Scene 319 The Past of Departure

Brando came back 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 secretly sigh 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, not many people were actually harmed by it. Compared with the Silver Queen's ruthlessness, which plunged countless people into war and disaster, it is better to say that it is just a willfulness. Just paranoid.

Seriously speaking, Roman was the only one who was really to blame for her. But what happened to the merchant lady was not inevitable. Brando knew very well in his heart that the Twilight Dragon's plans for several eras could be changed by just a mere mortal.

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?"

"Well... I dreamed about some things 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 in the suburbs of Southbank. , is 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 bend the rules and mingle 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 and are often taught by an excellent lady before they reach adulthood. Let alone the children of common people, not to mention the common people, even the ordinary little nobles rarely fall into their eyes.

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, would 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 getting angry." Brando thought to himself. What kind of family is the Nidwen family in the empire? What is the status of the old prime minister Niedwin in the empire? If he knew that his eldest granddaughter and the eldest daughter of the family hung out with a group of dirty poor boys all day long, he would be afraid that an earthquake would occur 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.

Ever since he met the prime minister's daughter - no matter how much damage and blow she suffered, or even when she was almost disfigured by dragon flames that day - although she was hysterical, she had never shown such an emotional out-of-control scene.

"D-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 must go to Mehotofen,

Before leaving, I met my friends one last time. I remember it was in a barn, and I swore to each of them that one day I would come back to see them, and I would never forget my promise because my identity changed. Forget about your companions——"

"Like any tomboy, Rowan and I fist bumped, and Demi also gave me her favorite straw doll," Delphine clenched her fists tightly, and Brando saw her He clenched his knuckles until they turned white. The nails almost dug into the flesh, causing blood to pierce: "However, I forgot everything. This shameful, snake-hearted woman forgot all her vows and her companions..."

"...Wait until she returns to Luoyin again..."

"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. With the locust plague, however, the empire increased taxes on the area based on the newly promulgated laws. In the spring of the following year, instigated by the dissatisfied pagans who remained after the Great Purge, large-scale refugee riots broke out in Loyin, Banrol, 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 Pillar 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, when she remembered her promise again and returned to her childhood home, she found that everything had changed beyond recognition.

"...Did you dream about those scenes from the past in your dream?" Brando asked.

Delphine took a gentle breath and suddenly fell silent.

She silently wiped away her tears, 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 "Law of Herostoyo" ", the tax reform enacted in accordance with the provisions of the law exempted farmers in the empire's provinces 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 aristocratic forces, the "Laws of Herosto" were immediately abolished. However, the new French language that was subsequently inherited inherited most of the "Laws of the Heroes" "Provisions."

"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 it. Born from the Nidwen 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 text, the empire imposed heavy taxes on the Loyin, Banrol, and Karas areas. This tax was nominally to supplement the expenditure of the new 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 Palut family."

"That year, there were continuous droughts and locust plagues in the northern part of Cloak Bay. According to the empire's tradition, taxes in this area should have been 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 have indeed 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 and defeated by General Mangrove——"

After another long silence, the girl's voice sounded slightly calmer:

"After that, I made a vow - one day, I must restore the reforms of the Golden Year to fulfill my grandfather's long-cherished wish; I will re-implement the "Law of Herostoyo" that was abolished by my grandfather, but To do that, I knew that I would have to recreate the influence that the Nidwen 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 with the help of the game of royal power and religious power, he achieved the supreme monarchy for Emperor Grantotti. His long-cherished wish was to become an indispensable and important part of the three legs of the empire in that era. Therefore, he became a very popular and prominent person throughout his life, and the Nidwen family also became powerful in the empire.

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