155 – The emperor gave me the duke (7)

After the words of allowing the private meeting were over, all the nobles except me left the audience room according to the emperor’s order.

In the meantime, the Duke of Brussels told the emperor that he shouldn’t have a private meeting with Creutel…

“No matter how regent you are, you cannot interfere with the legitimate request of Ciel von Kreuttel, a noble of the same empire.”

The emperor said this and raised him up and escorted him directly to the door of the audience room.

And now, the emperor looked down at me from the platform where the throne was placed and said.

“Yes, Ciel von Kreuttel. I’ve allowed you to sit alone at your request, so if there’s anything you want to say, do it quickly. After Jim’s private meeting with the guard, I have to discuss the military operation with Marshal Adelheit and the Regent.”

With these words, the emperor declared that he did not trust me, and that he would not listen to you even if he said that he had complete trust in Marshal Adelheit and the regent, the Duke of Brussels.

If he had been willing to listen to me at all, he would have come up with excuses like it’s night and he has to go to bed soon.

This kind of opponent has already closed the ears of his heart, so from now on, even if I get down on my knees and beg for his trust, he won’t believe me.

“I will follow your orders, Your Majesty the Emperor.”

“Okay, tell me.”

“I will not ask Your Majesty to trust Marquis Ciel von Creutel. But, please listen to what I am about to tell you.”

At that, the emperor showed a little curiosity and asked.

“No, usually at times like this, ‘Your Majesty, please trust me. I’m truly thinking only of You.’ Aren’t you trying to convince me by saying that? By the way, what the hell are you thinking when you say you don’t have to trust me?”

I want to say this in my heart.

“That’s right, there’s no way His Majesty would trust me because the son of the Regent, who drives me and the nobles into war, and Marshal Adelheit have separated. Ha ha ha ha ha.”

However, if I say that, of course it will become a problem because I will be accused of being the world’s bad guy who framed the regent…

“Unlike other nobles, I joined Your Majesty’s faction late, and I have not made any direct achievements. On the other hand, other nobles have risked their lives to defend His Majesty since His Majesty was the 2nd Prince. Among such people, how can I try to gain Your Majesty’s trust in a short period of time? So I just asked you to listen.”

The emperor listened to my words and spoke to the chamberlain next to him.

“I think the time to be alone will be a little longer. Tell them to go back first.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

As soon as the emperor’s order was issued, the chamberlain immediately left the audience room with the attendants around him.

It seems that the emperor is now ready to listen, so it’s time to start in earnest.

“As your wise majesty knows, in this war we will all risk our fortunes to fight. In particular, Marshal Adelheit and His Highness the Regent of Brussels, who are trusted by His Majesty, will be even more zealous. This is a fact no one can dispute.”

“It is a matter of course. Those two are loyalists who have supported me since I was a child. I don’t know if it’s the other nobles… You can trust them.”

“Then I will ask Your Majesty. What will you do if His Highness, the Regent of Brussels, makes a big contribution in this war?”

At those words, the emperor laughed at me for saying something that was not like a poem, and said,

“hahahaha, of course, at least one duchy in France should be given away to the Duke of Brussels. And, his son will probably be given the proper offices and privileges of the empire… ”

The emperor, speaking with a smile, could not speak any more.

In order to arouse the emperor’s suspicion, I continued to say what the emperor wanted to say but couldn’t bear to say.

“The duke’s son and duke who were bestowed with offices and privileges. The two take relatively little damage from Your Majesty’s Central Army, and their already powerful army and authority as Regent will strengthen their power as the head of the nobles. Then, His Majesty.”

“Tell me.”

“You will be one of the mediocre beneficiaries, not the biggest beneficiaries of this war.”

At those words, the emperor’s expression began to rot.

There is no way that would be the case, even if he slowly groped for it, even after the death of the old Duke of Brussels, his son would not be in the form of a regent.

It must have occurred to him that he could suppress himself by becoming the heavyweight of another form of empire.

In addition, young men of power, especially at this age, have a greater tendency to become emperors like the main character in The Lion King and to carry out the politics they want.

In particular, this emperor is a person with the ability to end the civil war by using all his available resources and powers, despite his young age…

The desire for independence from the regent is many times greater than that of other emperors.

It’s just that right now, I’m suppressing the desire to be independent by my own reason and necessity with the desire that I just need to endure for a few years.

And the emperor spoke as if to show his unwavering trust in the regent and enemy in whom he still believed, despite my blatant retelling of his situation.

“Insults against the regents and enemies I trust are unacceptable. I don’t know if it’s the other nobles, but those two have been loyal to me since I was a child… The upstart marquis, you don’t know about this kind of loyalty.”

Since ancient times, when we have a discussion or a conversation, when personal attacks start coming in…

There is a saying that if a person who makes a personal attack is confessing that he cannot attack my message other than that, he proves that his logic is weak.

Conversely, the emperor has already admitted to himself that he lacks the logic to refute my words.

So, in order to persuade the emperor, I stepped onto the platform where the throne was and said.

“I do not question the loyalty of my vassals and vassals.”

“Well, in your estate, even the serfs eat their fill, and the nobles enjoy the luxury and abundance beyond their means… It can only be.”

“It is an honour. And as I have said again and again, I do not for a moment doubt the loyalty of the Imperial Marshal and Regent. Just, if those two win this war and get a lot of territory and power… I am warning you that the nobles around you will follow the Duke of Brussels rather than Your Majesty.”

Using that phenomenon, our regent will take control of the nobles and reign as the real power of the empire.

Because, if you don’t do that, other families who are aiming for the power that the Duke of Brussels enjoys will try hard to take away their interests.

If such rights are gradually taken away, the family, vassals, and vassals belonging to one’s family will suffer and suffer from poverty.

Then, naturally, there is a possibility that the lower vassals will be weeded out and fall off, and then fall to the neck of the duke.

“… ..”

“There is no need to feel sorry for Your Highness the Regent. This is just as natural as flowers blooming in spring and getting hotter in summer.”

The Emperor listened to me and asked with a serious expression.

“Then, what should I do?”

I think I’m ready to listen now…

In this case, it is better not to answer right away, as a certain amount of bounce can give the image of being more cautious.

To what extent can the emperor accept my story… .

Well, even if you don’t believe my story at all, if you have a little doubt about ‘His Highness the Regent of Brussels’…

In this war, the minimum paving stone for the operation necessary to minimize the damage I will suffer has been installed.

So if you don’t think things are going well, it’s enough to plant doubts.

“Your Majesty doesn’t believe in me, so what’s the point of admonishing me? I have only spoken to warn you, Your Majesty.”

“Just answer me. As an emperor, I need the advice of a man like you. And aren’t you a master who has won victories time and time again in situations where winning seems impossible no matter what anyone says?”

At that, I sighed and replied.

“You can do as I said at the military meeting. Organize Your Highness the Regent of Brussels as the commander of the Western Army. And His Majesty the Emperor, the commander-in-chief of the Central Armed Forces, can mobilize more soldiers to fill the vacancy.”

“That way, I’ll be able to clearly show my presence… Then the nobles will clearly recognize the existence of a country other than the Duke of Brussels, the regent. Also, as the commander-in-chief of the Central District Army, I will make the greatest achievement, so I will be able to secure more territory.”

“Not only that… your majesty. If His Majesty stands directly in the vanguard… . The Duke of Brussels and other aristocrats must fight with all their might. Then, wouldn’t all of that be Your Majesty’s credit?”

I don’t know how much the emperor will accept it, but one thing is certain: His Highness, Duke of Brussels…

I think he was trying to cause a lot of bleeding only for Nasiel von Kreuttel and other nobles…

If you left a scar on a person’s body, you would have prepared to cut yourself with a knife too, right?