Eagle’s Glory

After the knighting ceremony was over, Aigron's plan was launched in an orderly manner.

Those who were brought over by Edmond Dantès began to serve as officers on the island, helping to train the soldiers who had been recruited and defected. Edmond Dantès himself was also sent to the island two days later. Greek ships, he will serve as Aiglon's secret envoy, go there to serve as an outpost for His Majesty, and find out the local situation.

After seeing off the Count of Monte Cristo, Aigron returned to his usual rhythm of life, and paid close attention to the training of the army at all times, watching his direct armed forces slowly take shape.

However, he was so complacent that he did not expect that on this day, the island would receive an uninvited guest.

On this day, he was still dealing with paperwork in his room as usual. Chanel came over to inform him that his cousin Louis had come to see him.

He put aside his work to summon Louis, and then noticed the residual excitement on his expression.

"Did something good happen, Louis?" he asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Louis nodded happily, "I invited my father over."

"What?" Aigron almost suspected that he heard wrongly. "Your father? The King of the Netherlands?"

"Yes!" Louis nodded again, "I asked him to come here, and now he can have him come to see you at any time. Although he doesn't know what we want to do yet, I think I can convince him to sponsor our cause. .”

Louis' excitement did not affect the young man. In fact, he was a little hesitant.

Historically, the relationship between Napoleon's third brother and Napoleon was not good, and it could even be said that they were close to breaking up.

He was crowned King of the Netherlands by Napoleon at the time, but because he refused to cooperate with the emperor's continental blockade policy and repeatedly allowed locals to smuggle British goods, Napoleon was furious and eventually deposed him from the throne.

And he was also hit hard by this, and he did not want to see his brother now, and would rather choose to wander outside.

After the destruction of the empire, he was not liquidated by the coalition forces. Although he lost the Dutch throne, his property was preserved.

It was precisely because he knew this allusion that Aigron never contacted his uncle after escaping from Austria. He was not sure that the other party would support him and would rather stay silent.

But he didn't expect that his cousin would invite him over directly.

Will this uncle really support my cause? There was a question mark in his heart.

However, no matter what, the other person is also a biological uncle in name. Since he is here, he has to see him both emotionally and rationally.

"Since he is an uncle, don't talk about meeting him. Take me over to see him." He smiled formulaically.

So, he followed Louis out of the room and came to Louis' own room.

As soon as he opened the door, Aigron saw a middle-aged man standing in a daze in the center of the room. After hearing the door open, the middle-aged man turned around and looked at the young man in front of him in surprise.

This was a man with an ordinary appearance. Perhaps due to the fatigue of the journey, his expression also showed a sense of exhaustion, so the bags under his eyes drooped, making the whole person look lifeless.

He is 49 years old this year, but he looks older than his actual age.

His gray hair and wrinkled forehead made him look melancholy and sad.

Even people who are not proficient in facial features can tell that this is a middle-aged man who has suffered a mental breakdown and is getting by every day.

Since the destruction of the empire, he has been wandering outside, and later settled in Italy, living a secluded life without any competition from the world and enjoying himself.

But even so, Aiglon still showed the necessary courtesy to him.

"I finally meet you, my uncle." He bowed slightly, "Every time I see my relatives, I get excited."

"I am also very happy to see you, son." The former King of the Netherlands sighed, and then gently hugged the young man's shoulders, "I am very happy to see you growing up so healthy and strong."

He didn't call me Your Majesty—Aigron's heart suddenly sank.

It's not that he is greedy for vanity, but judging from the other person's name when they met, the other party did not recognize his self-proclaimed status.

After escaping from Austria, the first relative he met was Queen Ortense. Although the queen actually did not have high expectations, she still recognized his status and gave him the necessary respect and help. With the husband, things seemed to be different.

"For the prosperity of the family, I must keep myself healthy and energetic so that I can shoulder my due responsibilities." Aigron decided to give the other party another chance, so he emphasized again, "Now the family and the empire bear the heavy burden It’s all on my shoulders, and I’m glad that I have relatives who are willing to come over and share some of it with me.”

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"I'm sorry, Aigron, but as far as I know, the empire was wiped out more than ten years ago. There is no heavy burden that you have to bear now." The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and shook his head. He looked even more depressed, "Don't let those illusory chains hold you back, child..."

"Then why are you here? I thought you were here to pledge your allegiance to me." Aigron was not very happy, so he became less polite in his words.

"I haven't seen my sons for too long, and as far as I know they are involved in a very dangerous enterprise... In this case, I hope to visit them." The Dutch King continued to answer with a wry smile. "They are all I have left in this world."

Then, he looked at his son Louis again, "Louis, don't take any more risks... I don't think this is worth the risk. Come back with me."

"No, Dad." Louis immediately shook his head, "Your Majesty needs my help, and our family's great cause of rejuvenation also needs my efforts. I can't stop now - but you, you should be loyal to Your Majesty. This is Your obligations as a family member.”

"Your Majesty?! Where is your Majesty?" The Dutch King frowned, and then sighed, "Stop playing such children's tricks. The empire no longer exists, so let it disappear. We don't have it." We need to lament everything we have lost - didn't our family sacrifice enough for my brother back then?"

As soon as he heard this, Aigron became angry. He suddenly spoke and interrupted the other party's words.

"Sacrifice? What do you call sacrifice? Is it a sacrifice to sit on the throne of the Netherlands? Or is it a sacrifice to be the King of Naples and the King of Spain and Westphalia? You got that throne with your brother, although you lost it because of him, But after all, you got the title of prince and a lot of wealth because of it. I want to ask - without him, if you continued to live in that damn Corsica, would you have a chance to touch any of these in your life? ? You got so much from him, but you feel dissatisfied because you lost a little of it. But why don't you think about it, you had nothing in the first place, you fled Corsica in panic, you are no better than beggars, everything is his reward. Whatever I give to you, no matter how much I get back, it’s natural!”

Aiglon's angry rebuke made the Dutch King's face suddenly become even more ugly.

"I have no intention of arguing with you about what happened back then... and I don't want to join your current career." After a moment, he spoke with difficulty, "I'm just here to visit my son, Aigron, you can do whatever you want. Things I want to do, but I have the right to stay out of it.”

Now that this has been said, Aigron couldn't help but make it clear.

"Then what if I ask you to sponsor me as the head of the family?"

"I refuse to recognize your identity as the head of the family. First of all, my mother is still alive, and secondly, my eldest brother is also still alive. Regardless of seniority or age, I have no obligation to obey your orders, right?" The former King of the Netherlands retorted calmly.

It seems that the talks have reached an impasse.

The other party is unwilling to admit his identity no matter what, and it is even more impossible to sponsor.

Not surprisingly, Aiglon thought.

He frowned, then made a gesture, calling for Louis to come out together.

"Your Majesty... I didn't expect that the conversation would fall apart as soon as you met." Louis' face turned pale, "I'll try to persuade him again."

"There's no need to persuade, since he doesn't want to sponsor, that's fine." Aigron shook his head.

There was a moment of silence.

"Louis, this is something you provoked, and you need to finish it." Aigron suddenly raised his head and looked at his cousin.

"I'm sorry... Your Majesty..." Louis looked helpless and ashamed, "I thought that my father would be inspired by the family honor after seeing you, but I didn't expect that his heart was already as gray as ashes, even if you The light can't be ignited anymore... Then I'll let him go and send him back, let's pretend nothing happened."

"How can we just send him back like this?" Aigron asked coldly, "Should we let everyone know that even my uncle is not willing to serve me?"

Although his tone was still understated, Louis felt that the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

"You...you..." He looked at the young man, then asked in a trembling voice, "Aren't you going to let him go?"

"It's not that I forbid him to leave, but the current situation does not allow him to just leave." Aigron frowned slightly. "It would be fine if he didn't come. Now everyone thinks that I summoned my uncle here... Then they found out that we broke up on bad terms. My uncle didn't think much of me and was unwilling to help me. So, If you leave like this, what will others think?!"

This was a blow to the head, and Louis, who was originally dissatisfied, was instantly stunned.

"If outsiders know that at my most critical moment, even my uncle doesn't think highly of me... he doesn't intend to help me, and he's not even willing to call me your majesty, then how will they view me and evaluate me?" Aiglon? Keep asking loudly. "Louis, I am not a self-centered person. I never think that everyone must obey me and help me. If it were at another time, I would respect your father's opinion and allow him to leave us and say goodbye to us. career, as long as he stops using the banner of the Bonaparte family in the future, I will even feel that out of sight is out of mind - but it is different now. At this point in time, I will not allow me to reveal such a terrible flaw, We must not let our followers lose even a little bit of confidence!"

Then, Aigron raised his hand and pointed out the window, "You can see it, you can hear it! Outside, there is a group of knights who have sworn allegiance to me. They are using their knowledge and experience to train our soldiers. Training Our family’s army! They are full of longing and waiting to fight for our family’s cause, but what’s the result!? Do we want them to know that even Napoleon’s younger brother doesn’t care about the family’s cause, or even their honor? How many people would then ask themselves if it was all worth it?”

Aigron's storm of scolding left Louis dumbfounded and speechless for a moment.

But he quickly figured out that what this young man said was right.

It would be okay if it were a normal moment, but at this critical moment, the Bonaparte family must not show open rifts; not to mention, if Napoleon's biological brothers are willing to sacrifice for the family, what reason do they have to ask others to do it? What about family sacrifice?

After thinking for a moment, he agreed with the young man's words.

But the deep affection between father and son made him unable to say anything derogatory about his father.

Since the destruction of the empire, King Louis of the Netherlands and Princess Ortense have been living apart, each living with a son. As the eldest son, he has been growing up with his father.

Compared with his younger brother who has always been by his mother's side, he has more father-son affection for his father.

He knew that his father had no ambitions, and he had always been resentful towards Uncle Napoleon because of the dethronement of the Dutch throne, but he still believed that as a member of the Bonaparte family, his father should work hard to restore the family's glory.

Because of this, he hoped more than anyone else that his father would recognize His Majesty and his own ideals and careers.

Unexpectedly, things ended up going in the direction he least wanted to see.

"Then what do you think should be done?" he finally asked in a low voice.

"It's very simple. Leave him on the island and give him the most basic courtesy, but try not to let him come into contact with other people, lest he spread defeatist sentiments." Aigron replied angrily, "Louis, don't blame me. I don't hate him at all, it's just that the current situation forces me to make this judgment - when our situation improves, I can send his gift away and never embarrass him again from now on."

Aiglon's words were so reasonable that Louis accepted his opinion despite all his reluctance.

Although I'm sorry for my father, this is all I can do for the time being.

"My father is already old. I'm afraid he can't bear too many frights. Your Majesty... we'd better pay attention to our methods." He gave his final opinion.

"Of course I will pay attention to this." Aigron nodded, "So, Louis, I will leave it to you and your brother. As our nephew, we ask him to stay here and teach us for a while... …”

"Every time I feel that you are beyond your years, Your Majesty." Louis looked at the young man with a little fear and a little admiration, "Your Majesty, I will get it done."

"Louis, please remember that no matter what you do for me, it is not just for me, but for yourself. Our interests are tied together. I love the members of our family more than anyone else, and there is no one else in the world." No one is more worthy of my closeness and trust than you." Aigron patted his cousin on the shoulder, and then looked at his cousin with his most sincere expression, "My brother, I will always remember that I promised Your mother, as long as you are loyal to me, I will definitely use everything I have to repay you, and please remember that this is the common cause of our family, and you are a part of it."

"Yes, Your Majesty! This is what I think too." Louis held his head high and saluted his cousin in the most sincere manner. "Okay, I'll go back and keep him."

Yes, you are still needed now - at this moment, a thought flashed through the minds of the two cousins ​​almost at the same time.

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