"Help me review it. If there are no problems, send someone to deliver it to His Majesty the King in the Royal Capital."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was startled, then turned their attention to the contents of the document.
As a high-ranking commander-in-chief, Hudson had personally drafted official documents only a handful of times. Every time, it signaled that something major was happening.
In no time, after everyone had read through the letter, the expressions of the assembled aides turned grave.
"Duke, reforms have brought disaster more often than not since ancient times. Fewer than one in ten ever succeed. There is no need for you to wade into this muddy water!"
Jacob urged sincerely.
He knew his duke loved to stir things up. As a noble lord, he could do whatever he pleased in his own territory, and as long as he did not provoke universal outrage, no one outside would interfere.
But reforming his own lands was not the same as reforming the kingdom!
Once it involved "changing the law," he would inevitably clash with entrenched interest groups sooner or later. Even at Hudson's position, if he went up against those groups, he might end up becoming a target of public criticism.
There were countless cautionary examples across the Aslant Continent of reformers who had ended up abandoned by all.
Everyone had worked hard alongside Hudson for so many years, and they were finally on the verge of a better life. Naturally, they did not want to watch their leader take such a risk.
"When you serve at court, you cannot always act as you please!"
"The kingdom's situation is far less rosy than it appears from the outside. In recent years, we have fought campaigns north and south, beating the Beastfolk back step by