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This time, Menshikov, the noble stomach of the Russian Empire, came to Constantinople as the tsar's plenipotentiary envoy.

Its ostensible purpose is to take back all the rights of the Orthodox Church in the Ottoman Empire, such as the right to use the Holy Land Church, to provide security for the parishioners of the Orthodox Church.

Of course, religious issues are just one of the excuses.

The foundations of the Russian Empire were the Tsar, the Orthodox Church, and expansion.

Emperor Russia aimed at Ottoman in the name of the Orthodox Church, but actually aimed at the mouth of the Black Sea, and even Constantinople.

Menshikov arrogantly sent a message to the messenger of the Ottoman Empire, asking the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (similar to the prime minister of China, under one person in the Ottoman Empire, above ten thousand people.) In person, he will go to the port of Junbao to welcome the great vizier. Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian Empire.

If this request is barely reasonable, then Menshikov's next request is too humiliating to the Ottoman Empire and its sultan.

Menshikov asked the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Mejid to wait for him at the gate of the palace in very strong terms, instead of him entering the pilgrimage to pay homage to the Ottoman Sultan.

Mejid, who was in his prime, trembled from Menshikov's rude behavior.

The Tsar sent a reckless man without any diplomatic experience as a special envoy to Constantinople with an aggressive face, clearly to provoke trouble.

Mejid naturally did not agree to this rude request.

He is the sultan, the king, and no matter how powerful Menshikov is in the Russian Empire, he is at best a minister.

Even if the tsar came, it was already due courtesy to go out of the palace to greet the tsar.

And this Menshikov, a mere courtier and a plenipotentiary envoy, asked him that a sultan should wait for him at the gate of the palace.

Mejid was not in a hurry to reply to Menshikov, but first summoned the British ambassador to Constantinople: Stratford Canning, who wanted to know the attitude of the British.

Canning, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, came to the palace with his head held high, and bowed deeply to Mejid.

This made Mejid somewhat more comfortable. At least on the surface, the British were more polite than the tyrannical Russians.

When the Mejid line explained Menshikov's rude behavior and intentions to Canning, Canning immediately made clear his attitude, that is, the attitude of London.

"Don't pay attention to a reckless guy like Menshikov, don't pay attention to the rude demands of the Russians, let alone make concessions."

Canning's clear answer reassured Mejid, but the Sultan was still afraid of the huge Russia.

"What if the Tsar declares war on us? With the military strength of the Ottoman Empire, it is impossible to resist the attack of Tsarist Russia."

The Russians sent troops directly, which was what Mejid was most worried about. Mejid knew that he could not compete with the Russian Empire with his own military strength.

"The Russians dare not launch a war. If they dared, the British Empire would never stand idly by. We will firmly stand on the side of the Sudan." Canning replied confidently and calmly.

Canning's promise instantly filled Mejid with confidence.

Since Menshikov humiliated him, he would naturally humiliate him back. …

Mejid changed into a nightgown and came to the palace in slippers to meet Menshikov. He wanted to show Menshikov the attitude of the Ottoman Empire in person.

The Ottoman Sultan did not meet Menshikov at the gate of the palace in person, which made Menshikov furious, thinking that he had been slighted, and clamored to question the Sultan.

Menshikov clamored all the way to the palace. At this time, he was more like a rascal in the city than a special envoy of a country.

Just as Menshikov was about to step into the hall, the Sudanese soldiers standing at the entrance of the hall stopped Menshikov.

"If you want to see the Sultan, you have to bend down and bow to show respect before you can enter the palace!"

Menshikov glanced coldly at the Sultan who was wearing a nightgown and slippers in the main hall, eating grapes and drinking red wine leisurely.

Menshikov's anger reached, he suddenly raised his voice, and snapped: "I'm not here to meet your sultan! I'm here to pass on the credentials of His Majesty the Great Tsar! Delaying important national affairs, even your sultan I can’t bear this responsibility, let alone you, a little soldier!”

After speaking, Menshikov was about to force his way into the palace, but he was immediately blocked by the strong Sudanese soldiers.

"I'm sorry, Special Envoy, the Sultan has orders! No matter who comes, as long as he doesn't bow, he can't enter the palace!"

Menshikov's face flushed with anger, but he decided to bow in order to hand over his credentials to the Ottoman Sultan face to face.

Menshikov made a [-]-degree turn, turned north to the Sultan, and bowed to the sky.

In Mejid's sight, it was Menshikov who pouted his buttocks and entered the palace with his buttocks facing him.

This scene not only stunned the Sultan's soldiers at the gate of the palace, but even the Ottoman ministers in the store and even the Sultan himself were suffocated by it
"His Majesty the Tsar's credentials are here!
My Majesty the Tsar Subon believers were treated unfairly in Ottoman territory, even shameful and cruel massacres, so I was specially appointed as the special envoy of the Tsar to present the letter of credence to the Ottoman Sultan. On the day the Ottoman Sultan received the letter of credence, the Ottoman Sultan The great Tsar Nicholas I must be recognized as the protector of all Orthodox parishioners.

The Ottoman Sultan needs to hand over the right to use the Holy Land Church to the Orthodox Christians, and make a guarantee in writing.When necessary, His Majesty the Tsar has the right to send troops to protect the rights and interests of the Orthodox parish residents in Ottoman territory."

Menshikov appeared in the palace in a majestic manner, and read the main content of the letter of credence to the Ottoman ministers and the sultan in the palace.

The unreasonable demands of Tsarist Russia made Mejid's face very ugly. He slammed his wine glass on the ground: "The Tsar is the protector of the Orthodox Church, and I am also the protector of Christianity! Go back and tell you the Tsar, the territory of the Ottoman Empire It's not his turn to dictate the housework!"

Religious issues have always been a very sensitive issue in the Ottoman Empire. One-third of the population in the empire believes in Christianity, and Orthodox Christians are only a small part of this one-third population.

Once the right to use the Holy Land Church was given to Orthodox Christians as the Tsar wished, Christians of other denominations would inevitably have opinions.

Mejid would not easily hand over the right to use the Holy Land Church to the Orthodox Church, not to mention that Tsarist Russia also requested to send troops to Ottoman territory to protect the rights and interests of Orthodox Christians in Ottoman territory.

This is a condition that Mejid cannot accept. Who knows whether the Tsar cares about the Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman territory or the land under the feet of these Orthodox Christians.

Mejid knew in his heart that things had reached such a point that there was no room for maneuver, and the Tsar would not make any concessions.

The Russians dare not start a war. If they did, the British Empire would not stand by and we will stand firmly on the side of the Sultan.

The words of Canning, the British ambassador to Constantinople, echoed in Mejid's ears, which made Mejid more determined.

With a heartbroken heart, Mejid tore up the tsar's credentials in front of Menshikov, and then threw the torn credentials into the air. The husband issued an order to evict the guest: "Your Excellency, Special Envoy, please go back, I will not send you away!"