Aegon chose to confess his thoughts, and then waited uneasily for the results.
He didn't know how Uncle Viserys would punish him, but what Aegon didn't expect was that after hearing this, Viserys looked at him in a different way for the first time. There was praise and more complexity in his eyes.
Thinking.
"very good."
"In that case, the position of High Septon is yours, Aegon."
Viserys patted Aegon on the shoulder and said nothing.
He did not punish Aegon for this. In his opinion, the fat High Septon was also corrupt. If not for his obedience, Viserys would have taken him down long ago.
Then Viserys took his squire Robb and left the city wall. Robb glanced at Aegon one last time, leaving him standing alone and staring at his uncle's back.
The current power class of the empire has also begun to solidify. Most of the soldiers and knights who made great achievements in conquering the world in the early days have become nobles.
Because of Viserys's loose aristocratic policy, he issued a large number of noble titles when he won two conquest wars and successfully aspired to the Seven Kingdoms. The number of nobles in the Seven Kingdoms also ushered in the most explosive number in history.
In the past, nobility, even knight families, generally had their own castles or villages. However, during the new dynasty, many soldiers of low origin also caught up with the tide of the times and transformed into "peasant aristocrats".
Although most of their fiefdoms were just farmland, they also represented a class jump and a change in status.
However, since the empire has gradually begun to stabilize in recent years and has not launched wars externally, the number of new nobles has begun to decrease sharply. Because of the new regulations, war is the best way to give birth to nobles, and those nobles who were once "mud-legged"
They also gradually gained a firm foothold.
Although they were once humble, when they became nobles they were separated from their previous identities.
Therefore, it is natural that human relationships, officials protecting each other, etc. are gradually appearing in the empire.
This is a social problem, and it is also a problem of human nature.
Now the top officials of the empire have also completed their identity changes long ago.
"Your Majesty, Lord Mis Toyin is seriously ill and his health is deteriorating. He may have plans to resign as Prime Minister."
High Garden, the exclusive back garden of the imperial royal family.
Viserys returned to King's Landing after visiting the continent of Essos, but he did not stay in King's Landing for a few days before returning to Highgarden.
Highgarden is now the main office of Viserys. The operation of the empire mainly relies on the dedicated work of the important ministers of the Imperial Council, and on some important decisions, His Majesty must be consulted.
Viserys sat in Highgarden and controlled the huge empire he had built, spanning both sides of the Narrow Sea.
However, most of the important ministers of the Royal Council stayed in King's Landing to work. After all, King's Landing was still the political core of the empire, but there was one person who was like a dog following Viserys. He would rush over wherever he was.
He is Ramsay Bolton, Earl of Harrenhal, the commander-in-chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As the earliest loyal dog who followed Viserys, Ramsay had no credit but hard work, not to mention the things he had done for Viserys.
There were too many, and he knew very well that no matter how many people hated him, as long as he did not "fall out of favor" with His Majesty the Emperor, no one could touch him.
When word spread about Qyburn's dissection of the body, many people in King's Landing were furious, but what was the result?
Qyburn was fine, and even almost regained his status as a maester.
But now it doesn't matter whether Qyburn regains his status as a maester or not.
Because Ramsay was very aware of Qyburn's status in Viserys' mind, Qyburn was also a member of the Ministry of the Interior. He joined the secret service agency such as the Ministry of the Interior just after he was found by His Majesty the Emperor and brought to King's Landing.
However, Cobain's identity and status are special. He is a special talent and cannot be used as an ordinary spy. Ramsay even helped arrange the source of many of Cobain's corpses and living bodies.
Therefore, as a lowly illegitimate son, Ramsay eventually became the Governor of Harrenhal, even holding the power of life and death, becoming one of the people in the empire who dare not offend the most. Some people would rather offend the Prime Minister than the Prime Minister.
Dare to offend Ramsay.
In fact, it is not unexpected that Misto wants to resign because he is seriously ill now.
The Earl of Casterly Rock, Governor of the West, has never been in good health. He had some old injuries when he was the leader of the Golden Company. Occasionally, the old injuries would relapse, causing him to suffer half-death.
In fact, if the original trajectory was followed, Mith Toyne should have died of illness as early as 296 in the Aegon calendar. Now he has lived for three more years, which is not a loss.
However, Mistoyin did not have to worry about leaving anyone behind, because a few years ago he had married a beautiful girl from the West who was born in a noble family and gave birth to a son for him.
The Toyin family has no foundation in the Western Territory. Although most of the nobles in the Western Territory have been severely damaged in the turmoil and wars many years ago, and many have even disappeared forever in the long river of history, the Toyin family wants to completely replace Lan
The status of the Nestor family, ruling Casterly Rock City and the West is not that easy.
Therefore, Mistoin adopted the simplest and most powerful method, which was to marry a girl from the West.
However, this simple request is not easy.
Because of the original war, the people of the Westerlands resisted tenaciously under the leadership of Lord Tywin, and Rhaenys rode the dragon Rhaego soaring in the skies of the Westerlands for several months, constantly setting fire to cities, villages and mountains and forests.
Therefore, in fact, although many people in the West have given up resistance and become citizens of the empire, they still hate the Targaryen family. After all, many of their relatives and friends died in that tragic war. All these require
Time has stabilized, and the Western Region is one of the most unstable places in the empire today.
Mis Toyn is regarded as the representative of the Targaryen family in ruling the Western Territory. Although the nobles of the Western Territory will not openly resist, it is not easy for the Toyne family to smoothly rule the Western Territory.
Therefore, Mistoin encountered obstacles when he wanted to marry a girl of suitable age from the nobles of the West.
After all, Mistoin's appearance is notoriously ugly, with a big nose, a crooked chin, and pot-shaped ears. Most women will be scared away when they see his appearance.
Moreover, he is not young anymore, but he wants a young and beautiful aristocratic girl under twenty years old to be his wife.
After all, in addition to the illegitimate son in Essos, Mistoin also needs a legitimate heir. The wife he marries in the future must have fertility and be able to bear children for him, and it is best to be beautiful.
Neutralize Mistoin's ugly appearance genes.
However, at this time, a famous family with a long history in the Western Region, but which has gradually declined with the changes of the times, came to visit.
They urgently needed to rely on the Governor of the West to restore their family's former status, so the family patriarch agreed to marry his eldest daughter to Mistoin.
And the girl who later married Mistoyne was Jeyne Westerling.