Napoleon: The Hero Dreams of Becoming Emperor (4)

“No matter how much of a hero he is, fairness──”

“There isn't even a fief appropriate to grant him──”

“Relations with the Holy Kingdom would be further ruined──”

“A drifter whose origins are unknown──”

“Nothing more than a scribbler──”

“His ideology is extremely dangerous and seditious──”

Voices of opposition echoed, but the Emperor took them all in one ear and let them out the other.

Depending on how one interpreted it, the ministers' attitude could of course be seen as insubordination, but the Emperor did not deliberately nitpick.

The freedom to debate opinions was the secret behind raising a kingdom that had been on the verge of collapse onto the foundation of an empire.

And even if the channels of speech were open...