Chapter 579: The War Ends
After the signing of the Sino-Austrian Treaty of Constantinier, the Xia army in the city of Constantinier began to withdraw outside the city one after another, and they took away the corpse of the robe and the booty and transported it to the north first.
The troops of the Polish-Lithuanian Confederation were evacuated almost together with the Xia army, and although Polish Marshal Jan Sobieski tried his best to dissuade the armistice and withdraw, seeing that the general situation was decided, he had no choice but to sigh and return home with the army.
King Michau I and the Polish nobles realized the strength of the Xia army after this war, and they agreed that after the end of the war, they must win over Great Xia at all costs, so that the agreement between the two countries will be changed from a definite mutual defense agreement to a formal alliance agreement, so that the Federation can gain a backer and continue to stand proudly on the European continent.
The resentful Jan Sobiesky was different, and what he wanted in his heart was to copy all the systems of the Xia army, strengthen the army in his hands, and pave the way for him to seize the power of the Polish-Lithuanian Federation.
At the same time that the armies outside Constantinniye were retreating northward, news of the peace was sent to Asia on the other side of the sea, and was sent by fast horses to all parts of the empire and to the camps of the summer army, which was threatening the Near East.
The Fourth Sultan was relieved at first when he learned the news of the peace agreement with the Xia army, but then he breathed a sigh of relief - if he wanted the Xia army to withdraw, the price behind it was only extremely expensive, and he could already guess some of the contents before he had read the peace agreement between the two countries.
As he expected, after seeing the content of the contract, *** IV's eyes went dark, and he almost fainted on the spot, seeing his body suddenly shake, the attendants who were guarding the side didn't want to hurriedly step forward to support him, so that the Sultan could sit firmly.
He took a few deep breaths in quick succession to stabilize his emotions, and then pushed away his attendants, and sat calmly, the Sultan's heart was very bitter, the Ottoman Empire had not suffered such humiliation and defeat since the capture of Constantinople in 1453 until he inherited the throne, and he could already anticipate how much impact the news would have on his prestige and reputation when the news spread completely.
The position of the Ottoman Sultan was not as secure as a mountain, and the nobleman Pasha at the bottom was able to depose the Sultan and push another claimant forward, not to mention the defeat since the beginning of the war.
The Fourth Emperor seemed to be able to see him overthrown by the noble Pashas, imprisoned in the monastery for the rest of his life, and became the laughing stock and shame of the whole empire......
The news quickly spread to all corners of the empire, and was also sent to the camp of the Xia army in the Near East, Mu Zhongxian, who commanded the Xia army, looked at the battle report and the content of the transcribed contract, his face was unwavering, but Mu Zhongliang on the side pouted and said:
"Brother, this peace discussion is basically decided by Na Anxi Hou, and he has not discussed it with our Southern Route Army at all, he Fu Xinghua doesn't want to fight, and we haven't had a good time yet."
"Be careful!" Mu Zhongxian glared at him and said, "In my opinion, peace negotiation is the best at this time, the Ottomans still have the strength to fight with our army, this land of Taixi is thousands of miles away from the Han land, and it is inconvenient to come and go, even if you can capture this place, what is the use?" In terms of the dynasty, it is beyond the reach of the whip, and it is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless like chicken ribs."
Mu Zhongliang pursed his lips, not arguing with his brother, he pointed to the article on the treaty that opened two ports, and changed the topic: "However, it is not bad to open two ports for trade, although the Taixi countries are not as rich as my empire, and they are rich in resources, it is not a wise move to be able to earn profits from trade and supplement military expenses."
After speaking, he suddenly thought of a question and said, "Brother, the war has been decided, and the imperial court will soon reward us for meritorious deeds after getting the news, and you and I brothers should also be able to fight for a justifiable title with this battle, so that we can also get rid of this background of the previous dynasty on our bodies."
Mu Zhongxian was slightly stunned when he heard this, although he Mu Jiagui was the prince of the country, but how did he say that the Duke of Qianguo was also canonized by Emperor Zhu of the previous dynasty,
Although the emperor didn't care, the court could still hear some people's gossip.
They call the Mu family the remnants of the previous dynasty, and think that the military and political power should not be handed over to the Mu family - this is actually a rehash of the same old tune, in the imperial court, there is not only the same experience of the Duke of Qianguo, then Li Dingguo, the king of Xining, and Liu Wenxiu, the Duke of Shu, have also had criticism, if it is not for the king of Yanping County is the queen's maiden family, I am afraid that the surname of the former dynasty who has lived overseas for a long time will be attacked more seriously.
Today's saints don't care about these gossip and insist on trusting them, the former courtiers, but what about the emperor after them? The crown prince is now friendly with their second generation, and when the prince's son ascends the throne, I don't know if the situation will change.
In order to prevent changes in their family in the future, the Mu family has been committed to relying on military exploits, and the Mu brothers are also determined to rely on their own ability to win the title, rather than inheriting their father's title of Duke of Qianguo.
Seeing that Mu Zhongxian didn't speak for a long time, Mu Zhongliang touched him and pulled his thoughts back, Mu Zhongxian calmed down, a helpless smile appeared on his face, and said: "The court has always had clear rewards and punishments, we just need to wait, we will always give it to us, not ours, no matter how much you force it, it's useless."
After saying that, Mu Zhongxian didn't want to continue to talk about this topic, he asked people to convey the good news, so that the soldiers could be happy and happy.
Soon, the camp outside the tent resounded like a mountain of cheers, and the soldiers shouted and celebrated with joy, many of them had been on an expedition from their hometown in the Central Plains for several years, and had been looking forward to returning home, but they could only continue to hold on here because the war was still burning.
And now that the war has finally subsided, as long as they wait for the will of the imperial court, they can finally go home to save their relatives, and when they think of their wives and children at home, and the welcome they will receive when they return to their hometown, everyone's face can't help but show a thick smile.
Compared with the joy on the side of the Xia army, on the European side, after learning that the two major helpers negotiated peace with the Ottoman Empire without authorization and withdrew from the war, European countries were full of gloom.
In the Vatican, Pope Clement X was furious, he had always fantasized about taking advantage of this opportunity to recover Constantinople and restore the authority of the Catholic Church, but now the unauthorized truce between the Xia and the Poles directly crushed his wish, and the remaining coalition forces were unable to support themselves, and staying in Constantinier had no effect except to block the Ottomans and consume supplies.
Moreover, when the other countries learned that there was no hope of conquering Constantinier, they also planned to withdraw their armies, stop the war, and secretly sent envoys to negotiate with the Ottomans, and I am afraid that only the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I insisted on going to war with the Ottoman Empire and recovering the lost territory.
Angry, the Pope sent an envoy to Warsaw, Poland, to condemn King Mihau I, who had abandoned the peace of the coalition without authorization, although the authority of the Papal States in this era had plummeted, but the Polish-Lithuanian Confederation was still a devout Catholic, and the king was condemned by the Pope's emissary in public, so that King Mihau I's prestige was also affected and became the laughing stock of some nobles.
However, this did not affect the king's position, and regardless of King Mihau I's ability, he succeeded in bringing a great and brilliant victory to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and forced their old enemy, the Ottoman Empire, to cede Transylvania and pay war reparations, which was an indisputable fact that won the support of most of the nobles and commoners in the country.
This was a blow to the ambitious Sobiesky, who sadly discovered that this victory had strengthened Mihałi's position, and that it would be hundreds of times more difficult for him to overthrow his rule.
In Constantinier, José knew that the war could not continue, and after obtaining the consent of the commanders of the various countries in the army, he led the coalition army to evacuate by boat, and when passing through the Peloponnese, José did not stay long in this kingdom that belonged to him, he did not have the slightest affection for the Greek people, the crown of the Greek kingdom was only a way for him to obtain glory, in contrast, he preferred to return to Spain and continue to serve as the regent of Spain.
After the withdrawal of the Holy Alliance's troops, the *** IV, who was staying in Anatolia, finally dared to return to Konstantiniye, in order to prevent being denied as soon as he returned to the capital
The Manchu aristocracy overthrew and returned directly to Konstantinye with a heavily armed army loyal to him.
Perhaps it was the heavily armed soldiers who frightened the nobility, or perhaps the war had just ended, and they had not yet had the heart to settle the score, *** IV returned to the palace without danger, and as soon as he returned to the palace, he sent envoys to negotiate with the warring countries, trying to sign a peace agreement before the next round of attacks.
The Holy Alliance countries also did not have the idea of continuing to attack, and in the face of the peace demands brought by the Ottoman envoys, the monarchs of all countries agreed, but they still put forward some more or less acceptable conditions, and after some negotiations, except for the Holy Roman Empire, which insisted on going to war, the rest of the countries announced their withdrawal from the war.
Regardless of the price paid in the peace agreement, so many enemies and threats were eliminated at once, *** IV was still in the mood to brag about himself, he proudly declared that this was a diplomatic victory led by him, without the involvement of those countries, only relying on Austria in the skin of the Holy Roman Empire, he did not pay any attention to it.
Subsequently, *** IV began to think about how to pluck all this defeat from himself, he set his sights on the Grand Vizier Koprulu, the Grand Vizier has always been responsible for the Sultan, this time is no exception, the Sultan directly put all the responsibility on Koprulu, accusing Koplalu of nepotism, if it wasn't for him handing over important military power to his younger brother and brother-in-law, resulting in a fiasco on both fronts, how could he be beaten by the enemy outside the city of Konstantiniye.
In the face of the Sultan's accusations, Koplulu was also difficult to speak, after all, this is also a fact, but the Sultan did not give him a chance to defend himself, he waved his hand and directly ordered the removal of Koplulu from his post and put him in prison pending trial.
The Sultan wanted to take this opportunity to find a back-bearer to push out his responsibilities, but who would have thought that he would directly stab the hornet's nest this time, this period is known as the Koprulu period, Koprulu's family is deeply rooted in the empire, and he himself has won the support of many nobles and commoners because of his character and actions during his reign.
Seeing that the Sultan threw Kop Lu into prison, those supporters of Kop Lu Lu suddenly couldn't sit still, and they did not ask the Sultan to release Kop Lu Lulu, but directly planned a coup d'état in an attempt to overthrow *** IV and replace him with a new ruler.
On January 20, 1674, the coup nobles led part of the bribed Janissaries army into the new palace, and the guards of the new palace were also deeply dissatisfied with the incompetence and brutality of the sultan, so they were easily bribed, deliberately opened the palace gates, and left their respective posts.
The coup army was thus able to break into the palace unimpeded, and by the time the *** IV in the dormitory was awakened by the shouts of killing outside, it was too late, and he didn't even have time to put on his clothes, the door of the dormitory was smashed open from the outside, and the soldiers rushed in and controlled the ruler.
Subsequently, the nobles who led the team walked into the dormitory, they ignored the Sultan's almost murderous gaze, and deposed the fourth emperor on charges of incompetence in governing the country, betraying the country for glory, and not being worthy of the position of *** monarch.
At the same time, the nobles released Suleiman II, who was imprisoned in Kafis (a luxurious prison in the new palace dedicated to imprisoning princes with royal blood), the younger brother of *** IV, and to the cheers of the soldiers, Suleiman II was elected the new Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Knowing the bureaucrat's abilities, Suleiman II reinstated Koprulu and imprisoned his deposed brother.
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After the end of the war, the situation at the junction of Eurasia changed dramatically.
After the Xia army withdrew to the north bank of the Danube under the leadership of Fu Xinghua, they began to consolidate their power in Eastern Europe, they did not directly annex Moldavia and Wallachia, but set up a consolation department in the two countries, and selected people close to the Xia Dynasty from their own countries to serve as consolation envoys, so that the two countries became a buffer zone with the Polish-Lithuanian Federation and the Ottoman Empire.
In the Near East, the Xia army exercised direct rule over the ceded valley of the two rivers, and after obtaining the permission of the imperial court, they included this area in the jurisdiction of the Persian Protectorate, so that the Persian Protectorate leapt into existence
It is the largest capital of Bactria in Taixi.