Eagle’s Glory

"Wait a minute, I'm having a meal—it'll be right away."

After speaking, Aigron smiled apologetically at Maria.

Maria also calmed down from the initial panic, gave him another sideways glance, and continued to help him finish the rest of the broth in silence.

She put the dishes back on the plate, and Aigron took the handkerchief with his uninjured right hand, wiped his mouth, and shouted. "come in!"

The door was pushed open immediately, and Andre Davout rushed in directly.

Then, he saw the young man lying on the bed and his miserable appearance in bandages.

"Your Majesty!" Tears of guilt flowed from the corners of his eyes immediately, and then he apologized to the young man with a weeping voice, "I'm sorry...it was my dereliction of duty, I betrayed your trust, and made you suffer so much, this is really my death. Unforgivable sins!"

Since being given the responsibility of "tracking down those traitors who stole imperial property" by Aegron, Andre Davout has devoted himself to this task with all his might, so much so that Aegron met Maria's in Milan. At that time, he did not accompany the protection.

Therefore, when he received the bad news of "His Majesty was attacked", he was like a thunderclap, he quickly put down the matter in his hand, and immediately rushed back to His Majesty's side.

He has always dreamed of the restoration of the empire, and all these hopes are pinned on this young majesty, and there is not even a reliable substitute, so if this young man dies prematurely due to an accident, then his dream will come. Encountered a devastating blow, it can even be said to be the end of his entire life.

In the face of such a blow, it is almost meaningless to plan or remedy it, and I am afraid that they, Bonaparte supporters, will no longer be able to create any momentum for at least 20 years.

"Don't blame yourself, you are not responsible for all this." Aegron comforted the other party indifferently, "The reason why I have come to this point is because of my own negligence, you have no dereliction of duty, on the contrary, now I still I need you to make amends for me. So cheer up, Andrei."

Hearing Aegron's consolation, especially seeing that he is now sane and has no life worries,

Andre, who was originally worried, finally calmed down a little.

"Your Majesty, I will. Whatever you need me to do, I will do it immediately." He quickly assured Aegron.

"Then, now, calm down with me first, please take a seat." Aegron shifted his gaze and motioned Andre to sit down first.

Andrei sat down obediently, and then he finally noticed Princess Maria, who had been silent next to him, and the plate she was holding.

Could it be that she was helping His Majesty with the meal just now? Andrei immediately understood why His Majesty wanted to wait outside the door for a while.

Your Majesty is really amazing, to make a princess willing to treat her like this...

He just flashed this thought, and suddenly found that Her Royal Highness Maria was looking at him with a cold and stern gaze, so he immediately sat up straight, and then looked straight ahead without squinting, never daring to have any other superfluous thoughts.

After being with Aegron for so long, he had learned to turn a blind eye, just like any favorite in history who has been favored by a king.

He had witnessed the scene when His Majesty and Princess Maria met with his own eyes. Although it was in the clouds, he knew from that time that the relationship between the two was extraordinary.

He knew even more that no matter what personal relationship His Majesty had with Princess Maria, it was not something that one of his personal guard captains could comment on or interfere with. If he got involved, it would only bring danger to himself.

"I'm going out first, let's talk about it yourself." After secretly warning Andre, Maria said goodbye to Aegron coldly, and then walked out of the room with a plate.

Andre, who was highly nervous, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then became very worried about His Majesty's current situation. "Your Majesty... what happened? Can you tell me what happened to you that night?"

Aegron naturally wouldn't hide anything from him, so he cheered up again and told him roughly the process of his fierce battle with Bianka that night.

When he heard that this assassin was actually Agnes's master, Andre was shocked at first, and then even laughed a little - he didn't expect his hazy premonition to be so accurately fulfilled.

After Agron finished speaking, he was filled with righteous indignation, "Before, I was full of admiration for Miss Agnes's teacher, although I didn't know her, but I thought that she could teach such an apprentice, she must be amazing, I really didn't expect... How could she do such a despicable thing! Shameless!"

"A moral condemnation can't solve practical problems." Aigron was much calmer. "Besides, she was also ordered by others, and she has no grudge against me. My real enemy is her behind-the-scenes messenger..."

Then, there was a bit of gloom in his tone, "There is no doubt that this is the most tragic injury I have ever suffered since I was a child, and I almost took my life! This is not only the injury to my body, but also The insult to my dignity, I absolutely can't spare them lightly, I must take revenge! However, it is not enough to take revenge on Bianka. If I don't find out this messenger, my shame will never be eliminated. ."

Aegron didn't know if he could really avenge today's revenge, but he knew that the mark of this assassination would be permanently left on his body-even if his shoulders recovered, there would still be scars.

Thinking of this, he felt uncontrollable anger and shame.

The offense to his dignity must be repaid double.

"You are right, we must punish!" Andre Davout immediately echoed, "Then who do you think ordered her to do this?"

"Of course I don't know this yet, but I think the person who gave the order must be in France." Aigron frowned and expressed his guess, "Although many people want my life, but Most of them are thousands of miles away, and it is too late to arrange the assassination of me. Moreover, we have only arrived in Milan for such a short time. If it is a temporary initiative, she will not be able to find me and confirm my identity so quickly - she is sure They were following us all the way, and my recent activities in France should have stimulated them to decide to assassinate—”

"You're right." Andre thought for a while, then nodded in agreement, "So this is the hand of someone sent by the pseudo-king?"

"It's very possible...but it doesn't have to be." Aigron replied ponderingly, "In Paris, there are many other people who want my life. There were too many people who were dissatisfied with the emperor. We Bonaparte family never There is no shortage of enemies - even the Duke of Orleans and his supporters have an incentive to eliminate me as a contender for the throne ahead of time."

Andre also felt that it was very reasonable, so he was a little confused, "Then... how should we confirm and identify the real murderer?"

"Of course I'll send someone to take a look on the spot." Aigron replied decisively, "After I go back this time, I'll let Edmund Dantes go to Paris to fight for us, and at the same time track down the attack on me before. I believe that with his ability, he will be able to find out this sinister and shameless enemy for me."

Andre Davout was stunned for a moment, and he heard Aigron's overtones.

"Your Majesty, do you mean to place your Permanent Representative in Paris?"

"Yes." Agron nodded. "It is indeed time for the false king's rule to be crumbling. We are going to start planning ahead of time. Today's events remind me that we still have many enemies in France. The fall of the false king does not mean that France will automatically fall to us. Footsteps... So we're going to increase our presence in France, connect with potential supporters on all sides, and prepare for what we'll take over the country next. It's a heavy task, and I have to get the people I trust the most to do it I think Edmund is the best fit."

Andrei agrees.

In fact, he wanted himself to perform this task more in his heart - but firstly, he felt that he should be responsible for the more important work of safeguarding His Majesty's safety; secondly, he was the nephew of Marshal Davout after all, and many people in Paris knew him, If you go to Paris by yourself, it is easy to be caught out, but it will ruin your Majesty's affairs.

"I believe that the Count of Monte Cristo will live up to your trust." Because he had a good relationship with the Count, he immediately said something nice to Edmund Dantes, "I think, as long as you give him enough support and authority, He must be able to flourish in Paris and lay the groundwork for you to retake that city."

"I also believe that he is destined to shine there." Aigron smiled and sent out a feeling that made the other party inexplicable. "I'll give him a lot of money to play the role he's supposed to play."

Only he himself knows that this is really the best use of real people.

However, unlike the original book, Edmund Dantès, Count of Monte Cristo, can be called "the commissioner" in a sense this time. He is his plenipotentiary representative. The resources that can be mobilized are very different from the foreigner in the original book. You don't need to do so many flamboyant things to show off yourself.

Once there, he will first meet with General Treville, and then the two will cooperate sincerely and serve him together - and Edmund Dantes has already been to Paris once before, and has already laid the groundwork for this.

Aegron believed that the two of them would definitely be able to complete the tasks they had given them, even better than they expected.

"Your Majesty, Miss Agnes... what are you going to do?" After hesitating for a moment, Andre asked cautiously, "I believe she will not be involved, she has always respected you, and Jealous of evil, although the person who attacked you is her master, she will never participate in it - even I think that if she knew in advance, she would definitely try to prevent her master from doing such a despicable act."

The reason why Andre took the initiative to mention Agnes was because he was afraid that Agron would take anger at her because of Bianca's assassination, which would affect the "feelings" between the two.

As far as personal feelings are concerned, he has always admired Miss Agnes, and he also believed Edgar's trick, and privately believed that Miss Agnes was the most cordial bond between His Majesty and the French people, so he was very Glad to see her and His Majesty form a good relationship.

Now the two people are separated by thousands of miles, and there has been no news. If the Bianka incident casts more shadows, it will be a disaster, so he made up his mind to avoid such a thing from happening.

Fortunately, his worries were groundless.

"Andre, of course I know that Agnes is not such a person - besides, what does the master's matter have to do with the apprentice? She doesn't need to take any responsibility for this, and I'm not the kind of person who likes to take anger on others. Incompetent." Agron shook his head with a smile, and then made a half-truth joke, "However, if one day, I can catch that woman, and then I can see Agnes come. It would be a pleasure to plead with me."

Andre didn't quite understand Agron's bad taste in making fun of Agnes, but he could also see that His Majesty's views on Miss Agnes had not changed, so he felt at ease.

So he turned the subject again, "You said before that you would stay here for ten days and then leave, but now depending on your physical condition, it should be difficult to move after the expiration, you must readjust the itinerary, and you have to talk to Ioannina. Let me know over there..."

He stopped when he said that, but Aigron naturally understood his subtext.

"Don't tell Teresa, she's pregnant now and can't help out there, what's the point of knowing all this for nothing? I'll just find an excuse to delay it for a few days... and that's all it is now. "

Andre thought the same thing, but he didn't dare to say it. Since he had Aegron's order, he would have no scruples.

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Aegron himself doesn't know when he will be able to fully recover, but he knows that although he is temporarily safe, the previous events have sounded the alarm for him-danger has always followed him.

Although he repelled Bianca this time, he also paid a heavy price. Moreover, it is obvious that the report from the Milan authorities has been passed on to the Vienna government, which makes him feel that he cannot stay here for a long time.

Obviously, his current safety largely depends on Maria.

"To ask His Royal Highness Maria to take us away, continuing to lie here will only make her and me both noticed." After thinking for a while, Aigron came to a conclusion, and then asked, "Andre, do you have Do you have the confidence to disarm the few servants and maids around her?"

Andre was so shocked that he could hardly believe his ears.

"Your Majesty...you...what do you mean? Are you going to kidnap her?"

"It's not a kidnapping, it's just a temporary measure." Aigron shook his head, "I just asked her to take us for a ride. She is my benefactor, and I have only respect and gratitude for her. But those around her do not It must be reliable, so we have to temporarily control it, what's wrong with that?"

Andre stared, but couldn't think of anything to refute.

"What if Her Royal Highness Maria is unhappy and therefore unwilling to cooperate?"

"Then find a way to get her to cooperate—" Aegron smiled.