Chapter 142: The Human Heart
After the enthronement ceremony was simple, it was actually held very quickly, going to the church and being crowned by Isabel under the gaze of the people.
After that, he became the ruler of this vast empire with a population of tens of millions.
However, after her coronation, Isabel remained at the palace.
Although Arthur learned a lot from Char, the knowledge on paper is still different from the practice.
Moreover, Arthur needs to lead troops to fight, and he can't take care of the huge amount of internal government affairs, so he also needs Isabel to supervise the country.
While Arthur's attention was on the West Francis Empire, what was happening in the south could not be ignored.
Although unable to directly affect the South, Isabel could exert pressure in various ways to warn the group not to act too recklessly.
In the legend of King Arthur, when King Arthur ruled the country, it was Merlin who was responsible for serving as an advisor and assisting Arthur in governing the country.
So in a sense, this job was done by Char.
This made Char a lot more leisurely, and allowed him to have more time to enjoy life with Alicia.
In a sense, except for Eugenia, Arthur's sisters are very capable.
Within a few days, however, Isabel's troops from the east arrived in the town of Romir to make corrections.
On this day, Arthur had an official meeting with the generals of this army in the town of Romil.
Because it was occupied by the West Flannish Empire once, their army burned and looted here, many houses were burned, and many people were homeless, so many tents can be seen here.
The empire simply took over the area, replacing farmland for the people of Romir near the imperial capital, and placing them in the countryside around the imperial capital.
The farmland and houses here were all taken over by the military.
Inside the army garrison in the town of Romil.
Arthur opened the curtain of the tent and walked in, still wearing the same uniform he had worn when he ascended the throne.
It was the uniform that represented the commander-in-chief of the whole army, and the emperor of Britannia succeeded to the position of commander-in-chief of the whole army at the same time from the day he ascended the throne.
Seeing Arthur's military uniform, several old generals sitting in it obviously understood Arthur's identity.
They all got up in unison and performed a basic salute to Arthur.
"Your Majesty."
The place where this army was stationed was in Beizhou, so there were more people of Asian descent, and some of them were mixed-race, about thirty to fifty years old, and there were a few old men with half-gray hair.
"Since I'm wearing this dress, it's better to call me Commander." Arthur laughed.
He stepped forward slowly and sat down on a chair placed in the middle of the tent.
"I guess you all know what I'm here for."
Several old men and the rest of the generals glanced at each other, and one of them spoke.
"Rest assured, we all know that.
Leave the battle to us.
You don't need to think about it, all the exploits are yours. β
This is a very tactful statement, but the meaning is unmistakable.
To put it bluntly, it would be, "I know you're here to gild, but we don't believe in your abilities, so we give you what you want, and don't come here to guide you." β
It's normal to have this kind of thought, because Arthur is just a teenager.
In this world, Huo Qubing is still in the minority after all, and more of them are the Mingbao Sect.
No one will trust the fate of hundreds of thousands of people to such a person, even if he is the destiny of heaven.
Arthur smiled, not careless.
Instead, he looked at the old man who spoke.
"I remember, your name was supposed to be Murphy Deng, right?"
Murphy raised an eyebrow and nodded.
"I've heard of you a long time ago." Arthur smiled, "When you rebelled in Kataya thirty years ago, you led your troops to run hundreds of miles day and night, and the rebels were caught off guard and put down the rebellion in one fell swoop. β
Murphy's brow furrowed slightly, the Battle of Kataya was the triumph of his life.
"That was before, and I don't have that strength anymore."
"But your experience is definitely there." Arthur said.
Then, he looked at the other half-hundred-hundred-year-old man, "And you, your name is Hodder, right?"
Sixteen years ago, you were a general in the South who repelled sixteen invasions of the Western Empire.
It used to be called the Wall of Milia. β
Howard smiled, "No one called me that in years. β
Arthur then called out the names of the other generals, and gave some comments about their respective achievements.
Although several generals are not the kind of people who flutter after being slapped a few times on the back.
But they could hear that Arthur's praise was very sincere, and what he said was all true, and there was no deliberate compliment.
They are all veterans, and most of their past records have been sealed in the long river of history.
The fact that the Emperor of Destiny could remember their names and even their past made them feel respected.
The atmosphere inside the tent gradually eased.
"It seems that His Majesty knows us well." Murphy said.
"Of course." Arthur said, of course, "Since I am going to work with you in the future, I must know you a little bit." β
He glanced at the crowd.
"I know your concerns, you think I'm too young and inexperienced, so I don't think I can be a good conductor, do you?"
"This"
Murphy glanced at the others.
Arthur smiled, "Don't be taboo, I'm not the narrow-minded kind of person yet. β
Murphy nodded, "Yes, there are some." β
"Actually, that's what I think." Arthur said.
"But I suppose I share the same purpose as all of you, both for Britannia, for the sake of these damned invaders, to expel these damned invaders from our land, right?"
"Yes." The rest nodded as well.
Although Arthur and Hart only stayed for a few months, Hart taught Arthur his wisdom as quickly as he could.
Arthur was also very clever, and he quickly applied what he learned here.
For example, the "memorization of other people's names" that I learned at Hartner just now satisfies their desire to "be an important person".
Another example is what he is doing now, when talking to others, don't discuss things that they disagree with from the beginning, and talk about things that are basically compatible with each other.
That is, to prevent the other person from saying "no" during the conversation.
When people say "no", he has to stick with it in order to preserve his dignity. He may perceive that it is not right after the argument, but he must also maintain his dignity in that situation.
Then the contradiction naturally arises, psychologically speaking, when a person says "no", his heart has a hidden sense of rejection and resistance.
At this time, no matter how hard you rack your brains, it is difficult to change their resistance and resistance.
So, learn to get people to say yes.
Learning to listen and guide the listener while getting as many affirmative responses as possible will direct the listener's mind in the right direction......
Arthur's words continued, "I am not here for the gilding, as you think, for the gilding, if it is for the gilding, I have many ways.
I'm the emperor, and all my achievements during my reign can actually be related to me, can't they? β
Murphy fell silent.
"I came here for the people behind us, for the land under our feet, for the faith in my heart." Arthur said sincerely.
"I think that all of you here still led your troops here even though you know that the enemy is strong and I am weak, and this should be the case."
People do everything for two reasons, one is to look good and the other is real.
People will often think about that real reason, and we are idealists when we face our hearts, and we will prefer the reason that sounds good.
Therefore, if you want to change a person's will, you need to stimulate his noble motives.
Even if someone who is embarrassed, if he can feel how honest and upright he is in your eyes, most of the time, he will treat you the same way.
As long as the relationship is relaxed, Arthur has the confidence to conquer them with his own ability.
"You are all heroes of the empire, and when the empire is in danger, you did not hesitate to stand in front of the people, and I admire this very much."
Arthur said seriously.
"I don't want to stand behind you and be protected.
I am the emperor of Britannia and am supposed to protect my people.
Of course, I also knew that my abilities were still too naΓ―ve.
So, I'm not here to teach you how to fight.
I have always believed that it is absolutely impossible to win a major war with the wisdom of one person.
It depends on the group, the wisdom of all those present.
And I'm just here to join in this wisdom, that's all. β
The generals' brows gradually relaxed, and as Arthur spoke, their wariness of the young new emperor gradually dispelled.
Even, for this sincere and humble child, I have a little good feeling.
Becoming the master of an empire at such a young age, and even having the endorsement of a god, would make him flutter on any teenager, but he is different.
Still so humble, noble, and sincere.
Or rather......
Because of this, he is the destiny of heaven.
These generals said with emotion.
Interior of the castle.
Char was holding Alicia's hand and sharing the perspective of what he had seen with her.
Looking at Arthur, who had a good relationship with this group of generals who didn't even care about the emperor in just a few words.
Alicia fell into silence slightly, "He is indeed different from before, and he seems to be a lot more tactful."
If he had passed, he would have been fighting these generals one after the other. β
Char, on the other hand, was very happy, "It seems that this child is smarter than we thought, at least he is a fast learner and spiritual. β
Alicia nodded nondeniably.
"But that's just the beginning," she whispered, .......
"Yes......" Char answered.
His gaze looked down on every corner of the empire, his eyes shining with a strange light.
"The hearts and minds of the people he will touch in the future will be much more complicated than these pure soldiers......
(End of chapter)