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Charlotte's sudden words resonated with the bishop.

"Yes, ma'am, you are right, we cannot go against God's will!" Because the stakes are high, he has already thrown off the mask of kindness at this time and showed his true will, "No matter what, as a Catholic power, we should stand with the Holy See and help some ill-intentioned conspirators to damage the Church, this is simply foolish, and it will not do France or His Majesty himself any good!" ”

There is no doubt that the bishop made this assertion from his own standpoint, and as a religious person, he believed that France must defend the Holy See, and this was the opinion of many people in France.

However, although his position is biased, Charles seems to have no reason for his words.

As far as the interests of France are concerned, the unification of Italy must be a disaster - since ancient times, no country would want a unified power to suddenly emerge on its borders, so France should stop it if it can.

And in this era, nationalism is naturally correct, if France openly says that it wants to become the enemy of the Italian nation (this word is of course a very illusory term, but if there are too many illusory terms, it can become an imaginary community, and truly become a national call), it will certainly arouse the hatred of all Italians, but if the Holy See is brought in, saying that it is to protect the Catholic Church, the situation will be different, at least there can be a banner that can be played.

The Bourbon royal family, which has a bad reputation and is even weaker, is too decadent to support it, and it is difficult to keep their pitiful family property in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and it is involved in the disputes between the Bonaparte family and the Bourbon royal family, which is not a good target for support, but although the Holy See has been declining and discredited since the Middle Ages, it is still a political entity with resources, territory, and some appeal, and has great power in Italy. It can be a wall against the nationalist machinations of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Count of Cavour.

Essentially, Charles did not want Italy to remain divided in order to defend the Holy See, he was to defend the Holy See in order to keep Italy divided – a pretext that could be used, but it was also a means, and the ultimate goal was to keep Italy divided.

In the original history, the Kingdom of Sardinia relied on the help of France to achieve its goal of unifying Italy step by step - especially in 1859, through various agitations, Emperor Napoleon III launched the Franco-Austrian War, and finally drove out the Austrian power in northern Italy with the help of the French, and then recovered the Lombardy region, and then through Garibaldi's volunteer army of less than 1,000 people, it destroyed the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies with a devastating force, and incorporated its territory into the territory of Sardinia.

This could not have been done without the help of France, which had been so embarrassed by the Austrians before France entered the war in 1859 that Austria alone could delay the unification of Italy for decades.

Therefore, it can be said that the greatest contribution to the unification of Italy was not the three heroes of Cavour, Mazzini and Garibaldi, but Emperor Napoleon III.

However, even if he has such a great merit, there are not many Italians who are grateful to him, after the Franco-Austrian War in 1859, because Napoleon III in the peace treaty with Austria, only for Sardinia to grab the Lombardy region, did not take the Venice area, Italy even broke out a wave of protest against him, accusing him of betraying Italian interests, and after the unification of Italy, he tried to erase his help, He was presented as a reactionary who supported the Pope in obstructing the unification of Italy.

This is certainly a poignant joke, but it is not surprising that after a country has been unified with the help of foreign aid, in order to consolidate its legitimacy, the elites who ruled the country after the war will inevitably try to deify their predecessors, promote national consciousness, and downplay the role of foreign aid.

What is ridiculous is that the French monarchs, from the American War of Independence to the War of Italian Unification, Louis XVI and Napoleon III have done a lot of wrongs, and they have made countless efforts to become the harlequins in the eyes of the other party, and become the forgotten "father of the nation", and France has also suffered huge losses in it.

They made such a mistake, and Charles didn't want to follow suit.

Napoleon III supported the national movement in Italy, while Charles believed that Italy should not be united at all, and Sardinia groveled to France, and Charles thought that it could be accepted as a vassal, but there was no need to fight for it.

Now Sardinia was already courting the House of Bonaparte, and if history was to follow, Napoleon III would treat it as a vassal and eventually go to war with Austria, giving the country a chance to take advantage of the fire.

Of course, this was a few years later, and it had not yet entered the core decision-making of the country, so Charles could not raise an objection, and he also knew that His Majesty the Emperor was a very strong-willed and confident person, and it was not so easy to change his mind, so he decided to take precautions and gather supporters and forces on the sidelines first, so that when the situation entered that stage, he could raise his opposition more forcefully.

This matter has been in his mind for some time, and recently because of Philip's matter, he happened to get a reason to communicate directly with the church, so he decided not to waste this opportunity and draw the church and the Holy See to his side first.

Of course he didn't like them, but as long as they were as extreme against the unification of Italy as they have historically, they were allies worth exploiting.

"You're right, Your Excellency." "The conspiracy of the Sardinians must be thwarted, and Rome must be in the same glory as His Holiness the Pope, and I will not accept a group of Piedmontese people to take it away," said Charles, who was mixed with thoughts. ”

"Then everything is up to you, Your Excellency." The bishop bowed to him solemnly, "We will support your opinion when you need it." ”

Of course, he knew that Charles had suddenly told him these secrets not because of some uneasy conscience, but for some special purpose, but as long as Charles could clearly express his opposition to the Sardinian schemes, then whatever the purpose of the minister's heart, he and the religious community would support it.

"Then let's wait for that moment to come." Charles picked up his cup again, then drank down the already slightly bit of coffee, "Hopefully we'll have time to stop it." ”

The Bishop stayed longer than expected at the Honourable Chancellor of Treville, and did not leave until the afternoon with a slight uneasiness, while the Trevilles were in a much better mood.

"Charles...... It's finally over. After seeing the bishop leave, Charlotte finally breathed a sigh of relief, "There won't be any more twists and turns now, right?" ”

"I don't think there will be any twists and turns...... "Charles" still looked thoughtful, "Now the church will not pursue him, the government will not pursue him, as long as he is willing to make the due compensation, then it should be calm." ”

"That's great." Charlotte fell backwards and lay on her back on the couch, looking tired, "Well, it's embarrassing to say those things in front of the Bishop! I really hope that Philip can be more serious in the future and not disgrace himself and his family again. ”

"Philip, I believe he has been taught a deep enough lesson, he is a smart man, he should not do this kind of stupid thing in the future." Charles grabbed his wife's hand with concern, "Okay, now that it's over, you can rest, you should rest more if you're pregnant." ”

"Call him over and give me a few words, and I'll be able to sleep." Because of her husband's intimacy, Charlotte had a smile on her face.

Philip is also in this mansion today, waiting for the results of the negotiations between the Charles couple and the bishop, because the Charles couple has not concluded the talks with the bishop for a long time, so Philip has always been very nervous, for fear that the two sides of the negotiations will collapse.

The torment was not over until the afternoon, when a servant went to the room where he was resting and invited him to the Charles.

"How's it going, Charles? Did the Bishop agree? As soon as he arrived, he asked Charles.

"The Bishop was very angry and fierce at first, but with our patient persuasion and entreatment, he finally reluctantly agreed to a compromise......" Charles spread his hands, showing great helplessness, "These bishops, all of them are so stubborn, it is really nerve-wracking. ”

"Have you compromised......" The sense of relief at the end of the nightmare made Philip almost unsteady. That's great...... It's finally over......"

Although he paid a heavy price, in the end, he escaped the danger and did not need to face the terrible end of being ruined. With his identity, as long as he doesn't lose all his reputation, there will still be a time when everything will get back on track.

In an instant, a smile was piled up on his face, "Thank you, Charles, Charlotte...... Thank you so much! ”

"I don't need to thank you or anything, I just hope that you can be careful in the future, and don't let Dad worry about you anymore." Charlotte still had a straight face, counting down her brother, "Also, as I said before, you have to pay for all this, and this time the bishop will inevitably give benefits......"

"Okay, I know." Philip hid his impatience and depression appropriately, and looked at his sister and brother-in-law quite respectfully, "You make a bill, list all expenses, and I will try to get this money out, even if I go to a loan shark, I will pay it back!" ”

"Hey, Philip, where do you think you're going? We didn't mean to break the bank! We're not going to talk too much, you just have to pay for what you have to pay. Charles shook his head and soothed his cousin, "We're family. ”

"Thank you!" Philip hurriedly thanked him again.

"In addition, I also hope that you don't get angry with Charlotte, although she has a somewhat strict attitude on the surface, but you know, she values family affection very much, and she really hopes that you can live a good life." Charles looked at Philip seriously, "If she weren't that kind of person, she wouldn't be so eager to come to avert the disaster for you...... Please be sure to empathize with her feelings. ”

"Charles! Don't talk about that! Seeing Charles say such a thing, Charlotte suddenly felt extremely embarrassed, and couldn't help but pull Charles's sleeve.

"I ...... I know, I'm not going to be mad at Charlotte. Philip hurriedly assured Charles.

Still, having said that, he was still a little resentful of Charlotte's approach - and of course, this indignation could only be hidden in his heart.

"I guess you can't continue your original job lately, do you have anywhere else to go?" Charles asked again.

“…… Not at the moment. Philip shook his head.

"Then why don't you follow me lately? lest you mingle with your original friends again. Charles immediately proposed, "It just so happens that I need a competent man by my side...... Charlotte was pregnant recently and couldn't go anywhere, so she had to ask someone else to help her. Of course, don't worry, I'll pay you. ”

"That's great." Philip immediately agreed.

"If you're willing to do your job, I'll be able to rest for a while......," Charlotte let out a sigh of relief, looking tired, "and by the way, I think you should think about it too." ”

Philip's heart twitched heavily.

Hey, now I can only bow my head and be a minion.

"I'm sorry for you, Charlotte." He bowed. (To be continued.) )