Chapter 716 The Interests of the Holy See

Chapter 717 The interests of the Holy See

Pius VI grabbed the armrest of the seat with all his strength and suppressed his anger:

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"Could it be that they have fired bullets at the Holy See, but I can only let it go?"

Chiaramonti lowered his head and said:

"Your Majesty, Austria is very important to the Holy See...Besides, we have not been able to confirm that the assassin was sent by Emperor Shinra."

"Who else could it be?" Pius VI gritted his teeth. "Who else would have such courage besides him? And just after I refused his request to publicly clarify the Crusaders, the assassin came! Where in the world is there such a thing? What a coincidence?"

Chiaramonti considered his words and continued:

"Your Majesty, being at odds with Austria will cause a lot of trouble. It may even lead to a split in the Holy See."

When Pius VI heard this, most of the anger in his eyes was extinguished in an instant.

He knows very well that Muzzarelli has considerable power in the Holy See. Not only does he manage one-third of the Holy See's finances, but nearly 30 cardinals belong to his faction - there are only 70 cardinals in the Holy See in total. .

At present, Muzzarelli has the support of Austria, and his prestige is at its peak.

If there was a conflict between himself and Austria, Francis II would probably support Muzzarelli in splitting the Holy See!

Yes, Austria really has this strength. Among the Catholic countries in Europe, most of France has separated from the Holy See. Spain is loyal, but he can't even take care of his own family. Liege, Cologne, including Poland, which recently surrendered, are too weak.

Therefore, Austria's influence on the Holy See cannot be ignored.

Pius VI took a deep breath and looked at Chiaramonti:

"So, what's your opinion?"

"This incident is actually an opportunity." Chiaramonti said, "For you, oh, no, for the Holy See, eliminating the unstable factor of Archbishop Muzarelli is the really important thing.

“As long as you insist that Austria is the mastermind, European countries will condemn Austria or at least remain silent out of sympathy and respect for you.

"Under this pressure, Francis II could only choose to abandon Muzarelli and reach a compromise with you."

Pius VI's eyes suddenly brightened. As long as he could bring down Muzarelli, it was indeed acceptable to forgive Emperor Shinra.

Chiaramonti continued:

“Of course, while being tough on Austria, we must also give them certain benefits.

“What Franz II cared about the most was the rumors about the Crusades.

"This time, Muzzarelli refuted the rumor in the name of the Holy See, and we do not need to refute it. Repeated changes of attitude will only destroy the prestige of the Holy See.

"Then you only need to state that Muzarelli never received your authorization, and the grievances of Eastern European believers will not spread to the Holy See. At the same time, the Austrians will be satisfied."

Pius VI smiled: "It seems that we should also thank Archbishop Muzzarelli."

He looked at Chiaramonti again: "After the assassin's origin is confirmed, you can go to Vienna on my behalf."

"I am at your service, Your Majesty."

…

Two days after the assassination of Pius VI.

Paris.

Palace of Versailles.

Lamarck pulled the needle out of Camelia's arm, looked up at her, and asked:

"Miss Delvaux, how are you feeling?"

"I feel like I can jump like a deer in the garden." The maid bowed slightly to him, "Thank you for taking care of me during this time. Without you, I would never have recovered so quickly."

After nearly ten days of treatment with penicillin and glucose, her lung infection has basically recovered. Except for her pretty face, which has become slightly clearer, there is no sign of any serious illness.

Dr. Lamarck glanced at the empty glass bottle on the table and smiled:

"I didn't do anything. It's all thanks to His Highness's invention of antibiotics and the magical syringe."

He moved a little closer and whispered:

"That's a precious medicine worth nearly 30,000 francs per injection. Now there are less than 2 grams left in France."

Camelia was stunned for a moment.

She remembered that she had received 7 injections in total. In other words, in order to treat herself, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually used 210,000 francs of medicine!

She suddenly felt a warm current welling up in her heart, and her eye circles instantly turned red. She turned to Joseph who was visiting and curtsied very solemnly:

"Your Highness, I really don't know how to thank you for such a precious potion... You are the best person in the world to me besides my grandma..."

Seeing that the little girl was about to cry, Joseph hurriedly smiled and said:

"Doctor Lamarck is exaggerating. Don't worry about it. In fact, many rabbits have used these drugs before you."

Camelia's little face still looked serious: "Your Highness, you saved my life. How can I repay you...

"Oh, by the way, I have to pay you back the cost of those potions first."

Although she is a rich young woman who spends a lot of money on weekdays, she still has a net worth of 280,000 francs, and she can really afford the cost of penicillin.

Joseph smiled and waved his hand: "The price of the medicine is not calculated as Dr. Lamarck said. However, if you really want to give it, treat it as buying a stake in the Paris pharmaceutical factory."

He suddenly remembered something: "Ah, also, the Heriot family compensated you 300,000 francs for this incident."

Emang immediately took out several money orders from a wooden box and took them over.

"So much?"

Camelia was a little surprised.

She really did nothing to have such amazing wealth - it was all the compensation that the Crown Prince asked for her. Last time it was Baron Walter, this time it was Count Herriot.

She immediately remembered that Perna told her yesterday that she was the president of the newly established Royal Military Medical University and had to go to school to deal with school matters recently, so she asked her to take good care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

I really envy Miss Perna. As a woman, she can become a respected university president. Camelia's thoughts flashed through her mind, and she looked up at Joseph and said:

"Your Highness, I want to donate this money to the Royal Military Medical University. Just think of it as a thank you for Miss Perna's care for me."

Joseph's heart was touched. This girl really knows how to repay a favor. 300,000 francs, she donated it without hesitation.

Wait a minute, she seemed to have said before that she would repay me...

At this moment, Csode knocked on the door and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Fouché is here and said there is something very important."

Joseph told the maid to have a good rest and walked quickly to the reception room.

Seeing the Crown Prince coming, Fouché hurriedly touched his chest and saluted, then took out an urgent report and handed it over, saying seriously:

"Your Highness, the Pope was assassinated the day before yesterday."

"Oh?" Joseph opened the secret report and frowned slightly, "How is the Pope? Who is the murderer?"

Fouché said, "The Pope dodged the bullet and was not injured. The murderer is a young officer named Schmitz, who is said to be Austrian."

Yes, after the signal machine invented by Chap was tested, Joseph immediately allocated funds to build a large-scale signal tower. After two months of construction, dozens of signal towers from Paris to Lyon have been completed and began to transmit information.

This is also the reason why the news from Rome, nearly a thousand kilometers away, can be transmitted to Paris in just two days.