"If hanging those ignorant people can correct all mistakes, then this world is too kind." Gawain could not help but shake his head with a smile when he heard Luo Peini's words. "They're just accomplices who were instigated by others or received benefits from others."
"But they are more hateful than the main culprits," Luo Peini said coldly. "My husband went against tradition and rules for them. He gave those who could only roll in the mud for the rest of their lives a chance to live a decent life. But they were deceived by a little lie, or bought with a little money. They turned into mobs, robbing the castle and attacking their lord!"
Amber couldn't help but stare at Gawain and Luo Peini in bewilderment. "Wait a minute. Are you saying that more than half of the rioters who attacked the castle were actually people who received Viscount Roman's help?!"
"Of course, this is my inference based on your investigation." Gwen nodded. "And the situation is similar to what I expected at the beginning. After knowing the specific actions of Viscount Roman and the subsequent attack on the castle, I knew it would develop like this. "
Luo Peini looked at Gwen in shock. She had calmed down a little from the agitation of the old wound. She could not help but wonder what Gwen's real purpose was today. "Why do you say so?"
Gwen did not directly answer Countess Luo Peini's question. Instead, he threw out a new one. "Do you want to know why your husband failed?"
Luo Peini was startled. She slowly took a deep breath. She wanted to regain the initiative of the conversation. "Why should I talk to you about these things that have already passed?"
"If you can understand the laws that Cecil is implementing now, you probably won't have this problem," Amber said. "Cecil's territory … is also gradually liberating the serfs and slaves, and the land distribution is also going on at the same time …"
"My husband has failed once. I didn't expect anyone to do the same thing," Luo Peini said. Gwen stared at Gwen. "Now that you know what happened here a few years ago, it's best to stop. This kind of deviant action …"
"There's nothing wrong with such an act of rebellion. Your husband's failure lies in the other three things he did wrong." Gawain shook his head and interrupted Luo Peini. "First, he took too big a step. Second, his fist wasn't hard enough. Third, he kept the people ignorant."
As he spoke, he turned to the wall behind the desk and looked at Roman Polanski, who smiled faintly in the oil painting on the wall. Viscount Gwen.
"He was a pioneer, a pioneer who was determined to reform, but like many pioneers, he made a very serious mistake. He tried to correct the mistakes in the current Ansu system and let the people's power be unleashed, but he did not make a reasonable plan. He put all the reforms together, but he did not think about the interaction between these decrees and the gradual social transformation. So, his reforms messed up the order. If I'm not wrong, the serfs and slaves who were suddenly freed caused chaos in the initial stage because they had no land and no property. So, your husband had to implement land distribution without any preparation, and this led to even greater chaos.
"Secondly, he did not have enough power to resist the forces that rebelled. He did not first ensure that he had his own armed forces, and did not carefully consider how much resistance the traditional nobles under his influence would have after their interests were damaged.
"Finally, and the most fatal point, he did not tell those who had gained freedom and land. He did not tell them the 'why' of all this."
Gwen stopped and turned to Luo Peini. "The arrogance of the nobles still restricted his vision," Galen said. "So, he never looked at the people at the bottom of the society. He never understood their thoughts, knowledge, and logic. Instead, he took it for granted that they would understand the great cause as well as he did. He gave the land and many rights to the people so that they could live a better life. But in the eyes of the people at the bottom of the society, it was just another 'charity' of the high and mighty nobles. If the liege could give, so could other people. If they could take the benefits of the liege, they could take the benefits of other people too.
Luo Peini muttered to herself, "… How can they think like that …"
"How can they not think like that? Hasn't it been like that for the past hundreds of years? Thunder and rain are all the gifts of the nobles. The lowly people don't need to think. They just need to accept it silently. This is what this aristocratic society has taught them for hundreds of years. "Gwen snorted softly." So I'm sure that when they are bewitched and attack the castle, they will not feel the slightest bit guilty. But when you send them to the gallows, they will not feel the slightest bit wronged! "
The study was quiet. For a long time, Luo Peini, Gwen, and Amber did not speak.
It was not until a few minutes later that the viscountess broke the silence. "So, you are here to talk to me about this? To let me understand how the disaster that broke out a few years ago happened? "
Gwen smiled faintly and shook his head slightly. "I'm just here to see a friend whom I have never met."
He was referring to Patty, but Luo Peini? Obviously, Golan would understand that he was referring to Viscount Roman, but that was not important.
Gwen turned around again and looked at the smiling Roman Viscount in the portrait seriously. Viscount Golan.
Just as he had thought before, the world did not revolve around him, a transmigrator.
There would always be people who would awaken, and there would always be people who would do things that deviated from the norm. Just like the rogue mage who studied the essence of magic decades ago, and also like Roman Viscount Golan who started the reform ten years ago. Viscount Golan.
That reform failed due to the lack of experience, the limitation of vision, and the shackles of thought. His new reform was declared a failure in just a few years, and he himself was branded with many negative marks and became a typical example of being cursed by the devil. If it was not for the aristocratic system that wanted to maintain their reputation, Viscount Roman's fate would have been worse. His short reform had become a solo performance of a romantic utopian reformer. No one could understand it, and no one was willing to record it.
However, pioneers still existed. Before Gawain had opened his coffin, there had already been such a pioneer.
That was why Gwen came here with Luo Peini. Golan had said so much.
His original purpose was just to confirm that Patty Golan's existence had been contaminated. Gilen's existence confirmed whether or not this land had been contaminated by the Eternal Sleepers. However, after Amber investigated the events that had happened in Gilen Hill many years ago, he changed his plans slightly.
He looked away and nodded slightly to Countess Luo Peini. "My Lady, if you really want to hang those murderers who killed your husband, then you should keep the noose and wait for the right time to put it around the neck of the right person."
Countess Luo Peini looked quietly into Gwen's eyes. "But I'm afraid I don't have such a noose."
Gwen looked at her for a moment, and the corner of his mouth rose slightly. "That's good. I do."
Then he did not wait for Luo Peini's answer but continued. "Can I see Patty?"
"Of course," Countess Luo Peini said. Golan nodded. "She has always worshipped you."
"Then I can't let my little admirer wait for too long." Gwen smiled. "Take me there."
Under the guidance of the countess, Gwen and Amber came to the door of the little girl Patty's room.
"She was not in good spirits a few days ago, but she suddenly got better in recent days," Luo Peini said as she stepped forward to open the door. "Probably she heard that you are coming, so she is very happy. When my husband was still alive, he often told Patty stories about you."
The wooden door with yellow and white tassels was pushed open. Gwen walked into the room and saw Patty's chair in the middle of the room. The little girl was looking out of the window. Through a very wide crystal window, she was looking at the starry sky outside the castle.
There were many wide windows in the room. Apparently, the castle wall had been greatly remodeled in this part. Near the roof, Gwen even saw a skylight, which was rarely seen in traditional castles. The skylight could easily fill the room at noon.
"The doctor said that she needs more sunlight. The magic in the sunlight can relieve the itching on her skin," Luo Peini said softly.
Gwen remembered what Patty said to him in the City of Dreams: she needed to enter the Dream World to sleep well because her body was itchy and painful.
There was no sunlight at night.
At this time, Patty finally heard the movement at the door. The little girl's head shook, and she turned to the door. Then a bright smile bloomed on her face. "Uncle Gwen!"
Luo Peini quickly stepped forward, turned Patty's chair around, and corrected her. "It's Duke Gwen."
"It's the same if you call me uncle. I feel like I'm more than 700 years younger now." Gawain waved his hand with a smile, indicating that he did not mind. Then, he came to Patty. "Look, I'm here to see you, just like we agreed."
The little girl blinked happily and said, "Yes!"
Then she asked curiously, "Uncle, did you really come back to life? I heard from the maid that the great hero who founded the country came back from the grave. "
Gwen turned his head and looked at Amber with a faint smile. Then he nodded to Patty and said, "Of course."
"You can really come back to life!" Patty looked surprised. "Can Dad come back to life too? Dad likes to tell you stories! He must want to see you very much. "
At the edge of Gwen's line of sight, Luo Peini looked at Patty. His fingers, which were holding the back of the chair, suddenly turned white.
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