Eagle’s Glory

After finalizing the tacit agreement with Panos for the next joint action, Aigron said goodbye to his allies, and watched him leave the church with his entourage and return to the Peloponnese.

Because the situation has become clearer now, Panos is in a very good mood, but now both of them have a lot of business and need to be dealt with as soon as possible, so he did not stay for another two days and Aigron had a drink - but the two of them It has been agreed that after the official founding of Greece, we must have a happy two days to celebrate the hard-won victory.

And on Aigron's side, since Haide's baptism ceremony has ended, he will also start the next step.

Just today, he officially announced Haide's identity to the outside world and was going to bring her back to Ioannina, where her grandfather once ruled, and the next step was to carry out this step.

During the more than half a month he was preparing for the christening ceremony of Haide, he had also been observing the movements of all parties, especially the progress of the Russian Imperial Army.

Sure enough, as he expected, in this Russian-Turkish war, the Russian Empire's advance was very smooth, and even because he was stirring the wind and the rain, his performance was a little better than the original historical line. From the beginning of the war, close to Within a month, he had already broken through the defense line of the Turkish Empire in Wallachia, and had already penetrated into Bulgaria.

Judging from this progress, Turkey has no power to fight back against the Russian Empire this time, and soon the Russians will hit Adrianople, and then force the Turks to come to an alliance under the city.

And what happened next can be expected - the European powers will come out to mediate collectively, "persuading" the Tsar to stop his front, and then come to a collective compromise at the expense of Turkey's interests.

What Aegron has to do is to divide up his interests in this "collective compromise".

The more he progresses, the more he can share.

Now that Heidee's conversion ceremony has been completed, he will march into Ioannina, and then turn it into a new independent principality and his next home.

After the ceremony, the crowd dispersed, and he and Teresa returned to Methorongi with Heide.

Because of his orders, the troops stationed in various places have been regrouping, preparing to march north and prepare for the next journey.

That's right, this time he will take his fiancée, Heide and others on the expedition. He is not worried about any trouble, because he has sent Michelle Ney and Edmund Tangtai before. Si and others entered the Ioannina area as an advance team.

In the past half a month, judging from the replies of these people, their progress has been extremely smooth. The Turks' already extremely weak ruling order has been crumbling even more in the turmoil of the past few years, and they have not encountered any resistance.

And after Ali Pasha's avant-garde captain, Isaac Valleoli, played the banner of Haide, the locals cheered even more, and they were able to accept Ali Pasha's last orphan as their ruler.

It was because of these reports that Aigron was very relieved about his expedition - it was more like an armed parade than an expedition.

In addition, the advance party reported that after several months of operations in Greece, his reputation had spread throughout Ioannina, where influential religious figures and wealthy landowners were He dared not organize resistance, for fear of becoming a victim of his anger.

Aegron understood that it was very easy for him to win the expedition, and it was easier to kill and set fire, but if he wanted to build a stable rule, he had to show both "deterrence" and "softness" at the same time.

So he will bring Teresa and Heide together to show his majesty and deter the local people who are still disaffected, and most of the influential local upper echelons will stay, and then let them cooperate with him, Receive and rebuild the local ruling order with minimal cost.

However, he will deliberately select a small number of people from the local upper class to kill the chickens and show the monkeys, firstly to frighten the local upper-class people who have dissent; secondly, just to "borrow" their wealth.

As for the crime, it is very easy to find, whether it is "against the archduke" or "blaspheme religion", or simply "run rampant and overbearing to bring disaster to the country", there is always a suitable one for them. Aigron has secretly ordered Edmund Dantes and Yi Zac Balleo, let the two of them secretly draw up a list of the local elites with the worst reputations. When he arrives in Ioannina, he will clean up this group of people according to this list and laugh at them. land without causing violent local disturbances.

Before marching, Aegron had already figured out all the necessary details, so he took his time at the conversion ceremony with a confident look.

The hardest and darkest days have been passed by him, and now there is a grand avenue in front of him. As long as he walks along that avenue, he will be able to harvest the fruits of victory that await him.

Metholonghion, which had calmed down before, began to fall into the hustle and bustle again. People were packing their bags everywhere, and even those small items were not spared. These officers and soldiers knew that this time Aigron went to Joa. After Nina, they will stay there for a long time, and Metholonghion will be returned to the new Greek government, so they will definitely not be able to come back here in the future, so they will take everything they can take away now .

Aegron could understand their feelings, so he did not stop him, but ordered that all members must be assembled after the specified time, and there was no direct military law in place.

He also rewarded the soldiers who followed him by using the remaining Turkish captives as laborers to help the soldiers pack boxes and carry gifts.

In his own residence, Teresa's maids were already packing their bags and preparing to go north with the masters.

Because these small things are handled by special people, Aigron and Teresa are idle instead.

Aegron, who was always busy in his daily life, had time to relax, so he invited Teresa to walk with him on the city wall by the sea - and Teresa naturally accepted it.

So, they handed Haide, who had just completed the christening, to Chanel's care, and then came together to the side of the city wall of Methorongion by the sea.

At this time, it was almost winter. Although the temperature in the Mediterranean Sea was relatively warm and humid, it was still a bit chilly under the sea breeze.

But the two of them were in a good mood at this time, so they didn't care about it.

Standing on the city wall and looking around, the sun is floating lazily on the sea, spreading the sun weakly on the sea, and then breaking into golden bits as the waves roll, and between the sandbars in the distance, the waves break out. The white traces are like circles of silk threads, wrapping them in between.

Looking at this majestic picture, Aegron couldn't help but be full of interest. He raised his hand and pointed to the small sandbars to the east, "Look, Teresa, those death squads rushed over from those sandbars!"

After Teresa came to Aegron, she had already heard the details of the siege of Methorongion from the mouths of others, so she could not help but admire these warriors.

"Just by watching it on the spot, you can see how difficult it was for them at the time... not to mention that they crossed the sandbar in the middle of the night."

"Yeah, they used their wisdom and courage to complete the most important task for me. It is because of them that we can stand here and speak so calmly." Speaking of which, Aegron couldn't help but feel a little bit. Sadly, "Unfortunately, only one of them survived... They all died for us."

"I think this is also the glory they dream of." Teresa quickly comforted Aegron, "Your Highness, wasn't your father also on the brink of desperation back then in Marengo? If there was no General Desai, how could it be possible? How about a glorious empire for the next ten years? No matter how great a person is, sometimes they can only hold one heart, close their eyes and wait for God's judgment without saying a word, and since fate favors you, it means that God It's on your side, you just need to fulfill God's will."

"Yeah, in order to thank the blessing of fate, we must succeed. Only in this way... all sacrifices are worth the money, and those who died for us can rest in their eyes." Aigron looked at the sea, and then nodded heavily. nod. "I have no power to part the sea like Moses, but I will lead my followers back to the Promised Land! It must be mine!"

Seeing the menacing young man, Teresa secretly rejoiced, she liked to see His Highness so bold, satisfying all the girl's imagination of romance.

Now, who is the grandson of the king and grandson in Europe, who can be compared with His Royal Highness?

Of course, although there is light around the two of them, there is inevitably a little shadow in it.

The most important and urgent problem is - not enough money to spend.

The treasures that Aegron brought from Monte Cristo Island were all handed over to Teresa after he led his troops on the expedition. She was also the only person who had a detailed account of Aegron's property and knew it well.

Because she knew it, she was also quite worried about it.

The wealth of tens of millions of francs, in this era, can make a large group of people live without food and clothing, and then put it on the scale of "war", but it seems so insignificant.

Fortunately, this was only a small-scale war, so Aigron had no trouble supporting it for a few months, but if the war continued into next year, things would be difficult to handle.

In addition, Aegron has to spend a sum of money to support his allies-so, under the rapid consumption, now Aegron's seemingly inexhaustible treasure chest is now only a quarter left. .

In public, Teresa naturally kept her mouth shut so as not to disturb the military's heart, but now there are only the two of them left, so she can naturally speak freely.

"His Royal Highness, I'm going to write to my parents again and ask them to give us a little more money. If it's not enough, let's just lend it to us..." Theresa suggested in a low voice, "Although the money is enough now, we must do more. Be prepared to avoid being caught off guard in the future.”

"How can this work? Silly girl!" Aigron shook his head immediately. "I've already taken a large dowry from them. How could I be so embarrassed to bother your parents again? It's too embarrassing. Besides, what will they think? I?"

"You don't have to worry about this." Teresa shook her head, "Judging from mother's letter, father is quite satisfied with you. If you open your mouth, he will definitely be happy to give some more. Not only will he not laugh at him. Instead, you will understand your difficulties - after all, to him, money is absolutely not as important as noble character and enterprising spirit, besides, we are not going to be able to repay in the future, we are just borrowing a little bit..."

"No, we can't do this anymore." Agron still shook his head and rejected the proposal.

He had already caused trouble for Archduke Karl. If he continued to ask him for money, even if he could get it, he would be embarrassed by this debt.

"Then what are you going to do?" Teresa asked helplessly. "We can't really see the bottom of the money box. Even if the people who follow you are loyal, they still need to survive."

It wasn't that Agron didn't consider this question, so he immediately answered Teresa.

"As soon as we have captured Ioannina, I will immediately disarm the Greeks who were recruited temporarily, and distribute them land in the principality."

This is the best of both worlds. On the one hand, these Greeks can be rewarded with enough satisfaction; on the other hand, they will also serve as the basis for Aegron's own rule, maintaining a trustworthy base in the mls region.

The remaining thousands of people are Aegron's current core force. They can temporarily serve as Ioannina's garrison, relying on Ioannina's local income to support, and no longer have to worry about spending Aigron's own money. bag.

Therefore, as long as there is a piece of land, things are much easier to handle, and money can form a stable cash flow cycle instead of bleeding all the time.

The Principality of Ioannina will be a key step for him to stop on the mainland, and he must take this step well.

After talking about this plan, Aigron continued to talk about another idea of ​​his.

"Teresa, when things are settled on the Greek side, I will ask the Pope and Cardinal Vittorio Esposito to invite me to Rome - this time I am open and aboveboard. Come to Rome, enjoy the Pope's commendation to me, and then I'll go to see my grandmother..."

"Great!" Teresa cheered, "I miss her too..."

For her, Rome is not only a glorious holy city, but also her lucky place, where she seized her destiny and reunited with His Royal Highness.

For Aigron, in addition to enjoying the cheers, he has to take over most of the remaining property of the grandmother, the Queen Mother Letizia - this time, the grandmother should agree to his request with great satisfaction.

Then he figured out how to get from Rome to Bavaria.

Thinking of this, he suddenly had a feeling that he was not waiting for me.

Facing the hunting sea breeze, he took a deep breath and sniffed the salty smell.

"Your Highness, how about visiting your mother then?" Teresa suddenly suggested. "She helped us this time..."