Chapter 638: His Majesty the Emperor Who Does Not Take Power
At the same time.
In the imperial capital, the royal palace, the Red and White Palace.
Kaito leisurely lay on the edge of the swimming pool in the huge courtyard, holding a parasol, enjoying his... well, not so hard-earned leisure time.
The 'Red and White Palace' is called the royal palace, but in fact it is just a palace-style manor covering a huge area.
When the capital was first established, the National Assembly originally wanted to build a huge palace complex as a palace for Kaito, the founding emperor of the empire, just like the palaces of those daimyo in the past.
However, firstly, Kaito himself is not used to having a large group of people serving him like a tail in his home.
Secondly, the system of the empire belongs to the 'parliamentary constitutional monarchy'.
Although in fact Kaito, the emperor, has supreme power, he actually wants to be a symbol at the spiritual and military level, and does not want to drown himself in endless government affairs.
He took the initiative to distribute part of the power to the parliament.
Although the Red and White Palace also has some administrative functions, more state affairs will be placed in the House of Representatives.
If it is just a residence, there is no need to build it to be spacious and solemn.
As the empire has gradually been on the right track in the past ten years, and the functions of the upper and lower houses have become more and more proficient, Kaito has naturally become more inclined to the comfort and leisure of home.
In fact, at the beginning, Kaito also wanted to build a Pokémon Park with a water blue main body as his residence.
However, because it was too jumpy and the water blue theme was not conducive to the unity of the empire when it was first built, it became what it is now amid the strong opposition of his subordinates.
Picking up a grape from the plate beside him and throwing it into his mouth, Kaito squinted his eyes, moved his butt lazily, and changed to a more comfortable posture.
'Sign~ It's really comfortable to not have to take care of children~ I don't know how the intelligence department is doing in the search for Jigen? I really want to find someone to fight!'
'It's been so many years, and there's no news at all. Could it be that there's no Boruto plot in this world? '
'It's impossible that these Otsutsuki have to wait until Naruto grows up and has children before suddenly refreshing? '
'And Naruto has lived in the imperial capital since he was a child, and he has never had any contact with Hinata. It's hard to say whether he will have Boruto when he will get married and have children~'
Thinking about these things in his head, Kaito yawned lazily again.
But at this time, a ninja from the royal guard came to Kaito and reported to him respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Councillor Namikaze is asking for an audience outside the courtyard!"
Kaito stood up slightly after hearing this, and said a little dumbly.
"Is Minato here? Let him go to the reception room."
Kaito paused at this point.
"Forget it, it's probably not an important matter. Let him come here and talk directly~"
After that, Kaito continued to lie down indifferently.
However, although Kaito looks lazy now, this middle-aged ninja who serves as the royal guard has no disrespect in his eyes.
As a former Anbu subordinate of Kaito during the Mizukage period, he has personally experienced the battlefield of the Fourth Great Ninja War and is very clear about the wisdom and bravery of the founding monarch of the empire.
Moreover, as a royal guard for such a long time, it was not the first time for him to see his majesty in this state, so naturally there would be no strangeness.
After saluting respectfully again, he immediately went to the front yard to inform Namikaze Minato to come.
Not long after, Namikaze Minato came to the edge of the swimming pool under the guidance of the guards.
Looking at Kaito lying there lazily, he smiled helplessly at first, but still saluted and greeted him respectfully.
"Your Majesty, how are you!"
Kaito waved his hand casually upon hearing the voice, and said to Namikaze Minato with a smile.
"Okay, okay, don't be so polite, Minato, sit down and have some grapes~"
Namikaze Minato smiled bitterly again upon hearing the words, but he did not refuse, and picked up a grape and put it into his mouth.
After seeing Namikaze Minato sitting down, Kaito did not do anything like the unpredictable king's mind, and asked directly and casually.
"Is there something wrong with Ao-san? Let me make it clear first, I am not the speaker now. If you can handle anything in the upper house, don't bother me with it~"
Looking at the lazy and carefree Emperor in front of him, who looked like he didn't care about any trouble, Namikaze Minato, who had been smiling bitterly since he entered the door, even began to have a headache.
He was obviously a peerless strongman who unified the ninja world with an iron fist.
As a result, when everyone thought that he would still be strong and domineering to implement his iron-fisted rule.
The other party proposed a strategy of "parliamentary constitutional monarchy" that everyone had never heard of.
Not only did he take the initiative to divide the power in his hands, but he even quit completely after only five years as the first speaker, and entrusted all government affairs to the House of Representatives to solve on its own.
However, this thriving empire seems to be constantly explaining that the other party's choice is actually completely correct.
It can only be said that as time goes by, Namikaze Minato has a deeper respect for the emperor whom he has never seen through.
The other party seems to have really found a way to peace for the entire ninja world.
As for Ao, who Kaito mentioned just now, he is the second speaker after Kaito stepped down as speaker.
Originally, Kaito wanted to give this position to elder Genji.
After all, even when Kaito was in office, many imperial affairs were still discussed and handled with elder Genji, an experienced old man.
However, elder Genji took the initiative to decline this position on the grounds of old age.
It was also out of political considerations. Although the final unification process was not a real military unification, Kaito was the first emperor, the importance of the Land of Water, or the Kirigakure village, and the military proportion far exceeded others.
In the end, Ao, an elder who was originally from Kirigakure, took over the position of speaker.
This time, the reason why Ao asked Namikaze Minato, the senator in charge of education, to meet with Kaito was, "Your Majesty, among the new students of the national middle school this time, there is a genius boy from the Otsutsuki clan in the Moon Province, Otsutsuki Toneri."
"This is the first time that a student from the Otsutsuki clan has entered a national middle school. The House of Representatives hopes that Your Majesty can personally represent the royal family in the Pokémon distribution ceremony at the formal opening ceremony of the middle school to express the importance of the Moon Province."
(End of this chapter)