Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty sent a letter from the Great Wall with a glass candle, requesting us to send a message from Oldtown to the princes of the river in the name of the royal family: the forward of the White Walker army has penetrated deep into the Neck, and will soon reach the river. Let the princes everywhere, especially the princes of the river, , where there is no time for large-scale construction in the valley, take defensive measures and allow civilians to enter the fortress as much as possible. At the same time, it is recommended that the river princes, if they are able, can evacuate to the line of Riverrun and Harrenhal at night, or retreat to Riverrun. The Western Pass, or retreat to the town near the King's Road south of Harrenhal."

Old Town, Royal Council. After returning from the West, the depression in his heart for more than ten years has dissipated. Prime Minister Oberon, who has gray hair on his temples and looks more mature and prudent, informed Queen Daenerys of the king's letter, who had a big belly, but always insisted on representing the royal family in the royal council.

Daenerys asked: "The situation is already so critical? Isn't the Great Wall in good condition? Has the whole of the North fallen?" She occasionally contacted Viserys through dreams to explain the current situation. Viserys told her about the Great Wall It was not lost, but there were White Walkers who crossed the icy sea on both sides of the Great Wall and landed in the North. But there was basically no one to contact in the past few days. She could guess that things at the Great Wall might not be optimistic.

"Your Majesty did not mention this, but since Your Majesty is still on the Great Wall, the Great Wall should be fine. However, I am afraid that there is no way to stop the White Walkers from going south to the river. The last letter from Twins City not long ago mentioned that the Neck has frozen and turned into a tundra. Carlin The fortifications in the bay became a display.”

Of course Daenerys knew that the Great Wall was fine, but she also knew that Oberon and the others had much less information than she did, so she changed the subject: "Grand Maester Aes, the long night has almost spread to the Highgarden area, the messenger crow can still Spread the news?"

This Dr. Aes is a newly promoted doctor after Harwin became the school city's general manager and restructured the school city. He is very young and was elected as a bachelor in his early thirties. However, the power of the Grand Maester of the Targaryen Dynasty under Viserys was unprecedentedly small. He basically became the director of the Chancellor's Office responsible for sending and receiving letters. Nine out of ten office bearers working under him were from the Dragonstone Intelligence Service. . The Grand Maester is now nothing more than an empty shell. The person actually responsible for the operation of the work is the strict secretarial organization created by Viserys under the Grand Maester.

In fact, many ministers have begun to have corresponding affairs officer agencies in charge, but some ministers are using this agency to speed up efficiency, while some ministers are being sidelined by this agency.

Daenerys knew exactly what Viserys wanted with this set of things, and had heard Viserys tell her that sooner or later, this set of things would become bloated.

Viserys told her an extreme situation with a joke: For example, when something that requires a royal vote needs to win over the support of the ministers, how do you get the support of the ministers? The answer is to get the support of business officers. So how do you get the support of affairs officers? The answer is, get the support of ministers.

Daenerys could not imagine that situation, because what she saw now was that Viserys' power in the country was concentrated, and it was almost impossible to thwart what he wanted to do. But Daenerys soon figured it out. She compared Viserys I and Viserys now, and concluded: As a monarch, if the monarch is weak, then Viserys's institutions may hinder the implementation of the monarch's wishes; but if the monarch is strong, he knows how to use this system. Things can make the king's power unprecedentedly great.

Viserys has undoubtedly built a structure to centralize power for the king. Daenerys thought of Crown Prince Denys. Faced with this new set of things, how should she educate him so that he could take over the framework built by Viserys?

However, Daenerys quickly thought to herself that she was still thinking too far. Denis was only one year old, and Viserys could not always be away at war. They had to work together on this matter.

Back to the present.

Archmaester Aes replied cautiously: "Although the long night has arrived, according to the records of these days, the letter crow should still be able to reach most castles in the river and valley. But I am afraid that the letter crow can no longer be delivered to Twin River City and Seaside City. In the past, the snowfall line has spread to the Bitter Bridge area. I can't understand the extreme cold caused by the long night and winter in the old town. Your Majesty, your ministers, according to the city's calculations, this winter may be. Westeros will face the cruelest winter in thousands of years. The long night will take away the sun's sunshine. It is only the beginning. In the next few years, it will probably get colder day by day and year by year until the long night. Ended. However, the doctors in the city calculated that Oldtown is very close to the edge of the dividing line between day and night, and the monsoon coming from the Summer Islands will bring warm currents to Dorne and the South."

The grand maester was a bit nagging.

At this time, Desmond Redwine, who participated in the meeting as Undersecretary of the Sea on behalf of Count Valerian because of his contribution to the Battle of the Blood Sea, mentioned: "Speaking of this 'day and night divide', many people have been talking about it recently. The local port is recruiting fleets and sailors to venture south in the name of sun-chasing adventurers. Your Majesty the Queen, Prime Minister, I am worried that the actions of these people will have a bad impact on Your Majesty's anti-White Walkers front. , I wonder if this kind of thing should be banned?”

Hearing this, Daenerys's face dropped. Many of these so-called "sun-chasing adventurers" were aristocratic children of Westeros. Most of them had learned a little astronomy and judged that as long as they followed the direction of the sun's deflection, If you go south, you can avoid the long night. Therefore, as the scope of the long night becomes wider and wider, some nobles, wealthy businessmen, and powerful children become more and more interested in going south to "adventure".

These people were what Viserys called the "escapeists" of the Long Night.

Oberon asked: "Are these people going to the Summer Islands, Sothoros, or further south?"

"God knows." Desmond, "Anyway, they are a group of cowards. I have now banned them from making a big fuss in various ports, but they have turned to secret activities."

"Actually, Your Majesty - cough, I have an idea here." Daenerys coughed lightly and continued, "This kind of thing cannot be stopped, but it must be controlled. What I mean is to arrange secret police in various ports to take over this business, and set up secret unions to take over all those secret activities. Instead of charging these "adventurers" a large sum of money, you might as well arrange some ships and personnel willing to take risks for them, so that they can take risks to explore the sea routes after the long night. Since someone is willing to pay for the country to explore the ocean currents and wind direction after the long night, draw sea charts, and use sex If they are ordered to explore the dangers of the southern continent under the new situation, let them go. If a new route can be opened up during the long night and a habitable continent is discovered, it can be regarded as their loyalty to the country. "

"Your Majesty, if a new route is really opened up in the south during the long night, and the adventurers bring back news that there is a sun in the southern continent, will it cause unrest in the country? "

Daenerys had already prepared: "It will only cause unrest in a few ports, but if you try to ban this kind of thing, won't they turn to the dark? Since they have already turned to secret activities, then we will control everything about this secret activity. "

Desmond frowned and said: "Your Majesty, I still think it should be banned."

Daenerys couldn't help but look at the deputy minister of the navy. As a branch of the Redwyne family, if a new route and a continent with the sun are discovered during the long night, the Redwyne family should be the most advantageous party. But this knight obviously had some concerns and betrayed the family's position. Daenerys was curious why.

But Oberyn thought about it and agreed: "I also think it should be banned."

Daenerys narrowed her eyes: ".Reason?"

"We have been preparing for the Long Night for so long, and His Majesty Viserys is fully prepared. We should not let these people cause unrest."

Daenerys asked: "Isn't it a good thing for the South and Dorne to find a new route in the Long Night, especially the Redwyne family with the largest fleet?"

"Your Majesty, do you know that many Braavos nobles have come to Oldtown since the winter? There are also people who have ventured to move their families to Oldtown, Dorne, Tyrosh, and Lydwell. Braavos merchants. I heard that Braavos is now only left with civilians who cannot move, fanatical Red God believers, and merchant ship owners who are willing to risk their lives for profits. Because the Iron Bank refused to migrate, there was a bank run on the Iron Bank.

After your majesty informed Braavos, Braavos prepared sufficient supplies, but now although the fleet and soldiers of Braavos are still there, their morale is probably unprecedentedly low. Braavos has changed from a trading city-state to a purely militarized fortress with only some civilians and troops left. "

This is a kind of answer.

Daenerys asked again: "Why did the Braavos people come to Oldtown? Didn't they have smart people who guessed that the sun had moved further south and no one went to 'Sun Chaser'? Why? Because the southern Summer Islands and Sothoryos are all wild and barren lands. Their money is meaningless there. There is only wilderness and death there. The Rhoynar tried to conquer those lands, but they only died in the end. In the end, they had to travel across the ocean to Westeros. What can a few 'Sun Chaser Adventurers' do in that wild land? Besides, there is long night here and eternal day there. Believe me, long night and eternal day are not climates that humans can easily conquer."

"Your Majesty is right. According to the calculations of the Citadel, eternal day will bring disaster to the Summer Islands and Sothoryos." Grand Maester Ies couldn't help but speak, "My lords, please forgive me for being frank. , it is certainly a good thing to have the sun, but if the sun never sets, such an environment will be more terrible than the long night. The doctors inferred that the areas of Oldtown in Westeros, Dorne, and the disputed lands in the south of Essos, which are blown by the monsoon from the Land of Eternal Day, will become the most habitable environment for humans during the long night. Of course, "habitable" is compared with other places, and it is definitely not as familiar as people remember.

From the perspective of scholars, Lord Desmond, instead of worrying that the new route will bring turmoil to Westeros, you might as well prepare "epidemic prevention" measures first. The ships returning from the Summer Islands and Sothoryos may not bring back good news, but plague and fear of the Land of Eternal Day. "

In fact, the Land of Eternal Day is not without a habitable zone, but the habitable zone is near the new pole, but unfortunately, the new pole is in the sea. In the Far East, perhaps the edge of the Jade Sea and some capes near Asshai will become a good place with a pleasant climate.

Viserys had not told Daenerys about this, and Daenerys could not help asking: "Grandmaster, are you telling the truth? But the prophecy that Your Majesty mentioned said that the long night would end and the long summer would come."

The Grandmaster explained: "Your Majesty, the long summer and the eternal day are two different concepts. The sun in the land of eternal day never sets, and the forests there will be burned by the scorching sun and ignite fires. The lakes there will be dried up by the scorching sun and turned into deserts. The creatures there will die one after another under the drought and scorching sun, and plagues will continue. So even if the doctors of the Citadel calculated the position of the sun, they never recommended any lord or king to migrate."

"No wonder." Oberon couldn't help but say after hearing this, "Our spies in Tyrosh sent back news that about half a year ago, a large group of Asshai wizards were recruited by the Braavos and sailed north. They were in Lys. When the ship was docked, he was summoned by the Archon of Lys. At the banquet, he predicted that Lys would be destroyed by the Red Death appearing from the south, so he was driven out of Lys. I thought the Red Death was a magical monster like the White Walkers. "

The grand maester was shocked: "The Red Death is the name of a plague in Sothothros that wizards say. Your Majesty the Queen, I also agree with Lord Desmond. The wizards' prophecies should be the wizards' way of observing the sun and cognition." The world concludes that Westeros must stop the Sunstrider's adventure."

Daenerys couldn't help but pursed her lips: "This is not good, let those who want to take risks go. We will control the ships coming from the south at the port during the long night."

The bachelor looked at the queen in shock: "Your Majesty, this."

Oberon pursed his lips: "We have said some things a hundred times. Even if it is endorsed by the bachelor of the city, it is not as useful as a real adventure ship. Many people will not extinguish their southward heart unless they kill people. Yes. I think we can follow Her Majesty's previous measures and secretly control the upstream and downstream of the secret gathering. If there are really people who can't be persuaded to take the risk, then let them go if they can find out what the Land of Eternal Sun is really like. It's terrible. I think their death is worth it. This is good for His Majesty the King's anti-White Walkers. This just proves that fighting the White Walkers and the Long Night is the only way to defeat the Long Night."

Sir Desmond was frightened for a while and broke into a cold sweat. He secretly said that he was lucky that his thoughts were not wrong. Her Majesty the Queen may not seem to be aware of the dangers of the Land of Eternal Day, but His Majesty the King has kept the doctors in the academy obedient, so it is impossible for him not to know. Then look at the king's attitude of letting this happen.

Desmond didn't dare to think any more, and he quickly expressed his opinion: "I think we can give it a try. The preventive measures against the Essos plague that His Majesty prepared before were not used in the end. If the 'Red Death' really appeared, it would be just right." We can continue to use the policies at that time to deal with it.”

The Minister of Finance and the Minister of Law were not there, and the official in charge of the meeting minutes was silent and did not dare to speak. He only glanced at each other quietly and deleted the meeting minutes that he had just written down for inclusion in the file.

Daenerys controlled the parliamentary process: "Back to the original topic, how should the letter sent to the river princes and the valley princes by raven be written in accordance with the letter from His Majesty the King?"

Oberon said: "In the direction of Harrenhal, the Lannister army that intends to join the coalition is a problem. Jaime Lannister is interested in cooperating, but there is no news from King's Landing. Although Jaime Lannister has shown sincerity and wants to Lemberg surrendered to the right wing of the Third Chapter. But the Warrior Sons of King's Landing were not disarmed, and Cersei was unwilling to open the King's Road in the direction of King's Landing. The situation was complicated. "

Daenerys spread her hands: "My opinion is to return the defense of Harrenhal on the right to the Lannister army. They are still unclear whether they want to cooperate or surrender. They are hesitant. We want this Harrenhal." We're not trying to defend them. Let them hold the White Walkers' way south to King's Landing. Cersei is still dreaming of her dreams, and we can't force them to act like we're begging them to cooperate. I think this way, in the name of the royal family, a notice is sent to Jaime Lannister that the White Walkers are about to go south, and he should guard his area. As for surrender and cooperation negotiations, he can put them aside for now. , as long as he fights against the White Walkers, Targaryen is happy to see it. If he is willing, it is not impossible to wait until the end of the long night to talk about the things that have been put aside, so that he can mobilize troops to fight against the White Walkers without worrying about Targaryen betraying his trust and coming from the south. Attack their Lannister treasure, King's Landing."

"Wouldn't this have a bad impact politically? After all, King's Landing is a puppet king's regime."

"The top priority is the White Walkers." Daenerys knew that Viserys secretly wanted to put pressure on the direction of King's Landing, so that he could have the opportunity to become a "warrior" certified by the followers of the Seven Gods, and use the chicken of the Seven Gods to rebirth. The egg of the Storm Lord, so she also allowed this situation to happen, "Let's do it. If the king comes back and pursues it, I will bear the responsibility. Like His Majesty, I will do what I say."

This can be regarded as a double act between husband and wife, because in the final analysis, this matter is actually not glorious. They are using the power of the White Walkers to seek the godhood and belief of a godless religion. Daenerys is willing to share some of the historical responsibility for Viserys.

Daenerys has made such a statement, and the matter has been finalized.