Chapter 177: The Classroom Parable

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After saying this, Silanes stopped talking, and Joan, who was still hot on his face, had no way to refute Sylanes for a while, because the other party's method had already made the current succession of the Kingdom of Salins clear, no matter how others answered, it was easy to cause political misunderstandings, and only such a rebellious and unscrupulous student as Syranus would dare to say these words. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Avi noticed the strange atmosphere in the classroom at this time, the slightly smarter students were silent, and some students were whispering.

"I didn't say that the premise background of this question is the current situation of the Kingdom of Sarins, the question I gave is just a metaphor, I hope you don't have too much substitution, but since some students think of this, it just happens to explain some problems..."

As for what you think of this issue, it is your own thoughts, and my answer may not be correct. ”

Rost nodded, "Other students can also speak freely and write down the answers that come to mind on paper, this is today's homework." ”

Inspired by Sylaneus, Avi, who was writing his homework at home at night, quickly came up with many ways to choose a successor. Although Rost said so, all four class students, including Avi, subconsciously used the succession of the three princes as a premise to answer this question. Finally, Avi remembered the voting system of the Marvil Republic, and he wrote in his homework: "The people are the foundation of the state, and the choice of the people is the right choice of a country, and the successor should be decided by the people of the whole country." ”

Avi knew of course that this method was only practiced in the Republic of Marvil, and that the succession of the kingdom and the empire was decided by the previous supreme ruler alone, but he thought that since it was an independent answer, it should be heard by Rost and the rest of his classmates.

In history class the next day, Rost took in all the students' answers, with Silanes saying that his answer yesterday was homework, and Joan rewriting a detailed answer with a few deficiencies.

"In order to make all the students more aware of the importance of this issue, I have decided to let you participate in a mock election, which will be based on the voting system of the Republic of Marvier, and all the students can write your choice on the small note I will send you in a minute. ”

"What?!, the way of the republic?"

"Is it a voting system? that's the way of electing in the Republic of Marvier..."

Many of the students began to talk about it, and Avi knew that the election simulation given by Rost was not inspired by his own answers, and it was obvious that the other party had the same idea as himself, and thought that this was a good choice.

All the students were given a small note, and Rost said that since some students believed that the Kingdom of Sallins was facing a situation of choosing a successor, then this mock election was based on this situation. The twenty-six students in the class can choose one of the three princes and two princesses of the Kingdom of Sahrins as the successor of the Kingdom of Sarins, and all students can only choose one candidate, but they can also write nothing and be regarded as abstaining.

"The vote was held by secret ballot, so you don't have to worry too much about it, just think it's a game. ”

Most of the students were mentally prepared, after all, Celenos's "taboo" words yesterday had made these young students pay attention to the inheritance of the Kingdom of Salins, which was originally a problem that even roadside vendors knew, but as cadets of the Military Academy, they avoided it.

The squad leader, Joan, handed out the small note to everyone's desk, and after Avi got the note, he glanced at Celenos, the other party's note had been blown to the ground by the wind outside the window, but the blue-haired person was completely unaware of it.

Avi looked at the white note, he picked up the pen and wanted to write down the name of the eldest prince Bradley - but wouldn't it seem too hasty to choose the successor of a country so easily? These five heirs except Bradley, everyone else has nothing to do with Avi, and Amsoil only has a few faces, if his choice really determines the ownership of the heir, then wouldn't it...

Just as Avi hesitated, Cylaneus was the first to stand up, "It's done." He handed the note, which was still on the ground, to the podium, and his classmates who were not ill-eyed could clearly see that the note clearly read, "Amsoil Feremez!"

How could he choose the second prince Amber instead of the eldest prince Bradley? Avi was even more uneasy in his heart, he didn't expect that this rebellious senior would choose the second prince Ansso, who seemed to be the most obedient to his duties, could it be because of Amsol's political achievements and achievements? Or was it just a random name?

The other students also filled in their answers, and Avi was the last to hand in the note, writing "Bradley Feremitz" -- and he added a small line to the note, "Voters should know more about the candidates." ”

This is also where Avi sees the inadequacy of the voting system. Because when Avi really could decide on a successor, he suddenly found that he knew very little about most of the candidates, and it would be very irresponsible to give a choice based on feelings alone, especially for future officers.

Rost shuffled all the notes before he read out the names on them one by one. Of the twenty-six slips of paper, three students wrote nothing, one wrote "King Byron," and the other twenty-two students each filled in five different names.

"This is just a mock election in the classroom, so if you write 'King Byron', I'll take your choice as an abstention. Many of the students laughed at the king's name.

In the end, eight people chose the eldest prince Bradley, five people from the second prince Amsol, five people from the third prince Walter, three people from the eldest princess Winrith, and one person from the little princess Knightney. This number was beyond Avi's expectations, he originally thought that the eldest prince would get more than half of the votes, but he didn't expect that it would not even be ten votes!

"If you are the one who can decide the next king, then the eldest prince Bradley will be elected the next king with eight votes, what do you think of the result?"

A female student stood up and said loudly: "This result is reasonable, the eldest prince is the eldest son, and he has no faults or shortcomings, he is naturally the heir of the kingdom, and in the history of the Kingdom of Salins, most of them inherit the throne as the eldest son. ”

"That's right, according to the history taught us by Mr. Rost, the primogeniture is a legitimate result, and the eldest prince's achievements in the west of the kingdom are also very remarkable, I think this result is very reasonable. A short cadet chimed in.

"No, there are twenty-six of us, but only eight of us have chosen the Grand Prince, which means that not even a third of the number has been reached," said another bespectacled cadet, "as far as I know, the Senate of the Republic of Marvil will also elect the senators who represent the people according to the same voting system, and it is only reasonable that a candidate must have at least sixty percent of the votes cast in order to be elected senators!"

Some of the students who didn't choose the eldest prince at first glance also agreed with this statement, and most of them said that the choice that didn't even reach half of the votes was really the right choice?

As the debate arose, other questions arose. Some people think that princesses should not be discriminated against, because the kingdom of Sahlins became so powerful under the leadership of a queen, some people believe that the mother of the second prince Ansel is not a nobleman, and that Amsok's status is an illegitimate child and cannot be a legitimate heir, and some people believe that no matter how good the other candidates are, the eldest son must be the first choice to choose the successor of a country, which is ethical.

Avi had learned in law class that the laws of the Kingdom of Sahlins did not provide for the right of succession to the kingdom, and the law teacher suggested that this was because it was convenient for the ruler to decide freely, and the so-called laws were also modified by the ruler if he wanted, and they were not as strict as the Oguna Empire.

Rost did not join in the lively discussion among the students, he just tried to keep the class in order.

"Actually, I have already done the same mock voting in the other three freshman classes, and the results of the three classes are similar to those of our fourth class, and the eldest prince Bradley has the highest percentage of votes. ”

Hearing this, the students who wrote the name of the eldest prince applauded and said that they were correct.

"But I didn't ignore the voices of the other students, because more than half of the students did not choose the eldest prince Bradley, which is also the opposite of the result, and it is worth thinking about. ”

At this point, John asked, "Since there are no examples of voting in our kingdom in law or history, why did Mr. Rost let us try this mock election?"

"That's because I want all the students studying at the Kestrel Academy to understand that you, as the pillars of the future kingdom, will inevitably deal with politics, and political issues are one of the most complex issues in the world, no less than leading an army to fight in all directions, so I hope you can gain a little experience and insight from this issue. ”

Most of the students had thoughtful expressions on their faces after listening to Rost's words. Avi also felt that the things discussed in the two days of history lessons were more profound than before. History, as a distant past, can only be recorded in books, but the question of the successor of the kingdom around us is not history, maybe the issues discussed in the classroom today will soon become a reality, and it may be a vortex that all students of the entire Kestrel Academy cannot avoid.