When the guards and servants burst into the room, they found that Pius IX's white bishopric was already stained with blood.

However, the shell did not hurt the Pope himself, he just looked a little confused and incredulous.

"Your Majesty! Let's run! The Advisory Council and the Civic Guard have rebelled, and they're about to storm in! ”

Captain Stefan Capella shouted that although he was a Swiss mercenary, he had been in the service of the Papal States for thirty years, and several popes had treated him well, so Captain Stefan was telling the truth at this time.

However, Pius IX refused, he did not want to go.

"Change my clothes, I want to see my flock! No! My people! ”

Pius IX's clothes were awkward, but his bearing was like that of a real pope.

Several of the servants were also infected by this momentum, and they moved quickly, and soon Pius IX was dressed in clean robes, and the blood stains on his face and hair were wiped dry.

At this time, the Swiss mercenaries who were foreigners outside the palace were defending the place, while the Roman Civic Guard was attacking the area.

The fighting was akin to a massive gang fight, with Swiss mercenaries hiding behind flower beds and marble statues, and Roman civic guards toppling vendors' carts or stalls to serve as bunkers.

However, this balance was upset the moment the Civic Guard brought in the cannons, but due to the lack of professional artillery, the cannonballs were fired directly into the palace through the Swiss mercenary lines.

Artillery was not something that could be delivered in a short period of time, which meant that the liberals were in the procession early in the morning with artillery, determined to remove Pius IX from power.

Angelo Nebuti was the soul of the Roman Civic Consultative Council at this time, and he also came to the palace of Pius IX and urged the artillery to fill it quickly.

In fact, the so-called artilleryman was not professional, and after the first shell was fired, he almost blew up because the gunpowder was too full, and now they had to clean the chamber again.

At this moment, the door of the palace slowly opened, and Pius IX walked out under the astonished gaze of everyone.

"Children treat the wounded, don't let innocent blood continue to be shed."

At this time, if someone else said such a salty and indifferent sentence, eighty percent would be destroyed with one shot, but it would be different for the Pope.

The two sides actually ceased fire, and the onlookers were also a little overwhelmed. But Angelo Nebuti wouldn't let Pius IX remain in control, he shouted.

"Fire! Kill that culprit and it's all over! ”

However, the crowd was confused, and a soldier of the Civic Guard said, "That's the Pope!" Kill him and he'll go to hell, right? ”

Angelo Nebuti angrily snatched the gun and shouted at his cronies: "Shoot him!" ”

A burst of gunfire rang out, and the smoke filled the air (related to the gunpowder at that time, which emitted a lot of smoke. There was a burst of exclamation from the crowd.

Although not many people really liked the pope, it was still incredible for the people to really shoot at the pope.

The Pope is, after all, the ruler of the Papal States and the theoretical spiritual leader.

However, when the smoke cleared, it was found that Pius IX was still standing unscathed.

"Oh my God! Marvel! ”

The people began to pray, and the soldiers of the Civic Guard joined in.

In fact, this is not really blessed by the gods, but the accuracy of the smoothbore gun at long distances is not good, and Angelo Nebuti and his cronies are not sharpshooters.

Deviation is a very normal thing, but it is a miracle in the eyes of ordinary people.

Life is so difficult that people naturally hope that heaven is real. However, Angelo Nebuti did not believe in this evil, and if he did, he would not be able to rebel.

Angelo Nebuti wanted to continue shooting, but the rifle loading speed was too slow in this era, so he had to continue to grab the gun.

Angelo Nebuti snatched another rifle, this time trying to aim before firing, but the surrounding populace and civic guards stopped him.

"Mr. Angelo! No! Hell will go! We just want to have a good meal, and now that the Pope is out, let's have a good talk. ”

"Rubbish! Stupidity! Give me the gun."

Angelo Nebuti was still unable to convince the people after all, so he could only stomp his feet away in anger.

An hour later, Palazzo Quirinale.

The thirteen cardinals in Rome and the liberals in the government were present, and Pius IX was also present.

In order to end the rebellion, the church is willing to budge, but it is necessary to listen to the liberals first, after all, accepting it all could lead to a greater crisis.

The liberals' demand was simply to replace the Papal State's authoritative law with their constitution, with elected government officials.

The Pope remains the religious leader of the Papal States and enjoys the same esteem as other royal families.

This is simply unacceptable to the authorities of the Papal States, especially the assumption that the Pope is equated with the monarchs of other countries, which is obviously a big hole.

But what really made Pius IX most unacceptable was the electoral system, and he could not accept that his identity and power were "tainted".

In fact, more importantly, he was afraid of the election itself, Pius IX had no faith in his people, and he had no confidence in himself.

But in fact, the reputation of the liberals at this time is really not much better, they buy low and sell high, hoard, and if it is not for the banner of the government, they will be liquidated first.

Although the Pope is the spiritual leader of the entire Catholic world, for the Romans alone is only the Bishop of Rome. (Italian joke)

But at this time, Pius IX and the Church still had a very strong influence among the people, and if it was universal suffrage, then the liberals would have been defeated.

But liberals want limited elections, that is, property elections, so that they can have exclusive power. Their so-called freedom has always been a luxury for a few.

The first day of negotiations between the two sides made no progress, and the majority of liberals were happy to be able to talk to the former high bishops.

However, Angelo Nebuti was not so unmotivated, and he did not want to give Pius IX a chance to redeem himself.

On the other side, Pius IX summoned the French and Spanish ambassadors overnight, and on the same day, a man dressed in a lowly clerical robe boarded the carriage in the night, accompanied by two carts of personal belongings.

Before dawn the next day, Angelo Nebuti and his cronies took advantage of the negotiation to storm the Pope's bedchamber with guns, but Pius IX was not found.

In fact, in addition to the Pope, several cardinals and their cronies are missing.

Pius IX, standing on the side of the ship, looked back at the Eternal City, Rome, and he felt angry and ashamed.

Pius IX decided to reclaim everything he had—by force—and the ship sailed for Tuscany. Because it was the closest to the front line, he wanted to use the Italian coalition to retake the holy city of Rome.