"But in exchange, I hope that you will greet his coffin in the most respectful and calm manner... This is my bottom line."
Seeing that Aigron finally agreed to her request, Maria was naturally happy.
"Don't worry, I know the seriousness of it and won't embarrass you at that time... I will mourn for him as deeply as you do."
As she spoke, she approached Aigron and looked at the young man with a "bad fate" with her with a smile on her face.
"Thank you for being so considerate of me, Your Majesty."
"I'm always happy to be considerate of you." Aigron also smiled and replied, "As long as you don't cause me any trouble."
"You make it sound like I'm causing trouble for you whenever I have something to do!" Maria immediately protested coquettishly, "Ask yourself, haven't I thought enough about you since we met?"
This question left Aigron speechless.
Indeed, if you think about it carefully, since the two of them met, it was Aigron who unintentionally "offended" her at the beginning; then, she saved her life when they were in Milan; and she even now agrees to cooperate with her Li Daitao.
plan……
Who is accommodating whom between the two? And who is causing whom more trouble?
Apparently Maria was more accommodating.
Except when Theresa was involved, Maria acted out of hatred from the bottom of her bones. At other times, Maria was very good to Agron, almost responsive to his requests.
Of course, she spends a lot of money, but that doesn't matter to Aiglon.
Because of this, Aigron also felt that he owed her a favor and was willing to tolerate her when she was willful.
"I know you are very kind to me, and I have always been grateful to you." So, Aigron also comforted her warmly, "I just hope that you can respect Teresa a little bit and don't make it difficult for everyone. After all, Teresa
Sha also has her own self-esteem..."
"Humph, she has become your wife and the queen of the empire. Isn't that enough? Now she is surrounded by stars all day long, and there are so many people around her who are fawning and flattering her. Who else can destroy her self-esteem?
"You're lucky if your self-esteem is not destroyed by her!" Maria curled her lips disapprovingly, "In my opinion, she is just dissatisfied! Without you, her greatest luck in life would be to become the queen of a small country.
With the prestige and authority she has today? But she still complains and is dissatisfied all day long, as if you still owe her something... Others are afraid of her and dare not say more, but I don't tolerate her. I insist on her understanding.
Not everyone in the world has to accommodate her—"
Eggron knew that Maria's words were deeply prejudiced and therefore unfair.
It is true that Teresa did get things in her destiny that were originally impossible to achieve because of herself, but these things were not what she expected, so she did not value them too much. What she really valued was her marriage to herself, so
She didn't want the pure emotion in her eyes to be tarnished.
But now that she was messing around, she was forced to give in step by step, her self-esteem was severely hit, and she naturally accumulated too much resentment in her heart. From her perspective, she naturally felt that she had been wronged.
Although Maria seems to think that Teresa is not "generous" enough, if the place is changed and Maria sits in Teresa's current position, she might be even more angry than her.
Because he knew all this in his heart, Aigron just smiled and did not agree with Maria.
"Just because she is a queen, she has to maintain her face, otherwise how can she convince the public? There are many things that are completely different between doing them in private and doing them in public. It may not matter if you treat her politely in private, but let her do it in public
I can’t come down from the stage, this is really too much - it’s hard for me to accept both emotionally and rationally.”
"If she finds it too painful and can't bear it, she can abdicate in favor of someone else... To put it bluntly, it's not that she can't bear to part with the queen's crown." Maria sneered and blurted out.
But she immediately realized that such words were too explicit and inappropriate, so she changed the subject again, "Your Majesty, what I did may indeed be a bit out of line, but the person who embarrassed her the most was you, wasn't it? Did you say that before?
But what about publicly embarrassing her in front of the whole country? Moreover, Miss Agnes is still pregnant and will soon give you an illegitimate child. This is already known to everyone? Think about which side it is on.
What's more offensive?"
Although Maria's words were harsh, they were also impeccable, leaving Egron unable to argue - because that was the truth.
The person who embarrassed Teresa the most was himself, so who had he to accuse others of offending Teresa?
However, he is the emperor, and emperors can have double standards.
"Regarding Agnes's matter, Theresa and I have reached a tacit understanding. As long as I can make Agnes keep a low profile in the future, she can acquiesce in all this... In fact, the relationship between the two of them is not bad." Agron said confidently.
He replied politely, "Agnes acted in a measured way and never offended Teresa. I hope you can do the same as her, even if you do half of it."
"If you ask me to imitate a princess who is willing to obey, then I can't do it. I haven't learned the education of being a servant." Maria looked at Aigron with a half-smile, as if she was sarcastic about his sophistry. "
However, since you have mentioned this, I will restrain myself a little in the future, but this is for your sake, and it does not mean that I have changed my view of her..."
Maria's expression didn't look very sincere, but she finally gave in to Teresa verbally, so Aigron felt a little relieved.
After all, in his heart, Maria (and her replacement Sophie) will stay with him for a long time in the future, in other words, they will also "get along" with Theresa for a long time. If they keep fighting each other until the earth falls apart in the future, then
Aren’t you going to never have peace? (Although this seems to be your own fault)
So in order to avoid this situation, he also hoped to use both soft and hard tactics to make Maria avoid Teresa a little bit, even if it was just a pretense.
Just because Theresa was mentioned, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little awkward.
Perhaps sensing this embarrassment, Maria took the initiative to change the topic.
"Your Majesty, when your father's coffin is returned to Paris, how do you plan to arrange it?"
"First conduct a grand procession ceremony, and then bury him in the Invalides. I have been to the Invalides before and have reserved a burial place for him in the basement of the church there. He will become the guardian of the imperial army.
God, will live forever." Aigron told the truth, "And on the surface of Paris, a memorial building will be built for him. In addition to statues and bridges, I will complete the Arc de Triomphe as soon as possible so that the people will remember his memory forever.
Achievements."
In order to commemorate the victory over the Russian and Austrian allied forces in 1805, Napoleon ordered the construction of a Roman-style triumphal arch on the Champs Elysées on the central axis of Paris in 1806 to show off his military prowess and to welcome the French soldiers returning triumphantly in the future. In August of the same year
On the 15th, the construction of this grand building began according to the design of the famous architect Jean Chagren. However, due to the long-term war in the empire and the lack of manpower and material resources, it was not completed even until the fall of Emperor Napoleon.
After 1815, when the Bourbons were restored, they naturally had no interest in continuing to build this triumphal arch that eulogized the "usurper", so the project remained abandoned there.
In the original historical line, in 1830, the Orleans family, a small royal family, usurped the throne and drove away the orthodox Bourbon royal family. In order to cover up its usurpation, it was eager to find new legitimacy for itself, so it
They began to praise Napoleon again, trying to use the French people's memory of Napoleon to reshape their national identity.
So while it was compiling history, it trumpeted Napoleon's illustrious military exploits (Thiers himself wrote a war history book that grossly praised Emperor Napoleon); at the same time, it sought to bring back the remains of Emperor Napoleon and bury them in Paris; it also built the Arc de Triomphe and became a
The government's political project was relaunched.
In 1836, the Arc de Triomphe was officially completed. It not only became a symbol for the French to commemorate Emperor Napoleon, but also became a landmark building in Paris.
Although the Orleans family's praise of Napoleon had a positive effect to a certain extent, the negative effect was also very significant: when the French were commemorating Napoleon, they also began to miss the rule of the Bonaparte family; and this mentality also became
In 1848, Napoleon III was elected president with a very high number of votes and then became the emperor.
Of course, when the Orleans family made this decision, it was under the background that Emperor Napoleon himself had died and the King of Rome also died in Schonbrunn Palace. It felt that the Bonaparte family, which had severed its direct lineage, posed no threat to itself.
Nor will it gain the support of the people.
It did not expect that the revolutionary torrent of 1848 would overthrow its rule in one fell swoop, let alone that in the chaotic situation, the French would be more nostalgic for the prosperous years of the past. Louis Bonaparte, a branch of the Bonaparte family,
It was actually possible to take advantage of the afterglow of Emperor Napoleon and restore the empire in the midst of "Long Live the Mountain".
History is often so unpredictable, especially in France, which is accustomed to ups and downs.
Now, Aiglon himself has created an even more unexpected world line. As the heir to the Bonaparte family, he has legitimately obtained the crown. Naturally, he will be more "respectful of the emperor" than the Orleans family, and it is natural for him to complete the Arc de Triomphe as soon as possible.
matter.
Maria listened quietly to Aigron's explanation. Of course she understood Aigron's mood.
Although she is not very interested in politics, she comes from a royal family and naturally has a basic political acumen. Of course she knows the significance of all this.
The basis of the rule of various kingdoms on the European continent comes from God and the principle of "divine right of kings", but the empire is not the same. It is the result of the victory of the common people over the priests. In a sense, the basis of the empire's rule comes from
To Napoleon himself.
Because of this, "Napoleon" must become a god to be worshiped, and the name of the ancestor will become the source of power for the descendants - just like the Roman emperors, their supreme authority comes from the godhead of "Augustus"
Just like human beings.
"You are indeed the King of Rome. What you do is exactly the same as the Romans." She commented with a smile.
"I really hope that my country can last as long as the Roman Empire, but I can only do my best and let fate." Aigron shrugged, "At least I want to leave a solid enough legacy to my heirs, and then
Let them perform on their own, I can't control them."
"The affairs of future generations can only be taken care of by themselves. What can our ancestors do? It will not be easy for us to live a good life." Maria couldn't help but sigh.
Then, she made another suggestion, "However, you can leave more escape routes for your descendants. What I mean is that when you are in power, you can let the members of the Bonaparte family marry more with various royal families, whether it is through
It doesn't matter whether you use coercion or inducement. Let the Bonaparte family merge with the blood of the major royal families as soon as possible and become a member of the monarch's family. In this way, even if your descendants are temporarily depressed in the future, they can at least stay in this circle.
, you can seek restoration if you advance, but you can still be a top regular member of the upper class if you retreat."
Maria's suggestion, Aiglon also knew in his heart that in fact it was not her whim - the Bonaparte family had been trying to do this since Emperor Napoleon himself.
Teresa has always been obsessed with letting her children continue to marry the royal family. In the final analysis, she also wants to integrate her children and grandchildren into this circle, leaving a "fallback path" for her children in disguise.
After hearing Maria's suggestion, Aigron suddenly remembered that his cousin Prince Charles had previously begged him through his aunt, Queen Ortense, to help him establish a marriage - his only request was to find a marriage partner.
A princess from an ancient royal family, anything else will do.
The cousin's idea actually coincided with the interests of the family, so Aigron did not reject him at that time.
Previously, Prince Charles followed his brother and helped him escape from Vienna, which made him a great contribution; now, Prince Charles represents him and goes to St. Helena Island to welcome back the remains of Emperor Napoleon, which is equivalent to setting a new chapter for the family.
Got the credit.
Both emotionally and rationally, I owed him something and it was time to repay him.
So, looking at Maria, Aigron's heart moved, "Your Highness, you are right, the Bonaparte family really needs to strengthen the relationship with various royal families... It just so happens that my cousin Prince Charles is not yet married, so he
He also told me that he hopes to marry a royal princess——"
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Maria suddenly raised her eyebrows and glared at Aiglon.
"Ah, don't get me wrong! I'm definitely not talking about you!" Aigron suddenly reacted. He had caused Maria to misunderstand. "I just want to ask, can you provide me with any help on this issue? After all, for me,
You must be more familiar with the German princes than I am..."
Then, he grabbed Maria's hand and looked at her sincerely to calm her down, "Your Highness, in my heart, you are holy and noble, and my cousin is definitely not worthy of you."