When Iprakin arrived in the Ming Dynasty it was at the end of October. He followed the boat to Guangzhou first, and then went up the coast to Shanghai, the most prosperous port in the Ming Dynasty.

Iprakin stayed in Shanghai for about half a month. After the Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreed, the Ming Dynasty's ship was replaced from Shanghai to Tianjin. It was the end of the year when he arrived at the capital. When he arrived at the capital and personally visited the capital of this powerful and great country, he couldn't help but sigh that this city was a grandeur he had never seen before.

Iprakin has always believed that Istanbul is one of the richest and largest cities in the world, but since the Ming Dynasty, the cities he has seen along the way are not inferior to the great Istanbul, especially the capital of the Ming Dynasty, which opened his eyes. Such a huge and magnificent city was unprecedented in Europe.

In recent years, the rise of the Ming Dynasty has affected the entire world. Today, Europe has even sparked a "Chinese fever" under the influence of the Ming Dynasty. Countless scholars, politicians and even ordinary people have studied everything about this great empire in the East. Even the Ottoman Empire is no exception. There are many people talking about the Ming Dynasty on the streets of Istanbul.

The Ottoman Empire is a powerful empire spanning Asia, Europe and Africa. It has been more than 400 years since its founding in 1299. In these four hundred years, the Ottoman Empire has gradually become stronger from its initial weakness. It not only annexed vast territory, but also gradually became one of the most powerful countries in the world.

But now, the glory of the empire has gradually faded away, and the entire old empire is like an elderly man, inevitably heading towards decline.

Especially in recent years, the Ottoman Empire's expansion in Europe was strongly blocked. Although the empire won several foreign wars, it encountered heavy defeats in key wars. Especially in the previous Turkish-Russia battle, the Ottoman Empire lost its previous advantage in the subsequent battle situation. It had no choice but to sign the Karowitz contract with Russia, which was the first time since the founding of the empire, which was a defeated country, thus losing Assyria.

The signing of the Karowitz Contract completely broke the pride of the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years, and made the knowledgeable people in the empire angry and regretful.

It was precisely because of this contract that the politics within the Ottoman Empire changed, and the domestic calls for reform were increasingly prevailing. As an old empire, it was extremely difficult to reform. For this reason, after many fierce debates, the nobles and religious figures within the empire finally reached a suggestion that both sides could reluctantly accept, that is, to carry out appropriate reforms to the empire without affecting the interests of the ruling class.

Although the decision to reform has been determined, there is no clue as to how to reform it. After asking his ministers and scholars, Sultan Ahmed III decided to start with military reform first, and gradually eliminated the original corrupt customs within the empire, and sent close ministers to the East, intending to obtain support from the East in economic, military, political and other aspects and learn advanced technology from the Ming Dynasty.

Iprakin was the great nobles of the empire and also the political adviser of Ahmed III. Compared with many ordinary imperial nobles, Iprakin, who traveled through Europe many times, was a distinctive reformist faction, and had outstanding vision and firm beliefs.

This time I came to the Ming Dynasty, and there was no need to come in person as Iprakin, but considering the strength of the Ming Dynasty, the political structure and advanced military aspects of the Ming Dynasty, Iprakin decided to take a trip in person.

In order to come to the Ming Dynasty, he even handed over the important work of the Sultan's first preparation for the establishment of the embassy in the embassy abroad, the Vienna Embassy, ​​to his deputy, and embarked on the way to the East.

After arriving in the Ming Dynasty, he personally witnessed the prosperity and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and expressed his gratitude for the decision he made.

Arriving at the capital, Iprakin moved into the residence where the Ming Dynasty was to entertain him. The Ming Dynasty was very satisfied with his etiquette and arrangements. In the Ming Dynasty, he was not only respected, but also had the right to travel freely in the capital.

After living for several days, Iprakin, who had been waiting for the news, finally received a reply from the Ming officials informed the Emperor of His Majesty that his Majesty would agree to him. When I learned the news, Iprakin was very happy. In order to show respect for the Emperor of Ming, Iprakin specially burned incense and bathed the day before the official summoning. On the day of summoning, he wore the most gorgeous clothes and brought gifts carefully selected from the empire, and followed the Ming officials to the palace.

When Iprakin entered the Forbidden City, he was even more shocked by this magnificent and gorgeous palace. He could not imagine that there were such a great palace complex in this world, the magnificence, solemnity, and solemnity of the palace... Anyone who came here couldn't help but feel fear surging from the depths of his heart.

Walking on the imperial road in the palace, the knowledgeable Iprakin didn't even dare to speak out, and he felt hope and awe for seeing this imperial emperor immediately.

In order to show respect for Iprakin, Zhu Yicheng did not meet in the side hall today, but instead changed the place to the Huangji Hall.

Huangji Hall was originally called Fengtian Hall, but later it was renamed Huangji Hall in Jiajing. After the Qing army entered the pass, the pseudo-Qing Shunzhi changed the Huangji Hall to the Taihe Hall. After the Ming Dynasty restored the country, the name of the whole country was naturally changed back.

After entering the Huangji Temple, Iprakin saw a throne in front of him. On the throne was sitting a man in a royal robe. Because he was too far away, Iprakin did not see Zhu Yicheng's appearance clearly, but Zhu Yicheng, who was sitting on the throne, was extremely demeanor, giving people an invisible majesty and pressure.

There were more than a dozen Ming officials on both sides of the head of the throne. In addition to the military ministers, these officials also had ministers of various departments, chief officers and generals of the governor's office of the Five Army. These people were all important parts of the Ming Dynasty's center. Although Iprakin did not know any of them, it did not hinder his speculation about this.

According to etiquette, special officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had previously explained the interview with Iprakin. Iprakin met with the Emperor of Ming Dynasty step by step according to the content he remembered, and submitted a letter of state and gift to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

All these strange etiquettes are very complicated, but Iprakin still completed them step by step. The last step is to submit a letter of state and gifts, and to make a request to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries and to a certain extent.
Chapter completed!