Struggle in Russia

After a long time, Leonid suddenly came to his senses, showing a trace of confusion and embarrassment, but it was only for a moment, and soon he returned to his usual meticulous poker face.

"Dawdling doesn't look like a soldier!"

Li Xiao felt that the other party was looking for faults, so he didn't dare to be careless, so he replied carefully: "The successor is late!"

Leonid frowned slightly. He didn't believe this explanation at all, and questioned in a slightly reproachful tone: "Impossible! No one in the Preobrazhensky Guards dare not keep the time!"

Li Xiao was very dissatisfied with Leonid's categorical tone, is this blatantly calling him a liar? If it hadn't been for the pigeons, he would have been blown by the northwest wind for nearly an hour!

"Believe it or not! If you have something to say, I'm leaving!"

After speaking, Li Xiao waved his hands and was about to leave. He didn't have time to grind his teeth with the other party, he didn't even have enough time to rest, and he had to clean the toilet tomorrow morning, so he was in a bad mood and didn't have the heart to grind his teeth with the enemy.

Leonid was a little annoyed. He didn't like Li Xiao at all, not only because he was the son of Grand Duke Constantine, but also because he was of Polish descent, but also because he couldn't understand Li Xiao's weak personality and thin figure. A little soldier, no! It's that he doesn't have the martial spirit of an aristocrat at all, and he doesn't even look like a man at all.

Leonid thought Li Xiao was a disgrace. If he was the other party, he would have committed suicide to thank the world. Living is a waste of food, and he is simply a waste!

But what puzzled Leonid was that this trash in front of him made him sit on wax. As the deputy head of the St. Andrew's Knights, as the host of the trial ceremony, he obviously greatly increased the difficulty of the trial. He thought that he could directly scare Li Xiao away, thinking that Li Xiao would look like a coward They also ran away with their tails between their legs, but who would have thought that Li Xiao would willingly participate in the trial and accept the challenge of a narrow escape.

What Leonid didn't expect was that Li Xiao passed the test and became the only applicant who passed the test. It was like a loud slap on the face, which made Leonid dizzy. He felt that his world view had collapsed, thinking that something was wrong with his sanity. But Leonid knew it was true, because he had been monitoring Li Xiao the whole time, and there was no possibility of cheating at all. Although Li Xiao behaved in a panic and was almost at the end of the climb, if he passed, he passed. This can't be faked.

Leonid didn't know how all of this happened. Why did the weak Li Xiao perform better than other stronger candidates he was optimistic about before? What kind of power supported him to complete the devil's trial?

After thinking about it for three days, Leonid still couldn't find the answer, so he decided to visit Li Xiao again in person to see what kind of person this shameful Romanov family is!

Meeting again did not answer Leonid's doubts. Li Xiao still looked so useless, with a thin body, a slightly curved spine, a gray face, lifeless eyes, and a procrastinating style. They're all still trash.

But this useless man just passed the test, which made Leonid really embarrassed, because the purpose of the St. Andrew's Knights is to only absorb the best, the best, the most resolute, the most fearless, and the most powerful nobles in Russia Soldiers join in. It is definitely an elite group among the elite. Is it really good to accept a waste like Li Xiao?

The first moment they met again, Leonid wanted to go back on his word, and wanted to directly reject Li Xiao. But the following conversation made him a little strange. He could feel that Li Xiao didn't take him as the deputy head seriously at all. The other party's attitude was so casual and impatient, just like him, the deputy head. Long is an insignificant little character.

Is Leonid insignificant?

joke! His father is Duke Alexander Gorchakov, the ambassador of the Russian Empire to Austria, and his cousin is Duke Mikhail Gorchakov, a well-known general in Russia.

As a member of the Gorchakov family, he has received the best and strictest aristocratic education since he was a child, and he has always been the one who performed the best, otherwise he would not have been valued by Nicholas I and selected as the adjutant of Crown Prince Alexander.

How do you think that Leonid is an important figure in Russia, a shining star of tomorrow, but why is he looked down upon?

Leonid was a little annoyed, and really wanted to stop talking to the annoying trash in front of him and just walk away. However, as a nobleman who strictly requires himself to abide by the code of chivalry, he cannot accept the stains in his life. Since the other party has passed the trial, even if it is a fluke, he should be eligible to join the regiment.

"I'm here to officially inform you that since you have passed the trial of this knight order, your application for joining the order has been approved!" Leonid tried his best to restrain his anger and said solemnly.

This time it was Li Xiao's turn to be dazed. Before that, he was still laughing at his predecessor in his heart for being too naive. How could the St. Andrew's Knights with such a high standard allow him to join this disgrace? Just ignore him like it's not the case. But what did he hear just now? Application approved?

Li Xiao gave Leonid a white look: "Are you kidding me?"

Leonid became more and more angry. Why did the guy in front of him look so hateful? He solemnly warned: "Please be serious! This knight order requires every member to abide by the knight's code, otherwise it will be punished according to the group rules." Punishment! Now, His Excellency Grand Duke Andrei Konstantilovich Romanov, as the deputy head of the regiment, I formally inform you that please arrive at the Bronze Horseman statue on the Senate Square at 8:00 tomorrow night to take the oath of admission ceremony!"

After glaring at Li Xiao, Leonid added emphatically: "Also, please take good care of your appearance, it is a solemn ceremony that cannot be desecrated!"

Leonid ignored Li Xiao and walked away directly. He suspected that if he continued to talk to someone, he would not be able to bear the evil thoughts in his heart and beat him up. It's fine for other people, but someone, hum! Just like the third-level tuberculosis supported by two or three ribs, if you punch three times and kick two feet, you will die immediately.

And then, the fun will be big. The first grand duke in Russian history who was beaten to death, and the first member of the St. Andrew's Knights who died just after joining the regiment. Leonid didn't want to be a pillar of shame. He wanted to be a world-class hero like Potemkin, Suvonov, and Bagration, not a sad clown.

Li Xiao didn't know that Leonid had already begun to regret when he left, and he didn't know how difficult it was for Leonid to come this time. This conscientious deputy head always insisted on being a nobleman This kind of noble character is quite rare in today's Russia and Europe.

Li Xiao's reaction was mixed with surprise, he suspected that this was another conspiracy, maybe those despicable guys who hated him for immortality saw that the previous plan failed and made another plan? Maybe there will be another deadly trap waiting for him in front of the Bronze Horseman statue tomorrow night?

Li Xiao didn't want to go, but the benefits of the Knights of St. Andrew made him envious. If he really became a member of the Knights, his social status would be unprecedentedly improved, he would no longer be a hollow duke in name only, he would no longer be called around like a dog by his comrades-in-arms, and he would no longer have to wash the toilet...

"Go! Nima, why don't you go!" Li Xiao emboldened himself, gritted his teeth and said, "Even my master is determined to make it, let's see what other tricks you can do!"