Eagle’s Glory

"Jean-Antoine Poncena..." Edmund Dantès recited the name again, firmly remembering it in his mind.

"My uncle is very optimistic about this person. He thinks that this person will help us regardless of the danger because of his past kindness, but I will not be naive enough to believe this. After all, people are unpredictable these days, and no one knows this person. Will you change your mind and take refuge with the pseudo-king... Therefore, you have to be on guard while contacting him, and be cautious." Aegron reminded again. "Try him first. It's best if he is willing to help. It's okay if he doesn't. Don't let him know too many secrets."

"I know, Your Majesty." Edmund agreed immediately, "Don't worry, I have enough courage and wit to achieve my goal!"

"Very good... It's all up to you, I hope you get ready as soon as possible and go to Paris, time waits for no one, we need to hurry." Aigron patted Edmund's shoulder again, this time no more It is comfort, but encouragement, "Edmund, wait for me in Paris, I will come to you soon, we will see you under the Arc de Triomphe!"

"Arc de Triomphe?" Edmund Dantes was stunned for a moment.

It's not that he doesn't know the meaning of the Arc de Triomphe, but at this time, the Arc de Triomphe is not strictly a finished building.

In order to commemorate the glorious victory in the Battle of the Three Emperors in 1805, Emperor Napoleon ordered the construction of a magnificent Arc de Triomphe in 1806, but the project was not completed, and the Emperor Napoleon was overthrown. Of course, the subsequent restoration dynasties had no interest in commemorating Emperor Napoleon's brilliant martial arts. , so the project can only be abolished halfway.

On the original historical line, after the overthrow of the Bourbon dynasty in 1830, the July dynasty restored the Napoleon remembrance, and the project was able to continue. Therefore, after 30 years of construction on and off, the Arc de Triomphe finally held its inauguration ceremony on July 29, 1836.

Edmund Dantès had been to Paris, so he knew that it was only a half-baked project at this time, and it would seem disrespectful if His Majesty returned to Paris there.

But since this is His Majesty's will, he has no right to question it.

"See you under the Arc de Triomphe!" he raised his chest, and then shouted at Aegron. "Your Majesty, I can imagine the splendor of your arrival in Paris, and I will cheer you with the crowd!"

"I allow you to stand in the front row." Aegron replied with a big smile. "This is the honor you deserve."

Both of them burst out laughing.

In this way, after receiving Aigron's new order, Edmund Dantes handed over the affairs at the fastest speed within a few days, and then quietly left Ioannina by boat. Principality.

He will not sneak into France immediately, but will first come to Italy, meet Queen Louisa with Aigron's handwritten letter, and disguise his identity with her help, and then enter France legally - then he will be When it was time to play on his own, Aegron gave him no special instructions on this, but gave him the full authority to represent himself and act arbitrarily.

After sending Edmund away, Aigron spent some energy dealing with the affairs of the duchy—of course, his main time was spent accompanying Teresa.

Over time, Teresa's pregnancy symptoms became more apparent,

There is no doubt that the birth of this child represents great significance, so Teresa secretly hopes that this child will be a boy - this is not patriarchal, but she needs a son to declare the continuation of the main branch of the Bonaparte family , she needs to give her husband an heir, and relatives in other families almost expect the same.

This thought gave her some inexplicable pressure, and Aigron could only be careful to appease her.

At this time, Aigron finally received news from Greece—Prince Otto of the Wittelsbach royal family, who had just arrived in Greece, officially invited the Duke and Duchess of Reichstedt and Grand Duchess Ioannina to attend own coronation.

After the end of the War of Independence, Aigron finally chose to let the Bavarian royal family take over the crown of Greece, and then he visited the Kingdom of Bavaria, and finally agreed with the king that the second prince Otto would wear the crown.

After the two sides negotiated, Aigron wrote a letter to the powerful factions in Greece, informing him of his decision; while King Ludwig informed the envoys of the countries of the good news.

In essence, all countries have little interest in the ownership of the crown of the Kingdom of Greece. It is just that some people do not want to see the Bonaparte family wearing the crown. As long as it is not Bonaparte, it doesn’t matter who. No one is interested in embarrassing the Bavarian royal family. "Painful".

As a result, after some wrangling from various countries, the Bavarian royal family soon received extremely positive feedback. King Ludwig was delighted to find that he peacefully fulfilled the important task of "expanding the territory", which was enough to comfort his ancestors.

In order to avoid extraneous issues, he acted quite quickly, and after receiving positive feedback from Greece and other countries, he immediately sent his second son to Greece to prepare to be officially crowned as king.

And before he sent off his son, he naturally had a long talk with Prince Otto.

In addition to emotional reluctance, the father also told his son a lot of "the way to govern the country", the most important of which is to ask him to befriend the Principality of Ioannina, and then the two countries will help each other and watch each other. Holding each other against the pressure from the imaginary enemy Turks.

The most important thing is to continue to maintain a good relationship with Duke Reichstedt.

In terms of affection, Duke Reichstedt gave him this crown, and he needs to be grateful; in terms of reality, since Duke Reichstedt has a way to help him up, he naturally has a way to overturn him, who is not stable. Going down, not to mention that the newly arrived king has to face many powerful factions, so he must please the duke and get his help, so that it is possible to rule stably.

After Prince Otto came to Greece, he enjoyed the courtesy of the prospective king, and everyone was looking forward to the future king. However, he did not get carried away by this, forgetting his father's warning, but wrote a letter to invite the Duke as soon as possible, and did all the courtesy.

Of course, Aigron would not refuse this kind of hospitality. He wrote back that his couple was very willing to accept the invitation, but his wife was not suitable to leave because of her pregnancy, so she had to go with Haide.

So, after a period of tranquility, Aigron bid farewell to his wife temporarily, and took Haidai south to Athens to attend the ceremony of Prince Otto's coronation with the Greek crown.

Aigron was an important hero in the Greek War of Independence, and Heidee was the nominal monarch of Greece's most important neighbor, and the two of course became the honored guests of the coronation ceremony.

They themselves brought a large number of guards and honor guards, and after reaching the border between the two countries, the Greek official sent a guard to **** them, so a mighty team went all the way from the north to the south towards Athens.

This mighty line of contingents aroused the onlookers and cheers of the people wherever they passed. In the eyes of the local people, "Greece finally has a king", which is a good omen. This new country has finally gotten rid of many years. The **** shadow of war has ushered in a brand new era, an era full of hope and blessings.

And Duke Leichstedt, who brought this new era, was naturally respected and cheered by everyone, and some even secretly regretted why he couldn't wear the crown.

All in all, amid the flowers and cheers along the way, Aigron finally came to Athens, and here he is also a legend - the people have not forgotten his grand wedding here more than half a year ago, they welcomed him with almost the same courtesy. Celebrating the re-arrival of Duke Reichstedt.

It is a pity that Princess Teresa was not able to come because of her pregnancy, but people wish her a smooth delivery and a happy mother.

Aigron has many old acquaintances here, but he didn't have time to reminisce with them, but was first brought to the Greek royal palace - of course, this is just a temporarily requisitioned mansion, the real Greek palace will wait until 1836 in history Construction began when King Otto came of age, and it was not completed until 1843.

Soon, he and Haide were taken to the reception room by the guards, and Prince Otto, who had already received the news, was already waiting here.

As soon as he saw Aigron, Prince Otto—soon to be honored as King Otto I—came up to him and bowed to him, "Duke Reichstedt, glad to see you again. It's your turn!"

Compared with the time we met a few months ago, Prince Otto has grown a little taller, but now that he is only thirteen years old, he is still not tall, only able to fit on Aegron's chest, and he looks even more when he salutes. humbled.

"It's nice to see you again, Your Highness." Aigron calmly helped Otto, "I'm very happy to be able to participate in your coronation ceremony and witness every day you rule this country, I believe this must be It's going to be a good time that this country has never seen before."

After hearing Aegron's praise, Otto was a little ashamed, but more smug. "I will, Your Highness, please believe me, I will be a good king and make my kingdom peaceful and prosperous."

Aegron didn't take this kind of thing seriously - after all, everyone can say it, and it's not that easy to do.

He still maintained a friendly attitude on the surface, and then asked Prince Otto, "I saw a lot of guards along the way. How many did you bring from Bavaria?"

The prince was a little puzzled by this sudden question, but he still answered Aegron's question with a proud look.

"My father sent me a guard of three thousand men to ensure my safety."

"Very smart, you have learned the first step to survive in this country - owning an army to ensure your own safety." Aigron nodded, applauding King Ludwig's generosity, "Hey, I'm so envious Your good luck, my father didn't leave me an army of even a thousand people, and I have to pull the people myself."

Prince Otto laughed awkwardly, "But everyone will envy you for having a father like that."

After the two laughed for a while, Aigron became serious again, "However, to rule this unruly country, you have to have soldiers alone, and a little bit of tenderness. You can't wrap yourself in the Bavarian diaphragm. Inside, you should go to breathe the air outside after making sure you are safe, and get closer to the Greeks, especially to appease the most powerful Greeks, only in this way will your rule be respected by the people, otherwise you will The base of power is always floating in the clouds and may be blown away by the wind and rain at any time.”

Aegron's warning was not without purpose. In the original historical line, after 30 years of erratic and cronyism, King Otto was ousted by the Greeks in a coup d'état and eventually died in exile.

At this time, Prince Otto certainly did not know his own destiny in history, and he was ignorant of Aegron's warning.

But even so, he could feel that the young man said this out of good intentions.

"I will keep in mind your previous and present teachings, Your Highness." So he nodded and agreed.

Looking at his ignorant look, Aegron felt a little helpless in his heart.

After all, Prince Otto is only thirteen years old now, and he can't even be called a teenager. He has lived in the royal palace of Bavaria since he was a child. Even now because of fate, he has become the king of Greece, but he has never been He is still just a German prince inside and out, and he doesn't think there is any problem with it, and he doesn't want to change.

He likes the crown of Greece, but he doesn't like the people here, especially those who have made contributions in the Revolutionary War - because that means these people will hinder his monarchy.

What he trusts most are the Bavarian advisors sent to him by his father. These advisors are not only helping him to make plans and govern the country, but in a sense, they are the last bond between him and his homeland. Spiritually, he is unwilling to alienate them. cronies.

He has not yet learned how to use the king's power, and he has been promoted to the throne. Is this really a good thing?

However, everything that should be persuaded has been persuaded. Whether or not to listen and how much he can listen to is up to the other party. Aegron felt that he had done his best.

Although he put Otto on the throne, he is not obliged to keep the prince safe for the rest of his life.

Let him do whatever he wants.

While he was still thinking, Prince Otto turned his attention to others.

He looked at Haide, who was standing beside Aegron, who had been silent, and then looked at Aegron inquiringly.

Aigron reacted immediately, and introduced Haide to Prince Otto.

"This is Grand Duchess Ioannina, Her Royal Highness Haidé."

"His Royal Highness, I'm very happy to meet you!" Prince Otto immediately became energetic, and immediately saluted Haide, "I heard your name in Bavaria, and I was finally fortunate to meet you today... as expected. As beautiful and lovely as rumored."

Compared to Prince Otto's enthusiasm, Heidee was much more reserved. She looked at the prince timidly, and then saluted, "I am very happy to meet you, Your Royal Highness. I have always heard from Duke Reichstedt. A compliment to you, so I am convinced that you can become a good king and be praised by the people—"

"You too." Prince Otto blushed slightly, and then replied in a low voice.