In late May 1794, Blankov arrived at Tongchuan with an army of 50,000, and opposite Blankov was the 27,000 Russian troops led by Bagration.
On the eve of the battle, Blankov sent an envoy to meet with Bagration, hoping to persuade Bagration to surrender the city.
But in the face of the emissary's coercion and temptation, Bagration remained unwavering until the emissary delivered a letter to Bagration, and Bagration was finally moved.
The letter was signed by Bagration's father.
Born in Kizlyar in the North Caucasus, Bagration was once a Georgian royal family, and his father was Prince Bagrationy.
Before Blankov did not annihilate Rumyantsev's army, the governor of the Caucasus was undoubtedly a staunch royalist, not only drawing 20,000 troops from the army in his jurisdiction to support the war situation in Moscow, but also denouncing Brankoff's fatherless rebellion on the surface!
However, all this changed when the news of Blankov's annihilation of Rumyantsev's army reached the Caucasus, and the governor-general immediately changed his attitude when he saw that even Rumyantsev's army had been defeated by Brankov.
Later, the governor received the envoy from Moscow with great enthusiasm, and not only that, but he also promised to transfer to Moscow the taxes that should have been given to St.
Petersburg, and in the face of the envoy's request for Prince Bagration to write a letter of persuasion to Bagration.
It is in this context that this letter appears in the hands of Bagration.
In this letter, Prince Bagration persuaded Bagration to stop his hostility with Brankoff, and the prince told his son.
If he doesn't surrender, then once Brankoff is powerful, their family will inevitably become a victim of the Caucasian governor's curry favor with Blankov!
Don't look at the Bagration family, which was once glorious, but after belonging to Russia, although the family retained the title of prince.
But for those in power in the Caucasus, a prince who has lost his family glory is like an ordinary petty nobleman.
After reading the letter, Bagration fell silent.
Seeing Bagration's attitude, Brankoff's messenger felt that there was a door, so he immediately added a fire and said: "Peter, your father and your loved ones are waiting in the Caucasus for your return reunion.
Don't you feel this kind of affection for them?
And Marshal Brankoff has already promised that as long as you surrender, then Georgia will be redivided under the rule of your family!
The Romanovs also promised you this at one time, but apparently they did not fulfill their promises, and Marshal Brankoff was different, and the marshal could definitely fulfill his promises!
I've heard that some of your younger siblings are still fighting before they have grown up.
You don't want them to suffer terrible disasters because of you, their lives have just begun, and they still have a lot of wonderful lives to experience!
” Born in 1765, Bagration was the eldest son in the family, and he was followed by five younger siblings, the youngest of whom was only ten years old.
Bagration was in agony.
As if to see the struggle on Bagration's face, the messenger said: "Born into the Georgian royal family, you should have a better future, and you don't need to be for the Romanov dynasty at all.
Martyrdom of this rotten and depraved family!
I can understand that your allegiance to St.
Petersburg is due to the importance of His Majesty Paul I, but Marshal Brankoff sent troops to St.
Petersburg precisely to avenge His Majesty Paul I!
As the beloved general of His Majesty Paul I, how can you prevent the revenge of His Excellency the Marshal, do you want to watch the villains who murdered His Majesty Paul I triumphant in St.
Petersburg!
” "Say no more!"
Bagration's mouth roared with rage.
"Well, I won't force you, but according to the plan of His Excellency the Marshal, our army will attack tomorrow.
Well, I'll give you a day, not only for you but also for the sake of the Russian people.
I hope you will give me an accurate answer before the sun sets tomorrow!
” With that, the messenger saluted Bagration and left the room.
The candlelight on the desk illuminated Bagration's back.
This scene seems a little bleak. .......................................
Looking at the Roman city wall close at hand, William's expression seemed a little excited and excited at the same time.
Not only William was a little excited, but the Prussian high-level people who followed William were also very excited.
You must know that they are facing Rome, a Rome with a history of more than 2,000 years!
It's the greatest city on the entire continent of Europa!
"Your Majesty, you are not allowed to enter Rome for the time being.
According to the Holy See's arrangement, the Triumph will take place in two days, and before the Triumph, please be able to stand outside Rome with your soldiers!
” It was the cardinal priest of the Holy See, Hammolton, who spoke, and after Henry arrived in Rome first, he was naturally received by the top of the Holy See, and after William arrived outside Rome, Hammolton was sent by the Holy See as William's guide.
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"Your Excellency Hammerton, you are too polite, but since the Holy See has made arrangements, then as guests, we will naturally obey the arrangements of the host's family!"
With that, William waved his hand and told Horn to lead his army to a military camp outside Rome under the guidance of one of Hammolton's retinue.
"Your Majesty, this is what I should do, by the way, if you have time, tonight, at the Donmo Manor outside the city, Bishop Giovanni would like to invite you to a small banquet!"
"Oh, of course, the kindness of His Excellency Giovanni, how could I refuse!"
After speaking, William changed his tone and said: "That's right.
I don't know if His Excellency Hammolton would like to go to Mainz or the Rhine region as Archbishop, but when I see Your Excellency, I really feel that it is too late to see each other, and I think we should have a lot to talk about."
William unabashedly threw an olive branch.
And at the moment when William threw out the olive branch, Hammotton's heart also jumped.
Don't think that the clergy are wantless.
In fact, in the Holy See, there are clergy who have no desires, but they are only a small part, and most of the clergy are no different from secular people.
In this case, it would be a complete lie to say that Hammodton was unmoved by William's invitation.
What is that status of the Archbishop of Mainz!
The Archbishop of Mainz is a cardinal in the Holy See, and the Archbishop of Mainz is also the Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
He is also a lord of the Mainz region.
And even if Hammerton is very valued by Giovanni at the moment, he is just a cardinal, once he becomes the bishop of Mainz, then in terms of status, Hammulton can immediately be on par with Giovanni, even because of the special status of the bishop of Mainz.
Before Giovanni became Pope, Hammolton's status was even higher than that of Giovanni.
For an ordinary cardinal, this is the equivalent of a three-level promotion.
Soon, however, Hammolton's heart calmed down, and he smiled at William and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, but your homework has not yet been done, and it is inappropriate to leave Rome at this time.
So I can only say sorry!
” Although William's offer was very high, which made Hammolton very excited, reason told Hammorton that he could not accept William's kindness now.
The current pope of the Holy See is Pius VI, although the original history of the pope's death occurred in 1790, but I have to say that the change in history is huge, at least now, the seventy-seven-year-old pope has a look that can not hold on.
In this case, as a very important think tank in the Giovanni Group, even Hammolton wants to leave.
I'm afraid Giovanni won't allow it either.
Pius VI is seventy-seven years old, and according to the news circulated by the pope's close staff, the pope's health has deteriorated from worse, and he even fainted several times in a month.
In this case, there was also a storm in the whole city of Rome.
After all, there is only one place for the Pope.
And there is not only one person who can ascend to the papal throne, and the papal throne is not hereditary, the pope is elected by all cardinals one vote, which means that all cardinals have the qualifications to compete for the papal throne.
And now in the Holy See, in addition to Giovanni, there is another contender for the papal throne, and even his influence in the Holy See surpasses that of Giovanni, this person is a cardinal named Felix.
This Felix is two years older than Giovanni, fifty-four years old this year, although he is already fifty-four years old, but in the history of Christianity, it can be said that those who ascended to the papal throne before the age of sixty can be called young, so in terms of age, Giovanni does not have an advantage.
Like Giovanni, this Felix is Italian, but not Roman.
From 1523 onwards after the Dutch Pope Hadrian VI, every pope was from Italy.
It can be said that this Felix is Giovanni's greatest rival, because Felix's influence in the College of Cardinals even exceeds that of Giovanni, because Felix is the President of the Holy Church of Pardons and the President of the College of Cardinals.
The only place in the Holy See where the details are not published is the Holy Court of Pardon, which, as the name suggests, is a secret court, but unlike the Church's special Court of the Holy Wheel, the House of Holy Pardons has the power to grant cleric the right of pardon and grant.
In other words, if he is deprived of the clergy by the Holy Wheel Court, then the only way he wants to be restored is through the Holy Wheel House.
In addition, the House of Mercy is the only institution that can forgive sins on behalf of God.
Not to mention the College of Cardinals, a body that governs all cardinals, priests and deacons of the Holy See.
In this case, Felix's influence overshadowed Giovanni in one fell swoop.
Moreover, Felix himself was born into a large aristocratic family in the Papal States, and his family was one of the richest families in the Papal States.
That evening, William arrived at the Donmore Manor, which was nominally the property of a Papal merchant.
But in fact, basically the top brass of the Holy See knows that this manor is the private property of Giovanni.
The size of the banquet was as small as Hammolton had suggested, but even so, in the manor, William saw quite a few clergy of the Holy See dressed in red and white.
These people are all Giovanni's henchmen.
At the banquet, Giovanni introduced the cardinals of his side to William one by one.
In addition to William's party, there were about thirteen people at the banquet, and of these thirteen people, four were cardinals alone, including Giovanni, and nine were cardinals.
Four cardinals, that's a lot of them.
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The total number of cardinals in the Holy See is only twenty, and several of them are neutral.
And the Holy See has only eighty cardinals who have the power to elect the pope, so that Giovanni has twenty votes, including the cardinal deacons.
"Lord Giovanni, see these admirable cardinals who have selflessly dedicated their lives to God.
Surely you will one day become God's representative in the world!
” William smiled at Giovanni, but in response to William's compliment, Giovanni said humbly: "Where, Your Majesty is too much of a compliment, it is the wish of us believers to be able to dedicate ourselves to God, but whether or not we can become God's spokesman in the world is not important to us and other clergy.
After all, as long as we have God in our hearts, then God who loves the world will surely bless us!
” That night, at the Dunmo Manor, William and Giovanni and others enjoyed their pleasures.
For both of them, they both know what the other is thinking, but for them, cooperation is a win-win situation.
For William, he needed an ally or even a spokesman in the Holy See, after all, the influence of the Church in Europe has never been completely weakened.
If William wants to go higher, then he must have the support of the church.
And for Giovanni, he also needed the support of the Prussians.
After all, William was about to become Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, which in turn was the most important part of the Church's religious map.
June 11, 1794 A grand triumphal ceremony was held in the city of Rome, beginning when the Prussian army was stationed in the barracks outside the city of Rome.
The whole city of Rome was mobilized, the main roads of Rome were lit up, and some beautiful maidens were gathered to teach etiquette.
Of course, these are also the results of the struggle between Henry and the Holy See, after all, according to the rites of the Holy See, they were originally only preparing for an ordinary triumphal entry into the city for the Prussians, so as not to make such a big move.
However, this was argued by Henry, and the Holy See had to reluctantly agree to the fact that Henry had agreed that all the costs would be borne by Prussia and that Prussia would treat the development of Catholicism with a policy of religious tolerance within its sphere of influence.
Early that morning, the city of Rome came back from its slumber, and the streets were lined with residents who had taken up a good position in advance to make sure they didn't miss out on this once-in-a-century grand triumphal ceremony.
According to the Holy See's arrangement, William will be like the triumphant of ancient Rome, with a red face, a dress covered with palm leaves, and a golden chariot pulled by two white horses.
Early in the morning, William was called, and several ceremonial officers from the Papal States entered William's room and helped him put on his golden armor covered with palm leaves.
Because before, the Holy See had sent tailors to measure William's figure, so the tailor-made armor looked just right on William's body.
After wearing the battle armor, William is simply heroic in the eyes of others, and the gorgeous armor sets off William's greatness even more.
It seems that even God knows that today is an unusual day, so the weather in Rome is very good, and by nine o'clock in the morning the entire Prussian army in the barracks has been assembled, and the princes of the Holy Roman Empire, including those who have come to Rome with William, will also participate in today's triumphal ceremony.
For today's triumphal ceremony, Prussia would have spent at least 300,000 gold marks, but it was worth it for William, because only a grand and powerful triumphal ceremony would make Prussia known to all the Romans, and William believed that it would soon spread throughout Europe.
A chariot modeled after the ancient Roman period has been parked in the barracks, and it is Carlo who drives the golden carriage for William today.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the Prussian army was ready outside the city of Rome, and William boarded the golden carriage.
The gates of Rome have been closed, and they will open at 10 o'clock, which is when the triumphal ceremony begins.
At ten o'clock, the gates of Rome were quickly opened from the inside, and when the gates opened, William's breathing suddenly became a little short, and his hand holding the chariot wall was a little blue.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?"
Seeing that William's expression was not very right, Carlo hurriedly said to William.
Hearing Carlo's question, William gradually let go of the hand that grabbed the wall, and then his tense face relaxed slightly, revealing a smile and said to Carlo: "Carlo, do you hear me?
This is the most glorious moment for us in Prussia, listen to the shouts of the city, the century-old dream of the Hohenzollern family and the Prussian people is finally coming true today!
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