Alien Knights

"Miss Rachel, I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean?" Mary folded her hands and put them on the table. The expression on her face reminded Todd of the unforgettable pride and aloofness of the queen when he first met her.

If it were an ordinary person, facing such an aura, not to mention tit for tat, even speaking would be three points weaker.

But her opponent is different.

Rachel, a woman with a mysterious background who was once a member of the "Legion of Discord", looked at the people around her, looked at the heavy snow falling outside the hall, and said, "If I remember correctly, at this time last year, the Muxi Knights were still in a dilemma..."

Although she didn't know why the woman in green on the opposite side brought up last winter, Mary, who secretly had a bad feeling, sank her face and cheered up.

"Some people stayed to defend the honor of the Knights with their lives, and some chose to evacuate after the war started. Those days were the most difficult and dangerous time for the Muxi Kingdom..." After Rachel's words, many people in the hall showed expressions of sympathy.

Seeing the approving expressions of the monks headed by Joe, Mary turned pale, exchanged glances with Ulysses quickly, and said, "Then do you mean to abandon the law? Just rely on personal will and preferences to decide and judge the right and wrong of everything in the kingdom?"

"I oppose those scholars who have no merit and who are newcomers to assume the responsibility of legislation, judiciary and law enforcement in Muxi Kingdom. They are not qualified and do not have this power!" Rachel pointed the finger at the qualifications and abilities of the scholars.

Speaking of intelligence, Mary and Rachel are on par; but when it comes to eloquence, how can the queen who has been hidden in the palace for a long time compare to the alien who has been mediating between "man-eating beasts" for a long time?

Mary patted the table vigorously, and unconsciously raised her voice by three points: "If this country has no laws and rulings, one day sooner or later we will encounter a "riot" like today again! At that time, who should we turn to to judge right from wrong?!"

"The supreme ruler of the Muxi Kingdom—Master Shengzi!" Rachel looked at Mary with colder eyes: "He led the Muxi Kingdom to grow slowly, and we are all his subjects. Would you rather trust a few scholars who are full of theories and choose to doubt our king? Please remember! In Muxi City, Lord Todd is the law!"

Mary froze, her hands dangling in the air.

King above all? !

She thought of everything in the past, her husband, the king of Yinhuan, almost ruthlessly signed his own death letter. Immediately, there was something in his throat that he couldn't utter quickly—"Are all the king's decisions correct? ’, but thinking of Muxi City and Todd, she swallowed those words back into her throat abruptly.

And Todd, who was sitting on the high throne, frowned tightly. Hearing now, no matter how stupid people are, they can see what happened here.

The people in the conference hall were divided into three factions: the academic faction, the heterogeneous faction, and the neutral faction.

The academic faction headed by Queen Mary is mainly composed of Taylor City students and scholars. They are the backbone of Muxi City's technology, research, education, literature, and art. When other countries put religion above the truth, the emergence of the Muxi Kingdom is as precious to the academics as the rain that has been dry for a long time. But although this force has been gradually growing, they don't have many seats in the high-level kingdom, so they urgently demand to improve their political status.

The alien faction headed by Rachel is in charge of the industry, logistics and ethnic groups of Muxi Kingdom. They have a common interest and long-term vision. For them, the Muxi Kingdom is a sanctuary and the last home. Unity is their motto. Any force that may shake the status of aliens is the object of their vigilance. But this time, Mary teamed up with the academics, using the enactment of laws and the establishment of courts as an introduction, with the intention of gaining power, which happened to touch the taboo of the heterogeneous faction.

As for Cumberland, Huggins, Friar Joe, and Kendy, they are attached to and loyal to Todd, and they are neutrals.

At this time, Mary rearranged her thoughts, and asked Rachel again: "I want to ask a question, if there is no special personnel to go about legislation, judiciary and law enforcement, and only rely on His Majesty, who is busy every day, how can he have the time to manage everything?"

Rachel straightened her waist: "First, His Majesty's will is the law of the Muxi Kingdom. The "law overrides everything" proposed by those scholars is a claim for power! It is a conspiracy! It should be severely punished! Second, when it comes to legislation, judiciary and law enforcement, Your Majesty only needs to grasp the direction of the law. As for the supervision and execution of the law, it can all be carried out by the army and aliens."

Mary's eyes widened: "Let the army and aliens come to justice and enforce the law? Do you know what you're talking about?"

"The full name of Muxi Kingdom is the State of Muxi Knights, which means that our country is a country with military centralization. During the war, we are required to use the military force to realize the king's will, instead of using the ropes of the law to bind our hands." Rachel glanced at Cumberland and said slowly: "Your Majesty is responsible for summoning talents to amend the law. The army is responsible for implementing the law according to the king's will, and the alien species will undertake the work of supervision and reporting."

Mary listened carefully to Rachel's speech, and suddenly grasped the crux of a problem: "You said that alien species can undertake the work of monitoring and reporting, but how can you ensure that the actions of the army are legal? How can you ensure that every piece of news that His Majesty can get is true?"

The latter said with a smile: "The 'hive' ability allows the 'successors' to share information and thinking. When the army enforces the law, as long as the judiciary is equipped with a suitable 'hive', it can monitor every move of the army to ensure that they do not over-execute the law. And the king's guards can use the 'hive' to grasp the actions of the judicial xenomorphs to ensure that there will be no problems with law enforcement and justice."

When Todd heard this, he probably understood the so-called "separation of powers" of the so-called military centralization system. Strictly speaking, this is not a "closed loop of power". The king has supreme power and can make arbitrary changes and manipulations of legislation, judiciary, and law enforcement. Essentially, this "separation of powers" is still a type of dictatorship.

In the meeting hall, matters concerning the enactment of laws and the introduction of scholars came to an end, and the result was that the xenogeneic faction won.

Todd adopted Rachel's suggestion and began to create a legal system of a military totalitarian state. But on the other hand, he also took into account the sentiments of the academics, and invited scholars such as Elijah, Machiavelli, and Bertanliu to help revise the laws of the Muxi Knights.

As for the handling of the riots, the marriage contract between the merchant’s daughter and the owner of the weaving and dyeing workshop was ruled valid because the marriage contract between the merchant’s daughter and the owner of the weaving and dyeing workshop was earlier, and they were ruled valid.