Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 319 The Third Wish

The cause of the incident goes back to the scene when I met Arsalan in the abandoned church.

At that time, after Geiris conquered the Turks, except for Arslan who voluntarily left the team and chose to follow Geiris, the others still followed the Bey's orders and gathered in the city of Erzurum.

As the Bey of Sartuki, although Aladdin's relationship with the Sultanate was not harmonious, he still chose to be loyal to the Sultan of Roma in the face of Georgia's massive attack.

However, when Aladdin joined the battle with a large number of Turkic soldiers gathered from his own Bey state, he saw the Sultan's flag fall on the battlefield and declared that the Georgians were invincible.

Then, instead of fighting to the last soldier on the battlefield, Aladdin chose to turn around and begin to organize his troops to retreat.

Arslan's fellow tribesmen, as Aladdin's combat subordinates, naturally came to Erzurum with him.

Originally, Aladdin was ready to become a fence-sitter and start to lean towards Georgia, but the Sultan did not die!

Now, the Sultan convicted Aladdin and imprisoned him.

Because of Aladdin, the situation of Aladdin's subordinate troops in the city was also quite delicate.

The Sultan did not trust the first group of Turks who fled, but now that there was a powerful enemy outside the city, he could not arrest a large number of people for fear of giving the Georgian troops an opportunity to take advantage of them. So he simply ordered this group of troops not to participate in the guarding of the city walls and sent people to guard them.

Once the seeds of doubt are sown, they are bound to grow into towering trees.

Now that there are Georgians outside, their troops still need to be monitored. If there are no Georgians outside, won’t they be held accountable for the crime of following Aladdin to escape?
During this long period of suspicion and anxiety, various rumors spread privately.

For example, after Aladdin was executed, he would deal with them again, or he would treat them like two-legged sheep...

Some of this news is true, some is false. Some is really nonsense, but it makes people panic.

In this situation, many people have been thinking about how to take an unconventional approach and start to find a way out for themselves.

It was at this time that Garys suddenly came to the military camp and got in touch with them.

Having seen Gairis's military prowess before, Arsalan's fellow tribesmen welcomed Gairis warmly.

Then Gairis passed the news of the Yuktu tribe to these people. After hearing that the tribe had migrated westward as a whole before the Georgians looted, they gradually put down their worries and showed goodwill to Gairis.

With the guarantee of this group of Turks, Aladdin's former subordinates also accepted Gairis one after another.

Then, after analyzing the current situation, both sides came to a conclusion: If we die now, we will die; if we carry out our grand plan, we will also die; is it acceptable to wait for death and let the country die?

At the same time, Garys showed off his skills a little bit, demonstrating to the group that he could bend an iron pillar with one hand.

Naturally, they united under Garys to seek a way to survive.

In order to mobilize Aladdin's old subordinates to the greatest extent, the plan to rescue Aladdin was put on the agenda.

Originally, this group of people were planning to carry out some clever plan and rehearse and arrange it in advance, but with Garys taking the lead...

Things were accomplished quite quickly, unexpectedly and extremely smoothly.

Today, Aladdin, the original owner of Erzurum City, sits on a stool, facing Gairis in the dim oil lamp.

And Garys tells Aladdin that he has one last wish to make.

"Can you wish for anything?"

Aladdin swallowed his saliva. Although others called Garys a prophet, he still doubted whether the man in front of him was an elf or something.

Although Arab civilization has undergone a round of reform due to the emergence of Islam.

However, various cultures from the pre-Islamic era still remain. In Arab culture, it is believed that there are not only humans in the world, but also angels, elves, demons, monsters... and many other lives.

Even the Quran mentions jinn 29 times, and one volume can even be directly translated as "Jinn".

[Before this, we created the spirits from blazing fire.]

The elves in Arab culture are qualitatively different from the elves described by Tolkien.

In essence, the genie from Arab culture is a transliteration, derived from the Arabic word, which can be pronounced as jinni, which is a general term for supernatural beings in Islam.

Be it an elf, a demon, a giant or a demon, these are all the meanings of this word.

According to the records in the Quran, jinns actually exist in the universe. They are material but invisible beings, created by God with developed intelligence. They not only have male and female genders, but also have differences between good and bad, and right and wrong. They are meant to coexist with humans in this world, and be judged by God together with humans in the afterlife.

In other words, in Aladdin's eyes, the image of Ghairis is closer to a genie than a prophet, and is actually a demon.

"Can you wish for anything?"

Aladdin asked subconsciously. He was not sure about the power of the being in front of him... Gailis did not give a direct answer to this question.

“Can I have eternal life?”

Aladdin exhibits a human quality, namely, unfathomable greed.

In response, Gaillis replied: "Are you going to defy Allah's will? Or are you impatient to see Azrael?"

Azrael is the angel of death in Islam. Islam, like Christianity, believes in the existence of eternal life.

What Gaillis meant by this was that if one died now, one could actually have eternal life in the afterlife.

Aladdin understood the meaning of these words and turned pale immediately. Facing the smiling Gairis, he calmed down his greed.

"I want to tell you that when this wish is made, there will be no relationship between you and me anymore. You have to think it through carefully."

Aladdin's breathing became heavy. This last wish overwhelmed his will. He wanted many things urgently, but he also knew one thing clearly: the genie was not Allah.

Elves are not omniscient and omnipotent, and of course, the same is true for prophets, who are human beings, not gods.

If you express a wish that cannot be fulfilled, your end may not be good, after all, only God is above all.

If you want eternal life, you actually go to the afterlife immediately; if you want infinite wealth, then everyone will look at you greedily.

When Aladdin's face was pale, his expression was struggling, he wanted a lot but didn't dare to ask for it.

Gellis gave a reminder: "Think about what your biggest danger is right now."

The prophet's guidance enlightened Aladdin.

As a person in a high position of power, he actually has no shortage of luxurious life. His biggest danger now is not even from the Georgians, but from His Majesty the Sultan.

By now, the news of his prison break must have reached Sultan Suleiman, and a city-wide manhunt would follow.

At the moment when he violently escaped from prison, Suleiman would definitely not let him go. Once he was caught by Suleiman, it was conceivable that his end would be extremely miserable. When Aladdin thought of those tortures, he trembled all over.

"I, I want to live... I want the Sultan to die!"

The cowardly Aladdin did not even dare to say that he would replace the Sultan. He knew that the fate of all the successive Rom Sultans was not very good.

In the Turkic society of the Middle East, in such a chaotic situation, having higher power does not mean enjoying a peaceful old age.

On the contrary, it would only mean an endless stream of younger generation challengers who could never be killed.

Therefore, it is better to be simple.

All he heard was Garys snapping his fingers again. This wish was actually what he expected.

Of course, even if Aladdin expressed some more outrageous wishes, Garys had the skills to adapt them.

After all, Allah has already determined the destiny of everything in this world. If you encounter something difficult, just push it to the Heavenly Father.

"If you want to live, someone will die. Sultan Rom is now approaching the end of his life."

Hearing this, Aladdin took two deep breaths and nodded vigorously. Since the Sultan wanted his life, don't blame him for preparing to fight back.

After all, even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered. After all, Aladdin is the local boss of Erzurum.

After leaving the hut, a middle-aged man hurried over.

"Prophet, what do you think? Did Aladdin Bey agree?"

Garys looked at the middle-aged man, glanced up and down a few more times, and then replied: "Well, everything is going according to plan, Osman, you don't have to worry."

Osman, a good name, at least that's what Gairis thinks. In areas influenced by Arab culture, Osman is actually a relatively common name. After all, the third caliph is Osman.

And this Osman is actually the current leader of the Yuktu tribe and the father of Arsalan. He was the Turk who rode on a horse and looked down at Geiris and asked him questions.

After hearing Gairis's reply, Osman breathed a sigh of relief. As the leader of a small Turkic tribe, he did not have the title of Bey or Emir.

Even the title of Sheikh actually has to be shared with several other people in the tribe.

Facing the powerful Sultan of Rum, even with the help of the prophet Geris, Osman was still nervous. Therefore, he urgently hoped to gain the reputation from Aladdin Bey and call on more Turks to stand on their side.

The word Sheikh is actually a product of the influence of Islamic culture. In the Arabian Peninsula, Sheikh is one of the titles of tribal leaders, usually people over 40 years old and knowledgeable.

Of course, Osman was not a learned man…

"Gather the guys, we're going to talk about the future."

"Understood Prophet, I'll go right away."

The big guys that Gellis mentioned were actually the representatives of the tribes that were originally under Aladdin, and these tribes were originally loyal to Aladdin.

However, given the cowardice shown by Aladdin, it is clear that he is no longer suitable to be a true leader.

After rescuing Aladdin from the Sultan of Rum, they should use Aladdin as a sign to seek future benefits for themselves.

……

In the dim room, a few kerosene lamps emitted dim light, illuminating the gloomy faces of the delegates.

What these people had not expected was that Gairis had taken Aladdin Bey back from the Sultan of Rum so easily.

Thanks to Garys's extremely clean handling of his hands and feet.

It can be said that before a new jailer took over during the day, the Sultan of Rum had no way of knowing that Aladdin Bey had escaped.

This helped them buy at least four hours of buffer time. However, when day came and the Sultan of Rom learned of the situation, he would definitely send people to search their military camp.

After all, in the eyes of the Sultan of Rom, they have been labeled as extremely untrustworthy.

By then, whether Aladdin Bey was found out or not, their fate would not be good.

Therefore, they actually didn't quite understand why Garys would call them to a meeting at this juncture to "waste time."

"Prophet, do you have anything else to say?"

"We don't have anything to meet about now, do we?"

"Now, shouldn't we rush to seize the city gate and let the Georgian army outside enter the city?"

Amid all the chatter, Gellis tapped the tabletop lightly.

"You call me a prophet because I have performed miracles and shown you powers that are impossible for mortals to have. But the true way to distinguish whether a prophet is real is to judge whether he or she can receive revelations from God."

"I want to tell you that the Sultan of Rom is just a tiny obstacle in your way."

"Compared to the existence of the Sultan of Rom, the Dajjar has already appeared on the sea of ​​grass in the east, gathering the tide and about to submerge the world."

"At that time, there will be sad songs everywhere in the world, and blood will soak every inch of land."

If history had not changed, the Mongols would have occupied the city they were in in forty years.

Anyone taller than the wheels of the cart will be killed, and every house will be set on fire.

Because of Garys's arrival, such a future would naturally not happen, but it did not prevent Garys from using it to intimidate the representatives of various tribes present.

"You must promise me to swear to Allah and swear to follow the true path. I will continue the forgotten true meaning of Muhammad and tell you the wishes of the prophets of all ages."

"Otherwise, not only will you have to face the future on your own, but I will not even protect you from the wrath of the Sultan of Rom!"

The many tribal representatives attending the meeting looked at each other.

Gellis had shown them miracles, and now they were forced to rise up in resistance.

They don't really care what the future holds, but without Gary's support and leadership, they have no hope of achieving anything.

Do you really expect Aladdin, who took the lead in running away, to be the leader?

In this way, they all, under the leadership of Osman, recited the testimony that belonged only to Gairis.

(End of this chapter)