Right here in Jérôme. When Bonaparte and Metternich met in secret, a meeting on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, thousands of miles away, was secretly being held in the Catherine Palace.

The meeting was attended by Tsar Nicholas I, Count Orlov, the head of the "Third Section", Prince Menshikov, and Prince Paskevich, who hastily returned from the Danube principalities.

And what they wanted to discuss was the measures and punishments that the Russian Empire should take against the Ottoman Empire.

Relations between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire immediately fell to a freezing point after the Ottoman Grand Council sternly rejected all of Menshikov's proposals on the 25th of last month.

At the same time, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Canning, also came to Menshikov and warned Menshikov that during the negotiations, the Russian Empire should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and should not impose some unequal treaties on the head of the Ottoman Empire, otherwise he would send the British Mediterranean Fleet to the vicinity of the Bosphorus to ensure the security of the Ottoman Empire.

In the face of Canning's naked threat of war, Menshikov, who had always been indifferent, panicked for a while, and he could only repeatedly assure Canning that the Russian Empire was only for the sake of safeguarding the interests of the Orthodox Christians, and absolutely had no intention of annexing the territory of the Ottoman Empire.

Regarding Menshikov's assurances, Canning said that he did not want to believe anything. Due to the need for delay, he could only pretend to believe Menshikov's assurances, and at the same time remind him that he could relax the conditions appropriately, and then talk to the Ottoman Empire.

It turned out that the Russian Empire, too, had no confidence and at the same time provoked Britain and France, two continental powers, to fight against them.

Canning's tactical deception succeeded, and Menshikov began to quietly take a small step back on the existing conditions, and then gave the Ottoman Grand Council nearly two weeks to think.

On June 10, the Ottoman Grand Council began again, and this time the hard-line members led by Rehid became more assertive under Canning's hints, and some of the members belonging to the appeasement faction were also in the ranks of Muhammad. Canning's acquiescence began to move toward the hardliners.

The entire Ottoman Grand Council had become the domain of the hardliners, and in the end the Ottoman hardliners overwhelmingly "crushed" the appeasement members and took control of the empire's diplomatic strategy.

In order to show support for the "hardliners", the leader of the "appeasements", Mohammed. Ali was removed by the Ottoman Sultan and replaced by Reshid. Foreign Minister Rifat Pasha was also replaced by a French-friendly Fouad at the request of Valewski. Effendi.

The original Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire, Muhammad. Ali was reappointed commander-in-chief of the army by the Sultan and became a member of the "main battle faction".

When the Ottomans handed Menshikov the Great Council papers, Menshikov realized that he was like a clown being toyed with.

This humiliation caused Menshikov to lash out at the Ottoman government officials, Ambassador Canning, and Ambassador Valevsky, accusing them of colluding and blaspheming the religion of Britain and France.

After the invective, Menshikov could only issue an "ultimatum" to the Ottoman Empire.

If the Ottoman Empire does not change its diplomatic strategy by June 14, the Russian Empire will revoke its embassy in Constantinople.

After two days, the Ottoman Empire showed no signs of wavering, but the anti-Russian movement in Constantinople intensified under the agitation of the religious leaders of the Peace Religion and the connivance of the authorities.

The outside of the Russian embassy in the Ottoman Empire was already covered with stinking and sticky egg wash, and the walls of the embassy were covered with words such as "Russian invaders get out" and "Allah will exterminate the infidels."

If it weren't for the authorities' deliberate obstruction, the agitated citizens would have rushed straight into the Russian embassy and smashed rotten eggs in Menshikov's face.

The current Ottoman Empire has been kidnapped by fanatical patriotism and ecclesiastism, and no one dares to say a good word for the Russian Empire at this time.

The citizens of Menshikov's minority ethnic group who greeted Menshikov on a rainy day were also found out, and the ancient lynching was resurrected in the semi-modern city.

Overnight, ethnic minorities and Orthodox shops were looted and their managers brutally murdered.

Once again, barbaric acts of ethnic and religious vendetta were staged.

On June 15, Menshikov, who had completely lost patience with the Ottoman Empire, left in chaos, accompanied by the Russian ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and the staff of the embassy.

The Russian coat of arms that had once hung on the Russian embassy in Constantinople was also removed, which meant that the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire had become two countries with no diplomatic importance, and the only way for them to go was war.

Menshikov, who was aboard the steam battleship "Thunder", left Constantinople and arrived at the Odessa naval base in the evening of the same day.

Menshikov, who arrived at the Odessa naval base, did not make too many stops, but returned to St. Petersburg by car at night, where he was to personally report the news to Nicholas I.

Lieutenant General Kornilov, who was concerned about the safety of Prince Menshikov, urgently transferred a bunch of Cossack cavalry to their safety in the middle of the night.

After two days and two nights of non-stop travel, the carriage finally arrived at Tsarskoye Village on the outskirts of St. Petersburg on the afternoon of the 17th.

When Menshikov reported this news to the Tsar, he was first abused by Nicholas I, who after a while stopped the invective and turned to thinking about whether the Russian Empire should take military action.

It was in this hesitation that Nicholas I called Paskevich and others on June 18.

"Let's talk about it! What do you guys think! When Nicholas I told everyone present what had happened to Menshikov, he subconsciously glanced at Paskevich, who was the commander of the Danube, and then looked around again and asked.

"Your Majesty, there is no doubt that the Ottoman Empire replied out of provocation against the Empire! I suggest that war should be declared on the Ottoman Empire at once, and that only by teaching the fanatical heretics a hard lesson will they be able to see where they stand! And thus not dare to do anything to provoke the Russian Empire again! The first to jump out was the "third section" Count Orlov, who was good at figuring out the holy will, and immediately said to Nicholas I.

Nicholas I glanced at Count Orlov and bowed slightly, as if to affirm Count Orlov's words.

Subsequently, Nicholas I turned his attention to the commander of the Danube principality, Paskevich.

Seeing this, Paskeewicz had no choice but to speak: "I think the empire should be more cautious at this stage, behind the Ottoman Empire stand two countries, Britain and France!" If you are not careful, you may face a siege by the entire combined force. ”

As soon as Paskeevich finished speaking, he noticed that Nicholas I was staring at him with displeasure, as if he were observing the enemy.

However, Nicholas I did not refute Paskevich either, but asked the person concerned, Menshikov, to give his opinion.

Prince Menshikov, who did not want to offend Paskiewicz too much, first agreed with Paskeewicz's cautious thinking, and then changed his tone to criticize the Ottoman Empire as much as he could.

In his mouth, oh hard work, your country has become a heinous state, and the Russian Empire is supposed to destroy them on behalf of justice.

In Menshikov's words, as long as the fleet of the Russian Empire Sevastopol naval base annihilated the fleet of the Ottoman Empire, the fleets of Britain and France would no longer be entangled with the Russian Empire, and the Russian Empire could calmly capture Constantinople.

For Menshikov's almost Showa staff military plan, Nicholas I also felt a little unreliable.

Immediately, he once again turned his gaze to Prince Paskewicz: "Paskewicz, what is your reason?" ”

"Your Majesty, if the Russian Empire crosses the border against the Ottoman Empire, it is likely to lead to a war that will spread throughout Europe! It is very likely that the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia will be forced by Britain and France to attack the Russian Empire! Paskević raised his concerns.

"Impossible! There is absolutely no way that the Austrian Empire will make a move against the Empire! Paskewicz, you're overthinking! Nicholas I immediately said to Paskeewicz.

Nicholas I was on his way to the Austrian Emperor Franz. Joseph's personal friendship with Faith X

Foot, and in 1849 he also helped Austria solve the Hungarian problem, and he believed that Franz. Joseph will be one with him

to join the military threat against Turkey and, if necessary, to participate in the partition of the Ottoman Empire. He believes as

If Austria were on his side, a major European war would not have been possible, and the Turks would have been forced to throw in the towel.

Wilhelm, the regent of the Kingdom of Prussia, would follow the Austrian Empire in its fall to the Russian Empire.

Little did he know, however, that his beloved Austrian "brother" had sent to the French Empire to discuss the betrayal of the Russian Empire.

Faced with the self-confident Tsar Nicholas I, Paskeewicz had no choice but to change his strategy, and he reported to Nicholas I that he had sent personnel to the Ottoman Empire to promote Pan-Slavism, in an attempt to impress Tsar Nicholas I with Pan-Slavist fantasies and make him suspend his actions against the Ottoman Empire.

In Paskewicz's eloquent words, Nicholas I seemed to see thousands of Slavs charging into battle to storm Constantinople under the tsar's banner, and finally he agreed to Paskeewicz's unconventional proposal.

Nicholas I issued an order to Paskeewicz to suspend the offensive against the Ottoman Empire, and at the same time issued an order to the Danube principalities to stop paying tribute to the Ottoman Empire.

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