Chapter 604: Responsibility
The setbacks faced by the reforms went far beyond this. At every high-level meeting, officials in charge of various affairs could be heard airing their grievances, to the point that Hudson no longer even went to the Royal Capital for meetings.
If he could not afford to provoke them, he could at least avoid them!
Since ancient times, no political reform had ever come without bloodshed. Frankly speaking, the kingdom's nobles had already been quite accommodating.
The people below were merely engaging in "nonviolent noncooperation"; they had not openly come out against the reforms.
Looking at several other countries currently undergoing reform, the unrest there was practically on the verge of triggering civil wars. Reformists and conservatives started trading insults whenever they met, clashes had broken out countless times, and people had even died.
Compared with the miserable plight of those unfortunate peers, Hudson felt the reformists ought to be secretly celebrating. The progress of the reforms might not have been encouraging, but at least their lives were not under threat!
If he did not go looking for trouble, then there was no trouble. The greatest advantage of being the front-line commander was that he could always find an excuse to skip meaningless events.
Hudson simply pretended not to see the covert struggle unfolding in the Royal Capital. To avoid getting dragged in, he even recalled the family members stationed in the Royal Capital under the pretext of special family training.
On the great plains, a group of people dressed in matching uniforms trained until they were drenched in sweat.
They ranged from teenagers in their early teens to white-haired old men, with people from every age group present. The sight was rather comical, yet the atmosphere was exceptionally solemn.
Before the autumn wind stirred, the cicada