Indeed, both of them are smart people. He knows that no matter how impassioned or exaggerated he is, it is useless. Smart people only look at facts and results.
Only when good results are obtained will they be able to cooperate further and gain the other party's allegiance. There is no other way.
Panos Colokotronis said no more.
Although he had tried his best to encourage his father to launch a coup, he was still uneasy about Francois Bonaparte, whom he had never met before, fearing that he was just a second-generation ancestor with great ambitions and talent, or a dull head with no enthusiasm.
Just green.
From the brief meeting and conversation between the two people, he found that although the other person was young, his mind was not inferior to that of an adult, and he even had extraordinary eloquence and a calm and unhurried calmness, which gave him confidence.
Although these qualities do not necessarily lead to success, they are indeed necessary conditions for successful people.
Maybe he can actually fulfill those promises... let's see the results, he thought to himself.
While the two people were talking, the soldiers on the fleet were also disembarking one by one.
Panos watched them secretly from the corner of his eye, mentally counting the number of people among them.
It doesn't look like there are too many people, but judging from their movements and order, they have indeed received good training.
Just now he asked the group leader how many people he had brought here, but the other party cleverly dodged them, so now he doesn't plan to dwell on this issue anymore.
"Are you asking members of your order to serve as officers?" he asked insinuatingly.
"Yes, they are all carefully selected by me from my followers. They have the most loyal will and military experience." Aiglon replied casually, "Only by relying on them can I build an army that belongs only to me.
.”
"But it also means you can't massively expand your military," Panos pointed out astutely.
"I don't need a large-scale military expansion." Aigron shrugged, "For me, an army that can command smoothly and only obey me is much more meaningful than a seemingly large ragtag group of people. Back then, Sparta
It is not the numbers that defeat the Persian army."
"Absolutely correct conclusion." Panos nodded, and then he asked, "Then do you want me to arrange a residence for you?"
"No need." Aigron shook his head, "Edmond will prepare all this for me. I just hope you can approve our request."
Panos hesitated for a moment, but did not raise any objection.
To be honest, even if the other party comes directly to grab a piece of land, he doesn't have a good solution at the moment, so he can just live with it in order to save face.
"You do have an extremely capable subordinate. The Count of Monte Cristo is very good and loyal." He praised Edmond Dantès and agreed with Aigron's opinion in disguise.
Next, he changed the subject, "Then when do you plan to meet my father?"
"We will meet after I have settled everything." Aigron replied with a smile. "Also, I want to correct that it is not that I went to see him, but that he came to see me. After all, it is your government and
The council invited me to come and help you, and I deserve such treatment."
Eggron's words made Panos stunned again.
It seems that this young man is not as talkative as he appears.
This was their first confrontation, and the significance was much more important than it seemed. Since the other party had a tough attitude, he could only find a compromise.
"Then, do you think it's okay for us to agree on a place where you and he will meet?" He asked cautiously, "We will give you the courtesy you deserve, and the time can be decided by you."
Okay, now you know how to be polite to me! Aigron sneered in his heart.
It seems that his first appearance really left a very deep impression on this young man, so he changed his attitude.
This is a good beginning.
While the two people were talking, the thunder in the sky became louder and louder, and it looked like it was going to rain.
"I will take you to the place where you are staying." Panos immediately suggested. "And if you don't mind, I will hold a banquet for you there tonight." Panos added, "Many people want to get to know you.
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"Please lead the way." Aiglon replied immediately. "I'm happy to."
"Okay, please come with me." Panos didn't delay any longer. He turned around and looked at the people around him.
"Your Excellency has just said that the grandest banquet will be held here tonight to celebrate our greatest friendship!" He loudly shouted to everyone present in Greek, "There will be plenty of delicious food and wine, so everyone can drink to your heart's content!"
His words triggered another burst of cheers.
Just like that, amidst the roar of another round of salutes, the brief welcome ceremony ended. Panos Colokotronis led Aiglon and his party from the seaside to the residential area in the port, and followed him
The soldiers who came across the sea together were also properly arranged to camp on the beach. Under the prior arrangements of Panos and Edmond Dantès, everything was in order.
The sinking place he arranged for Aigron is the best hotel in the small town. However, for the sake of safety, all the guests have been cleared out and replaced by Aigron and the people around him. Of course, in return, Aigron
Takashi also paid several times more travel expenses to the hotel owner.
After bringing Aiglon to the hotel, Panos said goodbye and left for the time being. He still had too many things to do.
Aiglon's room is of course the most luxurious room in the hotel. There is a balcony next to the bedroom. Because the terrain is high, standing on the balcony can overlook the sea view in the distance.
Aiglon did not rest, he summoned his cronies around him.
Theresa and Charles were naturally among them. The two envoys he sent to Greece, his cousin Prince Louis and Edmond Dantès, Count of Monte Cristo, also came, and his captain of the bodyguard Andre Da
Wu, as well as the main commander of his army, Duke Michel Ney of Elchingen, and others were also present. Even the old Father Faria, who was paraplegic, was carried over.
When he was on the island, the old priest insisted on embarking on the journey with Aigron, but now he has fulfilled his wish.
It had begun to rain, and there were waves on the sea outside the window, but this did not affect Aigron's good mood.
He looked at everyone present, and then he waved to Teresa and motioned for her to sit next to him.
Teresa obeyed Aigron's order with a smile on her face and sat down next to him.
"This is my cousin Louis, Charles's biological brother and the son of the former King of the Netherlands." Aigron first looked at his cousin Louis, and then introduced him to Theresa.
Then, he planned to introduce Theresa's identity to his cousin. Among all the people present, he was the only one who did not know Theresa. "My cousin, this is Theresa, my fiancée."
A little surprise suddenly appeared on Louis' face.
But like Edmond Dantès, he quickly calmed down.
"I didn't expect that one day I would actually see this girl with my own eyes." Before he could continue the introduction, Louis suddenly whistled, then laughed and said. "I stayed in Vienna, and everyone was there at that time.
It was widely rumored that you would be the son-in-law of Archduke Karl. Out of curiosity, I also asked who the princess was. Unfortunately, we ran away and didn’t have the chance to see her... But it was yours. I didn’t expect that she would still follow you.
He ran over! This is really touching love."
When he said this, Teresa immediately turned red with embarrassment.
"Well, since you already know, I won't say more. In short, from now on, she will be the mistress of the Bonaparte family, and my career will be her career." Aigron quickly took over.
He started talking, and then warned the other party seriously, "Louis, I know you usually like to joke, it doesn't matter, Teresa is also a humble person, and will not care about other people's occasional offenses, but I hope you will not be disrespectful to her, please remember her will
It is my will, and anyone who disrespects her disrespects me."
"Okay, I understand." Seeing Aigron speaking so harshly, Louis didn't dare to joke anymore and quickly agreed.
Then, he looked at Teresa, then stood up and saluted her respectfully. "Your Highness Teresa, please forgive me for the offense I just committed. I promise you that I will treat you like your Majesty the Queen in the future."
Same respect."
"You are going too far, Your Highness." Theresa nodded to him quickly, "You are the oldest among the Bonaparte family, in other words, you are also my eldest brother, and you are the one I should
It is only right to respect you! Besides, I am several years younger than you, and my life experience cannot be compared with yours. I still have many things to ask you for advice in the future... I hope that we can work together to revitalize this family.
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After Louis and Theresa communicated, Aiglon finally made all his cronies accept and recognize Theresa's existence.
Everyone focused their attention on the young man, and now it was time to get down to business.
"Shall we first congratulate Louis and Edmond?" Aigron suggested. "It is precisely because of their efforts that my far-fetched dream can truly become a reality, and we can be here. I am very grateful to them both.
Full of gratitude.”
Then, he took the lead in applauding gently.
Following his demonstration, everyone present began to applaud to express their gratitude for their efforts.
"Of course, you have done so much, and it is meaningless for me to just express my gratitude with words and applause, so I decided to express my gratitude with something more valuable." Aigron made a gentle gesture, and the corner next to him remained silent.
Chanel, who was standing, came over, picked up two small boxes from his hands, and placed them in front of them.
When they opened it, they found that their box contained a huge gemstone. These gems exuded a round luster in the dim light, and they looked like they were worth a lot of money.
"Mere gems can't express my gratitude to you, but please forgive me, I don't have anything better to reward you at the moment." Amid the exclamations of everyone, Aigron continued, "I will tell you.
I promise, as long as we achieve great things in the future, I will give you better things to reward you, whether it is a title or a fief, I will definitely be as generous as the late emperor. At the same time, I also promise others, as long as you make meritorious deeds.
, will keep it in mind and will be rewarded heavily in the future!”
His words immediately triggered another round of applause, and this time, because it was closely related to everyone's interests, the applause was even more enthusiastic and passionate.
Amidst the thunderous applause, Edmond Dantes' vision seemed a little blurred.
He thought back to his youth.
At that time, he was working as a sailor on a small merchant ship named "Pharaoh" in the Mediterranean. The captain appreciated him very much and promoted him to first mate. At a young age, he could command a ship.
and several sailors above. At that time, his dream was to become a captain, then own his own merchant ship, and live a hard but wealthy life.
Who can imagine what happened to him later in life?
No matter how many hardships and pains he went through, he met another person who appreciated him and believed in him. This person gave him a title and entrusted him with an important task that could almost influence history.
The sailor has disappeared forever from memory and is now Edmond Dantès, Count of Monte Cristo, a vassal of His Majesty Napoleon II.
But whether it was to the dead captain or to the current majesty, his heart was full of gratitude, and he was willing to use all his talents, even his life, to repay this trust and appreciation.
For the captain, he braved the wind and waves and sailed the ship in a sea full of dangers; for his majesty, he was also willing to go through fire and water, and for him he overcame all obstacles on the road to reviving the empire.
Gemstones? Money? Titles? Fiefs? What meaning do these have to me, a former convict who narrowly escaped death at Chateau d'If? I only wish my benefactor all the best.
With excitement, Edmond Dantès thought to himself.
"I hope that all of you here can follow the example of these two and try your best to fulfill your responsibilities." After the applause died down, Aigron continued, "Okay, I've finished what I want to say, what's next for you?
Go and do your own thing."
Under the young man's order, people dispersed one after another, and Edmond Dantès also planned to leave.
But at this moment, Aigron suddenly stopped him.
"Edmond."
"Do you have any other instructions? Your Majesty?" Edmond Dantès asked quickly.
"Can you help me contact their opponents?" Aigron walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "I mean, those who are dissatisfied with Kolokotronis and his son, especially those who are dissatisfied with them.
It’s the people they imprisoned.”
Edmond Dantes opened his eyes wide in shock. "Your Majesty, didn't you just cooperate with them?"
"Don't be surprised, I don't intend to betray our allies now, and I may even never do so, but Edmond... we can't just put our eggs in one basket, we must allow ourselves to have multiple options at the same time
, This will give us more room to act." Aigron explained to him in a low voice. "Edmond, sometimes we have to do this, things are unpredictable, and we must try our best to be prepared for everything."
Edmond Dantès fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he nodded.
"I can."
"Okay, let's do it first. Remember, you only need to know." Aigron whispered.