Raising his head slightly to look at the people outside the hall, Elrond suddenly asked a somewhat abrupt question. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 He asked the Emperor, "Which Middle-earth camp are elves and humans in?" ”

The wise man's eyes full of encouragement gave the calm emperor the courage to speak. He temporarily shook off the thousands of obstacles in front of him, and replied with a little arrogance: "The righteous camp. ”

Elrond's next question made the emperor completely confused. He said, "Good. But, have you ever thought about it? Why can we call it the camp of justice? ”

Valandier's mouth was slightly open, unable to answer the question for a long time. And the wise man who expected that the human emperor could not find an answer did not let him wait too long.

"Who decides what is good or what is evil? Human Emperor, or Elven Sleeve Leader? In the whole of Yiya, no single creature has this right, only the God of Creation has the right to decide between good and evil, but Iluvita will not make a decision. Our faith in the creator god loves all things in Yiya, and even Oakes can find a place in the world he created. Everything is equal in the eyes of the Creator, and everything has its own reasons. If you have to evaluate everything in Yiya, it can only be said that it is the creation of Elu, and it does not matter whether it is good or evil for Eru. The Creator will never distinguish between good and evil in his beloved objects. ”

"The Creator God doesn't decide between good and evil?" Valandiel's eyes widened, as if asking a question and as if talking to himself: "Then who will decide the justice of which we are so proud?" We can't say it ourselves, can we? ”

"Yes, it's not that you say it's justice, it's justice. But both he and she can make up their minds. With a gesture of pointing outside the temple, the wise man said with a respectful look: "He is a commoner of humble status, who has been cultivating under the hot sun all his life; She didn't even dare to lift her head when she saw you, and she may not have been out of the royal kitchen in her life; He and she both have a collective name, your people. Not only you, but all kings, only the people have the right to decide whether what is right or what is evil. ”

"Sauron led Ochs to slaughter our people, and our people hated them, and they were evil, and we who fought them to the death were righteousness; Our people think that intermarriage is against the norm, then Oaks, who can even mate with mother and child, is evil, and we who cannot marry within three generations are righteous. To put it more realistically, why do living beings have different statuses? Because the people need guardians. No matter what race the people are, they all hope that the capable can enjoy higher status and rights, so that they can be better protected. Humanity has an emperor, and Iru himself bestows the throne on Ellos because Iru sees the needs of humanity. Seeing that humanity needs a capable emperor to fulfill the management and protection. Thousands of years ago, even Iru had to act for the needs of the people and proclaim the first emperor; Now, thousands of years later, tens of thousands of years from now, the people who can influence Eru will always have the right to decide what to do. Therefore, whether it is good or evil, you say it doesn't count, I say it doesn't count, only our people have the final say. ”

"You mean that we are proud of justice, and it is up to our people to decide?" Valandil stared at the crowd outside the hall with wide eyes, and although he had not yet fulfilled his faith, he felt a sense of shame that could not be concealed.

I don't believe it, because since I was a child, Xilana told herself: It's not that civilians hate you when they stay away from you, but because they are humble and unworthy of contacting you. You are a prince, and you don't have to care about people with lower status than you. I don't believe it, because I am sure that I will become the queen of people, and Shelana never fails to say to herself: You are the supreme leader of mankind, and all mankind is under you. The strong don't have to take the weak to heart.

The remarks that have been repeated by the biological mother since birth are the biggest reason for the emperor's neglect of the people. How can eight years of careful teaching by a wise man reverse the erroneous ideas that have been formed since birth? It wasn't until he saw the power of the people, and understood that the Gondor could decide their own life and death at any time, and that any great elven leader could be feared, that Valandil questioned his biological mother's words.

Although, long ago, the wise men had told him that the twists and turns of right and wrong would not change with the beings involved. Right and wrong should be identified through the event or speech itself, and should not be influenced by the past events, identity or status of the living beings involved. And the wise man's next words lifted the fog in the human emperor's mind.

"Yes. It is the people who give us the glory we are proud of, and it is the people who give us strength. Without the existence of the people, no leader loses the necessity of existence. So, you can have different political opinions and different beliefs; You can also take revenge on your enemies, and even annihilate races with a sea of blood. But it must not be against the people who have the right to define justice, for whom even Iru acts! Seeing that Valendil's expression softened as he looked at the Gondor people, Elrond breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

"Valandil, since justice is judged by your people, killing them, or committing any act of violence against your people, will push you to the other side of justice and become an enemy of justice. Do you still think you have the right to kill all the humans who oppose you? Are you willing to be the enemy of the righteous camp and be placed on Sauron's side? ”

Even if I insist, the situation in front of me is only for the emperor to be attacked by the people! The Emperor of the People, who knew that he was powerless to resist his people, lowered his head and let out a dejected and dull sigh: "I belong to the same category as the creatures who killed my grandfather and father, then I am really a human being in vain." ”

Through Elrond's explanation, Valandil not only understands that the people are the most important existence of Yiya, but also knows why the elves are unconditionally on the side of the people. He also knew why the Elven King was willing to put himself to death when he heard that he was going to kill the rebels.

That's right, the act of the Elf King cannot be described as "killing", it can only be said to be "execution". In the eyes of the righteous elves, the emperor who wants to kill his people is the public enemy of justice. Even if the act of killing is just an idea, it cannot be tolerated by the most righteous and good elves. The Elven King Thranduil has always loved and hated, and has always cared for his people, and has never been soft on his enemies. With such a character, and I have long lost patience with human beings, it is normal to hear me, as the emperor of mankind, shouting to kill all the people who resisted, and instantly treat me as an enemy. After all, the Elf King has a bad temper and has an irresolvable feud with me because of his biological mother.