Chapter 14: The Divine Authority of the King
"Hmm......" Miss Rabbit hesitated, but after a moment she said, "I think the lords, and even the emperor, have too much power. ”
"Huh?" Li Yu originally thought that Ilea would say that if she became the master of the Golden Valley, the tragedy of Ganlin Fort would not have happened, but she didn't expect the girl to think further.
Miss Rabbit said, "Many lords complained to me before, saying that there were too many people who were taught on weekends, and those yeoman farmers enjoyed weekends even if they had to do five days off and two days off, and they had to abide by it when they were servited."
"But I have been to many places during this time, and I found that the life of the people there is generally better than before, and with the supervision of the judges of the inquisition, those nobles no longer dare to oppress the people below as unscrupulously as before."
"If the cavalry of the Black Dog Guard can reach Ganlin Fort, I believe that Batur will not dare to do anything wrong."
Durham on the side also said, "I've heard some similar rumors in Lionheart before, and some lords will kill their people. ”
"But according to the laws of the Empire, it is very difficult for even His Majesty the Emperor to intervene in such matters, and basically as long as the vassals are still loyal to their vassals and pay their taxes on time, they can do whatever they want in their territory."
The girl did seem to have thought a lot this year, and she continued, "I have also met many good lords, who are very concerned about the people below, and know that their houses and farmlands have been destroyed in the war, so they give them a batch of seeds for free, and also reduce most of the rent.
"But after their deaths, no one can guarantee that their successors will be as merciful as they are, and the ancestors of the Rodriguez family were once loved by the people of Ganlin, but not in Batur."
"If the Arias family lasts long enough, maybe there will be such bastards among my descendants."
"So I think this world needs the Shuangxiu Sect, and our nobles also need to accept the supervision and constraints of the Shuangxiu Sect."
Ilea couldn't help but feel a little distressed when she said this, "But whether it's Allister or Conley, they all have faith, and if they achieve the final victory, they will definitely find a way to limit the development of the Shuangxiu Sect."
"Claudio is left, will he want to take refuge on Saturday? I've heard that the Second Son is full of unbelievers who are wary of the power of religion, but if we help Claudio get the Golden Valley, maybe he'll be willing to sit down and talk to us. ”
Li Yu was noncommittal, "Actually, we have a better choice." ”
"A better choice? Who? ”
"You." The prophet of the Shuangxiu Sect looked into the girl's eyes and said.
Miss Rabbit was stunned, and subconsciously said, "But I'm ...... I have no legitimacy to rule this continent. ”
The continent of Brattis is much like medieval Europe, with a strong emphasis on blood. Compared to the real famous Arias family, the history is very short, and there are no celebrities other than Ilea.
Therefore, in the eyes of those true aristocrats, Miss Rabbit is more like a lucky nouveau riche, and it is very difficult for them to submit to such people.
It was Ilea who caught up with the special time, the Westside was invaded by those Wing Clan, and the Figuerola family, the original lord of the West, announced that they had renounced the ownership of this land.
Miss Rabbit stepped forward and drove the invaders away, and the nobles of the Westlands accepted her as the new Lord of the West.
But people outside won't be so easy to talk to, and even Ilea's identity as the "Lord of the West" has to put a question mark in their eyes.
The Figuerora family has ruled the West for nearly a millennium, and the twelve nobles at the pinnacle of the empire's power are also very closely connected with each other.
Many of the great nobles sympathized with the plight of the Figuerola family, but now the situation on the Brattis continent was still unclear, and the western border was relatively far away, so no one said anything.
But the future is hard to say.
In fact, recently, the girl has heard some rumors that she, as a vassal of the Figuerola family, has driven out her own feudal lord.
Others fabricated lies that it was because of her poor rescue that the Marquis of Cullen died, and that she had the idea of replacing the Figuerola family from then on.
Miss Rabbit asks Iwan to investigate the source of these rumors and catches some of the people who spread the rumors, but the rumors have spread and the impact is irreparable.
Fortunately, after Ilea drove away the Wing Clan, she has been busy promoting the new farming tools and farming methods of the Shuangxiu Sect, while exterminating the bandits and bandits to restore production.
Her efforts were also seen by most people in the West, so she didn't make any trouble.
But the female lord felt that it would take at least a few tens or hundreds of years for the people of this land to truly recognize her, let alone other places outside the Western Border.
She is completely inferior to Allister and Claudio, who are from the Vespasian family.
"Jurisprudence is not a problem." Li Yu said, "As long as you want, I can grant you the legitimacy to rule this continent." ”
"How is this going to be done?" The girl was surprised.
Li Yu gently spit out four words, "Divine authority of the monarch." ”
The people of the continent of Brattis have an innate fascination with blood, but in addition to bloodline, the legitimacy of power can also come from religion.
This political theory used to be popular in different countries on another plane.
Combining secular monarchy with religious theocracy can greatly consolidate the legitimacy of monarchy.
Of course, the cost of doing this is not small, because the total amount of power is constant, and after the introduction of divine power, the monarchy will inevitably be affected, and once the legitimacy of the throne is left to the gods.
This means that the divine right will be above the monarchy, and a strong sect leader will even have the power to depose the king.
A typical example can be found in the story of Gregory VII and Henry IV.
The Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, dissatisfied with the growing power of the Church, took the lead in provoking Pope Gregory VII, declaring the latter an impostor and wanting to excommunicate him from the church.
As a result, Gregory VII was outraged, and Henry IV was excommunicated first, depriving him of the legitimacy of his rule. The German princes, who had long been dissatisfied with Henry IV, took the opportunity to make trouble and clamored for a new emperor.
In the end, Henry IV had to go to see Gregory VII, and with his wife and son, he stood barefoot in the snow for three days and three nights before being received by Gregory VII.
Henry IV fell to his knees, kissed the tip of Gregory VII's shoe, and begged for the latter's forgiveness.
Although the later revenge of Henry IV was returned, the impact of the introduction of divine power on the monarchy was also obvious.