Step 1: empower council up to war declaration.
Step 2: put every powerful vassal on it so they can't join or found factions.
Step 3: enjoy your faction-free realm and doing whatever you want.

Politics are easy.

Step 1: empower council up to war declaration. Step 2: put every powerful vassal on it so they can't join or found factions. Step 3: enjoy your faction-free realm and doing whatever you want. Politics are easy.