I, the yellow-haired noble, hypnotize the beautiful wife from another world

Of course, Lady Melissa would not tell him this directly, even though both she and Her Majesty the Queen were tired of the so-called blandness and balance.

After decades of miserable management, the Queen and Lady Melissa finally took control of all the territories directly under the royal family, but they found that they could no longer move forward. The overly powerful Griffin family and the overly strong emperor had aroused the vigilance of all the electors in the Golden Eagle Empire.

And more importantly, the current Queen Theresa does not have a qualified heir - her [family heir] is her cousin, a distant nephew.

But the Griffin Family is not the Hereditary Golden Eagle Emperor. The Golden Eagle Empire's system of selecting emperors has always been disdainful of emperors who are too powerful or whose bloodline is not pure enough. And Queen Theresa seems to be quite old now.

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Because of magic and the existence of immortal species, the emperor of the Golden Eagle Empire does not serve until death, but is elected every thirty years - in addition to the human elector, the Golden Eagle Empire also has a [Golden Dwarf] clan and a [High Elf] state, which have the title of Imperial Elector and the right to vote in the election of the emperor.

Although Elf Emperors and Dwarf Emperors are extremely rare in history, they have been elected.

This situation usually occurs when the conflicts between human lords are too great and they cannot reach a compromise. In order to avoid the outbreak of war, the electors will choose elves or dwarves as a temporary transition. Anyway, everyone knows that the population of the Empire Elves and Golden Dwarves is insufficient, and their territories are not large, so they pose no threat at all.

Of course, this situation was unacceptable to Queen Theresa. She was unwilling to fail and unwilling to give up the throne.

In order to ensure her own rule and to secure the throne of the greatest empire in the world, Queen Theresa would fight at all costs.

[Civil War in the Golden Eagle Empire]

【Golden Eagle Empire Emperor War】

And [external powers interfere in the war against the throne].

All three wars are foreseeable to break out in the near future.

If it was before this, when the Crusaders had not risen, Queen Theresa would not have many cards to play in the face of the upcoming war. She could only bite the bullet and fight.

But now, if we can win over Aslan and the Crusaders... the situation will be different.

Thirty thousand powerful Crusader knights and thirteen thousand equally powerful Maurice Phalanx infantry will become the best allies of Emperor Griffin.

In fact, the electors who opposed the Griffin family also implicitly proposed to form an alliance with Aslan and offered benefits when communicating with him. However, Aslan refused. They did not continue to pester like Lady Melis did. After getting Aslan's promise that "I will never intervene in the civil war in the empire", they were satisfied.

Unlike the Griffin family, which was stronger and needed allies more, they were more afraid and wary of the Crusaders. It was a good thing for them that Aslan did not interfere in the internal affairs of the empire.

"I just want to be sure."

Madam Melissa said calmly, sighing secretly, feeling that she would not be able to accomplish her mission this time.

"It would be a sad thing if the Queen started a civil war in the human world," Aslan said calmly to Lady Melissa.

“Moreover, this may very well destroy the Griffin family’s hundreds of years of foundation.

If I were the Queen, I would be inclined to give up the throne and then..."

"Do you think if we step back, they will let us go?"

Madam Melissa said dissatisfiedly: "The Griffin family still controls the vast royal territory.

In addition to the central territories, many other royal territories are scattered throughout the Golden Eagle Empire, adjacent to the territories of other lords.

They have been coveting our territory for a long time.

Without the throne, they would surely demand the annexation of these territories, declaring themselves the rightful owners of those lands.

Making the Queen lose her throne is only their first step. The second step is to launch a full-scale attack and swallow the entire Griffin family into their stomachs! We must not take a step back and must not show any weakness. Otherwise, we will be eaten by the wolves!"

She looked at Aslan with dissatisfaction when he said such a thing, which sounded quite reasonable, but Aslan shook his head, somewhat disapproving of it.

Chapter 24: Aslan, the man who upholds justice

"After all, this is still for the benefit of every family in the Griffin family." The boy said to her: "The goal of the Crusaders and the Order Society is to achieve peace and happiness in the human world. Getting involved in such a battle for the throne is not a good thing for the Crusaders and the Order Society.

The world is so vast, why not explore the wilderness instead of going to war with your brothers and plundering them?"

Lady Melissa frowned at Aslan, thinking that he was just talking without any hesitation. Until Aslan calmed down and said his reason seriously:

"The foundation of the Crusades is justice. The reason why I was able to rise in an instant and obtain so many resources and power is not because of my noble status or my strong strength. It is because my words moved the hearts of the people.

If I abandon morality and embrace something else, then the foundation that supports the continued existence of the Crusade will no longer exist.

Even if I could gain more territory, more wealth, or a nobler title, I would be reduced to an existence no different from an ordinary lord.

This is something I cannot accept in any way.”

"..."

If Aslan just talked to her about justice and morality, then Lady Melissa would only think he was a fool with a mental problem.

But now that Aslan had explained it, Mrs. Melissa's mind suddenly became clear.

Just as Aslan said, humanism and expansionism are the foundation of the Order Society and the Crusades. If we get involved in the civil wars of human countries, morality will no longer exist. Aslan's uniqueness to the whole world will no longer exist.

But the problem arises again.

"Yes, but...excuse me for being blunt. Since you don't really believe in the so-called morality, and you just use it as a cover to gain appeal, then morality is not something that you can't sell, right?"

Aslan said nothing, which was considered as his agreement with Lady Melissa.

"So, what exactly do you want to get in exchange for your [Humanism]?"

Madam Melissa showed just the right amount of confusion and curiosity: "The Queen's price is not low. I even think that with your talent and ability, you can make the Queen fall in love with you, and eventually you can even seize the entire Golden Eagle Empire.

With your strength and talent, you won't be just a figurehead like Queen Theresa, but you can truly swallow up the entire Golden Eagle Empire...

Could it be that being the emperor of the Golden Eagle Empire, the most orthodox, the most powerful, the most populous and the most territorial of all human nations, cannot satisfy your ambitions?"

Having said this, Lady Melissa could not continue - if this really could not satisfy Aslan, then it would be too terrible.

What Aslan wanted, Aslan's ambition, everything was too terrible. So terrible that she didn't even dare to think about it.

Aslan: "Madam, you are exaggerating. How could such a thing be possible?"

Even though the two sides had already opened their hearts to each other, Aslan still denied Mrs. Melissa's words without hesitation. After all, it would be too terrible if such words were spread out - of course, if it was just Mrs. Melissa herself who said it, probably no one would believe it.

perhaps.

At the same time, the look in Lady Melissa's eyes when she looked at Aslan became more subtle.

This young man really gave her an unprecedented experience.

With such ambitions and such ambitions, even Mrs. Melissa, who claimed to be a wise person, felt that she could not see through him.

……

"The human heart."

Looking at Madam Melissa who was in a state of confusion and looking at him with awe,

Aslan thought calmly:

“Even someone as wise as Madam Melissa doesn’t know all this.

This is the advantage brought by the time traveler.

……

Before the French Revolution, the concept of "citizen" had not appeared in Europe for thousands of years. Territory and country were just giant toys of the nobles. Population and army were just the currency of the nobles.

The entire world was a playground for the nobles to play a large-scale realistic sandbox simulation game. Below the nobility, 99% or even more of the population were NPCs with no gaming experience.

Until after the French Revolution.

The concepts of freedom, equality and fraternity began to be promoted and spread.

First, it was the stronger bourgeoisie, the bourgeoisie, and then the more active and powerful sans-culottes - when the Paris Revolution overthrew Louis XVI, and when the land policy tied the peasants to the French chariot, the ordinary people gained power, channels for promotion, and power and status recognized by law.

They were finally no longer NPCs in the aristocratic hegemony game, no longer the monarchs' chess puppets, but real "people" - thus, the unparalleled power they erupted was almost enough to destroy the old order of the European continent.

This force is unparalleled in its destructive power.

In order to counter this force, kings and rulers began to promote [nationalism].

[Fight for the best, for our nation] [Fight for our nation to dominate the world]. This fanatical thought, the double-edged sword of crazy expansion, can also mobilize the people and unleash a powerful and unparalleled force when abused by aristocratic monarchs and rulers.

But compared with liberalism, nationalism is just a short-term stimulant.

After a brief moment of passion, people will find that even if their country dominates the world, it has nothing to do with them.

The poorest person in the London docks could certainly be proud of the achievements of the British Empire, but this did not prevent him from being sent to the workhouse and dying in poverty.

This is also the reason why in the middle and late stages of World War I, people began to reflect on the pain brought by the war and developed a strong sense of war-weariness.

During the Napoleonic Wars, the French people, mobilized by liberalism, fought hard, defeated six anti-French alliances, and even conquered all of Europe.

Millions of French soldiers took to the battlefield with high morale, until an entire generation of French men was wiped out - this was the war enthusiasm that broke out after Napoleon betrayed the revolution and was crowned emperor.

In contrast, the French, mobilized by nationalism, only fought for two or three years in the First World War and were unwilling to fight any further.

It is only because, during the French Revolution, the French people achieved a huge transformation from slaves and subjects to free citizens.

This huge transformation, huge benefits, huge sense of accomplishment and sense of ownership make them willing to do their best for their country.

And during World War I, did the French, who were incited by nationalist fervor, gain anything?

Absolutely not.

They actually got absolutely nothing.

When the initial enthusiasm, the passion aroused by those beautiful slogans "For the glory of the French nation", cools down, the French people will realize one thing.

France's hegemony, wealth and power all belong to the masters and have nothing to do with these filler babies.

Why should I risk my life for the master's wealth and hegemony?

The French, Russians, and Germans who realized this all developed a strong sense of war-weariness.

This is also the reason why the German Empire collapsed rapidly in the late stages of World War I.

At that time, Germany still occupied large tracts of land.

On the Eastern Front, they completely defeated Russia, signed the Brest-Litovsk Agreement, and took away a large amount of territory. On the Western Front, they also invaded France and fought on French territory. Germany itself was never attacked.

However, even in this relatively safe situation, Germany's millions of troops collapsed in an instant. The most powerful, best-trained, and largest army in the world collapsed without firing a single shot.

The myth of nationalism can no longer deceive them. This is the fundamental reason for Germany's collapse.

……

Hitler had seen this scene before.

He had seen armies of millions collapse completely.

Therefore, he knew that the Nazism he promoted was actually unreliable - because Nazism, in essence, was just a variant of extreme nationalism.

The Second Reich collapsed in just three years after being mobilized by nationalism. So how long can his Third Reich last?

Many people complained that if the Nazis had mobilized earlier, they might not have lost. But the reality is that their extreme nationalist mobilization could not sustain a full mobilization and a long-term war. Because as long as the full mobilization lasted a little longer, the people would quickly get tired of it and then ruthlessly abandon the Nazis.

Hitler understood this.

He didn't launch a full mobilization not because he was stupid, but because he didn't dare.

……

"so."

After thinking about this, Aslan came to a conclusion again.

Nationalism can be used a little, but it cannot be trusted too much. Liberalism can be used a lot, even though it will cause a series of chaos and madness. But the revolutionary French-style army mobilized by liberalism is more resilient and durable than the Nazi-style army mobilized by nationalism.

This is also Aslan's plan. It is also what Aslan will promote in the future.

He will use racism and orderism to bring the entire human world together as a whole. Then, he will mobilize with liberalism and racism. He will organize an unparalleled fanatical and grand army to defeat demons, giants, dragons, orcs, dark elves and goblins for him. He will conquer the whole world.

Finally, when all of Elam is under Aslan's control, light and darkness will be completely devoured by him. The true god will be born, and the old goddess will become the best gift for the new god.

Chapter 25 How come the roast duck is gone? !

Looking at Mrs. Melissa who was still frowning and thinking about something but couldn't figure it out, Aslan felt a subtle mood. Even Mrs. Melissa, who had reached the pinnacle of knowledge and wisdom of the old era, was still ignorant of the arrival of the new era.

If it was a contest of wits, schemes, or tricks, Aslan would probably not be a match for Melissa. It was just that Aslan's thinking was one level ahead of Lady Melissa's.

Or at least a version of it.

Whether it is nationalism that makes a nation fanatical, or liberalism that can make people of an era fanatical and fight for it all their lives, all of them will become Aslan's strength.

Although after an era, when people gained nominal freedom, they still found themselves oppressed, but the oppression they received became more covert, and the real ruler of the world hid behind the scenes, they would still be dissatisfied, angry, and even crazy. But that is a matter for another era.

All Aslan wanted to do was to be the ruler of one era. He had no intention of ruling the world forever. That would be too tiring and not worth it.

Maybe one day he will retreat behind the scenes and become the big boss who controls the whole world, or maybe he will get tired of everything and go into seclusion somewhere with his maids. Who knows.

"That's it, Madam. If you're willing, we can sign the agreement. If you're not willing, we can continue to discuss it. However, time waits for no one. Next month, I will return to the Northern Territory and declare war on the city-state alliance there. By then, our relationship with Griffin will have to be put on hold."

"No need to discuss."