On the same day that Valentine was cordially received by Her Majesty the Queen, her fiancé also happened to come to the Palace of Fontainebleau to meet with Aiglon to report his work.
As Aiglon's favorite, the count had the right to come to see him regularly. At this time, as an official of the Ministry of the Interior, he and his deputy Count Morny used an independent budget allocated privately by the royal family to form a team of varying numbers.
There are many, but shrewd and capable secret police organizations, focusing on Paris and preparing to slowly spread to major cities across the country, to spy on domestic political and public opinion trends, price fluctuations, and whether officials are competent, etc. for Aiglon.
Precisely because he has this power of secret surveillance, even though he does not appear to have a high official rank, he is actually very popular. In addition, he has the special privilege of being able to meet His Majesty at any time, so people in the political arena have already paid him three respects.
Even the Prime Minister, Prince Talleyrand, was extremely kind to him.
However, although he has become a promising political star, he has not been complacent about it. He usually treats others neither too harshly nor too enthusiastically, but faces his colleagues and bosses with a straight face and a business-like attitude.
, would never attend a private party easily, and his behavior made Aigron feel more at ease with him.
Today, as usual, after meeting Aigron, he first handed over a public opinion report during this period and a detailed summary of news from various places.
After a cursory glance, Aigron saw that there was nothing serious, so he put the report on the desk. Then, he looked at the count who was standing respectfully aside.
"Edmund, is there anything else you want to report?"
"One more little thing, Your Majesty." Edmund answered cautiously, "The funeral of the late emperor is over. It seems that the dangerous elements who were preventively arrested or under close surveillance can relax their vigilance a little. If you don't
If they object, I will go to the police station to apply for their release or removal from surveillance..."
Although he trusted the earl very much, in order to avoid excessive concentration of power and the phenomenon of being too big to lose, Aigron still adopted the approach of "decentralization and checks and balances" and did not give him universal law enforcement power.
In other words, although the count can send people to investigate and spy on various private political conspiracies or public opinions, he cannot issue arrest warrants and arrest people by himself. He needs to cooperate with the police department and let the police arrest people-unless there is an extremely urgent situation.
In certain situations, a dangerous person has to be arrested preventively, but it must also be reported to the police department and the palace afterwards, and the prisoner is taken into custody by the police and cannot be locked up in a private cell for a long time.
After all, power corrodes people's hearts. The Earl already has a huge secret information network. If it is not restricted, he can arrest anyone he wants on false charges in the name of "political conspiracy". Then let alone everyone outside.
He was so self-conscious that over time even Aigron himself couldn't sleep at night.
Therefore, no matter how much he trusted the earl, he had to impose restrictions. This was also for the earl's good.
Not long ago, in order to welcome the burial of Emperor Napoleon's remains, the entire city of Paris entered a state of high alert. The Count and his men were also fully mobilized. They submitted the information collected by spying to the police.
Department, and then the police "preventively arrested" a group of dangerous elements with anti-imperial ideological tendencies.
These dangerous elements include both far-right royalists and far-left republican supporters. They are treated equally, and they are all potential threats to the empire.
However, with the successful burial of the emperor, the alert state in Paris was also lifted, and naturally there was no need to continue detention or surveillance - after all, conviction requires evidence, and their political leanings are not crimes, and the empire will still have to
Legally speaking.
Seeing that Aigron showed no objection, the Count submitted to Aiglon a list of dangerous persons he had cooperated with the police department to arrest or monitor closely during this period.
The count has always been serious about his work, so this list is also quite detailed. It not only includes the person's birth year, family background, but also a simple resume, as well as the time and place where he expressed his political views, etc. It can be seen that he is indeed very serious about arresting people.
Those who speak of evidence are definitely not taking advantage of their authority to do anything random.
After Aigron took the list, he only glanced at it roughly. After all, to him, the people on the list were just "little shrimps" who could not shake his rule at all. At most, they could only be regarded as some low-level incitements.
It's just family, of course he doesn't take it too seriously.
After all, there are tens of thousands of people in Paris who have more or less "republican tendencies", but most of them are just talking about it and will not take radical actions to cause much damage to the dynasty, so
Egron doesn't make a fuss.
However, his casual gaze stopped somewhere at the end of the list.
Evariste Galois.
A seemingly simple name that is neither prominent nor does it have the prefix de that represents a noble surname. It seems that the earl does not take this person seriously, so he just puts it in an inconspicuous corner and only introduces it with a few sentences.
For France in this era, this person indeed only had such a little status.
But for Aigron, this is a moment of extraordinary significance.
By the way! How could I have forgotten this person?! He secretly called him lucky.
For anyone in the 21st century who has received higher education in mathematics from a university, the name of this young genius who died young will not be unfamiliar.
And the unfortunate experiences this genius had in his short life are even more depressing.
He submitted three papers of great academic value to the Academy of Sciences, but they were all returned or lost for various reasons. Only more than 20 years after his death, his papers were discovered from the pile of old papers, and his work was finally recognized by the world.
Profound thoughts and theories.
While alive, he was unknown and poor, was arrested twice for his radical republican views, and ended up in a duel during an unlucky love affair, where he died.
What's even more ridiculous is that the first time Aigron saw the name of this mathematical genius was not in any paper or commendation, but in a list of preventive arrests of activists, as a potential prisoner - this
Can it be considered a “World Line Convergence”?
Now, in this country that gave birth to him and raised him, no one knows his genius, and no one cares about who he is. This is such a pitiful and sad world...Aigron couldn't help but sigh to himself.
However, geniuses always have such encounters.
However, this is a world line created by myself. Not only can I change my own destiny, I can also change the destiny of many people, including him! Aigron said in his heart.
In fact, there are some "similarities" between Galois and the King of Rome in history. Both were born in 1811 and both died in 1832. The King of Rome died of tuberculosis, while Galois died in a duel in May 1832.
, they all died young without fulfilling their ambitions at the age of 21.
The fate of the King of Rome has changed, and it is now May 1831, which means that Aiglon has countless ways to save another unlucky guy from that unlucky love and duel.
"Your Majesty?" The Earl, who has been with Aigron all year round, was keenly aware of Aigron's strangeness, so he boldly asked, "Do you think there is something wrong?"
"I don't have any other questions, I'm just a little strange -" Aigron said, pointing to one of the names on the list, "What's going on with this guy? He's the same age as me, only in his early 20s, why did he get picked up?
Arrested as a dangerous political prisoner?"
The count quickly came over and took a look at the name "Evariste Galois".
"Your Majesty, although this man is very young, according to the investigation, he is a very radical republican who often makes dangerous remarks and was expelled from the university because of this - so we included him in the list." He explained quickly.
"When did that happen?" Aigron asked.
"According to records, it probably started in 1829." The Count replied.
"So, at that time, he was rebelling against the Bourbon family. What does it have to do with my Bonaparte family?" Aigron asked.
Aiglon's rhetorical question made the count fall silent for a moment - not because he was speechless, but because he was shocked and overwhelmed by this obviously unreasonable rhetorical question.
For the Count of Monte Cristo, who is responsible for secret investigations and public opinion monitoring, monitoring dangerous elements with "bad ideas" is also one of the focuses of his work.
And the dangerous ideologists he values most are naturally radical republicans.
When Aiglon held a national tour before, he was assassinated by republicans in the Normandy region. Although he himself was unscathed, several innocent passers-by died, which caused a huge impact on public opinion, so it had a great impact on the count and the empire.
As far as the bureaucracy is concerned, although the royalists and republicans are both annoying, the republicans are more dangerous, so the measures against the republicans are more severe.
Because of this, it is natural that the young radical republican Mr. Galois became a dangerous element who was prevented from being arrested.
"Your Majesty, although there is no comparison between the foolish monarch of the Bourbon family and you who are so wise and wise...but in the eyes of these stupid radical republicans, they are both monarchs and the object of their disgust, so...we cannot exclude him.
Danger." After calming down, the count could only use this to defend himself.
"Even so, we can't judge based on our thoughts, but should look at actual actions." Aigron replied calmly, "This young man is the same age as me. He obviously has a great youth, but because of a few hot-blooded stupid words
If you say that, you will put it in another book, and there will be no future development prospects in the future. This is really a bit harsh..."
Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Why are you so compassionate all of a sudden?
The earl did not understand at all why His Majesty, who had always been cold and cold, suddenly changed his style and took the initiative to intercede with dangerous elements.
Are there not innocent people among the people you and Prince Talleyrand have purged so far? Were they not all arrested or exiled by you? He couldn't help but slander.
He really couldn't understand why this seemingly inconspicuous name was actually noticed by His Majesty and interceded. The only thing he could think of was that the two were the same age - but this seemed too nonsense.
Or is it because the other party is a college student from the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, which makes His Majesty feel compassionate?
In any case, although he was puzzled, he also saw that His Majesty wanted to protect this young man and did not want him to be affected by his "political stain".
Since this is His Majesty's will, he can only understand the Holy Will.
So he took the initiative to pass the steps to Aigron while not knowing the strange luck of the unknown boy in his heart.
"Your Majesty, you are right. Young people still have a bright future. We cannot put him in another class just because of his confusion and delay his life. After all, he is also a college student. As long as he is well-trained, he can still contribute to society.
He has made a lot of contributions... When I get back, I will cross him off the monitoring list and let him return to society... I think he will also be grateful for His Majesty's kindness and give up his stupid radical ideas."
"Wait." Aiglon interrupted the count.
"After he is released, you can keep this man. Don't detain him forcefully, but feed him well. I want to see him next time I go to Paris."
At this time, the count was once again shocked by His Majesty's unbridled imagination.
"Your Majesty...why?" he asked subconsciously.
"For a young radical, who was also a college student at a prestigious university with a bright future, he naturally has his reasons for becoming so cynical. If we figure out this reason, we can allow many young people in the same situation to stretch themselves.
Instead of consuming their energy for political disputes, they can use their talents in the scientific field - wouldn't that be great?" Aigron replied calmly.
Sure enough, it must be because this guy is a college student at the Ecole Normale Supérieure... The count suddenly realized.
The Ecole Normale Supérieure was opened in 1808 after the reorganization by Emperor Napoleon and the great scholar Laplace. It was one of the most important university institutions in the empire at the time. Perhaps His Majesty had a "passion" for this in his heart and suddenly felt compassion.
, although it seems far-fetched, it is not impossible.
No matter what, since His Majesty has spoken, he must find a way to complete it.
And this matter is not difficult to accomplish. The boy is currently being detained by the police station. As long as he fishes him out from the police station in the name of His Majesty's instructions, then it will be done. He doesn't even need to spend any resources.
The boy named Galois, you are very lucky... He complained silently in his heart, and then bowed slightly to Aiglon to accept the order. "Okay, Your Majesty, I understand, I will get the matter done as soon as possible.