23. Talk to a witch

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Wang Qinian and they came to the witch tribe, and the young men sang and danced, dressed very little, showing their strong muscles, while the witches were chanting songs in praise of the gods:

Queen of the Moon, Queen of the Sun,

Queen of Heaven, Queen of the Stars,

The queen of the four seasons of the spring, summer, autumn and winter, the queen of the world,

They assigned the children we had promised.

It is the great mother who gives birth to the promise child,

The child is the rebirth of the Lord of life,

Darkness and tears are cast behind you,

The star that guides the direction rises early.

The golden sun shines on the hills and mountains,

Illuminate the earth, illuminate the world,

Illuminate all the earth, illuminate all the rivers,

Let go of sorrow and pick up joy.

Bless our great Mother,

There is no beginning, there is no end,

Forever and ever, and forever,

Rejoice, cheer, and bless forever!(Note: The ballad is an excerpt from "The Wizard's Secret" by Louis Bonn, England)

Wang Qinian stood in front of the gate of the village, listening to the witch's singing, a warm aura slowly spread from the troubadour's side, this is a kind of love, a broad love warms the people present, from which you can feel the secret that the witches are keeping.

At the end of the ceremony, the witch leader Shaqinahe performed a witch salute to Wang Qinian, and Wang Qinian returned a mage salute: "The practitioner of the great primordial goddess, the leader of the witches of the earth." The king of Qi Nian has high respect, I am here on behalf of the country of Yi'an, and I am here with respect as a magician, may you and the goddess always be there!"

"Great practitioner of magic, rare strong man in the world, may wisdom be with you!" Saqina also blessed.

When they entered the stockade and made themselves in a two-storey house at the eastern end of the stockade, Shaqinach said, "Thank you, Your Excellency, for the presence of the Minister, and the Witches are honoured to come, and the Minister is here." But it's for the Witchcraft Survey?"

"It's not just for the census. And for the sake of a broader consensus. ”

"Oh, you see, if it's for the census, you know. Our witchcraft requires the worship of the primordial goddess. If Your Excellency the Minister worships the Primordial Goddess. We can reveal all the secrets of witchcraft, or else, witchcraft. It is not allowed to reveal the secrets of witchcraft. ”

"Times are changing, we in the country of Yi'an to carry out a survey of magic and witchcraft, on the one hand, in order to inherit, on the other hand, in order to carry forward, as your witchcraft, has its own uniqueness, buried in the mountains, it's a pity, you don't also want to carry forward. Wang Qinian said with a smile.

"Witchcraft is about fate, it is the goddess who came into the world. ”

"It is precisely because the goddess has been introduced into the world that we have to carry it forward, and the goddess has passed on witchcraft in the world, as your ritual said, it is for love, the love of the goddess, nothing is infiltrated, and we are to carry forward this spirit, so that witchcraft can be passed on. Wang Qinian continued with Saqi Nahe's words.

"But if you don't really believe in the goddess, witchcraft doesn't work at all, not to mention, witchcraft has always been passed down by women, and the outside world is a men's world. ”

"The goddess is the greatest mother, both men and women are equal, women have their virtues, generous and obedient, such as the virtues of the earth, but men also have their advantages, self-improvement, forge ahead, the world has developed to the current male-dominated world, there is a reason, the world is forward. Wang Qinian said.

"You are clever and sophistry, and the outside world is a mess for you, but here you are sophistry. It was Kikuno who spoke, and she was obviously very upset.

Wang Qinian looked at Saqi Nahe, and Shaqi Nahe said: "She is an excellent witch among our witches, called Ju Nong, our tribe is still very concerned about the affairs of the outside world, although her words are ugly, but they also tell part of the facts." ”

Wang Qinian laughed: " Ms. Kikunon, your words sound reasonable, you know why your witch tribe is confined to the Andean Mountains, and can't go out, if you go out, maybe it's not like this, the colonists won't come, you keep the tradition, but others don't think so, Ian Island in the past few hundred years, the local people have been constantly killed, it is for this reason, the goddess will give you the beautiful and rich land, but you can't keep it, I created the country of Ian, is to see too many killings, why can't people live in harmony, if everyone is like you, you can only usher in war。 ”

When Ju Nong heard Wang Qinian's words, the anger in his heart rose even more: "It's all done by you men, and you still use strong words!"

Shaqi Nahe frowned, she saw that Ju Nong couldn't say anything about Wang Qinian, and Ju Nong's temper came up, so she reprimanded: "Ju Nong, you can't talk about Your Excellency the minister, and you don't keep your mouth shut." ”

"It's not in the way, she thinks I'm arguing, I'm just telling her the truth. The magic census does not require you to tell all about witchcraft, but only to find out what schools of witchcraft you have, and the specific details are not cared for, and the state only uses this as the basis for decision-making. Wang Qinian laughed.

Sakina Heh breathed a sigh of relief: "If so, we can cooperate." ”

Wang Qinian said: "Then I will thank you, but this is only one aspect, I came here, and there is another thing, that is, I want to open up the Andi Mountains, go west out of the plains, and reach the edge of the endless ocean?"

"You want to build an empire that spans two oceans?"

"It can't be regarded as an empire, if the country of Yi An doesn't seize this opportunity, while others haven't had the time to pay attention to this land, lay the foundation of a country, and gain enough strategic depth, then it will have the opportunity to stand in the forest of strong countries, and wait for others to wake up, it will be too late. Wang Qinian said.

She fell into deep thought, Wang Qinian made this request, a little unexpectedly, and after a while said: "On the west side of the Andean Mountains, there are already people who call themselves Xia people. ”

Wang Qinian frowned, there are already people from Great Xia on the west side of the mountain, is it going to start a war with Great Xia, his intelligence is not like this, it is an ownerless land, how can this be?

He asked, "Did the people of Bactria declare the ownership of this land?"

"No, it doesn't seem to have any settlements. Sakinah said.

"If you don't have it, pretend not to see it, anyway, it's an ownerless land, if there is a lord, the Indiana is its master. Wang Qinian said, there was a sudden feeling in his heart, he established a country where all races are equal in name, and he didn't think of this purpose, he ignored it before, yes, if he wants to grab land in the future, he will grab it in the name of Indiana, anyway, the entire Yi'an Zhou is the territory of the Indina nation.

"You want to take this land in the name of Indiana?" said Sakinahe, a little reluctant to see a new war about to break out.

Wang Qinian nodded, also noticed her expression, and said with a smile: "There won't be much war, I will send a force with the Indiana as the main force, quietly enter that area, contact the tribes among them, as for the Great Xia people, treat them politely, try not to conflict with them, and wait for the Great Xia to react, the wood is already in the boat." ”

Shaqi Nahe hesitated for a moment, although Ju Nong did not speak, the disdain in his eyes was even stronger, Wang Qinian was old and thick-skinned, pretending not to see, this is actually a strategy, sue sΓΉ Shaqi Nahe, Yi Anguo wants to rule this land, he can do whatever it takes.

"Since we witch tribes are members of the Ian Nation, we can provide a passage. Shaqi Nahe said, she didn't expect it so deeply, but she was also frightened by Wang Qinian's determination, instead of hesitating, it was better to be generous, Ju Nong was on the side, although she looked down on Wang Qinian's approach in her heart, but she was also a little timid in her heart.

"Thank you for your deep understanding of the righteousness, the Ian Country is not blindly taking, you have the right and the obligation, I promise to keep your traditions, but you have to abide by the Ian Nation's rules, how to be specific, I have brought experts in this area, they will talk to you, you are already a member of the Ian Country, and you should know many rights of the Ian Country. Wang Qinian said with a smile.

"Of course, what rights do we have?" Kikuno asked.

"You are the masters of the country, you have the right to participate in politics, a power given to you by the law, you are the same as other citizens of the country of Ian, the tribe of the Elves of Fia sent a councillor to return to the city of Ian with me, you also have the right to send one, to participate in the affairs of the state, this may be relatively new to you, but the work of the city of Ian, her responsibility is greater, in the future, your opinions and so on will be conveyed to her in the national assembly. Wang Qinian said.

Shaqi Nahe was very interested, and asked carefully, Wang Qinian explained to her in detail, and finally understood a general idea, and smiled: "It turns out that your country is managed like this." ”

Wang Qinian said with a smile: "I can't say that my country is a country where all citizens of Yi'an have the right to speak, and the members of the country express their opinions to the country, even the leaders of the country are not for life, and now he is the president of the claw, he will serve two terms at most, that is, he will be in power for 12 years." ”

"Why can't it be for life?"

"Governing the country is based on the law, and the law is passed by the National Assembly, the leader of the country only enforces the law, no matter how wise a person is, it is better to form rules, the leader can be allowed to make mistakes, it is easy to correct, and it will not form a big disaster, but if it is a lifelong system, then the situation is different, a wise leader can lead the country to rapid development, but a mistake, it may lead the country into the abyss, this system is to prevent this, maybe not as good as the imperial state, but not to cause a big mistake. Wang Qinian said, and Saqi Nahe understood this.

This time, Kikuno didn't speak, but fell into thought.

Saqina sighed: "I didn't expect it to be so deep, although there are many colonists who have established colonies on the mainland, and they all send a governor to manage it, it turns out that governing the country is so deep, I thought it was similar to me managing a tribe." ”

"What method do you use to manage the tribe?"

"According to tradition, it is passed down from generation to generation, and it is not easy to change the rules of the old days, except when the time is not right. Sakinah said. (To be continued......)