Chapter 5: King's Landing (19)

"Crazy! This is a madman! Mehmed II listened to his men's report and could not help but smash several beautiful porcelain cups. Because he feels so ridiculous, so incredible. The so-called declaration of war on Ding Yi is a mouth cannon, not so much a declaration of war as a fight.

Because there was no document declaring war between the two countries, and the Roman Empire inherited by the Ming or Ding family was not declared to be in a state of war, the Ottoman mission in Cairo was not withdrawn, and the garrison of the Ming Metropolitan Palace in Constantine was not expelled, and the Ding family business house was still expanding and opening branches.

Prince Bayeselli, the son of Mehmed II, paid the monthly tuition fees as scheduled, and the Suez Canal Yamen did not say that they refused to accept the tuition fees. Not at all, so this declaration of war is really a cannon, 10,000 steps back, it is a covenant between the Ottomans and the two monarchs who inherited the Roman Empire, and they can't even talk about a duel, and there has to be a notary public for the duel, right?

"How dare he go to war like this!" Muhammad II was so angry that he drew his scimitar and slashed down the slaves who were waiting beside him.

It's not a city's problem, it's not a question of being slapped in the face, political figures, a generation of male lords, what are you afraid of slapping in the face? Blood splattered five steps, that's the wrath of the puppet. The point is that the Ottoman Empire is expanding, pushing towards the Venetian side, and the Venetians are already frightened enough to huddle together with Hungary and Albania to keep warm...... Suddenly, Ding slapped him in the face, and Mehmed II was in trouble.

If you don't fight back, the anti-Ottoman alliance formed by the Venetians will of course increase morale, what's so great about the Ottomans? It's not for Ding Yi, the Poseidon of the East. Can you smoke if you want? If Osman wants to fight back, Smyrna is by the sea. It was impossible to escape the bombardment of the ship's guns, and more than 100 galleys and warships. There are still one and a half escapes far away, and how the naval guns of the Ming Dynasty are, Mehmed II also has a clear understanding.

So he was very embarrassed, and cut down the slave on the other side, as if to calm his feelings a little, and after putting the knife into the sheath, he said to the officials below, "Call someone to come in and clean up." "The body was dragged out, the blood was wiped clean, the carpet was changed, and Mehmed II sat in a chair. Feeling a little tired, "Call Bayeselli here." ”

Bayeselli, protected by more than a thousand cavalry, soon rushed to Smyrna.

"I want to see my teacher!" After the sentry of the 1st Division of the Roman Praetorian Guard fired a warning shot, he held high the bayonet given to him by Ding Yi, raised his hand to let the cavalry around him stay there, and stepped forward with his bayonet in high aloft in his sheath, "I want to see my teacher!" The king of Jinghai County! Emperor of the Roman Empire! I, Bayeselli of Ottoman, have come to see my teacher! ”

Ding Yi had an Ottoman student. Everyone had heard of this, and they saw the bayonet he was holding, which was indeed the style of a martyr's burial. Because of the martyrs in the army, they are usually posthumously regarded as Ding Yi's registered disciples according to custom. At the time of burial, there will be such a bayonet of a named disciple as a burial gift.

So after a strict body search. It turned out that the soldiers from the Fourth Division of the Ming Dynasty still followed good discipline. Report this to the table. So Bayeselli finally met Ding Yi.

"Looks like you made a choice?" Ding Yi looked at Bayeselli, who was bowing to him, in fact, this was the first time he had seen this named disciple with his own eyes. "You have made a choice between justice and family affection, young man, sue me, which one did you choose?"

Bayeselli suddenly felt that many of the words he had prepared were choked up.

What choice did he have? He was going to negotiate with Ding Yi, Mehmed II felt that with Ding Yi's temperament of saying and fighting, and he was very unkind to the envoy sent by Ding Yi to claim territory, he doubted that if he sent someone else, would he be killed directly by Ding Yi? That's why he sent his son, who has the name of a teacher and student with someone Ding, to show his sincerity.

"No, teacher, I'm here on a mission."

Ding Yi didn't continue to joke, and sat up straight: "No one can declare war on the Ming Dynasty or my Roman Empire without paying the price, no one can do this." ”

"Teacher, my father, is only challenging you in his own name. There is a misunderstanding here, my esteemed teacher. Bayeselli was careful not to anger the teacher, whom he had met for the first time. Mehmed II gave him the task of ending this absurd war as much as possible, even at a cost.

Because Mehmed II did not intend to go to war with the Ming army or the Roman Empire for the time being.

The Ming Dynasty and the Roman Empire, at least for now, were just two brands in one team, and Mehmed II would not fail to see this problem. So the task he gave Bayeselli was to last resort, and to try to transfer the matter to personal resentment.

When a political character is strong, he can ignore all the promises he has made; He can do whatever he needs when he needs to. Before the Venetians, Albania, and Hungary were settled, Mehmed II decided that it was inappropriate to go to war with the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as Ding heard Bayeselli's words, he laughed: "Really? So how does your father want to challenge me? ”

As he spoke, Ding Yi pressed forward and looked down at Bayeselli: "With his steed and scimitar, come to me for a duel?" As stupid as it is, I won't say no! Let him choose the location, and of course he can choose Constantine, in that case, I will take Constantine down and perform this duel again! ”

Bayeselli felt endless contempt and disdain in his heart, and he felt that the teacher he had met for the first time was overestimated by Yan Zhan.

It's just that after the next city, a Smyrna, he dared to say that he wanted to take Constantinople?

However, Bayesali did not dare to forget Muhammad II's command, so he still did as Muhammad II intended, and said: "Teacher, of course my father would not do this, he is a great monarch, please believe this." He hoped that, with your consent from the teacher, the venue of the duel could be set in Paris...... "Duels, which were popular in those days, even among monarchs."

For example, the duel challenge made by the later King Francis I of France to King Charles V of England.

"I accept, I hope that this time, your father should let you bring a written text." As soon as Ding was in Bayeselli, he cut off his words.

"Of course, my teacher." When Bayeselli handed over the challenge to Wen Jiàn, the evaluation of Ding Yi in his heart was lowered by another level.

Because of this duel, many monarchs would refuse, and Mithirus rejected Saidolius's challenge in Spain; Pyrrhus rejected Antigonus II's challenge; The Teutonic leader asked Marius to solve the problem with a duel, and the latter replied directly: if he was tired of his life, he would better hang himself.

According to Bayeselli's thoughts, Ding Yi's most favorable reaction should be to refuse this challenge, after all, he has already taken Smyrna.

He could have sat on the ground and demanded an apology from Mehmed II or something to preserve his dignity.

As soon as Ding opened the document, Mehmed II proposed several plans, one was to bring assistants, and then each appointed a notary; One is a duel between a hundred and a hundred.

Ding Yi's reply to this was to immediately write to Muhammad II: If you are afraid to face me, I can give you the death of your assistant in lieu of death. I wouldn't mind having a hundred soldiers kill your hundred soldiers and then kill you before you throw in the towel. Make sure you and your soldiers die armed with the best weapons you can muster, including your Urban cannons.

Then he sent a herald, together with Bayeselli, to deliver the letter.

When Yu Qian learned the news, he heard that his asthma was so angry that there were signs of recurrence, so he wrote a letter to scold Ding Yi.

Mainly starting from the duel between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, Xiang Yu said: "The Huns and Huns in the world are several years old, and they are willing to challenge the king of Han to fight the duel, and they will not suffer the father and son of the people of the world in vain." He wanted to fight a duel with Liu Bang to determine victory or defeat, so as not to make the people of the world suffer from war. Liu Bang's answer is also very clear, "I'd rather fight wits than strength." ”

Yu Qian's meaning is very clear, that is, Ding Dingyi, in his early thirties, the official has done so big, and even has the emperor's crown, how can he be so stupid to duel with others!

Even the Venetians, who had heard that Ding Yi had taken Smyrna, and wanted to come and reply to Ding Yi's previous conditions, decided to postpone the plan to come to the east on the grounds that "even a tiger cannot maintain its position after going mad." "They think that Ding Yi is playing with fire, and this madness will lead Ding to the end of Constantine XI.

"Sir, the special operations squad of the guard regiment has several fighting skills that are quite good, and the disciples have personally tested them, compared to the disciples, how about replacing Mr. with them as assistants?" Even Du Ziteng came to dissuade Ding Yi. The meaning of his words is also very clear, stronger than him in martial arts, that is naturally stronger than Ding Yi, at least on occasions like head-to-head duels.

Liu Ji, a traitorous minister, knows: "If it is the siege of Baideng, it is indispensable to use the courage of the three armies to boost morale and punish its leader." At present, our army's tactics are excellent, the soldiers serve their orders, and the artillery fire is unstoppable, so why should Mr. risk his life? Bai Deng refers to the allusion of the Xiongnu in Liu Bang and the siege of Bai Deng. Liu Ji meant that there was no way to do it, and it was okay to do it, but now that it is not at this point, why bother?

"No, I need to build an image, an image that is indisobedient, inviolable."

"Set up a network of intelligence in Paris, and all you must do is make sure that I will not die in the assassination of one side before or after the duel." (To be continued......)