Eagle's Glory

Prince Charles was very puzzled by this sudden summons. He couldn't figure out why he suddenly gained the attention of his cousin.

After the establishment of the principality, he has been sitting on the bench, seeing no hope of being reused.Whether it was Aigron himself who was in power or Teresa who was regent when he was away, they deliberately refused to appoint him to an important position, so he had the title of prince and lofty status, but he was marginally excluded from the beyond the core of the Principality.No one ever asked his opinion on any important matter.

His elder brother also suffered similar treatment, and compared to him, his elder brother, Prince Louis, had a more irritable temper, and even openly quarreled with Teresa and some officials of the Principality, and later even left Joa in anger Nina——Of course, his external name is to marry the daughter of his uncle Joseph, the former Spanish princess Charlotte Bonaparte.

Unlike his elder brother, Prince Charlie's temper is much calmer. He knows that if he chooses to leave, it means openly contradicting His Majesty. Although his cousin seems to be modest, he is also proud and stubborn in his heart. He will never tolerate such a situation. kind of offensive—that is, the end of political life.

So you must not ruin your future just because of a moment of anger, especially if you still have capital.

As a member of the Bonaparte family, especially for helping Aigron escape from Vienna, Aigron did not treat his cousin badly in terms of material treatment. He entered the ranks of the highest-ranking nobles in the principality, and granted him a large manor in the suburbs—the meaning is also very clear, I will give you what should be given, so you can be quiet.

Prince Charles also knew that firstly, he was guarded by his cousin, and secondly, because he offended Teresa, he was hated by Teresa, so instead he chose to hide his strength and bide his time, simply hiding in his manor and entertaining guests every day. as a pastime.

However, for this equally ambitious young man who is only in his early 20s, the desire for power in his heart cannot be diluted by generous material treatment. On the surface, he pretends to indulge in feasting and hunting, but in fact It is an opportunity to meet people from all walks of life and cultivate personal relationships.At the same time, he is still paying attention to external information all the time, spying on the international situation in the principality and the mainland, looking for opportunities for himself to stand out.

He also knew in his heart that his cousin completely overwhelmed him in terms of prestige and family legitimacy. No matter what, he couldn't stand on his own, so he could only wait for the opportunity to see when the wind changed and he could get His Majesty's reuse, taking the opportunity to seek power.

He didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly.

Is it because I have done something taboo recently, is His Majesty coming to reprimand me face to face?For a moment, he murmured in his heart.

But in any case, His Majesty's summons cannot be refused, so he could only leave his manor with a feeling of uneasiness, and then came to Aigron's residence.

………………

Eggron woke up from the dream in a daze. Teresa had already got up and was walking outside with Chanel's support. He looked out the window and saw at a glance that she was walking slowly on the grass. two people on the board.

Looking from the window, the two were talking and laughing, and there was no sign of any malice—as Chanel said, Teresa would not hate her.

Aigron happily whistled to them, and they immediately turned their heads to look at the window. Aigron waved and greeted the two closest women around him.

Such a frivolous behavior is not like a king, but considering his age, what is there to blame?

With a happy mood, Aigron washed up hastily, and then found his secretary Leon.

"Did Prince Charlie call over?" He asked straight to the point.

"He has been waiting for you for almost two hours." Leon replied quickly.

In order not to delay Aigron's affairs, he sent someone to notify Prince Charles early in the morning, but when the prince arrived, His Majesty was still sleeping, and he didn't dare to disturb His Majesty's precious sleep, so he had to wrong the Prince to let him be in the meeting. The guest room awaits.

For Leon, he is loyal to His Majesty personally, not the entire Bonaparte family. Of course, he himself clearly distinguishes the importance.

"Very good." Aegron didn't feel guilty about making his cousin wait for so long, he just nodded, "Then take me there."

Soon, Leon brought Aigron to the reception room, and Prince Charles, who had been bored waiting for him, quickly turned his expression serious after seeing Aigron, then stood up and saluted Aigron.

"Good morning, my cousin." Aigron greeted him cordially, "I'm really sorry to keep you waiting for so long, sorry, I slept too late last night..."

"Your Majesty, please don't say that. I should wait for you. Your precious sleep is more important than anything else." Prince Charles quickly replied.

Of course he was very unhappy in his heart, but he had to bow his head under the eaves of others. Since he served his cousin as the master, he could only accept any treatment given by the other party, and he did not dare to show resistance.

Aigron gestured to the prince to sit down, and sat down himself.

"I stayed up late last night, not because I was indulging in entertainment and forgot the time, but because I was doing an important thing—" Aigron explained the reason, and he didn't intend to keep it secret, "To be precise, I prepared a Manifesto, a public declaration to the people of France."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Prince Charles immediately became interested.

Such a document, you can see how important it is when you think about it for a while, it represents the declaration of the Bonaparte family's foreign policy - and this is the first one!

And the cousin specially called him over to discuss it, which means that in his mind, is he also qualified to speak about it?

Prince Charlie didn't expect such a good thing, so he didn't know what to say for a while.

"You... what are you going to publish?" He finally managed to calm down because he still had a bit of wit.

"Just look at it." Aigron casually picked up a manifesto copied by Leon on the table, and handed it to his cousin.

Prince Charles picked up these pages nervously, and carefully read the neat handwriting on them.

His expression grew more and more puzzled, and eventually turned into shock.

"Your Majesty, you want to publicly support the republic?" He raised his head in surprise and asked Aigron.

"Yes, I wrote it very clearly." Aigron nodded and admitted it simply.

"But don't you want to be emperor?" Prince Charles asked.

He just finds it incredible, because he knows that his cousin will never give up his dream—it can even be said that this cousin was originally created to be the emperor, how could he give up the meaning of his existence ?

"Why, is there anything unusual about being an emperor in a republic?"

Aegron asked with great interest.

It was very interesting to ask this question to this cousin, and it even seemed a bit like a dry humor.

It's just that Prince Charlie couldn't feel the cruel humor of his cousin, he just felt that his brain was a little messed up.

However, deep down in his heart, he also has a keen talent as a politician, so in this mess, he understood the situation a little in a very short period of time, and tried to guess why His Majesty did this.

"Are you retreating to advance?" Soon, he sorted out his thoughts a little bit, and then tentatively asked Aigron. "Do you think that temporarily supporting the republic can unite those opposing forces and fight against the false king together..."

"Partly so." Eggron nodded.

That means there is another part to consider.

Following this clue, Prince Charles rethought it again.

Then he noticed a detail - His Majesty scolded the Bourbon royal family and the Duke of Orleans at the same time in the second half of the article, accusing them of despicably trying to buy himself, and tied them all together as enemies of the people, and the country was in chaos the culprit.

“Are you wary of the Orleans family?” He came to a conclusion before asking.

Aegron is not surprised by his cousin's performance, in fact, history has long proved that he does have such a talent.

So he has always been afraid of this cousin in his heart, and has been trying to restrict him, because he knows that if he can't do it, then this cousin is the most qualified person to take over his banner—and Historically, he's at least doing a decent job.

But right now is the time for employing people. In any case, the restoration of the country is the most important thing. For this reason, people must give full play to their talents. No matter how much they guard against Prince Charles, it will be a matter of the future. Small things will lose big.

"That's right, that's what I think." Aigron nodded and admitted the other party's guess, "From my point of view, the false king is certainly hateful, but the Duke of Orleans is also an opponent that needs to be guarded against. They have always been ambitious to usurp the main branch. and have been preparing for it for many years. We can buy important people in France, and they can buy them, and they will buy them more easily than us! I have been troubled for a long time for this, and finally I came to the conclusion , we not only have to take the upper-level route, but also ask the people who believe in them, use the name of the people to add luster to us, and then use this glory to face these two royal families—what qualifications do they have to represent the people? Is there any reason to continue riding on the people? As long as we can stir up such doubts among the French people, then I think they will face great pressure."

Egron did not tell Prince Charles about Earl Televin's visit, Prince Talleyrand's courtship, etc., but only expressed the Duke of Orleans' movements in general, but even so, Prince Charles still quickly understood his meaning.

After careful consideration, Prince Charles finally understood his cousin's thoughts.

"Wonderful! You tie them both together and then ask them to explain whether they are the enemy of the people, which means that no matter which side of them, they will lose points in the discussion you start. You call for the following A referendum is to decide the future of the country, and neither of them dares to implement it, so you just put up a cover, and this cover is enough to expose the fact that they are just the same! In this way, you can make the Duke of Orleans also Then they lost the hearts of the people.”

"A manifesto is not enough to achieve the effect you said, but this is indeed the direction I hope to work toward." Aigron admitted his thoughts, "The Duke of Orleans is a sneaky conspirator. Thirty years ago he Father is like this, he is still like this thirty years later, for such schemers, it is very difficult to defeat them if we only play the same scheme with them, because they are in France and we are outside, they have enough space to fold bottles Zu——so we have to find a way to set the agenda and seize public opinion. Compared with them, we are more open-minded, because we have nothing, so we are willing to give everything, and we will give what we want before we talk about it.”

"Yes! You are so right!" Charlie nodded again and again, with a look of complete conviction.

This time it was really not pretending, because after careful consideration, he truly agreed with his cousin's considerations, and he even felt for a moment that he was enlightened.

Various thoughts came flooding in, but the most important thing was to be vigilant—this cousin of mine was too powerful, so he had to be careful no matter what.

He also knows that for his cousin, it is useless to question him, and to oppose him is definitely self-defeating, he can only follow his orders, and there is no room for bargaining until he has accumulated enough capital in the future .

"Your Majesty, what do you need me to do?" He simply made it clear.

"Recently, I see that you are really a bit idle." Aigron replied with a smile, "You indulge in pleasure all day long, and you are almost becoming the prince of prostitution in people's eyes."

It's not because of you that I feast and hunt all day long, do you think I want to do this... Prince Charles thought resentfully.But of course he didn't dare to show this kind of resentment, he could only show an attitude of being reprimanded honestly. "I'm sorry, I may be a little complacent recently, and I have relaxed my requirements on myself."

"So, I want to entrust you with a heavy responsibility—" Aigron stopped deviating and directly entered the topic, "My cousin, do you miss your mother?"

This abrupt question made Prince Charles stunned again.

But he quickly understood the meaning of it. "You are sending me to Switzerland?"

"Yes, Switzerland." Aigron nodded, "You go there, on the one hand, bring me greetings to Queen Odance, on the other hand, I hope you will make some preparations for me there, and I will be with you after a while Come with Teresa."

Prince Charles quickly understood what Aigron meant—Ioannina was too far away from France, and the message transmission was not effective. Once there were changes in France, even if His Majesty wanted to take action, it would be too late in time, so he wanted to stay. Very close to the French border.

And Switzerland is quite ideal-there are large mountains, there are enough places to hide, and there is Queen Ortance.

Originally, he didn't dare to disobey Aigron's order, not to mention that he respected and feared Aigron at this time, even more so.So he agreed without thinking.

"Your Majesty, thank you for placing your trust in me, I will definitely do it for you!"　　

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"Your Majesty, thank you for placing your trust in me, I will definitely do it for you!"

Seeing that he was "reused" again, Prince Charles took a lot of liking to his cousin at this time, and the discouragement he once had was gradually replaced by impassionedness.

He knew in his heart that for him, the most important thing right now was to gain the trust of his cousin, so as to consolidate his precarious position and regain the due influence in the entire organization.

Even though he is dissatisfied with his cousin, he and his cousin are still tied together at the moment. Only when the Bonaparte family restores the empire can the title of "Prince" be meaningful, otherwise it is just a joke.

So he naturally made up his mind to cherish this opportunity with extreme efforts.

And this is what Eggron wants to see.

He is now hanging a carrot to attract his cousin to work hard, but he does not intend to really bring him into his inner circle-for one thing, this cousin has already been proven by history to be too ambitious And scheming; secondly, he didn't want to repeat the mistakes of Emperor Napoleon and be dragged down by a group of family members.

He also knew that his cousin must be resentful of the status quo and wanted to find a chance to get ahead. Letting him go to Switzerland now would not only give him something to do, but also prevent him from playing tricks on the people around him.

After the general situation is settled, he will naturally have a way to deal with his relatives—anyway, they will not dare to say no to it when the time comes.

"Please bring me a gift for Queen Ortance." After a moment of silence, Aigron spoke again, "When I fled to Switzerland, I not only received her shelter and care, but also received her care. Financial support, to me, is like sending charcoal in a timely manner, and considering her financial situation is relatively embarrassing, this generosity is even more precious...I will never forget this kindness."

Egron is also telling the truth. Although he only met Queen Otance a few times after escaping from Austria, the Queen's selfless help left a deep impression on him—of course the most important question is, Queen Tangsi has been smoothed by the years and will no longer threaten his authority. Naturally, he can treat her with the best attitude.

After speaking, Aigron asked Leon to take a box, and then handed it to Prince Charles.

"There are several pieces of jewels here, the value of which is sufficient to cover the investment she lent me at that time; and there are also some letters and manuscripts of Prince Eugene in his later years. When I visited Bavaria, I stopped by the prince's widow. Then I got these things from her, I believe the queen will definitely want to see these, and they can be kept as souvenirs."

Prince Charles also deeply agrees.

After his parents separated, he grew up with his mother, so he also has a deep affection for his mother-for a person of his character, few people can get his true and unreserved love.

He also knew that for his mother, all the previous glory and wealth were gone, and there were only a few family members who were worthy of her concern, and Prince Eugene, as her own brother, was naturally one of the people she cared about the most up.

He clearly remembered that after receiving the news of the prince's death, his mother had shed tears for several days, lamenting that she could not see her brother on his deathbed. Qualified to step into the court of the Kingdom of Bavaria again.

Therefore, she may not care about the jewels given by His Majesty, but she will be very happy to receive her brother's relics.

On the other hand, he felt in his heart that it was always a good thing for his mother to be respected by His Majesty—to put it bluntly, if he offended His Majesty one day in the future, asking his mother to intercede would at least ease the situation, which was equivalent to a lot. A talisman.

His Majesty is very jealous of his uncle and cousins, but his attitude towards a harmless Queen Odance will definitely be much better.

All these things flooded into his mind in an instant, but he remained calm on the surface and took the box carefully.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely send this gift to my mother intact, and I'm sure she will be very grateful for your gift!"

"Well, I hope so too. You decide the date of departure yourself, but I hope the sooner the better, I wish you the best of luck." Aigron nodded indifferently.

Then, he pointedly said, "My cousin, we are all a family and should live in harmony with each other. Only when our whole family is united and work together can our family regain its former glory, you and Every member of the family is my inseparable family member and someone I must trust and treat preferentially. I earnestly hope that you can show the performance I expect and move forward hand in hand with me. I will continue to rely on you in the future. Please work harder."

After more than a year of getting along, Prince Charles didn't believe a word of Aigron's words, but he couldn't show doubt or indifference on the scene, so he pretended to be grateful, and asked Egron again and again. Show loyalty and gratitude.

He also knew that Aigron's words were actually implying that he could resign, so after finishing speaking, he took the initiative to salute His Majesty and leave.

When he came, he was uneasy, but when he left, he was in a good mood, and his steps were much lighter.He felt like a bird in a cage that had been released into the air. He had finally left the small corner of Ioannina, and the vast world had room for him to gallop.

After he left, Aigron returned to his study, and at this time, Teresa had finished her morning walk with Chanel and returned to the mansion, and then she went straight to Aigron's study.

"Your Highness!" She greeted Aigron, "Are you sending your cousin out?"

At the mention of this cousin, Teresa's eyes flickered with disgust.

Just like those who have been pampered by the people around them since childhood, Teresa also has a tenacious desire for revenge, but she has a relatively generous personality, so she doesn't care about ordinary trivial matters and some slight offenses. But Prince Charles violated her restricted area several times, which made her furious.

This feeling of disgust made her deliberately target him, and it was estimated that the prince would not be able to get her forgiveness for many years to come.

Egron's arrangement for Prince Charles was naturally impossible to hide from his wife beside him, and he never thought of hiding it, so he simply nodded, "Yes, he will leave for Switzerland in a few days."

"That was the first stop after you left Austria..." Teresa's expression became a little complicated when she mentioned those past events. How nice it would be to stay in the country together and live a life undisturbed by anyone.”

But she quickly put aside the haze of the past and returned to reality, "Actually, I also want to go and visit, especially to visit Queen Odance - I am very interested in her legendary life, I want to It must be a very pleasant experience to get to know her and hear her tell her past stories."

"But you're pregnant, it's too inconvenient to go there." Aegron objected.

"But I won't be pregnant all the time?" Teresa retorted him with a smile, "Why don't I go with you after I'm born?"

Aegron froze for a moment.

He is now sending Prince Charles to take the lead. It should be a few months before he passes by himself. If counting the time, it should be after Teresa gave birth, so it is not too outrageous for her to follow.

"If we all leave, what about the Principality?" Aigron asked hesitantly.

"Wouldn't it be better to leave it to someone we trust?" Teresa still disagrees, "His Royal Highness, now that Greece has a king, the situation has stabilized, and the Turks are unable to start a war anymore. What kind of pressure is there? We will straighten out the principality in the next time, and then set up the proper system, nothing will happen—"

Aigron thought it made sense.

"Besides, we were going to France together, so we have to be left here?" Seeing that Aigron was shaken, Teresa continued, "Since you plan to run all the way from Switzerland to Paris, But wouldn't it be more fitting for the two of us to act together?"

Marching to Paris in a carriage with Teresa... Eggron imagined that scene himself, and couldn't help laughing.