Eagle’s Glory

It's almost night.

The blood-red setting sun restrained its light, struggling to throw the last remaining golden thread on the earth, helplessly giving way to the dark goddess of the night.

In the only sunlight left, the boy and the girl kissed unconditionally, and no one cared about the passage of time.

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

The delicate tongue slid in his mouth mischievously, sucking greedily, as if to make up for the pain he had endured this time in this way, and Aigron also responded with the same enthusiasm, feeling the affection of the girl in his arms.

Like the last kiss in the Palazzo Albertina, it was his own initiative.

He was really moved.

Being able to be so valued, loved, and followed so unrepentantly by a girl like Teresa was something he didn't dare to dream about, so when he really encountered it, he also knew that it was After he missed it once in his life, he never had the chance to meet it again.

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

So...he didn't want to let go.

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

Teresa blushed, but she was still bold and looked up at the young man, while Aigron closed his mouth, savoring the remaining taste between his lips and tongue, then he opened his eyes wide and looked at Teresa solemnly, It seems that something has been decided.

"You've done something stupid, girl."

"What stupid thing?" Teresa wondered.

"I gave you a chance to run away, but you lost the chance willfully, you let yourself engrave a mark on my heart... This kind of stupidity will make you suffer the consequences-" Aegron arrogantly said Looking at the girl flatly, she told the most common fact, "I am an indifferent person, everyone can see it, but this indifference is destined to cherish the things in my heart more, whether it is glory. You are still human. So I want to tell you that you unfortunately have been put into my heart by me, and I want to keep you by my side. Even if I can't do it now, one day, I will make you unable to escape even if you want to. It's too late for you to regret it."

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

"His Royal Highness is so different even if he is talking about love! However, it sounds very good!"

Then, she curtseyed shyly, "Oh, it's so miserable! Then I can only endure this misfortune with the rest of my life."

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

"I received an order from my grandmother the day before yesterday." After a moment of silence, Aegron spoke again, "She severely reprimanded me for what I had done to you, and told me that she decided that since you did not intend to dissolve the engagement, then I should also fulfill the obligations I promised myself, and I promised her."

Teresa understood what Agron meant.

That means that the haze has dissipated again, and the sky in front of him seems to be bright again.

"Thank you grandmother for her love for me... Although I only saw her a few days ago, I promise that I will respect her like my own granddaughter in the future, and I will follow in her footsteps and carry forward the family she once raised. , let the surname Bonaparte become the most dazzling name in Europe again!" Teresa also answered solemnly.

"I've been trying to find a way to see her for a while now, it's bleak to say, I haven't seen my grandmother for more than ten years, and I don't have any memory of her in my mind, she's my close relative, but But she was excluded from my life - so I need to meet her once, and let the eldest member of the Bonaparte family bless my career and confirm my authority." Reza nodded, and then issued an invitation, "Teresa, would you like 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, Teresa immediately nodded and agreed.

If the two met Letizia together and got a witness in front of their grandmother, then the marriage contract would naturally continue, even more satisfactory than the official announcement of the Austrian court.

So, all these twists and turns turned out to be just God's test. She gritted her teeth and tried her best to resist the disaster, and finally passed the test, so she got a better result... Teresa thought.

All the pain and sorrow before had been transformed into joy at this moment. This tidal wave of joy made her feel light and light all over her body, 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 rose in full bloom, and the whole person was in high spirits.

"So when are we going?" she asked.

"Not yet, but I think it should be soon. I came to Rome this time to get in touch with some high-ranking people in the church. If everything goes well, I can buy them off, and then when the time comes. They will naturally make it convenient for me to meet my grandmother secretly." Aegron replied.

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

"Buying the high-level..." Teresa was lost in thought.

Based on her knowledge of His Royal Highness, since he said he was a high-level person, he must be a very important person; and the person who can decide that the king of Rome sees his grandmother must also be a big person in the city of Rome according to common sense.

Such a big man must have a lot of appetite, so is it really just to see his grandmother by buying such a big man with a lot of money?

"You bought the church, do you have any other plans?" Thinking of this, Teresa blurted out.

After asking, she immediately regretted it. At present, the two of them have just met again, so she hastily asked such a confidential matter, which really embarrassed His Highness.

"Ah, I just asked casually, you don't need to care..."

"It's nothing, Teresa," Aigron smiled and shook his head, "I'll tell you for now - I'm going to use the authority of the Church in the Catholic world to make a name for myself, and for that I'll spend a A lot of money to buy the top of the church, and even more money to form a volunteer army to participate in the liberation of Greece. If I succeed, then I will take back Greece from the evil Ottomans, and the whole of Christianity. The world 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.

In this cry, there is uncontrollable surprise and excitement.

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

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

The famous poet, who came to Greece during his travels in his youth, 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 identity as a poet, uninformed people may think that he is just a literati who can only speak eloquently. There's more to work than most people think.

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

Because of the poor people in Greece, he donated his property to pay his military salaries at his own expense. He raised war expenses everywhere, 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 identity to publicize the oppression of Greece everywhere, hoping to arouse the collective anger of the Christian world. He wrote "Mourning Greece", "Greek Independence Song", etc. and other works.

In short, in the Greek War of Independence, he was a figure of idealism and realism. One person was responsible for fundraising, propaganda, and formation of the army. His efforts and hard work made him a member of the Greek Liberation League. one of the leaders.

And it was these complicated jobs that eventually devoured the poet's already frail body - he fell ill from overwork, and then became seriously ill from the rain until he died.

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

This is not the poet's pomp, he does exactly what he says.

Therefore, he also received the respect of the whole of Greece. After his death, the Greek independent government announced a state funeral for Byron, and the whole country mourned for three days. During the funeral, the soldiers of the independent army lined up on the street, followed the coffin to the priest. Praises were sung, swords and armour were placed on the coffin, and there was a laurel wreath in honor of Byron.

On June 29, his coffin was transported back to England.

And Byron’s career also came to an abrupt end. The major Western powers, out of their own interests, did not agree to help the cause of Greek independence for the time being. Although the poet’s sensational death became a big news in European social circles for a while, but In the end everything was silent.

But Teresa remembered the great poet, so when she heard Aegron talk about his plans, she immediately thought of the poet.

She was also immediately inspired by the idea.

"Your Highness...great! You are indeed doing a great cause, and Christendom will cheer for you! At least the Austrians will cheer for you, because we have been enemies with the Turks for generations." Teresa immediately responded. Excitedly, he echoed Aegron's thoughts, "You will complete Byron's unfinished business and let him rest in heaven... No, I should say, Byron should watch you with admiration for this great achievement! You are more powerful and more respectable to me than Byron..."

Seeing Teresa's intense feedback, Aegron couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The reason why he planned this was just based on the balance of interests. Wherever he thought about Byron, he had the most realistic calculation in his heart, but he never thought that Teresa would put such a glorious powder on this move.

However, this is also a publicity stunt.

An emperor who combines philosophers, poets and soldiers 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 once fought in the place he never got, may he rest in peace." So he replied casually.

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

Then, she finally recovered from her excitement.

"Where did you get your money from? It must be a lot of money, right?"

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

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

Uh... Aigron was shocked.

In this era, in the upper class society, the happiness of a noble woman after marriage depends to a large extent on the amount of her dowry, which can be controlled by her even after marriage, as her future life and old age. necessary support.

But Teresa was about to let it go with a single word, which was shockingly generous.

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

"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 should not continue to live in Austria in the future, those lands and other properties mean 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 consider it as my investment in you, I believe you will definitely in the future. You can give it back to me."

... Aigron was speechless again.

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

"It's nothing, it's just a trick of fate, it can be overcome, and I'm already getting over it." Teresa smiled and shook her head, "I'm watching you now, and I hope the same can be done in the future...Thank God , so that I can stay at the closest distance to you and watch you realize your dreams. Your Highness, I will also do everything I can to help you complete your career...because your career is my career, yours Dreams are my dreams, I love you, I love you! It's just as lovely to me whether you're on the throne or you're lost to fate."

"I hope I can succeed...I must succeed," Aegron replied firmly. "And when that happens, if you still ask, I will kneel 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 in this situation, saying these words is as natural as breathing, maybe this is caused by Teresa's efforts It's a natural effect...

"This is what you said, I remember it." Teresa burst into a soft smile. "It may take a little bit of twists and turns now, but when the time comes, I will come to Greece to find you, and then I will never leave!"