When Teresa left her father's estate, Aigron also welcomed the New Year of 1829 with the people around him.
But for him, he couldn't find much festive joy in this remote and remote place. Without his wife and children around, he felt even more lonely.
However, he knew that this was all a "price" paid in advance to win the gamble.
As long as you get what you want, it doesn't matter.
Although he came here not long ago, he quickly sent out people around him in the name of "exploration team" to search everywhere outside, firstly to maintain his own safety, and secondly to communicate information with the outside world. .
Thanks to their efforts, news from the outside world soon began to flow into Aiglon.
Before secretly leaving Ioannina, he issued his long-prepared public declaration, and as time passed, the message naturally reached France.
The last time he showed up in the countryside near Strasbourg and gave a public speech to the villagers, it caused a sensation across the country. Although the Bourbon family blocked it with all their strength, the news spread like wildfire. The news spread throughout the country, and people knew that the heir to the Bonaparte family had returned to France after more than ten years.
But this time, people have not forgotten this explosive news. After more than half a year, the heirs of the Bonaparte family have made new big news.
In Aigron's public declaration, he scolded the Bourbon family for failing to live up to the people's expectations and failing to govern the country, which plunged the country into a deep crisis; on the other hand, he claimed that he was not fighting for personal power, but hoped to make the people Be freed from the shackles, and from now on, the will of the people will determine national affairs.
He publicly announced his support for the republic and called on the French people to join him in overthrowing this dynastic government that suppressed the people.
Before he issued the declaration, he had already made no secret of his ambitions. Everyone knew that he was a pretender to the throne and wanted to restore the empire, but they had no idea what he specifically wanted to do and his governing philosophy. Everyone is confused.
Some people think that he is just a child and does not understand how to govern the country at all, and is just messing around with his own blood and ambition; while some people have placed hope in him and expect him to put forward the ideas he wants. .
After he made this declaration, it meant that he played his cards right.
There is no doubt that politically, once he takes a stand, some people are destined to be disappointed or even disgusted with him - especially given the current sharp domestic conflicts in France.
But in today's era, if you don't take a stand or have no stand, you are destined to be ignored. Everyone will dislike the chameleon who has no stand.
Therefore, he would rather offend some people, but also have to let some people know that he is their best spokesperson. Only in this way can he hope to win the support of these people and then use their support to seize the throne.
Agron chose his base as the general public, those who have no right to vote or other political rights, because only by doing this can people "need" the Bonaparte family.
Today, France is no longer able to antagonize the whole of Europe. Therefore, since the Bonaparte family can no longer conquer the people through extremely prominent war victories, it can only rely on various "preferential" to win over the people. Therefore, the Bonaparte family The Ba family must be closer to the people than other political forces on the stage. It is neither reactionary nor radical, but relies on the authorization of public opinion to parasitize its power.
This is the conclusion that Aiglon and his senior advisers have come to, and it seems to be the only method that can be used at the moment.
Because of this, he has been carefully inquiring about news from France during this period, especially paying attention to the response of all walks of life to his declaration.
Due to limited manpower and the need for confidentiality, he was destined to be unable to conduct a nationwide public opinion survey. He could only collect information from the reports of the people he sent to France.
Of course there will be deviations in Zizhi Feather's information, but for now he can only make judgments based on this.
Judging from the feedback received so far, after his declaration was introduced to France, although there was a certain response, it did not cause a general commotion. Many people talked about him privately, but it has not caused widespread commotion. Sexual "support Bonaparte family" popular sentiment.
This was also within Aigron's expectation. He had never expected that just a few pages of paper would make the entire country ecstatic and actively fall at his feet. Now he is just making his position clear and formally participating. It's just a competition attitude.
He wants to win the support of the general public. Their advantage is that they are large in number, but their shortcomings are also very prominent, that is, they are scattered. Not only are their people scattered, but their power is also extremely scattered, and most of them do not have much property. Supporting him cannot contribute much support to him.
Therefore, he needs to assess the situation and cannot place his hopes entirely on "public opinion". Instead, he must seek support from some elites. Only with such support can he extract enough favors to continue to win over the general public. Maintain your prestige.
Aigron stood by the fence of the grove, quietly watching the snow-covered woods swaying in the winter wind. From time to time, snow fell from the branches and leaves, as if it was spreading powder on the earth.
He was admiring the snowy scenery in the countryside. In order not to disturb his interest, there was no one around him, but there were people guarding the farm not far away in secret posts to ensure the absolute safety of the farm.
In the midst of the total silence, there was suddenly a sound of light footsteps, which creaked as if they were stepping on sand.
Aigron didn't look back because he was the one who called him.
Sure enough, the footsteps stopped a few steps away from him, and then the visitor's respectful voice sounded behind him.
"Your Majesty, did you summon me here for any orders?"
This is none other than his cousin Prince Charles.
Because Aiglon already has a son, the title "Napoleon III" is destined not to fall on his head.
He took away his title of "Future Was", and not only took away this little thing, he also took away his creativity.
Historically, his cousin Napoleon III did exactly what he is doing now. He was an expert in balancing two sides. On the one hand, he gained prestige and created legitimacy for himself by holding referendums on his own issues; He also used easy credit finance and prosperous economic growth to win over the elites, which ultimately made people dislike the empire. On the other hand, he allowed the empire to stumble and maintain for twenty years. He can be called a "political magician" .
Aiglon is not a genius who can predict the future. If he wants to succeed, the surest way is to refer to precedents (now "posterior examples" that have not happened), which means that he has to learn from his cousin.
The situation he is currently in is very similar to that of his cousin. They are both heirs of the Bonaparte family. They are all alone and can only hope that changes in France will send them to heaven.
Comparatively speaking, his situation is better, because he is the only bloodline of the emperor, and he naturally has the so-called "appeal", while Napoleon III is only the nephew of the emperor, and it is difficult for him to get the sincere support of the emperor's supporters. The love in his heart; and now he has his own direct power. Although it is weak, he at least has enough resources to step on the stage.
Napoleon III in history was even weaker, so he had to do things more extreme. He worked hard to build momentum and public opinion for himself. He wrote books, published various comments in newspapers to keep up with current affairs, and even went to France to Two military coups were launched in the territory——
From a military point of view, the two military coups he launched were meaningless and even a bit ridiculous. There was no army and no organization. They were just simple riots and were immediately suppressed. However, even though he knew that this approach was meaningless at all. , he did it bravely, and was eventually caught and thrown into prison.
He writes books and publishes controversies in order to create public opinion, clarify his position, and win over the base; his repeated coups against stones are not to succeed in one fell swoop, but also to make people remember him and show his determination.
There is no doubt that it is very dangerous to do this, and he may not be able to succeed in his life. Maybe he will eventually be recorded in the history books with a ridiculous posture like a clown, and be slowly forgotten by people, but he still persists in doing it to the end, time and time again. The ground beat the stone, and finally he waited for the opportunity, rode the east wind of another revolution, returned to France, and then used his own name to run for the president of France. Finally, he relied on the power of the president and the support of a group of cronies and opportunists. Restored the empire.
In the history books, Napoleon III was ridiculed for more than a century because he lost the Franco-Prussian War. His achievements of more than 20 years were also written off, and he remained in people's memory with a ridiculous attitude.
But if you cut through the fog and take a closer look at his life experience, you can see that this "clown" once had nothing. If he was really incompetent and ridiculous, he would never be remembered by anyone and could only disappear silently without accomplishing anything. In the long river.
But he manipulated public opinion, played political tricks, fought with eggs against stones again and again, and even gambled his life. In the end, he stubbornly staggered onto the highest stage of France with an ugly gait, and made the empire miraculously reappear.
History only gave him one chance, and this capricious country only gave him one chance, and then he seized it and made almost every next choice right - how could such a person be a clown?
Because he knew all this, Aigron had no contempt for his cousin, and was even full of admiration - and fear.
He is following his cousin's "example" as an example and is doing the same thing.
The only difference is that because he has more resources and a better situation, he doesn't have to take so many risks or go to such extremes.
Now he has to keep his whereabouts secret and ensure that he is observing the situation in the dark; he also has to do something from time to time to maintain his "heat".
He can drive all his supporters, even the cousin himself, now has to lurk under his command, obey his orders, and endure his suppression and precautions.
He must not know that part of his so-called "wiseness and martial prowess" came from his teachings twenty years later, right?
It's quite interesting to think about it...Aigron thought with a hint of malice.
"Your Majesty?" Because Aigron remained silent, Prince Charlie was confused and couldn't help but ask again.
Aigron put aside the distracting thoughts in his heart, turned around slowly, and looked back at his cousin.
"My cousin, you have worked really hard during this time."
"Your Majesty..." Aiglon's expression and words were so pleasant, but it made the prince feel trembling for no reason. "It is my obligation to complete the tasks assigned by you."
Perhaps because of his inability to "reject like", he was extremely jealous of his cousin. In addition, Aigron had been unabashedly suppressing the local area recently, so the more pleasant he looked, the more nervous he became. .
What's more, he himself has been making small moves frequently, and he shouldn't expect his cousin to have a good impression of him.
Could it be that you have an ulterior motive for calling me here today?
"Do you have any orders?" He couldn't help lowering his gaze, and then showed more respect.
Aigron didn't answer immediately, but looked at him again, which made him more and more nervous.
Fortunately, after a while, Aigron spoke again, "My cousin, do you have the courage to go through fire and water for our family?"
As soon as this question was asked, the prince felt a little nervous.
But he couldn't refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and answered his cousin, "This is my honor, Your Majesty. My whole life has been dedicated to our family's career."
"I knew you would answer like this." Aiglon nodded, "And I believe this is your sincerity... My cousin, maybe we have many differences on other issues, but I believe that you have great feelings for the family. Enthusiasm for career is above all else, because our power comes from our name, and we can only dedicate everything to this name..."
The prince became more and more puzzled by Aiglon's words, but he could only lower his head and wait for the young man's instructions.
Fortunately, Aigron didn't continue to talk in circles. He directly expressed his thoughts.
"You have proven your loyalty to the family and that you are indeed worthy of the important task. Now it is time to take on greater responsibilities - I want to send you to France to gather supporters and collect information for me. .At the same time, there is another task, which is to win public support for our family... I believe that among us, no one is more suitable for this job except you.
You go buy a newspaper, or buy more newspapers, and use all means of public opinion to promote our family's ideas and create a glorious image of the emperor... If you need help, you can go to the Count of Monte Cristo, and he will give it to you. The support you deserve. "
"Your Majesty..." The prince was so surprised that he could hardly speak.
He did not expect that His Majesty would change his previous attitude and suddenly put him in a position of importance.
Of course he had to accept this task - because if he didn't accept it, he would no longer have any say in front of his cousin.
"I am very happy to serve you...but I don't know how to deal with the relationship between me and the Count of Monte Cristo?" After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "You have already sent him there. If we can't cooperate well, , I’m afraid I’m hindering his work.”
"He should respect you, you are my cousin." Aigron gave the answer he wanted.
"I understand..." The prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was overjoyed.
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