Eagle’s Glory

With the surrender ceremony over, the series of battles surrounding Mesolongion came to an end, and Aegron finally won his long-awaited victory.

This victory means that he has achieved the strategic goal before the start of the battle. He removed the most important strategic stronghold of the Turks in western Greece, and thus became the temporary master of this area.

After occupying the fortress, he and all his subordinates were cheering for the hard-won victory. Under his order, food and wine collected from various places were provided to the whole army in unlimited quantities. This is to reward them for their previous bloody battles.

And in Mesonei behind him, another invisible battle started almost at the same time.

The leader of this "battle" is Aigron's fiancée, Princess Teresa.

At this time, she was waiting for an important guest in the hotel that Aigron had commandeered.

Sitting in her seat, she was a little flustered, because she knew how important the matter she needed to deal with next was almost related to the fate of her beloved fiancé, and she could not tolerate any mistakes.

She was terrified that she would screw up and let Aigron down, but she also knew that as Aegron's only and most reasonable agent at the moment, she was the only one who could handle the situation.

Teresa, this is your obligation and the role you should play in the future. You must prove that you can do it... She said to herself in her heart more than once.

Unknowingly, she settled down. After all, she is the daughter of a great commander. She was able to infect the calmness and prudence she deserved from her father through precepts and deeds since she was a child.

What should come will always come. While she was sitting upright, a carriage quietly came to the door of the hotel, and then a passenger in casual clothes passed through the cordon of guards under the leadership of a special person, and then came Arrived at the hotel.

Soon, Teresa's maid opened the door of the reception room, and then led him in front of Teresa.

The moment he entered, both of them looked at each other immediately, and then looked away politely.

In a glimpse, Teresa found that the other party was a tall and thin young man. His face was serious, his brows were furrowed, and he exuded the atmosphere of a cautious diplomat.

"Nice to meet you, Your Royal Highness!" The young man walked up to Teresa, and then bowed to her respectfully, "My name is Alfred von Mayrhofen, and I am the secretary of Ambassador von Genz. , and it is thanks to him that I have come to meet you from Istanbul."

"Being able to be entrusted with such a task by the ambassador is enough to show that you are highly valued at the summit, and it is also enough to show how excellent you are." Teresa answered the other party gently, and then stretched out her hand to him, "Von Mayrho Mr Fern, I wish you a great future."

Being praised by Teresa, although he knew it was a polite remark, the young man still couldn't help but feel a little proud. Indeed, as the other party said, he was entrusted with important tasks by Mr. Genz, and he was also regarded as the future leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. star.

If I can successfully complete the task this time, it is foreseeable that I will be able to get a lot of rewards in the future.

Of course, he was proud of himself, on the surface he still maintained his proper composure.

"You are too proud. I am just an attendant who is ordered to do things. I am not worth mentioning. All I can do is to use up all my talents and talents to serve His Majesty and the Empire." He replied humbly, "You are more worthy, Your Royal Highness. Admiration, what you have done is right or wrong, I have no right to judge, but you can dare to take risks and come here alone, it is indeed amazing enough."

After seeing Teresa, he behaved very politely, which is very easy to understand. After all, the princess is the daughter of Grand Duke Karl. Even if she has left the border now and has fallen out with the imperial government, it is not something he can provoke. from the existence.

"Sir, I have the same enthusiasm for Your Majesty and the Empire as you do,

I never thought about being an enemy of the empire for a moment, after all, Austria is the country where I was born and raised, and I am lucky to be a member of the royal family and enjoy the most superior courtesy that the empire can provide..." Teresa cherished deeply Look at each other emotionally, "After enjoying all this, how can I not be grateful? In fact, I pray to God all the time, asking my Lord to keep my country prosperous and prosperous. "

After a pause, Teresa changed the topic, "Besides, although I am in a dangerous situation, I am not alone. My fiancé and I will always stand by each other, and we will never walk alone."

Her words were full of emotion and seemed to come from the heart, and von Mayrhofen, who had been in the social world for a long time, could of course hear the sincerity in them.

However, he knew better that the two demands of Her Royal Highness are not completely consistent, and may even be completely opposite. If her fiancé insists on making an enemy of the empire in the future, how will she deal with herself?

Judging from her current actions, it is almost self-evident what choice she will make.

Of course, von Mayrhofen was a wise man, he would not ask such embarrassing questions, his task was not to reprimand or blame Princess Teresa.

And now that the two parties are in a position of temporary cooperation, there is no need to put on an embarrassing posture.

Like Prime Minister Metternich, he is a realist who judges the situation. The reality is already tormenting people. Let the future deal with future problems.

"Your Royal Highness, your deep affection for Duke Reichstedt really moved us bystanders, and now that we have reached this point, it will not help if you continue to strictly stop you, and it will make the empire and the court even more dissatisfied." It is close to human, so..." When he said this, von Mayrhofen's expression became more serious and solemn, "On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor and His Excellency the Prime Minister, I would like to wish you and the Duke your future marriage, and wish You and Your Highness will grow old together."

Finally, I have waited for this sentence...God knows how much I have suffered to get it... Teresa thought to herself.

She was originally appointed to be married by His Majesty the Emperor, and she could easily get this marriage; however, fate played such a huge joke on her. So that such a big Zhou Zhang was abolished, so that "what should have happened" really happened!

In the middle, she became the laughing stock of the social circle. If she hadn't worked up the courage to fight hard, how could she be where she is today?

After a series of fights, His Majesty the Emperor has finally re-acknowledged the marriage. The carpet they walked through in the hall of marriage was stained red with blood.

Thinking of this, Teresa was both happy and sad, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, she was also quite good at controlling her emotions, and soon regained that indifferent and solemn expression.

"I am very grateful to His Majesty the Emperor and Your Excellency the Prime Minister for their kindness. I will follow God's teachings, fulfill the duties of a wife, and never disappoint our family's reputation."

"I have no doubt that you can do it." Von Mayrhofen nodded with a smile, "Judging from your performance so far, you have accomplished your duties very well. I even doubt that if you Without you, would His Highness still be able to get the Prime Minister's understanding so easily?"

"So can you help me to better fulfill my obligations?" Teresa asked with a smile.

Although she is reserved and courteous, in this indifferent smile, she is not only a little complacent, but also seems to be softly pleading, the girl's bright charm is still fully revealed, so that von Mayrhofen is suddenly distracted Rippled.

But of course he will not waver his position because of this.

"I don't know what you mean, but my obligation is to carry out the tasks assigned to me by my superiors." He replied with a straight face. "If there is something in my mission that can accommodate you, I'm certainly happy to do so."

In other words, he would not do anything for Teresa other than his duty.

After receiving such an answer, Teresa was not disappointed. Since this person will be entrusted with important tasks, he will definitely not be a mediocre person who is easily dismissed.

After the meeting, the temptation of talking in a few words ended, and they both left a good impression on each other, and Teresa also decided to get down to business.

"Sir, you must be very tired after coming all the way from Istanbul, so I don't plan to have a long talk with you now, let's finalize the most important things first." After a moment of silence, Teresa spoke again "Is there any letter for me from Mr. Gentz?"

"I'm sorry, because this mission is quite special, and we have not established a basic trust between the two parties, so Mr. Genz does not intend to leave any written documents. All his opinions and oral messages will be conveyed by myself." Von Mayrhofen replied with an apologetic but unyielding smile, "But please rest assured that I have a good memory, so I can fully explain his opinion and make due judgments on his behalf."

"It's amazingly cautious. Even at this time, do you have to leave room for yourself to withdraw?" Teresa smiled sarcastically. Put him in a difficult position for you?"

"Your Highness, it's better to say that as an Austrian, it's rare for you to be so indifferent to this surname." Von Mayrhofen replied neither humble nor humble, "You were not born when that person invaded Vienna twice, but I But I will always remember those heart-wrenching days."

"Although I have not personally experienced those catastrophic days, like you, I feel heartbroken for these scars left in the history of our country." Teresa shook her head gently, expressing that she was not Unmoved, "But the history that has happened is history after all. We can't be troubled by the past and forget the present, can't we? Don't forget, it was His Majesty the Emperor who proposed marriage to me and His Highness, that is, he wanted to marry him first. Make me a Bonaparte. If anyone wishes to heal a wound, it is His Majesty the Emperor first of all. Do you have any complaints about that?"

Seeing Teresa carrying His Majesty out, von Mayrhofen naturally couldn't sit still.

He could only hide the embarrassment at the moment with a sneer. "Your Highness, you...you are indeed the daughter of Grand Duke Karl..."

"I am His Highness's fiancée." Teresa emphasized again.

Then, she slowed down her tone again, "Well, since Mr. Genz doesn't plan to give me a written certificate now, that's okay, I'll ask you verbally, what does Austria need from me and His Highness now?"

Von Mayrhofen's expression became more serious. He knew that every word he said was extremely important, so he concentrated all his attention.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister hopes that you and the Duke, if possible, will make Greece independent as soon as possible, so that the Russians will lose the excuse to send troops; moreover, he hopes that the Duke can find a way to eliminate the influence of pro-Russian forces in Greece, so that the next Russian The Turkish war should be postponed as much as possible."

After hearing what the other party said, Teresa was not surprised. In fact, this was exactly what she and Aigron expected and expected.

Sure enough, after weighing the balance, Metternich would rather pinch his nose and let Egron continue to make troubles than let the Russians reach out to the Balkans.

For this he was willing to make concessions to them.

"Russia is a big country. Although it is far away from His Highness, it is still an unshakable giant. It is not easy for His Highness to fight against them..." Although Teresa knew it in her heart, she seemed quite Difficult, "Excuse me, what can Metternich get His Highness?"

"It depends on what you want." Von Mayrhofen replied with a smile. "He has a lot to offer."

"Then, can His Highness and I be allowed to sit on the throne of Greece?" Teresa asked directly.

This question made von Mayrhofen's smile disappear instantly.

"This...I'm afraid it won't work." He shook his head in embarrassment. "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, has assessed the situation. He believes that the current European powers may not be ready to accept the emergence of a Bonaparte kingdom... I think, You need to make some..."

"What? I can't be the queen anymore?" Teresa's smile disappeared in an instant, her brows were erected, and she stared at the other party in disbelief, "I...why can't I be the queen? Your Highness and I, Could it be that all the painstaking effort was just a waste of time?"

She glared at each other angrily, just like a child who was furious when he couldn't get his favorite toy from his parents.

Hey... this is difficult. Von Mayrhofen sighed inwardly.

In order to better complete the tasks assigned by his superiors, before he came to Istanbul, he had already inquired about Princess Teresa's reputation among his acquaintances in Vienna's upper class.

It's a pity that Princess Teresa has always lived in seclusion and doesn't like to show her face in public. He can only get some fragmented information, and among these information, the princess is said to be gentle and humble, and she is a very reasonable person.

However, when he saw it today, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

It seems that rumors are just rumors after all, and there will always be exaggerations.

Her Royal Highness is her Royal Highness after all, self-willedness and arrogance are unavoidable in his bones, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

However, Teresa didn't feel angry at all.

This was the result she and Aigron had expected.

However, since she has a special status, she can be willful, and she should be willful. Anyway, it's still early enough for Aigron to make a decision.

"Okay...you've been exhausted from the journey today, I hope you go to rest first..." Teresa made a gesture with a cold face, "I will arrange the room for you, and we will talk tomorrow."