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Chapter Sixty-Seven: Kingly Way and Overbearing

After leaving those scientists there, Xia Lian took Fenrir and ascended into the sky.

God can be merciful and close to the people, but he must not have too much contact with His believers, as that will kill God's image.

You must know that no matter how Xia Lian deliberately shapes the image of God, it is actually not as good as their own fantasy.

Only distance can produce awe, and Xia Lian wants to leave enough "fantasy" space in the hearts of these people.

Of course, it does not mean that he is completely divorced from believers. Such a god would be too arrogant.

Xia Lian wants them to have access to everything about themselves in every aspect of their lives, even if they can't see themselves.

Sending "from God" is a good choice.

To this end, Xia Lian added a "sage" setting to explain why those scientists are so weak.

Xia Lian will also come to the world as a "saint" in the future.

The knowledge in their minds will give them the respect they deserve among these Eternal Night Stars.

Of course, Xia Lian also sent another modified person to follow them invisibly to protect their safety.

Xia Lian did not explain to them why he was an exception, but these Eternal Night Star people had obviously figured out the answer on their own, because he was the maker of the rules, not bound by them.

"Your Highness." Aisha couldn't help but ask while looking at the surveillance camera in front of her, "Will these Eternal Night Star people believe you?"

Xia Lian held his hands gently behind his back and said with a smile.

"Today's Eternal Night Star people are still very weak and cannot even escape from this planet. For a civilization like ours that has already been walking in the stars.

No matter what happens inside this planet, it is within our control.

but....."

Xia Lian paused before speaking, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

"When we plant the fire of scientific civilization, they will eventually transcend the planet and enter the interstellar world, and there is some possibility that they will escape control.

So, loyalty is really something to consider.”

"Then why do you want to teach them this knowledge?" Aisha said with some confusion.

"Because the purpose of spending all this time here is not to colonize this planet, Elsa."

Xia Lian murmured softly.

"What we want is an army."

After a pause, Xia Lian looked at Aisha and smiled.

"Do you know why no matter the Empire, the New Federation or Xinghai, they are so keen on digging up the lost history of mankind?"

Elsa shook her head.

"Because history records civilization and all the right and wrong paths that our trillions of ancestors have tried for us over the past ten thousand years.

Reading history can make you wise, you can understand human nature, and you can also know the ups and downs.

We can learn a lot of lessons and solutions to problems from history."

Xia Lian sat on Fenrir's command chair and continued.

"Although gods and kings are two different concepts, what they have in common is that they are both rulers.

Looking at the changes of dynasties in ancient and modern times, whether it is a people's uprising or being replaced by other ambitious powerful people, the final summary is "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people lose the world."

And why did the king lose the support of the people?

Naturally, it is because of the oppression and exploitation of the people, and the people can no longer survive, so they naturally look forward to a better life through the change of dynasties.

The so-called world, to the people, is nothing more than a bowl of rice on the table and a piece of clothing on the body.

The vast majority of people cherish their lives. If they really couldn't survive, why would they choose to revolt?

For these situations, some dynasties chose to suppress the rebellion with strong force after it occurred.

Other dynasties exercised benevolent governance to prevent oppression and exploitation, thereby eliminating rebellion from the source.

In history, some scholars have summarized the many manifestations of the two. The former is called domineering, while the latter is called kingly way.

Some countries are not only domineering internally, but also externally. They rely on powerful force and economy to pressure other countries to obey their wishes and plunder the entire world.

But history has told us that when the national power is strong, this method can indeed maintain rule, but once the national power weakens, internal and external conflicts will erupt at a certain moment and engulf the entire country.

If you want to rule for a long time, only the royal way is possible.

But what is kingliness? Is it just benevolent government?"

Xia Lian looked at Aisha and then at Mercury. They were both thinking, and he continued to smile.

"I will not oppress or enslave the Eternal Night Stars, nor force them to do anything.

Instead, I will give them the sunshine they need most, bring warmth, and even give them knowledge to make their lives richer.

There will not be any conflicts between us, because for me, even if the entire Eternal Night Star is hollowed out, it is not worth mentioning for the wealth the principality possesses.

And what I want to get from them is equally insignificant to them.

I will not force them to follow certain rules, nor will I force them to believe in me.

But I will let these teachers teach basic human morals, such as respecting teachers, etiquette, justice, benevolence, wisdom, trust, and how to be grateful."

Xia Lian pondered for a moment and continued.

"The first emotional expression of human beings is maternal love, which originates from the instinct of life continuation in animal genes. Every animal is fragile in its childhood, so it needs to rely on its mother to survive the most dangerous period of childhood.

Therefore, basically all existing mammals are calf-guarding, and those animals that do not have calf-guarding behavior have become extinct in the long river of time.

As advanced creatures, human beings, in order to survive, have extended father's love on the basis of mother's love, and extended family, tribe and other ethnic and moral concepts.

Therefore, the things I asked them to teach these people are universal moral concepts engraved in human genes.

They will be happy to accept it without any resistance.

Then, I will let those teachers tell me what I have done. There is no need to deliberately embellish it. I just need to let them know that everything they have now is given by me.

With a strong sense of "morality", they will naturally be grateful to me and have great respect for me. They will naturally be curious to understand me and try to understand my story.

Eventually, they will learn about the afterlife and understand that I, the benevolent One, gave them a chance to live again.

In awe and gratitude, they will naturally believe in me without hesitation, and even gradually become fanatical.

Loyalty gained through oppression and threats is not true loyalty.

Only loyalty that comes from human nature and from the depths of the soul is and will last longer."

Xia Lian looked at Aisha.

"If you live a prosperous life, have a happy family, and live happily every day, then suddenly one day, someone comes to you and says that they want to lead you to fight against the person who brought you these things.

what will you do?"

"I will reject him and then report him." Aisha said.

"This is the royal way."

Xia Lian smiled and continued.

"Of course, being too weak in the king's way also has drawbacks, and being domineering can just make up for this drawback.

In other words, domineering can actually be part of the kingly way.

Domineering means pointing your sword at the world.

The tyranny that belongs to the king's way is to put the sword into the sheath, but hide the sword in the body.

When I have absolute power in my hands, they will be destroyed once they become my enemy.

When everything they own comes from me, they have a fanatical respect for me, even to the point of fearing that if I disappear, everything they own will disappear.

So, even if there are rebels with ambitious ambitions among them, the first ones to oppose these people are their own tribesmen.

They will hate these rebels even more than I do.

At that time, when I pull out the sword blade.

Wherever my sword points, that is where their hearts are headed."


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