Comment by Kofeina on Margrave’s Bastard Son was The Emperor - Chapter 109

@Kofeina yep if u ar the mc

@Kofeina   Yes, if you are the only noble in the empire with magic abilities and also enough power to save an important member of the royal family. Moreover, the other candidates' position is greatly weakened due to the wesley incident. 
As MC said in this chapter, getting the minister position is the easy part in this situation since neither of the princes' side will oppose him.

@Vincent yeah maybe I was looking at this through modern lenses a little too much