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Chapter 1656 Entering Constantinople

The day after the fall of Constantinople, black smoke was still rising, and many houses on the streets were burned because of being hit by artillery or fire caused by shells, and there are still charred logs still burning.

After the capture of Constantinople, the coalition forces sacked Constantinople until Chu Yun ordered to restore order in the city, and the rest of the city survived.

Venice, the Papal States, Sicily, Genoa and other forces obviously had a lot of hatred with the Ottoman Empire. They turned some of the captives into slaves and their own private property.

Chu Yun turned a blind eye to the actions of these allies, and Chu Yun didn't bother to care about other people's personal grievances.

The Imperial Guard Brigade has already occupied the left side of the main street, while people from Venice, the Papal States, Genoa and other places have occupied the right side of the main street.

If it were not for Chu Yun's order to restore order in the city, perhaps the sailors and soldiers of Venice, the Papal State, and Genoa would have turned the entire population of Constantinople into slaves.

At present, the coalition forces have occupied important strongholds such as the city walls, main streets, and forts of Constantinople. Only the palace where the Sultan lived was not damaged by artillery fire, nor was it attacked.

This was the last dignity that Chu Yun left to the Ottoman Emperor, so that he could conduct peace talks with dignity.

Now that the Ottoman Empire is at its end, Chu Yun has no energy to occupy and govern this place with a completely different culture.The culture is not the same. If the rule is enforced, it will only lead to continuous uprisings and resistance. Energy, money and time are wasted here.

In addition, there is no need to destroy the Ottoman Empire, just disintegrate the Ottoman Empire, otherwise the Ottoman Empire will disappear, and a new empire will replace its position in the Mediterranean.

Sun Chuanting, Cao Bianjiao, and Prince Rupert led a group of cavalry into the city. They looked proudly at the timid residents who appeared on both sides of the street.

Originally, the Ottoman Empire took the initiative to declare war on the Republic of Venice, and the Venetians approached Chu Yun for help. In the West where wars continue, it is very normal for the weak to seek foreign aid and form alliances, which is not justice or injustice.

"I didn't expect that one day I would come to Constantinople and become one of the conquerors of this city. The formerly powerful Ottoman Empire has completely become a sick man, without the glory that spanned east and west 100 years ago." Luper Prince Te rode on a horse and walked leisurely on the street side by side with Sun Chuanting.

Behind them is a group of cavalry, while the infantry occupying the street is maintaining order to prevent the remnants of defeated soldiers from hiding in the city and assassinating the officers who entered the city.

"The only thing left is the palace. If the emperor and the dignitaries don't negotiate with us humbly, then we will bombard their palace with artillery." Sun Chuanting pointed his horsewhip at the intact palace.

The Ottoman emperor, the harem, eunuchs and other people in the palace were besieged in the palace. As the coalition forces marched into the city, the Ottoman emperor in the palace had to make a choice-either become a captive or even a slave, or commit suicide and subjugate the country, or Land cession and indemnity.

"Your Majesty, the heretics have already taken control of the entire city. Apart from the hundreds of guards around the palace loyal to you, the other guards in the city have surrendered. I'm afraid..."

The Chief of the Guard, the Grand Vizier, and a group of dignitaries hid in the palace, invisibly forcing the palace against their master.

"What do they want? How rich are the Venetian merchants, and what benefits did they give them, so that they traveled thousands of miles to capture Constantinople?" Ibrahim I was furious and overthrew his usual throne. , angrily threw the wide white hat on the ground and trampled on it.

The head of the imperial guard and the grand viziers knew that the emperor was sometimes mentally unstable, and now that the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Constantinople, they trampled the Ottoman Empire under their feet, making the Ottoman emperor lose face , the emperor, who was called "crazy" in private, was even more hysterical.

"The heretics demanded that we pay them war reparations and cede land..." said the Grand Vizier.

"Ceding land for compensation?! They let the Venetians occupy half of Egypt last time, what else do they want this time?!" Ibrahim I was so angry that he kicked the white hat a few meters away.

"The Eight-Nation Allied Forces demanded that we cede the islands of Greece and the Aegean Island, and allocate them among themselves..." the Grand Vizier replied cautiously.

"Greece was taken by our ancestors more than 200 years ago. How can we cede the gifts that the Lord bestowed on us! Even if I die, I don't want to surrender!" cried Ibrahim I.

"But……"

Whether it was the chief of the guard or the grand vizier, they couldn't help but change their colors slightly when they saw that Ibrahim I resolutely refused to cede land and pay compensation.

The soldiers of the Eight-Power Allied Forces were stationed in the city, and many of them were incompatible with the Ottoman Empire.Under Chu Yun's coercion, the Eight-Power Allied Forces still retain their sanity for the time being.

If Chu Yun learned that the Ottoman Empire did not intend to cede land for compensation, then he might connive at the coalition soldiers to cleanse the nobles of the Ottoman Empire, and all the dignitaries would be sold as slaves by then.

The Knights Hospitaller who provoked the Second Mediterranean War once captured a large Ottoman ship. Without knowing the identity of the other party, they sold the Ottoman nobles and the sultan's concubine on the ship as slaves. Ibrahim I was furious.

All the magnates in Constantinople were aware of the potentially dire consequences if they fell into the hands of, say, the Knights Hospitallers, their enemies.

The reason is simple. For example, the Knights of the Hospitaller lost most of their members in the past battles with the Ottoman Empire, and the hatred between the two cannot be expressed in a few words.

"In order to protect the interests of our Ottoman Empire, if His Majesty is still unwilling to send someone to discuss the details with the other party, then we must use extraordinary means to end this war with dignity." Chief of Guards, Grand Vizier and a group of dignitaries A secret conspiracy began.

The coalition forces gave the Ottoman Empire three days to select ministers to negotiate with the coalition forces, and a treaty must be signed within ten days, otherwise the coalition forces would attack the palace, seize all valuable property, and hand over them and their families to the Ottomans. They have the hatred of the Knights Hospitaller, the Merchant of Venice to deal with.

The dignitaries of the Ottoman Empire, who were afraid of their own lives, saw that Ibrahim I was still unwilling to send someone to preside over the treaty of land cession and indemnity. Rahim I, let Ibrahim I's nearly two-year-old son serve as the new Ottoman emperor, and the government was presided over by the empress dowager.

(End of this chapter)