Eagle’s Glory

"Marseille."

Hearing this answer, the Marquis of Noirtier raised his eyebrows, "Marseilles! That's a good place! I've been there several times. My unworthy son worked there for several years, and my granddaughter was there. born."

Edmund Dantès didn't expect that he and the Marquis actually had such a fate, so he suddenly came to the spirit.

"The scenery of my hometown is really indescribable! Although it is not as magnificent as Paris, it also has a vibrant harbour and an endless sea, which is the place I dream of..."

"You made me want to visit again..." The Marquis laughed. "But I think that when Your Majesty's career is successful, you can return to your hometown and enjoy your sights there for a while."

Edmon felt a little sad.

His hometown is his proud place, but it is also his sad place. It was there, at his wedding banquet, that he was taken away by the police, and then inexplicably sent to the black prison of Fort d’Eve, where he lived for more than ten years. Years of life in prison.

If it wasn't for his adoptive father, Father Faria, to help him analyze his situation, he might even die without knowing why he was facing such a disaster.

Of course, it was thanks to His Majesty that he rescued him, otherwise, even if he came back to it, it would be of no use, and he could only cry and cry about his doom in the dark prison.

All kinds of sad things made his eyes suddenly full of sadness, and the sophisticated Marquis Noirtier and Marquis Treville saw the count's abnormality.

The two of them didn't know why, but they naturally knew that they should change the subject.

"Sir, you can't say that your son is incompetent, he is one of the most promising people in our younger generation." General Treville made a joke with a smile on his face, "If my son is With your son's ability, why should I worry so much!"

Although both of them are powerful figures, as they get older, they inevitably also take on the commonality of parenthood - comparing their children. And the Marquis of Treville was extremely disappointed with his son Edgar, and seeing that the son of the Marquis of Noirtier has a bright future, it would be impossible if he did not feel sad.

However, the Marquis of Noirtier has his own pain points, and he sighed deeply.

"Hey! I hope that little **** is like your son! He is ambitious to climb up, but he is on the opposite side of us. I really didn't expect to raise such a son..."

Marquis Noirtier's sighs aroused the interest of Edmund Dantès. According to the dialogue between the two of them, the son of Marquis Noirtier should be a current high-ranking government official who is loyal to the royal family, so The Marquis was so heartbroken.

He is not angry, he knows that these famous families are intertwined, and it is very common for family members to swear allegiance to different forces - isn't the brother of the Marquis of Treville also a favorite of the king, His Majesty the emperor will not care about this.

"I don't know what position your son is in now?" He couldn't help but ask curiously.

"The son of the Marquis is M. Gerard de Villefort, who is now a prosecutor at the Paris Prosecutor's Office. He must be the Attorney General of the kingdom." The Marquis of Treville answered this question in place of the Marquis of Noirtier.

As if afraid of Edmund's misunderstanding, he continued to explain, "Well... this prosecutor has had political disagreements with his father since he was a child, and he was influenced by his mother to lean more towards the royalist side, so he was in the Restoration. After that, he used his mother's surname and joined the kingdom's government. Because of this, the father and son had quarreled many times, and now they hardly communicate with each other..."

"I have seen too many tragedies in the same room. The father, son and brother killed each other because of political differences. Now this kind of thing happens to me. It's a retribution." The Marquis of Noirtier was obviously a little disappointed. " That little **** liked to contradict me since he was a child, and later he married the daughter of a die-hard royalist Marquis de Saint-Méran, and with his help he got a job as Marseille's acting prosecutor... So this is what I have with Marseille. There have been some reasons for the intersection.”

Edmund Dantès heard the words of the two marquis very clearly, but he didn't seem to be able to hear anything clearly, and his ears seemed to be humming loudly, making him a little dizzy.

"De Villefort... Prosecutor de Villefort..." he murmured.

The Marquis of Noirtier noticed his abnormality and asked Edmund curiously. "What? Count, do you know my son?"

Edmund's face was very ugly, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Since he came out of the dark prison, he deliberately went back to his hometown once, and then secretly investigated what happened to him back then, and then the ins and outs of this uncomplicated case were sorted out by him in this way.

Danglars urged Fernand to write a letter to himself, and the Villefort prosecutor believed that he had been arrested and sent to the black prison.

The facts were clear and simple—though he had absolutely no idea why the prosecutor was treating him this way.

Why? He actually put himself into a black jail without doing a basic review? Why did he treat himself so cruelly?

He couldn't think of an answer, and in the end he could only attribute the reason to "the royalist party incited white terror at that time, and there were no mistakes in killing them." After all, there were quite a few things like that at that time.

Whatever the motive, in short, the prosecutor is one of his enemies - without the prosecutor, how could Fernand and Danglars have put themselves in jail even if they tried their best?

Naturally, he also included Prosecutor Villefort on his liquidation list.

But today, he was stunned to find that the prosecutor's father was sitting in front of him, and he was a high-ranking and prestigious boss in his party.

The father of the Prosecutor of Villefort, the Marquis of Noirtier, a revolutionary nobleman and a former member of the Gironde of the National Assembly.

In January 1793, the National Assembly handed down the death sentence for King Louis XVI's treason, with 361 votes in favour, 334 against, and 26 for a reprieve - after the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty, those who Those who voted in favor of Louis XVI's death sentence were regarded as "kingslayers" and were severely condemned and liquidated.

However, many of those monarchy criminals in those days have been executed by other revolutionary factions in the **** cleansing of the previous revolutions...such as Robespierre, St. Just, Philip-Equality, etc., no Needing to trouble the royal family for revenge, they themselves died in the revolutionary storm.

As a member of the National Assembly, the Marquis voted against the death sentence. Therefore, although he was also guilty of "rebellious crime", he did not have the stigma of murdering the king. In addition, he was also a member of the hereditary aristocracy, so he did not receive too much punishment. too severe punishment.

After the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty, King Louis XVIII advocated "reconciliation", so he did not punish him severely, but only imprisoned him for a few years and then released him - of course, his political career came to an end, and he never again Impossible to exert any influence in politics.

In any case, for Edmund Dantès, the Marquis of Noirtier is a senior who must be respected, and he will definitely be His Majesty's servant. At this time of employment, His Majesty will definitely rely on these loyalties. A veteran minister with rich governance experience stabilizes the overall situation for him.

Therefore, in His Majesty's heart, the support of Marquis Noirtier must be very important!

So in this case, can he take revenge on his son? Can it be done?

Thinking of this layer, Edmund Dantes couldn't help sweating and suffering.

Why does fate make fun of me like this?

"What's wrong? Count? You look like you're being tortured." Marquis Noirtier couldn't help but ask.

How to do? What should I do?

Is it concealment? Say nothing and then take revenge on his son?

As a victim, you have this right.

But do you really want to accomplish your revenge in a sneaky way? Are you afraid? What are you afraid of?

Under the change of mind, Edmund Dantes suddenly became enthusiastic. He decided to take a risk and show everything to the old marquis as a comrade and junior to see how he handled it.

He must take revenge, and no one can stand in front of him except His Majesty.

"Marquis Noirtier, I venture to ask, are you a gentleman?" He raised his head and looked at the marquis calmly.

"We French people don't like to say this..." The Marquis was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile, "However, I can assure you that I have acted with integrity in my life, even though I have killed people several times under circumstances. , but I killed each other in a fair duel, and there are witnesses to testify."

"Hey, why are you talking about a duel all of a sudden!" Marquis Treville felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong and quickly stopped.

"Look at this gentleman's eyes, that is only for those who have made all the conscientiousness." Marquis Noirtier pointed to Edmund, "I can't help but think of those."

"Two gentlemen, you are all my party members, and you all come from famous families. More importantly, your demeanor and life experience make me extremely admire... You are my role model." Edmund Dantès spoke suddenly, his tone was very sincere, "I want to tell you a story, I beg you, keep it secret for me after hearing it, okay?"

The two marquis glanced at each other, and they felt the abnormal atmosphere at this time even more.

But since the Count of Monte Cristo has already said this, they naturally have nothing else to say. "Please say, we must keep it a secret."

Edmund Dantes cleared his throat and began his story.

"Once upon a time in Marseille, there was a merchant ship named Pharaoh, and on it was a young sailor named Edmund Dantes..."

Edmund recounted his own experience in a calm and unusual tone - from a sailor to a prisoner, and by chance, he was thrown into His Majesty's service, and then was favored by His Majesty, made many meritorious deeds, and finally Become the Count of Monte Cristo.

This is almost a legendary story, so much so that the two marquis, who are extremely rich in life experience, listened leisurely and fascinated.

In the end, Edmund Dantes told the truth that he had investigated, and the hearts of the two suddenly became extremely heavy.

Prosecutor Villefort! Marseille's acting prosecutor took everything Edmund Dantes had.

The expression and tone of Edmund Dantes when he spoke, made the two of them have no doubts about the authenticity of his words. What's more, there are many things that have happened that can confirm each other.

Especially the Marquis of Noirtier, who understands everything, even more than Edmund Dantes.

He knew why his son wanted to put the little sailor to death - it was because he was afraid that his own future would be jeopardized by knowing that his father was involved in a conspiracy to support the restoration of Emperor Napoleon.

That letter was sent from Elba Island to the Bonaparte Club in Paris at that time, and he himself was the vice-president of that club and one of the masterminds of the conspiracy!

After knowing all this, his mood suddenly fell to the bottom.

What should be done?

By any measure, his son was the Count of Monte Cristo, an enemy, and he had a very high and above-ground reason to exact any degree of revenge—and he had said it directly to himself.

Undoubtedly, he could break his promise just now and remind his son to be careful after returning, but his inherent pride and dignity would not allow him to play such a two-faced trick in front of the count.

"I have finished speaking, and I ask you to give me a fair answer with your conscience and honor, Monsieur Marquis." Edmund Dantes looked eagerly at the Marquis of Noirtier, waiting for his answer. , "What do you think I should do?"

The Marquis of Treville also looked at Noirtier secretly. To be honest, if it was him, he would definitely choose to protect his son, and he would pay any price for it, but at this time he would of course pretend to be sane. look.

"We all have our own family honors," he whispered, hinting at his opinion.

"Yes, honor!" Marquis Noirtier, who had been silent for a long time, sighed.

Then he stood up suddenly, and leaned over to Edmund Dantes respectfully, his grey hair falling from this, covering the old man's eyes, "Sir, for what my son has brought you Those serious disasters, I am very sorry and very sorry...I admit that you have the right to retaliate, I...I will keep secrets for you."

Speaking of this, his tone suddenly choked up, and he seemed to be speechless for a moment.

The eyes of the old man made Edmund feel pity after seeing it, and this kind of upright reply made him secretly admire.

But no matter how much pity and admiration he had, it didn't detract from his stubborn revenge, he must have revenge.

"How do you wish to treat him?" asked the Marquis of Treville suddenly.

"I... I haven't made up my mind yet, but I must take revenge." Edmund replied.

"Then, when the time is right, you can duel and wash away your grievances and grievances with your own hands." The Marquis of Treville suggested. "Although there will be some legal obstacles, we can easily suppress it."

Edmond Dantès did not object to this opinion, so the two of them looked at the Marquis of Noirtier together.

And the Marquis is no longer in high spirits just now, on the contrary, he is lost.

He slumped down gently, and sighed deeply.

"Although we disagree on politics and quarrel many times, he is my only son after all. Can you wait for him to give birth to a grandson before exercising your rights?" He looked at Edmund almost imploringly.