Eagle’s Glory

It's almost nightfall.

The blood-red setting sun converged its light, struggled to throw the last remaining golden thread on the earth, and helplessly gave up the heaven it ruled to the dark goddess of night.

Under the remaining daylight, the boy and the girl kissed passionately, and no one cared about the passage of time.

Aigron looked at the beautiful face of the girl who was in front of him, but his vision seemed to be blurred. All his senses seemed to have been concentrated in his mouth, feeling the touch from the tip of his tongue.

The delicate tongue slid playfully in his mouth, sucking greedily, as if he wanted to use this method to compensate for the pain he had suffered during this period, and Aigron responded with the same enthusiasm, feeling the deep affection of the girl in his arms.

Like the kiss in the Albertina Palace last time, this was his initiative.

He was really moved.

To be valued, loved, and followed without regrets by a girl like Teresa was something he didn't even dare to dream about, so when he actually encountered it, he knew that it was After he missed it once in his life, he would never have the chance to meet again.

Teresa in his arms at this moment is like the last golden afterglow before the night in front of him at this moment, magnificent and dreamy, yet fleeting.

So...he didn't want to leave it.

I don't know how long it took before the lips and tongues of the two finally separated.

Teresa's face turned red, but she still had the courage to look up at the young man. Aigron closed his mouth, savoring the taste remaining on his lips and tongue. Then he opened his eyes wide and looked at Teresa solemnly, It seems that he has made up his mind.

"You did something stupid, girl."

"What stupid thing?" Teresa didn't know why.

"I gave you a chance to run away, but you threw away the opportunity willfully. You let yourself leave a mark on my heart... This kind of stupid thing will make you suffer the consequences-" Aigron Looking at the girl arrogantly and plainly, he told the most common fact, "I am an indifferent person, everyone can see it, but this indifference is destined to make me cherish the things in my heart more, no matter what Is it glory or a human being. So I want to tell you that you have unfortunately been placed in my heart. I want to keep you by my side. Even if I can't do it now, one day I will make it impossible for you to escape even if you want to. Go, it's too late for you to regret."

Teresa was startled at first, but after listening to it, she couldn't help laughing.

"Your Highness, even if you talk about love, it's so different! But, it's very nice!"

Then she curtsied shyly, "Oh, what a tragedy! Then I'll have to live with this misfortune for the rest of my life."

After finishing speaking, she took his hand again and leaned against his side.

"I received instructions from my grandmother the day before yesterday." After a moment of silence, Aigron spoke again, "She severely reprimanded me for what I did to you, and told me that she believed that since you had no intention of breaking off the engagement, then I should also fulfill the obligations I promised myself, and I promised her."

Theresa understood what Aigron meant.

That means that the haze has dispersed again, and the sky in front of us seems to be blooming with light again.

"Thank you grandma for your love for me...Although I only met her a few days ago, I promise that I will respect her like my biological granddaughter in the future. I will follow in her footsteps and continue the family she once raised. Carry forward the surname Bonaparte and make it the most dazzling name in Europe again!" Teresa also replied solemnly.

"I'm trying to think of a way to see her these days. It's sad to say that I haven't seen my grandmother for more than ten years. I don't have any memory of her in my mind. She is my closest relative, but But she was excluded from my life - so, emotionally and logically, I needed to visit her once, so that the eldest member of the Bonaparte family could bless my career and confirm my authority.

"Aigron nodded to Theresa, and then extended an invitation, "Theresa, are you willing to go together? I think she would be happier if we stood in front of her together. "

"I'm happy! I'm extremely happy!" Before he could finish speaking, Theresa immediately nodded her head and agreed.

If the two people met Letizia together and were witnessed in front of their grandmother, then the engagement would naturally continue, even more satisfying than the official announcement from the Austrian court.

Therefore, all these twists and turns turned out to be just a test from God. She gritted her teeth and endured, tried her best to resist the disaster, and finally passed the test, and got a better result... Teresa thought to herself.

All the pain and sorrow before had been transformed into joy at this moment. This tide of joy made her feel light all over, so she held on tighter, as if she was afraid that she would fly away.

And her face was already filled with a smile, looking like a blooming rose, and her whole body was in high spirits.

"Then when are we going there?" she asked.

"It's not possible now, but I think it will be possible soon. The reason I came to Rome this time is to establish relationships with some powerful senior people in the church. If everything goes well, I can bribe them, and then when the time comes Of course they will make it easy for me to see my grandmother secretly," Aigron replied.

At this time, he felt that there was no need to hide Teresa anymore, so he said it very happily.

"Bring off the high-level..." Teresa was lost in thought.

Based on her understanding of His Highness, since he said he was a high-level person, he must be a very important person; and the person who can decide whether the King of Rome will see his grandmother must also be a big shot in the city of Rome.

Such a big shot must have a lot of appetite, so is it really just to meet grandma to buy such a big shot with a lot of money?

"Do you have any other plans to bribe the church?" Thinking of this, Teresa blurted out.

After asking, she immediately regretted it. The two of them had just met again, so she rashly asked such a confidential matter, which really embarrassed His Highness.

"Ah, I'm just asking casually, don't worry about it..."

"It's nothing, Teresa," Aigron smiled and shook his head, "I'd better tell you now - I plan to use the authority of the church in the Catholic world to promote my reputation, and for this I will spend a lot of time I have to pay a large sum of money to buy off the top leaders of the church, and I will also spend an even larger sum of money to form a volunteer army to participate in the cause of liberating Greece. If I succeed, then I will take back Greece from the evil Ottomans, and the entire Christendom will cheer for me, and then the church will be my advocate, and I will have the fame and prestige I have always dreamed of."

"Yeah!" Teresa screamed.

There was uncontrollable surprise and excitement in this cry.

"Do you want to complete Byron's unfinished business? Your Highness, this is great!"

As expected of a girl who likes literature, when Aigron talked about her plan, Teresa actually thought of the great British poet Byron for the first time.

This famous poet came to Greece during his travels in his youth and witnessed with his own eyes the tragic situation of the local residents being ruled by the tyrannical Turks, so he later actively participated in the Greek liberation movement.

Because of his status as a poet, people who don’t know the truth may think that he is just a literate man who only knows how to talk and just come to Greece to visit and play a guest role as a liberator; but in fact, what Byron did was There is more work than most people think.

He paid attention to practice and devoted himself to the organizational construction of the independent army, unified army command, rectified army discipline, hired foreign military officers to train these recruited soldiers, and presided over the repair and storage of ordnance.

Because the people in Greece were small and poor, he donated his property to pay his military salary at his own expense. He raised war expenses everywhere and purchased arms and various military supplies without asking for any remuneration.

In order to expand the influence of the Greek independence movement, he also used his well-known status to publicize the oppression suffered by Greece everywhere, hoping to arouse the collective anger of the Christian world. He wrote "Elegy for Greece", "Hymn of Greek Independence", etc. and other works.

In short, during the Greek War of Independence, he was a figure who combined idealism and realism. He was responsible for fundraising, propaganda, and army formation, etc. His efforts and efforts made him the leader of the Hellenic Liberation League. One of the leaders.

It was these complicated tasks that eventually devoured the poet's already weak body - he fell ill due to overwork, and then became seriously ill due to exposure to the rain, until he died.

On April 19, 1824, Byron died of illness in Greece, but before he died, he did not lament for himself, but regretted that Greece was not liberated. He said: "Unfortunate people! Unfortunate Greece! For her I gave my time, my property, my health; and now, my life. What else can I do?"

This is not pompousness of the poet, he really did everything he said.

Therefore, he also gained the respect of the whole of Greece. After his death, the Greek independent government announced a state funeral for Byron, and the country mourned for three days. During the funeral, the soldiers of the independent army lined up in the streets and paid tribute to the priest who followed the coffin. Praises were sung, and swords and armor were placed on the coffin, as well as a laurel wreath, in order to express respect for Byron.

On June 29, his coffin was transported back to the UK.

Byron's career also came to an abrupt end. Out of their own interests, the major Western countries did not agree to help Greece's independent cause for the time being. Although the poet's sensational death became big news in European social circles for a while, In the end everything fell silent.

However, Teresa still remembered the life of this great poet, so when she heard Aigron talking about her plan, she immediately thought of the poet.

She was immediately inspired by the idea.

"Your Highness...that's great! You are indeed carrying out a great cause, and the Christian world will definitely cheer for you! At least the Austrians will cheer for you, because we have been enemies with the Turks for generations." Teresa immediately He excitedly echoed Aigron's thoughts, "You will complete Byron's unfinished business and let him rest in heaven... No, I should say, Byron should be watching you with admiration as you create this great work. Merit! You are more powerful and more respectable to me than Byron..."

Seeing Teresa's fierce feedback, Aigron couldn't help but laugh inwardly.

The reason why he planned this was just based on the balance of interests. No matter how much he thought about Byron, he always made the most realistic calculations in his heart. However, he did not expect that Teresa would apply such glorious powder to this move.

However, this is also a gimmick that can be promoted.

An emperor who is a philosopher, poet, and soldier will surely be sought after and noticed by the world, right?

But at the end of the day, he knew he was just a madman.

"You are right, I will win the honor that Byron never got in the place where he fought. May he rest in peace." So he answered casually.

"Only you are worthy of doing this." Overjoyed, Teresa threw herself into Agron's arms again, putting her face against the young man's chest, listening to the unyielding heartbeat.

Then, she finally recovered from her excitement.

"Where did you get the funds from? This must be a lot of money, right?"

"I have found enough sponsorship from old supporters, at least there is no problem supporting the current plan." Aigron replied.

"Even so, the financial pressure is still very heavy, right?" Teresa frowned slightly, "I can't stand idly by. When I return to Austria, I will ask my father to convert the dowry originally promised to me into cash, and then give it to you. Go finish these things."

Uh...Aiglon was shocked.

In this era, among the upper class society, the happiness of an aristocratic woman after marriage depends to a large extent on the amount of her dowry. This dowry can be at her disposal even after marriage, as a way for her to settle down and live in peace in her later years. necessary support.

But Teresa planned to give it up with just one word, her generosity was shocking.

"I'm not that short of money now, Teresa, you don't have to embarrass your father anymore." He refused quickly.

"No, Your Highness, what's the trouble with this? This is what my father promised me, and I have the right to decide how to spend it. Since you will not continue to live in Austria in the future, those lands and other properties are of no use to me. What's the point? It's better to turn it into cash to support you." Teresa smiled slightly, "If you are reluctant to see me suffer, then treat it as my investment in you. I believe you will definitely do it in the future. You can return it to me.”

...Aiglon was speechless again.

"Teresa, you make me feel ashamed." After a while, he sighed sincerely, "I almost left you behind."

"It's nothing, this is just a trick of fate. It can be overcome, and I am already overcoming it." Theresa smiled and shook her head, "I am watching you now, and I hope I can do the same in the future...Thank you God, allow me to stay at the closest distance to you and watch you realize your dreams. Your Highness, I will also do my best to help you complete your career...because your career is my career, Your dream is my dream, I love you, I love you! Whether you ascend the throne or lose to fate, it is as lovely to me."

"I hope I can succeed...I must succeed." Aiglon replied decisively, "And when that time comes, if you still ask, I will kneel down and propose to you, and I will do it."

Until not long ago, he would not have thought that such words would come out of his mouth, but under this situation, saying these words felt as natural as breathing. Perhaps this was the result of Teresa's efforts. It will work out naturally...

"That's what you said, I remember." Teresa smiled softly. "There may still be a little twists and turns, but when the time comes, I will come to Greece to find you, and then I will never leave again!"