Chapter 7 7

The emperor and Aladdin, son-in-law, entered the city beaming side by side.Accompanied by the emperor, Aladdin returned to his own palace. Princess Abedinu Budolu had been waiting to welcome him, kissed his forehead with joy, graciously let him and the emperor rest, and ordered the servants to bring fruit juice and cakes to accompany them to eat and drink. Aladdin was successful in annihilating the enemy and won the admiration and love of the ruling and opposition parties.In order to celebrate his triumphant return, the emperor issued an imperial decree, ordering cities across the country to display lanterns and festoons to celebrate his victory.In this way, Aladdin became a blockbuster and became famous all over the world. From the officials, the army, and the common people all looked at him differently.In the minds of the people, Aladdin was regarded as God, and they prayed and blessed him devoutly.

Because of Aladdin's generosity, he was originally supported and loved by people, coupled with his superb riding skills, superb martial arts, and his feats of defending the country and destroying the enemy, people respected him very much. At this time, Aladdin's reputation and status have reached the point where it cannot be added. Besides, since the African magician returned to his hometown, he has been unwilling to reconcile his failure, always brooding, thinking about the toil and trek he had endured in order to obtain the magic lamp, especially after many hardships, the god who is about to get it The scene where the lights are missing makes me deeply sad and angry.He cursed Aladdin for disobeying orders, causing him lifelong regrets.Sometimes he couldn't restrain his grief and yelled wildly, but in the end he still comforted himself: "The little bastard is dead in the tunnel now, if I have a chance, I'll go get the magic lamp again, anyway, it's still safe there .”

The glimmer of hope that remained in the heart of the African magician revived after some days.He was determined to get back on his feet and take action. On this day, he took out the sand table, checked it carefully and made all preparations, planning to ask Aladdin's fate and the whereabouts of the magic lamp.He smoothed out the grains of sand, laid out a flat outline, and made many small dots on it, and then began to divination.He carefully transferred the traces shown on the sand table to a piece of paper, and then concentrated on observing and studying it, but there was no response.He was not reconciled, and after a short rest, he rearranged the shape of the grains of sand on the plate according to the order of major and minor, and fixed them more accurately, and then made a second divination, but the result was still unknown. whereabouts.This made him disappointed and angry.In order to find out what happened to Aladdin, he had to patiently continue divination for the third time.

This time, he finally knew that Aladdin was not buried in the tunnel of the treasure, which made him very surprised and extremely angry.After careful observation and research, I finally figured out Aladdin's whereabouts.It turned out that this little guy had slipped out of the tunnel and was still alive in the world. Moreover, he was alert and flexible, and had become the master of the magic lamp.He couldn't help thinking of his own tragic experience.He complained to himself, "In order to seek the magic lamp, I went through hardships and sufferings that no one else could bear. But that damned little bastard got nothing for nothing. How did he know the secret of the magic lamp? What about leaping into the world's most lofty and extremely wealthy figures?"

After the African magician learned about Aladdin's current situation through divination, he was so angry that his lungs would explode.Gritting his teeth, he said: "Only by putting him to death can I relieve my hatred." In order to get revenge on Aladdin and seize the magic lamp, he suppressed his anger, packed his bags, and prepared to return to China. With mixed feelings of hope and hatred, the magician, after a long journey, finally came to China again and entered the capital where Aladdin was located.He came to live in a hotel, changed his clothes, walked out of the hotel, and went for a walk on the street.He came to the crowd and listened carefully to their conversation.Some people are full of praise for the magnificence and magnificence of the newly built palace; some people admire Aladdin's noble conduct;The magician came to a teahouse and saw people chatting while drinking tea.The sorcerer pushed his way to a young man who was praising Aladdin, and interrupted:

"Young man, who is this person you are praising?" "Old man, you are certainly not from here, and you must have just arrived here from a distant country. But even so, you must have heard of the famous Aladdin. His magnificent palace is famous all over the world. , has become a miracle in the world. His honor and prestige are almost as famous as God, don't you know anything about him?" "Hearing what you said, I really want to see that palace with my own eyes. Can you please take me to have a look?" "It's okay, I'll take you there." The young man agreed to the magician's request, and he took the magician all the way to Aladdin's palace.

The magician looked and watched carefully, and realized that the completion of this palace could only be due to the role of the magic lamp.He murmured to himself: "This damn guy, I won't let him die, I will never give up." The magician's anger at this moment has reached its peak. Back at the hotel, he took out the astronomical almanac and sand table, did divination, and looked for the location of the magic lamp.When he found that the magic lamp was not beside Aladdin, but in the new palace, he couldn't help saying loudly: "Now I have a solution. Aladdin, just wait!"

I can easily kill you and get the magic lamp. " After he made up his mind, he hurried out of the hotel, came to a blacksmith's shop, and said to the owner, "make me some oil lamps for me, and I will pay you double the wages, as long as you make the lamps out quickly." .” The shopkeeper was worried that the business would be slow for the past two days, so he readily agreed to make the lamp for the magician. He started immediately, worked day and night, and quickly made the lamp as required. The magician paid a wage, and took the lamp back to the inn, where he put it in a basket.He walked out of the hotel with a basket of oil lamps, and shouted in the streets and alleys: "Who has an old lamp? Get a new one!" When people heard him shout, they all laughed at him: "This man must be Crazy, otherwise, how could you replace the old lamp with a new lamp?" So more and more people gathered around him to watch the excitement, and the children were especially curious, always following behind and mocking him.But the magician kept walking forward indifferently, and finally came to Aladdin's palace.

He raised his voice, and the children also let go of their voices: "Old madman..." Coincidentally, at that time, Princess Bedinu Budolu happened to be sitting in the viewing pavilion looking at the scenery, and suddenly heard a burst of shouting noises, so she looked down from the window, seeing that scene was very strange, I don’t know why it happened If something happened, he sent the maid down to find out the situation. The maid immediately went downstairs, walked out of the gate, and heard someone shouting: "Who has an old lamp? Would you like to exchange it for a new one?"

At the same time, a group of children were behind, making a lot of noise. The maid hurried back and told Princess Bedinu Budolu, and the princess couldn't help laughing out loud.So the maidservants started talking with the princess.One of them said: "I think what this person said must not be the truth." "Princess, I saw an old lamp in our master's room." Another maid said, "We might as well exchange it with him, so that we can know whether he is telling the truth or not." Negligently, he forgot to hide the magic lamp, and was seen by the maid. About the secret of the magic lamp, Princess Bedinu Budolu didn't know anything about it, and of course she didn't know that Aladdin was able to ascend to the sky in one step, marry her, become the emperor's quick son-in-law, and become FS, all thanks to this magic lamp .So she agreed with the maidservant's suggestion, and said, "Well, go and get that old lamp from your master's room."

The reason why she did this was to prove whether the caller could really exchange the old lamp for a new one. The maid immediately brought the magic lamp and handed it to Princess Bedinu Budolu. The princess did not know that this was a trick of the magician, and without hesitation she sent a eunuch to take down the old lamp and replace it with a new one. The eunuch obeyed, and in a short while came upstairs with a new lamp, which he placed carefully before the princess.When the princess took a closer look at what she got in exchange for a new lamp, she really felt that the behavior of the lamp changer was incomprehensible, and she couldn't help laughing. The African magician was very happy when he saw that the old lamp he got was indeed the enchanting magic lamp taken from the underground treasure, and immediately stuffed it in his breast pocket, throwing away the remaining ones used for trading. The new lights, just go.He got rid of the children and ran until the outskirts far from the city, then slowed down and continued to move forward, patiently waiting for the night to fall in the deserted wilderness.Seeing that it was almost time, the magician took out his magic lamp and wiped it. Immediately the lamp god appeared before him and said: "Master, this servant has listened to your call and has come to you. What do you want me to do? Just give orders." So the magician said to the lamp god: "You take Aladdin's palace, together with all the people and things in it, and move them to my hometown of Africa. Of course, don't forget to take me with you too." .” "Understood, I am willing to help. Now close your eyes first, and when you open them again, you can see that you are in your hometown together with the palace." Sure enough, in a blink of an eye, the genie moved the palace of the magician and Aladdin, together with everything in it, to Africa. The emperor had always loved his beloved princess, Princess Berdino Budolu, so the first thing he did every morning was to watch his daughter's palace. On the second morning after Aladdin's palace was moved, the emperor got up early as usual. He opened the window, only to find that the magnificent new palace opposite the palace was gone, and only the empty, flat base remained.He was astonished and trembling with terror.In order to prove that he was not mistaken, he rubbed his eyes, and observed carefully for a long time, and finally proved that he was not mistaken, the palace in front had indeed disappeared without a trace.He couldn't control himself all of a sudden, tears welled up in his eyes, flowed down his cheeks, and soaked his beard. He had no choice but to call the prime minister into the palace hastily. The prime minister had an audience with the emperor, and when he saw the pitiful face of the emperor crying, he was secretly surprised, and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I pray that God will protect you from all disasters. Seeing your Majesty's grief now, I am also very shocked and sad. I implore Your Majesty to explain what happened?" "You really don't know what happened to me, or did you pretend it on purpose?" "My lord, I swear to heaven, I don't know anything about it." "So, you apparently didn't notice Aladdin's palace today?" "My lord, I really didn't pay attention to that palace. It must be locked and the door has not been opened yet." "Since you didn't see it, how can you say such a thing, now you stand up and look out of the window, can you tell that it is locked and the door has not been opened yet?" The prime minister approached the window and looked out, only then could he see clearly that the opposite side of the palace was empty and there was nothing left.Feeling dazed, he returned to the emperor in silence.The Emperor asked him, "Now do you know the cause of my grief? Can you tell me where the palace is now?" "My lord, some time ago, I reminded His Majesty again and again that the palace was the work of extraordinary people, but a product of magic and witchcraft." When the emperor heard this, he was furious and roared furiously, "Where is Aladdin?" "He went hunting in the mountains." The prime minister replied softly. The emperor hastily issued an order to send guards to set off to arrest Aladdin. The guards and attendants went out together to search up the mountain. They found Aladdin in the hunting area and said to him sincerely: "Aladdin, our master! Please forgive us and don't blame us. Because we came to arrest Aladdin on the order of the emperor. Yours. We dare not disobey orders!" Aladdin couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the guard's words. For unknown reasons, it was impossible for him to have any psychological preparations.After he calmed down a little, he said to the guards: "Do you know why the emperor ordered me to be arrested? Did I offend his old man, or did I commit treason?" "Our master! We are only carrying out the task of arresting you. As for why, we don't know at all." Aladdin got down from his horse and said frankly to the guards: "Since it is the emperor's decree, you should do as it is ordered." The guards reluctantly put Aladdin in chains and shackles, and escorted him into the city.When people saw that the arrested man was Aladdin, they couldn't believe it.Because Aladdin is usually humble, generous, kind, and always sympathizes with ordinary poor people, he always wins their support and love.The news of his arrest spread quickly, and people were eager to confirm for themselves whether what they had heard was true.More and more people gathered along the way, and everyone shed tears of sympathy.Some were angry and asked: Why should Aladdin be arrested?Some of the guards also sympathized with Aladdin and planned to intercede for him. The guards took Aladdin to the palace and immediately reported the arrest to the emperor.The emperor didn't care about injustice, and immediately ordered Aladdin to be pushed out and beheaded. The executioner was ordered to quickly lay down the leather cushion, let Aladdin kneel on it, covered his eyes with cloth strips, then drew out his sword, circled around him, and waited for the emperor's final execution order to execute the execution. As soon as the news that the emperor was going to execute Aladdin came out, people flocked from all directions.They surrounded the palace and sent people to the emperor to state their opinion: "If Aladdin is even slightly harmed, we will immediately raze your palace and bury you and everyone else in it." The emperor was warned, and the chancellor knew that the angry mob could do what it said.In order to calm the situation, he went to the emperor in time and said: "Your Majesty, this order of yours will soon destroy our lives. You must take it back immediately and forgive your son-in-law. Otherwise, people's reckless behavior will give us Great disaster. For they love Aladdin far more than we do." The emperor looked out of the window and saw people flocking to the palace. There were more and more people coming, and the tide was unstoppable, threatening to tear down the palace wall.Seeing this, the emperor took back his order under pressure.So on the one hand, he ordered the executioner to release Aladdin, and on the other hand, he quickly sent someone to announce to the crowd that he would forgive Aladdin and restore his freedom.This calmed the commotion of the crowd. Aladdin was very happy to be free.He raised his head and saw the emperor on the throne, and walked to the front of the imperial court, and said, "My lord, thanks to your majesty for giving me life, I will never forget it. But I still need to understand, what exactly did I offend your majesty? What crime did I do?" To get such treatment?" "Traitor!" the emperor roared, "you should know better than anyone else what crime you have committed." Then he said to the prime minister, "take him there, let him look out the window, and tell him to tell us, Where is his palace?" The prime minister complied, and brought Aladdin to the window. Aladdin looked out and saw that his own palace opposite the palace had disappeared, and only then did he understand why this happened.Of course, he didn't know what happened to him, he was just shocked and incomprehensible. He returned to the emperor in a trance, and heard the emperor questioning: "Where is your palace? Where is my daughter? Don't you know that I only have such a precious daughter?" "My lord, I don't know the whereabouts of the palace and the princess. I don't know anything about what happened." "Aladdin, you must know that the reason why I forgive you is to let you find my daughter back as soon as possible. Only when you find the princess, will you be allowed to see me again. I swear on my head, if you can't get the princess back, I will I must chop off your head." "Understood, but I beg Your Majesty to give me a 40-day deadline. If the princess cannot be found after the time limit, then it will be up to His Majesty to deal with it." "I can agree to the time limit you requested, but you don't want to escape from my grasp. Even if you escape to the moon, I will capture you back." "Your Majesty, if the princess cannot be found after the deadline, I will come back and surrender myself, and I am willing to offer my head." When people learned that Aladdin was forgiven and his freedom was restored, they were sincerely happy for him and silently blessed him.But Aladdin himself was deeply ashamed and painful because of this great blow.He has no face to see relatives and friends, and always feels ashamed in front of people.He left the palace and wandered the streets in a daze, feeling at a loss about his current situation and what to do in the future.He just wandered around the city in a daze for two days. During this period, many people cared and sympathized with him, and kept sending him some food to satisfy his hunger. Aladdin saw that wandering like this was not the answer and could not solve the problem at all, so he simply left the city and came to the suburbs. One day, he came to a river. Due to his excessive disappointment, he almost lost the courage to live, and once had the idea of ​​committing suicide by throwing himself into the river.Standing on the bank of the river, facing the rolling river, he suddenly remembered the time when he was buried in the tunnel and was in danger. He didn't lose his life at that time, and he overcame the difficulties and achieved a great cause. How can he commit suicide now? He squatted down and washed his face with river water, trying to wake himself up so that he could think calmly about what to do next.As soon as he held the water in his hands, he rubbed his hands and then wiped the ring on his finger, when the Ring God suddenly appeared in front of him and said: "My master, the servant is here, what can I do? Please tell me."