Eagle’s Glory

While Edmund Dantès was talking with the bandit leader Isaac Valleoli in detail, on the island of Monte Cristo, thousands of miles away, his master was also reading his latest report.

Although Aigron had high hopes for the abilities of the Count of Monte Cristo from the beginning, he was very happy that he had made significant progress so quickly.

As Edmund Dantes had hoped, Aigron is very pleased with his recent performance.

He has given each other a lot of rewards, and he will give more rewards in the future.

With a very happy mood, he took the letter and walked to Father Faria's room.

On the one hand, he wanted to make Father Faria also happy; on the other hand, he also wanted to discuss the next steps with the priest.

Since getting the priest's allegiance, Aegron gradually regarded him as a think tank by his side, and Father Faria also worked hard to dedicate his wisdom and experience in order to realize his life wishes and the future glory and wealth of his adopted son. , to help His Majesty analyze the situation and make suggestions.

"Good morning, Father." After meeting, Aigron greeted him with a smile.

"Good morning, Your Majesty." Father Faria, who was half lying on the rocking chair, also greeted the young man with a smile.

Compared with the dejected appearance when he first arrived on the island, his spirit has become much stronger at this time, and his originally pale face has become a little more rosy, although the years have inevitably left many marks on his face. There are marks, but it can be clearly seen that his eyes are full of energy, and he has gotten rid of the death aura entangled in his body.

It seems that Chanel took good care of him - of course, more importantly, he saw hope for his future life.

"This is the letter that Edmund sent over recently, please take a look." Aigron said as he handed the letter to the other party.

"Thank you!" The priest first thanked, then took the letter with his still movable left hand, put it on the armrest with difficulty, and looked at it carefully.

"Your Majesty, congratulations!" After reading it, he raised his head with joy and looked at the young man with a smile on his face. "all the best."

"This is all Edmund's credit." Aigron still smiled, "According to the description in the letter, he has now found a collaborator in the Egyptian army, and has also attracted a bandit group who intends to surrender to us. Now I think it's time for us to take the next step."

"You're right," the priest agreed.

"Then do you have any opinion now?" Agron asked.

"First of all you have to give him some stronger support." Father Faria replied immediately. "He recruits collaborators over there. Money is important, but the primary reliance is the direct force in his hands. If he can't make others feel his strength, then it is impossible to rely on him. And he has explained in the letter. , he wants support—"

"I agree with this point." Aigron nodded, "I will soon send a few reliable officers and some trained soldiers to arrive in Greece as an advance team and obey his dispatch. As his direct force, I will I'm sure it will help him a lot."

"Edmund won't let you down." Father Faria smiled happily, "Then next, I think you'd better get in touch with the Greek independent government as soon as possible...and not in Edmund's name, but in you personal name."

"Why?" Aegron was a little puzzled. "I don't mind dealing with them, but the current Greek government is weak and divided, and even their president is a Russian agent..."

"Because of this, you should take the initiative to contact them." Father Faria raised his voice, "Think about it, since you entered the venue under the banner of volunteering to help Greece become independent, if the Greek government knew nothing about it Isn't that strange? Besides, although they are divided now, in the eyes of the Greeks, this is their government after all, it is representative, and it is also an existence that you will have to deal with in the future. In this case, you might as well deal with them earlier contact with."

"But what if they explicitly refuse my help?" Aegron still had some concerns. "Don't forget, there are a lot of Russian proxies in them, and the Russians hate me - if the Greek government made it clear that they didn't want me to help them, wouldn't I be the laughing stock of many people?"

This is indeed the block in Aegron's heart.

He kept saying that he wanted to save Greece from fire and water, and to this end he had to organize a volunteer army, but if the Greek government publicly stated that it had not invited him and did not need his help, and pointed out his attempt to fish in troubled waters, wouldn’t he end up with a disgraced end?

Therefore, he tends to bring people to stand on Greek land first, to create a fait accompli. It is best to make some merits before contacting the Greek government, so that they will not be able to drive themselves away.

However, his opinion was rejected by Father Faria.

"Your Majesty, there is indeed the danger you said, but you can't stop doing it because of the danger." Father Faria shook his head slightly, then smiled slyly, "And I think that if the Greek government Denying your aid may be a good thing for you instead."

"How do you say that?" Agron was a little surprised.

"Don't forget, the current Greek government is the product of internal strife. They have a large group of enemies inside and outside, but they have temporarily maintained their position because of the current critical situation and the support of foreign powers behind them. That's it." Father Faria patiently explained to him, "their situation is very bad now, and your support at this time is like giving help in the snow. If they still refuse at this time, then even a fool can see that they Decisions were made not from the interests of Greece, but from the interests of the Russian Empire..."

The priest's voice was getting lower and lower, and Aigron understood Father Faria's suggestion.

Yes! It can be done! A flash of light flashed in his mind.

"Yes, if they reject me, then we will expose their true colors, angrily denounce them as slaves of the Russian Empire, put the safety of the nation at risk, and refuse precious aid for selfish interests while Greece lives and dies. I The more heroic and meritorious they are, the more shameful they appear and the more confident their opponents will be to overthrow them!"

"You're right." The priest nodded with a smile, with a teachable expression on his face, "In fact, you can prepare with both hands, one hand to contact the Greek government, the other hand to contact those opposition parties - that is to lose in internal strife Those insurgents, I believe that these people will never refuse to use your strength to restore their great motherland--"

"By the way, overthrow the current government they hate." Aigron completed the rest of the priest's words, and then couldn't help laughing, "Hahahaha! You are right, if you want to play, play big."

He understands what the priest means - if the situation really develops and the Greek government refuses his help, then he will simply support the opposition in Greece, and then simply overthrow the current independent government - in this precarious situation Under the current situation, those who lost in the previous internal strife must have long been full of resentment.

He extended an olive branch, and if these people were unwilling to take it, then he would simply come to fight the enemy outside and punish the thieves at home, and re-select a Greek government that suits his heart.

Thinking of this, his heart was full of excitement.

However, he also knew that all the fantasies that seemed to be full of color finally needed careful practice before they could be implemented on paper.

So he calmed down again.

"Well then, when I send the advance team over, I will send my cousin over and let him contact the Greek government as a representative, and then let him secretly contact the Greek opposition." Aigron thought about it in an instant. Having made up his mind, "My cousin is a clever ghost. He has the ability to deal with those people well. It would be best to let him take charge."

"Just do what you think, I think it's pretty good." Father Faria nodded lightly, "But... I suggest you be kind to his father."

As soon as the priest mentioned the King of the Netherlands, Aigron's face suddenly collapsed.

Every time he thinks that his uncle actually disregards the interests of the family, does not recognize his status as the patriarch and is unwilling to give him financial support, his heart is filled with sincere anger and disgust.

He didn't get angry in front of the King of the Netherlands, he just sneered a few times, and he was already educated.

"Your Majesty, I know what he did that stabbed you, you hate him, it's very reasonable. But no matter what, he is your uncle after all, and your attitude towards him will also fall into the eyes of others... you You shouldn't be too distant from him, lest your cousins ​​also worry about their status and affect their motivation to serve you." When he said this, the priest lowered his voice again, "Especially, Prince Louis, after all, He was on the throne, had many supporters, and now has many friends in the Netherlands, and he is still very useful to you."

What the priest said is true. Prince Louis has a good reputation in the Netherlands and has a wide range of relationships.

In 1806, he was sent by Napoleon to the Netherlands as king. In July of that year, King Louis of the Netherlands imitated Napoleon's practice of establishing the Legion of Honor and formed the "Knights of the Royal League" (l\'ordreroyaldel\'Union), to serve as his own. The Netherlands absorbs the ruling elite locally and works for itself,

During his several years of rule, he has been paying attention to safeguarding the few remaining economic sovereignty of the Netherlands, and even indulging in the smuggling of British goods - although this is a shameful betrayal in Napoleon's eyes, but the Dutch merchant class is very grateful to him for the Netherlands. do everything.

It is precisely because the two brothers broke up early that Napoleon deposed Louis' throne, so in the eyes of the Dutch, this is another sacrifice he made for the Netherlands. Therefore, after the fall of the empire, there are still many people in the upper class of the Netherlands who say good things about him. .

For Aegron, this kind of goodwill is also a resource that can be used.

A stockbroker in Amsterdam could finance his business, and a seaman in Rotterdam might be able to facilitate his smuggling business.

In this sense, treating Prince Louis well is also valuable.

Sometimes you just need to control your disgust.

"I understand." Thinking of this, Aegron nodded, "I will treat him better. Although he is unwilling to serve me, I can discuss cooperation with him, if he can contribute enough to me. I don't mind sharing a little bit of his interest - but I won't give him another place in the Bonaparte family."

"This is your right, Your Majesty." Father Faria smiled slightly.

What he likes most about this young man is that although he is proud, he does not have the arrogant temperament of the grandson of the king. He can face the status quo calmly and pragmatically, even if he is not swayed by temporary emotions, and his understanding is very high. With a little dialing, you can listen to opinions.

This trait needs to be cultivated all year round, and it seems that the rough experience in his early years has given him a lot of help.

Thinking of this, he found that he couldn't wait to see the Bonaparte family prosper after regaining the throne.

And this is what he has been working on so far.

If there is such a day, he will definitely be able to leave a mark in the history books, just like the cardinals of Richelieu, Mazarin, Dubois, Fleury and so on.

What an honor that would be...

The more he thought about it, the more he looked forward to the success of this young man, and he shouldered everyone's hopes.

Such a huge pressure, if ordinary people bear it, it will only be crushed, but the great people will only use it as a driving force to move towards the goal step by step with infinite energy.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing that I solemnly suggest to you—" He suddenly said with a little sigh.

"Huh? Please tell me." Aegron was a little strange.

"I am glad to see you fighting for the future of your family, but with all due respect, you have also neglected the most noble and most important family obligations."

"Why do you say that?" Aigron was even more strange. "I...did I do something wrong?"

"You just did nothing wrong." Father Faria shook his head gently, "Just think about it, you have no brothers and sisters, and the main branch of the royal family is only you, how dangerous is this situation? If you are not careful, the careerists will take advantage of it, and even if there are no careerists, if something happens to you, your subordinates will be flustered and overwhelmed..."

"What do you want to say?" Aegron probably understood something in his heart.

In fact, they all knew that Napoleon had another illegitimate child, but of course that didn't count.

"Your father didn't get you until he was 40 years old. This situation is intolerable for you. After all, he has several brothers to maintain the cause, but you don't." Father Faria felt relieved. In one breath, "Instead of taking the risk of life and death, you should spread branches and leaves for the royal family as soon as possible, so that the Bonaparte family can multiply and grow, and only in this way can the future of the royal family be reliably guaranteed."

"..." Aegron was speechless.

"As your servant, I was not qualified to dictate to you about your private life, but..." The priest hesitated. "You should have gone to perform your sacred duties earlier. In fact, there have been secret rumors..."

"What rumors?" Agron asked back.

"They think that you may... may have a hidden illness, or simply have no interest in women." The priest continued boldly, "Otherwise, the charming and charming Miss Noelle is by your side, why didn't you take action? What? I can see that she... she's still perfect."

Aegron's face immediately flushed.

What are some rumors, it is clearly this old thing that he suspects!

I really didn't expect that one day he would be suspected of being a bad girl... Damn, he wouldn't think he had an unusual sexual interest, would he?

Old man, you don't know what I did in Austria before!

"You don't have to worry about this, I've always been a normal teenager whose mind is full of lust." He gritted his teeth and replied, "I just have too many things to do right now, and I don't have time to be distracted."