I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 191 Seed
Under the cliff where the sword in the stone was inserted, Xia Ya appeared there at some point.

He raised his head silently, looked at the hilt of the sword that was halfway into the cliff, raised his hand, and a burst of energy flew out from the sword in the stone, forming a ball of light in Shaar's hand.

That was the power of destiny that Shaar injected into the sword in the stone when it was forged, but at this moment, the sword of king's choice has completed its task.

Shaar didn't set up any rules such as the knight's code when he built the sword, so even if Arthur violated the knight's code, it would not break.

But obviously, the power of fate also affected Arthur.

He closed his palms, and the power of fate disappeared in his hands.

At the same time, a voice came from behind him.

"I knew you would come here."

Xia Ya was not surprised, he turned his head and looked at Arthur standing behind him.

Standing beside him was a man in military uniform with short red hair. He was a head taller than Arthur, about 1.8 meters tall.

It was Arthur's confidant, Wolf the Red Wolf.

He is looking at himself curiously.

Xia smiled, looked at the sword and joked.

"It took me more than a week to make this sword, and you just threw it away like this?"

Hearing this, Wolfe's pupils shrank slightly, and he looked at the back of the mysterious man in front of him in a little astonishment.

He suspected that he had heard wrong.

But then, Arthur's next words negated his suspicions.

"I also guess that this sword has something to do with you."

Arthur stood beside Shaar, looking at the sword.

"After all, this sword is so similar to the one you use, even the style hasn't changed much.

General practical long swords simply don't have so many flashy gems and gold. "

Xia Ya's mouth raised an imperceptible arc.

"You are indeed different from the past. You have learned to be sarcastic."

Arthur shrugged, "Those officials in the imperial capital, if you talk to them nicely, they won't listen to you."

Shaar turned his head to look at Arthur, "Would you like to have afternoon tea with me?"

Arthur raised his eyebrows, "Of course, I happen to have some time now."

"It may take some time." Shaar said.

Arthur frowned slightly, he thought for a moment, then turned his head to Wolfe and said, "Go back and tell the rest, just say that I'm going to deal with some private matters."

"My emperor." Wolfe came back to his senses, hesitant to speak.

"Don't worry, I'm not in danger," Arthur said.

Wolf raised his head and looked at Shaar.

"You can call me Merlin." Xia said with a smile.

Bairin
Wolff frowned, he seemed to have heard the name somewhere.
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in his mind.

The memory of the name also flashed in his mind.

His pupils contracted slightly, and he raised his head abruptly.

But Shaar and Arthur had already disappeared in place.

The two of them turned into two black shadows and flew towards the distance.

They returned to Sky Island and came to the balcony outside the principal where Shaar and Alicia were basking in the sun.

The hot tea on the table was steaming, and it looked like it had been brewed not long ago.

Arthur gradually came back to his senses. He looked around in a daze, at the sea of ​​clouds reflecting the sun and the magnificent castle in the distance.

They are now on an island floating in the sky.

It's hard for Arthur to describe his feelings now, but the Chinese students from the 21st century will obviously feel the same way.

After all, everyone will encounter this kind of thing several times after graduating from school.

"You've changed places again?" Arthur said.

"No." Shaar sat on the armchair and poured a cup of tea for himself and Arthur, "This is another place, the place we live in has not changed.

This is a school that specializes in teaching magic.

Alicia also works as a teacher at this school.

It's called Hogwarts. "

Arthur looked around and asked, "Did this school exist a long time ago?"

"If you're talking about a school called Hogwarts, it's been around for a long time, and if you're talking about this school, it was established not long ago."

Arthur nodded thoughtfully, "I see."

He picked up the teacup on one side and took a sip. During this period of time, he has been leading troops to fight, because of assassinations from time to time, he has never sat down and relaxed like today.

"Are you really planning to stop using that sword?" Shaar asked.

Arthur's eyes darkened.

"You were there when I swore my oath.

Now, an innocent mother died at my hands.

I've...can't hold that sword anymore. "

Xia leaned lazily on the armchair, and said softly, "Life is short, everyone can choose how to live, whether it is self-interest or dedication, and people can get self-satisfaction from it.

But in this world, when something is gained, something is also lost.

You abide by the spirit of chivalry and want to be a noble person, and you have a very high bottom line in your heart.

I can understand the ego satisfaction you get from this.

But this can also be your weakness.

Your enemy will not be a noble person. "

"I will not change my beliefs because of others." Arthur looked at the white clouds in the distance and said, "Even without that sword, I can still defeat my enemies."

Shaar hooked the corner of his mouth, picked up the teacup on one side and took a sip, and didn't say anything more.

If the king follows the will of others, then the king will not be a king.

"I experimented with my idea in West France." Arthur said slowly, "I changed this country into a republic, but the effect...doesn't seem to be satisfactory."

He looked at Shaar, "I let the people choose their own rulers, which sounds really good, but there are many problems in practice.

People's education level is not high, the vast majority of people don't understand politics, they don't know much about the people they can choose, and most of them can only vote indiscriminately.

And in order to let the people understand themselves as soon as possible and get more votes, those candidates have tried every means to increase their popularity, package themselves, and make various promises to the people, some of which are even completely illusory.

But many people believe it to be true.

And the most important thing is that the person who can create the greatest momentum becomes the best candidate, and only those who control the newspaper, can guide the direction of public opinion, and have funds can support such momentum.

In the end, it turned into a meritocracy.

In this way, mass politics is always limited to a narrow range, and voters can only vote among a limited number of candidates.

But no one knows the true ability of these people, it all depends on luck.

Fortunately, a person with real ability can be selected.

With bad luck, you'll have to live with an incompetent ruler for years.

For ordinary voters, they come when the election is called and leave immediately after the election. Most of them are just "extras" in this election game.

"Rule by the people" is difficult to reflect in political practice. "

Xia smiled, "What did you do in the end?"

"The candidates are actually all West Frenchmen who followed us in the revolution. We have already screened them all. They are all capable, knowledgeable, and ambitious people." Arthur said.

"However, whether their next class will be as capable as them is unknown.

I even suspect that, in the future, this system will send a comedian to the presidency.

Teacher, tell me, is the republic really suitable for this era? "

"You got into a dead end." Shaar laughed.

"You care too much about 'rule by the people' but ignore reality.

I can tell you responsibly that meritocracy will actually last for a long time.

Until human education is popularized, until the vast majority of people become "elites".

The so-called elite refers to the best group of people among human beings.

You cannot deny that only those who have more knowledge and broader vision can lead human civilization forward.

Therefore, what you should care about is whether these elites can really take into account the interests of the people and whether they can really do practical things for the people.

The root of the rule of the people is whether the people can obtain their due interests.

At the same time, you have to understand a little bit.

All the systems in this world are neither advanced nor advanced, only suitable or not suitable. "

"Like the republic, which actually existed in ancient Greece, but was no longer suitable because of the expansion of Rome.

At that time, the means of communication and transportation were limited, and in such a huge country, it might take several months or even less than half a year to transmit news from the north to the south.

If democracy was exercised in that era, it would take years or even a dozen years just to collect votes, and the efficiency of exercising decrees would be extremely low.

In ancient times, when a natural disaster could produce a famine under productivity, this inefficiency was almost fatal.

Therefore, only the highly efficient regime of centralization is most suitable for that era. "

"I know this. It is also the productivity that determines the relations of production, and the economic base determines the superstructure." Arthur said.

Shaar smiled and nodded.

"But this era is different. The technology of steam warships that your navy is manufacturing can be applied to civilian ships.

The time it takes for people to travel from one end of the sea to the other is shortened and the transportation is cheaper.

After steam ships come out, steam trains will inevitably follow.

Exchanges between regions and countries will become closer.

The overall quality of people has risen, and people will no longer allow such an absolute existence above their heads.

At this time, it is the time for the republic to recover again. "

Arthur nodded.

"Every country has different national conditions. A person with real political wisdom will choose to design a suitable regime for his country according to local conditions."

"It's not that simple." Arthur said with a wry smile.

Xia smiled, "If you have no direction, you can learn from the parliamentary system."

"Parliamentary? Ancient Greek?"

"No, there is still a difference. Ancient Greece was a direct democracy, and Britannia has too many people, which is unrealistic.

And this kind of parliamentary system, I prefer to call it a representative system. "

"It may not be practical for the people to directly elect the supreme leader.

However, if the country is divided into different constituencies.

Let the people in the constituency choose "representatives" who can represent their will.

And these "representatives" form a parliament, which enjoys the power of legislation, organization and supervision, and the power to choose the highest leader or a corresponding leadership team.

Compared with the former, drawing the circle smaller can prevent voters from choosing among people they have never met and never understood to a certain extent.

With a certain probability, truly capable people will be selected.

Of course, there may be some powerful and ostentatious people among these congressmen, but as long as these people do not occupy the majority, the country can run well. "

Arthur was lost in thought, and the more he thought, the brighter his eyes became.

"Of course, this is just a template." Xia Ya emphasized, "You cannot directly copy it.

On this basis, you can design this system in more detail, for example, to ensure that the supreme leader can safeguard the interests of the people.

It is possible to legislate that the top leader must have been in politics, must have experience at the grassroots level, and must be promoted from the bottom up step by step based on his own political achievements.

In this way, before he became the supreme ruler of a country with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people, he had governed areas with millions of people and made achievements.

Or. The performance of the rule of the people does not necessarily have to focus on voting.

It can also allow the people to have the power to "participate in politics". "

"Participating in politics?" Arthur looked up at Shaar.

"It's not "governing power", but "participating in politics." Xia Ya emphasized.

"The difference between the latter and the former is that mob politics can be avoided.

It is still a revised version of the parliamentary system, but the difference is that, except for the selected "elites".

It is also composed of "representatives" who can represent the interests of various classes and industries.

It is these people who vote and exercise the right to legislate, organize, monitor and choose the supreme leader.

However, this set does not really suit Britannia.

You also need to consider the interests of the nobility. Maybe you can establish two houses, such as the House of Lords representing the interests of the nobility and the House of Commons representing the interests of the common people.

You can start by giving the House of Lords more power, giving it the power to negate all issues passed by the House of Commons.

In this way, the nobles will not prevent the existence of the House of Commons, allowing the people to fight for their own interests to a certain extent under the power of the nobles.

Eventually the House of Commons became larger than the House of Lords.

And as long as the seed can be planted, it will eventually blossom and bear fruit.”

(End of this chapter)