The three hundred and nineteenth act of departure from the past
Brando came to his senses in a daze. He stared at the natural orb in his hand that exuded soft light and clouds. He turned his head and found that Delphine's eyes had fallen on his face.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, Lord." Delphine shook her head gently and then looked away, but the look of loneliness was still clearly visible between her eyebrows.
Brando couldn't help but sigh to himself when he saw this. Although the prime minister's daughter had extreme ideas, she herself was not a victim. What's more, in comparison, although she planned many things behind the scenes, the real victims were
But it's not much. Compared with the Silver Queen's ruthlessness, which has plunged countless people into wars and disasters, it is better to say that it is just a kind of willfulness and paranoia.
Seriously speaking, Roman is the only one who is really to blame for her. But what happened to the merchant lady is not inevitable. Brando actually knows very well in his heart that the Twilight Dragon has been planning for several generations.
How could it be that a mere mortal can change?
In fact, he knew all this in his heart, but when Delphine mentioned it again in a contemptuous tone, he still couldn't help but feel angry.
"Is it really okay?" Brando asked, "Do you want to take a rest?"
"No need," Delphine hesitated for a moment: "It was just a dream."
"A dream?"
"I dreamed about something that happened when I was a child." She forced a smile, her eyes full of nostalgia: "Lord, I lived in Loyenburg before I was five years old, which is on the outskirts of South Banker.
My father's territory. When I was a child, I was a child, and I had a group of friends, most of whom were orphans adopted by the Silver Lily Orphanage. Do you know the Silver Lily Society?"
Brando looked slightly surprised: "Civilian?"
Delphine nodded.
"Are you surprised? Do you think I, a rich young lady from a noble family, would actually cut corners and mix with common people?"
"I didn't see it a bit." Brando replied. Of course he knew that the Cruz Empire was very hierarchical, and the nobles rarely even interacted with civilians, let alone made friends.
The descendants of nobles are even more strict in their upbringing. They are often taught by an excellent lady before they reach adulthood, and they will not mix with the children of common people, let alone common people. Even ordinary little nobles can rarely join their families.
'Dharma Eye'.
In fact, just looking at the first time he dealt with Faina, you can see how proud and arrogant the little princess was.
If it were someone else, Brando might still be able to believe it a little bit, but when he looked at Delphine, he couldn't see that the prime minister's daughter, who acted with strict aristocratic etiquette in every move, could be such a deviant person.
"Haha. If my father and grandfather knew about this, I'm afraid they would be furious."
"I'm afraid it's not just as simple as Big Thunder." Brando thought to himself, what kind of family is the Niedwin family in the empire? What is the status of the old prime minister Niedwin in the empire? Let him know that his eldest granddaughter,
The eldest daughter of the family hangs out with a group of dirty poor boys all day long, fearing that there will be an earthquake in the Niedwen family.
He asked: "So, you dreamed about what happened at that time?"
Brando never expected that his casual question would make Delphine shed tears. He watched two lines of crystal tears rolling down the face of the prime minister's daughter.
Brando was stunned for a moment.
No matter how much hurt and blow he had suffered since he met the prime minister's daughter, and even though she was hysterical when she was almost disfigured by Long Yan that day, she had never shown such an emotional out-of-control scene.
"Miss Delphine?"
"Lord, do you think a person who betrayed his beliefs and oaths is really worthy of redemption?" Delphine suddenly asked.
"?"
"After my fifth birthday, I had to go to Mehotofen. Before I left, I saw my friends for the last time. I remember it was in a barn. I swore to each of them that one day I would
If you come to see them, you will never forget your commitments and your companions just because your identity has changed."
"Like any tomboy, Rowan and I had a fist bump. Demi also gave me her favorite straw doll," Delphine clenched her fists tightly, and Brando saw her
He clenched his knuckles until they were white, and his nails almost dug into his flesh. He was bleeding from the pinch: "However, I have forgotten everything. This shameful, snake-hearted woman has forgotten all her vows and her companions."
"Wait until she comes to Luoyin again, when she gets there"
"The Disaster of Cloak Bay." Brando sighed slightly, already understanding everything.
It was a riot that occurred in the year 358 of the First Era. Thirty-seven years after the end of the Second Holy War in the Year of the Gathering of Stars, and eighteen years after the great purge of the East Metz region, droughts occurred continuously in Cloak Bay and the surrounding areas.
However, the empire increased taxes on the area based on the newly promulgated laws. In the spring of the next year, under the instigation of the remaining dissatisfied pagans after the Great Purge, Luo Yin and Ban Luoer,
Large-scale refugee riots broke out in Karas and other areas.
However, the riots soon led to a dual suppression by the Empire and the Temple of Fire. According to historical records, after the suppression, these areas became rivers of blood, and the countryside became a wilderness and desolate. It was not until around the time of the Pillars that it gradually recovered.
angry.
But whose fault is it?
Brando thought.
It is natural for a child to forget some things easily, but one day, she remembered her promise again, and when she arrived in her childhood homeland, she found that everything had changed beyond recognition.
"In your dream, did you dream about those scenes from the past?" Brando asked.
Delphine took a deep breath and suddenly fell silent.
She silently wiped away her tears, and finally regained control of her emotions, and replied calmly: "In the year 279 of the First Era, the year of Shiho, the empire promulgated a law, the Heros Toyo. According to the law,
The tax reform stipulated in the law exempted farmers in the provinces of the empire from religious taxes and thirteen other miscellaneous taxes."
"That was the follow-up to the reform in the Year of Jin Yao," Brando looked at the girl and replied softly: "It was the reform presided over by your grandfather. In this reform, it mainly deprived the Temple of Flame of its control over farmers, and
The exploitation of farmers was reduced. Soon after that, the empire entered the so-called twenty-year prosperous period, which was also the beginning of the glorious era."
The prime minister's daughter silently raised her head and glanced at him, with a hint of surprise in her purple eyes.
"In the year 331 of the First Era, my grandfather left the imperial political arena. Due to the backlash from the temple and the old aristocracy, the Statute of Heros was immediately abolished, but the new French text that was subsequently inherited inherited most of the provisions of the Statute.
"
"That's because Her Majesty the Queen is not on a stable footing and does not want to see the temple re-established. As far as I know, the new French paper is actually the product of the struggle and compromise between the two parties." Brando pondered for a moment, feeling slightly confused.
, I don’t understand why Delphine suddenly mentioned this.
"But the good times did not last long. Your Majesty soon showed her strong side. With the support of the dragon and the Buga people, she soon became full-fledged, and the temple was no longer her opponent. At this time, she had to
He took action against the empire’s intricate aristocratic political forces.”
Delphine replied coldly: "She first supported the Palute family, and then promulgated the Tenipani French. This French was actually intended to eliminate my grandfather's influence in the imperial political arena and suppress Ned.
Born from the Wen family.”
Hearing this, Brando suddenly understood what she was going to say.
The Prime Minister's daughter's eyes were slightly red: "The following year, according to this French article, the empire imposed heavy taxes on the Luoyin, Banrol, and Karas areas. This tax was nominally to supplement the expenditure of the newly docked ships of the Imperial Navy, but in fact it was
His Majesty suppressed the Niedwen family and gave sweethearts to the Cecil family in order to support his Majesty's motion to evict the Parute family."
"That year, there were continuous droughts and locust plagues in the northern part of Cloak Bay. According to the tradition of the empire, taxes in this area should be reduced or exempted. However, Her Majesty's struggle with the old aristocratic political forces was reaching a fevered stage, so she would never compromise at this time.
, after April, the taxes in the Luoyin, Banrol, and Karas areas really increased.”
After saying this quietly, Delphine fell silent.
"In the spring of 359, I received a letter in Leize. After that, I quietly went to Karas, but I didn't have time to see Rowan for the last time. Their army was exhausted in the hills north of Cloak Bay.
, when I arrived, they were already surrounded by General Mangrove."
After another long period of silence, the girl's voice sounded slightly calmer:
"After that, I made a vow that one day, I would restore the reforms of the Golden Year to fulfill my grandfather's long-cherished wish; I would re-implement the laws of Herostoyo that my grandfather had abolished, but to do so,
I understand that I must recreate the influence the Nidwin family had on the empire in its heyday."
Brando looked at her and sighed heavily in his heart.
He never thought that this paranoid young lady would have such lofty ideals in her heart. However, she chose a wrong path. The Nidwen family was able to achieve such a status in history purely because of
With the help of the game between royal power and ecclesiastical power, he realized the long-cherished wish of supreme monarchy for Emperor Granto, and became an indispensable and important part of the three legs of the empire in that era. Therefore, he was extremely popular and prominent throughout his life.
The Devin family also became powerful in the empire.
(To be continued.)
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