Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon

By evening, the Golden Company and Florent, who had fought to the death in and outside Storm's End two days ago, arrived at the coalition camp outside Bronze Gate almost at the same time.

The old knight Barristan, the Lambton brothers, Arthur, the brother of the knight Gunther who was trapped in Stannis's army, and the knight Tristen of Wonder Harbor, the number one loyal knight of Shireen, Elend Florent, and the onion knight Davos were arranged by Viserys outside the door of the large tent of the central army, and the guard Godian and more than ten Unsullied guards were guarding the inner tent.

The reason why Viserys needed these guards was just to show his majesty and keep secrets, not to really entrust his safety to these people.

When Sir Bruce, the lord of Bronze Gate, brought Earl Alister, the leader of the Golden Company, Harry Strickland, and the commander Griffin to the outside of the tent.

When Earl Alister saw Elend Florent at the door and found that this was a knight of his nephew's generation, his pale and rich face was immediately ecstatic and nodded to him continuously.

The old knight Barristan's eyes fell on the commander who came in with the leader of the Golden Group. He was wrinkled, had no beard, and his gray-red hair seemed to be newly dyed with Tyrosh hair dye. He felt that this person was familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was for a while.

Earl Alister was called into the tent first.

"Your Majesty, Alister Florent of Brightwater greets you. You are finally here. I have been persuading Lord Stannis to give up his pursuit of the Iron Throne and resolve the dispute peacefully, but unfortunately he did not listen to my advice and was stubborn. I have always wanted to go to Dragonstone to swear allegiance to you at Storm's End and bring you peace and unification in the Stormlands. Your Majesty, so that you know that Florent of Brightwater was a royalist and fought for the Targaryens until the last moment, just because of Tyrell - now you are finally here, Your Majesty Viserys, please allow me to return Storm's End to you intact and swear allegiance to you on behalf of the Florent family of Brightwater. The Florent family is willing to fight for you."

"Ahem." Seeing that Lord Alister, with his silver-gray hair, was talking without thinking and eager to be loyal, Viserys couldn't help but say, "Lord Alister, it's good that you have this intention to work for peace. How is Storm's End now?"

"Your Majesty, Storm's End now has a thousand sergeants, all They are the knights and guards of the Florent family, and they are ready to obey your orders. "

"Stannis asked you to help him guard Storm's End, and you just gave it to me?"

"Oh, no, your majesty, it is returned to you. You are the true king of the Seven Kingdoms. Stannis is obsessed with his mistakes. If you want to take back Storm's End, no one will complain. No matter who you give it to, it is your territory in the end-" The old man didn't see Shireen standing beside the king until this moment, hesitating to speak, ". If you are generous enough to give it to Shireen, you are Shireen's guardian, and if I return it to you, it is to Shireen. "

"Shireen is the Duke of Storm's End that I have appointed."

"Your generosity and generosity make me admire you, Your Majesty. Here are the keys to the warehouses, weapons, and money vaults of Storm's End. Your Majesty, please accept them."

".I will remember your "return" of Storm's End, Earl of Brightwater, and you will obey my orders in the future." Alister's thick skin and windwardness made Viserys remember. Viserys's answer was also to reassure him, so that he didn't have to worry about the ownership of Brightwater and Florent.

"Your Majesty, on behalf of the Florent family, I feel extremely honored to be loyal to the true king."

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After seeing off Earl Alister, the next one was the leader of the Golden Company.

Two people came in, both calling out, "Your Majesty."

"Well, two commanders. I never knew that the Golden Company had a dual-captain system."

Harry Strickland spoke first: "This is the commander of the Golden Company, Griffin. Please allow me to introduce you, Your Majesty Viserys. This commander has rich battlefield experience and is familiar with the Stormlands. It was under his command that the Golden Company was able to capture Griffin's Roost, Rain House, Crow's Nest, and Greenstone without any setbacks in just one week, and quietly surrounded Storm's End."

Griffin raised his head slightly.

Viserys asked directly, "I see. By the way, who hired you to attack Westeros? If I hired you, I would know. But it's obviously not me who asked you to raise that flag."

Griffin wanted to speak, but looked at Shireen and Daenerys beside Viserys.

Harry interrupted, "Your Majesty, it's a prince. We, the Golden Company, pledge allegiance to a Targaryen prince and fight for this prince."

Viserys said in surprise, "I thought the last Blackfyre had died in the Battle of the Ninecopper Kings, so you fight for Blackfyre? Did you fly the wrong flag?"

"Your Majesty," Griffin couldn't help but speak, "It's a Targaryen prince. Please let me explain to you that the prince we pledge allegiance to is Aegon Targaryen, Rhaegar's eldest son. We followed him and returned to our homeland of Westeros. Since hearing that Your Majesty had captured Dragonstone, Your Highness has been thinking about meeting you all the time. Now we want to take the Stormlands to send a gift to your wedding. The prince is outside the tent, but he has been hiding his whereabouts before and it is inconvenient to show up, so he has not appeared. Please summon the prince to meet you."

Viserys narrowed his eyes, "As far as I know, Rhaegar's eldest son Aegon has been killed by Lannister in the fall of King's Landing. I wonder where this Aegon came from?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive our abruptness." Captain Harry introduced, "Please let me introduce you again. The real name of the commander next to me is not Griffin, but Jon Clinton. Your father appointed him He was Prime Minister, but was exiled due to the Battle of the Bell. He joined the Golden Company and served for five years. "

Viserys took a deep look at the leader who seemed to be a peacemaker and had been trying to make up for Jon Connington. It seems that the feeling of being ignored is not pleasant, and the leader has ulterior motives.

Jon Connington's face was weathered, and he took over the words solemnly: "Your Majesty, let me explain to you. When King's Landing fell, the prince was rescued by a minister loyal to Targaryen. I faked my death for many years under an alias. For Griffin, he has been secretly raising and protecting Rhaegar's son, Prince Aegon. Now that the prince has grown up, he was inspired by your great achievements in conquering Dragonstone and is determined to conquer the Stormlands for you and work with you. Restore the glory of the Targaryen dynasty."

"That's it. The ten thousand spears and swords of the Golden Company are willing to fight for Prince Aegon," Captain Harry said, "and are willing to fight for you, Your Majesty Viserys."

"Are you Jon Connington?" Viserys thought for a moment, "I may have met Jon Connington when I was young, but I don't remember it." Then he called out, "Guards, summon Bali for me. Sir Stan!"

Not long after, Barristan came in: "Your Majesty."

Viserys was not polite and asked Barristan to identify him in front of Jon: "Sir, the commander of the Golden Company calls himself 'Jon Connington'. Can you identify him?"

"Jon Connington, by the gods." Old Ser Barristan carefully identified this weathered old man who looked wrinkled and not much younger than him. "Is that you?"

Jon Clinton sighed: "'Fearless Barristan', I was less than 20 years old when I left Westeros. I lost the war in my youth and was exiled. At that time, you were already famous in the world. Robed Knight. I still remember your heroic appearance in the tourney at Harrenhal and the finals of Prince Rhaegar, and your bravery in the tourney at Storm's End - I was knocked off my horse and eliminated."

Old Barristan finally connected this old face with the proud young man who was once a high-spirited man: "By the gods, Ser Jon, I remember you, I recognize your appearance. God, why are you so old? ?”

"The years have made me more experienced and cautious, Sir. I didn't expect to see you again. You are also older than I thought." Jon Connington maintained a respectful distance, which was obviously polite, not serious. So excited to see Barristan.

"So, you are really Jon Connington." Viserys was not polite at all. He asked, "So, do you have any proof of Rhaegar's son Aegon? Or do you plan to use your To guarantee the credibility of the Golden Group, and then let me recognize this prince? "

The problem is a bit acute. In this situation, the credibility of Jon Connington and the Golden Company is hardly worth anything to Viserys.

Barristan had never heard the previous conversation before entering the tent. When he heard Rhaegar's son, he couldn't help but be speechless for a moment. He couldn't help but look up at King Viserys. After receiving a nod, he stood aside and stood solemnly. The eyes observe the nose, and the nose observes the heart.

Shireen on the side seemed to feel that she shouldn't listen to this, and couldn't help turning her head to look at the king, but the king didn't look at her. She could only continue to look at Daenerys beside the king. Daenerys gave her a reaction and nodded at her. So the little girl was also solemn and silent.

"Your Majesty, here is a letter from a loyal subject who is still loyal to the Targaryen in King's Landing." Jon Clinton seemed to be prepared, taking out a parchment scroll and presenting it with both hands.

Barristan was worthy of being the captain of the Iron Guard. He raised his head in time and saw Viserys tilting his head to indicate for him to take the scroll.

Although the scroll came from Jon Connington, when it passed through the old knight's hands, he still took into account the king's suspicious look and inspected it in front of the other party to confirm that there was nothing abnormal before passing the scroll to Viserys.

Viserys opened the scroll, and on the parchment was a letter written by Varys to Jon Connington, explaining how he used a tanner's son of a tanner in King's Landing to swap the infant during the fall of King's Landing. Aegon, and then transported him across the Narrow Sea to Jon, so that Jon could raise Aegon.

I don’t know if the part about Illyrio was intentionally omitted.

Viserys looked at the letter, then at the person, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Do you think this thing is convincing? Is there no more conclusive evidence? The world said that Aegon died in infancy, but you today I want to tell me in words and a letter that he is still alive and with the Golden Company - I have no intention of questioning the credibility of the Golden Company, but when I went to Myr to find the Golden Company, I only got the title of 'Beggars King' - —The ‘Black-Hearted’ Mis Toyin was still the leader at that time. By the way, are the commanders who attended the banquet still there?”

Captain Harry explained helpfully: "Your Majesty, at that time Jon and Prince Aegon were both pretending to be dead and hiding. Captain Meath did not know about your going to Myr at that time. In fact, many commanders in the regiment at that time On the front line of the Disputed Lands, I was the financial officer. When you went to Mir, we were fighting for Mir. As for the commanders, Kas and Geros," he said a few names, "they are all here. Died in battle. No one alive can see you. They did not come to Essos."

Captain Harry continued: "Your Majesty, the Golden Company is invited by Aegon and Jon to come to Westeros this time. The original intention is to dedicate the Stormlands to your wedding, in order to join your cause of restoring the country."

Viserys understood the captain's hint that he could cut.

Jon Connington was speechless for a moment and blurted out: "Your Majesty, why don't you summon the prince? There are people around him who can testify. Ashara Dayne, the sister of the legendary Kingsguard 'Sword of Dawn' Arthur Dayne, she Disguised as Sister Lemore, she taught Prince Aegon the faith since he was a child."

"Ashara Dayne?" Viserys read the name.

"Well, Your Majesty," Barristan said in a daze, "it is rumored that after the end of Robert's Rebellion, this woman committed suicide by jumping from the top of a tower called the White Stone Sword Tower on the seaside cliffs of Starfall City. Her body has not yet been found. turn up."

"Well, Jon Clinton, you told me that three dead people were resurrected together today and identified each other, right? There is also the proof of this 'loyal minister'. To be honest, this 'loyal minister' was beyond my expectation. I'm even more skeptical."

Jon Clinton was speechless for a moment: "."

"Well, I can't tell whether the prince you are talking about is real, but I know someone who can tell this." Viserys seemed to have thought about it seriously and said, "Aemon on the Wall. The maester, Aemon Targaryen, son of Maekar I, is now on the Great Wall. He is one hundred and two years old. As far as I know, the old maester is well-informed and has exchanged letters with Prince Rhaegar. But now the Great Wall is in crisis, and he has also sworn to become a night watchman, dedicating himself to the Great Wall for the rest of his life and unable to escape.

Jon Connington, I'm sorry that your testimony doesn't convince me, but I trust the judgment of my great-grandfather, Maester Aemon. If you want to prove that the Prince Aegon you say is indeed the son of Rhaegar, please take the Prince Aegon you say to the Great Wall to see Maester Aemon face to face for proof. I will send witnesses to accompany you. I just trust him. Or you can come up with more solid evidence. After all, Aegon has been dead for more than ten years in my knowledge, and you suddenly told me that he is still alive. As for the Golden Company taking over the castles in the Stormlands to give me gifts, I am very grateful, but you have no communication with me in advance, and I must not Don't evaluate your purpose.

Before Aegon's identity is confirmed, I cannot give you a promise to return to Westeros, but I can accept you as mercenaries to fight for me. After all, I can trust the credibility of the Golden Company, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone to Mir to find you. "

Jon Clinton said eagerly: "Your Majesty, now the Stormlands can be leveled easily. You only need to organize your troops and go north. With your dragons, combined with the troops of the Golden Company, Dragonstone, and the Stormlands, King's Landing is at your fingertips! Wait for you to attack Come to King's Landing, that 'loyal minister' can definitely prove Prince Aegon's identity."

"Let me tell you the truth. Jon Connington. I can't trust the 'loyal minister' you call him. Before you came, I even wanted to judge him for the crimes he has committed over the years!" Viserys said, "As for King's Landing, , Sir Clinton, King's Landing is still far away. Calming down the Stormland is not something that can be accomplished overnight. I want to bring order and restore production to the Stormland, appease the princes, decide on rewards and punishments, restore farming, and calm down the taxes. After the war, it became a mess and it took a long time to clean it up.

I have contact with the Great Wall, and the ship sent to receive supplies is coming soon. It just so happens that Stannis and a group of prisoners will also go with the ship to the Great Wall to become night watchmen. If you want to go, I'll be on the way. I can send a few more ships to take you north. You might as well go with a few more people. If you're lucky, I can fight some aliens outside the Great Wall to share my great-grandfather's worries. Maybe I will still be struggling in the storm when you come back. Please hurry up and you won't delay anything.

If unfortunately your prince Aegon is falsified by great-grandfather Aemon, I promise you that in view of your attitude of traveling thousands of miles to seek confirmation, your Aegon's crime of pretending to be Rhaegar's son will be given lightly. "

Jon Clinton said: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, Maester Aemon has never seen Prince Aegon, or even Prince Rhaegar. How about this -"

"I trust him. If you believe Aegon is true, then you should trust him too, Jon. He is my great-grandfather, Aemon Targaryen, son of King Maekar. He had a chance to be king, but For the sake of honor, he chose to put on black clothes and go to the Great Wall. For the sake of honor, he stayed on the Great Wall for countless days and moons. For such an old man, I believe in his wisdom and insight.

Just think that Aegon is really well, isn't it a commendable thing to let him meet his 102-year-old great-great-grandfather and recognize his ancestor? When he is confirmed to have returned, who else can question his identity? Who dares to question his identity then, I, Viserys, will be the first to refuse! "