Zeus does not want to be the king of gods in Greece

After Zeus said this, the gods also remembered that it seems that after the construction of public toilets, one of the laws should not defecate anywhere.

Wait, defecate everywhere?

Zeus looked at the horrified expressions of the gods, as if a social animal returning home from a business trip found that his cat didn't use the litter box, but went to his own bed to solve the three emergencies.

That's like killing a cat.

"It's really time to clean it up. How can you make Olympus with a group of insects?"

When the gods think that Olympus will become a dung mountain in the not-too-distant future, it will destroy human beings.

Since Zeus did not intend to apply the law to the gods, they were also relieved. As for how to deal with those humans who made mistakes, Hades just wanted to kill them.

Anyway, when a person dies, he has to report to the underworld, and his power will become stronger by then. If there are not three goddesses who need human beliefs to build theocracy, Hades would like to send those people to the ground right now.

"Since this is the case, everyone will write their opinions on the parchment, and after I unify them, I will cast them on bronze and announce them."

The gods wrote like flying, and after a while Zeus received a group of opinions.

Of course, Zeus will not adopt it completely, but remove some conditions that are obviously unreasonable to humans, and then discuss punishment measures with the gods, and also set up law enforcement departments among humans.

And these Prometheus seem to have expected it long ago. When Zeus raised a question, he could always propose a solution. A simple legal prototype was created.

"Engrave these laws on bronze and place them in the square. I will show them to everyone on Mount Olympus tomorrow."

Prometheus took the parchment, glanced at the legal provisions on it, and thought that it could be filled with 12 yuan bronze.

It's just why these legal provisions look so familiar... Wait, is this the Twelve Tables Act?

Prometheus looked at the prototype of the law in his hand, and remembered that after Rome annexed Greece, the power of Jupiter, the main god of Rome, was highly similar to that of Zeus.

Good fellow, this Jupiter is Zeus' trumpet.

Prometheus turned pale with fright. He didn't expect that he would accidentally see through the secret of the god king. He said how powerful Zeus was, and why the descendants of the Greek gods disappeared so quickly.

So this is ah.

Greece is Rome and Rome is Greece.

Chapter 71 The Power of Mutual Supervision (beginning to explode)

As a lonely minister, Prometheus naturally did what Zeus ordered properly, and then the next day, humans from various tribes gathered on the square, and densely packed words were carved on the twelve bronze tablets, and as the only intellectual of this era , the magicians began to tell the above content.

"Parliament? Courts? Patrols? What are these?"

"Is that the law? As long as you abide by the laws set by Lord Zeus, you can stay in Olympus. If you don't obey, you will leave and not be sheltered by Lord Zeus."

"Personal property... wait, the property of slaves is also protected? What is that?"

......

Discussions were endless, some people saw the dawn of hope, some complained of dissatisfaction, Zeus and Themis Qiao Zhuang dressed up and mixed in the crowd, listening to the most genuine wishes of human beings.

"Protecting the property of slaves, the promulgation of such a decree, in a sense, the slaves have a certain degree of autonomy in front of the slave owners. Will this really not cause riots?"

As the god of this era, Themis naturally did not feel that there was anything wrong with slavery. The so-called slaves were not human beings at all in this era, but a commodity that could be traded.

As a person who has received modern education, if Zeus can still use the limitations of the times to describe the feudal society, then for the slave society, he can only wish to use Crimson King to fast forward crazily.

"Of course there will be riots, that's why I set up councils, courts, patrols, and guess what they're for."

"Divide power?"

According to Zeus' reminder, Themis now intends to add law to her theocracy and become the goddess in charge of the law. During this period of time, in order to master this part of knowledge as soon as possible, she can't wait to get tired of being with Zeus every day.

This situation is like the text that the beautiful teacher is going to recite, the formula is written in some parts, as long as it is a normal adolescent boy, he can't wait to put his face on it to see clearly.

With this spirit of hard work, what grades are you afraid you won’t be able to improve? At most, it’s just a waste of paper.

This is also the case with Themis today. She herself doesn't know whether she is greedy for knowledge or body. During this time, her understanding of the law with Zeus is also changing with each passing day.

It's just a little tight on the pants.

"No, it's the mutual supervision of power. Patrols are responsible for law enforcement, courts are responsible for rulings, and the parliament is the internal administrative department of human beings."

This parliament is not that parliament, the inner parliament of human beings is only responsible for human affairs, with Prometheus as the speaker.

Most of the affairs of human beings are managed by Prometheus, which is in line with the promise Zeus made to him at the beginning, but Zeus, the only independent legal authority, did not let go.

The human parliament can only put forward legislative demands, and then submit them to the gods' council through Prometheus, and then make legislation after the approval of the gods.

In essence, the three organs are just tools, and the real power is still the gods.

"Mutual supervision not only disperses power, but also prevents power from being abused."

Themis stopped here, because she vaguely found that the three-legged situation seemed familiar.

The two frontier officials headed by Poseidon and Hades represent force, while the remaining goddesses have no real power but hold together to protect themselves.

In the end, the aloof Zeus used his white gloves Prometheus to check and balance the two parties. Isn't this the way Zeus used to check and balance the gods?

At the beginning, Zeus seemed to decentralize power, but in fact he cleverly built a triangular balance.

This not only allowed him to take the initiative in power, but also imposed a certain degree of self-restriction to ensure that he would not follow the old path of Cronus.

Unlimited power will inevitably lead to unlimited corruption, even if Zeus has great confidence in himself, he will not joke about such things.

A lesson learned from others, Themis marveled at Zeus' foresight.

Decentralization of power requires great courage and perseverance for those in power, and being able to say the same thing under such circumstances means that Zeus has enough wisdom and means.

"But Zeus, some people will not be in your favor if you do this."

Metis, who has always been lurking in Zeus's body, pointed out the loopholes in Zeus's plan at the right time. Obviously, she had just calculated Zeus's plan by using the divine power of wisdom.

She looked at the slaves pulling the load through Zeus's eyes.

In this day and age, they are people who cannot be saved.

"Yes, these things only check and balance those who hold power, but the slaves at the bottom do not enjoy any benefits. Even if I limit their working hours and require the slave owners to pay a certain salary, it will not change. Bar."

Zeus understood the difficulty. If he didn't have the vision of his previous life, he would even think that slaves should be like this.

But his knowledge tells him that this is a backward system that will be eliminated, and if possible, he hopes that he can sweep it into the dustbin of history as soon as possible.

"What you have to do is very difficult, I actually..."

"Metis, I said that I will not force you to continue to use the theocracy of wisdom. You hate that feeling, don't you? You haven't laughed in the past few days, so you secretly use the theocracy of wisdom again."

Zeus looked at Metis in the space of his consciousness, never could he see the carefree smile on her face now.

The prophecy of Cronus did not make Zeus restless, but it made Metis forget about food and drink, constantly calculating ways to change the future.

"But......"

"What I want to see most now is your smile. I am the new God King who defeated Cronus at a young age. There is always a solution, right?"

"I really can't help you."

Metis showed a smile, and that pure smile made Zeus feel like a spring breeze, as if even the great difficulties could not stop him at this moment.

Zeus also laughed, and Themis on the side didn't know what happy things Zeus thought of, but there probably wasn't anything in this world that could embarrass him.

"Everything is changing, and the most terrible thing is staying the same, isn't it?"

The words of Zeus seem to be speaking to Themis, and it seems to be speaking to Themis.

"Um."

Both goddesses responded.

For Metis, this is Zeus' promise to her, and he is not standing still, but thinking of ways to avoid future tragedies.

For Themis, this is Zeus's invitation to her. Even if the future is difficult and long, as long as they can join hands to take the steps of reform, then this world without justice and justice will never return. .

For Zeus, this is his own warning to himself. Although he doesn't know where he is going, he never forgets where he came from.

Change the world as much as possible, not only for the vision in my heart, but also for a better living environment for my family members.

Don't pick up things on the road, don't close the door at night, have something to rely on when you are old, and something to grow when you are young......

Unreachable, yet beautiful.

Chapter 72 Broken, I'm a Pharaoh

The sun is gradually sinking, and Themis, the goddess of justice, is frowned in front of the dressing table. Unexpectedly, she has reached the age of dressing up to meet someone.

What's your outfit for tonight? Plain, elegant, or a little seductive?

Unfortunately, before she could make a decision, there was a knock on the door. Themis opened the door and saw Zeus. He was still punctual and would appear here every time the sun went down.

"This is the statue I promised to make for you, what do you think?"

Zeus took out the wooden statue in his hand. He did not know how many pieces of wood he had carved to make this thing, but now he can finally come up with a decent finished product.

"Is this me?"

Themis looked at the wood carving, the righteous female voice was holding a scale and a sharp sword, and her feet were even more than seven inches above a poisonous snake. That holy look seemed to not bow to all evil.

"But why am I blindfolded?"

"That naturally symbolizes that you are not afraid of power. Even in the face of my request, you will handle it impartially. I will let Prometheus deal with the legend about this."

After Zeus has been the god-king for a long time, he feels more and more that the so-called gods are really similar to idols.

For the sake of so-called theocracy, believers are fans, sculptures are figurines, scriptures and classics are video clips... It's just that idols earn money and traffic, but gods want theocracy and power. Belief.

Zeus looked at the statue he gave to Themis, isn't it a figure?

"Would this be too biased? Hera and the others haven't condensed their divine power yet, so you just help me..."

Themis naturally didn't have any guilt, she even held the little figure that Zeus made for her and was extremely happy, it was just that Zeus should help his sisters out of reason.

The first one to help her will inevitably make her think a little too much.

"They are not in a hurry. Hestia and Demeter are in charge of the stove and the harvest. They are indispensable things in life. There will be many followers of them, and Hera's marriage needs a sound set of laws. Come and maintain."

Zeus can't say that he can't do that to his own sister, so he can only come and eat your aunt's tofu.

And Zeus also understands a truth, although he and Hera and others are related by blood, how is it different from strangers who have not seen each other for 18 years?

Think about the classic "Fate of the Sky", the siblings haven't seen each other for a few years, and they kissed each other when they met. If Zeus went a little deeper, with the urine of the Greek god, I'm afraid it would be possible to make a remake of " Space of the Universe".

The law, which records the commonly known rules on paper and constrains the people at that time with the moral concepts of the time, is one of the necessary characteristics of civilization.

"Law is the foundation of all constructions, and there is no rule without rules. A society without laws is nothing more than a puddle of mud, no matter how well-developed civilization is. And from a personal point of view, I also like you quite a lot."

These are not words to irritate Metis, but Zeus' yearning for fairness and justice. Even though he is now the biggest vested interest in the whole of Greece, this does not prevent him from hanging his ass on a human tree.

"Hi...Like it?"

Themis was overwhelmed by this sudden "confession". The goddess of innocence was already standing on the verge of becoming Tom, and it was no surprise that Zeus would be playing with her in the palm of her hand the next moment.

"Of course I do, who doesn't like Themis who represents fairness and justice?"

"It's the first time I've heard God say such a thing."

Themis turned her head away, and didn't want Zeus to see her losing her composure. Although Zeus's words just now were relatively neutral and could be explained in any way, even ordinary liking was enough to make Themis happy.

Fairness and justice are just shackles for those with vested interests, and the gods in this world are the biggest vested interests.

In the Greek gods, apart from the goddesses, the male gods seldom associate with Themis, because they are afraid that the goddess of justice will come up to find fault.

And the goddesses also got married, leaving Mnemosyne alone to talk to her.

Zeus is the first god she really agrees with after many years.

As long as any creature has social needs, then they will inevitably need a sense of identity, and Themis, who pursues fairness and justice in this era, is completely different.

Even in the process of getting along with Mnemosyne, Themis will no longer advocate her own point of view, and she does not want to lose the last friend until Zeus appears.

This is the most noble person in Greece, but his perspective can be lowered enough to appreciate the changes in the minutiae, although his implementation of the law may not be for human beings, and may even be a means of game.

But the previous gods did not think about establishing laws.

Isn't it because the establishment of laws will restrict their hands? Even if it is only a human law, as the maker of the law, he cannot follow the law and let the people below abide by it.

Zeus's move is a double-edged sword. He restrains others while restraining himself. All eyes are on him.

In the future, even if he sets laws to restrain the gods, once Zeus violates the human laws he set, he will also be attacked by the gods.

Although the goals of the two laws are different, they are both written by Zeus. As the framers, they must abide by it, that is, he alone needs to face the restrictions of the two codes.

It's like putting your own power in a cage.