274 Believe or not believe
In the sea outside King's Landing, the battle is raging at this moment, and the enemy's fleet sent to "siege the city" is constantly harassing the royal fleet defending around Dragonstone, and news from the front line continues to reach King's Landing.
But at this moment, the people of the Imperial Council gathered because of a letter sent from a small place.
The silence of a pin drop could be heard in the empty Imperial Council Hall, and after several ministers had passed a letter from the stormy island of Tas, their expressions varied, but most of them were full of suspicion or surprise.
"Someone can't fake this, right?"
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Mays. Tyrell stared at him for a long time, and finally came out with such a sentence.
"How could Viserys, as the leader of the Remnant of Targaryen, be caught so easily? Moreover, the attacking army had no intention of withdrawing, and it did not look like the leader had been captured. β
"This is indeed the handwriting of Duke Lanli, Lord Mace." Another former client, Mr. Paihir, stroked his beard and groaned.
"I don't think it's a fake, this ...... Maybe Lord Lan Li got the wrong person? β
"How could this be mistaken? It's not clear who Viserys is? β
"What's impossible? The Targaryens have been on the run for more than a decade, and even you and I have never seen what Viserys looks like now, and I don't think Duke Lanli can recognize it. β
"I'm sure Lan Li wouldn't have been so reckless until he was identified, so I think someone forged it more than a mistake."
"But this doesn't look like a forged letter......
There was a lot of talk about it, except for Varys, the chief of intelligence, who was holding the letter and looking brooding, but they didn't believe the contents of the letter, even Robert, who was his brother, was suspicious of it.
This is also normal, you can think about it with your ass, as a "king", then Viserys will inevitably live under the protection of the enemy, how can he be captured by Lan Li?
Because Stannis was running back and forth with King's Landing on Dragonstone, everyone knew that Lan Li, who had returned to the territory to deal with affairs, did not know what to do at this time, but no matter what he did, it was impossible to capture the head of the enemy, right?
Because he didn't leave with many people!
Therefore, despite the gathering for this, the people at the table in front of the imperial council did not do anything to do so, they thought that this could not be true, and it was more likely that some villains would interfere with it.
However, after the news reached the old prime minister, there was a turnaround.
"I'm inclined to believe."
Facing the captain of the Royal Guards Barristan who came to summon the news, the old man who was still sitting on the chair in the bedroom of the Prime Minister's Tower said in a deep voice: "The handwriting is indeed the appearance of Lan Li, and the seal also belongs to the Tass family. Isn't it said that forging this letter requires the help of a familiar person, and what effect can forging such a letter have on us in terms of forgery alone? β
"It's true that this won't affect the military deployment, but maybe someone is making us make some mistakes?" The Captain of the Kingsguard said, "The letter says we need to do something about it. β
Barristan was inclined to believe, but when he thought about it, he never came up with a reason to believe it. The Minister of Justice may have all kinds of strange places, but no matter how strange it is, it is impossible to take prisoners from the enemy's base camp, right?
If you really have this ability, then this battle is still a fart......
"If it's true, of course something needs to be done." The old prime minister said: "And I believe that Lan Li can create miracles. β
"Oh?" Barristan was stunned, "What do you mean, Prime Minister?" β
"What do you think I'm in right now?"
This made Barristan think of something instantly, and hurriedly asked, "You mean, you are doing this now because of Lan Li?" β
"I guess so."
"But Lan Li wasn't here when you recovered."
"Why are you here?" The old man shook his head and asked, "We can't take common sense as to such a wonderful thing. β
Barristan didn't speak, but looked at the old man in front of him carefully, and hesitated.
The prime minister was sick in bed a while ago and looked like he could die at any time, but at this time he seems to have fully recovered, except for being emaciated.
Such a peculiar phenomenon could not be ignored, and some servants who did not know the situation believed that it was the great skill of the scholar Paischer who had cured the sick prime minister.
But people who know more don't think that this is something that normal medicine can do.
At the same time, they also know that after the former prime minister "recovered", he never left the chair in his room, and he ate and drank on it, which looked very strange.
What's even more strange is that since he woke up, the old man has never slept, but has been busy at work without resting, and it is useless for others to persuade him.
This is clearly not normal. Everyone was amazed at this, but it was the time of the war, and those who knew the details did not have time to pay attention to such a strange thing.
However, ignoring it does not mean not paying attention.
Even though he was dying but instantly "recovered", he could maintain normal energy without sleeping...... How can this not be curious?
Barristan was curious about this, thinking that it might be the blessing of the gods in the sky, but now the old prime minister claimed that it was the Lanli Lord?
He is naturally no stranger to Lan Li, he has been in contact with the other party since he was a child, and he made some amazing deeds a while ago. But marvel at it, those things weren't beyond his comprehension.
However, if the situation of the old man in front of him is also because of him......
"I'm not sure who it is, or what made me change this way." Glancing at the muttering Imperial Guard, the former Prime Minister said to himself, "But think about it, besides that one, who among us has some strange abilities, and who doesn't want me to die now?" β
Barristan could not answer the question, but after careful consideration, it seemed that this was indeed the case, and although he was somewhat convinced, he did not believe it all, but turned away with doubts.
As a result, an incident happened not long after that made him even more convinced of this-
While the royal fleet on Dragonstone was at odds with the enemy, a large group of pirates suddenly attacked the enemy's harassing fleet from the rear.
Stannis, who commanded the royal fleet, seized the opportunity and changed from passive defense to active attack in one fell swoop, and in one battle, the enemy was severely damaged, and the victory was basically determined!
However, the question is, King's Landing has neither paid for hiring, nor does anyone recognize the pirates, so why would a group of pirate legions suddenly come out to help?
This doubt was answered after the detailed war report was sent back to King's Landingβ
The pirates are fighting for the Son of God!
Judging from the descriptions of the pirates, it seems that the Divine Son in their mouths is the Minister of Justice Lan Li, who has "disappeared" for a long time and does not know what to do.