Verse 72 teaches

“...... In this way, due to the intervention of the Tiberius, the war entered a difficult phase of stalemate......"

Ashruphat took the book and read it absentmindedly. The little girl sat across from him, holding her chin in both hands, listening absentmindedly.

Speaking of which, if a third party is present, he must find the scene quite strange or interesting. Ashrufat sat in front of the little girl in full gear, holding a book, reading the contents of the book. He recited word by word. Such an emotionless reading is of course completely unattractive, so the little girl also maintains a posture, and only God knows what her eyes are looking at.

As an underage queen, in fact, the little girl's study task is quite heavy, or it seems to be quite heavy. Her current classes include music, fine arts, horseback riding, swordsmanship, history, geography, philosophy, linguistics, law, military affairs, and so on, and so on, and so on, and she should theoretically be busy every day. But in reality, thanks to the absence of her dedicated teacher, Ms. Jana, she now has very few learning tasks.

"Ashrufat, can't you stop studying?" the little girl finally spoke, interrupting Ashrufat's dry reading. "I've seen them all. Can you say something else?"

"Oh, it's best if you've seen it. Ashruphat put down the book. "You should ......," he said, flipping through the book's table of contents. "Then the history of Garunas' invasion of Tiberius, let's not teach, let's move on to the next lesson, about Garunas building the White Fort......"

"You're not a good teacher, and Garunas isn't an invasion of Tiberius. He was there to punish the Tiberians for their perfidy, breach of contract, and support for the side of the 'League'. ”

"But Garunas invaded Tiberius himself, burned and plundered, and even slaughtered the city many times, these are obvious facts. Ashrufat replied lightly. He found one from the large stack of books next to him - after all, it is royal education, and all kinds of books can be described as complete. "Well, by the way, this one, a relevant foreign historical work...... On page 124, it reads plainly. In this war, Garunas began with an undeclared all-out raid, followed by mass slaughter and looting. Of course, he won the last victory, but it was not so honorable at all. ”

"That's a punishment for Tiberius's perfidy!" the little girl dismissed. "They violated the treaty between the two sides and secretly supported the 'Alliance' side, allowing the coalition forces to engage in a long tug-of-war with Garunas, leaving Gruni to suffer from the prolonged war. This is the punishment they deserve! It is necessary for the sake of the peace of Gruni. ”

"For the sake of Gruni's peace, you killed more than 100,000 people at Tiberius?" Ashrufat asked rhetorically.

"It is necessary, and killing is inevitable if we want to end the long strife and get the peace we desire. The little girl said seriously. "Or do you think it's wrong?"

"As far as I am concerned, of course it is correct. But you're bound to think it's wrong. ”

"Hey, are you mistaken?!" the little girl cried. "Now it's what you think it's wrong and what I think is right. ”

"Nope. Ashrufat replied. "I'm not wrong, at most it's not honorable. He smiled, "In military affairs, victory is right." Results are everything. Garunas finally taught Tiberius a hard lesson, and they couldn't recover for more than ten years after beating them directly. With this, he finally broke the resistance of the 'Alliance' and unified the land for the first time. ”

"Then why do you think I'm wrong? Obviously, I agree with his approach. ”

"No, you don't. You are able to say that he is right because you have already known the outcome of everything. Or rather, all you see is ...... These lifeless words. Ashruphat said.

The little girl's eyes flashed with a hint of confusion. "Ashrufat, do you think...... Garunas didn't do well enough? By the way, what kind of 'war chess deduction' you played last time ......."

"It was totally a game. Ashrufat said lightly. "It's just a game, it doesn't mean anything. ”

"But I remember those people saying that this game is a parody of real warfare. ”

"No, there is no imitation. Ashrufat said. "It's just a test of the player's ability to grasp the location and guess the mental ability of others. It should be said that it imitates only part of the war...... And it's a very small part. To be honest, I think gambling is closer to war than this game of 'war chess'. ”

"Gambling, you mean...... Like the last time we went out...... The casino that you looked around?"

When she sneaked out of the city before, the little girl and Ishrufat once walked around a casino in the business district. Of course, they just watched the lap and there was no real end gamble.

"Well, it's all a battle of wits and courage. ”

"But gambling ......," said the little girl. "I remember Jana once said that gambling, especially those who gamble big money, is rarely a fair contest, and there is cheating. ”

"Yes, it does. Basically, if it can be called a 'gambling' rather than a 'game', it will certainly not be a fair contest. When a large amount of real money is involved, it should be said that the person who does not play tricks and entrusts everything to fate is the most stupid. ”

"But war can't play any tricks! that can't cheat. ”

"You're wrong. Gambling cheating, no matter how well you do it, you can't talk about it, because once the stuffing is revealed, the victory or defeat just now will be immediately invalid. But this is not the case in war, victory or defeat is victory or defeat, and it is an iron rule that cannot be changed! Therefore, cheating in war is really naked...... No one cheats, and no one knows that others cheat. Of course, since everyone cheats, and everyone knows that others cheat, it is not called cheating, it is called 'the art of war'. Ashrufat said with a half-mocking look.

"You ...... It's a fallacy...... "The little girl actually wanted to refute it, but she couldn't find the right words for a while.

"Let's put it this way, when gambling, the key to finding someone else's cheating means is not to immediately turn a disadvantage into an advantage? In a war, if you can find the opponent's tactical arrangement, is it equivalent to immediately gaining a great advantage? The reason is almost the same......

"Ashrufat...... You...... I think I've learned a lot. ”

"A lot, really a lot. Ashrufat said softly, and he said this half in reply, half in exclamation.

"How did you learn it?"

"I said I was born to do it, do you believe it?"

By the way, you said last time that you had been injured and had lost your memory, but that only means that you have studied in the past, not that you were born with it. ”

Ashrufat chuckled softly. "Have you ever heard of the saying that the so-called 'amnesia' is actually a person's soul has become mutilated, and the soul has lost a part of it for some unknown reason. ”

"I've heard of it. The little girl thought for a moment and replied. "An academic hypothesis. I remember it was the priest of the church who told me...... Wait," she said of the priests of the church, and she immediately remembered something else. This time, though, Ashrufat didn't give her a chance to speak.

According to this hypothesis, there will be gaps left in the mutilated soul, and if other soul fragments are encountered at this time, these external fragments will be accepted. In other words, the person has memories that don't belong to him. My situation...... That's how it should be. ”

"Why do you think these are other people's memories and not your own?" the little girl also expressed surprise.

"Because...... Of course, there is some evidence. Ashrufat replied.

"Don't talk about this evidence, do you know the truth, that day...... During the ceremony...... "The little girl blushed as she recalled what happened that day. "Then the priestess told me that you can do magic too, right?"

"Ah......" Ashrufat actually wanted to deny it, but then he felt that he might not be able to deny it. "I did learn a little bit. ”

"After learning a little bit, she said you must be a great magician. At least she's never encountered your disenchantment technique. But you don't want to be a good magician, but come to be this personal guard...... This shows that ......"

"What does that mean?" asked Ashrufat.

"It means that you must be a rich man, you don't care about the treatment of magicians, you just want to get a noble status for yourself. And it also explains...... You must have a history......"

The little girl stopped suddenly, her face flushed, and she asked a little wryly.

"You...... Isn't it true that you know how to be a king?"

She looked at Ashrufat. This question can be said to be very abrupt. Although her mother-in-law said so, the little girl was actually only half-convinced. What does a guard have the air of a king? The mother-in-law did not explain in detail, and refused to elaborate when asked. There are many interpretations and interpretations of this kind of thing. However, the most common and easy to understand one is that this person can be regarded as a "king" in a certain field. For example, what is the "king of business", for example, "the king of skillful hands", "the king of martial arts", and so on. Some of these titles simply indicate that the person has supreme achievements in a certain field, but others indicate that he has some kingly qualities.

"Emperor's study? This ...... Maybe I know a little bit about it. Ashrufat replied softly.

"Yes...... Teach me?" the little girl asked in a very respectful and polite tone. It was clear that she was not used to doing this. Seeing that Ashrufat didn't answer for a while, she immediately couldn't hold her breath, "Jana taught me a lot of things, but this is the only ...... She couldn't teach me. Because she's not a queen. But I have heard that for a king, the most important thing to learn is the study of kings. Only imperial studies are what the king really needs to learn and master, and all other knowledge and skills are not worth mentioning compared to it. She said eagerly.

"The so-called 'imperial studies' is actually not a science, it has no papers, writings or the like, only some different logics, opinions and principles for various things. Even if there is no universal standard, different kings can have very different views on the same thing, let alone the way they are governed. The reason why we call it 'imperial science' is entirely because of the name of a good deed who does what he wants. Ashrufat replied. "Practice is your best teacher. When you grow up and really control everything, you will slowly learn. ”

I'm afraid you won't have the opportunity to practice it. Ashrufat said to himself in his stomach.