'...when he himself agreed upon anything, the thing was done.' In what way does this sentence throw light on the semi-barbarism of kings in ancient times? When would a king be labeled as barbaric? (Chapter- The Lady Or, The Tiger?) please answer the question it's urgent

'...when he himself agreed upon anything, the thing was done.' In what

1.	'...when he himself agreed upon anything, the thing was done.' In what way does this sentence throw light on the semi-barbarism of kings in ancient times? When would a king be labeled as barbaric? (Chapter- The Lady Or, The Tiger?) please answer the question it's urgent
Answer» He is simply being facetious when he says of the king, "He was greatly given to self-communing, and, when he and himself agreed upon anything, the thing was done," it is a whimsical way of saying that the king was an AUTOCRAT and never had a NEED to CONSULT anyone else about his EDICTS.