Chapter 133: Enjoying Life with the People (Two Chapters in One)

The horse carried the Sultan and galloped down from the gate of Topkapi Palace, and the scenery along the way was almost stretched into a straight line.

The palace eunuchs and guards headed by Paul also mounted their horses and followed the Sultan.

The crowd below had seen the Sultan's horses, and they began to cheer.

Almost every resident who came here to participate has already learned about today's activities, so everyone is looking forward to it.

"So why are you staying here?"

Michael said to Leo with an unhappy look on his face.

"Just be content, Uncle Suleiman personally arranged this position for us.

Others who want to stand here haven't had the opportunity yet. "

Leo explained a few words casually and continued to stand behind the pillars and look at the Sudanese motorcade in the distance.

To be honest, after this period of experience, he finally understood that if he wanted to get ahead, he not only needed to have real talent and learning, but also had the help of noble people.

Although he got the first place in the last civil service examination and got his wish to work in the central government, the work here was far from what he imagined.

As a new employee, he was often asked to do some trivial and trivial things.

It is a far cry from his ideal vision of governing, caring for the people, and promoting economic development.

Of course, the unit he works for is a central agency after all, and there is really no way to manage local affairs.

Considering that those officials said that promotion in central agencies was easy, he chose to endure it.

But for two consecutive months, almost every day's work was checking documents, copying documents, and sorting documents.

This made Leo unbearable. How could he train his abilities like this? How could he become a high-ranking official in the empire?

His dream was to become the Grand Vizier of the Empire. To this end, he would read the materials carefully every night before preparing for the exam, study the Quran, and practice his Ottoman speaking.

But the current situation gave him a blow. He couldn't see any possibility of improving himself and being promoted to higher places.

In fact, this is not his fault, because it was the first time that the civil service examination was implemented in the Ottoman Empire, and it was also the first time that the entire civil service system entered the Ottoman Empire.

In other words, the civil servants who are now led by Leo did not pass the exam. They were originally officials in the Ottoman Empire government.

For these veterans, in this situation, whether intentionally or unintentionally, they will always want to suppress the younger generations involuntarily. This is normal.

This is also the reason why Selim directly asked Suleiman to marry his daughter to Leo last time. How can we promote young people without some nepotism and adding some buffs?

Emperor Sai wants to demote talented people in any way, but can he do it?

He has placed many capable and loyal officials in various local positions. He has to leave some food for others to eat.

What's more, the Ottoman Empire has been around for five hundred years and is not a rising group to begin with. In addition, the last land redemption or the promise of some positions made it really difficult to promote young people.

The only solution now is to set an example to attract more young people to take the subsequent exams. What about their promotions?

Adapt yourself. If you don't get promoted like Leo, then you must not work hard enough. People who don't work hard enough will naturally not get rewards, that's it.

Of course, generally speaking, those who are truly capable will be reused.

The clouds in the sky moved, letting out a lot of sunlight from the gaps. The golden light shone on the Sudan, giving people a sacred and awe-inspiring feeling.

After going down the mountain, the convoy picking up the bride moved slowly, and there were crowds of people on both sides of the avenue.

Even the Muslims among the men basically wear new clothes, not to mention the Orthodox Christians.

Women's clothing is divided into two camps, gowns and others.

Along the way Selim walked, for some reason, the robes worn by female Muslims always reminded him of urea bags.

The Sudan shook his head, forcing himself not to associate the urea bag with the other person's robe.

The convoy moved slowly, with guards waiting around, giving snacks to the civilian "guests" on both sides of the road from time to time.

The eunuchs headed by Paul threw down large amounts of gold ducats after each shout of "Long live the Sultan", causing a series of scrambles.

"Don't crowd, don't crowd, aren't there still people somewhere?

Don't come here. "

"What else is there? A bunch of people can't grab anything."

"Can't grab it? What are these seven gold coins you have?"

The temptation brought by money brought people's emotions to a peak little by little, and people shouted.

"Long live the Sultan, long live the Sultan."

Selim couldn't help but smile when he saw the scene in front of him. It has to be said that we are simply a top organizer.

Thinking of this, Selim took out the postcard with his autograph that he had prepared before.

These postcards are not products from a factory assembly line, but are hand-painted by miniature painters unique to the Ottoman Empire.

As the court painters of the sultans, miniature painters generally paint some very... How should I say?

They generally paint some very cool paintings, but this does not mean that they are not capable of painting some grand and brilliant paintings.

In fact, these painters generally handle the relationship between the various parts of the whole picture very well, which may also have something to do with the fact that they often paint human bodies.

So the scenery Selim chose this time is more focused on details and overall matching.

There are three series of postcards, namely, Rise of the Eagle, Empire Glory, and Prosperous Times.

Although it is called a postcard, it is actually like a small painting.

Rise of the Eagle is from Osman I to the capture of Constantinople by Mehmed II in 1453. There are three cards in total, namely, Osman I's Dream, Orhan I Marrying a Byzantine Princess, and Bayezid I Defeating the Kosovo Coalition.

The most carefully painted one among them is Osman I's Dream.

In his dream, Osman saw himself and his host gradually approaching each other. He saw a full moon rising from Edbali's chest and sinking into his chest until it disappeared.

After that, a beautiful tree grew from his navel, and it continued to grow until it became a magnificent tree.

Its branches and trunk intertwined and gathered into a soft shade, which covered the entire horizon of the world.

Under the shade of the tree were four mountain ranges, which Osman recognized as the Caucasus Mountains, the Atlas Mountains, the Taurus Mountains, and the Balkan Mountains.

These four mountains were like four huge pillars, supporting the dome of the sacred tree, and the center of the earth was located under the dome.

From the roots of the tree flowed four rivers, the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Danube, and the Nile.

Osman saw the rivers bustling with ships, the fields overflowing with harvests, and the hillsides covered with endless forests, and the rich soil of the forests gave rise to springs and streams, and sweet springs flowed among the cypresses and rose bushes.

In the valley there was a magnificent city, with domes and spires, pyramids and obelisks, minarets and towers, with the crescent moon shining on their peaks.

Then Osman heard the muezzin calling people to prayer from the gallery, mixed with the sweet calls of a thousand nightingales, accompanied by the chorus of countless colorful parrots, and all singing birds sang loudly.

Suddenly, the birds quickly fled from the interlaced branches and under the eaves, and the leaves on the trees turned into sharp scimitars. A strong wind blew, and the raging wind blew the swords to every city in the world, especially Constantinople.

Constantinople, sitting between two seas and two continents, like a diamond between two sapphires and two emeralds, will be the most precious jewel in this ring.

When Osman was putting the ring that owned the whole world on his finger, he woke up.

This was the divine revelation that the Ottoman Empire received. The Great Seraphim looked around and saw Leo. He smiled and waved to him.

The crowd looked back in surprise, and then a small path was separated for one person to pass.

They stared at the path carefully, wanting to know which lucky person could be summoned by the Sultan in person.

At this time, Leo was also very surprised. Although he knew from his father-in-law Suleiman that His Majesty would select some people to ride on war horses, follow him, and go with him to pick up the bride.

This is also the reason why Suleiman did not put him in the front row but arranged him in another conspicuous place.

But he never thought that His Majesty would summon him in front of so many people. He felt like he was drunk, his legs trembling constantly, and it took a long time before he walked to the Sultan.

"Do you know what this is? Leo, you might as well take a closer look."

Selim said with a smile, holding the postcard in his hand.

"This is your ancestor Osman I, the founding monarch of the empire."

Leo knelt down directly.

Selim handed him the postcard "Divine Revelation" in his hand and said.

"Leo, you must know that this is the revelation given by God to the Osman family.

This divine revelation spanned five hundred years and was once again presented to the world.

Hold this divine revelation, you must remember it.

Loyalty is the first priority of a minister, and the Sultan is the master of the empire.

He is the only ruler, the object of your loyalty, and everything in the empire is dominated by him.

Including the past, present, future and destiny.

Your mission is to assist the Sultan and contribute your strength to the greatness of the empire."

Selim's words carried a sacred and irresistible tone, as if Allah had come to the world to give a lecture.

In fact, this is a special effect. This time has been selected long ago, because the Royal Academy of Sciences has specially designated a time period, during which the sun can provide lighting special effects.

As for how to solve other problems, there is actually a small dose of hallucinogens being released in the air at this time.

As for the effect of hallucinogens?

Although Sergius the Great has always complained that the previous sultans did not leave him any legacy, in fact, there is still some, but it is not very serious.

For example, the hallucinogens. After the sultans of the Ottoman Empire gradually lost power, some of them were no different from fat otakus.

They stayed in Topkapi Palace all year round, either playing with women or drinking.

Later, playing with women and drinking were not exciting enough, so at this time, they had to diversify their activities.

For example, good-looking boys, of course, some opium used to add to the fun was also indispensable.

Under the needs of the sultans, hallucinogens have developed rapidly, with good effects and many varieties.

Under the effect of hallucinogens, coupled with the sultan's charlatan expression, the whole process is still in place.

Leo took Selim's postcard with trembling hands, kowtowed, and said, Your Majesty, I will always be your most loyal follower.

After saying this, Paul immediately walked to his side, took him to a warhorse, and joined the sultan's caravan to pick up the bride.

The crowd around cheered, envying Leo for getting this postcard and hoping that they could get subsequent postcards.

The caravan continued to move forward, and the next set of postcards was the glory of the empire, from Mehmed II's capture of Constantinople to Suleiman the Magnificent's accession to the throne.

There were also three cards, namely Mehmed II's capture of Constantinople, Bayezid II's defeat of Venice, and Selim I's defeat of Safavid's founding monarch Ismail I in Isfahan.

The first card was given by Serbia to Saladin, the soldier who boldly asked him if he would dine with them in the new army camp.

The postcard showed the victor of the East, Mehmed II!

He held high the beacon of conquest and looked towards Constantinople.

The walls of Theodosius shook, unable to stop the bombardment of Urban's cannon

Ottoman warships had appeared on the Golden Horn, sailing on dry land, silently.

The ulema following the caravan sang praises.

"Constantinople, you were once the heart of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Now, the terrible tide of war surges into your heart.

Our arrow rain is as black as dark clouds, and the walls echo with the roar of war drums.

The red crescent flag flies high, heralding the arrival of victory and unification.

The temple of Hagia Sophia blooms with swaying sparks, and the veins of history are shining.

Oh Allah, your name will be gloriously sung here and echoed in the bells of victory.

Ancient city, you are immersed in the feast of victory, the arrogance and dignity of the past are burned, and everything is reborn.

Mehmed II stood on the top of conquest, looking at the ancient throne,

He announced the birth of the new empire and won dignity and glory.

Heroes and wise men gathered together and wrote a glorious chapter.

The conqueror, wearing the crown of honor, will be forever engraved on the stone tablet of history."

With the second card, "Conquer Constantinople" was given, and the crowd cheered again.

Saladin got on his warhorse and joined the convoy along with two other lucky people.

The convoy continued to move forward, and the third set of postcards was a prosperous era.

They were Suleiman the Magnificent's accession to the throne, the siege of Vienna, and the view of Topkapi Palace from Constantiniya.

The postcard "Accession to the Throne" depicts Suleiman the Magnificent's accession to the throne as the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

In the eyes of Muslims, "ten" is a blessed number.

People have ten fingers, ten toes, and ten senses. There are the Ten Commandments in the Five Books, the Prophet Muhammad has ten disciples, and there are ten heavens in Islam, guarded by ten angels. Suleiman happened to be the tenth Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and his rule opened the beginning of the tenth century in the Islamic calendar.

The Eastern world traditionally believes that a great man will rise at the beginning of each century, and Suleiman is such a great man. He is a "perfect person with a perfect number" and an angel from heaven.

Who will get this postcard?

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