Eagle’s Glory

With Alice's efforts, the two families finally reached an agreement, and then Edmond Dantès naturally followed the agreement and found Mr. Beauvin, the manipulator behind the scenes, and told him that his benefactor planned to pull the strings. Duke Delien's family asked him to lend money to help.

Bowang was naturally happy to cooperate - on the one hand, he had made a lot of money for himself and the bank this time, with abundant funds on hand and an increase in his voice; on the other hand, he also very much hoped to take the opportunity to please Lechstadt Duke.

If Edmund hadn't specifically stated that the money should be paid one by one, Bowang might have simply prepared enough money at once.

Of course, in order to cover the eyes and ears of the outside world, Bowang did not want himself and his boss Poncena to appear in these transactions. They used some secretly controlled lending institutions to lend money to the Duke's family. In order to show off, they also asked the Duke for " Collateral”—of course, the amount lent was more than ten times greater than the actual value of the collateral.

All the details are almost the same as Alice and Edmund's previous plan, and Agnes also followed her father's orders and participated in the whole process, monitoring these transactions.

Of course, Agnes still has the task assigned by her father. She tries her best to find out who the "manipulator behind the scenes" is.

Although Agnes didn't quite understand her father's intentions, out of the mentality of protecting the family, she faithfully carried out the order and wholeheartedly tried to find the truth from the clues of these transactions - but she did not have the corresponding professional ability. , so progress can only be quite limited.

Agnes found it difficult to do this kind of job of spying on others, so she wanted to directly confront the Count of Monte Cristo several times and ask him to tell her who the financier was, but in the end she was afraid of breaking her father. It was a big plan, so I had to endure it forcefully.

Of course, while executing these transactions, Edmund was also performing other tasks assigned by His Majesty, and those followers who were attached to Aigron were also busy working for his cause.

Just one night, an inconspicuous carriage quietly came to Edmond's residence, and the passenger inside was also a frequent visitor here - the Marquis of Noirtier.

This old expert in the political arena is as graceful as ever. Although his hair has turned gray, his tall body is still upright and exudes endless energy.

Under the guidance of the servant, he went straight to the count's study.

"Good evening, Mr. Marquis." As soon as he saw him, Edmund stretched out his hand to say hello. "You are here today. Do you have any good news?"

"A very good news,

gentlemen. "The Marquis held his hand, and a joyful smile appeared on his wrinkled face, "Prince Talleyrand sent me a message yesterday through my news channel, saying that he wanted to meet with His Majesty's agent. "

"Prince Talleyrand?" Edmund was a little surprised for a moment, "He... wants to see me?"

Even though he has retired from politics for many years, the name Talleyrand still impresses the count and almost all French people. Even the name itself represents an era.

Edmond Dantès despised his moral corruption; but at the same time, he admired his vision and skill to a certain extent, so much so that he didn't even know how to evaluate this old cunning guy - -Perhaps, some people are born unable to be evaluated in a few words.

Of course, it doesn't matter how you evaluate him. What's important is that he is one of the people that His Majesty has personally said that he will focus on wooing. He has great influence both at home and abroad. Now that he can have direct contact with him, this is definitely what His Majesty wants. Significant progress to see.

Last time he had met Marshal Soult under the guidance of the Marquis of Treville, and this time the Marquis of Noirtier will lead him to meet Prince Talleyrand, which also means that he himself participated in the stage , he can only learn how to play his role step by step to avoid showing cowardice.

"Do you mind him very much?" Seeing Edmund's complicated expression, the Marquis immediately guessed his mood at the moment, so he asked with a smile.

"...a little bit." Edmund nodded sheepishly, "However, this does not affect my actions."

"That's good, Edmund. You are a principled and loyal person. This is a good thing, but this principle should not affect your choice. You know, politics usually means principled people wooing unprincipled people. A game in which people do great things together." The Marquis nodded approvingly, and then talked eloquently, "I have known him for almost half a century, and I knew him before 1789. I have seen every ups and downs of his, Of course, he has seen every ups and downs of mine, and we have experienced and witnessed everything together. I can clearly see every bad thing he does, some of which are amazing and some of which are ridiculous, but no matter In other words, he was able to survive every government and receive high-ranking officials and generous salaries, which shows his ability. You can look down on him but you can't ignore him - of course, you can't rely on him. Everyone who relies on him Everyone was easily betrayed by him, and he will be no exception in the future.”

"Of course His Majesty is not naive. He has never had any expectations for Prince Talleyrand. All cooperation with him is just a temporary measure." Edmund quickly explained to the Marquis, "He feels that Prince Talleyrand As a diplomatic veteran, he can help him win the goodwill or neutrality of the great powers. As long as he can do this, Talleyrand is worth winning over. As for the future... His Majesty is still very young anyway, and the prince's time is running out, so no matter what You can also give him a final farewell. At worst, just write a beautiful eulogy and give it to him."

"A very good realist attitude. Your Majesty can understand these principles at such a young age. His talent is amazing. Talleyrand himself probably knew this, so he wanted to play some more tricks before he died to give himself a better life. Draw a satisfying conclusion." At this point, the Marquis's face suddenly became a little sad, "Me too."

Edmund was silent for a moment.

The passage of time is so ruthless. Although both the Marquis and Prince Talleyrand were lucky enough to escape the butcher's knife in every change during the Revolution, they eventually reached their twilight years and approached the end of their lives step by step.

Perhaps because of this, their obsession with "doing something more before they die" may be stronger than before.

Since joining, the Marquis has devoted himself so wholeheartedly to this cause, probably more because of this mentality than his loyalty to the Bonaparte family.

Fortunately, the Marquis of Noirtier's emotion only lasted for a moment, and immediately his eyes were full of excitement, "Although I am old, I am not moldy yet. I still have enough time to witness the next drama. Earl, If you have time recently, let’s set a date and then we can visit Prince Talleyrand together.”

Now that he has met Marshal Soult once, Edmund's mentality has naturally been tempered a lot. Although Talleyrand's name will bring pressure, he will not have any fear. He just didn't know how to face this old fox who had been jumping around for decades.

The marshal was very majestic, but he also had the straightforwardness of a soldier. Even though he was ambitious, he never disdained to play tricks in front of a little person like himself; but Talleyrand was different. He was a famous old fox. He couldn't be sure which of his words would offend the other party. It would be a small thing for him to be resented by the prince, and he would not be able to bear the responsibility for ruining his majesty's plan.

Because of this concern, he decided to ask the Marquis for advice, "Sir, what do you think is my attitude towards the prince?"

As soon as he saw Edmund's expression at this moment, the sophisticated Marquis immediately understood his dilemma, so he couldn't help laughing.

"Don't worry, since you are His Majesty's agent, he will give you some respect no matter what. You don't need to grovel in front of him, just follow your usual way of dealing with things - as for the rest, Leave it all to me. We have known each other for decades, and although we are not friends, I can always show some respect in front of him."

Then, he sneered again, "Besides, don't forget, now he is just a sage who has been in power for many years. We are anxious for him as well! The Bourbon family will never forget what he did in the past. He wants to find There are not many other options.”

As soon as the Marquis said this, Edmund immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, both parties had an urgent need for help. Even if the talks collapsed, at least it would not be too ugly.

Although he had no political experience, as long as the Marquis was by his side, he would not make a fool of himself in front of Talleyrand.

So he was immediately full of confidence, and then made an appointment with the Marquis on a date.

After talking about all this, the Marquis said goodbye to Edmund. Edmund saw him off happily and took out his pocket watch to check the time.

Compared with the pocket watch he used before, this time there was a small portrait on the inner wall of his pocket watch - it was given to him by Lady Emily, and it had the portraits of his mother and daughter on it.

After the two people achieved good things, although they did not fall in love with each other, their relationship naturally became very close. In order to consolidate her position and make Edmund happy, Emily deliberately used various methods Small means to please the earl.

I have to say that her tenderness and sweetness are really effective. Edmund, who has been in a dark prison for more than ten years, desperately longs for the warmth between his family, even though he knows in his heart that Emily may have done it deliberately. ingredients, but still enjoy this treatment very much.

Although he couldn't fall in love with Emily because of Mercedes, deep down in his heart, he already regarded her as one of his family members.

During this period, Edmond Dantès went to the old Danglars mansion to visit Emily and his daughter significantly more often, and the three of them unknowingly lived like a real family - in short, maybe this It was Edmund's happiest and calmest period after he was wrongly imprisoned.

Because of this, when he saw the portraits of mother and daughter on the inner wall, Edmund couldn't help but smile, and he was thinking about going over to see them after a while.

The Marquis was also keenly aware of the Earl's happy expression at this moment, and then his eyes fell on the pocket watch.

"Mrs. Danglars?"

Then his eyes widened and he blurted out in surprise.

Edmund was awakened by this exclamation. He quickly put away his pocket watch, and then he was regretting his mistake in his heart.

Logically speaking, I should not show the portrait of my "family" in front of outsiders, but because the Marquis is a comrade, I subconsciously lowered my guard, and I will take this as a warning in the future.

"Is that Mrs. Danglars?" The Marquis seemed to have thought of something, stopped, and then asked Edmund.

Seeing the Marquis' serious expression, Edmund knew that he couldn't deal with it, so he nodded slightly awkwardly. "Yes, that's her. After Tanglar's bank collapsed, I bought his mansion. At that time, I thought they were pitiful mother and daughter, so I allowed them to continue living there. To express my gratitude, this portrait is of her. It was given to me—"

Edmund's words were not entirely untrue. He only briefly described what happened, hiding what he and Bowen had done. The Marquis didn't want to ask about this matter. On the contrary, he fell into deep thought, his eyes flickering. .

The Marquis's main focus was on politics, but after all, he was born in a noble family. He had been in the court before the Revolution, so he was no stranger to all kinds of romances. The meaning of the portrait of the pocket watch and what Edmund just saw were The expression on this portrait revealed a fact to him.

Logically speaking, due to the etiquette of upper class society, he should not continue to inquire about the details. He had no interest in asking about other people's private lives.

However, Lady Emily has a special meaning to the Marquis of Noirtier - she was once his son's mistress.

"Count, are you really close to Madame Danglars?" the Marquis of Noirtier asked tremblingly.

Edmund noticed that the Marquis looked a little ugly.

He thought that the Marquis was worried that he would lose his ambition by playing with things and delay important events by indulging in the gentle land, so he nodded a little shyly, "Yes, sir, she and I are often together now."

The Marquis of Noirtier felt a throbbing pain in his head.

He didn't really care that the Marquis had done such a thing, after all, who didn't have a bit of a romance?

It's just that the earl and his son were enemies in the first place, but he didn't expect that they would be related to each other because of this kind of thing. It's really a tangle of cause and effect.

So should we reveal the truth about the past to the Count? Or could it be that the count had already learned the truth about the past from his wife, and this was some kind of revenge on his part?

The Marquis Noirtier's originally shrewd mind was a little disturbed by this accident.

"Sir?" Seeing that the Marquis was in a trance, Edmund was a little confused.

"It's nothing... I'm sorry, I was a little distracted." The Marquis shook his head, and then smiled apologetically, "Oh, people tend to be in a trance when they get old. It's okay. Goodbye."

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