A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Because of the rain last night, today's temperature is lower than before, and the clouds wrapped in the sky block the hot sun, so the climate in the morning is quite cool.

The wind blowing from the distant sea brings the humid atmosphere of the ocean. The flowers, plants and trees that were a little wilted by the hot sun a few days ago have been nourished by the rain all night. It is comfortable to look at.

In the courtyard of Heymos' palace, the stream was flowing happily as always, and a priest stood beside the stream.

He was wearing a standard dark blue night god Nanna's priest costume, with slightly longer hair scattered on his shoulders.

After receiving Heymos' call, Soga came to the palace early in the morning.

When he came, Heymos was doing a routine morning exercise in the courtyard. As usual, he was doing almost extreme physical training. After finishing, he was sweating profusely, and the brown skin all over his body seemed to be soaked in sweat.

After finishing the training, Heymos was going to wash off briefly, and Suo Jia naturally had to wait obediently.

Waiting and waiting, he couldn't help thinking of his beloved lover, Fataya.

After meeting Garlan who had left the palace by chance, Fataya told Suo Jia about her encounter with the young Prince Garlan many years ago.

Suo Jia quickly remembered.

More than eight years ago, there was indeed such a thing.

When King Kamos was rebuilding the slums, some powerful officials cheated and swallowed a lot of property greedily, and even forced those poor people to ruin their families.

At that time, it was the very young Prince Garlan who exposed the incident, which angered King Kamos, who executed and punished many people.

At that time, Suojia happened to travel to other places and practiced in Nanna's temples all over the country-this was what he had to do when he was selected as one of the successors of the next high priest.

Therefore, he is not very clear about this matter.

Now, seeing his lover's eyes light up and his eyebrows dancing when he mentioned King Garlan, Suo Jia couldn't help but want to smile wryly.

Fataya's words were full of admiration for King Garlan, and he respected him extremely. He even saw that Fataya still had a bit of affection for the little prince hidden in his heart.

Suo Jia dare to guarantee.

With Fataya's loyal heart, if she dared to harm King Garlan, she would definitely kill her relatives without hesitation.

Thinking of this, the priest of the God of the Night felt bitter and astringent.

Whether it's his loyal master or his beloved lover, one or two, they are all devoted to that young king.

This is really... oh...

He was once ambitious and vowed to assist His Highness Heymos to ascend to the throne, and then he would be able to gain the trust of His Highness Heymos as a hero, and assist him in making great achievements for thousands of years, making great achievements, and leaving his name in history .

However, after King Garlan ascended the throne, his ambitions were completely shattered.

Although King Garlan did not take precautions to suppress Heymos as he thought after ascending to the throne, but instead trusted him and entrusted him with important tasks, so these subordinates who followed Heymos also It has not been liquidated and suppressed.

It stands to reason that as a loser, this result is already very good.

But Suo Jia still felt very uncomfortable.

He desires power, desires to stand in a higher position, and desires to make a feat that will make everyone in the world look up to him.

However, as long as he thought about the things he did against King Garlan in order to let His Excellency Heymos compete for the throne in the past, Suo Jia also knew in his heart that his future might have come to an end.

If it were him, in the position of King Garlan, he would definitely find excuses to punish or even execute those who plotted against him.

Yes, King Garlan's heart is very generous, which can be seen from his unabashed appointment of His Excellency Heymos as the commander-in-chief of the Third Army.

However, no matter how lenient you are, it's already good not to care about yourself, how could you entrust yourself with a heavy responsibility?

Just when Suo Jia was thinking about these in a depressed mood, Heymos finally came out after bathing and changing his clothes.

"follow me."

He said bluntly, and then stepped out of the gate of the palace.

Suo Jia followed him for a while, and was shocked to find that this was the road leading to King Garlan's palace.

As we all know, although King Garlan sat on the throne, he still lived in the original palace.

In the past, Soga had followed Heymos to this palace many times.But since Garlan became the king, he has not stepped into this palace for a long time.

After two years, Suo Jia, who finally entered this palace again, couldn't help feeling so emotional.

At the same time, he also wondered why Heymos brought him here suddenly.

Just as he was about to ask Heymos, his master's eyes lit up suddenly, then he left him and walked forward quickly.

As soon as Suo Jia looked up, he saw the young king was in the courtyard, and the big lion was wandering around him.

As soon as Heymos approached, he was blocked by the blond knight guarding Garlan, preventing him from approaching.

As Garlan's guardian knight, Kaihos faithfully carried out his Majesty's orders, and did not let Heymos approach within ten meters of Garlan for three days.

Today is exactly the third day, and it hasn't passed yet.

Looking at Kaihos who was standing in front of him, Heymos looked like a sword.

He said coldly, "Garlan asked me to come here today."

"Oh, sorry, Lord Heymos, I forgot for a moment."

Keyhos showed a look of sudden realization, but that expression was fake no matter how you looked at it.

He backed away to let Heymos pass by, but his eyes kept on watching Heymos' every move.

Obviously, if Heymos made any inappropriate behavior, he would immediately step forward.

Suo Jia watched this scene indifferently.

He said he was tired.

Soga watched Heymos walk to the side of King Garlan who was still feeding the big lion, and the cold face facing Kaihus just now softened instantly.

Heymos whispered a few words to Garlan as if coaxing someone, but Garlan just looked up at him and said something to him, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

So worthless!

Even if the other party is a beloved person, he can't be coaxed, confessed, and accommodated so without dignity.

Suo Jia thought so angrily in his heart.

He completely forgot how he backed down without a bottom line when facing Fataya.

After stroking Nega's mane and handing it the remaining half-cooked meat, Garlan took the wet towel handed over by the maid standing beside him and wiped his hands before turning to look at Suojia.

Suo Jia was startled, he didn't care about continuing to slander, he quickly bent down, and knelt down in front of Garlan on one knee.

"Soga, I asked Heymos to bring you here."

Suo Jia was taken aback for a moment by King Garlan's words.

So it was King Garlan who summoned him?

why?

Before he could think too much, Garlan turned around and walked into the room.

"You came just in time, Ximuer has already arrived, so you should come too."

Shemur?

Seeing that Garlan had already entered the house, Suo Jia quickly got up and followed inside.

As soon as he entered the government affairs room, he really saw Xie Muer standing in the room. Xie Muer glanced at him and moved his eyes away, with a solemn expression on his face that had not changed for thousands of years.

Seeing this mortal enemy since childhood, Suo Jia's mood was very complicated.

Shemur led Shamash's temple forces to support Prince Garlan.

He supported Prince Heymos on behalf of Nannar's temple forces.

Later, when Garlan came to the throne, Shemuer became the king's confidant as his teacher, and the power of Shamash's temple completely overwhelmed that of Nanna.

Compared with losing to Ximuer personally, what Suo Jia can't accept is that they, as wise Nanna priests, lost to the group of sandmen whose brains are full of muscles and don't consider reality but only blindly idealize. Mash priests.

But no way.

They lost.

Although there were too many mental activities, Suo Jia, who had long been used to duplicity, still had a respectful demeanor, bowing slightly to King Garlan who was already sitting on the obsidian bench.

Noticing Suo Jia's complicated look at Shemuer after entering the door, but Shemuer ignored his appearance, the corner of Garlan's mouth twitched.

Sure enough, the priests of Nanna and Shamash were like water and fire, they didn't like each other.

The priests of Shamash felt that the priests of Nanna were treacherous and cunning.

The priests of Nannar found the priests of Shamash rigid and inflexible.

"Suo Jia, I asked you to come here because I have something to do for you."

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Garlan spoke directly.

"I'm sure you all know about the Commerce and Trade Administration."

The Commerce and Trade Department has been in operation for more than a month, bringing Garlan a huge amount of wealth.

Although the other powerful ministers were envious, they didn't have the guts to snatch food.

After all, they were not optimistic about the establishment of the Commerce and Trade Agency, so Garlan used his own people and money to build it, and he had agreed with them in advance that the income would also belong to him.

Now, everyone is too late to regret, but no matter how regretful they are, they dare not repent to their king.

Although some people wanted to follow the example of King Garlan and establish a similar place, but without the prestige of King Garlan, the merchants did not trust them at all, and of course they failed in the end.

Of course, Suo Jia, who had paid close attention to the Commerce and Trade Department, knew it very well, so he nodded.

Garlan continued talking.

"Tal is too busy to be in charge of the Commerce and Trade Department alone, so I decided to send you and Shemuer to assist him."

Suo Jia was startled.

With a calm expression, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Garlan, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.

"In the future, Tal will only be in charge of the operation of the Commerce and Trade Department. The regulations on trade will be formulated by the priests of Shamash after discussion, and then reported to me for review. At the same time, they will accept complaints from businessmen against the staff of the Trade and Commerce Department."

Garland said,

"Soga, those complaints and the disputes between merchants in the Commerce and Trade Department will be judged and adjudicated by the priests of Nanna."

He turned to Shemuer again and spoke to him.

"Ximur, the priests of Shamash can participate in all the process of judging the priests of Nanna. If there is any objection, or there are signs of corruption or violation of the law, they can be directly reported to you."

"Then, it's up to you to discuss with Suo Jia. If the dispute cannot be resolved, report it to me."

Suo Jia was still amazed at the fact that Garlan actually gave him part of the rights of the important trade bureau, but now he heard this long passage, and his heart skipped a beat.

His high sensitivity to political rights allowed him to grasp the key points in this long passage almost instantly.

His mind was spinning rapidly, and a vague idea emerged in his heart.

The thought startled him a little.

Suo Jia was still in shock here, while Xie Muer frowned tightly, and his eyes were filled with unhappiness.

The relationship between Shamash's priests and Nanna's priests was turbulent, so he was extremely unhappy that he would have to work with Soga in the future.

But he was absolutely worried about handing over the important source of wealth, the Commerce and Trade Department, to the hands of the cunning Suojia—the group of Nanna priests used to take advantage of loopholes, and they didn't know what justice was, so they would definitely play favoritism.

So, someone has to keep an eye on them.

Shemur firmly believes that only an upright Shamash priest can do this.

With such thoughts in mind, he reluctantly acquiesced in this matter.

"Okay, that's it, you can back down."

Garlan raised his hand, motioning for them to leave.

"You should know the importance of the Commerce and Trade Department, so think about how to do it well after you go back."

He glanced at Suo Jia.

He wasn't worried about this man.

He is well aware of Suo Jia's ambition and desire for power, and once Suo Jia is given a chance, he will firmly grasp it.

The vague thought in his heart made Suo Jia's mind extremely confused at the moment, but seeing that Garlan had already got up to leave, he gritted his teeth and spoke with the idea of ​​fighting hard.

"His Majesty."

He lowered his voice and said, "Is the system you set up in the Commerce and Trade Department...trying...something?"

As soon as Garlan stood up, he listened to Suo Jia's words, and looked back at Suo Jia with a little surprise.

Then, he smiled slightly.

"It's no wonder that you are the priest of Nanna..."

The young king stood, looking down at Suo Jia who was kneeling below.

"Since you've already seen it, I'll just say it here."

"Yes, I am using the Commerce and Trade Department as a pilot. I will implement this system in the royal court in the future."

Standing in front of everyone, Garlan said calmly.

"From now on, the ministers in the royal court are only responsible for implementing decisions, and all divisions and offices are not allowed to set up regulations on their own."

For a long time, although the laws of the country were formulated by the Shamash Temple and the king, the various divisions and departments of the royal court can formulate legal systems related to their rights.

"All judicial enactments must be enacted by the temple of Shamash in accordance with strict regulations, and proclaimed in the name of Shamash throughout the country. All laws that have not been proclaimed by the temple of Shamash are false laws. "

"However, from now on, the judgment and verdict on violations of the law will be handled by Nanna's temple."

For a long time, there has been no clear attribution of judicial power. Any department, any department, and powerful ministers have the right to arrest and punish others.

"All noble ministers are not allowed to judge or punish others without authorization."

"The Shamash Temple is responsible for the execution of the ruling. If the Shamash Temple thinks that the ruling is inconsistent with the law, it can ask Nanna's Temple to make a new ruling."

Suo Jia's heart trembled.

This is conditioning.

The ministers in the royal court, the forces of the Shamash Temple, and the forces of the Nanna Temple are restricted by three aspects.

As a power that believes in gods, the temple cannot communicate with the ministers in the royal court.

And the royal court will definitely be very dissatisfied with the temple because of being separated from the power by the temple.

Thereby eliminating the possibility of collusion between the royal court and the temple.

Needless to say, the Temple of Shamash and the Temple of Nanna, even if a priest of Shamash dies, he will never collude with the priests of Nanna, and the same is true for the priests of Nanna.

The power of the three parties is balanced and keeps pace, and it is difficult for any party to grow alone.

And the royal power is above the three parties.

If this system is implemented, as long as the successor to the throne is not a fool, he can firmly control all rights.

At the same time, there will never be such a thing as a powerful minister with great power covering the sky with one hand and blinding the king's sight.

If the system is implemented locally, then the consuls of each city will no longer be able to gather all the powers in one body without anyone restricting them, thus arbitrarily abusing their power and deceiving the king city.

In this way, things like Tozes City will definitely not happen again.

Suo Jia thought carefully, chewing on the words that King Garlan said repeatedly, his heartbeat began to speed up.

the system.

If it can be implemented successfully, it may completely change the political situation of Aaron Landis.

And he will witness this huge change and become a part of it.

Nanna's shrine will also resume its status alongside Shamash's.

Suppressing his excited thoughts, Suo Jia suddenly felt an incredible feeling.

It never occurred to him that King Garlan would give himself a chance and entrust him with important responsibilities despite the past suspicions against himself who had plotted against King Garlan.

The boy king's big heart is really hard for him to imagine.

For a long time, Suo Jia firmly believed that only those who are decisive, rational and ruthless are suitable to be kings.

But at this moment, he suddenly thought, isn't he now sincerely glad that the person on the throne at this moment is King Garlan?

"Are you... willing to trust me?"

He finally couldn't hold back, and asked with a complicated mood.

"Oh, if you want to do anything, I'll tell Fataya."

Said the Boy King, an understatement.

Suo Jia: "..."

One hit kill.

Suppressing the complicated and chaotic thoughts in his heart at the moment, Suo Jia raised his head and looked at Garlan.

"Your Majesty, you should give this system a name, so that we can better implement this system in the Commerce and Trade Department."

"Name..."

Garlan tilted his head slightly and thought about it.

His heart moved, and he said, "Let's call it 'separation of powers'."

With a playful mind, Garlan said the name.

It's just that he didn't know how much impact his whim would have on future generations.

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According to the research of later historians.

Separation of powers.

The origin of the system can be traced back to the time of the wise king of Aaron Landis.

Founded by the wise king.

Although the system created by the wise king is a pseudo-separation of powers system under the control of the royal power, it is not a real separation of powers, but the emergence of this system pointed out the direction for the real separation of powers in later generations.

Thousands of years later, the separation of powers in the true sense of later generations was established on the basis of it.

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"I order your subordinates, you really don't care?"

After holding back for a long time, Garlan finally couldn't help asking.

The temple of Nanna has always been a force under the command of Heymos.

His approach can be said to have directly pried the corner of Heymos.

But he can't help it. The only force that can keep pace with Shamash's temple and will never collude is Nanna's temple.

Glancing at the others standing not far away, Heymos leaned over and moved closer to Garlan's ear.

"Anyway..."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, spread his hands, and said softly.

"... Even me is yours, isn't it?"

"........."

Garlan turned his head sideways.

He said: "Anyway, I told you to come here, and today is the only day left in those three days. The order not to approach... just end early."

Looking softly at the little pink on the boy's ears hidden in the blond hair, the corners of Heymos' lips couldn't stop rising.

"Yes."

He said in a low and gentle voice,

"My lord."