Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 476 You can burn yourself and play!

As the Grand Vizier of the Ottomans, Suleiman has seen the world. To use the dialect of a certain place in Zhongtangtangkou, he has seen a big snake shit.

But what he saw and heard on the road from leaving the Topkapi Palace to the Ming Concession, and then what he saw and heard after he actually stepped into the Concession, kept destroying Suleiman's self-confidence.

Outside the concession, a large number of Ottoman nobles, ministers, and civilians were trying to escape from the city of Istanbul. Some Ottomans who felt that they could not survive or escape simply started burning, killing and looting with the idea of ​​going crazy before they died. Even the city defense army in Istanbul City has shown signs of chaos.

On the other hand, in the Ottoman Concession of the Ming Dynasty, sandbags and horse refusals have been set up outside the concession, but a large number of young men from the Ming Dynasty are patrolling in groups of three or four. These young men hold trigger guns in their hands and grenades on their chests. There was still a knife hanging from his waist, and he was wearing armor, and his equipment was even more sophisticated than that of the Ottoman Guards.

When Suleiman really stepped into the territory of the disk industry, there was a scene of singing and dancing in front of his eyes. Those Ming people's shops should do business or how to do business. A large number of French businessmen also shuttled among them. It seems that no one cares about the Ming country. With Osman already in de facto opening film?
However, it was the guards standing in front of the Ming embassy in Ottoman that really made Suleiman feel desperate.

The ordnance equipped by the young and strong men who just patrolled the periphery is already more sophisticated than that of the Ottoman Guards, but the equipment of the Ming soldiers in front of them cannot be described as more sophisticated at all, but they are simply incomprehensible!
The grenades carried by the young men in the periphery were the same type of grenades with wooden handles and iron shells as those of the Ottoman Guards. They were all hung in cloth bags on their chests, but these Ming soldiers in front of them did not have cloth bags for grenades at all. Iron bumps that looked similar to melons hung directly on his body.

The young men on the periphery carried percussion guns. Because they had to carry a large amount of bullets, these young men still had cloth bags with bullets on them, but the Ming soldiers in front of them did not have similar cloth bags on their bodies, and even the guns in their hands The muskets are also very different from those held by the young and strong.

What made Suleiman even more puzzled was that the young men on the periphery were still wearing armor, but the Ming soldiers in front of them had round and thick hats on their heads, but there was no trace of armor on their bodies. Wearing desert-colored clothes supplemented with various color blocks, no waist knife hanging from the waist, and the shoes on the feet are more like boots than shoes, and there are thick gloves on the hands?
In short, these guards were completely different from the army in Suleiman's impression.

Judging from the superficial equipment, Suleiman felt that these guards were definitely not as good as those young and strong patrolling the periphery, and they were not even as good as the Ottoman Guards.

But judging from the news sent back from Mukalla Port...

The contempt that had just arisen in Suleiman's heart dissipated quickly, and honestly someone sent a greeting post, and the first time he saw Xu Hong, he followed the agreement that he had discussed with Mustafa Pasha. Tao began to cry: "You have been in Istanbul for a long time, and you must know the Janissaries. They have always been bold, and they don't take the Sultan and the Caliph seriously."

"You should also know that our Ottoman sultan and even the entire Ottoman court respect the emperor of the Ming Dynasty very much. Even our sages once said: even if learning is far away in China, we should seek it."

"All the misunderstandings this time were all caused by the Imperial Guards. Even our caliph, the Ottoman Sultan, has died because of this, and the caliphate lineage has also become extinct because of this."

"We can accept all the punishments from the Ming Emperor. At the same time, we hope that the Ming Emperor can choose a new sultan and caliph for Osman, and only ask the Ming Emperor to forgive Osman."

"If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty can't calm down, let him punish the people in our Ottoman court, and ask him to let the Ottoman civilians go, okay?"

"For this reason, we are willing to send people to escort everyone in the Ming Kingdom in the concession to leave Istanbul and go to Mukalla to join the Ming Emperor and the Ming army to show our Ottoman attitude."

The pressure was immediately transferred to Xu Hong.

Agreeing to Suleiman's request meant that these Ming businessmen had to leave Istanbul and go to the port of Mukalla under the escort of the Ottoman army, and Ottoman would naturally not let this opportunity go, and most likely would send someone to see Emperor Zhu and beg for mercy.

If you don't agree to Suleiman's request... Although Suleiman didn't say it directly, Xu Hong knew very well in his heart that if he didn't agree, it meant that Osman was likely to kill all the concessions in Istanbul.

What's more, Osman is very likely to pour all the dirty water on Daming - look, it is because Daming is too aggressive that we have to fight Ming Guoyu to the death, you are all affected by Ming The complicity of the Chinese people, anyway, our Ottomans are finished. If you have any grudges, please find the Ming people to avenge them!

Suddenly, Xu Hong felt a dilemma.

Xu Hong is not afraid of the real opening of the film, and neither are the Ming businessmen in the concession.

Even if Osman can drag England, Sand Goose, the Habsburgs, and Silly Thieves to the end now, and form a group to start a movie with Da Ming, Da Ming may not be afraid of them.

The key is whether or not the film will be released. This matter cannot be settled by an ambassador Xu Hong. It is true that the firing of shells at the fleet of the Emperor Daming was provoked by the Ottoman Guards, but Daming will How to deal with this matter?

Although it was the proper intention to completely destroy Osman, and it would be abnormal to let Osman go, Xu Hong also knew that most of what Suleiman said was true, including that the Ottoman Guards did not take Sultan seriously, and would kill Sultan at every turn. The rebellion, including that Osman has no idea of ​​having a movie with Daming at all, these are all facts.

If you let Osman go, this matter would make sense.

In particular, Suleiman has made it clear that he hopes that the Ming emperor will decide the candidates for Ottoman's sultan and caliphate.

It's hard to say how much of it is true and how much is false, but this gesture is undoubtedly enough.

The more he thought about it, the more entangled he became. Seeing Suleiman who had settled down to drink tea slowly, Xu Hong hated it even more.

Compared with Xu Hong, Suleiman is very calm now.

What is the turmoil in the city of Istanbul, and what is the trouble caused by some students in the district? As long as the pressure can be transferred to the people of the Ming Dynasty, it will give Osman a glimmer of life...

Suleiman's eyes flashed brightly, and then he cried: "Ambassador Xu doesn't know something. Since the imperial guards offended the Ming emperor, there have been signs of turmoil in Istanbul. Many civilians are afraid that the Ming emperor will blame him. After fleeing with their families, many students took to the streets, enumerating the crimes committed by the imperial guards, demanding that Mustafa Pasha strictly recruit those imperial guards who offended the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

"It's just..." Suleiman said with a little hesitation: "How to deal with the imperial guards, I think it should be decided by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, it is not appropriate for my Ottoman court to decide. I wonder what Ambassador Xu thinks?"

Xu Hong's heart became even more unhappy.

What do you think about repaying your original intention?
Is this what the emissary thought?

Besides, those people who fled from Istanbul are said to be relatives of your Ottoman nobles and ministers, but few of them are ordinary people, right?
After thinking for a while, Xu Hong simply picked up the teacup, and said with a smirk: "Well, the grand vizier might as well wait patiently for a little longer, and I'm going to send people to Mukalla port, how about it?"

Suleiman's face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye: "Although Istanbul is not one hundred and eight thousand miles away from Mukalla Port, it is not close. When the messenger sent by Mr. Ambassador arrives in Mukalla Port and returns, only It is not just Istanbul that is afraid of chaos, but even the whole Ottomans will be overthrown."

After complaining, Suleiman began to play the emotional card again: "Mr. Ambassador doesn't know something. Since we Osman joined Xiaopoguo, we have always followed the lead of Ming Dynasty. The noble ministers in the whole city of Istanbul are all interested in learning Ming characters and Mandarin. Rong, the people of the Ottomans look up to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty even more like a baby to their parents, and now that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is furious because of the rebellion of the Imperial Guards, how pitiful are the Ottoman people? I hope Ambassador Xu can see clearly!"

Looking at Suleiman who was full of sincerity, Xu Hong just smiled and nodded in agreement, not agreeing to Suleiman at all.

As a student who graduated from the vertical and horizontal department of Daming Royal Academy, Xu Hong remembered the two sentences in the textbook of the vertical and horizontal department very clearly.

The first sentence is something that cannot be obtained on the battlefield, and it cannot be obtained on the negotiating table.

The second sentence is that when other people say they like or admire Da Ming, they must want to benefit from him.

The current situation corresponds exactly to those two sentences in the textbook—Suleiman tried to achieve peace at the negotiating table precisely because he could not win peace on the battlefield, and the way he wanted to achieve peace was also the same. It just happened to say a few nonsense like "I really like Daming, I especially admire Daming".

Yes, Suleiman's so-called "especially likes and worships Daming" is completely nonsense in Xu Hong's view.

After all, even the common people of Daming may not all like Daming very much, how can you barbarians like Daming so much?

Pure nonsense!

Thinking of Suleiman throwing a cauldron out of thin air and roasting himself on the fire, Xu Hong felt even more uncomfortable. He couldn't help snorting coldly: "How pitiful are the Ottoman people? But what about the imperial guards?" Where did it come from? If the Ottoman people did not support the Janissaries, how did the Janissaries come to power?"

Hearing what Xu Hong said, Suleiman almost spat out a mouthful of old blood—what you mean is that the Ottoman people chose the Janissaries, so can this Vizier be said to be yours? The people at the entrance of the Central Plains chose the Qing Dynasty?
Of course, Suleiman only dared to think about this kind of nonsense.

After thinking about it secretly, Suleiman went on to say: "Time waits for no one, Ambassador Xu, I understand your difficulties, and please think about it for the tens of thousands of innocent people in Ottoman, okay? If the whole of Istanbul and even If the entire Ottomans are in chaos, won't it damage Daming's interests in the end?"

Seeing that Xu Hong was still unmoved, Suleiman simply gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Ambassador Xu doesn't know that there are still some remnants of the imperial guards, and they have planned several actions against Daming. It is Mustafa Pasha who has intercepted and prevented many actions of the remnants of the Praetorian Guard against the oil fields."

Xu Hong's face darkened, he glanced sideways at Suleiman and said, "Why, are you bluffing me with oil fields?"

Shuleiman's face gradually sank: "Don't dare, I'm just the Grand Vizier of the Ottomans, how can I dare to scare your majestic Ming envoy? However, I respect Daming and His Majesty the Emperor, and those imperial guards Remnants do not necessarily respect Daming and His Majesty the Emperor of Ming. If they really destroyed the oil fields, how will Ambassador Xu explain to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming? Or, Ambassador Xu is not worried that they have kidnapped the Ottomans. Commoner, come and die with Daming?"

After hearing what Suleiman said, Xu Hong couldn't help laughing loudly: "Jade and stone burn together? I have to admit that His Excellency Grand Vizier's knowledge is really good, and he knows the idiom "Jade and stone burn together."

He was just smiling, but before Suleiman could show his joy, Xu Hong changed the subject and said, "However, I want to see how qualified you Osman are to negotiate terms with Daming!"

If Suleiman hadn't said any nonsense like burning jade and jade together, Xu Hong would feel a bit in a dilemma. After all, Xu Hong, an ambassador, has the final say on whether to make a film or not, even if all the Ming businessmen in Istanbul It is not enough to be ready to start a film at all times and support Da Ming and Osman to start a film.

Before getting a clear order from Emperor Zhu, Xu Hong could only suppress those Ming businessmen and prevent them from acting like Benghazi.

However, I never expected that Suleiman, a sand sculpture, would actually say such nonsense as death!

Now it's all right, Xu Hong doesn't need to worry about how to suppress those Daming merchants, and those Daming merchants don't have to worry about not being able to get military merits—to die with Daming, you deserve it?
Xu Hong picked up the teacup with a smile, took a sip of the tea, and then said to Suleiman with a smile: "Your Excellency, Grand Vizier, please?"

Suleiman's expression froze, and he said in a deep voice, "Ambassador Xu, have you thought about it?"

Xu Hong nodded with a smile, and was about to say something, when a Jinyiwei family walked in outside the gate, and handed a note to Xu Hong: "Ambassador Xu Mukalla Port has been captured, and the remaining Ottoman troops They were all wiped out, His Majesty asked us to protect the Ming people in Istanbul and wait for the army to escort them out."

(End of this chapter)