Eagle’s Glory

It was an ordinary day in summer, the temperature was drowsy, and even the Greek parliamentary chamber in the city of Astros was equally uninspiring.

Since the convening of the Second National Assembly, the little-known small town of Astros has become the temporary seat of the Greek Parliament, exercising its weak but legitimate representative function and formulating the Greek constitution.

However, shortly after its establishment, the good wishes originally pinned on it immediately came to nothing - for various reasons, the parliament and the army leader Theodoros Kolokotronis had a fierce confrontation, and eventually a civil war.

Although the civil war ended with a temporary victory for the parliament and the government, it also had devastating effects, weakening the strength of the independent army, the Turks took the opportunity to make a comeback, and eventually most of the territory fell back to the Turks. The independent government of Greece The territory that can be controlled is now limited to the small Peloponnese peninsula.

The situation has taken a turn for the worse, and the authority of the parliament has also suffered a great blow, but for the current lawmakers, it is fortunate that they can maintain their current status.

The seats in the council hall are not full today, but no one is surprised. After all, since the opening of the second National Assembly, due to various political changes and military pressure from Turkey, there are often members of the National Assembly during meetings. Absent, in comparison, today is already considered a larger number.

With the speaker's announcement, the parliament started today's agenda.

As usual, the Greek parliamentarians, in accordance with the rules of procedure, fiercely debated all the unresolved issues on the agenda. Although they seemed to have enthusiasm, they just continued the quarrels of the past invariably, neither reaching a consensus nor being able to agree on the real world. make any meaningful changes.

While they were arguing, there was a sudden commotion at the door of the council chamber.

Among the people arguing, not many people noticed the commotion, but when the door opened, their argument finally ended inevitably.

They were stunned to find that a group of heavily armed soldiers broke in and looked at them with very dangerous eyes.

As they rushed into the venue, the originally drowsy dullness was swept away, and the murderous sternness was swept away.

"Panos-Kolokotronis!"

Someone recognized the leader of the group of soldiers and exclaimed.

This young man was the son of Theodoros Kolokotronis, a hero of the War of Independence. He had done many feats before, so many people present knew him.

During the civil war, he was wanted and was in exile, but his wanted order was naturally cancelled after Theodoros Kolokotronis was reinstated as commander-in-chief.

But even so, no one saw him return to his father's side. Some people said that he was disheartened and chose to continue in exile abroad. Everyone accepted this statement. I didn't expect him to appear here today.

"Mr. Panos-Kolokotronis, what are you doing here?" In the murderous atmosphere, the Speaker came back to his senses and questioned the young man loudly.

Following the speaker's questioning, a group of congressmen also came back to their senses and echoed loudly.

"Get out! This is not where you should be!"

Although he has legal status now, it is clear that he is here with weapons and soldiers in clear violation of the law.

However, their clamoring did not affect the young man. On the contrary, he did not flinch, but stared at the disgusting group of people in front of him with a stern gaze.

It was this group of people who had come together to fight his father and eventually sparked a civil war that killed a large group of his comrades.

If he could, he would like to order the bloodbath of this ghost place now, but he knew that he couldn't do it now. When the nation was in danger, he had no time to worry about his previous grudges.

"Gentlemen, I'm here to submit a motion," he replied aloud. "This bill is not only my personal will, but also the will of my father and all our soldiers who fought for the motherland. I implore you to pass it!"

"You have no right to propose any motion!" Someone immediately roared and refuted him.

"You have no right!" Under his leadership, almost everyone shouted, if it wasn't for the fear of the soldiers behind him, they might have swarmed him and knocked him down!

Panos-Kolokotronis frowned at the people in front of him, picked up his pistol impatiently, and looked up at the ceiling.

"It says I have a right!" he yelled.

"Bang!" With a loud noise, there was a bullet hole in the ceiling, and then a piece of dust fell into the air.

This loud noise made the venue suddenly silent.

The members looked at each other in dismay, and no one thought that this daring young man could do such a thing.

This is a coup.

And it must be the coup d'etat secretly led by the commander-in-chief Theodoros - Kolokotronis, and his son Panos is just an executor.

Now that he has put on this posture, it will not be a few words to let it go. Many of the people present have hatred against them. Who knows what they will do next?

Fear silenced the clamorous MPs.

"What motion do you want to propose?" the speaker asked after a moment of silence.

"No one said I have no rights now, right?" Panos Kolokotronis sneered.

Then he didn't give a **** anymore, walked directly to the rostrum, then met the members, and said aloud his intentions.

"In view of the severe situation that our country's cause of independence is currently facing, we urgently need assistance from friendly people abroad. Therefore, I suggest that the Government and Parliament warmly invite François-Charles-Bonaparte, head of the Knights of Fontainebleau. Your Excellency, come to help our country's cause of independence and save our country from peril."

As soon as his words fell, it immediately caused a new round of commotion.

The head of the Knights of Fontainebleau? No one knows what it is.

But the name behind it caused the people present to fall into extreme consternation.

"You colluded with Duke Reichstedt?" The Speaker seemed to have reacted, and immediately asked him, "Did you instruct us to coerce us?"

"I beseech you because of the need of the national interest," replied Panos-Colokotronis, sarcastically, "Monsieur Bonaparte has great sympathy for our cause of independence, and is willing to spend enormous sums of money. Sponsorship to help our independent cause, shouldn't we respect him accordingly? We should issue a formal invitation to him immediately."

This sudden news made the congressmen who didn't know the inside story at all at a loss, so they could only continue to look at each other, and no one knew what to do.

Logically speaking, this does not seem like a bad thing, but the Kolokotronis father and son actually used such severe means to coerce the Parliament. Obviously, the nature of the matter is much more serious than it appears.

"The motion you put forward is too sudden, and it is not in line with the procedure." The speaker tried to ease the tension, so he proposed to Panos. "I suggest waiting a few days for a few MPs to introduce the motion in a formal process, and then the parliament votes, so that it is in line with our rules of procedure."

"Rules of procedure! Can you use the rules of procedure to drive the Turks away? If you can, I'd be happy to agree!" Panos laughed and retorted, "Now is not the time to pay attention to the rules of procedure, we want results , immediately!"

As he said that, he waved his hand, and several soldiers also waved their sabres in a showy way to show their determination.

"Today's motion must be passed, otherwise no one will want to leave." Panos-Kolokotronis answered categorically. "Now, our situation is very critical, and we must not allow any more delays! Every second of delay will cause our loyal warriors to bleed needlessly! Therefore, I must ask you to make a decision immediately, not a moment's delay!"

His arrogant attitude aroused the anger of his opponents, and they roared again, scolding Panos in the most violent words.

"This is a coup! Shameless coup! You colluded with foreigners to put the country in danger!" one MP shouted at Panos, "Theodoros Kolokotronis will be nailed to the motherland. On the pillar of shame of history!"

"Down with the coup!" "Down with Bonaparte!"

The small meeting room was filled with a storm of scolding for a while.

The more he listened, the more annoyed Panos-Kolokotronis became. In the end, he picked up the pistol and fired another shot at the ceiling, finally calming the venue down a little.

"It's you scumbags, bastards, who are in trouble for the country!" He widened his eyes and looked at the group of people in front of him with resentment, "You brought our independence to this point for your own selfish interests. , let our brothers and sisters and our children have to face the Turks' slaughter again, you slaughter your loyal soldiers but have nothing to do with the invaders, you can only watch the motherland fall! As a result, now you have to curse those Those who are truly willing to fight to defend the motherland, curse those who paid a huge price to help you, you are shameless!"

After cursing, he patted the table in front of him heavily, and then glared at the MPs in front of him.

"Facts have proved that your existence is meaningless and will not help anyone! Play your last role honestly, thank God, from now on our motherland will never be used by you scumbags again. Hurt!"

Following his cursing, another group of soldiers also came in through the door, and then came to the seat where the MPs were sitting, monitoring almost every MP.

Now everyone can see that the "request" brought by Panos Kolokotronis today cannot be rejected.

Either way, he must get the resolution today.

"No matter what happens today, this bill that I propose must be passed, otherwise the meeting will never be allowed to dissolve!" Panos-Kolokotronis roared loudly on the stage, "Anyone who refuses to fulfill their obligations will Treated as an enemy of the motherland, there will be no mercy! Now, let's vote! I want to see, how long will you betray the motherland?!"

Under the coercion of his roar and the soldiers' long knives, the Speaker saw that he could no longer resist, so he had to violate the rules of procedure and formally submit his proposal to the agenda.

The discussion was simply omitted, and the motion went directly to the voting process.

A soldier stood beside each senator, who stared at the seated senators to express their will.

In such a murderous atmosphere, the vote was passed with great speed.

The motion of Panos-Colokotronis became a formal resolution - the Greek Parliament warmly invited His Excellency François-Charles-Bonaparte, head of the Knights of Fontainebleau, to help the cause of Greek independence.

Seeing that his will was finally implemented, Panos was in a very good mood.

However, he also knows that passing the bill doesn't mean everything is done.

"Next, I hope that Parliament will pass a resolution, temporarily adjourn the session, and transfer power to the Provisional Government." He continued to put forward a new proposal, "All the members present will temporarily stay here until His Excellency Bonaparte arrives, and we will hold a meeting. The ceremony was welcomed together to show our respect and admiration for him!"

Of course, he will not be stupid enough to let all the members present, he will temporarily lock them all up, and then reconsider the next steps after a fait accompli.

Under his coercion, the parliament had to vote again and passed his proposal.

Panos-Kolokotronis only felt high-spirited to see him achieve his goal so smoothly.

However, in addition to the excitement, he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.

Is it for such a group of people that we have sacrificed so much before? It's ridiculous.

Fortunately, this error has finally been corrected.

Standing on the podium, he watched as the soldiers pushed the group of members out of the council hall one by one, and sent them to the designated place for detention. After the council hall was empty, he finally walked out.

At this moment, Edmond Dantes walked in front of him quietly, and then bowed to him.

"Very neatly done. Congratulations."

Panos-Kolokotronis did not have any excitement, but frowned and looked at the sponsor solemnly.

He walked in front of the other party, then stopped, and patted the other party's shoulder heavily.

"Mr. Count, all we can do is over, now it's your turn."

"Of course, we won't let you down." Edmund Dantes replied sternly.