Chapter 1240 The dispute over the spread of theocracy
Obviously, the opinions of a group of cabinet dignitaries have touched the bottom line, and that bottom line is the belief of the two supreme temples.
For a long time, the two supreme temples have regarded themselves as leaders of supreme laws and beliefs, rather than rulers in a pure sense.
Therefore, the Supreme Temple is not greedy for power. Instead, it highly respects the reproduction and spread of all subordinate laws under the two supreme laws. Unless it is a major issue related to the safety and prosperity of the continent, the two supreme temples rarely issue orders to any ethnic group.
In the hearts of the goddesses of all ages, the divine power derived from the belief in holding power also serves the common beliefs and laws, rather than existing for anyone's personal interests.
Therefore, the sixteen temples have always been very independent. Except for a few holders and owners of divine power, there is no so-called nobility or royal family below them.
The long-term purpose of the sixteen goddesses does not require or allow the emergence of such special forces under their command, overriding the endless people of the mainland.
The temple does not interfere with the internal autonomy of the major ethnic groups, so it does not ask about their system. Whether there is a royal family or nobility does not represent the position of the temple, but the temple's own purpose will not be affected.
The so-called "theory of direct lineage" is actually the self-promotion of those people. The Supreme Temple and the Secondary Temple have never recognized this.
Each of their divine rights holders only represents themselves and their exclusive divine rights, and does not involve others, including relatives and friends.
To put it bluntly, even the friends, relatives, and even her parents of the God-Emperor during his childhood would not wait for the corresponding respected status after the God-Emperor succeeded to the throne.
The God-Emperor will treat those people well, but he will not give them any special gifts because of this, and it is even less likely that they will be reused because of his position. Even the brothers and sisters of the God-Emperor must have corresponding abilities or functions if they want to rise to the top.
Credit, otherwise he would never appear in any important position.
The same is true for secondary goddesses and goddesses. From the day they came to power, the meaning of their existence is closely related to faith, divine authority, and laws.
Even the people around these theocratic holders are not able to "achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven", let alone those who are more distant from them?
Therefore, based on this belief, any holder of theocratic power will never set out to build his own ethnic group, let alone allow his relatives and friends to rely on their own authority to establish the ideology of the royal family and the aristocracy. Such things will never be allowed.
will be recognized.
Ultimately, this is related to the goddess tradition. Divine power has always been highly centralized, and that kind of authority will not easily spread to any group.
As for why "direct forces and ethnic groups" appear, this is actually a rather complex problem with deep roots.
Although goddesses and goddesses have always taken precautions to prevent their divine power from spreading to unrelated people, their influence will still exist to some extent.
For example, the ethnic group or force where the God-Emperor was born must be highly respected. Even if the God-Emperor does not give that ethnic group the slightest favor and does nothing, all parties will subconsciously give that group a high status.
This kind of people's inherent thinking does not center on anyone's will. After all, people's hearts are unpredictable. Even if the God Emperor stops it, it will not have much effect.
What's more, the groups that generally give birth to god emperors, goddesses, and goddesses have very strong bloodlines, and many of them even already have extremely high status. Coupled with the invisible help, over time, they will naturally become more prominent.
Therefore, the so-called "direct descendants of the temple" were born out of an irreconcilable contradiction. They have never been recognized, but they really exist and have been trying to gain recognition.
Based on the fact that these groups have indeed made great contributions to the mainland for a long time, even the God Emperors of the past dynasties cannot easily suppress them even if they do not admit it. Moreover, many large groups cannot be suppressed at all unless they make big mistakes.
This series of complex problems has led to the internal conflicts between the two divine kingdoms that can never seem to find a way out over the long years.
It's just that in the past, those in power and those who wanted to be in power would tolerate each other and would not easily embarrass the other party or make conflicts public.
As for the current acute issue of "the spread of divine power", as Shen Chen obtained that honor, it caused a psychological imbalance among many direct lineage giants, and it was finally exposed in public at the Supreme Temple.
Moreover, this timing is also quite subtle. The two god emperors and eleven secondary goddesses are all present. This is like the most direct collision of contradictions.
Dravenson, Alvin and others also knew that provoking such a conflict in public would make the two god emperors and the secondary goddess very dissatisfied.
But now that the matter has come to this, they don't care so much anymore, and to be honest, they are also dissatisfied with the God Emperor's previous decision.
These major direct ethnic groups and families have served the Supreme Temple for generations, but they have not received real respect and honorary status. Now, an outsider has climbed on top of them. How can people be willing to do so?
The entire hall was silent. Although the incident happened suddenly, the two God-Emperors were very human after all and could not be easily frightened by the momentum of these big shots.
God Emperor Hera responded calmly: "The royal family and aristocratic system cannot be established under the temple. This is the bottom line. It will not change before, now, or in the future!"
Obviously, the position of the goddesses is also quite firm, and as the real masters, they can veto everything out of their active position when necessary.
What they are worried about is nothing more than the internal stability of the mainland's top leaders. After all, these direct forces have long been entrenched and their prominent positions are there.
Their influence and military strength also account for a considerable proportion of the mainland, and they have indeed made outstanding achievements. Therefore, usually, even if they know that these guys are persistent in their evil intentions, they, the goddesses, will not be too embarrassed.
However, there is a bottom line for any scruples. Above the bottom line, those people can let it go no matter how they make trouble, but if they touch the bottom line, they must be clearly and severely stopped.
The eleven secondary goddesses present did not speak, but their attitude was the same. The non-expansion of divine power was actually a natural blessing for the endless people of the mainland.
If the divine power spreads, and the huge aristocracy and royal family also have inherent superiority and respect, then the countless races on the continent will be equivalent to supporting a big mountain. Every move they make in daily life will be curbed, and there will be a conflict between resources and survival.
In the competition for the environment, we will also be at a serious disadvantage.
This can be seen from other divine kingdoms. Those who are truly in power in the divine kingdoms will always be subordinates of the royal bloodline and the Supreme Temple.
And those people also occupy a large part of the resources of the Kingdom of God, and then the alliance between the royal family and the nobles further develops at all levels. Ordinary people and small ethnic groups can only be exploited and unable to fight. That is
A kind of sorrow for all living beings, a belief in life and nature that does not allow that kind of situation to occur.
Looking back at the Green Continent, the reason why the faith here is so strong is, to a certain extent, closely related to the supreme leader's respect for all living beings.
There are only sixteen temples on this largest continent in the God Realm, so there are very few large-scale internal wars. In addition, taxes are extremely low, and there is only one level of secondary temples. The taxes of the Supreme Temple come from the major secondary temples.
share is paid.
Under extremely low taxes, ordinary people will not suffer from layer upon layer of exploitation in a relatively large environment, and their living environment will naturally be incomparable.
Therefore, it is not the exclusive power of the goddesses of the past dynasties. Its root is the survival demands of countless billions of creatures on the mainland. Many things are by no means as simple as arguing black and white. There are extremely huge and complex implications behind them...
Regarding the statement of the goddess of nature, most of the leaders of the giant tribes present have always firmly supported it. They have a royal family and aristocratic system within them, but because they do not control the divine power, that kind of system has less negative harm and no
affect other species.
And if the temple establishes a nobility and royal family system, it will be detrimental to them in the long run. In the future, their survival will not only depend on respecting the temple, but also on the faces of the great nobles and royal families.
And some supporters, or people with ambiguous attitudes, mostly have close relationships with those large direct ethnic groups, and have extensive interests behind them, which is why the ideas of giants such as Drevenson can be passed.
At this moment, at the Tianzun Academy, the situation is also divided into three groups: supporters, neutrals, and opponents. Supporters are still the majority.
The origins of most of the more than a hundred giants in the Tianzun Academy are actually closely related to the great forces in the direct line of the God Emperor.
Shen Chen has returned to his seat. Seeing things going up and down, he feels awe-struck. Even in the most peaceful green primitive continent, there are such sharp conflicts within it. This is really sad.
However, he has just come to power and is in a delicate situation. On this issue, it is not suitable to take a stand. In his heart, he must support the God Emperor. After all, he is also the seventeenth person now, so he is in the same camp.
Seeing that the situation was at a stalemate, many people thought that those direct lineage giants would only be defeated in the face of the God Emperor's strong rejection.
But I didn't expect that this time Dravenson, Alvin and other important ministers, as well as most of the ministers of the Kingdom of God, and more than half of the giants of the Tianzun Academy, were determined to fight for a black and white.
"Two God Emperors, since the rules can be broken for that young man, why can't it work for our own people? Please forgive me for being bold. This matter is really too much!" Another chief cabinet minister protested seriously.
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The man's name is Malcolm, and he is the Minister of Resources and Wealth of the Kingdom of Nature and one of the fifteen chief cabinet ministers.
For a long time, the role of their mansion has been severely restricted by the major secondary goddesses. It is difficult for their authority to intervene in the goddess's territory. Therefore, although they are in high positions, their influence is quite limited, and they have always hoped to obtain real corresponding jurisdiction.
Among the leaders of the major giant clans, there are also some leaders who clearly support the propositions of these giants. It is obvious that giants such as Drevenson and Alvin have already attracted many important supporters in the past.
And their energy doesn't stop there. The situation in the government and the opposition on the other side of the Kingdom of Life is exactly the same, because the essential conflict between the two sides is the same.
Seeing this posture, even Shen Chen secretly smacked his lips. These "theocratic diffusion" advocates are by no means alone. It can even be said that their camp occupies more than half of the mainland's top leaders.
If the laws and beliefs of the Goddess had not been strong enough, it would have been difficult to suppress this momentum for a long time, and the problem would be much more acute than imagined.
However, even with such momentum, the two god emperors have already reacted coldly. The goddess of life retorted: "We reiterate that Shen Chen's current respect is only related to his potential, reputation and contribution, and the same is true for you.
At any time, this kind of change will not be directly linked to the origin and background. I hope you will not confuse them and use the mechanism to cause trouble!"
God Emperor Hera said bluntly: "Even if we identify ten more such characters in the future, it will have nothing to do with that incident. The former is a necessary change, and the latter is a matter of faith purpose. There is no comparison. Shen Chen
Now that he is in that position, his actions in the future must also abide by the principles of faith within this framework!"
The implication is that even if Shen Chen has the same status as the secondary goddess in the future, he cannot organize the royal family headed by himself in the form of an ancient clan.
Of course, Shen Chen had nothing to say about this. He respected the mainland's beliefs.
Chapter completed!