Warhammer: Return of the Dragon.

"I don't care, you have to solve this problem for me."

Imrick shook his head speechlessly and signaled the herald North to come in.

The herald, holding a pen and paper, meticulously recorded the words of the Phoenix King, and after proper polishing, he would send them to the outside world.

The Phoenix King pondered for a moment. "The first letter is sent to the Van der Cooper family in Marienburg. As the ruler of the Elven Empire, I will not easily interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. The agreement between the Royal Court and the Empire is limited to a defensive alliance against Chaos and Greenskins.

The Marienburg Council is safeguarding its legitimate interests in its own way. The Phoenix Court understands and respects this matter, but also hopes that the Council can safeguard the legitimate interests of the elves in Marienburg."

"The second letter is sent to William of the von Holswig Schlistin family in Reikland. I am well aware of the importance of maintaining the unity of the Empire. As the most important barrier of the Old World against Chaos, the Empire is a country that requires the joint efforts of many forces to become strong.

As the cash cow of the Empire, Marienburg attempted to put its own interests above the Empire, which was a blasphemy to Sigmar, Ulric and Tal. The Phoenix Court respected the Empire and hoped to achieve a deeper cooperative relationship.

Many years ago, Lord Reik and I reached a friendly consensus that the Empire needs a wise and benevolent, brave and honorable emperor to lead it in order to restore the glory of the era of Sigmar and Magnus.

Today, King Dite IV is incompetent and a disgrace to the empire. I regard him as a reliable ally, but he regards the Phoenix King as a tool to make money. This is a stain on the relationship between the two countries.

I hope that von Holswig Schlistin can take up the banner of reviving the empire, so that the Phoenix Court can improve its evaluation of the empire..."

"The third letter was sent to Thorgrin, telling him to put pressure on the Council of Electors in his capacity as the High King to impeach Dieter IV and remove him from office."

"The fourth letter is sent to Roskov of the Patriotic Army..."

After completing a series of operations, Imrik took a sip of black tea and quietly thought about what else was not prepared.

Marienburg's separation from the Empire is actually a good thing for the elves, as it can support the Council in its fight against the Elector's Council.

But to the world at large, it's just stupid.

The von Holswig Schlistin family...that is, the family of Kadhammer. If Dieter IV is forced to step down this time, then the next emperor should be Kadhammer's grandfather William.

Once Marienburg separated from the empire, it meant that the emperor lost a cash cow.

I sighed in my heart, there are still a hundred years left, Ka Dahammer, I, the Phoenix King, will prepare everything before your coronation, and you will know how to thank me when the time comes.

Maybe... he'll hit me in the head with Gail Maraz?
After chuckling for a moment, Imrick saw the herald's serious expression and couldn't help but ask.

"what's up."

“Ulthuan sent a message, hoping that you will return to the royal court as soon as possible to preside over the selection of officials.

Her Highness Elisara has selected 138 suitable candidates from various countries, but she needs your personal signature and seal."

"Trouble." Imrik couldn't help but complain. According to the procedure, in order to maintain centralization, the newly established laws required officials affiliated with the royal court to be appointed by the Phoenix King himself and approved by both the gods and the royal power to ensure fairness in fulfilling their obligations and exercising their power.

But the trouble does not end there. After an official is appointed, if his position is to connect with the courts of various countries, he must also obtain the approval of the other party. Otherwise, it will be empty talk if the local government does not recognize it.

Simply put, it is the contradiction between the central government and local governments.

With his status as the most prestigious Phoenix King in history, Imrick could force all countries to accept officials, but if he replaced them with an agent, it would be more troublesome. "Report to Elisara, I will return after I finish dealing with the affairs of the Old World... Also, if she really can't stay idle, find another group of officials.

The Royal Court has no upper limit on the number of people, the more the better."

Elisara seemed to have expected her father to respond in this way, so the herald looked a little embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, the little queen hopes that you can agree to select some noble youths from Caledor to serve as officials in the royal court... She thinks the previous standards are too strange. They require both ability and loyalty, and a certain resistance to the influence of Chaos."

"Select young nobles to serve as officials in the royal court..." Imrik thought about it for a while. As for this matter... he couldn't bring it up first. Caledor was founded on military power. If young people became civil servants, who would fight alongside dragons in the future?

Moreover, the aristocracy itself is in conflict with the bureaucratic system, and too much nepotism will seriously affect the efficiency of law enforcement.

"No, I want her to solve the problem, not to change it.

Continuing with the previous standards, the more people the better, but that doesn’t mean just randomly filling the numbers. Officials in the royal court must have the ability while ensuring loyalty and purity.”

"Yes, I will report truthfully to Her Highness Elisara."

"Go."

After the herald left, only two emperors were left in the cabin.

Imrick looked at Magnus's still gloomy face and couldn't help feeling a little strange: "How many stupid things did you do during your time in office? It's fine that the Marienburg Council used your appointment letter as a legal basis...but how could a fool like Dieter IV come to power?"

"Sigmar, he was not like this before..." Magnus sighed. After becoming emperor, especially an elector from the most remote and poorest area, he would soon be influenced by endless power and forget his original intention.

"Tell me his story. I'm very interested in it."

…………

In the Golden Castle of Marienburg, Twyn, the leader of the Van der Cooper family, has just received a reply from the Phoenix King.

He attached great importance to the letter decorated with a gold foil phoenix on the surface. After carefully tearing off the ink with a paper cutter, he asked the translator who understood the Elvish language to read it word by word.

Although the Phoenix King understands the Imperial language, it does not mean that letters will be sent in the Imperial language. Some Electors who occasionally have letters circulating have to hire Elvish translators at high prices. While making sure that there are no omissions in the translation, they also have to ensure that the content of the letter will not be leaked.

Such troubles would not arise in Marienburg, for merchants who had long been in contact with Ulthuan had trained a number of devoted translators who traveled throughout the Empire, relaying useful intelligence back to the Council.

Fortunately for Marienburg, the translator accurately relayed the Phoenix King's original words and said he did not want to get involved. However, Tewin frowned and thought that this matter was definitely not as simple as he had imagined.

"Where is the Phoenix King now?"

The confidant who was always keeping an eye on the Northern Territory immediately replied: "The Claw Sea is about to arrive at Marienburg."

Tewin's pupils shrank. "Convene a council meeting. We need to find a way to send the Phoenix King away." (End of this chapter)