Chapter 28: The Right of the King
Looking at Emilia's flustered cute appearance, Liu Mengqi couldn't help but smile, and then asked instead of answering: "I think, you should have asked Caiyue about me last night, right?" β
"Hey~~ That, I, I'm ......" Emilia was even more flustered, and she was suddenly at a loss.
Because Liu Mengqi was right, Emilia really found Amelia last night and asked about King Arthur, but Amelia regarded Emilia as her goddess, and she belonged to the kind of person who did not hesitate to risk her life to protect Emilia's smile.
Oh no, not at any cost, has it already been killed, or three times!
If you count the work "Life in a Different World from Zero", it is hundreds.
I have to say that it's all for my sister, gambling on my life or something, and the rest is just shouting, and Caiyue Pleiades is really using her life to kill her sister.
Don't talk about anything else, just rush to this obsession, Caiyue Pleiades can definitely be called a warrior.
Therefore, Caiyue said what she knew, of course, she was a good one, after all, she was the king in her mind, and some stains and black history were forgotten, and she couldn't say bad things about my king behind her back.
As a result, in the mouth of Caiyue Pleiades, there was a perfect knight king who was invincible and invincible, and got along with his knights on an equal footing, creating a primitive bowl of boiled and oiled Round Table Knights.
Emilia's heart was immediately moved, and the posture of a perfect king was created in her mind, and she firmly decided to ask Liu Mengqi for advice.
Now there is a situation where Emilia came to find Liu Mengqi.
Facing Emilia who was at a loss because of panic, Liu Mengqi herself wanted to continue to tease Amilia, but Artoria's will refused, after all, he was a serious king, and playing tricks on women did not match Artoria's will.
For the sake of the stability of the fit, Liu Mengqi naturally gave up the idea of continuing to tease Emilia with great regret, and then changed the conversation: "So, do you know that a great king, in addition to his glamorous appearance, has many dark sides? β
Emilia was stunned when she heard this, and looked at Liu Mengqi with some puzzlement.
Seeing this, Liu Mengqi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Emilia, you are too kind, you are so kind, you are actually not suitable to be a king." β
This made Emilia stunned for a while, and then couldn't help but be very frustrated, after all, being denied by the longing king, this was a big blow to her who wanted to be the king.
However, Emilia did not give up because of this, although she was depressed, she still reluctantly asked, "Why do you say that?" Is there something wrong with kindness? β
Liu Mengqi did not answer, but asked rhetorically: "I have heard that the requirements for the selection of kings in this country are to be tested in several political views, the first one I heard is the economy and employment, what are your plans?" β
Emilia didn't expect the other party to suddenly ask such a question, so she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then after a little consideration, she said the answer she had already thought of: "I think it is necessary to raise Lugnica's minimum wage and levy more money on the nobles." β
In this regard, Liu Mengqi was noncommittal and continued to ask: "So, what about the other three items of medical insurance, immigration and national security?" β
Emilia nodded, and spoke out the three political points.
Medicare means that everyone has access to free healing magic, regardless of their rank.
Migrants are providing shelter to non-human races, and it is Lugnica's duty and responsibility.
National security is that war is not right, and the army should be disbanded.
That's it.
Isn't it very much like the ultimate stage of socialism? In a society that has not even created the productive forces of modern society, Emilia should create it in a feudal society with weak productivity, which is really ......
Although Liu Mengqi already knew that Emilia was very naΓ―ve, in her previous life, she didn't know much because she didn't pay attention to it, but now she really heard about it, and she was shocked by Emilia in an instant.
No, this is no longer naΓ―ve to describe, it is completely ......
Forget it, don't mention insulting words.
Looking at Emilia, Liu Mengqi said: "So, let's analyze it, first of all, your first policy, once implemented, although it is very good for the commoners, it will inevitably cause a backlash from the nobles, so that they will rebel against your policy, or even rebel directly." β
"Huh? Why? Emilia was puzzled.
"Quite simply, you're hurting their interests!" Liu Mengqi hit the nail on the head.
Emilia was even more puzzled: "How so? They are just losing a little income, but they can make the country better, are they not willing to contribute to the country? β
Liu Mengqi shook his head: "For those nobles, it's okay to contribute to the country, but the premise is not to harm their interests. As she spoke, she changed the subject, "The second policy is to treat all citizens for free. This policy, like the previous one, harms the interests of those nobles and privileged classes, for whom healing magic is the preserve of the upper class and elites, they have vested interests, and teaching everyone healing magic is to the detriment of their interests, and of course they will not agree. β
The words "......" left Emilia speechless, kind and naΓ―ve, unable to understand the importance of vested interests in their own interests, which made her puzzled and sad.
Liu Mengqi did not stop, and continued to attack Emilia's ideals: "Then there is the third policy, which is a matter of national contradictions, which is more complicated, because the habits of each race are different, and racial discrimination has never been eliminated, and it is impossible to change unless the non-human race is given enough rights and status." And if the non-human race is given sufficient rights and status, and the interests of vested interests will be damaged, they will inevitably rebel. In addition, those oppressed and discriminated against non-human races may retaliate against the Terrans who have oppressed and discriminated against them in the past if they are given enough rights and status, so your policy is to provoke more contradictions. β
"......" Emilia was even more depressed.
Liu Mengqi changed her words again: "Of course, these things are not impossible, but there is a premise!" β
Emilia's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she hurriedly asked, "Excuse me, what is the premise?" β
Glancing at Emilia, Liu Mengqi said in a cold voice: "This premise is that you have to have enough strength, as a king, there is only one power that belongs to you, and that is the army." If you can gain the allegiance of the army and build an iron-blooded army that is forbidden by order, then you can suppress all opponents and contradictions, and kill anyone who dares to resist you! β
When he said the word kill, Liu Mengqi's voice was extremely indifferent, as if killing a lot of people was just a very ordinary thing.
But this kind of language made the kind Emilia shiver, and she couldn't help but shiver and stammer, "Really, really want to do this?" Can't it be resolved peacefully? For example, if everyone understands each other......"
Understanding each other? This is the funniest thing to say, usually after mutual understanding, the class contradictions are generally irreconcilable.
However, these things are too troublesome to say, so Liu Mengqi glanced at Emilia and asked: "If you can understand each other, why are you discriminated against Emilia?" β
Emilia was speechless, her expression darkened, and this was the saddest part of her.
Although she knew that it was hurtful to talk like this, Liu Mengqi still had to continue to speak, or that part of being Artoria made her very dissatisfied with Emilia's extremely immature naΓ―ve idea.
"Everything you want to do, you need the support of a strong army, however, the last policy is to disband the army, not even an army, how can you fulfill your dream of being a king? Taking 10,000 steps back, assuming you have a strong enough force or army, can you be ruthless enough to kill and suppress all opponents and rebels? You know, there will definitely be a lot of innocent people involved, and in the face of this situation, are you sure you can give the order for the massacre? β
"......" Emilia opened her mouth, she didn't know how to answer, because she was kind, let alone killing a group of people, it was difficult to kill even one person.
Suddenly, Emilia was frightened, and her eyes changed when she looked at Liu Mengqi, no longer the longing and nervousness she had before, but instead of fear and strangeness.
After a moment of silence, Emilia asked rhetorically, "What about your words, Lord Artoria...... Can you do it? β
Liu Mengqi looked at Emilia when she heard this, a pair of jade eyes closed, and she was silent in the past that belonged to King Arthur, after a while, she opened her eyes, revealing calm and perseverance, and the will that belonged to Artoria came to the king's declaration: "I did, when I just pulled out the sword in the stone of the king's choice and became the king, there were many nobles who opposed me, and even around me, there were people who wanted to empty me and control my country, and any of my policies for the benefit of the country and the people could not be implemented." β
"So, I turned to the army, established my prestige in the army, and then used the power of the army to kill and conquer the powerful ministers around me and their men. Then, in order to make my country stronger, and in order to make my people better, I began to lead my army to conquer the north and south, won numerous victories, and then returned to the kingdom with this great merit to carry out my policies. In the face of my mighty army and the prestige of defeating a strong enemy, no one will dare to resist and disobey my orders! β
"......" Emilia was completely speechless, and the image of the perfect knight king collapsed, making her can't help but ask, "Why start a war?" Pleiades clearly said that you are a great king of justice, why do you do this? Didn't he say, "Your wars are all just?" β
Liu Mengqi nodded: "Justice? Yes, my war is just for my country and my people. And the great king is never kind, and the greatness of the king only lies in the merits of the king and how much he has done to benefit his country and people. In this case, it doesn't matter how many people from other races and countries died! β
"Why, how so......" Emilia's face turned pale, as if the faith she had been believing had collapsed at this moment.
Liu Mengqi looked at Emilia, who was a little broken, and said to Emilia as if she was saying to Amelia, and she was grateful for Artoria's past, so she also said slowly to herself: "Emilia, although I know that you accept it very much, but this is the 'right' that belongs to the king......"