The Sun Never Sets In Spain

The person sent by the Pope was a young assistant deacon, in his 30s, Italian...Savoy, and should be considered French now.

Before Pius XI,

Catholic ranks are divided into priest rank and deacon rank, and priest rank can be promoted to positions above bishops and bishops.

The highest rank of deacon can only be promoted to prime minister and deacon, not bishop.

Although they are all people who have to serve God for a lifetime, the upper limit of deacons is much lower than that of priests.

When entering a job, the promotion channel is half blocked out of thin air. In such a cruel workplace, there are naturally no fewer people below who are careful.

The junior deacons are more peaceful, because they have a very broad future.

Directors and deacons are also more secure, because their status is higher than that of some bishops.

It is precisely the assistant deacon who is in the middle stage who has the most thoughts, and Andrew, who came to Paris this time, is among them.

It is said that during his stay in Rome, he often interacted with businessmen and made a lot of donations for the church. At the same time, he also established his own social network, which is a social flower type.

He is not only a young and promising assistant deacon, but also a professionally trained theologian and poet. If he is not bound by the origin of a commoner, his achievements are much more than that.

But Andrew is doing well now. The Pope has two identities, one is the religious leader of the Roman Church, and the other is the secular ruler of the Papal State.

Although only one-third of the territory was left due to the occupation of the Papal State during the unification of Italy, there were still a lot of mundane affairs that needed to be dealt with. Andrew often helped him with some chores, and he was very trusted by the Pius IX.

"So the pope meant you would follow me all the time?" Alfonso flipped through the personal file in his hand.

This Andrew is a wonderful man, who doesn't consider himself a noble priest at all. He came to see him and prepared a resume.

"Yes, how can you do without a priest beside the Spanish crown prince, I can help you understand the catholic doctrine.

If my religious level is not enough, I have some experience in handling chores. "Andrew respectfully said.

Alfonso smiled: "Leaving Rome, the networks you used to run are useless, are you willing?"

"Those things are not worth mentioning compared to helping your Highness to practice cultivation." Andrew was very calm: "And to say it's totally useless? It's not totally useless..."

Interrupting Andrew, who wanted to explain his abilities, Alfonso said lightly: "Then you will follow me from now on, and I heard that the Pope asked me to go to Rome?"

He also really needs a Catholic teacher, and the priests invited by the Bonaparte royal family are not as good as Andrew.

Moreover, the assistant deacon will definitely rise in the future. When a teacher says that he should be more glorious, it can even show that he is a devout Catholic.

Andrew nodded happily: "The Pope is very worried about the current situation."

From now on he will be Alfonso’s person, and he did not hesitate to sell it to the Pope: “The Kingdom of Italy has always wanted to unify Rome, and the voice of republic in Rome is also very strong.

The situation in the popularization of law has been very severe recently. The Pope is worried that His Majesty Napoleon will withdraw his garrison in Rome. The situation will be very dangerous. "

Ever since the Sardinian army conquered the land of the Papal States in 1860, everyone has known that the nascent kingdom of Italy had ideas about Rome and would definitely use force if necessary.

Especially after Italy became the capital of Rome, the pope worried about this even when he was sleeping.

Fortunately, Nasan is an outstanding double-faced man, helping to reunify Italy while supporting and protecting the Papal State.

In normal times, Italy naturally did not dare to touch the French Empire, but the eldest brother suddenly withdrew, leaving the younger brother alone to face the enemy. What will happen to him? You can refer to the later generations of Afghanistan.

And Pius IX is the longest reigning pope in history. He has 23 years of work experience today. As long as he is not as dumb as Queen Isabella, he knows a little bit.

He has keen insight that it is very likely that the Papal State will lose its protection in the future Franco-Prussian wars.

When a younger brother has lost his eldest brother, the first reaction is naturally to find another elder brother.

"According to my guess, the pope wants you to go to Rome because he wants to discuss the garrison. He may ask Catalonia to send some troops to Rome." Andrew said calmly.

It is not difficult to draw this conclusion, he is curious about what choice Alfonso will make.

Alfonso was silent for a while, instead of France stationing troops in Rome?

But now Catalonia cannot represent Spain as a whole, and Italy is not necessarily afraid.

And even if it represents the whole of Spain.

Now Spain has a population of 16 million, and Italy has a population of nearly 28 million.

In addition, Italy's industrial level is fairly reasonable. Although it is lower than Spain and has fewer resources, it is enough to arm its own people.

Don't pretend to be unsuccessful when the time comes, and be burned by three fires when the new Italian official takes office.

In all fairness, he wants to be the Catholic protector, but it also depends on his strength...

"Don't speculate about the Pope's intentions." Alfonso solemnly said: "I will talk to him when the time comes, and you can do what you should do."

Andrew lowered his head to express his obedience: "I will contact Mr. Henry recently to help him do a good job of the Red Cross. This is the main task arranged by the Pope when I come to Paris.

The Pope means that Mr. Henry can go to Rome with you after a while. "

The content of the Red Cross's work is indeed in line with the Catholic Church. The Pope will focus on this, and it is normal for the Pope to use it to strengthen its momentum.

It also shows that the Pope is already trying every means to expand his strength in order to protect himself against the blades of Italy.

Negotiating conditions with the Pope at this time should have unexpected results.

"I see." Alfonso was noncommittal.