Reincarnated as an Emperor ~ Will the Emperor at Birth Survive? Chapter 32: Two Major Nations on the Eastern Continent (Both

The Heavenly Mountain Range is located almost at the centre of the eastern continent. As the na suggests, it is an important strategic position with a series of steep mountains that seem to reach the sky. It is therefore impossible for an army to cross this mountain range.

So, the history of this continent has always been divided into two passages: the Heavenly East and the Heavenly West.

If the centre of the Heavenly West is the Empire then the centre of the Heavenly East is the Imperial Empire [1]Different kanji, this Empire kanji is more referring to Japan. It was no exaggeration to say that the history of the eastern continent has progressed with these two great powers at its centre.

According to Count Palatine Vedett, there are certain things that the east and the west have in common. When the Lothar Empire collapsed, and the Bungdalto Empire was established, there was also a dynasty change in the Imperial Empire at the sa ti. The current Imperial Empire is the Teiwa Dynasty.

And now that the Empire was collapsing, there seems to be a major movent in the Imperial Empire as well.

The Holy One Imperialist Church is the Imperial Empires state religion. The religious authority of this Holy One Imperialist Church was called the Holy Guiding Order, and it held a lot of authority. The Imperial Empire and the Holy One Imperialist Church could be said to have a history of confrontation and cooperation between the Emperor and the Holy Guiding Order.

However, the current dynasty, the Teiwa Dynasty, is a dynasty that has succeeded in greatly suppressing the authority of the Holy Guiding Order. Until then, a dynastys Emperor can only call themselves Imperial Emperor only when they are recognised by the Holy Guiding Order. They could only call themselves emperors if the Holy Guiding Order hadnt recognised them, which was regarded as weak and led to the lords distancing themselves from the emperor. The Teiwa Dynasty, which has suppressed the authority of the Holy Guiding Order ford a stable power base and was steadily centralising their power to the extent that the Empire was no match for them.

But of course, there were problems.

The clergy oversaw politics in the Imperial Empire until the Teiwa Dynasty. They had received the most advanced education from an early age at guidance schools, and unlike the feudalist aristocrats, the clergy was one with the Imperial Empire. After all, the Imperial Empire was the only nation that made the Holy Imperialist a state religion. There was no fear of betrayal, and they were valued.

However, the Teiwa Dynasty kept them out of politics, believing that the Holy Guiding Order would beco more influential since the clergy was at the centre of politics. But they needed people to take charge of politics, so the aristocrats were appointed to this position.

Well, its hard to say which is better. The clergy may be at odds with the emperor, but they wont betray the Imperial Empire. Aristocrats swear their allegiance to the emperor, but they may betray the Imperial Empire.

Now, the Imperial Emperor of the Teiwa Dynasty, who had strengthened his power by excluding the clergy from politics, has had his power rapidly reduced in recent years. The reason was simple. It was because of the aristocrats who had been handling politics in place of the clergy the so-called Imperial Aristocrats have co into power and now threaten the authority of the Imperial Emperor.

And the current Chancellor The representative of the Imperial Aristocrats is said to have more power than the Imperial Emperor. In contrast, the current Imperial King, Helmut II, the 11th Emperor of the Teiwa Dynasty, is in a similar position to .

Yes, he is a puppet.

Siegbelt Wendelin von Frentzen Orengau, the Chancellor who holds full authority in the palace, is the man who overthrew the previous Emperor. Since he was the person who put Helmut II on the throne, most of the real power is in his hands.

Helmut II has been afraid of the Chancellor ever since his accession to the throne. He feared that he would one day be taken off the throne like the previous Emperor.

In the midst of this, an incident occurred where the Chancellor and the Holy Guiding Order were at odds with each other.

The banished forr Emperor and his family had taken refuge under the Holy Imperialist Church. The Holy Guiding Order assisted them since they planned on having the clergy return to politics. They were secretly planning a coup dtat. The Chancellor sensed what they were planning on doing, so he burnt down the church and succeeded in preventing the coup dtat from happening.

Seeing this as an opportunity, Helmut II approached the Holy Guiding Order.

The incident that occurred because of this was the scandal of the Imperial Emperor entering priesthood.

One day, Helmut II suddenly declared that he would beco a clergyman and secluded himself in the church. In the Imperial Empire, a clergyman cannot beco an Imperial Emperor and vice versa. In effect, he was declaring his abdication.

If Helmut II was indeed renouncing the throne, another person would have to be the Imperial Emperor, but the local aristocrats had already married into the imperial family. So, what awaited them was a political battle between the maternal relatives.

Perhaps judging that this choice would be unfavourable, the Chancellor sent a ssenger to Helmut II to persuade him from abdicating. In exchange for his return to the palace, Helmut II demanded that all the forr Emperors relatives, including those who had not conspired a coup dtat and his younger brother, be killed. He also demanded for his replacent puppet to be eliminated. He believed that he wouldnt need to fear being thrown off the throne if he did this.

Naturally, the imperial family included the maternal relatives. Helmuts demand was basically asking him to oppose them. But the local aristocrats werent united. Unlike the Empire which was organised into two factions, the power struggle among the imperial aristocrats seed to be very chaotic.

This might be a harmful effect of centralisation. The lack of an influential aristocrat prevented the factions from being united.

Well in any case, Siegbelt accepted the Imperial Emperors request. He summoned the forr Emperors relatives to the palace and killed them on the spot.

Helmut II was relieved that he no longer had to worry about his own exile and the establishnt of a new Emperor, so he withdrew his abdication. He returned to the palace.

That was the great movent in the Imperial Empire that was reported by Count Palatine Vedett.

So, Your Majesty, what do you make of this move?

Fabio, who was outside the window, asked.

I guess its lucky. The Empire wont intervene for a while. The Imperial Empire will be stormy from now on.

According to the report, the Imperial Empire supported the Theanabe Union at the ti of its independence. Well, it seems that the Empire supports neighbouring nations when the Imperial Empire goes to war with them, so both are to bla. There has never been a ti when these two major nations were on good terms even during the ti of the Lothar Empire.

Really? Helmut II eliminated his own rivals and reduced the Chancellors power. Wont real power return to him from now on?

The problem is where this reduced influence will go.

Unfortunately, I havent received any reports about Helmut II taking charge of politics. If anything, hes back to where he started.

First, the Chancellor killed mbers of the imperial family without a good cause. Even the aristocrats who have been his allies would distance themselves from him now. He will be isolated without a doubt.

The Chancellor succeeded in his coup dtat because the forr Emperor was his adopted son and he ascended his own son to the throne. The reason for his coup dtat was to return the throne to the rightful heir.

But this ti was different. It was foul play, and he had no great cause.

What about the fact that Helmut II ordered it?

Do you think thats a great cause? Doing what a puppet says? Besides, it was a verbal request.

Putting aside the fact that hes a puppet, the lack of evidence is damning.

You dont have to be considerate just because Im a puppet too, you know?

The Imperial Empire will be divided between the Chancellor and the rest of the aristocrats.

That was the sa as losing control.

And most importantly, the relations between Helmut II and the Church will deteriorate.

His relationship with the Holy Guiding Order? But it seems that they were supporting Helmut II.

Sure, the Holy Guiding Order played a part in him entering priesthood but the question was whether they were involved in the end.

Think about it, what is the Holy Guiding Orders goal? Their goal is the political return of the Holy Imperialists. They lent him a hand for that purpose, but they got nothing in return and Helmut II returned to being a puppet in the palace. He returned to being a puppet for the Chancellor, the sa person who had burnt down the Church.

Ah, I see. The Holy Guiding Order is disappointed in the current Imperial Emperor?

They are.

In the end, what Helmut II did was superficial. The influence of the Chancellor has been reduced, but that reduced influence wasnt held by Helmut II. The Anti-Chancellor aristocrats would have gained that influence and the Holy Guiding Order would support them. Helmut II, who was still being shouldered by the Chancellor, was honestly speaking, digging himself into a grave. Maybe the aristocrats will find a blood relative of the forr Emperor and support him The Imperial Empire will be divided.

By the way, what would you do if you were in the Imperial Emperors shoes?

Hmm. I dont really have a detailed understanding of the Imperial Empire Well, I dont even know what the situation is like there right now!

At the very least, I can use the fact that the Chancellor killed the imperial family to get rid of him.

He can completely seize power that way Why didnt he do that?

Yes, Helmut IIs plan this ti wasnt bad. One more step and he would have completely regained his political power. The aristocrats would not criticise him even if he got rid of the Chancellor as there is no evidence of him ordering the murder rather, they would praise him for getting rid of the Chancellor. And an authoritative Imperial Emperor would be born in the Imperial Empire. Perhaps the Holy Guiding Order supported him in anticipation of this.

There is a problem with this thod. Rember, Helmut II did not cause this incident to regain his political power. He did it because he feared being banished. In other words, he never thought about ruling himself.

In fact, there are a surprisingly large number of monarchs who think this way. Well, monarchs dont have to use their heads, their subjects will do everything for them. That must make things easier.

I dont think I can ever beco that kind of monarch.

Maybe I would have been able to beco a monarch like that if I didnt know any other life except for being a monarch. I could behave as I like, run away from what I must think about, leave the thinking to others and enjoy the lavish life of a monarch.

But I have the mory of having lived as a normal citizen in my previous life. I have no intention of abandoning that and indulging in the pleasures of being a monarch. If I had to do such a thing, I would have left it all behind and beco an adventurer in the northern continent.

As the major nations decline, neighbouring nations move in to take advantage of the situation. Im sure that their movents will accelerate in the future.

A person is an adult at the age of 15 in this nation and it is normal to have a coronation ceremony after this age I wonder if I will make it to that age.

Im sure theres not much ti left. Work as hard as you can so you dont die, Fabio.

Are you telling not to spend my ti like this? Understood.

Fabio shrugged.

Sohow, youve beco less formal in a good way.

I really wish so close aide would learn from him.

Do not worry, Your Majesty. You are the hope of my family Of course, I will work to the bone for you.

Fabio dissolved into the darkness of the night after imitating Timonas voice and bowing in a theatrical way.

Hope, you say?

I am different from Helmut II. I will surely regain real power and run this nation. I will achieve this even if I have to start wars, crush aristocrats or destroy other nations.

I will face the sacrifices that will be made and the blood that will be spilled as a result of this.

I dont believe I can bear them all. There is no way that I alone can bear this sinful karma. So, when I die, I will go to hell or be reborn in a similar situation.

But even so, I will continue to sin as long as the people of the Empire need .

For those who call their hope and light.