Eagle’s Glory

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After hearing the news, Letizia and Aigron were a little surprised.

After all, she sent someone to inform her son just to prepare him for the fact that Aigron would choose to visit him one day, which was also a courtesy for a nephew.

Unexpectedly, Prince Lucien Bonaparte rushed over directly in this way - this also shows how much this uncle attaches importance to his nephew.

"Let him come here quickly!" The Empress Dowager Letizia quickly reacted, calling the attendants to call her third son to her, and then asked someone to add a set of tableware to the dining table.

"It's always good to have more people around." She said with a smile.

Soon, the attendants brought in a middle-aged man, and Aigron was able to meet his third uncle Lucien Bonaparte for the first time in his life.

He is not tall, with a head of brown-black hair, but his temples are already grey, and the weather of the years can be seen, his facial features are soft, his manners are elegant, his eyes are restrained and somewhat unhappy, and he looks different from him. It is said that he looks like a prince, but he is more like a poet who is depressed and frustrated.

He quietly walked to the table, his eyes focused on Aigron, and Aigron stood up politely, bowing to his uncle.

"Nice to meet you, my uncle... I've been looking forward to this day for a long time," he said respectfully.

"I have been looking forward to it for a long time." Lucien Bonaparte nodded lightly, and then sighed with emotion, "Ten years of waiting! But all this is not in vain, you still have to go to this place after all. way."

In his sigh, he could vaguely see some of the aura he had when he accompanied Napoleon in the coup d'état.

Before Eggron could speak, he walked up to Eggron again, raised his hand, tapped Eggron's chest lightly, and then said, "You are taller and stronger than I imagined. .”

"In order to complete our family's unfinished business, I must maintain a strong body." Eggron replied.

"Excellent answer!" Lucien applauded loudly, "When we were your age, we didn't think so much—at that time we all thought that we would be satisfied if we could keep our family's property in Corsica, Who can imagine what will happen after that?"

Then, he hugged his nephew tightly again, "You have done a good job, boy, I have seen all the hard work you have put in so far, and I ask myself that when I was your age, I didn't This ability... So, you are better than me, you are the hope of our family."

These words seemed to come from the heart, so Aigron didn't know how to answer for a while.

"The only thing I'm dissatisfied with is, why didn't you contact me when you came to Rome before? Don't you still have grudges against the disputes of the previous generation?" Lucien Bonaparte continued, "Although I am not your servant, as an uncle, I am also willing to help my nephew in trouble, but you have ignored me."

"I'm sorry, uncle." Aigron smiled sheepishly, "It's not that I don't believe in your loyalty to the family—your performance in 1815 has proved that you do have this kind of loyalty, but before I When I came to Rome, I didn't know what my fate was going to be, so I didn't want to trouble you, after all... You managed to escape the storm and found a peaceful life under the protection of the church, I don't want to destroy it."

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Aigron didn't contact Lucien before, on the one hand because he was worried about his political attitude, on the other hand he really felt that he shouldn't bother this uncle this time - anyway, he knew that Lucien didn't have much money in his hands,

It is impossible to give him much sponsorship.

"Since you are not afraid to trouble your grandmother, why worry about trouble me?" asked Lucien Bonaparte. "You're right, I'm really useless now, and it's impossible to stir up the situation anymore, but even so, I can give you a little help if I can, and this is what I should do."

After hearing these words, Aigron felt warm again.

"Thank you, Uncle, I will never forget your help."

Lucien Bonaparte was not just talking. He did use his relationship in the church to say good things for himself. own up.

Of course, in his current position, there was only so much he could do to help.

"Okay, you two stop talking, let's continue with dinner—" Letizia said with a smile, "and don't look so solemn, our family gatherings should be more cheerful."

Aigron and Lucien smiled at each other, and then sat down, and then they began to chat while eating.

At this time, Lucien finally turned his attention to Teresa.

"My niece and daughter-in-law are really beautiful." He took a closer look at Theresa's appearance, and then said with a smile, "Such a beautiful princess, I dare say she must be the most beautiful in the courts of all countries! Blessed is Eggron .”

"As expected, you have become an Italian, Your Royal Highness." Teresa replied with a smile. "Too good at coaxing people."

"No, I'm telling the truth. I saw quite a few queens and princesses back then, and I think I have enough qualifications to make this judgment." Prince Lucien Bonaparte suddenly thought of something, and felt emotional again Get up, "It's amazing to think about it, you know, I grew up in Corsica, and I didn't have the opportunity to see the world in Versailles until I was a teenager. I especially wanted to see the king and queen. Of course, at that time I am just a descendant of a minor nobleman, how can I have any chance of getting the attention of the court?

It was only at the grandest ceremonies that I could see poor King Louis XVI and his queen, though only from a distance, and I was filled with admiration, and thought what a pomp it was! I imagined that one day I could become a courtier, experience the grandeur of the royal family up close, and appreciate the beauty of Her Majesty the Queen and other ladies, haha... Don't laugh at me, who didn't have similar fantasies in his youth Woolen cloth? ! My friends and classmates laughed at me, thinking that I was too far-fetched, and I thought so too. "

When he was talking about this, he changed the topic again, "But who would have imagined that not many years later, a princess from the Habsburg family became my sister-in-law, and after more than ten years, another princess from the Habsburg family became my sister-in-law. The princess of the Boothburg family became my niece and daughter-in-law. The fate is really amazing... I think it’s like a dream now. If someone told this story to me when I was a boy, I would think he was crazy. .”

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Hearing his uncle's emotion, Aigron realized that although he is unknown now, his uncle is a person who left his name on the stage of history after all.

He had seen the grand pomp of kings and queens, the Constituent Assembly and the ensuing Revolution, the Jacobin dictatorship and the Directory, until at last he himself became one of the few men at the pinnacle of French power.

"Our family is good at turning dreams into reality." Agitated, Aigron couldn't help but comment, "Grandma will definitely think that this is God's favor for us, but this is more due to our vitality. Ambition, and restless action, and a mind to match those ambitions... We believe in miracles because we make them ourselves."

"You are right." Lucien Bonaparte nodded, "However, it is also important to be born in the right age. Hundreds of years ago, society was suffocatingly closed, every class was unbreakable, and the country It’s just a playground for the kings and dukes with the most noble bloodlines. At that time, no matter how capable we were, we could only crawl under them. It was this era that gave us the opportunity, and we just seized the opportunity better than others——As for I've seen firsthand what happens to people who don't take their chances and miss their chances."

Speaking of this, His Royal Highness raised his palm and slowly lowered it, vividly simulating the scene of the guillotine falling down.

"When the Robespierre brothers went to the guillotine, no one thought that our Bonaparte brothers would rule France, but we did. Although we finally failed more than ten years later, at least we once placed our fate on the In our hands. To this day, I have not regretted it, compared to those who died in obscurity, at least we were once extraordinary."

Then, he picked up the wine glass and said to his nephew, "Cheers to fate."

"Cheers to fate!" Aigron also got excited, drinking with his uncle.

However, the pair of uncles and nephews became interested in talking, but Teresa listened a little uncomfortable.

Queen Marie-Antoinette of Louis XVI was born in the Habsburg family, she was her aunt, and was eventually sent to the guillotine. Maybe she really deserved the blame, but as a younger generation, she was inevitably responsible for this. The great aunt has a compassionate heart.

Besides, if Aigron's dream comes true one day, then she herself will be another national mother from the Habsburg family, and she is not willing to endure this terrible situation for herself, Aigron, and their descendants. destiny.

It hurts to even think about it.

So she decided to change the subject.

"Then do you think our achievements are great now?"

Perhaps because of drinking, Prince Lucien Bonaparte's serious face softened a lot.

"Judging from normal logic, the chances are really small. Please forgive me for not listening to me, but I think that as an elder, I should tell you the truth." He answered honestly.

"It's okay, you're telling the truth, I won't mind." Aigron shook his head.

Although he is now high-spirited and has achieved a great career, he still maintains a clear head, and he can judge the situation-the resources he has now are almost nothing compared to the whole of France. The army is now only a few thousand at full strength, and lacks weapons. However, the Kingdom of France has hundreds of thousands of standing troops. If they confront each other head-on, any division can defeat his pitiful strength.

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Therefore, anyone who can face reality cannot say that the odds of winning are great.

"I said the chance is not great, but I don't mean there is no chance." Lucien Bonaparte changed the subject, "Although France is powerful, it doesn't like the Bourbon family. On the contrary, they hate the reaction brought about by the restoration dynasty. There are always people who want to overthrow it - if there is another revolution to overthrow it, then you have a chance, because as soon as the Bourbon crown falls, many French people will remember that there is also the Bonaparte family who is suitable to lead They -- it was a revolution that sent our previous generation to the stage, so the new revolution will also send my next generation to the stage."

This judgment actually coincides with Aigron's judgment. After all, it is a fool's dream to take down France by positive force, and we must find a way to overthrow the current restoration dynasty.

Fortunately, the original historical line gave Aegron great confidence-because at the end of July 1830, the July Revolution broke out in France and drove the Bourbon Dynasty out of power. King Charles X was forced to bring his family members They fled to England, and from then on the rule of the main branch of the Bourbon royal family ended.

Of course, it was not the Bonaparte family that ruled France next, but the Orleans family, a young branch of the royal family that took the opportunity to seize power. The revolution returned to France and eventually restored the Empire.

But this time, Eggron didn't want to wait another eighteen years, he wanted to get the crown as soon as possible.

However, he also knows that the historical line has changed, and the original history can only be used as a reference for him, and cannot be completely copied-maybe earlier or later, but such a revolution to overthrow the Bourbon royal family should be inevitable.

And he'll be more than happy to give it a go.

"It's easy to instigate riots and coups, but it's very difficult to ensure that the fruits of the coup fall into your own hands." Lucien Bonaparte smiled a little strangely, "During the Brumaire coup, your father faced Those angry congressmen, almost incoherent, managed to save the scene from letting the situation get out of control."

Aegron also knows this truth.

I can't be picked up by the Orleans family. If I want to achieve this goal, I must act in a planned and orderly manner.

The family of the Duke of Orléans returned to France after 1815. They have been in France for more than ten years, and they are eyeing the throne, and they are bound to win; and now he is abroad, and he can only control his domestic supporters in a short period of time. In comparison, it is true is a disadvantage.

Fortunately, he still has time—though maybe not much.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Now that he had come to this point, Aigron asked his uncle sincerely.

After all, he has experience in coups and seizures of power.

"I have been away from France for more than ten years, and I have long been forgotten, and I don't know many things anymore." Lucien Bonaparte replied with a wry smile, "But there is one thing, my nephew, you must keep in mind. The core It's the army, and as long as you have the army behind you, you'll be fine."

Aegron was slightly disappointed.

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Although my uncle was right, it was just correct nonsense—everyone knew the truth.

"One more thing—" Lucien Bonaparte added, "find out the bottom line of your opponents, and my friend may be able to give you some help."