Chapter 0823 New Company, New Boss, New Manager
Duke Gendry Baratheon stood in the middle of the noble procession, and as he watched and listened to his father's handling of Daenerys and his party, he felt as if Gendry himself was forging weapons in the blacksmith's shop.
When he didn't give up the throne, Gendry really didn't know what to do with Daenerys and his party, whether to kill or stay, exile or imprison?
What to do with a glorious knight like Barristan, who left Westeros but was persecuted, whose glory and integrity were like torches, and whose people and nobles of the Seven Kingdoms revered the fearless Barristan Selmi—but now he was a sinner who had come with aliens against Westeros.
So how should Barristan Selmy be sentenced?
Was it because of his glory and integrity that he let him go, or because he had attacked his own people and killed him?
Gendry was unsettled.
If you don't care about anything and leave it all to the important ministers in front of the palace, then you, the king, will really be dispensable!
Watching my father effortlessly put Daenerys and everyone under her command into place, without hesitation, without consultation, without pause, and without the help of any of the royal ministers, and every punishment of his father, Gendry felt that it was the best judgment.
His father's treatment of everyone, Gendry slowly found that it was all in line with his innermost heart, as if father and son had some kind of great tacit understanding.
What is even more strange is that when his father handed down the verdict, the reasons that had torn him apart were completely crushed and turned into reasons that were not worth mentioning. Gendry believes that every sentence of his father is the best judgment. This made Gendry revere his father a little more, and he also confirmed the correctness of his abdication.
The honest Gendry is in his heart to sweep away some small discomfort caused by the change of status caused by the abdication.
From the King to the Duke of Storm's End, he also made comparisons in his heart, and under the guidance of Jon Clinton, Gendry chose to defy emotional reason.
But he now thinks he made the right choice!
He was also grateful to Jon Clinton for helping him come up with the perfect way to give way 'in the name of God'.
Gendry looked at Jon Clinton, and at the same time, his father looked at Jon Clinton in the crowd.
"Jon Clinton, in the name of the Seven Gods, in the name of the Old Gods, in the name of the Red Gods, in the name of the Gods, in the name of the King of the Andals, the Roynars, the descendants of the ancestors, the Duke of Dragonstone, the Warden of the East, the Warden of the West, the Warlord of the North, the Lord of the Crab Claw Peninsula, and the leader of the indigenous tribes of the Brightmoon Mountains, I cordially invite you to be my King's hand. ”
Jon Clinton, who was standing at the back and far corner of the courtiers' queue, was stunned!
Littlefinger's jealousy of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Petyr Berish, for the position of —— Prime Minister has always been what Littlefinger has been looking forward to in his heart. He also took the initiative to mention to the Magic Mountain that he believed that his ability was enough to be the prime minister of the kingdom. In addition to ability, he also has merit. It was he who persuaded Gendry Baratheon to relinquish the Iron Throne, and the words that Gendry uttered during the oracle guidance ceremony were the same words he told Gendry. Gendry's words 'The farmer farms the land, the fisherman fishes, ......' was given to Gendry by Littlefinger.
Petyr Berish, the talented little finger, took it for granted that he was prime minister!
In the hall, most of the courtiers and generals were stunned!
Jon Clinton, known to the older generation, was a loyal servant of House Targaryen. His pedantry and old-fashionedness—in fact, his unwillingness to kill innocents led to the defeat of the Battle of Stone Hall—was once ridiculed by Lord Tywin in the West.
The younger generation of courtiers and generals did not know much about Jon Clinton as a man, nor did they know much about his deeds and abilities. To more ordinary young people, Jon Clinton is an unfamiliar name.
Gendry Baratheon, who had a crush on Jon Clinton, came to his senses from surprise and was the first to applaud. But he soon found that there was no one else in the hall clapping, and no one echoed the monotonous applause.
Generally speaking, if one person applauds, someone will follow.
The generals under the Magic Mountain are mainly rogue bandits and murderers, and they are not familiar with Jon Clinton, they are still in surprise, looking at each other.
Jon Clinton?
Who is this guy?
What's so great about him?
But there were still generals who unconditionally obeyed the magic mountain and applauded, but the applause was sparse and fragmented, and it failed to form a storm of joy.
This scene is a little embarrassing!
Petyr Berish said: "Your Majesty, Jon Clinton......"
"Earl Jon Clinton, please come out for a moment. "Magic Mountain directly interrupted Little Finger's 'speech'.
The voice of the magic mountain is that it is gifted, and he can speak casually, without raising the volume, and the voice of the little finger will be 'defeated'.
Jon Clinton stepped out of the back of the courtiers, dressed in an old robe, holding it in ^_^ his hand.
"Your Majesty......" said Jon Clinton, "I'm afraid I'm ......"
"Three months!" Moshan said arbitrarily, "I can't force you to be my prime minister, but please give me three months." ”
"Three months?"
"Yes, three months. After three months, I will give you absolute freedom, you can go back to Griffon's Castle and be your own earl, or you can stay and be Prime Minister, or you can choose to be a historian, or you can choose to be a troubadour on the other side of the Narrow Sea, you are up to you, but please give me three months. ”
"His Majesty ...... King"
"Three months, you can't refuse!" Demon Mountain interrupted Jon again, "No! can! No!" Demon Mountain said in a deep voice as he sat on the Iron Throne. His arrogance, domineering, rudeness, and arbitrariness are fully displayed.
The Magic Mountain of Reason, Wisdom, Reasoning, and Restraint is completely gone. The brutal and vicious Magic Mountain has returned, right on the Iron Throne. He stared at Jon with a menacing gaze.
"Well, Your Majesty, I promise you, I will be Prime Minister for three months!" said Jon Clinton.
Magic Mountain smiled!
His face full of arrogance and ferocity suddenly bloomed, and turned into a smile full of softness and kindness, a big smile: "Okay, that's it." ”
"But I refused to lead troops into battle. Jon followed up with such a condition.
"I won't let you lead troops into battle, your military talent can't be compared to mine. Moshan's smile disappeared and he said very seriously.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”
Moshan looked at the royal ministers: "Prime Minister Jon, please stand in your place. ”
Jon Clinton looked at the royal ministers, and he saw hostility, coldness, wariness, suspicion, welcome, kindness...... and other different gazes.
Jon walked into the queue of the Imperial Ministers, who shifted their positions to give up their second place. The first honour is Jenny Westerling, although she is the Minister of Justice, a lower official position than the Prime Minister, but she also has another status: Her Majesty the Queen.
Members of the royal family met in the throne hall and usually sat in a special seat to the king's right, but Jenny Westerling insisted on being with the royal ministers as justice minister. Since she chose to stand with the important ministers of the imperial court, the first honor naturally belongs to her.
"Come, bring up a chair, put it on a cushion, and place it next to my Iron Throne. Magic Mountain said lightly.
Today is the first day he has sat on the Iron Throne, and the Magic Mountain has a lot of things to deal with during this day to stabilize the government. On the first day of the opening of this new company, the most important thing was naturally the personnel arrangement of the managers of each department, and the most suitable person sat in the position that best suited his ability.
Those problems that seem to be tricky in the eyes of others will not be difficult here in the Magic Mountain.
He has a rule today: Lao Tzu has the final say, and there are disagreements that must not be discussed! This is the most efficient method! He has carefully considered all of today's policy decisions. As for whether the courtiers and generals can understand, it doesn't matter, the company is opened by itself, he will be most concerned about the most attentive and hard-working and make every effort to make the most suitable measures for the development of the company, time will tell.
A large chair was lifted up and placed next to the Iron Throne, upholstered.
"Your Majesty Queen Janine Westerling, please be seated. Magic Mountain said to Janie, the wife of the Imperial Minister.
Jenny Westerling was surprised that the chair was not the king's right hand, but the king's equal.
It is a symbol and a supreme power.
As if in an instant, a warm current flowed through Jenny's heart, which was the excitement in her heart.
She looked into the ranks of nobles, and made eye contact with Arrene Martell's.
Arlene's expression was calm, but there were still indescribable waves in her heart.
Jenny Westerling is the wife of the Magic Mountain, and for this fact, Arrene Martell clearly understands and has no extravagant hopes. But the mountain had placed an equal seat next to the Iron Throne for Jenny Westerling, something no other king had done before, which made Arrien Martell's heart sting fiercely.
The Magic Mountain's attention to Jane made Prince Arrene Martell's heart tingle with sourness. But she soon made a decision that made her feel much more comfortable, as long as she kept the magic mountain by her side for more time, she actually won Jenny Westerling.
Janie walked out, and the guards of the Kings who protected the king parted under the steps, and Janie walked up the steps, step by step, the magic mountain had already gotten up, walked down two steps, and stretched out his huge hand to Janie.