A Dream of Jinling Chapter 357 The Profit-Seeker (14)

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"Our people have been kicked out of the Chinese castle?" Muhammad? Aziz looked at the guy who was briefing the message with a surprised look, "You're sure it's everyone." ”

"Lord Aziz, it's true that all of us have been kicked out." The guy who reported the news hunched his waist slightly, and he couldn't be the slightest contempt for these masters, especially this murderous Lord Aziz.

Muhammad? Aziz touched the two mochies on his lean face, as a representative of Lord Mahdi, Muhammad? After Aziz met with Wang Mingshan, the Chinese governor in Khartoum, Wang Mingshan immediately threw all the inner lines of the Chinese governor's seat out of the fortress, which is only one possibility, the Chinese already knew all the plans of Lord Mahdi.

Even with such a terrible situation in mind, Muhammad? Aziz's face still showed not the slightest hint of uneasiness or agitation. He stroked his beautiful mustache for a moment, and then waved his hand to let the messenger down. After only those he trusted were left in the house, Muhammad? Aziz said: "The east gate here is our own people, let's see if they are also mobilized." In addition, he immediately sent someone to report the news to Lord Mahdi and asked him to make a decision. Please tell him when you see Lord Mahdi, I can only make sure that the gates here are three days. If it lasts longer, I can't guarantee it. ”

Muhammad? Aziz's men were immediately ordered to go, and Muhammad? Aziz was not idle, he got up and left his lodgings, heading straight for one of the more remote parts of the city.

There is a saying that "whoever walks through must leave traces", and human beings, like other creatures, feel uneasy in an unfamiliar environment. And human beings will strive to adapt to the environment in which they live. Khartoum was once a deserted bushland. At the beginning of the 13th century, the Mahas, a member of the Sudanese tribe, migrated south across the desert to settle here because of the fertile land and abundant water, and named the place "Lortom", which means "the meeting place of rivers and springs".

By the 15th century, the Arabs began to move southward, and Geltom became a transportation artery and a trading bazaar, and the small village was slowly transformed into a city. After the confluence of the Blue and White Nile in Khartoum, the confluence of the river looks like an elephant's trunk, so the Arabs renamed it "Khartoum", which means "like a nose" in Arabic.

In the more than ten years that the Chinese have been here, the scale of Khartoum City has expanded rapidly, and the number of Chinese-style brick houses has increased rapidly, exceeding nearly half of the size of the entire city. Most of the people living in these brick houses are black, and many of them follow the Chinese from Tanzania and other places in East Africa.

Muhammad? Aziz covered his face with a hooded turban and strode through the predominantly black area. After walking a few streets, he came to the entrance of a separate small courtyard. Skillfully reaching through the crack in the broken wooden fence and opening the latch inside, Muhammad? Aziz went into the courtyard.

There was a masked Arab woman in the courtyard, and she saw Muhammad? Aziz was not too surprised, and she hurried into the house to report. A moment later, a middle-aged Arab with a short knife in his waist walked out of the house.

"Allah willing, you seem to be in good health." Muhammad? Aziz greeted the middle-aged man opposite in a gentle tone.

Middle-aged man staring at Muhammad? Aziz looked at it for a while before he said impatiently, "Allah willing." ”

"Your Excellency, why should an eagle like you submit to the sparrows. Your tribe has always been the most powerful ruler here, once the largest slave trader in the entire Nile. Now why do you want to live among the blacks you used to sell. Have you really given up on your past glory? "Muhammad? Aziz was blunt. It's good to talk so directly to the person opposite, for nearly 50 years, the tribe of the Digna family was the largest slave trader in the Nile Valley. Until the Chinese arrived in Sudan, occupied Khartoum, and abolished the slave trade.

"I won't play for your Mahdi no matter what." The unidentified middle-aged man of the Digna family was still impatient.

"Three days, three days, there will probably be a war here. Your Excellency, if you would like to participate, you and your people are more than welcome to join us. "Muhammad? Aziz bowed and bowed, then exited the courtyard amid the other's unfriendly gaze.

First the people of the Digna family, one after the other, Muhammad? Aziz visited the families who had lost their fortunes because of China's rule in Sudan. There were families of slave traders. Others have families who were once extremely arrogant in the local area, and then were beaten to the point where they had to move under the noses of the Chinese to survive. There are also families that used to monopolize the trade routes, but because of the rise of railways and shipping, they became porters.

In this city of Khartoum, there are too many people of all kinds whose lives have changed dramatically in the past ten years. Although they have completely different experiences, these people have something in common when it comes to having their fate changed by the Chinese.

There was activity in the city, and the same was true outside the city. Muhammad? Aziz's cronies boarded a boat at the pier and headed down the river. The Blue Nile and the White Nile are distinct in the riverbed after the confluence of Khartoum, with half of the river being cyan and half of the river being white. Perhaps he was used to seeing such beautiful scenery, or perhaps he was too excited to see the river at all. After traveling dozens of miles, he stopped at a small wharf by the river, and the messenger disembarked and headed straight for a nearby village. He would have just had to pass the message on to the local contact. Unexpectedly, the liaison did not let him go, but took him to the village after some interrogation.

The messenger entered a room under the watchful eye of several people, and when he saw the people in the room, the messenger was stunned for a moment, and then excitedly stepped forward to salute, "Lord Mahdi, you are finally here!" ”

The man seated in the center of the room was Mahdi, and although he was only wearing a very ordinary white robe with patches like that of an ascetic, the Mahdi showed a strong sense of confidence in his gestures. He stood up and took the messenger's hand, "Allah bless you, Brother Patu. Aziz asked you to tell me something new. ”

The messenger Patou did not expect Mahdi to remember his name, and he immediately became happy. Despite the hardships along the way, Patu told Mahdi what was happening in Khartoum. When he had finished speaking, he realized that the other two men in Arabic clothes in the room looked like Europeans.

"Brother Patu, you've worked hard." Mahdi's voice was not high, and it contained a power from the heart, "Do you want to rest first, or do you go back now and bring news to the Aziz brothers?" ”

"I'll go back now. Don't know what message you want me to bring? Patou was excited, but lowered his voice. As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at the other two Europeans dressed in Arabic clothes.

Mahdi did not say anything in the house, he took Patou by the hand and went out of the house, and when Patou felt safe, he told him the new order.

As soon as Mahdi returned to the house, he had a report from his subordinates. "My lord, the leader of the tribe here is here."

As he spoke, several elderly men rushed in and saluted when they saw Mahdi. Then the old man at the head said, "Lord Mahdi, our tribe is not willing to take part in the battle you have started. The Chinese have no enmity with us, and many of the young people in the tribe still cultivate their land. Everyone is willing to serve you as Lord, but they are not willing to fight. ”

Mahdi's men turned pale when they heard this, and Mahdi simply waved his hand and asked his men to take a few steps back for a moment. Mahdi walked up to the old man of the local tribe and asked, "Brother, do you believe that everything in this world is given to us by Allah?" ”

"Believe!" The old man replied immediately. After finishing speaking, he saw that the people behind him were silent, and then turned his head to look over. The latter few just didn't understand whether there was any other meaning behind Mahdi's question, so they didn't answer it immediately. At this time, seeing the eyes of the old man in front of them, they immediately replied, "We believe it." ”

"Then the land, the herds, were given to us by Allah." Mahdi calmly continued.

“…… These herds are Chinese raised...... "A middle-aged man seemed to have some doubts in his heart.

"Yes. These herds are raised by the Chinese, but isn't it Allah who let them raise cattle here? Mahdi continued to ask.

This line of thought was a bit jumpy, and the leaders of several local tribes could not keep up with the Mahdi's train of thought for a while. They looked at each other suspiciously, and the old man at the head considered the words and asked, "Dear Lord Mahdi, if the Chinese who raise cattle have obeyed Allah's will to come here, won't we be able to attack them?" ”

"How can the will of Allah be so simple?" Master Mahdi's tone was flat, but the expression and posture, a lofty and sacred gesture, made people immediately feel the urge to bow their heads.

With this persuasive gesture and aura, Lord Mahdi explained, "Allah will never favor Kafir, Allah will only bless His followers." Allah's will allowed Kafir to come here to open up land and raise cattle. And everything they do is to leave it to us. As long as we follow Allah's will and send these kafir to hell, we will naturally receive a qiē from Allah while glorifying Allah. ”

Several leaders of the local tribes were initially confused by the logic in this, and the first to understand was the old man who came to understand. The old man's eyes flashed with the excitement that was peculiar to hearing it, but his face still couldn't help but show some hesitation, "Dear Lord Mahdi, are you saying that we are going to snatch those through the war?" ”

This expression of fear of war made Lord Mahdi's subordinates show very unhappy expressions again, but Lord Mahdi waved his hand lightly to silence his subordinates.

With that divine aura, Mahdi continued: "These brothers, the judgment of good and evil is not our business. We are believers of Allah and servants of Allah. All good and evil are decided by Allah, and all we have to do is obey Allah, follow Allah, and increase the face of Allah. Those good and evil, Allah has long made clear in the scriptures. ”

After speaking, Mahdi took another step earlier, standing in front of several tribal leaders, Mahdi changed his stern tone and asked: "Are all your problems because you are afraid of giving to Allah?" Are you afraid to fight for Allah? ”

The old man led by this question was very frightened, and he quickly shook his head and waved his hand to clear it for himself, "No, no! Absolutely nothing! Dear Lord Mahdi, we are absolutely not afraid to give for Allah. ”

Mahdi did not pursue any further, he took a step back and read aloud the Green Sutra in a voice that was particularly persuasive with the help of his talents: "There is no compulsion on religion; For there is a clear distinction between good and evil. Whoever does not believe in the devil but believes in Allah has grasped a firm and unbroken handle. Allah is All-Hearing and All-Knowing. ”

The tribal leaders in the countryside were silenced by the voice, by the gesture, by the sacred atmosphere.

"There is no compulsion on religion; For there is a clear distinction between good and evil. Whoever does not believe in the devil but believes in Allah has grasped a firm and unbroken handle. Allah is All-Hearing and All-Knowing. Mahdi's subordinates also chanted the scriptures together, and when they were chanting at the same time, they did not have the strong sense of sacredness that came out of the personal expression when Lord Mahdi took the lead in chanting, but the voices of the people were louder and gave people a more powerful feeling.

And according to the practice of the Green Religion, when reciting the scriptures, others should follow along. The villagers whispered, "There is no compulsion on religion; For there is a clear distinction between good and evil. Whoever does not believe in the devil but believes in Allah has grasped a firm and unbroken handle. Allah is All-Hearing and All-Knowing. ”

Master Mahdi continued: "Whoever wishes to believe let him believe, let him not believe." ”

One after the others said, "Whoever will believe the truth let him believe, and whoever does not want to believe, let him not believe." ”

Mahdi finally recited: "O disbelievers! I do not worship what you worship, and you do not worship what I worship; I will not worship what you worship, and you will not worship what I worship; You have your recompense, and I have mine. ”

Again, they said, "O disbelievers! I do not worship what you worship, and you do not worship what I worship; I will not worship what you worship, and you will not worship what I worship; You have your recompense, and I have mine. ”

Master Mahdi did not add any new scriptures, and he led his men and fellow villagers to recite these verses repeatedly. After several times in a row, the old man's face at the head was first puzzled, then thoughtful, and finally he finally stretched his brows, revealing a sudden realization.

After saluting Mahdi, the old man said with some excitement: "Dear Lord Mahdi, I am replacing Allah's evaluation of good and evil with my personal evaluation of good and evil. What I personally think of as good and evil is not what Allah recognizes. Do you think that's right? ”

When Mahdi's men heard this, they showed an unhappy look of "you only know now", but Mahdi did not show the slightest displeasure because of this. Not only did he not have an unhappy expression, but Mahdi said to the old man with heartfelt joy: "You have finally begun to understand Allah's thoughts. We believe in Allah, and we are to obey the rules of Allah. ”

The old man seemed to understand, but the others didn't. However, with the presence of an enlightened old man, it becomes much easier to explain. It took more than ten minutes for those who didn't understand it to finally understand this logical chain.

Allah saw that the local believers were poor, and he used his will and divine power to send the kafir to the Sultan to cultivate and raise the herd. When the Kafir completed these works, the local followers of Allah faced the test given by Allah. If these followers of Allah are willing to take up arms and follow Lord Mahdi to kill these kafiels, the land that has been reclaimed will be owned by the believers.

These locals did not accumulate hatred that they had to kill all the Chinese during this year, but this question is easily explained by the content of the scriptures.

"O disbelievers! I do not worship what you worship, and you do not worship what I worship; I will not worship what you worship, and you will not worship what I worship; You have your recompense, and I have mine. ”

The believers are accountable only to Allah and to the same followers. The killing of Kafir by the congregation has nothing to do with the good or evil of the congregation, it is the will of Allah. Allah is supreme and Allah Himself is the representative of the absolute good. Giving all qiē to Allah means that all qiē is good.

Seeing that these fellows finally figured out the basic truth, the faces of those fellows showed simple joy, and the uncomfortable feeling that they only had when they first figured out this truth. This process of going from hearing Allah's proclamation to developing towards Allah is a common thing for Lord Mahdi. Those who followed him have all had such a mental journey, and after these people have crossed this level, they have established faith and been saved.

Mahdi spoke in a convincing voice that he believed and convinced countless believers to believe. This is his belief and what he strives for. "Allah has given all the qiē of the world to the believers."

Hearing this, the local villagers who were still a little hesitant were in good spirits, and the whole person got rid of hesitation and hesitation, and looked firm and serious.