"...After the Thirty Years' War, the current pattern has been fixed. We, Konatas, the Kiluffe Federation, and the Gant Empire together constitute the three poles of this world. Although there are constant small conflicts, we have always been able to maintain a rough balance.
, so that the flames of war will no longer burn easily..."
In the bright study room illuminated by the sun, a brown-haired middle-aged man wearing a dark blue coat gently closed the book in front of him, picked up the steaming green tea in front of him, and looked at the man sitting opposite with his left hand tied.
The young man with a bandage hanging on his chest and a few blood scabs on his face smiled gently: "Today's lesson is over, Lord Baron, do you have any questions?"
"Well, Mr. Edie, today you talked about the importance of justice to a regime, so take the Phillian Republican Army, which has frequently caused terrorist attacks recently, as an example. Are they considered just?"
"Any political power or force that can gain a foothold in this world must have its part of justice, or it must have a group of followers who firmly believe that it is justice. But justice is always relative, and this is a panacea for you.
, maybe it is poison to me, so rulers should keep a clear mind and not indulge in their own justice, don't let justice go to their heads, let alone impose their own justice on others." Middle-aged.
The man blew away the white air floating on the cup, took a gentle sip, and then continued to speak.
"I am not denying the sense of justice expressed in response to injustice or unfairness, but I am emphasizing that rulers should regularly reflect on themselves and exercise self-restraint. Justice is a sharp sword that can not only hurt others, but cannot be used properly.
You will also hurt yourself. My conclusion is that the idea that justice will definitely win or succeed is far more dangerous than the idea that the stronger will definitely win."
"I understand Mr. Edie's thoughts, but I still have doubts. If people don't believe that justice will prevail, wouldn't people choose to act in order to seek justice?"
"This is actually a personal psychological issue. Let's take a look at the reality. The Felian Empire, which was once powerful and wealthy and became a notarized arbiter, was eventually destroyed in the wave of change in order to maintain its justice. In the end
Leading to the carving up of its territory, this is an example of justice not necessarily being able to win." Edie paused and let Geer digest what he said before continuing the conversation: "Sir, you need to realize that there is no one people.
Will be willing to die for the ideals of the superiors. The people are not saints, just like the superiors are not gods. If you want them to follow you, first of all, you must give them benefits, and then let them understand that if their interests
It would be a very bad thing if it was taken away."
Geer nodded. This is why the royal family has the upper hand in the country now. The royal family standing on the side of promoting the industrial revolution is consistent with the interests of the people. This will naturally gain the support of the people and the society will be relatively stable.
"Generally speaking, the industrialization reform process of Konatas has now surpassed that of the other two major powers. What is the reason? This is the cleanest era in which religion, which was originally the main body of rule, has been eradicated in our country, so that the old system of dominance has been completely destroyed.
It has reduced the resistance to reform to a minimum. But is it just to break the old domination system? Now it seems to be just for the people who benefit, but it was this old system that led the people through the most difficult times.
In the darkest and cruelest period, from barbarism to civilization, wasn't it also just? So justice is not absolutely unchanged, but will change according to current events."
Geer agreed with Edie's statement. Because Belif, the so-called servant of God, had a deep impression on Geer recently, he had recently studied the religious system before Konatas and had a certain understanding of it.
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It is good luck to say that in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War, Konatas was almost destroyed, and more than half of the country fell. It is precisely because of this that the original domestic priest system was broken, and all the interests it originally occupied were forced
They spit it out and let the royal family and nobles divide it up. After the territory was restored, the royal family and nobles naturally did not want religion to weigh on them again and rob them of their interests. They suppressed religion with all their might.
This biggest obstacle made the initial transition of industrial reform very smooth without major setbacks.
"That's it for today's class." During Geer's contemplation, Edie announced the end of today's class.
"Okay, please, Mr. Edie, thank you for giving me a pleasant afternoon."
Geer stood up and shook hands with Edie with his right hand that could still move.
"It is an honor for me to be recognized by you, Lord Baron." Edie replied with a smile.
"Luna, send Mr. Edie out."
"Yes, sir." A maid came in from outside and respectfully led Edie the way.
After saying goodbye to each other, Edie followed the maid and left the study, leaving Ger alone in the room.
Nearly a month has passed since the incident at the exhibition, and Geer has been out of the hospital for several days. Now, except for the bones in his left hand, which still need more than a month to recover, other parts are intact.
In order to recover from the injury, high-volume and high-intensity training cannot be carried out, and only some low-intensity restorative training can be carried out. In addition, Geer can be regarded as a "work-related injury" and was put on a long leave, so he
According to Fayelino's suggestion, several well-known scholars were invited to teach him, and Edi was one of them.
Geer benefited a lot from his study during this period.
This is not a sudden advance in knowledge - it is unrealistic to achieve something in knowledge in such a short period of time, but it is an aspect of shaping Geer's worldview.
The scholars who can be called famous by Prince Fayelino are all outstanding talents who have made achievements in what they are good at. Through contact and dialogue with so many scholars, this has allowed Geer to understand the world.
Knowledge has been enriched to a great extent.
Originally, Geer's world view was very simple. He looked at the world from the perspective of a simple warrior, and generally only divided people into enemies and friends. But now he finally began to truly understand this world from the perspective of a noble.
Consider the rules of the game in the world.
Looking back and thinking about the relationship between the Cobenson family and the royal family, Geer no longer thinks so purely one-dimensionally.
Walking to the window, Geer closed the window halfway so that the smelly air from the distant Eskade Ocean could not rush into the room directly.
San Rotalo is currently in the rainy season, and the damp and smelly air means that another round of rain is about to begin.
Maybe it's because of the rainy season, or maybe it's because everyone is exhausted, but the terrorist attacks have almost stopped in the past few days.
The force that attacked the exhibition that day has been revealed. It was another round of terrorist attacks by the Philipian Republican Army, and this time they also dragged in the Holy Spirit Sect, which has long been defined as a cult. That Belive was from the Holy Spirit Sect.
The leader of the personnel. On that day, members of the Philipian Republican Army tied bombs and disguised themselves as reporters to create chaos at the entrance of the hall and attacked and killed the dignitaries who were blocked outside. The Holy Spirit Cult took the lead in sneaking into the exhibition hall and waited for the chaos outside.
, causing killings in the hall, the two sides cooperated with each other and successfully created what can be called the most serious terrorist attack in the history of Konatas.
This time not only caused casualties among the people, but also resulted in the casualties of a large number of dignitaries, most of whom were close to the royal family. Fortunately, the Marquis of Huntington escaped, which was considered a great blessing among misfortunes.
But this was just the beginning. In the following days, several other cities were also subjected to corresponding terrorist attacks. Although not as brutal as the one in the exhibition hall of the Royal Museum, it also made the people panic. For a time, the Philipian Republican Army and
The resurgence of the Holy Spirit Cult has become a lingering cloud over Konatas.
As the Brotherhood of Steel who is responsible for the secret front, it is the first to bear the brunt. Fayelino, one of the leaders, is also under a lot of pressure. He personally leads the team and fights against the two parties. The casualties on both sides are not low. The Brotherhood of Steel
After paying a heavy price, the Phillian Republican Army and the Holy Spirit Cult were finally beaten up.
Although Geer is not in the organization, the responsible Lucarin will still bring valuable information from the organization every day, so Geer is very familiar with these situations.
Now that the Philipian Republican Army and the Holy Spirit Cult have ceased, and based on the intelligence, they have retracted their claws and left Konatas. At this time, Fayelino is ready to start making arrangements to deal with the Priory.
When the Philipian Republican Army and the Holy Spirit Church carried out terrorist attacks, the Priory did not stay aside honestly and did not make little moves. Moreover, there is various evidence that the Priory also acted for the Philipian Republican Army and the Holy Spirit.
He provided a lot of help to the terrorist attacks carried out by the church. Although he did not go into battle himself, he did many disgusting things.
Previously, it was because he had to deal with the two terrorist organizations that he had no time to take care of the Priory. Now that Fayelino has finally recovered, he will naturally not let go of this rat hiding behind. His Highness the Prince decided to teach them a heavy lesson.
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Snap!
The window that was blown against the wall by the suddenly strong wind made a crisp sound, interrupting Geer's thoughts. Geer raised his head and looked out the window. Dark clouds were rolling in, the sunlight was completely swallowed up, and the world was dark.
There was a loud click, and a huge thunder light pierced the sky.