The Prince Wants To Retire

30. Kariel’s Dangerous Plan (2)

After the emperor’s permission was granted, the martyrs and high-ranking nobles began to move secretly for something.

It was clear that the local nobles and lower aristocrats would rebel if they knew about this, so they moved cautiously.

But Kariel, unaware of this fact, was deep in thought in the airship.

‘Wouldn’t it be a pity if I failed?’

You can’t kill him anyway.

At best, to the extent of exiled to a country estate?

Rather good.

But it’s kind of nerve-wracking to leave it alone when you know you can develop further.

In addition, he was anxious because he did not know what the black magician would do in the East Continent.

If Roman were seduced there and a continental war was waged, the empire would be in danger again.

To prepare even a little for that, more talent was needed.

At the same time, there was a need for further development.

The foundation that Kariel’s empire was able to endure in her previous life.

Among them, there was the overwhelming force of the being of the Grand Master, but that alone was not enough to win successive battles.

The greatest role was played by geniuses who appeared in a crisis situation.

It was thanks to the weapons that grafted the technologies developed through them did their part.

“It’s a pity that something like this is rotting like this.”

A non-aircraft that carries itself and moves quickly.

It was an item that was not popularized because it consumed a huge amount of mana stones due to lack of technology.

However, moving at a much faster speed than a train, it was being used in a limited way despite the enormous resource consumption.

Like a train, the pieces are placed on only one route, going east, west, north, and south.

There is only one reason why this has not progressed further.

“The greed of wizards.”

Even though they knew that they could achieve a higher level of development if they were with the craftsmen, the wizards didn’t want to provide them.

In addition, in order to use it as a weapon, only a very small amount was produced.

By now, the wizards who made it were either dead or old, so the transfer of technology was almost cut off.

‘In a word, it’s bullshit.’

Seeing the empire slowly developing due to the greed of the nobles and privileged class, Cariel was engulfed in thought as he looked out the window.

I thought about how to persuade the greedy nobles and how to relieve the emperor’s wrath.

Even while Kariel was deep in thought, the airship quickly flew towards the capital.

* * *

“I see you.”

At the destination, the Imperial Palace Knights had gathered to take Kariel who got off the airship directly.

“If anyone sees it, they’ll think I’m a criminal.”

“I’m sorry.”

Seeing the knights of the Imperial Palace with their heads bowed, Kariel smiled bitterly.

“let’s go.”

“Yes!”

Surrounded by the Imperial Palace Knights, Kariel got into the carriage going to the Imperial Palace and clicked his tongue.

A composition for openly oppressing oneself.

In preventing even Tarion and the shadows from accompanying him, his intention to bind and pressure Kariel’s hands and feet was seen.

It meant that it was a plan that was difficult for nobles to accept.

“Are you going straight to Daejeon?”

“It looks like it will.”

When Kariel opened the carriage window and asked, the imperial knight lowered his head and answered.

“after… … Are you willing not to give me even the minimum preparation time?”

On the carriage heading straight to Daejeon, Kariel slowly looked over the things Tarion had prepared in advance.

Before I knew it, the wagon arrived in front of Daejeon.

“Sir, we have arrived.”

“for awhile. Leave in five minutes.”

“… … Yes, lower.”

The imperial palace knight lowered his head with a dark expression.

Even the world’s Kariel seemed nervous right now.

However, Kariel’s expression in the carriage was calm.

Asking for time was only to counter the nobles who were pressuring him with the information prepared by Tarion.

“It became.”

Kariel stopped the knight who was trying to support him and got off the carriage.

The eyes of the imperial knights, who felt the unusual momentum, were filled with surprise.

‘When did this… … .’

He knew well that Kariel’s body quickly recovered after waking up from a sore body.

However, Kariel, who returned after escaping from the capital, was exuding the spirit of a warrior beyond simply recovering her body.

Kariel grew up at a speed that surprised even the knights of the imperial palace.

Then he headed for Daejeon, implicitly revealing the anger that he had suppressed in his heart.

Originally, it wouldn’t have been possible to release momentum like this arbitrarily.

However, the fact that he was the first prince allowed everything.

Because he was also revered as the ‘Hero of the Empire’, everyone, including the knights, opened the gates of the Great War while ignoring it.

The ones who greeted Kariel, who arrived in Daejeon at the Emperor’s command, were her younger siblings who sat on the divided throne.

In front of him, the nobles who made Kariel stand like a sinner looked at him with displeasure.

However, without any hesitation, Kariel looked at the nobles with a cold expression.

“What kind of joke is this?”

At Kariel’s question, the younger brothers’ expressions were not good.

It was evident on his face that he was forced to sit.

“I came here on the orders of His Majesty… … Did you dare use Your Majesty to humiliate me?”

Seeing Kariel looking at the nobles with an angry expression, some nobles flinched.

“What I sent to you is definitely Your Majesty’s order. We ask for your understanding that we have no choice but to proceed like this because His Majesty is currently in poor physical condition.”

Winston, newly elected chancellor, bowed his head politely.

He intentionally showed an angry expression and tried to bring momentum, but was blocked by Winston, the chancellor.

“The agenda for this war is about degradation, so you have to stand while the meeting is in progress. We ask for your understanding.”

‘It’s not easy going.’

Kariel, who clicked her tongue inwardly, spoke without losing her momentum.

“It doesn’t matter, let’s move on.”

“Yes.”

At Kariel’s command, the nobles looked perplexed.

I purposely framed the composition as if the knights of the Imperial Palace were dragging me like a criminal, and made a picture that had to be explained under the two younger brothers even in Daejeon.

Nevertheless, Kariel gives orders like an emperor.

Some nobles shed tears as they saw him with a determined expression on his face as if no one could give orders to him unless there was an emperor.

“First and foremost, it concerns those whom he is currently calling. The opinion of the nobility is that the forces summoned by the current first prince are very dangerous to the current empire. Inspector General? Can you explain this to me?”

“… … The ideology of the forces called revolutionaries was extremely rude and could destroy the system of the empire, so they were closely watched by the Inspection Department.”

Podolski responds to the Prime Minister’s words with an expression that he can’t help it.

No matter how much he followed Kariel, he answered honestly that he could not talk about this as much as he did in this case.

“Minister of the Interior, what will the empire be like if those revolutionary people do what they say?”

“… … The current bureaucracy could collapse.”

“Minister of Foreign Affairs, what is the impact of this on other countries?”

“… … At least the southern kingdoms will strongly protest. It is absolutely unacceptable from their point of view, so there is a possibility that they will prepare for war.”

From the standpoint of the two southern kingdoms, which had a stronger class system than the empire, the rude ideas of the revolutionaries were absolutely unacceptable. That is why they are saying that there is a possibility of even going to war to maintain their system.

“Lord, this is the position of the nobles. Could you please explain this?”

“It’s an explanation… … .”

At the words of the seasoned prime minister, Kariel grinned.

Then he looked at the two dukes.

Even the most busy martyrs had gathered, but they too were silent.

In a situation where key personnel are silent, a decent person is sitting in the prime minister’s seat and presides over the Daejeon meeting. Even the two younger brothers are keeping their mouths shut.

‘There’s something.’

Realizing at once that there was something she didn’t know, Kariel narrowed her eyes and looked at the chancellor.

Those who keep their mouths shut mean that they will remain neutral.

That meant that only the chancellor, who became the spokesman for the nobility, had to be killed.

‘It made things easier.’

Kariel kept her mouth shut for a moment and was lost in thought.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the nobles as if they thought that even the first prince of the world had nothing to say about this matter.

But even for a moment, Kariel’s mouth opened.

“First of all, the word clarification is quite jarring. If anyone sees it, won’t they mistake me for committing a sin?”

As Kariel said that, she glared at Winston.

“Everything in the city was reported to the center, and even when I called the revolutionaries, I gave you permission. Didn’t everyone agree? But now come and blame me… … .”

“… … I’m sorry for the bad word choice.”

Winston apologizes quickly.

It was a quick way to prevent the matter from falling into a strange place.

“Twice! We don’t have time for each other, so we answer quickly. All cases were reported to the central government. Then all that’s left is my plan, and I don’t know what’s wrong with that.”

At Kariel’s words, the nobles began to murmur.

“There was something you used to say. Nobles and commoners have different talents from birth. Sometimes, geniuses that appear among commoners are just mutations.”

At Kariel’s words, the expression of the nobles hardened.

“Then what’s the matter? In addition, you have an overwhelming advantage over commoners even in circumstances.”

“Haona… … .”

Cariel raised a hand to cover the mouth of the nobleman who was trying to refute something, and said with a cold expression.

“Finally, it’s not about applying to the entire empire, it’s just one city. I’m afraid of that too, so I’m taking this three months? Are you not confident? What are you afraid of?”

As Kariel said that, he radiated momentum.

“If you are going to shiver because you are afraid of even what happened in at least one city, why not just be a commoner? I don’t think I’ll ever see such scum like that sitting in the ‘noble’ seat of aristocrats in an empire in crisis.”

Kariel, who deliberately lifted up the nobles, unleashed the information he had brought one by one.

They were defeated in small battles in the border area because of an incompetent noble, spies from the southern kingdom entered the border area because of one corrupt noble, and a small Allied Forces occupied part of the empire’s territory by an incompetent noble.

“I had too much power on an incompetent subject. After all, our hard-earned land would have been taken over again.”

“that… … .”

“Above all, the war in conflict zones is not over yet.”

Cariel raised her hand once more to stop her, and said with an angry expression.

“We need to develop the city as soon as possible, build a perfect fortress, and make it ‘real’ our land. All the talented people they asked to send were swept away from the center, and they didn’t send me a single one.”

When Kariel looked around with a cold expression on his face, the ministers turned their eyes in a cold sweat.

Because they had nothing to say even if they had 100 mouths.

“I asked the nobles who were playing at home to let them go, but they all ignored me. So what are you going to do with me? Tell me, Jaesang. What choices could I have made in that situation?”

“Revolutionaries can understand. But the plan of degradation is a problem.”

“There are still not enough people to develop the city normally. So are there any other options? tell me I heard that the central government is also suffering from a lack of talent… … .”

Some ministers flinched at Kariel’s words.

“However, the crisis comes in an instant. On the other hand, the system of the empire itself may collapse if the work you plan is carried out. When the aristocracy collapses, the imperial authority comes next.”

A chancellor who mentions the imperial authority. Then, Kariel smiled.

“Will the imperial power collapse just by appointing a few commoners? Now you are insulting the imperial power.”

“We don’t want to leave any room for chaos.”

There was silence in Daejeon during the battle between the prime minister and the first prince.

In the end, the two princes, realizing that a conclusion could not be reached in a short time, broke the Daejeon meeting.

Kariel was the first to come out of Daejeon with a cold expression.

Then a servant from the emperor’s palace approached him.

“Your Majesty is looking for you.”

“… … Branch.”

The real fight starts now.

It was time to go find out what the high nobles and martyrs were hiding.