After receiving "pointers" from the Count of Monte Cristo, Prosecutor Villefort immediately became excited.
A thorough investigation of Marshal Marmont's treason can, on the one hand, fulfill His Majesty's mission, and on the other hand, it can secretly grasp the circumstances of other people involved and gain political capital.
By dumping the blame on Count Fernand de Morcerf, unpredictable risks can be avoided, which is enough for him to sit back and relax.
In his opinion, the entire plan was complete, and this also proved that the count's political acumen was more powerful than he imagined.
He is now more and more convinced that the Earl, who is deeply trusted by His Majesty, will surely become an imperial minister in the near future, occupying a high and powerful position and becoming his patron.
However, Edmund didn't think that much.
The reason why he wanted to pull Fernand out was entirely to satisfy his desire for revenge.
Although Fernan was killed by him before, he was still considered a "hero" to some extent, and in order to appease the surrendering officers and soldiers, Aigron did not expose Fernan's forged noble identity, nor did he announce his identity back then.
All he did was publicly announce that he died of a sudden illness, and even buried him with a fake show of grandeur.
In other words, Fernand is still Count Morcerf and an honorable officer.
How could this satisfy Edmund?!
The hatred of family destruction and death can never be solved by just taking a person's life, he also wants the other person's reputation to be ruined.
But this time, he found an opportunity - when the case of Marshal Marmont's treason was being tried, those officers with a dark history would definitely try their best to blame the Marshal himself and the dead Fernand.
, and then it would be logical to conduct a thorough investigation of Fernan himself.
In the end, all the dark history of Fernand will be revealed. He forged a genealogy and pretended to be a noble. He escaped from the battlefield and betrayed the emperor, betrayed Ali Pasha, the benefactor who hired him, and betrayed Marshal Marmont, who had supported and cared for him for many years...
All of this will be exposed to the world.
Completely ruined, his soul must still wail because of this even if he is in hell.
Thinking of this result, Edmund couldn't help but feel happy.
He turned his head and looked at Prosecutor Villefort with such joyful eyes.
And you are next.
"Prosecutor Villefort, I think I have tried my best to help you." Then he spoke to the other party in a soft tone, "Presumably, you also believe my sincerity, right?"
"Yes, I completely believe it." Villefort nodded repeatedly, and he couldn't help feeling a little proud at this moment, secretly sighing that he finally made the right choice, "Earl, you and I are by no means mediocre people. As long as you and I secretly join forces, our future prospects will be brighter."
Absolutely unlimited——"
The two people had their own agendas, but they shook hands cordially like old friends and then said goodbye in a friendly way.
Today, Edmund has been sophisticated for a long time and has developed a gloomy and restrained demeanor. Although he is murderous in his heart, there is no trace of it on the surface.
After seeing off Villefort, Edmund himself went out and went to the Bank of Poncena to visit his old friend.
After the previous turbulent period, Poncena Bank had reopened at this time, and business was booming again, with an endless stream of customers in the office building.
However, although the name is still called Poncena Bank, the person in charge of the bank has unknowingly become the original director Bo Wang.
Because of his old age, Mr. Poncena had already thought about leaving. After several inspections, he decided to hand over the management of the bank to his most capable subordinate Bowang, and Bowang did not live up to his expectations. During the previous turbulent period,
He protected the bank's coffers without much loss of business, much to the satisfaction of Poncena and the entire board of directors.
What's even more powerful is that Mr. Bowen also connected with the King of Rome without revealing his identity, and provided a huge loan to the King of Rome - this kind of loan was equivalent to a political bet, and he won the bet.
That means that from now on, the bank's backer will be His Majesty the Emperor.
In the face of such "performance", no one can question Bowang's successor status.
So after some weighing and consideration, Mr. Poncena decided to withdraw himself and his family from the bank's operations. From then on, he only left a small amount of shares in the bank, received regular dividends, and took full control of the bank's chairmanship and management.
Leave it to Bowang - maybe soon, this prestigious bank will be renamed "Bowang Bank".
Bowang had already specifically confessed that the Count of Monte Cristo was a VIP of the bank, so as soon as he appeared at the door, he was immediately greeted respectfully by the bank staff into the VIP room, and not long after, Bowang appeared in front of him.
in front of.
Although he is now very proud, there is no impetuous or proud emotion on Bowang's face. He still looks calm and calm, but he looks much chubbier.
As soon as he saw him, Bowen saluted him very politely - after all, now that Edmund was a real earl and a high-ranking official in the future, of course he had to show his humility.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, Mr. Bowen." The count also nodded slightly to the other party.
"You're serious. Isn't my job to spend my time solving problems for you?" Bowang answered him politely, and then asked him about his purpose, "Do you have anything to tell me?"
"Actually, I came to you on Princess Teresa's orders. She hopes to open a secret account with you to store and withdraw event funds." Edmund briefly stated his purpose.
Bowang did not ask what the so-called "active funds" were intended to be used for. He knew that the less known about this kind of thing, the better. His job was just to complete the first half.
"No problem, Mr. Earl. In fact, this kind of work is part of our business." Bowang nodded immediately, "We can agree to use several specific pseudonyms as account holders, and then agree on the corresponding deposits.
Withdrawal procedures, you can transfer large amounts of funds in our bank without going through anyone in the future, and the outside world will never notice it.”
Although he did not go into specific details, Bowen also hinted that he could open a similar account for the count himself to save ill-gotten gains from future corruption and bribery.
But the Earl had no need for this, and he ignored Bowen's hint, but directly took out a few jewels from his pocket and put them on the desk.
"In order to hide it from the outside world, Princess Teresa plans to use these as collateral. You can estimate the value and then deposit it in the corresponding account."
Bowen just glanced at the dazzling jewels on the table, then smiled and swept them back to the count.
"If Your Highness the Princess needs money, just give me an order. Why do you need to give any collateral? With all due respect, this is really humiliating to me. To be honest, because the market has recovered, a large amount of deposits have poured in.
Now that we are here, the capital of our bank is quite sufficient, and this is all due to the contributions of your two majesties... Therefore, even out of gratitude, I cannot let Her Royal Highness spend money. You see, otherwise, I will give it to you first
Deposit a sum of money in the account, say about one million, and you can spend it according to your own needs. You should return these jewels to Her Majesty, as long as you tell her that I will always serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly.
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Of course, Beauvain was repeating his old tricks. He had previously tried every means to cling to the King of Rome. Although it cost a lot, it brought him the benefits he dreamed of. With this kind of "capital", he became the heir to Mr. Poncena and took over the power in one fell swoop.
In this bank, he has already tasted the sweetness of speculative politics.
Now, if Princess Teresa wanted to spend money, as long as she said it, a lot of people would rush to "donate" to her. How could he really accept any collateral when he saw such an opportunity?
Being able to owe a favor to Her Royal Highness the Princess is much more important than a million dollars.
Of course Edmund could see what Bowen was thinking, but he and Bowen had been in frequent contact and cooperated quite happily with each other, so he did not intend to stand in the way of Bowen.
"I am very grateful for the help you have provided to us, Mr. Bowen." He nodded gently in thanks, "Don't worry, their majesties have never forgotten your contribution. Princess Theresa has thought of you from the beginning.
, it shows that you have been remembered. Your Majesty will repay you in the future."
It's okay if he didn't say it, but Bo Wang became more energetic when he said it, "I also have many opportunities to help His Majesty!"
As he spoke, Bowang took the newspaper from the side and spread it in front of Edmund.
Edmund took a closer look and found that these newspapers were filled with reports of His Majesty's inspection tours. It could be seen that Bowang had read them carefully and had circled and underlined many passages.
Then, Bowen picked up one of the newspapers and ran his finger over it to indicate several paragraphs.
"I have carefully studied the reports about His Majesty, especially his public speeches. And His Majesty's recent speech in Lille demonstrated his hope to introduce railways and steam locomotives from the UK and roll them out on a large scale in our country... I am very interested in
The British emerging industry has also been well studied. I believe that this is undoubtedly a profitable business, and it will inevitably require extremely large funds. Therefore, Mr. Earl, I hope you can speak kindly to me in front of your two majesties.
Let our bank invest or underwrite related bonds, I can guarantee that this will definitely be an unimaginable big business! And you... of course I will never treat you badly. I can give you a commission for every related business.
I can guarantee that you will become one of the most important wealthy people in our country!"
Seeing Bo Wang's beaming expression, Edmund was secretly frightened.
As a close confidant of His Majesty, he certainly knew some of His Majesty's thoughts, but he never told Bowang. Bowang guessed His Majesty's plans just from newspaper reports, and also combined with his knowledge of emerging industries.
I understand and believe that this will be an unprecedented big business. This ability is really admirable.
The fact that he was able to step from a small employee to where he is today is definitely not a fluke.
There are many talented people in this world, but he may not be considered top-notch among them, so he must not underestimate anyone.
However, faced with Bowang's temptation, he still kept his heart.
His allegiance is to His Majesty, not to the franc. Everything he has received now has far exceeded what he originally deserved. Whether it is money or power, he has it, and he does not need anything more.
Furthermore, if you are a favorite and become a top-notch rich man at the same time, how will the outside world view you? How will your two majesties view you? You will only become a lost cause.
He asked himself that he did not have Prince Talleyrand's ability to "be tolerated by others no matter what", so he should consider protecting himself wisely.
"I will say something nice for you in front of Your Majesty. After all, your contribution is here. Even if it is not selfish, you should get the reward you deserve. But I don't need any monetary reward from you, Your Majesty.
For treating me with such kindness, I should repay him with integrity. There is just one thing, if you don't mind, you can give me a little help..."
"What kind of help do you want? Just ask." Bowang agreed without thinking.
Edmund answered the other party calmly. "My request is very simple, and it is not for myself, but for a child named Albert de Morcerf."
Bowen was puzzled at first, and then he reacted, "Albert de Morcerf? Isn't that the son of Count Morcerf? What does this have to do with you?"
Edmund thought for a moment, and then gave some words that seemed more reasonable.
"Count Morcerf had made great contributions to Your Majesty and would have been reused. Unfortunately, he was unlucky and died of a sudden illness... Maybe this was fate. However, his legacy has some old friendship with me.
, I couldn't bear to see their orphans and widowers end up alone and helpless like this, so I thought it was best to give his orphans a chance to settle down and live in peace.
It just so happens that this child is now in his early ten years. I hope that in a few years you can let him serve as a trainee in the bank and let him learn this line of business, so that when he grows up, he can have a decent career.
Become a useful person to society."
To be honest, after killing Fernand, Edmund has been troubled by Mercedes and Albert.
Both he and Mercedes had never forgotten each other in their hearts, but reality is reality after all, and everything has changed. The life experiences of the two people have taken a fork in the road and it is difficult to go back. The stubborn Mercedes
Silk decided that she had already been married and had children in the past, and was no longer worthy of the Count of Monte Cristo, so she deliberately avoided the count and found a job in the palace.
The count himself didn't know how to face the mother and son. He was Albert's father-killing enemy, and he planned to ruin Fernand's reputation. However, he had no hatred for Albert. On the contrary, because that was
Mercedes' son, he didn't want this child to be ruined.
So he thought about it and decided to rely on his friendship with Bowen to give Albert, who was destined to lose his title of "Count of Morcerf", a decent position in society in the future. This was what he could do.
The best compensation.
Maybe that child won't be grateful after knowing everything, but it doesn't matter to him.