Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 360 The Ottoman Shock

As the sultan who was determined to reform Ottoman, Selim III didn't care about the cost of hundreds of overseas students. Anyway, Ottoman had a lot of oil, and the Ming Dynasty just needed oil, even if a barrel of oil could only be sold for one At the price of Akche, Ottoman can also sell all the oil at an astronomical figure.

In contrast, Selim III cared more about the attitudes and movements of the traditional conservative nobles like Mustafa and Ottoman.

Judging from the conversation just now, I have not changed Mustafa's views on reform. He still prefers those traditional conservative nobles. If those nobles really depose him and support Mustafa, then he will Wouldn't the reforms that have been promoted all along be in vain?

Selim III waved his hand and said to Mekhail: "You can do the sending of overseas students, but before that, I have one more thing to tell you."

"You quietly go to Topkapi to look for Mahmoud, and find a way to test his attitude towards reform - if his attitude is really in favor of reform, then you will use the strategies I have decided before, and this Tell him about the treaty signed with the Ming Dynasty last time, and ask him what he means."

"In case I have any accidents, remember to tell Alemdar and Grand Vizier to support Mahmud and overthrow Mustafa."

"If Mahmoud only supports reform on the surface, but his attitude is actually the same as Mustafa's..." Selim III lowered his head and pondered for a while, before raising his head tiredly after a while , Weakly said: "Then let him go, try to reduce some turmoil."

Mekhail was in disarray immediately.

Being able to be sent by Selim III to Ming as a plenipotentiary special envoy to be in charge of Ottoman's joining of Xiaopoguo and the armistice agreement with Ming and many other matters is enough to show that Mekhail is a smart man.

Not to mention that Selim III's inner and outer meanings have already been hinted very clearly.

No, it shouldn't be said to be implied.

The words of Selim III are almost nakedly expressing that - the Ottoman Empire is about to experience turmoil, and even the position of Sultan is likely to be replaced by someone else!

Mekhail knew very well that if the newly replaced Sultan supported Selim III's reforms, it would be easier to say, but in case the newly replaced person was Mustafa who supported the traditional conservatives, then as a support Selim III's reformed self will definitely not end well.

The point is that there is no turning back.

Whether it was the previous support for Selim III's reforms, or this trip to the Ming Kingdom, the signing of a large number of treaties with the Ming Kingdom that harmed Ottoman's interests would make those nobles who had long been traditional and conservative regard themselves as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh.

Thinking of this, Mekhail couldn't help but start to envy the ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, Mekhail was mourning for Selim III.

As the monarch of the same country, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty almost possesses the supreme authority. According to the people of the Ming Dynasty, he can follow the law as he says, and he can do whatever he wants.

Even if it was the Qing Dynasty that was overthrown by the Ming Dynasty, their chief emperor seemed to have absolute power?
On the other hand, Selim III not only faced the constraints of those traditional conservative nobles in terms of reform, but now even the position of Sultan is somewhat unstable.

After careful consideration, Mekhail could only let out a long sigh and said, "Sudan, the current situation doesn't seem to be so bad yet?"

Selim III shook his head with a smile, and said, "Although it's not the worst situation yet, it's almost there."

"Before the signing of the armistice treaty with the Ming Dynasty, those traditional and conservative nobles would have nothing to do because of the Ming army's offensive. Even if they are dissatisfied with the reform, they will not be able to deal with me."

"But now, we have signed an armistice treaty with the Ming Dynasty and successfully joined Xiaopoguo. The energy of those nobles can already be withdrawn from the Republic of China army."

"It just so happens that this treaty is very detrimental to Ottoman-this is tantamount to actively sending excuses to them."

"If you were one of those traditional and conservative nobles, what would you do?"

Mekhail was speechless.

In all honesty, Mekhail felt that Selim III was wronged—it was not that Osman had signed treaties with other countries before, and even signed many treaties that were more humiliating and humiliating than this.

The aristocrats or sultans who had signed those treaties that forfeited power and humiliated the country before were all good, but when they came to Selim III, they would face the loss of the sultan's position, and even the entire Ottomans would face a turbulent situation.

Where is the reasoning behind this?
After a dark sigh in his heart, Mekhail was about to say something to comfort Selim III, but Selim III shook his head and said first: "You don't need to comfort me, I also see the current situation very well." clear."

"Either I will be like Mustafa, collude with those traditional and conservative nobles, and allow the entire Ottoman Empire to slowly collapse."

"Either carry out drastic reforms—since Mustafa does not support me, then all I have done is to clear the obstacles for Mahmud to reform."

"If even Mahmoud only supports my reform on the surface, but in fact he is inclined to those traditional and conservative nobles like Mustafa, then it means that the true god wants to destroy Ottoman."

Speaking of this, Selim III suddenly chuckled again, and said, "But, how can we mortals guess the will of the true God? Just like what you said just now, the situation may not necessarily be so bad. To what extent, these things that are happening now may not be the test given to us by the true God?"

Shaking his head slightly again, Selim III continued: "Okay, let's talk about the treaties signed with Ming."

But before Makhail could continue to say anything, there was a sudden burst of shouting and killing outside the Topkapi Palace.

Selim III's expression changed drastically. He glanced at Mekhail and said with a wry smile, "I'm sorry, Mekhail. It would be great if you came back a few days earlier or a few days later. This time..."

Mekhail wanted to show his composure with a smile, but the smile forced on Makhail's face was uglier than crying: "Even if I come back a few days earlier or a few days later, the situation will not be different. Any division -- or, if I'd come back a few months later, things might not have been the same."

Selim III was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

Mekhail said: "According to the agreement we signed when we joined Xiaopoguo, Xiaopoguo will guarantee the stability of each member state-although we all know that this kind of agreement will not be better than waste paper, but for the Ming Dynasty Petroleum, will definitely guarantee the fulfillment of this agreement, and will never sit back and watch any turmoil in our Ottomans."

"However, I rushed back because I was anxious. The ambassador and guard sent by the Ming Dynasty to Istanbul have not left yet."

"Otherwise, as long as Sultan can hide in the Ming embassy, ​​then they will have absolutely nothing to do with you."

Hearing what Mekhail said, Selim III suddenly felt dumbfounded.

After squeezing out a smile that was uglier than crying again, Selim III simply patted Mekhail on the shoulder and said: "You think about this too simply-I am the Sultan of Ottoman, how can I hide from you?" How about going to the embassy of the Ming people?"

Just as Mekhail was about to say something, the shouts of killing outside the Topkapi Palace had gradually stopped, and there were bursts of messy footsteps outside the main hall, and a group of Ottoman traditional and conservative nobles They soon surrounded Mustafa and came to the palace.

Mustafa looked at Selim III with shame on his face, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, he wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it, the thousand words finally turned into a long sigh.

Selim III ignored Mustafa, instead turned his attention to the traditional and conservative nobles, and said with a smile: "I never thought that you would not even have such patience."

Among the rebels, the leader is Aliti, the commander of the Ottoman Kapkulu Cavalry Corps.

Aliti bowed slightly to Selim III, stroked his chest, and said loudly: "Sultan, under your leadership, Ottoman is getting weaker and weaker day by day. This is enough to prove that your reforms are wrong. After all of us have discussed , we have decided to ask you to abdicate and support Mustafa as the new sultan and caliph. We believe that under the leadership of Mustafa, we will be able to revive the glory of Ottoman!"

Selim III smiled, looked at Mustafa and asked, "What about you? What do you think?"

Mustafa's face turned red like a pig's liver.

In Mustafa's view, if he hadn't made an agreement with these traditional and conservative nobles in advance, if he hadn't told these traditional and conservative nobles the news of Mekhail's return, then what happened today would not be possible. occur.

At the very least, things won't turn into what they are now - being directly surrounded by these traditional conservative nobles and attacking Topkapi Palace, and these nobles have already captured Topkapi Palace and then supported themselves Two completely different concepts.

The former, he himself is the protagonist who forces the palace to rebel.

The latter, he is the benevolent king that people want.

Mustafa suddenly hated Selim III again—if Selim III hadn’t sent someone to call him to Topkapi Palace today, he wouldn’t have contacted these traditional and conservative nobles in advance because of his precautions. Everything now will naturally not happen!
Thinking of this, Mustafa felt better immediately, and even looked at Selim III calmly, and said, "Sultan, your reform is an unpopular mistake and a mistake that violates the will of the true God. By coming to Topkapi Palace today, I hope you will realize your mistake."

Selim III laughed again, and said: "The true God said that even though knowledge is far away in China, we should seek it."

"The most powerful country in the world right now is the Ming Kingdom, which means that what the True God said is correct—then, how can I be wrong if I learn from the Ming Kingdom?"

Before Mustafa and others could come up with any reason to refute, Selim changed the topic first and said: "I can abdicate, and I can swear allegiance to you, but Mekhail is innocent, he just The Ming country, which was sent as an envoy on my order, even made those treaties signed by me."

Mustafa glanced at Selim unexpectedly, and the expression on his face became quite complicated.

Judging by normal circumstances, the best choice for Selim III at this time is to completely abandon Mekhail, admit that he was bewitched by Mekhail, and then abdicate.

Although Mekhail may not agree with this statement, as long as he, the new sultan and caliph, agrees, then Selim III can still retain the last bit of decency, retaining a decency that repented and abdicated.

However, Selim III chose another path, which was to sacrifice his reputation and take all the responsibilities on himself, so as to keep Mekhail.

After thinking about it, Mustafa simply nodded and said, "You can rest assured that I will not make it difficult for Mekhail. In fact, Osman needs a talent like Mekhail."

Selim III also nodded, bowed slightly to Mustafa, stroked his chest and said, "Congratulations, new Sultan and Caliph, I swear allegiance to you."

Mustafa suddenly felt unprecedented satisfaction in his heart.

After accepting Selim III's oath of allegiance, Mustafa first asked Selim III to be taken to confinement, and then turned his attention to Mekhail: "What about you? Are you willing to swear allegiance to me?" ?”

However, what Mustafa did not expect was that Mekhail not only did not swear allegiance to him, but instead glanced at him with disdain, and said with a sneer: "I learned a truth in the Ming Dynasty, that is, loyal ministers don't matter. Second master, the horse will not recognize the second master."

Speaking of this, Mekhail suddenly laughed wildly, and said: "I know, I signed many treaties and agreements with the Ming Dynasty that hurt Ottoman's interests, and I will definitely go to Hell after I die."

"And you! Mustafa, you betrayed the sultan and the teachings of the true God. You will go to Hell, you will definitely! Although I can't see that day, I will wait for you in Hell !"

After finishing speaking, Mekhail directly pulled out the scimitar he was carrying with him, and wiped it at his neck suddenly, blood spurted out like a fountain!

Mustafa was shocked immediately, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful in his heart.

Although he prefers the traditional and conservative nobles, Mustafa also knows in his heart that Mekhail is an extremely rare talent in Ottoman, not to mention that the treaties and agreements signed with the Ming Dynasty need to be explained in detail by Mekhail. And execute.

Now that Mekhail is gone, he died cleanly, but what about the treaties with the Ming Dynasty?
Thinking of this, Mustafa couldn't help but feel a little headache.

(End of this chapter)