The Crescent of the Sultan

Suleiman was no ordinary civil servant, he had been on the battlefield.

In the original time and space, this person once led his family's private soldiers to fight the Russian army head-on, and even repelled the opponent.

If I have to describe Suleiman's combat effectiveness, it can be said that ordinary elite soldiers cannot defeat him.

And Suleiman is a more insidious person, who often competes with others for their wits but not for their strength.

No, let’s start the show.

"Chief Anta, you are well." Suleiman walked up to Anta Kezan enthusiastically, as if he had completely forgotten how he had failed him at the previous gathering.

Anta Kezan didn't bother to pay attention to him and turned his head away, not looking at Suleiman at all.

But some people, or a qualified politician, didn't care at all about such a low-level slap in the face. Suleiman directly moved up and sat across from Anta Kezan.

"Old patriarch, you also know me.

I, Suleiman, have always respected the Kezan family, and the reason why I spoke rudely last time was also for my own reasons. "

"You? What's the reason? Why, you didn't get the bones from your master, and you came back to hug each other for warmth, right?"

Anta Kezan smiled disdainfully. He was stubborn but not stupid. He could still see Suleiman's intentions.

After the last meeting, the alliance between the two families has basically broken down. Who would believe this guy's lies?

I really thought that the Chapan family was the only one in the entire Ottoman Empire who was good at playing tricks. The Cozan family was not idiots like the Janikli family. They worked so hard to send troops to Egypt, only to die and destroy the whole family. This kind of thing would happen to him Anta Cozan Can't do it.

You must know that it is the tradition of the Ottoman Empire to exchange interests with local forces, and he can barely accept the other changes. .

It's okay to disband the private soldiers, but everyone will not support them anymore; it's okay to distribute the land, but the Kezan family is about to transform.

But even though he had helped, the Sultan showed no mercy at all. This was unreasonable.

If you want reform, I will tolerate it. If you want to open up religion, I will tolerate it. But I have helped you and you have not received anything in return, so I cannot bear it anymore.

Yes, you are the Sudan, I can't do anything to you, but I want to wear traditional clothes, so you shouldn't say anything about it, this is my freedom.

This is the mentality of Anta Kozan. It’s not that he is unaware of the seemingly slow but huge changes in the Ottoman Empire. He has just lived in the old era for a long time and has difficulty adapting to the new environment. Or he cannot adapt. He is too old. , I don’t know how to work around it.

Suleiman was clearly aware of this, so he chose to cut it off. However, since Sultan almost said he wanted to watch the show, he had no choice but to use the old guy to boost his performance.

"Hey, old patriarch, why do you think I spoke like that last time? I was trying to protect you and the Kezan family."

Suleiman directly grabbed the white spot, regardless of whether the other party listened to him or not. He wanted to attract the other party's attention anyway.

There is a reason why he said this. Suleiman believed that he wanted to know him better than Antar Kozan.

In fact, although the Kozan family is a major overlord in the Southern Anatolia region, they are not without opponents.

This involves the history of the Kezan family. Before Anta Kezan took charge of the family, the Kezan family was considered a wealthy family but its strength was limited.

In addition, he blocked the way for Suleiman's Chapan family to expand southward, so he was actually in a more dangerous situation.

But since Anta Kezan took control of the family, he believed that with the current situation of the Kezan family, if they did not become stronger, they would be destroying themselves.

So he seized the opportunity of the Russo-Turkish War. During the last Russo-Turkish War, that is, during the reign of Ahmed III, the father of the Great, the Kozan family tried their best to provide troops and funds for the then Sultan.

Moreover, the private soldiers of the Kozan family looked particularly bright among the Ottoman Guards' unseen achievements, which allowed Anta Kozan to gain the trust of Ahmed III and successfully obtain more packages. The tax district contract gradually became the most powerful family in Southern Anatolia.

For his part, Anta Kozan considers himself the revitalizer and protector of the Kozan family.

Hearing Suleiman's words, this was undoubtedly something he couldn't bear.

"Protect? You? Do you think I am no longer capable of leading the Kezan family?"

Antar-Kozan found it difficult to accept this question and questioned Suleiman directly.

Suleiman was not angry and just said with a smile.

"Well, what can I say, what you said is not wrong.

Because I really don’t like your methods anymore. "

Suleiman's words were undoubtedly a kind of naked ridicule, but Anta Kezan didn't care.

He retorted directly.

"So do you think your methods are very clever? When Janikli was destroyed, you voluntarily ran up to make him white gloves. After the deed was accomplished, did you get any benefits?

He wanted to disband his private soldiers and divide his land. You were the first to stand up and support him. What benefits did you get?

You even lost control of Yozmit, which the Chapan family had built up over generations.

You literally sold the entire Chapan family to him. "

Anta Kezan's words are simply innocuous to Suleiman. What benefits did the Chapan family get? Will Suleiman be stupid enough to be exposed? Only old guys like Anta Kezan can only No longer care about immediate interests.

However, the words were said and the goal was achieved. Although the method was rough, it didn't matter. It was enough for the Sultan to see Suleiman's loyalty.

According to recent news from the palace, His Majesty has intended to replace Haji Pasha, who is in power in Egypt, and recall him to replace the outgoing Grand Vizier or Prime Minister Yusuf Pasha.

There is a high probability that Isaac Pasha will be the governor of Egypt at that time. After this person moves away from the center, the faction originally led by Isaac Pasha will inevitably need a new leader. This is Suleiman's opportunity.

This was also an opportunity specially created by His Majesty. After all, Isaac Pasha is His Majesty's teacher. It is not suitable for such a high-ranking and powerful person to sit in this position for a long time.

The reason why His Majesty recalled Haji Pasha was essentially because of his prestige.

Although this man has not been in politics as long as Yusuf Pasha, the elimination of the Mamluks has given him a lot of points. Making Haji Pasha the Prime Minister of the State Council is more conducive to integrating domestic strength and doing the following work.

Thinking of this, Suleiman's eyes gradually turned fiery when he looked at Anta Kezan, which made the latter a little hairy.

Suleiman stood up directly, grabbed Anta Kezan's robe, and shouted.

"Old man, why do you want to slander the Sultan?"

Suleiman then punched out and knocked Anta Kezan to the ground. This scene immediately made the crowd in the hall look at this place in surprise.

Standing on the terrace, Emperor Sai looked at this punch and couldn't help but twitching the corner of his mouth. What the hell, how come he has so much martial virtue.

Thanks to the big guy who passed by, Mr. Abai is still a student for his monthly ticket, and thanks to book friend 33021206079914 and Geng Dong for the reward. I will add two more chapters, but I don’t have my computer with me recently, so it’s not good, so I owe it to you for now.

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