Chapter 235 Capital City Garrison
The archbishop of the church has no name to speak of, because the doctrine of the Church of the Seven Gods stipulates that the archbishop must give up his original name when taking office, because servants of God do not need names.
However, the people in King's Landing still have a relatively affectionate name for the current Archbishop - the Fat Archbishop.
Obviously, Fatty is not a title that a normal archbishop should have, or in other words, it is not a title that is worthy of respecting the archbishop. Judging from this nickname, we can roughly see that this man in King's Landing What happened to the reputation?
After flipping through the information on the table and constantly scanning the lines of Common Language fonts on the paper that were not neat but legible, Renly had a clearer understanding of the fat Archbishop's situation.
Greed, corruption, gluttony, conservative style, bureaucracy...
Origin, some things he has done after becoming the archbishop, current address, etc. The information on the table was very comprehensive. After reading it, Renly believed that it was not without reason that the first trading goal proposed by the Seven Gods and him was to replace the Archbishop.
According to his standards, this person is not too bad, but if you look at the Church of Seven Gods as a whole, then this person's existence is simply too much of a hindrance.
"The High Septon has a close relationship with King Robert. Sir, we need to be careful if we touch him." Wenda the White Deer, who was wearing a linen cloak in front of the desk and dressed inconspicuously, said after seeing Renly put down the information.
This middle-aged woman had met Renly in the Reach a few months ago, but then she returned directly to King's Landing. At this time, the blonde Wenda was no different from before, but Renly was It can be found that this person's steps are lighter when walking, he is full of energy, and his eyes are very sharp.
Obviously, the seeds of power that Renly once gave her have been working in her body, constantly transforming her in extraordinary directions.
"If I really want to touch him, I won't let Robert find out."
Renly answered the other party's advice casually, but in his heart he was thinking about how to replace the Archbishop - not only because of the deal with the Seven Gods, but also about whether the invisible help of the church can help Baratheon. questions used.
The archbishop of the church is elected by the archbishops. Once he takes office, he basically has a lifelong tenure. Unless he commits some serious mistake, he will not be removed.
However, Renly doesn't think this is a big problem. There are many ways to remove the Archbishop from power. The simplest one is to kill him directly.
But the question is, even if the position of archbishop becomes vacant, who should be found to succeed him?
In addition to the Archbishop, the information contained information about several other Archbishops. In Renly's opinion, these people were on par with the fat Archbishop. They were either corrupt, stubborn and conservative, or vain. They were not at all. Some suitable candidates are not even as good as this archbishop.
Renly felt a little troubled by this.
He didn't know much about the current church. In his past life memory, there seemed to be a monk named High Sparrow who was relatively capable, but there was no record related to him in the data, and the name Sparrow didn't even appear.
Maybe this is another completely different situation from that show, or maybe this High Sparrow isn't called the High Sparrow just yet.
Renly did not think much about it, but asked Wenda to pay attention to whether there were any monks in the church who were outstanding and capable of serving the public. Then he thought of his position as Minister of Justice, so he gave instructions.
"We will then investigate the managers of the City Guard, with special emphasis on the commander of the Guard, Janos Slynt. I need to know what he has done since he took office, his personality, origin, etc."
Wenda the White Deer nodded upon hearing this, and Renly had no other instructions, so he sent a guard to take her away from the Red Keep. After becoming the Minister of Justice, Renly had the authority to take people in and out of the royal fortress, as long as the number was not too large.
The room became quiet as a result, and Renly, who was sitting behind his desk, continued to think about the problem of the City Guard.
The City Guard is King's Landing's security management class, equivalent to police duties. In theory, it is under the jurisdiction of him, the Minister of Justice. However, in recent years, the Guard has directly taken orders from the royal family.
Renly had asked his cheap brother before, and the other party bluntly said that he could interfere with the daily work and personnel appointments of the garrison, but he could not cause trouble.
Therefore, it is necessary for Renly to understand the current details of this group——
After all, there are more than 5,000 City Guards in King's Landing.
This is the largest armed force in King's Landing. If he can really control it, then Renly believes that no matter how complicated and changeable the situation in King's Landing is, he will be completely invincible.
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Unfortunately, some news came back later, which made Renly's idea of completely controlling the City Guard disappear.
Drunkards and hooligans are the largest group in the garrison. They usually hang out and wait for death and take empty pay. They rely on their status as members of the garrison to dominate King's Landing. They are like a bunch of idiots. It is useless to win them over. , but it may cause trouble.
In addition to these people, private soldiers from large and small families are another important component of the garrison - they are nominally loyal to the royal family, but in fact they obey the orders of their respective lords.
In other words, the more private soldiers the lords place in the garrison, the greater their influence in King's Landing.
The Tyrells, the Arryns, and some of them served in King's Landing, and there were many lords, big and small... Although such private soldiers could be considered elite, they could not be controlled by Renly.
These are not all of the complex structure of the Capital Guard. Among this huge armed force, there are also forces supported by some wealthy businessmen in the city, officials from various departments, and even underground gangs and other forces. Mixed in the Guard, it is so intricate that it is simply a mess. Messy.
Under normal circumstances, an armed force directly affiliated with the royal family could not be penetrated so seriously, so Renly believed that this situation was completely abnormal, and he also clearly understood the source of this abnormality——
Janos Slynt, the Commander of the City Watch who was known for taking bribes and buying and selling positions.
Renly couldn't understand why such a person could become the commander of the garrison, nor could he understand why his cheap brother would let such a person sit on the important post of commander of the garrison for ten years, but for the time being, these were not important.
He was going to talk to this guy who was a butcher.
But before that, Renly had to do something else——
The Earl of Gulltown, Gerald Grafson, whom he had calculated before, had arrived in King's Landing.
