Chapter 425: The Ottoman Empire who does not understand gratitude
Lord Seymour's plain but persevering speech made Nicholas I's face stiffen, and then he smiled dryly and said: "Really?"
"Your Majesty, the peace and stability of the Near East depends on every responsible and responsible European country, so we must join hands to jointly maintain peace and stability in Europe!" Lord Seymour said to Nicol with a sincere face.
As La I said, he seemed not to notice the slightly embarrassed face of Nicholas I at this time.
Although Lord Seymour's attitude was so sincere, Nicholas I seemed to believe that Lord Seymour had already sided with the French Empire.
"Okay! I know your attitude! If the Kingdom of Britain is not willing to support me, then we will do it ourselves!" Nicholas I said to Lord Seymour angrily like a child who had not yet grown up.
"Your Majesty, it's not that we are unwilling to support you! We just hope that the various forces in the Near East will maintain a balance and jointly maintain the peaceful and stable development of Europe!" Lord Seymour responded cautiously, and then added: "The Kingdom of Britain is unwilling,
Nor do we want to target any country. If any country wants to undermine the peace of the Near East, Britain will defend it at all costs."
Under Lord Seymour's tough attitude, Nicholas I completely gave up the idea of wanting to win over the British Kingdom to carve up the Ottoman Empire.
Now Nicholas I understood that the British kingdom only wanted a high-level government under their control, not a fragmented Ottoman Empire.
"What if the Ottoman Empire itself destroyed the peace in the Near East?" Nicholas I asked Lord Seymour coldly.
"I believe that the Ottoman Empire will not make such an unwise move!" Lord Seymour directly responded with a double-standard attitude.
"Okay! Lord Seymour, I'm tired! I won't leave you to rest here!" Nicholas I, who tested Lord Seymour's attitude, issued an expulsion order to Lord Seymour. The court of the Russian Empire would never welcome him.
A man with ill intentions towards the Russian Empire.
Lord Seymour naturally heard what Nicholas I meant, and he hurriedly curtsied to the Tsar in front of him. Nicholas I waved his hand slightly, and a guard sent Lord Seymour away from the Russian Imperial Palace.
After Lord Seymour completely left Tsarskoye Selo, Nicholas I slowly came to a portrait. The owner of the portrait was a middle-aged man wearing a Russian Imperial military uniform and receiving money to buy shoes and a sword. From then on.
Judging from his appearance in the portrait, he is somewhat similar to Nicholas I.
Standing under the portrait, Nicholas I looked at the middle-aged man in the portrait with blurred eyes, and murmured to himself: "Brother, what do you think I should do? Where should the Russian Empire go!"
That's right, the person in the portrait is none other than the "Holy King" Alexander I who "saved" all of Europe.
It was precisely because of his decision to fortify the walls and clear the country that the French Empire was defeated by General Winter after they invaded Moscow because they could not find supplies.
After this battle, only less than 300,000 of the more than 600,000 French allied troops left the Russian Empire. In the following wars, the Russian Empire pursued the victory from Poland to the French mainland. Prussia and Austria were defeated by the Russian Empire.
"Liberation", joining the Russian Empire in the crusade against France.
Now 38 years have passed since that war. The once handsome young man (Nicholas I) has now become a middle-aged and handsome man. Under his leadership, the Russian Empire has gradually become stronger (Nicholas I thinks that
). With just one step, Nicholas I could lead his army to capture the Fortress of Constantinople, let the double-headed eagle flag of Constantinople fly in the wind, and accomplish what the previous tsars had not accomplished for hundreds of years.
However, on Nicholas I's way to Constantinople stood an emaciated "patient", and behind this "patient" was a "haunting" opponent.
Decades ago, the Russian Empire, under the leadership of the Holy King, defeated the "Ghost of the Republic" that destroyed the monarchy.
Decades later, the nephew of the "dead man" established an empire with his legacy and changed its name to "The Second French Empire".
The undead of the past appeared in the land of France like a resurrected soul. This undead should have been wiped out on this land again when he was born.
However, after more than thirty years of development, those countries whose minds were full of various calculations gradually faded away from their hatred of the undead. They began to negotiate with the undead, trying to use the undead's guarantee to appease the undead.
Their hearts are increasingly filled with fear.
They succeeded, the undead agreed to their terms and made their own guarantee to the whole of Europe. They began to feel relaxed and began to conquer each other.
Only he, Nicholas I, knew that this haunting Second Empire would never stop their evil plans, and they would do everything possible to destroy the entire Europe.
The fact is exactly what Nicholas I expected. With the support of the undead, the Ottoman Empire rejected the Russian Empire's proposal and they began to resist the Russian Empire.
Just when the Russian Empire needed help to fight together, the Kingdom of Britain and the Austrian Empire also stood on their side. They were beguiled by Jérôme Bonaparte's rhetoric (Nicholas I always believed that the reason why the Kingdom of Britain was the same as
The union of the French Empire was purely due to Jérôme Bonaparte. Felix Schwarzenberg's friendliness towards France also made Nicholas I feel very unhappy.) He became their accomplice. Fortunately, he was blessed by Christ.
Punishment replaced Felix.
Even so, the Kingdom of Britain still stands with the dead...
Standing under the portrait, Nicholas I began to have random thoughts. When he thought about how heroic his brother Alexander I was when he faced the First Empire.
Nicholas I believed that he must not lose the majesty of Romanov. Even without the support of the British Kingdom, the Russian Empire could defeat the French Empire.
Thinking of this, a sense of mission arose spontaneously in Nicholas I's heart, making him determined to defeat the French Empire like Alexander I.
When Nicholas I was stunned, an attendant suddenly broke into Nicholas I's room and informed Nicholas I that the Ottoman Empire's Grand Council had declared war on the Russian Empire. (France issued an order to the Russian Empire to evacuate the Danube River.
The warning time was earlier than the time when Nicholas I received the declaration of war from the Ottoman Empire.)
"How dare they!" Nicholas I roared angrily.
He had never thought that a poor and weak Ottoman Empire would declare war on the Russian Empire. He had obviously given them enough time to think, so why were they unwilling to submit!
In the eyes of Nicholas I's hegemonic values, the Ottoman Empire's declaration of war against Nicholas I was a complete mistake.
"Tell me, why do they dare to declare war? Tell me!" Nicholas I shouted to his attendants.
The attendant was so frightened by Nicholas I's rage that he could not say a word. He could only express to Nicholas I tremblingly that the Ottoman Empire did not know how to be grateful to the Russian Empire!
After a while, the angry Nicholas I regained some sense. He also remembered the warning issued to him by the French Ambassador yesterday.
Nicholas I's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked the military attaché about the time it took for him to depart from the Ottoman Empire to St. Petersburg.
The military attaché did not dare to be negligent and immediately informed Nicholas I.
After the Ottoman Empire issued a warning to declare war, it immediately sent a letter of war to Paskevich who was stationed in the Danube area.
After receiving the letter, Paskevich immediately summoned Gorchakov and others for discussion.
attack, the attendants did not know about this part), and then immediately arrived at Nicholas I's side. The whole journey took less than a week (6 days).
"Why does France get the news faster than you?" Nicholas I was keenly aware of the time problem on the way.
First from the Ottoman Empire to Paris, and then from Paris to St. Petersburg, this distance is much farther than the distance from Constantinople to St. Petersburg.
This does not include the time required for decision-making. According to common sense, the French ambassador should have given him the warning after he received the news of the Ottoman Empire's declaration of war.
"This..." The attendant did not know that a telegraph had been set up from Constantinople to Paris. France already knew the news within a few hours after the Imperial Council made the decision. The subsequent decision and the delivery of the news were
Faster than horse-drawn carriages to deliver messages.
The large-scale application of telegraphy in France made France faster in all aspects and able to obtain more news.
These were conditions that Nicholas I could not meet. The poor and weak Russian Empire simply did not have the extra money to build a one-day telegraph line from the Russian Near East.
Furthermore, Nicholas I had no idea that telegraphs were used in the military and diplomatic fields.
"Forget it! Go and call the Minister of War, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Third Section!" Looking at the ignorant attendant in front of him, Nicholas I was furious, and he suppressed his anger.
The attendant military attaché waved his hand and gave the order.
"Yes!" the aide-de-camp immediately responded to Nicholas I, and then immediately left Tsarskoe Selo for St. Petersburg.