Drawing closer from the bath, Ali began to report on the recent sporadic rebellions in various parts of the empire, some transgressions by the Egyptian governors, and signs that the Wahhabis of the Hejaz were on the rise again.

In general, as the world's top power since the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire is now in shambles.

Unheeded local warlords, fanatical fundamentalists, and infiltration by foreign powers have made it as difficult for this "sick man of West Asia" as a giant with feet of clay.

This is why both sultans sought Westernization reforms.

But just as the Qing Dynasty had its own national conditions here, the Ottoman reforms were merely tinkering with masonry.

The green power that once made the whole of Christendom tremble has long since been reduced to a second-rate, or even a third-rate power.

But the local chicken, no matter how much you pull your hips, a "caliphate" heart is still hot.

So the situation in Europe, Abdul is also concerned.

When he heard that Wilhelm had been crowned Emperor of Germany at Versailles, he happily twisted his beard on his upper lip: "With the support of our Ottoman Empire, the Prussians defeated the French, and the glory belongs to zz!" ”

Ali nodded again and again, if it weren't for our Ottomans who opened up an overland transportation route for canned meat that could not be said, how could the Prussians have succeeded?

Not to mention the fact that the Ottomans also kept a firm eye on the Austrians, bringing precious tranquility to the rear of the Prussians.

It can be said that in this war, we Ottoman are the real uncrowned kings!

I heard that at the reception after the coronation of the Kaiser, our Ottoman minister became the brightest star.

The princes of Europe called him brothers.

On the contrary, the Minister Zhao of the Ming Kingdom seemed to have no sense of existence, as if he was a little transparent.

This is enough to prove that the Ottomans are the main force in Europe, and the Ming Kingdom is just a cheerleader!

The Sultan said happily: "Let my court band go around the Balkan provinces, and play 'Ancestors, Grandfathers, Lineages, Fathers' in each province!"

Especially those damned Bulgarians and Crimeans must let them appreciate our Ottoman Yale well! ”

Ali hurriedly wrote it down, and he would explain these things in a while.

If you weren't drunk.

Seeing that the Sultan was overjoyed by the progress of Eugenie juice and the Franco-Prussian War, Ali took the opportunity to ask: "Your Majesty, the messenger from Kokand has been kneeling and weeping in Istanbul for five days, how do you think this matter should ......be handled?"

The Kokand Khanate was the mother state of Aguba, who had entered the Western Regions.

Since the beginning of the year, when the weather has warmed, the Russians have begun to invade the Western Regions again, and directly annexed the Kokand Khanate.

About 7,000 remnants of Kokand, led by the Yunusjiang River, fled into the Western Regions to join Aguba.

Aguba was a general of the former Kokand Khanate, and after entering the Western Regions, he established himself as Khan and established the Hongfu Khanate.

With this vital force, Agu Bai conquered Kashgar Hancheng, which was still under the garrison of the Qing army, and the Qing army garrisoned He Buyun Xiancheng surrendered, and the minister of Kashgar, Zhenglan Banner Kuiying, committed suicide with his family.

The Great Khan of Hongfu was in the limelight for a while.

The-stirring British, like flies smelling stool, sent an envoy to meet Aguba and recognize his regime.

Even Victoria, the footwasher booked by Zhu Fugui, wrote a letter to Agubai to reconcile with him.

Aguba also sent his confidant Mirza Shadi to India to meet with the British governor-general and was allowed to recruit artisans in India and return to Kashgar to establish an arsenal.

But at this time, Bai Yanhu's department, which had already received the support of Tsarist Russia, led the main force of Tsarist Russia into the Western Regions, and Rexiding and other troops defected to Tsarist Russia.

Master Bai Zhixin, a senior monk of Zuo Zongtang, used 500 rockets of our Buddha's compassion to blow up Shanshan, recover Turpan and Hami, and restore the connection between the north of the Tianshan Mountains and the Hexi Corridor.

Now Zuo Zongtang's 80,000 Chu troops have gone west out of the Tianshan Mountains, and they have won successive battles, and the soldiers have besieged Dihua City, and the momentum is like a rainbow.

Under the attack of Zuo Zongtang and the two strong enemies of the Tsarist army, Agu Bai meditated for a day and night.

In the end, he knelt barefoot in front of the riding boots of the conqueror of the East, Colonel-General Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev.

He claimed to be the Tsar's whip and stirrup, and a pioneer warrior for the complete conquest of the Khitans for Russia.

In the face of Zuo Zongtang's aggressive offensive, Tsarist Russia really needed Aguba's assistance.

The two hit it off.

However, the tsar is not the sage of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Fugui, and Agu Bai is not Zuo Zongtang who "newly planted willows for 3,000 miles and attracted the spring breeze to cross the jade pass".

They are destined to be unable to be as heart-to-heart and reserved as Zhu Zuo's friends, so they can only intrigue and be suspicious of each other.

Although Tsarist Russia sent military instructors to arm the puppet Hongfu Khanate, it also overthrew Aguba to a considerable extent.

Unwilling to become a puppet, he secretly sent his nephew Saeed Aqub Khan to Istanbul to try to find the so-called Ottoman "caliph" to cry.

It's just that Saeed was unlucky, and the "caliph" happened to go out to soak in the hot springs.

So he could only kneel at the gate of the palace and weep day and night, shouting that his uncle was in the Russian camp and his heart was in the soil, and his loyalty to the caliph could be seen by the sun and the moon.

The Sultan also knew all this.

"Hiccup~"

He burped and snorted coldly through his nostrils, "Damn Russians, damn Slavic animals, their hands are stretched too long!" ”

Ali nodded and said: "That's right, and the British are also conniving at them, there are signs of reality, Britain's policy towards Tsarist Russia has begun to change, maybe because of the Prussians, or maybe because of the new Ming people, in short, our Ottoman relationship with Britain and France must be replanned......"

"This thing...... Let's talk about it later......"

To be honest, against the Western Europeans, Abdul really has no confidence.

Even at the height of the Franco-Prussian War, he did not have the courage to take back the Suez Canal, which was occupied by the French, but watched as the French calmly invited the British into the Sinai Peninsula to carry out Anglo-French condominium over the canal.

The Sultan did not want to take care of the affairs of Britain and France, and did not dare to take care of them.

The thought of fighting the Western European coalition that had beaten the Russians to the brink in Crimea sent chills down his heart.

The Sultan shook his head, disguised his gaffe, put down the grape juice, picked up the sugar cane juice again, and asked, "So, what is the appeal of that boy of Aguba?" Is it for arms aid or for Akche? Or do you want me, the great caliph, to shelter his family? ”

Ali cautiously replied, "That...... Weapons and money, both the tsar and the British have already given ...... Aguba means that he wants us to be Ottoman...... to the Russian Empire, the Ming Empire, and the Qing Empire...... Declaration of war ......"

Poof—

The fermented sugar cane juice in the Sultan's mouth sprayed Ali in the face.

Ali didn't dare to wipe it, and secretly complained in his heart.

If it weren't for the fact that his unsuccessful son had received a heavy bribe from the Kokand people, how could he have touched this moldy head and said such stupid things.

These Central Asian barbarians are all stupid asses with shit in their brains.

Do they still think it's the 16th century?

The glory of the great Ottoman Empire stretched from Algeria to the valley of the two rivers and the Persian Gulf, from Crimea and Hungary to Yemen.

The navy of the country was once the strongest in the Mediterranean, and under the leadership of Barbarossa, it pressed the fleets of the Christian nations;

The Empire's own sultans were once the most combative musketeers in the Mediterranean.

The Mamluks, who had swept through the Crusaders and resisted the Mongols, also succumbed to the scimitars of the Empire.

A single cough from His Majesty the Sultan in Istanbul can make the whole of Europe tremble.

Except for Timur, the lame, no one could thwart the glory of the empire.

Maybe the Ming Congress in the Far East is an adversary?

Who knows!

It doesn't matter anymore.

Importantly, it's the 19th century.

Three hundred years have passed, the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty, and the Ottoman is no longer the Ottoman.

These stupid donkeys in Central Asia actually want the empire to declare war on three countries with an area of about 10 million square kilometers at the same time......

Ali just wanted to say one thing: "Siktir Git!" ”

But there is no way.

They give too much.

As a famous wise man of the Ottomans, he can only face the saliva of His Majesty the Sultan.

Fortunately, this is a bathhouse, and I will find an opportunity to rub my face on the maid's chest in a while.

Ali still maintained a calm expression, unmoving.

The Sultan's hand holding the glass trembled a little, and it took a long time for him to calm down.

He knew that this matter had to be dealt with.

Although the Kokand Khanate and the Hongfu Khanate themselves did not care about it, as the caliph of the entire green world, they had to stand up.

At the very least, there should be momentum, and people should know that they are a generous caliph.

"Ali, go and tell the nephew of 'Aqbba that the Ben Caliph has deep sympathy for their plight, and bestows upon his uncle the title of 'Emir', and bestows him with a medal and a sword.

In addition, 6 new urban cannons were given, but they had to pick them up at home, as well as 1,200 rifles and 4 military instructors.

As for the declaration of war......

In this way, spread the word, the Tatars have always been barbaric and brutal, and they have oppressed MSL to the extreme, and I, the Ottoman Empire, will declare war on the Qing Empire from now on, and we will not die!

What? You ask me Tsarist Russia and the Ming Dynasty? Oh, my dear Ali, did that stupid nephew of Aquba ever make such a request? I think you must have misheard. By the way, he's been kneeling outside the Istanbul Palace for five days and five nights, right?

Because of such a cold winter, I'm afraid there will be an accident if you kneel like this?

You say, don't you?

Because of the accident, and not giving a clear account of his uncle's message, even though I am a caliph, it will be very difficult for me to do it! Do you understand? ”

Ali nodded, a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, His Majesty the Sultan of this generation is a Ming monarch, although he is a little greedy, he is not confused when he encounters major events.

Otherwise there would have been no tactfulness on the side of Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War.

It's a pity......

Ali couldn't help but be a little worried, this Ottoman Empire is full of holes, can he be sewn up by a capable official and a Ming monarch?

With deep doubts, Ali poured a sip of fermented grape juice.

Whatever, if he is drunk today, Allah will blame him for wasting such delicious grape juice.

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