The Imperial Age with the Resurgence of Han Style

Chapter 130 Mutiny (continued)

There was a "clink" sound, and the wick in the oil lamp suddenly exploded. Several people in the room who were deep in thought immediately woke up and looked in the direction of the lamppost.

Aidil, the eldest son of Grand Vizida Oud Ibrahim Pasha, glanced at his father, then stood up, walked to the oil lamp, cut off the withered wick with a pair of small scissors, and used the tip of the knife to cut off the withered wick. The wick was raised again, and the room suddenly became bright again.

"You Qi people support me, right?" Ibrahim turned his eyes from his eldest son and looked at Qi Minister Feng Quanlin intently.

Originally, Ibrahim was extremely angry when he was woken up from his warm and comfortable bedroom by the Qi people in the middle of the night. He thought the other party's move was extremely rude and a serious offense to him.

Although your country, Qi, is the most important strategic ally of the empire, and you also have various privileges granted by His Majesty the Sultan on weekdays, you can't visit us late at night and disturb people's dreams, right?
After all, I am also the Grand Vizier of the Empire, who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people. I am not just a cat or a dog that you, the Qi Kingdom, can use at will!

However, when Feng Quanlin informed him of the news that the Yenicherry Army was planning a mutiny, he was not only horrified but also filled with endless gratitude to the Chinese people.

They came at night to save this empire, and they were also saving my life!

"Grand Vizier, I'm here to tell you about the mutiny of the Yenicherry Army. Can't we express our attitude?" Feng Quanlin said solemnly: "We in Qi do not want the political situation of your Ottoman Empire to fluctuate violently. This is not in our interests. After all, you are still at war with the Habsburg Empire. Once a huge change occurs in Istanbul, it is likely to affect the war on the front line, giving the Austrians an advantage."

"Yes, at this time, Istanbul cannot be chaotic." Ibrahim nodded. Although he seemed extremely calm on the surface, his heart dropped a little.

What a beautiful statement!
The so-called "do not want violent fluctuations in the political situation of our Ottoman Empire" is nothing more than fear that changes in the top management of the empire will make the original promise to you to mobilize the Crimean Khanate to attack the Russian rear become obsolete, and it will also make the empire in Venice. There are contingencies in launching the offensive so that you cannot support you against Russia and Venice.

These are small sections, though. It is important that the mutiny be suppressed promptly and smoothly.

As long as His Majesty Sudan supports me and the people of Qi are on my side, it will not be difficult to deal with those rebellious military leaders with ulterior motives.

Besides, I got the letter in advance, so I wouldn't be caught off guard.

"Mr. Minister, just in case, I would like my family to temporarily stay in your embassy. Is that possible?" Ibrahim looked at the other party expectantly.

Although they have a plan in mind, in such a bloody military coup, no one knows who the winner will be until the last moment. What if there was an oversight and the mutinous Yenicherry Legion were allowed to invade the mansion, and the lives of the whole family and the wealth accumulated over decades would be destroyed.

In the whole city of Istanbul, there is no safer place than the Qi Legation. Because, no matter who wins in the end of this military coup, those who are in power on stage will not dare to offend the people of Qi, and they also need their support, and will continue to rely on their large sums of assistance financially and militarily.

"Our Legation of Qi is very willing to welcome Grand Wei Qi's family as guests." Feng Quanlin smiled and nodded and said: "I believe that with the warm hospitality of our Legation, Grand Wei Qi's family will feel at home and spend a few wonderful days. And happy days.”

"Thank you, Minister." Ibrahim nodded and said meaningfully: "If the trouble can be eliminated this time, the friendship between Mr. Minister and I will be stronger. In the future, the cooperation between the empire and your country will , will also be further strengthened and deepened.”

When Feng Quanlin heard this, he immediately understood.

This is to be prepared to reward the work afterwards!

Both he and the State of Qi are likely to gain unimaginable huge benefits after the other party puts down the mutiny.

How can I repay the grace of saving my life?
What's more, in the process of countering the rebellion, you, the Ottoman Empire, will more or less need to rely on a little bit of our power, money, or intelligence.

Naturally, we cannot covet your "body", but we must provide some of the benefits it deserves!

That night, dozens of carriages drove out from Grand Vizier's residence. After circling the city several times, they all quietly entered the Qi Legation, which occupied a vast area.

In these carriages, in addition to carrying the most important family members and relatives of Grand Vizier, they also carried the wealth he had accumulated for decades, including hundreds of thousands of gold and silver coins, as well as countless priceless antiques, treasure.

Don't forget that Grand Vizier still has several huge deposits in his account at the United Mediterranean Commercial Bank established by Qi State, with a total amount of more than 280 million yuan.

Who would have thought that the Ottoman Empire's treasury was so empty that a rat could starve to death. Whether it was government officials or soldiers in the army, all of them were in arrears with their salaries for months or even more than a year, yet their Grand Vizier actually had so much money. of wealth.

After settling the Grand Vizier's family and transferred belongings, the staff in the embassy jokingly joked that if the Yenicherry Corps succeeded in the coup and killed the Grand Vizier, his family would have no choice but to go to Qi. If you want to take refuge in the country, then with this wealth, wouldn't you be able to become one of the richest people in our Qi country immediately!
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After the rise of Qi for so many years, it is not that it has never done anything to carry out coups and plot conspiracies in other countries. With the help of Qi's powerful national power, the Black Guards instigated many local forces to get rid of the central government and establish independent countries, but they were all small-scale fights and could not make it to the stage.

For example, India instigated Rajasthan to break away from the Mughal Empire, encouraged the Ganbaru region on Sumatra Island to separate from the Johor Sultanate, united with the Northern Ming Dynasty to split up the Korean Kingdom, and established several small separatist kingdoms in Annan. However, these successful cases do not prove that Qi can also use the difficult method of "coup" in a military power like the Ottoman Empire with a population of tens of millions.

After all, this is a big game!
You know, in the Ottoman Empire, it was common for the army to launch mutinies, and they were definitely very skilled in this craft. In particular, the Yenicherry Corps, which was the royal guard of the sultan, was as domineering and rebellious as the Wei Boya soldiers in the late Tang Dynasty. If the general was arrogant, he would chase the commander, and if the commander was strong, he would rebel. He participated in the sultan's rebellion several times. Abolish the establishment.

In the past, Qi State did not interfere much with the military coups that occurred within the Ottoman Empire. Firstly, it was worried about giving others control, lest it would be jealous and suspicious of the imperial rulers, which would then affect the strategic cooperative relationship between the two countries; secondly, The reason is to worry about the feelings of the Ottomans, and at the same time to avoid damage to its usual friendly and friendly image.

Of course, the Ottoman domestic political situation has always been treacherous and difficult to figure out. If it is too involved, it is likely to be counterattacked by its domestic forces, and I am afraid that the gain will outweigh the loss. However, Qi now faces various challenges in the Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea, and Persia, and needs to defeat its three direct enemies, England, Venice, and Russia one by one. Under this situation, the geographical location of the Ottoman Empire became particularly important, and it was necessary to use their influence and military power to coordinate with Qi and contain the above-mentioned enemies.

However, if the Yenicherry Army is allowed to launch a mutiny, kill Grand Vizier Ibrahim, and depose Sultan Muhammad III, it will cause drastic changes in the Ottoman political situation, and it may lead to a Balkan The collapse of the frontline army was taken advantage of by the Austrians.

Even if the Ottoman Empire could stabilize the frontline war situation in time after the coup, it would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse in order to establish a new monarch, select a shrewd and capable Grand Vizier, and then rectify the officialdom and restore social order and economic and people's livelihood. Got it!
It should be noted that whether it is in the Caucasus, uniting with the Safavid Empire of Persia to fight against the Russian invasion, or in the Adriatic Sea, it is necessary to teach the ignorant Venetians a lesson. Qi needs to cross long distances, and the mobilization of troops and logistical pressure are extremely inconvenient. Even if Qi has abundant financial resources, it cannot fall into a long-term war with its enemies under such circumstances.

What's more, Qi State is currently at war with England, which has affected Qi State's energy to the greatest extent.

Therefore, Qi State urgently hopes that the political situation of the Ottoman Empire can remain stable at this time and not engage in military coups, lest it lose any help.

Of course, in order to help Grand Vizier Ibrahim put down this mutiny, it was impossible for the Qi people to roll up their sleeves and enter directly.

In addition to providing Ibrahim with comprehensive intelligence information on the mutiny, they could only use indirect means to create difficulties for the soldiers who launched the mutiny and delay their rebellion.

At dawn the next day, the Qi officers and staff serving in the Yenicherry Corps happened to fall ill together. Then they dropped all the work at hand and returned to the military staff station to receive treatment from military doctors.

Before leaving, these officers issued a number of confusing military orders based on the authority granted to them, and accidentally brought many confidential military documents and urban defense plans back to the Military Staff Corps station.

In the artillery unit under the Yenicherry Corps, Qi instructors and staff officers removed all the artillery push rods, live wires, pig hair brushes, and breechblocks in the name of maintaining the artillery, and then left them alone. After additional organization, they were scattered and locked in several warehouses, making it impossible for the entire artillery unit to use any artillery.

At about 3 o'clock in the evening on March 29, sporadic gunshots began to ring out in Istanbul, and fire broke out in several neighborhoods near the Grand Sarakirio Palace, and chaos immediately spread to the surrounding areas.

At 8:30 pm, fierce gunfire erupted in the northern city where the Yenicherry Corps is stationed, and bursts of explosions were heard from time to time. The sound of gunfire was mixed with the sound of fighting, shouting, crying, and screams before death, making it a noisy scene.

The citizens who knew this had closed their doors and windows tightly, then hugged their helpless wives and crying children, huddled in the corner, and prayed devoutly to the true God.

Late at night, the situation in Istanbul became even more chaotic. The streets were full of soldiers running and gunfire resounded throughout half of the northern city.

At 3 o'clock in the morning on March 30, a Georgian regiment that rushed to the south bank of the strait was transported across the strait one by one by dozens of large and small ships of the Imperial Navy. After the officers organized their troops for a while, they led the soldiers into Istanbul.

The commander of this legion, Mamuka Bakhtadze, is a Georgian and a confidant of Grand Vizier Ibrahim. He has more than 1 troops under his command, [-] of whom are new troops trained by Qi State. It was originally intended to be sent to the Caucasus region to cooperate with the Qi-Bo coalition and attack the Russian army.

After Ibrahim learned about the mutiny of the Yenicheri Legion, he immediately sent several waves of messengers to inform Mamuka Bakhtadze to lead his troops back to Istanbul to assist the Sultan's Janissary Guards in suppressing the mutiny troops.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon that day, Sultan Muhammad sent two close eunuchs to the headquarters of the Yenicherry Army and ordered all officers and soldiers to immediately lay down their weapons and surrender to the Janissaries and the Georgian Army. However, Patrona, the commander of the mutiny, Khalil refused.

Because the other party has sent several waves of lobbying envoys to Wallachia, trying to gain the support of the [-] troops stationed on the front line.

At 3 a.m. on March 31, Grand Vizier personally visited the rebel camp and announced to all the officers and soldiers of the Yenicherry Army that in this counter-rebellion, the chief culprit would be killed and the rest would be ignored.

In addition, the Grand Vizier also informed the soldiers that His Majesty the Sultan had promised to pay them several months of arrears in salary. In order to prove his statement, he ordered the imperial guards to place dozens of money boxes in front of the formation, and then opened them one by one, scattering the colorful silver coins on the floor one by one.

Seeing this scene, the officers and soldiers of the rebellious Yenicherry Corps were immediately shaken in morale.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, a burst of fierce gunfire and fighting broke out in the rebel camp. Subsequently, countless soldiers rushed out of the camp and surrendered to the Guards.

At 1 o'clock at noon, a group of officers and soldiers of the Yenicherry Corps walked out of the military camp holding the head of the rebel leader Patrona Khalil.

At this point, the attempted coup was essentially suppressed. Although, there may still be some rebels and evil forces raging in the city, most of them are people taking advantage of the situation, so they are nothing to worry about and cannot affect the overall situation.

Before the situation on the streets had completely calmed down, Qi Minister Feng Quanlin immediately visited the Grand Vizier to discuss how to further strengthen economic, trade and military ties between the two countries, and to coordinate military strikes against Venice and Russia.

But he never expected that a battle report from Egypt would be delivered to the Grand Vizier's desk via land transfer.

England invaded Egypt and blocked sea transport to Istanbul.

The empire's urgently needed ordnance supplies and food supplies were temporarily interrupted.

(End of this chapter)