Xin Shige would love to say that he had never drunk alcohol, but this was obviously impossible, whether it was for socializing or relaxing, alcohol was always a necessity.

He drank not only wine, but also good wine, and spirits.

Under the gaze of eleven pairs of eyes, he nodded a little awkwardly.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, Mr. Sinsko. "As we all know, wine and water are indispensable things in people's daily lives, so there is no need for us to be embarrassed or embarrassed about these things. One thing I've noticed is that the Prohibition Act originally came from the church. ”

"I have checked some information, and it is said that the Church banned alcohol because it can make people lose emotional control, self-control, so the pope at that time believed that alcohol was a drink from the devil. After drinking too much of this drink, the demonic power in the body will accumulate, and finally it will explode, and the demon will descend and attach itself to these people who have drunk too much, manipulating their bodies to do things that are not their original intention. ”

"Look, gentlemen, I don't want to question whether some of the things in the theocratic law are all correct and have evidence, but is it a bit too taken for granted to completely transfer some of the laws and regulations from the theocratic law?", Durin said with a smile, "After all, we don't have Peter III!"

When he mentioned Peter III, including the four inhabitants of the imperial capital, they all laughed, and this is a very famous story, a story used to mock the church. In the early days of the struggle between the imperial power and the theocracy, the imperial power faction found it out of nowhere, and then spread it as a sharp weapon to attack the strict authority of the gods. Some things can be indelible from generation to generation even if they do not need to be deliberately spread and inherited, and this kind of thing is called "classics".

Peter III was a young pope during the period of political unity, and he reigned for only seven years before he was ousted. It is said that he was born with nine comets streaked across the sky, and he did not speak until he was six years old, but on the first day after the age of six he uttered an earth-shattering word, in which he called out the name of the Holy Archpope of antiquity - Rossi.

From then on, he was groomed as the next generation of popes, until he ascended to the throne and became the supreme ruler of the entire Western world. If the mischievous Lady of Fate hadn't played a joke on him, his statue might still be standing in the cathedral of Sunrise City. Unfortunately, Lady Fate doesn't like him.

After a big ceremony, it was necessary to ask Peter III, who had seen Rossi, to say a few words to everyone. Yes, it is so legendary that many people are convinced that Peter III saw the Holy Archpope himself. The search for Peter III was everywhere, and the guy was finally found in the Mass Temple, when he was dressed only in a cliché and pressed against a maid with his bare ass.

It was a disgrace to the whole Church, to do that kind of thing in front of the sculptures of all the popes and gods, and to be found that if Peter III was not burned to death, the majesty of the Church would have dropped to freezing point.

At this very critical time, a cardinal stepped forward and "saved" Peter III, saying that Peter III was possessed by demons, so he did such a beastly thing, and he was not blasphemous, but was tempted by the devil to fall.

Peter III, who knew that he had escaped death, suddenly became even more insane and stupid, and urinated in public, and they subdued and tied him up, and after a day he was sober. When people asked him why he did that, he told them that he had just drunk a lot of alcohol, and in the end he somehow lost control of himself, and that there was another will that controlled his body and did something blasphemous.

Then the cardinal who saved him had him set up on the fire and "barbecue", not burning, but barbecuing, saying that he still had the demonic breath in his body, and the next time the demon would follow it to find him again and control him. Only the sacred flame could clear the breath, so he was roasted for ten minutes at the same height as the people used to make bacon.

His body hair, including his skin, was smoky, and puffs of black smoke rose from his body, and he didn't even have the strength to scream, and he was dying.

At this time, the cardinal, the next Pope Lane I, told everyone that the black smoke was the breath of the devil, that Peter III had been saved, and that Peter III had been put down, and every skin on his body contracted and cracked, revealing the pink and white muscles inside.

In this way, Peter III actually survived and became the first "faceless one" in the church, and as for what happened to him later, that's another story.

After that, the church issued a ban on alcohol, believing that alcohol was a demonic drink, and no one was allowed to brew alcohol without permission, as well as transport and sell it. As long as they are caught by the church, they will be labeled as demon acolytes, and then purified in the flames.

This is the origin of the Church Prohibition, but in fact, the reason for the early Empire to declare Prohibition was not that they had or did not have Peter III, but that at that time, the all-out war had just ended, and all parts of the country were affected by the war, and many farms and crops were burned by fire, so the whole empire was seriously short of food. In such an environment, the empire issued the first prohibition of alcohol, which was to put an end to the use of life-saving food to make wine for the pleasure of a few.

As people say, sometimes the truth is not what you want it to be, and compared to the interesting story of Peter III, how can you believe that the great Shining Star Empire can still starve people to death?

Therefore, under the impetus of the prime minister at that time, the Empire promulgated the prohibition of alcohol in the name of the Church, and the Empire was thriving and living in peace and contentment.

At this time, Dührin mentioned Peter III, and Sinscott was finally not so embarrassed, but he still asked, "Mr. Dühring, you haven't answered my question yet!"

Durin smiled and continued, "If we make a necessity in our lives a contraband, then we will never be able to completely isolate this thing from people's lives. It's like we need to breathe air, and if we place the air as contraband, does it make sense?"

"Whether the Empire enacted a second Prohibition, a third Prohibition, or even more and more stringent Prohibition, I dare say could not stop the circulation and sale of alcohol because the people needed it. ”

"Excessive suppression of people's nature can only have the opposite effect, and even in the imperial capital, there are many bars and outlets that illegally sell high-quality alcohol, and this is the trend. ”

"The trend is unstoppable, I can not be the umbrella of those smugglers, so that they don't have to pay a lot of taxes for them, and without this year, the tens of millions of tax empires will not become bad, but it will not change much better. People buy when they should, they smuggle all the time when they smuggle, so what do we gain and what do we lose?"

"We've been given a false law, we've lost a huge amount of revenue, and we've indulged a bunch of lawbreakers running around us, creating a huge security risk. ”

"Gentlemen, I would prefer that I am a 'crime manager' who is in a limited space, under management and control, to do the best in law and order, to minimize the crime rate, and then allow them to make a little money, and we make a little money, and people can get what they want and what they need and what they need, that's my explanation. ”

In the course of the constant dialogue, Dühring used a variety of interesting points of view to make the hearing less serious than he had imagined. He needs to thank Kevin for all he has done for this, and if he hadn't helped him organize his materials and write these defenses for himself, the atmosphere might not have been so harmonious.

As time passed, the last question was given to the four citizens of the imperial capital, who sent a young man to make the relevant question.

The young man was polite, he first said hello and introduced himself, and then asked a somewhat sharp question.

"Mr. Doolin, your defense is very good, and I find that I like an official like you a little, and you are not like those officials who only talk and do nothing. I have one more small question that I hope you can answer for me. ”

Durin nodded, "Please speak." ”

The young man smiled again, "I see that you have always linked the core issue of this hearing to the economy, so do you think that as long as it can create enough economic benefits, even if the behavior violates the law, it is acceptable?"

This is not a difficult question to answer, because he replied that it would have a terrible impact on his image and evaluation, because it would be contrary to universal values and morals. But if he answers no, then a large part of his previous defense will be rejected by himself.

Durin looked at the young man, who looked at him with a smile, as if he didn't feel at all that he had asked a very difficult question.

Fortunately, Du Lin had information from another world as his background, he thought for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and asked a question, a very shameless and invincible question, "If there is a person who tries to create a terrorist attack to destroy the station in the imperial capital, but he has not implemented it yet." Killing him now who has not yet committed a crime could save the lives of thousands of people, but he is still innocent, if it were you, would you choose to kill him now to save thousands of people, or wait until he killed those people and then dispose of him?"

The smile on the young man's face froze, and before he could answer, Durin gave his own answer.