Chapter 290

EP.290

The highest level room of Butterfly’s Whisper in downtown Reichburg.

“Captain Peter Jaeger, the Emperor of the Great Empire...”

His Majesty stopped me by holding out his palm.

“You don’t have to say such formal greetings at a bar. Anyway, how about a drink? “Louise Malchini, 30 years old.”

“I would like to have a drink with you, Your Majesty, but right now, wouldn’t it be more important to report on the radicals who tried to assassinate me? Please recommend it next time.”

Drinking with your boss is usually a huge hardship and a terrible thing to even imagine, but drinking with His Majesty is fun if it’s fun.

He doesn’t force me to go to dinner parties where I feel stressed and irritated like I saw on the news before I was possessed by this world.

I recommend alcohol a few times, but if someone tries to force themselves to drink more than their limit or someone truly dislikes it, I change it to something like milk or juice.

His Majesty has been a person who greatly enjoys playing with women since he was the crown prince, but he has never once forced me into a second party when I said I didn’t like it.

For no reason, the incarnation of ‘That was back in my day’ descended on me, so I rarely get into trouble or talk about work-related issues while drinking.

Even when work-related stories come up very occasionally, he does not talk about reprimanding subordinates, but rather praises those who have received promotions or achieved remarkable results.

When a guy is encouraged for doing a good job, he gives him a generous golden bong when he leaves, without anyone knowing.

At a company dinner like this, it’s worth leaving with a smile on your face, thinking that you’re getting some really expensive drinks for free.

“Once this thing is over, I’ll buy you a drink. “The schedule will be communicated to you through the butler a few days in advance, so please clear your schedule for that day.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After saying that, His Majesty waved at the women serving him.

“You probably have some idea of how to handle it. “Please hand me the list of criminals and their charges.”

“Here it is.”

After receiving the thick list, His Majesty’s face became so ugly that it could be described as rotten.

Of course, that anger was directed at the people written there, but it was so deep and heavy that I even flinched for a moment.

“You bastards, I wouldn’t mind pulling out your internal organs and hanging you. How can the so-called nobles of the empire be so driven by greed for position, jealousy, and greed for power that they instigate a civil war and try to kill an active commander? The thought of the taxes paid by the people of the empire going to these bastards makes me feel so angry that I die! What do you think, Captain Jaeger?”

I agree with your Majesty’s opinion.

Also, I advised His Majesty that those whose crimes were relatively light and would end up with punishment such as confiscation of their title and confiscation of part of their estates should also uproot their families.

I spoke firmly to the hesitant emperor.

“Your Majesty, if you were simply inciting a civil war, honestly, there is no need to punish you so thoroughly. However, they had political discussions with serving officers and incited a civil war, which, to put it slightly exaggeratedly, was tantamount to trying to destroy His Majesty’s empire. “If I wasn’t properly prepared and their plan succeeded, what would the outcome be?”

“... Lieutenant General Manstein would have been promoted to general instead of you, and he would have inserted his connections into the Chief of Staff and key positions to wage war. “You may be able to win one or two times in the process, but the empire will ultimately fall.”

“War is an extension of politics, and one of the tools of politics is war. For the development of the empire, the Reich Empire must show that it wants peace in the future anyway.”

“... That’s right.”

“Instead, we would like to determine the treatment of those who did not directly participate in this rebellion as follows. If both your wife’s family and the family you currently belong to participated in the rebellion, how about taking away their status as nobles and not confiscating their status as slaves if either of them did not participate? In addition, among men, those who did not participate directly or indirectly should be recommended for honorable retirement, bequeathed a pension and a certain amount of land, and be strictly monitored by the inspection department.”

“That’s appropriate. At that level, no nobles would dare interfere with my punishment. Also, I don’t know the person who directly participated, but since the others are not directly guilty, it would be reasonable. In the case of a wife and children, we cannot provide a pension, so the wife’s family or the family she married into, which is in good standing, will take care of protecting them.”

To put it bluntly, it would be much better than being demoted to slavery, but the treatment would be unimaginably harsh.

Well, since they are part of my family, I won’t starve them to death by not giving them food, but what can a traitor’s family do?

All I can do is drink and rot in the corner of my room. Still, this is the least human rights measure I can take right now.

So the emperor and I continued to talk, and when I finished reporting and was about to go back.

“If you are treated harshly like this, you will also suffer considerable political damage. Are you okay with this? “The Imperial Council was itching to rip you off.”

I answered those words with a bright smile.

“I trust you, Your Majesty. I will draw my sword and cut down all those who stand in the way of Your Majesty and try to bring the dirty traditions of the enemy into the political arena. “May your Majesty receive nothing but glory and praise.”

Even if I am punished, it will only amount to an abuse of power for requesting excessive punishment from His Majesty.

Then, there won’t be a decision such as a demotion or a dishonorable discharge order.

It would just be a matter of letting go of the power I have now and being stuck in one job for a few years...

Anyway, there is no war for five years, so I should use this opportunity to play a lot with Friedrich and try to give each of my wives a child.

And a few days later, I began to worry about using my authority and duties as a captain before I received any punishment.

How can we stop the war on this damn continent of Europa... so that the empire can develop?

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