As for the Holy See, the Holy See was willing to make some concessions to get back to the French diocese, but they were worried that these concessions would become bad examples for other dioceses to learn from. At that time, everyone would come to "France can be touched, but I can't touch it" and come to learn from France's good examples. What should I do?

The Holy See even proposed that these conditions in France are not unrelated, but it is best to be a confidential part of the agreement and not to be disclosed to the public, so as not to excessively damage the face of the Holy See.

But the French said that we are a democratic country, and our people have the right to know and supervise the various work of our government. Therefore, such a requirement violates the principles of French legislation and is impossible...

Everyone knows that this is purely nonsense, because whether it is the treaty signed by France and the Spaniards, or the treaty signed by the French, the Austrians and even the Prussians, they contain many undisclosed secret clauses, and even some secret clauses, even their existence is a secret.

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

In fact, the French meant it simple, because if these conditions can be made public, it will of course be a blow to the majesty of the Holy See, but it will be of great effect on improving France, especially France's first rule. In this case, it is nothing more than a multiple-choice question between sacrificing France's interests and the interests of the Holy See. Isn't this obvious how to choose?

So the representative of France said that without hesitation.

As soon as this sentence was spoken, everyone at the negotiators on the Holy See changed color because this sentence contained a very heavy threat.

The so-called "My country had always planned to implement constitutional monarchy politically at the beginning, but did not intend to become a republic. However, some people were unwilling to do so, and France became a republic." It is about Louis XVI's unwilling to accept constitutional monarchy honestly and give up part of its power. As a result, the entire rule was overthrown and he himself was on the guillotine.

The so-called "now republic France is willing to accept a constitutional monarchy church. I personally think that this is a very sincere expression." This is a comparison between the Holy See and Louis XVI. The Holy See is unwilling to accept a diocese that is basically independent of the church, just as Louis XVI is unwilling to be a king under the constitution and must restore the rule of the **. Louis XVI did not accept the kindness of the French people, and did not eat the punishment for the toast, so he was sent to the guillotine, and his dynasty disappeared.

Now, if the Holy See insists on bowing to France, it is unwilling to accept the kindness of the French people. Then how the French people dealt with Louis XVI can deal with the Holy See now. This is no longer a question of inviting the Pope back to Avinon, but a question of directly violently transforming the structure of the Holy See.

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

Then, that night, a bishop secretly visited the French envoy. After bribing the French envoy for 200,000 francs, he finally got a reminder from the French envoy. 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 agreed to use the privileges of the French church as confidential content and not disclose them. However, in the agreement, it will also publicly tell everyone that the French church has obtained some privileges, but these privileges involve national security, so they are not disclosed.

After reaching such an agreement, the Catholic Church could finally return to France. However, when the priests who were expelled in 1993 returned to France, they found that the most important positions in the French church no longer belonged to them, and they even needed to go through closed study and examinations from the new French church before they could start their teaching again.

During the break during the training class, the two middle-aged students gathered together to complain. They were already middle-level members of the church in France, but now they have fallen to the bottom of the school all at once, and there will inevitably be some complaints.

"I heard that these tricks were made by our new director of the Religious Affairs Bureau. I heard that he performed very poorly in the seminary and did not even get a formal priesthood. Now he has become our immediate boss, which is really..."

"To be honest, it would be better to let Talleyran be the head of religion. Although he is a traitor to the church, he was also an archbishop before, and a nobleman, and our cardinal, and there is no even at all..."

"You guys don't want to die?" A voice rang behind them. The two turned their heads and saw another preparatory pastor, Reinal, who had returned from abroad with them for training.

"Did you forget the great reputation of the Director? Don't you know what that Excellency has reached the high position? How dare you... 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 at the lower level now, the church in France now lacks clergy who really has enough accumulation. The higher the level, the more so it is.

So, as long as we show enough loyalty to the new regime, our growth will be very fast. But the premise of all this is loyalty." Pastor Reinal said, "Don't bring bad habits abroad back to France - we are back together. If you cannot change the bad habits when you are abroad, it will not only harm you, but also involve me..."

Speaking of this, a cruel smile appeared on the face of the preparatory pastor Renal: "I will never allow such a thing to affect me. Do you understand? This is my first and last warning to you."

After saying this, Reinal's Preparatory Pastor turned around and left, leaving two stunned guys standing aside in a daze.

The person who served as the director of the newly established institution, the Religious Bureau, was nothing but Fouche.

In Fouche's view, the church is really useful when it comes to intelligence. Because an important task of pastors is to listen to others' repentance. 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 into the hands of the "Truth Department" in Lucien. Fouche can only settle for the second best, exert influence on the church through the religious bureau and use it to obtain intelligence.

In a sense, one of the important purposes of Fouchy's proposal of such a training class is to take this opportunity to develop his spies among these people.

Of course, it is said that according to the rules of the church, pastors will not, and will not allow the spread of the news they heard in the confessional room. This even caused such a joke:

Someone was mistakenly regarded as a murderer, was imprisoned and sentenced to death. Before he was about to go to the gallows, a pastor came to give him his final confession.

"Pastor, I really didn't kill anyone. That person was really not killed by me." The man said to the pastor.

"Ah, my child, I know. The pastor in the city knows that you have not killed anyone. But we can't say it." The pastor replied with compassion.

But if you really think that pastors would keep their mouths tight, it would be wrong. If this is true, how could anyone know about the romantic affairs of Mrs. Rena and Julien? At the right time, using this information is one of the skills that the church can grow. Therefore, those who are a little smarter among the training class are actually not incompatible with Fouchy's recruitment.

As for the newly appointed Cardinal, he was a top student in the seminary named Obori. (Of course, this was a statement after verification in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth. Previous rumors claimed that Obori had not graduated at all.) After the beginning of the Great Revolution, this man gained the position of priest by swearing allegiance to the revolutionary government. Later, in 1993, he transformed himself into a pastor of the Reason Church and also worked as a spy for Robespierre.

After Robespierre fell, this man naturally became unlucky, but soon he relied on his former detective friend to get in touch with Lucien. He then performed well under Lucien and was promoted continuously. Before becoming the Cardinal, he had already become the director of the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth.

Both Joseph and Napoleon knew how important it was to control the church in their own hands, and Lucien, who was engaged in intelligence and propaganda, would not let this position go. However, the Catholic clergy must be single and cannot have wives (of course, you can have mistresses or illegitimate children). Without wives, there will naturally be no legal offspring, which is not good for the future balance of the family. Therefore, none of the three surnames Bonaparte could take this position on their own. So Oberyan was recommended by Lucien to Joseph and Napoleon because of his experience in working in religious institutions, and was eventually appointed as cardinals of the French diocese.

In addition to the cardinals, most of the bishops in various regions fell into Lucien's hands. However, most of the leaders of the religious bureaus in various places were Fouche's people. After all, when it comes to intelligence and investigation of conspiracy, Fouche's level is much higher than Lucien. In addition, Lucien has too many things to manage, and he himself is distracted. Even Joseph and Napoleon think that it is more efficient to leave these things to Fouche.
Chapter completed!