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I've said many times it's also a possibility he's doing it for selfless reasons. And no, apart from people saying he's power hungry and the whole Jarl removal thing, not much else. But then again apart from "he APPEARS dedicated" and some speeches anyone can give, there's no proof he's being selfless.

Except we've seen countless times in lore that it's not how the Empire works. The Emperor has considerably more power than the Queen of England does.