Eagle’s Glory

"I'll arrange a room for you, and we'll talk tomorrow."

Perhaps it was because the conditions brought by the other party were not satisfactory, Teresa suddenly became strict, and directly prepared to suspend the meeting.

Compared to Her Royal Highness's anger, Alfred von Mayrhofen was calm and relaxed.

Although he is young, he has been engaged in diplomatic work for many years, and he has long been accustomed to all kinds of lies, threats and intimidation wrapped in politeness. Her Highness the Princess cannot frighten him.

Anyway, he still has time now, so he is not in a hurry to reach a consensus in a short while, at worst, it will be delayed for a while, so that Her Royal Highness can calm down and accept the reality.

"I am very grateful for your kindness, Your Highness, and now I really need to rest." After making up his mind, von Mayrhofen bowed to Theresa again, "However, I have to regret to inform you that I cannot Let the Duke and you ascend to the throne of Greece. This is the bottom line set by Prime Minister Metternich. Not to mention me, even the ambassador cannot change it. Even if you leave me here for three days or even a week, the result cannot be changed. The opposite will only waste your precious time and the Duke. Therefore, I sincerely ask you to make a rational judgment as soon as possible, which is in the interest of all of us. After all, although we are destined to fail to meet your conditions, there are still many things It's negotiable..."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his head and remained silent.

He believed that he had hinted clearly enough, but Princess Teresa seemed to be getting angry, but she didn't show any sign of changing her mind. She just made a gesture and signaled her maid to take him to a resting room.

It seems that she will not talk anymore today. Von Mayrhofen couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Well, what can one expect from such a little girl? After all, she is only in her teens, and she has never received proper diplomatic training...

If it was a normal situation, he might not be able to help but sneer at the moment, but considering that Princess Teresa is the daughter of Grand Duke Karl after all, he could only swallow this breath.

"I am waiting for your summons at any time." He could only leave this sentence, and then followed the maid.

And after von Mayrhofen left, Teresa's tense face finally relaxed.

In the conversation between the two just now, although she looked relaxed and natural, she knew that she had already concentrated almost all her attention and she needed to leave the impression she wanted in the other person's heart.

Judging from the opponent's performance, her current performance is not bad.

Undoubtedly, both Eggron and she can accept the result of not being able to wear the Greek crown, but she does not want to admit this easily.

The key to negotiating is to hide your true intentions while trying not to feel overwhelmed.

Anyway, Aigron is the one who finally decides the outcome of the negotiation. She can put on a domineering posture as much as possible, and then Aigron will make a "concession".

After seeing von Mayrhofen off, Teresa calmed down and was ready to devote herself to her daily affairs as usual.

However, at this moment, there was a rapid and excited knock on her door.

"What's the matter?" Teresa asked.

"Good news! Your Royal Highness!" The maid shouted excitedly from outside, "The Duke wrote you a letter to report the success!"

"Come in!" Teresa was pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly let the maid in.

Then, she took the handwritten letter from Aegron from the maid, and quickly opened it to read it.

"Dear Teresa:

At this moment, I am writing this letter to you in the Mesolonghi Fortress.

Yes, just an hour ago, the commander of the fortress presented me with a saber, which also meant that he and all his subordinates surrendered to me.

This is really a long-awaited victory. Our army has paid a lot of sacrifice and suffering for it. Fortunately, all these efforts were not in vain. We finally won and enjoyed the fruits of victory alone.

Immediately after completing the surrender ceremony, I wrote to you to share my joy... because you are the most suitable person in the world to share this glory with me.

Teresa, I am very excited and happy at this moment, but I must maintain the majesty that a king should have in front of people, and I can't sing and dance like a child, but I don't need to hide myself in the letter to you, I can't wait to cry up to the sky , I can't wait to hold you tight and kiss you now!

I have won the victory I dreamed of, and there is a smooth road ahead of us. I thank God for giving me this kind of luck, allowing me to lead so many people who are loyal to you and me, and create a legend that belongs to us...

Messolonghi is not the end, but it is also suitable for a stopover. Teresa, right now this place is still close to ruins, and the scars of the war are shocking, but I will let the prisoners of hard labor repair this place as soon as possible, so that it can be restored to its original appearance.

We once agreed to commemorate together at the place where Byron died, and now this place finally belongs to us... It will be the same in the future, we will definitely be able to do whatever we want, and our combination is destined to be invincible.

At this moment, from the high wall of Messolonghi, I can see the radiance of the sea. That is our glorious future, and it is also the great achievement we can leave for mankind! Thank you for being with me on this road, I will hold your hand tightly and never let go.

Love and miss you Eggron. "

Teresa quickly finished reading this short but affectionate letter, but her eyes remained on the letter paper, as if reading it once was not enough.

Obviously, His Highness wrote a letter to himself as soon as the fortress fell, and counting the distance, this should have happened a day or two ago.

Great... Your Highness, congratulations!

Teresa suddenly couldn't help picking up the letter paper, and then gently kissed the letter.

Perhaps because Aigron was in such a good mood, his words were much more affectionate than usual, and Teresa was naturally elated.

At this moment, the little resentment she had accumulated in Aigron's heart could not help but dissipated.

Your Highness... I'm coming to your side, and I want to hold you tight, she thought happily.

Yes, she is going!

And she wished she could rush to His Highness's side now, immediately, immediately, share his joy, and hug him tightly to comfort the pain of parting during this period.

She had already made preparations to leave, and there was only one important thing left that was not completed.

And now, it's time to finish it and rush to His Highness's side without any worries.

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The next morning, Teresa sent a maid to call von Mayrhofen to her.

Although he was very unhappy after being left out for a day, von Mayrhofen was relieved to see Her Royal Highness change his mind so quickly.

"Mr. Von Mayerhofen, I thought about it carefully yesterday." Teresa spoke first in a cold tone, "Although I feel extremely uncomfortable, I am willing to compromise on the basis of your conditions."

Von Mayrhofen was overjoyed and quickly questioned her.

"Your Highness, it's great that you can look at the problem so rationally...Sometimes a little step back does not mean disaster, on the contrary, it may be an opportunity to go to the light and I am very happy to provide you with this opportunity."

"Wait first." Teresa suddenly changed the subject, "I have a message I just received to tell you."

"I'm all ears." Although a little surprised, von Mayrhofen naturally would not obstruct it.

"My fiancé has just taken Mesolonghi and wiped out the fortress and the surrounding Turks."

"Oh?" Von Mayrhofen's eyes widened in surprise.

Before coming here, he already had a rough understanding of the geography and social situation of Greece, so of course he knew what Messolonghion represented.

Soon, he reacted, "I would like to congratulate the Duke and you here, and I firmly believe that his achievements will be remembered forever."

Although this was an obvious polite remark, Teresa was still very happy to hear it, and even showed a small smile on her tense face.

"This victory did not come easily. His Highness told me personally that he is very grateful to have so many warriors following him faithfully... Therefore, in order not to let the sacrifices of these warriors go to waste, His Highness and I should do our due diligence even more. doing."

"What do you mean by this?" Von Mayrhofen asked with some doubts.

"I am willing to accept not being able to wear the crown of Greece. This must be a painful loss for me and Your Highness, and it will definitely seriously dampen the momentum of those followers, so we need to get due compensation as a matter of course." Teresa The expression on his face became serious again, and then he looked at the other party with extremely stern eyes, "So I thought about it last night and listed a few conditions. I hope to get your permission. If you don't have the right to give permission, at least It should be conveyed to Mr. Ambassador."

Of course, von Mayrhofen could feel that the decisive moment had arrived. Although he was old and sophisticated, he couldn't help being a little nervous at this fateful moment.

"Please tell me." He managed to gather himself together, "I have a pretty good memory, I can remember everything."

Teresa paused for a moment, allowing herself to breathe evenly, then spoke again, and continued in one breath.

"The first item, Your Highness reached an agreement with his Greek allies before, he financed them in the form of money, and his allies promised to use some silver mines in Greece as guarantees in the future, and hand them over to him for long-term operation after the war .This agreement should not be affected in any way."

"Of course, we are all civilized people, we must abide by the agreement." Von Mayrhofen agreed without thinking.

This item was within his purview, and he naturally agreed easily. To put it bluntly, no matter whether it is Metternich or the leaders of other European powers, who cares about the ownership of the silver mines.

"Second item, Your Highness does not claim the throne of Greece, but he does demand the right to choose, and he decides who will become the king of Greece." Teresa continued immediately.

"This..." Von Mayrhofen immediately showed a embarrassed expression, "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult, after all, countries will discuss with each other..."

"What I'm telling you is not a request, but a reality, sir." Teresa looked at the other party calmly, and then continued in a polite but cold tone, "You can see that under the current situation , if my fiancé is not happy, he can make anyone who wants to be king in Greece not be king"

Good guy!

For a moment, von Mayrhofen gasped in wonder.

Her Royal Highness changed her gentle face to a stern attitude towards him. Although she was still reserved, her aura was already compelling enough at the moment, and there was a murderous look in her reservation.

Seeing her eyes and imposing manner, von Mayrhofen couldn't help but immediately believe that if the result didn't satisfy her, she was really going to make everyone look ugly.

At this point in time, if there is a real fallout, it will be really troublesome. After all, no one cares who the Greek throne belongs to, but everyone is very afraid of the Russians entering Byzantium.

Damn it, why did His Majesty choose her to marry Bonaparte... He cursed in his heart.

Using the wit he had cultivated over the years, von Mayrhofen thought quickly in silence, and after a while, he had a flash of inspiration.

"I understand you and the duke's feelings, but we also have our principles and difficulties... So, your highness, how about we adopt a compromise plan?" He asked in a low voice, "The duke can choose a king, but he must be among us Choose one of the several candidates proposed, not a member of the Bonaparte family or anyone else who is inappropriate."

He was playing a little trick. If Metternich and the great powers were to decide, it would be to choose a collateral prince from the ancient royal families in Europe to be the king of Greece. There were many people who met the requirements.

After delineating several candidates, asking the Duke to "pick one" is tantamount to letting his right to choose exist in name only, but it takes care of the face of both parties.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Princess Teresa nervously, for fear that Her Highness would act out of anger under the anger, and the conversation between the two parties would collapse again.

Fortunately, today's Princess Teresa seems to be a lot more self-controlled. Although she is obviously a little annoyed, she still doesn't have an attack in the end.

After contemplating for a while, she seemed to have compromised, and nodded slightly, "Okay...then let's do it this way."

"On behalf of the Empire, and all the Greek people, I thank you for your generosity!" von Mayrhofen complimented her immediately.

Because he was afraid that Teresa would spoil the matter with her own temper, he paid great attention to taking care of her mood. Anyway, this kind of compliment would not pay any price.

"Do you have any other requirements?" Then he asked again.

Teresa nodded slowly. "There is a third and final condition"

Then, under von Mayrhofen's expectant eyes, she continued, "I hope Your Excellency Metternich will apologize to my fiancé in writing for his previous indifference and contempt to His Highness. And , he wants to guarantee that he will not threaten His Highness's personal freedom in the future."

"This..." Von Mayrhofen frowned in embarrassment.

He did not expect that Her Highness Teresa would propose such an emotional condition on such an important occasion.

does it matter

It doesn't matter at all. For someone like Prime Minister Metternich, he doesn't care about cursing from all mankind at all, and he doesn't care about surrendering his status if necessary.

Back then he flattered Napoleon and offered to marry the princess to him, but now he doesn't care if he is asked to write ten letters of apology.

But this is not something I can promise.

In the end, von Mayrhofen could only shrug his shoulders.

"I will convey this request to you. I cannot guarantee what the Prime Minister will do."

"Thank you, sir." Teresa nodded.

Everything has been done...

At this time, her heart was no longer here, but drifted to Aigron's side.

Wait a second... Eggron, I'm coming for you!