The success of the 12th of December uprising brought the true crisis for the Tsarist Government. Internal enemies are far more terrifying than external ones, and many chose a neutral stance because the Revolutionaries raised the banner of "Clearing The Emperor's Side".
It wasn't that they had betrayed the Tsar; it was mainly because everyone was dissatisfied with the current situation. Radical Reformists were unhappy with the Tsar's suspension of reforms, while Conservatives wished to remove elements of the reforms that were unfavorable to them.
Most of these people had families and businesses to look after, so naturally, they couldn't participate in the high-risk activity of rebellion.
In St. Petersburg, this sudden bad news threw the Tsarist Government into chaos; the Russian Empire was in turmoil amidst both internal and external strife.
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Mikhail, proposed, "Your Majesty, we can't go on like this; we must first suppress the domestic rebellion!"
