Make France Great Again

While Jérôme Bonaparte and Metternich were meeting secretly, thousands of miles away in Tsarskoe Selo, a suburb of St. Petersburg, a life-and-death meeting concerning the entire Balkans was secretly held at the Catherine Palace.

Those who attended the meeting included: Tsar Nicholas I, Count Orlov, head of the "Third Section", Prince Menshikov, and Prince Paskevich who hurriedly returned from the two Danube principalities.

What they want to discuss is about the measures and punishments that the Russian Empire should take against the Ottoman Empire.

Since the Ottoman Grand Council severely rejected all proposals proposed by Menshikov on the 25th of last month, the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire immediately fell into a freezing point.

At the same time, Canning, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, also came to Menshikov and warned Menshikov that during the negotiations, the Russian Empire should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire and should not treat some unequal treaties imposed on the Ottoman Empire, otherwise he would send the British Mediterranean Fleet to the vicinity of the Bosporus to ensure the security of the Ottoman Empire.

Faced with Canning's naked threat of war, Menshikov, who had always been indifferent, panicked for a while. He could only assure Canning repeatedly that the Russian Empire only wanted to safeguard the interests of the Orthodox Christians and had absolutely no intention of annexing the territory of the Ottoman Empire.

Canning refused to believe anything Menshikov said. Based on the need to delay, he could only pretend to believe Menshikov's guarantee, and at the same time reminded him that he could relax the conditions appropriately before talking to the Ottoman Empire.

Facts have proved that the Russian Empire also lacked confidence and simultaneously provoked Britain and France, the two European powers, to fight with them.

Canning's tactical deception was successful, and Menshikov began to quietly take a small step back based on the original conditions, and then gave the Ottoman Grand Council nearly two weeks to think about it.

On June 10, the Grand Council of the Ottoman Empire began again. This time the hard-line members headed by Reshid became even tougher under Canning's suggestion. Some members of the appeasement faction also acted with the tacit approval of Muhammad Canning. began to move closer to the hardliners.

The entire Ottoman Grand Council has become a world dominated by hardliners. In the end, the Ottoman Empire's hardliners overwhelmingly "defeated" the appeasement members and took control of the empire's diplomatic strategy.

In order to show support for the "hardliners", the leader of the "appeasement faction" Muhammad Ali was replaced by the Ottoman Sultan and replaced by Rashid. Foreign Minister Rifat Pasha was also replaced by Fouad Efendi, who was friendly to France, at Valewski's request.

Muhammad Ali, the original prime minister of the Ottoman Empire, was once again appointed commander-in-chief of the army by the Sultan, and transformed into a member of the "war faction."

When the Ottoman Empire handed Menshikov the deliberation documents of the Great Council, Menshikov realized that he was like a clown being played in the palm of his hand.

Such humiliation made Menshikov couldn't help but curse at Ottoman government officials, Ambassador Canning, and Ambassador Valewski. He accused them of colluding and accused Britain and France of blaspheming religion.

After the abuse, Menshikov could only issue an "ultimatum" to the Ottoman Empire.

If the Ottoman Empire does not change its diplomatic strategy before June 14, the Russian Empire will withdraw its embassy in Constantinople.

After two days passed in a hurry, the Ottoman Empire showed no sign of wavering. Instead, the anti-Russian actions within Constantinople intensified under the instigation of the Peace Religion leaders and the official connivance.

The outside of the Russian embassy in the Ottoman Empire was covered with stinky and sticky egg liquid, and the walls of the embassy were also covered with words such as "Get out of the Russian invaders" and "Allah will destroy the infidels."

If the officials hadn't intentionally blocked it, the incited citizens would have rushed directly into the Russian Embassy and threw rotten eggs on Menshikov's face.

Now the Ottoman Empire has been hijacked by fanatical patriotism and religious love. No one dares to say a good word for the Russian Empire at this time.

Those citizens who welcomed Menshikov's Constantinople minority on a rainy day also had their addresses discovered by interested parties, and the ancient lynchings were revived again in this semi-modern city.

Overnight, shops belonging to ethnic minorities and Orthodox Christians were looted, and the store manager was brutally murdered.

Brutal racial and religious vendettas were once again staged.

On June 15, Menshikov, who had completely lost his patience with the Ottoman Empire, left in chaos, accompanied by the Russian ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and the staff of the embassy.

The Russian national emblem that once hung on the Russian Embassy in Constantinople has also been taken off. This means that the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire have completely become two countries with no diplomatic key, and only war awaits them. This is a path that can be taken.

Menshikov left Constantinople aboard the steam battleship "Thunder" and arrived at the Odessa naval base that night.

Menshikov arrived at the Odessa naval base and did not stay too much. Instead, he took a night train back to Tsarskoye Selo, St. Petersburg. He wanted to report the news to Nicholas I in person.

Considering the safety of Prince Menshikov, Lieutenant General Kornilov urgently dispatched a group of Cossack cavalry to ensure Menshikov's safety in the middle of the night.

After two days and two nights of non-stop running, the carriage finally arrived at Tsarskoe Selo on the outskirts of St. Petersburg on the afternoon of the 17th.

When Menshikov reported the news to the Tsar, he was first scolded by Nicholas I. After a while, Nicholas I stopped the scolding and began to think about whether the Russian Empire should take military action.

It was under such hesitation that Nicholas I called Paskiewicz and others on June 18.

"Tell me! What do you think?" When Nicholas I told everyone present what happened to Menshikov, he subconsciously glanced at Paskevich, who was the commander of the Danube River, and then looked back at him. He asked looking around.

"Your Majesty, there is no doubt that the Ottoman Empire responded like this out of provocation to the empire! I suggest that war should be declared on the Ottoman Empire immediately. Only by giving those fanatical heretics a lesson can they understand their position. ! So I dare not do anything to provoke the Russian Empire!" The first person to jump out was Count Orlov of the "Third Section". He was good at figuring out the holy will and said to Nicholas I immediately.

Nicholas I glanced at Count Orlov and nodded slightly, seeming to confirm Count Orlov's words.

Later, Nicholas I turned his attention to Paskevich, the commander of the Danube Principality.

Seeing this, Paskevich had no choice but to say: "I think the empire should be more cautious at this stage. Behind the Ottoman Empire are two countries, Britain and France! If you are not careful, you may face the combined efforts of all of them. Siege.”

As soon as Paskevich finished speaking, he found that Nicholas I was staring at him with an unhappy expression, as if he was observing an enemy.

However, Nicholas I did not refute Paskevich, but asked Menshikov, the person involved, to express his opinion.

Prince Menshikov, who was unwilling to offend Paskevich too much, first agreed with Paskevich's cautious thinking, and then changed the subject and criticized the Ottoman Empire to the best of his ability.

In his words, your country has become a heinous country, and the Russian Empire should destroy them on behalf of justice.

According to Menshikov, as long as the fleet of the Russian Empire's Sevastopol Naval Base annihilates the Ottoman Empire's fleet, the fleets of Britain and France will no longer entangle with the Russian Empire, and the Russian Empire can calmly capture Constantinople Dinburg.

Nicholas I also felt that Menshikov's military plan, which was almost like a Showa staff, was somewhat unreliable.

Immediately, he turned his attention to Prince Paskievich again: "Paskievich, what is your reason?"

"Your Majesty, once the Russian Empire crosses the border and takes action against the Ottoman Empire, it will most likely lead to a war that will spread throughout Europe! The Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia will most likely be forced to take action against the Russian Empire under pressure from Britain and France!" Skewicz raised his own concerns.

"Impossible! It is absolutely impossible for the Austrian Empire to take action against the Empire! Paskiewicz, you are worrying too much!" Nicholas I said to Paskiewicz immediately.

Nicholas I was very confident in his personal relationship with the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph

was satisfied, and he also took action to solve the Hungarian problem for Austria in 1849. He believed that Franz Joseph would work with him.

to join the military threat to Turkey and, if necessary, to participate in the partition of the Ottoman Empire. He believes that if

Had Austria been on his side, there would have been no European war and the Turks would have been forced to admit defeat.

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However, he did not know that the Austrian "brother" he cherished had sent people to the French Empire to discuss betraying the Russian Empire.

Facing the self-confident Tsar Nicholas I, Paskiewicz could only change his strategy. He reported to Nicholas I that he had sent personnel to the Ottoman Empire to promote Pan-Slavism, in an attempt to use Pan-Slavism The illusion of doctrine moved Tsar Nicholas I to suspend his actions against the Ottoman Empire.

In Paskevich's vivid words, Nicholas I seemed to see thousands of Slavs charging into battle and attacking Constantinople under the call of the Czar's banner. Finally, he agreed with Paskevich. Weird suggestion.

Nicholas I issued an order to Paskevich to suspend the attack on the Ottoman Empire, and at the same time ordered the two Danube principalities to stop paying tribute to the Ottoman Empire.

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