Teresa muttered the name silently, seeming to realize something.
Then, she made up her mind and summoned Major Foresti again.
"Your Majesty the Queen, do you have any orders?" the major asked again after seeing Teresa.
"It's the same thing as last time -" Theresa issued an order to the major, who was from Austria like her, with an unquestionable tone, "Mr. Major, now I need you to pay special attention to De Bo
Baron Wang, especially his connections with the court."
The major was a little stunned, and then immediately reacted, "He...does he know Princess Maria?"
"I seem to know you, but I can't be sure." Teresa replied calmly, "But no matter what, this may be a good opportunity that should not be missed."
As if she was afraid that the major would not understand, she deliberately explained to the other party, "Think about it, why did Maria deliberately approach the bankers? Does she really like these businessmen? Probably not... She must just want to
It’s just about profiting from it.”
"Even if this is the case, there is no problem, right?" The major was still a little confused.
"Haven't you realized it yet? She is just a princess with a title but no power. What capital does she have to jump up and down? If she wants to make profits from bankers, can she only rely on her mouth? No...
Impossible, Bowen is definitely not that easy to talk to." Teresa couldn't help but sneered, "So, in order to get rewards from the banker, she will definitely try her best to obtain all kinds of information from His Highness, and then
Sold to Bowang at a high price... If this is the case, Bowang will naturally be willing to donate generously to satisfy her greedy appetite."
"In other words, she will betray palace and state secrets!"
At this point, the major finally fully understood.
He had heard from Teresa before that Teresa wanted to make false accusations to get rid of Maria completely. As a foreign princess, if Maria was involved in "leaking secrets" and making profits from it, it would inevitably arouse the public's concern.
Her disgust and disgust, when the time comes to face pressure from all sides, even His Majesty will definitely have a hard time keeping her.
The truth is true, but the question is how to implement it? The major has no clue about this.
He did not expect that just a few days later, Teresa would find a breakthrough from clues - although it may not be true, but logically speaking, there seemed to be no problem.
In fact, this is not surprising. Since ancient times, ministers and close associates around kings have often made profits by selling gossip. However, Maria's identity is a little more special, but there is no difference in essence.
While marveling, Major Foresti was also secretly frightened.
Princess Teresa, who has always been kind to others, would be so resolute and ruthless when she deliberately wanted to deal with someone.
After all, she is the daughter of Archduke Karl. Her tenderness and tolerance are only reserved for those she loves; and towards those who offend her, she is also as ruthless as the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
So, what should you do?
This is not a question. Do I still have a choice? As an Austrian, and shouldering the entrustment of Archduke Karl, when Princess Teresa needs to use me, there is no room for dodge, no matter what kind of order.
All must be accepted.
However, is it really good to just execute it?
Now, what is surrounding Teresa and Maria is no longer a trivial quarrel. This is a merciless war that will only stop when the other party is completely defeated. It seems calm, but in fact it is already a flash of swords.
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However, no matter what, they all have noble status and will not be harmed by any weapons, but the people below are different. If they are not careful, they may be affected in such a fight, or even be broken into pieces.
Captain Foresti actually knows some anecdotes.
Many of the French queens in the past generations came from foreign countries, and every queen who married from a foreign country would have close confidants brought from her hometown around her, thus becoming an implicit interest group.
At that time, Queen Marie de' Medici married Henry IV. After Henry IV was assassinated, she became the Queen Mother and replaced her young son Louis XIII as regent. She reused a close confidant from Italy, a man named
A follower named Concini took the opportunity to become a powerful minister, and for a time he was extremely powerful.
As the little king grew up, the arrogant and domineering "Italian Gang" aroused the king's fear and disgust. In 1617, 16-year-old Louis XIII ordered his men to assassinate Concini in the street.
After Louis XIII killed him, he arrogantly ran in front of his mother, announced that she would end her regency, and that he would become the real king, and then exiled his mother and all the Italians around her.
The power of Queen Mother Mary is definitely higher than that of the current Queen Theresa, but even so, when the little king grows up, he can still easily clean up the Italians around her, not to mention myself now?
Sigh... The prince and princess are obviously getting married, so why are there so many things happening next? Fairy tales are indeed lies... The major couldn't help but lament in his heart.
Theoretically, he could just abandon Teresa and ignore her orders, but he was unwilling to do so.
Go through fire and water, go through fire and water, anyway, this life is picked up, isn't it honorable to work for their father and daughter?
So, he secretly made up his mind.
"Okay, Your Majesty the Queen, I will go and get this done. If Her Majesty Maria really has collusion with Bowen, no matter how deep they hide it, I will help you find out the clues..." At this point
, he suddenly bowed again, "However, I still have a few words to advise you. Please consider your past friendship and listen to them."
"Please tell me—" Theresa's expression remained unchanged, she had already guessed what the other party was going to say.
"Your Highness Maria has offended you so much, and it is reasonable and reasonable for you to give some punishment. But..." After laying the groundwork, he changed the subject, "After all, she has a special status, and it is related to the relationship between the two royal families.
relationship, we should consider the national interests appropriately and not go too far. Moreover, you must also worry about His Majesty’s face... It is not a pity to have a Maria, but it is a big deal if it embarrasses His Majesty.”
"Hmph, interesting. Then why didn't anyone persuade her to be cautious?" Teresa laughed angrily and couldn't help but taunting her, "In other words, I should take the overall situation into consideration and stand here and let her treat me.
All sorts of insults?”
"That's not what I meant..." The major was shocked and quickly bowed to apologize to Teresa.
"I'm sorry, I was a little out of control." Seeing the other party's frightened look, Teresa couldn't help but sigh. "I understand what you said. But since no one has taken care of my face from beginning to end, then I have no obligation.
I went to take care of her. You can see that I have compromised too many times. Only this time I want to speak out for myself. If I just swallow my anger all day long, then what is the point of me as a queen? Then I still have to take care of her.
Why not apply for a washerwoman job, so that she can live up to her name?"
Seeing that Teresa had already said this, Major Foresti could only sigh secretly in his heart, and then bowed and saluted again. "Okay, I understand, Your Highness. Please don't worry, no matter what happened,
I will always stand by your side and do my best to protect you. You can completely trust me."
After speaking, he took the order and left.
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While Teresa was giving instructions to Major Foresti in the palace, Aiglon was also in the Tuileries Palace in Paris, accompanied by Prime Minister Prince Talleyrand, quietly receiving a group of people.
An uninvited guest.
The person who came was a short but rather muscular man, probably in his early thirties, with short black hair and a long face. He looked energetic, and there was ambition in his eyes.
From his thoughtful behavior, it can be seen that he is the kind of person who is used to giving orders to the people around him, and he even has a bit of royal dignity.
In fact, he is indeed about to become the king.
At present, King Carlo Felix of Sardinia is terminally ill and will be called by the Lord at any time, and Prince Carlo Alberto, as a close family member of the ancient Savoy royal family, will die after his death.
Take over the country and become a new generation king.
Before becoming king, he quietly applied to the French government for an audience with Aiglon. After discussing with Prince Talleyrand, Aiglon decided to meet the prince secretly in order to draw closer to the Kingdom of Sardinia in the future.
relation.
There was a reason for him to do this. He had been a "fan" of Emperor Napoleon when he was a boy. He lived in Paris all year round and received the title of earl from Emperor Napoleon. Therefore, emotionally, he also wanted to come and see the son of his idol.
, congratulations to the Bonaparte family for finally making a comeback; and more importantly, before becoming the king, he wanted to take the opportunity to close relations with France and lay the foundation for his dream "grand project".
When the prince stood in front of him, Aigron immediately noticed the prince's action-packed ambition.
This kind of ambition resonated deep in his soul - he could immediately realize that the future King was definitely not a light-hearted man, let alone one who would be content with the status quo.
In addition to their strong ambitions, Aigron and him have one thing in common - as mentioned before, they are both sons-in-law of the Habsburg family.
The prince's father-in-law was Archduke Ferdinand, the second brother of Archduke Karl (who died in 1824), and the two of them were brothers-in-law who married a pair of cousins.
However, among the royal families of various European countries, there are many cases of such mutual marriages, and kinship has never prevented the monarchs of European countries from killing each other.
For feudal lords, relatives are often enemies, and this has been the case since ancient times.
After a moment of staring, Aigron quickly put on a warm smile.
"Your Highness, I have heard about you for a long time, and I am very happy to finally meet you!"
"I have heard your name for a long time!" After Aigron greeted him, the prince immediately walked up to Aigron enthusiastically, and then bowed slightly to show respect for the emperor, "When you were just born
, I was in Paris, and like everyone else, celebrated your birth. From that time on, I knew that God must have given you a great mission - and today, all of this has been proven of course.
"
Having said this, he smiled slightly sadly, "You are only 20 years old, but the great things you have done far exceed those of me who are more than ten years older. This makes me admire you so much, and how ashamed you are!
"
Because he stood very close, Aigron was able to observe the other person's demeanor and tone at close range, and he could feel that his words were sincere.
From his body, you can feel the eagerness to achieve great things.
This is not surprising. It was from this king that the Savoy royal family began to plan the unification of Italy, and regarded the Habsburg family, which occupied a large area of Italian territory, as its biggest enemy. Over the next 30 years,
, two generations of kings, father and son, fought unyieldingly against Austria and suffered repeated defeats. Finally, taking advantage of the Franco-Austrian War in 1859 and the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, they completely drove the Austrian power out of Italy.
What is all this for?
For Italy’s national dream?
of course not!
The House of Savoy wasn't even Italian at all.
The driving force behind the Savoy royal family's "great cause of national unification" was actually feudal logic.
What is feudal logic? It is the instinct of feudal lords to expand their territory and enhance their power.
The Savoy royal family is one of the oldest royal families in Europe, with a history even older than the Habsburg family. However, due to poor management by their ancestors, their strength has gradually declined.
Up to now, the Savoy royal family only has a small territory, and its national power is weak. It cannot be regarded as a "first-line" royal family at all. Not only can it not compare with the established royal families, but it can also face rising stars such as Romanov and Hohenzollern. It's hard to compare with it, and now it can only be regarded as a "second-tier" royal family at best.
Every second-tier royal family has a glimmer of a dream, and they all want to stir up troubles and strengthen their own strength, and eventually become a first-tier royal family. This is the common psychology of feudal lords. In order to achieve this wish, the kings of Bavaria and Saxony were even willing to pay tribute to Emperor Napoleon. He flattered and gained a lot of benefits from Emperor Napoleon.
But now, the Savoy family has also moved closer to Aigron out of the same motive.
And this is also the result Aigron wants to see.
Whether it is to add a powerful "little brother" to yourself, to create a crisis to threaten Austria and Metternich, or to break the shackles of the Vienna Peace Conference on France, the Kingdom of Sardinia is a very good chess piece.
Doesn’t this family’s ambition coincide with my own ambition?