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Chapter 171 Political Idiot

After listening to Kahn's story, An Ang and the others fell into deep thought, and they also agreed that this situation was indeed difficult to handle.

It is indeed difficult to strike a balance between the balance of the four ethnic groups and the interests of the people.

Upon hearing Kahn's so-called answer, the group was immediately surprised, feeling that Kahn's method was somewhat excessive.

It sounds like something only Azura would do.

Zu Kou, in particular, looked utterly disapproving.

"Ugh."

Looking at the expressions on the faces of the people in front of him, Kahn couldn't help but sigh.

He never thought he was particularly good at politics; at most, he was just a theorist.

But the political acumen of these guys in front of him was practically nonexistent. Comparing him to them made Kahn feel ashamed!

"Let me ask you this first: you probably, at the very least, don't think what 'I' am saying makes any sense, right?"

Kahn's question caused everyone to exchange bewildered glances. An Ang cautiously asked:

"Don't you have any?"

"What a load of rubbish!"

Kahn replied irritably, feeling quite helpless with these political idiots, but he had no choice but to continue explaining to them:

"Leaving aside how many ridiculous viewpoints were in 'my' speech, at least after listening to 'my' words, you should immediately realize that 'I' do not represent the real people at all!"

"How many cities are there in the world? How many of them are as peaceful and prosperous as Yudao Island? How many families have been affected by war? How many families, like 'me,' are able to live and work in peace and contentment?"

"Even in these colonies where the war never reached, and even in the Firelands itself, were the local people truly unaffected by the war?"

Kahn sneered:

"That's utter nonsense!"

"How many armies did the Fire Nation send out, how many soldiers did they recruit, and how many died on the battlefield in their quest to conquer the world? Were all those fallen soldiers born from stones?"

"No, those who died were mothers' sons, children's fathers, wives' husbands, and the pillars of their families."

"And every time a soldier is killed, it may mean the breaking of a family."

"Moreover, even my parents, Uncle Airo's son, couldn't escape the war. How can ordinary people say they weren't affected by it?"

Do you think these broken families would support "my" point of view? And when "I" speak of the people, do I mean these families?

Does a happy and fulfilling family like "mine" better represent the vast majority of people in the Fire Nation? Or do families torn apart by war better represent the vast majority of people in the Fire Nation?

"Are you able to think these questions through?"

Of course they can figure it out.

Katara and Sokha's mother died in the war, An'ang's tribe was massacred, and Zuko was also driven out for opposing a general's vicious tactics.

Among so many of them, only Tofu, the heiress from a wealthy family, could be said to have been unaffected by the war.

From this, we can deduce what group the "I" Kahn referred to actually represented.

"My words were nothing but the arrogant pronouncements of a privileged person who is high and mighty. People like me only care about their own interests and only speak out for their own interests. I never care about the lives of ordinary people."

At this point, Kahn glanced at Zuko and said:

"Another point is that ordinary people are actually not capable of coming to you and making their voices heard; they can only silently endure. And those who can stand in front of you and complain are mostly so-called ordinary people like 'me'."

"Zu Kou, do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, Zu Kou remained silent for a long time before nodding heavily and saying:

"I understand, I will keep it in mind."

The others nodded in agreement; they felt they had learned a great deal from Kahn's speech.

"Good that you understand."

Kahn responded, but then turned and asked:

"So, besides the problems I just pointed out, what other problems exist in 'my' words?"

"Can someone answer this for me?"

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The scene immediately fell silent.

Zuko fell into deep thought again, while Anang looked around, not daring to look at Kahn, just like a slacker in class who was afraid of being called on by the teacher.

"Ugh."

Kahn said with exasperation:

"Of course, it's that so-called 'distant history' and the 'city built with our own hands' rhetoric—it's a complete denial of history and a glorification of aggression!"

"Aggression is aggression, and colonization is colonization. No matter how eloquently it is described, it cannot conceal the essence of the problem."

"If you agree with his point of view, it only shows that the Fire Nation's mistake was not in starting the war, but in that it did not occupy enough territory and did not fight fast enough."

"Do you understand?"

The group suddenly realized what was going on, but this time they dared not answer "I understand" again, for fear that Kahn would ask them, "What do you understand?"

Kahn shook his head and said:

"It's still a long way off."

"After defeating Aozai, let's find a teacher to give us some lessons before we talk about governing the country."

Zuko looked ashamed, especially since he had already decided to become the next Flame King. He had been somewhat unconvinced by Kahn's evaluation, but now he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

However, despite his shame, Zu Kou was at least able to face his own problems. He nodded solemnly and said:

"After I go back, I will learn from Uncle Ai Luo."

"Don't!"

Kahn was like a startled rabbit, and his sudden appearance startled Chad and everyone around him.

However, Kahn disregarded all of this and quickly intervened, saying:

"If it's about magic control or military matters, Airo is indeed a good teacher. You can also confide in him if you have any troubles on your mind."

"But let's leave politics aside."

He will never forget Airo's "highlight moment"—

Despite holding military power and having a large following, he was successfully usurped by Ao Zai with just a "will". He was beaten so badly that he could not lift his head. In the end, Ao Zai took away his military power, replaced his own faction, and kicked him out of the palace.

Clearly, with just one command from Ai Luo, the throne would be his alone, and no one could take it away, not even if the old emperor jumped out of his coffin again.

But Airo chose to follow the "will," and ultimately ended up in that state.

It can only be said that Airo is very successful at everything he does, but he just can't become an emperor or do politics well.

Because he is a principled person, a good person.

After hearing Ai Luo's story, everyone was speechless. They felt sorry for him, but also a little absurd. In any case, it proved that asking Ai Luo for advice on politics was not a wise choice.

Zu Kou frowned slightly and fell into deep thought again.

But a moment later, his eyes lit up, and he made a request to Kahn:

"Kahn, can you teach me?"

"I?"

Kahn was somewhat surprised, but then shook his head repeatedly like a rattle-drum:

"Spare me, I'm just a theorist, all I'm good at is talking."

"But you're much better than us, aren't you? At least your questions and suggestions just now made a lot of sense."

Anang praised him, but Kahn remained unmoved.

Your political acumen is a complete zero; what's the point of comparing yourself to them?

"To be honest, I still have a question."

Suddenly, Katara asked Kahn:

"Even though everything 'I' said was a lie, isn't it a bit too much to behead him and display his head in public just for that?"

"Maybe."

Kahn shrugged and said:

"I just think that doing this can serve as a warning to others and reduce a lot of trouble. Otherwise, countless 'me's' will jump out and cause trouble in the future."

If it were Azura, she would definitely do that.

He didn't say those words aloud, and besides, Azura wasn't going to maintain any balance between the four races; what she wanted was to conquer the world.

"Kahn, would you be willing to govern the Flame Kingdom with me?"

For some reason, that phrase came to mind again.

It's said to be managing the Flaming Kingdom, but judging from Azura's ambitions, it will definitely not be as simple as managing the Flaming Kingdom. It would be more like "conquering the world together".

Thinking of this, Kahn suddenly paused.

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(End of this chapter)