Who had done the deed?
Who was to be Moley Pasha's successor?
The conspirators played their parts well.
Ibrahim Bey pretended to be terribly amazed and shocked: he refused to be placed at the head of affairs until the sultan's will should be known, and he offered rewards for the discovery of the assassin.
A council, consisting of Ibrahim and others, was now established to temporarily rule the town.
A grand funeral, at which all the dignitaries of the place attended, was given to the unfortunate pasha, the evening after his assassination.
The same night arrived a firman from the sultan, proclaiming Ibrahim Pasha of Allahissar.
Such is the perilous nature of the power and dignity in Eastern lands.
Ibrahim at once appointed Abdullah his vizier, and gave all the other conspirators important posts.
Several perfectly innocent men were arrested and hanged on a pretended suspicion of having caused the late pasha's death.