Lord Protector?
After hearing this name, the first thing Zhou Li thought of was the skeleton man he met in Jordan in Yingnan.
That thing is dead.
Of course, Zhou Li knew that Duke Skeleton and Duke Protector were two different species. He was just surprised, so he made a little joke to himself in his head.
"Are you serious?"
Zhou Li frowned and asked seriously, "You should understand the concept of Protector of the Country better than I do."
"Establish the highest level of diplomatic relations with Tariq and become Tariq's only Lord Protector. During the period of protecting the country, Tarik will fully support everything the Lord Protector does, and the Lord Protector will protect Tarik."
After saying this without any modifications, only a simple description, Herinin looked at Zhou Li and nodded slowly, "From the day I became Tarik's emperor, I knew that the Protector of the Country means something."
"How many Lord Protectors have Tariq had before?"
Zhou Li asked his doubts. In his impression, although Tarik had always had the concept of Lord Protector, he had never seen these people mention these three words.
"There is, and there is only one."
The old man held out a finger, his eyes that were clouded by the passage of time were very bright now, "You know him."
"Azka Morgan."
After hearing this, Zhou Li was stunned.
"Ah."
A few seconds later, Zhou Li laughed and said, "I didn't expect that some Tariq people would actually remember him."
Azka Morgan, the man who founded this country with Tariq. He single-handedly helped Tariq regain the west, laying the foundation for the subsequent overthrow of the Tsarist Empire. It was also the "Crazy Abyss General"'s indomitable performance on the battlefield that allowed Tarik to win many battles in the following battles.
It can be said that at the time when the Tsarist Empire was at its peak, the entire country could not find anyone who could compete with Azka Morgan at that time. Not to mention that when he had black powder that could kill everything with the insolubility of civilization, he became absolutely invincible.
He was such a man who combined glory and combat prowess. After the founding of the country, he made many demands.
Two thousand five hundred gold coins, a mithril-forged pistol, a nice single-family villa in the west, and a pasture.
Not too much, but too little.
Even though what Tariq finally established was a People's Republic, Tariq at that time had nothing to do with the word "poor". The war to destroy the country at that time was huge, but the damage caused was surprisingly small. This is why even though dynasties have changed, the buildings left over from the Tsarist period remain intact. At that time, after Tariq overthrew the tsarist regime and saw the wealth of the tsarist empire, he understood that his ambitions could be fully realized in this country.
Therefore, after Tariq founded the country, through only three "wealth equalization actions", Tariq achieved complete prosperity for that generation without harming the interests of most people. Yes, total abundance. The wealth that the Tsarist Empire had extracted from the dead people over hundreds of years became Tariq's tool to realize the People's Republic.
It was clear that there had been a change of dynasty, and the country had encountered an unprecedented war, but Tariq, which had just been established at that time, could be said to be extremely wealthy. Therefore, Tariq also had considerable advantages in the treatment of the founding generals and the group of people who initially supported Tariq. At that time, what Azka wanted was completely incompatible with his identity and achievements.
It can be said that at that time, Azka's credit and identity were concrete, so he could directly take away half of the Tarik without causing any complaints.
But at that time, Azka chose to give up all rights and the idea of spreading his bloodline in the country of Tariq. He stood up carelessly at the People's Assembly and spoke out his words under the horrified gazes of all the people's representatives. That chilling request.
The reasons given by Azka at the time were as follows. First of all, Tariq had promised him two hundred gold coins per year plus commission when he tricked him into joining the uprising. According to his calculations, Tariq's unpaid wages over the years were as much as one thousand gold coins. In order to protect his own rights and interests, Azka sternly demanded that Tariq pay him one thousand five hundred gold coins as compensation. At the same time, his ancestral pistol was also broken in a war. He believed that this was a work-related injury. As for those houses and pastures, it was because he really didn't want to use his brain, so he just wanted to happily herd cattle.
That's all.
According to common sense, this kind of action by the founding general to hand over his power should make the emperor happy. After all, releasing military power over a glass of wine is popular in all places, regardless of country or planet. But in Tariq's view, this was a sign of Azka's depravity that he wanted to enjoy himself alone. In order to punish this phenomenon, he specially established the position of Protector of the Country, so that Azka could not go home smoothly and mess around. .
Azka was so anxious at the time that he almost started a fight with Tariq. Had Tariq not promised to give him two thousand more gold coins, Azkar might have become the first general in history to beat the founding emperor.
But although Azka did not become the first general to beat the emperor, he became the only Lord Protector.
Enjoy all the rights of the emperor, but at the same time, are not subject to the emperor's restrictions.
This was a layer of restraint Tariq had on himself at that time, and it was also his trust in Azka. And Azka did not live up to Tariq's trust. In that crisis that only two people knew about, Azka sacrificed himself in exchange for Tariq's survival.
"Successive King Tariq will participate in a ceremony, and the content of the ceremony is to let us remember a name and a position."
Picking up the wine glass and staring at the plain water in the glass, the old man said calmly: "What we have to remember is the name of Azka Morgan. And the position of Lord Protector. Mr. Tarik Vladimir is here After returning to Mosk, I quickly discovered something strange at that time. There were too many large blanks in the manual used to record the orders he issued."
"Later, through analysis and comparison, Mr. Tariq found the name of Mr. Azka Morgan and also found the badge belonging to the Lord Protector. Before his death, Mr. Tariq handed over this badge The badge was given to his successor. And a ceremony was created just so that we could remember Mr. Morgan's name."
A badge, a badge engraved with a sword and a sickle. The sickle and the long sword were tightly intertwined with gold wire, and silver filaments were used to create patterns extending from the two instruments.
The style of the badge is very simple, but for the country of Tariq, this badge carries a history that no one cares about, and two close friends who are no longer alive.
"Do you think this badge will serve its purpose?"
Zhou Li looked at the old man in front of him, raised the corner of his mouth, and said pointedly: "I am not from Tariq, I am not even from this world. You will hand over a position with the same rights as the emperor to a Outsiders, do you think this is good?”
"If we say that before Mr. Azka chose to die to continue this country, the meaning of this badge was indeed [the Grand Duke who protects the country of Tariq]."
Raising the glass, a trace of nostalgia flashed in the old man's eyes, "But when Mr. Azka sacrificed himself to protect mankind, what this badge represents is [the Grand Duke who protects mankind]."
"Family is a country of men, a village is a country composed of countless families, a city is a country where villages are connected one after another, and the country is a country where cities gather together."
Putting the badge in Zhou Li's hand, Herinen said to Zhou Li calmly and solemnly: "When one country after another is connected, human beings are our only country."
"You have proven to us your greatness."
"oh?"
Seeing that he was going to praise himself, Zhou Li immediately sat upright and said, "Tell me more about it."
“We are lucky that you are an equal.”
The old man smiled, a little slyly, "You look down on all of us equally."
"really."
Zhou Litian shamelessly admitted this, and then asked with great interest: "Do you know, when Magnum III knew this, he was so angry that his blood pressure and body were so angry that he rushed to his grave? How come you are still happy to come here?" What’s up?”
"Because you're right."
Herrinin's expression was indifferent, as if he was not included in the person he said, "You are indeed qualified to look down on us."
"Humans should naturally look down on livestock that are kept in captivity."
"You hate this metaphor more than I do."
Zhou Li looked at the old man and said with emotion: "Your ability to accept is better than I thought."
"I have met Magnum III. He is not a small-minded person."
Shaking his head, Herinen said to Zhou Li: "He respects facts and all truths. However, this does not mean that he can accept them. In my impression, Magnum III was the first to discover this The fact that humans in the world have become domestic animals.”
"That's true."
Zhou Li nodded, "He had already guessed the truth when he found that he was not allowed to raise his head and look at the stars. But when I appeared and trampled everything he was proud of on the ground, he found that he had guessed It’s true.”
"Human beings have become livestock raised by the gods."
"He guessed it, but it was of no use."
Sighing, as if he felt sorry for Magnum III, Herrinen said: "His country's system is too backward. Of course, this is also a helpless move. After all, the environment in the north at that time was harsh, and they were in a desert. There is no way to establish a people's country after inheriting the inheritance like we did. Therefore, even if Magnum III discovered this, he would not be able to change it."
"In the twelve moments of exploitation and oppression, it penetrated into the bone marrow. The believers who accounted for 95% of the total population and the rigid parliamentary constitution became a worm-like aristocracy, as well as those who claimed to be noble but only wanted to seek wealth. Member of Parliament."
Speaking of this, a sarcastic smile appeared on Zhou Li's face, "In fact, I have always felt pity for Magnum III. He was obviously a being whose ambition and vision exceeded everyone else, but he was corrupted to such an extent that he was outrageous. His country has been stumbling. Even if he was born in Tariq and was just an ordinary family, his current achievements are far beyond that."
"Tariq is actually pretty much the same."
Hearing a long sigh, Khrinin said helplessly and thankfully: "Actually, at the beginning, Mr. Tarik Vladimir wanted to overthrow the tsarist regime without relying on the power of the Twelve Hours. But soon he discovered that the Twelve Hours Erji has firmly grasped all the factors that are beneficial to them. At that time, Tariq was not even qualified to cut off a strong man's wrist, so he could only let them infiltrate into Tariq."
"If it weren't for your presence that attracted Twelve Quarters' attention and shared Twelve Quarters' firepower with me, I'm afraid that even on the day of my death, Tarik would not have been able to make up his mind to fight Twelve Quarters like this. "
Herinen was right. If there was no Zhou Li, or in other words, if there was no reborn Zhou Li, Tarik would remain a vassal of Twelve Hours until his death. In his last life, Zhou Li witnessed with his own eyes the scene of this great country being torn apart and being submerged by a tidal wave of demon king's army. Until the moment of his death, Herinen did not express his views on the Twelve Hours as he does now.
Because he knew it was meaningless.
"Of the four major countries, Yingnan seems to be advanced, but it is all false prosperity based on their long history. Magnum III is ambitious, but his rotten country cannot make progress. Although the Three Eastern Courts are in a certain situation There is minimal connection to the gods in the sense, but their closed kingdom means that we know next to nothing about them.”
After a long sigh, Helinen said with a wry smile: "To be honest, when we really broke with the Twelve Hours, I discovered that no one in this world except us cares whether we have become gods or not. Livestock raised in captivity.”
"Because the good things in their lives are all given by God, and the painful things are all inflicted by humans."
Zhou Li leaned on the railing and said calmly: "The free clinic of the Life Church allows these poor people who cannot afford to see a doctor a way to survive. And they cannot afford to see a doctor because the medical clinics in the city have raised the prices to astronomical figures in order to make profits. Although the Fairness Church It cannot guarantee perfect fairness in the true sense, but it can give these powerless people the courage and confidence to break with the nobles."
"Humans inflict suffering on humans, and gods wipe away the pain. If you were an ordinary person in Magnum, you would also choose gods."
Hearing this, a look of relief and bitterness appeared on Herinen's face. How could he not understand all this? A long time ago, he understood that the gods never wanted to rule tyrannically, but used drizzle to make humans accustomed to their help, and finally turned them into domestic animals that were completely dependent on the gods.
But who can blame this?
At least, becoming a domestic animal will not starve to death.
(End of chapter)
