Chapter 094, The Meaning of My Existence
While the world's focus is on Lutbay in the new Iraq, they have forgotten another place: Afghanistan.
Under the strong advance of the garrison armored division, the whole of Afghanistan came under control, and the national army was changed to the Afghan Prophet Army, and all the armed forces were absorbed and changed to the Prophet Army Plateau Eagle Special Forces, and the mission of this force in the future will be to maintain the Afghan railways that have been built.
At this time, Canglong came to Iran, accompanied by Omar and Ariza, two former rivals, who came here to participate in the negotiations of the four-nation military alliance, which of course also includes the newly joined Afghanistan, and the negotiations of the four-nation military alliance mainly revolved around one topic, the recognition of the prophet.
Iran would have objected to the recognition of the Prophet before then, but since the Prophet's army took Afghanistan with lightning speed and quickly took control of the area, Iran is facing a new problem, and if it continues to remain silent on this issue, it will have a great impact on the situation in the future.
So the top echelons of the Revolutionary Guards, including Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Ruhollah, finally compromised.
In the high command of the Revolutionary Guards, there are dignitaries from the four countries sitting at the round table, including the Russian defense minister who is secretly visiting, and the Russian ambassador to Iraq Nikolav, the main representative of Iran is, of course, the president and leader of the Revolutionary Guards, Khomeini, and Afghanistan, of course, not to mention.
Canglong carried out this negotiation on behalf of Iraq, so at the beginning, Li Ruomo, as an intermediary, said Canglong's thoughts.
"According to the agreement of the military alliance, in addition to Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, and new Iraq must recognize the religious status of the prophet, and establish a revolutionary alliance headed by the prophet, the main responsibility of the alliance is to conduct religious exchanges and oppose any bloody conflict within the religion, and in addition to the prophet, there will be a caliph with full authority to deal with religious affairs, and the status is the same as that of the Vatican pope." After Li Ruomo finished speaking, he paused and glanced at everyone, "Of course, except for the framework agreement of the military alliance, the prophet and the caliph are not allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of various countries, I am done." ”
After Li Ruomo sat down, there was a lot of discussion, and everyone knew that once the legitimacy of the prophet was recognized, then they would introduce a terrible figure who combined religion and politics in the new century.
The new Iraq is an example of this, although the agreement says that the prophet will not interfere in the internal affairs of all countries except for the agreement of a military alliance, but when that time comes, will he really not interfere?
Everyone here is playing politics very slippery, and of course they don't believe this kind of verbal agreement, even if it's a written agreement.
Once the Prophet is recognized by everyone in every country, his status will be higher than that of anyone else, not even the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the president of a country, and this power is too great to be more secure than the army in his hands.
As you can imagine, everyone believed in this prophet, and when the faith was deeply rooted, when the prophet spoke and said what he wanted you to do, would you not be good?
Of course, you can resist, and even break away from the alliance, but will your people agree if you break away from the alliance? Will the army loyal to you say yes again? Their first and foremost loyalty should be to their own faith, and this faith is the prophet, which is equivalent to establishing a spokesman for God in modern society, or simply a god.
"I wonder how the Prophet can guarantee that he will not interfere in the internal affairs of nations in the future!" At this moment, Khomeini said in a deep voice that the Revolutionary Guards are playing this set of upper positions, so Iran will naturally not let Canglong succeed easily, even if such a system is to be established, it must limit the rights of the prophet.
At this time, everyone looked at Canglong, as if they wanted to get a satisfactory answer, and Russian Defense Minister and Ambassador Nikolav were also very interested in knowing how Canglong set a framework to limit himself at this time, in fact, Russia did not want Canglong to have such a great power in the alliance of the four countries, and the doctrine and belief of the **** religion were sometimes very fanatical.
This plan of Canglong can integrate the entire Arab countries and strengthen exchanges and cooperation among all parties with a religious system, which is a good thing, at least for the Arab countries in the Middle East.
But with the addition of more countries in the future, it will be different, if the Middle East is emerging a religious alliance at the core, it will lead to a huge change in the world pattern, and perhaps the Middle East will become the predecessor of another superpower.
Russia, although it now has close ties with the new Iraq, does not want such a superpower in the Middle East to emerge in the future.
But Canglong has already prepared: "Prophets only exist in people's hearts, just like those prophets in the history of the religion, I put forward such a suggestion, not to establish a theocratic system, on the contrary, for the current situation in the Middle East, it is the division of religion that causes, so where the problem is, where we start, I can tell you clearly, will the alliance have the next prophet, but there will be the next caliph, and the caliph can only represent faith, But again, the caliph cannot interfere in the internal affairs of the States, the allies, the States. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned, what Canglong meant in Canglong's words was that there was no prophet after him, but the *** religion must be integrated, and a leader must also appear, this is the caliphate, which is only in charge of internal conflicts in religion, not internal affairs.
But everyone is still a little uneasy, after all, Canglong just said it verbally, under the temptation of such a big power, who can guarantee that there will not be a next prophet? You must know that after Canglong holds the power in his hands, who will be able to resist him at that time? That's what everyone is worried about.
But Khomeini did not speak, and even the Iranian president remained silent, knowing full well that it was time for the Russians to play their part.
Sure enough, Russian Defense Minister Ivanov asked: "There is a saying in China that there is no evidence, what if the prophet does not fulfill his promise in the future?" ”
"If I choose to dictate the entire alliance in the future, then you can kill me or rebel against me." Canglong said calmly, "As for where does the power of resistance come from? Quite simply, there is a cage in the world, and there are people who break free from the cage, not to mention that in the future, the alliance will have closer relations with Russia and China, and the two great powers will not want a figure like me to come out and stir up the overall situation of the world, am I right? My Russian friend. ”
Hearing this, Ivanov's face changed, but he didn't expect Canglong to say it so bluntly, and while his face was a little embarrassed, he also nodded.
If an alliance is really formed in the Middle East, it will inevitably depend on China and Russia, and if Canglong insists on being the dictator and establishing a super-alliance dominated by theocracy, it will be constrained by the two countries at the same time, and there is no room for such a country in the world, and even the Western countries of NATO will not allow such a super alliance to appear.
Therefore, even if Canglong wants to be that person, it is impossible, religion is a kind of faith, but sometimes it is also a shackle, when people live with shackles, they will always feel tired, and they want to break free from the shackles when they are tired, the theocratic dynasty in the feudal era is actually an example.
Faith depends on people's free choice, and sometimes it may give people confidence, but if faith interferes with people's normal life too much, people will certainly not choose to abandon their faith, but they will definitely choose to overthrow those who interfere with their lives and establish a new order.
Countless histories have outlined this answer very clearly.
But Khomeini's worries are also reasonable, after all, they are now an independent country, and after joining the alliance, a prophet suddenly appeared above, who the hell can stand it?
"Then what is the authority of the caliphate?" Khomeini asked again.
"The Pope of the Caliphate manages internal disputes at all levels of the Religion, is responsible for the dissemination of religious beliefs, but has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of any country other than the conflicts caused by religion, if you need a clear positioning, then I can tell you that the caliph is only the president of the Caliphate, and the status is the same as yours, but the existence of the caliph can communicate with all the countries of the religion and build a bridge, thus consolidating this alliance." Canglong said calmly.
But Khomeini and others frowned, not because Canglong's idea was not good, but because he was too straightforward, comparing a spiritual leader like the caliph to the president, which is too cheesy.
But in fact, apart from such a position, it seems that there is no more suitable one, but at this time Khomeini asked: "What is the caliphate elected?" ”
Hearing this, everyone also looked at Canglong, if they agreed to this system, then a system would be established, but now that the war is imminent, it will take some time for this system to be established, but the emergence of the caliph is a little urgent.
"Do you still need to choose?" Canglong smiled and said, "Isn't there a ready-made one?" ”
Everyone was stunned, but soon they suddenly thought of one thing, that is, in the past few years, the major factions had communicated, and the caliph was elected, and this person was Maryam.
Although she is just a puppet, she doesn't even have real power, and she is only recognized by a few factions, but no one opposes her, and her lineage is also related to the Prophet Muhammad, who founded the *** religion.
It's just that later, under the conflict of interests, all parties were not interested in the existence of this caliphate, so Maryam became a chicken-like existence.
"But it was elected by the Sunnis on the Saudi side, how can you guarantee that this caliph will definitely come to our side?" The Iranian president suddenly said, "And when Saudi Arabia and other monarchies are at war with us, and most importantly, even if the caliphate comes here, can it really play a role?" ”
Everyone also talked about it, obviously not optimistic about Maryam, the chicken rib caliph, and they might as well elect a new one.
But Canglong was very resolute: "The reason why I use her is also because of her blood, and I can guarantee that she will definitely come here and settle in the Basra Grand Mosque, as for how she will play a role?" Hehe, that's what I'm here for! ”
For a moment, everyone fell silent