Border Guardian Hal Akircius

Teito Central District, House of Lords

The day after the funeral of Emperor Magnus ended and the shortened mourning dawned.

The Senate was surrounded by a different atmosphere.

The imperial citizens also knew what was being done in the Senate, where the squares in front of the Senate were packed with imperial citizens who continued to suffer gloomy and outrageous damage by the unreliable soldiers of aristocratic nobility, who continued to raise their voices of resentment and anger.

The Senate Guard, recently revived by Julianus, has made regulations in the square in front of the Senate and has blinded its eyes to prevent citizens from falling into the Senate or turning into thugs and ramblings.

The Senate, which began early in the morning, was about to welcome the good.

"Above… the deprivation of the aristocracy of Sir Lucilius by a clan of nations due to the crime of national treason, the crime of attracting foreign nationals, the crime of hypocrisy, the crime of abuse of public power, the crime of imperial disturbance, the crime of abuse of aristocratic privilege, the crime of private struggle, the crime of fraudulent accumulation of wealth, the crime of behaving unjustly to the senator, etc., the territory shall be confiscated throughout the territory and all property shall be taken over... note that in contemporary times the death penalty!

"... don't be ridiculous!

"Trials like this are null and void!

"Let me open it!

"We are nobles!!

The aristocratic nobility, who had been struck with rope and drawn to the floor, revolts in unison at Sir Quinkinatus's proclamation.

It should be noted that all 280 aristocratic nobles who bore the burden of a series of unrest had already been pronounced guilty of the same crime, and it was only now that Sir Lucilius received his last pronouncement.

"... the trial is fair and selfless. Stop the useless slander... Senate Guard, shut up."

Julianus, who was present, ordered cold.

The aristocratic nobles, now disenfranchised of all authority, who were doing all they could for bad gossip, happen to be held back by uniformed guards in black, waving their fists and being silenced.

"Do you think this kind of imitation would be tolerated by nobility?

"... you are no longer noble"

Tarnius protests against the newly appointed Longs as captain of the guards, but Longs puts his fist in its face without any fit.

Tarnius falls on the floor of the Senate floor with a creeping scream.

Next door, the guards are making a taco beating of Plutus screaming before he was beaten.

"... do you have a complaint too?

"... None"

Where the hegemony once was, when Longs asked, glancing at Lucillius, who had completely plugged him in, he answered that in his lifeless voice.

Longs pounds his right fist into its abdomen when his nose sounds uninteresting.

Kicking Lucillius' butt, which nodded a long time, and knocking him to the floor, Longs ordered the soldiers under his command.

"Take him!

After this, the original aristocratic nobles are sentenced to imprisonment after being exposed to the citizens of the Imperial City.

It is in this way that the aristocratic aristocracy, which has been responsible for the local management of the Empire and has been involved in policy-making since the creation of the Imperial Grass, was almost destroyed.

Emperor's Palace, Emperor's Office

"… now the aristocratic aristocrats who have been in charge of the local management of the Empire for a long time will finish their role"

"The Empire is finally in shape."

Julianus nodded and replied, saying Sir Quinkinatus, who was newly appointed President of the House of Lords, and Sir Greater Quinkinatus, who was the former Speaker and consul.

"Oh, now we can finally rebuild the empire... for better or worse, we wouldn't have been able to reform without this unrest... fast, but consul, would you quit the Senate?

"Well... I see, are we going to centralize the Senate?

Without the wind that moved upon Julianus' sudden words, the Great Lord Quinkinatus said funny.

"Yes... we eliminate officials and military personnel from policy-making settings. When those who implement the policy are involved in that decision, some of its force additions and subtractions will lead to the adoption of reckless policies like this Southern operation. And if that policy succeeds, it will become easier and easier for us to pass through, and we will only pursue policy decisions that are in our own interest, that is, the implementation of policies that we implement. It was clear that it was not an empire and would move in such a direction as to make policy decisions in order to exchange its own work. The deepening of factional strife with it cannot be overlooked either. Members of the Senate will not be permitted to hold concurrent positions with other government posts in the future, and will be exclusively members of the Senate."

To the words of Julianus, Lord Quinkinatus roars.

"But you're not convinced by the military or the central officials, are you?

"The central authorities are fine, and that's why I made you consul, Lord Big Quinkinatus."

"... if I return my status as a congressman at the top of the curve, I can say no."

Hearing the words of Julianus and Lord Greater Quinkinatus, I perceived what Sir Quinkinatus intended to mean.

"I see... and make it a senate of civic aristocrats and soldiers only, and pass laws in the senate that prohibit concurrent government appointments, right?

"Exactly, if that's the case, we can win the vote because there are more civic aristocrats now that there are not many high-ranking servicemen who have died in battle or been sent to the province"

"... Is there any possibility of a military bee? General Longs in particular is a typical faction."

Sir Quinkinatus makes a point to fear in Julianus' words, but Julianus has already struck his hand at this as well.

"The Longs appointed him an honorary senate guard to take up his military rights. Leading generals of other factions will also be honored and usurped."

Senate guards, Kingsguards, and Imperial Guards are considered equal to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, but there is little military power. Nobody has been appointed as their captain in the last forty years or so.

Julianus was going to first appoint the troublesome Longs as the Senate Guard Captain to virtually take military power and, if there were any more troublesome figures in the local factions, transfer them to the two remaining honorary positions.

But the main figures of the faction have already died in battle on the southern front, and all that remains is about Longs, the head of the first regiment, Labelius, the head of the seventeenth regiment, and Marquels, the border guard of the Northeast Precinct.

Of these, Marquellus has expressed Julianus support at an early stage, and Laberius has been badly injured and is being rehabilitated with his regiment of distributors on a group island.

The other Legion Chiefs have no color, good or bad, and although they did not respond positively to Julianus' call, they have not dared to defy.

In addition, they were pulled out of the army for Operation South, and had to play border defense in a weakened state of protection, which prevented them from being actively involved in the central situation.

If Julianus relinquishes his Senate status greatly in turn, he thinks that he can either look at his tenure and dismiss him or let him continue to serve as the Legion Leader everywhere.

This is the same for the Governor of the State, but Julianus had decided to shorten the term of office of the Governor of the State with regard to the local administration and, furthermore, to subdivide the State to weaken the Governor's powers.

Cassius, the consul, has been dismissed and assigned to the emperor's adviser to study the matter, so that the bones can be done without delay.

Restructuring the administrative division of the entire Empire in conjunction with the territories taken from the newly integrated aristocratic nobles.

"The territory taken from the aristocratic nobility was about one-fifth of the Empire's territory, and the property received was about five years of the Empire's annual budget."

Because the aristocratic nobility has been destroyed by Hull by a private soldier mobilized by root scraping, there was no technique to resist with strength, some of whom chose to die of indignation in the family, but there was very little resistance to the Governor of the State or to the Commander of the Legion, who went to take over property and territory at Julianus' command.

Not only will this suffice to cover the costs necessary for the reform, but the tax revenues that the nobles have been devouring until then will also come into the treasury, so we will be able to afford them financially from next semester.

The flow of funds and commodities that had been blocked in the noble territories also began to improve, and the empire was witnessing a slight demobilisation of the economy.

"The territory, the money... the savings, so on. I don't know what you've been up to... but nobles can hear you."

Lord Greater Quinkinatus, who is dismayed by his son's report.

It was decided that the property of the aristocratic nobles received would be used first to rebuild the eastern states and imperial capitals affected by this war and to compensate the citizens, but in addition, Julianus had decided to pay for the war on the border guard civilian army from the cost of receiving it.

The Haldashilentium army was responsible for maintaining law and order in the eastern states and the occupied Siluha territories until the Empire was under Julianus, fighting alongside Operation Siluha longitudinal, the strategy of Castle Julianus, the battle on the banks of the Pota River and the battle of the Eastern Plains of the Imperial Capital.

Once he returned the messenger in an attempt to recall him, Hal solidified this.

Is it now in the midst of putting the army together and heading towards Cilentium?

"... it would be too vivid to tell you to come because I'm going to do the money, so if you say we're going to perform an appointment ceremony and a victory celebration for the Northern Guardians, right?

"Um, if a useful actor who ruled the Imperial Civil War were to come to the Imperial City, the citizens of the Imperial City would be happy. Let's say we decide after the day. I'll take care of the difference! Now the border guard won't say no... no, now I won't."

To the words of Julianus, Sir Greater Quinkinatus speaks with pleasure.

This old nobleman seems to have completely liked the attitude of the border guard officer in an old-fashioned and far-fetched place. He said he wanted to go to Cilentium every once in a while, but the decision to call Hal to the Imperial City was finally going to cure the disturbing bug.

While leaking a bitter laugh at the appearance of such a father, Sir Quinkinatus begins to talk to Julianus about his next case.

"Then… it is Siluha territory handed over by the Border Guardian Officer, but depending on future negotiations with Siluha, we are considering it in the direction of integrating it into the Imperial Territory so far. I would like your approval as I intend to return Lugusa and hand over all the territory of Siluha on the coast of the Inland Sea of Setria in return for a reconciliation with East Photo."

"... no defensive issues, I guess? Impossible territorial expansion is not under ruin."

Turning off a grin that could be described as innocent until then, the great Lord Quinkinatus shrugged off his son, but Sir Quinkinatus did not even show a shrugged bare face, and succeeded in his words in a clear tone.

"Yes, the Setria Inland Sea coast is culturally closer to us than Siluja, and there has been no particular friction since the occupation. And in terms of defense, the occupied territories will be in the form of pulling borders with Siluha just apart from the mountains, so no problem. Perhaps it would be enough to build some fortifications and set up a quaint fortress like Castel Julius on the streets. You can cover the costs well enough for what you receive."

"... the defense is the rebuilt third legion and the seventeenth legion that let you pull it up?

"Yes, I assume so. We're also heading south through the Eastern Border Guard area."

"Okay, let's approve. Open it up to the Senate and then move."

To the words of Julianus, Sir Quinkinatus bows his head silently.

Sir Greater Quinkinatus, who had listened to the story in silence, uttered the words of the question as he twisted his neck.

"What's going on with the preliminary negotiations with Siluha?

"I can't see you rejecting our proposal at the moment... if you refuse..."

"Hmm... aren't you threatening to blackmail a border guard?

Sir Greater Quinkinatus, who takes over to block the words of his son.

"Exactly. Whether we actually do it or not, this threatening complaint will be powerful"

Julianus nodded to Sir Quinkinatus, who told his father yes and then turned to himself.

Since the Empire is in the midst of rebuilding the country due to the civil war, there is no room for Sirukha as an actual problem, and Tohoku is stuck with his own country, and he cannot gather so many soldiers.

Cilentium is under the same circumstances, and besides having problems with troop numbers, soldiers are quite physically and mentally tired on long expeditions.

Each cannot carry out a Siluha attack alone, but it would be possible to divide Siluha if it were multiplied in the three countries, but it was impossible to march because of those circumstances.

However, it is realistic enough to be used as a threat complaint.

Not to mention it was no more blackmail for Siluja at the time when it might be split.

"You won't be able to say no to Siluha now that you've lost a large part of your army. If you imitate this as no, the Empire will invade the western border, the border guards will poke you with the capital, and you will avalanche from the east into the east photograph... have you contacted the governor of the eastern photograph of Li Shengdu?

"It is exchanged fine in transmission stone communication via Cilentium. Now Siluha doesn't have the help to prevent attacks from three directions: the Empire and the East Photograph, and the Cilentium, so you just have to show that kind of movement when it comes to possibilities. Dongzhao is gathering troops at the border and the Border Guardian Public Army is on its way back via Julials and Lugusa at our request. The rebuilt third legion has entered the Castle of Julius. We're already in the preparatory negotiations, but Siluha seems to be detecting our movements and falling into suspicion. You'll probably accept these terms."

"Oh man... the world doesn't know how to fall... the attacked Shirukha has reduced its power and the attacked Empire has grown... the Protector of the North gets his country... I don't know."

Saying a bitter mix of laughter as he saw his son answering Julianus' question unwillingly.

Julianus opens his mouth when he realizes that he is going to get the country.

"What happened to the islands?

"… it seems that there are those who have suppressed both the Grand Master who tried to start a rebellion. A report has come from General Labelius, who is in therapy, saying that the persuasion of the man has abandoned the insurgency. Anything, the relatives of the border guard or something, his name is Akiruyuan Succession, and he's the commander-in-chief of Yamato's swordsman."

"... I see. Is that why we rely on the Border Guardian for everything... huh"

"Wahahahaha, it must be! Thank you. The ceremony must be flashy!

When Julianus sighed when he heard Sir Big Quinkinatus's answer, Big Quinkinatus laughed.