goddess of revolution

Chapter 725 The country is so different in everyone's eyes

In the Redstone Kingdom, the royal palace of the capital Emerald City welcomed its owner, not Queen Catherine, but Queen Theresia.

Before Teresia deployed the empire's floating fleet near the Emerald City in order to deal with Heistor and Bellino.After the conclusion of the Hansen Agreement, out of the consideration of supporting the Kingdom of Newcastle and deterring the forces of the other two parties, such deployment will be permanent.For this reason, she took a rest in Emerald City and met some important officials by the way.

In addition to Governor Redstone, Governor Norton, and Governor Tangus, there are also several nobles above the earl, plus the regent princess who happened to be patrolling in the north of Hadrang, and had the honor to have breakfast with the queen, and then left the regent princess of Hadrang Drink morning tea together.

Looking at her cousin Ariel, the queen said with emotion: "Compared to the other princess, Ariel, you are much stronger."

The current king of Hadron, the former Duke of Delancia, Repsel-Hadran, as the prime minister of the empire, has been managing the government affairs in Valentine, and the government affairs of the Kingdom of Hadran have been handed over to Princess Ariel as an agent.This little girl, who is not yet 20 years old, is now taking on the important task of taking care of millions of people in the kingdom. Compared with Rui Luoer, who has abandoned the mission of the royal family, the contrast is too sharp.

Ariel smiled bitterly and said, "How can I be considered strong? Back then in the Temple of Elegance, I was almost turned into a witch by Youxiang. It wasn't sister Aurora who stepped forward. I still don't know what happened. Now Just thinking about it makes me go numb.”

Speaking of the past, Teresia's face darkened.Aurora should have lost her faith after that incident, and then she was captured physically and mentally by Li Qi, and parted ways with herself.

This is my responsibility. In order to prevent more people from taking the wrong path, I have to work harder.

Seeing that Theresia was distracted and her expression was not very good, Ariel realized that this was a wrong topic, and quickly changed her subject: "Speaking of which, the Kingdom of Kester has been split now. Okay? Is this agreement only temporary? If His Majesty wants to restore order, he shouldn’t tolerate this situation forever, right?”

Teresia came back to her senses and said with a smile: "This is a good question Ariel, but before thinking about this question, you should first think about it, what is a country?"

Ariel, who has undergone great changes, is indeed no longer the little girl who listened to Aurora's stories before, and has begun to have the consciousness of a ruler, but she still has little understanding of this theoretical issue, so she can only blink her eyes wide, He looked at the queen blankly.

"Ariel, the gods bless mortals and create an order for mortals to strive for peace and happiness. This kind of divine will is the foundation of everything. For this reason, the gods select and favor those mortals who are noble and powerful, and let them lead everyone .”

"Such mortals are kings. They establish kingship, reward nobles, make laws, protect the weak, eradicate evil, and punish crimes. Mortals organize around such kingship to form a country."

"Do you understand? A country is a group where mortals uphold the will of God and pursue eternal order. God's will and order are blessings for mortals. Therefore, a country is a collection of blessings from gods. This collection requires the king to unswervingly maintain the will of God Unanimity, so the country also needs a firm and strong kingship."

"Loyalty to the court is to destroy the foundation of each country, so that the will of the gods deviates and the order is distorted. To return the order, we must let the kingship be supreme at the mortal level and cannot be destroyed, so the dawn empire was born. Only the Only when the divided royal powers are assembled into a unified imperial power can they become supreme and absolutely authoritative."

Ariel nodded half-understood, and then asked: "In other words, His Majesty actually thinks that the kingdoms and duchies under the empire cannot be regarded as real countries?"

She smiled with relief: "I'm really looking forward to that day. My father told me that in order to serve His Majesty wholeheartedly, he can no longer be a king. It really frightened me to ask me to take over as Queen Hadron. Help Your Majesty and It is already very difficult for my father to take charge of the kingdom, and let me be the queen, this is a mission His Majesty once shouldered, how can I afford it."

"It's not that far yet," Teresia said, "So, Ariel, you still have to take on this responsibility."

"Imperial power is just the future of royal power. Let's not talk about it for now, just talk about Kester."

"Based on what I said just now, do you think Kester is qualified as a country? Can it continue?"

Ariel thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "Of course I'm not qualified, and it's impossible to continue."

"Your Majesty said that a country is organized around kingship by mortals adhering to the will of the gods. Looking at Kester from this standard, first of all, it did not uphold the will of the gods and bless mortals. On the contrary, Bellino inherited the will of the evil god Hestor. God’s will, disaster befalls the people, and the destruction of the old Kester Kingdom is a matter of course.”

"From the point of view of royal power, Bellino almost killed the royal family. Even if Princess Ruiluoer succeeds the queen, she will not be able to establish a strong royal power, and will only be emptied by the nobles. Even if there is no external interference, Kester The kingdom will eventually fall apart."

Teresia exclaimed: "Ariel, you will be a qualified queen."

Ariel was both happy and excited, but her aristocratic education allowed her to hide her emotions well, and switched to another topic: "Speaking of the queen, isn't the Redstone Kingdom Catherine's? When will she be crowned?"

Teresia sighed deeply: "Catherine... has grown up and has her own ideas. I will find time to talk to her."

Feeling that every time she changed the subject, she would poke at the Queen's sad things, so Ariel hurriedly talked about romance, and gradually, the conversation between the two sisters was filled with laughter.

In the Holy Will Empire, the emperor's palace in Stone Niu City, the capital of Yinpine Province, was also full of laughter. The emperor held a small but rich banquet here to congratulate the overall situation of the empire.

Since the establishment of the empire, the emperor, including the emperor, has always felt that the foundation of the empire is not stable. The reason is the attitude of the dawn empire.The promulgation of the Hansen Agreement has benefited the empire not only by obtaining part of the land and population of Kester, but more importantly, the relationship with the Dawn Empire has a bright future.

Everyone knows that this is not permanent peace, but what the empire needs now is peace, peace with the great empire of Dongfein, the oneness of man and god, and peace between Theresia who is unparalleled in the world.The stone fell to the ground, and the breath came out, and the heel of the empire stood firm.

Even the Earls of Curtins and Callaghan, who had been contradicting each other, were blushing from drinking at this time, talking with their shoulders crossed, and laughing out loud from time to time.

"It's such a pity. Your Excellency Prell saved that little princess. Otherwise, if she is made the Queen of New Xtre, just a few mirages will be able to disgrace the nobles of Xxter who are lingering on their last days, and even bring them down." All Kesters will be disgusted with their country."

"The rumors are true. If the Queen and His Excellency Prior are not lovers, how could such a thing happen? Isn't this a trump card for His Excellency Prior, and if necessary, he can annex the entire Kester?" ? We also have to be careful."

"The princess swears to give up her status as a princess and all rights and interests. Your Excellency Pryor has already recorded a mirage and spread it all over the world. There will be no such thing as you said."

"Hey, the queen once swore to protect the independence of each country and the rights and interests of all nobles. Didn't she end up building an empire? It's fine to repent when necessary, as long as it is the will of the gods."

The two still fought. At this time, Romulus on the throne sighed with emotion: "Kester Kingdom also has a history of thousands of years, and it seems that it is not far from extinction. The history of thousands of years, in the four eras 3 years is nothing, but it is long enough compared to the empire established by the Great Emperor. The Tudor Empire only lasted for more than 200 years, how long can our empire last?"

"Your Majesty, the villain has the guts to say something unpleasant." Tolimbo, the former regional bishop of the tyrannical church and the current Minister of Internal Affairs of the Empire, went on to say: "The reason why Emperor Tudor's empire collapsed is because he did not uphold the supremacy of authority. God’s will, let the forces like the Church of Kaim and the Temple of Commerce develop under their noses. These forces used their interests to divide the nobles of the empire, and the empire was disintegrated. Our Holy Will Empire should learn from history and must not repeat the same mistakes.”

"The divine will of supremacy?"

Romulus frowned: "What is this?"

Tolimbo asked: "Your Majesty, what do you think the purpose of the empire is?"

"This one……"

Romulus really didn't think about it carefully, but there is a ready-made answer to this question, and he subconsciously recited it: "The purpose of the empire is to protect human beings, eliminate alien races that endanger human beings, and let human beings dominate the world.

Then he shook his head: "This is the emperor's proposition. Judging from the results, this proposition is obviously problematic. First of all, we can't limit human beings to human beings, it should be all mortals in the world of Finn. Secondly, in terms of specific implementation, It shouldn't be so rough and direct, it should be more patient and skillful."

The Holy Will Empire is called the "Second Tudor Empire". This name is not only called by outsiders, but even the high-ranking officials of the empire present subconsciously think so.Therefore, no one dared to criticize Emperor Tudor in public, and even the people of the tyrannical church had to praise Emperor Tudor first when evaluating him.

Only the current emperor can criticize the former emperor without any hesitation.

As for Romulus' criticism, this is also the general opinion.

Emperor Tudor paid great attention to the purity of his blood, and he was extremely rude to other races, exterminating them at every turn.Leaving aside the Benuin, he almost killed all the orcs of Sifien, such as the small races of the lions, let alone how many of them he killed.

The half-elves in the Forgotten Forest became a bulk commodity for the slave trade, and it was also because the upper classes of the Tudor Empire first became popular with "ancestral elves" that they gradually formed a habit.

In short, in the eyes of Emperor Tudor, human beings come first, and those races that are friendly to human beings and have no aesthetic problems can be regarded as allies or even vassals.As for those ugly races that don't accept the "royalization", I'm sorry, they are the enemies of mankind, and they are listed on the eradication list.

"Your Majesty, the villain believes that Emperor Tudor's proposition is not wrong, and there is no problem in implementing it." Tolimbo said amazingly: "The emperor is wrong. He is still too kind and has not carried out his proposition to the end!"

The noise in the hall was reduced by half, and people either coughed or laughed lowly, thinking that Tolimbo had drunk too much and was grandstanding.

Romulus pressed his anger and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Tolimbo first bowed his head respectfully and saluted, and then said high-spiritedly: "Your Majesty is entrusted with God's will. This empire is like His Majesty's body. Its existence and continuation is the highest purpose. All assets and all people of the empire are to achieve this purpose. Tool of."

"Only by unswervingly using tools to promote the development of the empire and the struggle of the empire in accordance with His Majesty's heart, can the empire last forever. Those propositions are nothing but the goal of keeping the empire alive in the continuous development and struggle."

"When one goal is achieved, the next goal is proposed. The key is not the goal, but to carry out His Majesty's will to every corner of the empire through the goal. Just like a real body wielding a weapon, you can do your best without any hindrance."

"When your majesty is fully integrated with the divine will and the empire, your majesty can reach eternity, and at the same time the empire will continue forever. This is a combination of the three."

These rhetoric are not new, they are the consistent propositions of the tyrannical church, but Tolimbo integrated the empire and Romulus into one, and then examine these rhetoric, it is not as harsh as before.

The noise in the hall has completely subsided, and most people are contemplating and savoring.

"Tolimbo, you are wrong!"

Romulus said in a deep voice: "I didn't inherit the will of any god, all I have is the inheritance of the Great Emperor! As a mortal, I accepted the mission entrusted to me by my bloodline, to carry through to the end the unfinished business of the Great Emperor. "

"What I want to do is to let mortals gain peace and happiness, and at the same time save the whole world from the unknown horror disaster in the future. This is the desire of mortals, and the gathering of mortal wills."

"The empire is a tool to achieve this goal, and the development and struggle of the empire must also be carried out around this goal. Don't use the teachings of the tyrannical church to distort my ideals!"

Tolimbo knelt down in fear: "Your Majesty, forgive me..."

He still didn't give up: "The villain has indeed not corrected his beliefs, and still has the disrespectful idea of ​​interfering with His Majesty's will with God's will, but regarding the relationship between the empire and His Majesty, the villain insists on his own beliefs."

"Whether it is the will of the gods or the will of mortals, it all comes from His Majesty's will, and this empire is born and survived according to His Majesty's will. If His Majesty's will is not destroyed, the Empire will be immortal. On the other hand, if the Empire is immortal, His Majesty's The will is immortal."

"From this point of view, the empire is supreme and omnipresent. Your Majesty should strive to make the empire do this."

Romulus was silent, he did not deny this statement, in fact he also felt it should be so.

There was a buzz of discussion in the hall. They found this statement easy to accept, but it was a bit vague.

"Simply put, what exactly are you going to do?"

"All I can think of is to treat those disobedient guys as leeks at all times, just like dealing with sheep and cattle. Whips and knives are the right tools to correct thinking."

"That's what Emperor Tudor did, what's the result?"

"Tolimbo is right. The Emperor has not done enough. Humans overthrew the rule of the elves and dominated the world, but there are still too many alien races causing trouble, splitting people's hearts, spying and lurking."

"Yes, in the final analysis, it is the problem of blood. The empire should be one with the blood of mankind. If the blood can be purified in the end, everyone will be a family, and the world will not have so many disputes."

"After tens of thousands of years, how can the human bloodline be pure? Everyone can trace back to different bloodline ancestors. This is the source of the wizard's power."

"You have to determine a subject, right? This is precisely the result of the struggle between humans and alien races. Many alien races have been annihilated in history, and the surviving humans have deprived them of their blood inheritance."

The discussion passed into the ears of Romulus, and it also stirred his heart.

That's right, he also relied on the power and mission of bloodline inheritance to establish the empire. From this point of view, bloodline is the most reliable basis for dividing the enemy from ourselves, and the empire should also exist and continue for this purpose.

The morning light came in from the window, close to the Imperial Office of the Emperor's Castle of Valentine, Nama, the clerk, put down her pen, opened the window, and looked up at the miraculous imperial palace shining in the morning light.

"There is indeed no need for the country of Kester to exist."

With that in mind, Nama rubbed the wrist of the magician's arm, making a clear and crisp sound.

The agreement concluded between the Empress, the Holy Will Empire, and the Fei Cong still only has some framework provisions, and the details have to be perfected by a subject like her. She has been writing at night until now, and she has only roughly completed it.

"A real country should be established based on a contract. Her Majesty the Empress made a vow to break the tower with mortals, so there is this Dawn Empire."

"The oath made by the royal family of the Kester Kingdom at the founding of the country is to sign a contract with the people of the kingdom. The royal family protects the nobles and the common people, and the nobles and the common people offer their loyalty. Because of this obligation, the two parties form a collective. Kester Kingdom."

"When Belino is possessed by Heistor, depriving the people of their property and even their lives, but not assuming any obligations, this contract will become invalid. Whether the new Kester can still inherit this contract, I am not optimistic."

"Your Majesty is a body of man and god, and you still need to sign a contract with mortals to establish an empire. This shows that the contract is a transcendence between man and god, it is beyond man and god, and it is the fundamental law that exists in the world."

"As long as such a contract is valid, the empire will continue. I believe that His Majesty can abide by and protect such a contract, and she will too. After all, she is a body of man and god."

Nama was engrossed in her thoughts, and a faint silver-white light dust gradually dissipated from her body. She made the god extremely happy because she was deeply close to the god's will.

In the territory of the Duchess of Saxdon Teide, a white tower is rising from the ground. At first glance, it looks a bit like the City of Silver in the Storm Islands.

Hathaway was discussing the design drawings with the construction magician next to the construction site. Her iconic gorgeous purple robe was replaced by a plain purple robe with no decorations, which looked elegant and dignified.

The black hair is no longer loose, but is tied into a bun, and a pair of black-rimmed glasses hides her eyebrows. The originally youthful beauty has become gentle, intellectual, deep and restrained at this moment.

The summoning ring vibrated, Hathaway waved her hand, and the construction magician left quickly. She answered the summoning, listened for a while, and sneered.

"Let me just say, it has nothing to do with gods or beliefs. In the end, power and interests determine everything. As expected, Kester was divided by the three of them."

"Weakness is the original sin..."

After finishing the communication, Hathaway shook her head and said with emotion: "What's more, things like countries are just a tool for the strong to unite to rule the weak. At the same time, the strong are not strong enough and need the services of the weak, so they have to hug each other. A crappy thing."

"A real strong man is the country and the world, so why should he mix with ants?"

Speaking of which, she looked at the forest of the white pagoda where she saw the outline for the first time, and sighed quietly: "Well, I am still far away from that step, and now I have to rely on the power of ants."

In the valley in the southeast mountainous area of ​​Kester, Leib, Fhalin, and the people behind them looked bewildered. Talons said in a dignified tone as if reciting a divine scripture: "After the mortal world has gone through the age of ignorance, Caught in irresolvable self-contradiction. Mortals are divided into irreconcilable opposites, and powerless to break free from these opposites."

"In order for these opposites, these continuations of conflicts, to annihilate a society that does not bring itself and mortals together in pointless struggle, a power that appears to rise above groups is needed, which This force should moderate the conflicts that arise from these contradictions."

"This kind of power that can keep conflicts within the scope of an order with clear rules, which arises from a society where mortals gather, but eventually transcends society, and even gradually differentiates itself from the naturally formed mortal society, is the country. "

(End of this chapter)