Arrangements for the Dismissed Officers

Upon hearing Moro's words, the others' expressions also turned grim. The former king, their benefactor, had been assassinated while under their protection; this was indeed a dereliction of duty on their part.

Everyone fell silent, and the room became quiet for a moment, until Capofeli broke the silence.

"Look ahead, everyone. We are all saddened by His Majesty's accident, but thankfully the country is safe and the Duke Barick will inherit the throne. How fortunate we are! It is our duty to ensure that no more accidents occur."

"Yes!" ×3

Seeing everyone nod, Capofeli continued, "We also need to handle the matter of settling these old subordinates properly; we can't bother Duke Barick with everything."

The Duke is about to undergo his Coronation Ceremony and has a lot on his plate; we should help him with his responsibilities now.

Many of these veterans are old hands in the Imperial Guard. We must carefully consider their future plans and avoid causing them any resentment. Otherwise, it will be our responsibility to prevent them from becoming dissatisfied with the country and the Royal Family!

After he finished speaking, everyone nodded again!

Masolin said, "Junior officers are fine; they're all good fighters, young and capable. We don't need to arrange anything for them; they have plenty of options. The Kingdom Regular Army is willing to take them, and if all else fails, they can go to the private armies of great nobles or Great Merchant Guilds."

There's no problem with high-ranking officers like Regimental Commander; they're all of noble birth and getting on in years, so they can just go home.

But it's difficult to assign mid-level officers, like Detachment Commander. They're not young anymore, and most of them don't have any connections, so it's impossible for them to start from scratch like the lower-ranking officers.

Even Moro, who was at odds with him, nodded, clearly agreeing with him.

The Legion Commander, who had remained silent until now, also said, "These men have over ten years of military service, are very familiar with the Imperial Guard Legion system, and possess a lot of crucial intelligence."

If they are dissatisfied with the outcome, or discontent with the country and the king, they might be tempted to cause trouble for the nation.

If you ask me, we should contact the garrison in Eastern Sea Province and send them there to guard the Border Fortress.

Moro quickly shook his head after hearing this. "We're all old brothers, it's not that serious, it's not that serious. Besides, according to Duke Barick, even if the Cavalry Regiment are disbanded, new Cavalry legions will be formed, and a considerable number of officers will be retained."

Masolin started making sarcastic remarks again. "This method is actually not bad. They go to guard the Border Fortress, not as ordinary soldiers. They are still officers. At most, their troops will change from regular troops to the private armies of nobles in the border territories. They can also collect some tribute from passing caravans from time to time, which is a decent income!"

Moro clenched his fist. "Masolin, you bastard! Those are our old brothers, they've been with us for years, how can you kick us when we're down like this!"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

I said...

Just as the two old rivals were about to start arguing, the Legion Commander who had spoken earlier disappeared again, and it wasn't until Capofeli spoke up that the two were stopped.

"Daniel is right. These people really need to be arranged properly, otherwise it's easy for problems to arise."

However, there's no need to send them to guard the border fortresses. They're all members of our Imperial Guard Legion, after all; they should at least be given a position of equal rank in a regular legion."

Moro and Masolin exchanged a glance but remained silent. The Legion Commander up, asking, "Brother Capofeli, we're not what we used to be."

We used to be the old king's confidants, and our words carried weight in most of the regular legions. If we sent someone to those legions, the Legion Commander would all give us face.

But now, Duke Barick is about to ascend the throne, and we'll probably have to leave then. Will those Legion Commander make arrangements for us?"

Capofeli nodded. "I have a way!"