Chapter 567 Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
"Political opinions?"
Ilsa flashed her beautiful big eyes and looked at the man in black robes doubtfully.
However, the man in black robe turned a blind eye to Ilsa's doubtful gaze, and instead asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with the current topic:
"Little sister, do you like or respect Arthur Pendragon?"
"Well! I respect and admire the 'King of Knights' the most!"
As soon as the man in black robe finished asking, Ilsa nodded without thinking.
"The 'Knight King' ascended the throne as the emperor of the Su Yinglan Empire at a young age and took over the mess that the Su Yinglan Empire was in at that time."
"But with her extraordinary political skills and military talents, she successfully brought the Suyingland Empire out of the predicament at that time and defeated all the enemies around it, especially the barbarians who had been entrenched in the western part of the Suyingland Empire for hundreds of years! She is our leader The greatest king in the history of the Daniya people!"
The man in black robe listened quietly to Ilsa's impassioned speech about her admiration for Arthur.
"Isn't there one of the greatest kings in the history of Britannia..."
The man in black robe repeated Ilsa's comment about Arthur just now.
Although the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, a meaningful smile appeared.
"Yes, there are indeed many people who rate Arthur as the greatest king in the history of the Britons. Some of Arthur's fanatical admirers also call Arthur the greatest king in the history of mankind."
"But - little sister, do you know Arthur's other nicknames?"
"Tyrant, war maniac, fanatical lover of war."
"Many people said this about Arthur when he was still alive."
"Some people commented that the Knights of the Round Table under Arthur were a murderous group that carried out killings in the name of justice and protecting the country."
"Huh?" Ilsa faltered in a panic, "Is that so... This is the first time I've heard of it..."
"Haha, little sister, you are still young after all. It is normal not to know about Arthur's dark history."
The man in black robe smiled.
"Although Arthur has a lot of dark history, it is an indisputable fact that she has achieved immortal achievements. Under the light of her immortal achievements, her dark history has been slightly obscured."
"When you grow older and learn more about Arthur's history, you will know that I did not lie. Until now, some people still evaluate Arthur as a war madman."
"When Arthur took over the Su Yinglan Empire, the Su Yinglan Empire was surrounded by enemies on all sides and was full of internal worries."
"After rectifying the political situation of the empire and eliminating the internal worries of the empire, Arthur began to solve the external troubles and began to think of ways to restore peace to the Suyinglan Empire."
After hearing the word "peace",
Ilsa couldn't help but raise her beautiful eyebrows, her eyes showed a more intense curiosity, and she listened to the man in black robe's story more seriously.
"After Arthur thought hard, he decided to use the simplest and most effective method at the time to solve the foreign troubles and restore peace to the Suyingland Empire."
"That is to launch a large-scale foreign war and conquer all directions."
"As long as all the enemies are defeated and eliminated, there will naturally be no more foreign troubles."
"After deciding on the strategic policy, Arthur began to strengthen the empire's military power and promoted 12 generals with extraordinary military talents. These 12 generals would become the Twelve Knights of the Round Table in the future."
"Arthur's idea sounds scary, right?" The man in black robe smiled bitterly at Ilsa, "Waging a war for the sake of peace, using such a bloody method to exchange for peace."
After hearing the question from the man in black robe, Ilsa fell silent.
Ilsa felt that her mind could not answer such a serious question yet, and she could not think of an answer.
The man in black robe seemed to have no intention of getting any answer from Ilsa from the beginning. After asking Ilsa this question, he continued:
"Arthur's idea of exchanging war for peace was opposed by many people at the time, such as some of the Knights of the Round Table."
"This is the so-called 'political difference' I just mentioned."
"Arthur insisted on using iron-blooded means to obtain peace in Su Yinglan, but some Knights of the Round Table strongly opposed Arthur's approach and believed that he should not be so radical and should try hard to negotiate peace on the negotiation table instead of To rely on war."
"It is precisely because of their different ideas that the relationship between Arthur and most of the Knights of the Round Table is not good."
"Thankfully, Arthur was very charismatic and had outstanding talents at that time. Even though most of the Knights of the Round Table were opposed to Arthur's idea, Arthur was still able to control them obediently and obediently. Act according to Arthur's ideas."
"Arthur insisted on pursuing the strategy of 'exchanging war for peace' and led the twelve Knights of the Round Table and Su Yinglan's army to conquer all directions."
"This long war lasted for 14 years."
"After 14 years of fighting, Arthur finally succeeded in defeating all the enemies around the Suyingland Empire. Among them, the barbarians in the west were conquered by Arthur. After annexing the territory of the Western Barbarians, the territory of the Suyingland Empire was greatly reduced. The area has nearly doubled.”
"Although Arthur finally realized her wishes and goals, defeated all enemies, made the Su Yinglan Empire free from foreign troubles, and had a long-lost peaceful time, but she also paid a heavy price."
"Let's not talk about the foreign enemies. The Su Yinglan Empire itself also suffered countless casualties. In the fourteen-year war, countless soldiers were killed and wounded, and the money spent was incalculable. Countless families were broken... There are almost no young men in every village and town across the country..."
At this point, the black-robed man seemed unwilling to continue, and shook his head with a bitter smile.
After a long silence, the black-robed man continued:
"Arthur's immortal merits are made up of countless bones, so Arthur is still being criticized to this day, criticizing her for being a war maniac, a tyrant, and a fanatical war lover."
"What do you think, little sister?"
The black-robed man turned his head and looked at Ilsa, who had been silently listening to her talk about Arthur's dark history since just now.
After hearing the black-robed man's question, Ilsa pondered for a while.
After a long while, Ilsa whispered:
"... I am still immature and ignorant, so I don't know how to evaluate the 'Knight King'..."
"But, I think - a genius like the 'Knight King' who can help the Suyinglan Empire out of trouble and become the strongest country at that time will definitely not make any foolish plans."
"The 'Knight King' will choose to use violence to solve the empire's peace problem. I think the 'Knight King' must have many difficulties in this..."
After hearing what Ilsa said, the black-robed man's pupils shrank slightly, and a faint surprise appeared on his face.
"I just learned a new piece of knowledge a few days ago: violence and negotiation are only one of the means to solve problems. Sometimes, violence may even be the best way to solve problems."
"I don't know what the situation was like when the 'Knight King' was preparing to solve the foreign invasion a thousand years ago, but I think the situation at that time might be that there was no other way except to use force."
"The 'Knight King' may have realized this and decided to use violence - a method that many people at that time and now do not understand or even oppose to solve the enemies around the empire."
At this point, Ilsa paused.
After thinking for a while and reorganizing his words, he continued in a low voice:
"If I were the 'Knight King', and found that there was no other way to solve the foreign enemy except using force, I might also be like the 'Knight King', resolutely mobilizing the whole country and mobilizing the major knight groups to defeat or even conquer this foreign enemy."
"Rather than continue to suffer the pain brought by foreign enemies, I would rather use temporary severe pain to exchange for a period of peace and comfort."
The military genius came to another world with Zizhi Tongjian
The military genius came to another world with Zizhi Tongjian