Make France Great Again

Chapter 820 Exchange of Interests

"Welcome to St. Stephen's Church, Your Majesty!"

A kind smile appeared on Angelo Becciu's rich face, and he spoke to Jérôme Bonaparte unhurriedly with his body slightly tilted.

"Bishop Becciu, thank you for welcoming me in person!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied with a slight nod to the cardinal in front of him.

As one of the highest-ranking religious members in the entire Vienna area, Cardinal Angelo Becciu gave Jerome Bonaparte enough face.

Adhering to the style of respecting others, I respect others.

Jerome Bonaparte also gave Angelo Becciu a face. He took the back of Cardinal Becciu's hand and kissed his hand to show respect.

Immediately afterwards, the choirs lined up on both sides of the red carpet began to sing carols at the signal of the priest.

Amidst solemn carols, Jerome Bonaparte, Queen Augusta and Cardinal Angelo Becci entered the interior of the Cathedral of St. Sifanti.

After entering the church, the first thing that catches the eye is the human statue carved on the wall behind the prayer platform in front of the church. These humanoid statues were carved into the walls with the dexterous hands of craftsmen hundreds of years ago. The expressions and movements of each person carved are lifelike. All the statues have their eyes closed tightly and their hands clasped together in front of their chests, as if they were Praying.

Above the statue is a glass window made of yellow, red and blue glass in an irregular shape. The sunlight passes through the three-color glass window and emits a dazzling light.

On the walls on the left and right sides of the church, various portraits with gold edges are hung. The gold edges of the self-portraits emit bright golden light under the illumination of the candles on the crystal chandelier.

Angelo Becciu and Jérôme Bonaparte walked along the red carpet to the prayer platform under the watchful eyes of the deacon, priest and bishop in the church.

Angelo Becciu and Jérôme Bonaparte stood on top with solemn faces. The carol they were singing came to an abrupt end immediately after Angelo Becciu started speaking.

Only then did Angelo Becciu speak. He first thanked Jerome Bonaparte on behalf of everyone in the cathedral for his arrival. He said that it was precisely because of Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta. The arrival of the church makes the church shine today.

Regarding Angelo Becciu's compliments, Jérôme Bonaparte just smiled. He understood that courtesy must have requirements for others.

It's just that Jerome Bonaparte still doesn't know what Angelo Becciu wants.

Next, Angelo Becciu praised Jerome Bonaparte in front of everyone for not only getting the ownership of the Holy Land from the hands of the Orthodox heretics, but also for saving the Kingdom of Poland from the hands of the evil Orthodox heretics. out.

"Your Majesty, your contribution is no less than that of the expedition that spread the glory of God to the east!" Angelo Becciu once again praised Jerome Bonaparte.

What kind of damn metaphor is this? Has I now become the epitome of burning, killing and looting?

"This is what I should do!" Although Jerome Bonaparte complained about Angelo Becciu's "inappropriate" metaphor in his heart, his face immediately put on a pious expression: " I firmly believe that every upright believer would not want to see the sharp spearhead of God broken!

It is our duty as France to recast the spearhead of God! Maintaining the authority of the Holy See has been France’s unchanging goal for thousands of years! "

Angelo Becciu, who was standing next to Jerome Bonaparte, also showed a hint of subtle embarrassment on his expression after hearing Jerome Bonaparte's words, and this expression appeared almost instantly. The embarrassment of passing away was keenly captured by Jérôme Bonaparte.

Jérôme Bonaparte guessed that Angelo Becciu might have thought of France's previous actions. As a filial daughter of God, France had always punched and kicked her "father" and was not lenient at all when she broke the Vatican's gold coins. .

The way to maintain the authority of the Holy See is to "invite" the Pope to come to the Anion Palace to stay for two days. If this is considered a filial daughter, then the Austrian Empire may be the reborn parent of the Holy See.

"I am very grateful to His Majesty the Emperor for his contribution to Catholicism!" Angelo Becciu replied to Jerome Bonaparte.

Later, a pair of little girls in white robes appeared on the red carpet holding the hands of the little boy, each holding a garland of flowers in their hands.

The little girl and boy walked to the prayer platform and handed the wreaths upwards with both hands. Angelo Becciu took the wreaths with a solemn expression and put them on the heads of Jerome Bonaparte and Augusta respectively.

"Thank you very much!" Jérôme Bonaparte, wearing a wreath on his head, thanked Angelo Becciu and the two children respectively.

"Your Majesty, please come with me!" Angelo Becciu stretched out his hand to invite Jerome Bonaparte to another place.

Jérôme Bonaparte and Augusta, led by Augello Becciu, came down from the prayer platform on the left, then walked forward until the red carpet turned in front, then turned again along the red carpet until they disappeared. Everyone's sight range.

Soon, Jerome Bonaparte and Queen Augusta were taken to a secluded room by Jerome Bonaparte. The whole room was different from the outside. In this room, except for a stone angel statue, Apart from that, you will hardly see anything related to religious elements.

Baroque style decoration makes the whole room look particularly luxurious and noble.

After entering the room, Jerome Bonaparte glanced briefly and immediately concluded that this room should be Angelo Becciu's private study/office.

"Your Majesty, please sit down!" Angelo Becciu stretched out his hand to invite Jerome Bonaparte to sit down.

Then he personally took out the tea set and made tea for Jérôme Bonaparte.

"Mr. Bishop Angelo, is there anything I can help you with?" Jerome Bonaparte, who was sitting on the sofa, asked Angelo Bechufan in a calm tone.

"Your Majesty, please finish drinking my tea before you speak!" Angelo Becciu did not respond immediately to Jerome Bonaparte. He was still brewing tea non-stop.

After a while, Angelo Becciu placed the tea set in front of Jerome Bonaparte and said to him, "Your Majesty, the tea is ready!"

Jerome Bonaparte looked at the purple clay pot on the table, with a smile on his face and said to Angelo Becciu: "Mr. Bishop Becciu, you know tea!"

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Angelo Becciu humbly responded to Jerome Bonaparte, "I just know a little bit about it!"

"Then I'll have a taste!" Jérôme Bonaparte took a sip of tea, then opened his eyes and praised Angelo Becciu: "It is indeed good tea!"

"You're flattered!" Angelo Becciu responded humbly again, and then continued to pour tea for Jerome Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte stretched out his hand to cover the tea cup, and then asked Angelo Becciu: "Mr. Bishop Becciu, you must tell me the reason! You just made such a big fuss in the hall. You want to ask my help for something! If you don’t tell me, it will be difficult for me to drink the next cup of tea!”

Angelo Becciu put down the teapot in his hand. He sighed and said to Jerome Bonaparte, "Your Majesty, I have a nephew who wants to..."

Come on, it’s definitely an illegitimate child again!

Jérôme Bonaparte couldn't help complaining again, but members of the Holy See preferred to call illegitimate children nephews.

In this way, we can seek benefits for our "nephew" openly and honestly.

Angelo Becciu told him that he had a nephew who was currently idle at home, so he wanted to ask Jerome Bonaparte to help run it so that his nephew could have an official position!

In this way, his nephew can get married and have children, so as to produce offspring for the "family".

"Aren't you a cardinal? This problem should be easy to solve!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Angelo Becciu curiously. He did not believe that Angelo Becciu was trusted by the Habsburgs. The cardinal was unable to arrange a path for his son to advance within the Austrian Empire.

"Your Majesty, I am indeed respected by everyone in the Habsburg family, but this respect is based on my own kindness of not interfering in the internal affairs of the Habsburg family!" Angelo Becciu said with a wry smile. Jérôme Bonaparte replied: “Once I choose to install my nephew into the imperial government, it will mean in the eyes of some people that I, a religious person, will start to interfere in political issues.

No matter how I explain it, the princes and ministers who have power within Habsburg will regard me as their enemy!

I don't want my nephew to live in that kind of environment, and now that there is no war, it is not easy to promote him to a nobleman! "

"What you mean is that you want your nephew to hold an official position in France and become a noble." Jerome Bonaparte said to Angelo Becciu.

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Angelo Becciu whispered to Jerome Bonaparte.

"What can you provide me?" Jerome Bonaparte asked.

"Your Majesty, I will do my best to ensure that the Austrian Empire and the French Empire will never part ways, so that should be enough!" Angelo Becciu then said to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Not enough!" Jerome Bonaparte replied to Angelo Becciu, shaking his head.

"Your Majesty, what do you think I should do?" Angelo Becciu asked Jerome Bonaparte.

"Mr. Bishop Becciu, I hope you can use your connections in the Hofburg Palace to report to us on the situation in the Hofburg Palace at any time!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Angelo Becci in a leisurely manner. Qiu Road.

“You want to be a spy!

"Angelo Becciu hesitated.

"Spy!" Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands and said to Angelo Becciu: "How can you call him a spy? You are doing this to maintain the peaceful and friendly relations between France and Austria!"

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