"Actually... when I was in Austria, I had already thought about how I should treat him, so I was already mentally prepared." Teresa smiled a little embarrassedly, "At that time, for your future, I once thought about whether to send your cousins ​​to Austria to help you, and then I thought, everyone in your family is rebellious and ambitious, and if you want to rule them, you can't just rely on blindly accommodating them Yes, authority must be properly demonstrated, and even forcefully suppressed when necessary."

Although Teresa obviously meant to criticize the members of the Bonaparte family, Egron didn't take it as disobedience at all, which should be what he thought in his heart.

But...he remembered something else.

Teresa actually thought of the married life of the two of them so far away at the beginning, I feel sorry for her.

It's a pity that I... oh, forget it, don't think about it too much, the past is past, just find a way to make up for it.

"That's right." Eggron nodded his approval, "Teresa, since you've already figured it out, then I have nothing more to say."

It's not surprising when you think about it, after all, she was born in the royal family, and she was influenced by her father since she was a child. With Teresa's intelligence, it's not surprising that she learned these things without a teacher.

"Your Highness, please don't think that I am obsessed with power... For me, establishing authority and instructing others are nothing more than 'things to be done' - I will do it when I need it, and I don't want to I'm happy with it, and I don't care about the sweet taste of power ... because I'm used to it, and it's not something I'm looking forward to."

As if feeling what Eggron was thinking, Teresa said seriously. "What I enjoy is the happiness of being by my sweetheart's side and doing 'necessary things' for him. The necessary things can be anything-if you want me to live in seclusion in the countryside with you, then I will clean up your study and When writing the manuscript, I will be equally happy! Maybe I can't prove this point, but I think you can definitely feel my heart, because it has already overflowed..."

"Yes, I know... Teresa, you have proved this to me countless times, even if I am blind, I should see, so you don't need to say any more." Eggron replied movedly, "Take a good rest Well... I have never doubted your motives for everything you have done for me, and I will never do so in the future, I only hope that I will have the opportunity to repay you."

Teresa's current weakness can be seen at a glance. She is already ill, and it is really exhausting to muster her energy to deal with her cousin.

"You are paying back now." Teresa smiled slightly, and then leaned gently on his shoulder, enjoying each other's tenderness. "Give me more, more..."

Then, she leaned against him like this, squinting her eyes as if falling asleep.

"Your Highness, I have another proposal." After a while, Theresa suddenly said.

"What?" Aegron asked.

"Since the expedition is imminent, I think it's best to give your subordinates a generous reward before the expedition, so as to boost their morale and make them work harder." Teresa said softly, "However, now I also Knowing that you are short of money, I thought, why don't you just hand out all the cash in my dowry, since it doesn't make sense for me to keep it anyway..."

"Teresa..." Aigron didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Aren't you satisfied, Your Highness?" Theresa raised her head and asked with a smile.

Before leaving Austria, she remembered that her mother had taught her two things, one is to control the financial power; the other is to give favors to others bit by bit, and not to easily spend all the dowry given by her parents.

She obeyed the first half, but she was not going to obey the second half.

She knows what her mother thinks—her mother is worried that she made the wrong choice, so keeping the money can at least give her a buffer, and if she regrets it, she can get out in time; It is considered useless and will no longer be valued.

But based on her understanding of His Highness and her experience with His Highness after going to the island, she let go of these worries.

She knew that His Highness is a person who knows how to be kind, and the more loyal and selfless she is, the more His Highness will be moved in his heart.

Similarly, she set an example with great selflessness, and this selflessness can also become a sharp weapon for her flaunting. From then on, no one can accuse her of being an Austrian.

Mom wants her to leave room, but she doesn't want to leave room for herself, because she just wants to go to the end.

If that road goes well, she can see the scenery she wants to see most; if that road is a dead end, then she will grit her teeth and jump down, burying herself for her decision.

At least from the current point of view, she is very satisfied with the results she has obtained. His Highness has recognized her status and only stays by her side, and that is enough.

From the beginning of the confrontation with her father, she calmly used her own hands to erase her room and retreat one by one, just to allow herself to go to the end on a road.

What kind of decisive determination this is, and whether it is right or wrong, can only be witnessed by future history and the gods in the sky.

And she will never regret it.

"I'm very satisfied, Teresa..." Aigron's voice trembled with emotion, "but I don't think I should do it, because it's yours..."

"I'm sure you'll pay it back, won't you?" Teresa interrupted him with a smile, "Okay, let's do it this way, we'll have enough time to settle the accounts slowly."

"Yes, there is always enough time, and there is still a long, long time." Aigron sighed, then nodded slightly, and gratefully agreed to Teresa's proposal.

He couldn't help lowering his head and kissed his fiancée.

"I still have a cold, Your Highness..." Teresa was afraid of contagion, so she hesitated, but her little struggle was quickly relieved, and she had to close her eyes and enjoy the tenderness of the two of them.

Although they are only sixteen years old, the identities and education they have carried since birth make them mentally much older than their actual age, and they also have too many ingenuity and thoughtfulness that their peers do not have.

But even so, deep in their hearts, there are still some traces of teenagers and girls, as well as dreams.

There are also some poetic and magnificent imaginations.

After the kiss, Aggron thought with delight.

He also wanted to make Teresa happy, who was still ill.

So, how to make this literary girl happy?

Aigron mobilized his brilliant brain, looking for every possible inspiration.

After a while, a flash of light flashed in his mind - there it is!

"Teresa... have you heard of the Parthenon?" he asked in a low voice.

"Yes, of course I've heard of it." Teresa nodded.

Then, she sighed again, "Unfortunately, I heard that the place has been destroyed badly, and there is only one ruin left."

Yeah, how could she not have heard of it?

The temple located on the highest limestone hill of the Acropolis, Greece, is a temple built for Athena, the goddess of wisdom, art and military. It is an unparalleled architectural and artistic treasure of ancient Greek civilization. She grew up I know it, and I have been fascinated by it leisurely.

However, she also knew that after 2000 years of time and the baptism of war, there were only ruins left there, only colonnades and sculptures left, and she couldn't help but feel sad.

"When we get there, how about we go for a walk together?" Aigron suggested.

"Of course." Teresa nodded immediately, "I'm looking forward to it."

"So..." Eggron smiled, and then pretended to ask casually, "Do you expect us to simply renovate the place and hold the wedding there?"

The atmosphere froze suddenly, and Teresa froze for a moment, then stared fixedly at the young man beside her.

"Why, are you not satisfied with my proposal?" Aigron asked.

"No... I am very satisfied with this proposal, Your Highness." Teresa immediately reacted, and then nodded emphatically, "I couldn't be more satisfied... Thank you for taking the trouble to satisfy my preferences..."

If it is an ordinary girl, when she hears that her fiancé actually proposes to hold a wedding in a ruined site, she will probably be very angry. However, for Teresa who likes romance, this is an unparalleled booster , so that her eyes, which were blurred due to the fever, suddenly glowed.

Seeing Teresa's reaction, Aigron was also secretly happy. It seemed that his flash of inspiration was not in vain, and Teresa really liked it.

For himself, since he has decided to marry Teresa, it doesn't matter where the wedding is, after all, it's just a ceremony—but Teresa is definitely different, the girl's heart is full of fantasy, She must have imagined all this countless times.

That being the case, it's better to make her happy, after all, this is the treatment she deserves.

It stands to reason that Athena's clergy does not include the item "in charge of marriage", and the word Parthenon also means "virgin", so the Parthenon Temple does not look like a suitable place for weddings. , and even a little deviant.

Still, who cares?

Goddess Athena could not protect the destruction of Athens' hegemony in the struggle between Athens and Sparta, and could not prevent Greece from being conquered by alien races. What could she stop Egron and Teresa?

So, Goddess, for the sake of saving her people, you might as well obediently witness your marriage with Teresa.

"Okay, then it's settled." Aigron waved his hand proudly, "When everything is over, let's use this to commemorate our union, and let everyone cheer for us!"

"And on that day, Your Highness... I will swear to the gods in the dark that I will be by your side and share all the happiness and sorrows. Even at the end of this world, when I see the road that no one can overcome The boundary between life and death, I will laugh and jump over to follow you, to the eternal shore..." Teresa whispered with unexpected tears.  

102, resolution

This is an ordinary day in summer, and the temperature makes people drowsy. Even the Greek Parliament Chamber in Astros City can't cheer up.

Since the convening of the second National Assembly, this little-known small town of Astros has become the temporary residence of the Greek Parliament, exercising its weak but legitimate representative function and enacting the Greek constitution.

However, shortly after its establishment, the good wishes originally pinned on it immediately came to naught—for various reasons, there was a fierce confrontation between the parliament and the leader of the army, Theozolos-Kolokotronis, And eventually lead to civil war.

Although the civil war ended with the temporary victory of the parliament and the government, it also had a devastating effect, weakening the strength of the independent army. The Turks took the opportunity to make a comeback. In the end, most of the territory fell to the Turks again. The independent government of Greece The territory that can be controlled is now only limited to the small Peloponnese Peninsula.

The sudden turn of the situation has dealt a severe blow to the authority of the parliament, but for the current members of parliament, it is already a matter of good fortune to be able to maintain their current status.

The seats in the chamber are not full today, but no one is surprised. After all, since the opening of the second National Assembly, due to various political changes and military pressure from Turkey, there are often members of the National Assembly when it meets. Absent, compared to today, there are already a lot of people.

Under the announcement of the speaker, the parliament started today's agenda.

As usual, the Greek parliamentarians, in accordance with the rules of procedure, fiercely debated all the unresolved issues on the agenda. Although they seemed to have enthusiasm, they just continued the past quarrels unchanged. They could neither reach a consensus nor understand the real world. cause any meaningful change.

While they were having these debates, there was a sudden commotion at the door of the chamber.

Among the disputing people, not many people paid much attention to the commotion, but when the gate was opened, their dispute finally ended inevitably.

They were stunned to find that a group of heavily armed soldiers broke in and looked at them with very dangerous eyes.

As they rushed into the venue, the drowsy dullness here was swept away, and the murderous aura filled the room.

"Panos-Kolokotronis!"

Someone recognized the leader of the group of soldiers and exclaimed.

This young man is the son of Theodoros Kolokotronis, a hero of the War of Independence. He has made many achievements before, so many people present know him.

During the civil war, he was wanted and was in exile, but later because Theozolos Kolokotronis was reactivated as the commander-in-chief, his wanted order was naturally cancelled.

But even so, no one saw him return to his father's side. Some people said that he was disheartened and chose to continue in exile abroad. Everyone accepted this statement, but he didn't expect him to appear here today.

"Mr. Panos-Kolokotronis, what are you doing here?" In the murderous atmosphere, the speaker came back to his senses and asked the young man loudly.

Accompanied by the speaker's questioning, a group of councilors came to their senses and echoed loudly.

"Get out! This is not where you should be!"

Although he now has a legal status, his appearance here, with weapons and soldiers, is obviously in violation of the law.

However, their clamor did not affect the young man. On the contrary, he did not flinch, but glared at the hideous group of people in front of him with stern eyes.

It was this group of men who had assembled against his father in the first place, which eventually sparked the civil war that killed a large group of his fellow soldiers.

If he could, he wished he could order the shooting and bloodbath of this ghost place right now, but he knew that he couldn't do that now, and when the nation was in peril, he had no time to worry about the previous enmity.

"Gentlemen, I'm here to present a motion," he replied loudly. "This bill is not only my personal will, but also the will of my father, and all of us who fought bloody for our country, and I implore you to pass it!"

"You have no right to propose any proposals!" Immediately someone roared to refute him.

"You have no right!" Under his leadership, almost everyone yelled. If they weren't afraid of the soldiers behind him, they might have swarmed him and knocked him down!

Panos Kolokotronis frowned and looked at the people in front of him. He picked up the pistol impatiently, and then looked up at the ceiling.

"It says I have rights!" he yelled.

"Bang!" With a loud noise, there was a bullet hole in the ceiling, and then a cloud of dust fell into the air.

This loud bang made the venue immediately silent.

The councilors looked at each other in blank dismay, no one thought that this daring young man could do such a thing.

This is a coup.

And it must be the coup led by the commander-in-chief Theozolos-Kolokotronis secretly, and his son Panos is just an executor.

Now that he has assumed this stance, he will definitely not be able to let it go with just a few words. Many people present have enmity with them. Who knows what they will do next?

Fear silenced the noisy congressmen.

"What motion do you want to propose?" After a moment of silence, the Speaker asked.

"Now no one says I have no rights?" Panos Kolokotronis sneered.

Then he didn't keep his secrets anymore, and walked directly to the rostrum, and then faced the congressmen, and stated his intentions loudly.

"Given the serious situation currently facing the cause of our country's independence, we urgently need assistance from friendly people abroad. Therefore, I propose to the Government and Parliament to invite François-Charles Bonaparte, Master of the Knights of Fontainebleau Your Excellency, come to aid the cause of our country's independence, and save our country from peril."

As soon as his words fell, a new round of commotion was immediately triggered.

Captain of the Knights of Fontainebleau?No one knows what it is.

But the name of the person behind caused the people present to fall into extreme consternation.

"Are you colluding with the Duke of Reichstedt?" The speaker seemed to have reacted, and immediately asked him, "Are you instructed by him to coerce us?"

"I am asking you because of the needs of the national interest." Panos-Kolokotronis replied sarcastically, "Your Excellency Bonaparte has great sympathy for our cause of independence and is willing to spend huge sums Shouldn’t we be paying him the respect he deserves by sponsoring us to help our independent cause? We should extend a formal invitation to him immediately.”

This sudden news made the congressmen who didn't know the inside story at a loss. They could only continue to look at each other in blank dismay, and no one knew what to do.

Logically speaking, this does not seem like a bad thing, but the Colokotronis and his son actually used such severe methods to coerce the parliament. Obviously, the nature of the matter is much more serious than it appears on the surface.

"The motion you proposed is too sudden and not in line with the procedure." The speaker tried to ease the tension, so he proposed to Panos. "I suggest waiting a few days for a few members to formally propose this bill, and then the parliament will vote, so that it complies with our rules of procedure."

"Rules of procedure! Can you use the rules of procedure to drive away the Turks? If you can do it, I'd be happy to agree!" Panos laughed and refuted the other party, "Now is not the time to pay attention to the rules of procedure, we want the result , immediately!"

While speaking, he waved his hands, and several soldiers waved their sabers in a showy way to show their determination.

"The bill must be passed today, otherwise no one will be able to leave." Panos Kolokotronis replied firmly. "Now, our situation is very critical, and we must not allow any more delays! Every second of delay will cause our loyal soldiers to bleed needlessly! Therefore, I must ask you to make a decision immediately, without delay!"

His arrogance aroused the anger of the opponents, and they clamored again, scolding Panos with the most fierce words.

"This is a coup d'état! Shameless coup d'état! You colluded with foreigners and put the country in danger!" a member of Parliament yelled at Panos, "Theodoros Kolokotronis will be nailed to the motherland On the pillar of shame of history!"

"Down with the coup!" "Down with Bonaparte!"

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