Chapter 888 The conditions of the Holy See
Queen Mary looked in surprise as the two convoys not far away got mixed together.
Suddenly the vehicle was crooked, the horses were neighing, the police and the Holy See pushed each other, and ordered the other party to retreat immediately. The scene was like a stall in a cheap vegetable market.
She looked at the captain of the guard: "Why is Archbishop Muzarelli here?"
Brian, behind her, stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, Archbishop Muzarelli arrived in Paris last week and said he wanted to discuss some academic affairs with Archbishop Beaumont. But he and the Pope are a little...ah, not very harmonious. Today, they probably want to deliberately embarrass the Pope..."
Brian was carrying out Joseph's command.
As one of the highest levels of the French church, he naturally hopes that the influence of the French church can surpass the Roman Catholic Church.
But he was just thinking about it before, but he knew that His Highness the Crown Prince really had to start doing it!
Queen Mary was so anxious that she kept scribing a cross on her chest: "What should I do?"
Brian signaled to the palace guards: "Separate the two groups of people first!"
The captain of the guard looked at the queen and saw that she had no objection, and immediately commanded hundreds of Swiss guards to rush forward.
It was only after 15 minutes that the two convoys were finally separated by a wall of people formed by palace guards.
The Paris police were trained by the police academy and had a large number of people. They beat Muzarelli's palace guards to their clothes and their faces were covered in blood.
Seeing this, Archbishop Brian hurriedly reminded the king and his wife in a low voice: "Your Majesty, go and welcome the Holy Father first."
Queen Mary nodded and drove Louis XVI towards the golden luxury car. Hundreds of Versailles nobles followed them according to their ranks.
However, when the king and his wife were more than ten meters away from the luxurious carriage pulled by the 8 horses, they finally saw clearly that behind the window was a strange man in a scarlet cardinal suit.
Brian followed with his fat legs. When he saw the man, he immediately shocked, "Why is Archbishop Muzarelli?"
At this moment, someone on the other side of the wall said in Latin: "Holy Father, are you not injured?"
Everyone was stunned, and then they all turned their heads and saw Pius Six get off the white "gem" carriage tremblingly.
The two dark horses pulling the cart sniffed, as if they were welcoming the Pope.
The square of Versailles suddenly became silent.
After a moment, Queen Mary finally reacted and gave a wink at the captain of the guard: "Send Archbishop Muzarelli back."
Then she and Louis XVI walked quickly towards Pius VI. When they got closer, they wanted to kneel down and kiss the pope's ring according to etiquette, but found that the ground was full of broken flags and broken ritual vessels, and there was no place to step on them.
Queen Mary turned to look at the nobles behind her, and saw that the formation of the audience that had been rehearsed many times had been messy, and she did not have the solemn atmosphere that the Holy Father should have.
Brian advised at the right time: "Your Majesty, let the Holy Father enter the Palace of Versailles to rest first."
Half an hour later, the Palace of Versailles finally restored order.
In a lounge, Louis XVI and his wife comforted the Holy Father in embarrassment, but most of the nobles behind them were talking, covering their mouths and laughing from time to time.
Brian glanced at the prince beside him and said to Queen Mary, "Your Majesty, the banquet is about to begin. The Holy Father may need to change the clothes he wore at the banquet."
Queen Mary nodded and smiled at Pius VI and said, "Holy Father, listen to your teachings at the banquet later."
When the king and his wife and the nobles left, Pius VI was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the knock on the door. Before he could speak, the door was pushed open and the French prince strode in.
Pius VI was slightly stunned, stood up, reached out to the latter, and waited for him to kiss his ring.
Joseph was not a devout believer. He ignored him and just bowed slightly, then sat down on the chair beside him, pointing to the chair behind the pope: "Please sit too."
Pius VI sat down conditionally and heard the prince of France say, "Holy Father, are you here for the war in Ferrara this time?"
"This..." Pius VI looked at his young face, hesitated for a moment, nodded, "That is indeed a disaster that should not have happened."
Joseph shook his head, "It's just that the Italians want to take back their own land."
"You are afraid you've made a mistake. His Highness, based on the "Constantine Imperial Education and Religion"..."
"We all know that it was forged by the Holy See." Joseph interrupted him unceremoniously. A large amount of archaeological evidence in later generations has confirmed that there was no such decree in history.
Pius VI widened his eyes, as if it was difficult to believe that the "Son of God" had made such blasphemous remarks.
Joseph glanced at the Pope and said bluntly: "What are you going to exchange for withdrawal?"
Pius VI took a deep breath, looked at the closed door, and hesitated, "If you want to talk about diplomatic matters, you should ask Your Queen to come down."
Although he also heard that the French prince was in charge of national affairs, in his opinion, it should have been carried out under the guidance of Queen Mary.
Joseph smiled and said sideways, "Article Brian, please tell Your Majesty that the Holy Father needs rest and the banquet is postponed for an hour and a half."
Brian's voice came from outside the door: "Yes, Your Highness, I'll go now."
Joseph turned around and said, "Okay, now we have plenty of time to communicate."
Pius VI looked at the young prince in surprise, quickly adjusted his mindset, and put on the smile of the elder: "Your Highness, for the sake of the Almighty God, it is wrong for you and the countries of Northern Italy to attack Ferrara..."
Joseph sneered: "At the most critical moment of the war between our country and Austria, the Holy See declared Austria the "Shield of God" and granted Franz II the title of "Justice".
"Since the Holy See has given great support to the French enemy, you should be prepared to bear the anger of France at some point."
Pius VI looked aggrieved: "That's all Muzarelli's idea, you should judge him..."
"Ha," Joseph waved his hand, "The resolution was made by the Holy See, and Austria's interests are also given to you and the cardinals. If something goes wrong, throw Muzarelli out to condemn it?
"We don't have to waste time on meaningless topics.
"I'll ask again, what are you going to exchange for withdrawal?"
Pius VI stared at the "Son of God" for a long time, sighed, and said with difficulty:
"Okay. The Holy See is willing to give out 100…1.2 million Ducat to make up for France's losses."
When he saw Joseph picking up the teacup, he looked like he was concentrating on tea tasting, he had to grit his teeth and continue:
"And hand over Ferrara and Bologna to France for management..."
(This chapter ends)