Because of the restart of war with Russia, Fazo and Mustafa have actually been on the dead end. Although the Imperial Expeditionary Force plundered all of Russia, it withdrew before the winter arrived. Although the main force of the Ottoman army did not achieve decisive victory on the banks of the Dnieper River, China, an ally from afar, showed its strong strength. Nearly 200,000 cavalry appeared on the battlefield and provided a large amount of low-priced war materials in the direction of the Indian Ocean.

In the Ottoman, from His Majesty the Sultan to the subjects who are keen on conquest, they all believe that this war against Russia will achieve a grand victory and may even destroy the entire Russian old opponent. However, these confidence in victory is lacking in the noose of Mustafa, the Great Vizier, but the whole country believes that when you are bound to win, then as the commander, you cannot fail.

The same is true for Fazo. He believed that he would win, but he could not accept that Mustafa would eat the fruits of victory. In that case, the Kopruli family would never have a day to turn around.

Li Junwei listened to Fazor's determined language and said to Fazor: "His Excellency Fazor, as your friend, I must give you a suggestion. In fact, you don't need to urge me here. You know mine. Supervision is meaningless to me. In the war next year, I need your help to contact the Tatar allies of Crimea and let them agree to our crossing request. On the other hand, I want to tell you a very important news, that is, the land of the empire, our emperor, that is, my brother, has sent a mission to the Ottoman.

This mission is to deepen our allies and hope to deepen our trade relations. They are not sent by me, so the issues that need to be negotiated are not just about this war on the North Shore of the Black Sea, but also about trade, law, taxation and ports. Your Excellency, to be honest, the situation is no longer under my control. If you have not handled your relationship with our mission well, my brother may choose to let me delay the fight and discuss the conditions with you. Are there any senior officials who recognize these importance in your country? Are there any of Vizier who really have the same vision?”

Fazor had to pay attention to Li Junwei's proposal. His purpose in coming to the empire was to urge Li Junwei to truly send troops according to the alliance between the two sides, rather than being too excited to eat and drink during the Russian war this year, and to deal with it or simply not send troops.

Now that Li Junwei kicked the ball directly to Shin Kyung, everything was impossible. Fazo's meaning was not great. Either go to Shin Kyung to convince the Chinese emperor, or return to Istanbul to promote trade negotiations between the two sides.

But Mustafa appeared in Fazo's head. He believed that this political enemy also hoped to win the war, so he should play a common role in promoting trade negotiations between the two sides.

When Fazo returned to Ottoman, Bahdel came to the tent of Mustafa, Ottoman Great Vizier, located on the Dnieper River. Although Mustafa could not enjoy the warm houses and delicious food when he went out, he was still very refined as Great Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.

Mustafa sat behind the table, listening to the chanting of the servants beside him, stopped his hands pouring wine, and said, "Read that gift list again."

"Twelve Slavic girls, 2,000 taels of gold, and six sets of imperial porcelain for China..." The attendant recited it, and Mustafa nodded: "Is this the gifts given to me by His Highness Yu in China? This time I am so generous. Maybe I should really meet my old friend, where is Bahdel, let him come in."

When he saw Mustafa again, Bahdel still saluted humbly, even more humble than the previous one, because he had not fulfilled Mustafa's original instructions. Mustafa once asked him to persuade Li Junwei to kill Fazo in the war, but he never thought that in the summer, Fazo returned to Ottoman and informed Sudan that China had sent 200,000 expeditionary forces to sweep Russia. He also appeared on the battlefield on the banks of the Dnieper River as an envoy of the Sudan and urged himself to march into Zaporoze.

Bahder was very worried that his life would be lost this time, but what he didn't expect was that after seeing him salute, Mustafa actually walked out from behind the table, helped him up, and asked, "Bahder, my old friend, are you okay? I haven't seen you for a long time..."

"I'm very good, Lord Mustafa, the only sadness is in my heart. I failed your instructions and did not complete your explanation." Bahder said apologetically.

Mustafa shook his head: "If it was Fazo, then you don't have to worry too much. In fact, it is not necessary. I just want to be a wise lion and win without seeing blood. But if I can't do it, no one is my opponent when facing each other. Dear Bahdel, you have done a good job. At least His Highness Yu has started giving me gifts, right?"

"This is actually His Highness's private gift, and there are some private requests." Bahder whispered.

Mustafa nodded slightly: "Is that so good? You all go down first. I have a few words to say with my old friend."

After driving away the servants, Mustafa invited Bahdel to sit down, gave him a glass of warm wine, and said, "I wonder what private requests the Chinese Highness has?"

"Mr. Mustafa, do you know that the Empire sent a team of envoys to Istanbul, the capital of your country? This envoy was sent by His Majesty Emperor Shinkyung, not by His Highness Yu's orders." Bahdel said carefully.

Mustafa thought for a moment: "It is true. Fazo also returned to Istanbul from Crimea some time ago from Istanbul to discuss this matter with me. And your Highness Yu said that if this mission does not reach an agreement with us, it is likely to affect our joint attack on the enemy next year, so I have to join forces with Fazo to promote this matter together."

"Is that so? That's a pity. In fact, His Highness Yu did not tell the truth to Lord Fazo. In fact, His Highness didn't want this mission to achieve his goal in Ottoman." Bahdel said carefully, while carefully observing Mustafa's expression, but there was no change in expression on this dark face. Only those eyes flashed slightly a few times, but soon calmed down again, and turned like a pool of stagnant water.

It can be seen that Mustafa was considering and measuring it, and wanted to understand the true meaning of it, so Bahdel did not speak. After a while, Mustafa was slightly disappointed. Obviously, he did not understand why Li Junwei said completely different things between Fazo and himself. Mustafa asked: "Why, why did Your Highness do this?"

Bahdel said: "In fact, this mission is just a cover. It is just an excuse for the empire to withdraw from the war. The mission will make many unsubstantiated demands and delay the negotiations. By the summer or autumn next year, the two sides have not reached an agreement, so His Highness Yu cannot send troops. Can Lord Mustafa's army wait for another year?"

"I don't understand, is there any benefit in this?" Mustafa became alert. This was completely different from what he expected. Mustafa felt that discussing trade with the help of war is to threaten each other. If the conditions for joining the war next year to threaten trade negotiations, Mustafa believed that both His Majesty Sultan and Fazo would make some compromises, and he was also forced to a dead end. Since the war started in the second time, it was necessary to win. One of the prerequisites for victory was that the Imperial Expedition Force would participate in the war again and compete with the main force of the Ottomans to directly cooperate on the battlefield.

Bahdel sighed and said, "This is the will of His Majesty the Great Emperor. In His Majesty the Great Emperor's view, the war has already gained too many benefits this year. The Russians have ceded a large amount of territory and we have achieved unprecedented victory. If we fight another war next year, can we get the same victory this year? Obviously, it is unlikely.

For His Majesty the Great Emperor, the existing victory is already glorious enough, especially for His Highness Yu, it is too glorious. Do you understand His Majesty the Great Emperor's thoughts?"

Mustafa understood it too much. It was the same as the eunuchs that often appeared around him. Even if he was a foreign minister like himself, he was commanding the Ottoman army, some of which were the Crimean Tatars and some were the Sultan's imperial guards. Even so, the Sultan was still worried about himself and sent the eunuchs around him to the army to monitor. As the brother of the Chinese emperor, King Yu had achieved two huge victories in the distant Western Xinjiang. This was a huge threat to the emperor and the great emperor. For the emperor far away in Shenjing, three victories were not much different from two, but if the commander was the same person, the difference would be too big.

And Bahdel continued: "As for the benefits you said, there are too many, at least more than you think. My lord, your army cannot open up the situation on the Dnieper River for a long time, the war can only stop. Perhaps in the autumn next year, perhaps in the summer, His Majesty the Sultan would not allow his guards and Great Vizier to stay in the far north all day long.

The way of the truce is naturally solved by you and the Russians and Poles. At that time, our ally, Ottoman will take the initiative to truce. As a result, His Majesty the Great Emperor successfully stopped the unnecessary war of the crunch, and Ottoman is still our ally. After the war ends, His Highness Yu should return to Shenjing.

Obviously, Your Highness doesn’t want this, so he thought of you. Your Highness Yu feels that he and you have a mutual understanding of each other and can empathize with you."

Mustafa nodded slightly. Once the war ended with a compromise with Russia, Poland and the Lithuanian Commonwealth, then the one who returned to the capital was naturally not only His Highness Yu, but also his Great Vizier. As the brother of the Great Emperor of China, King Yu could still continue his career without any rebellion. But he did not win a decent victory for the Ottoman, especially if he did not win in a sure victory, could he continue to serve as Great Vizier?

"I understand what Your Highness Yu is saying. Bahdel, my friend, thank you for bringing me such important news in the wind, snow and freezing. Let's go and rest now. I want to think about this matter carefully, but don't worry, I will contact His Highness Yu who is far away in the grassland soon, and everything will be annoying to you at that time." Mustafa said to Bahdel with a smile.

Bahdel nodded slightly and said goodbye to Mustafa politely. After Bahdel left, Mustafa immediately called the attendant and asked: "Where have you put the official documents from Istanbul? Take it out immediately, especially after Fazo returned from me in recent times."

In the past days, Mustafa didn't care about the official documents from Istanbul, unless they were signed by His Majesty Sultan himself. As a great Vizier, he didn't like any complaints, but was just willing to see obedience. Soon, Mustafa got all the documents he had come and went. After opening them, he looked carefully. When he saw a letter seven days ago, Mustafa angrily said: "Fazo, this bastard, actually deceived me!"

These documents have a timeline. From the arrival of the Imperial Mission to the first talks, there is another letter that states the terms of the Chinese mission, such as the establishment of free cities, allowing Chinese merchants to purchase land, extrajudicial privileges, etc., which are all very strict terms. In the document seven days ago, there was an inconspicuous personnel transfer, that is, His Majesty Sultan ordered Fazow to serve as a negotiator as the Great Vizier and to be fully responsible for negotiations with the Chinese mission.

If Bahder had not arrived, Mustafa would think that this was Fazo who had worked hard to reach the agreement between the two before cooperation, but the news brought by Bahder made Mustafa determine that this was Fazo's strategy to escape. He first served as a negotiator and completely escaped from the war in the north. In this way, when the negotiations were not going well, Fazo would not have to bear the responsibility for the lack of victory in the war. When he returned to Istanbul in shame, the Highness Yu returned to their capital, and the negotiations would achieve results, or even succeed. Perhaps because of these, the position of Great Vizier would be replaced.

Mustafa soon summoned Bahder again, and Bahder proposed on behalf of Li Junwei that he hoped Mustafa would intervene in the negotiations and let the negotiations fail at a suitable time. For example, in the spring, when the war can go on, the negotiations would not affect the course of the war.
Chapter completed!