"If the Valantis fleet besieges Qingting Island on a large scale, then the Redwin family's army will inevitably return to support, and we can't count on them."

While the sea was surging with wind and clouds, the State Council was still going on in the Red Keep of King's Landing.

Stannis, who was the Lord of the Seas, spoke with a blank expression, but his words drew nods from the others.

Westeros's naval strength is not strong, several times the Seven Kingdoms, and the fleet of the Reddwin family in the Bend is the strongest in Westeros, and it is also an important support for the Iron Throne in this battle.

However, at this time, it seems that the Redwyn family has taken care of itself.

"That's not a bad thing." Sitting on the side of the bald king, the former Prime Minister Jon. Erin said as he glanced at Chancellor of the Exchequer Mays. Tyrrell.

"Redwyn has at least attracted Valantis' army."

"Without Valantis, there's Braavos." The pink-robed intelligence chief Varys said softly, "Braavos' naval force is the strongest in the world, if you count the fleets of other city-states......"

He glanced at Stannis, who was in charge of maritime defense, and shook his head.

The previous Targaryens' fleet was completely destroyed in a storm, and the new royal fleet was formed by Stannis alone, only ten years ago.

Ten years is not a short time, but it is not at all good compared to the trading city-states that have commerce all over the world.

"I think they're going to fight the North as Lan Li said." The white-haired Captain of the Kingsguard, Barristan, said.

"How is this possible?" Duke Metz, who had just not spoken, shook his head.

"King's Landing is the core of the Seven Kingdoms, as long as it is here, with the supply of free trade city-states and follow-up troops, it is basically equivalent to finalizing the victory."

"They're not monolithic."

Barristan said: "The major forces of the enemy are complex, and they all have hatred for each other, and even if they are condensed into a rope at this time, it cannot be called unity at all." ”

"If the city is directly attacked, more than 50,000 Slavs can only be used for harassment, which is a waste." Stannis nodded in agreement.

"King's Landing is strong, they may not be successful in attacking King's Landing, and as long as the morale is lost over time, the enemy alliance is likely to collapse automatically. In my case, I would not have decided on a battle, the risk is very high, it is better to divide the troops to avoid internal contradictions. ”

"If you really want to fight the North, will Stark be able to resist?" Someone changed the subject.

"River Tully and the Valley will support the North."

"These two places ......"

……

The meeting lasted from morning to noon and from noon to dusk.

As the enemy set sail, more and more news continued to reach the Iron Throne, but most of it was not good news.

Former Prime Minister Jon. Arryn was worried.

The enemy has too many navies and has a clear advantage in the sea, and the Iron Throne can only be passively defended, and it is impossible to even know the specific deployment of the enemy before the war officially begins.

This was a headache for Jon.

The lords of Westeros have responded positively to the Iron Throne's call, but no amount of enthusiasm can prevent them from falling into a passive defensive situation.

At the same time, there is a huge hidden danger within the side, and that is Dorne.

Dorne has been quiet and much to the surprise of the old prime minister, but he is not really letting his guard down, but more worried.

"The army on the frontier must not act recklessly, unless the situation is out of control."

At the end of the meeting, the old man who returned to the Prime Minister's Tower was still thinking about the war, sitting at his desk and staring at the map of Westeros, his sparse eyebrows tightly tangled.

"Beware of the Iron Islands taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos."

"I've made a soup to relieve the heat, Jon, come and try it." A gentle female voice came from beside him, it was the young wife of the old man who had been married for more than ten years, and the old prime minister, who was thinking about the map, took the cup and tasted it casually, feeling that it tasted good, so he drank a few more sips.

He didn't look up the whole time, and because of this, he didn't notice that his wife's face seemed to be a little nervous at this time, and he couldn't help but sigh after seeing the old man drink it.

"The ideal scenario would be to keep the enemy out of the land and prevent them from landing, but that may not be ......"

The old man groaned, drawing on the map with his quill. The strange power makes him sit here full of energy and work energetically.

But when it was dark, when he got up from his chair, the exhaustion all over his body suddenly came up, and his stomach began to feel nauseous, which made him feel drowsy.

After a scribbled dinner, the old prime minister habitually went back to bed to rest, and his muddy brain made him fall asleep in a short time.

As a result, he suddenly couldn't get out of bed the next day, his body was full of weakness, his brain was swollen and painful, his thinking was blurred, and he vaguely seemed to have a serious illness.

The news quickly spread throughout the Red Keep, and as the former Prime Minister, Jon . Arryn is in a high position of power, and it is not a trivial matter to suddenly fall ill at the moment, especially in the midst of a time of war.

"Rest well, and I'll leave the war to me."

King Robert himself came to visit, but he had no other way to deal with his illness, and after a few words of dry comfort, he could only strictly order the university scholar Pyxiel and the Prime Minister's entourage to hurry up and heal.

In this case, many people are anxious because of this, the most urgent is the young wife of the old prime minister, who was born in the Tully family and has long fiery red hair, and is not yet thirty years old.

However, what she was anxious about was the complete opposite of others.

"When will he die!?"

While others were attracted by the old prime minister's illness, the red-haired woman who was once considered shy and shy by Lan Li was secretly having a tryst with her lover in the deserted library at this time.

"Don't worry, we have to make him look like he's dead of illness, or we'll be in big trouble."

A short, thin middle-aged man hugged the red-haired woman and comforted: "The effect of the drug will take effect, sooner or later, you will not survive." ”

"I want him to die sooner, I want to talk to you-"

Before the woman finished her hurried words, she was gagged by the emaciated middle-aged man who raised his finger, "I've been waiting for ten years, but now?" Rest assured, Ryza, we'll have time later. ”

“…… Yes, I'm still young. ”

The woman muttered, a smile on her face, "Petyr, let me give you a baby, shall you?" ”

"Of course, my dear, but you know, it can't be now."

The emaciated middle-aged man replied with a smile, his tone was gentle, but the depths of his eyes were full of coldness.

His humble background has made him suffer a lot of humiliation, and he has tried to climb up but in vain. Arryn accepted his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in the blink of an eye he was taken by the incompetent fat pig of the Bend.

Except for the stupid woman in his arms, no one spoke for him, even if he was a thousand times better than the fat pig.

The class of the Seven Kingdoms has been solidified, and the capable are not reused, but the position of important minister of the kingdom can be casually given to a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy who has never been exposed to political affairs, and he was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he completely lost hope in this cruel world.

Fortunately, the war came.