A manic sea breeze swept across Dragonstone, letting out a beastly roar.

The castle is a unique Valyrian masonry building, with towers carved in the shape of dragons and battlements along the castle with dripping spouts. The dragon's claws protruding from the walls are torch stands, the blacksmith shop and armory are shrouded by large dragon wings, and the dragon's tail forms arches, bridges, and outdoor staircases.

Hundreds of years before the apocalypse of Valyria, the Targaryens occupied the island and established a territory.

But at that time, the Dragon King family did not pay attention to this barren island, and they did not even look down on the continent of Westeros, in their eyes, the continent of Essos was the center of the world.

It wasn't until an apocalyptic catastrophe destroyed the Dragon Empire that the Targaryens, who had fled to Dragonstone, began to turn their attention to Westeros to the west.

Poor and sparsely populated, Dragonstone was the choke point of Blackwater Bay, but before the War of Conquest, it was an island that no one paid attention to, after all, King's Landing was just a small fishing village at that time.

After Aegon Targaryen's conquest of the Six Kingdoms, the capital of Dragonstone was established, and the key position of Dragonstone was suddenly highlighted, so during the Targaryen Dynasty, Dragonstone was always the fief of the Iron Throne Prince.

After the War of the Reelers, Robert Baratheon gave Dragonstone to his eldest brother, Stannis Baratheon.

Unfortunately, Stannis was not grateful for this canonization.

Because his brother Randley Baratheon was given a rich stormland.

When everything is contrasted, it is difficult to maintain a balanced mindset.

But fortunately, now is Stannis's chance, and Eddard Stark is the first rightful heir to the Iron Throne after declaring Cersei's three children to be the seed of evil.

"Why do you call Robert 'my beloved brother'?" Stannis frowned, "I don't have any affection for him. ”

"The Duke ...... Your Majesty. "Lady Clerson is old, and he always forgets to change his words," which is just a sign of respect. ”

"It's a lie." Stannis's tone was as hard and cold as steel, "Get rid of it." ”

Lady Clison had no choice but to pick up a quill and make corrections on parchment.

Then he cleared his throat and continued to read aloud the letters he had written for the king to the lords of the Seven Kingdoms:

“…… After the death of King Robert I, he left no direct descendants, and Joffrey, Tomman, and Mycella were ...... by Cersei Lannister and her brother Jaime the Kingkiller."

Stannis interrupted again: "Changed to Sir Jaime." Whatever his actions, he was a knight after all. ”

Maester Clison sighed to himself.

He knows that this is his lord, serious and stubborn, with a strong sense of justice, does not understand hypocrisy, and disdains lying.

But this kind of callousness of "treating everyone equally" will not be exchanged for the mercy of the enemy, but will only chill people's hearts.

Of the three brothers of the Baratheon family, Lan Li was the most loved by the common people, and Robert was the most convincing, and no one liked him except Stannis.

Even his two own brothers couldn't stand him.

Of course, it's not true that no one agrees with Stannis Baratheon's cold, almost ruthless sense of justice.

At this time, Davos "The Onion Knight" Davos Seaworth, who sat next to Bachelor Clisson, was one of them.

During the Wars of the Reelers, when the Riverlands army besieged Storm's End, Stannis spent a year in the city, starved to death, and it was Davos who saved Stannis's life by sailing a smuggling ship full of onions into Storm's End.

However, in the face of his life-saving benefactor, Stannis canonized him as a knight, but he still cut off four fingers of Davos's left hand because the other party was a smuggler.

"Good deeds do not counteract evil deeds, and evil deeds cannot cover up good deeds, and each deed has its own retribution." These were the words of Stannis to his savior at the time.

Normal people may have left in anger, but Davos has shown his loyalty to Stannis and has become the unrivaled "Onion Knight" under his command.

“…… and his brother Sir Jaime's incestuous seed. In accordance with the laws of succession and blood, I declare today that I am the first rightful heir to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, and that the King of Diligent shall immediately swear allegiance. In the name of the old and new gods......"

Stannis spoke again: "The old and new gods have been changed to the red gods. ”

Maester Clerson frowned again.

He knew that Queen Celis Florent believed in the Red Lord of Light, and had invited a red-robed monk named Thoros to preach on Dragonstone every day wielding a fiery sword.

"Your Majesty, no one in Westeros believes in the Red God."

"It'll be later."

"Onion Knight" Davos also hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, I don't recommend that you change to the Red God Witness, after all, the nobles and commoners of Westeros only know the Seven Gods and the Old Gods. ”

Stannis said expressionlessly, "Smuggler, when did you become so religious?" ”

"I can't say how religious I am." Once-smugglers, of course, Davos said respectfully, "but I still do weekly prayers." I also believe that it was Our Lady who gave me seven strong sons, and that it was the blacksmith who blessed my ship for many years. ”

"It is your wife who gives your son, and it is the real craftsman who wields the hammer to ensure that your ship is not scattered by the wind and waves. As for the one who gave you your current status, it was me! ”

But even so, you shouldn't change your faith at will. This will make the nobles think that you are an arrogant king, and the commoners will probably find it difficult to love you. ”

"When did they ever love me!" Stannis stood up abruptly and walked to the south-facing window, looking out over the ocean, "From the day I saw the Proud Wind crash and sink, I made up my mind not to believe in the Seven Gods anymore! Any cruel deity who sat idly by and watched my parents drown is not worthy of my worship!

Those monks nagged me all day long that all the fairness and justice in the world came from the seven gods, but all the fairness and justice I saw were all done by man!

On the contrary, those bullshit seven gods will only do nothing and watch!

So, I'd rather choose this red god, at least he does show a power that no mortal can match, true power. ”

Davos persuaded: "Your Majesty, if you are talking about Soros's flaming sword, please believe me, it just looks bluffing. ”

"Nope. I'm talking about true power, the power contained in the flames! Stannis looked sideways at the leaping flames in the fireplace, as if he had seen the horrible visions again, "I need this power." ”

Davos remembered the sensational news from Tianji City, at first he didn't believe that anyone could cut down the four white knights with a single sword, but as more and more people said so, he had to believe it.

I heard that the monarch killer wielded a flaming red sword......

Is this the power of fire?

So, he shut his mouth.

Seeing that his subordinates were no longer speechless, Stannis Huo Ran turned his head and said coldly:

"Immediately modify it as I wanted, and then release all the ravens in our hands!"

"Yes." Lady Clerson had no choice but to respond.

Stannis nodded in satisfaction and sat back down.

In front of him was a huge wooden table commissioned by Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror, on which the entire landscape of Westeros was vividly carved.

The location corresponding to Dragonstone Island has been carefully designed to be just right for Stannis's seat.

At this moment, the entire Seven Kingdoms seemed to be under the control of this king.

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King's Landing, Red Keep.

The young king sat at the head of the royal council, and a bunch of cushions were added under his ass to reach the table.

"There are only a few last ones left." Sir Kevon Lannister, seeing the King's impatience, spoke up and reassured.

Tomman pursed his lips aggrievedly, but still obediently held the quill in his immature fat hand, ready to sign.

Kevon handed over a piece of parchment and explained:

"This document convicts Samwell Caesar of treason, and demands that Duke Mace Tyrelll immediately deprive Caesar of all titles, castles, and fiefdoms, and escort him to King's Landing for trial."

"I heard Caesar had a dragon." Tyrion Lannister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the side, suddenly spoke.

Kaivon nodded: "I haven't forgotten. That dragon wasn't easy to deal with, though. We don't have a dragon rider, so we'll either let the soldiers kill them or let them flee and become wild dragons. ”

"What a waste." Tyrion looked pity.

"There's no way around it." Kevon shrugged, "Besides, it's up to the Tyrells to follow through on whether or not this edict will be enforced. We don't have time to care about this Caesar right now. ”

"That's right." Tyrion shifted his short legs and shifted his position in the chair, "Uncle, have you read the paperwork that Stannis sweghed?" ”

"I've seen it." The corners of Kai Feng's mouth turned up, a little disdainful, "This guy is still the same temper, smelly and hard, it is impossible for him to win people's love like this, don't be afraid." ”

"Stannis is really not a likable fellow, even his own brothers can't stand him. However, there should still be many people in the Stormlands who will recognize him, after all, his surname is Baratheon. Tyrion reminded.

"The Stormlands army is trapped in Dorne, and the nobles may not be willing to give up their last bit of money in support of Stannis, they just lack an excuse to refuse. And your father has already made excuses for them. As he spoke, Kevon had already handed the king another piece of parchment, "This document is officially given to Edric Storm, the illegitimate son of the former King Robert I, as a descendant, and appointed him Duke of Storm's End, Guardian of the Stormlands. ”

"That's a good idea." Tyrion smiled, "If this Duke Adric Baratheon wants to maintain his legitimacy, he must recognize the legitimacy of King Tommen. Now the nobles of the Stormlands have an excuse to refuse Stannis, tsk, what a good way to do it. ”

"Stormland can only be dealt with like this for the time being, just don't let them form a unified force to cause chaos for us." Sir Kevon put away the King's signed paperwork, "Now our main focus is on the northern forces that Eddard Stark has gathered. For this reason, the tendency of the bay land is very important. ”

Tyrion smiled at the king, "So I want my good nephew to marry that 'High Court Rose' as soon as possible." ”

"It's your nephew." Kevon glared at Tyrion and corrected.

"Yes, yes, nephew, nephew." Tyrion shrugged his shoulders and gave the king a teasing look, then changed the subject, "What about my good father?" Where is he now? ”

"Your father has led his army to Harrenhal."

Tyrion immediately realized, "This is going to kill the way for the northern army to go south." ”

Kevon nodded, and then asked:

"We're okay with our food and grass, right?"

"There's a big problem!" Tyrion exclaimed exaggeratedly, "You know the situation of the treasury, it was already hard enough to supply Joffrey's army, and now it is a war again......"

"The Lannisters will support some."

"That's fine." Tyrion got his wish and smiled, but he reminded him, "Still, it's not just about money. Before King's Landing, all food was supplied by the Bend and the River, but now that the Riverland has followed Eddard Stark, the 500,000 inhabitants of King's Landing, as well as our army, are all counting on the food of the Bend. In case the marriage doesn't work out......"

"So we have to make sure that the marriage is successful." Kevon said, handing the king another piece of parchment, "Your Majesty, this document appoints Duke Mace Tyrell as Minister of Justice to attend the Imperial Council. ”

(End of chapter)