Because of the rain last night, the temperature today was a little lower than before, and the clouds coiling in the air blocked the hot sun, and the weather in the morning was quite cool.
The wind blowing from the sea in the distance brings the moist atmosphere of the ocean. The flowers, plants and trees that were scorched by the scorching sun a few days ago have been moistened by the rain all night. It's comfortable to look at.
In the courtyard of Heimos' palace, the stream was flowing happily as always, and a priest stood beside the stream.
He was wearing a standard dark blue priest costume of the night god Nanna, with slightly longer hair scattered over his shoulders.
After receiving the call of Heimos, Suojia came to the palace early in the morning.
When he came, Heimos was doing a routine morning exercise in the courtyard. As always, he was doing almost extreme physical training. After finishing it, he was sweating profusely, and the brown skin all over his body seemed to be soaked with sweat.
After finishing training, Huymos was going to give a brief rinse, and Soga naturally had to wait honestly.
Waiting and waiting, he couldn't help thinking of his beloved lover, Fataya.
After encountering Gallan who had left the palace occasionally, Fataya told Suojia about her encounter with the young Prince Gallan many years ago.
Soggar quickly remembered.
More than eight years ago, this was indeed the case.
When King Camos rebuilt the slums, some powerful officials deceived and greedily swallowed a lot of property, and even forced the poor to ruin their homes.
At that time, it was the very young Prince Garland who exposed the incident, which angered King Camos, executed and punished many people.
At that time, Suojia happened to travel abroad and practice in the temples of Nanna all over the country - this is what he must do when he is selected as one of the successors of the next high priest.
Therefore, he is not very clear about this matter.
Now, seeing his lover's eyes lit up and her brows beaming when she mentioned King Garlan, Suojia couldn't help but want to smile bitterly.
Fataya is full of admiration for King Gallan both inside and outside the language, and he respects him extremely. He even sees that Fataya still hides a bit of pity for the little prince in the past.
Soggar promises.
With Fataya's loyalty, if she dares to go against King Gallan, she will definitely kill her relatives without hesitation.
Thinking of this, the priest of the god of the night felt bitter and astringent in his heart.
Whether it was the master he was loyal to, or his beloved lover, one or two, all of them were dead set on that young king.
It's really... ugh...
He used to be ambitious and swore to assist His Highness Heimos to ascend to the throne, and then he would be able to gain the trust of His Highness Heimos as a hero, assist him in making great achievements for a long time, and obtain such great achievements that he will be remembered in history. .
However, after King Garlan ascended the throne, his ambition completely became a bubble.
Although King Gallan did not take precautions against suppressing Heimos as he thought after he ascended the throne, but instead trusted him and entrusted him with important responsibilities, so the subordinates who followed Heimos also Not being liquidated and suppressed.
It stands to reason that as a loser, this result has been very good.
But Suojia was still very uncomfortable.
He longed for power, longed to stand in a higher position, and longed to do something that everyone in the world would look up to.
However, as long as he thinks about what he has done against King Garlan in the past in order to let Lord Heimos compete for the throne, Suojia also understands that his future may have come to an end.
If it were him, in the position of King Garland, he would definitely find an excuse to punish or even execute those who had calculated on him.
Yes, King Garlan's heart is very generous, which can be seen from the fact that he has no scruples in making Lord Heimos the commander of the Third Legion.
However, no matter how lenient it is, it is good to not care about yourself, how can you entrust yourself with a heavy responsibility
Just when Suojia was thinking about this in a depressing mood, Heimos, who had finished bathing and changed his clothes, finally came out.
"follow me."
He said it bluntly, and then stepped out of the palace gate.
Suojia walked behind him for a while, and was surprised to find that this was the road to King Garlan's palace.
As we all know, although King Garlan sat on the throne, he still lived in the original palace.
In the past, Suojia had followed Heimos to this palace many times. But since Garlan became king, he has not stepped into this palace for a long time.
After a lapse of two years, Suojia, who finally entered the palace again, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
At the same time, he was also a little puzzled as to why Heimos suddenly brought him here.
Just as he was about to ask Heimos, he saw that his master's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he threw him away and walked forward quickly.
As soon as Suojia looked up, he saw that the young king was in the courtyard, and the big lion was circling around him.
As soon as Heimos approached, he was blocked by the blond knight guarding Garlan, preventing him from approaching.
As Gallan's guardian knight, Kaihos faithfully carried out his Majesty's orders, and did not allow Heimos to approach within ten meters of Gallan's surroundings for three days.
Today is the third day, and it hasn't passed yet.
Looking at Kaihos standing in front of him, Heimos looked like a sword.
He said coldly, "Garlan asked me to come over today."
"Oh, sorry, Lord Heimos, I forgot for a moment."
Kaihos showed a look of sudden realization, but the expression was fake.
He stepped aside and let Heimos pass, but his eyes kept staring at Heimos's every move.
Obviously, if Heimos did something inappropriate, he would immediately step forward.
Suojia looked at this scene indifferently.
He said he was tired.
Suojia watched Heimos walk to King Garlan, who was still feeding the big lion meat, and the cold face he had just faced Kaihos softened instantly.
Heimos looked like he was coaxing someone and said a few words to Gallan softly, but Gallan just looked up at him and said a word to him, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
So boring!
Even if the other person is a loved one, he can't coax, offer, or accommodate him without dignity.
Suojia thought so angrily in his heart.
He completely forgot how he gave in without bottom line when he faced Fataya.
Touching Nega's mane, he handed it most of the half-cooked meat left in his hand. Gallan took the wet towel handed over by the maid standing beside him, wiped his hands, and turned to look at Suoga.
Suojia was stunned for a moment, and he didn't care to continue to slander, he hurriedly leaned over and knelt down in front of Garlan on one knee.
"Suojia, I asked Heimos to bring you here."
King Garlan's words made Suojia stunned for a moment.
It turned out that King Gallan summoned him
Why
Before he could think about it, Garlan turned around and walked into the room.
"You came just in time, Xie Mu'er has already arrived, you should come too."
Shemuel
Seeing that Garland had entered the house, Soga quickly got up and followed.
As soon as he entered the government room, he really saw Xie Mu'er standing in the room, Xie Mu'er glanced at him and looked away, his expression was the same solemnity that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.
Seeing this mortal enemy from childhood to adulthood, Suojia's mood is very complicated.
Shemuel led Shamash's temple forces to support Prince Gallan.
He supported Prince Heimos on behalf of Nanna's temple forces.
Later, when Garlan ascended the throne, Ximul became the king's confidant as his teacher, and Shamash's temple power completely overwhelmed Nanna's temple power.
Compared with losing to Xie Muer personally, what Suojia can't accept is that they, as wise priests of Nanna, actually lost to a group of people whose minds are full of muscles and just blindly idealize without considering the reality. Marsh priests.
But no way.
They lost.
Although there are too many mental activities, Suojia, who has long been accustomed to being different from the outside, still has a respectful demeanor, and bows slightly to King Garlan, who is already sitting on the obsidian bench.
Noticing that Suojia looked at Xie Muer with a complicated look after entering the door, and Xie Muer ignored his appearance, the corner of Garlan's mouth raised.
Sure enough, the priests of Nanna and the priests of Shamash were like water and fire, and they did not like each other.
The priests of Shamash felt that the priests of Nanna were insidious and cunning.
The priests of Nanna felt that the priests of Shamash were stubborn and rigid.
"Suojia, I asked you to come here because I have something to do for you."
Seeing that everyone has arrived, Garlan said directly.
"About the Commerce and Trade Office, you must be well aware of it."
The Commerce and Trade Office has been in operation for more than a month, bringing huge wealth to Garland.
Although the other high-ranking ministers were jealous, they didn't have the guts to take their food.
After all, when they set up the Commerce and Trade Office, they were not optimistic, so Garlan used his own people and his own money to build it, and he had already agreed with them in advance that the income would also belong to him.
Now, everyone has regretted it, but no matter how much they regret it, they dare not go back on their king.
Although there are people who want to follow the example of King Garland to build a similar place, but without the prestige of King Garland, the merchants do not trust them at all, and of course they fail in the end.
Suojia, who has focused on the Commerce and Trade Department, is of course very clear, and he nodded.
Garland continued.
"Tal is too busy in charge of the Commerce and Trade Office alone, so I decided to send you and Xi Muer over to assist him."
Suojia was startled.
Originally looking at ease, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Garlan with an unbelievable look in his eyes.
"In the future, Tal will only be responsible for the operation of the Commerce and Trade Office. The regulations on commerce and trade are formulated by the priests of Shamash after consultation, and then reported to me for review.
Garland said,
"Sogar, those complaints and disputes between merchants in the Commerce and Trade Office are tried and adjudicated by the priests of Nanna."
He turned to Shemuer again and said to him.
"Ximul, the priests of Shamash can participate in all the process of the judgment of the priests of Nanna. If there is any objection, or there are signs of corruption, they can report it to you directly."
"Then, it's up to you and Suojia to discuss. If the dispute cannot be resolved, report it to me."
Suojia was still amazed at the fact that Gallan had given him part of the power of the important business office, but when he heard this large paragraph, his heart froze.
His extreme sensitivity to political power allowed him to grasp the key points of this long passage almost instantly.
His mind was spinning rapidly, and a vague thought appeared in his mind.
The thought frightened him.
Suojia was still in shock here, but over there, Xie Muer frowned tightly, his eyes were full of displeasure.
The relationship between the priests of Shamash and the priests of Nanna was like water and fire, so it was extremely unpleasant for him to work with Sokha in the future.
But he was absolutely uneasy about handing over an important source of wealth to the cunning Suojia—that group of Nanna priests used to exploit loopholes, didn't know what justice was, and would definitely favor favoritism.
So, someone has to keep an eye on them.
Shemuel firmly believes that only an upright priest of Shamash can do this.
With this thought in mind, he reluctantly acquiesced to this matter.
"Okay, that's it, you can leave."
Garlan raised his hand and motioned them to leave.
"You should know the importance of the Commerce and Trade Department, so think about how to do it well after you go back."
He glanced at Soga.
He wasn't worried about this man.
He is very aware of Suojia's ambition and desire for power. Once Suojia is given a chance, he will surely seize it.
The vague thought in his heart made Suojia's mind extremely confused at the moment, but, seeing that Garland had already got up to leave, he gritted his teeth and spoke with the thought of fighting.
"His Majesty."
He lowered his voice and said, "The system you set up at the Commerce and Trade Department is... trying to... what?"
As soon as Garlan stood up, he listened to Suojia's words, and looked back at Suojia with a slightly surprised look.
Then, he smiled slightly.
"It's not bad for being the priest of Nanna..."
The young king stood and looked down at Suojia, who was kneeling below.
"Since you've seen it, I'll just say it straight here."
"Yes, I am using the Commerce and Trade Department as a pilot. I will implement this system in the royal court in the future."
Standing in front of the crowd, Garlan said calmly.
"In the future, the ministers in the royal court will only be responsible for implementing decisions, and all departments and bureaus will not be allowed to set up regulations on their own."
For a long time, although the national law was formulated by the Shamash Temple and the king, the various divisions and departments of the royal court could formulate the legal system related to their rights.
"All judicial formulations must be made by the temple of Shamash in accordance with strict regulations, and proclaimed throughout the country in the name of Shamash. All laws that have not been proclaimed by the temple of Shamash are false laws. "
"However, from now on, the judgment and verdict on violations of the law will be the responsibility of the temple of Nanna."
All along, there is no clear attribution of judicial power, and any department, department, and high-ranking ministers have the right to arrest and punish others.
"All noble ministers are not allowed to judge and punish others without authorization."
"The Shamash Temple is responsible for the implementation of the ruling. If the Shamash Temple believes that the ruling is inconsistent with the law, it can ask the Nanna Temple to re-judgment."
Suo Jia's heart froze.
This is restriction.
The ministers in the royal court, the power of the Shamash Temple, and the power of the Nanna Temple, are restricted in three aspects.
As a power that believes in the gods, the temple is not allowed to associate with ministers in the royal court.
And the royal court will definitely be very dissatisfied with the temple because of the power being divided by the temple.
Thereby eliminating the possibility of collusion between the royal court and the temple.
Not to mention the Shamash Temple and the Nanna Temple. Even if a Shamash priest dies, he will never collude with the Nanna priests, and the same is true for the Nanna priests.
The powers of the three parties are balanced and go hand in hand, and it is difficult for any party to grow alone.
The kingship is above the three parties.
If this system is implemented, the successor to the throne will be able to firmly control all power as long as he is not stupid.
At the same time, there will never be a matter of a powerful minister with enormous power covering the sky and blinding the king's sight.
If this system is implemented locally, then the consuls of each city will no longer be able to consolidate all their powers and uncheck them as before, and thus wantonly abuse their powers and deceive the royal city.
In this way, things like Tozes City are bound to never happen again.
Suojia thought about it carefully, and repeatedly chewed the words that King Garlan said, and his heartbeat began to speed up.
this system.
If it can be successfully implemented, I am afraid it can completely change the political structure of Aaron Landis.
And he will witness this huge change and become a part of it.
The Temple of Nanna will also resume its status alongside that of Shamash.
Holding back his excitement, Suojia suddenly felt an incredible feeling.
He never thought that King Garlan would be able to disregard his past suspicions, give himself a chance, and entrust him with an important responsibility for himself who had calculated King Garlan.
The big heart of this young king is really unimaginable for him.
For a long time, Suojia firmly believed that only those who were decisive, rational and ruthless were fit to be kings.
But at this moment, he suddenly thought, isn't he now sincerely glad that the person on the throne at this moment is King Garland
"Are you… willing to trust me?"
He finally couldn't hold back, and asked a question in a complicated mood.
"Oh, if you want to do something, I'll tell Fataya."
The young king said, an understatement.
Suojia: "..."
One hit kill.
Suppressing the complicated and chaotic thoughts in his heart at the moment, Suojia raised his head and looked at Garlan.
"Your Majesty, you should give this system a name so that we can better implement this system in the Commerce and Trade Office."
"Name..."
Garlan tilted his head slightly and thought about it.
With a move in his heart, he said, "Let's call it the 'separation of powers' system."
With a playful mind, Garlan uttered the name.
It's just that he has no idea how much influence his whim has had on future generations.
…
According to later historians.
Separation of Powers.
The origins of the system can be traced back to the time of the wise king of Aaron Landis.
Founded by King Xianming.
Although the system created by King Xianming was a pseudo-separation of powers system under the control of the king, not the separation of powers in the true sense, the emergence of this system pointed out the direction for the real separation of powers system in later generations.
Thousands of years later, the system of separation of powers in the true sense of later generations was established based on it.
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"I order your subordinates, you really don't care?"
After holding back for a long time, Garlan finally couldn't help but ask.
The temple of Nanna has always been a force under Heimos.
His approach can be said to directly pry the corner of Heimos.
But he can't do anything about it. The power that can keep pace with Shamash's temple and will never collude, no matter how he thinks, there is only Nanna's temple.
Glancing at the others standing not far away, Heimos leaned over and approached Garlan's ear.
"Anyway..."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, spread his hands, and said softly.
"… Even me is yours, isn't it?"
"… "
Garland turned his head sideways.
He said, "Anyway, they called you here, so today is the only day left in those three days. The order that you are not allowed to approach... let's end it early."
Looking softly at the little pinkishness on the tip of the boy's ears hidden in the blond hair, the corners of Heimos' lips couldn't stop rising.
"Yes."
He said in a low and gentle voice,
"My Majesty."