iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 49 Government Affairs Office 2
After Green added some details about Queens, the conversation ended.

After Foley and Layton left, Green came to the Red Castle again with his guards and entered the government affairs hall.

The government affairs hall adjacent to the prime minister's tower is the place where the officials who serve as important ministers in the imperial council handle the daily government affairs of the kingdom.

During the Targaryen dynasty, when there was no imperial meeting, the important ministers generally handled the kingdom's government affairs in their respective offices in the government affairs hall.

After the Baratheon dynasty, King Robert was greedy for pleasure, and after handing over the power to the king, Duke Jon has long since ignored political affairs and spent his days dreaming and dying.

In order to express his dissatisfaction with the king, Stannis Baratheon, the former sea minister and King Robert's second brother, directly handled government affairs at Dragonstone Castle on Dragonstone Island.

The former Minister of Justice, King Robert's third brother, Renly Baratheon, has no interest in the kingdom's government affairs, and he is not seen in the Red Castle except for occasional attendance at the Royal Council.

The former Prime Minister, Duke Jon Arryn, was aging year by year, and he was rarely seen outside the Prime Minister's Tower.

Therefore, in the government office, the central power of the kingdom, second only to the imperial council, the only important ministers that can be seen frequently are the former imperial treasurer Petty Irberish, the former imperial intelligence chief Varys, and the former chief academician Paischer.

Grand Maester Pycelle was a former member of the Targaryen dynasty, and King Robert retained his position after the War of the Reavers.

The main responsibility of Bachelor Paicell is to act as the king's advisor. He is usually responsible for compiling various books and sorting out knowledge.

Maester Pycelle became an advisor to Lord Jon, Hand of the King, because King Robert kept his hands off politics.

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Under the guidance of the servants of the government affairs hall, Green quickly came to the office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Petyr.

Petyr's office has the same gold-framed round window as the Prime Minister's study, the floor is covered with Myrish carpets, and the walls are covered with exquisite tapestries.

Green glanced at the exquisite furnishings in the room, and seemed to smell the golden dragon.

Seeing Green put down the quill in his hand, Petyr leaned back on the back of the chair with a smile all over his face: "Oh, isn't this Baron Green? I've been waiting for you, please sit down!"

Petyr ordered the attendant to move a chair across the table.

Green stroked his chest and saluted: "Good day, Lord Petyr."

After the salute, Green sat down.

Petyr also returned the salute with a smile on his face, and waved his hand to signal for the attendants to leave the room.

When the attendant left the room and closed the door, Petyr said, "I heard what happened in the study today. Duke Jon fell ill again."

Green spread his hands: "No matter who encounters this kind of thing, they will be very angry. The Duke's condition is not serious, right?"

Petyr raised the corners of his lips gracefully, and leaned on the back of the chair with a relaxed posture: "On behalf of Duke Jon, I thank you for your concern. Maester Pycelle has been carefully treated. It is said that this time he will be bedridden for at least seven days."

Petyr's back left the back of the chair, his upper body leaned forward slightly, and lowered his voice: "Thanks to you this time, otherwise we might never know that there is a third ear hidden in the Prime Minister's study."

Petyr sounded like we were our own.

Green's tone was calm: "Has the Duke arranged a follow-up?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in Petyr's tone: "I heard that the tunnel was discovered after going deep into the mezzanine, and Duke Jon handed over the follow-up investigation to Lord Janos, the commander-in-chief of the golden robe."

The City Watch is also known as the Golden Robes, which derives from the golden woolen cloaks they wear over their armor.

The Gold Robes are the defenders and enforcers of King's Landing, loyal only to the Crown.The City Guard has two barracks in King's Landing, east and west. The east barracks is near the Dragon Gate, and the west barracks is near Shoemaker's Square.

In the past, the number of gold robes had always been 2000. After Earl Jonos Slynt was appointed by King Robert as the commander-in-chief of the capital defense force, he tripled the number of gold robes to as many as 6000. However, many of these 6000 people were drunkards and refugees with low combat effectiveness.

It was rumored that almost half of the officers of the Capital Guard had to pay him from their salaries every month.

After Duke Jon Arryn found out about this, he found two people who were willing to testify against him, but these two people were found killed not long after.

Although Duke Jon Arryn still hoped to dismiss Janos Slynt, King Robert strongly retained the position of Lord Janos Slynt as Commander-in-Chief of the City Garrison.

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Green smiled: "The old duke's eyes are very accurate in seeing people."

Petyr shrugged gracefully, without comment.

After a pause, Green said: "This morning, the reason why the Duke met me made me very embarrassed. Without direct evidence, I was forced to take the charge based on a song sung in the Crab Claw Peninsula."

Green's brown eyes met Petyr's gray-green eyes, and his tone seemed helpless: "This makes me very embarrassed. If the Minister of Sea Affairs is present, I don't have to make such troubles. I heard that he is very fair."

Petyr's gray-green eyes moved slightly: "Master of the Sea, Lord Stannis?"

Green nodded: "The Duke of Stannis advocates the rule of law, and his reputation for being meticulous in his treatment of the law spreads far and wide. Now I am afraid that everyone knows that there are no secrets in the Prime Minister's study. I am worried that he will hear about this injustice. The upright Duke of Stannis will question Duke Jon regardless of his health."

The smile on Petyr's face deepened, and he nodded in agreement: "You are right to worry. Duke Stannis has always been too upright. Even the seriously ill Duke Jon cannot shake his will. We can only hope that the secrets of the Prime Minister's study will not be spread to Dragonstone Island."

Petyr, who was talking, secretly reflected on himself, why he, who was always careful, would ignore the existence of Duke Stannis.

It seems that it is not only Petyr himself, because Petyr himself is the person involved, he can confirm that no one is deliberately planning this kind of thing, but the entire Red Castle seems to ignore the existence of Duke Stannis.

If Lord Green hadn't mentioned it to him today, he believed that he would continue to ignore Duke Stannis unintentionally.

Why is this happening?invisible Man?Unknown magic?

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