Eagle's Glory

He didn't expect that this young man would consider this step for a maid beside him.

This young man is a passionate seed!

For a moment, the flamboyant king suddenly had a feeling of sympathy for the young man in front of him.

Kings are always nice to talk to pretty girls.

"That's no problem at all!" His Majesty the King laughed loudly, and then nodded, "I can specially meet this Ms. Noel, and considering that she is a member of your knight order, I can also give her an honorary title—— Presumably this is enough to make her forget the shadow of being a servant girl with us, right?"

Then, his smile was a little more teasing, "If Ms. Noel is really as beautiful as I imagined, I can also invite her here as a souvenir - anyway, the painter is ready-made, what do you think?"

Regarding the king's absurdity, Aigron only felt that he couldn't laugh or cry.

However, there is no harm anyway, and the other party is so talkative, he doesn't care about making the king happy.

"Of course, if she has the opportunity to commemorate in your palace and be remembered by the world, that is her luck!" He agreed wholeheartedly for Chanel.

"Well, we've settled it." His Majesty the King was also in a very happy mood, smiling all over his face, "My brother, in my opinion, beauty surpasses everything. It has nothing to do with wealth, and it has nothing to do with class—I just hate My kingdom is small and weak, and I cannot let all the beauties in the world stop and commemorate it. If you can achieve great things in the future, I would be happy to share with you the photos of those beautiful beauties in France, so that there will be more in my court. Somewhat exotic scenery..."

The king's frivolous words aroused some interest in Eggron.

Aigron suddenly thought that Edgar de Treville once boasted that he had painted many portraits of beauties in Paris, and maybe he could let Edgar communicate with the king in the future.In order to deepen the personal relationship with the king?

"cough."

Seeing that the two of them were talking more and more vigorously, Teresa couldn't help coughing, interrupting their conversation.

Teresa certainly didn't mind Chanel enjoying the honorable glory of "Homecoming", but seeing her husband talk about beauty with a middle-aged man was really unbearable for her.

"Your Majesty, let's get back to the topic. The most important thing for us now is the candidate for the King of Greece—I heard from my husband that you belong to your second son Otto. Can you let us see What about him?"

He was interrupted when he was talking, and King Ludwig was not angry, he just smiled and gave Aigron a meaningful look, then stopped the topic just now, and looked at Teresa again .

"That's natural. My son Otto is also very interested in you two legends, and he also wants to meet you." His Majesty's tone was still light, "If he is really lucky enough to get that crown, With his immature shoulders, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to bear it by himself, so I ask you two to support him a lot in the future."

He is naturally implying that as long as Otto can become the king of Greece, he will never forget his kindness and will remember to protect the interests of the Aegrons. After all, although Aigrons gave up the throne of Greece, he still has many interests in Greece involve.

For example, in return for his funding of the rebel army, he could get the right to operate some silver mines, and the new king had to acknowledge these rights.

Eggron was not afraid that the king he had chosen would not admit it, but the more friendly the Bavarians were, the less trouble he would have.

While the two were talking, a court attendant brought a young man over.

He was not tall, he looked about twelve or thirteen years old, he was wearing a uniform, and his movements were brisk, but he always looked hesitant.His face is quite ordinary, only because of the extremely high standard of living since he was a child, he looks quite fair, but there is not much intelligence in his facial features.

In history, he was nothing more than a mediocre ruler - eventually overthrown by an internal coup.

That was just as well, for Eggron would have felt bad if he had been brilliant and young.

When he saw Aigron and Teresa, he seemed a little excited, but because he wanted to show a dignified look, he just bowed stiffly to Aigron.

"Your Highness, it is a pleasure to meet you."

"Nice to meet you, Otto." Aigron was much calmer, and he nodded at the young man with a smile on his face, "I think you must know what we want you to do. But let me remind you in advance that this It's not an easy job, it's a responsibility fraught with tiresome conviction...however, you may consider us as protectors."　　

25. Expansion of territory

"However, you can treat us as protectors."

Aigron's warnings were earnest, but the young Prince Otto was not disappointed by this, nor did he have much fear of his possible future career as a king.

He is only twelve or thirteen years old now. Although he has received royal education, he doesn't really understand what "rule" means, let alone the actual logic of power operation. He is just for a crown that will accidentally fall on his head And just excited.

He knew that as the second son, if he had no chance to be lucky enough to see his elder brother die early, then the best future would be to become a Bavarian prince in the future, and it would be impossible to truly command a country, but now he is The prospect of becoming the king of a new nation—even if it was far away—was definitely a big leap in his life.

This piece of good news had already made him forget himself, so why would he worry about other things?

Besides, in Prince Otto's view, his family is flourishing and deeply rooted, and he only needs to bring people from Bavaria to assist him, which is enough to manage the country of Greece well.

However, the smug little prince also has basic reason, and he also knows that he must establish a good relationship with the young man in front of him.

Although no one has publicly stated it, everyone knows that this crown was given to him by him, and even if he gave up the throne, he still has great influence in Greece. The Principality of Ioannina he created It is also next to his own kingdom - which means that as long as he has the heart, he can cause great trouble to his own rule.

In other words, without the cooperation of this "chosen king", he would never even think about being the king of Greece with peace of mind.

So under the advice of his father and teachers, he had already made up his mind a long time ago to establish a good relationship with Duke Reichstedt.

Moreover, as a young man who has just acquired passion, what he admires the most is heroes. Duke Lechstadt happens to be the best among the nobles of the royal family of the same generation. He is full of admiration.

Because of many considerations, Prince Otto respected Egron in front of his father, "Your Highness, I have been paying attention to your heroic deeds. You saved a suffering country and a great civilization. Remnants, you have achieved what all Christians want to do... I only hate that I was too young to join you as a volunteer and create great feats with you.

But God favored me very much, and gave me the opportunity to be a follower of your great deeds, to lead that nation out of the wounds of long-term wars. In this case, I am willing to follow God’s teachings and your expectations, and shoulder the due responsibilities of members of the royal family responsibility!I also assure you that I will work hard to learn the knowledge that a good king should have, abide by the principles, and use my whole life to seek the well-being of my future people! "

This passage was discussed by his father and teachers, and Prince Otto had already memorized it fluently, so the little prince spoke it very skillfully, and it was full of young people's lofty ambitions at the same time. The mediocre face also has a bit of immature kingly momentum.

After listening to Prince Otto's speech, Teresa glanced at Eggron, then nodded slightly, expressing that she was more satisfied with the little prince's attitude.

Since his wife has no objection, Aigron has no objection either.

He is not saddened by the loss of the Greek throne - after all, the history behind has already proved that Greece is a chaotic place, and the country is poor and the people are weak, so it is really not worth caring about.

So as long as the future king doesn't infringe on his legitimate interests, he doesn't care.

So, he walked up to the little prince, stretched out his hand, and patted his shoulder condescendingly.

"Very good, Otto." He deliberately called out the prince's name to narrow the psychological distance between the two, "I was very moved after hearing your words, it seems that you have fully understood As a king, I hope you can remember everything you said today, and then rule your future people with justice and mercy, and don’t disappoint their expectations.”

Aigron's shot was a little heavy, causing the little prince's body to shake slightly, but neither he nor his father minded this little offense. On the contrary, the eyes of both father and son flashed and could not hide The joy of the young man - the young man's move is tantamount to saying that he has no objection to Prince Otto, and as long as he has no objection, this crown will definitely fall on Prince Otto's head.

As a thousand-year-old noble family in Germany, the Wittelsbach family has always been one of the most important princes. The various branches of the family have successively ruled Pfalz and Bavaria and other places, profoundly affecting the history of the Shenluo Empire.

However, in recent hundreds of years, the family has slowly slipped into a declining trajectory, weakened by a series of wars.

The biggest blow came after 1740. In this year, Emperor Shinra and Charles VI of the Habsburg family died. However, he left no male heirs and was forced to let his eldest daughter Teresa inherit his Austria ancestral business.

At that time, the Bavarian elector Karl-Albrecht stood up as the leader of the princes and opposed Teresa's succession. In 1742, he was elected by these princes as Emperor Shenluo, named Charles VII.

However, Teresa did not give in to her men, won the victory in the Austrian Succession War, and sent troops into Bavaria, making the "His Majesty the Emperor" ashamed.

After falling into the desperate situation of internal and external troubles, Emperor Charles VII died of depression, and his successor voluntarily withdrew from the election of the new emperor due to the situation. In this way, the Wittelsbach family ended their three-year rule of the world, God Luo's throne returned to the Habsburg family - but, in order not to cause interference from other countries, Queen Teresa chose to let her husband-in-law Franz, Duke of Lorraine take over the throne, and she actually implemented imperial power.

After this catastrophe, Bavaria fell into a slump, and the Wittelsbach family also encountered catastrophes such as the War of Succession and the Napoleonic Wars. Although they barely maintained their ancestral business, they were also declining. It is already exhausting to maintain the leadership of the country just to maintain its own status.

But now, this declining family saw a surprise—the crown from Greece fell on their own head inexplicably.

The crown means the land, the population, the prestige and strength of the family, and the great contribution made by this generation of kings to the prosperity of the family.

How could such a wonderful prospect not make King Ludwig excited?

He seems to have seen a future where he will be praised by his descendants as a wise king—even though he did not pay any effort or price for this crown.

The more he thinks about this, the more pleasing his eyes are when he looks at Aigron.

This young man has already gained a great reputation. Although he gave up the crown of Greece, he still holds a principality in his hands. Even if he does not become emperor in the future, his current achievements are enough to show off Complacent.

It's a pity that he is already married, otherwise it would be appropriate to be his brother-in-law...

His Majesty the King didn't know why his younger sister Maria suddenly asked him to see him alone - but according to her, it was because she was curious about this boy when she was communicating with Sophie, and wanted to see what kind of boy he was. kind of person.

This request made King Ludwig a little puzzled, but he complied, satisfying his sister's curiosity—he didn't know what Maria's real thoughts were, and he didn't bother to care so much.

His father, the late King Maximilian I, married twice. The first marriage was to Princess August Wilhelmina of Hesse-Darmstadt. He had 2 sons and 2 daughters who lived to adulthood , including the king himself, and Princess Augusta, the wife of Prince Eugene; and the second marriage was after the death of his first wife, and married Princess Frederick Caroline Wilhelmina of Baden, a total of five daughters survived to adulthood (two of them were twins).

So, Sophie and Maria are his half-sisters.

King Ludwig and his stepmother were not close, let alone such a half-sister, who usually didn't have much emotional communication except for polite greetings.

He didn't expect Maria to have such a request, but considering that her twin sister Sophie and the Duke of Reichstedt used to get along together, and it is said that Sophie took good care of the Duke, it is not enough for Maria to have some curiosity No wonder.

Ever since Sophie married to Austria, King Ludwig never cared about Sophie at all, but at this moment he was full of gratitude to Sophie—after all, it was obvious that the reason why Duke Reichstedt was so accommodating to his The biggest reason for the family must be her care for the Duke back then.

A sister who didn't care about her sister after she got married because of a political marriage, but she didn't expect to make great contributions to the family when she was silent!

Thinking about it, the king felt a little embarrassed. How many generations of his family have worked hard and participated in so many wars, but the territory did not see any increase, but the number of times they were beaten into disgrace was countless; but it turned out that a married daughter , but unintentionally, he effectively doubled his family's territory... Even though Greece's national strength is weak, the land is still there.

Should I be happy or should I smile bitterly?

Never mind!No matter how nasty the joke of fate, the fineness of the crown will not be devalued by it.

Thinking of this, His Majesty the King's mood became unprecedentedly good, and he looked at Aigron full of hospitality and joy.

"Your Highness, I will never forget the favor you bestowed on our family today. No matter what happens in the future, you will always be a friend of our family—and, I think my sister who is far away in Austria heard After this news, she must also feel very gratified, she will definitely be grateful to you! After all, you have not let her love you down..."

As soon as he heard the king mentioning Sophie, Aigron suddenly became serious. "I said before that when I was in the most difficult time, it was Her Highness Sophie who took care of me selflessly, gave me the courage to face life, and persisted. My heart was always full of gratitude. At that time, I was thinking, if If I can repay the Wittelsbach family in the future, I will definitely do it. After I escaped from Vienna, she was even more suspected by His Majesty the Emperor. I think I owe her too much. Thank fate... I finally Given this opportunity, I hope that after she learns about this, she can forgive me for the pain I caused her."

Teresa lowered her eyes and looked at the table, not letting the unhappiness in her heart leak to others.

She knew that Egglon's thoughts were very normal and inevitable; she also knew that choosing members of the Wittelsbach family to wear the Greek crown was the best choice for the current situation.

However, just because she knew this, she always felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.

She knew that although the lingering love after newly-married made the young man feel very happy, it still couldn't dispel the memories that had been lingering in her husband's heart.

Those touches from the past have been deeply ingrained in his heart, even if she feels upset in her heart, there is nothing she can do - who made that woman take care of him before they met?This is probably the helplessness of fate.

Fortunately, now that she has been permanently stayed in Vienna, she will be separated from her husband in the future, and I don't have to worry about her coming to hinder the happy life of myself and her husband.

In this case, of course I can be generous.

I wish her a happier life in the future~ Giving her family a crown to compensate for her victory is enough to show her magnanimity.

Fortunately, the two of them changed the subject shortly after they mentioned Sophie, and Teresa's torment did not last long.

"I'm very glad that Otto is not alone in Greece. He also has the Principality of Ioannina as an ally who always helps each other." King Ludwig offered a motion, "Your Highness, I have an idea—— "

From his tone and expression, Aigron inexplicably felt a little ominous.

"Just say it."

His Majesty the King smiled, and then pointed to his second son, Prince Otto, "Look, Otto and Grand Duchess Haidee are about the same age, it seems to be God's arrangement, what do you think about getting him engaged to Haidee? In this way, the bond between the two newborn countries will be closer, and they will be able to watch and help each other in the future."

Aigron's astonishment only lasted for a moment, and he immediately figured out the other party's intentions.

Haiidee, as a ruler in name, has no real power, but a ruler is a ruler after all, and she has no siblings, so her children are the natural heirs.

If Prince Otto marries her and gives birth to an heir in the future, then this means that the Principality of Ioannina can be incorporated into the future Kingdom of Greece without bloodshed, further expanding the ruling territory of the Wittelsbach family.

At worst, it can also become a Junhe model, anyway, the family can expand further.

Hmph, it's a beautiful idea.But for Aigron, although the Principality of Ioannina is not where he will stay forever, it is still his first real territory after all, and he is not willing to hand it over to others in the future—even if it is only in name.

Just when Aigron was about to politely refuse, Teresa suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, Haidee is still too young, it's too early to talk about this, and her previous experience has caused her to lack a lot of education, so it is really difficult for her to be qualified to talk about marriage with the oldest royal family in Europe, so ...I think we can take a look and talk about it later."　　

26. Memories and sympathy

"...I think we can take a look and talk about it later."

Teresa responded directly before Egron answered.

This answer was both tactful and lenient, without hurting the feelings of both parties. It was not easy to come up with such an appropriate rhetoric in an instant, but Teresa regretted it immediately after she said it.

Although she often participates in her husband's decision-making, she doesn't want the impression that she makes decisions for her husband in front of outsiders. That will easily embarrass His Highness, and it will also make others think that the couple have their own ideas—in this group, There should be only one person who makes decisions and gives orders.

Because of this, no matter how many opinions she usually has, she only talks with Aigron in private, and never makes any reply in public—not to mention, the opinions put forward by King Ludwig are of great importance, and they affect both of them. The major events of the newborn country must not be treated lightly.

The reason why she lost her composure was mainly because Aigron and the king talked about Sophie just now, which reminded her of her husband's original intention of choosing the Wittelsbach family to wear the Kingdom of Greece, so she immediately lost favor with the Wei family.

And what wife would be happy when she hears that her husband has given a special gift to another woman?

——Even if I know this is the truth in my heart and I have accepted the reality, I still feel very unhappy when I am confronted with it.

Just because she had lost favor with the Wei family, when she suddenly heard that King Ludwig was planning to bring the Duchy of Ioannina into the Wei family's pocket through a future marriage, Teresa was furious. So much so that he forgot the usual rules for a while, and blurted out the king's proposal.

For Egron, the Principality of Ioannina is Haide's territory on the surface, but in fact it is his own private property. Teresa naturally thinks so in her heart, so she is so angry——

Having already given out such a heavy gift, they are still not satisfied, and want to poach their precious private property from themselves. These two brothers and sisters are really worthy of a family, and they behave in the same greedy way!

Besides, since Haiidee fell into the hands of Eggron, Teresa was responsible for her daily life and education at the beginning, so she also has some feelings for Haiidee in her heart, and she is not willing to cheat Haiidee easily. , Hastily promised to let her be engaged to the seemingly mediocre Prince Otto.

What Teresa regretted was that she violated the principle by acting on her behalf, not that she regretted rejecting the proposal.

Precisely regretting it, she cast a furtive glance at Aggron immediately after her answer, fearing that her husband would be annoyed by her impulsiveness.

However, she found that Aigron gave her a look of approval—for Aigron, it was more appropriate for his wife to decline on his own initiative than to say it himself. Even if the king was upset, it was impossible for the king to get angry with a girl.

Seeing that Aigron was not angry, Teresa was relieved. The regret was thrown out of the sky, but she raised her head again and faced King Ludwig with a calm smile full of confidence, which also meant that she Will not change my mind.

Of course, the momentary interaction between the husband and wife could not escape the eyes of His Majesty the King. He frowned slightly, obviously disappointed.

But now that they have made it clear, the king naturally has nothing to do.

Anyway, this is just a proposal, it is best if it succeeds, and there is no loss if it fails.

Because of this, King Ludwig immediately changed his mind, laughed again, and then nodded in agreement with Teresa.

"Your Highness, since you said that, then I have no objection. Your consideration is very right. Marriage is of great importance. It must not be treated lightly, let alone just relying on the child's whim to mess around, especially among members of the royal family. That's it... I thank you for showing such respect to our family, so let's put this proposal aside for the time being and look at it later. The Grand Duchess Haidee has two His Royal Highnesses who are personally responsible for the education, and I believe it will be easy to get rid of some ups and downs Due to the bad habits brought about by her experience, she will become an excellent ruler, and she will also become an excellent marriage partner. When the time comes, my son Otto will watch over her and help her, maybe they are a good match—"