After leaving Teresa with the two Alice sisters, Agron took Edgar with him to his private study.
At this time, Edgar felt quite satisfied, but he also knew that this young man was not as easy-going as he seemed and was really difficult to serve, so he restrained his actions and did not dare to make any mistakes. .
Aigron reached out and gestured for Edgar to sit on the sofa by the window.
"Edgar, how did you complete the task I assigned you?" After he was done, Aigron went straight to the topic.
"Since getting the order, I have devoted all my energy to creating the painting. Before I left, I had finished the manuscript, Your Majesty. In addition, my father has already chosen the place and has secretly recruited some reliable people to take over. Later he will print these paintings on a large scale and distribute them."
"Well done." Aiglon nodded with satisfaction, "General Treville will never let me down - please keep up your efforts."
At this point, he suddenly changed the topic, "In the previous letter from the Marquis, he declared that he hoped to let Agnes play Joan of Arc so that the believers can feel our righteousness more intuitively. I think this idea is very good. good."
Although both of them tacitly understood that this was actually Aigron's own idea, since Aigron himself refused to admit it, the Marquis of Treville was naturally very willing to take the blame.
"Your Majesty, you are someone who has had a close relationship with Agnes. I think you know Agnes's temperament and demeanor very well. If even people like you can't help but admire and admire her, then those foolish men and women will be even more Falling in love with her. Of course, I dare not say that Agnes is as great as Joan of Arc, but they may have some spiritual resonance. Looking around us, I am afraid there is no one more like her."
Although Aigron had never been very interested in Edgar's eloquence, at this time he deeply agreed. After all, this was also a fact.
"Then how can you make her agree to this idea? I think she won't be willing to do it now." Aigron asked.
"You are right. I tested her intention before, but she sternly rejected her -" Edgar nodded, "Agnes is arrogant. She doesn't like to pretend to be another person, even if she refuses..." She admires Joan very much and she doesn’t want to.”
Aigron had already guessed this was the result, but when Edgar said it again, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed. "Then is there any way you can make her change her mind?"
"Agnes is a very stubborn girl. It's not easy for her to change her mind. Besides, she doesn't like me very much, and she won't take my words seriously..." Edgar was a little embarrassed, but he soon got over it. Skimming past, "So it's difficult to start with her. But Agnes also has a big weakness, that is, she attaches great importance to her family - we can start with her family."
Then, he told Aigron exactly what he had done recently with Edmond Dantès and the Marquis of Treville, which caused huge property losses to the Duke's family.
Edmond Dantès had previously reported to Aigron his plan to disrupt the domestic financial market with Mr. Bowen, but Aigron did not expect such an unexpected development to follow.
Originally, all of this was the credit of the Count of Monte Cristo himself, but when Edgar narrated it, he turned his father into one of the equally dominant figures, thus exaggerating his father's credit.
After all, for such a major action and such significant consequences, the Marquis of Treville was naturally unwilling to let others take all the credit.
In order to cover up the fact that he was "revenge", the Count of Monte Cristo would not expose the Marquis of Treville's words, so Edgar was naturally happy to add insult to injury to bring glory to his father.
Aigron didn't know the trick, and he didn't care which one, the earl or the marquis, had more credit. His attention was now focused on the fact that "the Duke of Nordelien and his family suffered heavy financial losses." In fact.
"How is the effect now?" He immediately became energetic.
"My father did not explain the specific situation to me. But before I left, the financial situation of the once prestigious Tangglar Bank was already in critical condition, and it is expected to go bankrupt in the short term -"
"Tanglar Bank...?" As soon as he heard the name, Aigron probably understood what was going on, but he had no intention of exposing the tricks of his men.
"Yes, it is this bank." Edgar confirmed again, "And the Duke happens to be a big depositor of this bank. There is no doubt that if this bank goes bankrupt quickly, the Duke is likely to suffer heavy losses. It is expected that... the amount may reach about two million."
As if he was afraid that Aigron would not understand, Edgar added, "Your Majesty, the Duke is from a famous family, but his ancestors' family fortune was either squandered before the Great Revolution; or it was confiscated by the government during the Great Revolution. So their family fortune was rebuilt after the Duke's family returned to France - that is to say, if they suffered such a heavy financial loss, it would probably directly devastate their vitality."
Aiglon listened silently, and then he couldn't help laughing. "Ha ha ha ha!"
Not because he was gloating about his misfortune, but because he finally found the key to unlocking the situation.
The most important thing for Agnes is her family, so even if she cannot be attacked, she can still find a breakthrough among her family in roundabout ways - this was faithfully carried out by his men.
However, while laughing, he couldn't help but feel a little doubt in his heart.
After all, the Marquis of Treville is both smart and sophisticated, and he is also ruthless and vicious in his attacks. If he doesn't take action, he will hit others' fatal parts with his first strike. He can even attack his own relatives without any scruples... It's true. There is a heroic appearance.
Agron had had close contact with Treville before when he sneaked back to France with him, and now seeing him operate like this, he was even more impressed.
After the fall of the empire, the Marquis of Treville has been publicly expressing his continued support for the empire and the Bonaparte family. Before, he thought it was out of natural loyalty. Now it seems that most of it should be out of personal future considerations-- With his qualifications, if he wanted to defect to the Wang family, he probably wouldn't have a good position to grab. It would be better to stick to his original position and gamble that the situation would turn upside down again.
This is the result of weighing the pros and cons.
The words "cunning" and "foolish loyalty" cannot coexist at all, and the Marquis of Treville is undoubtedly the former.
Neither Treville nor his son had much "foolish loyalty" in either of them.
Of course, even if he sees the truth, he won't be angry. After all, now is the time to employ people. He is lucky to have someone like the Marquis of Treville to serve him. He doesn't care where the other person's motives come from.
But having said that, corresponding countermeasures must be taken - after all, heroes have a huge appetite, and ordinary rewards cannot satisfy them. They can be loyal to themselves for lofty goals today, but they may be loyal to them tomorrow. It is impossible to abandon oneself for the greater goal and not to be on guard.
Aiglon thought silently. The key to the problem was Edgar. Although the Marquis was powerful, he was old after all. As long as he slowly wore it out, he could eventually send him away, and as long as Edgar could not inherit his prestige and influence, then the Treville family poses no threat to themselves.
Therefore, he will never reuse Edgar. He must be excluded from the core of power. He cannot allow the powerful father and son to grow uncontrollably and must keep them within a controllable range.
Well, Edgar, from now on you can be the jester of Xian Yun Ye He - maybe this will be a good thing for yourself too. Aigron thought to himself secretly.
As compensation, he could give honor and money to the Treville family, and even allow Xia Lu to have special privileges. After all, no one could say that they were sorry for the hero.
Edgar never expected that the young man in front of him would actually have such thoughts in his mind. He still excitedly continued to talk to Aiglon, "Your Majesty, not only Tanglar Bank, but also in other places, we are also carefully Searching for all Duke Nordlyon's investments, he would defeat every one he could, and he would definitely make the Duke suffer heavy losses that could not be recovered. In this case, he would definitely ask for help from all parties - but now this In this world, who is willing to spend his own money to make up for the loss of the Duke? I am afraid that even the king is too lazy to give the Duke such favor, so when he is desperate, in order to avoid the collapse of his family, the Duke will definitely try his best to find a life-saving straw. , and in that case, he will probably not be so resistant to the Bonaparte family."
"Then will he be willing to let his daughter compromise?" Aigron asked, "Judging from the descriptions of Alice and Agnes, the Duke should love his daughter very much -"
"Of course love is love, this is true. But for nobles, the inheritance of the family is more important than a single child, Your Majesty." Edgar suddenly became solemn, "If Agnes is sacrificed, we can Keep the door intact and my father-in-law will make the right choice.”
At this point, he changed the topic again, "Besides, Your Majesty, if you can come to France, then you are the emperor that all of us must serve. It is a great honor to have my daughter become your lover. How could he feel that Where are the grievances?"
Aigron knew in his heart that the latter words were meant to be complimented by Edgar, and he would not take them seriously. Come to think of it, the Duke, who has been at odds with the empire for half his life, will definitely not be happy when he sees that one of his two daughters has become the wife of a servant of the Bonaparte family, and the other has become his lover...
But what the heck! As long as you achieve your goals, it doesn't matter what they think.
Besides, this is the only feasible way at present.
"They lost two million, and they may lose a lot of money in the future. It is indeed worthy of mercy." Aigron said leisurely, "However, as long as he is willing to change his family, I can let him recover the loss several times. As for the family, that's it. There is no need to worry anymore. The late emperor once respected the old nobles who were willing to join him. For example, your father was promoted to general soon after he came back. Naturally, I will do the same. We can let go of the grudges in the past and no one needs to care. .”
From a political point of view, if Agnes and her family join his command, they can also serve as an example to support them and let the suspicious and fearful old nobles see that they have no tyrannical heart for revenge. It is the best of both worlds. .
Therefore, he and the Marquis of Treville quickly came to the same conclusion - now they need to hit Duke Nordlyen's family as hard as possible. Only in this way can they break their arrogant halo and make them Be willing to bend the knee to yourself.
"Well done." He nodded, "But you must keep it a secret. This is not a glorious thing for us."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. All the people who handle it are people we can trust. More importantly, except for the earl and my father, no one knows why we specifically target the duke!" Edgar quickly explained to him, " In addition, even if things are not harmonious, you have no responsibility - after all, all this was done secretly by the Count of Monte Cristo and my father. You were completely unaware of it, and we did not write to you in advance. No one can accuse you of any conspiracy against the Duke."
Aigron was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized.
No wonder neither of them reported it to him before, and only waited until now for Edgar to tell him face to face.
Obviously, it was a done deal now. Even if Agnes learned of the incident later, when questioned, she could have argued that "I had the intention to stop it, but by the time I learned about it, it was already too late."
The Count of Monte Cristo and the Marquis of Treville took the initiative to shoulder all the responsibilities.
Things were done so appropriately, and I really deserved to have them as my confidants and to place such trust in them.
I will definitely reward him heavily in the future, but now I just need to keep this credit in mind.
"You have done a good job, let's continue to do it -" Aigron raised his index finger and made a gesture that I already understood everything, "Since you can be on your own, you don't have to ask me for instructions on everything. I will tell you Just immense trust, and gratitude.”
After he finished speaking, he patted Edgar's shoulder gently, almost saying that I was relieved that you were doing the job.
Edgar couldn't help but feel flattered, because this young man had never been so kind to him before - of course he knew in his heart that this kind of kindness was actually for his absent father.
"Agnes is good at everything, but she is simple and impulsive, and can be easily deceived. In the future, without the protection of our own people, how will she be deceived? As relatives and friends, we should protect her from Hurt." Aigron suddenly sighed.
Even Edgar couldn't help but be a little stunned when he heard such confusing words, but after all, he has been tested in social circles, so after a moment of stiffness, his face immediately put on a smile again, "Yes. , Your Majesty! We should protect her."
You are the only one who can deceive her.
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