Now that Aigron has made his decision, the Marquis of Treville is no longer entangled in the issue of Marshal Marmont. After all, he has no comradeship with Marmont, so how can he take the risk of offending His Majesty to say good things for Marmont?
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"Okay, Your Majesty, I will convey your opinions to Marshal Soult."
"I have always held the greatest sincerity towards Marshal Sirte," Aigron changed his direction again, "You tell him that if he has any requests, he can just put them forward. As long as I can do it, I will do it."
To consider.”
Eggron knew very well that he had to appease and win over Marshal Soult, not only because of the Marshal's prestige in the army, but also more realistically, after all, there are many former commanders of Marshal Soult under his command at the moment.
, if Surte deliberately causes trouble, he can really cause him a lot of trouble.
At this time, he had already seen from the movements of Talleyrand and Soult that these two old men were secretly leaning towards him, just to gain more benefits, so they refused to express it clearly.
Therefore, although he is not in Paris next, he can use these two old men to secretly undermine the Duke of Orleans and make his dream of usurping the throne come to nothing.
However, Aigron also knows that these two old men are both cunning and cunning people, so he will always be on guard and will never let his guard down until the end.
History is not written by one person. No matter how powerful the emperor is, he must execute his will through officials, so he must also consider the thoughts of the executors. The direction of history cannot be determined by one person with a stroke of his pen.
What can be determined is the conflict between interest groups and the resulting chaotic results, which are often unexpected.
It is impossible for Aigron to predict and decide everything while strategizing. He can only make continuous decisions based on changes in the situation and try his best to steer the situation in a direction that is beneficial to him - even he himself cannot guarantee that every decision he makes is the right one.
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After talking about things in Paris, Aigron came up with another plan of his.
"By the way, after you return to Paris, help me file charges. The Duke of Orleans participated in the assassination against me."
His words were not loud, but they surprised Marquis Treville. "Have you found out the truth about the assassin?"
His Majesty had been assassinated, and the Marquis knew about it, but he had not had time to know what happened next, and he had just heard about it at this moment.
"To be precise, we caught my assassin, her name is Bianca di Florini." Aigron replied.
"It's actually a lady!" Marquis Treville was even more surprised. "It's rare for a lady to be so powerful."
"Don't look down on the lady so much. Isn't Agnes very powerful? You have seen her skills many times, right?" Aigron asked with a smile. "I guess you don't know she is Agnes."
Master?"
"What?!" Because he was too shocked, the Marquis of Treville completely lost his composure.
But after a while, his mind turned around, and he felt a little relieved, "That's right... That makes sense. I'm afraid only such a person can teach a disciple like Agnes..."
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Although Agnes was the sister of his daughter-in-law, he had little contact with Agnes, so he naturally didn't know who Agnes's master was.
After thinking about all this, he suddenly thought of other issues.
Logically speaking, given His Majesty's character, such an assassin who falls into his hands will definitely end up dying without a burial place. But if it is Miss Agnes's master, the situation may be different... Then
It will become his weapon to hold Agnes hostage.
Because he thought of this possibility, he did not rush to show his indignation, but carefully tested Aigron.
"How did you determine that she was ordered by the Duke of Orleans to assassinate you?"
"Well... to be honest, after catching her, this lady has very hard bones and is determined not to surrender and confess." Aigron shrugged slightly regretfully, "But that's not important. What's important is that she has already
It fell into my hands, and she confessed whatever I told her to confess, so she must have been ordered by the Duke of Orleans!"
From Aigron's words, Marquis Treville immediately understood the general outline of the matter.
First, after catching the assassin, His Majesty did not torture her to extract a confession. This must have been for Agnes's sake.
Second, Aiglon wants to forge her confession statement and point the finger directly at the Duke of Orleans.
The Marquis of Treville has no moral obsession. He has deceived and robbed countless times in his life, so even if he framed others, he never felt guilty.
However, if you want to frame someone, especially someone as big as the Duke of Orleans, you have to pay attention to some skills. Otherwise, if you make it up too randomly, it may have the opposite effect.
And His Majesty obviously wants him to perform this task, so for the sake of his own reputation, he must make the matter more clear - or in other words, make the false accusation more decent.
Of course, if the Marquis of Treville knew that this "false accusation" was not a false accusation, he would not have such a headache.
"Your Majesty, it is true that we can claim that she was instructed by anyone, but if we want to use her to accuse the Duke of Orleans, just one witness may not be enough... After all, the Duke of Orleans must have someone who is good at following people.
Arguing debaters, they will try their best to refute your accusations." Marquis Treville tried to use a tactful tone to express his concerns to Agron, "For example, who did she contact her employer through?
, the route she took to perform her tasks, how much was she paid from her employer? How was she paid? These questions all require us to give reasonable explanations, otherwise it will be difficult to convince people."
Aigron knew that what the Marquis said was reasonable. In fact, he had thought about these issues, so he had not been in a hurry to accuse the Duke of Orleans.
But now, he feels the time is ripe.
After overthrowing the royal family, the Duke of Orleans was eager to take over the power and ascend to the throne as soon as possible, but King Charles X hated him and could not agree to give up the throne to him; at this time, Parliament was also unable to perform its functions for various reasons.
Not to mention appointing him as king, so he must be busy restoring the functions of the Parliament as soon as possible.
And next, Prince Talleyrand will stand up to obstruct him, which will make him even more distressed. He will have no time to confront himself, and he will have no time to have a good lawsuit with himself.
If he loses, he will have nothing, and he will have no chance to confront Aigron.
Therefore, what matters is not the truth, but how Aiglon launches a public opinion offensive at this delicate moment, describing the Duke of Orleans as a despicable villain who secretly assassinated him, further reducing his prestige.
"I don't need other people's conviction, I just need them to be doubtful." Aigron answered the other party confidently, "During this period, I spent a little time writing a confession for Ms. Bianca.
In this confession, she has described in detail the issues you just raised... General, I know you are right, as long as it is a fabricated lie, there will inevitably be flaws, but at this moment, we don't have to
What flaws do you care about?"
The Marquis of Treville was still a little unconvinced by Aiglon's words, but seeing that Aigron's attitude was so firm, he did not dare to raise any objections, "In this case, I will file charges for you, Your Majesty. I
I believe that Prince Talleyrand will also be very interested in this story."
"I know that you still have some resistance in your heart, General." Looking at Marquis Treville's coy look, Aigron couldn't help but laugh again, "But don't worry, it's not you who wants to ruin your reputation, but
There is someone else."
"Who?" Marquis Treville was surprised.
"Prosecutor de Villefort." Aiglon gave an answer that the Marquis had never expected. "He is the prosecutor of the Paris Supreme Court, and he has always had a reputation for being selfless and upright. He is very prestigious in the legal community. If
If he endorses us, then I think more people will believe what we say——"
"But...will he use his life's reputation to endorse us?" Marquis Treville asked subconsciously.
But after a moment, he suddenly realized it again.
De Villefort, he has a huge handle in His Majesty's hands!
For his own selfish gain, he created an unjust prison, which resulted in Edmond Dantès being imprisoned for more than ten years, and Miss Mercedes was forced to marry and have children.
Not only did he create an unjust sentence, but later on, in order to prevent his dark history from being discovered, he had been trying his best to resist Mrs. Mercedes' investigation and cover up the evil deeds he had committed.
What he did was enough to make all the persona he had worked so hard to build over the past 20 years collapse.
If the victims were just ordinary people, they might not be of much importance to the upper class. But the two victims, one has become the Count of Monte Cristo and the other has become the Countess of Morcerf, are already prominent figures.
Their encounter will inevitably become a sensational topic in the entire upper class society - and then become a reminder for de Villefort.
If this old incident is brought out by Aigron, Prosecutor Villefort will immediately be ruined, and the prestige he originally established in the legal community will be in vain. At that time, no matter how shameless he is, he will have no choice but to ask for resignation.
The future is ruined.
In the face of such a threat, de Villefort would certainly be willing to do anything. So Aigron could use his status as a prosecutor at the Paris Supreme Court to endorse this "assassination conspiracy."
If he cooperates with Aigron in "framing" the Duke of Orleans and puts his life's reputation on the line, as long as Aigron wins, no one will hold him accountable and he can keep everything he owns; if he refuses to cooperate, then he will immediately
You will lose all your reputation and your future will be ruined.
Between 50% hope of survival and 0% hope of survival, a fool should know how to choose.
As for me, I don't need to use my reputation to accuse the Duke of Orleans, and I can stay out of the matter.
After figuring out Aiglon's plan, Marquis Treville suddenly understood and admired this young man.
Just like that poor Fernand, Aiglon also wants to squeeze out the value of Prosecutor Villefort and try every means to use their past dark history to make them obey his orders.
And after squeezing all their value, the young man kicked them away mercilessly, making them victims of the flames of revenge.
The Marquis of Treville felt that he could not have done better, so at this moment, he felt a sense of fear in his heart.
Although this young man is decades younger than him, he is by no means an existence that he can easily shake - this is a child born with the blessing of God...
If you betray him, you will definitely not end well.
Fortunately, the Marquis of Treville had already tied his family to his chariot and assisted him with all his heart, so there was no need to worry about this.
"Your Majesty, I understand..." He bowed to Aigron with sincerity, "Your plan is indeed quite feasible. I will implement it immediately."
"Then, I'll trouble you to make that guy Villefort surrender." Aigron smiled and nodded, "By the way, you should also tell the Marquis of Noirtier about this. He is Villefort's father after all. We
Out of friendship, I have to give him a little reminder."
"The Marquis of Noirtier is loyal to you and the empire. Even if he knows all this, he will never stop it. After all, it was his son who made the mistake back then, and Villefort needs to atone... The Marquis cannot fail to understand this.
"The Marquis of Treville reminded Aiglon in a low voice, "It's just that Villefort is his only son after all. The Marquis hopes to have a queen in his family, and I understand his thoughts."
"This matter can only be decided by Villefort himself. His father fought for him for three years. If he can't leave any descendants within these three years, can we still do it for him?" Aigron asked in surprise, not understanding why.
The Marquis de Treville would say so.
"Your Majesty, of course I don't mean that. I just want to remind you of the current situation of Prosecutor Villefort." A trace of embarrassment flashed across the face of Marquis Treville, "He married Saint-Meran in 1815.
The daughter of the Marquis, then gave birth to a daughter named Valentine a few years later. However, two years ago, the lady passed away, so Prosecutor Villefort is currently a widower..."
Aigron finally understood what the other party meant, but he was a little confused, "Then even if he needs to marry another wife, it is his own private matter, and we can't interfere..."
Seeing that Aigron still didn't understand what he meant, Marquis Treville had no choice but to make the matter clear.
"Because of the three-year agreement, the Marquis of Noirtier didn't want to choose a queen from a famous family for his son. After all, it would be too harmful... and the relationship between father and son was not good, and Villefort would not listen to him, so
He hopes that you will appoint a marriage for him without Villefort knowing the inside story, and leave an heir as soon as possible. If you convince him, you can definitely do this."
Aiglon was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.