Chapter 0682: Cersei's Decision: Worship and Marriage
"Queen Rhaenyra?!" muttered the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gales Rosby, in surprise, "It was the bloodiest civil war of the Targaryen dynasty, and the dragon knights were fought on both sides, and many Targaryen heroes and dragons were killed in the skies...... Ahem...... Ahem...... cough cough cough ......"
After a violent cough, Earl Gales Rosby covered his mouth with a snow-white silk scarf, and looked at the people at the meeting with a flushed face, and found that everyone's faces were all dazed!
Jaime Lannister only likes to practice swords since he was a child, and has no interest in history books, when Duke Tywin invited a bachelor to teach James, Tyrion, and Cersei cultural knowledge, he always took Cersei out of the window to play, only Tyrion was very interested in reading and reading, and every time he helped his brother and sister learn the knowledge together.
Intelligence Secretary Bernie Clegane, a former burlesque and ventriloquist, knows nothing about the Targaryen dynasty, and he has very little knowledge of any historical facts that happened during the time of Queen Rhaenyra.
Commander-in-Chief Benronte Bronn, Commander of the King's Landing garrison and Minister of the Sea, was also a military general, and although he was of noble origin, he did not read much. His sword was much sharper than his insight.
King Tommen and Queen Margaery also seem to know very little about the story of Queen Rhaenyra's time. Lord Metz doesn't seem to be able to shake off the shock of the dragon in the Magic Mountain...... His expression was strange and sluggish......
"Aren't dragons extinct?" said Captain Jaime Lannister.
Cersei's words about the secret tame of a dragon hit Jaime in the heart like a sledgehammer, and he was already afraid of the power of the wise mountain, and suddenly, the guy who was no longer only reckless and evil had another dragon, a dragon...... Just, how is that possible?!
Under the table, Jaime's fists clenched subconsciously, and green tendons appeared on the back of his hands.
Old and frail, the Earl of Gales Rosby, who was known for his illness and knowledge, was well versed in dynastic history, and after wiping his mouth with two silk scarves, he said: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Your Majesty the King, Your Majesty the Queen." My lords, Rhaenyra Targaryen is the eldest daughter of Viserys I, and in the year 129 Aegon Aegon I, she fought with Aegon Targaryen, the eldest son of Viserys I's second wife, Alison Hightower, for the Iron Throne, and the two sides used all the power of the kingdom, at that time, the support of her sister Queen Rhaenyra was the North, the Riverlands, and the Vales, collectively known as the Black Party, and the support of her younger brother Aegon II was the Westlands, the Hightowers of the Riverlands, and the Stormlands, which were collectively known as the Greens. At that time, Dorne had not yet been conquered by the Targaryens. ”
"In this civil war, all the decisive battles between the two sides were focused on the dragon knights and their mount dragons, before this war, the entire Targaryen family had about 20 dragons, and after the war, only three dragons remained, and almost all the dragon knights of the Targaryen family died. ”
Earl Gales Rosby spoke a long sentence in one breath, followed by a violent cough. After he adjusted his breathing and changed several silk scarves to wipe his mouth, Jaime said, "Count Rosby, after the war, there were only three dragons left in the royal family, could it be that one of them escaped only the Bright Moon Mountains?"
"Sir Jaime, Her Majesty the Queen Mother has said that the dragon tamed by the Magic Mountain is called the Sheep Thief, and it is the mount of the dragon knight Castor. The sheep thief is not a dragon in the royal family, he is born as a wild dragon. ”
"Wild Dragon?" Earl Bernie Clegane, Secretary of State for Intelligence, was surprised. Dragons are still wild?Didn't the conqueror Aegon Targaryen bring them from the Valyrian Empire across the Narrow Sea, and were there still wild dragons flying in the sky at that time?
Cersei said, "Lord Rossby is right, the dragon tamed by the Demon Mountain was indeed a wild dragon on Dragonstone Mountain on Dragonstone Island more than a hundred years ago. He was called a sheep thief because he liked to steal the shepherd's goats. ”
After taking a sip of green tea to moisten his throat, Earl Gales Rosby continued: "At the beginning of the war, the Black Party suffered one blow after another, and in the face of difficulties, the Queen's eldest son, Jaczaris, issued an edict to let the illegitimate sons of the Dragon family on Dragonstone Island go to Dragonstone Mountain to try to tame the wild dragons, at that time, there were a total of six wild dragons on Dragonstone Mountain......"
"Six wild dragons?" Bernie Cregan's eyes narrowed.
On a mountain, there are six wild dragons, much to Bernie's disbelief. One dragon is a great miracle, and there are six wild dragons on the mountain of an island, which is also incredible!
Jaime held out a hand and shook it at Bernie Clegane, motioning for him not to interrupt Earl Gales Rosby again. Bernie nodded repeatedly, he interrupted Count Rosby's knee-jerk impulse, not intentionally.
Count Rosby overcame the urge to cough, because Her Majesty's brow was a little deeper, he adjusted his breathing, drank tea to moisten his throat, and then continued: "The Queen's eldest son, Jacaris Targaryen, told everyone that anyone who goes to Dragonstone Mountain to train a dragon will be immediately given nobility, become famous, and enjoy the glory and wealth of the royal family. ”
"Not surprisingly, most of the warriors who went to train the dragon were burned to death by the dragon, but there were still four people who succeeded in taming the dragon, they were Adam Valerian, Castor Was, and two other bastards, all of whom were soon sent out to fight, two of the bastards betrayed the Queen, and they in turn burned the Black Clan's army to the ground in the battle of Tengshi, and soon the female dragon knight named Castor was a commoner...... After being told that she had hooked up with the Queen's husband, Queen Rhaenyra was furious and immediately ordered Castor to be killed, and finally the Queen's husband, Prince Daemon Targaryen, secretly released Castor and her dragon in Nuquan Town. The last time the royal army saw castor and had an encounter was in a cave in the Bright Moon Mountains. If it is true that the Demon Mountain secretly tamed a dragon in the Bright Moon Mountains, then that dragon must be the wild dragon sheep thief tamed by the castor dragon knight. ”
There was silence in the Imperial Ministers' chamber, except for the coughing of Count Rosby.
After a long moment, Jaime broke the suffocating atmosphere: "So, the Magic Mountain really has a dragon. ”
"I've already said it, and it's true. Cersei said flatly, "The name of the dragon tamed by the Demon Mountain is the sheep thief. ”
The hall fell silent again.
Everyone was shocked by the news, but Bernie Clegane was the happiest, who was so happy that his whole body felt like he had drunk honey, and he was so excited that he just wanted to stand up and sing a song. But he did nothing, smoothed his eyes, twisted his hands, and remained as calm as everyone else.
Lord Magic Mountain has a dragon! This kind of big surprise makes Bernie feel so uncomfortable! Bernie wants to take two steps in this important minister's conference hall like a crab.
This time it was Earl Gales Rosby who broke the silence, and he muttered, "If the sheep thief is still alive, it will be more than two hundred years old, and the dragon will only need to be a hundred years old, and the dragon flame can burn the hardest rock into a fluid, and can easily melt the armor, and even the most carefully crafted steel will not withstand the scorching of the dragon flame, and they will turn into water in a very short time." The dragon flame of an adult dragon is irresistible, and if the dragon wishes, his flesh and blood will be burned to ashes by his flames in an instant. ”
This generation has never seen a real dragon, has not experienced the power of dragon fire, and everyone's understanding and concept of dragon comes from rumors, books, stories, and the bones of real dragons in the basement of the palace.
But no one doubted what Earl Gales Rosby said.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Magic Mountain has a giant dragon, and he has not yet announced it to the public. My kingdom's loyal and heroic military minister, Lord Magic Mountain, has become stronger, which is something I am excited and happy about, and it is also a great thing for the kingdom to show off, our enemies will be terrified by the strength of the Demon Mountain, they will cry in dragon fire, the anti-king Stark in the north, the remnants of House Targaryen on the other side of the Narrow Sea, and the Dornish who are hostile to us, they will all stay awake at night, and I love to hear the cry of their people out of fear. I propose that we, the royal family, should congratulate the magic mountain on its miracle and recognize his incomparable merits and the glory of his supreme glory. Cersei Lannister said.
Margaery Tyrell realized that the Empress Dowager Cersei invited her to attend the meeting of the royal ministers, not because Her Majesty suddenly liked her, but because the magic mountain suddenly obtained a dragon to break the balance of power that the royal family barely maintained, Cersei was afraid that the magic mountain would rebel, and she urgently needed the power of the Tyrell family. She looked at the brocade box in front of her, a beautiful and delicate brocade box, a sign that Cersei was desperate to unite the Tyrells around her.
Margaery Tyrell looked at Bernie Clegane, this guy was from a poor background, he was from the Magic Mountain, and his surname was given by the Magic Mountain. She saw a smug smile on the corner of the dwarf's ugly face, and through this smile, Margaery could glimpse the joy and ecstasy in the dwarf's heart.
Prime Minister Mace Tyrell suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, is your news reliable?"
"Yes. Cersei was slightly displeased. She had already stressed why Mace should be suspicious.
"How will Her Majesty the Queen Mother commend the Magic Mountain?"
"Your Excellency, the vassals have made great contributions, of course, by adding officials to knighthood. The Great Power Teacher Koben said.
"Adding an official to the knighthood, Moshan is already the Minister of War, guarding the western border, and the title has also reached the highest, and he is the duke of the kingdom. If you want to give a fief, Magic Mountain already has Dragonstone Island, Castelme, Tarbek Hall, and Cregan New Village, and he is also the king of the Crab Claw Peninsula. ”
"The territory of the northern realm of the kingdom is currently occupied by the anti-king Stark family and needs to be eradicated. Cersei said coldly, "Robert Arryn, Duke of the Vale, is only ten years old this year, and he is too weak to be weaned, how can he defend the eastern border for the kingdom?"
Jaime sensed that something was wrong: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, the new surrender of the valley has not been long ago, and the people's hearts are unstable, so you must not have other plans for the valley at this time; ”
"Strangers?" Cersei sneered, "Jaime, you went to the Great Wall, is it really the rumored stranger who scared silly?"
"That's not a rumor, Your Majesty. Jaime said.
"I don't care if it's rumored or not, the magic mountain has established a great credit, he is the loyalty of the royal family, our Iron Throne needs the protection of the Minister of War, it is not easy to tame a dragon, it is at the cost of life, the courage and loyalty of the magic mountain need to be rewarded. Cersei looked at King Tommen, "Your Majesty, I propose to grant the Magic Mountain the title of Guardian of the Northern and Eastern Realms, and order the Magic Mountain to conquer the North, and persuade Duke Edmure Tully of the Riverlands to be loyal to you. ”
Jaime Lannister said categorically: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, no. ”
"Why not?"
"The strength of the Demon Mountain is too strong after the dragon, once he becomes the guardian of the north and the guardian of the east, I am afraid that the people of the north will be conquered by him, and the people of the valley will be subdued by him. In this way, his strength is even stronger. I think that the magic mountain's ability to govern the army is comparable to that of Randolph Talicha, and when the time comes, the legionnaires will obey the orders of the magic mountain, and no one in the kingdom will be able to restrain him anymore. ”
Master Coben glanced at Cersei's face and said softly, "Sir Jaime, you may be too worried, you are afraid that the Magic Mountain will conquer the North, and the Northern Rebels should be eradicated, and then the new nobles loyal to King Toman will be raised, this is the great cause of unification that we must complete." You don't have to worry too much about the power of the Magic Mountain Dragon, historically, Aegon I led three dragons including the Black Death Reaper Bellerion, but they couldn't conquer Dorne, but suffered a lot of defeats. In the end, the real conquest of Dorne was achieved by King Baylor walking barefoot to the city of Dorne to negotiate peace with the most sincere kind, and finally annexed the territory of Dorne to the kingdom through marriage. ”
"I'm also planning to marry the Magic Mountain. Cersei continued with Maester Coben's words, "The children of King Tommen and Queen Margaery will marry the children of the Magic Mountain and Lady Jeanne, so that the Lannisters, the Cleganes, the Tyrells, and the Baratheons will all be one family." The security of the kingdom will be as strong as the walls of the Red Keep. ”
"Sir Jaime, once married, the dragon of the Magic Mountain will be the dragon of our king. Cobain said with a smile.
"I agree to the marriage. "Mace Tyrell, who was already messy in his heart, grabbed a straw in the water to save himself, since the magic mountain killed Randolph Tully, killed Loras Tyrrell, and killed Kaivon and Crow-eyed Eulon, he has a deep fear of the magic mountain, "The magic mountain is not of good character, but his military power is too strong, with the dragon he is simply invincible, for the peace of the kingdom and the stability of the Iron Throne, marriage is the best way." ”
"Marriage?" Jaime sneered, "There are no children in the Magic Mountain, and Queen Margaery is not pregnant yet, even if Lady Jenny and Queen Margaery are pregnant, who can guarantee that it will be a man and a woman?"
"I propose that Princess Messirah Baratheon marry Sir Renard Westerling, the younger brother of Lady Jane. Mace Tyrell's mind flashed.
"Prime Minister, Renard's mother was a lowly spice merchant, not a nobleman. Cersei was displeased, "Queen Margaery, for the sake of the stability of the kingdom, you need to get pregnant as soon as possible, and if you and Lady Jenny have both boys or girls, then exchange them for adopted sons or daughters." I have a proposal, let's make a marriage engagement with Magic Mountain first, and then hold an engagement ceremony after the child is born. ”
"What if the Magic Mountain shirks?" Jaime poured down another basin of cold water.
"Jaime, the Magic Mountain is loyal and patriotic, and he will never shirk it. The marriage of the king's prince or princess to the children of the Magic Mountain will not be insulting to the Magic Mountain. Cersei's confidence choked Jaime's throat. And Cersei's proud and contemptuous eyes flashed across Jaime's face. What Cersei didn't say was that she and the Great Master Koben had already devised a solution that the Magic Mountain couldn't refuse, which was to design the archbishop of the Great Sanctuary of Baylor to be a lobbyist for the marriage. The Magic Mountain and the Archbishop have a very close personal relationship. If the Magic Mountain could still listen to someone's advice, it would be the Archbishop.
The idea of having the archbishop as a lobbyist for the marriage was suggested to Cersei by Grand Master Cobain. If only Jaime had half the loyalty and scheming of his own teacher, Cersei would have been comforted.
Cersei looked around at everyone, she asked Bernie Clegane to participate in this meeting, just to let Bernie pass the word to the Magic Mountain, which was both a show of weakness and strength. The top secret of the Magic Mountain was known by Queen Cersei for the first time, which proved that the royal family secretly had the ability to control everything.
"If there is no objection from your lords, I would like to ask His Majesty to order that the Magic Mountain and Lady Jenny be summoned to King's Landing, and in the presence of the Archbishop at the Great Sanctuary of Baylor, we will grant the Magic Mountain the official positions of Guardian of the North and the Guardian of the East, and make a marriage contract with the Magic Mountain. ”
Jaime Lannister felt extremely uncomfortable, he knew that once the Magic Mountain was sealed as the guardian of the North and the East, the Magic Mountain would recruit troops and buy horses in the future, and subdue the nobles from all over the world for his use, in fact, it would be justified. This made it impossible for the nobles to oppose the Magic Mountain, even if they did not comply.
Jaime was about to stand up in definitive disagreement, but Bernie Clegane was there, and he swallowed a big gulp of saliva and suppressed the words in his heart.
After this level first, it's better to reason with Cersei in private.
Mace Tyrell said: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, the safest marriage is to marry Princess Messira Baratheon and Sir Renard Westerling, and then let the princess or prince of the royal family and the children of the Magic Mountain get engaged. Mace didn't dare to speak his heart, and he was equally taboo about Bernie Clegane.
This guy from the Magic Mountain has planted a nail in the palace, and it is a nail that cannot be pulled out.
"Lord Mace, please don't mention the marriage of Messira and Renard. Cersei decided not to marry her own daughter to Renard Westerling, but if it was Queen Margaery's child, that would be fine.
Cocoa!
There was a knock on the door of the conference hall, and someone pushed the door in, and the only person who could be qualified to push the door into the chamber of the important ministers to report the affairs was the Imperial Guard.
The knight who came in was none other than the Kingsguard, one of the triplet brothers of the Warhammer Horn Gubler family of the Iron Islands: Gemund Gubler.
The second brother Gemund and the third brother Glenn were both recommended by the Magic Mountain to enter the palace as the Kingsguard, and their eldest brother Grayton Gubler was a personal guard of the Demon Mountain, a dead soldier in the Magic Mountain Guard Camp.
Gemond Gubler handed an urgent letter to Koben, who looked at the wax seal and said, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Your Majesty the King, this is the most urgent military letter from the Magic Mountain. ”
Except for Bernie Clegane, everyone's hearts are in the same place!