord that I lied, Your Majesty. In fact, I am very scared now and do not have the confidence to suppress those resisters again. As an emperor, I am afraid of death, but as a father, I am not Afraid of death, the only thing I worry about is my children"

"Your Majesty, I know that you hold the holiness given by the Lord. I do not pray that you can save me in the name of the Lord, but I have the only plea, hope.……"

Nicholas II stayed in the church for two hours and then left in a hurry.

Roy stood in front of the window and watched the carriage disappear into the darkness. He blew out the candles and the church fell into tranquility. Only the Son on the cross watched all this silently.

……

The next day, Her Majesty the Queen took her four daughters to the private hospital at the Tsar's villa to visit the injured soldiers, and Roy also went as an escort.

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