Chapter 224 Pagans

"I am not the lord of the Earl of Seagull Town, nor is I his king, so even if he rejects my request to send troops, it is very reasonable - provided that I did not write that letter."

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While King's Landing was talking about Renly's letter, the people involved on Dragonstone were also talking about it.

"There is no concrete evidence of what happened before the army was sent out, but now that I have captured the ship, it is equivalent to directly confirming the contents of the letter." Walking in the bright garden behind the Dragon Tail Gate of Dragonstone Castle, Renly said this He said to the person next to him: "If King's Landing is smart, they will definitely use that letter to make an issue. At least, they will definitely let the Earl of Seagull Town go to King's Landing."

"Do you think the Earl of Seagull Town has other intentions?" The silver-haired Maegor asked sideways.

Not long ago, he had witnessed the person next to him write that letter, and now Renly had explained it to her in person. He didn't say it explicitly, but it also showed his sincerity, or "cooperative attitude".

"I am not sure."

Renly replied: "But Seagull Town was once the place where the Royalists in the Vale raised troops during my brother's rebellion. If I were a Targaryen, I would definitely communicate secretly with Lord Grafson of Seagull Town, just like they did about Some families in the Reach are like that, so he may have other intentions, and this possibility will make him afraid to go after receiving the call from King's Landing, in which case his suspicion will be infinitely amplified."

After a pause in his voice, Renly continued: "And if he dares to leave his castle and go to King's Landing, then I will contact him personally and determine what is going on with him."

Renly's attitude was very cautious, because Seagull Town is indeed a very critical point in the valley, but his behavior was a little impulsive - Maegor next to him had not been in contact with him for a long time, and he once belonged to the hostile camp. To put it bluntly, It seems very casual if you don't have your own plan.

To say the least, the person involved, Maegor, was a little strange about this. After all, the other party looked like he didn't care much about her and the people behind her before, so why is he confiding in her now?

"Aren't you afraid that I will tell this?" She couldn't help but ask.

"Didn't we already reach an agreement to cooperate?" Renly replied with a smile: "You also said that you would not side with the Targaryens."

"You just believe me?"

"why not."

Renly said with a serious face: "Although we were enemies once, that was more than ten years ago, and you have changed a lot now than before, and you can be convincing. At least after the investigation, I believe what you said Those words, so there is no need to hide some things.”

He thought to himself that even if he told it, you wouldn't be able to change anything. With the ability to channel the moment, even if others knew about it and were prepared, they wouldn't be able to prevent him from reading his mind.

Maegor didn't know Renly's true background, but she didn't really believe the lies in Renly's mouth, or she instinctively thought that Renly might have another purpose for telling her.

In fact, Renly did have other ideas.

"I said before that after you prove your sincerity, I will consider introducing you to my brother."

He said: "But now I am ready to go back on my word."

When he spoke, he paid close attention to the expression of the silver-haired woman, and found that there was no change in her expression. He couldn't help but sigh secretly, and then said bluntly: "I want you to stay and help me."

"Like this time?" Maegor asked.

"Yes, just like this time."

Renly said: "We are not sure what the specific situation is, but there may be many reasons why Targaryen can reach cooperation with several Free Trade Cities. I think the fundamental problem is very clear, that is you people, and you The so-called Gate of the Past behind it.”

Maegor frowned at this, but Renly did not finish his words.

"The so-called disciples are made up of many divine priests, and the several major churches behind them have strong influence in the Free Trade City, so in a sense, they can represent the Free Trade City, and the purpose of the disciples is to find doors , we don’t know what that door is, but at least we can see that those disciples mobilized a lot of manpower and financial resources for the so-called door, but their progress has been very slow, or maybe even non-existent. You know the reason is What?"

"Westeros is so big that it's hard to find?"

"That's one thing."

Renly, the "sect" in question, said without changing his face: "On the other hand, there is the obstruction of the church."

"church?"

Maegor couldn't help but frown when she heard this. She was naturally very hostile to the church. This was naturally caused by the old conflicts in the past.

"You mean, the people of the church are preventing the disciples from doing things in Westeros?"

"That's right." Renly nodded: "The church obstructed the disciples, interfered with the disciples, and even expelled the disciples, so the disciples made slow progress and could never create a big situation."

"Because of faith?"

"Of course." Renly replied: "If I were the church and saw so many pagans coming to their own territory to find the so-called door, and then frequently coming into contact with their own believers, would I believe their lies?"

Maegor pursed her lips upon hearing this.

Although they are in a hostile relationship with those disciples, most of the hostility between them is to avoid those people, but they have not carefully understood the specific living conditions of the disciples in Westeros.

"The church today is different from the church of your time. It does not have that much power." Renly ignored the other party's expression and said to himself: "The church does not have armed forces and cannot completely expel heretics, but they can influence the lords everywhere to exclude them. They can also call believers to be hostile to them. Therefore, for the disciples to find a door in Westeros without any obstacles, the church is an insurmountable obstacle. "

"So they are preparing to support a new regime to suppress the church?" Maegor frowned and asked, "Isn't this too impulsive?"

"Maybe they have the confidence to overthrow the existing regime in Westeros, or maybe they have been searching for more than ten years with no results, and they have been taught to be hostile everywhere, and they are impatient." Renly replied: "Maybe there are other things. We don't know, but it turns out they're working with the Targaryens."

"So they might as well cooperate with you Baratheon, it's much easier."

"What capital do they have to cooperate with us?"

Renly asked: "Baratheon is now a royal family. What benefits can it bring to Baratheon by cooperating with them? It is even said that there will be no benefits but only disadvantages. The Church of the Seven Gods is deeply rooted in Westeros. Cooperating with those people is tantamount to standing against the church, and in a sense, the church represents the wishes of the majority of the people.”

At this point, Renly suddenly thought of the incident he had heard about the red-robed woman Melisandre and the queen. This made him frown, but it did not affect the continuation of his words.

"So they approached the Targaryens, and the Targaryens also needed their help, so the two sides hit it off."

Maegor nodded silently upon hearing this, then looked at Renly suspiciously.

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Of course it's also cooperation."

Renly smiled when he heard this: "The Church of the Seven Gods has no armed force, but the Church of the Seven Gods has a profound influence on the entire continent. Even most people in Westeros believe in the Seven Gods. Under normal circumstances, the Church of the Seven Gods They will not get involved in the change of government in the Seven Kingdoms. It doesn’t matter to them who is the king, but how do you think the church leaders will react when they realize what I just said?”

The next chapter will be a little later, maybe more than half an hour~