Chapter 838: A Letter from the Ottoman

In the Ottoman Empire, the majesty of the Grand Vizier was, for the time being, still inviolable.

Mustafi's madness made the status of the Grand Vizier become incomparably transcendent.

Therefore.

After Hamid came out in the Imperial Palace to advocate for reform, he was quickly placed under house arrest.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?"

"Let me out!"

"Let me out!"

Hamid kept roaring.

However, everyone ignored him.

"Are you crazy? I am the Sultan's son, I am the Sultan's son!"

"That Ahmed is nothing but a Stealer of the State!"

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"Stealer of the State!"

His voice grew louder and louder.

But in his own palace, only echoes responded to him.

The old man was very afraid.

Hamid looked at him coldly: "Why, are you also afraid of that Stealer of the State?"

The old man gave a bitter smile and did not respond.

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

An old man was trembling as he tried to stop him from throwing things around.

"Your Highness, say no more, say no more."

The old man sighed even more.

He had watched His Highness grow up since childhood, so he naturally knew that His Highness had the heart to save the country, and even more so, possessed such talent.

However.

Your Highness, you have a deep understanding of Longyan Culture, how can you not know the saying, "He who steals a hook is executed, he who steals a state becomes a Marquis"?

"My Ottoman Empire was once incomparably glorious; must I now watch helplessly as it is ruined by such a petty person?"

Hamid's tears fell like rain.

Hamid knew that Ahmed likely did not have the guts to kill him, but he was certainly capable of keeping him under house arrest indefinitely.

The old man looked left and right, finally gathering the courage to say: "Your Highness, you have always said that the rise of Longyan has the air of a great world power."

Hamid nodded and smiled bitterly: "They are reforming, reforming! Technological reform, institutional reform, military reform! Look at us, he, Ahmed, what is he doing day by day! We are regressing, we are regressing!"

Such is the situation.

The Ottoman of today is caused by many historical conditions; it is not something one person's strength can turn the tide against.

"What should I do? Who can tell me what I should do now?"

Hamid's eyes lit up when he heard this: "You mean..."

"Why not seek help from the Longyan Dynasty?"

The old man voiced his thought.

The old man swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Your Highness, the current Ottoman has suffered total defeat on the European battlefield, and large numbers of troops are already withdrawing. Tsarist Russia, however, is pressing us hard. Looking at the entire continent, Ottoman, Tsarist Russia, and Longyan stand in a tripartite balance."

"If Your Highness wishes to accomplish something..."

He had been to the Longyan Dynasty.

He knew the Vice Minister Liu.

At that time, he was still called Governor Liu.

A flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Hamid's mind.

That's right.

The Longyan Dynasty!

He did not know.

But he could give it a try.

Indeed.

To tell the truth, he admired this Governor Liu very much; if it weren't for the fact that the Ottoman was very unfriendly to Longyan at the time, he would have wanted to go and make friends with Liu Zheng.

It was a feeling of meeting a kindred spirit.

Is there any hope?

After the Vienna War, Austria, Poland, and the Republic of Venice formed the "Anti-Ottoman Military Alliance" to defend against their common enemy. Soon, Tsarist Russia also joined, reaching a reconciliation with Poland in the west to commit all their forces against the Ottoman.

At this time, Tsarist Russia was under the reign of Peter I.

Peter I's reforms were also something Hamid had been following.

Recently, the Ottoman had suffered successive defeats in Europe and Central Asia, and the entire military defense line had begun to contract. This was because they had to use the strength of the entire nation to resist the pressure from Tsarist Russia. Ever since Ivan IV self-styled as "Tsar," Tsarist Russia had begun an unstoppable pace of external expansion.

Before the Great War of Vienna, in the First Russo-Turkish War, the Ottoman Empire had already lost West Ukraine.

After that, it was the recently occurred Vienna War.

Peter the Great was the greatest monarch in Russian history. After ascending the throne, he actively established factories, developed trade, and promoted culture, education, and scientific research. At the same time, he reformed the military, established a regular army and navy, and strengthened the feudal autocratic Centralization of Power. He then launched wars, seized an outlet to the Baltic Sea, and laid a solid foundation for the Russian Empire. It can be said that the history of modern Russia's development in politics, economy, culture, education, and technology all originated from the era of Peter the Great.

Although Tsarist Russia was still under Serfdom at the time.

European nations were rising one after another, while Tsarist Russia's progress was sluggish. But after Peter the Great ascended the throne, he changed all of this. He challenged centuries of ignorance and isolation, pushed for massive reforms, dragged millions out of the dark ages, caused the territory of Tsarist Russia to expand continuously, and pushed Tsarist Russia into the modern world.

In his judgment.

Future world powers will inevitably include Tsarist Russia and Longyan. These two nations, whether in terms of technology, Military Advisor, or political reform, are at the forefront of the world.

If Liu Zheng knew that in Hamid's perception, he could actually be mentioned in the same breath as Peter the Great, he would be overjoyed.

If following the reform paths of Peter the Great or Liu Zheng.

However.

Thinking of this.

All of this.

In Hamid's heart, how much does it overlap with the current Ottoman?

The Ottoman still has hope.

The thing giving Liu Zheng a headache recently is not Liaodong, nor is it Longyan.

It is even less about the Ottoman, nor is it about Tsarist Russia.

It is that Xie Chan has actually become good sisters with Li Xuanya.

He perked up, took out paper and pen, and wrote furiously.

He wanted to write a letter to Vice Minister Liu.

It scared Liu Zheng so much that he dared not stay in this Liaodong Palace at all.

He was not some Liuxia Hui.

It was just that he truly could not handle this "blessing of two wives" for the time being.

Having these two peerless beauties together made Liu Zheng somewhat unable to bear it.

Every night.

Li Xuanya would come wearing a uniform to tell Liu Zheng that the Princess was waiting for him.

Must endure it!

In the middle of this winter, Liu Zheng actually had a nosebleed.

Standing in the wind and snow, he had a desolate look on his face.

Furthermore.

He and Xie Chan were not yet married, and the marriage customs of this ancient era were still numerous. There was even a requirement to verify a woman's chastity before marriage; if he could not control himself now and caused some incident, given Xie Tianyao's temperament of always wanting to kill him, he might use this matter to charge him with insulting the royal family, and execution of his entire clan would not be an overstatement.

Endure it.

Just at this moment.

Hamid's letter arrived.

Liu Zheng was slightly stunned.

He was, after all, a hot-blooded young man.

Why should one have to suffer this?

He missed Shen Manqing immensely.

A letter from the Ottoman?

It was, in any case, somewhat novel.