Eagle’s Glory

Under the excited gaze of everyone, Aigron showed no stage fright and calmly showed the majesty of the young emperor, which was exactly what the people present wanted to see.

They need to see hope in him, and he loves to show it.

As time passed, the cheers of the crowd gradually subsided, and the young man finally began to take action.

He took a step forward and walked up to a group of unfamiliar people, then stared at them calmly.

It seems that they are the young officers who followed Edmond Dantès to the island today.

The group of "Your Majesty" quickly bowed to him.

Aiglon's eyes wandered over them, looking at them with interest.

Then, his eyes fell on a young man wearing a black military uniform, yellow lines on his trousers, and gold tassels.

This is a Swedish military uniform, and he is the only one wearing it, so the identity of the other party can be easily revealed.

He had just received a resume from Edmond Dantes and was particularly impressed by the name of the Duke of Elchingen, Michel Ney, so he found this person at first sight.

Ney's Son, in this setting, has too much historical significance to be taken seriously.

"Is this the Duke of Elchingen?" He walked up to the young man and asked with a smile.

"That's me, Your Majesty." Michel Ney felt a little unbelievable about this honor. He immediately stood at attention loudly, and then gave a military salute to the young man in front of him, "Thank you for remembering my name."

"How could I not remember this great name?" Aigron asked with a smile, and then he reached out and patted the other party's shoulder. "I am very happy that you can follow the footsteps of your fathers and serve the Bonaparte family again. I also hope that you can follow the footsteps of your fathers and serve the Bonaparte family again. This time we can win together and complete the unfinished business of our parents. Duke Elchingen, please work hard for me."

"Yes, Your Majesty" Michel Ney answered loudly with her head held high. "I am destined to be loyal to you, and I am willing to do my best for you. In addition, you can call me Alois."

"Okay, Alois." Aigron nodded, and called out the nickname affectionately, bringing the distance between the two closer.

This is indeed an ideal start.

The only regret is that he is a bit of a drama in a Swedish military uniform

At the moment of the collapse of the empire, the Swedish king and former French marshal Bernadotte declared war on France, so Sweden was also one of the enemies of the empire. Bernadotte's ingratitude also angered Emperor Napoleon.

However, these things are now a thing of the past. Besides, Bernadotte had no choice at the time. Napoleon had already been defeated and was about to be defeated. Under the pressure of Britain and Russia, he had no choice but to You can choose to "follow the crowd" and join the anti-French alliance camp.

The Swedish army is small and inconspicuous among the coalition forces. Bernadotte himself is not active in fighting, so there are not many blood feuds with the empire. The old master, on the contrary, said that "Napoleon was not defeated by us, because he only relied on his own ingenuity, so God will punish him", which can be regarded as a bit of sympathy.

Thinking about it this way, allowing Ney's son to serve in the Swedish army can be regarded as a little favor for his old colleagues.

Because of this, Michel Ney is also very grateful to Bernadotte for his kindness. Even when he met Egron, he wore a Swedish military uniform to commemorate and demonstrate his military experience.

Aegron was silent for a moment, then spoke again.

"Alois, in fact, you came just in time. I need you to share your experience with me."

"It is precisely because I heard that you want to build an army, so I came here to help you as much as I can." Alois quickly replied, "How far have you progressed?"

"I have all the elements ready,

But the most important part can only be done by you guys. "Aigron replied to him with only a smile.

Then, he amplified his voice and continued speaking at a volume that everyone present could hear.

"In terms of money, I have raised enough from my supporters to arm an army to the teeth, which means that the biggest problem has been solved, and I am willing to spend money for my army, whether it is I can give generously to buy the best weapons or the best military uniforms; it is easy to ask for people, there are a lot of desperadoes in this world, as long as I can pay enough money, I can always find enough people to serve me But I know that these are not enough. If I just spend a lot of money to buy a group of mercenaries, then I will fail at any time. These mercenaries cannot stand the real test. I can only build a loyal and capable officer group , can really make my money spend effectively”

Then, he looked at Michel Ney again, "Alois, with your help, my worries can finally be over, thank God"

The young man's words also made the people present nod secretly.

Aigron is waiting for the service of others, and others are also weighing his quality to see if he is worth serving; and his words are reasonable, clear and rational, which highlights the value and importance of this group of people. Enough to meet their expectations.

"I am also happy to contribute all my knowledge and experience to accomplish your goal for you, Your Majesty." Michel Ney immediately stood at attention and enthusiastically assured the young man.

He is not afraid that Aigron's current military strength is like a blank sheet of paper, which is even a good thing. Although he has the title of Duke, Michel Ney's current military rank is just a lieutenant in the Swedish army, not a senior officer. .

If he joins a large military team normally, he can only wait for his seniority slowly, waiting for his rank to rise slowly, and his power is out of reach; but if he is put under the hands of His Majesty Napoleon II, then it is obvious that he will become The veterans of the army in the early stages of creation directly became His Majesty the Emperor's confidants at a young age.

This is really ideal.

Others, of course, thought the same as him.

Although there are not many people on the island now, and they don't have much room to display, it is obvious that His Majesty the Emperor will not be satisfied with this mere island, and he will further expand his business.

If His Majesty's career is successful until he returns to the throne, then they will undoubtedly become His Majesty's royal tools for ruling the army, and their future is absolutely limitless.

If you want to get ahead, there is no better investment than this.

Driven by this idea, the people present, like the Duke of Elchingen, expressed their allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor.

Under the background of their words, the atmosphere in the lobby became lively again.

Eggron smiled, admiring the fire in the eyes of these young people.

Fine, that's what he wanted.

Now that the heat is on, it's time to move on to the next step.

"Everyone," he called again softly.

In an instant, all the people who were talking stopped, and the lobby was silent again.

Eggron was pleased to see his tentative authority.

"You are all the most loyal warriors of the empire, so I must also be honest with you. I think everyone can see that under the current situation, we are facing a very difficult situation, and we are also undertaking a very dangerous undertaking. I There is no way to guarantee that any of you will live to see the day when we succeed. We can only pray for God's favor and then move forward with fearless courage. Moreover, courage alone is not enough, we must each be sincere. Unite and let us become a close whole. Only in this way can we defeat enemies who are more powerful than us and move towards a glorious tomorrow."

Aigron paused for a moment, then spoke again, "For this reason, I decided to create a knighthood, with me personally serving as the leader, and everyone present today will become a member of the knighthood. I want to show off in this way. Tell the world, you are part of my career, follow me to make achievements, and you should share everything I have gained after hard work.”

"oh"

As soon as his words fell, people let out an exclamation.

Even his two cousins ​​were surprised, because Aigron hadn't discussed it with them beforehand.

This is naturally Aigron's decision after thinking.

There is no doubt that he has the title of emperor and is the only legal successor to the empire, but this does not mean that he will naturally receive allegiance, especially under the current circumstances, he needs to win over these followers more closely.

The purpose of establishing the Knights is for this purpose. He wants to use this method of honor to slowly knead them into a whole and cultivate their sense of belonging to the team, so that they can be more dedicated to their status and serve themselves.

This is not his wild imagination. In fact, this kind of thing is quite common in European countries. Royal families of various countries use this method to absorb senior military officers and political elites, such as the Black Eagle Knights of Prussia and the Knights of the Bath in the UK. , the Knights of the Golden Fleece in Spain and so on.

Even Emperor Napoleon created the Legion of Honor to reward officers and politicians who were loyal to him.

Now, the Bourbon royal family rules France, so members of the French Legion of Honor are canonized by the French King. In this case, Aigron chose to re-establish a knighthood as an honorary title for the elite members under his command, and the knighthood It also means that there are layers of internal allegiance, and his orthodox monarchy status is unshakable.

Precisely because this approach is not deviant, the people present were only a little surprised, and immediately accepted Aigron's move.

"Tell me, are you willing to join my cause?" Aigron raised his head and looked at all the people present. "I don't have to repeat the danger to you. Of course you can see it with your intelligence, so I advise you that it is still too late to withdraw. If you are willing to leave now, I will never stop it, but if you swear allegiance to me today, then I will never allow betrayal, and I hope you will follow your heart and make a decision without regrets."

"I am very happy, Your Majesty." Michelle Ney knelt down on one knee without any further hesitation, "Thank you for granting me this honor."

very good.

This young man is a talented person and has enough political sense. He actually grasped the situation so quickly and became the first person to swear allegiance.

Aiglon picked up a sword from the side and put it on his shoulder. In this simple way, he completed the canonization of the knighthood.

"I'm sorry, the conditions here are so poor that we can't hold large-scale celebrations, and we don't have time to design and create exquisite ribbons and medals, but even so, I can assure you that you will always be a part of the empire. "Finally, Aigron looked down at Michelle Ney who was kneeling on one knee, and then said calmly. "May the Lord bless you."

"May God bless you," the Duke of Elchingen closed his eyes and answered loudly.

Then, Aigron's gaze shifted to the other people, and at this moment, as if they had heard some order, these people knelt down one by one.

His two cousins, Louis and Charlie, were a little overwhelmed by his sudden attack, but under the current atmosphere, they had almost no choice, so they looked at each other, and they also kneeled obediently Kneeling down, waiting for the favor of their loyal monarch.

Suddenly, everyone knelt down, except for Chanel, who stood blankly, embarrassed and not knowing how to deal with herself.

Of course she was willing to kneel down, but she didn't know if she would get her this turn. After all, she had never heard of a woman being able to become an honorary knight.

Fortunately, Egron looked at Chanel and resolved her embarrassment, "Chanel, go and call the Count of Monte Cristo, I hope he will become one of us."

"Yes, Your Majesty" Chanel left immediately as if she had been granted amnesty.

Next, Aigron walked up to the people kneeling on the ground one by one with his sword, and then put the sword on their shoulders.

"May the Lord bless you." He would say this to every person he passed.

"May God bless you," everyone responded in a loud voice.

No matter what they think in their hearts, they can't show any slack on the outside to show their excitement and loyalty.

And at the end, Chanel came with the Earl.

Edmond Dantes seemed to have heard Chanel's explanation. As soon as he arrived, he silently knelt down in front of the young man.

Aiglon walked up to him and then looked at Chanel.

"Chanel, you kneel down too."

"Ah" Chanel was surprised.

"Kneel down." Aigron smiled and repeated the order. "With your contribution, this is the honor you deserve. I will never be someone who ignores my contribution because of my gender."

"Yes." Looking at his smile, Shanel almost cried again.

Then, she also knelt down on one knee and fell in front of him.

Who would have thought that the unknown Noel family would reach its peak of glory through her?

Then, the sword rested on her shoulder.

"May the Lord bless you"

"May the Lord bless you."