Make France Great Again

Jerome Bonaparte quickly entered the study and closed the door, showing a humble gesture and kissing the old man in front of him

[Kiss the ring on Pius IX's hand to show piety. Some lacking status and pious believers would kneel in front of Pius IX and kiss Pius IX's boots. Every year at the Carnival, a group of devout believers will be summoned by the Pope. This kind of activity is already commonplace. 】

Pius IX waited silently for the kissing ceremony of the second generation of the Bonaparte family in front of him to finish.

"Your Majesty!" Jerome Bonaparte took a step back after kissing his hands and continued to pay due respect to the "God on Earth".

"Children of the Bonaparte family!" Pius IX had a smile on his face, and memories fell into his eyes: "When I was young, I had a relationship with you! At that time, I was still in your uncle's army As a lieutenant, I fought with the imperial army! Thinking about it now is really a memorable thing!"

Jerome Bonaparte listened quietly to the memory of Pius IX. He was shocked at first, and then recovered. He responded humbly: "That is our honor!"

"So..." Pius IX turned his attention to the rising star of the Bonaparte family in front of him. Pius IX, who had served as Emperor Napoleon's guard and had seen the honor of Emperor Napoleon, had to admit in his heart that this guy's appearance was the same The appearance of Emperor Napoleon is somewhat similar. If one does not observe carefully, one will mistakenly think that Emperor Bonaparte has returned to the world: "You have presented me with a gem of your family, and you want to get it from me, from the Holy See. get something……"

gem?

Jerome Bonaparte's eyes flashed with a trace of bewilderment, he didn't seem to have contributed any gems!

Could it be Lucien Louis?

Forget it, wait until after the meeting to ask.

"This is out of piety to the Holy See!" Jerome Bonaparte still put on an expression of "I am a filial son of God".

"I believe in your piety!" Pius IX nodded "satisfied", and added in his heart: Your piety may be like your uncle!

"Of course, we hope that Your Majesty can spread the gospel to France!" Jerome Bonaparte tactfully sought support from Pius IX.

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult!" Pius IX said in a difficult way, shaking his head and sighing, "You should know that France is no longer a kingdom, it has now become a republic!"

"The Republic does not stipulate that His Majesty cannot pass on the Gospel!" Jerome Bonaparte continued.

"Alas!" Pius IX sighed again and said, "You are not the only ones who want to ask me to preach the Gospel!"

The old fox!

Jerome Bonaparte certainly understood the meaning of Pius IX. How could a pope who was killed out of thousands of missionaries be shaken by a little touch? What he said before was just to give himself a He was thinking about his own delusion, and the other two of the more than one family he was talking about now were probably the Earl of Chambord and Louis Philippe.

"Your Majesty, the remaining two families will not be able to help you in a short time!" Jerome Bonaparte said decisively: "The situation in the Austrian Empire is now critical, and the Apennine Peninsula has been shrouded in riots. When will it come to the Papal Kingdom!"

Pius IX's face changed from a detached one to a pensive one.

Jerome Bonaparte struck while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty! I heard that the Austrian Empire has begun to agree to mediate. Once the mediation is successful, they will certainly cede part of the land to the Sardinian Dynasty. At that time, Austria will inevitably withdraw from the sphere of influence of the Apennines. Will the ambitious Sardinian dynasty tolerate a scattered Apennine?"

Jerome Bonaparte paused, observing the gradually gloomy expression of Pius IX, and said: "At that time, the Sardinian Dynasty will definitely take action against Your Majesty, you and the Kingdom of Naples! How can the Papal States without the protection of the Austrian army be able to do so?" War Sardinia!"

"I (translator) want to expel the membership of the Sardinian Dynasty!" Pius IX said angrily.

"Your Majesty! Once the Sardinian Dynasty decides to unify the entire Apennines, religious membership is already dispensable for them!" Jerome Bonaparte, based on history, said to Pius IX.

Pius IX also understood this truth. It is no longer the Middle Ages, and excommunication can no longer cause any substantial harm to a country.

It is clear at a glance whether a complete Apennine peninsula is more important than a negligible religion.

"How do you make me believe that you can gain power!" Pius IX said to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Your Majesty, now the entire French countryside is looking for a name!" Jerome Bonaparte stretched out a hand and said confidently: "That is Bonaparte, as long as the universal suffrage system is still implemented in France, then Bonaparte will definitely be able to go up!"

"And if not?" asked Pius IX.

"Then, Your Majesty the Pope, you will face a situation of isolation and helplessness!" Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands and said, "At that time, the republic regime may give you a shelter, but of course it is limited to shelter ! If you choose us, then the French army will be your loyal partner!"

Pius IX was silent, and Jerome Bonaparte knew that he was weighing the pros and cons of this matter.

Jerome Bonaparte quietly waited for Pius IX's response.

After a while, Pius IX spoke again: "I can spread the gospel to France!"

"Thank you for your generosity!" Jerome Bonaparte smiled.

"However, not now!" Pius IX continued: "You need to show me your abilities!"

Sure enough, if you don't see a rabbit, you don't scatter an eagle!

The enlightened Jérôme Bonaparte didn't think he could get Pius IX to add a blessing buff to him, and even if Pius IX wanted to buff him now, he would not agree.

Right now is the "sensitive period" of the French Provisional Government, and I don't want to be missed by Cavaignac later.

"Of course, we will not let you down!" Jerome Bonaparte Pius IX responded, and then he took out a stack of manuscripts from the interlayer of his coat and handed it to Pius IX.

"This is..." Pius IX looked at a stack of manuscripts suspiciously.

"This is another gift from me to Your Majesty!" Jerome Bonaparte responded to Pius IX.

No one had ever given this kind of gift since he became Pope, and Pius IX flipped through the content with great interest.

The first page of the manuscript bore the working title Catholic Economic Ethics.