"If you want me to convince you that this is fine, I don't know if the audience below is patient......"

Li Qi's words were sent through Bilibili Boy to loudspeakers scattered in various corners of the square, and tens of thousands of people could hear them clearly.

"There is ——!"

The thunderous shouts sounded, which were the high-spirited voices of the students and adventurers of the class.

For ordinary people, the Paladins have always been a tangled existence. On the one hand, they regard themselves as spokesmen for justice, and they are willful and stubborn, and they have seen the point of being neurotic, which is very annoying. On the other hand, they are indeed doing good deeds, adjudicating disputes, judging villains, purging the undead, cults, and monsters, and the fastest is the holy warrior.

"If these madmen had been in their right minds, the people's happiness would have at least doubled, and my empire would not have collapsed so quickly", is the famous quote of the last emperor of the Tudor Empire. Although these words are complaining that the holy knights not only failed to maintain the empire, but also helped push the wall together, the subtle thing is that everyone praised these words.

Now that Duke Prell dares to judge the holy knights, to be honest, not only the adventurers, but even the students of the study class, and even the victims of the paladin attack, feel that this matter is a bit of a farce.

Of course, just because it's a farce, there will be no shortage of meat when you come to see the excitement......

I didn't expect the Duke of Prell to come for real, and he also invited Cheyenne from Cheyendia. I thought that the two sides were going to have a dragon and tiger fight, and they were thinking about whether to run away quickly so as not to be a pond fish, but the two of them turned into mouth cannon mode.

Everyone heard the confrontation between the Duke and Cheyenne, and the Duke forced Cheyenne to be reasonable, which was already a victory, and everyone was waiting with curiosity to hear the Duke's reasoning.

The duke's assertion that the paladins must also be judged was a groundbreaking attempt to deprive the paladins of their privilege to be with justice...... No, at least for the first time in this era.

You must know that no matter how much sin the holy warriors committed before, whether it was the nobles, the kingdom, or other churches, there were very few options left except to work directly. Either settle the matter, or find the Holy Samurai Order and ask them to give an explanation.

For example, the Holy Light Castle, where there is a prince, and even representatives and troops of the Loyal Divine Court, often clash with the Holy Warrior, and they have never thought of arresting a Holy Warrior to convict him.

After all, the holy knight's belief in Longer is in charge of the priesthood of justice and law, and even if the will is divided, the holy warrior can still obtain the divine power of justice, which means that this great god is still breathing. Judging the behavior of the holy warriors with the law, in this world where faith is respected, is like the city management detaining the traffic police's car. Although this traffic policeman is a volunteer who brings his own dry food and does not need a salary, he can't stand the righteousness above his head, he is very organized and can fight, and he is much more powerful than the road riot troupe and the square dance aunt team......

So, what kind of reasoning can convince the holy warrior to accept the judgment of outsiders?

Everyone thought it was an impossible task, but they were full of hope that the Duke would succeed.

This shout shook the hearts of the paladins whose fate was undecided on the high platform, and Mayne, who had just barely stood firmly, sat down on the ground again, and Gronia involuntarily lowered her head at this time, and the sound contained an inexplicable power, which made her both afraid and unwilling.

"The world has fallen, and people are no longer good......"

She thought to herself, and found the culprit again: "The real power of Richie Prell may be this, which is demagogy." ”

On the side of the high platform, Finney, Tina, Ellie, Aurora, Karin, and Thyness, Marth, and other Rose witches also raised their fists and shouted, but there was a tender and crisp "YOOOO-" inside, which looked a little weird.

There was also a girl with short flaxen hair and dark red eyes in the witch pile, leaning timidly against Aurora. Aurora's every movement made her body tense, and when Aurora raised her fist and shouted, she shuddered twice before she followed, but as soon as the shout was squeezed out of her throat, it was chewed in her mouth, and it only turned into a low moan.

Aurora never forgot to teach: "Eve, listen carefully to the justice explained by the cardinal, carefully watch our judgment of the holy warriors, and continue to dig into the heart of the working people!"

Although he didn't shout completely, the action of following this wave just now drew a wave of power into his heart, and Eve continued to clench her fists to cheer herself up: "Yes...... I—I'll try!"

On the high platform, Cheyenne squinted slightly, he naturally felt such power, and at the same time had some associations. But he smiled slightly, which was a firm determination to never back down in the face of challenges, and a strong confidence in his own beliefs.

"So, where do we start?"

Li Qi crossed his arms and paced the stage.

"Let's start with what justice is......"

"You paladins have always had a problem, that is, they only want to use their hands and not their brains, and as a result, they have never put themselves in the right position. ”

Cheyenne sighed softly: "I don't agree with this conclusion, but what you said is indeed true, there are even instinctive orders in the Holy Warriors, who believe that any thinking, any written law is unnecessary, and the good instinct of man is enough to adjudicate any dispute. ”

Li Qi didn't argue with him, and said to himself: "Yes, it is precisely because you holy warriors don't like to think, so you don't know what you should do, what you can do, and by extension, what kind of power you should have." ”

"Before we get into it, we need to clarify some basic concepts, and to discuss this kind of issue without first declaring a definition is a hooligan. ”

Li Qi took a deep breath, and then everyone understood why this deep breath came from.

"Justice is a very vague concept, and if it is distinguished by the specific objects specified, there is the justice of conduct, the justice of the individual, the justice of rules or institutions, and the justice of society. According to the different scope of application, there are political justice, economic justice, ethical justice, and legal justice. According to different natures, there is substantive justice, formal or procedural justice. According to different ways of acting, there is also distributive justice, exchange justice, and punishment justice. There are also different states of justice, such as absolute justice and relative justice that we have argued about......"

After a bombardment of justice that even Cheyenne was a little dizzy about, Richie asked, "What kind of justice are we going to discuss?"

"What do I want this brain for......"

"I want to ...... quietly"

"Holding me up, it's a little nauseous. ”

There were loud voices in the audience, and even Cheyenne felt that the air was a little insufficient, and her brain couldn't turn around.

"Yes, of course...... Affects everyone's behavior, including the judgment of all things...... That kind of justice. ”

Cheyenne hesitated and said, then determined: "Yes, the supreme good of the world!

"The greatest justice?"

Li Qi asked rhetorically: "Then the relationship between the gods and the gods, the composition and mutual movement of the various planes of the Finn world, these things also need to be taken care of by Longer and the Holy Warriors? ”

Cheyenne's cheeks twitched, and she corrected, "The world I'm talking about is a collection of all things related to mortals, don't play with words!"

"That's why I say that this discussion is a hooligan without first declaring a definition......"

Li Qi didn't entangle him with this, and complained before continuing: "Since the statement is the justice of the way of mortal goodness, then what we are talking about is actually the justice of society. ”

He shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, justice is never the way to the best. ”

Li Qi pointed to himself: "The way of my lord is the way of the supreme good......"

Ignoring Cheyenne's faint smile of disdain, he continued, "Of course there will be people who disagree, but what is the way of the best in their hearts? No one would say that the way of Longer is the way of the highest good, because what does it say that the justice of Longer is judgement, judgment and execution?"

"It is not to be mistaken, that justice is only the guardian of the supreme good! It is the disturbance of the supreme good, and then the justice to judge and sanction. That is to say, justice cannot exist independently, but must be attached to the way of the supreme good. ”

"So maybe some of the sun shines on the snowy mountains, so dig up the mud ......"

"Whether it is Kem or my lord, they all have a specific idea of the world, and they have arranged in the idea how people should get along with each other, and between man and God, and they think that the world will run better according to this idea, and the people will be happier.

"Of course there is, but that's in its most primitive state. As you said, the original paladins only knew how to hoe the strong and help the weak, punish the evil and promote the good. And when kingdoms appeared in the world, the church was divided into hierarchies, and people had various identities, and their relationships and behaviors were complicated, the holy warriors could only rely on the law to practice justice. ”

"Do these laws reflect the divine will of Rund? No, they embody the divine will of the gods such as Kem, Shuma, and Sif. Were these laws made by the holy warriors? No, they were made by the kingdom and the church. All you holy warriors do is to carry out the law with justice, or to correct the law. ”

When Li Qi said this, Cheyenne's face became solemn, and he questioned: "The question you talked about is indeed studied by many scholastic sects. I'm not good at this kind of air-to-air debate, but I know that Rond didn't make the law......"

Li Qi interrupted: "You, do you have to force me to reveal the scars of your holy warriors?"

With two taps on his wrist, Richie raised his arm and projected a dialog box on his chest, sandwiched between the two of them, and no third person could see it.

The words in the dialog box made Cheyenne's eyes constrict, and her voice became dry: "How is this—How is this possible!? How do you know!? It is true that the Scholastic Order has put forward this idea, but it is a very secret account, and it is impossible for outsiders to see it!"

[Long Erde had a grand plan before the split, he wanted to write the "Eternal Code" that could be passed down forever, but the code was not completed, and it is speculated that the split will had something to do with it. 】

A very short text, but it unravels the greatest mystery that has haunted the hearts of paladins for several epochs.

Li Qi pointed to the sky: "I don't know this from you holy warriors, don't forget, there are people above me...... No, there is a god. ”

This is not a lie d'affair, for Little Red Riding Hood has such an account of Dragon's split will from the All-Knowing. The omniscient is not omniscient about the condition of the gods, after all, they are the same energy level. But based on some signs, a logical judgment can still be made.

Li Qi didn't know it before, but after getting involved with the Holy Warrior, in order to know the roots, he looked for Little Red Riding Hood to check the information, and found out about this.

Cheyenne was silent, and it seemed that this conclusion was also close to his own speculation.

"Then, you at least have no objection to the fact that justice is not the way of the highest good, but only the way of the supreme good. ”

Li Qi is like a tutor teaching students, following the guidance step by step: "Next, let's talk about the direction of social justice. ”

"Which directions?"

Cheyenne was a little incredulous: "Even if justice is attached to the way of the highest good, is there still a lot of different directions?"

"There aren't a lot of ......"

Richie corrected: "There are about four, of course this is the ground...... The situation in the world of absolute order may be different in Finn, but it will only be more, not less. ”

His narration was somewhat choppy, with occasional wrist movements, apparently something that he spit out after chewing hard and eating it. Even so, there was silence on the high platform, and everyone was listening quietly. Even if you don't understand it completely, you can understand the general context.

"The first is justice based on oaths, and justice derives from oaths between mortals. There is no justice in a world where there is only one person, and the world is made up of hundreds of millions of mortals. There are not only blood ties with each other, but also economic, political and other aspects. Mutual dealings inevitably result in some basic laws, which are established by the parties through various forms of oaths. Such a vow ensures that mortals cannot be blessed with the best happiness, but at least not suffer the worst evil, and this compromise is justice. ”

In addition, because of the loneliness and powerlessness of the individual, mortals attached themselves to the tribe until they established a kingdom or joined the church, forming one organization after another. Mortals entrust some of their freedoms, possessions, and even lives to maintain the operation of these organizations through oaths, so that the organizations can benefit the whole. These oaths gradually formed laws that ensured that the relationship between the individual and the collective, and between the individual and the individual, did not harm the organization. These oaths, and the laws they form, are righteousness. ”

"The oath encompasses the rights and duties of both parties, and justice is therefore relative. The lords owe allegiance to the lord, the nobility to the king, the king must ensure the security of the country, and the lord must provide the lords with food and clothing. Even believers and gods have such oaths, and it is unjust for believers to give their faith to gods and gods to give power. ”

The justice in this direction made the audience subconsciously nod, yes, those seemingly ordinary things actually contain justice. Adventurers are deeply touched by this, and in a kingdom with strict laws and well-managed rules, they are very relieved to undertake commissions and trade with each other. However, in the Divine Fall Plateau, there are often cases of cheating, abduction, and even murder and extortion of goods, isn't this a lack of justice? Shouldn't the holy warriors come forward?

Li Qi summed it up in a tone of praise: "Justice does not exist alone, it must come from people's dealings with each other, and no matter where it is, it is always some kind of agreement to avoid mutual harm and victimization." ”

"Justice comes from the covenants and laws of men, and after men have formed a community by oath, the provisions made by all the people of the community to all the people are the law. The law embodies the agreement of the people, according to the common will of the people, and since the public will is always just, the law is also just. ”

The holy warriors, especially Nama, sneered: "This is just the vulgar argument of the relativists! A mutual agreement is just? A person who wants to commit suicide but is unable to do so, and asks others to help, can the person who helps because of the agreement, his act of killing people is just?"

Mayne, who continued to sit on the stage, muttered, "I think it's a righteous ......"

"I'm listening, continue", Cheyenne did not comment.

Li Qi smiled: "This is just a direction, if you only talk about social justice, then there is absolute justice." ”

He continued: "Whether it is the way of the highest good, which the believers of the gods speak, or the absolute truth that the magicians and arcanists speak, there corresponds to one thing, and that is the absolute reason that the world has given to mortals. In Finn, I don't know if it's the same thing as mortal divinity, but there are some traits in common. ”

In response to such reason, there will be absolute laws, or laws, to ensure a connection with the world. What should we call this law...... Let's call it natural law. ”

"It's timeless and applies to all people. It is unjust for mortals to try to counteract it in every way, to restrict it. It won't be in ...... If you set up one rule, but you set another rule in Hadlang, you will not make one kind today and one tomorrow. There will be an eternal law, a law that must be obeyed by any age and race. ”

When Li Qi said this, Cheyenne nodded: "Yes, that's it, but in addition to eternity and universality, there is also the principle of equality." Such justice must put aside the differences of mortals, abandon irrational elements, and return to the purest state. ”

"It seems that you absolute holy warriors are actually followers of the Stoic school......

"Stoics? What is that?"

"Hmm...... A secretive, reclusive Order of the Paladin. ”

"I haven't heard of it, how come you know so much more than us paladins?"

"Did you realize it?"

After the two talked in a low voice, Li Qi said again: "The absolute justice in this direction is not without good things, such as some basic laws, which are also the creeds of the gods. ”

"For example, do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you, which can summarize many rules......"

"Secondly, the assembly of mortals is always for the happiness of the greatest number......"

"Furthermore, we hold that it is self-evident that all men are created equal and that their Creator has endowed them with certain inalienable rights, including the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ”

Cheyenne expressed his opinion: "I conclude that the first justice is based on the agreement between mortals, and the measure of whether everything is righteous or not. The second righteousness is based on what you call nature...... The law is the starting point for measuring whether everything is righteous or not, and although this justice is absolute, how does it sound so much like the 'human instinct is justice' advocated by the Instinctive Order?"

Li Qi asked rhetorically, "What else is absolute, eternal justice?"

"I'm a little ......"

Cheyenne didn't say "confused" after all, and said: "So far, I haven't heard an explanation related to the current controversy, and you don't think that if you confuse me with a language that is close to sophistry, you can do whatever you want." ”

"Why doesn't it matter?"

Li Qi looked surprised and inexplicable, just like a teacher facing a student who raised his hand and said that this class is history, why are you talking about geography: "I am teaching you what justice is, the theoretical knowledge level of your holy warriors is outrageously low, and this is also your own admission." ”

"If you holy warriors have not even clarified the righteousness of your beliefs, how can you convince me that you are the embodiment of justice?

Cheyenne kept smiling, but the corners of her eyes jumped, Gronia on the stage, and Nama behind the audience, almost in unison: "Aren't you the devil who is trying to brainwash us now!?"