【5555, I must have been infected. I woke up with a high fever today and my head hurts...it feels so uncomfortable.】
After launching a mutiny to capture Marshal Marmont in the early hours of the morning as planned, Fernand wasted no time and took advantage of the chaos to leave Lyon with Marshal Marmont and his entourage.
At this time, the officers and soldiers loyal to Marshal Marmont, as well as the garrison in Lyon, had been thrown into chaos by the sudden gunfire.
Originally, they didn't have much will to fight, and after losing Marshal Marmont, they were even more leaderless. From the perspective of Fernand and Aiglon, the overall situation had been decided at this time, and all that was left was just the finishing work.
At dawn, Fernand, along with Marmont and his party, quietly arrived at Aigron's station.
Aigron, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately called the group of people in front of him regardless of his fatigue.
His attention was first focused on Marshal Marmont.
About two or three years ago, when Aigron was still at Schönbrunn Palace, Marshal Marmont visited Vienna and then paid him a visit.
Although the two men broke up and had a big quarrel, the marshal always maintained his high-ranking military demeanor and did not give in to the King of Rome.
However, at this moment, the marshal in front of Aigron looked ashen and extremely depressed. Not only could he not see the majesty of the marshal, but he looked like a miserable old man.
You deserve this - Aiglon sneered in his heart.
Then, he made a gesture slowly and asked the attendants around him to untie the ropes from Marshal Marmont.
"Your Excellency Marshal, we haven't seen you for a long time——"
Marshal Marmont felt Aigron's hidden sarcasm and teasing, but in reality he just turned pale and lowered his head without saying a word.
He knew that at this moment, people were being treated as slaves and others were being treated as fish and meat, and it was meaningless to say more. It would only cost him his last dignity for no reason.
Although the marshal chose silence to resist softly, Aigron didn't take it seriously. Now that he was the winner, there was no need to care so much about his opponent.
"If I were you, I would not come to the south at this precarious moment. It is not wise." Aigron continued, "Your troops chose to surrender without firing a single shot at me. It is enough to see that
You turned your back on the people, but you chose to go against the general trend, and you deserve to be where you are today."
"The Bourbon family has been very kind to me. When it is in trouble, I should be responsible for it." Marshal Marmont replied coldly, "Maybe my action is destined to fail, but even so, I have fulfilled my obligation."
"Then Emperor Napoleon was also very kind to you!" Aigron retorted loudly, "Without him, you wouldn't have everything, but you turned your back on him at the most critical moment, and he never forgave you until his death.
"
Aigron's question made Marshal Marmont's face twitch, and it was obvious that he could not deny this.
"When I turned my back on him, he was already at the end of his rope. He was the one who exhausted France. I thought that for the sake of the country, we had to get rid of him." After a moment of silence, the marshal forcefully argued, "There is no doubt that I have lost my honor by doing this.
, but I at least saved many people’s lives..."
"What a quibble!" Aiglon sneered again, "When he gave you glory and wealth, you accepted it with peace of mind, never caring about how many people's blood it was in exchange for; when he was in a bad situation,
But you suddenly remembered that you were compassionate and abandoned him for the sake of the people! Not only did you abandon him, you also indirectly killed Marshal Ney, such a brave warrior. He did not die on the battlefield, but died in an execution in France.
Team! Do you have any excuses for this?"
"That is the king's will...how can I disobey it?" Marshal Marmont suddenly felt guilty, and then forcefully defended himself.
"You can always show flexible loyalty at the right time." Aiglon smiled sarcastically, "Yes, you were once all-powerful, but now, your era is over, and there will be no place for you in this country from now on."
Marshal Marmont was aware of this. He knew that the Bonaparte family would not forgive him, so he did not intend to beg for mercy and destroy his remaining dignity. "Since I have fallen into your hands, I will understand.
It's up to you to kill or chop me as you please, but I accept my fate."
Marshal Marmont was so calm, which made Aiglon feel a little embarrassed for a while. Theoretically, of course he could shoot Marshal Marmont immediately, but as a marshal, it does not mean that he can just kill someone to relieve his anger. Bourbon
When the Dynasty killed Marshal Ney, the overall situation was settled. Now it still has major tasks to complete, and it is necessary to win the support of the neutral faction. If it shows the signs of liquidation and killing from the beginning, it will be quite troublesome politically.
thing.
Simply speaking, Aigron is not in a hurry. Anyway, the marshal is now in his hands and can be dealt with at any time.
He made another gesture and had Marshal Marmont taken away and detained.
And Aigron's attention now fell on Count Fernand de Morcerf.
Facing Aiglon, Fernan showed a flattering sneer. He has always been good at currying favor with the upper class, and now is no exception.
"Your Majesty, I am very happy that I have fully completed the task assigned by you." He said in an extremely flattering tone.
Aiglon nodded slightly, "You did a good job, Earl, and I deserved my high opinion of you."
Then, Aigron stretched out his hand and patted Fernan's shoulder gently, "You did not disappoint me and made great contributions to me. Now I still have too much to do, but I promise you that you will wait for me."
After arriving in Paris, I will do my best to repay your merits..."
After getting Aigron's personal promise, Fernan's bones became a little stiff and he almost couldn't stand still. In the past, his backing was the marshal. Although his backing was already very strong, after all, there were still capable people in the army.
A marshal who is fighting against others; and if the Bonaparte family ascends to the throne, what future will the "Jane in the heart of the emperor" have?
Just imagining it made him breathless.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will serve you with my greatest loyalty from now on without asking for anything in return. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be loyal. I will become the most die-hard Bonapartist!" he shouted loudly.
Promise to Aigron.
Of course, Aigron wouldn't take such meaningless words to heart. In fact, every second he spent with Fernando, he would feel an instinctive nausea.
Fortunately, I didn't have to bear with him for long.
After settling in Marshal Marmont and his party, Aigron's camp fell into silence again.
After dawn, he will take people to take over Lyon, who is already leaderless, and then he will embark on the journey to Paris - whose side will loyal Paris fall to? He must win.
Just as Aigron was about to take a rest, Teresa quietly walked into the room.
"Your Highness, congratulations on your victory without bloodshed!" She first congratulated Aigron.
"This is our common victory, Teresa." Aigron replied with a smile, "What is left for us is a smooth road, and we are only one step away from the final victory!"
"I firmly believe so." Teresa nodded, but she immediately changed the subject, "However, the more times like this, the more modest and cautious we should be, because fate is full of surprises, and a little carelessness can lead to unexpected consequences.
All bets are off... The closer we get to Paris, the more we have to behave like kings..."
"What do you mean?" Aigron asked.
"Marshal Marmont can be a good prop now." Teresa leaned next to Agron and whispered advice to her husband, "As we all know, he has offended you heavily, and if you can even forgive him,
, then other people who are afraid of liquidation will have nothing to worry about anymore... You need to be magnanimous now."
Aiglon frowned, "Should I pardon him? This may be difficult for my supporters to accept."
"No, of course not so magnanimous." Teresa shook her head, "After you arrive in Paris, you can organize a military court to try Marshal Marmont, sentence him to prison, and then exile him after the verdict - he is now
He's just a bad old man. Even if he goes to a foreign country, he won't be able to pose any threat to you. In that case, why wouldn't you do it?"
Aiglon fell into silence.
In the original historical line, after the revolution of 1830, the Orleans family came to power, and Marshal Marmont, who was loyal to the Bourbon family, was indeed expelled by the French government. In the end, the marshal died in Naples, a foreign country, and never set foot again.
Over the land of France.
Aigron doesn't mind recreating the historical line. Anyway, to him, Marshal Marmont is not a life-or-death enemy.
"Okay, I can do that." After thinking for a moment, Aigron nodded and agreed with Theresa's opinion, "However, he should suffer some hardships during his detention, so that I can feel at ease."
Of course Teresa didn't care about this, she just smiled and said, "Your Highness is really stubborn in his revenge..."
"If I didn't have this desire for revenge, I wouldn't be standing here today -" Aigron answered matter-of-factly.
Then, the mention of "revenge" reminded him of another person, so he asked Theresa to rest first, and then asked Edmond Dantès to be called over.
Although it was almost dawn at this time, Edmund was so excited that he was not tired at all.
He heard the good news just now - Fernand had indeed launched a mutiny and kidnapped Marshal Marmont.
This is a double ecstasy. On the one hand, it is His Majesty's victory, and on the other hand, it is also his victory.
Aigron could see Edmund's excitement at the moment, and he couldn't bear to hurt him.
"I just told Fernand that when I get to Paris, I will reward him for his merits."
Edmund heard the subtext of Aiglon at this moment - at least before arriving in Paris, he could not make a move against Fernand.
But he didn't mind this. After all, he had been waiting for revenge for so many years, and it didn't matter if he waited for a short period of time.
"What are you going to do with him?" Eggron asked Edmund.
"I want him to reach the pinnacle of life and then die." Edmund gritted his teeth and replied, "Before I die, I will reveal my true identity to him and let him understand why he was punished like this.
.”
Aiglon was silent for a moment.
Logically speaking, this method of revenge is indeed very good, at least Aiglon appreciates it very much, but at this moment, Fernand has done a great service for him after all. If he is killed in public, it will inevitably lead to "burning the bridge".
suspicion.
Aiglon thought for a moment, and then whispered to the other party, "How about causing an accident before the time comes? We can say that my enemies secretly launched the assassination, and as a result, the promising Fernan died unexpectedly..."
Edmund was also well aware of Aigron's concerns. He knew that his benefactor was paying too much attention to political matters at the moment and could not allow himself to act arbitrarily.
In fact - he was already giving himself a lot of face by allowing himself to kill Fernand in revenge.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I will make a plan." Edmund nodded, "Fernand will die in an accident, and no one will notice that he was killed by us."
"Then, after his death, what do you plan to do with his widow and son?" Aigron asked another question without hesitation.
This question stunned Edmund for a moment, because he didn't think too much about it - maybe he wanted to escape subconsciously.
But after all, there is no escaping the real world, especially since Fernand's life is like a candle in the wind. He now needs to figure out the next destination for Mercedes and her son in advance.
Edmund hesitated for a long time, one idea came up, and then another idea was rejected.
If it were him in the past, he would obviously take the responsibility of taking care of the mother and child without hesitation - even if the child is Fernand's son, he still has the blood of Mercedes after all, and he is innocent.
.
But now, he already has Lady Emily and Eugenie by his side. Although these mother and daughter only joined his life halfway, during this period of getting along, he has already regarded them as family members in his heart.
If I give preferential treatment to Mercedes and her son, what should they do?
It stands to reason that many aristocrats and wealthy businessmen in Paris are having a good time, and those who have outhouses are even more common in border defense. But for Edmond, he has no such idea - whether it is to let Merce
Tess being the outhouse; but letting Emily be the outhouse seems to go against his own emotions.
After thinking for a long time, Edmund had no idea, so he looked at Aiglon carefully, hoping to get valuable advice from his benefactor.
"Your Majesty, what do you think I should do?"
"My opinion is that since you are destined to become an important minister of the empire, neither Emily nor Mercedes is suitable to be your good match. You should marry a famous lady so that it suits your status——
Edmund, this is not your business, it is ours all's business! You can't bring any scandal to us."
Edmund was choked immediately. He wanted to respond, but he didn't know how to respond.
"Okay, think about it carefully." Aigron made a gesture and urged the other party to leave, "See you tomorrow, Edmund."