Holy Roman Empire

Britain and Austria are PK in South Africa, and European countries are happy to read jokes.In order to continue this war for a longer period, the French also used practical actions to support the "Boer Republic".

In this British-British war, nearly one-fifth of the strategic materials were contributed by the French.The goods transported from Austria through Egypt to the front line of South Africa, the French also opened the door.

The British-British War was not so much a game as the British-Austrian game, it was better to say that France and Austria together added to the British.Although it was Austria that eventually occupied South Africa, the French did not lose money.

It is better to contain the British energy in South Africa than to let the British devote this energy to the European continent.

The anti-French alliance stayed on paper and did not become a reality. The "British-British War" also played an important role.

It stands to reason that in the confrontation between Britain and Austria, the situation is very beneficial to the French. The establishment of the Great French Empire can be unstoppable. Napoleon III should be happy.

However, external threats have disappeared, but internal troubles have emerged.

The first one to jump out is the Pope, the unwillingly defeated Italian states, trying to fight against him by supporting the Pope.

As a Catholic country, the influence of the Holy See is still very large.Now that the emperor and the pope coexist in the same country, which is bigger and smaller is a headache.

Now Napoleon III regretted it a little. If he knew it was too troublesome, he kicked out the Papal State.

The Pope has become a political enemy, but it's not fun.People are not without foundations. Churches all over the country are supporters of the pope, at least in name.

In a recent parliament, the Pope directly occupied the throne, so that Napoleon III was directly absent.

The theocracy and the imperial power collided once again, and the whole of France fell into a storm vortex.If it is not handled well, this new empire will collapse again.

Neither Napoleon III nor Pope Pius IX can now give in.They represent not only their own interests, but also the interest groups behind them.

The bourgeoisie, which was originally dissatisfied with Napoleon III in the country, is now supporting the Pope almost as clearly declared.Politically, Napoleon III has no overwhelming advantage.

These people support Pius IX not because of their piety, or because they really want the church to grow bigger again. The main purpose is just to provoke disputes and create opportunities for power seizure.

The endless struggle for power between the emperor and the pope will surely cause dissatisfaction among the people. When the anger of the people reaches its peak, it is when the parliament takes over the rights of the country.

It can be said that the establishment of Greater France ignited the internal contradictions of France.Everyone wants to take advantage of this right to reshuffle the opportunity to further gain more benefits.

At the Palace of Versailles, Ansoch, the close police minister of Napoleon III, proposed: "Your Majesty, since Asylum IX does not know the current affairs, simply give him ..."

Speaking of where it came to an abrupt end, Ansoch made a gesture of wiping his neck, as if to say that Pius IX had been killed a hundred times.

Napoleon III glared at him fiercely and said seriously: "No, this kind of thing can never happen.

Once Pygth IX had an accident, our suspicion was the biggest, and the situation could no longer be controlled.

Now not only can we not move him, but we must also protect his safety and not let others kill him!

Moreover, even after changing the pope, the situation has not changed.No matter who became the pope, they stood on the opposite side of us.

Those people will not give up. Without them making trouble, Pius IX will not jump out and be our enemy."

Political struggle is the most taboo assassination. Now that Napoleon III has been washed ashore, this method simply cannot be used.

In the event of leaks, the civil war will break out in France, at least the Revolutionary Party will certainly take advantage of the opportunity to launch a rebellion, or a coup will occur within the government.

The Italian region can be unstable. Now it is only suppressed by force. Any Mars can detonate contradictions, not to mention the assassination of the pope?

At this time, Napoleon III's mind was still sober.He knew his enemies were not the Pope, but the interest group that supported the Pope.

The master, Pelici, proposed: "Your Majesty, continue to promote religious reform. Make excuses to abolish the Papal State, set up provinces, and be directly governed by the central government. Let religion be religious, and secular to secular."

This is the bottom of the payroll, and the promotion of the Reformation to abolish the Papal State is equivalent to cutting off the foundation of the Pope's involvement in politics.Since then, the pope has been out of politics, and only exists as a religious leader.

Napoleon III was able to kick the pope out before his eyes, and the matter behind was easy to handle.Without this flag figure, the opposition became fragmented.

"This is a good idea. It is best to limit the Pope's rights by the way, so as not to cause trouble for us later.

Pelici will leave it to you to find a way to taint the Holy See, so as not to leave them a chance to turn over."

When he said this, Napoleon III still had some resentment in his eyes.The grievances of the Bonaparte family and the Holy See are not one day or two, and the relationship between the two sides has never been so good.

Napoleon I was not recognized by the Holy See at first, and later hit Italy by force. When he was crowned Emperor, he directly snatched the crown from the Pope.

When it was Napoleon III's turn, the situation was not much better.Catholicism has always supported orthodoxy, and Napoleon III has nothing to do with orthodoxy.

After launching a coup to seize power, Napoleon III would be crowned emperor, and the Holy See would not give face.When Pius IX was invited to come over and be crowned, they would not buy it at all.

There are only two options for Napoleon III, either to go to Rome to be crowned, or to become the emperor first, and in the future will find a way to be crowned.

These are the two options after the European emperor could not be recognized by the Holy See.Of course, going to Rome for coronation will certainly not be so harmonious, usually sending troops to fight over and force the Pope to be crowned.

The unstable Napoleon III endured, in order to talk about the Pope, he also did a lot of unsuccessful things, called "the Catholic filial son".

He is a true "Catholic filial son", and unlike the previous French monarchs, he did some ruinous things that harmed the interests of the Holy See.

After doing so many things and failing to get what I wanted, I naturally feel resentful.If it were not for the annexation of Italy, he did not know whether he would be crowned by the Pope as a legal emperor in his lifetime.

Now that the interests are again on the opposite side, Napoleon III also wants to emulate the ancestors and continue the story of "Catholic Filial Son".

Catholic filial piety is not a good word, and what the French do has nothing to do with "filial filial piety", such as: the prisoner of Avignon, the blasphemy alliance, joining the Protestant alliance during the thirty-year war, and the Templar ...

In short, the French have made outstanding contributions to the decline of Catholicism, which is greater than the contribution of Protestantism.

Of course, Napoleon III was not that extreme.There are great achievements of the predecessors, he is not ready to surpass.But the final blow to the declining Holy See is still indispensable.

The battle between imperial power and divine power cannot be compromised. Even if both sides are declining, a victory or defeat must be determined.

On this issue, Napoleon III has no worries that he has no supporters, and monarchs in various European countries are his potential supporters.

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With the order of Napoleon III, the black history of the Holy See suddenly increased.Not only was the old old account turned over, but now the clergy is often pulled out of the newspaper to whip the corpse.

It's all real people and real things. Without a little bit of moisture, it's a real case that happens to everyone. It's hard to turn white.As if overnight, the reputation of the Holy See became unpleasant.

The telegraph speeded up the spread of news. The Holy See scandals in France and Italy spread to the European continent in the shortest time.

In this era, the Holy See no longer has the power to repress Europe.The endless history of the Holy See in the newspapers is enough to explain many problems.

In this era of great outbreak of thought, the people have doubts about the existence of God, and the faith is no longer so religious.

After being shocked, anti-Holy See movements have appeared in many places, and in some areas even people have developed churches.

It was at this time that Napoleon III realized that the play was overdone, but the situation was no longer under his control.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he succeeded in killing his political opponents, but triggered a crisis of European faith and plunged the country into ideological confusion.

It was not just France that was hit, nor was Austria able to protect itself.After the outbreak of the religious crisis, Austrian clerics were not able to escape.

Many clergymen whose private lives are unchecked and whose morals are not well-rounded have been exposed by newspapers.

Real people and real things, the evidence is conclusive.The ideological impact of this kind of news on the people can be imagined. Even in the conservative base, Austria also experienced a crisis of faith.

There has also been intense discussion among the people, and the idea of ​​atheism has quickly spread.Various experts and scholars appeared on the scene, using newspapers as the battlefield, and began to fight against the tigers, and fell into a group of demons and dances for a while.

Franz couldn't sit still after watching the increasingly fierce ideological scuffles.If you go on like this, who knows how many wonderful ideas will be born in the end?

"Prime Minister, how is the Cabinet prepared to calm the storm?"

As a successful leader, Franz has always fully believed in his abilities.Encountered something, it is right to ask the cabinet first.

After pondering for a while, Prime Minister Felix replied: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that this matter will also require you to personally appease the people.

The consequences of the collapse of faith are very serious. If you ca n’t deal with it in time and let some messy thoughts pass on, the consequences will be serious."

Yes, this is to replace the Catholic platform.The crisis of faith was aimed at the Holy See from the beginning, and Catholicism was naturally the hardest hit.

After hesitating for a moment, Franz said, "Well, the depravity of the clergy is that they are not religious enough, and the supervision of the Holy See is in place.

We can help in this regard. The government can legislate to supervise the actions of clergy and punish these sinners for God."

There is no problem to appease the people, but it is also necessary to suppress the church.Since the French were rushing ahead, Franz naturally did not mind falling into the rocks.

If the church cannot supervise the clergy, the government will do the job.Organizations such as religious tribunals should not exist.