I can see the Emperor stats-Chapter 4
How to tame the prince!
"It's about time to come... … .”
Today was his first holiday after returning.
It would have been a leisurely time for him before the return, but he couldn't afford it now.
“Your Highness, First Prince, Marquis Wallace is requesting a visit.”
'As expected.'
The reason why he played an excellent prince 'more than necessary' for the past month is to bring this person.
“Come on, tell them to come in!”
Julius summoned the person while pretending to be half-hearted.
“Heh heh, hasn’t Lao Xin been upset all this time? I'm glad you seem healthy.”
The one who entered was an elderly nobleman with a warm appearance.
"I'm glad you know, do you know how boring I've been?"
Julius answered while pretending to have an expression full of heartache typical of an adolescent boy.
The old nobleman nodded his head while still smiling warmly as if he had expected it.
“Your Highness must have been very sad. I was unable to visit you because the work entrusted to you was too much. Instead, I brought you a nice gift, so please take your anger away.”
“Is it a gift? Let’s see what it is first and decide.”
While pretending to be sympathetic, Julius accepted the words.
The name of this old nobleman was the Marquis of Wallace, and he was a rare high-ranking nobleman in the imperial family.
Along with Mareus, he was recognized as the center of the nobles who virtually followed the emperor.
Most of the figures of the imperial faction were nobles who were former bureaucrats selected by the emperor, so they had no choice but to be pushed back by nobles who had territories in terms of personal funds and troops. So, as a person from a great aristocrat, he was like a rain of drought to the imperial faction.
Also, based on that influence, he was treated as a de facto guardian of Julius.
In short, if Mareus is the stick among the imperialists who support the first prince, Marquis Wallace is the carrot.
Julius also believed in and followed him much more than Mareus, who always bullied him for his good-looking impression.
But Julius, having a conversation with him now, snorts inwardly.
'One impression that always looks good is excellent, a writer like a seungnyang.'
However, Iza was the enemy who played the biggest role in the destruction of Julius in his previous life.
[John Wallace]
Occupation: Aristocrat, Merchant
Muscular strength D Agility D Intellect A+ Mental strength A Force aptitude (none) Force (none).
Alignment: Trickster, Greed, Ambitious
'No one would have thought that the central figure of the imperial faction was the spy of the other faction.'
Yes. He was, in fact, a member of the aristocratic faction that was intentionally infiltrated by the Grand Duke.
Jungkook, who felt as though he was maintaining his balance with the existence of him and the few nobles who followed him, was forced to turn upside down in an instant as soon as he revealed his true color.
'This time, I'll put the knife properly in the back of your head.'
On the outside, Julius, who was happily talking with Marquis Wallace, was sharpening a blue blade in his heart.
“Huh, by the way, rumors have been circulating that Your Highness is very interested in studying these days. Luxun is really happy that you seem to have made up your mind now.”
While talking about this and that, Marquis Wallace hints at the main topic.
“Is that even the one who knows me best? Now that I see it, Sir and Mareus are no different.”
Julius frowned and sighed repeatedly.
“How am I going to overcome the old man’s persistence? That guy must have intended to kill me by making me unable to live by wearing an abama. How dare you treat me so badly?”
Julius' complaints continued endlessly.
He gets scolded by Mareus and complains to Wallace.
This was a routine that continued until he was crowned emperor.
And it was Wallace's subtle instigation that made him go astray.
“Heh heh, don't be too resentful of Sir Mareus. For the future of Your Highness... … .”
"Don't even bring up that story, it's worse than not receiving that kind of loyalty."
Originally, correcting a child by whipping it will only work if there is a correspondingly appropriate carrot.
But in his case, Mareus took the risk of the whip, and Wallace took the whole advantage of the carrot, so the Emperor's original intention was counterproductive.
“Then I will go out. majesty."
“Next time, come more often.”
Before long, Julius saw off Wallace with a sad expression.
'I can avoid doubt for the time being.'
It was quite exhausting to play the innocent and incompetent prince.
However, until he was fully prepared, he had to become a prince that suited Wallace's tastes.
If he suddenly reveals his true intentions here, it is certain that the aristocratic side will do their best to get rid of him.
'It doesn't seem like much has changed, but something bothers me.'
Wallace also recalled today's meeting with a somewhat puzzled feeling.
'Did the first prince have enough talent to suddenly achieve excellent grades just because he was pushed?'
The first prince he knew was not that smart.
However, there is no way he would lie to himself, who believed and followed him almost like his adoptive father.
'I'll have to look at talent two levels up. After all, a tiger's child is a tiger.'
It's not that you can't control it just because your talents are somewhat blooming.
As long as he exists, the first prince will never become a normal emperor.
Marquis Wallace smiled quietly and stepped outside.
"chin!"
A thick hand with a fleshy body slammed the table.
“Another noble tax increase? Does this make sense!”
The aristocrat with a thin, emaciated face responded.
“At the same time, the tax rate for ordinary citizens was rather lowered, saying it was a bit of a bad year. Only then who is the master, Won.”
“No matter how much you say you are the emperor, you are doing too much. Isn't this throwing away our power base as well?"
Various complaints pour out among the people sitting around the round table.
They were the aristocrats of the grand duke faction who came out of the Daejeon meeting today.
“Tsk tsk, everybody be quiet!”
The noise in the hall is cut short by the tongue-in-cheek voice.
Because the owner of that voice was the scariest person in the group.
Archduke Wilhelm!
He was the head of the aristocratic faction and a person who wielded power like the king of a country, ruling over the largest territory in the empire, except for the emperor.
“Did it happen for a day or two that His Majesty the Emperor took away our share metallurgically? If you have time to complain, think of a solution.”
“… … .”
The nobles who had been complaining quickly shut up.
The Grand Duke laughed at them inwardly.
'There are only incompetent guys like this, so the emperor always gets them.'
But I can't reveal it outwardly yet.
“I know that you guys are having a hard time, but.”
While addressing the nobles again, the grand duke was thinking about the future.
'The emperor is already too old.'
On the outside, the Emperor seemed to be correct, but the Grand Duke, an excellent knight, could recognize that his condition was not the same as before, just by looking at the Emperor slightly.
'And the next emperor will either be the incompetent first prince or my nephew, the second prince.'
The current empress was the younger sister of Archduke Wilhelm.
Therefore, he has no choice but to belong to the faction that pushes the second prince.
The Grand Duke was recalling a secret conversation they had recently had.
“I heard that the first prince has finally come to his senses, isn’t it different from your boastful words?”
It was a sharp questioning, but Wallace only laughed.
“As a result of what I have been to, I am still just an immature child. Perhaps Mareus did something. But he's just a naive old man. What's the use if you can't win the heart of a child who is really important?”
Of course, the best would be an emperor with an empty head and a manipulative personality, but Wallace's prediction was that a somewhat full head would not change much.
Aren't tyrants necessarily the incompetent?
The number of monarchs who went astray because they couldn't overcome their temper even though they had sufficient abilities can't be counted.
The achievements of Wallace's work so far were also considerable, so the archduke nodded.
“Then it would be best to keep the plan as it is.”
Rather than setting up the second prince who is advantageous to himself as an emperor from the beginning, he raises the incompetent first prince and replaces him naturally.
This was the plan of the Archduke and Wallace.
This is because abolishing the lineage from the beginning and raising the second line can cause a lot of opposition no matter how strong the power of the aristocratic faction is.
“Then keep working hard, I believe in you.”
“It’s because I caused concern because I was lacking. Then the old man will go away.”
The secret meeting of the two conspirators ended here.
But it remains to be seen whether their plan, with their satisfied smiles on, will succeed.
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