Eagle's Glory

The Wittelsbach family wanted to combine the two countries into one through marriage without bloodshed, and he had no interest in cooperating.

On this basis, Haidee's refusal did not offend him.

What he cared more about was another fact—Haidee actually already had a personal will.

She is only 11 years old now, and she can already boldly express her opinions in front of her, and clearly contradict herself, what about after that?

As a puppet, he doesn't need this little girl to have her own will.

Just because he thought of this, his complexion became a little ugly, and as his expression turned from sunny to cloudy, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn.

Under the invisible pressure, both Chanel and Haide froze in shock, only Teresa was able to maintain her normal state.

"Okay, Your Highness!" She patted Aigron's hand lightly, motioning him to stop, "You just came back today, and the first time you saw Haidee, you said you wanted to find her a husband. It's hard for anyone to accept, right? She's never met that prince, so how could she like him? Besides, she's only at this age now, so she hasn't considered getting married yet, right? Let's talk about it later. "

When Teresa said this, it was tantamount to directly stating that she was on the same side as Haidee.

Out of sympathy, she has always taken good care of Haiidee, and she has always hoped to make up for the personal restrictions she suffered when she was a puppet, so seeing Haiidee's firm opposition to marriage, she couldn't help but feel soft-hearted, and felt that there was no need to force her Who is she going to marry.

Seeing Teresa's words, Chanel came back to her senses now, and quickly helped Haiidee.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I think Haiidee is only at this age now. There is really no need to think about marriage at this time. It will not be too late to talk about it when she grows up... The Wittelsbach family is certainly very famous. , but I don't think Haidee must be in their honor."

Aigron didn't expect that his casual words would make them all stand on the same front, and he was a little dumbfounded all of a sudden.

Anyway, he didn't decide to make this marriage come true, so he went down the stairs.

"Well, since you all think so, let me put this aside and talk about it later."

Then, he looked at Haiidee, who was obviously relieved, "Then, Haiidee, when we go to Greece next, the prince and the Bavarians around him will definitely show courteousness to you and hint at you to propose marriage. You'd better do it in advance." Be prepared, while expressing your refusal, you must not be rude, so as not to affect the future relationship between the two countries."

"Leave this to me." Teresa interjected again, and took over the matter again, "I will let her rehearse the proper wording before leaving, and I won't embarrass you when the time comes."

Aigron shrugged helplessly, "Teresa, well, it's all according to your idea-this is the boss."

"Actually, isn't that good?" Teresa asked with a smile, "The Principality of Ioannina and the Kingdom of Greece must maintain a friendly alliance and mutual assistance relationship in the future, but there is no need to tie it for too long. I think now This is very good, why pay our interests to satisfy the ambitions of the Bavarians?"

Then she beckoned to Haidee again.

Haiidee understood, and immediately walked to her side, gently held her shoulders, and then spoke to her half comforting half warning. "Haidee, you see, we are indeed thinking about your future. I don't deny that this kind of consideration has our own selfishness, but in essence we don't just think about sacrificing you to perfect ourselves, and we are not unreasonable." Respect your personal opinion, you don't have to think of yourself as a servant who can only be passively obeyed, you are also a monarch, a part of us, we are just trying our best to guide you and protect you, you can let yourself grow up and participate in us In my career, I very much welcome to see something like this happen."

Haiidee was delighted and moved at the same time, and almost cried again.

She didn't say a word, just leaned against the arm of the couch, snuggled up to Teresa.

For her, Teresa has always taken care of her, both like a sister and a mother, who is gentle, considerate and respectful to her, which moved her deeply.

"If you can, let me stay by your side." She replied tremblingly, "It was His Majesty who saved me from hell. I am satisfied enough with what I have today, and I don't need anything more. There are too many! The two majesties gave me a new life, and I just want to repay this kindness with everything I have in the rest of my life."

"It seems too early to talk about life at this age." Teresa replied with a smile. "Of course, I am very grateful for your trust in us, Haidee. Don't worry, as long as you are as loyal as you are today, then we will definitely give you a lot of things in return, including your freedom to decide your own future - this I believe I can assure you that no matter who, as long as you don't want to, he will never be with you."

Seeing the two of them enjoying themselves happily, Aigron secretly laughed in his heart.

Undoubtedly, Teresa was not as sincere as she showed. Although she was indeed very friendly and caring to Haide, the starting point of all her considerations was the interests of her husband and wife. If there was a conflict between the two, she would definitely Abandoning Haiidee without hesitation—of course, even so, her kindness to Haiidee is already commendable enough.

He must be unsatisfied with this kind of gentle tactics, but Teresa's display makes people feel like a spring breeze, and he feels ashamed.

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"Teresa, if you think about it carefully, marriage isn't that scary—" In order to liven up the atmosphere, he couldn't help joking, "You see, we are an excellent example."

"If I hadn't met you, or hadn't taken a fancy to you, I wouldn't have married an empty prince with no money and no land—" Teresa gave him an annoyed look, "I have so many people I can marry , why did I marry you in the end, think about it! Since I can make a choice, we can't help Haiidee have a choice, can't we?"

Her answer made everyone present laugh, and the tense atmosphere just now was swept away.

Aigron chatted casually with Haidee again, and then left Haidee by Chanel and Teresa's side to relieve boredom, while he walked out of the bedroom and came to the reception room.

At this time, the guards just brought Edmond Dantès, Count of Monte Cristo, here.

Not seeing each other for many days, both the monarch and his subjects were a little emotional.

"Edmund, how are you recently?" Aigron greeted kindly.

"Thanks for your attention, Your Majesty, everything is going well." Edmund Dantès saluted respectfully, and then replied, "It's just a little busy, after all, Father Faria is inconvenient and has many things to do. Don't entrust me to do it."

"Thank you for your hard work—without you, father and son, the principality would not be on the right track so quickly. This is another achievement you have made for me." Aigron nodded to thank each other, "Edmund, What happened to your own territory?"

After the founding of the principality, Aigron immediately lost no time to reward the most important heroes around him. As his own earl, Edmund Dantès also got a piece of land outside Ioannina. Land, as his own domain manor - of course, these lands are all confiscated from "illegal landlords", which can be regarded as the second distribution of wealth.

After hearing this question, Edmund Dantès did not understand why His Majesty asked such a question, but with an honest attitude, he still answered the young man truthfully.

"Your Majesty, I've been busy with official duties, and I don't have any free time to manage the territory. I've left it to others to take care of it. I think the business situation is not very good..."

Edmond Dantès didn't care about the income of the territory at all. In his opinion, he was lucky to have everything he had now, and he didn't think about wanting more.

"Edmund, it's a good thing that you serve me so enthusiastically, but I also don't want to see you harm your own interests because of serving the public. Well, since you have no resources, I'll just make a special list for you." Subsidies for expenses, from which you can get what you deserve.”

"It's completely unnecessary, Your Majesty." Edmund Dantès was taken aback, then quickly shook his head and refused, "I don't long for money, and everything I am satisfied with now; besides, if you give me money alone If there is special treatment, I am afraid that other people will also have their own thoughts after reading it."

"This is what you deserve, and no one is entitled to have any ideas." Aigron shook his head and insisted on his own opinion, "Besides, you will definitely need to spend a lot of money next, so first enrich your A fanny pack is also a must."

"What do you mean?" Edmund Dantès found that he couldn't keep up with the young man's train of thought, so he could only ask.

"Edmond, next I want you to go to Paris and serve me in two capacities - one is my special envoy, to recruit people there, and to establish an organization effective enough to bring my supporters Gather together to strengthen my reputation; the other is the identity of aristocrats and wealthy businessmen, where you can gather celebrities and build your reputation in the upper class, so as to scout for me... There is no doubt that these two The tasks are not easy, let alone put together, only those who are the most loyal, brave, and resourceful are suitable for this task, and when I think of you, I can only think of you."

It was only now that Edmond Dantès suddenly realized.

He was suddenly excited.

Paris... Paris!

His Majesty is already thinking about things in Paris, and it seems that their careers are about to reach a new peak of glory.

In that case, what could he refuse?

He is also full of ambition, he has been looking forward to this day for a long time.

"You seem to have gained a lot during this trip to France."

"It's really not a small gain." Aigron sneered, "I saw the public opinion in France. They may not miss the Empire, but they have no affection for the Bourbon royal family. They complain a lot. This is still a province. I think in Paris, The enemies of the dynasty will definitely turn against the sky! In such a high-pressure environment, I don't think the old King Charles X can last long. His perverse actions will cause him to lose the crown, and when the crown falls to the ground, The most important thing is to see who picks up the crown. I am now outside of France, so I have a natural disadvantage. Those ambitious people are staring at the crown just like me. They are in Paris, and they will have better news and actions than me. Hurry up, in order to bridge this gap, I have to make preparations in advance."

After a pause, he added an explanation, "It only took me a few minutes of speech to let people see whose side the vitality is on. I am full of energy and can bring hope to France; while my enemy is dying. Old man, can only rely on swords and guns to deter the people.

I am confident now, because according to the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the dynasty collapses, and I want to find the right time before it collapses, whether it is too early or too late, I want to be at the right time Li performed on stage and grabbed the cheers of the audience into his own hands. "

After listening to his explanation, Edmund Dantès also deeply agreed.

He has no resistance to this task, only one small scruple. "Your Majesty, I am happy to pave the way for you to go to Paris first, but I have a lot of things on hand here, and I need someone to take over."

"You must have an assistant now. You can find a suitable person among these assistants to replace you, and then let him report to my secretary at any time, so it should be no problem." Aigron replied casually.

Then, he thought of another thing.

"By the way, after you go to Paris, you have another important task - to find out about a woman named Bianca Di Florini for me, and find her and her friends. I will definitely to find her."

"Did she offend you?" Edmund Dantès guessed something in his heart when he saw Aigron's gritted teeth expression.

"She didn't just offend me, she almost killed me!" Eggron replied viciously.

Then, he told Edmund that he was assassinated and seriously injured.

After hearing this, Edmund was almost as angry as Teresa.

Partly because of the mentality of "the lord humiliates the minister to death", and partly because he has long bound himself to the fate of this young man. For him, the danger of His Majesty is even worse than the danger of himself. Be hateful.

"Okay, I will definitely find that woman and her supporters! As long as she exists in this world, I will definitely find her!" Full of anger, Edmund assured Eggron , "Your Majesty, do you have any clues?"

"Of course there are clues, and they are very clear." Aegron replied coldly, "She is Agnes' master."

"What?" Edmund Dantès fell into astonishment again.

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"what?"

The news revealed by Aigron shocked Edmond Dantès beyond measure.

He has always been full of affection for Miss Agnes, admiring not only her skill, but also her character and demeanor, so it is difficult for him to accept the reality of being an enemy of Miss Agnes.

However, for Edmond Dantès, he is now a member of a group, his honor and future are engraved in this group, and His Majesty is the leader of the group, so His Majesty's assassination is an insult to him. His biggest provocation and attack, he absolutely cannot tolerate.

Even if it is Miss Agnes, if she participates in this conspiracy, she must pay the due price.

But in the bottom of his heart, he still didn't quite believe that Miss Agnes would do such a thing.

"Miss Agnes...is she also involved in the assassination plot?" He asked the young man in a low voice with a little luck, "Isn't it likely? I think...she shouldn't be interested in politics at all."

"There is no actual evidence to prove whether she was involved." Aigron shook his head, and then replied, "But I think the same as you, Agnes is the kind of person who doesn't like to play tricks, if she wants to kill me, Would come up to me and try to kill me with a sword, instead of going around and having her master come and kill me, no... she's not the type to play tricks."

Seeing what Aigron said, Edmund Dantès also felt very agreeable and relieved. "I think so too...but maybe her family is involved in this conspiracy."

He couldn't bear to be an enemy of Agnes, but Edmond Dantès didn't have any feelings for Agnes' father and brother, so it didn't matter to speculate in his arms. "The Duke of Nordrien is a confidant of the false king. He has a great motive to find Miss Agnes's teacher to assassinate you in order to please the king—"

Aigron thought about it, and felt that this conjecture was reasonable, but deep down in his heart, he still had strong doubts.

"This is also possible, but... I still think that the mastermind behind her may be someone else. After all, if the false king wants to kill me, there are many other ways, and he may not think of solving the problem through assassination. And other enemies with ulterior motives may also want to kill me and put the blame on the false king."

That was right, Edmund thought.

"In short, Edmund, it is meaningless for us to speculate here now, and we will not get any results. I entrust it to you. After you go to Paris, use Bianca as a breakthrough to investigate the truth of the assassination. Find out the mastermind behind the scenes, no matter who it is, I will make him pay the price he deserves." As Aigron spoke, his face became ferocious, and his tone became extremely fierce, "Although I seek the throne, but I was fighting for my family openly and aboveboard, but someone secretly murdered me and almost killed me! I must wash away this shame with my own hands!"

He has always been arrogant, and for more than a year, others have bowed to him, which has encouraged that kind of arrogance. Because of this, he became more and more angry at the assassination plot, and insisted on revenge.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I will definitely find out for you." Edmond Dantès accepted the order generously.

After venting his anger, Aigron changed the subject and became amiable again. "You have already been to Paris once. Although you haven't stayed for long, you must have understood the most basic things. I don't need to say more. The only thing I want to tell you is—"

Edmond Dantès immediately sat upright, listening to His Majesty's instructions.

"You went to Paris as an aristocrat, but I think your current title is the Count of Monte Cristo, which is really inconvenient to use there. You need to change your identity." Egron expressed his thoughts, "A The Bonaparte family has absolutely nothing to do with the Principality of Ioannina."

In the original "The Count of Monte Cristo", when the Count of Monte Cristo came to Paris, he used this title all the time, and then used the rare spendthrift style at that time, which aroused the curiosity and envy of the Parisian social circle. Quickly gained the status that everyone looked up to.

However, this time is different from the original book. "The Count of Monte Cristo" is no longer an obscure title. In the previous Greek wars, especially after the founding of the Principality of Ioannina, Edmund Dantes After saddling Eggron and now an important figure in the Principality, he inevitably also appeared in the public eye.

His real name has never been used, so not many people may know it, but the title "Count of Monte Cristo" must have appeared in the files of various governments.

In the governments of other countries, I am afraid that not many people care about the nobles of such an ordinary small country, but it is different in France. The government of the Kingdom of France must have been trying its best to pay attention to the situation of the Principality of Ioannina, so the Count of Monte Cristo must It has been known by many people.

Under such circumstances, if a person comes to Paris under the name of "The Count of Monte Cristo", he may not be greeted by the living room of the upper class, but by the cell of the prison.

So, he cannot travel to Paris with this title.

This really destroyed the beauty in Aigron's heart, but the so-called "beauty" is definitely not as important as the safety of Edmund Dantès, so Aigron can only regretfully destroy the original work and let Edmund Dantès replace it. An other identity travels to Paris.

Edmund Dantès obviously understood Aigron's concerns, so he didn't have any resistance—for him, the Count of Monte Cristo was just a thing outside of him, and there was no problem with being temporarily dusted.

"Then what identity do you think I should use?"

"You have to thank my mother for this—" Aigron smiled, and then explained to him, "My mother is the ruler of the Principality of Parma, and she can legally create a series of documents to create a People, and there are no flaws in the documents. My mother created an identity for me to help me before; but this time I stayed with her when I was recuperating. After considering your situation, I asked her to help and issued a certificate for you."

Then, he looked at Edmund again, "Edmund, in the next period of time, you will be called Earl Bellevue, you are a collateral member of a famous local family, you are worth a lot of money, and you come to Paris to find pleasure Have fun, and see the world—what do you think?"

Edmond Dantès was both surprised and delighted to see the problem solved so easily.

"That's really great, Your Majesty! I will act according to the status you have given me."

After a pause, he whispered again, "This is all thanks to Madam, I am very grateful for the help she provided me."

Edmund felt that he should be grateful for the help provided by Queen Louisa, but he also knew that the relationship between His Majesty and his mother was relatively cold, and her current status was too embarrassing.

Empress Dowager?Certainly not, she is just the Grand Duchess of Austria.

So he just took Louisa with "Madame" vaguely, and Aigron didn't care about his address.

Speaking of this, Edmund suddenly thought of a very serious problem, and his face suddenly became ugly again.

"Your Majesty, you gave me a new identity, which indeed solved the biggest problem, but it created another problem—" Edmund Dantès frowned, looking very embarrassed, "The last time I came to Paris At that time, he had already used the pseudonym The Count of Monte Cristo, and he had met Miss Agnes's father and attended a banquet held by him. There were many people present at that banquet, and I think many people already knew about it. The Count of Monte Cristo—if they recognize me next time, they will probably think of something else."

Hearing Edmund's words, Aigron couldn't help but frown.

"Why is it her again! You have to give me extra trouble!".

"Miss Agnes also had good intentions at the time. She wanted me to have a foothold in Paris. If I could get the Duke's help at that time, it would have been of great benefit to me. No one expected that things would develop like this .” Edmund defended Agnes in a low voice.

Aigron also knew that the other party was right, so he could only sigh helplessly

In any case, the deal is done, and he can only find a way to make up for it.

"Don't get involved with their family anymore, especially don't let the Duke see you again. He may have noticed something now. After all, he may have known some inside information through the relationship in the government with the title of the Count of Monte Cristo." After pondering for a moment, Aigron expressed his opinion, "Also, you have to change your disguise a little bit, and try not to be recognized by others. Fortunately, those guests only met you once, and time has passed. In [-], they should have almost forgotten it... As long as you live in seclusion and don't meet people easily, you shouldn't be recognized."

So did Edmund himself.

He carefully recalled the scene of attending the Duke's banquet. He could no longer remember the faces and voices of the guests inside. Everyone was just a vague shadow—and correspondingly, the other guests were probably right. his.

No, there was one exception among those guests.