Faced with Jerome Bonaparte's thoroughly detailed explanation, Percy knew he could no longer dissuade the Prince he served loyally.
The persistent Prince had already made up his mind to go to Rome, and no words or difficulties could make him back down.
Percy sighed and said, "Your Highness, in principle, I do not agree with you going to Rome at this time. Since you insist on going to Rome, please be extra careful. The current Pope State is not as stable as it once was; the fervor of the French Revolution has already ignited the entire Apennine Region. If His Holiness the Pope is unwilling to reform like Sardinia, the entire Pope State might face an unprecedented disaster."
Jerome Bonaparte nodded in agreement, believing that the wheels of history would not deviate from their course with the change of leaders in the Bonaparte Clan, and the 19th-century chariot driven by nationalist fervor was sharpening its blades to crush the Pope State.
