Chapter 486, you will return like lightning (5)
The envoy sent to Russia even told the Russians that Sullym III had committed rebellious actions, initiated border provocations, and was guilty of the superior country. It was really undeniable to be punished. Now that the new Turkish king has ascended the throne, he is willing to reconstruct Russia...
As for the Russians, they asked the messenger to go to Petersburg to meet the Tsar, and then they naturally did whatever they should do.
When news of the Istanbul coup came, Napoleon was pouring a glass of red wine into his mouth.
"Puff!" Napoleon couldn't control himself for a moment, sprayed a sip of wine all over the table, and couldn't help coughing. Lola quickly got up and patted his chest.
After a while, Napoleon gasped: "Is the news accurate?"
"Nonsense, if it's not accurate, I'll come here in person?" Lucien said.
"Have you informed Joseph?" Napoleon asked again.
"Of course, I hung up the phone before I came. Fanny answered it. She said that Joseph was discussing something with the students. But she agreed to tell him immediately that he should be here soon."
"That's not seen. Discussing things with his students is really not something that can be solved at once." Napoleon shook his head, "But he should still come soon. After all, this matter involves money!"
Just as Napoleon estimated, Joseph arrived soon.
"What's going on? What's wrong? I knew that those Turks couldn't help the mud!" As soon as they entered the door, Joseph cursed.
"You're right, Joseph." Napoleon had already lost his temper at this time, and his mood calmed down. "But to be honest, wasn't the reason we supported Turkey at the beginning because they were bad enough?"
Joseph was so angry that he was stunned after hearing this sentence. After a while, he couldn't help laughing.
"Napoleon, what you said is really...it makes sense!"
Since ancient times, supporting foreign agents or raising dogs has been a very contradictory thing. Dogs cannot be too pounded or too useful. If they are too pounded or too useful, they will not be willing to be dogs and always want to be humans on an equal footing with you. But it is not good for dogs to be too useless, because once something happens, they will not only not be able to help, but also always drag you down. However, considering that raising dogs is not for biting people, but for eating meat, when choosing dogs, most of the time, it is better to choose not to do it and drag down, and never choose the kind that can be bitten by giants.
After laughing for a while, Joseph said again: "But these Turks are really... the Russians are going to fight Constantinople, and they are still playing this trick. However, we can't completely control these fools and not be foolish. The question now is, how should we deal with this state?"
"Constantinople must not be given to Russia," said Joseph.
If Constantinople falls into the hands of the Russians, the Russians will control the connection point of the Eurasian continent and have a passage to enter the Mediterranean. And in the Middle East, he has a decisive geographical advantage. Joseph does not want the United Kingdom to settle the west, and before he can take a breath, an unprecedentedly powerful Russia suddenly appears in the east.
"Although those Turks have replaced a sultan, the treaty signed by the previous sultan and us, what is the new sultan called the sultan?" Napoleon asked suddenly when he said this.
"Mustavard IV." Lucien replied.
"Oh, Mustafa IV, a moldy ear that damaged his strong brother, a murderer, a villain, a mediocre slave, a clown who pretended to be a king, a pickpocket who stole the country and stole the position, stole the precious crown from the shelf and stuffed it into his own pocket! How could they play like this at this time?" said Napoleon.
"Isn't this a very normal and common thing? You see, in a sense, that Philip Equality's performances during the Revolution were all the same?" Joseph smiled. "But for us, such a king who is not upright may be better. His status is unprecedentedly weak, and he will never dare to violate the agreement we signed with them before, even if it was just a straw agreement. Therefore, our plan can still be carried out according to the original plan. No, the plan should be accelerated to allow the Volunteers of the Holy See to arrive faster and build fortifications outside Constantinople."
Philip Ping is the Duke of Orleans. During the Revolution, he always acted very revolutionary and radical. Even among the mountain factions on the far left, he was on the far left. In order to show how much he loved the republic, he changed his surname to "equality" and took the lead in making a death sentence in the trial of Louis XVI. However, everyone knows that the Duke of Orleans' actions were all to give himself the opportunity to become the king of France. For this reason, he did not hesitate to form an alliance with the most sinister enemy of the royal power. Compared with the Duke of Orleans, Mustafa IV and the Turkish conservatives were actually not particularly strange.
"You're right, but one thing, I think we can first put forward a stance to condemn them and deny their legitimacy, and wait for them to quote a higher price," said Napoleon.
So Foreign Minister Talleyran immediately summoned the Turkish ambassador and made such a statement on matters within Türkiye:
"Your country Sullym III is an old friend of the French people. France is very concerned about your country's current situation and firmly opposes any illegal means to overthrow such a legal monarch who is deeply loved by the Turkish people and the people of the world."
Looking at Talleyran's righteous and righteous look, Turkish Ambassador Ahmadi couldn't help thinking: "You guys from France who sent the orthodox king to the guillotine to publicly execute him, are you embarrassed to say something about the king of France? Besides, Turkey has its own national conditions, and the killing of these brothers is my traditional virtue of Turkey..."
However, he didn't dare to say this directly. If he had to say this, it was hard to say what the relationship between the two countries would be like, but he would definitely not have a good result. So he explained: "Hissing Foreign Minister, I know there are many rumors now that I have had a coup, and that my current Sudan in our country killed his former Sudan and usurped the throne. But these rumors are not true. They are all our enemies, and the Russians fabricated them to provoke the relationship between our two countries.
.In fact, our former king, Sullym III, has been in poor health. Recently, after the Russians launched a shameless war of aggression against our country, Your Majesty became more and more poor in his health because he was worried about state affairs. Finally, he became sick and suddenly became ill, and he returned to the arms of the true God. Before his death, His Majesty left a will and left the throne to his cousin. Now, the new Sultan of our country, His Majesty Mustafa IV. All this was carried out under the witness of Allah."
"Is this really the case?" Talleyrand asked.
"Of course that's the case." Ambassador Ahmadi replied with certainty.
"In this way, some rumors about your country, such as the priest of your country and the new Sultan, condemning His Majesty Selim III's policies and intending to completely deny his policies, are also fake? The various agreements reached by our country with your country at the time of His Majesty Selim III are still valid?"
"Of course, our country has always kept its promises. Of course, our country will abide by the agreement reached by your country and our country..."
After hearing this, Talleyran laughed: "Since that's the case, some misunderstandings between our two countries should be resolved. Well, your country has just suffered losses on the battlefield and now it has lost an outstanding king like Selim III. The situation in your country is very bad. I heard that your country intends to seek peace from the Russians? Even planning to cede the land in the Balkans to the Russians? My friend, as a friend, I want to advise you. You must know that using the cemetery to deal with the Russians is like treasure fire to put out fires. If the firewood is not burned, the fire will be fired.
It will not be destroyed. Although your country is large, the amount of land is still limited, but the Russians' greed for land is unlimited. So I suggest that you should speed up the hiring of the "Southern Italian Volunteers" in Italy, quickly hand over the remaining money and drag the troops back, otherwise, it will be too late. In addition, due to your recent changes, our country's bankers generally believe that the risk of lending to your country has increased significantly, so if you provide loans to your country, the interest rate must rise a little. At the same time, we also need more collateral."
After the talks with Talleyrand, Ambassador Ahmadi immediately used wired telegrams to report the relevant situation to the country. Soon he received a reply, and Mustafa IV fully agreed with the French request. So soon, a large number of Southern Italian Volunteers boarded the ship.
In order to resolve the crisis, Mustafa IV was even more than his brother when he sold out his national interests, and the asking price was much lower. For example, he completely mortgaged the mining rights in the Persian Gulf to the French in order to borrow money from the French to hire Italians and purchase weapons and ammunition from France.
Chapter completed!