Under the federal government's rule, the military and political arms were separated and the two sides did not interfere with each other. However, there were exceptions, and these concerned those who possessed the Emperor's Seal of Peace Restoration, whose existence was akin to titular emperors!
These characters rose to power in the early days of the apocalypse. Their talents were incredibly heaven-defying, and the speed of their rise was like a star shooting into the sky, accomplishing monumental achievements for humankind.
Eventually their individual prestige and status grew so big that the federal government bestowed upon them the title of titular emperors, granting them immense power. And that was they were given both military and political authority, with the right to intervene in both the military and political powers.
The time when such a well-spring of titular emperors gushed out was during that Holy War seventy years ago.