Eagle’s Glory

After receiving face-to-face instructions from Prince Talleyrand, the young Count Alexander Walevsky had learned the entire truth of the incident and everything he needed to do.

For the sake of his personal future, he has made up his mind to do everything properly in order to gain His Majesty's favor.

After bidding farewell to Prince Talleyrand, he rushed back to the Palace of Fontainebleau to report to his "brother" what he had seen and heard around Talleyrand recently, and by the way, prepared for his next trip to England.

He had been to Fontainebleau many times since joining his younger brother's command, but this time, although the place was heavily guarded as usual, he could feel a joyful and relaxed atmosphere.

Almost everyone knows that the battle for the throne has been settled, and His Majesty will ascend to the throne as he wished, and those who follow His Majesty will naturally rise and take a share of the changes in the current situation.

People everywhere were packing their bags, preparing to enter the city of Paris with His Majesty, and from then on become part of the new ruling machine.

Under the guidance of the attendant, he was brought to Aiglon.

Seeing that success was imminent, Aigron didn't look too complacent on the surface, and he still behaved the same as before. This made Count Walevsky secretly admire him. If it were him, it would be difficult to hide it even if he wanted to. Just do it.

"Alexander, do you already know the situation from Talleyrand?" As soon as the two met, Aigron got straight to the point.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Alexander saluted respectfully before answering, "The prince has told me all the details, and I have benefited a lot from it."

"That old guy is indeed very useful. He will do many things for us that are inconvenient for me to do, and it also saves me a lot of trouble." Aigron replied with a smile.

In his and Prince Talleyrand's plan, he first set up a provisional government, and then used the referendum situation to authorize himself. On the one hand, it was to block the public opinion at home and abroad, and to improve himself with the legitimacy of the national authorization. On the other hand, if this is done, there will be a period of time before he ascends the throne. Talleyrand, as the nominal leader, can first do some necessary cleanup work for him and put all the stigma on him. On his own body, this makes it easier for Aiglon to hold the crown with his pure hands.

Talleyrand did this not only for the imperial prime ministership promised by Egeron, but also because he knew that his time was running out, so there was no way out. No one could go to the grave to reckon with him anyway.

Alexander also knew the inside story very well.

Therefore, he quite agreed with Aiglon's approach. "It is indeed better to let Prince Talleyrand come forward first. He also has enough authority to make a decision for you."

At this point, he changed the topic again, "However, Your Majesty, the prince is old after all, and I have been observing him during this period, and I can clearly feel that his energy has declined very much. Now that he is in a high position and has a high position, he is very old every day." He has so many things to do every day and consumes a lot of money, so it is very likely that something unfortunate will happen within a few years, and even if he does not die, he will be unable to handle state affairs... Your Majesty, you'd better prepare in advance."

Talleyrand has only been around for a few years, and this has become the consensus of Egeron and those around him.

For Aiglon, this is a good thing from an objective point of view. After all, without such a veteran, he will be able to do whatever he wants. However, Talleyrand is now one of the pillars of the new regime. If he suddenly bids farewell to politics, it will inevitably cause turmoil, so Alexander advised Agron to prepare a replacement in advance.

Of course Aigron had considered this issue himself, and he had already made up his mind, so he just nodded slightly to show that he had an idea.

What he needs to worry about now are more important issues.

Talleyrand's plan was in general agreement with him. Belgium's independence and the security guarantee from Britain could indeed greatly meet Britain's diplomatic and security needs - in history, this has also become Palmerston's largest project. political capital.

After paying such a large price, the British would definitely accept his proposal, change their hostile attitude towards the Bonaparte family, and then acquiesce in his restoration.

But the next question is, what else can he get out of it?

"If Belgium becomes an independent monarchy, it will definitely need a king." Aigron said pointedly. "Not only do we want to promote its independence, we also want to ensure that this king and his royal family do not become our enemies in the future."

"We can propose that Belgium become a permanently neutral country after independence and not participate in any disputes between powers, just like Switzerland." Alexander replied.

"No, that is not enough... We need to add a friend. This friend does not have to be my follower, but he must maintain a friendly attitude toward me politically and economically. This will not only calm the people's grievances, but also be very important to our future. important."

After the Industrial Revolution in the UK, advanced technology and productivity began to spread eastward. As Britain's two closest neighbors, France and Belgium became the first countries exported by the Industrial Revolution almost at the same time. Although Belgium is a small country, But after that, the economy boomed and it became a developed economy. A large number of engineers and businessmen were exported to the outside world. If it could work closely with this small country that would develop rapidly in the future, it would naturally be of great benefit to Aigron.

Moreover, this would also provide a reason to explain to the people.

Alexander naturally understood Aiglon's thoughts very well, so he used his brains to make suggestions for his younger brother.

In the European tradition, solutions to similar problems were readily available.

"How about we put forward a condition, the king will be chosen by the British, and the queen will be chosen by France." After a moment, he came up with an idea, "You pick a young girl from your family to be with you. Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds if the future King of Belgium gets married?”

Of course Aiglon knew, because this was how it was solved in history - the British finally selected Leopold I of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family to be the king of Belgium, and in exchange, the Duke of Orleans (who had already The daughter of King Louis-Philippe I became queen.

Logically speaking, the Orleans family, as a branch of the royal family, must believe in Catholicism, while the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family is a German Protestant prince. Princes and nobles in the two systems rarely intermarry, but for the sake of profit, there is no such thing. People care about this.

Although the Duke of Orleans has now collapsed and is destined to be unable to ascend the throne, judging from the "posterior examples" of history, Aigron can completely follow the same example and solve the problem with similar ideas.

However, there is a slight snag in this solution.

"Alexander, who do you think is more suitable among my family?"

"Well..." Alexander suddenly realized, and then looked confused again.

That's right, there seems to be no suitable partner in the Bonaparte family today. Aigron himself has no biological sisters and can only find them among his cousins. But the problem is that his uncle Joseph has two daughters, both of whom have separated. Married to cousins ​​in the family; third uncle Lucien Bonaparte had many children, but most of them were already married or too young; fourth uncle Louis had no daughter, but fifth uncle Jérôme did have a daughter. Mathilde, but she was only born in 1820, so she was only 10 years old! Even though royal families in various countries generally marry early, it is really not appropriate to use a 10-year-old child as a marriage partner.

So I kept choosing, but I couldn't think of any suitable partner.

Alexander frowned and thought hard, and suddenly an idea flashed.

"Your Majesty, your adopted brother, Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, has a daughter to marry, which seems quite suitable."

This proposal aroused Aigron's interest.

Although Prince Eugene and Emperor Napoleon have no real blood relationship, they share the same love as father and son. The prince followed his adoptive father conscientiously and never betrayed him. Moreover, the prince's sister, Queen Ortense, is also Aiglon's aunt, and her relationship with him It's also very good, and it's like a family.

He recalled the time when he went to Bavaria and visited Princess Auguste, the legacy of Prince Eugène, with his wife. At that time, the princess received him very cordially, treated him as a relative, and returned the gift to him. He told the story of his sworn brother Eugene talking about his past before his death.

If there is no suitable partner for a member of your own family, it seems feasible to consider the daughter of your step-brother.

Moreover, as far as family status is concerned, the future King of Belgium will never refuse such a marriage partner-Eugène already has two daughters who have been married to the King of Sweden and the Emperor of Portugal respectively. A member of the royal family.

Obviously, if he had facilitated this marriage, his adoptive brother's family, who were already very friendly to him, would be even more grateful to him. With their help, it would be natural to maintain a friendly and economic cooperative relationship with Belgium. It's a matter of course.

Moreover, you can also use this to express that you will never forget your past favors and will repay any favors you have received.

If this is the case, the problem can be easily solved.

After Aigron thought about it, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was feasible, so he nodded, "This is okay, but... I need to write to my sister-in-law for her opinion."

Although he said so, Agron knew in his heart that Princess Auguste would definitely not refuse her daughter the opportunity to wear a crown, otherwise she would not allow her daughter to marry far away in Brazil.

After making the decision, he looked at Count Walevsky again and said, "Alexander, when you arrive in the UK and meet people of sufficient importance, then treat this as a formal condition. Since the British have already obtained If they want the greatest satisfaction, then they won’t mind making some concessions on such compromise conditions.”

"Okay, Your Majesty." Alexander bowed slightly, "I will obtain these conditions for you. In my opinion, this is very reasonable and necessary. The will of the French people should be appeased."

Aigron was secretly happy in his heart. He had already begun to enjoy the pleasure of being a game player in the real world, filling in and changing colors on the map before he actually took the stage.

This is definitely a good start.

Just when he was secretly delighted, he noticed keenly that Alexander suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and showed an expression that he was hesitant to speak.

"Alexander, is there anything else you want to say?"

"Nothing, Your Majesty, I just suddenly remembered an interesting thing..." Alexander smiled and then replied, "You liberated Greece and then selected Prince Otto of the Bavarian royal family to be the king; now you are ready Let Belgium become an independent kingdom, and let Princess August’s daughter become the queen... You and the Bavarian royal family are really destined..."

The speaker didn't mean it, but the listener did. Aigron's expression suddenly became strange.

"I am really close to the Bavarian royal family, and their family is very good to me, so I am happy to help them."

Alexander didn't know what Aigron really meant, so he echoed Aigron, "I think they will also be grateful to you. What you have done for them in a few years is better than what they could do in a century or two before them." There are more..."

"Then they should be glad that they gave birth to a good princess." Aiglon replied thoughtfully.

Alexander thought Aiglon was talking about Princess August, and didn't find it strange.

And he saw that His Majesty seemed to be deep in thought, so he didn't bother to disturb him for a while, and just waited quietly for His Majesty.

After a while, Aigron finally woke up from his meditation, and then suddenly looked at Alexander again.

"After you finalize everything and come back from the UK, contact the Bavarian Embassy and tell them my idea."

This order made Alexander a little confused. Could it be that His Majesty planned to force them to do something?

So, he cautiously asked Aiglon. "Is that what you want them to do for you?"

"After I finish all this, I will hold a grand enthronement ceremony, and I need the outside world to support me." Aigron said what he was thinking, "Since I have given such a big opportunity to the Kingdom of Bavaria, In order to save face and benefits, I ask them to send some people with enough weight to support me so that I can gain international respect - this condition is not too much, right?"

"Of course it's not too much." Alexander nodded immediately. "I think this is what they should do. With everything you have done for them, as long as they have a little bit of repayment mentality, they should know how to do it. Besides, even if they don't understand repayment, they should also think about making people angry. Your consequences..."

Although Alexander said this, he always felt that Aigron was not usually someone who cared about "face" so much, let alone asked others to do something because of his kindness. The reason why he emphasized these points must have his deep meaning.

It's just that he still can't figure it out for the time being, and he doesn't dare to ask any more questions.

"Then let us look forward to what happens next." Aigron waved his hand, indicating that his 'brother' could leave. "You should prepare early. The sooner the opportunity is for us, the better."