The Prince Wants To Retire

18. gift for siblings (2)

While the lifelong slaves of the empire conspired, Kariel comfortably got into the wagon and moved to the southeast.

In the meantime, the Confederates also moved as Cariel expected.

First, the Confederates started a battle against the warlocks hiding in the volcano.

They had no other options left, so they thought of catching the warlocks in order to somehow relieve the Empire’s planting.

The problem is that it doesn’t fit Kariel’s last name.

“Are these just pretending to catch them?”

Kariel muttered with a puzzled expression.

He had just received a report while taking a break at the midway point to the southeast.

“Are these bastards out of their minds yet?”

‘Bang-bang!’ Kariel gets angry while hitting.

It was a few days ago that he liked that the work was over, but Tarion thought with a puzzled expression as he saw the note brought by the shadow getting angry.

‘You said you were going to retire. Pay attention!’

While Tarion sighed, unable to speak his mind, Kariel immediately called the communication wizard.

“Connect with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”

“Yes!”

When Kariel spoke with a cold expression, the communication wizard hurriedly raised his mana and blew it into the crystal ball.

Seeing that Kariel, who had been laughing at the resort-like scenery just before, went wild and made a cold expression on the road, he thought to himself, ‘Is it manic depression?’ I thought and connected the communication.

“I am the crown prince. Call the foreign minister.”

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who responded loudly to Kariel’s words, summoned the minister.

-majesty!

“Are you out of habit again?”

-Yes? Your Highness, what are you talking about… … .

The Minister of Foreign Affairs was startled by Kariel’s cold voice and lowered his head.

“Looks like you’re playing these days?”

-ah… … No!

The foreign minister gave a hurried reply with a surprised look on his face, trying to explain what he had been up to.

Then Kariel cut off his words and went to the main point.

“Are you going to leave the Confederates alone?”

-What did you mean… … .

“You’re just pretending to catch the warlock. I laid all the boards, but what have you been doing without pressure?”

Even though he laid the plate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not put much pressure on him, as if he had judged that ‘this is enough!’

Perhaps because of that, the Confederacy only showed grandiose military moves, and did not actually catch the warlocks.

-that… … Moderately enough for the future… … .

“I said, throw away his diplomatic remarks and means!”

-Your Highness Haona, I can’t help but think of what happened after the Warlock Crisis ended.

Kariel sighed at the Foreign Minister’s words.

“Is anyone around?”

-uh… … There is not.

In response to the foreign minister’s reply, Kariel sighed and ordered Tarion to defeat people around him.

Then, the knights and shadows waiting on the ceiling or outside the door all at once withdrew.

“As the Foreign Minister said, considering the future, it may be necessary to take a step back in moderation.”

Kariel nodded and said that the Foreign Minister was right.

But that was the story of continuing good relations with the southern kingdoms.

“But can we really keep a good relationship with them?”

-that… … .

“In order for the southern kingdoms to vomit what they have done to us in the meantime, the empire must be strong diplomatically. The Continental Congress will be the beginning.”

-If the current trend of strong empire is maintained for a long time, other countries will rebel. It could lead to war… … .

The Minister of Foreign Affairs said so, then shut his mouth.

It was because seeing the silent Kariel predicted what direction it would go after the Continental Congress.

-majesty.

“It’s over with the Masters. Even my younger siblings know.”

Kariel firmly replied to the Foreign Minister’s worried voice.

“I persuaded him that if he wanted to return even half of what the empire had taken away like a hukou, he should not move as softly as he does now, and his younger siblings sympathized with him. I don’t know who the next emperor will be, but it means that the current tone will not change no matter who becomes it.”

-… … .

“In addition, Seongguk and Iron will also keep pace with the Empire. This is a great opportunity to rob the Confederacy.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, who understood everything Kariel was saying, replied by lowering his head.

– I’ll try to put as much pressure as possible.

“okay. Trust me. Please make an effort so that the presents I gave to my younger siblings are not half worth.”

-… … Yes, Your Highness.

When the communication cut off after that, Kariel looked out the window.

“Don’t worry too much about it.”

Tarion looked anxiously at Kariel, who seemed to be stressed out.

Seeing her gray hair as a teenager showed how much stress Kariel had been under.

“done. after… … It’s because the Foreign Minister couldn’t give up his diplomatic position until the end. I’ve explained it so you can understand it, so I’ll take care of it.”

Saying that, Kariel looked out the window.

Seeing the beautiful scenery made me feel at ease.

In fact, it wasn’t that the foreign minister was incompetent.

In the eyes of Kariel, he was still a useful guy, so he kept nagging him.

If he had been incompetent, he would have blown it up right away.

What I realized after being an emperor for so many years was that I had to set clear goals in order to manage these guys well.

And that was also what the rulers had to do.

In that sense, Cariel himself issued an order for the matter just before, freeing the Foreign Minister from responsibility.

‘I hate the evasion of responsibility by those dark soldiers.’

The current emperor has improved a bit recently, but looking back at the past, his teeth trembled.

In order to make them think that it was not their fault, they passed the responsibility on to their servants.

It was an incomprehensible action from Kariel’s point of view.

I was already being evaluated as a ‘cancer’, but I didn’t understand where I could fall further and postpone responsibility.

When the emperor shied away from responsibility, ministers also put off work to subordinates to avoid being fired, and if this is repeated, there is no way that state affairs will function properly.

In that case, Kariel thought that even if he was evaluated as a tyrant, it would be much better to push out the incompetent bastards and quickly organize state affairs.

‘I ate all kinds of swearing because of that.’

Kariel, who was gritting her teeth thinking about her previous life, took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

“Well, it has nothing to do with me now.”

Mumbling like that, Kariel took a real break after a long time.

It was sweeter than ever to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the imperial palace and enjoy the wonderful scenery.

* * *

After such a sweet rest, Kariel headed southeast.

Looking at the report from the shadows before leaving, Kariel gave a satisfied expression.

“Now the slugs are starting to move properly.”

As the foreign minister made a proper move, the Confederate forces began to be properly put under pressure.

Not only that, the Empire protested, but it was also because Seongguk and the Iron League brought in and protested.

Through the plate laid by Kariel, military and diplomatic pressures were intensified, and the Confederate Confederates, who were skeptical, moved their troops to the center of the volcano to catch the warlock.

He took a certain action to show that he came to ‘support’ the Empire, not ‘invasion’.

However, the work of the Minister of Foreign Affairs did not end there.

“It’s good.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, who had received the data from the Inspection Department, officially put pressure on the southern countries based on the data.

They started protesting by sending reports of drug smuggling, unauthorized smuggling, and the extortion of funds to the country concerned.

In the process, it was also important to have diplomatic negotiations behind the scenes to get help from the Seongguk and the Iron League.

“I want to hold on to just one guy… … . not bad.”

It was regrettable that he gave Seongguk a way to live, but he couldn’t get everything all at once.

The current method wasn’t bad as long as I could completely destroy one instead of giving up on one.

“It’s a bit regretful that I gave Seongguk a way to live.”

Marquis Sicario, who rode near the carriage, said with a regretful expression.

“ah! Don’t worry. There are many means of pressuring the Holy Kingdom.”

“… … Do you have any means of pressure?”

“The only concessions made to put pressure on the South must be at most compensation. Then, when the Continental Congress is in progress, wouldn’t it be okay to bite the warlocks?”

After saying that, Kariel smiled.

“The old fox is not an easy opponent.”

“I know.”

At Marquis Sicario’s words, Kariel nodded as if she knew well.

The old fox of the north, the current pope, had suffered terribly in his previous life.

“I am well aware of the pope’s extraordinary hair. But even he will not be free from this incident involving the warlock.”

“It’s about biting off the opponent’s weakness.”

“Foxes are good at running away, so once bitten, you shouldn’t let go.”

“You don’t intend to end it at the Continental Congress.”

Kariel smiled at Marquis Sicario’s words.

How could you catch a fox and let go?

I was thinking of making him rob me of everything I had by holding on to it like a madman.

There wasn’t just one gift that Kariel prepared for her younger siblings.

“Should I give one gift to my younger siblings who will suffer in the future? I feel comfortable when I give you several large presents.”

As Kariel laughed while saying that, the eyes of the Masters nearby shone strangely.

Seeing this, Toto and Tarion shook their heads and sighed.

Everyone nearby looked at Kariel with a bright smile ahead of her retirement.

It was because it didn’t seem easy to listen to what the Masters were saying.

However, Kariel’s brain was smarter than they thought.

‘I should arrive at the capital by the time the Continental Conference begins or ends.’

Kariel thought so and smiled.

No matter how much measures were taken to avoid being pushed back in the Continental Congress, I thought that my inexperienced younger siblings would not be able to properly eat the southern or seongguk.

Most of the work will be handled by the practitioners, but there are things that the leaders have to do.

At that point, the princes would have no choice but to be pushed back because of their lack of experience.

At that time, there was a corner where Kariel could appear and help.

How to make the fallen atmosphere come back to the empire.

‘Official prince retirement ceremony.’

A way to empower the two princes while at the same time allowing himself to officially retire.

In addition, it was also a way to rob more of the wealth of other countries that had been robbing the empire.

When the crown prince retires, he cannot come empty-handed.

I would bring anything, but since it was a sinful position, the scale had no choice but to grow.

Even if this is enough, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take care of using the retirement ceremony as a blackmail card and rob other countries.

‘To do that, you need to completely step on the Confederate States.’

Even if the South gathers their strength, it will not be possible to climb any further unless it is made clear that it is not for the Empire.

So, in this Continental Congress, Kariel was planning to create a situation where the Empire could completely set foot on other countries.

The start will be the Confederacy, and Seongguk and Iron will be dealt with by the time they return to the capital for a retirement ceremony.

‘I’ve done this up to this point, but I don’t think it’s ruined.’

Cariel thought so and looked up at the sky.

‘I’m really going to do everything.’

Admiring himself for his high service spirit, Kariel began to look at the data from the wagon in order to defeat the Confederate forces.

After taking a break at the midpoint, Kariel goes back to work.

While working like a dog with the mindset of finishing everything and resting, the Crown Prince arrived near Kapur Volcano.

“… … You have finally come.”

“It is said that the southern border will personally greet the Crown Prince.”

At Duke Cletta’s words, the lieutenant beside him bowed his head and reported.

“We’re going to go meet him too. Let’s see if the imperial demise is as rumored.”

“Yes.”