Ottomans...

Deng Jian actually had no idea about the Ottomans, but seeing that Ye Chunqiu attached great importance to this, he nodded and said, "I have to do everything about King Lu Wei."

Deng Jian’s control is naturally narrow compared to Ye Chunqiu. What he cares about on weekdays is just about Qinglong’s affairs, and Ye Chunqiu seems to have more thoughts.

Ye Chunqiu did attach great importance to the Ottomans. If they had connections, they would have to talk about the Tatar Cavalry...

When the Tatar cavalry appeared in the Kazakh Khanate and the Persians quickly supported the Kazakh Khanate, the Ottomans realized that a neighbor appeared in their east.

In fact, the two sides had some contacts, but these contacts were not deep, and both sides had spyed on the other party's strength.

It was not until Ye Chunqiu officially gave the Ottomans that the Ottomans began to face it.

Speaking of the Ottoman Empire, it is definitely one of the most powerful existences in the world at present. This huge empire spans the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, strangles the throat of the Great Six transportation. It has long been the most powerful and prosperous empire in the world, and in some aspects, it is not far from the Ming Dynasty.

The Ottoman Empire is full of confidence. They took Greece and Hungary. The entire Eastern Europe and the Balkans were under his wings, and Vienna was just behind them.

In Africa, they had already seized Egypt and expanded all the way, occupying the vast majority of Africa's coastlines.

In the East, they had taken the Near East with almost no rivals. The only thing that dissatisfied them was Persia, which had once surrendered, actually overthrew their rule.

This huge empire once had a territory of 6 million square kilometers, and its population had long reached tens of millions.

They had a strong navy, attacking each other with the Portuguese and Venetians in order to seize the hegemony of the Mediterranean, and also had a huge army. The strength of the Ottoman cavalry should not be underestimated, and the artillery technology was not behind.

Because of this, when a strong neighbor suddenly appeared in the East, the Ottomans had to start to be alert.

Instead of showing rashness, they began to observe the opponent carefully, and took advantage of this opportunity to formally send a mission.

The representative of the mission was Ibrahim Pasha, which Ye Chunqiu knew from the letter of the country.

Ye Chunqiu originally thought that this was just a first contact, so he didn't value it. But when he saw the name Ibrahim Pasha, Ye Chunqiu suddenly realized that this matter must be taken seriously quickly.

What Ye Chunqiu could see was naturally far-reaching than many people. From his light mind, he could tell that Ibrahim Pasha was not a simple person, he was a confidant of Suleiman, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

This man's original belief was Greek Orthodox. Because he was born as a noble, he went to the palace school to study. Suleiman first asked him to be the royal eagle releaser, and then promoted him to the chief guard of the bedroom.

You should know that in the Ottoman, the chief guard of the bedroom was an extremely critical position, which could even be equivalent to the Hanlin attendant of the Ming Dynasty serving as the eunuch.

The head of the bedroom is not only to ensure the safety of the Sultan, but also to the consultant of the Sultan. You can imagine the status of this person.

In fact, Ibrahim Pasha did later become the prime minister of the Ottoman. This alone shows how much this sultan attaches importance to him.

If we really want to talk about it, just by judging the level of trust, this person is equivalent to Liu Jin beside Zhu Houzhao.

It is precisely because of this that Ye Chunqiu had to be cautious.

The first time the mission was sent, theoretically, it was just contact and negotiation, so in general, there would not be any particularly important figures. However, now, with the appearance of people like Ibrahim Pasha, Ye Chunqiu was almost certain that the emperor of the Ottoman Empire had a very strong interest in Lu.

To this end, a meeting against the Ottoman mission was held in the Hall of Mirror in the Palace.

The so-called mirror hall is because there are indeed many mirrors here, countless crystals decorate the hall, and when candles are lit, it can immediately make it bright as daytime.

Several bachelors from the small cabinet have already arrived. In addition to Tang Bohu, there are also Wang Shouren, who served as the young bachelor as the new army governor, Sun Qi, who served as the young bachelor as the director of the Investment and Merchants Bureau, and several officials from the Foreign Affairs Bureau.

Ye Chunqiu analyzed the situation of Ibrahim Pasha, and said with a solemn expression: "The Ottoman emperor has millions of elite soldiers under his command, and there are many military horses in their army who are good at using firearms, which should not be underestimated. This time, it was far beyond my expectations. I never expected that he would pay so much attention to us."

Ye Chunqiu frowned and looked deep, and then said, "This time, it's too bizarre. He sent this Ibrahim Pasha. I'm afraid... it's not simple. I am definitely not exaggerating. It's about negotiating with this envoy. We must be very cautious."

Tang Bohu listened carefully. At first, he didn't understand it very much, but then he also understood this meaning: "Originally, our contact with the Ottoman was due to the fact that His Highness hoped to dismantle the Persian state with the United Ottoman. This is the most important joint of the westward advance for our Lu State, but for the Ottoman, it was just a small task. Logically, they did not know Lu State and would not have made such a big fanfare. But now that the big fanfare is coming, do you think the Ottoman emperor has a strong interest in us?"

He paused and continued to follow the words: "Since this Ottoman emperor has a very strong interest, it shows that he attaches great importance to Lu. If he just wants to have a good relationship, well... it is not impossible. Once we express our kindness, they will take action quickly and continue to send more envoys, and even... to form an alliance with us."
Chapter completed!