Eagle’s Glory

"Your Majesty... it is my duty to serve you..."

The more pleasant Eggron was, the more frightened his cousin was, and hastened to show his loyalty to him tremblingly.

Aigron is not without grudges in his heart, on the contrary, he doesn't like others to play tricks on him-especially if he succeeds.

However, the matter was at this point, and there was no point in losing his temper. He didn't want to quarrel with her son in front of Queen Odance, which might make Her Majesty feel sad.

Now, he must unite all the forces that can be united. Even if his uncles and cousins ​​are all ambitious, he can't care too much—after all, as members of the Bonaparte family, their interests are bound to their own. At this stage, they are trustworthy.

If you want to settle accounts, you can take your time and wait until you are done.

"Don't be nervous, my cousin, I have agreed to your mother's request just now... And I think that your idea is not wrong." Aigron continued to say to the other party with a pleasant face, "Just like what the late emperor said In that way, if our Bonaparte family wants to stand at the pinnacle of Europe for a long time and become the most dazzling royal family, then it is not enough to restore the empire. We really need to marry the major royal families so that our family can last forever, so It's normal for you to have this idea, and I won't blame you—your mother and I have already promised that we will do our best to find a royal princess for you to marry."

"Thank you! Your Majesty!" The prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he doesn't believe that his cousin really doesn't mind and will do his best to help him, but after following his cousin for so long, he also knows that his cousin has a principle that he must practice what he says, regardless of his heart. How could he think that since he had promised, he would not go back on his word—let alone in front of his beloved Aunt Odance?

This move by myself is the right one.

He knew that his cousin didn't like him, and he was even a little defensive-he didn't understand why his cousin would be so afraid of him, but he could see that if the restoration of the empire was successful, he probably wouldn't be reused, at most Take the title of prince and live a rich life.

An ordinary person might be satisfied with this, but as a young man of the Bonaparte family, how could the ambition flowing in his veins make him content to stop there?

He thought about trying to please his cousin, and worked hard for it, but no matter how he tried to please him, his cousin still treated him with aloofness and refused to reuse him.

Since there is no point in pleasing my cousin,

He can only consider other ways - finding a royal princess to marry is a way to accumulate capital and win over Austrian aid, and at worst it can also provide an insurance measure.

After the fall of the empire, Prince Eugene and Prince Jerome, who married the princesses of the royal family, both saved their wealth and lives, which can be used as a reference.

There is no doubt that using the mother's emotional offensive to blackmail the cousin will make him unhappy-but there is no point in pleasing him anyway, so it is better to get some benefits from him first.

These cousins ​​are both smart people, and they have been together for so long, and they already have a pretty clear idea of ​​each other. "That's all.

"You have been here for several months. From the letters you sent, your mission seems to be going well—" Aigron turned to the topic, "Now let me see the effect."

"Okay, Your Majesty." Seeing that Aigron was no longer entangled in the matter just now, the prince secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and then responded with vigor, "Come with me after nightfall, and I will take you to an old place. "

"The old place...?" Aigron was slightly puzzled.

"Your Majesty, when you came here last time, for safety reasons, my mother took you to a place to hide..." the prince reminded Aigron.

"Oh!" Eggron suddenly realized.

Of course he remembered that after he came here that time, Queen Odance received them and took them to a farm to hide the next day—the owner of the farm was a man who had served in the imperial army. Swiss soldiers and sympathizers of the Reich.

Aegron spent time there, escaped the worst of the buzz, met Edgar there, and sisters Alice and Agnes... and spent time with them.

"Since I came here, I have reconnected with the owner of the farm, Second Lieutenant Favre. He is very excited about the achievements you have made after you left Switzerland, and he is very happy to help you again." The prince Not knowing what Aigron was thinking, he still reported his work to him. "During this time, he and I bought some surrounding land, expanded the farm, and secretly remodeled the farm to isolate it from the outside world. I think, if you don't mind, you can still stay there this time. "

"Very good." Aigron nodded and made his own evaluation, "Then let's do it this way."

In this way, after nightfall, Prince Charles quietly left Queen Otance's villa along the mountain path with Egron, Andre and others, and came to the remote farm at the foot of the mountain in the dark under light snow.

With the help of the dim light of the lantern in the hands of others, Aigron gradually recalled the memories of his life here.

They passed a small forest, and then saw a sparse fence at the edge of the forest-as long as they climbed over the fence, they came to the manor.

Aigron stopped in his tracks and looked at the fence in the dark night.

At that time, it seemed that it was at this location, while he was walking, he ran into Agnes, and Agnes mistook him for a bandit, so she wanted to take him down for interrogation.

After some chasing, he hid behind the fence, and under the moonlight, the girl raised her sword and stared majestically at his hiding place, which was so majestic but inviolable.

Distant memories flooded into his mind for a moment and became vivid again. He will never forget that scene.

"Your Majesty?" Prince Charles was puzzled by Aigron's sudden pause.

"My cousin, you want a princess, and I want more—" Aggron whispered.

"What?" the prince was puzzled.

"It's nothing, let's go." Aigron smiled lightly, and then followed a group of people through the fence.

The owner of the farm was about to go to bed at this time. Hearing the noise outside, he walked out of the house with a gun on guard. However, after hearing Prince Charlie's voice, he let down his guard and faced the group of people.

And when he approached in front of them, he couldn't help but froze. "His Majesty……?"

"Long time no see, Second Lieutenant." Aigron smiled and took care of the other party.

"You're finally here!" The second lieutenant quickly became excited, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

"I am also very glad to have the opportunity to visit you again." Aigron replied very kindly.

Under the guidance of the second lieutenant, he walked into the house of the farm.

Compared with what I remember in the past, the farm has changed a lot now—the house is bigger, there are more rooms, and there are partition walls everywhere, as well as hidden observation ports and shooting holes, the windows are closed, the chimney is tall, It was already a heavily guarded small stronghold.

Aigron looked at the room in front of him, and this was the headquarters of his entire conspiracy.

At that time, Aigron lived in the basement under the barn, and of course he didn't have to wrong himself so much now.

He is no longer that embarrassing fugitive prince, but a pretender to the throne who is full of ambition and ready to step onto the highest stage in one fell swoop.

He is a person who shoulders expectations and is surrounded by stars.

"Your Majesty, all the surrounding places where you can see this house are under our control, and no one will disturb you. We have also arranged a hidden guard post, where the people you bring can work in shifts. Make sure you are safe and sound." Prince Charles continued to report to Aigron, "In addition, considering that Princess Teresa will come to accompany you this time, we have specially prepared a comfortable suite for the hostess, although it is definitely not possible Compared with the environment she grew up in, at least her basic needs can be met."

This is precisely to please Aigron - he himself doesn't care about the living conditions, anyway, living in the basement was so difficult before, but Teresa just gave birth not long ago, and she has to come to this remote and cold place to accompany her. He, he really couldn't bear to make her feel too uncomfortable.

"You guys are doing very well." After looking at the farm, Aigron nodded to his cousin with satisfaction, "It seems that your time and money were not wasted, I am very satisfied with this place, I am very glad that I Picked the right guy."

That the cousin, if his ambitions were neglected, was a very capable man indeed, there can be no doubt about it.

"It would be great to meet your expectations." Prince Charles bowed and saluted Aigron, "However, Your Majesty, although we have arranged all the living facilities during this period of time, there is one problem, which is difficult. The solution is the communication with the outside world. There are advantages and disadvantages of remoteness, and if some nearby residents see that there are a large number of strangers coming and going in and out of this farm at any time, they may arouse suspicion."

"Then do you have any solution?" Aigron thought he was right, and asked back.

The prince had already considered this question before, and when Aigron asked, he answered confidently, "My personal opinion is that you can set up a fixed contact point in the small town at the foot of the mountain. Use the hotel as a cover, and then let the people you send out and those who come to visit you pretend to be tourists, and you regularly communicate with the outside world through Second Lieutenant Favre, what do you think?"

Aigron quite agrees with this idea, which can be said to be comprehensive.

But there is one more problem to be solved.

"So, who is in charge of this hotel?" Aigron asked again.

"It's best to choose someone who grew up here and is familiar with the local conditions." Prince Charles quickly replied.

Although he didn't specify who it was, "grow up here and be familiar with the local conditions" almost definitely pointed to himself.

It seems that his proposal is also the most logical-but Aigron doesn't want to arrange it this way.

After all, if he completely followed his cousin's idea, it would be almost equivalent to letting him master the main channel for him to receive outside information and communicate with the outside world.

Although he doesn't doubt that his cousin is on his side now, this is still an unacceptable situation for him.

He is not a suspicious person, but he is also absolutely unwilling to let himself depend on anyone, especially on someone like his cousin.

"This is indeed a good idea, my cousin." Aigron nodded with a smile, "But if you are in charge there, people will also be suspicious-because, the prince of the dignified Bonaparte family, a Isn’t it strange that a noble person ran to a small town to open a hotel in silence? Anyone who has heard of you will doubt it.”

Hearing his doubts, Prince Charlie's face changed slightly, because he really hit the nail on the head.

"So what do you decide to do?" he asked softly.

"Your idea is generally good, but the details need to be adjusted a little bit." Aigron smiled, and then answered the other party, "The hotel is too eye-catching, and a new hotel is rashly opened at this time. The folks in the town are bound to be quite curious--so, we'd better be flexible and pretend to be a geological survey team hired to explore nearby minerals and mineral springs, so that the townspeople won't be curious about strangers hanging around outside. "

Then, Aigron raised his head and looked at the dark night, "There are always some mineral resources in this place, let's slowly explore the rights as a pastime. Specifically, Andre can be responsible. He has learned something similar before. Knowledge—With an exploration team, a temporary camp will naturally be set up in the wild, and this camp can be used as an outlet for our external communication.”

Prince Charles was speechless for a moment.

To be honest, he secretly admired Aigron's quick wit, and instantly dismissed and slapped him, calmly vetoing his proposal, without showing any distrust of him.

The problem is, it seems that the cousin's idea is indeed more reasonable than his own, so he can't raise any doubts.

"Is there anything else to add?" Aegron asked again.

"I am deeply impressed by your wisdom, Your Majesty." He quickly calmed down and saluted his cousin respectfully. "I have nothing to add."

"Very good." Aigron nodded again, "Then let's do this next time. You can discuss the specific disguise work with Andre. In short, try to hide it from the locals."

Then, he patted his cousin on the shoulder affectionately, "My cousin, you did a very good job in the previous work, and I look forward to your next task with the same excellent performance... You are our family Important members of the family, if we really get what we want, then the empire will eventually belong to everyone in our family, so work hard."

"Yes! Your Majesty." The prince responded with a deeply moved expression.

After his cousin left, Aigron came to the bedroom prepared for him.

It could be seen that they did their best to furnish themselves. Although there were no expensive supplies because of the remote location, they were comfortable enough—at least the conditions were very different from the conditions he lived in last time.

The fire crackled in the fireplace, making the room as warm as spring.

Aigron took off his coat, then walked to the window, looking at the dark and deep night.

From now on, this is his temporary residence.

It feels good.