▁a ▁better ▁life . ▁However , ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁religious ly ▁motiv ated , ▁placing ▁upon ▁himself ▁the ▁Christian ▁duty ▁of ▁removing ▁one ▁whom ▁he ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁us ur per ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁right ful ▁ts ar . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁realize ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁secret ▁order ▁in ▁place ▁to ▁kill ▁Ivan   VI ▁if ▁his ▁rescue ▁should ▁be ▁at ▁hand . ▁ ▁He ▁found ▁an ▁accomp lice ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁App ol on ▁U sh akov ▁in ▁early ▁May   1 7 6 4 . ▁Their ▁plan ▁consisted ▁of ▁having ▁U sh akov ▁come ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁by ▁boat ▁with ▁a ▁fake ▁dec ree ▁from ▁the ▁Em press ▁ordering ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Ivan   VI . ▁They ▁would ▁then ▁arrest ▁the ▁prison ▁command ant ▁and ▁transport ▁Ivan   VI ▁to ▁St ▁Petersburg ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁Ne va . ▁There , ▁they ▁would ▁announ ce ▁Ivan   VI ▁to ▁the ▁troops . ▁The ▁coup ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁according ▁to ▁plan ▁when ▁U sh akov ▁was ▁suddenly ▁assigned ▁to ▁accomp any ▁a ▁con voy ▁to ▁Sm ol ensk . ▁U sh akov , ▁by ▁a ▁real ▁or ▁fe igned ▁ill ness , ▁however , ▁took ▁leave ▁of ▁the ▁con voy ▁and ▁turned ▁towards ▁the ▁capital . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁it ▁back , ▁however , ▁and ▁d rown ed ▁on ▁his ▁way . ▁ ▁M iro v ich , ▁after ▁looking ▁un success fully ▁for ▁new ▁accomp lices , ▁decided ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁coup