The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

Aarons had watched some palace dramas in his previous life, so he had a preconceived notion that the palace was similar to what he remembered. But when he actually walked into the side hall, the interior decoration quickly brought him back to reality.

——A solemn and elegant wooden desk, with a spiritual lamp and a spiritual lamp on it, a huge bookshelf filled with all kinds of books, and a wide-screen spiritual vision system hanging on the wall that was playing a show...

This is not the emperor's side palace at all, it's just the president's lounge.

"Your humble servant pays respect to——"

Because the etiquette and rules of the empire were not as complicated as those in Aarons' previous life, after entering the house, he just knelt on one knee and bowed, then said a few etiquette phrases that the unfortunate man remembered.

"Stand up. I have read the memorial you handed over."

When Aarons stood up, he finally saw the appearance of the man sitting in the luxurious office chair. Although the man, who was about sixty years old, did not look stunning, his aura from having been in a high position for many years would make people instinctively feel afraid.

However, contrary to expectations, the emperor's attire was just ordinary luxury, without any of the solemnity and majesty unique to the royal family.

Was it because this was just an informal meeting? Or did the emperor have other intentions?

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Aarons Moti... I have long known the reputation of the Empire's God of War, and I also know that his second son is a rare martial arts genius in the world. But I have rarely heard of your story."

"I am a humble official with humble talents, and cannot be compared with my father and brother."

In front of the emperor, Aarons did not dare to say much about the Marquis. After all, it was still unknown who murdered the Marquis' family. If the emperor was actually involved, he might also be in danger.

"Heh... I have been thinking about how to deal with the Marquisate these past few days. Although according to the imperial law, that territory should be inherited by you. But you are not very popular, and I am sure you will not be able to convince the cities in the territory."

"Yes, so I only ask to keep one city as my territory, and I am willing to return the rest of the cities to the Empire for your Majesty to redistribute."

——This is actually a strategy of retreating to advance.

It is unrealistic to want to keep the entire territory. Even if the emperor really allows him to inherit the marquisate in full, he will not be able to retake those cities quickly.

But if he only wanted one city, the emperor might allocate the city to the Marquis because of his past achievements.

"Although this is not a bad idea... But did you know that Marquis Moti not only had to shoulder the political expenses of all the cities in his territory, but he was also responsible for the military expenses of the defense corps?"

"I do know about this matter."

The emperor suddenly mentioned the border corps, and Aarons immediately felt that things were starting to get troublesome.

Even if he could take the opportunity to get rid of those uncontrollable burdens, who would be responsible for the military expenses of the border defense corps afterwards?

Let the new nobles pay? The new nobles are most likely the emperor's confidants, and asking them to pay for the military expenses is equivalent to asking the royal family to pay.

The emperor originally threw this burden on Marquis Moti, and it would definitely be unrealistic to ask him to take it back now.

——But how can the output of one of his cities pay for the expenses of the legions, which range from three hundred to one thousand?

"Has the territory been attacked by a beast tide recently? If so, I estimate that the military expenditure for the border defense corps this year will be at least 2,000 gold coins."

The emperor's meaning is actually very clear - the empire must protect that important trade route, do you have the ability to do so?

If you don't have the ability, then you have to pay to support the empire's border guards. Can't make that much money? Then let others run the territory.

"However, Marquis Moti has been guarding the border for many years and has made great contributions to the empire. I don't want his only remaining son to become a rootless duckweed."

Even if the death of the Marquis' family was really related to the emperor, the emperor could not really take back the Marquis's territory without any compensation.

Marquis Moti still had a son alive. According to the laws of the empire, even if this son had not been designated as the heir before, he should inherit the territory.

If the emperor were to take back the Marquis's fiefdom while there were still surviving descendants, it would inevitably cause concern among the nobles of other fiefdoms.

"So I'm asking you first, are you married now or do you have a date?"

"I am not married, and I have no engagement at the moment."

...Why does everyone ask me this? Is it really that important whether I'm married or not?

"Heh... The Marquis came here this time with the intention of discussing your brother's future marriage with me. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned, and the empire lost two talented people in vain."

What the emperor said is quite interesting.

Although on the surface he was just talking about the marriage, Aarons could clearly hear that the emperor was actually saying that the Marquis's death had nothing to do with him.

——Someone didn’t want the Marquis’s youngest son to have a successful future in the empire, so they set a trap and murdered the whole family.

"Since you are not married yet, I will help you choose a suitable woman. If you can marry a good wife, I will be able to explain the affairs of the territory to others."

"This...I dare not trouble Your Majesty with my personal affairs."

The emperor wanted him to marry a noble daughter first, and then inherit the territory in the name of the union of the two families. However, Aarons was also very clear about the emperor's real purpose - the nobles selected by him could use this to legitimately take over the marquisate without any legal or moral problems.

"But this is just an idea of ​​mine. I still need to discuss the details with the ministers and several princes... Well, you can go home for now and wait for my official decree later."

It seems that he has to get married - Aarons felt a little annoyed, but the expression on his face never changed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

"I have a few more words of personal opinion to say... I already know what happened during the beast tide, and you did a good job."

The emperor actually knew what happened at that time?

Aarons was a little surprised, but seeing the emperor's solemn expression, he had no choice but to kneel down and bow his hands, solemnly expressing his gratitude.

"The time has come. I have other people to see. Please go down."

"——I will take my leave."

After watching Aarons cautiously leave the room, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the emperor, who was over 60 years old.

"This kid looks good."

Then he picked up the phone with a dial on the table, slowly dialed a number, and then put the receiver to his ear.

"Ask His Excellency Wushen to come to me this afternoon and tell him what he thinks - I agree."