A conversation between two old people and a young man lasted three hours.

To be more precise, most of the time was Emerson's conversation with Todd, and Cumberland just coughed to express his dissatisfaction and doubts.

"You are right. The kingdom has been established since its establishment. The time has been short. It does have many drawbacks. I admit that these are facts." Listening to Earl Emerson's analysis of the monarch and power, Todd nodded his head. He said: "To be honest, I haven't been in contact with internal and foreign affairs in the past, and the only knowledge I have comes from books."

"No, you misunderstood what I meant. The king should be the one who gave orders. If everything is done by himself, then such a kingdom has no future at all. Therefore, you are not wrong about the malpractices of internal affairs and diplomacy, at best. It can only be said that it is useless to choose the right person." Emerson glanced at the nervous Cumberland and continued: "However, in terms of the grasp of power, I think you have some..."

"As for the human evil and monarchy you mentioned, I can only say that I agree partially." Todd desperately recalled the political and philosophical theories he had heard during his teaching period, and said after thinking hard.

Emerson raised his eyebrows: "Please speak."

"First talk about the human nature you mentioned. Generally speaking, there are roughly two views, one is that human nature is inherently good, and the other is that human nature is inherently evil. I personally think that these two statements are somewhat biased. People start from birth. , It is almost a blank sheet of paper, and there is no absolute classification of good and evil. But with the encounters in the growth process and the pressure of the real environment, it will gradually become self-interested or altruistic in thinking."

Emerson chewed Todd's words carefully, and asked, "I understand the experience of growing up. What does the pressure of reality mean?"

"Most of the "evil people" who take "selfishness over altruism" as their action strategy, from the perspective of their living environment, do not meet their basic needs. These needs include the lowest level of physiological needs, such as food and shelter; and the second Levels of safety needs, such as personal safety and family safety. Just ask, when people lack food and clothing and their lives are insecure, talk to them about dedication and kindness. Who would have this consciousness?"

Emerson stroked Xiao Hu with his hands, he was speechless.

Todd continued: "If the monarch simply treats his subjects as evil and thinks that the only way to deal with it is violence and deception, instead of improving the basic living environment. Then the relationship between the king and the people will fall into a vicious circle until A revolution changes class and hierarchy."

"So, you mean no one is born evil. Those in power should try to improve the living environment of the people. Only by improving the living environment and satisfying basic needs can the people's self-interest and national identity be improved?"

Todd scratched his itchy right arm and nodded and said, "This is the relationship between the monarch and the people, but when it comes to the relationship between nations, the position is completely different. There are many things about this. I didn’t understand it, so I won’t discuss it here. Next, I’m going to talk about the centralization of the monarchy. Earl Emerson, I know that you don’t agree with my move to decentralize power."

Emerson smiled: "Looking at the history of all kingdoms, your behavior is indeed a maverick existence."

"Then I have a question first-must the king be correct?"

Todd's words made both Emerson and Cumberland stunned, the latter two looked at each other, not knowing what the king meant.

Todd did not wait for their answer, but continued his own words: "I personally think that in myths, legends, novels and dramas, there is no such omnipotent leader. Think about it, there is someone who Knowing astronomy and geography are morally like the Holy Spirit, and strategically impeccable. Such an existence can no longer be called a human being. This is a completely deified fictional image."

"Why does this kind of character exist? It is more because the people or the writers use their own preferences, wishes and even dreams to create such characters through rumors, poetry, literature, etc., to satisfy their own spirits. Satisfaction. But what about the actual situation? Kings are also humans, and they also have a history of growth and a learning process. Their character, experience, knowledge and preferences will affect their governance methods and processes. But this is mixed with personal emotions. Domination often has irrational deviations."

Todd paused for a while, recalling the historical texts he had read: "For example, rulers from military backgrounds often tend to skew their ruling line toward struggle; rulers from writers are more inclined to culture and influence; yes Rulers who have experience in business or production hope to adjust the future direction of the country to economy. Can we say that any ruler’s line is wrong? No, there is no way to draw conclusions, only that someone is in a specific environment It’s more suitable for this kingdom."

Emerson looked at King Mussy and suddenly asked, "Then, Your Majesty, what type of archon do you belong to?"

Hearing the other party’s question, Todd lost his mind for a moment, thought for a long time, and finally said with a wry smile: "As a king, I may be more inclined to technology and research this route."

Emerson nodded without understanding, "I see, you studied at the San Sidlo Abbey for a while, and this experience must have affected you."

"Monastery? Ah, in fact... Forget it, these are not important." Todd waved his hand, pulling the topic back to his own thinking: "I mean, no ruler is perfect, and they will also have Corresponding preferences, but the governance of a country needs to involve many fields, such as politics, economy, law, people’s livelihood, technology, military, culture, etc. This requires the king to have absolute rational emotions and extremely broad knowledge, but in fact, this is Impossible. That’s why I said that I need to transfer part of the power to my subjects so that they can help govern this country."

Emerson pondered Todd’s statement about decentralization, and suddenly proposed a hypothesis: "If the king is a wise monarch, he can listen to the opinions of his subordinates, and modify the kingdom’s policies and routes based on the opinions, then this way Doesn’t it mean that there is no need to decentralize power? The power is still concentrated on the king, and the courtiers only need to be responsible for the recommendations and implementation."

Todd nodded and said: "What you said is indeed a way. In history, there will indeed be some wise monarchs who have a big picture and understand the truth of listening and believing, and believing in the dark. The kingdom is in their hands, and it is indeed thriving. , The stronger... But have you ever thought about a problem? These wise kings will eventually die and their sons will inherit the kingdom. Who can guarantee that this heir is a wise lord? Well, suppose his son is also a Good king, what about his grandson?"

Emerson sat in a chair, completely stunned.

Todd recalled the decline and fall of countless empires, and said with endless emotion: "It may take dozens of generations to raise a kingdom, but to destroy an empire, only one faint king is enough."

"It may take dozens of generations to raise up a kingdom, but to destroy an empire, only a faint king is enough."

Emerson repeated the words of King Muxi, but what he thought of was the turbulent history of the Silver Ring Kingdom for hundreds of years, thinking of the disintegrating faith, the people to be slaughtered, and the city that was tormented~lightnovelpub.net~ Suddenly the old tears burst into tears, and wept in silence.

Cumberland was a little flustered. He didn't know where the old friend's sudden grief came from. He persuaded him: "Emmerson, I don't understand some things that are too complicated. But the only thing I know is that our king is one. A wise monarch, there is no doubt about this."

Emerson wiped his face with his sleeve, nodded and said, "You are right. Your Majesty may really be the first monarch to ask for the restriction of the kingship throughout the ages. This is not stupid, it is actually a kind of never before. Wisdom."

At the end of the meeting, Cumberland took Emerson out of the headquarters of the Knights.

The latter glanced back at the tall building under the sun. He took out a wine bottle from his arms and threw it into the grass with his backhand. The earl said to himself: "Just use my old body and take another bet. Follow him all the way and try to see if you can really build Muxi into an empire that will never fall!"

　　

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