The Wahhabis who had emerged in the Hijaz imposed a heavy tax on the people of the land and appointed senior soldiers to collect it. Muhammad Ali Pasha ordered the construction of walls and forts in Alexandria, Abu Qir, Suez, Rashid, and Damietta. He worked diligently and assigned many men to this task. He sent word to those fighting Yass Bey to intensify their siege and prevent any supplies from reaching his stronghold. They did so and intensified their efforts. Yass Bey then proposed a peace settlement on terms he suggested, which they accepted. He was granted safe passage and dismissed the Arab tribes he had with him. He then proceeded to Bulak and ascended to the Citadel. Muhammad Ali Pasha detained him and intended to kill him. However, some of the emirs threw themselves at Muhammad Ali Pasha's feet, and he ordered Yass Bey to be exiled to the Roman lands. He was later invested with a robe of honor and sent with escorts to the port of Damietta, and from there to the island of Cyprus.

At this time, the Sultan was preoccupied with Egypt due to the outbreak of sedition in Constantinople and the Janissaries' defiance of his authority. When their actions became unbearable, and they posed a greater threat and harm to the state than its enemies, he decided to organize a special army in the style and formation of the French army. He brought in a senior French commander for this purpose, and his efforts were successful. When the Janissaries sensed what was behind this, they rebelled, disobeyed orders, and were joined by a group of scholars and sheikhs. They ignited the flames of sedition within Constantinople and demanded the dismissal of these organized troops. They pressed their demands, and the Sultan reluctantly agreed. However, they did not stop there and demanded other things. He delayed their demands, and they persisted. He agreed to their demands to extinguish the fire of sedition and to enable him to repel the enemy surrounding the state from all sides. When the sedition subsided and the troublemakers became quiet, the Grand Vizier was sent to the city of Shumla to fight the Russians, who had attacked the Sultan. He was also ordered to reclaim some of the provinces that had rebelled. Mustafa Pasha was appointed as the acting Grand Vizier. This Mustafa Pasha was an enemy of the new order. In the meantime, the Mufti of the Sultanate, who was a strong supporter of Sultan Selim in introducing the new order into his army, passed away. Another man, who was fiercely devoted to the customs and doctrines of the Janissaries and disliked the new order, considering it an innovation contrary to religion, took his place. He conspired with Mustafa Pasha and some sheikhs and senior scholars to abolish it and allied with them. They engaged in intrigues, reawakened the dormant sedition, and ignited its flames. The army turned on itself and fought like enemies. Many died, and a large number of mercenaries gathered. They appointed a leader among them, who led them until they reached the place known as Bayt Maydan. A group of Janissaries and others joined them. They brought their cooking pots and lined them up in front of their ranks, which was their custom when disobeying and during sedition. They cried out woe and destruction upon the proponents of the new order. Then they brought all the high-ranking officials who had helped the Sultan introduce this order into his army to that square. They beheaded them, and some were killed on the way before they could be brought to the square. They did not cease their clamor and shouting, and the sedition continued for two days.