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

But what he saw on the road from leaving Topkapi Palace to the Ming Dynasty Concession, and then what he saw and heard after actually stepping into the concession, constantly destroyed Suleiman's self-confidence.

Outside the concession, a large number of Ottoman nobles, ministers and civilians were trying to escape from the city of Instanbul. Some Ottomans, who felt that they could not survive and could not escape, simply started burning, killing and looting with the idea of ​​going crazy before they died.

, even the city defense army in Instanbul has shown signs of chaos.

On the other hand, in the Ming Dynasty's concession in the Ottoman Empire, sandbags and anti-horses had been set up outside the concession. However, a large number of Ming Dynasty young men were constantly patrolling in small groups. These young men held percussion guns in their hands and grenades on their chests.

There is a knife hanging on the waist, armor and stomach on the body, and the equipment is even better than that of the Ottoman Guards.

When Suleiman really stepped into Panjie's territory, there was a scene of singing and dancing. Those Ming people's shops were still doing business how they did business. A large number of French businessmen also shuttled among them. No one seemed to care about the Ming Dynasty.

Have you actually started filming with Osman?

However, what really made Suleiman despair were the guards standing in front of the Ming Dynasty's embassy in the Ottoman Empire.

The weapons and equipment of those young men who were patrolling the periphery just now are already more sophisticated than those 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 outside were the same type of wooden-handled iron-cased grenades used by the Ottoman Guards. They were all hung with cloth bags on their chests. However, the Ming soldiers in front of them did not have cloth bags to hold grenades at all.

The iron bumps that looked similar to cantaloupe just hung on my body.

The young men on the periphery carried percussion guns. Because they had to carry a large amount of bullets, these young men also had cloth bags with bullets on their bodies. However, the Ming soldiers in front of them did not have similar cloth bags on their bodies, and they even had bullets in their hands.

The muskets are also very different from those held by the young men.

What makes Su Laiman even more puzzled is that the young men on the outside are still wearing armor, but the Ming soldiers in front of them are wearing round and thick hats on their heads, but there is no trace of armor on their bodies.

Wearing mainly desert colors, supplemented by clothes with various color blocks, there is no waist knife hanging on the waist, the feet are more like boots than shoes, and the hands are also wearing thick gloves?

In short, these guards were completely different from the army in Suleiman's impression.

If we simply look at the superficial equipment, Suleiman feels that these guards are definitely not as strong as the young ones patrolling the perimeter, or even as good as the Ottoman Guards.

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

The slight contempt that had just arisen in Suleiman's heart quickly dissipated, and he honestly asked people to send him a greeting, and as soon as he saw Xu Hong, he followed the instructions he had discussed with Mustafa Pasha.

Tao began to cry: "You have been in Istanbul for a long time, so you must know the guards. They have always been bold and do not take the Sultan and the Caliph seriously at all."

"You should also know that our Ottoman Sultan and even the entire Ottoman court respect the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty very much. Even our sages once said: Even if knowledge is far away in China, you should still seek it."

"All the misunderstandings this time were all caused by those Janissaries. Even our Caliph, Sultan Osman, has died because of this, and the line of Caliphs has also been extinct."

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

"If the Ming Emperor still can't calm down, let him punish us in the Ottoman court, and ask him to let the Ottoman civilians go, okay?"

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"For this reason, we are willing to send people to escort all the Ming people 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 suddenly shifted to Xu Hong.

Agreeing to Suleiman's request meant that these Ming merchants had to leave Istanbul and go to Mukalla Port under the escort of the Ottoman army. Naturally, the Ottomans would not miss this opportunity and would probably send people to see Emperor Zhu and beg for mercy and surrender.

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If he did not agree to Suleiman's request... Although Suleiman did not say it directly, Xu Hong knew very well that not agreeing would mean that Osman would most likely fight to the death with all the concessions in Istanbul.

What's more, Osman is very likely to pour all the dirty water on Ming Dynasty - look, it is precisely because Ming Dynasty is too aggressive that we have to fight to the death with Ming Dynasty. You are all suffering from Ming Dynasty.

The compatriots are implicated. Anyway, our Ottomans are finished. If you have any grudges, please seek revenge from the Ming people!

For a moment, Xu Hong felt like he was in a dilemma.

Xu Hong was not afraid when the film really started, and neither were the Ming Dynasty businessmen in the concession.

Even if the Ottomans can now drag England, the Sand Goose, the Habsburg family and the stupid thieves to their fate, and form a group to start a fight with the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will not necessarily be afraid of them.

The key is whether to start the film or not. This matter cannot be decided by an ambassador like Xu Hong - it is true that the firing of cannonballs at the fleet of the Ming Emperor was caused by the Ottoman Guards, but the Ming Dynasty Council

How to deal with this matter?

Although it was appropriate to completely destroy Osman and it was 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 him at every turn.

To engage in rebellion, including the fact that Osman has no intention of starting a war with the Ming Dynasty, these are all facts.

If Osman is let go, this matter will make sense.

In particular, Suleiman has made it clear that he hopes that the Ming Emperor will decide on the Ottoman Sultan and Caliph.

It’s hard to tell how much of it is true and how false, but this gesture is undoubtedly adequate.

The more he thought about it, the more entangled he became. Looking at Su Laiman who had already made up his mind to drink tea slowly, Xu Hong felt itchy with hatred.

Compared with Xu Hong, Su Laiman is very calm now.

It doesn't matter if there is turmoil in the city of Instanbul, or if some students make trouble, it doesn't matter. As long as the pressure can be transferred to the people of the Ming Dynasty, Osman can get a glimmer of hope...

Suleiman's eyes flashed, and he continued to cry: "Ambassador Xu doesn't know something. Ever since the imperial guards offended the Ming Emperor, there have been signs of unrest in the city of Instanbul. Many civilians were afraid that the Ming Emperor would blame them.

They were all fleeing with their families and families, and many students took to the streets to enumerate the crimes committed by the Imperial Guards and demanded Mustafa Pasha severely punish those Imperial Guards who offended the Ming Emperor."

"It's just..." Suleiman said with a slight hesitation: "How to deal with the Imperial Guards, I think it should be decided by the Ming Emperor. At this time, it is not appropriate for me, the Ottoman court, to decide.

I wonder what Ambassador Xu thinks?"

Xu Hong became even more unhappy.

What do you think of repaying one's original roots?

Is this what I would expect from riding a horse?

Besides, it is said that those who fled from the city of Instanbul are all relatives of your Ottoman nobles and ministers, but few of them are ordinary people, right?

After thinking about it, Xu Hong simply picked up the tea cup and said with a smile: "Well, the Grand Vizier might as well wait patiently for some more time, so I can send people to Mukalla Port in advance, how about it?"

Suleiman's face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye: "Although Instanbul is not far away from Mukalla Port, it is not close. Wait for the messenger sent by Mr. Ambassador to arrive at Mukalla Port and then return.

I'm afraid that it won't just be Istanbul who will be in chaos, but the entire Ottoman Empire will be overthrown."

After complaining about his grievances, Suleiman began to play the emotional card again: "Mr. Ambassador, you don't know something. Since we joined the Little Poguo, Osman has been following the instructions of the Ming Dynasty. All the noble ministers in the entire city of Instanbul have also learned the writing of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ottoman people look up to His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty like a baby looks to his parents. Now that His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is angry because of the rebellion of the Imperial Guards, how pitiful are the Ottoman people? I hope Ambassador Xu can see clearly!"

Looking at Su Laiman with a sincere expression on his face, Xu Hong just smiled and nodded in agreement, with no intention of agreeing to Su Laiman's request.

As a graduate of the Zongheng Department of the Ming Dynasty Royal Academy, Xu Hong remembers two sentences in the Zongheng Department textbook very clearly.

The first sentence is something that cannot be obtained on the battlefield and cannot be obtained at the negotiation table.

The second sentence is that when other people say they particularly like and admire Ming Dynasty, they must want to get some benefits from Ming Dynasty.

The current situation exactly corresponds to the two sentences in the textbook - Suleiman tried to obtain peace at the negotiation table precisely because he could not win peace on the battlefield, and the way he wanted to obtain peace was

He also happened to say a few nonsense words like "I particularly like Ming Dynasty and admire Ming Dynasty".

Yes, Suleiman's so-called "particularly fond of the Ming Dynasty and his special admiration for the Ming Dynasty" were bullshit in Xu Hong's view.

After all, even the people of Ming Dynasty don’t necessarily like Ming Dynasty very much. How come you barbarians like Ming Dynasty so much?

Pure nonsense!

Thinking of Suleiman throwing a big pot out of thin air and putting himself on the fire to roast him, Xu Hong felt even more uncomfortable. He couldn't help snorting coldly: "How pitiful are the Ottoman people? But what about the Imperial Guard?"

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 meant in your words was that the Ottoman people chose the Guards, so can the vizier be said to be yours?

The people in the Central Plains chose the Qing Dynasty?

Of course, Suleiman only dared to think about such nonsense in his heart.

After thinking about it secretly, Suleiman continued: "Time waits for no one, Ambassador Xu. I understand your difficulties, and I also ask you to think about the thousands of innocent people in Ottoman, okay? If the entire Yinstein

If Boer and even the entire Ottoman state are in chaos, won't it eventually harm the interests of the Ming Dynasty?"

Seeing that Xu Hong was still unmoved, Su Laiman simply gritted his teeth and whispered: "Ambassador Xu doesn't know that there are still quite a few remnants of the Imperial Guard, and they have planned several operations against the Ming Dynasty.

It was Mustafa Pasha who had intercepted and prevented many operations by the remnants of the Janissaries against the oil fields."

Xu Hong's face darkened, he glanced sideways at Su Laiman and said, "Why, are you bluffing me with the oil field?"

Schleiman's face gradually darkened: "I don't dare. I am just the Grand Vizier of the Ottomans. How can I dare to scare your majestic envoy of the Ming Dynasty? However, I respect the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty the Ming Emperor, and those Imperial Guards

The remnants may not respect the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty the Ming Emperor. If they really destroyed the oil fields, how would Ambassador Xu explain to His Majesty the Ming Emperor? In other words, isn’t Ambassador Xu worried that they have hijacked thousands of Ottomans?

Common people, will we die together with the Ming Dynasty?"

After hearing what Su Laiman said, Xu Hong couldn't help laughing: "A jade stone will perish together? I have to admit that His Excellency the Grand Vizier is indeed very knowledgeable. He actually knows the idiom "a jade stone will perish together."

He just smiled and smiled, but before Suleiman could show a happy look on his face, Xu Hong changed the subject and said, "However, I would also like to see what qualifications you, Osman, have to negotiate terms with the Ming Dynasty!"

If Suleiman hadn't said such nonsense, Xu Hong would still be in a dilemma. After all, it is not Xu Hong, the ambassador, who has the final say whether to start the film or not, even if all the Ming Dynasties in Instanbul have the final say.

The businessmen are always ready to start the film and it is not possible to support the Ming Dynasty and Osman to start the film.

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

However, I never expected that Su Laiman, a Shadong, would actually say such nonsense as a dead man!

Now it's better, Xu Hong no longer needs to worry about how to suppress those Ming merchants, and those Ming merchants don't have to worry about not getting military glory - you are worthy of dying together with the Ming Dynasty?

Xu Hong picked up the teacup with a smile, took a sip of tea and then said to Suleiman with a smile: "Your Majesty the Grand Vizier, please?"

The expression on Su Laiman's face was stagnant, and he said in a deep voice: "Has Ambassador Xu thought about it?"

Xu Hong smiled and nodded, and just as he was about to say something, a Jinyiwei Baihu walked in outside the gate and handed a piece of paper to Xu Hong: "Ambassador Xu, Mukalla Port has been captured, and the Ottoman remnants
Chapter completed!