Hisham and his entourage arrived, with hundreds of people and thousands of soldiers putting the entrances and exits of the Rees Bazaar under martial law.

Before they knew the details of Afifa and the others, they were frightened, but when they came back and learned the details, the shock was very great.

This is not a trivial matter, at least it is an attempt to provoke an inter-factional war, and at worst it is a danger of subverting the regime.

With the exception of Hisham, Mahdi and other members of the royal family had already arrived, and it was not long before almost all the big and small forces in Brin appeared, including purely commercial family forces.

At this time, knowing that there have been major changes here, in order to get rid of their own suspicions, these people will also take the initiative to appear, even if the specific case has obvious traces to be found.

Mahdi, who knew everything inside, suddenly opened his mouth to ask:

"The Saleh tribe is the same Abbasid tribe as the Sasin tribe, so why did Sheikh Saleh Hassan do this? There is a blood relationship between them, and this is to wipe out the Sasin tribe? Including that Isa! ”

Hisham added:

"Not only that, but this move is designed to be full of loopholes, not only can it easily involve the entire Abbasid faction afterwards, but it also puts the Saleh tribe in a situation from which it will never recover! Could it be that Saleh Hassan has a big conflict with them? ”

Afifa's third uncle, Mehammad, said coldly: "At this time, it is really pointless to speculate on oneself, and if you arrest that Saleh Hassan, won't the truth be revealed?" I beg to lead a team to arrest me, just send Amin to me! ”

After receiving Afeifa's whispered relay, Li Zhi spoke: "I am a direct victim of this matter, and my people and I must follow, Ah Ming will forget it, just let him guard Afifa's side!" ”

Afifa shook his head: "Brother Zhengwen, you came to us and were threatened, how could I not come forward?" ”

With that, she turned to Mahdi and asked to be rushed to the Saleh tribe immediately.

Although this tribe is not in Brin, it belongs to the territory of the province of Manlorin, and it is only a hundred and ten miles away.

Afifa held her breath in her heart, because she understood that if Li Zhi hadn't decided to make a strong move before, she had inadvertently broken the potential danger, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

As far as Li Zhi is concerned, it is purely careless, seriously underestimating the complex and dangerous status quo among the imperial tribes, and if he had a little more vigilance, he would not be so passive.

His inner thoughts were similar to those of Afifa, and he was also furious in his heart, and he already had the idea of completely eradicating the Saleh tribe.

Mahdi pondered for a moment, whispered a few words to Hisham, and then said:

"Well, Mehammad will lead 800 Governor's Guards and 1,000 Campbell Tribal troops to the Saleh tribe at once and arrest its chieftain, Saleh Hassan! Adam, hurry to the port and gather as many Muslim troops as you can to follow. ”

Then he turned to Afifa and said:

"In the name of the third military governor of the Umayyad Dynasty, I grant you the post of deputy commander of the Temporary Bandit Suppression Coalition Army! Your second uncle Adan is the commander, and before he arrives to respond, you can make your own ideas for requisition or arrest according to the specific situation! Remember that your own safety is the first priority, and to ensure this, you are allowed to use all means at your disposal to carry out a frontal attack against the Saleh tribe! ”

In the composition of the Umayyad dynasty, there was also a nominal prime minister, so the Mahdi was only in the third position at the top of the imperial military power.

But the prime minister is only a nominal designation, with little real power, and there is nothing to question what Mahdi calls the supreme commander in the army under the emperor.

At this time, Mahdi's eyes looked at Mansur again:

"Mobilize all available judicial enforcement forces, uproot the forces of Isa overnight, and conduct surprise interrogations before tomorrow comes, and be sure to obtain all the evidence before Mascus comes."

According to one by one, it is put in place! Also, strict prevention and control to prevent anyone from interfering with the interrogation or even violent hijacking! ”

It was the first time Li Zhi had seen Mahdi Fa Wei, and the next arrangements were all specific to a certain person, and the big and small affairs were arranged so clearly and thoroughly in an instant, that he secretly picked his fingers in his heart.

After arranging all the things he could think of, Mahdi told Li Zhi:

"This seemingly complicated situation may bring the Abdul royal family a chance to reshuffle the cards, Mr. Li might as well blow the Saleh tribe on this trip, I guess you had similar thoughts before, right?"

is not too pretentious, Li Zhi chose to tell the truth:

"I have discussed with Afeifa, unlike the Tang royal family, there are many tricky obstacles to the way your country centralizes power, of course, this is directly related to the special ethnic environment of the empire! But with all due respect, Lord Hisham is a large tribal chieftain, the governor of Manloring, the overlord of military power, taxes, and port affairs, and even more blessed by royal status, but there are still people who are blatantly provocative and covetous, and it is obvious that even if the current caliph wants to fully consolidate his rule, he will be restrained in all aspects! ”

His words stopped at the point, because his identity does not allow him to discuss the government and politics of other countries, Li Zhi is waiting for Mahdi's reaction, and only when others approve can he continue to have in-depth exchanges.

Mahdi shook his head and smiled unexpectedly: "Just say it, we are a family, and it is more worthy of acceptance if you say it!" Don't you Datang have a saying called bystander Qing! ”

Li Zhi grinned, and no longer kept:

"The special religious environment of your country is already destined to require more special attention and internal splits after the suppression of internal opposition, after all, the component of imperial power is actually the Muslim commune through consultation and election, and the struggle between factions in the theocratic republic period is inevitable and destined to happen......

Defined by the Muslim theocracy, in addition to the Prophet Muhammad, there must be five factions of the Prophet who jointly uphold the divine right, and the religious leaders of all parties are the existence that cannot be ignored.

Many of Li Zhi's opinions come from the historical records of later generations, among which the conclusions from many examples are spoken by him, but he cannot justify himself.

For example, before his death, the caliph tried to get the religious leaders to accept his son as his heir, thus undermining the caliphate's inherent electoral system.

The purpose of this is also the most advantageous measure to counteract the influence of other religious leaders, but the religious forces of all parties have planted the seeds of resentment in their hearts.

Since he can't talk about it, Li Zhi can only use what happened today to remind relevant people how to effectively reduce the balance of power among religious leaders of all parties.

And Li Zhi did have similar in-depth discussions with Afifa, and for Li Zhi, who knew the final direction of the Umayyad dynasty, this move was undoubtedly the most needed by the Abdul royal family at present, and it was an excellent opportunity to strengthen the proportion of imperial power.

Perhaps Mahdi at this time will also have similar assumptions, but his ignorance of what will happen in the future is bound to doom his associations to only a shallow level of vague perception.

So Li Zhining was willing to embark on the journey later, and he had to interpret it in detail.

Fortunately, seeing that Mahdi's eyes were getting brighter and brighter, Li Zhifang knew that his goal had been preliminarily achieved, so he asked Afifa to gather his men and horses to rush to the Saleh tribe before dark.

In addition to making Afifa's father realize his good intentions, so that he can build a good alliance with Datang in the future, he also has another purpose.

That is to weaken himself, a foreigner, and to interfere in the internal affairs of the Arab Empire so arrogantly.

Because all the people who hold the imperial power are religious leaders, military strategists, high-IQ politicians, and even a generation of heroic figures who combine the triple roles.

People at this level have shown clever means in seizing power and defending rights, especially public and selfish, which are often the two necessary aspects for those who achieve great things.

If you make a strong move as a Tang Dynastyman, you will inevitably encounter all kinds of opposition within the empire.

If Malik had acted out of sheer public interest, or to quell the protests of the religious leaders on all sides, he would not have been angry with himself, even if there was an affefa relationship in between.

Although Li Zhi himself was not afraid of this, he was convinced that he was capable of making a mess of the entire empire, and he could calmly retreat.

But isn't there a responsibility for friendship between the two countries, so he will not be too cumbersome to analyze the future situation in depth.

These are the worst plans in the sense of prevention, and they do not affect Li Zhi's mentality at this time.

More than 100 miles, driven by a military horse that could run well, it took only one hour to come to the Saleh tribe before nightfall.

Li Zhi's trip was less than 2,000 people, but for the defenseless Saleh tribe, it was already a danger of a large army pressing the border.

Although they were unable to get the news from Brin in time, they saw that the plan was known to have failed badly, led by the Three Kings Mehammad and Princess Afifa, and Sheikh Hassan.

As a result, the two sides did not do much pre-battle communication, and the queue was already set up, so that the tense atmosphere before the battle rose instantly.

In an instant, between the heavens and the earth, the aura of slaughter suddenly became stronger, as if the evening night had begun to fall, and it had also changed into a cloud in an instant.

Mahmoud rode out of the line and read the encirclement order to the head of a tribe at the manor observation post, and the hastily written war book had already fully recorded the reasons for the exchange.

Obviously, the tribal leaders had already known to each other, and they all adopted a silent acknowledgment of what was discussed in the war book.

Thinking of this, Mahmoud sighed deeply, knowing that this matter could not be good, and returned to the array with a heavy heart.

In the case of Saleh Hassan's side, the revelation of the conspiracy means that his side cannot be tolerated by the imperial power from now on.

Moreover, those people are extraordinary military generals who have been fighting in the north and south for many years, and when they found out the situation outside, they also knew that a large army would inevitably come later.

Therefore, they decided to take the initiative and not give Afifa's side time to wait for the army to assemble.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the gate of their manor was opened, several cultivators with the appearance of the Eastern Soil suddenly flashed out, it was all cultivators except Xin Jingshan and Li Zhi, who had already sneaked out of the gate to ambush for a short time.

The bows and crossbows of the Arab Empire were not much worse than those of the Tang Dynasty, and although the tribal army in the manor was not a regular Muslim army, it was more well-equipped.

Only by adopting such a surprise attack can the large-scale lethality of the bow and crossbow be effectively suppressed.

There was such a strong man who suddenly appeared in the manor, and the pre-war deterrent slogan that should have been shouted with a burst of killing sounded out, but it turned into a fierce roar that was as strong as a burst, and the manor was already in crisis for a moment.

The large number of casualties caused in an instant made the atmosphere at the scene like a rumor, and the sense of panic and tension spread.

The Saleh tribe had less than a thousand troops at this time, and they dared to take the initiative to attack, completely relying on dozens of king-level figures in the manor.

It was not unprepared for them to take the risk of making such a sinister plan, and these king-level figures were invited by them through various means.

I thought that each of them could reach a hundred, so I dared to open the gate of the manor in the face of two thousand attacking enemies.

Unexpectedly, in just a blink of an eye, more than a dozen king-level people had died on the spot. (https:)

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