Faqir looked at Abbas II and said confidently: "Just be careful. The Ming army will either attack you, Persia, or the Mughals. There is no problem. However, if you don't kneel down and surrender in front of me, Osman, The only outcome is that the whole army will be annihilated!"
Although Abbas II heard that the Ottoman prime minister belittled Persia, he was still ecstatic, so he knew that he had successfully provoked the Ottomans.
With the strength of the Ottomans and the Ming army alone, they would definitely be annihilated. In this way, the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Kingdom are mortal enemies. Even if the Ming army comes for an expedition in the future, the Ottomans can still be persuaded to fight!
As for the next thing to consider, it is how to rebuild the Persian Empire.
These thoughts flashed through Abbas II's mind, but on the surface, he still looked anxious and worried, and said to Faqir: "You must not underestimate the Ming army, otherwise, you will suffer a big blow." What a loss! Otherwise, let’s see if we can negotiate better..."
Before he finished speaking, Faqir had already stood up, turned around and walked into the back hall. It can be seen that Abbas II, the Persian emperor, was actually worthless in front of him.
Seeing this situation, Abbas II was still a little hurt. After all, he used to be the Persian emperor and was equal to the Ottoman emperor. Now even his dog ignores him!
But he was also a wealthy man, so he just kept these things in his heart silently, in the little notebook in his heart. If there is a chance in the future, I will always take it out to settle accounts.
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The Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, also known as the Imperial Prime Minister Koprulu Faqir Ahmed, entered the back hall, dismissed everyone, and sat there silently, apparently thinking.
After a long time, he called people in to collect all the information about the situation in the eastern part of the Ottoman Empire, as well as the Ming Dynasty bandits and the Ming Dynasty army in the Ottoman territory. After reorganizing it, he wrote a memorial.
At this time, two hours had passed, and it was already dusk. However, he had no scruples and immediately entered the palace to see Queen Duheng Hatijie and the twelve-year-old Emperor (Sultan) Muhammad IV.
Of course, Muhammad IV was just a decoration at this time. After Queen Duheng Hatijie listened to Faqir's basic report, she did not look at the memorial presented by the maid, but just stared at Faqir and asked Said: "What are your plans?"
Faqir had obviously thought carefully, so when he heard the queen's question, he did not hesitate and replied directly with a serious expression: "Not to mention anything else, the Ming army destroyed the Mughal Empire and captured the Persian Empire. You can know that its strength is strong. If it were possible, it would be difficult for our Ottoman Empire to establish such a strong enemy. But..."
At this point, after he paused, his voice became louder and said: "The Ming army did not care about our Ottomans at all, and directly led troops into our Ottoman territory, which seemed extremely overbearing. Even if they were chasing the Persians, chasing those If the bandits from the Ming Dynasty really have that intention and do not want to be our enemies, they will definitely contact us at the border to explain the situation..."
Duhen Hatijie listened very carefully, frowning and saying nothing, but continued to listen to her imperial prime minister's analysis of the situation.
"...It can be seen that the people of the Ming Dynasty did not take our Ottoman Empire seriously at all!" Faqir said this, with a cold look in his eyes, and concluded in a firm tone, "It can be seen that the people of the Ming Dynasty did not take our Ottoman Empire seriously at all!" He is greedy, the emperor is probably crazy, he wants to take the whole world for himself, his hostility towards us Ottomans is obvious, he might also want to conquer us!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a childish voice saying: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is so powerful!"
Faqir knew who had spoken without even looking. With his identity out there, he could only pretend he didn't hear it.
Duhen Khatijie turned to look at Muhammad IV, and scolded with a cold face: "Don't talk nonsense, listen carefully, and study hard!"
After hearing this, Muhammad IV lowered his head so as not to be seen by his mother, curled his lips slightly, but said no more.
When Duhen Khatijie saw it, she turned her head and continued to look at Faqir seriously and with a little worry, and nodded slightly.
When Faqir saw it, he continued to express his thoughts seriously: "Therefore, the idea of Wei Chen is that since the person who comes is not good, he must give a heavy blow and give him a hard blow to let the Ming Emperor know Our Ottoman Empire is so powerful, only in this way will the Ming Dynasty respect our Ottomans and not dare to be enemies of our Ottomans again!"
Duhen Hatijie nodded, feeling that what her prime minister said made sense. After all, the Ottoman Empire has never had a precedent of being invaded by the enemy and yet not daring to go to war.
But she was also a person with her own brains, so she asked Faqir: "Then do you think you can defeat those Ming troops?"
Having said this, she paused and then added: "After all, those Ming armies who came all the way west were able to conquer the Mughal Empire and the Persian Empire, so they must be very powerful!"
After hearing this, Faqir immediately nodded and agreed: "The Ming army must be very powerful, otherwise it would not have fought so far. However, there is a saying that goes well, the arrows shot will eventually be exhausted. And when it fell. Our Ottoman Empire was so far away from the Ming Dynasty, and the ministers didn’t believe how much spare power the Ming army still had!"
After saying this, he immediately raised his voice and said with a little confidence: "And Weichen thought about the tactics of the Ming army. They are best at using local untouchables to work for them. Another thing is that their firearms are powerful. Wei Chen can be sure that the source of the new guns that are popular today is the Ming Dynasty. That is why they are so powerful..."
At this point, he changed the subject and sneered: "But now, our Ottoman Empire also has new guns and cannons. At least in terms of ordnance, it is no longer inferior to the ordnance of the Ming Army. Another point, Our battle with the Ming army is a local battle. At least in terms of military supplies, personnel mobilization, terrain, and even climate, we have advantages over the Ming army..."
When Duheng Hatijie heard Faqir talking, her frown slowly relaxed. Obviously, her worries were reduced a lot.
"...To sum up, Wei Chen believes that it is definitely possible for us, the Ottomans, to gather a large army and use as many advantages as possible to annihilate the invading Ming army in one fell swoop." Faqir said this with his head held high and his chest high and confident. He said, "In this way, we can severely hit the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and let him know that the power of our Ottoman Empire will defeat his desire to conquer our Ottoman Empire!"
Duheng Hatijie nodded repeatedly when she heard this, and the worry on her face was completely gone. She said to Faqir: "Since you know what is best for our Ottoman Empire, then go ahead and do it. . My promise to your father is still valid, so don’t worry too much."
She had previously promised Faqir's father, Koprulu Muhammad Pasha, that she would never interfere with the imperial prime minister's handling of government affairs, which made the Koprulu family do their best for the Ottoman royal family.
If the original historical development was followed, it did have an effect, allowing the Ottoman Empire to revive for a time, and it did not fall again until the Battle of Vienna.
Back to the present, Duheng Hatijie actually did the same. It's just that Faqir felt that this matter was too important, so despite the queen's promise, he still came to seek the queen's consent before he dared to let it go.
At this time, Faqir received the queen's permission, and he was naturally happy and left immediately. By this time, it was already dark.
In the following days, Faqir drafted decrees one after another, and in the name of Muhammad IV, began to send them to the country and its vassal states to mobilize troops, collect grain and grass, and other pre-war preparations.
The ever-expanding Guards, local legions and feudal armed forces from various places, and even the army in Anatolia, the Rumelia Rumelia Legion, were all ordered to start gathering. In addition, the servant armies of the three principalities of Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia, vassal states of the Ottoman Empire, also received orders from the Ottoman Emperor to send troops. Of course, the cavalry of the Crimean Khanate also received orders to mobilize troops.
After the news spread about such a large-scale military buildup by the Ottoman Empire, all countries in Europe were frightened for a while. They wondered what the Ottoman Empire was going to do?
Since the rise of the Ottoman Empire, especially after winning the Battle of Constantinople, it can be said that the shadow of the Ottoman Empire has been hanging over the heads of European countries for more than a hundred years.
The fear of the Ottomans did not come to an end until the Europeans won the Battle of Vienna.
However, at this time, European countries were still afraid of the power of the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, such a large-scale military buildup by the Ottoman Empire naturally attracted the attention of all European countries.
The European countries that were originally in civil war, and the countries that were fighting fiercely, all stopped fighting as long as they were under the threat of the Ottoman Empire and were relatively close, and then sent out spies to spy on the Ottoman Empire's gathering of troops. real purpose.
As a result, the battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty army unknowingly became the most watched event in Europe, and even the world.
As the Ottoman army moved eastward, news began to spread. As a result, Europeans began to watch the show with schadenfreude.
For them, neither the Ottomans nor the Ming people are good friends, and at least they will lose both sides.
