Chapter 1595: Meeting

At this time, France.

The news that Louis XV was still alive did indeed cause the situation in France to lean toward stability.

But the Prime Minister could see that this was merely the calm before the storm, with chaotic finances and the King's rule over France increasingly in decline.

The current power structure of France is no longer in the hands of the French Noble.

Instead, most of the important power is held in the hands of the clergy.

The force resisting the monarch's rule is growing daily, and this assassination attempt against Louis XV is the best example.

Now, on the external battlefield, the Egypt battlefield has suffered several defeats, and the detestable Longyan and British have completely blockaded the fastest shipping routes to France.

This has led to a lack of more supplies in mainland France in Europe.

If the Factory cannot operate again, then the war on the European continent will completely collapse.

The struggle for overseas colonies will also fall into extremely severe difficulties.

In America, although the French colony has opened up a port.

However, due to Geography issues, that port cannot be used at all in winter.

A large amount of supplies can only be stockpiled in America.

The situation in Africa is a little better, but not by much.

Although France received the support of Catholicism, with the French Army at the lead, a coalition of multiple countries gathered a massive army to attack Berlin.

The appeal of the Holy See is powerful; this time, the call has allowed France to obtain a great deal of money and supplies.

But this is merely a relief.

It has not effectively cured the drawbacks brought about by this war.

There are already voices of dissent within the country.

At this moment, France has reached a very critical juncture, and a Method must be discussed.

The most important thing right now is victory in the war.

They need a great victory on an overseas battlefield, they need an unstoppable war victory to perform a cardiac resuscitation for this increasingly declining country.

France must be great again!

The Prime Minister set aside the comatose Louis XV and summoned the Bishop Cabinet and the French Noble for an important meeting.

But at this moment, the Prime Minister watched the Bishop Cabinet, representing divine power, and the French Noble sitting in opposition.

Before the meeting had even begun, the Prime Minister could already feel the confrontation between the two forces.

Ever since the Noble were stripped of most of their rights, their attitude toward the clergy had always been on a hair-trigger.

But most Noble are followers of Catholicism, and toward these priests and bishops who hold key positions, they happen to be unable to explode with too much anger.

Therefore, the attitude of the Noble has always been to endure and not speak out.

Even more so because of this, the bishops and priests of Catholicism have always maintained that condescending air as if they were gods; such an attitude makes the already displeased Noble ready to explode at any time.

The Prime Minister smiled helplessly: "Inviting you honorable people here today is for the glory of our France."

"We should cast aside past grievances and move forward hand in hand."

"As the Prime Minister of France, I feel hatred for how you are now."

Duke Harvey sneered and said lightly: "Respected Prime Minister, please do not forget that before you became Prime Minister, you were also a Cardinal."

Facing Duke Harvey's mockery, the Prime Minister's expression froze, and he did not refute.

Yes, that is correct; before he became Prime Minister, he was a Cardinal of Catholicism, and the Bishop Cabinet was formed under his instigation.

Strictly speaking, he is even the culprit behind all this chaos.

"You are right, Duke Harvey, but this has nothing to do with today's matters," the Prime Minister said in a deep voice.

Duke Harvey chuckled coldly.

He scanned the faces of everyone present and mocked: "Since it is irrelevant, we old-school Noble

have no reason to continue staying here."

Duke Harvey stood up, preparing to leave.

His departure led several of the Noble present to follow him out.

The Prime Minister's face suddenly sank, and facing such a disrespectful act by Duke Harvey, he rebuked: "Harvey, you are also a French Noble; can you not think about the current France?"

Harvey paused his steps, turned around, and stared at the Prime Minister's angry face, saying: "Oh, my beloved Prime Minister, you must understand that we Noble no longer have the power to do anything for this country."

The Prime Minister's face turned cold, and he said angrily: "But your status comes from France, and even more so from Catholicism."

Yes, it was the conferment of Catholicism and the King that made Harvey a Noble.

Harvey looked at the Prime Minister's angry face with interest.

He laughed out loud.

"The reason I was able to become a Noble is that my family once made huge sacrifices for the continuation of France and your Holy See."

"My family still has a large number of spirits enshrined in the Hall of Heroes!"

"Archbishop, my status was earned by my family through generations of fighting."

"You cannot shake it either."

"You should not have taken my power away from that cowardly fellow Louis XV!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the crowd changed, and the Prime Minister's face turned ugly.

Duke Harvey is an old official of France, and this aged fellow is indeed as he said; his status and power do not rely on the conferment of Catholicism and the King.

His origins were not noble; one could even say they were very lowly.

But Duke Harvey's family, his ancestors, exchanged their merits for titles, and afterward, Harvey's entire family worked for France.

To this day.

The elderly Harvey has become a Duke of France, with a noble status.

The Prime Minister was stunned for several seconds by Harvey's mocking interrogation, then smiled bitterly: "I have never seized power from anyone's hands, Duke, you were once glorious."

"But now you have been blinded by power."

"Look at the Nobles now; under your governance, France has been declining day by day, with expenditures exceeding income in the treasury."

"The several failed wars overseas were all led by you French Nobles."

"Even Viscount Richard once wrote to tell me that his foolish son had performed a great service and wanted me to request His Majesty to bestow a title upon him."

"Duke Harvey, do you think that with Nobles like this, His Majesty could let you continue to hold even greater power?"

Duke Harvey's expression shifted between light and shadow.

The things the Prime Minister spoke of were all irrefutable facts.

Richard is the Commander of America.

Although his son was in America, he had also heard of his deeds; for Harvey, if he had such an offspring, he would certainly beat him to death.

The Prime Minister continued: "Although I hold the status of Archbishop, I have always been tolerant toward you Nobles."

"Now France needs the help of you Nobles; you must make a choice for France."

The Prime Minister stared at Duke Harvey, waiting for his answer.