Eagle's Glory

At best, it's called bondage, at worst, it's called bondage, it just depends on how you look at it.

"Well, since you insist, then I take back my words." He could only nod helplessly.

Then, he leaned over again and kissed her smooth forehead lightly.

"You take a good rest, let me clean up."

Then, he forcibly endured the exhaustion after strenuous exercise, sat up, picked up the scattered clothes and put them on again.

"Your Majesty! Let me do it..." Chanel hurriedly wanted to sit up, but because of the exhaustion and pain in her body, she just got up and lay down again, "Ah... Your Majesty, I'm sorry..."

"Don't force yourself, Chanel." Aigron made a gesture to stop Chanel's actions. "Since you respect me, you must obey my orders. I order you to take a holiday today, and at the same time order you to rest well. I can do the rest by myself."

After speaking, Aigron started to clean up.

He opened the window first to let the sea breeze blow in and dispel the smell in the room.

No one would care about this situation in the passion just now, but after waking up, he felt that the smell in the room was really strange.

Then he took out a new set of sheets from a nearby cabinet and began to replace the ones that were already stained with filth and blood.

Although he has been served by others since he was a child and has never done housework, such a simple task is easily completed.And Chanel can only lie on the bed, watching everything the young man has done for herself with eyes full of happiness and guilt.

After finishing all this, Aigron stood at the head of the bed and nodded to Chanel.

"Okay, take a good rest. If you don't feel well tomorrow, it doesn't matter if you rest for a few more days. I can take care of myself anyway."

"No, I can continue my work tomorrow." Chanel insisted, "Your Majesty, how can I let you suffer because of me? These small things... can't waste your time, I should do it... ..."

Well... what else can I say?

Since she insisted so much, Aigron could only shrug.

"Have a good rest." He emphasized again, and walked out of the room.

As he walked out, thinking silently, he walked out of the ruins of the monastery unknowingly and came to the rock by the sea.

Some people greeted the young man along the way, but they could all see that he was out of his mind, so everyone consciously stepped aside so as not to disturb His Majesty.

So Aigron stood by the sea alone, quietly looking at the sea, listening to the sound of waves beating against the rocks.

Before I knew it, I had been here for months.Agron thought.

After these days, he found that he had nostalgic for this desolate island.

This small island has witnessed the whole process of him owning a group loyal to himself from scratch, until just now it has witnessed everything that happened between him and Chanel.

He left many indelible memories here.

But it is destined not to be his destination, and there is a bigger stage outside waiting for him to play.

But no matter what, he didn't want to hand over the island to others.

If he really became the emperor of France, then no one would stop him even if he declared that this small island is French territory. Anyway, it is a land without owner...

Then, give this place to Chanel as a trivial gift—of course, at that time, Chanel will always be by his side, and there will be very few chances to come to this small island again.

Let everything here be dusted by time, and stay here as an eternal witness of great achievements.

"Your Majesty... why are you here in a daze? Are you thinking about some poem?" At this moment, he heard a greeting from the side.

He turned his head to look, and found that his cousin Louis was looking at him with a smile while walking towards him quickly.

On this island, only his two cousins ​​dared to speak to him in such a close and close to equal manner.

To be honest, I don't dislike this, after all, every time I am faced with respect, I feel majestic and comfortable at first, but after a long time, I really get bored.

"You came just in time, Louis. I still need to find you." He nodded indifferently.

"Looking for me? What's the matter?" Louis was a little surprised.

"I hope you will go to Greece as my plenipotentiary representative." Aigron explained what he meant, "Edmond Dantès has been going well in Greece recently, so it's time to move on to the next step, I hope On my behalf, you go to contact the current independent government of Greece to see if they are willing to accept our aid - if they don't want to, that's okay, and you also go to their opposition, those who were previously damaged by internal strife, If the Greek government doesn't know how to flatter, we will find a way to overthrow them and replace them with those who are willing to be our friends!"

Under Aigron's explanation, Louis probably understood.

He didn't have any hesitation or aversion to Aigron's conspiracy. On the contrary, the adventurous gene of the Bonaparte family was stirring in his body.

"Adventure! Good! I like it!" He immediately nodded and agreed, "I will do my best to complete your task."

"I just like your courage, Louis." Seeing Louis' eagerness to try, Eggron laughed, "However, since the Count of Monte Cristo has already done a good job in Greece, in order not to have unclear rights and responsibilities, I decided to clarify the relationship between the two of you when the time comes - you are the clan prince, and of course have a higher status than him, he must maintain courtesy and respect for you, and be responsible for your safety, but correspondingly, you cannot interfere with his specific actions, He has the right to continue to carry out the tasks I give him according to his own ideas. I will also explain in detail in the letter to him."

"Okay, I understand." Louis nodded, but Aigron also found the hidden disappointment in his eyes.

Aigron was afraid that he would blindly direct Edmond in order to satisfy his desire for power after he ran to Greece, so he was vaccinated in advance.

"My cousin..." I reached out and patted the other person's shoulder, "I trust you the most and rely on your ability the most among all people, but the most important thing for an organization to survive is discipline. You will pay the price of failure, so please do as I tell you."

"I will." Louis hastily reassured, but soon, he asked with some hesitation, "Have you heard some gossip from Father Faria for making such an arrangement?"

"I always make decisions only out of my own considerations." Aigron replied with a straight face, "Father Faria only has the right to make suggestions, and what to do in the end is all my idea."

"Your Majesty, of course I don't doubt your wisdom." Louis quickly replied, "However, Father Faria and the Count of Monte Cristo have been out of touch with the world for too long, and they are so close to each other. above your interests."

Obviously, Louis was jealous that he trusted the father and son too much, so he was sowing discord.

As a ruler, he is happy to see his subordinates at odds with each other - this way they are more motivated to show themselves in order to please the Lord. If the subordinates unite in private, it is easy for a monarch to close his eyes Listening to it is even directly emptied, and the authority is gone.

However, this kind of internal struggle must be controlled within a certain range, and cannot develop into fierce competition among each other, otherwise, no matter how large the group is, it will only be paralyzed.

The speed can only be controlled by Aigron himself, at least now he can manage it.

"I will make a judgment on what they did." Aigron replied indifferently, "Don't worry, no matter how big a world we have built, it will eventually be named Bonaparte, and outsiders are just outsiders anyway."

"Just remember!" Louis also heaved a sigh of relief.

The reason why he worked tirelessly for his cousin was not just to get a share of the country?

"I just made a decision." After a moment of silence, Aigron said suddenly.

"What decision?" Louis was puzzled.

"If it was yesterday, I might have thought differently, but after today, I have decided - I will never allow Chanel to marry anyone else, she must always be by my side, no one Let me send her away, and no one can snatch her away from me." Aigron looked at Louis coldly and calmly, "If someone asks me why I am so selfish, then I can tell him that I am Your Majesty, I can do whatever I want, it's as simple as that. It's she and you who made me the one who calls the shots, so I will be that person! I fulfill your wishes, and you have to fulfill mine. "

"Your Majesty..." Looking at the young man's face, Louis gasped, "Why did you say that suddenly? I never said anything like asking you to drive Chanel away..."

"I said it to myself, my dear cousin." Eggron smiled suddenly, then shrugged. "So, please never offend Chanel, thank you."　　

71. Informing and flattering

"So, please never offend Chanel, thank you."

Aigron's words sounded very polite, but his indifferent eyes were enough to reveal how serious he was about it.

Louis was shocked again.

He quickly defended himself, "Your Majesty, I have always been very polite to Chanel, and I have never offended her, and of course I won't in the future—I also like a woman with her personality very much."

"If that's the case, that's the best." Aigron nodded with a smile, "Okay, my cousin, then you can prepare for the next mission. I look forward to your performance."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Louis nodded again to show his determination.

Then, the two cousins ​​said their goodbyes, and Louis turned and walked towards his own residence.

When he turned his back to His Majesty, the forced smile on his face suddenly disappeared, his brows were slightly frowned, and he looked anxious and preoccupied.

When he got back to his room, he found his brother Charlie was there too.

"Did something happen? Brother?" Charlie looked at his solemn face and asked quickly.

"Ah, I have just been entrusted with an important task by His Majesty." Louis replied indifferently.

Then, he explained in detail to his younger brother the task Aigron had given him just now.

"Huh? Isn't this a good thing? Why do you still look unhappy?" Charlie was a little surprised by his brother's attitude.

"Of course I would be very happy if you simply entrusted me with important tasks, but other matters of His Majesty do not make me happy at all." Louis shrugged. "He specifically explained to me that I am not allowed to exceed my authority to command Edmond Dantès, and I can only act as his representative in Greece."

When he said that, Charlie frowned.

"Your Majesty seems to treat Edmond Dantès very differently. He not only made him a count and honorary knight, but also allowed him to act over you."

"Not only him, but also Father Faria." Louis said coldly, "You know what? What's more, he told me just now that I would not be allowed to offend Chanel in the future... It's ridiculous, what is Chanel? A mere maid, just his plaything, he actually said that, and let a humble maid climb on my head!"

Having said that, Louis suddenly burst into flames, and then patted the wall heavily.

Because of Aigron's arrangement today, the dissatisfaction that had been pent up in his heart for a long time was finally stimulated, turning into a raging fire in his heart, and then gushing out.

Although this young man is very dependent on him on the surface, until just now he kept saying to himself, "All this belongs to our Bonaparte family, and we share it together", but deep down in his heart, there is always a faint of fear.

He could feel that while the young man was talking all kinds of good things, he was also constantly using means to weaken his influence and consolidate his own authority. When he came back to his senses, he found that his position in the organization It is also declining-although he still maintains the status of the royal clan in name, but His Majesty hardly discusses the most important matters with him anymore, instead he trusts the unknown priest Faria even more.

How can this not make Louis feel angry?

If that's all there is to it, the question is what happens next?Will my status continue to decline, and finally be marginalized unknowingly, and then justifiably thrown aside to mold?

This was the deepest fear in Louis' heart.

Just because he is a member of the Bonaparte family, he knows that people from the Bonaparte family can do this kind of thing.

"Since he came to the island, he seemed to be a different person to us, and his attitude became colder. He kept many things from us, and only announced them at the last moment, so that we had no time to express our opinions, so we could only obey them silently. As if scolding His Majesty, Louis said word by word, "It's the same with the redemption of prisoners before, the matter of the Knights, and today's arrangement, and the funds don't allow us to intervene at all! He hides almost everything from us!" Is this the family affection he keeps talking about? This is what he did to his dear cousin? How did he become like this?"

"Maybe he's never changed, it's always been that way, it's just that he covered it up because he asked us for it - now he doesn't need to hide it anymore." Charlie replied calmly, "We all because of his age But if you underestimate him, who would have imagined that he would be so scheming at such a young age? Brother, I advise you to stop complaining. Complaining is useless now. You might as well think about how to do your job well so that He trusted us again."

"Yeah, he's always been like that! He's a Habsburg-bred kid! We did everything we could to get him out, our mom gave him back the money, and he paid us off as thieves It's the same defense!" Louis yelled loudly to vent his anger. "I finally understand that kings have been so ungrateful since ancient times!"

"Keep your voice down!" Terrified, Charlie pulled his brother's sleeve heavily.

After being reminded by his brother, Louis regained his composure.

But even so, he still had a very tough attitude, "What's the matter if I complain? I am his cousin. Do I not even have the right to shout a few words when I am treated like this? Charlie, don't you have any in your heart?" Opinion?"

Charlie sighed and said nothing.

Being marginalized quietly by His Majesty, how could he have no opinion in his heart?It's just that he clearly knows that the situation is stronger than people, and if he continues to complain at this time, it may be even worse in the future.

"At least you are still entrusted with important tasks by His Majesty." After a while, he whispered comfort.

"Then what about the reward? I will go through life and death for him, yes! We Bonaparte is not afraid of taking risks, but this adventure must have something to look forward to? If you take the risk for him, and finally get thrown aside like this, then why should I go?" Working for him?" Louis asked back.

After a while, he seemed to think of something suddenly, and his eyes widened.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became dignified.

"What do you want?" Charlie had a bad feeling in his heart.

"If he doesn't want to give the reward, or doesn't give me the expected reward, then I might as well snatch it myself—" Louis raised his mouth slightly, and then laughed, "Didn't your majesty say that? In order to fight against the great powers deal, he won't seek the throne of Greece...then me? Why can't I...?"

Charlie gasped and shook his head quickly trying to stop his brother.

"No, it can't be like this!" He hissed to persuade, "Romanov and Bourbon will never want members of the Bonaparte family to wear this crown, and His Majesty will not allow us to do so at that time, because it will affect to his plan."

"Since he can ignore us, why can't we?" Louis asked with a sneer, "If the Greek people and their representatives support me, but he himself is unwilling to join, then why should I respond to the voice of the people? I Saving this suffering country deserves its due reward, doesn't it?"

Charlie was so anxious that he tried to persuade his brother again. "You can't stand the pressure, don't go crazy! With His Majesty here, the Bonapartists have only one loyal object, and he is in charge of all authority... If we anger him by then, what right do you have to covet Throne? Brother, let’s do what I say. You first do what he told you to do, and let him understand that his family is reliable at the critical moment, and the situation will naturally improve...Although I don’t like this kind of thing either. way, but this is the best way at the moment.”

The younger brother's persuasion did not impress Louis, he just nodded indifferently, "Of course I don't think everything will be so smooth, but no matter what, I can take a look and make a decision at that time... Everything in this world is now It’s so fast-changing, who would have imagined that His Majesty Napoleon II would give orders again a few months ago? Well, I’ll make preparations first, and you can go and work on yours too.”

Charlie didn't say anything, just sighed secretly in his heart.

He has already seen that his brother has been addicted to this idea and cannot extricate himself, it is useless for him to say anything.

However, he still believes that this is absolute folly.

His Majesty was right before. Greece is a divided, poor and backward country. It is impossible for anyone in power to convince the public. Accepting such a mess is tantamount to sitting on the crater of a volcano, and may be burned to nothing by magma at any time.

If His Majesty himself takes the merits of restoring the country, he may try it, but his elder brother will definitely not be able to secure that position. If he acts rashly, there will be only one result... in the end.

And he didn't want to see his brother ruined or even killed.

Countless thoughts swirled in his mind, and finally he made up his mind.

"I'm going out first." He finished and walked out of the room.

Then, after making sure that there was no one following him, he walked straight to His Majesty's residence.

Through the corridor, he came to the room.

"Your Highness, are you here to see His Majesty?" The maid Chanel stopped him at the door.

"Yes, I have something important to report to Your Majesty, please pass it on for me, Chanel." Charlie said quickly.

He noticed that her expression was a bit strange, and her voice was not normal, as if she was enduring some pain, but her expression was full of joy that could not be concealed.

If it was normal, he would still be interested in analyzing in his mind what she did with His Majesty just now, but now he is so worried that he doesn't have this kind of leisure time.

"What a coincidence, Your Majesty just went for a walk..." Chanel shook her head, "If you have anything to say, may I convey it to you?"

"No, I think it's better to talk to him in person—so I'll wait here." Charlie insisted.