Eagle’s Glory

"He's quite enjoying life."

The servant of course heard the teasing in Aegron's tone, but since this was his own young master, he refused to agree with him, and instead defended him.

"Our young master is talented and smart, but he is used to a free and free life since he was a child, so he is not interested in political matters... Please forgive me, Your Majesty, he is still too young, and those worldly sensual dogs confuse his mind. , making him reluctant to take on hard and heavy tasks."

When he said this, he sighed again, "The young master lost his mother when he was young, and the general has often gone out to fight since he followed His Majesty. Because I pity my only son, I doted on him a little too much... As a result, he developed his current character. Alas... I just hope that he can understand the general's painstaking efforts and grow up soon, and I hope you can give him a little more. Trust, so that he can use his talents to serve you in the future. With his talents, as long as he can mature in the future, he will definitely be your right-hand man..."

The servant was both justifying and sighing, muttering these words in front of Aegron. Obviously, he has a deep relationship with the general's family.

As far as Aigron knew, this general Treville was also an exiled nobleman. When the Great Revolution was just beginning, he fled France with his brother as a boy and went into exile in Germany. It is said that he also worked as a shoemaker to make a living.

After Napoleon founded the empire in 1804, he began to recruit these old nobles for his own use. As a result, the exiled nobles were divided into two factions. One group decided to return to the country to serve the emperor and regain their former glory and wealth; Continue to be loyal to the Bourbons and refuse to serve as Corsican pawns.

The two Treville brothers took different paths. The younger brother returned to the country and served the emperor in the army. Because of his bravery in battle, he was rewarded by Emperor Napoleon and became a general and a marquis. Adhere to the inherent dignity of this famous family.

The Marquis of Treville had been married to the daughter of an exiled nobleman before returning to the country. His wife, who had also suffered greatly in the exile, died shortly after returning to the country in 1805 and gave birth to a son, and the Marquis of Treville has since There is no continuation, and he raises his son alone.

After more than 20 years, the vicissitudes of life have changed, and the Marquis of Treville, like the empire, has gone from glory to decline, and his son has grown up and entered the palace of marriage.

Aigron concluded that at this time, the only thing General Treville cared about was his son and future descendants—for his son, he did not remarry even when he was widowed in his prime.

Therefore, the reason for his allegiance to himself is naturally very obvious, that is, to make a fortune for his descendants.

Loyalty is not unconditional in most cases, everyone will have their own demands, of course Aegron can understand this idea.

In this case, in order to win over this extremely useful supporter, he must show due sincerity.

"Don't worry, I have always been very patient with my supporters, and I am happy to give them a chance to express themselves." He nodded solemnly and made a solemn promise to the servant, "I will tell General Treville when I go back. , as long as he continues to be loyal to me, then I will definitely repay him. If I ascend to the throne one day, then the Marquis of Treville will become my courtier, and I will bless his descendants to prosper! Even if he His children and grandchildren have no intention of politics, and I can also give them wealth and honor in return for their loyalty today."

Aegron's tone was very sincere, and this unequivocal promise made the servant on the opposite side relieved.

He got down on one knee again, grateful.

"I will definitely convey your words to the general. Please allow me to thank you for your favor on behalf of the general, Your Majesty!"

Agron nodded slightly.

Then, he turned leisurely, paced in the cold wind of the winter night, walked to the junction of the farmhouse and the woods, and stood beside the fence.

Looking at the dark woods in the distance, Aegron reached out and stroked the icy wooden stake, silent for a while.

The servant followed him respectfully, without saying a word, waiting for His Majesty's next instruction.

"Do you still have contact with the people in the army?" In the dim shadow, Aegron asked softly after taking a deep breath.

"The general has already been expelled from the army because he supported the Bonaparte family. Although some of his friends are now in power in the army, he has already cut off contact with him to avoid suspicion..." The servant looked embarrassed, "But he can Try reaching out to them and see how they feel about you."

"He can try and see who has a sympathetic attitude towards me. As long as he can find one or two, it will be a big help to me." Aigron nodded, then changed the conversation, "In addition, I hope that the Marquis of Treville will recruit some people to serve me from among the veterans, the more loyal to the Empire, the better, and it will be even better if you have experience as an officer before."

"You want to form an army?" The servant was a little surprised, "Is it here?"

"Of course it can't be in Switzerland." Agron shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Although the Swiss federal government didn't hunt them down desperately, of course they weren't blind. They might not be able to find themselves hiding in the farmland alone, but how could they be invisible if they had to pull up an army?

Aigron pondered for a while, and then decided to reveal part of his next plan to the other party.

"Now that the wind has calmed down a lot, I will leave Switzerland in a while, go to the Mediterranean, and then find an island there as my base, and recruit soldiers to work for me. Once I am armed, I will officially play my role. Here comes the name!"

Switzerland is a landlocked country. If you want to go to the Mediterranean, you have to cross foreign borders. However, Switzerland's neighbors are France to the west, Austria to the east, and Austria-controlled Lombardy to the south. It is not easy to cross the past.

Fortunately, there is also a neighboring kingdom of Piedmont (that is, the Kingdom of Sardinia) in the south of Switzerland. This small country was deliberately left at the Vienna Peace Conference as a buffer between France and Austria. You can come as long as you pass through the Kingdom of Piedmont. to the Mediterranean Sea.

The Kingdom of Piedmont did not have a good relationship with Austria, and wanted to "liberate" the Italian territory under Austria's hands, so of course there was no interest in helping Austria search for fugitives.

Even better, at the Vienna Conference in 1815, Genoa was assigned to the kingdom of Piedmont, so as long as he brought his men to the big port of Genoa, there was a way to get to the Mediterranean by boat.

Aegron told his servant what he was thinking, and the other party nodded again and again to his plan.

"Okay, I understand your plan, Your Majesty. I have to say that it is indeed very reasonable. A long-term seclusion in Switzerland will damage your reputation and make it difficult for you to exercise your ambitions. General Treville can recruit for you. ,but……"

The servant looked embarrassed, and then changed the conversation, "This requires quite a lot of money, General Treville has shrunk a lot over the years because he has not been crowded out, and he is just living off his savings in the past. The days are quite urgent, and he may not be able to afford it. This expense..."

His voice became lower and lower, obviously feeling guilty and embarrassed for "bargaining with His Majesty the Emperor".

However, Aigron was not angry, he was already mentally prepared for similar complaints.

To put it bluntly, now I only have an empty title, and only those ambitious people who have no money in their hands will come over and follow me-if they already have prosperity, why should they follow me?

"Don't worry, I understand the difficulty of General Treville, so I will not ask the general to spend money on it." He smiled slightly, making people look like a spring breeze, "On the contrary, when I settle down, I will give him A funding, let him take on this task, find a way to send people to me, the more the better."

After a pause, Aigron continued to encourage the other party, "In terms of money, don't have any concerns for the time being. Although our Bonaparte family has fallen from the throne, the wealth we have accumulated is still very considerable, and my relatives They were more than happy to give me a grant for my cause."

As he spoke, Aigron raised a finger.

"To tell you the truth, just my aunt, the Queen Autense, has generously donated me a million francs, from which I can draw a portion of the money for you to take back to General Treville as his special fund. ."

There is no doubt that Aigron's words are not true. First of all, Queen Aotangsi only sponsored 300,000, and he is not sure whether his uncles and uncles will donate to support him.

But the current situation dictates that he must boast and give a boost to his supporters.

He knew he was the center of attention for all his supporters right now, and the more confident he was, the more confident his supporters became.

Conversely, if he shows any signs of discouragement or despair, the confidence of his supporters will be severely damaged.

"One million..." Apparently Aigron's words quickly paid off. After hearing this number, the servant opened his eyes slightly.

Then, he nodded heavily, "Your Majesty, I am very touched... Even at this time, there are still so many people loyal to you, so why should we be afraid that the great cause will not succeed? You will surely get back what you are destined to deserve. everything."

"If you want to live a prosperous life, one million francs is more than enough; but if you want to achieve great things, one million is not enough, not even a fraction, so I will continue to find ways to raise funds." He seemed very calm, "There are still a lot of things we need to do next, please work together with me, as long as I get that country back, let alone one million, even if it is 10,100,000,000. What does it count?"

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Under his encouragement, the servant was also invigorated, and he directly paid tribute to Aegron.

"The heavy responsibility is on your shoulders, and you must not slack off." Aegron patted the other party's shoulder encouragingly.

Then, as if sensing something, he looked around again, and looked around with the help of moonlight.

At this moment, he felt as if something strange had happened.

But no matter how he looked at it, everything around him was as dead as before, but he suddenly felt a strange feeling, as if someone was secretly spying on him.

Is it an illusion? Or did something really happen?

Aigron didn't show his thoughts, but patted the servant's shoulder calmly.

"Okay, it's getting late, you go back to rest early, don't make people suspicious."

"Okay, Your Majesty." The servant nodded, then turned to leave, and walked back to the farmhouse where the Edgars slept in the distance.

And Aigron was also in the dark, walking slowly towards the barn, ready to end his walk.

Everything was so quiet, only the desolate moonlight guided him, but the closer he got to his destination, the more uneasy he felt.

In the end, he stopped, then turned around and looked suspiciously at the way he came from.

"Who are you?" he couldn't help asking.

Following his question, a skirt slowly emerged in the darkness, and then the light gradually moved upward like a curtain, slowly revealing a slender waist, and then a slight bulge on the chest, and finally, the girl The appearance appeared in front of him.

Although she looks delicate, her eyes are sharp and indifferent, like a cat that has found its prey, staring at Aegron.

And in her hand, she was holding a parasol tightly.

Under the cold moonlight, she suddenly appeared in front of the young man as if she was on stage.

Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, Aigron only felt a little surprised.

But the other party's expression was indifferent, and his eyes were obviously wary and hostile, so he also secretly guarded.

"Who are you? Mrs. Treville? No, no, she shouldn't be so young..." he whispered.

"Huh!" The girl opposite raised her eyebrows, "It seems that you are really weird."

Then, she asked Aegron in return, "Who are you? What were you sneaking about just now? Did you collude with him to harm the master?"

Um?

Aegron was stunned again.

Did she think of herself as a robber who colluded with the wicked servant to rob her master?

Should she be praised for her vigilance or her imagination?

"Maybe you misunderstood, miss." Aegron spread his hands, "I'm just a guest here. I happened to be walking here tonight, so I chatted with the servant a few times."

"The only excuse you can think of is these nonsense?" The girl opposite sneered, "I have asked the owner here, and the farm only has our group of residents. And at the beginning, I felt something was wrong, why did he I have to set my residence in this desolate place... Now it seems that it was a premeditated action, but I was able to notice it."

Agron frowned.

Really good insight.

But why does she seem to know nothing about herself?

"Miss, would you believe me if I said that I have no ill will towards you and the Trevilles?" He suppressed the doubts in his heart, and then asked the other party.

"Then it depends on how you explain it, in short, let's catch it first!"

The girl replied with a sneer.

Then she continued to approach Aegron. Although her steps were light, it gave him a very unpleasant sense of oppression.

"For your own safety, I advise you not to resist."

The girl proudly spoke to him.

Then, he suddenly found that the girl drew a thin sword from the umbrella handle, and as the brilliance flowed, she sprinted towards him quickly.