Chapter 56 The storm is coming

Although he felt that the two little guys were a little impatient, Renly still decided to continue with the planned plan, because he thought about it again and again and felt that it was actually no big deal.

However, this idea disappeared without a trace after the incident actually happened, and Renly really realized what kind of creature a naughty child was.

Not long after the conversation, the two children suddenly discovered a secret passage behind the wall at the head of the bed while playing indoors, and then the twins who seemed to be quite courageous were scared to death just because it looked too dark inside.

Obviously in this situation, they could not remember Renly's "instructions" at all, so they screamed in panic and caused the guards to break in, and then the entrance to the secret passage in Maegor's Tower was completely exposed to everyone's sight.

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"Maegor once ordered the execution of all the craftsmen who built the Red Castle. We should have guessed it long ago." Duke Tywin of the West said this to his three younger brothers when he learned about this.

"How did the two children find out?"

"They accidentally touched the switch while playing." The Duke's youngest brother, Gillian Lannister, said with amusement: "I heard that they asked Robert who rushed over for credit. They said it was a great achievement. I'm really curious about how our Lord Redwyne educated his two precious sons so interestingly."

"It is indeed a great achievement." Another brother, Tygett Lannister, snorted coldly: "I am more curious about how our Lord Robert will reward these two little guys from the River Bay. Old Redwyne is not very willing to send his two sons as hostages."

"This has nothing to do with us for the time being." The Duke's second brother Kevan said while looking at his eldest brother who was listening quietly.

"I heard that Stark took his people to Dorne."

"Because of his sister?"

"Besides this, I can't think of any other reason." Kevan said, and said meaningfully: "Rhaegar has abducted the wolf girl for so long, what should have happened has already happened. This may be an opportunity. Our good niece is no worse than any girl. As long as Robert..."

"This is unlikely." His brother Gillian frowned: "I heard that our Lord Robert loves the wolf girl of the Stark family to death."

"Love him so much that he can't help but go to the brothel every two days?" The bright golden-haired Tigait said sarcastically: "I also heard that he has an illegitimate daughter in the valley."

"This can only mean that he is energetic in some aspects, but this sometimes does not affect feelings. Which lord doesn't have an illegitimate child outside." Gillian said, suddenly thinking of something, and added another sentence.

"Except our eldest brother."

The person he was talking about just glanced at his younger brother silently after hearing this, and then said calmly: "I have some ideas about Cersei, but for now we should consider Jaime. Since Robert is going to sit on the Iron Throne, the Kingsguard of the previous dynasty may not count."

The Kingsguard is a noble position. They are responsible for protecting the king and swear to never marry. After joining the position, it means giving up their previous status and rights in exchange for a white robe of honor for life.

However, not everyone is eager for this honor. At least, Duke Tywin has always been dissatisfied with his heir being named a Kingsguard by the Mad King of the previous dynasty. He has only one qualified son, and being a Kingsguard means that his son has to give up the inheritance rights of the Lannister family in the West, which is obviously not well-intentioned.

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There were countless nobles in King's Landing at this time, and each of them had their own ideas and demands. The winners were ready to share the benefits, and the losers hoped to recover their losses. The changes brought about by a war were enough to affect the fate of the entire family, not to mention the change of dynasties.

However, despite the undercurrent, the secret passage of the Red Castle still attracted their attention.

The Tully family in the Riverlands, the Tyrell family in the Reach, the Lannister family in the West, the Arryn family in the Vale, and the secondary lords under their respective command, all of which had reached a certain scale of family size, could not ignore this matter, and some were even frightened and sweated.

There had been rumors of a secret passage in the Red Castle before, but it did not attract much attention because there were no clues and sufficient evidence to prove it. However, the facts were in front of them at this moment, and they could not ignore it.

The secret passage of Maegor's Tower was not too scary. After all, it was the residence of the royal family. Except for some great nobles who had a marriage relationship with the royal family, most nobles did not think that they had any connection with Maegor's Tower.

But since there are secret passages in the most important Maegor's Holdfast in the Red Keep, what about other places?

The Prime Minister's Tower, the Throne Room, the White Sword Tower, the Maiden's Residence, and even the Cathedral in the castle... As the core of the entire kingdom, the Red Keep is naturally the center of politics and power.

And it is difficult for the nobles of Westeros, big and small, to say that no one of their family members has lived or worked in this place.

Countless political decisions, countless conspiracies, poisonings, betrayals, filth, power struggles...

Most people keep disguises outside, but who would still wear a mask in their own room?

Not to mention that the secret passage can not only be used to eavesdrop on news, but also allow people to enter the royal family's living rooms unimpeded.

Even the king's residence is like this, wouldn't other places be even more unsafe?

Many people were eager to know how many secrets the entire castle had, so the day after the entrance to the secret passage was exposed, a thorough search began in the Red Castle. Unlike before, the search, which was aware of the seriousness of the problem, was even mixed with destructive nature.

Then, as expected, people discovered the secrets in one building after another, and it was difficult for everyone to remain calm after seeing everything shocking -

The entire Red Castle seemed to have been riddled with holes.

So before the new king was crowned, the proposal to rebuild the Red Castle was already on the temporary royal conference table.

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In general, this is actually a good thing. After all, it is now a period of dynasty change. No matter what happened in the past, it basically doesn't count. Even if there are many dirty things that may be known to others, they were carried out in the previous dynasty. Can the new king still pursue them?

However, some people are happy and some are sad. Most people are happy to see the exposure of the secret passage, but a bald fat man who loves to put powder on his body got into trouble because of it.

As the chief of intelligence, it is hard not to suspect that Varys the Eight-clawed Spider already knew about the existence of this secret passage. After all, he has always been known for his unexpected mystery and unattainable intelligence ability. Now it seems that it is because he has mastered the secret passage of the Red Castle?

If this is true, how many secrets does he have?

Countless hostilities, whether explicit or implicit, have been cast on the chubby, non-threatening eunuch, which made the person involved miserable for a while.

In the previous dynasty, he was the Minister of Intelligence and was highly valued by the Mad King. Now that the Red Castle has a new owner, he still retains his original position. This is naturally not because Robert has no grudges against the enemy's confidants, but because Varys proved his ability and value in front of him.

So he saved his position and life.

But now...

He felt that this matter was very strange. How come the first boy just fell into the secret passage, and someone went to scare another couple, and then they found out?

An enemy discovered his secret? Then use the child to target him?

Many faces flashed through Varys' mind, but he was not sure.

What he didn't know was that because of the unreliability of the twins, he didn't step into the trap set by someone's words, otherwise the situation would be worse.

But for now, he has been overwhelmed by it.

How to eliminate other people's suspicion, how to cover up his past actions, how to regain the trust of the new king...

However, the occurrence of an incident temporarily suppressed the limelight of this matter and relieved Varys of some pressure-

The Duke of the North, Eddard Stark, returned from Dorne and is currently heading towards King's Landing. At the same time, a raven sent a letter saying that the Duke's sister, Lyanna Stark, Robert Baratheon's fiancée, the wolf girl who caused the war, had unfortunately died of illness in Dorne.

Then came the issue of the future queen.