Attack on Panda

Chapter 237: Become a god by accident?

Ying Tianxue looked back at him strangely: "So what if someone recognizes you?"

"Tsk, girl, you won't be so ungrounded, right? I was the first heir of the family at that time, understand?"

"You have other brothers?"

"My brothers are not very capable, but my cousins ​​are very good."

Ying Tianxue scratched her head: "Hey, then I don't understand. Since you still have brothers, your cousins ​​shouldn't have the right to inherit. Could it be that they want to make a puppet patriarch and become their own master?" Behind-the-scenes boss?"

"Who told you you had no inheritance?"

Ying Tianxue was surprised: "Your father certainly doesn't want to pass on the family to someone else's son, does he? No matter what, he wants to pass it on to his own son, right?"

This kind of thinking is no exception from the emperor to officials or civilians with some money and power since ancient times, right?
Le Anming touched Ying Tianxue's head and smiled softly: "Girl, you are too sweet. Don't use the inheritance rights of legitimate sons and grandsons to apply to the inheritance relationship here."

"Tsk, since it's different, can't you explain it more clearly? Do you have to go around in circles? Isn't it interesting?"

"Okay, okay, let me tell you something." Le Anming lost his temper completely. Anyway, when talking to this girl, don't ask her to reason with her. What is the reason in front of this girl?Can I eat it?
"Actually, here, the succession of big families, especially those with relatively large rights, has always been chaotic. Basically, it is advocated that those who are able should live in their place. Only those with skills will be recognized as heirs, and those without skills will be recognized as heirs. It is useless to be the eldest son of the previous heir."

"There is always a scope for this, right? There are a lot of people in the big family. If you say that as long as you have the same surname, you can fight, wouldn't it be a mess?"

"There is a family tree, and... there is indeed a limit. The first is that the generation cannot be messed up. For example, it is my father's generation. After my father becomes the head of the family, the next heir must also belong to my generation. "

"Huh? But if this is the case, isn't it fair? There are always those who were born early and born late. It is inevitable that there will be some people in the big family who can be your father but are actually your brother?"

"So there is another choice, that is, the choice of the patriarch is generally selected from the sons of the brothers of the current patriarch." Le Anming thought for a while and said in detail: "The age you mentioned can't be helped. Yes, when the current Patriarch abdicates, those who are not sensible or have no strength to fight can only be said to be unlucky, and there is no way to calculate this."

"Abdicate?" Ying Tianxue grasped the key point: "Isn't it the one where the father dies and the son succeeds? Oh, I mean, it means that when the head of the family dies, the chosen heir will inherit."

"No, the general patriarch will abdicate at a certain time, in order to fear that if the heir chosen by the patriarch is not recognized by others when the patriarch is dying, it will be ugly, but the patriarch has no way to control it, which is too risky , think about the emperors who have usurped the throne over the past and present... Aren't they all caused by the failure of the previous emperor?"

"But would the old Patriarch be willing?" Ying Tianxue scratched her head.

"It's up to him. In fact, this is also the result of a struggle. It is impossible for a family to rely on only one Patriarch to solve everything. There will be other elders. Elders are obedient to the Patriarch, but they can join forces to contend with the Patriarch. For example, there are four elders in my family. If these four elders join hands, they will have a lot of power. At the right time, the elders and the head of the family will collectively vote on whether to abdicate. Elders will be re-elected, that is to say, the Patriarch and the Elder are in the same position for the same time, and they will abdicate after a certain period of time, generally speaking, when the Patriarch is 60 years old, he will basically abdicate."

Ying Tianxue thought for a while: "These elders seem to be the board of directors of the company?"

"Almost." Le Anming added: "But it's a bit more complicated than the board of directors. Elders are similar to admonishers. They usually obey the head of the family. They will discuss the decisions of the head of the family collectively. They will discuss the differences first, and if they agree internally, they will explain the reasons to the Patriarch if they agree or disagree, and if it is something that the elders object to, no matter what, the Patriarch will not be able to issue a strong order."

"Well, it's not bad if one person counts the short and the others count the long, but... in the center of power, even this can't guarantee their loyalty? What if the elders form a clique to fight against the Patriarch? Or what if the elders fight among themselves? ?" Ying Tianxue felt that the kind of relationship between the ruler and his ministers was only possible when the ruler was a wise ruler and the ministers were direct ministers.

And the most important thing is that the position of the Presbyterian Council is tenured for life. If the emperor thinks that his courtiers are not good, he can still change it. It seems that he can't even change it?If he encounters a few scammers, wouldn't the Patriarch be miserable?
Le Anming didn't think anything of it: "It depends on the patriarch's ability, because the elders are selected by the patriarch in the family, well, those cousins ​​who didn't fight for the patriarch before will be here select."

"What?" Ying Tianxue laughed immediately: "Don't be an ass, you were originally strangled to death, and then you have to be selected as a colleague? Or is it for a lifetime? This system is used to deceive the head of the family and the elders. right?"

"If you don't have any tolerance, why are you still the head of the house? If you are so small, do you think you will be elected as an elder?"

"Is this an ideal situation? Although this system is good, what if the head of the family dies suddenly?"

"If the next generation has grown up, the elders will choose the most suitable one. If not, one of the elders will succeed the head of the family, and then one of the peers will be selected as the successor elder." An Ming shrugged: "It's impossible to be short of people anyway."

"It's really weird." Ying Tianxue held back for a long time and finally could only say this sentence, because the position of Patriarch is not inherited in the same line but chosen from among the suitable juniors. Stabilize the position of the Patriarch, so when robbing the Patriarch's position, he is more concerned about himself, so the protection of the Patriarch's position is not so serious-as long as he doesn't step down before he should step down, that's fine. I think this system is very peaceful.

Ying Tianxue thought about it and still felt weird: "If there are two immortal enemies, one becomes the head of the family and the other becomes an elder, no... When competing for the position of head of the family, as long as there are competitors Immortal, right? Tsk tsk tsk..."

"It's not all. There will be people who know themselves and don't compete for the position of Patriarch. The position of Patriarch is a comprehensive consideration. It doesn't mean that you have a high military value. It also depends on your ability and your contribution to the empire. No matter how In this way, the Smollett family will always be the most loyal courtiers of the empire."

Ying Tianxue tilted her head and looked at Le Anming's serious face, and shook her head: "I really can't understand you. I think it's normal to shed your blood for the country, but it's unimaginable for me to serve the royal family. "

"The education I received is different. Although I still remember the family vows, but... I have grown up under the red flag for more than [-] years. After receiving those educations, I also feel that such a dead-headedness is not right." Le Anming Looking at the scenery outside the carriage, he said: "In the final analysis, the most important thing in a country should be the common people, but the concept of this world is not so advanced, the divine power is supreme, and the next is the imperial power, and the common people are the most important." Insignificant."

"That's because you have the faith of the whole people." Ying Tianxue smiled: "Think about our Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, etc... There are so many people in the world, The beliefs are different, and there is no fixed national belief in China, and the situation here is still different.”

"Speaking of faith, do you have any?"

"Frankly speaking, no, it's not that I only believe in myself, but... when I was happy, I didn't see the so-called God to share with me, and when I was sad, there was no so-called God. Come to comfort me, for me, belief is too illusory, why not...distribute your thoughts on those who care about you, and you will be rewarded no matter what you do.”

"So you're a realist."

"Yes, but I think those religious cultures are very interesting, just like I find it interesting to read various historical materials. Faith needs to exist, but like you, the belief of the whole people seems to be a commoner who believes in God. This ... a little ... I can't accept it."

Le Anming shook his head: "Actually, that's not the case. The reason why everyone believes it is because they have witnessed the existence of miracles. You see, there are legends about dragons in your place but no dragons have been seen, so everyone doubts it, but we can do it here. You can really see it, so the myth will not be doubted. In addition, magic, swordsmanship, and demons all really exist, so everyone believes so much, and there are temples among you. There’s something out there that doesn’t make sense, so it’s different.”

Ying Tianxue nodded, turned her head to look over, and found that they had come out of the forest at some point, and gradually began to see various people from the desolation.

"Huh?" Ying Tianxue lay on the carriage, "It's so strange."

"What's strange?"

"Why are there hairs of any color, but no black hair?"

"Because... according to the legend, only descendants of gods have black hair." Le Anming stammered out a reason that sounded very unreasonable.

"What?" Ying Tianxue's eyes widened and she was completely shocked: "Did I become a god by accident?"

　This chapter is to describe Le Anming's family through dialogue, it is a small transition and foreshadowing...

　　
　
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