Eagle's Glory

"I will keep your words in my heart, Your Highness." So, being moved, he answered Aigron earnestly, "You are as worthy of admiration as an older brother to me—no, you are more respectable than my own brother." I admire it even more. To be honest, coming to a distant foreign country to be the king not only makes me excited, but also makes me uneasy. Or, Your Highness—please continue to help me in the future, and I will do my best to govern this country well."

Then, he looked at Haiide again, and then stretched out his hand to her, "Your Highness Haiide, we are each fortunate to have a country, and we are neighbors of the same language and species. We have a common past and will In the face of a common enemy, I wish our two countries will forever join hands to create the best possible future for our people..."

At this moment when all the people were cheering, these words were so touching that Haidee was also fascinated by them.

She also held out her hand and shook hands with Prince Otto.

The moment they shook hands, the people watching from the balcony let out deafening cheers. In their view, this symbolized the future of the two countries working hand in hand.

But for Prince Otto, this handshake has a different meaning.

Haiide's hands were slender, tender, soft and boneless, and her slender figure was also revealed against the backdrop of the skirt. Although she was still young, she couldn't see much charm, but she could already feel the budding It's beautiful.

If she really wants to marry her in the future, it seems very good... Prince Otto thought to himself.

Although he was only 13 years old, he was born in the royal family, and he was no longer ignorant of many things, especially his father was a well-known romantic king, so he naturally knew a lot of things through his ears and eyes since he was a child.

Before meeting Haiidee, his father had already enthusiastically imagined a plan to unite the two countries by marrying Haiidee, and let his grandson rule the two countries alone. As a prince, he knew that his marriage would be Political games, so there is not much resistance - after all, his ancestors have come here for generations.

Now that he saw Hai Dai's appearance, the last trace of hesitation in his heart disappeared.

Wouldn't it be nice to have such a queen?

As time passed, Haidee felt that something was wrong. She smiled awkwardly at Prince Otto, and then tried to withdraw her hand.

The cheers from the crowd under the balcony made the young man feel a little flustered. He completely forgot to control himself. He still grabbed Haiide's hand and lifted it up gently. Then he lowered his head and tried to get closer to the raised hand. hand.

Haidee suddenly turned pale with fright. While she was trying to withdraw her hand, she tried to ask Aigron for help.

"His Majesty……"

Otto saw that his lips were about to kiss that hand, but suddenly felt a pain in his shoulder.

The pain caused him to pause, and then he found his hands were forcibly separated.

Then, he found that Aigron had quietly moved between them, and then used his own body to cover up the short episode that happened just now.

Because all this happened only in the blink of an eye, no one under the balcony noticed anything unusual, only the people in the front row felt something was wrong, but they were quickly fooled by Egron's smile and waving passed.

Prince Otto looked at Eggron in a daze, and then he wanted to say something to Haiidee, but found that Haiidee had already hidden behind Eggron, and would never look at him again.

He was ashamed of his gaffe, but also a little annoyed that his "good deed" had been ruined.

"Sorry..." He whispered, trying to explain his behavior.

"Don't say anything, Your Highness." Aigron interrupted him gently, "I'm not blaming you, let's finish the current work before we talk—"

Prince Otto's face became hot, and he didn't dare to speak anymore. The three adjusted their positions, and then continued to greet the public on the balcony as if nothing happened.

After a while, they finally ended the mass activity, and the three exited the balcony again.

Otto's face was still slightly red, but this time it was not because of shyness, but because of annoyance and embarrassment.

He tried to say something to Haidee, but Haidee had been hiding beside Aigron, leaving him nowhere to go.

Aigron felt that this was not the solution, so he decided to simply spread the matter out once and for all.

"Your Highness, I apologize to you on behalf of Haiide. She is too shy and not ready to show intimacy with strangers. That's why she resisted like that when you tried to kiss her hand just now. For her, this is not a deviant move at all, but for her, the impact is still a bit too big."

Seeing that Eggron gave a step, Prince Otto was of course happy to step on it.

"It's great of you to be so reasonable... I'm just... I was just fascinated by the atmosphere, so I just want to show the friendship between our two monarchs in front of the people for a while. There is absolutely no malice. Your Highness Haiide, if I have frightened you, so please forgive me."

Although he apologized very sincerely, Haidee didn't intend to talk to him anymore, but just hid at Aigron's side and answered him softly.

"It's okay, I don't mind."

Don't you still mind?Otto sighed inwardly.

He found that His Royal Highness Hai Dai didn't seem to have a good impression of him at all, and he didn't want to get close.

Why?he does not know.

He only knew that this would definitely not be able to fulfill his father's expectations.

It seems that a showdown is still required.

"It seems that you are indeed a little tired, shall I have someone take you to rest?" He suggested to Haiide.

Haidee didn't want to stay with him for a long time, and was indeed tired from the journey, so after obtaining Aggron's consent, she followed the attendants to the room arranged for her to rest.

And Egron stayed in the room.

Seeing Prince Otto doing this, he probably guessed what the other party wanted to do.

Sure enough, after Haiidee left, Prince Otto spoke again cautiously.

"Your Highness, what do you think Haidee thinks of me? Does she hate me?"

"No, it's impossible for her to hate the king of Greece, you must have always been friendly." Aigron answered this question from a political point of view, "I think she just doesn't know how to deal with strangers, if you become friends in the future , she must be much more at ease."

"That's good—" Prince Otto heaved a sigh of relief.

Then, he summoned up his courage again, "Do you still remember the marriage proposal my father gave you when we were in Bavaria? He still has similar expectations to this day—he hopes that we will walk into the The palace of marriage, and then use it to bring the two countries closer together in the future to fight against foreign enemies."

"I'm afraid this needs Haidee's personal consent." Eggron replied, "Considering her current age, it is too early to make this decision."

"We don't need to get married right away, as long as you nod, you can settle the marriage first." Seeing Aigron's refusal, Prince Otto still didn't give up, "Don't worry, according to my father's opinion, you are in Greece. All the privileges of Ioannina and Ioannina will be preserved, and we will prepare an annuity for the upbringing of His Royal Highness Haiidee, and we will honor you with the utmost sincerity, treating you as my closest brother and mentor— —”

It stands to reason that these conditions are indeed enough to satisfy Aigron, but he has discussed it with Teresa before, and he does not want to change his mind.

"To me, Haidee is not a consignment product. I respect her choice for the future." Aigron replied slightly bluntly, "So Your Highness, unfortunately, if she doesn't want to, then it won't work."

It stands to reason that speaking of it now, it is already very impolite, and Prince Otto should stop knowingly.

It's just that the annoyance and loss in his heart made it difficult for him to calm down. He has enjoyed the treatment of a prince since he was a child, and he hates being looked down upon even more.

"That is to say, you haven't recognized me yet, right? These are just excuses..." He looked at Aigron slightly unconvinced, "Okay, Your Highness... There is still time, I will prove it to you , I may not be able to achieve such a reputation like you, but I can also become a qualified king! If I impress you in the future, you will recognize me!"　　

91. Guarantee and allegiance

"There is still time, I will prove to you that I am a suitable king!"

Eggron was a little overwhelmed by Prince Otto's sudden outburst.

In his impression based on the historical line, this prince has never been a capable person, he is fatuous and nepotistic, and as a result, his 30-year rule was easily overthrown, and finally he died in a foreign land in despair.

However, he also knows that the world can be changed and people have unlimited possibilities when they are young-he himself is a living example.

Therefore, he cannot look at the current Prince Otto from the perspective of "the next few decades".

Because of this, Aigron took Prince Otto's statement differently.

"I'm quite satisfied with your determination." He smiled and looked at the other party approvingly, "However, in this world, it's always easier said than done. You want me to praise you as a qualified king, but why not?" There's a lot to do - of course, luckily you're still very young, younger than me, so it's not impossible if you try, and I'm looking forward to that day."

Being so excited by Aigron, Prince Otto was even more excited. On the one hand, he admired Aigron very much, because the other party had achieved such a great career at a young age; Competitive, he is not that obsessed with Haiidee, but the feeling of being looked down upon by others has frustrated his self-esteem, he wants to prove their impression wrong in the future, he will be a very good king, absolutely worthy Shanghai Dai.

"Just wait!" He said confidently.

"However, even if there is such a day, I will not give Haidee to you, because as I said, this is something she decides on her own." Aigron suddenly changed the subject, "You have a chance to be my friend, But this does not mean that I will respond to your requests, please keep this in mind, so that it will be beneficial for the two of us to get along in the future."

After saying this, Egron nodded lightly, indicating that the conversation was over, and then left directly, leaving Prince Otto alone in a mess.

Guided by his attendants, he came to the room arranged for him in the mansion.

He had just arrived in the room when someone announced that a guest wanted to see him.

As soon as Aigron heard the guest's name, he immediately gave up his rest and immediately agreed to the other party's request to see him.

For this man was none other than his ally and friend, Panos-Kolokotronis.

Soon, Panos walked quickly into the room.

The two of them hadn't seen each other for almost half a year since Aigron's wedding.

Half a year ago, Panos could be said to be proud of his spring breeze—he fulfilled his long-cherished wish of making the motherland independent, and his father also made great contributions in the War of Independence. Seeing that Greece was about to truly establish an independent country and usher in peace.

However, to Aigron's surprise, Panos looked a lot more haggard than half a year ago. His bronze-colored skin had become withered and yellow, and there were bloodshot eyes that could not be concealed.

"My friend, what has happened to you? Why do you look so haggard?" Aggron asked.

"We have to do our best to welcome the arrival of His Majesty the King and his coronation ceremony." Panos smirked, "I can't compare to you, I can be so relieved about everything."

From his vague answer, Aigron probably guessed why the other party was like this.

After all, ushering in the king means a new era for this new kingdom, but in the new era, the status of those old powerful factions may not be secure.

"You seem to know our whereabouts very well, and you even knew immediately which room I was assigned to." Aigron said a seemingly irrelevant digression.

After being pointed out, Panos smiled even more slyly, "You are right, we have arranged some insiders here, so the news is relatively well-informed-but please rest assured, we will never speak to His Majesty the King, or It's not good for you, it's just a precautionary measure."

Aigron also believed the other party's words. After all, neither he nor Prince Otto could easily move the Panos and his sons, and they couldn't bear the consequences.

"I understand your concerns." Aigron nodded, seeming to agree with the other party's opinion, "But is this a little neurotic? From my point of view, Prince Otto doesn't feel bad for you at the moment."

"He doesn't feel bad, he is only 13 years old now, what can he understand?" Panos spread his hands, and he couldn't see any respect for His Majesty from him, "But the advisers around him may not be like that— — To be honest, Prince Otto brought not only his royal blood, but also a whole set of advisors, and even a small army, which not only ensured his safety, but also It will make these Bavarians a force that even we have to be afraid of."

According to Egron's previous deal with the Bavarian royal family, he will welcome Prince Otto as the king of Greece, but in exchange, Panos' father Theodoros Kolokotronis will serve as the prime minister of Greece.

This is a fairly clear agreement, but the specific implementation rules are rather vague——

For example, how long can a prime minister serve?

For example, what are the specific powers of the prime minister?What kind of relationship do you have with the king?

Aigron did not specifically discuss these issues with the Bavarian royal family. On the one hand, he is not obliged to consume his friendly relationship with the Bavarian royal family for the power of Panos and his son; , It is more conducive for him to have both sides.

Prince Otto is still young. Although he has the ambition to become a famous master but has no ability to govern, the advisory team around him is fully capable of helping him exert the power of the king.Correspondingly, Panos and his son must find a way to control the situation, so as not to be seized by the Bavarians.

He deliberately wanted to create the current situation, and now everything happened as he expected.

Precisely because he had the bottom line in his heart, Aigron pretended nothing had happened on the surface.

"I think you are really thinking too far ahead. The king is already thinking about how to fight against the king's servants before he is crowned! Judging from the current signs, I can't see that these Bavarians are hostile to you. I think They should also understand the need to respect the original powerful faction, so I suggest that you first use your energy on more meaningful places..."

"If we don't worry now, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to worry about it in the future." Panos shook his head, not convinced, "On the surface my father is the prime minister, but in fact he has never been able to command the whole country. We used to be a divided nation, and now we are also a divided country, only on the surface it looks like a kingdom... Because of the vendettas in the past, many people hated us, and those enemies never intended to reconcile with us—— What's more, in order to get your help, my father even staged a coup, which made us even more lonely, and many people hoped to push us down."

When he said this, he deliberately glanced at Aigron, as if to remind him-this is also your responsibility.

After a pause, he lowered his voice and continued, "Without the king's support, we don't have to worry about them at all, but if the advisers around the king plan to use them to deal with us, the situation is completely different ... we will fall into an extremely passive situation, after all, we have no way to openly oppose the king we ourselves support."

That's why they deliberately monitored the king and the people around him in this way, for fear of colluding with the opposition to deal with them.

"Theoretically, since he is the king, he can do whatever he wants in this country, which is justified." Aigron quietly reminded Panos, "Although I understand your concerns , but I think you'd better not make things too obvious, lest you anger your king. Prince Otto is not a good-tempered man, I can see that, if he knows that you are watching him all the time, even if I had a good impression of you at first, and it will disappear immediately, and then you will be asking for trouble for yourself."

A tangled look appeared on Panos' face, and he also knew that what Aigron reminded was the truth.

"Five years." After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly popped out a word.

"Huh?" Aigron was a little surprised.

"We are not greedy. My father only needs so much time to secure the position of prime minister within five years, which is enough for him to settle all our supporters and establish the overall situation. There is no need to be afraid of being held accountable... So, we only need five years, you Try to protect us for five years, after five years you can do whatever you like, what do you think?"

Aigron was a little surprised by Panos' request, but he quickly thought about it again.

Five years is not a long time. In all fairness, this requirement is really not high. But from a practical point of view, if you are willing to retire after five years, Prince Otto should also be willing to make concessions and give corresponding honor and dignity ——After all, they are not willing to let the kingdom be easily turbulent.

"This must be your father, right? I really didn't expect his appetite to be so small." Aigron smiled, "I thought it would take at least ten years!"

"He's old and doesn't have any extra ambitions. The victory of the Revolutionary War has satisfied all his ambitions. He thinks he should leave. He just thinks he should hang on for a while because he's worried about our supporters— —If you only think about yourself, he might have passed away!" Panos sighed helplessly, "Sometimes we don't only live for ourselves."

"That's right, we don't live alone for ourselves." Aigron nodded deeply. "If there is a chance in the future, I will have a drink with your father to congratulate him on his successful retirement."

"So you agreed?" Panos looked at Aigron in surprise, "I haven't mentioned our terms of exchange yet."

"Hahahaha... What kind of exchange! I don't need to be rare for what you can give me now, and you can't afford what I really want." Aigron laughed suddenly, "Don't worry, I No conditions are required, I promise you, I will use my knight order to guarantee your father, and no one will shake his position within five years. He is the prime minister of the kingdom, and he is the only person who governs, no matter who is around Prince Otto No matter how many small calculations the consultants have, his authority cannot be shaken, and he can do what he wants to do as much as he wants-is this enough?"

Aigron's smile made Panos feel both moved and relieved.

His originally haggard and tired face also glowed with vitality.

Because he knew how precious the assurance he had received was that it was extremely rare for Duke Reichstedt to say it so firmly, and since he said it, it must not be changed.

In other words... everything went well, and he got what he wanted.

The original worry was swept away, and Panos found himself speechless for a moment.

"We owe you another favor, and we owe you too much!" Thousands of words finally converged into one sentence, "Your Majesty, I made you laugh."

"As long as you know." Eggron replied. "I have always abided by my agreement, but for my friends, I am willing to help beyond the scope of the agreement-Panos, I wish you father and son smooth sailing in the future, and after saying goodbye to the vortex of power, you can live a peaceful and leisurely life. You've seen so much blood and blood that even God owes you a time of peace."

"For my father, that's true, but for me...it's not over yet," Panos replied abruptly.

Then, under Aigron's surprised gaze, he walked up to Aigron, and suddenly knelt down on one knee.

"I still firmly remember my original promise, Your Majesty. You have done your part, even more and better than what we expected, so I have no excuses to make, I must fulfill my obligation— —If you don’t dislike it, please accept my allegiance!”

Aegron was a little surprised,