Eagle’s Glory

Under the excited gazes of everyone, Aegron was not at all stage frightened, and calmly showed the majesty of the young emperor, which was exactly what the people present wanted to see.

They needed to see hope in him, and he was happy to show that hope.

As time passed, the cheers of the crowd gradually subsided, and the young man finally began to move.

He took a step, walked to a group of people with unknown faces, and watched them calmly.

It seems that they are the young officers who went to the island with Edmond Dantes today.

"Your Majesty!" The group of people hurriedly bowed to him.

Aegron's eyes wandered over them, and he surveyed them with interest.

Then, his eyes fell on a young man wearing a black military uniform, yellow lines on his trousers, and golden tassels.

This is a Swedish military uniform, and he is the only one who wears it like this, so the identity of the other party is ready to be revealed.

He had just received a resume from Edmond Dantes, and was particularly impressed by the name of the Duke of Erchingen, Michel Ney, so he spotted the man at first sight.

Ney's son, in this scene, has too much historical significance to be taken seriously.

"Is it the Duke of Erchingen?" He walked up to the young man and asked with a smile.

"It's me, Your Majesty." Michelle Ney felt a little unbelievable about this honor. He stood upright loudly, and then gave the young man in front of him a military salute, "Thank you for remembering my name!"

"How could I not remember this great name?" Aigron asked back with a smile, and then he reached out and patted the other's shoulder, "I'm glad you can follow the path of your father and serve the Bonaparte family again, and I too I hope this time we can go to victory together and complete the unfinished business of our fathers. Duke Erchingen, please work hard for me."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Michelle Ney answered loudly with her head held high. "I am destined to be loyal to you, and I am willing to do my best for you! Also, you can call me Alois."

"Okay, Alois." Agron nodded and called out the nickname affectionately, bringing the distance between the two even closer.

This is indeed a very good start.

The only regret can only be said that he is a little bit out of a Swedish military uniform——

At the juncture of the collapse of the empire, Bernadotte, the king of Sweden and former French marshal, declared war on France, so Sweden is also one of the enemy countries of the empire.

However, these things are now in the old days. Besides, Bernadotte didn't have much choice at the time. Napoleon was defeated like a mountain, and he was about to be defeated. Under the pressure of Britain and Russia, he only You can choose to "follow the crowd" and join the anti-French alliance camp.

The Swedish army is small in size and very inconspicuous among the coalition forces. Bernadotte himself is not active, so there are not many blood feuds with the empire. After the destruction of the empire, Bernadotte did not fall into the trap and cursed the former. The old master, on the contrary, said that "Napoleon was not defeated by us, because he only relied on his own intelligence, so God will punish him..." and so on, it can be regarded as a little sympathetic.

Thinking of it this way, allowing Ney's son to serve in the Swedish army could be considered a little favor for his former colleagues.

Because of this, Michel Ney is also very grateful to Bernadotte for his favor. Even when he visited Aegron, he wore a Swedish military uniform to commemorate and show his military experience.

Aigron was silent for a moment, then spoke again.

"Alois, in fact, you came just right, I need you to share your experience for me."

"It is because I heard that you want to build an army, so I came here to help you as much as I can." Alois replied quickly, "How far have you progressed now?"

"I have prepared all the elements, but the most important part can only be completed by you." Aegron replied with a smile.

Then, he amplified his voice and continued speaking at a volume that everyone present could hear.

"In terms of money, I've raised enough money from my supporters to arm an army to the teeth, which means the biggest problem is solved, and I'm happy to spend money on my army, whether it's Buying the best weapons or buying the best military uniforms, I can donate generously; it's easy if you want people, there are desperadoes in this world, as long as I can spend enough money, I can always find enough people to serve me ; but I know that these are not enough, if I just spend a lot of money on a group of mercenaries, I will fail at any time, these mercenaries cannot stand the real test, I have to build a loyal and capable officer corps , so that I can really spend my money effectively—"

Then, he looked at Michelle Ney again, "Alois, with your help, my worries can finally end, thank God!"

The young man's words also made the people present secretly nod.

Aegron is waiting for the service of others, and others are also evaluating his quality to see if he is worthy of service; and his remarks are reasonable, clear and rational, which highlights the importance and reuse of this group of people, enough to meet their expectations.

"I am also happy to contribute all my knowledge and experience to accomplish your goals for you, Your Majesty!" Michelle Ney immediately stood up and assured the young man enthusiastically.

He is not afraid that Aigron's current military power is like a blank sheet of paper. On the contrary, this is even a good thing-although he has the title of duke, Michel Ney's current military rank is only a lieutenant in the Swedish military district, which is not a good thing. What a senior officer.

If he normally joins the army of a big country, he can only slowly grow old and wait for the gradual rise of military rank, and his power will be out of reach; but if he invests in the hands of His Majesty Napoleon II, then it is obvious that he will become the initial stage. A veteran of the army, he became the confidant of His Majesty the Emperor at a young age.

This is so ideal.

And other people, of course, thought the same thing as him.

Although there are not many people on the island now, and they do not have much room to display, it is obvious that His Majesty the Emperor will not be satisfied with this mere island, and he will further expand his business.

If His Majesty's career is successful until he regains the throne, then they will undoubtedly become the royal tools of His Majesty's ruling army, and the future is absolutely unlimited.

If you want to get ahead, there is no better investment than this.

Driven by this idea, the people present, like the Duke of Erchingen, expressed their allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor.

Under the contrast of your words and my words, the atmosphere in the lobby became warm again.

Aegron smiled, admiring the fire burning in the eyes of these young men.

Well, that's what he wants.

Now that the heat is up, it's time to move on to the next step.

"Everyone!" he called softly again.

In an instant, all the talking people stopped one after another, and the lobby was silent again.

Aegron was satisfied to see his initial establishment of authority.

"You are the Empire's most loyal warriors, so I must be open and honest with you too. I think everyone can see that we are facing a very difficult situation in the current situation, and we are also conducting a very dangerous business... …I can’t even guarantee that any of you will live to see the day we succeed! We can only pray for God’s favor and move forward with fearless courage. And courage alone is not enough, we must every The unity of individuals makes us a cohesive whole, and only in this way can we overcome those enemies who are more powerful than us and move towards a glorious tomorrow..."

Aegron paused for a moment, and then spoke again, "For this reason, I decided to create a knight order, and I will personally serve as the leader, and all the people present today will become members of the knight order. Tell the world, you are a member of my career, follow me to make achievements, and you should share what I have achieved after my hard work!"

"Oh!"

As his words just fell, people exclaimed.

Even his two cousins ​​looked surprised, because Aegron had not discussed it with them beforehand.

Naturally, this was also Aegron's decision after thinking.

There is no doubt that he has the title of emperor and is the only legitimate heir to the empire, but this does not mean that he will naturally receive allegiance, especially in the current situation, he needs to draw these followers more closely.

The Knights were established for this purpose - he wanted to use this sense of honor, slowly knead them into a whole, cultivate their sense of belonging to the team, so that they can become more engaged in their own service.

This is not a fantasy of his middle school. In fact, this kind of thing is quite common in European countries. All royal families use this method to absorb senior officers and political elites - such as the Black Eagle Knights in Prussia, Bath in the United Kingdom. The Knights, the Spanish Knights of the Golden Fleece, etc.

Even Emperor Napoleon created the Legion of Honor to reward officers and politicians who were loyal to him.

Now, the Bourbon royal family rules France, so the members of the French Legion of Honor are canonized by the French king. In this case, Aiglon chose to rebuild a knighthood as an honorary title for those elite members under his command, and the knighthood It also means internal loyalty, and his orthodox monarchy status is unshakable.

Because this approach is not deviant, the people present were only slightly surprised, and immediately accepted Aegron's move.

"Tell me, are you willing to join my career?" Aegron looked up at all the people present. "I don't have to repeat the danger with you anymore, of course you can see it with your intelligence, so - I advise you, it's too late to quit now! If you want to leave now, I will never stop it, but if you swear to me today Loyalty, then I will never allow betrayal, I hope you will follow your heart and make a decision without regrets."

"I'm very happy, Your Majesty." Michelle Ney got down on one knee without any hesitation, "Thank you for giving me this honor."

very good.

This young man is a talented person with enough political sense to grasp the situation so quickly, making himself the first person to swear allegiance.

Aegron picked up a saber from the side and put it on his shoulder. In this simple way, he completed the canonization of the Knights.

"I'm sorry that we have poor conditions here, and there is no way to hold large celebrations, and no time to design and create beautiful ribbons and medals, but even so, I can assure you that you will always be a part of the Empire. "Finally, Aigron looked down at Michelle Ney, who was on one knee, and said calmly. "May the Lord bless you."

"God bless!" Duke Erchingen closed his eyes and answered loudly.

Then, Aigron's gaze shifted to the other people, and at this time, as if they had heard an order, these people knelt down one by one.

His two cousins, Louis and Charlie, were a little overwhelmed by his sudden attack, but in the current atmosphere, they had almost no choice, so they looked at each other with a glance, and then kneeled in obedience. Kneeling down, waiting for the care of their loyal monarch.

Suddenly, everyone knelt down, only Chanel stood blankly, embarrassed and didn't know what to do with herself.

Of course she would be happy to kneel down, but doesn't she know that this round will get her? After all, I had never heard of a woman who could become a member of the Knights of Honor.

Fortunately, Aigron looked at Chanel and resolved her embarrassment, "Chanel, go and call the Count of Monte Cristo, I hope he will become one of us too."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chanel left immediately as if receiving amnesty.

And next, Aigron took the sword, walked to the people kneeling on the ground one by one, and put the sword on their shoulders.

"May the Lord bless you." He would say this every time he passed by.

"May the Lord bless you!" Everyone answered loudly in the same way.

No matter what they think in their hearts, they can't have any slack on the surface to show their excitement and loyalty.

And in the end, Chanel came with the count.

Edmond Dantès seemed to have heard Chanel's explanation. As soon as he came here, he silently knelt down in front of the young man.

Aigron walked in front of him, then looked at Chanel.

"Chanel, kneel down too."

"Huh?" Chanel was surprised.

"Kneel down." Aigron repeated the order with a smile. "You deserve credit for your contribution. I'm never one to ignore contributions because of my gender."

"Yes..." Looking at his smile, Chanel almost cried again.

Then, she knelt down on one knee and fell in front of him.

Who would have thought that the honor of the unknown Noel family came to the top from her?

Then, the sword was placed on her shoulder.

"May the Lord bless you!"

"May the Lord bless you."