The Crescent of the Sultan

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 agency, the work here was far from what he imagined.

As a new employee, he is 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 and become a high-ranking official in the empire?

His dream is to become the Grand Vizier of the Empire. To this end, he will 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. In addition, the last land redemption may have promised some positions, so it is 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 be rewarded. 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, isn't there still 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 he had prepared with his autograph.

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 have a very good grasp of the relationship between various parts of the entire picture, which may also have something to do with the fact that they often paint human bodies.

Therefore, the scenery selected by Selim this time paid more attention to details and overall matching.

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

It's said to be a postcard, but it actually looks like a small painting.

The Rise of the Eagle covers the period from Osman I to the capture of Constantinople by Mehmed II in 1453. There are three cards in total, namely the dream of Osman I, Orhan I marrying a Byzantine princess, and Bayezid I defeating the Kosovo coalition.

Among them, the most carefully painted one is the Dream of Osman I.

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

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

Its branches and trunks twist together into a mellow shade that casts its shadow over the entire horizon of the world.

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

These four mountains are like four huge pillars, supporting the dome of this sacred tree, and the center of the earth is under the dome.

Four rivers flowed from the roots of the giant tree: the Tigris, Euphrates, Danube and Nile.

Osman saw the bustling boats on the river, the fields overflowing with crops, the hillsides covered with endless forests, springs and streams gushing out of the rich soil in the forests, and sweet springs gurgling among the cypress trees and rose bushes.

In the valley lay a magnificent city that shone and moved, with its domes and spires, its pyramids and obelisks, its towers and towers, on whose summits the light of the new moon shone.

At this moment Osman heard the sound of the muezzin calling people to worship from the long corridor. The call to worship was intertwined with the sweet calls of a thousand nightingales, accompanied by the chorus of countless colorful parrots, and all singing birds were singing. Singing happily.

Suddenly, the birds quickly escaped from the gaps between the branches and under the eaves. The leaves on the trees turned into sharp scimitars. A strong wind blew, and the raging wind blew the sword leaves to every building in the world. Cities, especially Constantinople.

Situated between two seas and two continents, like a diamond between two sapphires and two emeralds, Constantinople will become the most precious gemstone on this ring.

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

This was the divine revelation that the Ottoman Empire had received. Emperor Sai glanced around and saw Leo. He smiled and waved to him.

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

They stared at the path carefully, wanting to know which Xin Yun'er could be summoned by the Sultan himself.

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

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

But he never thought that His Majesty would actually summon him in front of so many people. He felt as if he was drunk, his legs were shaking constantly, and it took him a while to reach the Sultan.

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

Selim held up the postcard in his hand and said with a smile.

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

Leo knelt down directly.

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

“Leo, you have to know that this is God’s revelation to the Ottoman family.

This divine revelation spanned five hundred years and was once again displayed before the eyes of the world.

You should keep this divine revelation in mind.

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

He is the only ruler, the one to whom you owe allegiance, and everything in the empire is controlled by him.

Including past, present, future and destiny.

Your task is to assist the Sultan and contribute to the greatness of the empire. "

Selim's words had a sacred and irresistible tone, as if God had come to earth to teach.

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 special lighting effects.

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

As for the effects of hallucinogens?

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

For example, this hallucinogen. After the Ottoman Sultans gradually lost power, some of them became no different from fat houses.

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

Later, playing with women and drinking are no longer exciting enough. At this time, you have to diversify your activities.

For example, good-looking young men, and of course some cigarettes used to add to the fun are also indispensable.

Hallucinogens have developed rapidly due to the needs of the Sudans, with good effects and many varieties.

Under the influence of hallucinogens and the Sudan's magic-like expression, the whole process was quite 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 up to him and led him to a horse to join the Sultan's convoy to receive his bride.

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

The convoy continues to move forward, and the next set of postcards is of imperial glory, from the capture of Constantinople by Mehmed II to the accession of Suleiman the Magnificent.

There are the same three cards, namely, Mehmed II captured Constantinople, Bayezid II defeated Venice, and Selim I defeated the Safavid founding monarch Ismail I in Isfahan.

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

The postcard shows none other than the victor of the East, Mohammed II!

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

The walls of Theodosius trembled, unable to withstand the bombardment of Urban's cannon

Ottoman warships have appeared on the Golden Horn, sailing quietly on dry land.

The ulama who followed the convoy sang hymns.

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

Now the terrible tide of war rushes into your breast.

Our arrows are as black as the clouds, and the walls echo with the roar of war drums.

The red crescent flag flutters high, signaling the arrival of victory and reunification.

The temple of Hagia Sophia is blooming with swaying sparks, and the historical context is shining.

O Allah, your name will be sung with glory here and echoed in the bells of victory.

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

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

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

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

The conquerors wear the crown of honor and are forever engraved on the stone tablets of history. "

The crowd cheered once again as the second card, Conquest of Constantinople, was given.

Saladin got on his horse and, together with two other lucky men, joined the convoy.

The motorcade continues to move forward, and the third set of postcards shows the prosperous era.

They were the ascension of Suleiman the Magnificent, the siege of Vienna, and the view of Topkapi Palace from Constantiniya.

The postcard "Enthronement" depicts Suleiman the Magnificent's ascension to the throne as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

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

Humans have ten fingers, ten toes and ten senses. There are "Ten Commandments" in the "Five Books", the Prophet Muhammad has ten disciples, there are ten heavens in Islam, guarded by ten angels, and Sulay Man 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 rises at the beginning of every century, and Suleiman is such a great man. He is a "perfect man of perfect numbers" and an angel from heaven.

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