Eagle's Glory

Then, he stroked the emerald with his hand, feeling its smooth touch. "Besides, there have been too many bloodbaths around this treasure. I think only His Majesty the Pope, who is the most loyal servant of God, has enough virtue to bear its preciousness..."

Although Aigron knew that he would never dare to take such a rare treasure for himself, he still hinted and threatened to prevent the cardinal from getting carried away and doing stupid things.

The cardinal didn't answer right away, but thought for a moment.

He knew that if this piece of treasure was dedicated to His Majesty the Pope, it would definitely make him very happy and further consolidate his favor towards him, and it was by virtue of this favor that he climbed to his current high position.

Although he has become a cardinal, Vittorio Esposito's inner ambitions are still not fully satisfied. Every sleepless night, he is thinking about the holy seat in the world.

Even though he has violated the precepts countless times, he thinks he is fully qualified to occupy it. After all, so many depraved villains have worn the triple crown, why can't he himself?

However, Vittorio Esposito also knows that this will not be easy, and there are too many people who are also coveting this position.

In the process of climbing up step by step, he is old, and there are so many colleagues behind him who are also watching, he must take active actions.

He wanted to win the pope's favor, and he wanted to form cliques in the bishops' conference in order to occupy a more favorable position in the succession war when the pope passed away—and all of this was inseparable from the support of huge amounts of money.

However, before this huge undertaking, even though the cardinal had exhausted all means to save money, he was still somewhat stretched. At this time, he received an extremely valuable gift from Cardinal Fish—— The cardinal also promised more gifts to follow.

In the face of this "kindness" of sending charcoal in the snow, even though he knew that the other party was not kind, the cardinal was still willing to listen to the other party's appeal.

"With such a huge price, you must have achieved an incredible goal..." The cardinal standing on the altar seemed to be preaching, and asked the young man in a kind and solemn tone, "Your Highness, what do you want from me?" , What do you get from His Majesty the Pope?"

By this time, Aigron didn't hide anymore.

"Next, I plan to organize a volunteer army to go to Greece, drive out the Turks and Egyptians, and take back this holy land for Christians. I want the Pope to bless my expedition and tell the whole Catholic world when I win, Reward my good deeds and encourage my righteous deeds." Aigron said his plan, "If God really blesses me and allows me to succeed, then I hope that when I succeed, the city of Rome will sing for the liberation of Greece. bell--"

While he finished speaking in one breath, the cardinal was also listening quietly. He was shocked at first, and then lost in thought.

"How can you be so idle? Going to spend money and bleed for some Greeks?" He blurted out.

"I used to be the king of Rome, so what's wrong with fighting for the Romans?" Aigron said forcefully, "Besides, I'm doing this at my own expense, and I don't want to pay a penny to liberate the land where Western civilization was born. Isn’t it enough to show my holiness and piety? I will show my loyalty to the church to the world, and I hope you can see and praise this loyalty, that’s all I need.”

"Oh, of course I believe that your loyalty will never be less than that of your father." The cardinal replied slightly sarcastically.

This mocking Eggron just pretended not to hear it, after all, he now has something to ask from the other party, but he secretly determined in his heart that sooner or later this guy will not dare to show half a taunt in front of him - he believes that this day is not far away.

"What do you think?" He no longer went around the corner, but asked directly. "If you are willing, we will cooperate on this. You will be my benefactor in the future. I will write down this feeling; if you are not willing, I will not blame you. Let's just pretend that nothing happened, and I will go find someone else Please give me a reply!"

Under the gaze of the young man, the cardinal continued to meditate.

He still needs time to digest the news, after all, he was too surprised.

Of course, he was just shocked, but not disgusted.

After all, on the surface, this request is not difficult for him, and it will not hurt him, the Pope, or even the Roman Church, and even benefit a lot if the young people carry out this plan.

The real embarrassment and headaches are in Paris, Petersburg, and London, but Rome can justifiably cheer for the liberation and victory of Christians. In the face of this righteousness, no one can say anything even if they know that the Pope has collected money .

But this is a big matter, and he still needs to think it over carefully, and he can't even guarantee the opinion of His Majesty the Pope.

"I need a moment to think about—" he replied after a moment.

"Of course." Aigron didn't need him to agree immediately, so he also nodded, "You have a few days to think about it. If you want, you can find my uncle at any time."

"Well, good." The cardinal heaved a sigh of relief.

Then he asked, "Then do you have any other requests?"

"One more small request." Aigron replied, "I want to meet my grandmother. I hope you can make it easier for her to leave the city safely."

Even with the cardinal's personal guarantee, he can't enter the city of Rome. After all, these years of moral depravity, who knows whether the cardinal will choose to betray his friends, trick Eggron into Rome and kidnap him? up.

In his current situation, it wouldn't hurt to be more careful in everything.

However, although he cannot enter the city of Rome, Letizia can come out. After all, Letizia is only living in Rome now, and there is no restriction on freedom in theory. As long as the cardinal makes a little convenience, his grandmother will You can come out of town and see yourself.

"No problem." The Cardinal readily agreed to this request. "I'll arrange it for you when I get back."

"Thank you." Aegron heaved a sigh of relief.

If nothing else, he will be able to meet his grandmother soon.

Oh, and Teresa...

At this moment, his heart is full of joy, or a sense of accomplishment.

He watched his plan being steadily implemented, slowly turning from fantasy in his mind into reality.

Nothing in the world is difficult for those who have a heart, as long as you do it with a lot of vigor, there will always be some turning points.

"Is Faria all right?" Just as he was daydreaming, the cardinal asked suddenly.

"He's fine now, but for some reason he's unable to move, so he's temporarily staying at my residence." Aigron replied vaguely, "I promise you that I'll be able to see him in the future."

"Okay, I do miss him." The cardinal sighed softly. "Then let's see you first, Your Highness, and look forward to seeing you again."

"I look forward to seeing you again." Aigron didn't say much, he bowed and saluted, and then strode away.

The cardinal stood motionless, watching the young man leave.

Soon, the door was quickly closed, and the church was plunged into darkness again.

The bishop who has been in the profession for 50 years, although he has secretly deviated from the teaching countless times, but at this moment of complicated thoughts, he frowns, and still habitually quotes a passage of scriptures and mutters to himself.

"Please tell us, when will these things happen? What is the sign of your coming and the end of this age? Only those who persevere to the end will be saved..."　　

44.grandmother

The city of Rome under the night is quiet and solemn, and the lights in the magnificent buildings bring the city into an illusory dream.

The Palazzo Bonaparte, located in Piazza Venezia, is also sinking into the night at this time, sharing this solemn silence.

And taking advantage of the night, a carriage slowly drove out of its back door and rushed to the outside of Rome.

Because of the care of Cardinal Vittorio Esposito, the carriage was not obstructed along the way. It quickly left the Roman carriage and arrived at the door of a hotel in the suburbs under the cover of night.

The people guarding the door quickly confirmed their identities, and then sent a safety signal to the inside of the hotel.

Then, the carriage lowered its pedals, and Cardinal Joseph Fish stepped down, and then he helped an old woman get off the carriage as well.

She was wearing black clothes and a turban on her head, tightly wrapping her gray hair, looking like an old nun.

Because of the dim lights everywhere and the old woman's dim eyesight, she was a little dizzy after getting off the carriage, and it took her a while to adapt herself to this strange environment.

"Come with me." The cardinal muttered softly, and then led her all the way to the guest room in the back of the hotel.

Soon, they came to the door of a guest room.

"This is it." The cardinal stopped, and then said to his sister, "they have taken over a few rooms here, so you don't have to worry, just vent to your heart's content."

"Thank God." The old woman also breathed a sigh of relief, and gently raised her hand to make a sign of the cross.

Then the cardinal knocked lightly on the door, which was soon opened, and opened by a girl whom they had both met.

"Your Majesty!" Chanel saluted the former empress dowager respectfully, then welcomed them in, and then carefully closed the door.

The sound echoed gently in the corridor, and gradually disappeared like the ripples on the surface of a lake, returning to calm.

After entering the room, the old woman's breathing began to become rapid, and unspeakable excitement appeared on her originally calm face.

Her eyes wandered around the room, and the candles in the room were very bright, so she found her target easily this time.

The blond young man with a handsome face was standing in the center of the room, welcoming his grandmother.

The old woman's eyes widened all of a sudden, staring blankly at the grandson she hadn't seen for more than ten years.

The whole room suddenly fell into a dead silence.

"Grandma..." After a long time, Aigron called out in a low voice.

"My grandson...!" The old woman uttered a mournful cry, and finally stepped out tremblingly, walking in front of the young man.

Because she was not as tall as the boy, she could only hug his waist and cry on his chest.

"My grandson... my grandson!" She wanted to say something, but her body and lips were trembling, so that she couldn't speak a complete sentence, only intermittent shouts remained. "My poor grandson..."

Aigron was caught off guard by the old man's actions, but he soon calmed down.

Yes, an old man was forced to be separated from his dearest grandson thousands of miles due to various accidents. He thought he would never see each other again in this life, so how could he not feel sad and painful?

And when she was already discouraged and desperate, because of a turning point in fate, she had the opportunity to see her grandson again, so why not be excited and painful?

He has always been an indifferent person, but at this moment when he was hugged tightly by the old man, he couldn't help being a little sad.

This is my grandmother, and although mentally a different person, that fact cannot be changed.

At this moment, the family affection hidden deep in his blood made his heart seem to burn.

can you see itWhat a job I did... I let you meet people you never saw until you died, I'm a better you!

In this situation, even the Cardinal Fish and Chanel next to him wiped their tears with their hands, expressing their gratitude for the fateful goodbye of the two majesties.

"It's all right, it's all right." Aegron patted his grandmother's back tremblingly to calm the old man's emotions. "Grandma, I'm sorry I couldn't see you until now."

"You don't need to apologize, you have worked hard enough..." Letizia replied with tears, "Aigron, I am so happy, let me cry for a while."

Aigron stopped talking and quietly let the old woman sob in his arms. After a while, she finally regained her composure.

Because of the excitement and joy in her heart, her dry and wrinkled face also became rosy.

She gently got out of the young man's embrace, then stood in front of him, carefully looking at her grandson.

The blond-haired young man is handsome and gentle, with a thin but strong body, and his blue eyes are full of vigor and drive to face difficulties—the kind of grandson that every grandmother wishes to have.

This was the only contribution Luisa made to her family.

"Aigron, what have you been through all these years?" Letizia cheered up and asked, "I heard that you were having a bad time there...but I didn't know how I could help you, God, this is such a painful torture to me!"

"Please sit down." Aigron didn't answer the other party's question immediately, but helped the old woman to sit on the sofa by the window, and then sat next to his grandmother.

"Actually, I have nothing to say. After all, my scope of activities before adulthood was very narrow..." Then, he began to briefly talk about his experiences in Austria over the years.

"Then what do you think of the Austrians?" Letizia asked after listening.

"If you want to say hate, I don't hate them. Although my grandfather imprisoned me, they also let me receive the education I should have received, and provided them with very good living conditions. No matter what purpose they have, this is the truth ’ Aegron shrugged.

Letizia probably understood the mentality of young people.

She thought again, and then asked again.

"My child, so you are really single-minded now, do you have to fight for the throne again?"

"Yes, this is all I have been striving for." Aigron nodded bluntly, "I used to be on the throne, but because of fate, I fell down and was forced to live in a foreign country. For more than ten years, I have endured It’s been a long time since I’ve been despised by you, and my name has been dusted because of it. I once asked myself, are you willing to endure these losses and contempt? My heart has answered me countless times, no, no!”

Because of the excitement, Aigron's tone became more serious, "Just because of this, grandma, I am determined to return to the throne. I am not for any narrow revenge, nor for rekindling the flames of war and letting the shadow of death Covering the earth again, it's not even for any glory and wealth... I just want to prove to the world that I can take back everything that fate has snatched from me. I want to let God know that He Can't destroy me!"

Listening to the grandson's proud and emotional declaration, Letizia also knew it in her heart. Although she hadn't seen this grandson for many years, she knew that his determination could not be changed, because her second son That's it.

This stubbornness is probably the embodiment of the continuation of the blood.

She glanced back at her brother, Cardinal Fish.

And the old cardinal immediately nodded slightly.

Before, Letizia deliberately asked her younger brother to visit Egron, to weigh the young man's ability and will, to see if he could really take on the fate, or if he was a reckless person with empty words, and the red-clothed After the bishop met, he quickly reported to his sister that he believed that the young His Majesty would make the family shine again.

These days, the cardinal has been working for the young man, contacting people inside the church for him, which is enough to show his attitude.

Under the strong persuasion of the cardinal, Letizia finally made a decision.

But today, she saw her grandson with her own eyes, and felt the courage in him beyond her current age.

Now that this is the case, what is there to hesitate about?

As the cardinal said before, at her age, what is the point of accumulating so much money? Anyway, there is no way to take it to heaven, and it is not left to the children and grandchildren in the end?

"I heard from Joseph, you want my support, right?" Letizia took the initiative to provoke this topic.

"Yes, I hope you can help me, grandma." Aigron nodded immediately, "I know it's a little unreasonable to make your old man spend money at this time, but I hope you can help me in difficult times, because I Carrying out a business that requires a huge amount of money, no matter how lofty the ideal is, it is difficult to move forward without the support of money."

After speaking, he sincerely looked at his grandmother, waiting for her reply.

"Of course I am happy to help you, Aigron." Soon, the old woman nodded slightly, and then gave the reply that Aigron wanted to hear, "I will sponsor all the funds I can use Here you go, I sincerely wish you success."

Speaking of this, she suddenly changed the topic again, "But, my grandson, can you listen to me a few more words?"

"Of course." Eggron replied. "Please speak."

Letizia didn't speak immediately, but looked at her grandson again.

What a lovely child, it's a pity that he didn't grow up by his side, and couldn't witness his growing up every day!I don't know if my lifespan can last until the day I see him succeed... I hope God bless.

"My child..." After a while, the old woman who made up her mind looked at her grandson and said affectionately, "I have never put any pressure on you, and I will not force you like your supporters. I want you to restore some kind of emperor, whether you are an emperor or not, I love you. Therefore, God testifies, you are not driven by my ambition to do these things..."

Aigron was a little stunned, he didn't understand why grandma said that.

"I don't know whether you will be good or bad in the future, but no matter what the result is, people in the world can never blame me for letting my children and grandchildren continue to take risks for the sake of doing your majesty. I just help you out of love. In fact, I hope you can Take my money, find a safe place to live in seclusion with wealth, so that the family can continue in stability, but now I know it’s too late to say anything... But I still want to tell you, Eggron, it’s always okay to stop It's too late, you still have a great time."