As I have already said, greed, the appropriation of the property of his subjects, and his "women" and "daughters", make the monarch especially hated, and therefore he must avoid both of them. When the property and dignity of the majority are not violated, they live in peace, and the sovereign only has to fight against the ambitions of the few, and he can control them by many means and easily.

—From chapter 19 of Machiavelli's The Monarch

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"The City of Waiting", the Royal Palace.

Early morning.

Thaumaturgist and Diseaseless Moaning stood in the hallway, raising his hand to stir the air in front of his nose while looking impatiently at the end of the hallway, as if he was waiting for someone. If it gets out, the news will be shocking enough.

At the end of the corridor, two figures, one large and one small, quickly walked out. The small one is Annie Gir, and the big one is Qingyi, who walks hand in hand with him. Every time Qingyi's white 'colored' boots fell and lifted, several three-meter-long bone spurs would grow from the footprints, so the chief steward had already asked people to remove the carpet to prevent His Majesty from destroying the items.

"Sorry, I waited." Qingyi smiled.

"Since you know~~~ Dao let me wait for a long time, don't hurry up!" Wuxian moaned and was too lazy to be polite to the other party, and pushed open the big 'door' of the space shelter with his cane, pushing the two of them in. When they stepped out of the 'gate' frame again, they were already outside the great 'gate' of the palace, where a four-seater carriage was waiting. When the king appeared, the blazing-maned war horse with blue eyes snorted uneasily.

The carriage moved slowly. The shadow hand lifted the curtains so that Anigil could see outside. After a while, the World Tree came into view, and at the same time, the shouts and voices of the players were heard in the carriage, breaking the original boundaries of the carriage. Some players noticed Qing Yi and raised their hands to greet him - after all, after defeating the War Tycoon twice in a row, the Bone Tyrant had also gained a lot of popularity. However, more people noticed that they were moaning, and the crowd began to come forward to watch. The patrol had to go up and form a 'wall' to ensure the smooth movement of the carriage.

Qingyi turned to Annigil and said, "I have said before that the king will inevitably harm the interests of some of the people during his reign, which will accumulate resentment. And according to you, sooner or later the state will collapse because of this, right? But in fact, this situation can also be avoided by special means. ”

"By what means?"

"'Temptation' leads to public opinion. It is undeniable that there will always be some smart people among the people, and there are even people who are much smarter than the king. No, you should think so: there is not a single stupid person in this world, except for the congenitally mentally retarded. But here's the fun part – individuals are smart, the masses are stupid. ”

"I see, the policy of fooling the people." It dawned on Annie Gill.

"Yes, you learn very fast, kid! The first is to preach over and over again the authority of the king, for example, the king has the blood of the gods. Won't the people fear the blood of the gods? ”

"Divine Authority!" Annigil looked at Qingyi's face and smiled happily: "I got it right again!" ”

Qingyi was a little puzzled. Why is Anigill so talented in learning such things? He's fit to be a high-ranking person, or a god!

"The deification, deification, and re-deification of royal power has made every citizen indoctrinate the idea that the king is right, and I cannot resist the king, let alone harm him. To put it bluntly, this is brainwashing the population, and it is surprisingly effective. Historically, any country with a centralized system needs to brainwash its people, such as the 'real world' in which I live, and the United States, where I live for a while, has set off anti-intellectualism. Do you know anti-intellectualism? The ruler used it to make the masses think that 'intellectuality' and knowledge are 'harmful to life', perfect! Well done! Of course, this is only the first step. ”

"Brainwashing alone is not enough to restrain the people, because sometimes the people will follow their instincts and ignore your presumptuous moral standards, and sometimes one or two people will lead the country to burn a fire. Therefore, the king needs a violent machine to maintain his rule, of course, on the surface, it is necessary to uphold the law, and he needs the army and the police, and those loyal lackeys can put out the dangerous fire in the first place. Under the watchful eye of the violent machine, the likelihood of a civil uprising is reduced to infinitely close to zero. This is only the second step. ”

"The third step is to pay attention to protecting the interests of the majority of the people while harming the interests of a small number of people. This is not difficult, because the starting point of every command you make is 'for the country,' and the 'state' is in some way equivalent to 'the majority of the people'. ”

Anigil thought for a moment and asked, "So, ...... that small part of the population?"

"I'm sorry, they can only be temporarily excluded from this country, only temporarily, of course. It's not fair? Haha, they have citizenship in the legal sense, which is already a great gift to them! Let's go on. The reason why people are stupid is because they can't feel the pain of others. The rich never cared if the poor were 'open' and slept in the open, and the aristocracy could not understand the pain of being separated from their families for military service. Yes, when you harm the interests of a small number of people, the majority of the remaining people will choose to continue to live numbly. There may be people who stand up and say a few words for the disadvantaged, but in the end it is just a 'few words', and you don't have to pay to speak anyway. Of course, we can't let our guard down on any voice, and when necessary, we can choose some happy events to dilute the complaints. For example, when the people complained that they couldn't afford to drink the 'soul' potion 'water', we announced that we had just won a foreign 'exchange', or that we had beaten Bigbower in some international competition...... In this way, the attention of the population will be diverted. Public opinion! Only by mastering public opinion can you be the real talker. ”

Qingyi smiled and concluded: "Therefore, if you want the country to have long-term peace and stability, the people must be as tame as idiots as sheep." After raising a sheepdog, the shepherd's job is actually quite easy, and the only thing to consider is to defend against wild wolves. ”

"Is this kind of management what you call 'evil'?"

"No, it's a mix of 'good' and 'evil' 'milk' oil. Whether good or evil, as long as the country can develop better, it is only a means and an attitude. Purpose is the most important thing, my child. ”

"No wonder you're called a cold-blooded person by any means."

"I take that as a compliment."

Annigil also laughed, and after laughing, asked, "Dad, you seem to have something on your mind?" ”

Qingyi looked out the window: "I'm wondering, is your sister Suo'er trying to sneak out." ”

Sitting across from him, Moaning Moan, was so bored that he began to count the trees on the side of the road.

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A new day.

Today is Sunday, so the online rate of players has increased significantly, and many people appear in the Spirit Square early in the morning. At present, there are already large-scale stall clusters at the east and west exits, which have also attracted many players to stop.

The members of "Si Le Bing" have been launched one after another, and the difference between the earliest and the latest is less than five minutes, which is a tacit understanding they have cultivated for a long time.

"What are we going to do now?" Chigami asked.

The other three said in unison: "You go to find out the intelligence, let's go to Snow City to drink." ”

"......" Chikami pouted and couldn't help complaining: "Why did you take this task in the first place!" ”

The Assassin also asked, "Yes, no blame, why did you decide to take on this mission?" ”

"I'm going to go, aren't you bullying him with us?"

"No, I mean it. We're no longer friends with the captain, but we shouldn't be enemies, right? You took the task last time, so why do you have to take it this time? It not only sets up a great enemy, but also wastes our manpower and material resources in vain! ”

The young magician shrugged: "There's nothing to do anyway, it's boring." ”

"Where—"

"Isn't it?" The spirit was crippled by the captain, and the combat power of the Savage Secret Realm was immediately unbalanced, and we couldn't maximize the benefits. The young magician grimaced: "Except for Bigbower, who has profited the most in the economic war, who else is suitable to be the owner?" ”

"Hey! That's the captain? The black-haired beautiful 'woman', who had always disdained talking, suddenly whispered. There was no wind, and the ends of her hair fluttered slightly.

A four-seater carriage slowly drove into the Wandering Spirit Square, and slowly left under the escort of the patrol, and during this time, none of the four people said a word, and did not even look at the carriage so as not to arouse the other's alarm. The necromantic king in human skin had just changed his outfit, and he was so far away that he seemed to be living in a black and white silent movie.

After the sound of wheels died down, the crowd gradually dispersed.

After a long time, the Assassin pointed to the entrance to the square where the carriage had come: "Oh, there's a little girl. Isn't it the captain's NPC 'girl'? ”

"I remember, I remember!" Chigami excitedly 'interjected': "Good at defending against enemies with spider silk, it is Fujii Arisu who lives in "Qiankun"! ”

"Who, that's! You always have some inexplicable names popping out of your mouth! ”

"Araid", ...... "Chigami was wronged.

Seeing the 'girl' child dressed in a very gothic style, the young magician's eyes suddenly lit up. He said, "Chikami, go talk to her." Just say that if she wants to leave the city, we can help. ”

"Okay." Chigami agreed with a grin and immediately rushed over.

"Huh?! No blame, do you have a pedophilia? The Assassin covered his mouth, though it was the pig's nose of the mask.

"The captain left at this time, which means that he has found the person he is looking for, and this is the intelligence. As long as we follow behind, we can always get clues. ”

"So, ...... that 'girl' child?" Fallen Coffee frowned.

"You guessed it right, she can be our hostage, if the captain still has a trace of pity for her in his heart." The young magician smiled, "What will the captain's expression be like then?" It must be very 'fine'! ”