Chapter 280: Privileges
Thoth was a very talkative man, and with the clarity of his lectures and the comprehension of Lord Anfei, he easily understood the situation in the Holy City, and there was probably another group of forces here compared to the feudal society of his world. There are two prime ministers under the throne of Yoland, one of them is responsible for handling specific political affairs, and the other holds the power of personnel and supervision, so the role of the supreme minister is not very high, and there is another kind of person between them and the king, that is, the peak of the strong man who defies the rules of the world.
On the one hand, this powerful existence between man and God can lead to all kinds of contradictions, but on the other hand, it plays a very good role in alleviating social contradictions, and these two coexist. First of all, the binding force of secular laws on the peak of the strong is too weak, in the history of all countries, there are examples of the peak of the strong in anger, the sword killing, and even the destruction of people, under normal circumstances, the monarchs of various countries are not willing to be more serious, unless they feel that their royal power is threatened, they will use thunder means, the price paid for a peace of mind is naturally very heavy, if the besieged escaped, the consequences are even more disastrous, with the ability of Yoland, he still does not dare to step out of the holy city for decades, which can be seen. Saul does not interfere in trivial political affairs, but no one dares to slack off what he says, this is the privilege of the strong, and it is also a very unfair privilege, but in this feudal society that does not have a humanistic spirit, it is tantamount to a fool's dream. An Fei killed the grandson of the great swordsman Philip at the time, so he was wanted, and if he killed him, it was an ordinary patrol. No one dared to find his head. As for whether Thor will punish Amphi, it is Thor's family affair, and no one else has the right to interfere.
But privilege also plays a role in alleviating social contradictions. In the big picture, everyone can become a peak powerhouse, as long as you are talented, hardworking, and have a good opportunity, plus enviable luck, then it is very likely to become a peak powerhouse. As for the high or low birth, it does not play a decisive role. In other words, even a slave who is about to starve to death can become a peak powerhouse as long as the opportunity comes, which gives the vast majority of people living at the bottom a hope and a dream, so that they can automatically turn their grievances against society into upward motivation.
The Land of Mercenaries is a huge, long-running grinding disc of human flesh, with countless young and strong mercenaries dying in their dreams every year. Even the bones are left behind in the vast forests of death and the wild grasslands, but every year more young people come in, tempered by blood and fire, hoping to be strong.
There are wars every year in the last 6 years, but every country does not have the habit of catching strong men. Because the source of troops is not a problem, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army. The army needs to widely teach some superficial swordsmanship and fighting qi cultivation skills, and many civilians who have not had the opportunity to learn have flocked to the army, hoping to find their own path to strength here.
Listening to Entos talk about these times, An Fei couldn't help but think that although the imperial examination belonged to two completely different cultivations, the purpose was the same. There are too many examples in history, those poor scholars who are not diligent and do not distinguish between grains and grains, cling to their books, even if they are half starved to death, in the end, there are always some people who can be named on the gold list, jump over the dragon gate of life, and then rise to the top and become the best people, I don't know how many people are envious, and they are more determined to let their children and grandchildren study hard.
Thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge, but unfortunately people are familiar with those lucky people who walked across the single-plank bridge, a bowl of porridge divided into four portions, Fan Zhongyan was talked about, because of poverty, Liu Zongyuan, who could only practice calligraphy on the sand, became a model, there are countless such poor celebrities in history, as for the vast majority of those who were squeezed off the bridge, they have long been forgotten by the world. And the social contradictions have been perfectly grafted, which is also an important reason for the stubbornness of China's feudal system, even Zhu Yuanzhang's skinning ** can not scare the corrupt officials, its strong ** can be called the world's most exploited by such officials, the people live well or badly, needless to say, but few people are willing to resist, as long as they can barely survive, they pin their hopes on their children, not to change, but to strive to become a member of the exploiters.
The rulers of Europe were clumsy and crude, the privileged class was always the privileged class, the commoners were always the commoners, and apart from the fact that membership in the church might change the status quo, there was little possibility of upward movement, but the emotions of the enslaved had to be vented through some channel. The emergence of Enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire and Montesquieu allowed the common people to find their own hopes, and the slogans of freedom and equality were not produced for no reason, and in the East, where civilization was once far ahead of the world, there are still many people who do not understand the true meaning of these slogans and even resent them in modern times, because they still hold on to the hopes inherited from ancient times.
When the carriage drives
When Entos finally finished speaking, Anfei understood and digested what Entos told from beginning to end. In fact, Anfei's comprehension can already be said to be a group, and the problem is that Entos has told too many things, and he doesn't have the energy to ask Entos questions.
"It's time for the kids to get out of the car. Thor's voice remembered.
An Fei woke up like a dream, and suddenly felt a wave of soreness in his body, Suzanne was still in his arms for so long, and the circulation of blood and qi in his body had been greatly affected.
Entos stepped aside, waited for Ernest to get out of the carriage, then Anfei with his arms swaying, and finally Susanna, who didn't dare to look up. Susanna's situation was not much better than An Fei's, and she didn't dare to move a little while maintaining a posture along the way, and her body was also sore.
"Huh, is the kid awake?" Thor looked at Susanna.
Anfei hurriedly stabbed Susanna, but Susanna was still with her head down, not knowing that Thor was talking to her.
"Susanna, let me introduce you to me, this is my teacher, the Great Magician Thor. ”
"Hello. Suzanne bowed respectfully.
"This is Uncle Ernest. An Fei pointed with his hand, he was a little embarrassed in the carriage just now, and now it's not too late to make up for it, if he doesn't need to do this himself, but for Susanna, it's better to be formal.
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"Hello. Suzanne bent down again.
"My name is Entos. Entos smiled: "In the future, if you want, you can call me a big brother like An Fei." ”
"Hello. Suzanne still didn't dare to look up, if it was to face Thor she would be better, Ernest and Entos had been in the carriage to see her and Anfei's embarrassing posture, and the thin-skinned Suzanne really didn't dare to look at people.
"My name is Chris. Chris suddenly stepped up.
"Hello......" Suzanne habitually bent down but abruptly stopped, looking up at Chris.
"Hey, hey. Chris smiled and ducked back a few steps.
"And me, my name is Nya!" Nya was also joining in the fun.
Suzanne was angry, not laughing, but she had to lower her head again, not bothering to pay attention to Chris and Nia.
"Alright, alright. Thor patted Nya on the head lovingly, then turned around and asked, "Is the magic array already open?"
"Yes, sir. A general who stood respectfully to the side replied.
An Fei only had time to scan the surroundings of the teleportation magic array, he had seen it many times, nothing unusual, the strange thing was that the magic array was set up in an extremely magnificent palace, the palace was full of huge stone pillars, the top of the hall was almost more than thirty meters high, because standing in front of the palace gate, he couldn't see how big this palace was, and there was no soldier guarding it except for the general. An Fei had heard that the lord of the Mambo Territory was an extremely mysterious person, and the Mambo Territory also refused ordinary people to enter and exit, and everything inside was a secret, and he came all the way to listen to Entos speak, he may have missed a lot of scenery, and even missed the opportunity to visualize the Mambo Territory.
"Let's go, let's go home. Thor stopped giving Amphi time.
"Go home, ......," Nia cheered with joy, Chris's face also showed joy, the more difficulties they encountered when they fled, the more they missed their home in the Holy City, and now they can finally go home, how can they not be happy?!
Stepping into the magic array, the rising white light cut off An Fei's sense of the world around him, and then a familiar scene appeared in front of him, but the first thing he saw after he was teleported last time was a warm and cheerful Miorrich, this time standing in Miorrich's place was a thin old man.
The old man had a gray head and looked about the same age as Thor, his beard was cleanly shaven, his lips were tightly pursed, the bridge of his nose was high, his eye sockets were sunken, and although there was a smile on his face, An Fei felt a fierce aura on his face.
Thor's smile suddenly froze on his face: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. The old man shook his head: "Some things that don't know whether they are alive or dead want to sneak up on the palace have now been solved." ”
"Is it the Demon Mist?"
"Hmm. ”
"How dare they...... Did they already know that Steig and I had left the Holy City, and could it be that Anasita was a decoy abandoned by them?"
"Who knows, maybe it's trying to kill two birds with one stone, you should ask Your Majesty about these things, not me, I just kill people. ”
"How is Your Majesty?"
"It's fine. ”
"I'll go to the palace to see Your Majesty. Thor hesitated: "Ernest, are you going?" "No, I'll take them home." ”