Over the years, thanks to the blessing of France, the prestige of the Holy See is declining. Now even if they die in Rome, some people dare to satirize the Holy See like this. It’s not that the Holy See doesn’t want to suppress these guys. It’s just that over the years, heretics have been rampant in Italy, and many people have been deceived by them. Even the books of apostates like Voltaire are circulated everywhere because of the French. The Holy See is still unable to ban these things. As a result, such abusive words as "superstitious devil and frenzied hydra" were openly circulated on the street. If the Holy See really takes drastic measures to suppress these people, maybe these people will really rebel.

And the military power in the hands of the Holy See, um, since Napoleon’s invasion of Rome, after the Holy See’s army turned to battle, from the Pope to the underage thieves in the city of Rome, and now to the Papal State’s army itself, everyone is not so It is believed that the army of the Papal State will be loyal to the Holy See and will attack the rebellious Roman citizens. Even if it is not done well, the troops of the Papal State will in turn stand on the side of the Roman people, which is also very possible. Of course, if it is the "Roman people" in someone's plan, then there is no doubt.

Therefore, suppression is not dare to suppress, nor is it in this life. Only by letting those Swiss mercenaries wearing half-length armor and holding a halberd come out often, can they barely maintain a little bit of the Pope's face.

Besides, the people who may be making trouble behind today are probably the Austrian nobles. Although the Holy See is in a difficult situation in this matter, the Austrian emperor-no, His Majesty can fully understand that the Holy See really has no other choice in this matter. Hardship. Even in fact, the Austrian side and the Holy See have reached a de facto agreement on many issues. But these things cannot be said after all. All the Austrian aristocrats who have some unclear brains, can they do little things, can the Holy See not tolerate them? Without the support of the Austrians, those Italians would really dare to carve up the Papal State. The French would probably be happy to welcome the Pope to Avignon.

Therefore, although such a blasphemous thing appeared in the torch relay, the Holy See has made up its mind-we have not seen anything.

As the torch continues to pass, various countries have also begun to enter the stage of preparing for the Olympic Games. Various countries have begun to form their own Olympic committees and are preparing to send their own sports teams to participate in the Paris Olympics.

At this time, the French Olympic Committee also officially announced the Olympic Games events and registration rules. Regarding the event, it has been leaked out in various ways, so everyone has already known it. This official announcement actually confirmed these rumors.

The Olympic Games mainly set up some of these events. The first is the track and field events. Track events mainly include 100-meter sprints, 200-meter runs, and marathons. Field competitions include discus throw, javelin throw, high jump, and long jump.

In addition, there are ball games, but at this time, basketball has not yet been invented. Football has existed in this era, but there are no rules at all. Basically, it is a prank of the inferior people. The game is in this era. Disqualified. As for the aristocratic sport known as the superior in later generations, even the golf game that Wang knew very much liked. At this time, the game of the Shepherd Baby in Scotland was shifting to ball sports. Of course, these are not the most important reasons. The most important thing is that the French are not good at these tricks. Therefore, in this era, there is only one suitable ball sport, and that is very French tennis.

Tennis was originally a game played by the nobles, and later introduced to the people and became a tool for gambling. Later, the Sun King banned people from playing this thing, but in the court of the nobles, tennis was still a legal sport. After the Great Revolution, tennis has returned to the folks, and now it is the most familiar ball game in France. During the French army's campaign, this game was spread to other European countries. Therefore, it is not only the French who can play, so tennis became the only ball game in the French Olympic Games. In order to promote French culture, the French also shamelessly divided tennis into "clay court tennis" and "lawn tennis", and then set up singles and doubles, so that several firsts were added at once.

In addition to this, there is another important competition event is equestrian. This Olympic Games has two events, speed horse racing and obstacle racing.

Then there are fencing and shooting.

In the fencing event, the contestants use a flat sword without an open front, and there are two competition events: stabbing sword and double sword (a long sword plus a dagger for auxiliary defense).

As for the shooting project, it naturally serves the Bonaparte arsenal, including pistol 10-meter targets, rifle 100-meter targets, and **** competitions that mimic hunting.

In these games, the firearms used are brought by the players. However, Bonaparte Armory has prepared guns optimized for the competition for French contestants, so it is almost impossible for those athletes who use guns from other companies to win the competition. And this kind of competition has become the best advertisement of Bonaparte Armory.

After the torch ran a lap in Italy, it finally boarded the ship and headed to Spain. The French fleet escorted the ships carrying the torch. When the flame reached Spain, the Pashas in Barbary finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the French and Spanish fleets outside their port finally turned and left.

The Pashas of Barbary couldn't help but thank God~lightnovelpub.net~ Thank Him for his blessing, thank Him for letting those heretics go away. However, what they did not expect was that a conspiracy against them was being planned in the Turkish palace.

The French envoy, Saint-Méran, is discussing Barbary with the supreme Sultan of Turkey, Selim III.

"Your Majesty, let us face the reality. Acknowledging reality itself does not harm people, and closing your eyes and not acknowledging reality will cause real harm to the country. Pashas of Barbary today, although they still surrender to the name Your Majesty, but in fact, they are already an independent country. As your Pasha, shouldn’t they come to you often to see you? But, since you took this position, when will they come? Have you seen it?

And if Barbary is really a Turkish territory, should it pay taxes to your Majesty? Over the years, the Pashas of Barbary have made a lot of money, but your majesty your reform has always been trapped by insufficient funds. Why don't you exercise your rights there?

Your Majesty, if you intend to withdraw your legal rights in Barbary, as Turkey's allies, we, the French, can help you. Of course, we are not unconditional. In fact, we can achieve a win-win situation in this matter..."