On the side of the Holy See, I was willing to make some concessions to take back the French diocese, but I was worried that these concessions would become a bad example for other diocese to learn from. When the time comes, everyone will come one by one "France can touch it, I can't touch it" and a good example from France, what can we do?

The Holy See even pointed out that these conditions in France are actually not negotiable, but they are best kept as a confidential part of the agreement, so as not to unduly damage the face of the Holy See.

But the French said that we France is a democratic country, and our people have the right to know and supervise the various tasks of our government. So such a request violates the principles of French legislation, and it is impossible...

Everyone knows this is purely nonsense, because whether it is a treaty signed between France and the Spanish, or a treaty signed between the French and the Austrians or even the Prussians, there are many undisclosed secret clauses, and even some secrets. Clause, even its existence is secret.

Of course, there is a reason to do this, because it is to protect "state secrets" and to protect the people. Anyway, as long as you learn how to build two coordinates on a plane, many things in this world can make sense.

In fact, the French mean simple, because if these conditions can be made public, of course it will be a blow to the majesty of the Holy See, but it will have a great effect on enhancing the prestige of France, especially France's first ruling. In this case, it is nothing more than a choice between sacrificing the interests of France and sacrificing the interests of the Holy See. How to choose, isn't it obvious?

So the representative of France said that without hesitation.

As soon as this sentence was uttered, the negotiators on the side of the Holy See suddenly changed color. Because this sentence contains a heavy threat.

The so-called "Our country has always planned to implement a constitutional monarchy politically from the beginning, and did not intend to become a republic. But some people are unwilling, and France has become a republic". It is about Louis XVI's unwillingness to accept the constitutional monarchy honestly and give up Part of the power, as a result, the entire rule was overthrown, and he himself was guillotined.

The so-called "Today's republican France has been willing to accept a constitutional monarchy church. I personally think that this is already a very sincere expression." This is an analogy between the Holy See and Louis XVI. The Holy See is unwilling to accept a parish that is basically independent of the church, just as Louis XVI is unwilling to be a constitutional king and must be restored to rule. Louis XVI did not accept the goodwill of the French people, toasting and not eating fine wine, so he was sent to the guillotine, and his dynasty disappeared.

Now, if the Holy See insists on bowing to France, it is not willing to accept the goodwill of the French people. Then how the French people dealt with Louis XVI back then can now deal with the Holy See. This is no longer a question of bringing the Pope back to Avignon, but a question of directly violently transforming the structure of the Holy See.

So the Holy See proposed a temporary adjournment, and they needed to ask the Pope for instructions.

Then, that evening, a bishop secretly visited the French messenger. After bribing the French messenger two hundred thousand francs, he finally got a reminder from the French messenger. A few days later, France finally reached an agreement with the Holy See.

In this agreement, the French people's requirements were basically met. Of course, the Holy See also got the face they needed. The French people agreed to keep the privileges of the French church confidential and not to be disclosed. However, the agreement will also publicly tell everyone that the French church has received some privileges, but these privileges are related to national security, so they are not disclosed.

After reaching such an agreement, Catholicism can finally return to France. However, the priests who were expelled in 1993, when they returned to France, discovered that the most important positions in the French church no longer belonged to them, and they even needed to pass through the new French church. Only closed learning and examinations can resume teaching.

During the break in the training class, the two middle-aged students got together and started a grumble. They were already in the middle of the church in France, but now they have fallen to the bottom. It is inevitable that there will be some complaints.

"I heard that these tricks were made by our new director of the Religious Affairs Bureau. I heard that his performance at the seminary was very mediocre, and he didn't even get the official priesthood. Now he has become Our immediate boss, this is really..."

"To be honest, it would be better to let Talleyrand be the head of religion. Although he is a traitor to the church, at any rate he was also an archbishop before, and a nobleman, and our cardinal, even if he didn't... …"

"You don't want to die?" A voice rang behind them, and the two turned their heads, only to see another preparatory pastor Rainal who came back from abroad with them and received training.

"Have you forgotten the prestigious name of your Excellency? Don't you know, how did you dare to rise to the top? You must know that being able to return to China is a rare opportunity for us.

In other places, we are all outsiders, but in France, although we are only the lower class now, the French churches are now very short of clergy with sufficient accumulation. The higher the level, the more so.

Therefore, as long as we show sufficient loyalty to the new regime, our promotion will be very fast. But the premise of all this is loyalty. "Pastor Reinard said, "Don't bring the bad habits abroad back to France-we are returning home together." If you can’t get rid of the bad habits that you had when you were in a foreign country, it will not only harm you, but also involve me..."

Having said this, Preparatory Pastor Rainal’s face showed a cruel smile, "I will never allow such things to affect me, do you understand? This is my first and last warning to you."

After saying this, the preparatory priest Rainal turned and left, leaving two dumbfounded guys standing on the side in a daze.

The person who concurrently serves as the director of the newly-built institution, the Bureau of Religious Affairs, is no one else but Fouché.

In Fouché's view, when it comes to getting information, the church is too useful. Because an important job of pastors is to listen to others' confession. In this process, they can master a lot of secrets. However, because the church has many propaganda functions, the direct control of the church falls in the hands of Lucien's "Ministry of Truth". And Fouché had no choice but to put it second, through the Bureau of Religion, to influence the church and use it to obtain information.

In a sense, Foucher proposed such a training course, one of the important purposes is to take this opportunity to develop his spy among these people.

Of course, it is said that according to church rules, pastors will not, and will not allow them to spread the news they heard in the confessional. Even because of this there is such a joke

Someone was mistakenly regarded as a murderer, was wrongly imprisoned, and sentenced to death. Before going to the gallows, a priest came to make his final confession.

"Pastor, I really didn't kill anyone, he really didn't kill that person." The man said to the priest.

"Ah, boy, I know. The pastor in the city knows that you didn't kill anyone. But none of us can tell." The pastor replied compassionately.

But if you really think that pastors will be so tight-lipped, then you are wrong. If so, how can the romantic affairs between Mrs. Rena and Julien be known to others? At the right time, using this information is one of the techniques for the church to grow. Therefore, among the trainees who were a little smarter, they did not contradict Fouché's solicitation.

As for the newly appointed cardinal, he is a high-achieving student in the seminary surnamed O'Brien. (Of course, this was verified by the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth. Previous rumors claimed that O'Brien never graduated.) After the beginning of the Revolution, this man obtained the position of priest by swearing allegiance to the revolutionary government. Later, in 1993, he changed his mind and became a priest of rationalism, and also served as a spy for Robespierre.

After Robespierre's fall, this man was naturally unlucky, but soon he relied on his former detective friend to get Lucien's relationship. Since then, he performed well under Lucien and was promoted continuously. Before he became the cardinal, he had already served as the director of the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth~lightnovelpub.net~ Both Joseph and Napoleon knew how important it was to control the church in their own hands, and engaged in intelligence and propaganda. Lucien would naturally not let go of this position. It's just that Catholic clergy must be single and cannot have wives. (Of course, there can be mistresses or illegitimate children.) Without a wife, there will naturally be no legal heirs. This is not good for the future balance of the family. Therefore, none of the three Bonaparte can hold this position by themselves. So O'Brien was recommended to Joseph and Napoleon by Lucien because of his experience in working in religious institutions, and he was eventually appointed as the cardinal of the French diocese.

In addition to the cardinals, most of the bishops of various regions fell into Lucien's hands. However, most of the heads of religious bureaus in various places are Fouché people. After all, Fouché’s level of intelligence, investigating conspiracies, etc. alone is not much higher than Lucien’s. In addition, Lucien has too many things to manage, and he himself has a lot of distractions. Even Joseph and Napoleon feel that these things are more efficient to leave to Fouché.

Of course, although Fouché is very capable, and now he has many common interests with the Bonaparte family, neither Joseph nor Napoleon completely trust him, so the church itself still fell into the hands of Lucien-the Bonaparte family Must have its own set of intelligence system to balance Fouché.

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