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Sharlayan, who was relaxing in the back garden, didn't know the private conversation between Valeera and Stellagosa, nor what the two siblings Sylvanas and Lyras were planning behind their backs. He was going to smoke. Let’s go back to Unicorn City sometime.

Although Sharlayan has moved away from Quel'Thalas, he built Unicorn City with his own hands and has watched its development step by step.

From a national perspective, it is a bit excessive to say that Unicorn City is the private property of the Deep Shadow family.

After all, this important trading town near the southern border of Quel'Thalas pays taxes to the central government on schedule and in sufficient amounts every year, and there has never been any tax evasion.

However, the senior management of Quel'Thalas, including Sun King Kael'thas, actually knew in their hearts that the name Sharlayan Deep Shadow was more influential than the Sun King in Unicorn City and even the entire Deep Shadow Domain. and the cabinet is larger.

For modern people like Danmaku netizens who were born under the red flag, this situation of only knowing the lord but not the king is hard to accept, but in fact, this is the normal state of the feudal kingdom.

There is a saying in the world where Danmaku is located that is very suitable to describe here - the vassals of my vassals are not my vassals.

Sarlayan has no intention of splitting the country. This situation is caused by the superposition of many objective factors.

As communication technology and transportation become more and more developed, the exchanges between the north and the south of Yonge Forest will become more and more frequent. This old feudal system with the sky high and the emperor far away will sooner or later be swept into the garbage heap of history.

Sarlayan has no intention of blocking it. There is a saying in the barrage that is very good. The wheel of history is rolling forward. Anyone who wants to block it will eventually be mercilessly run over.

With the opening of people's wisdom and the rapid advancement of magic technology, the central government's influence on the major noble fiefdoms will become stronger and stronger. This is the general trend and will not be diverted by human will.

Of course, this does not mean that the nobles who are losing power will just sit back and wait for death.

Unfortunately, under the tacit cooperation of Sarlayan and the two generations of Sun Kings, the nobles of Quel'Thalas had their backbones broken long ago. Almost all the old nobles fell. Under the leadership of the early years, they all united around the royal family.

Thanks to a complete set of education mechanisms, more and more civilian talents are entering major government departments in an orderly manner.

The nobles who were boiled by warm water also knew that the central government headed by Kael'thas was reducing their influence and privileges little by little. Unfortunately...by now, they were already beyond their means.

Neither Sharlayan nor Kael'thas intends to artificially accelerate the social system changes in Quel'Thalas. At the moment, all the Sun King and cabinet ministers need to do is let nature take its course. The inertia of the development of the times will make those powerful people facing transformation A choice had to be made.

"The next stage of the feudal era is the capitalist era..."

Sarlayan curled up his lips with a half-smile: "No matter in which era, powerful people will always exist. Absolute fairness is just an illusion after all."

"Kael'thas and I have given you the opportunity. Whether you can seize it and adjust the direction of the family's development in time depends on your vision."

With Sarlayan at the helm, who has open eyes, the Deep Shadow family has already begun to transform in advance, from a traditional noble lord sitting on a large land to a capital group with a large amount of wealth and resources.

With the oil industry chain as a major bargaining chip in hand, the transformation of the Shenying family will be easy.

Windrunner is the family with the closest relationship with the Deep Shadow family among the many nobles in the southern part of Eversong Forest.

Vereesa, who is in charge of family affairs, has long been accustomed to following Sarlayan's footsteps. As soon as the Deep Shadow family began its tepid transformation, Vereesa immediately followed suit without hesitation.

For the foreseeable future, no matter how Quel'Thalas changes, the Windrunner family will continue to thrive.

From the perspective of the Sun King, Kael'thas is also optimistic about the transformation of the Windrunner family.

For thousands of years, the Windrunner family has been firmly loyal to the Sunstrider royal family, and the interests between the two have long been deeply bound. Kael'thas does not have to worry that Windrunner will one day take the lead in revolutionizing his own life.

Different from the world where Danmaku is located, the lifespan of high elves is much longer than that of humans in other worlds, so their mature experience cannot be directly copied.

According to Danmu, monarchy is a dog-betting regime with a high upper limit but a very low lower limit. The bet is on whether the personal ability of the reigning monarch is online.

In contrast, a constitutional monarchy in which the monarch releases certain rights to cabinet ministers is a stable government with a minimum guarantee mechanism. The upper limit will not be too high, but at least it will not break through the center of the earth due to the wanton behavior of some foolish kings.

While Kael'thas, the wise king, is in office, Quel'Thalas can continue to adopt an autocratic monarchy with confidence and boldness. As for the future... let's talk about it later.

Kael'thas has been promoted to demigod and has unlimited lifespan. As long as he does not want to retire, in theory, Quel'Thalas can always be ruled by him personally.

But Kael'thas personally doesn't intend to do this.

Demigods do have immortal lifespans, but that doesn't mean they won't die.

If Kael'thas is unfortunately killed in a war that breaks out in the future, Quel'Thalas is likely to fall at the speed of light without a successor, and this is obviously something Kael'thas doesn't want to see. of.

Therefore, Kael'thas had discussed this issue with Sharlayan a few years ago.

He will not stay on the throne forever. Instead, like the previous generations of Sun Kings, he will cultivate his descendants according to normal procedures, and when the time is right, he will give up the throne to his son, grandson, or even great-grandson.

Don't doubt it, it's not unusual for four or even five generations of a high elf family to live under the same roof.

If the governing abilities of all his sons cannot satisfy Kael'thas, he will defer the priority of passing the throne to his grandsons, or even great-grandsons, or great-great-grandsons. After all, he will not leave a mess and leave without leaving a mess.

If he really couldn't choose a suitable successor, Kael'thas would have no choice but to adopt the constitutional monarchy proposed by Sarlayan that could guarantee the minimum limit.

Unlike Quel'Thalas, which actively seeks change, other kingdoms in Azeroth, including Lordaeron, are still struggling in the feudal system, and even the Dark Night Republic, which is a nominally democratic government, is no exception.

This is not because Malfurion deliberately wants to sell dog meat, but because everyone in the Republic of Dark Night is not ready to enter the next era. Forcing the transformation will only cause trouble because the step is too big, and the gain outweighs the loss.

The current Queen of Lordaeron, Calia, grew up receiving education from Sharlayan. Of course, she also wants Lordaeron to keep up with the changes of the times, but... Lordaeron was not told by the Menethil family. Calculate.

The constraints of nobles and high-ranking officials at all levels prevented her from carrying out drastic reforms like Quel'Thalas, which had cleaned up the nobles several times.

After officially joining the Deep Shadow Family, Caliya has already begun planning to train a successor to take over.

However, the horoscope has not yet been revealed, and she is not even pregnant with the child yet.

In the foreseeable next dozen years...or even decades, Caliya will continue to sit on the throne.

She does not intend to believe in the wisdom of future generations as the barrage teases, but is prepared to personally solve the problems of social change in Lordaeron before officially passing the throne, leaving her with a more stable and open Lordaeron. Inherited by Sharlayan's children. (End of chapter)