Chapter 368: "Master of Mediation" Menshkov
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Lord Seymour's latest report veered from a pro-Russian tone to a stern look at the ambitions of the Russian Empire.
Lord Seymour, who changed from "pro-Russian" to "anti-Russian", vividly explained what it means to sway with the general line.
This time Lord Seymour once again recorded his conversation with the Russian Empire on February 21 and commented: "If a monarch is so determined that his neighbour is about to perish, he must know in his heart that he can Control when your neighbors fall."
The second report came out again from the embassy in St. Petersburg, and Lord Seymour knew it was time for him to make a break with Nicholas I.
Accepting imperial bribes when the British cabinet has made clear strategic intentions is simply courting death.
So, Lord Seymour ordered his wife to return to the Kingdom of Britain, and the lady looked at Seymour with reluctance.
For many days, everything in Catherine's court kept the lady lingering.
"Let's go!" Lord Seymour waved his hand impatiently: "If you don't go, I'm afraid I will be sent to prison by you!"
"Why?" The lady asked in a low voice, leaning into Seymour's ear with a puzzled look: "You were not ordered to accept a bribe from Nicholas I!"
"Now, the United Kingdom has changed its tactics!" Lord Seymour responded to his wife in the same low voice.
"Ah!" The Lady exclaimed, and she asked subconsciously, "The war is about to begin?"
"No! I don't know!" Lord Seymour shook his head and replied: "I'm afraid the Lords of Gon in London haven't considered this issue, they can only take a step by step!"
"Then will you be alright!" The Lady grabbed Lord Seymour's arm nervously.
"No! No!" Lord Seymour shook his head, then put a hand on the lady's shoulder and said earnestly: "However, you must leave as soon as possible!"
"Well! I see!" The Lady nodded in understanding.
On February 28, the Lady left St Petersburg on a steam passenger ship bound for London.
Lord Seymour and his wife wave goodbye at the Port of St. Petersburg.
When Lord Seymour returned to the embassy again, he found a fellow in the uniform of the Guards standing at his door.
"Who are you?" Lord Seymour asked the officer in front of him curiously.
"By order of His Majesty Nicholas, I invite Your Excellency and His Excellency's wife to go to Yekaterina Palace!" The officer responded meticulously with a stern face.
"Unfortunately! My wife needs to return to the Kingdom of Britain for some reason!" Seymour responded to the officer with a hint of apologetic tone.
The officer cast a surprised look at Seymour, then turned to Seymour and said, "If that's the case, then ask Ambassador Seymour to go to the Imperial Village!"
"Okay!" Lord Seymour responded to the officer with a nod.
Under the leadership of the officers, Seymour got into a carriage with a double-headed eagle engraved on it.
The carriage took Lord Seymour all the way to Catherine Palace.
Seymour saw Nicholas I once again. At this time, beside Nicholas I stood a burly, white-haired old man with a tough appearance, who seemed to be Nicholas I's cronies.
"I'd like to introduce to you, this is Menshkov, an important person I will send to the Ottoman Empire to discuss peace!" Nicholas I introduced Menshkov to Seymour.
"Prince Menshkov, hello!" When Seymour stretched out his hand, he suddenly thought that the guy in front of him was not the guy who mediated the Prussian-Austrian war more than two years ago, and now he is going to the Ottoman Empire for mediation.
Menshkov still put on an arrogant expression, he reached out his hand and shook it lightly with Ambassador Emma, and then released it quickly.
"A guy who is more independent than others!" Seymour judged the character of Menshkov's behavior. It is too rare for such a guy to live in the court of St. Petersburg.
All the high-ranking officials who approached the court of St. Petersburg were not servants of the tsar, and they worked hard under the scourge of the tsar.
Only a few prestigious aristocratic forces could not be lashed out by the Tsar.
"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else! I'll go first!" Menshkov responded with a slight bow to Nicholas I.
"Alas! Let's go! Let's go!" Nicholas I sighed and waved at Prince Menshkov to let him leave.
Looking at the back of Menshkov's departure, Seymour developed a curiosity.
"Alas! Prince Menshkov is a good general, but he is not a good statesman!" Nicholas I muttered to Seymour.
"Your Majesty, you still let him..." Seymour asked Nicholas I.
"Don't say this, don't say this!" Seeing this, Nicholas I hurriedly changed the subject. He didn't want Seymour to know that there was no one else he could trust.
The erratic look in Nicholas I's eyes, and the way he changed the subject, made Seymour sure there was something going on.
For now, Seymour might as well not delve into it.
After Nicholas I and Seymour sat down separately, Nicholas I immediately asked, "How did the Kingdom of Britain discuss my proposal?"
In the face of Nicholas I's inquiry, Seymour had no choice but to say vaguely: "Your Majesty! The United Kingdom needs to go through layers of review, so this process may take a little longer!"
"You guys are really troublesome!" Nicholas I complained: "You can't leave everything to your queen like the Russian Empire, and this can improve your work efficiency! Always talk about it like this, What a waste of time!"
Seymour, who despised Nicholas I in his heart, still had a kind face on his face. He spread his hands and complained: "Your Majesty, there is no other way! This is the speed of the United Kingdom!"
"Alas!" Nicholas I sighed again, and then adjusted his state and said to Russell: "You have to be faster!"
Subsequently, Nicholas I once again revealed a new partition plan to Seymour.
This time, Nicholas I didn't even want to pretend. He told Seymour that he would dedicate the Ottoman Empire to his protection and obtain autonomy similar to Poland, while giving the Duchy of the Danube, Serbia, Bulgaria The status of an independent state also places them under its own protection.
Nicholas I acted as a naked claim to the world that they wanted to take over the Ottoman Empire completely.
Lord Seymour was even more disgusted by Nicholas I's insatiable face. The tsar seemed to have put his arrogance accumulated for more than 30 years on the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire.
At the same time, Nicholas I also claimed that his decisions had received the support of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia.
In other words, it is very likely that the United Kingdom will not face the Russian Empire alone, but the Russian Empire plus the German Confederation.
This was a bolt from the blue for the United Kingdom.
Nicholas I said triumphantly to Seymour: "When I say how the Russian Empire will act, the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia will also act. In the interests of one country, it must also be in the interests of the other two countries. Interests, on the issue of Turkey, the interests of the three countries are the same."
Seymour did not know how Nicholas I openly said such a false statement that the interests of the three countries were aligned.
At the moment, he can only include the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire in the hostile camp with the view that they would rather believe what they have than do not believe in nothing.
"You should join us soon, as long as we can coordinate, nothing in this world can stop us!" Nicholas I even said to Seymour with mad words.
Seymour returned to the St. Petersburg embassy with a heavy heart.
That night, Seymour once again wrote a letter that Russia and Pau might face a union. He hoped that London could find out as soon as possible whether the bypass of Russia and Pau was a real union.
If the union of the three nations is true, the Kingdom of Great Britain will consider finding another right-hand man.
The French Empire is undoubtedly the best helper.
Of course, Lord Seymour did not know that the French Empire had already reached a partial consensus with the British Kingdom.
On March 1, Lord Seymour's third letter departed from St. Petersburg for London.
At the same time, Menshkov, the 65-year-old special envoy of the Tsar, also set off from St. Petersburg to Sevastopol to inspect the troops first, and put psychological pressure on the Sultan before he could complete the negotiation between the Sultan and Gaomen. .
In fact, the tsar sent him more than just a responsibility to negotiate~www.novelhall.com~ Menshkov's special envoy is called "the Plenipotentiary Special Envoy for War and Peace", which means that Menshkov not only holds the responsibility for peace, It also holds the responsibility of war.
Menshkov left St. Petersburg and arrived in Sevastopol after a week.
In the Sevastopol fortress, Menshkov took the steam battleship "Thunder" to review the naval fleet.
After receiving the military parade order from Nicholas I of St. Petersburg, Paskevichsi, located on land, also held a grand military parade in the border area between the Principality of Wallachia and the Ottoman Empire.
140,000 Russian imperial troops lined up in an endless dragon. After seeing the Russian Empire, many soldiers of the Ottoman Empire thought that the Russian Empire was going to launch an attack on Bulgaria. For a time, the military heart of the Ottoman Empire began to turmoil.
The military parade by the navy and army has made the situation in the whole Near East tense again, and everyone is making final preparations.
Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire
The French embassy in the Ottoman Empire is about to welcome an old friend.
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Lord Seymour's latest report veered from a pro-Russian tone to a stern look at the ambitions of the Russian Empire.
Lord Seymour, who changed from "pro-Russian" to "anti-Russian", vividly explained what it means to sway with the general line.
This time Lord Seymour once again recorded his conversation with the Russian Empire on February 21 and commented: "If a monarch is so determined that his neighbour is about to perish, he must know in his heart that he can Control when your neighbors fall."
The second report came out again from the embassy in St. Petersburg, and Lord Seymour knew it was time for him to make a break with Nicholas I.
Accepting imperial bribes when the British cabinet has made clear strategic intentions is simply courting death.
So, Lord Seymour ordered his wife to return to the Kingdom of Britain, and the lady looked at Seymour with reluctance.
For many days, everything in Catherine's court kept the lady lingering.
"Let's go!" Lord Seymour waved his hand impatiently: "If you don't go, I'm afraid I will be sent to prison by you!"
"Why?" The lady asked in a low voice, leaning into Seymour's ear with a puzzled look: "You were not ordered to accept a bribe from Nicholas I!"
"Now, the United Kingdom has changed its tactics!" Lord Seymour responded to his wife in the same low voice.
"Ah!" The Lady exclaimed, and she asked subconsciously, "The war is about to begin?"
"No! I don't know!" Lord Seymour shook his head and replied: "I'm afraid the Lords of Gon in London haven't considered this issue, they can only take a step by step!"
"Then will you be alright!" The Lady grabbed Lord Seymour's arm nervously.
"No! No!" Lord Seymour shook his head, then put a hand on the lady's shoulder and said earnestly: "However, you must leave as soon as possible!"
"Well! I see!" The Lady nodded in understanding.
On February 28, the Lady left St Petersburg on a steam passenger ship bound for London.
Lord Seymour and his wife wave goodbye at the Port of St. Petersburg.
When Lord Seymour returned to the embassy again, he found a fellow in the uniform of the Guards standing at his door.
"Who are you?" Lord Seymour asked the officer in front of him curiously.
"By order of His Majesty Nicholas, I invite Your Excellency and His Excellency's wife to go to Yekaterina Palace!" The officer responded meticulously with a stern face.
"Unfortunately! My wife needs to return to the Kingdom of Britain for some reason!" Seymour responded to the officer with a hint of apologetic tone.
The officer cast a surprised look at Seymour, then turned to Seymour and said, "If that's the case, then ask Ambassador Seymour to go to the Imperial Village!"
"Okay!" Lord Seymour responded to the officer with a nod.
Under the leadership of the officers, Seymour got into a carriage with a double-headed eagle engraved on it.
The carriage took Lord Seymour all the way to Catherine Palace.
Seymour saw Nicholas I once again. At this time, beside Nicholas I stood a burly, white-haired old man with a tough appearance, who seemed to be Nicholas I's cronies.
"I'd like to introduce to you, this is Menshkov, an important person I will send to the Ottoman Empire to discuss peace!" Nicholas I introduced Menshkov to Seymour.
"Prince Menshkov, hello!" When Seymour stretched out his hand, he suddenly thought that the guy in front of him was not the guy who mediated the Prussian-Austrian war more than two years ago, and now he is going to the Ottoman Empire for mediation.
Menshkov still put on an arrogant expression, he reached out his hand and shook it lightly with Ambassador Emma, and then released it quickly.
"A guy who is more independent than others!" Seymour judged the character of Menshkov's behavior. It is too rare for such a guy to live in the court of St. Petersburg.
All the high-ranking officials who approached the court of St. Petersburg were not servants of the tsar, and they worked hard under the scourge of the tsar.
Only a few prestigious aristocratic forces could not be lashed out by the Tsar.
"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else! I'll go first!" Menshkov responded with a slight bow to Nicholas I.
"Alas! Let's go! Let's go!" Nicholas I sighed and waved at Prince Menshkov to let him leave.
Looking at the back of Menshkov's departure, Seymour developed a curiosity.
"Alas! Prince Menshkov is a good general, but he is not a good statesman!" Nicholas I muttered to Seymour.
"Your Majesty, you still let him..." Seymour asked Nicholas I.
"Don't say this, don't say this!" Seeing this, Nicholas I hurriedly changed the subject. He didn't want Seymour to know that there was no one else he could trust.
The erratic look in Nicholas I's eyes, and the way he changed the subject, made Seymour sure there was something going on.
For now, Seymour might as well not delve into it.
After Nicholas I and Seymour sat down separately, Nicholas I immediately asked, "How did the Kingdom of Britain discuss my proposal?"
In the face of Nicholas I's inquiry, Seymour had no choice but to say vaguely: "Your Majesty! The United Kingdom needs to go through layers of review, so this process may take a little longer!"
"You guys are really troublesome!" Nicholas I complained: "You can't leave everything to your queen like the Russian Empire, and this can improve your work efficiency! Always talk about it like this, What a waste of time!"
Seymour, who despised Nicholas I in his heart, still had a kind face on his face. He spread his hands and complained: "Your Majesty, there is no other way! This is the speed of the United Kingdom!"
"Alas!" Nicholas I sighed again, and then adjusted his state and said to Russell: "You have to be faster!"
Subsequently, Nicholas I once again revealed a new partition plan to Seymour.
This time, Nicholas I didn't even want to pretend. He told Seymour that he would dedicate the Ottoman Empire to his protection and obtain autonomy similar to Poland, while giving the Duchy of the Danube, Serbia, Bulgaria The status of an independent state also places them under its own protection.
Nicholas I acted as a naked claim to the world that they wanted to take over the Ottoman Empire completely.
Lord Seymour was even more disgusted by Nicholas I's insatiable face. The tsar seemed to have put his arrogance accumulated for more than 30 years on the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire.
At the same time, Nicholas I also claimed that his decisions had received the support of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia.
In other words, it is very likely that the United Kingdom will not face the Russian Empire alone, but the Russian Empire plus the German Confederation.
This was a bolt from the blue for the United Kingdom.
Nicholas I said triumphantly to Seymour: "When I say how the Russian Empire will act, the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia will also act. In the interests of one country, it must also be in the interests of the other two countries. Interests, on the issue of Turkey, the interests of the three countries are the same."
Seymour did not know how Nicholas I openly said such a false statement that the interests of the three countries were aligned.
At the moment, he can only include the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire in the hostile camp with the view that they would rather believe what they have than do not believe in nothing.
"You should join us soon, as long as we can coordinate, nothing in this world can stop us!" Nicholas I even said to Seymour with mad words.
Seymour returned to the St. Petersburg embassy with a heavy heart.
That night, Seymour once again wrote a letter that Russia and Pau might face a union. He hoped that London could find out as soon as possible whether the bypass of Russia and Pau was a real union.
If the union of the three nations is true, the Kingdom of Great Britain will consider finding another right-hand man.
The French Empire is undoubtedly the best helper.
Of course, Lord Seymour did not know that the French Empire had already reached a partial consensus with the British Kingdom.
On March 1, Lord Seymour's third letter departed from St. Petersburg for London.
At the same time, Menshkov, the 65-year-old special envoy of the Tsar, also set off from St. Petersburg to Sevastopol to inspect the troops first, and put psychological pressure on the Sultan before he could complete the negotiation between the Sultan and Gaomen. .
In fact, the tsar sent him more than just a responsibility to negotiate~www.novelhall.com~ Menshkov's special envoy is called "the Plenipotentiary Special Envoy for War and Peace", which means that Menshkov not only holds the responsibility for peace, It also holds the responsibility of war.
Menshkov left St. Petersburg and arrived in Sevastopol after a week.
In the Sevastopol fortress, Menshkov took the steam battleship "Thunder" to review the naval fleet.
After receiving the military parade order from Nicholas I of St. Petersburg, Paskevichsi, located on land, also held a grand military parade in the border area between the Principality of Wallachia and the Ottoman Empire.
140,000 Russian imperial troops lined up in an endless dragon. After seeing the Russian Empire, many soldiers of the Ottoman Empire thought that the Russian Empire was going to launch an attack on Bulgaria. For a time, the military heart of the Ottoman Empire began to turmoil.
The military parade by the navy and army has made the situation in the whole Near East tense again, and everyone is making final preparations.
Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire
The French embassy in the Ottoman Empire is about to welcome an old friend.
Lord Seymour's latest report veered from a pro-Russian tone to a stern look at the ambitions of the Russian Empire.Lord Seymour, who changed from "pro-Russian" to "anti-Russian", vividly explained what it means to sway with the general line.This time Lord Seymour once again recorded his conversation with the Russian Empire on February 21 and commented: "If a monarch is so determined that his neighbour is about to perish, he must know in his heart that he can Control when your neighbors fall."The second report came out again from the embassy in St. Petersburg, and Lord Seymour knew it was time for him to make a break with Nicholas I.Accepting imperial bribes when the British cabinet has made clear strategic intentions is simply courting death.So, Lord Seymour ordered his wife to return to the Kingdom of Britain, and the lady looked at Seymour with reluctance.For many days, everything in Catherine's court kept the lady lingering."Let's go!" Lord Seymour waved his hand impatiently: "If you don't go, I'm afraid I will be sent to prison by you!""Why?" The lady asked in a low voice, leaning into Seymour's ear with a puzzled look: "You were not ordered to accept a bribe from Nicholas I!""Now, the United Kingdom has changed its tactics!" Lord Seymour responded to his wife in the same low voice."Ah!" The Lady exclaimed, and she asked subconsciously, "The war is about to begin?""No! I don't know!" Lord Seymour shook his head and replied: "I'm afraid the Lords of Gon in London haven't considered this issue, they can only take a step by step!""Then will you be alright!" The Lady grabbed Lord Seymour's arm nervously."No! No!" Lord Seymour shook his head, then put a hand on the lady's shoulder and said earnestly: "However, you must leave as soon as possible!""Well! I see!" The Lady nodded in understanding.On February 28, the Lady left St Petersburg on a steam passenger ship bound for London.Lord Seymour and his wife wave goodbye at the Port of St. Petersburg.When Lord Seymour returned to the embassy again, he found a fellow in the uniform of the Guards standing at his door."Who are you?" Lord Seymour asked the officer in front of him curiously."By order of His Majesty Nicholas, I invite Your Excellency and His Excellency's wife to go to Yekaterina Palace!" The officer responded meticulously with a stern face."Unfortunately! My wife needs to return to the Kingdom of Britain for some reason!" Seymour responded to the officer with a hint of apologetic tone.The officer cast a surprised look at Seymour, then turned to Seymour and said, "If that's the case, then ask Ambassador Seymour to go to the Imperial Village!""Okay!" Lord Seymour responded to the officer with a nod.Under the leadership of the officers, Seymour got into a carriage with a double-headed eagle engraved on it.The carriage took Lord Seymour all the way to Catherine Palace.Seymour saw Nicholas I once again. At this time, beside Nicholas I stood a burly, white-haired old man with a tough appearance, who seemed to be Nicholas I's cronies."I'd like to introduce to you, this is Menshkov, an important person I will send to the Ottoman Empire to discuss peace!" Nicholas I introduced Menshkov to Seymour."Prince Menshkov, hello!" When Seymour stretched out his hand, he suddenly thought that the guy in front of him was not the guy who mediated the Prussian-Austrian war more than two years ago, and now he is going to the Ottoman Empire for mediation.Menshkov still put on an arrogant expression, he reached out his hand and shook it lightly with Ambassador Emma, and then released it quickly."A guy who is more independent than others!" Seymour judged the character of Menshkov's behavior. It is too rare for such a guy to live in the court of St. Petersburg.All the high-ranking officials who approached the court of St. Petersburg were not servants of the tsar, and they worked hard under the scourge of the tsar.Only a few prestigious aristocratic forces could not be lashed out by the Tsar."Your Majesty, if there is nothing else! I'll go first!" Menshkov responded with a slight bow to Nicholas I."Alas! Let's go! Let's go!" Nicholas I sighed and waved at Prince Menshkov to let him leave.Looking at the back of Menshkov's departure, Seymour developed a curiosity."Alas! Prince Menshkov is a good general, but he is not a good statesman!" Nicholas I muttered to Seymour."Your Majesty, you still let him..." Seymour asked Nicholas I."Don't say this, don't say this!" Seeing this, Nicholas I hurriedly changed the subject. He didn't want Seymour to know that there was no one else he could trust.The erratic look in Nicholas I's eyes, and the way he changed the subject, made Seymour sure there was something going on.For now, Seymour might as well not delve into it.After Nicholas I and Seymour sat down separately, Nicholas I immediately asked, "How did the Kingdom of Britain discuss my proposal?"In the face of Nicholas I's inquiry, Seymour had no choice but to say vaguely: "Your Majesty! The United Kingdom needs to go through layers of review, so this process may take a little longer!""You guys are really troublesome!" Nicholas I complained: "You can't leave everything to your queen like the Russian Empire, and this can improve your work efficiency! Always talk about it like this, What a waste of time!"Seymour, who despised Nicholas I in his heart, still had a kind face on his face. He spread his hands and complained: "Your Majesty, there is no other way! This is the speed of the United Kingdom!""Alas!" Nicholas I sighed again, and then adjusted his state and said to Russell: "You have to be faster!"Subsequently, Nicholas I once again revealed a new partition plan to Seymour.This time, Nicholas I didn't even want to pretend. He told Seymour that he would dedicate the Ottoman Empire to his protection and obtain autonomy similar to Poland, while giving the Duchy of the Danube, Serbia, Bulgaria The status of an independent state also places them under its own protection.Nicholas I acted as a naked claim to the world that they wanted to take over the Ottoman Empire completely.Lord Seymour was even more disgusted by Nicholas I's insatiable face. The tsar seemed to have put his arrogance accumulated for more than 30 years on the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire.At the same time, Nicholas I also claimed that his decisions had received the support of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia.In other words, it is very likely that the United Kingdom will not face the Russian Empire alone, but the Russian Empire plus the German Confederation.This was a bolt from the blue for the United Kingdom.Nicholas I said triumphantly to Seymour: "When I say how the Russian Empire will act, the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia will also act. In the interests of one country, it must also be in the interests of the other two countries. Interests, on the issue of Turkey, the interests of the three countries are the same."Seymour did not know how Nicholas I openly said such a false statement that the interests of the three countries were aligned.At the moment, he can only include the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire in the hostile camp with the view that they would rather believe what they have than do not believe in nothing."You should join us soon, as long as we can coordinate, nothing in this world can stop us!" Nicholas I even said to Seymour with mad words.Seymour returned to the St. Petersburg embassy with a heavy heart.That night, Seymour once again wrote a letter that Russia and Pau might face a union. He hoped that London could find out as soon as possible whether the bypass of Russia and Pau was a real union.If the union of the three nations is true, the Kingdom of Great Britain will consider finding another right-hand man.The French Empire is undoubtedly the best helper.Of course, Lord Seymour did not know that the French Empire had already reached a partial consensus with the British Kingdom.On March 1, Lord Seymour's third letter departed from St. Petersburg for London.At the same time, Menshkov, the 65-year-old special envoy of the Tsar, also set off from St. Petersburg to Sevastopol to inspect the troops first, and put psychological pressure on the Sultan before he could complete the negotiation between the Sultan and Gaomen. .In fact, the tsar sent him more than just a responsibility to negotiate~www.novelhall.com~ Menshkov's special envoy is called "the Plenipotentiary Special Envoy for War and Peace", which means that Menshkov not only holds the responsibility for peace, It also holds the responsibility of war.Menshkov left St. Petersburg and arrived in Sevastopol after a week.In the Sevastopol fortress, Menshkov took the steam battleship "Thunder" to review the naval fleet.After receiving the military parade order from Nicholas I of St. Petersburg, Paskevichsi, located on land, also held a grand military parade in the border area between the Principality of Wallachia and the Ottoman Empire.140,000 Russian imperial troops lined up in an endless dragon. After seeing the Russian Empire, many soldiers of the Ottoman Empire thought that the Russian Empire was going to launch an attack on Bulgaria. For a time, the military heart of the Ottoman Empire began to turmoil.The military parade by the navy and army has made the situation in the whole Near East tense again, and everyone is making final preparations.Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman EmpireThe French embassy in the Ottoman Empire is about to welcome an old friend.
