Through more detailed exchanges with General Renio, Jerome Bonaparte realized that General Renio, as he had shown in history, not only possessed a strong hand, but also a mind for weighing pros and cons. The only shortcoming was that General Renio lacked sufficient ambition.
Jerome Bonaparte speculated that this might be related to General Renio's age because General Renio was approaching 60 years old. If he followed the normal routine, he would retire in a few years, which also changed his mindset. Everything he did was more about repaying his gratitude to those who had recognized his talents and paving the way for those in the Roman campaign.
This also meant that Jerome Bonaparte could not place the entire wager of the coup on him. A soldier without enough ambition might falter at critical moments.
