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For the first time in the history of the Great Eater, the Caliph was captured, and there was no precedent in the history of other kingdoms and empires for a king or emperor to be captured by enemy troops. The Pope of the sect and the representative of Allah in the world, this is the leader in the hearts of all believers, and such a supreme being has become a prisoner of the Western Qin, which is psychologically unacceptable to all the ministers and generals.

It was as if the backbone had been broken, the civil and military ministers were all in mourning, some people's faith in their hearts collapsed, the blow was too big, and they were out of order, some people were in a trance, and more people didn't know what they were thinking in their heads. In short, apart from Mahdi, no one else is still in normal thinking.

Mahdi knew that he had to give the men some time to digest the news, and he feigned grief and could not accept the fact.

After a full quarter of an hour, Mahdi pretended to come back to his senses and said to everyone: "Adults and generals, the caliph has been captured by the Western Qin, we can't be sad and sad here, I am the son of the caliph, the prince of the Great Food Country, I must find a way to rescue the caliph!" ”

Mahdi knew that if he wanted to sit on the throne of the caliph, he had to win the support of these people, and to win the support of these people, he had to make them think that he was a person worthy of support, and he had to make them think that he loved and supported his father, and that he had a righteous heart.

Mahdi continued: "Adults and generals, you are all believers of the caliphate, you should not give up on yourselves, you should find a way to rescue the caliph like me, as long as we are united, we will definitely find a way to rescue the caliph!" ”

Khalid was the first to come to his senses, he cheered up and stood up and echoed loudly: "Prince Mahdi is right, the caliph is the ruler of all of us, the representative of Allah on earth, we must not let the caliph fall into the hands of the enemy and be abused and insulted, we must do everything possible to rescue the caliph!" ”

I thought that everyone would agree, but someone still poured cold water: "Lord Khalid, the caliph was taken away by the Western Qin people, how can we rescue it?" Send someone to grab it back? Could it be that the military camp of the Western Qin people is your home, you can enter if you want, and you can leave when you want? The main force of the Western Qin Army is in the small town of Mahan, and there is also a cavalry of the Western Qin Army that is not willing to stay here, and has been staring at us, as long as we show a little flaw, they will kill us! This Behedashir Castle was a fortified town, and if it was breached by the Western Qin army, then most of Persia would have no strong fortress to withstand the attack of the Western Qin army! We have been discussing how to take the initiative to defeat the Western Qin army just now, I don't know the outcome of this battle if we really fight it, I only know that now that the caliphate is in the hands of the Western Qin people, any military action against the Western Qin army will be a mouse! We were bound before the war began, how could we win this battle? ”

The commander of the Guards, Artis, said angrily: "This battle must be fought, even if the caliph is captured by the Western Qin, they will not dare to do anything to the caliphate, our Great Food Country has not been defeated, we still have hundreds of thousands of troops, if they dare to be unfavorable to the caliph, we will fight them to the death with the strength of the whole country!" The king of Western Qin is not a fool, he will not embarrass the caliph until the war is decided, the caliph is an important bargaining chip in his hands, so we must fight this battle! If we can win this battle, we can not only strengthen the confidence of believers all over the country to resist the Western Qin people, but also improve the morale of the army, so that all the generals know that the Western Qin army is not invincible, and we must break the myth of the invincibility of the Western Qin army! In addition, there is an even greater benefit, winning this battle can increase our voice, and we can use this as an excuse to ask for negotiations with the Western Qin people to release the caliphate! ”

After smashing Attis finished speaking, someone immediately stood up against the current head-to-head confrontation with the Western Qin people, the news that the caliph was taken away by the Western Qin people will come soon, even if they block the news here, the Western Qin people will make everyone know, and at that time, the soldiers will have no heart to fight, let alone the opponent of the Western Qin army, how to fight this battle?

There are those who agree with Artis's opinion, there are also those who oppose the initiative to attack the Western Qin army and want to negotiate with the Western Qin, and there are those who advocate a comprehensive retreat of the defense line to the rear, several opinions and ideas are supported, several factions quarrel with each other, and no one presides over the overall situation, the whole hall is like a vegetable market, noisy all night without a result, until the next day, the civil and military ministers disperse unhappily.

Mahdi was frightened for two nights and two long journeys back and forth without sleeping, and was so tired that he could not do it, and after the ministers and generals had dispersed, he asked for a room for a room to sleep in.

Mahdi didn't sleep long before he woke up, and he had something big in his heart, so naturally he couldn't sleep. When he woke up, he asked his entourage to find something to eat, and the retinue quickly brought food, and he devoured it.

"What time is it now?" Mahdi asked as he ate.

The attendant standing next to him replied, "Your Royal Highness, it's noon now!" ”

"What are the adults and generals doing?"

"They're all in the lobby, arguing a lot!"

Mahdi thought to himself, I must gain power and sit on the throne of the caliph as soon as possible, otherwise once the news spreads and reaches Baghdad, those powerful brothers will begin to move, and even directly proclaim the king in Baghdad and ascend the throne as caliph, then there is nothing for me, but if I ascend to the caliphate here first, and there are hundreds of thousands of elite troops to support me, who am I afraid of? Whoever opposes me, I will kill him until the others recognize me as caliph! As for the people of Western Qin, it is indeed a big trouble, if you don't give them some benefits and sweetness, I'm afraid they won't give up!

Thinking of this, Mahdi instructed his entourage: "You go to the lobby and tell Lord Khaled, just say that I want to see him, alone!" ”

The attendant nodded in agreement: "Yes, Your Royal Highness!" ”

After the news of Mansur's abduction by the Western Qin people spread among the ministers and generals, no one paid any attention to Mahdi's guilt. When Khalid heard that Mahdi wanted to talk to him alone, he thought about it and left the lobby to go to Mahdi's room.

"Your Excellency is here?" Mahdi stood up, neither arrogant nor humble, no matter how he said he was still a prince, and he did not need to curry favor with the minister, which not only did not work, but could also be counterproductive.

Khalid nodded, and after the two sat down separately, he asked, "I heard from the entourage that His Royal Highness the Prince wants to talk to me alone, I wonder what His Royal Highness wants to say?" ”

Mahdi pondered for a few seconds before he spoke: "My lord, I want to ask my lord, what are the ways to get the Western Qin people to release Khalid back?" ”

Khalid was stunned for a moment, he thought that Mahdi was the son of the caliph, the son was worried about his father's safety, and it was normal for him to want to get his father out of danger as soon as possible, and he didn't think much about it, so he said: "It is almost impossible to rely on war, the caliph is in their hands, we must take into account the safety of the caliph in any move, if there is a way to get the Western Qin people to release the caliphate, I think there is no other way except to negotiate with the Western Qin, let them make their conditions, we can afford to agree??????"

Mahdi asked: "What if we can't afford it?" ”

"If you can't afford ??????" Khalid can't go on, does he say that if he can't afford it, he will give up the caliphate? He did not dare to say this, nor could he say it.

Mahdi didn't continue to ask, he changed the subject: "My lord, this matter can't be hidden for a long time, you and I know this, those ministers and generals in the hall know it, we can still suppress it here, and we can't whip it in other places, such as Baghdad, if the news reaches Baghdad, what do you think my brothers will do?" They are only afraid that they will immediately win over the ministers and generals of Baghdad, and then kill you to death, and the final victor will definitely ascend the throne as the new caliph with the support of the ministers and generals, and what will the new caliph do after succeeding to the throne? He would make vows to consolidate his rule and power, and the ministers, generals, and nobles of Baghdad would be rewarded first! As for you and the adults and generals in the lobby, I am afraid that you will be marginalized, and perhaps in order to consolidate his rule, the will to kill you will soon be sent to you! And I, the new caliph, will certainly not let me go, so ?????? My lord, we need to save ourselves, we must take measures immediately, otherwise we will be killed by my greedy brothers before the Western Qin people kill us!" ”

Khalid's face changed several times after listening to Mahdi's words, but he was still calm, and he obviously thought about these questions, but after Mahdi said it, he was still frightened by the consequences described by Mahdi.

After seeing Khalid's expression, Mahdi continued: "Also, I don't know if you have thought about it, what will the Western Qin people do after they kidnap the caliphate? They are only afraid that they will give full play to the role of my father's bargaining chip, if the king of Western Qin forces the caliph to order the entire Great Food Kingdom to surrender, what should we do? If we obey the will of the caliphate, then the entire Great Food Kingdom will perish, and all the followers of Allah will become slaves of the Western Qin, is this what the adults want to see? But if we do not obey the will of the caliph, we will be traitors! It's a dilemma, which one do we choose? ”

There seems to be no precedent for the monarch to be captured by the enemy country, whether it is in the Great Food Country or in the Western world, and even if there is such a precedent in the Western world, it is not known because of the lack of information and language, since he has never heard of such a thing, Khalid really does not know how to deal with this situation, his face turned pale, and he asked with difficulty: "What does His Royal Highness the prince want?" ”

Mahdi stared at Khalid and said in a firm tone: "We must support a new caliphate, and not give the Western Qin people a chance to persecute my father, as long as our Great Food Country has a new caliphate, my father's role in the hands of the Western Qin people will be lost!" ”

Khalid was stunned, and looked at Mahdi with his mouth wide open in disbelief.