[The serial number of the chapter was accidentally typed wrong... In addition, I'm glad that the last episode was finally lifted...]

"Michelle, if you have any concerns, just say so."

Although Aigron was still amiable, Michelle Ney was very nervous.

He knows that the leaders always like to say, "If you have any concerns, just say it," but everyone who is stunned and only speaks from his heart will basically end up miserably.

He didn't dare to say "I don't want this appointment" because he knew that His Majesty's patience with him was limited, and the rank he gave today was already very high, that is to say, if he refused this "reward" , then the next reward is far away, maybe even never again.

He finally waited for the opportunity to turn over, but he was not willing to give up easily.

He didn't want to lose the opportunity, and he didn't want to stay in Ioannina all the time, which required a certain amount of ingenuity.

"Your Majesty, I am very grateful for your trust in me. As your servant, I am also obliged to undertake all the duties that you have entrusted to me, no matter what duties. Therefore, you do not need to ask me whether I am willing to accept this appointment, only Just give me an order." Michelle Ney pondered for a moment, and then replied to the young man carefully, "However, Your Majesty, as a soldier, I am more eager to continue to use my strengths, especially To serve you under your command, to live and die for you. Just imagine that you go on an adventure, to conquer France, while I am thousands of miles away and can only do nothing! This is an unbearable shame for me, and my father is in the spirit of heaven. I will not forgive my incompetence, so I hope that in the future, you can… call me to serve you as soon as possible.”

Agron and Teresa looked at each other again and laughed at each other.

Although Michele Ney has a respectful attitude and uses extremely euphemistic words, he has clearly expressed his opinion - I can be Governor, but I hope not to be here forever.

Because he was afraid of Aegron's disagreement, he deliberately brought out his father, hoping to play the emotional card, which was indeed well-intentioned.

However, Aigron is not disgusted - to put it bluntly, what qualifications does he have to ask others to follow him like a mad believer? Everyone has their own thoughts, this is normal and should be, the key is to twist it into a rope in the general direction.

Michelle Ney's reply was expected when Aigron and Teresa discussed in advance, so they were ready to answer, and Aigron said it immediately. "Michelle, please rest assured on this point. After you are the most valuable talent under my command, in the hearts of everyone, you are also an excellent commander, loyal and courageous. How could I waste such a talent? If it wasn't for the I'm worried that after Teresa and I both leave, the duchy will be left unattended, and I won't leave you here - so once we have good news over there, I'll send someone over to let you know before entering the French border. You, come to France quickly... Maybe you won't be able to make it into Paris with me, but I promise you have your share of the highest honor—"

Although Aigron's tone was flat, Michelle Ney's heart surged when she heard it.

In his heart, "the highest honor has its own share", which is equivalent to the highest reward has its own share.

His Majesty is promising that he will never forget himself. Once he returns to France, he will give himself a big piece of the cake when he divides it.

Michelle doesn't know what it will be, but he thinks it must be an important official position - after all, he still needs his cronies to assist him.

Thinking of this, he finally swept away the haze in his heart, raised his head again, and his eyes were full of passion.

"Do you have any other comments?" Aigron asked again.

"No more, Your Majesty!" Michelle Ney stood up again, and then saluted Aegron again, "Your Majesty, I will definitely take care of this side for you, and I will kill anyone who dares to make trouble!"

"You have a strong hand, which is a good thing, we need a strong hand, but..." Aigron nodded first, then changed the subject, "You have to respect Father Faria and his cabinet, the two of you signed The documents will take effect only after they are countersigned."

That's it... Michelle Ney suddenly fell down again.

It seems that His Majesty is still favoring the old priest. His authority as the "governor" needs to be countersigned by the priest before it can be exerted, which has invisibly damaged most of his authority.

However, Michelle didn't dare to make any further comments. He knew His Majesty's character. If he bargained again, he might not even have this thing. Anyway, there are people out there who are willing to be this governor.

"Yes, Your Majesty! I completely obey all your orders." Michel Ney assured Aigron again, "I will cooperate sincerely with Father Faria, and strive to keep the duchy safe and not bring you any harm. worry about it.”

"Very good, Michelle." Aigron nodded in approval with a smile, "I believe you can do well, you have always been like this."

To be honest, according to the power sequence, if Aegron and Teresa leave, Father Faria, who is the prime minister, is most suitable to serve as regent or governor, but after all, he is not in good health and is old. Dare to take this risk - to put it in a nasty way, if the priest died suddenly in the near future, wouldn't everyone be in a mess?

Therefore, only one left-behind governor can be appointed to lead all affairs.

In fact, in Aigron's mind, Andre Davout is the most suitable to serve as the governor to stay behind. He is both loyal and has little personal ambition. However, Andre Davout had been extremely guilty of His Majesty's assassination before, believing that he Because of the serious dereliction of duty as the captain of the guard, this time he heard that the Aigrons planned to sneak into Switzerland and to find an opportunity to enter France. He immediately asked himself to follow the couple to serve as the guard. No matter what Aigron said, he was determined not to change his opinion. , and even begged His Majesty not to let himself fail again.

Seeing that his attitude was so determined, Aigron also appreciated his loyalty and enthusiasm, so he granted his request. In this way, the most suitable candidate could not be used, so he could only use the alternative - Michel, who had been refrigerated for a period of time. Er-Ney was pulled out by him in this way, and he became the highest left-behind chief of the Principality.

Although this is not the best choice, but on the whole, it is the most reasonable choice. After weighing it, Aigron can only arrange it in this way.

Seeing that the two were chatting and laughing, the whole thing was finalized, and they were relieved of each other. The tension that had permeated the room just now disappeared suddenly, and Michelle Ney wanted to please Agron and Theresa. , took the initiative to joke, chatted with the two His Majesty, the table was filled with pleasant air, and soon dinner was almost finished.

Before dinner was over, Aigron gave Michelle the final instruction.

"Michelle, it's still some time before we leave Ioannina, and during this time I think you'd better follow me and Father Faria to learn the way we do things and the plans we're moving forward with now. , so that it is convenient for you to take over. If possible, I will arrange a house for you next to the Prime Minister's official residence, and you will not go back to your manor for the time being - what do you think?"

Although Michelle Ney had just built a mansion in his manor, at this time, he quickly put his mansion behind him, "Your Majesty, I think this is very good, I urgently need to learn new Work."

With power in hand, who cares about living well or not, and once you become the governor, do you still need to worry about poor living conditions?

Seeing Michelle eager to try, Aegron sneered silently in his heart.

He knows that the greatest knowledge as a king is to divide the cake and decide who has more and who has less. This "right to distribute benefits" is the power of the monarchy.

Politics, military, economics, no matter which aspect, must not be controlled by others, otherwise, they will face the dilemma of being held hostage and put on air.

Although he had to entrust the duchy to others due to the situation, deep down he was not willing to bear any risk of his own authority being violated.

After his departure, he would leave a shadow line in Ioannina, monitoring the governor's every word and deed, while reporting any bells and whistles in the principality.

It's not that he can't trust Michelle, or that he is afraid of rebellion, but that he must do his job well and can't pin his hopes on his subordinates - if he is used to doing this, he will eventually lose power.

"Okay, since you don't have any other opinions, let's go with this arrangement." Aegron put down the cutlery, then stood up, "Remember, what we are talking about today is top secret, and it will be announced after the appointment is announced. Before, you must never leak a word to the public—"

"I understand, Your Majesty!" Michelle Ney responded quickly.

Aegron was silent for another moment, and finally, he sighed softly and said his last words.

"We must take good care of Haidai, and don't let her suffer any grievances. Although she is our puppet and can't really hold any power, she is a good child and very sensible. In a sense, I regard her as ours. Her family. So, after I leave, she will be treated as she should, and when I inform you, you can bring her to France with you."

Michelle was stunned for a moment. He had always regarded the so-called "Grand Duchess Ioannina" as a slave girl that His Majesty wanted to buy on a whim. He never had any respect, but he never thought that His Majesty would actually treat that girl. Look so precious.

Even taking her to France...

However, since His Majesty has said so, he does not dare to have any opinion, so he can only respond again.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Aigron made a gesture, and Michel Ney saluted him solemnly, and then left the mansion under the guidance of Chanel.

When he came, he was full of anxiety, but when he left, he was already in high spirits, just waiting for the day when he took office.

After Michelle left, Teresa, who had been silent during the meal, finally spoke up.

"Your Highness, thank you."

Although her words seemed to have no beginning or end, Aigron understood what she meant—

In a sense, Aegron was trying to remedy Teresa's willfulness.

Originally, after Aegron left, Teresa should stay here to take charge of everything. This is the most appropriate way to deal with it, but this time, Teresa stubbornly wanted to stay with her husband and share weal and woe, so Aigron was helpless, but also Can only find a way to remedy.

Using Michelle Ney as the governor, no matter how many countermeasures there are, more or less, they are temporarily entrusting the inheritance that the two of them have won with great difficulty, so Teresa has some ideas in her heart. Guilty.

But guilt is guilt, and this time she really doesn't want to be separated from her husband by thousands of miles.

The last time she was separated from her husband, who ended up returning to France to be chased by the garrison, and then nearly assassinated; this time, he was going to take a bigger risk, and Teresa couldn't bear to stand idly by.

If she wins, she will win everything together; if she wants to die, she will also die together. Anyway, she doesn't want to sit at home and wait for good news or bad news.

Most of the time, Teresa is a calm and pragmatic person, but in this matter, she showed her stubbornness and absolutely refused to make any concessions.

Aegron was not angry at this, on the contrary, he was a little moved - Teresa was stubborn for herself, just as she insisted on fulfilling the marriage contract.

"Idiot, what's there to thank me for?" He leaned over and kissed Teresa's cheek, "My dear, I'm just worried that you have to go through such a long and bumpy journey just after giving birth, it really hurts your body a bit. ."

"I will take care of myself." Teresa shook her head with a smile, "Your Highness, we are rich people, how could we not be able to bear the pain of traveling far?"

Then, she looked at Aegron again, and asked deeply, "I'm also looking forward to seeing Queen Autensee with my own eyes, and then enjoying the beauty of Lake Constance with you, and rowing a boat to watch the sunset together. …”

Aigron's eyelids twitched slightly.

Teresa knew so well about her activities in Switzerland.

"Did you ask Chanel?" he asked awkwardly.

"Yes." Teresa nodded, "I know the danger of you hiding in the countryside, the embarrassment that you were chased by a girl with a sword under the moon, and the pride of you and Mrs Alice in boating. , Chanel told me."

… Aigron was a little at a loss as to how to answer.

He couldn't understand the true meaning of Teresa's words, and he didn't dare to try and ask.

"Pfft..." Seeing his strange expression, Teresa couldn't help laughing, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I'm not throwing a tantrum with you, nor am I asking you for guilt, you didn't do it on purpose at the time, What can I blame you for? I'm a little regretful, even a little envious, that you and Miss Agnes had such a legendary encounter, but my first meeting with you seemed a little bland, even with the Schönbrunn Palace as the background makeup. It's a pity, too—"

"But, it's you first." Aegron replied with a smirk. "The first one gets it."

"Yeah, I was the one who came first... but I still feel like I'm not done." Teresa nodded, but sighed regretfully.

How to solve this? Agron had a headache.

It is impossible to turn back time, and it is impossible to "see each other for the first time" again.

"Don't make trouble, dear, let it be the past if you have some regrets, at least we have the present." Seeing Aegron's appearance, Teresa smiled and closed her eyes, "I'm quite glad, at least in For a period of time, we can enjoy the scenery there, and few people can disturb us...time that really belongs to us."