When Charles came to visit the Duke of Treville's palace, he was soon summoned by the Duke himself, and his cousin was waiting for him as if he had been waiting for him for a long time, and let him in without even being informed by the servants.

When he came to the Duke's study again, the Duke of Tréville was already sitting there. There was no expression on his old, stiff face, like a living sculpture.

This scene is very similar to the scene more than half a year ago, but the difference is that Charles's mentality is completely different, and his position has changed drastically.

What's more, he has learned the truth that he is on our side.

More precisely, it should be – we are standing in this together.

Because of this, he erased all senseless politeness and spoke directly to the duke.

"Is the news completely true?"

He knew that the other party could certainly understand what he was saying.

And the duke himself didn't say any nonsense, and directly bowed slightly.

"There's a big possibility."

"Then we should thwart them." Charles sat down and spoke firmly.

"That's right, they should indeed be defeated." The Duke's tone still didn't fluctuate at all, "So what are you going to do?" Don't forget, there's one thing I can't help with too much. ”

That's right, the Duke of Treville can't be too helpful in these matters.

The decree intended by the Provisional Government was to prohibit all former members of the royal family from returning to France. Of course, the Bourbons were included, so it should be understandable that the Duke of Treville, as a staunch of the royalist party, wanted to do everything in his power to prevent the decree from being introduced.

But in the case of the expulsion of Louis Bonaparte. He can't help much, otherwise he will arouse the suspicion of others, because this is a very beneficial thing for the royal party.

"Also, don't expect too much from us to do it all." The Duke of Treville continued, "The previous July Dynasty's relentless blows have made us already in great decline, and it will be difficult for us to recover for a long time. And then. As if thinking of something unpleasant, his brow furrowed slightly. "And these people are too mediocre, and they are all arrogant and arrogant, and no one obeys anyone. I'm afraid it won't be of much use......"

If it weren't for the fact that he had become completely disappointed with these stiff-brained and incompetent royal elements, I am afraid that the Duke of Trevier would not have so decisively asserted that the cause of the royalists was over, and then decided to put all the heavy bets of the Tréville family on the side of the Bonapartes, right?

"As long as you can help with the first one." Charles replied with a slight smile, "The momentum you made. It can hit those people hard. It can definitely help us. ”

The Duke of Treville glanced at Charles with some curiosity.

"Sounds like you've got some ideas?"

"Yes." Charles nodded again.

The Duke continued to look at him, apparently hoping that he would say what he thought.

"I suppose you don't know what to do, do you?" Naturally, Charles didn't want to pretend to be profound in front of him, he directly stated his plan, "During the three days of rioting, I took people to the Prime Minister's official residence, and then swept it up. ”

"Interesting." Hearing this, the Duke of Treville suddenly glanced at Charles with interest. "There are still people in our family who are willing to take this kind of risk in person!" And then. He continued to ask, "Then you must have gained something?" ”

"The harvest is not small." Charles replied, "I found a large number of letters, as well as a number of confidential archives and documents, and found many interesting things. After a pause, he looked back at the Duke of Treville with a wicked look, "There's something in there, it seems to have come from you...... I don't know if I don't look at it, it turns out that you have done so much over the years...... Well...... Less legitimate. ”

Even with the cultivation of the Duke of Treville, he still couldn't help frowning slightly after hearing Charles's words, and then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, as if making up a wry smile.

"What an amazing kid." In his eyes, there was not only the helplessness of being put aside, but also the relief of the elders when they saw that their sons and nephews had made achievements, "It seems that you have found a lot of good things." ”

"At least we have some secrets, enough to make a lot of people tremble, and their pressure together with us should be able to restrain Monsieur de Lamartine's wanton behavior, and if it doesn't work, I'll use money to open the way, and naturally someone will be willing to help." Charles also raised his head unceremoniously, and took the duke's praise for him, "Besides, I have thought about it recently, and decided to buy a newspaper myself, and someone has to say what we want to say......"

"Oh? The Bonapartist is at last about to come to the stage in a grand manner......" sighed softly to the Duke.

"No, I mean, I'm alone." Charles lowered his voice. "The newspaper belongs to me alone, and it has nothing to do with the party."

As a member of the political world, of course, the high ground of public opinion must find a way to occupy it, and it is understandable that Charles wants to start a newspaper of his own, and in this stormy time, it is not a trouble to buy a newspaper that is not doing well or has a debt-ridden boss.

And if he wanted to do so, the Bonapartist organization had a large number of people who were originally in charge of propaganda and agitation to come and help him, and he could accept it very smoothly. But Charles finally decided not to look for this convenience, he only wanted to find himself a newspaper to use as a mouthpiece for future needs, and did not want others to come in and infiltrate, even if it was a fellow party.

"It's a great idea." The Duke also understood the benefits of his idea, but he still had some doubts, "However, the current situation is so turbulent, I'm afraid there won't be so many people who are in the mood and have spare money to read the newspaper?" ”

"It's a big deal, just lose a little bit first." Charles replied nonchalantly, "It is precisely because the current situation is not good that it is possible to come in at a low price." In the future, there will always be a time when the situation will stabilize, and it will be troublesome to buy it when the time comes. ”

"Looks like you've been getting a lot of money lately?" The Duke's expression and tone grew calmer.

"It's just someone else's money." Still smiling, Charles told the truth.

It's someone else's money that's borrowed. It's someone else's money that is earned, and how much money is left in the hand when it's in and out? Political and financial speculation is such a lucrative business!

"Charles, don't be too complacent. What you have accomplished today is only a small step, you are still young, and there is still a long way to go, although you have achieved something that is difficult to achieve compared to your peers, but compared to your talent. And that's not all. Duke Treville's tone suddenly became a little cold, obviously hoping that Charles would continue to maintain a good and stable mentality, and there was a sense of expectation in his eyes. I said it. Your grandfather and I are old. I hope that after us, someone will continue to provoke this family. And now, this person is none other than you. Don't disappoint me and your grandfather's expectations! ”

After receiving the news from Charles, the current Duke of Trevier has secretly done the same thing as him. Apparently this made him happy with the earnings. Also happy with the charr. Because of this, he also has higher expectations for the Charles.

After listening to his words, Charles also restrained his slightly smug mentality.

That's right, if you get carried away with this little thing now, the pattern is inevitably too small, right? He asked himself.

Compared with the future in my dreams, it is indeed only a small step now, and I will have to work harder in the future! Thinking of this, he reinvigorated again.

"Good. There are not many young people like you who can listen to persuasion. Well, I won't say more nonsense. After that, I will find a way to bring those royal parties to build up a momentum for you, and by the way, prevent the implementation of this decree. After a moment of silence, the Duke spoke again, "But ...... I have a request. ”

"Request?"

"A small request." Rarely, the Duke of Treville lowered his gaze, as if to avoid the Charles, "I have a grange near Giverny, something has happened there recently, and I want to send someone to deal with it with my secretary, but the people who have been able to do it lately have a problem, so I ......"

Giverny is a rural town 80 kilometers northwest of Paris, which attracted many wealthy people to build villas here because of its natural beauty. 】

Hearing his words, Charles frowned.

"But I've been busy lately, too?"

"Then you won't be able to spare it for a few days, right?" The Duke asked rhetorically.

So why do you have to be up to me? Doesn't sound like a big deal, right?

After a moment of confusion, Charles seemed to suddenly understand something.

"Your secretary, isn't it Charlotte?"

The Duke of Trevier continued to look down.

"It's not like she's been begging in my ear." Suddenly, the Duke muttered something quietly. "So you just say yes, or she'll bother me."

"Uh......" Charles didn't know what to say.

After a long time, he nodded.

"Well, I should be able to spare time."

"Charles, Xie Luxie."

Hearing his answer, the Duke raised his head, looked at Charles with a smile, and then raised his index finger and made a "good luck" gesture.

Charles never thought that his cousin would have such a rich expression...... Speechless.

………………

After walking out of the Duke of Treville's room, Charles had not gone far when Charles heard footsteps on the carpet behind him.

The sound was dull, and the frequency was getting faster and faster, and it was obvious that someone was trotting briskly towards him.

He didn't look back.

Then, as expected, he was held tightly from behind, the man's head resting on his shoulder, and a few strands of her hair brushing his cheeks, causing him a tingling of itching—not from shyness.

There was a bad touch on his back......

"There's a servant watching...... "Charles reminded helplessly.

"Who would dare to say more?" The person behind him directly refuted him.

"But ......"

"Nothing." Charlotte interrupted him directly.

Then, her crisp voice suddenly became a little stiff and tinged with some ominous color.

"Charles, I recently heard that you have a young lady living in your house?" (To be continued......) (To be continued......)

PS: Count the days, it's time for Sister Xia to do it......