Eagle’s Glory

With the surrender ceremony over, the series of battles surrounding Methorongion came to an end, and Aigron finally won the victory he had longed for.

This victory means that he has achieved the strategic goal before the start of the battle. He has removed the most important strategic stronghold of the Turks in western Greece, and thus has become the temporary master of this area.

After occupying the fortress, he and all his subordinates were cheering for the hard-won victory. Under his orders, the food and wine plundered from all over the place were supplied to the whole army in unlimited quantities. Here comes a reward for their previous **** battle.

And in Methoni behind him, another battle with invisible gunpowder smoke started almost at the same time.

The leader of this "war" is Aigron's fiancee, Princess Teresa.

At this time, she was waiting for an important guest in the hotel that Aegron had commandeered.

Sitting in the seat, she was a little flustered, because she knew how important the next thing she needed to deal with was almost related to the fate of her beloved fiancé, and she could not tolerate any mistakes.

She was afraid that she would screw up and disappoint Aegron, but she also knew that, as Aegron's only and most reasonable agent at the moment, only she could handle the situation.

Teresa, this is your duty and your role in the future, you have to prove that you can do it... She said this to herself more than once in her heart.

Unconsciously, she made up her mind. After all, she is the daughter of a great commander. Since childhood, she was able to instill due calm and caution from her father through precepts and deeds.

What should come will always come. While she was sitting, a carriage quietly came to the door of the hotel, and then a passenger in casual clothes, led by a special person, passed through the cordon of the guards, and then came to the hotel.

Soon, Teresa's maid opened the door of the reception room and introduced him to Teresa.

The moment he entered the door, both of them immediately looked at each other, and then politely looked away.

In a glimpse, Teresa found that the other party was a tall and thin young man, his face was serious, his brows were furrowed, and there was an air of cautious diplomat.

"Nice to meet you, Your Royal Highness!" The young man walked up to Teresa, and then saluted her respectfully, "My name is Alfred von Mayrhofen, von Genz The ambassador's secretary, who was also specially dispatched by him, has come from Istanbul to meet you—"

"Being able to be given such a task by the ambassador is enough to show that you are highly valued in the summit, and it is enough to show how good you are." Teresa replied gently, and then extended her hand to him, "Von Meier Mr. Hoffen, I wish you a great future."

Being so praised by Teresa, even though he knew it was a polite remark, the young man couldn't help but feel a little smug in his heart - indeed, as the other party said, he was entrusted by Mr. Genz and regarded as a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tomorrow's star.

If you can successfully complete the task this time, it is foreseeable that in the future, you will definitely be able to get a lot of rewards.

Of course, he is proud of himself, but on the surface he still maintains his due composure.

"You've overdone the award, I'm just an entourage who was ordered to do things, not worth mentioning. All I can do is to use all my talents to serve Your Majesty and the Empire." He replied humbly, "It's the Princess that you are more worthy of. Admiration, what you have done is right or wrong, I have no right to comment, but you can dare to take risks and come here alone is indeed amazing enough."

After meeting Teresa, he behaved very politely, which is very easy to understand - after all, the princess is the daughter of Archduke Karl, even if she has left the country now and fell out with the imperial government, but that is not what he can do provable existence.

"Sir, I have the same enthusiasm for your majesty and the empire as you do. I never thought for a moment to be an enemy of the empire. After all, Austria is the country where I was born and raised, and I am fortunate to be a member of the royal family and enjoy The most superior courtesy that the Empire can offer..." Teresa looked at each other with deep emotion, "After enjoying all this, how could I not be grateful? In fact, I pray to God all the time, please my Lord Bless my motherland prosperous and prosperous."

After a pause, Teresa changed her words, "Also, although I am in danger, I am not alone. My fiancé and I will always stand by one side, and we will never walk alone."

Her words were full of emotion and seemed to come from the heart, and von Mayrhofen, who had been in the social world for a long time, of course could hear the sincerity in it.

It's just that he knows even more that the two demands of Her Royal Highness the Princess are not exactly the same, and may even be completely opposite - if her fiancé insists on becoming an enemy of the Empire in the future, how will she handle herself?

Judging from her current actions, it is almost self-evident what choices she will make.

Of course, von Mayrhofen was a wise man, he would not ask such embarrassing questions, and his task was not to reprimand or blame Princess Teresa.

And now the two sides are in a position of temporary cooperation, there is no need to put on an embarrassing posture.

Like Prime Minister Metternich, he is a realist who judges the situation. The reality is already tormenting, and the problems of the future are left to the future to deal with.

"His Royal Highness, your affection for Duke Reichstedt has really moved us bystanders, and since we have reached this stage, it will not help to continue to strictly stop you, and it will make the empire and the court seem to be inseparable. It's close to human affection, so..." When he said this, von Mayrhofen's expression became more serious and solemn, "On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister, I wish you and the duke's future marriage, and plan I wish you and Your Highness a long life together."

Finally waited for this sentence... God knows how much I had to suffer in order to get it... Teresa thought to herself.

She was originally ordered to marry by His Majesty the Emperor, and she could easily get this marriage; however, fate played such a huge joke on her. So much so that the "things that should have happened" really happened!

In the middle, she once became a laughing stock in the social world. If she hadn't plucked up the courage to fight hard, how could she be today?

After a series of fights, His Majesty the Emperor finally re-acknowledged the marriage. The carpet they walked through in the marriage hall was dyed red with blood.

Thinking of this, Teresa was happy and sad, and she didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, she was also quite good at controlling her emotions, and soon regained her indifferent and solemn expression.

"I am very grateful to His Majesty the Emperor and His Excellency the Prime Minister for their kindness. I will follow God's teachings, perform the duties of a wife, and never fail our family's honor."

"I have no doubt that you can do it." von Mayrhofen nodded with a smile, "Judging from your performance so far, you have done your job extremely well - even I am very Doubt, without you, whether His Royal Highness would be able to obtain His Excellency the Prime Minister's forgiveness so easily."

"So can you help me to fulfill my obligations better?" Teresa asked with a small smile.

Despite her reserved attitude and well-prepared manners, in this indifferent smile, she is both complacent and soft-spoken, and the girl's bright charm is still fully revealed, so that von Mayrhofen suddenly felt a little Mind rippling.

But of course he won't shake his position because of this.

"I don't know what you mean, but my duty is to perform the tasks assigned to me by my boss." He replied with a stern face. "If there is something in my mission that can accommodate you, of course I'd be happy to—"

In other words, he won't do anything for Teresa other than his duties.

After receiving such an answer, Teresa was not disappointed. Since this person will be entrusted with important tasks, she will definitely not be a mediocre person who can be easily dismissed.

After the meeting, the temptation of a few words was over, and they both left a good impression on each other, and Teresa also decided to get to the point.

"Sir, you must be very tired from coming all the way from Istanbul, so I don't plan to talk to you for a long time now. Let's settle the most important things first." After a moment of silence, Teresa spoke again. "May I ask if Mr. Gentz ​​has any letters for me?"

"I'm sorry, because this mission is quite special, and the two sides have not established basic trust, so Mr. Genz does not intend to leave any written documents. All his comments and oral messages are conveyed by myself." Von Mayrhofen replied with an apologetic but relentless smile, "But don't worry, I have a good memory, so I can fully articulate his opinion and make due judgments on his behalf."

"It's really surprising prudence, even at this time, do you still have to leave room for yourself to withdraw?" Teresa smiled slightly sarcastically, "Could it be that, with the surname Bonaparte, just So embarrassing him and you?"

"Her Royal Highness, it would be better to say that as an Austrian, it is rare for you to be so indifferent to this surname." Von Mayrhofen replied humbly, "You were not born when that person invaded Vienna twice, but I can still see it in my eyes - I will always remember those harrowing days."

"Although I haven't personally experienced those catastrophic days, I, like you, are deeply saddened by these scars left in our country's history." Teresa shook her head gently, indicating that she was not Unmoved, "But the history that has happened is history after all, we can't be troubled by the past and forget the present, right? Don't forget, His Majesty the Emperor took the initiative to propose marriage to me and His Highness, that is, he wanted first Let me be a Bonaparte--if anyone wishes to heal wounds, it is his Majesty the Emperor in the first place--do you have any complaints about that?"

Seeing Teresa carry out His Majesty the Emperor, von Mayrhofen naturally couldn't sit still.

He could only cover up the embarrassment at the moment with a smirk. "Your Highness, you... you are indeed the daughter of Duke Karl..."

"I am the fiancee of His Royal Highness." Teresa emphasized again.

Then, she slowed down again, "Well, since Mr. Genz doesn't intend to give me written evidence now, that's fine, I'll ask you verbally - what does Austria need me and His Highness to do now? ?"

Von Mayrhofen's expression became more serious, he knew that every word he said was extremely important, so he concentrated all his attention.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister hopes that you and the Duke, if possible, will make Greece independent as soon as possible, so that the Russians will lose the pretext to send troops; and he hopes that the Duke can find a way to eliminate the influence of pro-Russian forces in Greece, so that the next Russian The Turkish war should be postponed as much as possible.”

After hearing the other party's words, Teresa was not surprised. In fact, this was exactly what she and Aegron had expected and expected.

After weighing it, Metternich would rather hold his nose and let Aigron continue to do things, rather than let the Russians reach out to the Balkans.

For this he was willing to make concessions to them.

"Russia is a big country. Although it is far away from His Highness, it is still an unshakable giant. It is not easy for His Highness to fight against them..." Although she knew it, Teresa seemed quite Embarrassed, "Excuse me, what can Metternich give His Highness?"

"It depends on what you want," von Mayrhofen replied with a smile. "He has a lot to offer."

"So, can His Royal Highness and I ascend to the throne of Greece?" Teresa asked directly.

This question made von Mayrhofen's smile disappear instantly.

"This...I'm afraid not." He shook his head in embarrassment, "Your Excellency the Prime Minister has assessed the situation, and he thinks that the current European powers may not be mentally prepared to accept the emergence of a Bonaparte kingdom...I think, You need to do something..."

"What? I can't be a queen?" Teresa's smile disappeared suddenly, her eyebrows stood upright, and she stared at each other in disbelief, "I... why can't I be a queen? Me and Your Highness, Fei Do your best, is it just a futile effort?"

She glared at each other angrily, like a child who was furious when his parents couldn't get the toy they wanted.

uh...that's hard to do. Von Mayrhofen sighed inwardly.

In order to better complete the task assigned by the superior, before he came to Istanbul, he had already inquired about Princess Teresa's reputation among the acquaintances of the upper class in Vienna.

It's a pity that Princess Teresa has always been reclusive and doesn't like to show her face. He can only get some bits and pieces of information, and among these information, they all comment that the princess is gentle and humble, treats people with kindness, and is a very reasonable person.

However, looking at it today, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

It seems that rumors are just rumors after all, and there will always be some exaggeration.

After all, Her Royal Highness is Her Royal Highness, and willfulness and arrogance are inevitable in his bones, and he couldn't help feeling emotional.

However, Teresa did not feel the slightest anger in her heart.

This was the result she and Aegron had expected.

However, since her status is special, she can be willful, and she should be more willful - it is still early enough for Aegron to make a decision.

"Okay...Today you are tired from your journey, I hope you go to rest first..." Teresa made a gesture with a cold face, "I will arrange a room for you, we will talk about it tomorrow."