Make France Great Again-Chapter 127 Paris Bloodshed Incident

June 10, 1849.

Following the victory of the French Army in Rome, news spread throughout Paris via the Bonaparte Newspaper and the Constitutional Newspaper, causing the clergy in Paris to rejoice.

To the clergy, the victory in Rome was undoubtedly a harbinger of the Church’s resurgence, while also delivering a significant blow to the Revolutionary Faction.

To celebrate this victory, all the clergy in Paris, led by the Bishop, formed a grand procession. The procession stopped at Wagram Square, where they prayed under the Bishop’s guidance.

The Bishop of Reims Cathedral, located in northeastern Paris, even traveled by carriage to Elysee Palace to express gratitude to President Jerome Bonaparte, under the "suggestion" of the Roman Curia... or rather, the exiled Roman Curia.

This was indeed unprecedented.

One must know that during the Bourbon Dynasty and the Restoration of Bourbon, Reims Cathedral was always the site for the coronation of the Bourbon Royal Family, and the honors and status enjoyed by the Bishop of Reims at that time were self-evident.

However, with the fall of the Restoration of Bourbon, as Louis Philippe of the Orleans Kingdom was crowned in Paris City Hall, it symbolized the transition of royal authority from divine right to secular power, rendering the status of Reims Cathedral somewhat awkward, with its honors and status gradually revoked.

Even after 18 years of suppression by the Orléans Dynasty, Reims Cathedral still held a relatively high historical status.

The Bishop personally coming to Elysee Palace to express gratitude was enough to surprise many.

"Your Highness Prince, thank you for your assistance to Rome! The Bonaparte Clan for the Pope, for God, will be blessed by God..." The elderly man in a bright red bishop’s robe and wearing a flat red hat respectfully blessed Jerome Bonaparte, who was seated, and implied their willingness to follow the directives from Rome and align with Jerome Bonaparte.

"Thank God that I can do something within my capabilities for Him, I will devote my life to maintaining relations with Pope Pius IX! Although the Church is no longer the state religion of France, it has penetrated every aspect of France, becoming one with France." Jerome Bonaparte also reciprocated the Church’s goodwill: "I believe the Church should be more deeply involved in overseeing public education to prevent some French students from going astray. I think every middle school in France should have a priest to teach them what to do and what not to do, preventing them from going down the wrong path!"

Jerome Bonaparte’s words made the Bishop of Reims even more delighted. Having suffered 18 years of oppression, they no longer hoped to restore their former status; they only wished to advance a step further while preserving their existing assets.

Now that President Jerome Bonaparte had given them the opportunity, they had no reason not to pledge allegiance.

For the Archbishop of Reims, it was a regret that the ruler of France was not the Count of Chambord, his favored choice, but the Church could not fixate on one tree alone.

For centuries, the French Church had summarized an invincible principle.

Which is, follow whoever wins!

As long as they could benefit the Church, the French Church never minded who would be king, even if it was the Devil!

During the Bourbon Dynasty, the French Church unwaveringly followed the King in "punishing the wicked," and even captured the Pope to imprison in France.

After Emperor Napoleon was crowned, the Church quickly changed stance to support his coronation.

Now, it was merely a transition from the Emperor to the Emperor’s nephew, and the "kneeling clan" Church once again showed submission to the new ruler.

"That’s wonderful!" The Bishop of Reims exclaimed in excitement, his face full of wrinkles showing an almost fawning expression, said bluntly: "The Bonaparte Clan’s ability to defend France is of utmost honor to France; I believe the Bonaparte should continue to protect this country for generations!"

"That will depend on the will of God and the people of France!" Jerome Bonaparte’s eyes flashed with a hint of disdain, but he still pretended to speak devoutly: "If God truly wishes for the Bonaparte Clan to defend this beleaguered nation, then He will surely issue a decree, am I right, Bishop?"

"Yes! Absolutely! God, although unable to speak verbally, appoints His servants to communicate through concrete actions!" The Bishop of Reims nodded, responding to Jerome Bonaparte.

For a large organization with over 1,000 years of legacy, promoting Jerome Bonaparte was a simple task.

Even for Jerome Bonaparte, a real person of flesh and blood, the Church could persuade the rural populace to believe in an invented character as real.

After all, French priests monopolized grassroots discourse, blocking grassroots information channels.

Just as Jerome Bonaparte and the Archbishop of Reims were chatting happily, there was a rapid knock at the door.

Jerome Bonaparte pointed at the door, inquiring for the opinion of the Bishop of Reims.

"Please go ahead!" The Bishop of Reims whispered.

"Come in!" Jerome Bonaparte said to the visitor outside the room.

Percy entered after pushing open the door, glancing at the Bishop of Reims before reporting to Jerome Bonaparte: "Mr. President, there is a disturbance occurring at Wagram Square!"

Jerome Bonaparte’s expression turned unprecedentedly serious, as any spontaneous unrest in France was undoubtedly terrifying: "What exactly happened?"

Percy explained the situation to Jerome Bonaparte.

It turned out that the cause of all the turmoil stemmed from the prayer by the clergy at Wagram Square, which provoked some followers of the Mountain Party, who were already dissatisfied with the French Republic Army’s unauthorized intervention in the Roman Republic without the consent of the National Assembly, and they could no longer contain their emotions.

Under someone’s deliberate guidance, the Mountain Party followers began using long guns and sticks to make a "friendly" visit to the clergy at Wagram Square.

A clash was therefore unavoidable.

With superior numbers and weaponry, the Mountain Party easily overwhelmed the clergy at Wagram Square, causing them to flee in disarray.

The clergy, usually held in high esteem, had never encountered such a situation, and were quickly driven out of Wagram Square by the Mountain Party.

If not for the timely arrival of the police force, some elderly and infirm senior clergy might have been beaten to death.

The police who arrived at Wagram Square soon controlled the situation, and many of those involved in the brawl were arrested and imprisoned.

"Mr. President, these thugs must be severely punished!" The Bishop of Reims demanded harsh reprisals against those ruffians.

The blood of the clergy must not be shed in vain.

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