Chapter 278 Senior Spy

"Please leave it to Lord Renly!"

The old man's earnest words sounded from behind him. He turned around and saw that the Prime Minister Jon Arryn was standing at the door of the Prime Minister's Tower with a face full of expectation and gratitude. In fact, if Renly hadn't stopped him, this man even wanted to kill him. Send it to the Minister of Justice's exclusive tower.

It is obvious that the Prime Minister is currently in a very uneasy mood.

Think about it, this is normal. He is seventy years old, and he was almost poisoned not long ago. The only heir is less than five years old at this time, and he still looks sick all day long. It seems that it will be difficult to survive into adulthood——

As a great feudal lord, the Arryn family in the valley has now declined. How could Jon Arryn, the head of the family, not care.

It's just that the old prime minister usually can't do anything about this. After all, it's not a problem that can be solved by pure power or money.

Now that there is new hope, it is naturally difficult for him to remain steady.

Under this situation, Renly estimated that even if he made some very exorbitant demands, and even used this person's life in exchange for the heir's new life, he estimated that the old man would probably agree after considering it.

Of course, Renly would not make such a request. The Arryn family of the Vale and Baratheon are allies, and the strongest point that maintains this alliance is the father-son relationship between Duke Jon and Robert. This can be seen from the fact that the old man also named his only son Robert.

But it was impossible for Renly not to ask for anything. In other words, whatever request he makes depends on what transaction conditions the Seven Gods require.

"Although it is sometimes unreliable, it is still very useful."

After returning to his study, Renly thought for a moment.

Naturally, there were considerations for exposing his power in this way. After all, Queen Cersei had already seen this "special thing", so there was no need to hide it anymore.

Secondly, what he mainly wants to think about is to find a reliable reason for his specialness. After all, he has done many incomprehensible things in the past, just once or twice. If the number of times is too many, even the people in his own party will probably have trouble in their hearts. It is inevitable that fear will arise.

The unknown and mystery will naturally arouse people's fear, and if fear lasts for a long time, it will inevitably breed "rebellious" emotions.

At the same time, it is impossible for no one to notice the abnormality in the old prime minister. Someone will definitely guess what happened to him like the old prime minister did. Then someone will inevitably think that Renly is superb and omnipotent and come to ask for help. Naturally, he needs to release It's a sign that he can't help just anyone, or that he can't act according to his own wishes if he doesn't help.

At the same time, even if you can take action, you still need to pay a price, because the gods in the sky require it.

Of course, there is another reason for doing this, and that is to increase influence.

Renly believed that if he could really solve the problem of the frail successor of the Prime Minister, then the other party would not be able to think twice about what he said in the future——

Although he is the king's younger brother, even the king can't let go of his hands many times, so this is very necessary.

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He promised the old Prime Minister to "ask", and Renly did.

Treating a child's congenital disease does not seem to be too difficult for the Seven Gods, and his request is also simple - build an asylum in King's Landing and keep it functioning normally.

Renly thought this was not difficult, especially for a Prime Minister, but he did not tell the matter immediately, otherwise it would appear that he communicated too easily.

The old man didn't push him. Although he seemed anxious, he had a lot of work as the prime minister after his recovery, so he couldn't always focus on this matter.

The war in the north is going on in full swing. Not only the prime minister is busy, but also King Robert, Lord Stannis, Minister of Finance, Mace Tyrell, Chief of Intelligence, and Varys, Chief of Intelligence... All members of the Royal Council are also busy. After busying themselves with this, every time they met, it was basically a lively affair, and the topic was not only war, but also war.

As a "good official" who has gained a reputation in the hearts of the people of King's Landing, Renly's task is to maintain the security and stability of King's Landing, or to maintain the basic operation of the royal court, and at the same time manage the prisons and prisoners, which can be said to be a normal job. He didn't need to pay any attention to it.

Renly didn't want to care about anything. The lords of the Reach were so troubled by him, and now they didn't show any hesitation and actively obeyed the orders of the Iron Throne. Dorne was persuaded by him to remain neutral. Now we are "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight".

Although there is not much success in the valley so far, at least after being "taken care of" by him, there has been no trouble. Unlike the Riverlands where there was no time to do anything, two lords there have already defected to Targaryen. , and some remain neutral.

In general, Renly's actions have allowed Westeros to remain united on the side of Baratheon and not be divided by the resurgent Targaryen family. This is actually not easy, because it was founded in relative terms. The Baratheon dynasty lasted for more than ten years, and the Targaryens ruled Westeros for nearly three hundred years. It is obvious which side is more influential.

He has already done what he should do, and the rest depends on which side has stronger hard power. At the same time, he must be more wary of the undercurrents under the surface and guard against the growth of various conspiracies.

Jon Arryn's incident made Renly more vigilant, and he was very glad that he had secretly planted the seeds of power into his body before. Otherwise, it would be hard to say what the attitude of the Vale would be now after Jon Arryn's death - certainly not I will be as proactive as I am now.

Obviously, simple emotional perception cannot let Renly know whether the people hidden inside and outside the Red Castle are good or bad, or he can only perceive emotions directed at himself.

However, if others are not hostile or ill-intentioned towards him, then he will not find any sneaky existence.

Penetrating thoughts into other people's bodies can do mind reading, but he can't check them one by one. Apart from other things, there are hundreds of staff members in the Red Castle alone, and he can't check them even if he wants to - mind reading is not omnipotent, and he still needs to take the initiative to guide.

Of course, there are too many people to check, but he can still monitor a small number of people secretly, such as the important ministers in the Royal Council.

As the most important power center in the kingdom, the Royal Council is very important, and the seven people participating in the Royal Council are more important.

Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Law Minister, Admiral, Intelligence Director, University Scholar, and Kingsguard Captain, these are the seven members of the Royal Council.

Renly grew up in High Court, but since he became the Lord Chancellor, his relationship with the Lord Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mace Tyrell, has not been very good. The main reason is that the Lord Chancellor of the Exchequer is the head of all the officials in the kingdom, and the officials generally have a bad impression of Renly - because Renly does not care about their interests at all, always takes them as a target, and even when some minor cases involve bureaucrats, he does not show any leniency. He sentences them as he should, and it is useless for someone to intercede, but it will lose face.

So Renly did not forget to secretly investigate Tyrell, silently, but directly to the point.

In addition, the Grand Maester and the Captain of the Kingsguard also need to be carefully supervised, because both of them have been in high positions since the Targaryen era of the previous dynasty. Also belonging to the important officials of the previous dynasty is the Chief of Intelligence, Varys.

After contacting these people one by one, they all have some secrets, but they are not a big deal. Then Renly discovered that the last Chief of Intelligence, Varys, is not simple...

Thank you to the book friends Heath Ice Tea and Erha of Firefly Forest for the thousand rewards~