27 Episode 26 Hadrians Rebellion Part 5 (1/2)

Due to Hercule's siege tactics, most of the nobles who were in charge of the front line were killed.

Those who left the command to mercenaries and nobles who only provided funds survived, but were soon captured by Hercule.

Hadrian attempted to defect to the Bulgarian kingdom, but was captured by the Bulgarians and returned to Hercule with a gift.

And ......

The trial will take place.

...... Now, let me ask you straight out. Why are you planning to rebel?

Well, that's ......

Calling the nobles in the senate one by one, Hercule asks: ”Why did you plan to rebel?

The nobles answer, while being exposed to the senators.

”Or, to save you from a wicked vassal. ......

”I see. So, when did Hadrian call himself emperor?

The nobleman is at a loss for words.

The nobleman tries desperately to turn his head and somehow evade the question.

Hercule sees this, smirks and says.

”You were fooled, weren't you?

”Fooled?

”By a nobleman who has more land and more power than you.

Then the nobleman realizes.

What does Hercule want?

”Yes, yes!　I've been deceived!

Who? Give me a name.

The traitor who deceived me is .......

The nobleman flippantly blames his crimes on the nobleman who had more power than him.

The senators look at him with disdain.

”Treason would normally be punishable by death, and your house would be torn down. But your family has served House Julianos for generations. It would be a pity to ignore your achievements and condemn you to death, destroy your house, confiscate your property, and leave your family and vassals in the lurch.

Hercule said deliberately: ......

”You, my lord, shall be imprisoned for thirty years. Women and vassals shall not be questioned. You will also be fined .......

Hercule tells us the punishment in a simple manner.

It was a ...... lenient punishment for plotting a rebellion.

That is all.

”Yes ......, thank you for your lenient treatment. Your Majesty. I'll never forget this.

”Yes, yes, there will be another trial.

Well, in three years, you won't owe me anything.

Hercule thought to himself as he led the nobleman away.

”Now, next. You can go to .......

After that, Hercule asked the small and medium nobles, ”You were tricked, weren't you? Then he asks the small and medium nobles, ”Were you deceived?” and after eliciting their testimony that they were deceived by the large nobles, he sentences them to light sentences.

Why are they doing this?

There are several reasons for this.

First of all.

We can't kill too many nobles.

Crushing all the noble families that rebelled this time will not diminish the power of the nobles.

Another noble family will simply fill the power vacuum.

In fact, there is a possibility that a new great noble family will be born to fill the power vacuum.

Besides, it is mainly the non-Elven nobles who have revolted this time.

Of course, only a small percentage of them revolted. ......

But if we impose severe punishment on them, the power of the non-Elven nobles will decline and the power of the Elven nobles will grow.

Hercule is not a supremacist of the Elves.

If we clamp down on the non-Elves too much, we may create a new fire.

That is why it was necessary to reassure the non-Elves to some extent.

The second reason.

Small nobles are no threat to us.

The small and medium nobles who spent a lot of their own money in this war will fall even if they are left alone.

A fine alone would be more than enough to reduce their power.

That's why Hercule only allowed a certain amount of fines and imprisonment.

And the third reason.

It is at ......

And now, .......

The man who was called was one or two of the greatest nobles of Hadrian's school.

He was a great aristocrat with a great deal of power, financial strength, and influence in central politics, even among the non-chieftain (elf) nobility.

Even Hercule was a powerful nobleman that could not be ignored.

For some reason, the great nobleman was imposing.

And rightly so.

He thought the worst that could happen was that he would not be executed.

His house would not be destroyed.

At best, he'd be fined a lot of money and imprisoned for ten years.

Why does he think that way?

It's simple.

Because he knows that Hercule has received pleas for his life from many nobles.

Even if the nobles of Hercule's faction are related, in debt, or in some other way indebted to this great noble, there are many of them.

If Hercule takes care of the nobles of his own faction, ......

I have no choice but to take the most lenient measures.