Chapter 456 456 The Tsundere Queen and the Mentor of Hypocrisy
Lin Youde turned his chair around and looked at Isabella.
"That's an interesting question." Lin Youde curled the corners of his mouth at Isabella as he spoke, "If ordinary people ask me this, I will definitely answer directly that of course I believe in panhumanism from the bottom of my heart, but for you, I can open my mind." β
"Can you please stop calling me Majesty all the time, it sounds like you're deliberately sarcastic about me being captured, of course, if you're really sarcastic about me, then I didn't say it."
Lin Youde shook his head decisively and said: "I don't mean that, it's just that the word 'ιxiΓ ' is relatively short, and it is easy to call it." Since you don't like it, then don't call it anymore. Coming back to your question, I don't know if you've read my writings......"
"Of course I did, so I wonder if you're a pan-humanist."
"I have seen that my pan-humanist theory has a lot of content that expounds the laws of social operation, and I believe that part of it is correct from the bottom of my heart, and not only that, but I also apply these theories to practical affairs. And they worked just as I thought. β
"And what about the rest of the parts?" Isabella asked, "Does that mean that the inflammatory part is a lie?" β
"You should say, that's my beautiful expectation for human society." Lin Youde corrected with a smile, "I still firmly believe that one day the utopian era I depicted will come, but I will definitely not see it, and my grandson's grandson will probably not see it either, that's all." β
"What's the point of saying something like that?"
"Then you might as well tell me what is the point of the church depicting heaven to the people."
Isabella was dumbfounded.
Lin Youde continued: "People need something to support them, after all, for most people, living in the world is a matter of all kinds of pressures, and it is really too hard for them to carry it on their own.
"Isabella, you are a god, you have great strength, you have the best education, and you have been carefully molded from an early age to be a brave and responsible person. You are undoubtedly extraordinary, but most people are ordinary, they need to be snuggled up to someone to get a sense of belonging, and they need a beautiful vision to give them the courage to fight. They can indeed create miracles, but at the same time they are also fragile and powerless, and they are not at all able to change many, many things on their own will, like you do. β
Isabella didn't speak, but it seemed that Lin Youde's words implied a sycophancy to her made her subconsciously happyβand she didn't realize that her inner feelings had been leaked out through her expression.
It is for this reason that the Church describes a place called Heaven to the people, telling them that when good people die, there will be a Pure Land of Bliss waiting for them - yes, don't interrupt me, I know that the Pure Land of Bliss is a Buddhist term, but it seems to me that it is all the same. I, on the other hand, describe a utopia, which is essentially a kind of Pure Land of Bliss. Unlike them, I not only gave them a delicious cake, but I also gave them bread to satisfy their hunger. Although I can't give as much as a cake, it's better than a church that gives nothing to the people and just lets them look at the cake they draw and feed their hunger with fantasy. β
"I think you're mistaken," Isabella said to Lin Youde, "and I'm not accusing you of instilling unrealistic ideas into the people. β
"That's good. This is my attitude towards my own formulation of pan-humanism, which seems to me to be a very useful tool in every sense of the word, its theories can provide solutions to practical problems, and it itself can be used to unite the masses. Of course, one day in the future, its demagogic momentum will fade, but its value as a social science will always remain. This summary is simple enough to understand, right? β
Isabella nodded.
"I accept this answer, but it is ...... for you to admit so simply that you use panhumanism as a tool to incite the people."
"You want to say hypocrisy, right?" Lin Youde looked at Isabella with a smile.
Isabella also smiled: "Looks like you know it too." β
"Of course, and I don't think it's an accusation. I hold high the banner of pan-humanism, claiming that all nations are equal brothers, and talking about humanitarianism all day long. But you see, my army has killed so many Arabs in the Middle East, and finally driven them out of their homes for generations and driven them to the Red Sea coast on the other side of the desert. My approach is no different from what I call the Ottoman Empire, which is evil, and I am much more efficient than the backward Ottoman Empire. Wait, aren't you the one who incited the Arabs against us, so to speak, Isabella, you're a hypocrite too. β
"That's Chamberlain...... Well, I approved it, and when you think about it, it does feel a bit hypocritical to do so. β
Lin Youde smiled, he leaned back in the chair, and was about to raise Erlang's legs to raise his lower style, but suddenly thought that since Isabella wanted to talk, it would be better to open up and chat, such an opportunity to wait for so long to come to such a time, you can't miss it.
Isabella had never tried to talk to Lin Youde in such an open way before, and the chat had never touched a more personal realm such as world view, which showed that Lin Youde had made some progress on the way to pry Isabella's defense.
So of course, Lin Youde has to take advantage of this progress as much as possible.
He stood up and wanted to go to the wine cabinet, but remembered that there was a maid by his side, so he changed his mind and ran to the sofa and sat down with his legs crossed, and ordered Isabella to say, "Bring me wine and glasses." β
Isabella pouted, looking unhappy, but her body was very obedient and moved, and went to the side of the wine cabinet and took out the tray - this tray was specially prepared for the servants, and Lin Youde and his women took the cups and wine bottles directly. After placing the wine glasses on the tray, Isabella asked Lin Youde, "Tell me what you want to drink." β
"Your."
"Cider, I see." Isabella completely ignored Lin Youde's words and chose a wine for Lin Youde herself.
"Why cider......?"
"That's just right for a sissy man, isn't it?" Isabella came to Lin Youde with a tray, stuffed the cup into his hand, and then filled it for him.
"Wait," Lin Youde stared at the liquid in the wine glass, "this color...... How do I feel like absinthe? β
As soon as Lin Youde finished speaking, Isabella poured another liquid into his cup.
"Tequila?" Lin Youde was speechless, "Absinthe is mixed with spirits, you are ......"
Then the cup in Lin Youde's hand was taken away by Isabella.
"Forget it," she said, "it's not for people to drink." β
As Isabella's words fell, Lin Youde turned his head and saw Isabella put the glass containing the liquid mixed from two completely mismatched wines on the side of the wine cabinet, then took a new glass and came back with a bottle of champagne.
"It's better to drink some champagne at work." As she said this, she poured champagne for Lin Youde.
Lin Youde looked at the crystal clear liquid in the quilt, and couldn't help but pout: "You guy, don't you plan to make me obsessed with you and finally obey you?" β
"It's really a solution, and I've considered it, but I'm sick just by imagining being hooked on you, so I'll forget it in the end."
Lin Youde smiled, shook the glass in his hand, and then brought the rim to his mouth and smelled the flavor - this was a standard wine tasting procedure, and Lin Youde deliberately made himself look like a real English gentleman......
But Isabella said coldly: "I think it's better for you to drink a bowl of wine like you did at the family celebration last night, and you are so pretentious now." Or is this cup too small and I should change the bowl? β
"That one has a bowl of champagne! Of course we had to drink beer like that yesterday. β
Lin Youde sighed and continued: "To be honest, I think if your goal is to make me obsessed with you, you have already achieved one-third of your goal, and I feel quite happy to get along with you like this now." Fox...... Chihiro usually jokes with me like this when she's alone with me, but when I'm with her, she's basically pretending to be crazy and stupid. In the jargon of traditional Chinese art, which I like very much, when I was with Chihiro, I was a teaser, she was a teaser, and I just changed the feeling of being with you. But sometimes I just make fun of you. β
"I don't know what you mean, but I think you're right, you're the 'master'." Isabella bit the accent on the word master, "The master is always right." β
Immediately afterward, the room fell silent.
In the cold state, Lin Youde shook the cup gently, thinking that she wanted to have a good communication with Isabella, but she closed the door she had just opened.
- Could it be the mistake of the yellow chamber she just opened when she went to get the wine?
Just as Lin Youde began to reflect, Isabella spoke up herself: "To be honest, after these days of observation, I am a little envious - no, I envy the way your regime works. You trust each other, support each other, have no complaints or profit calculations, and work together for the same goal. When I was the Queen of England, I couldn't imagine it, my ministers were always complaining, always wanting to get benefits from me, always not being able to do what I asked me to do, I was worrying, worrying, squeezing my brains.
"But when you and your women deal with problems, they are always talking and laughing happily, and that atmosphere alone makes me envious."
Lin Youde looked at Isabella, he didn't react to why the topic suddenly jumped to this place, but this was the first time Isabella opened her heart and told her feelings, no matter how you look at it, it is quite a huge progress, which is gratifying.
"So, would you like to join us?"
Lin Youde regretted it after asking, he should induce Isabella to confide more, it was too urgent to throw this question directly, and it would block the door to confide.
But what he didn't expect was that Isabella was silent for a while before shaking her head and saying, "Still no, I'd rather endure those unpleasantness than treason." β
Lin Youde could only shrug his shoulders.
However, Isabella's defenses have been loosened, and there will be a chance in the future, after all, there is still quite a lot left in the agreed six months.