After receiving the title, the parliamentary seat and the grand blueprint for the future from Aigron, Beauvin - who should now be called Baron de Beauvin - returned to his home happily, and then immediately locked himself up regardless of his physical fatigue.
He entered the study and began to prepare a memorandum to submit to His Majesty.
Although he is extremely conceited, he also has a calm mind. He knows that even if he is a leader in the financial industry, he is not unique. There are also people among his peers who are qualified to have the same ambition as him, and His Majesty cannot just
Rely on yourself to find fundraising help.
Therefore, he must be one step ahead and demonstrate his "indispensable" talents as quickly as possible, so that His Majesty can always remember him and then reuse him.
Of course, the sophisticated Bowang also knows that in this world, "talent" is not the only pass. There are too many examples to prove that if you want to gain favor from the court, the most important thing is to please those who are most favored by His Majesty.
people.
So who is His Majesty’s most favored person now?
Of course, there is no doubt that it is Miss Agnes. His Majesty's love for her is obvious to the world. Not only does he take her on a tour across the country, but he also deliberately promotes her father to that fat position that is envied by everyone... Such kindness
I am afraid that only Henry II's love for his mistress Diana de Poitiers or Louis XV's love for Madame de Pompadour could be exceeded.
At that time, King Henry II was unusually obsessed with his mistress who was 20 years older than him. Not only did he follow the "royal tradition" of giving money, land and titles, he even allowed his mistress to interfere in politics in the name of the king.
He issued orders to the point where he became the laughing stock of his subjects.
Fortunately, the current His Majesty does not seem to be so generous, but rather greedy for power and does not allow others to share it; and Miss Agnes does not seem to have any interest in politics, and almost never expresses opinions on any issues, let alone issues orders.
.
Precisely because Miss Agnes is so low-key and humble, she has received a good reputation among all walks of life. She is considered to be the royal mistress who has made the country most worry-free in many years - although this "high evaluation" is by no means Agnes.
What Silk had expected...
Since Miss Agnes was so popular, in order to maintain the close relationship between himself and His Majesty, Bowen immediately made up his mind to please Miss Agnes.
Although he still doesn't know what kind of gift he needs to prepare for her, he will patiently inquire and work hard to complete the work, hoping to make the Duke's family regard him as a close friend.
Of course, the premise of all this is that the Duke's family cannot know that it was Bowang who caused them to almost go bankrupt - at that time, in order to help the Count of Monte Cristo avenge his enemies, he deliberately manipulated the market and created financial turmoil, bringing down the then-famous company.
The powerful Tanglar Bank.
Then, because Duke Nordelion was greedy for high interest returns and invested a huge sum of money in Tanglar, he was once in a desperate situation on the verge of bankruptcy...
Although this was not Bowen's original goal, if the truth were revealed, the Duke's family would not easily forgive him.
Fortunately, he was always cautious and kept all these things very secret. Only he and the Count of Monte Cristo fully knew what happened. The Count would definitely not take the initiative to tell him. After all, he had helped him a lot.
So he could get by without anyone noticing.
Of course, Bowang will not feel any guilt. The market is like this. The big fish eat the small fish, the weak eat the strong; and the exchange is always changing, and the competitors who were fighting fiercely yesterday may have a good time today - now that the Duke has "
"Salted fish turns around", or even becomes more and more powerful, then he will naturally change his strategy and turn to wooing him.
"Even if she wants the golden fleece, I have to find it." Bowang thought calmly while writing furiously.
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There is a saying that some people are happy and some are sad. In this world, when some people gain power, others will naturally fall into despair. Those who are successful will naturally be happy, but those who are defeated will inevitably fall into worry and sadness.
At this time, Edgar was worried and sad.
He fell into this state after the news was announced that "His Majesty has decided to reorganize the House of Lords and remove the seats of exiles and those who refuse to swear allegiance to the Empire."
His old lover's husband, Prince Cadillan, was within the attack range - he was a member of the House of Lords and had followed King Charles X into exile in Belgium.
Edgar and the prince were not very close, but they maintained a relatively friendly relationship with each other.
Prince Kadiyan was a decent old-school aristocrat. He knew clearly that his wife was "very caring" to Edgar, but he didn't mind and didn't try to stop him. He kept a distance from his wife indifferently, and he also
Living a luxurious life of keeping a mistress, sometimes when Edgar met him at the club, they would sit down and play a few friendly rounds of cards. After the card game, the prince would even ask Edgar to say hello to his wife.
good.
It is really sad that such a "good man" has lost all his political status and power in an instant due to the changing times.
Of course, there is no need to misunderstand. Edgar’s worries and sorrows are not reserved for the poor prince. He does not care about the life and death of this decent husband. What really makes him worried and sad is his old lover Cady
Princess Yang.
The prince's loss of power naturally means the loss of power of the princess. Just a year ago, the princess was still the most influential wife in the palace. But now, a year later, it is difficult for her to even enter the palace gate. Those who surround her
The fawning attendants, officials and ambassadors around her have all disappeared at this moment, as if they never existed.
Edgar didn't know if the princess could bear such a severe feeling of disparity.
What's more serious than this is that the whereabouts of the princess are still unknown.
He had already found out clearly that after the turmoil, the princess did not go into exile with her husband (because she was afraid that the government would issue a decree to confiscate the property of the exiled nobles as it did back then), but chose to live in seclusion in a manor belonging to her in another province.
However, the whereabouts of the princess have been unknown since then, and although he has tried to inquire in many ways, he has found nothing.
The princess who had lost all power was missing during the war. When he thought of this, Edgar would naturally feel extremely worried and sad. He simply couldn't imagine what would happen to the princess.
Because of this worry, he mustered up the courage to plead with his father, hoping to let his father come forward to find the whereabouts of the princess.
But since then, many days have passed, but his father has not responded to him. He doesn't know if his father has made any progress, or if he is just perfunctory.
Now the princess is in a worrying situation. Every day's delay means that her ending will be more unfavorable, so the worries in Edgar's heart are getting heavier and heavier.
Moreover, what was even more ominous was that he heard that his father was about to be transferred to North Africa by His Majesty to serve as Marshal Monsey's assistant. Although in any way, this was proof that his father was deeply trusted and reused by Your Majesty, but for now
For him, it was also terrible news, because if his father left, no one would be able to help him.
Today, while he was still sitting alone on the sofa meditating, his bedroom door was suddenly pushed open.
He subconsciously looked up and found that the person coming was his father.
Today, General Treville has a straight face as usual, his short hair is neatly combed, and he looks like he has an aura of calmness and self-power.
Edgar, who had always been trembling under his father's power, suddenly trembled and stood up from the sofa.
"dad……"
The general just glanced at his son coldly, causing Edgar to hold back all the rest of his words.
"Listen, I helped you find out about your matter." Then, he whispered. "Now I have some clues."
"Is it true? Great!" Edgar was overjoyed and almost jumped up, "Dad, where is she now?"
"Don't be too busy being happy, just listen to what I have to say!" His father scolded him severely again, and Edgar had to sit down with a smile.
Then, General Treville continued, "According to the information I received, she received a visitor before she disappeared, and was forcibly taken away by a group of people not long after... This visitor is yours
Father-in-law, Duke Nordlyon."
"Ah?!" The news was so unexpected that Edgar was shocked for a moment.
My father-in-law? How could he do such a thing?
Could it be that he wanted to vent his anger on his daughter and take advantage of the princess's trouble to add insult to injury?
Edgar immediately rejected this boring conjecture - first, the relationship between the Duke and Alice was not good at all, and there was no need to vent his anger on his daughter; second, everyone in the upper class was accustomed to such affairs, and the Duke
There won't be any hatred, just thinking about it feels ridiculous.
However, if it was the Duke who took action, it could also explain why there has been no news about the princess's whereabouts.
Just because things became so absurd and bizarre, Edgar was a little confused for a while.
"Why? Why does he want to deal with the princess?"
"How do I know this? I can't interview him." The general replied angrily.
Then, his expression became more serious again, "However, I think this may not be his personal behavior. Since the princess has gone into seclusion on her own, he has no motive to embarrass the princess anymore. So... I'm afraid this is
There is another hidden secret."
"What's the secret?" Edgar was anxious, and then continued to ask his father.
"I have carefully judged that at that time, the Duke was following His Majesty's orders to visit the nobles who were fleeing in various places, hoping to gain their support and jointly oppose the usurper Orleans family..." the general replied meaningfully.
"Your Majesty..." Edgar said this word blankly, and his whole body froze as if struck by lightning.
Then, he felt a little unbelievable, "Why does Your Majesty want to arrest the princess? They have no grievances and no grudges. They don't even know each other."
"All of this is just conjecture. I didn't say that it must be your Majesty who arrested him. I just said that there is a possibility." The general replied coldly, "But, Edgar, since your Majesty may be involved, then
Even if there is only a 1% possibility, we must be prepared for it."
"What do you mean?" Edgar was still a little confused and asked anxiously.
"I will continue to find ways to confirm it. If it's not true, it's okay, but if it really involves His Majesty... then let's stop here." The general's face was as dark as water, and he had obviously made a plan. "No matter what Your Majesty wants,
Whatever we do to arrest her is not something we can interfere with or change. We just pretend we don’t know what to do and let her fend for herself."
His father's cruel words aroused a chill in Edgar.
He knew that what his father said was indeed in his own best interest - His Majesty was their benefactor and someone they could not disobey. Since His Majesty was involved, of course he could only stop making trouble instead of causing more trouble for himself.
He also knew that although his father had a bad attitude towards him, he worked silently for him and investigated so many things, which was enough to prove his care for him.
But he was still a little unwilling, and there was still some reluctance in his heart that made him unwilling to see her "fend for herself."
"What reason does Your Majesty have to arrest her? If we know the reason, maybe... maybe we can save her. After all, she does not have any grudges with others, at least not to the point where she must lose her freedom." So, he asked in a low voice.
.
"Reason? What reason is needed? Your Majesty's will is the reason!" General Treville interrupted his son impatiently, "Do you want to hear the reason so much? Well, then I will give you some reason, maybe he wants to get it
She was used as a hostage to threaten her husband and the royal family; maybe it was because Alice was favored in the court, so he planned to reward Alice; maybe even His Majesty was tired of playing with beautiful girls and occasionally wanted to try something new... I can give this reason
I’ll give you 10 casually, but does it mean anything? Can you confirm it with His Majesty?”
"Dad!" Seeing his father's words becoming more and more unpleasant, Edgar couldn't help but protest in a low voice, "We are talking about a person's life and death!"
"Since she has lost her former halo, does her life or death matter? Few of her relatives and friends are making efforts to find her. Do you have any real relationship with her? It's just that she slept with her a few times.
That's all, no matter how happy I was at the beginning, it's time to throw it aside now, Edgar..." The general sighed, "That's all I know now, and I don't intend to continue to waste energy on this matter.
, I’m going to prepare for going to North Africa next, so that’s it for now, Edgar.”
So far...?
Edgar felt sour in his heart.
It seems that his efforts can only go so far.
However, after a moment of silence, he still refused to give up.
"Thank you, Dad, you have done enough for me... You can just let it go and I will figure out a solution myself."
"Useless thing! You..."
Hearing his son's answer, the general was so angry that he became furious. "You have been a half-hearted loser since you were a child. You can't do anything well. I thought you would become a good-for-nothing playboy, but you didn't.
To think that you even gave up being a playboy halfway and turned it into a love interest! A joke...a joke! You have lost all my people!"
As he spoke, he subconsciously wanted to pick up the riding crop from his side, but found that it was in his son's bedroom.
"Idiot!" Then he cursed again, with veins popping out, "That's the end of what I said!"