Eagle’s Glory

[Independent timeline, used to reward Chanel, who has always been loyal and paid silently! 】

June 18, 1828

In the early morning breeze, the long-silent valley welcomed a strange guest.

Before the sun rises, the forest in the valley, the mountains in one ring, and the streams between the mountains are all hidden in the thick fog, only the top of the forest emerges above the thick fog, flashing. Out of gray and white colors.

With the rising of the sun, the lighter and lighter fog drifted and flowed, and eventually disappeared without a trace, and the whole land gradually changed from a black and white portrait to a magnificent oil painting.

Forests and meadows hang among the small plains of the valley, green and orange, and the crystal clear stream, like a long silver chain, runs through these rolling hills, and large pebbles are laid on both sides of the stream, as if Like a gem set on a necklace.

This kind of scenery, it is impossible not to touch people's heartstrings.

The guests who visited the valley were temporarily fascinated by the magnificent scenery, stopped and admired the scenery ecstatically.

This is the landscape of California, vast and lonely, beautiful and wild, which can't be seen in Europe with its loud voices.

The visitors to the valley soon woke up from the beauty of the morning and started their real work.

They followed the stream deep into the forest, then walked through the meadows and bushes.

What they are looking for is not game like deer and bears, nor is it a fairy in fantasy, but a real, heavy yellow...gold.

Yes, they are gold diggers from thousands of miles away.

Headed by a pair of teenagers and girls, both of them were wearing ordinary casual clothes, and they were stained with a lot of mud and dust from the long journey, but even so, it could be seen that their appearance was quite outstanding, and their behavior was similar to that of the pioneers. Those who don't fit in.

That's right, the young man is naturally Aigron.

After escaping from Vienna, after some hesitation, he made up his mind to go to America with his cronies.

After nearly a year of trekking, they came to California and began their gold rush.

California was desolate at this time, and there were no other gold prospectors to disturb them, and they saw far more birds and bison than people along the way.

And this is also what Aegron expected.

The land was too hot for white colonists to live in, so although in theory it was the territory of the Spanish Empire, in practice neither the Spanish government nor the colonial governors of Mexico had any interest in the land. No interest, and no one came here to colonize the wilderness. Except for the occasional patrol of a very small number of garrison troops, and the occasional appearance of some Indian tribes, this place is almost a no-man’s land.

It will take a full twenty years to truly make this fertile land rich.

That is, during the Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848, the United States of America, with its terrible appetite, swallowed California, New Mexico and Texas from Mexico, with a total area of ​​more than 2.5 million square kilometers. , equivalent to half the size of Mexico.

After annexing this new territory, American pioneers were fortunate enough to discover a large number of gold mines in California.

These gold mines sparked a gold rush frenzy, and an influx of immigrants directly changed the face of this fertile land, making it eventually the richest state in the United States.

However, for Aegron, that was something "twenty years later" and something that "may not happen".

When he set foot on this land, history was like the stream in front of him, a brand new fork appeared, and he had to use his own power to make the world revolve around him.

Even if he can't do it in Europe, he wants to leave his mark in America.

Aegron glanced around,

If he remembered correctly, this area had the largest open-pit gold mine in the world at the time, and the miners of that time—or should I say "the future"—just needed to find the right place and put the silt mixed with gravel and water into the Into the pan, then shake the pan back and forth, and you can pan for gold.

Because gold is heavy, it will eventually sink to the bottom of the pot, shake the pot, the gold is on the bottom, and the useless stuff is on top. The miner can then remove the gold and set it aside.

Sometimes lucky miners can even dig out high-content gold ore blocks directly from the soil.

It's so simple, it's like picking up God's gift from the ground.

So since he is the first to get there, why can't he receive gifts from God?

"Your Majesty... why do you believe so much that there is gold here?" Chanel asked in a low voice just as Aegron was thinking.

Before Aegron could answer, she immediately explained to herself, "It's not that I don't believe what you said, it's just... you have never been to America before, and you have no way to conduct field surveys. What you rely on is only some records and others It's just a few words, why do you believe this judgment so strongly?"

Although Chanel has always said that she believes Aegron's words, but she asked this question, which itself meant that she was a little shaken.

This is not to blame her, because Aegron has been wandering in this area since he brought them to this wild land. It has been almost a month but nothing has been gained, so she is naturally a little discouraged.

"Don't worry, Chanel... The guidance I received is extremely reliable." Aegron replied, "It can't be wrong."

This answer is what you said before... Chanel answered in his heart.

"But the people who told you that there are gold mines here, why don't they mine it themselves?" she asked back.

"Because all this is left to me, he doesn't dare to overstep it." Aegron replied casually.

Then, he said decisively, "Don't worry, you can't go wrong... All the hard work and sweat we put in is worth the money, there must be a gold mine here! If we still can't find it today, we will continue to look for it, along the Look around until you turn this place upside down!"

Just as Aegron and Chanel were arguing in a low voice, Aegron suddenly felt that his eyes were flashed by a flash not far away.

It was a stream, where the clear water took a slight bend, slapped against the stones, and then shattered into tiny waves, and all he had just seen was the sparkle of the waves.

As if it was a blessing to the soul, the heat and anxiety on his body disappeared, and Aegron felt cool.

He stood up straight and looked there.

It's here...it must be here. There was a sudden realization in his heart.

He knew that he shouldn't believe in supernatural things, but... a month-long effort should bear fruit.

Since fate has brought me to this new world, why doesn't it continue to protect me?

"Let's go there and try!" Aegron raised his hand and said without question.

Then, the group immediately walked towards the place he pointed.

They approached the stream and took a closer look at their surroundings.

Then, they walked into the stream, and skillfully used special tools to pick up a few handfuls of silt,

The silt and pebbles knocked their feet, leaving their shoes covered in mud again, but no one cared about that.

They put all the grit and silt in the pan, and then they poured some stream water into it, and then someone shook the pan back and forth.

Aigron stood beside him, quietly watching the final result.

In the past month, he has tried many times, and although he has repeatedly failed, the desire in his heart has not been reduced by half.

The shaking of the pan quickly succeeded in layering, and then the operator carefully poured out the stream, leaving only the mud residue left at the bottom of the pan.

Aegron leaned closer, trying hard to see what the scum was.

Then the sun, he saw clearly—

Although it is covered with mud, the golden glitter can still be seen.

The dazzling light caused Aegron to be absent-minded for a moment.

This is fate's blessing to me, I succeeded! He cried out in his heart.

"Gold! It's gold! We found it!" The people next to him also shouted in ecstasy.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! We succeeded!" Chanel burst into tears and hugged the young man.

While everyone was dancing in ecstasy, the young man remained calm.

Although gold is touching, in the final analysis, it is just a sacrifice to realize his dream. He found gold, but this is not the end, he still has a lot of things to do.

"Let's set up camp here tonight." He ordered indifferently.

As night fell, the originally desolate and desolate valley sank into a dead silence. The moon hung high in the air, allowing the cold moonlight to draw a vague outline of the mountains and forests.

Aigron stood by the stream, quietly looking at his spoils of the day.

"Your Majesty..." Chanel carefully walked to the side, and then asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about our next step," Aigron replied.

Then, he explained his plan to Chanel in a low voice, "There is a lot of gold buried here, and we have seized the opportunity to dig it earlier than anyone else, but we are destined to not be able to monopolize it, nor do we need to monopolize it, When our stockpiles are enough, I will let people come here to pan for gold, and even pay the boat tickets for the gold panners."

"Huh? Why?" Chanel asked.

"In order to get enough labor." Aegron replied with a sneer, "Although gold is good, it is limited after all. A large number of gold diggers flock here, but only a few can get gold, and the rest still have to earn a living. Yes, we can hire them and turn this into a thriving town, and then into a city... and eventually, they will become my power."

Chanel understood. "You want to be the ruler here?"

"Is it just here? No! Chanel, I want to rule a country!" Aigron replied, "When I have enough power, I will find a way to become the ruler of the whole of Central America, and then we will have an empire. It's gone!"

Because of the heavy blows of the French Revolution and the following years of wars, the colonial power of Spain and Portugal was greatly weakened, and the centrifugal tendencies of their American colonies also swelled after absorbing revolutionary ideas.

Beginning with the Mexican uprising in 1810, wars of independence broke out in many parts of Latin America in the following ten years. Eventually, the colonies that belonged to Spain declared their independence one after another, and a large number of new countries were born.

The Portuguese prince Pedro also declared Brazil's independence, established the Brazilian Empire, and appointed himself emperor of the empire.

The continuous war naturally brought incomparable chaos. This chaos is especially serious in Mexico. It can be said that the city's changing flag

The white upper-class elements in Mexico, such as the large estate owners and the clergy, were afraid of the insurgent army's claim to divide the land in the revolutionary place, so they tried their best to help the Spanish army to suppress the insurgent army. The leader of the insurgent army, Miguel Hidalgo, was also cruel. executed during the repression.

However, because Spain later fell into the revolutionary movement itself, these upper-class elements feared that the local revolution would once again lead to a new upsurge in the Mexican revolutionary movement, so they proposed to secede from Spain in order to seize the leadership of the independence movement and safeguard the interests of their own class.

At this time, Colonel Iduvid, an officer in the Spanish colonial army who had once suppressed the independence movement, came out with personal ambitions to carry out activities. In 1821, Iduvid occupied the capital, Mexico City, usurped state power, and declared Mexican independence.

After Iduvid seized national power, in May 1822, he announced the implementation of the monarchy in the new Mexico, and established himself as Augustine I, establishing the Mexican Empire.

However, Iduvid's empire was quickly opposed by the Mexican people. He was overthrown less than ten months after he ascended the throne. After fierce struggles and compromises at all levels, the new Mexican constitution was finally promulgated in 1824, and Mexico was established as a federation. Republic.

And even so, the chaos in Mexico continues.

For Aegron, chaos is a good thing, because chaos means that no one can interfere with him now, and it also means that he can take chestnuts from the fire in the future.

"I understand... I understand!" Chanel finally realized. "Your Majesty, great! We can fulfill your dreams here."

"Not only my dream, but also yours—" Aigron suddenly turned his head and looked at Chanel, "as long as we work hard, you will become the President's wife in a few years—if we are lucky enough, In a few more years you can be the Queen of the Empire again."

Chanel's eyes widened, as if not believing what he heard, "You... what are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about what you've heard." Agron looked at Chanel and said proudly. "I'm going to marry you and share my career with you."

The sudden ecstasy made Shanel burst into tears, but after a moment, she shook her head suddenly.

"No, Your Majesty...No, I'm not worthy...I'm just a little officer's daughter, how can I marry you? I'll be satisfied as long as I can accompany you, you should marry a princess..." Said, as she secretly wiped her tears, obviously it was very hard for her.

However, she stubbornly believed that this was the best thing for His Majesty, and her personal interests could take a back seat.

"Ah!"

Chanel let out a scream before she could speak, because Aigron pinched her face, interrupting her.

"Silly girl!" Aegron shook his head and sighed, "We are going to mine here, build a city, and then unify a country. Which princess do you think would be interested in going to this wild land to do this with me?"

"Maybe there will be..." Chanel replied with a crying voice.

"Even if there is me, I don't want it." Aegron replied decisively, "You are the best - you selflessly obey me and follow me, and bear the same torment as me without any regrets. You have witnessed my most painful. Time, also witnessed the time when I went to glory again... Since it was like this before, then there will be no one more suitable for me to accompany me to pursue our dreams than you, Chanel, you are worthy of me. "

After a pause, he added, "In the end, our Bonaparte family is not a natural royal family. My ancestors don't know what they were. My grandfather was just a small landlord until my father's. The generation became the emperor, and the hereditary king has lost his head at that time, so what is there to brag about this bloodline? Of course, if you insist on this, I can declare that you are the daughter of a nobleman of such and such an empire ——Anyway, my father canonized so many nobles, and there are always many dead heirs in the years of war. There may be people who question you in Europe, but this is in America, the lawless America, why should we care about this! Whoever talks too much Talkative, come and argue with my gun barrel!"

"Your Majesty...isn't it possible...?" Chanel was still a little hesitant.

"What's wrong, I said you are, you are!" Agron became impatient, and he asked Chanel again, "Okay, don't think about anything else, Chanel, tell me first, are you willing to marry me? ?"

Chanel froze.

Under the young man's sight, she had no resistance - not from the beginning.

And... marry your majesty!

This idea makes almost everything else meaningless.

There may be many other troubles, but Your Majesty can definitely solve it.

Chanel was full of tears, then nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, now that you have made up your mind, I will always obey all your orders, whether as a maid or as a wife. I am willing to marry you, which is an honor I will never forget, and I will do my best to make myself worthy of it. On this honor..."

Before she could finish speaking, Aegron took her into his arms and kissed her hard.

As if this wasn't enough to vent his comfort, he suddenly picked up Chanel's legs, then held her and turned around a few times.

Chanel leaned tightly against the young man's arms to gain strength to face the future.

Suddenly, tears have wetted the chest of the young man, but these tears are not for sorrow and fear, but for the blessing of fate. Chanel prayed to God countless times in his heart, thanking God for giving She is so honored.

She knows that this so-called "Queen" is not worthy of its name now, and it will even be ridiculed to say it. Maybe they still have too many ways to go, and too many obstacles to overcome.

However, as long as she leaned against his arms and listened to his heartbeat, she was already fearless.

His Majesty's mercy made their fates linked together, and nothing could separate them from now on.

Aegron, who was holding Chanel, was also in ecstasy at this time.

Yes, his life drama bid farewell to the dull and painful prologue and came to a generous and intense chapter.

The beauty is in his arms and the gold mine is at his feet. Although the resources he has in his hands are pitiful at this time, he knows that he has grasped the thread of destiny.

No one can count on the last resort, and he will definitely encounter many accidents in the future, but he is not afraid. The guidance of fate has brought him here, so no one can stop him.

His gaze followed the stream and looked at the distant mountains hidden in the dark night. The flames burning in his eyes might be able to melt all the gold contained in them.

"Chanel, there is a vast sea and sky in front of us, just wait for us to conquer them together! Come with me, everything will be ours!"

Then he laughed and kissed his wife again.