Britain and Austria are pk in South Africa, and European countries are happy to watch jokes. In order for the war to last longer, the French also supported the "Bourne Republic" with practical actions.

In this British-British War, nearly one-fifth of the strategic materials were contributed by the French. The French also opened the door to the frontline of Austria through Egypt.

The British-British War was not so much a game between Britain and Austria, but France and Austria were more likely to cause trouble for the British. Although Austria eventually occupied South Africa, the French did not lose money.

It is better to restrain the British people's energy in South Africa than to let the British devote this part of their energy to the European continent.

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

Logically speaking, the situation is very beneficial to the French when the British and Austrians are now in a confrontation. The establishment of the Great French Empire is unstoppable, so Napoleon III should be happy.

However, external threats are gone, and internal troubles arise.

The first one to jump out was the Pope, the Italian states that were unwilling to fail, attempting to fight with him by supporting the Pope.

As a Catholic country, the influence of the Holy See is still very great. Now the emperor and the pope live in the same country, and it is a headache to have the greatest and smaller ones.

Now Napoleon III regrets it. If he had known that it would be so troublesome, he would have kicked out the Pope.

It is not fun to become a political enemy. It is not that the Pope has no foundation. The churches all over the country are all supporters of the Pope, at least in name.

In a parliament not long ago, the Pope directly occupied the main position, which made Napoleon III so angry that he was directly absent.

The Divine Power and the Imperial Power collided again, and the whole of France was trapped in a whirlpool. If one cannot handle it well, the new empire will collapse again.

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

The bourgeoisie, who was originally dissatisfied with Napoleon III in China, is now almost proclaiming the flag to support the Pope. In politics, Napoleon III no longer has an overwhelming advantage.

These people support Pius IX not because of how pious the faith is, nor because they really want the church to grow bigger again, but their main purpose is to provoke disputes and create opportunities for seizing power.

The emperor and the pope are fighting for power, which will definitely arouse dissatisfaction among the people. When the anger of the people reaches its peak, it is when the parliament takes over the rights of the state.

It can be said that the establishment of the Great France ignited internal conflicts in France. Everyone wants to take advantage of this opportunity to reshuffle the rights and gain more benefits.

At Versailles, Napoleon III's confidant police minister Ansauci suggested: "Your Majesty, since you protect the ninth generation without knowing the current affairs, just give him..."

When he said this, he stopped abruptly. Ansocchi made a gesture of wiping his neck, as if he was to kill Pius IX.

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

Once an accident occurs in Pius IX, we will be the most suspicious, and the situation will be out of control at that time.

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

Besides, even if the Pope was changed, the situation still did not change. No matter who became the Pope, he stood opposite us.

Those people will not give up. Without them making trouble behind the scenes, Pius Ninth Life would not have jumped out to be enemies with us."

Political struggle is the most taboo to assassinate. Now that Napoleon III has washed away the land, this method cannot be used at all.

If the news leaks out, maybe a civil war breaks out in France. At least the revolutionary party will definitely take the opportunity to launch a rebellion, and maybe a coup will occur within the government.

The Italian region is unstable. Now it has been suppressed by force. A single Mars can trigger conflicts, let alone assassinating the pope?

At this time, Napoleon III was still very clear-headed. He knew that his enemy was not the pope on the surface, but the interest groups that supported the pope.

The planner Pelici proposed: "Your Majesty, why not continue to promote the Reformation. Find excuses to abolish the Pope's Kingdom, set up provinces, and be directly under the central government. Let religion be religion and secular world."

This is to remove the fire from the bottom of the cauldron. Promoting the Reformation to abolish the Pope's state is equivalent to cutting off the foundation of the Pope's intervention in politics. From then on, the Pope broke away from politics and only existed as a religious leader.

Napoleon III's eyes lit up. If he could kick the Pope out, the things that followed would be easier. Without this flag figure, the opposition would become fragmented.

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

I'll leave this matter to you. I'll find a way to ruin the Holy See and don't leave them a chance to turn things around."

When he said this, Napoleon III still had a bit of resentment. The Bonaparte family and the Holy See have been a day or two, and the relationship between the two sides has never been very good.

Napoleon I was not recognized by the Holy See, but later he fought to Italy by force. When he was crowned emperor, he snatched the crown directly from the pope.

When it was Napoleon III's turn, the situation would not be 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 wanted to be crowned and emperor, but the Holy See was very disrespectful. Inviting Pius IX to come and crown, people didn't buy it at all.

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

These are two choices that European emperors could not be recognized by the Holy See. Of course, it would not be so harmonious when they went to Rome to be crowned. Usually, they would send troops to fight and force the Pope to be crowned.

Napoleon III, whose foundation was unstable, endured it. In order to negotiate with the Pope, he also did a lot of thankless things, which could be called a "Catholic filial son."

He is a real "Catholic filial son", unlike the previous French monarchs, who are doing nothing that harms the interests of the Holy See.

After doing so many things and not getting the rewards he wanted, he naturally felt resentment in his heart. If he hadn't acquired Italy, he wouldn't know whether he would be crowned the pope in his lifetime and become a legal emperor.

Now that interests have once again stood opposite, Napoleon III also wanted to follow his predecessors and continue the story of "Catholic filial son" back then.

The Catholic filial son is not a good word, and what the French do is not related to the "filial son". For example, the prisoner of Avininon, the Saint Alliance, joined the Protestant Alliance during the Thirty Years' War and killed the Knights Templars...

In short, the French made outstanding contributions to the decline of Catholicism, which was even greater than that of Protestantism.

Of course, Napoleon III was not that extreme. With the great achievements of his ancestors, he was not ready to surpass them. However, the last blow to the declining Holy See is still indispensable.

The dispute between imperial power and theocracy cannot be compromised. Even if both sides are in decline, a victory or defeat must be decided.

On this issue, Napoleon III did not worry about having no supporters, and the monarchs of all European countries were his potential supporters.

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With the order of Napoleon III, the dark history of the Holy See suddenly increased. Not only were the old accounts of the past been revealed, but the current clergy are often pulled out by newspapers to whip the corpses.

It is all real stories. Without any moisture, real cases happening around you. It is difficult to turn white. It seems that overnight, the reputation of the Holy See becomes inaudible.

Telegrams accelerated the spread of news, and the Holy See scandal in France and Italy spread to the European continent in the shortest time.

In this era, the Holy See no longer had the strength to suppress Europe. The endless dark history of the Holy See that the Holy See in newspapers is enough to illustrate many problems.

In this era of great thoughts, the people have doubts about the existence of God, and their faith is no longer so pious.

After being impacted, anti-Holy See movements appeared in many places, and some areas even developed to the point where the people attacked churches.

It was only then that Napoleon III realized that he had played too much, but the situation was no longer under his control.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he successfully killed his political opponents, but triggered a crisis of faith in Europe and threw the country into ideological chaos.

It was not only France that was hit, but Austria was not able to survive. After the religious crisis broke out, Austrian clergy were unable to escape.

Many clergy who are not decent in private life and have poor moral cultivation have been exposed by newspapers.

The real people and real stories are conclusive. The ideological impact this kind of news brings to the people can be imagined. Even the base camp of the conservatives, Austria also had a faith crisis.

There was also fierce discussion among the people, and the idea of ​​atheism began to spread rapidly. Various experts and scholars made a brilliant appearance, using newspapers as the battlefield, and began to fight against each other, and for a moment they fell into the dance of demons.

Seeing the increasingly fierce battle in the ideological world, Franz couldn't sit still. If this continues, who knows how many strange ideas will be born in the end?

"Prime Minister, how is the cabinet ready to calm this storm?"

As a successful leader, Franz has always fully believed in his subordinates' abilities. When encountering something, it is absolutely right to ask the cabinet first.

After pondering for a while, Prime Minister Felix replied: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you will have to come out and appease the people in this matter.

The consequences of the collapse of faith are very serious. If it cannot be dealt with in time and some messy ideas are passed on, the consequences will be serious."

Well, this is going to stand up for the Catholic Church. This faith crisis was originally targeted at the Roman Catholic Church, and Catholicism is naturally a severely affected area.

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

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

There is no problem in appeaseing the people, but the matter of suppressing the church must also be done. Since the French are ahead, Franz naturally doesn't mind taking the blame.
Chapter completed!