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Volume One: The Li Family Has a Son Named Longji Chapter 32: The Destruction of the Arab Empire

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    At the beginning, Yusuf advocated marching eastward, conquering China, and enslaving China. These ministers screamed with joy, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.  Because China is the legendary "golden country", if you conquer China, there will be endless benefits.  Now, when the Tang army came and the Arab Empire was in turmoil, they put all the blame on Yusuf, saying that it was Yusuf who caused the disaster. They were really shameless.  Malik¡¯s question left them unable to answer.  "Caliph, the Chinese are calling. We are in a bad situation. It is better to discuss how to deal with the situation at hand." When a minister saw that Malik was getting angry, he quickly changed the subject.  "Hmph." We should discuss countermeasures now instead of reprimanding these ministers. Malik snorted coldly and said: "Tell us how we should respond." "Caliph, since the news of the restoration of Persia spread, our situation has changed.  It's very bad. The resistance in various places has spread across the country. Although we have many troops, we can't suppress them everywhere.  Kill our people and rob our property. There are even pagans who collude with the Chinese and lead the Chinese to attack. "If we had known this, we should have killed all these pagans."  They started shouting and talking about rebellions everywhere.  To use a metaphor, the Arab Empire has long been a powder keg that only needs a spark to detonate.  The arrival of the Tang army, and the restoration of Persia was a spark, which successfully detonated this powder keg and triggered turmoil in various places.  "Kill them all? You know how to kill them all. Kill them all. Only us are left. What's the use of conquering these lands?" "There is no more people. Only land is left, but it is desert." A minister immediately retorted.  Conquest is not just for land, but more for population.  With only land and no population, is there any point in conquering?  "I have been wondering if there is something wrong with the religious policies we forcibly implement. Wherever we go, the resistance is always so fierce. No matter how we suppress it, it is useless. The biggest reason why they resist is  "You don't want to believe in Allah." "What you said is too much. If you don't believe in Allah, you are a heretic and you should die. This is the rule set by the prophet. If you don't believe in Allah, you will die. No one can survive."  Not resisting? Should we think of other ways?" Some ministers have doubts about the Arab Empire's religious policy.  Today¡¯s turbulent situation is largely due to the religious policies of the Arab Empire.  Especially in Persia, because that was the territory of Manichaeism.  This tough and barbaric religious policy encountered the most intense resistance.  This was decades after the Arab Empire conquered Persia.  But the reason why Persia could never be pacified.  "It's already been a long time and you are still arguing and arguing." Malik looked unkind and shouted in a deep voice.  The ministers immediately shut up.  "You are right. The main reason for today's situation is our strong promotion of religion." Malik nodded and said: "Yusuf once wrote to me, asking us to stop promoting religion so brutally and forcefully.  We need to leave a way for these infidels to survive. We can solve this problem by collecting taxes. If we don¡¯t believe in God, we will have to pay high taxes.¡±  Increase taxes." "It's too late. The Chinese have already called, and no matter how good the method is, it's useless." Although Malik's words were praised, they were also regretted.  It is indeed late. If it had been proposed and implemented earlier, the situation would be very different.  Historically, it will take some time for the Arab Empire to change its tune on religious issues.  Now, because the Tang Dynasty came, Yusuf was forced by the situation and proposed this solution in advance.  It is precisely because of the change in religious policy that the Arab Empire in history truly stabilized and moved toward integration and cohesion under a common religion.  Now, all this is just a bubble.  "Great Caliph, something bad has happened, something bad has happened." At this moment, a personal guard came quickly and started shouting from a distance.  Today¡¯s Arab Empire is in a precarious situation. Things are already bad. If something bad happens again, it will be even worse. Everyone¡¯s faces suddenly darkened and they stared at this bodyguard.  "What's the matter?" Malik asked in a deep voice.  "Great Caliph, there is turmoil in Spain." The guard hurriedly reported, "The Spaniards are resisting everywhere, and now the whole of Spain is unstable." The Umayyad Dynasty?Conquest, Yusuf was in charge of the east, wanting to conquer the Tang Dynasty and enslave the Tang Dynasty.  The West attacked Spain, conquered Spain, and laid the territorial foundation of the Arab Empire.  But, Spain is extremely unstable.  In the past, the Arab Empire could still be controlled by relying on its strong military strength.  Now, news of Persia's restoration came, and riots broke out across Spain. The garrison here wanted to suppress them, but they did not have enough troops to suppress them.  As a result, the entire Spain was no longer owned by the Arab Empire.  "Humph." Malik snorted and was about to get angry.  However, another bodyguard hurried in and reported to him: "Great Caliph, there is unrest in Syria. The infidels here are killing our officers and soldiers and looting our warehouses. The whole of Syria is no longer ours."  It is a place that was conquered earlier, but there are also many pagans here. They do not want to believe in Muslims and are fighting against the Arab Empire all the time.  Malik¡¯s face turned gloomy again.  Syria is very important to the Arab Empire. Even this is no longer owned by the Arab Empire. This is a heavy blow.  However, there is an even heavier blow.  "Great Caliph, something bad has happened, something bad has happened." Another guard hurried in, shouting loudly, "The governor of Egypt ceded territory to himself and claimed that he would no longer submit to the great Caliph." "What? ceded territory to himself."  Male?" Malik jumped up and screamed loudly, as if coals had fallen into his crotch.  "Impossible!" The ministers also shouted, with shock on their faces.  They can still accept the resistance of heathens. After all, heathens resist all the time. If they don't resist at this time, they are not heretics.  However, as the governor of Egypt, he openly resisted, stopped surrendering, and ceded territory to himself. This set a precedent, and the consequences were very terrible.  If the Arab Empire cannot suppress it immediately, it will trigger a chain reaction and many local officials will follow suit.  "He's stillstill" the guard stammered.  "You're still saying nasty things?" Malik raised his brows and shouted like a sharp sword.  The guard shrank his neck and said hurriedly: "He also said that the great caliph was in an unfair position and was a thief of the people. Everyone deserves to be punished." "Bang!" Malik's face was ashen, he grabbed the gold cup in front of him and smashed it on the ground.  , shouted loudly: "Fart! Fart his shit! He is just farting!" During this period, the Umayyad dynasty ruled the Arab Empire.  This dynasty ended the era of the Four Caliphs and was the first dynasty in the history of the Arab Empire. If we really want to talk about it, its accession to the throne was unfair.  Although it has been fifty years since the Umayyad dynasty was established, the influence of the four caliphs is still there, and many people want to restore the inheritance system of the four caliphs.  For this reason, the Umayyad Dynasty fought many wars. There are still many places in the country that oppose this dynasty, and wars break out from time to time.  As soon as Malik's thoughts turned here, it was confirmed that his idea was right.  Three personal guards came in, and one by one they reported the betrayal of officials from various places. They not only announced their separation from the Arab Empire, but also claimed that they would attack Malik and kill the entire family.  "Great Caliph, the holy land of Mecca has rebelled." Another guard's face was pale, without a trace of blood, as if he had been buried in the soil, with a look of fear on his face.  "What? Mecca rebelled?" A cry of surprise rang out, and all the monarchs and ministers were stunned.  Mecca is a holy place for Muslims and is very important.  However, it is not without enemies.  The Prophet was once driven away by the ancestors of the Umayyad dynasty.  Fortunately, there was another member of this family who was a loyal follower of the Prophet and became one of the four caliphs.  This blow was so heavy that all the monarchs and ministers were turned to stone.  "Great Caliph, something bad has happened, something bad has happened, there is a rebellion in Damascus." "There are infidels everywhere, rebellious slaves everywhere, and rebellious sinners everywhere." At this moment, a group of personal guards  Rushing in, everyone was shouting and frightened.  Damascus is the capital of the Arab Empire, and the empire has a large number of troops stationed here.  However, in order to maintain the daily operations of the capital, a large number of coolies and slaves were needed.  When the news came that the Tang army was marching westward, could these slaves and coolies not resist?  After they rioted, they looted everywhere and intercepted and killed the Arab Empire's army.  "Caliph, send troops to suppress it quickly." "Yes. If we can't suppress it, once the Chinese arrive, it will be unthinkable." The ministers hurriedly reminded.  "If these slaves are notIf we continue to suppress it with all our strength, once the Tang army arrives and cooperates with the outside, Damascus will be defeated.  Damascus is very strong, but it can't stand up to the internal and external cooperation.  Not to mention, the Tang army was extremely powerful and resourceful. If he could capture Ghor, he would naturally be able to capture Damascus.  "Quickly, send troops to suppress it." Malik's face was ashen and he shouted: "Kill all the rebels! Kill their family members, relatives and friends!" This is an extraordinary period, and this rebellion must be put down as soon as possible with iron-blooded means.  As soon as the order was passed, a large number of Arab imperial troops were dispatched to suppress the rebellion.  What is unexpected is that the more the rebellion is suppressed, the more chaotic it becomes, because the morale of the military is unstable, the combat power is gone, and it is no longer possible to suppress the rebellion.  Think about it, even the holy land of Mecca has rebelled, isn't it a heavy blow to the morale of the army?  Not long after, Tang Jun arrived.  The rebels opened the city gates to greet them, and Tang troops swarmed in, officially declaring the fall of the Arab Empire.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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