Eagle’s Glory

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Without any delay, after waking up, Aigron led a group of people and immediately left their temporary shelter and sneaked into the wilderness of the countryside.

The carriage that brought them here had to give up now, because they would try to cross the Alps next, and they no longer needed these burdens.

After a night's rest, they all recovered their energy. Although they were all disheveled and in a state of disarray during the turbulent escape, everyone was full of fighting spirit at the moment.

This is the last part of the journey, as long as they have the courage to persevere, they will achieve perfect success.

They quickly sneaked into the mountain pass.

The mountain roads in the Alps are already winding and winding. In order to avoid the sight of the border sentinels, they had to take more dangerous trails, so the journey was even more difficult.

They walked through the narrow mountain road in a long snake formation, and they had to climb over obstacles from time to time. Fortunately, there were guides (or smugglers) who were familiar with the local conditions, otherwise they might have lost their way in the cold mountains. .

In order to protect Aigron, he was placed in the middle of the crowd, and Chanel followed him.

This is a severe test of physical fitness. Fortunately, Aigron has received strict physical training since he was a child, so he can barely cope with it. He is holding a trekking pole and walking on the rugged mountain road while looking around. , observe the surrounding situation.

As for Chanel next to him, it is not so easy-even though she has done a lot of work since she was a child, she is a woman after all, and it is really difficult for her to withstand such a harsh physical test, and she has been in the court for many years. Living in the middle, let alone the experience of withstanding the harsh outdoor environment.

Even so, she still gritted her teeth and endured silently, without showing any weakness that affected the mood of others, and tried her best to keep up with her master's footsteps.

However, the human body has its limits after all, no matter how strong the mind is, it still cannot overcome the objective reality after all.

After walking for several hours, Chanel only felt the weight of her feet. She tried hard to move forward again, but her body fell limp in spite of herself.

Seeing that she was about to fall to the ground, Aigron stretched out his hand quickly and supported Chanel.

"Let's take a break." He then ordered the others, and then stopped himself.

Then, he helped Chanel and sat down on a rock.

Then, he handed Chanel a bar of chocolate. "Eat some, Chanel, you need to restore your strength."

"Sorry... Your Majesty... I have caused you trouble." Chanel was moved and ashamed at the same time, almost crying.

"No need to apologize, you have performed very well so far, Chanel." Aigron comforted her with a smile. "I'm a little surprised that you've made it this far. Don't worry, we've gotten pretty good so far."

Seeing the master's calm smile, Chanel's uneasy heart disappeared immediately, and she was also greatly encouraged by this calmness.

She ate this piece of chocolate, and the sweetness made her weak body recover quickly.

When she sat down to rest, Aigron also walked to the side, resting and taking a look at the scenery.

They are in the middle of the ridge right now, and they can see the peaks of the Alps when they look up, and they can see the bottomless valley when they look down.

Right now, the sun is shining on these snow-capped peaks, reflecting dazzling colored light, and the rolling peaks are like giant dragons entrenched on the ground, while translucent mist rises at the bottom of the valley, hazy You can see the village scenery at the foot of the mountain.

Looking at the magnificent scenery bathed in golden light, Aigron felt like standing in heaven overlooking the world in a trance

"That's how His Majesty the late emperor crossed the mountain pass and entered northern Italy." His cousin Louis sighed in a low voice beside him,

"Presumably at that time, what he saw was this scene!"

In 1800, Napoleon, who had just launched a coup d'état and ruled France not long ago, led his army, took a shortcut and crossed the steep St. Bernard Pass, crossed the Alps with arrogance, and entered the rich North Italy. Got a brilliant victory, and finally smashed the Second Anti-French Coalition.

To commemorate this great expedition, Napoleon asked his royal painter Jacques-Louis David to paint a series of oil paintings "Napoleon Crossing the Alps", which eventually became classics in art history.

Napoleon, complacent, proclaimed himself emperor shortly thereafter in 1804, turning the republic into an empire of the Bonaparte family.

How could he have imagined that in the next ten years the empire would prosper and then fall, and then ten years later, the descendants of this family would dramatically restart this ambitious enterprise!

This time, his successor was on a reverse expedition, crossing the Alps from Austrian territory, but with the same goal - to make the family king again.

How long is this day? Aigron didn't know it, but he believed that as long as he worked tirelessly, one day the eagle flag of the empire would fly again in France.

"Louis, when we come to Switzerland, will you have a way to get my news to France?" he asked.

"Of course, we have always had communication channels with France." Louis replied, "Although the Bourbon family has been severely suppressing, we have many sympathizers in the army and ordinary people."

"So, organized?" Aigron asked the most important question.

After all, no matter how many his supporters are, if there is no organization, it will be nothing but a rabble, which will not be of much use.

"There are some organizations... but we don't have many contacts, and I don't know the specific situation." Louis' eyes flickered, obviously even he was not sure how many useful supporters he still had.

"Then, find a way to spread the news to France, and ask them to send a few representatives to Switzerland to meet me as soon as possible." Aigron tapped the ground lightly with his trekking pole, making a dull soft sound. "I'm going to let them know as soon as possible that I exist—and, let them know, that I'm worthy of their allegiance."

"Okay, I will do it as soon as possible." Louis nodded.

After a pause, he began to persuade Egron again, "But Your Majesty, the news of your escape from Austria must be spreading rapidly across Europe at this moment, and France will be particularly nervous, so it will be very difficult for them to come here... So Don't be discouraged if there are not enough people."

"This is indeed a fact." Aigron nodded lightly. "However, the loyalty of those who are still willing to come under such circumstances can be guaranteed. I can regard them as the initial fire."

Then, he picked up his alpenstock and pointed to the changing clouds and mist below.

"Louis, although France is temporarily peaceful now, I don't think this peace will last long. The Bourbon family is not respected and loved by the people. If they pay attention to compromise like Louis XVIII, that's fine; but now Charles XVIII The king of the world is a die-hard conservative. He opposes all non-noble classes... I think his life will never be long. So we need to get active as soon as possible and develop our own organization so that when this dynasty collapses again, Find a way to get what should belong to us..."

Historically, the Bourbon Restoration Dynasty was overthrown by an uprising in 1830 because of Charles X's perverse actions, and the rule of the Bourbon family in France also completely collapsed. However, the current historical line has changed a little because of Aigron's various actions, so Aigron cannot accurately predict when the reign of King Charles X will end, but the general trend of history has not changed yet. His rule will inevitably arouse the all-round confrontation between various classes and the restoration dynasty, and will eventually be overthrown.

Therefore, Aigron can't hesitate. From the first day he escaped, he must consider how to make a profit from it.

"What you said is quite in line with my judgment." Louis nodded lightly, deeply convinced by His Majesty's words, "However, we still have to listen to the judgment of the people in France, here I will tell you I recommend the Marquis de Treville—this old general is a very ardent supporter of us, and his connections are deep enough to be our important helper."

"Marquis of Treville?" Aigron frowned and thought, he felt as if he had heard the name in class. "Is that the cavalry general?"

After a while, he remembered that the Marquis de Treville was a cavalry general who followed Napoleon in combat after 1806. He was knighted by his father because of his repeated military exploits, and he participated in the unfortunate Russian campaign with him, and witnessed The collapse of the empire.

When he was in class, whenever he mentioned this general, his evaluation was basically brave and good at fighting, and he was loyal and reliable.

If that's the case... it's really trustworthy.

However, Napoleon has been down for so many years, and countless of his former loyal subordinates have turned to the Bourbon family. Even the marshals and generals who have received countless favors from him have mostly switched their families to be loyal to the king.

Therefore, he still instinctively had some doubts.

In addition, based on the historical knowledge he learned in heraldry, the Treville family is a very high-level noble family in France. They used to be able to freely enter and leave the Versailles court and won the favor of successive kings. Members of such a family , would be iron-heartedly loyal to the Bonaparte family? It's really unimaginable.

"The Marquis de Treville was originally the second son of the duke, and he had no chance of inheriting the title. It was His Majesty the late emperor who gave him the favor, made him a marquis, and gave him a large sum of money and land as rewards, so in his heart I have always been grateful to Dade for our family." Louis explained to Aigron in a low voice, "Since the restoration of the Bourbon family, he has been refusing to serve the king, and as a result, he was fined a large amount of family property, but even so he has not changed his political stance , chose to retire and live in seclusion, I think this is enough to prove his loyalty to the Bonaparte family."

After a pause, Louis added, "I have been to France before, and I was personally received by the Marquis himself. He expressed his admiration for the late Emperor, and he also personally pledged to continue his allegiance to Napoleon II. Your Majesty... so I think that once he gets the news of your escape from Austria, he will be overjoyed."

"Is that so...?" Aigron probably had a bottom line in his mind. "Well, let's focus on inviting this Marquis. I need this kind of capable and prestigious person to serve me. One person like this can be worth a hundred."

"You are so right, Your Majesty!" Louis nodded emphatically, "The Treville family is a famous noble family, even though the Marquis himself broke with the dynasty, his family's reputation and connections are still there, among other things, he Your elder brother, the Duke of Treville, is in the dynasty and has a high position and authority. I think the Marquis can use this network to gain more support for you. However, the two brothers, because of their political differences, are not at present. What kind of relationship..."

"Oh?" Eggron was surprised.

It seems that the situation is more complicated than he imagined.

There are two brothers, the older brother is loyal to the king, and the younger brother is loyal to the Bonaparte family. He would rather live a miserable life than compromise...

Is the loyalty of the Marquis de Treville really so secure? Or is this a hedging ploy?

But after he thought about it, it didn't matter. No matter whether this loyalty came from gratitude for the reward, or from the choice of the family that hedged their bets, at least this Marquis de Treville was worth trying to win over.

He doesn't care whether others serve him for noble or base purposes, as long as the other party is useful.

He looked again at the magnificent scenery in the distance, and then ended the conversation.

"Okay, let's talk about the rest in detail after we arrive in Switzerland. It's enough to rest for so long."

Then, he walked to Chanel's side.

"Chanel, are you feeling better? Let's go."

"I'm much better now, Your Majesty, let's go!" Chanel forced herself to stand up unsteadily.

"Let me help you." Aegron took her arm.

"Your Majesty?" Chanel panicked. "Please do not……"

"Your health is very important to me, and I won't allow you to fall down because of your bravery." Aegron said, helping her to walk forward together without any explanation. "If you feel guilty, then continue to be loyal to me in the future."

"Okay...Your Majesty." Chanel was so moved that she almost cried, but she never refused again, but leaned on the master's arm.

In order not to make the young man too strenuous, she tried her best to muster up her remaining strength and make her walk as smooth as possible.

And Aigron supported her to continue walking through the trails in the mountains, and sometimes even carried her across obstacles directly.

The reason he holds Chanel so dear is that she is the only true follower he currently has, devoted to him wholeheartedly.

He doesn't like to intrigue and calculate with everyone, but he knows in his heart that there is a high probability that his life will be filled with such annoying things in the future.

In this case, Chanel is even more precious... After all, I don't want to live in an environment that is wary of everyone.

In this way, a group of people walked and stopped in the small trails in the mountains, and the sky gradually changed from bright to dark as time passed.

The wind began to rage and howl, and the Alps tore off their gentle veil and began to show their violent side to these travelers.

Aigron took Chanel and continued to move forward against the strong wind. The wind mixed with snow particles made his face hurt, and his steps on the snow became more and more dignified.

This is a difficult situation he has never encountered in his life-he has enjoyed court life since he was born, even after he arrived in Austria. Although freedom is restricted, there is not much difference in living conditions.

But... now everything is gone.

This is the risk you voluntarily take, and this is the price you voluntarily pay.

You can't go back, and there's no way out!

With a strong momentum, he gritted his teeth and walked forward without fear.

Just when it was about to fall into the night, they walked out of the last valley, and then suddenly a bright light appeared in front of them.

Under the hazy night, a small village appeared before their eyes.

The village is unattractive, even a little crude, almost indistinguishable from the Austrian village on the other side of the mountain.

But in Aigron's eyes, it seemed to be surrounded by a dazzling halo.

... He has come to Switzerland.

The people next to him let out uncontrollable cheers.

But Eggron fought back the urge to shout, knowing that now was not the time to cheer.

On the snow-covered ridge, he raised his cane and raised it into the air.

Yes, a new world, a free world, here I come!