"The Prince" does not have many words, the whole book is only more than 60,000 words, but its content is all-encompassing.
It almost provides a profound analysis and summary from beginning to end of what a monarch in a feudal country should and should not do.
This is why later dictators like Napoleon, Hitler, and Mussolini regarded this book as a Bible treasure book.
As long as you understand the content of this book and understand the ideas that the author Niccolò Maki Avellli wants to expound, you can easily control a country, even if the country has entered modern society.
Among them, Italy and Germany in the WWII period are the most typical examples.
What's more, among the three people in front of me, one is the ancient Mesopotamia who lived four thousand years ago, one is Macedonia who lived more than two thousand three hundred years ago, and the other is Ancient Britain who lived one thousand five hundred years ago.
In their respective eras, philosophy, thought and politics were still at a relatively primitive and ignorant stage.
In addition, books and knowledge are still very scarce, even if you are King, you can't get much.
So when the most knowledgeable Rider read the entire book "The Prince", he immediately exclaimed with joy, "This is called Niccolò Maki Avery Science The author is really an out-and-out genius! He can describe power and rule so accurately and appropriately. If he were born in my time, I would definitely promote him to be my assistant to rule the entire Empire."
"So after reading this book, has your understanding of Wang been shaken? Or to put it another way, do you still insist that there was nothing wrong with the things you did in the past?" Allen meaningfully raised a very heart-wrenching question.
"No! The king will not deny his past self. You are right, Archer." Rider smiled and glanced at Gilgamesh who had just closed the book.
"That's right! No matter how reasonable the views expressed in this book are, they are meaningless to me." Golden Flash said with naked and undisguised arrogance in his tone.
"Hahahaha! So in your opinion, what does king mean?" Iskandar asked with a laugh.
"It's the law! The law I promulgated as the king." Golden Flash gave the answer without thinking.
Rider nodded thoughtfully. "Perfect! Only one who can implement his own laws can be considered a king."
After that, he picked up the cup and took a big sip of wine, and then said to himself, "But I am different from you! I have never owned Holy Grail, but I am very eager to get it. Since you want it, then plunder it. This is my kingly way. After all, I, Iskandar... am King of Conquerors!"
"Then there is no other way. If you break the law, I will punish you. There is no room for excuse." Golden Flash expressed his attitude clearly.
Although he does not long for Holy Grail, he has long regarded Holy Grail as his own and will never allow anyone to get involved.
"Haha, you are right. It seems that we can only fight with swords to determine the outcome. But Archer, please finish the wine first. Anyway, if we want to start a fight, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Rider had a faint smile on his face.
It can be seen that this famous conqueror in history is really happy to have such an opportunity to sit and drink and chat with Heroic Spirit from history and mythology.
Especially when facing King of Heroes, the legendary first and oldest human being, he felt particularly excited and excited.
Similarly, Golden Flash also began to appreciate Iskandar's straightforwardness and unabashed desire for himself.
The two of them raised their glasses to signal, then raised their heads and drank all the wine in the glasses.
Seeing the two guys cherishing each other, Saber finally couldn't help but interjected. "King of Conquerors! You admit that the legitimate ownership of Holy Grail belongs to others, but you still want to take it by force? What kind of wish do you want to make to Holy Grail without hesitation?"
Hearing this question, Rider, who had always been carefree, suddenly became nervous, blushed and answered in an arctic voice, "The flesh..."
Golden Flash: "Huh?"
Saber: "Huh?"
Even Waver, who is Master, couldn't recognize him and rushed out and asked loudly, "Hey! Isn't your wish to conquer the world?"
"Idiot!" Rider gave his Queen Consort a headache. "What's the point of letting a cup conquer the world for me? Conquering is a dream I want to realize! What I want Holy Grail to realize is just the first step to achieve my dream."
"Bastard! Do you want to challenge me just for this trivial matter?" Golden Flash had an extremely unhappy expression on his face.
But Rider explained confidently, "Although we are coming now with magic power, we are only Servant after all. I want to become a real life, take root in this world, and challenge the world with my own body. This is the whole act of conquering. Start, advance, and finally reach it like this..."
"I have decided! Rider! I will kill you with my own hands." Golden Flash's tone contained a rare sense of expectation.
"I think I don't need your reminder now." Rider shrugged indifferently. "In addition, I also want to snatch away all the collections in your treasure house, so you must be careful."
"Hey! You decide the ownership of Holy Grail in private, have you ever asked me?" Allen suddenly released the terrifying Conqueror's Haki without warning.
moment!
An indescribable pressure hangs over the entire castle!
Many birds that stayed and built nests on rooftops and in the woods fell from high places one after another. Some mice hiding in the dark also foamed at the mouth and completely lost their ability to move.
"Damn! This... what kind of power is this!" Waver was shaking violently uncontrollably, desperately trying to stay conscious.
Unfortunately, he also rolled his eyes and fainted after a while.
Only Irisviel, an artificial life form, relied on some unknown magic to successfully resist Conqueror's Haki and did not fall into a coma like the former.
But that's all!
He was still slumped on the ground, his eyes flashing with unconcealable shock and fear.
"Hahahaha! Such an amazing momentum and sense of oppression! Berserker, it seems that you are also a very powerful king." Rider patted his thigh and laughed loudly, not affected at all.
Golden Flash next to him had his eyes shining as if he had discovered something fun and interesting. He raised his cup and took a sip of Morning Dew Wine.
Only Saber opened his mouth wide, as if he couldn't believe what he saw with his eyes.
fortunately!
This Conqueror's Haki and Haki did not last long and disappeared without a trace in about half a minute.
Rider also took this opportunity to come over and asked very curiously, "Who are you? And which country are you the king of? Guys like you should never be unknown in history."
"It doesn't matter who I am. What's important is that I don't feel anything about the fact that I have ruled a country. I even feel that it is a burden and encumbrance. In my opinion, only idiots and fools would want to sit in that position, just like the three of you." Allen replied casually.
"What?" Rider was stunned for a moment, and then his face quickly turned ugly. "Why? Why do you have such thoughts?"
Looking at King of Conquerors's doubtful and puzzled eyes, Allen responded with a smile, "It's very simple! You and that King of Heroes are both famous tyrants in history. They have never listened to the demands from the lowest level of society and the suffering they endured. They only blindly pursue and satisfy their own desires.
Because of this, there has never been a concept of responsibility in your hearts.
There is no interest in improving the lives of ordinary people and creating a relatively fair social environment and promotion channels for them.
In my opinion, the real king should at least have the courage to take responsibility, constantly improve productivity and various technologies, and improve the living standards of the people under his rule.
In addition, governing a country does not rely on the so-called laws promulgated by the king, nor the so-called conquest and plunder, but development.
It relies on selecting and appointing talents, arranging outstanding talents to suitable positions and giving full play to their strengths and advantages.
As a qualified king, he has to deal with a large number of government affairs every day, make wise and decisive decisions, and know when to reward those who have made meritorious services and when to punish officials who have made mistakes.
Internally, it is necessary to maintain order at all times, pay attention to the living conditions of the people, and prevent famine, plague and death caused by Scourge.
At the same time, we must suppress those who are ambitious and ensure that the power is always in our own hands instead of being taken away and emptied by others.
Externally, we must be able to intimidate the enemy and attack the intruders head-on.
The most important thing is that as the ruler of the country, the king should restrain his desires and invest his limited wealth where it is most needed, instead of unscrupulously building luxurious palaces, mausoleums and courtyards, busy enjoying food, wine and women, and collecting all kinds of gold and silver treasures.
So in my opinion, becoming a qualified king is quite painful and tiring, and only a fool would do it.
As for a tyrant like you who only lives for his own desires, it is only a matter of time before he is overthrown.
You're lucky enough to be dead before that time comes.
Otherwise, I guarantee that you will see the Empire you built with your own eyes collapse before you die of old age.
Maybe it was because his generals started a rebellion, or maybe the civilians who couldn't survive broke out in uprising.
Either way, you will be kicked off the throne. "
After hearing this long speech, Rider was very rare and fell into deep thought. It took several minutes before he raised his head and retorted, "If according to your standards, there are probably not many kings in this world who are qualified. What's more, such a king cannot be a king. He is simply a prisoner bound by the throne."
"That's right! I don't recognize such a person as a king! He is more like the nanny of the country and its subjects." Golden Flash also echoed.
But Saber stood up suddenly and said in a very excited tone, "No! You two are wrong! The king described by Berserker is the ideal truly wise monarch, and he is also the one I have been working hard to become."
"Oh - then tell me what you think, King of Knights." Rider made a gesture of invitation.
After all, this is the only woman left who has yet to express her opinion.
"My wish is to save my hometown! Use the universal wishing machine to change the fate of Britain's destruction." Saber spoke out his inner thoughts without thinking.
Rider was stunned when he heard this wish. He raised his head and asked in an extremely surprised tone, "When you say you want to change your destiny, do you mean you want to overturn established history?"
Saber nodded seriously. "That's right! If Holy Grail is really omnipotent, even the wish that cannot be realized by a miracle will definitely be possible..."
"Pfft!" Golden Flash couldn't help but laugh.
"Um... Saber, let me confirm. That country called Britain perished in your era, right? Did it perish under your rule?" Rider scratched his head and continued to ask.
"Yes! That's why I can't forgive myself and feel deep regret for this. I want to change the ending. Because that is my responsibility!"
Saber became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he was recalling the battlefield with corpses everywhere.
But Golden Flash, on the other hand, laughed unscrupulously. While laughing, he mocked. "A person who claims to be a king and is also called a king actually says that he regrets it. Hahahaha! How can this not make me laugh?"
Rider asked with a serious face, "King of Knights! Do you want to deny the behavior that you have written in history with your own hands?"
"Yes! Why are you surprised and why are you laughing? You gave me the sword and destroyed the motherland that I dedicated my life to! I feel heartbroken about this, so what's so funny about it?" Artoria was obviously annoyed and angry, and the stupid hair on the top of his head almost stood up.
"Hey, hey! Did you hear that? Rider! This little girl who calls herself King of Knights actually said she would sacrifice her life for the country? Hahahaha!"
Golden Flash seemed to have found a new toy, and his whole body was in a state of extreme joy.
"You guy! What are you laughing at? Since you are a king, you should stand up and seek the prosperity of the country you rule."
Saber was obviously a little depressed by the reaction of these two tyrants, and turned his attention to Allen, who had the same idea as him, for help.
Unfortunately, before Allen could speak, Rider stood up and responded, "It was not the king who sacrificed his life, but the country and the people who sacrificed their lives for the king, and never the other way around. It is because of the tyrant that we became heroes. If Queen regrets his rule and regrets his ending as King, then he is just a foolish king, worse than a tyrant."
"Iskandar! Didn't you also end your inheritance and the Empire you established eventually split into three? Doesn't it mean that you don't have any regrets about this ending?"
Saber had a hint of panic in his tone, obviously unable to understand the tyrant's way of thinking.
"No!"
Rider gave a negative answer without even hesitating.
"If this is my decision and the outcome of following my subjects' lifelong struggle, then destruction is inevitable. I will mourn and shed tears, but I will never regret it. Let alone overthrow it! This kind of stupid behavior is an insult to everyone who built the era with me. It is true! Berserker just described a kind of ideal king for everyone, but that is just a slave with the name of the right. You see, he did not choose to escape in the end, and felt that it was a stupid behavior."