episode_0155

Cabinet composition

When Juno made the bombshell announcement that he would appoint both Eliza and Catherine as empress, the nobles turned upside down.

“Your Majesty! Are you welcoming two empresses? That’s nonsense!”

“This does not mean that we oppose Your Majesty as Emperor, but we oppose it because it is against imperial law!”

“Well, besides, isn’t Master Aragorn your majesty’s teacher? The age difference is quite… hehe!”

When Catherine heard that there was a large age difference between her and Juno, she glared at the nobleman, and when she sensed that he was killing her, she kept her mouth shut.

“Why on earth does it make no sense? There is no law against marrying your teacher”

In response to Juno’s defiance, the nobles who made up the judiciary, led by the Count of Redburg, spoke out.

“Under imperial law, you can only have one wife! The empire is a country that stipulates monogamy by law. The system of concubines is not there for nothing”

“Your Majesty’s words shake the very foundation of this country. Please withdraw it”

“As soon as you take the throne as emperor, you try to break the law like this!!”

Yuno frowned at their words but calmly began to persuade them.

“Let’s sleep. Instead of just opposing it unconditionally, let’s think about it this way. Why do you think the law exists, and what is the purpose of the law?”

The Count of Redburg tilted his head at Juno’s sudden and absurd question, but answered the question.

“I don’t know why you suddenly ask about law, but God’s idea of law is to maintain social order, realize justice, and protect culture”

“Yes. Jim thinks the same thing. It protects the weak from the strong, protects individual rights, and maintains the nation”

“That is also true… What does that have to do with the current problem…?”

“The fact that I have two empresses is all for the sake of maintaining social order in the empire and for the country”

“Yes?”

The nobles, including the Count of Redburgh, looked at Juno as if he were dumbfounded, but Juno paid no attention and called Eliza and Catherine to his side. And the two each took out their swords and fists and formed sword and fist energy, and the nobles were once again defeated and pushed away by their might.

“Eliza and Catherine here both love me as a husband, and I love them both as a wife. But as you can see, these two are masters. So, which of the two should be lowered to the concubine office?”

The nobles murmured and began discussing among themselves.

“Uh… I guess Princess Eliza is the princess of Leon and has been engaged to His Majesty since the coming of age ceremony… so she has Master Aragorn as her concubine…”

“What are you talking about? Master Aragorn has been working as a master for his country for the past 15 years, and he is well known among the civilian population because he has worked almost as a mercenary. Having Master Aragorn like that as a concubine lowers the national prestige of the empire!”

“Don’t you know that it makes even more sense to take Princess Eliza as a concubine? Even if Leon uses this as an excuse to declare war, there is nothing he can say!”

“You’re afraid of people like Leon! Are you a Balkan nobleman? Isn’t this a spy?”

“What? How dare you insult me?”

As the discussion quickly escalated and the nobles were about to engage in fistfights, Yuno clapped his hands to turn their attention back to himself.

Clap clap!!

“Everyone be quiet!! ruler! Now do you understand why I want to make you two empresses? If you’re not careful, the empire could split into two and cause factional strife! The law must be applied according to the situation! That much! For the sake of the empire, I will bring in both Eliza and Catherine here as empresses”

“Ha, but there is also the problem that a fight may arise between the two of you…. Hehe!”

One nobleman expressed his opposition to Juno until the end, but he was defeated by Eliza and Catherine.

“Does that mean you think we can’t educate our children properly?”

“We only follow the successor appointed by the emperor. I have no intention of expressing my opinion to the next emperor, so you don’t have to worry”

When Eliza and Catherine appeared like that, the nobles could no longer argue, and it was decided to allow Emperor Juno to have at least two empresses.

“Now! Now, for the second time, I will carry out the greeting command! Earlier, the nobles seemed to be opposing my enthronement, so I may have overreacted, but I have no intention of being in such a confrontation with the nobles who will help me with my reign in the future. Therefore, I will continue to respect the opinions of nobles”

Several nobles breathed a sigh of relief at Yuno’s compromise. In particular, the prestigious families of Adria, who had lobbied heavily and spent a lot of money for their successors, welcomed Juno’s decision and even appeared to praise Juno.

However, the words that came out of Yuno’s mouth next made their bodies freeze.

“Although he respects nobles, he has no intention of hiring those who only have excellent family backgrounds and are not capable. In the future, nobles without abilities will gradually be demoted in rank, and the empire that I will lead will determine positions based only on ability and personality!! I declare that this is the only thing that can make the empire greater!”

Yuno continued to name the ministers and vice ministers who would form his government.

“First, I will appoint Marquis Alphus von Trier and Count Gilbert von Salier to the positions of head of the administration and vice minister. The Marquis of Trier asked his eldest son to complete the succession to the title as soon as possible”

“Yes, Your Majesty! I will reward you with loyalty!!”

“Subsequently, Count Doppel-Redburg was appointed as Minister of Justice, and Viscount Otto von Gürtner was appointed as Deputy Minister. The Count of Redburg should also pass on the title to his eldest son!”

“Your Majesty! God’s eldest son is not yet ready to take on such an important responsibility!! Please withdraw the order!!”

The Count of Redburg did not intervene in this personnel matter, and tried to refuse Juno’s personnel order because he thought his son was still lacking in ability, but Juno’s order was firm.

“No. I know that Doppel Redburg has been working faithfully under the Count for the past 20 years. Therefore, I think I am fully qualified to succeed the Count”

“Thank you for saying so, but…”

It was the Count of Redburg who was still looking at his eldest son with disapproval, but Doppel Redburg went to the throne, bowed before Juno and thanked him for entrusting him with his duties, and several nobles looked at him warmly.

Juno then appointed Count Goul von Pavels as Minister of Culture and Propaganda, Count Rheinstein as Deputy Minister, Marquis Joachim von Neutora as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Konstantin von Rittenfrott as Deputy Minister, and Lombard as Minister of Land Construction. Count von Milione appointed Viscount Arnold von Eastmoor as deputy minister, gradually reducing the nobles’ concerns.

‘I was very concerned at first because he took the throne in such an unconventional way and made uneasy comments before the appointment process, but I think I was overly worried.’

‘That’s right. Wouldn’t it be difficult to run the empire if we ignored our nobles? Of course, the appointment of the Minister of Justice was different from our wishes… but if it is Count Redburg, we will have to acknowledge it.’

‘Although the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Construction has changed… if it were Count Milione, the story would make sense.’

The nobles were completely relaxed and listening to Yuno’s personnel announcement. But Juno once again turned the nobles upside down.

“Next, the Ministry of National Defense. Vladimir Mayer is appointed as Minister of Defense and Baron Albus Derian is appointed as Deputy Minister”

“Your Majesty! That’s nonsense! How can you entrust such high-ranking positions as the Minister of National Defense and Vice Minister to commoners and commoner-born noblemen? ”

“It is something that shakes the very foundation of the empire!! You definitely deserve to withdraw!!”

“Moreover, Baron Derian is a former commander-in-chief who served under the traitor Henry!! I tell you that it is absolutely impossible!”

Kwaang!! bang!!

“It’s noisy!! If they were to be punished for working under Heinrich, more than half of the nobles here would have their heads blown off!! And didn’t I already make it clear that I don’t determine positions based on social status?! For your information, after appointing me so far, the Counts did it because they judged him to be capable and personable, but they tore up your letters of recommendation as soon as they saw them, so you should know that!!”

The nobles bowed their heads to Yuno’s temper, but their dissatisfaction seemed to remain. Moreover, this time it was slightly different in that not only the nobles but also the appointees were overturned.

“Well, what can I say? Am I the Minister of National Defense?”

“Oh, no, I’m just a corps commander from the former Baron Danseungwi, so how can I be like that…”

At the coronation party, Mayer was packing food to take to his wife who had just moved to the capital, ignoring the appointment of cabinet members, and Derian, who was joking with the other corps commanders about wanting to finish quickly and smoke a cigarette, was so surprised that he waved his hand. I hit it.

“Mayer, you have proven your abilities brilliantly under me, and Lord Derian defended Streve against Tesseito’s large army and was ultimately defeated, and was promoted to the position of commander-in-chief under Heinrich due to his excellent defensive tactics, including waging a guerilla war with his remaining troops. was carried out. And as the commander-in-chief, he even made the bold decision to surrender rather than throw away the lives of his soldiers in vain. Therefore, the two decided that they were sufficiently capable of carrying out their duties.

In response to Yuno’s explanation, Derian prostrated himself and once again pledged his loyalty, saying he would live up to his expectations, but Mayer ran up to the throne and began to criticize Yuno.

“Ah, no, your highness the ternary. Ah, no, Your Majesty the Emperor!! Isn’t this different!! I heard you would accept my resignation!!”

‘Hey, such a baseless bastard!! ‘What place is this!!’

‘This is why commoners can’t do it. your majesty!! Please withdraw the order immediately!!’

Naturally, the nobles behind her kept calling for Mayer to resign, but Yuno ignored those nobles and smiled at Mayer.

“Hmm? What are you talking about? Jim definitely accepted your resignation letter as promised”

“Since you accepted my resignation letter, I am now free. But suddenly the Minister of National Defense said something!! I won’t do that. I plan to receive severance pay and sell fruit in Adria with my wife, so please give me severance pay as soon as possible”

“We can give you severance pay for resigning from the position of defense captain, but… you are not free. This has been the case so far and will continue to be so. Although you have kicked out the position of garrison commander of Teshidanikana territory, your status as my subject is still valid. Besides, you are a subject of Balkan, and I am the Emperor, so you are obliged to obey my orders. Isn’t it?”

“Ah, no, because they say they are emperors, they treat people like this…”

“Vladimir Mayer!! It’s a joke! Obey the emperor’s orders!!”

When Yuno suddenly radiated energy and spoke in a voice full of dignity, Mayer instinctively bowed down, and Yuno drew her sword and tapped him on the shoulder.

“Vladimir Mayer. In consideration of your merits in the last war, I ennoble you as a count! This is an order from the emperor, so you have no right to veto it. Do you understand? Count Myer?”

“….Yes… I will gratefully accept it”

In the end, Mayer cried and accepted the position of Minister of Defense given by Juno, and all the nobles were left speechless by Juno’s shocking personnel move of immediately awarding the title of earldom to a commoner.

However, as if Yuno’s so far was nothing, Yuno continued to give enormous shocks to the nobles.

“Then, Hiria von Dierwood is appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Diane Erika Maywood von Balkan is appointed as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy, and Rachel Sinclair de Leonhardt is appointed as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance!!”

*Diane congratulating Juno on his coronation.

*Rachel congratulating Yuno on his coronation

*Hyria celebrating Yuno’s accession to the throne