Facing the Empress Dowager's question, Ahmed tentatively replied: "Empress Dowager, how about taking advantage of the fact that the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom has not personally led the army to attack our Ottomans, and send someone to find out what he is saying?"
The implication is that peace is actually being negotiated. The Queen Mother was still very keen on this kind of relationship between people, and she immediately understood what Ahmed meant.
If you can avoid fighting, that's really good. With this thought in mind, she asked Ahmed again: "Then please give me a specific charter!"
After hearing this, Ahmed immediately took out a memorial and said: "I have a preliminary idea, and I would like to ask the Queen Mother to read it!"
When he mentioned the news about the western frontier army before, he already had an idea, but he never came up with it.
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she was a little surprised, but she didn't say anything, so she took the memorial handed over by the maid and read it.
The content was not much, so she read it quickly, frowned and said to Ahmed: "If we really just give up a little space, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can be calmed down, and the two countries can stop fighting from now on, then it will be true It’s great, our Ottoman Empire is huge anyway!”
After hearing this, Ahmed breathed a sigh of relief and said: "The Empress Dowager Mingjian and the ministers thought so too. In fact, in some places, it is better to give the Emperor of Ming a headache, or let the Emperor of Ming fix them, if they violate the imperial court. ”
At this time, the territory of the Ottoman Empire was very large.
It extended to the North African region along the Mediterranean Sea in the south, to the entire Arabian Peninsula in the east, and to the north the entire Black Sea became the inland sea of the Ottoman Empire. The territory from Hungary in the west, including Rome in northern Italy, became the territory of the Ottoman Empire.
In addition, there are many vassal states, such as the Crimean Khanate that previously went on expeditions with the Ottoman Empire's army. It can be said that the territory is indeed very large.
Thus, the strategy to deal with Ming Dynasty was decided.
Koprulu's son-in-law and Ahmed's brother-in-law Karamustafa was entrusted with an important task and secretly rushed to Persia to seek an audience with the Ming emperor.
This Mustafa was also a capable man. According to the original historical development, he would take over as Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire after Ahmed's death and launch the famous Battle of Vienna. However, he failed and was eventually killed for it.
Now that he represents the Ottoman Empire as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty, he actually represents their family itself. Only in this way can Ahmed be reassured.
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On the Ottoman Empire side, Emperor Chongzhen did not sow the seeds of eavesdropping, so he did not know what the Ottoman Empire's countermeasures were? The only news he could get was the news coming back from the border.
At this time, he was still busy with matters in Persia. With Emperor Chongzhen personally in charge, at least in this large area of land between Zhennancheng and Tehran, production and life recovered quickly. The common people were naturally very happy that they could live without war disasters and be allocated their own land, and their enthusiasm for work was naturally very high.
Only then did they feel that they were also part of this land. As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, I can laugh out of my dreams.
Therefore, whenever Ming troops passed by on the official road, they would spontaneously salute and thank them!
On this day, on the official road leading to Zhennan City, coming from the west, there was another group of Ming army knights, about thirty years old, holding the Ming flag and riding horses.
When the people in the fields saw this scene, they still saluted as usual.
But suddenly, someone noticed something unusual and started discussing it.
"Look, who is that person among the officers and soldiers? Why does he look like a prisoner?"
"How do you know, just because they don't wear official military uniforms?"
"No, haven't you noticed? Our officers and soldiers all look confident and happy, but look at the ones in the middle. Their faces look like they are in a bad mood!"
"Hey, that's right. You seem to be looking at it very carefully. With your ability, you might be able to go to the government office and report it to the government."
"Yes, now our Ming Emperor has a decree. As long as you have special skills and abilities, you can report it. You may be made an official!"
"Haha, thanks to your good words, I really mean that!"
"..."
Their guess was actually correct. This group of knights was sent back from the front line by Racine to send the Ottoman envoy to Zhennan City.
The few people caught in the middle by the Ming soldiers were the Ottoman envoys, and the leader was naturally Mustafa.
At this time, his expression was indeed not happy.
On the way here, according to his original imagination, the Persian Empire suffered military disasters one after another, and was recently destroyed by the Ming Dynasty. The situation in Persia should be even worse than the situation in Ottoman today.
He even mentioned this situation when discussing the mission at the family meeting. Others, including Ahmed, now in power, agree with him.
Under this premise, they still have different opinions on whether the Ming Emperor will launch a major offensive in the near future.
Some people believe that the Ming army has already started fighting on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, so it is natural to start the war against the Ottomans. The Ming army on the Persian side is expected to move soon.
However, some people believe that the war on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf is probably just an isolated case. It is also possible that they relied on the Persian Gulf and received support for the war from the sea, so the war started there.
On the Persian side, Persia, which had just experienced a series of wars, must be in dilapidated condition and the people's livelihood was in decline. It would be extremely difficult for the Ming army to continue their offensive. How much force they can bring in total will definitely be spent in Persia at least in a short period of time.
Based on these two opinions, the bottom line that Mustafa finally handed over to Mustafa was naturally not too low.
But now, after Mustafa entered Persia from the western border, especially from Tehran, he felt as if he had entered a paradise. Although there were indeed few people, everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment, working in the fields, and there was no sign of them. What overseer. Seeing the Ming army passing by, everyone was filled with smiles and respect.
He really couldn't understand why these Persians supported the Ming army so much? Even the former Persian Empire, as far as he knew about the old rivals, was not like this.
Sometimes, Mustafa said to himself, this must be only a very small part. However, as we got closer and closer to Zhennancheng, everything turned out to be the same situation along the way. His idea was completely shattered!
In this way, he became even more curious. He didn't know how the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did it, so that he could be so supported by the people who had just conquered the territory? He really wanted to go over and ask, to find out what was going on?
However, with Cossacks in front and behind, he had no chance to understand the situation. Even if he sends his servant out, it is impossible.
This confusion persisted all the way to Zhenna City.
Looking at the former capital of the Persian Empire, there were no traces of war at all. Inside and outside the city, there was total peace, which really had nothing to do with the war.
In other words, the only thing that is a little dazzling is the head hanging beside the gate of Zhennan City. There is a notice posted on the side, which seems to be written in two languages. One of them he didn't recognize, it should be Chinese characters; the other one was in Persian.
When the leader of the cavalry went to communicate with the captain of the city guard, Mustafa took a quick glance and was immediately shocked.
It turned out that this head turned out to be that of Abbas II. Judging from the way the head was rotten, it must have been a long time.
This time, it was confirmed that Abbas II, who had no news before, still did not escape and was poisoned by the Ming army!
If it were the past, Mustafa would probably gloat over his misfortune, his mortal enemy would be finished! But now, he feels like a rabbit is dead and a fox is sad.
But before he could have more time to feel it, the cavalry entered the city. He had no choice but to take one last look at the head, and said nothing from the beginning.
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About half an hour later, the news of the envoy sent by the Ottoman Empire was reported to Emperor Chongzhen.
To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was not surprised when he heard the news.
The two hundred thousand troops were almost completely annihilated by him. Now that the Ming army has wiped out Ottoman's accomplice Persia, it would be unreasonable if the Ottomans were still indifferent. Those in power in their country must respond. The most practical thing is to come and inquire about the news. Whether it's your own attitude or the strength of the army, it's all necessary.
After listening to the report, Emperor Chongzhen asked Fang Zhenghua: "Does the Ottoman envoy wear official uniforms or civilian clothes?"
Hearing this, Fang Zhenghua was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the difference. But he didn't know, so he could only reply: "I'll go down and ask."
If they come in official uniform, it is public and should be a decision made by their court. And if they come in civilian clothes, they are probably some powerful people, at least not the envoys of their court. The difference is huge.
It didn't take long for Fang Zhenghua to report to Emperor Chongzhen again. This time, he knew it very carefully. Not only did he know what clothes he was wearing, but also all the details of when he came, as well as the identity of the Ottoman envoy in the Ottoman country. .
Knowing this, Emperor Chongzhen had a clear idea of the purpose of the Ottoman Empire sending people here.
He did not rush to summon him for an interview, but considered the current situation.
All in all, one thing is true. The current Ming Dynasty has not swallowed the entire Ottoman belly. Because the Ottoman Empire was so big, it was really difficult to rule effectively without inconvenient transportation. The most important thing is the issue of military strength.
