The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 708 The performance of Pius IX

Although the Austrian Empire escaped a catastrophe, the German Confederation suffered, because almost no country in this era would spend money on a public health system.

However, this world did not know when it became terrible. Locusts from Africa crossed the Mediterranean Sea and devoured Sicily.

Before Franz had time to feel sad about it, intelligence came that the locusts were heading north, as if they were rushing to attend the Pope's coronation.

Hundreds of billions of desert migratory locusts passed by where almost no grass grew, and a large swarm of migratory locusts ate up the entire field within a few hours after landing.

There were no pesticides at that time, so we could only use the most primitive methods, such as smashing with a shovel and burning with fire, but the effect was not very satisfactory or almost ineffective.

From ancient times to the present, people always like to ask immortals and Buddhas when they are faced with intractable or difficult problems, and Europe is no exception.

A salute was fired at Castel Sant'Angelo, and Pius IX decided to strike himself.Amid the devout prayers of thousands of believers outside Castel Sant'Angelo, a group of cardinals in red robes stepped out, their faces full of solemnity and solemnity.

A deacon began to chant the pope's hymns, and finally a man in white robes emerged, with a golden crown on his head and a tense bitter face trying to appear majestic.

However, Pius IX was too short after all, and the huge golden crown on his head looked a bit ridiculous.Many people couldn't help laughing when they saw the new pope, even the ambassadors of Austria, France, and Spain who were in conflict with the Pope at this time.

This made Pius IX feel that everyone liked him very much, and his brother Jotel, the new Holy See Secretary of State, also said.

"If someone cut my brother into a million pieces, from each piece a new priest would be born. Nobody dislikes him, he is a true saint."

Pius IX raised his hands confidently and blessed the faithful with a strong and clear voice.

"My best wishes to you and your families!"
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This is about two hours of formalistic performance——
After a series of red tape, the 54-year-old new pope was already out of breath. After all, it is not an easy task to wear such heavy clothes in such hot weather.

In fact, the holy garment of Pius IX is woven with gold and silver threads, which is not light in weight.

"Father, you have said that the poor and needy seek you and you answer them, that you are rich in mercy and grace and that you will not forsake them.

Locusts are infesting in southern Italy and people's crops are disappearing.We beg your help to drive away all locusts.

You lift up the world like an insignificant thing, and your power is inexhaustible.You uphold us by your almighty power and keep us alive.

More than 3000 years ago, you once blew the westerly wind and the locusts left Egypt and were blown into the Red Sea.We also call on your name.

I beg you, for your mercy"

Although this is nominally to pray to God to disperse the locust plague, in fact this is a political show.Because Pius IX deliberately used the word Italian, and this was undoubtedly a provocation to the Austrian Empire.

And he didn't even let go of France, Spain, and Russia, even insinuating that the tsar's expulsion of the Jews was the root cause of the locust plague.

If you continue to disobey the Pope, God's agent in the world, then disaster will come.

But let alone Russia, an Orthodox country, diplomats from Austria, France, and Spain were not frightened.

Not to mention that it was the Russians who did the evil, why was it the Apennine Peninsula that suffered?
And the Austrian Empire has been working hard to make the word Italy oblivion and turn it into a geographical term.

But at this time Pius IX deliberately used the word Italian, and the signal he released would excite all Italian nationalists.

However, almost all the cardinals are regretting, because Pius IX's series of crazy behaviors made Austria, France, and the West stop bribing them.

Especially for the Austrian Empire, which was taken advantage of, Prince Metternich changed his previous attitude and asked the secret police to thoroughly investigate the properties of the bishops in the German Confederation.

As the Prime Minister of the Austrian Empire, Metternich did have this right. Even without Franz's reforms, Austria had a great influence in the German Confederation in history, and he could even go directly to universities in other countries to arrest people.

In the eyes of the police, the college students at that time were hens that could lay golden eggs. Most of the former were inexperienced and usually from a good family background. After all, the tuition fees of colleges were not low at that time.

And no matter how good the background is, if it is associated with revolution and rebellion, it can't be eaten.As we all know, German policemen and British chefs have always been standard equipment in hell.

The police of the German Confederation may not be able to fight crime, but extortion is definitely a master class.

Especially those bishops who are usually dignified, who don't have a few mistresses in their families, and don't have a few hundred catties of gold.

If eyes could kill, Pius IX would have been torn to pieces by the bishops.

The ambassadors of France and Spain are also very helpless. French Ambassador Pellegrino Rossi is 59 years old.

"I think our new pope is a little naive. He actually wants the French church to be loyal to him, who is he? Robespierre?"

The Spanish ambassador, Hernando Fili, was also very helpless. Although he hated the priests in the country, if the Pope in front of him regained control of the Jesuits, it would be better to disband this illegal organization directly.

(In fact, the Society of Jesus was forcibly expelled and disbanded by many countries.)
After the execution of the king during the French Revolution, the French government did require priests to renew their allegiance to the country. Robespierre promulgated the "Clerical Civil Organization Law", and at the same time created a series of appalling tragedies.

But what happened to the clergy was nothing compared to the entire Jacobin Reign of Terror.

Hernando Fili sighed.

"Who knows? It feels like the whole world is not peaceful, with famine and war everywhere. The Pope in front of me is so special.

Looking at the attitude of the Austrians, I am afraid that in a few months the Austrian army will march directly into Rome and change the Pope. "

Historically, the Holy Roman Empire has intervened in the affairs of the Papal State many times for a long time, and a veto power over the election of the Pope is not enough because of piety.

French Ambassador Pellegrino Rossi: "I would like the Austrians to fight the Papal States, so that we have a reason to interfere in the affairs of the Papal States.

At the same time, Catholics all over the world are called on to attack them, and this is not an internal matter of Germany. I think the German Confederation will not intervene in this matter. "

In fact, the officials of France and Spain at this time had an imagination that one day in the future the two countries could unite together.

Most of the nobles in Spain can speak French, which was very common in the upper class at the time, so changing the owner of Spain will not have much impact on their interests.

(End of this chapter)