Chapter 265: The Puppet King Takes the Throne(1/2)
Early the next morning, the people of King's Landing received bad news - Stannis Baratheon I was killed in the Red Keep by the vengeful Lannister warriors yesterday.
The king who had just ascended the throne for less than half a year was burned into a charcoal-roasted treasure deer by the remaining dead men of the Stannis family~
All the assassins who killed the king were killed in the wildfire explosion!
What is even more sad is that the king's wife and daughter disappeared.
Stannis's entire family is suspected to have been murdered.
He's gone!
The people of Junlin shed a few tears in sadness, and then continued to be busy with life.
Life for the middle and lower classes in King's Landing is very difficult.
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea are the guarantee of life. Although the king who has been in power for half a year has indeed benefited countless subjects with his talents, everyone has to live a life!
Should they put aside the facts and actively support the new king?
The impact of Stannis's death on the common people has not yet been felt, but the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms are already in chaos.
The majestic Lord of Westeros and the Guardian of the Realm was actually killed in the heavily guarded Red Keep. This is truly a major event that has not been encountered in thousands of years.
After the nobles panicked and hesitated for a while, the power struggle carved in their hearts showed its style.
As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day, and a new king must be established as soon as possible.
Who else has more qualifications and blood to serve as the new king than Renly Baratheon, the youngest brother of Robert's two current kings?
Moreover, this king's candidate is good at dancing and the most arty. Although he likes more men than men, he is a crook.
But he is a good person after all.
They like a good man to be the king most, because such a king is the easiest to fool!
Therefore, countless nobles came to Renly Baratheon's closed place early in the morning.
Seven Kingdoms~ No, now the nobles of the Six Kingdoms have arrived as soon as possible to welcome the new king Renly to the throne.
Soon, Renly Baratheon, who had been under house arrest by King Stannis for nearly half a year, was welcomed out.
However, Renly's guard was a bit beyond what others expected.
Because his bodyguard turned out to be from the Eastern Tang Dynasty!
Renly seemed to have noticed the abnormality in everyone, and smiled and explained that this was an order from the previous king, asking the people of the Eastern Land to contact him, and then record the customs of the Eastern Land and the Tang Dynasty.
Many nobles suddenly realized.
Ed Stark was the first to stand up: "Duke Renly, King Stannis has been assassinated and passed away. Among the successors, you are the only one with orthodox blood. We hope that you will become the guardian of Westeros."
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Renly resisted with a complicated expression, then glanced gratefully at the Eastern Tang people next to him, and then accepted the order to become the new king!
Soon, Renly ascended the throne amidst the crowds.
After taking the throne, Renly did several things.
The king's first order was to hold his brother's funeral.
Everyone agrees!
Then he married into the Tyrell family of the River Bend and married Margaery Tyrell, known as the most beautiful woman in the River Bend.
Except for some disturbances, the marriage was successfully completed.
Then King Renly established the Rainbow Guard Ser Loras Tyrell, and Brienne of Tarth and so on became the Rainbow Guard one after another!
This is the tradition of imitating the white-robed guards.
However, Rainbow Guards can get married and do not have to be single all their lives. This decision has won praise from countless guards.
King Renly only made these decisions, and there were almost no other major changes in his positions. This made the nobles of the Six Kingdoms breathe a sigh of relief.
Because everyone stays in their position and earns delicious cakes for themselves and their family, they don’t want to give up their power!
Except for Stannis's confidant Davos.
Since the king was assassinated, he was heartbroken: "Your Majesty, I will be loyal to King Stannis for life. He has died. I hope that I and my family will go into seclusion!"
"Ser Davos, your character is admirable, but King's Landing needs you."
After several shirks, Davos was moved when he saw that the king continued to let him serve as Minister of Coastal Defense. He finally revealed the news that he would serve for another six months and then resign.
"I agree! But you have to recommend a new Minister of Coastal Defense."
Davos naturally agreed!
After Davos failed to resign, Prime Minister Eddard also expressed his hope that he would resign. However, Renly once again used delaying methods to allow Eddard Stark to continue to stay in King's Landing for half a year.
Then came the discussion of revenge!
That day, the survivors of the Red Keep all heard the chants of "Lannister Long Live", so everyone agreed that this was Lannister's revenge.
After investigation, the Golden Robe Troops "very successfully" found some people who participated in the operation.
For example, Thoros, the red-robed monk who is a disciple of the Lord of Light!
After Golden Robe found Soros, the guy was already dying, but the landlord who received him and the people he had seen recently were all pulled out like cocoons.
Many bishops from Baelor Cathedral, alchemists from the Alchemy Guild, and even the Drowned People from the Iron Islands and the dead soldiers from Lannister all participated in this assassination operation.
After some interrogation, they first confirmed that Soros abused magic and used the evil Lord of Light magic to bewitch the alchemists and let them create wildfires that could kill.
Everyone in the lonely Alchemist Guild who met Soros was executed.
The remaining crooked melons and cracked dates were also thrown into the Night Watch Legion as coolies!
The troublesome Archbishop Baelor and a group of believers are in danger of death this time!
The fat Archbishop was directly burned on the stake with a group of corrupt church leaders because he disrespected the Seven Gods and believed in the Lord of Light.
You can smell the weird smell of barbecue in King's Landing for several days.
But the people of King's Landing were very sympathetic to the new king's execution of the Archbishop.
Because the court listed countless sins of the archbishop.
Lending money, annexing the assets of the congregation, committing rape, killing, and even bathing in the blood of boys and girls, the Archbishop believed that this could delay his aging.
In addition to this, they also colluded with Essos and did business...
In short, the interrogation revealed many things that shocked the civilians.
The absurd behavior of the Archbishop and his men completely ignited the anger of the Seven Gods.
People don't worry about scarcity, they only worry about inequality! They don't allow their beliefs to be tainted.
"Burn them!"
"For the Seven Gods, kill them all!"
Then, King Renly accepted the orders of his followers with a straight face.
They not only punished the Church of the Seven Gods, but also canceled the debts owed by the church and the royal family.
The millions of gold dragons he borrowed from the Church of the Seven during Robert's time were directly repudiated by Renly.
The new bishop of the Seven Gods did not dare to say anything at this moment.
Because Westeros has been established for countless years, the Seven Gods have never performed any miracles. Many people know what this church represents!
This congregation has no gods~
After taking care of the accomplice, Renly began to discuss the Lannister tail again!
"Everyone, the Stannis family is so evil that they dare to rebel against my brother, so I hope to deal with the Stannis family. By the way, Tyrion Lannister, who is wearing black clothes, will also be executed."
Eddard Stark stood up: "Your Majesty, the assassins behind the Stannis family must be investigated, but the Night's Watch in black has lost their freedom. The traditional tradition of Westeros will forgive the men in black.
Your Majesty, I beg Tyrion to be forgiven for his sins, he was only born into the Lannister family."
Renly nodded: "Then let the Lannisters who are staying in the mines to atone for their sins wear black clothes. I don't want to see so many Lannisters."
Ed agreed to the request.
After some more meetings, the first imperial meeting was basically concluded successfully.
The transition of King Stannis' power went through these slightly tumultuous days.
Although Renly is gay, he at least maintained a basic balance of political power, which made his ruling career relatively stable.
Westeros seems to be back on track again, and all the troubles have calmed down.
Of course, this is just calm on the surface!
There are some subtle changes taking place within Westeros at the moment.
For example, the Eastern Tang people whom Stannis had abandoned before reappeared in the King's Landing meeting, and His Majesty Renly accepted many of their suggestions.
For example, building a tollable highway, building a steel factory, building a textile factory, building...
In addition to light and heavy industries, there is also a slight reduction in the tax rate for the people of Westeros.
To be continued...