The Bishop of the Eye of Truth was not a fool. In fact, when Jenn made this suggestion, he immediately knew what he wanted to do.
But to be honest, even he himself did not believe this was the truth.
For a moment, the bishop even hoped that he had misheard, or that he had guessed wrong.
"That … please forgive me if I said something wrong. Mr. Oldman, Mr. James, you mean … the Church of Holy Light will be in charge of the laws of Karkhalan, and make judgments and rulings?"
"Yes."
This time, Oldman also nodded and gave an answer.
Hearing his answer, the bishop's expression became even more incredulous.
Although the Temple of the True Eye had contributed a lot in this area, they had always appeared as helpers. Even in the Holy Empire, Seth was the same. The country had its own army and judges.
Only when there were some difficult cases that required the guidance of the gods would they ask for help from the Temple of the Eye of Truth. It was also under such circumstances that the Temple of the Eye of Truth would intervene in the case. If no one asked for help, they could not act rashly.
But Jenn directly handed the entire power of the law to the Church of Holy Light. This meant that the Holy Knights could arrest those who broke the law on the streets at any time, and they could even rush into the homes of nobles to arrest them!
Was this really okay?
"Please forgive my rudeness, but what benefits does this bring to everyone?"
It was no wonder that he would ask this. If the Church of Holy Light was in charge of the trial and ruling of the case, then it meant that all the things that could not see the light of day would be exposed.
After all, the clergymen of the Church of Holy Light needed to be loyal to their faith, so they would not be as depraved and corrupt as the ordinary law enforcers.
But this would inevitably lead to a lot of trouble and conflicts.
Not to mention, if the descendants of these two committed crimes in the future and needed to be punished, or even executed, would they just sit back and do nothing?
As the bishop of the Eye of Truth, he was not a simple-minded Holy Knight.
Not only did the bishop have to be loyal to his faith, but he also had to be responsible for external negotiations.
Therefore, his understanding of the world was far deeper than the fledgling Holy Knights, as long as the world was not as simple as one plus one equals two.
But …
"There are no benefits."
This time, Jenn quickly gave an answer.
"Indeed, just like what you've said, Lord Bishop, no one can guarantee that they won't make mistakes. Even we, who say that we want to serve the people now, may become like those greedy nobles in the future.
Power, status, wealth, we are not ascetics, and neither are our subordinates.
They had fought with their lives on the line for this.
But next, we must carry out a plan … Although it is painful, changing a system is a very difficult thing in itself.
That's why we agreed to start this revolution while we can still control it.
We do not need a world ruled by nobles, Your Eminence.
Indeed, me and Oldman can continue to lead the people to fight. Perhaps if we are lucky, we will become another Black Mountain Country. However, the final outcome of that country, I'm sure you and I are clear on it. "
"Black Mountain Country …"
Hearing this, the Bishop nodded slightly. Of course, he knew about the Black Mountain Country that Jenn mentioned.
It was also a legendary country. Its establishment was similar to the current Karkhalan. At that time, the miners of Black Mountain could not bear the oppression of the mine owners and united to form a resistance army. They joined hands with the dwarves living in Black Mountain and finally succeeded in expelling the mine owners. They occupied the mountain and became the king. Finally, under a leader like Oldman, they established the Black Mountain Country.
When the country was first established, the king fulfilled his promise and gave the dwarves autonomy and lived in peace with them. The dwarves dug the ores and the humans were in charge of processing and selling them.
This made the Black Mountain Country quite famous in the western part of the continent.
Unfortunately, good times did not last long. After the legendary king died, his son succeeded the throne. Different from his father, this son was cruel and greedy. He completely abolished the rules set by his father and started to buy slaves from all over the place. He forced them to work in the mines and even tried to conquer the dwarves, making them his property.
In the end, Black Mountain II's cruel actions aroused the anger of the dwarves. After they defeated Black Mountain II's army, they migrated and left the place.
Without the dwarves, relying on humans to mine caused a large area of the mine to collapse. However, the cruel king did not care about this and just kept sending people.
In the end, he also caused the people to complain. It was like the reincarnation of history. The slaves that he bought also caused a riot and finally killed the king. After that, the Kingdom of Montenegro was annexed by the surrounding countries and completely disappeared from history.
"We can't guarantee that we can continue to fight with the current mentality. Even if we can really fight for the people until the last moment.
But when we die and our children take over the throne, who can say for sure?
The Black Mountain Country is not an exception. Lord Bishop, the children of the nobles are greedy and cruel.
Why?
Because they enjoy special privileges. From the moment they are born, they are superior to others. They will eventually inherit the position of the ruler. Other than the competition within the family, they have almost no pressure.
At the very least, they will be like Doante. Even if they can't become the first successor, it won't be a problem for them to be trash waiting to die, right? "
"You're right."
Hearing Jenn's words, the bishop nodded.
Indeed, the cruelty of the children of the nobles was not a special case. It could even be said that it was common. On the contrary, the descendants of the nobles who were very friendly to the people were very rare.
"But that's not our goal. We're leading the people to rebel not just to get a high position, but to stop the people from bowing down to the nobles. They're not dogs raised by the nobles from birth, they can do whatever they want.
We are fighting for the people and for freedom. We have done so much not to establish another country of the nobles. "
As he spoke, Jenn looked at Oldman. Sensing his gaze, Oldman smiled and nodded.
Then, Jenn smiled and looked at the old man in front of him again.
"So, Kal Kalan will not have a king.
Its ruler will not be a member of the royal family, nor will he sit in this position by relying on his bloodline.
Kal Kalan is a territory that belongs to the people, so its ruler will be decided by the people.
Oldman and I have already decided that after everything is settled and the National Salvation Parliament is established, we will hand over the power in our hands. The representatives of the parliament — — the representatives from the army, the merchants, and even the farmers — will vote to choose the leader in their hearts.
Even if the person is born poor, even if the person does not have a noble bloodline, does not have an illustrious background, as long as he has enough ability and is recognized by all sides, he can become the ruler of this land! "
As he spoke, Jenn clenched his fists.
"The ruler that belongs to the people will be chosen by the people, and the country will be handed to him. Only the ruler that is recognized by the people has the right to rule this land!
And this, is our hope!
A country that is not ruled by the nobles or the royal family, but by the people themselves!
Freedom, democracy, justice!
This is the goal that we are fighting for! "
"…"
Hearing this, the bishop widened his eyes in shock and looked at the two people in front of him.
He did not expect that the other party would actually propose such an idea.
At first glance, this system was actually similar to the Scal Federation's system, but there was a crucial difference. Although the ruler of the Scal Federation was also elected, it had nothing to do with the commoners.
Only the nobles had the right to join, and only the powerful nobles like Soros and Parwood would be able to laugh until the end.
To the commoners, their thoughts were insignificant.
But the idea of the two people in front of him was unexpected. They actually wanted to let the people choose their ruler!
"But, this is a very difficult task."
"That's right, so we need the support of the Church of Holy Light."
Hearing the bishop's words, Jenn nodded.
"Only with the attention of the gods can we guarantee that the chosen ruler will not drag the people into the abyss of destruction because of their own selfish desires.
So, we need the Church of Holy Light to control the laws and implement supervision to prevent the rulers from taking a wrong path because of greed.
Of course, the specific laws and regulations will have to be discussed between us and the Holy Church before we can decide on them. After all, most people aren't fanatics, and it's impossible for them to accept the Holy Church's strict and impoverished regulations. However, I believe that this will be a meaningful start. "
Hearing this, the bishop fell into silence. It was not that he did not suspect that the other party had ulterior motives.
But as the bishop of the Eye of Truth, he also had the ability to see through lies.
And now, the information given to him by the Eye of Truth told him the truth — — What the two people said was true, and they really wanted to do this.
"I understand."
After a moment of silence, he finally raised his head as if he had made up his mind and looked at the two people in front of him.
"I will truthfully report your thoughts to the Church of Holy Light. Although I do not know what the final outcome will be, I hope that we can have a good opportunity to cooperate."
Hearing this answer, Jenn smiled.
"Me too, Lord Bishop."