Eagle’s Glory

Just as Panos-Kolokotronis, with a clean stance, forced his way into the National Assembly and threatened the members of the parliament to pass the bill, the same coup d'état was quietly taking place in the seat of the Greek independent government.

A group of heavily armed soldiers broke into the official residence of the President of Kapodistria. After a brief but intense exchange of fire, they disarmed the guards and then broke into the President's office.

"You are under arrest, President," said the leading officer to President Capodiestria.

"What are you doing?" The president was still in shock at this time, looking at the person in front of him at a loss. "Why do this?"

No one paid any attention to his questioning. After being greeted by the officer, several soldiers stepped forward, raised him directly, and dragged him away from the mansion.

In desperation, the president could only follow the soldiers away in a daze and panic, and was escorted to a residential house not far away. Then, he found a person waiting here.

This man was probably in his fifties, with gray hair, but still burly and tall, wearing a military uniform, looking at him seriously.

Of course he recognized that this person was the commander-in-chief of the Independence Army, Theodoros Kolokotronis.

And he instantly understood what had happened.

"Theozoros! Are you crazy?" he couldn't help asking aloud.

No wonder he was so excited, because the two of them had a good relationship on weekdays.

Although President Kapodistria was very pro-Russian, and even served the tsar for a long time, he himself hoped that Greece could become a republic after independence - but he had to always follow the pro-Russian line, and his position was also incompatible with Cyprus. Ozoros-Kolokotronis had the same wishes, so after being released from prison, the two of them worked closely together and finally managed to maintain the current situation.

So President Kapodistria couldn't understand why his commander-in-chief suddenly turned his face ruthlessly and staged a coup to arrest him.

"I'm not crazy." Under the President's questioning, Theodoros Kolokotelonis replied calmly, "Your Excellency, what has happened does not affect your current position, I only hope that you can be Make a statement, appoint me to act on my behalf, and openly invite His Excellency François Bonaparte to aid the cause of our independence.”

"Bonaparte!" After hearing this name, the president immediately understood everything, "You were used by the Bonaparte family!"

Some time ago, an emissary from the Bonaparte family had already contacted the Greek government, but he and his cronies, without any hesitation, directly and sternly refused the family's extended hand.

They do not dislike this family, but in their opinion, joining forces with the already sunk Bonaparte family will only increase the disgust of the European powers against the Greek government, which will ultimately damage the national interests.

However, it seems today that the family did not give up their efforts after being rejected, and they found help elsewhere.

"They are using us, but so are we," Theodoros Kolokotronis replied. "We can't be too picky these days, can we? In this precarious situation, as long as If someone is willing to reach out, we shouldn't refuse."

"But they obviously have other plans!" the president retorted loudly. "Do you think they can solve the problem now?"

"It's worth a try at least," Theodoros replied. "We won't suffer more for this anyway."

"The tsar will have a different opinion," replied President Capodiistria. "We have managed to gain the favor of His Majesty the tsar, but now if we cooperate with the Bonaparte family, what will he think? Will he not? Will angrily withdraw all aid to us?"

"We have always placed hope in the tsar, but the tsar has not saved us yet." Theodoros Kolokotronis replied angrily, "If that's the case, how can they point at us now? "

Since the outbreak of the War of Independence, the Greek Independence Army knew that its strength was weak and it was difficult to resist the pressure of the Turkish Empire, so from the very beginning, it paid great attention to seeking outside assistance.

The internal factions also quarreled endlessly over which European power to seek help.

A party was secretly negotiating with France to give the Greek throne to the French Duke of Nemours; Colokotronis had written a formal letter to Russia, proposing to submit to Russia after independence in exchange for the aid of the tsar; and by 1825 In July, the Greek leaders reached a rare consensus to jointly sign a document that was sent to London soon after. The document, dated August 1, 1825, stated that "Greece places its sacred liberty, independence and political existence under the absolute protection of the British Empire".

However, the three major powers did not actively respond to the Greeks' request, and at first they were firmly opposed to Greek independence.

After more than 20 years of **** baptism in the French Revolution, the European countries that have finally recovered their anger have a headache when they hear the "revolution"; The European order" was regarded as an absolutely unbreakable rule.

From this perspective, the Ottoman Turkish Empire, although its rule is decadent and brutal, is after all part of the monarchy and part of the European balance of power, so its rule and territory cannot easily be touched and changed.

The great powers that destroyed the revolution, the absolute fascination with the "existing order" now outweighs the distaste for the Turks.

Because of this, the Holy Alliance, headed by Tsar Alexander I, even publicly stated that it would never support the Greek independence movement, which also broke the hearts of these Greek leaders.

Although with the death of Tsar Alexander I and various other events, the sympathy of Western countries for the cause of Greek independence has quietly risen, the policies of various countries have also undergone drastic changes, and even major powers have begun to negotiate in private, to adopt a tough approach. Solve the problem between Turkey and Greece - but for now, Theodoros Kolokotronis, who is already in a corner, doesn't want to wait any longer.

Since the dream of the big country's assistance has not come, he would rather take the olive branch handed over by the Bonaparte family, even if the olive branch contains some evil root, he can't care about it now.

The words of Ozoros-Kolokotelonis made the president speechless.

Indeed, he did not know how to justify his point of view.

"The Bonaparte family has more enemies than us, and it is even more difficult to deal with." After a moment of silence, he asked in a low voice, "If the Western powers then take drastic action in anger, how should we face the consequences? "

"The consequences are stronger than they are now. I don't believe that they will send troops to destroy Greece. They can't do such a thing in terms of public opinion or diplomacy. After all, the Bonaparte family is just volunteering to help us." Ozzo Ross-Colokotronis replied, "Using the Bonaparte family, we can attract the attention of the great powers, and perhaps this is a good catalyst for those great powers who have been hesitant to make up their minds to solve us as soon as possible. The problem here."

President Kapodistria finally understood what the other party was thinking.

Needless to say, the tsar's hostility to the Bonaparte family, the current Bourbon royal family in France is definitely not willing to see the Bonaparte family stir up trouble, they will have enough motivation to solve the problem as soon as possible.

As for what they will do, no one can predict.

"You're gambling." He frowned.

"That's right, I'm gambling, anyway, we've already lost almost, why can't we bet bigger? Maybe we'll get God's favor for this." Theodoros Kolokotronis nodded, " Well, Mr. President, please make a statement as I ask."

President Kapodistria lowered his head in silence, as if hesitating.

"Just write it and let me take all the responsibility! Who can blame you in this situation?" Theodoros Kolokotronis urged impatiently, "If the situation really reaches the worst At this point, then you can naturally put all the blame on me, and you can take me to seek the help of the tsar again.”

Now that the words have been said so clearly, President Kapodistria no longer hesitated, he nodded and agreed.

"I can only wish you good luck." After a pause, he added in a low voice, "I wish Duke Leichstedt good luck too..."

"No, we call him the head of the Knights of Fontainebleau." Theodoros Kolokotronis corrected his title.

While the weather in the Peloponnese was changing, the little island of Monte Cristo was calm today.

Agron took Teresa for a walk on the reef by the sea.

He didn't say a word, and from time to time he looked at the sea in the distance, listening to the sound of the tide hitting the rocks and splashing everywhere.

Of course he knew what was going to happen in Greece - these days, he had been in close communication with the men he sent to Greece, guiding them to negotiate, making all kinds of honest or false promises, and encouraging Theodoros - Kolokotelonis staged a coup as soon as possible, sending him an official name.

If all goes well, in a few days, he will be officially invited by the Greek Parliament and the Greek President, and then, in a justifiable manner, he will come to the land of Greece and formally participate in their great cause of independence.

At that time, he was the defender of Christians in Greece and the Balkans, fighting with all his might for their freedom and glory.

If everything doesn't go well... well, it just means that his efforts during this period of time have returned to the original point, and he will participate in this war in another way.

Right now is a critical moment. It is impossible to say that he is not nervous, but since he was a child, he has learned the ability to hide his emotions and anger, so he can keep himself calm all the time, and his words and deeds are as usual.

Of course, this kind of calm can only frighten those people who usually rarely see him. The people closest to him can feel his nervousness from his slightly strange behavior.

"Your Highness... don't worry, everything will be fine." In the midst of the sound of the waves, Teresa gently grabbed Aegron's shoulder and comforted him in a low voice, "Although I haven't seen the Edmond you mentioned. -Mr. Dantès, but from your usual description, he should be a thoughtful and courageous person, and he will definitely not live up to your trust."

"I hope so." Agron nodded with a smile, "Teresa, I have great confidence in Edmund, but I also know that fate is a very mysterious thing, and no matter how certain things are, sometimes it is inevitable. Something can go wrong, so I always have some doubts in my mind."

"This is a very good habit. Many people are destroyed by their own arrogance, so keep vigilance at all times to keep winning." Teresa also laughed. "You will definitely have more tense moments than this time in the future, but Your Highness, we will all make it through!"

Teresa's comfort made Aegron feel much better.

Yes, it has come to this point, what's the point of worrying so much? It's better to wait patiently for the result, the worst will not be worse than the one you were a year ago.

Thinking of this, he was relieved, and then he faced the blue sea and let out a long sigh of relief.

"So I'm going to pack. No matter what happens over there, I'm going! No one can stop me."

"I'm going with you too," Teresa whispered.

Agron retracted his gaze, then looked at Teresa worriedly.

Recently, because of a cold and acclimatization, she has been suffering from persistent fever. Until now, she is still a little weak and has not fully recovered. Aegron didn't want Teresa to suffer from a bumpy journey in this situation.

"Teresa, you can wait here." He couldn't help persuading the other party, "Anyway, after I go there, you can come over at any time."

"No, no." Teresa's reaction was beyond Aegron's imagination. She tightly grabbed the young man's hand and refused to change her mind. "His Royal Highness, I want to go with you, starting from the first day."

Then, Teresa bit her lip, looking unhappy, "Your Highness, didn't we agree to share weal and woe? Since this is the case, how can there be a reason for you to take risks and I am not by your side?"

Aegron was stunned to find that it was the first time that Teresa had been so persistent in standing up for herself in front of her.

It must be very, very important to her.

"It's not that I don't want you to go, I just told you to rest first, and it's not too late to wait for your body to recover..." Aegron replied helplessly.

"No, I'll recover faster if I'm with His Royal Highness." Teresa replied stubbornly, "If I don't see you for a long time, I'll be worried, and I'll end up feeling even more uncomfortable... I've experienced this kind of day, and it's much more uncomfortable than a cold and a fever. Besides, if I'm here, I can definitely help, Your Highness, let me go with you..."

Originally, Aegron wanted to persuade him a few more words, but seeing Teresa insisted so much, he had no choice but to agree. "Okay... Since you have to insist, so do it. But, promise me, you must take care of yourself."

"I will, Your Highness!" Teresa was overjoyed when she saw Aegron's concession, and a slight blush appeared on her weak and pale face, "For us, I will overcome all obstacles, a mere cold is nothing. …trust me!"

Then, she leaned against the young man's arms, closed her eyes and quietly enjoyed this moment of peace.