Chapter 373 Cersei's Sincerity
A woman's sixth sense is indeed very sharp. Cersei has a strong sense of crisis, and she has a deep anxiety when everything including his husband and brother thinks that things are still under control.
Pantos is located directly opposite King's Landing. The two giant cities are only separated by a long and narrow sea. If only the straight-line distance is considered and the travel time is not considered, Pantos is even closer to King's Landing than Neck is to King's Landing.
The remnant of that Targaryen now has more than 60,000 troops in Pantos, and there are also war weapons like elephants, three dragons, and they are eyeing Westeros.
They can easily reduce King's Landing and its hundreds of thousands of people to ashes.
It just depends on whether Viserys wants to become an 'Ash King' and lead his Legion to destroy the Seven Kingdoms.
And now, for the Seven Kingdoms with internal and external troubles, perhaps the only thing that can prevent Viserys from leading his troops across the narrow sea is his own supply problem.
If the army has too many supplies, it must keep up with the configuration, and the troops and horses will go ahead without moving food and grass.
The preparatory work that Viserys has carried out since his return has mainly focused on logistical supplies. Otherwise, once there is a problem with the supply of the cross-sea expedition, it may be disastrous.
And the conflict between Targaryen and Lannister actually has nothing to do with Cersei in the strict sense.
Cersei has been a severe face control patient since she was a child. She was fascinated by Prince Rhaegar's appearance and temperament when she was young, and she even had a great chance to marry each other.
However, it is a pity that the marriage contract proposed by Duke Tywin for his daughter Cersei was rejected by King Aerys II.
Even in Viserys' memory, Cersei still seems to be obsessed with her brother Rhaegar years later.
After she became the regent queen mother and actually took power, she appointed the illegitimate son of Chaotou Island, Orien Weshui, to become the admiral, just because the other party's appearance was somewhat similar to Rhaegar, which reminded her of the one who existed in the The perfect prince in her teenage dreams.
"Reconciling the conflict between Targaryen and Lannister?"
Viserys sat behind the desk with his fingers crossed. The lights in the study were bright, and a pair of violet eyes reflected light.
This sentence was beyond his expectations.
His eyes fell on Littlefinger, he looked up and down a little, then sneered and said.
"Lord Baelish, you should know this is impossible."
"In front of Your Majesty, what kind of 'sir' do I count as."
And Littlefinger still had a respectful smile on his face, and said humbly.
For the class division in Westeros, 'lord' is a common title for nobles, from a duke to a property knight, they can be called 'lord', the family of Littlefinger Although the fiefs are small, they are also nobles.
Although the king is the largest noble in the country, he is not suitable for "adult", but has a higher-level title.
Nobles must respect the king, but this does not mean that the king can look down on the nobles who swore allegiance to him at will.
Viserys calling Petyr Baelish the 'Littlefinger' aristocrat on the Five Fingers Peninsula is strictly justified, reflecting his excellent royal upbringing and politeness, but in this case it certainly seems Somewhat ironic.
However, the silver-haired youth ignored Petyr Baelish's words, and continued speaking in a cold voice.
"The Lannister betrayed his king."
"Roren Lannister, the last caster king of Lannister, was defeated in the raging war against Aegon, and Roren fell on his knees in front of Aegon, begging for surrender, willing to give up the king's title to offer eternal allegiance to House Targaryen, Countless children and grandchildren."
"Lord Baelish, will you translate what is eternal allegiance?"
Petyr Baelish was a little speechless when asked by Viserys.
House Baratheon was the usurper who betrayed his king, and these families who helped the usurper rebel also broke their oath.
"eternal. is forever"
Littlefinger took a deep breath, her voice a little dry.
"forever?"
"Yes, forever is forever."
"But House Lannister betrayed the eternal oath of his ancestors."
"What's more, the Lannister family has committed unforgivable sins, my nephew Aegon, my sister-in-law Princess Elia Martell, and the countless people who have been slaughtered and bloodbathed by the Lannister family"
The candles in the gorgeous study swayed, and the shadow of the silver-haired youth was cast on the wall. He did not stand up, but the five fingers on the table gradually clenched into fists. It seemed that his emotions were affected and there was a slight fluctuation. .
But in this one, whether it is the performance or the sincerity, only Viserys himself knows best.
"I love an unofficial Lannister adage that is widely circulated, 'Lannister pays his debts', and I'm curious what the Lannisters want to pay for this bloody debt?"
Viserys took a deep breath to calm his emotions, and then asked word by word.
But he actually knew nothing many years ago except the first people who followed him. Viserys swore an oath to his mother Queen Layla when the mother and son Viserys were still at Dragonstone.
One day he will lead his troops to fight back to Westeros, and he will inevitably make Lannister pay his debts in blood. The death of Kevan Lannister at his own hands is just the beginning.
And Petyr Baelish faced Viserys' calm but actually like a knife in his eyes, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead again.
The aura is often related to a person's status. Even if a beggar possesses a strong aura, it is difficult to deter a noble.
And sitting on the throne Viserys really held the power of life and death for Petyr Baelish, and every word of his at this time was very stressful for Littlefinger.
"Her Majesty the Queen is willing to show great sincerity in order to mediate the conflict between the two families."
Then Petyr Baelish said with a bit of a bit of a head.
He already regretted taking Cersei's job, but there was nothing he could do about it, and it was also an extremely important step in his planning for his future.
If the bet is right, he will directly rise to the top and become a real Baelish 'Lord'.
"Sincere?"
Viserys, on the other hand, remained calm as he picked up a book he was going to read tonight.
He had told Littlefinger to save time, to figure out what he was going to say, and now he was impatient after so long, he didn't think Cersei would want to give any kind of 'sincerity', this is a clever little woman .
However, he heard Petyr Baelish's voice dry afterward.
"The sincerity of Her Majesty the Queen is herself..."
"What did you say?"
And Viserys, who was about to see off behind closed doors, was slightly taken aback when he heard this.
Then he raised his head and looked at Littlefinger who made a surprising speech, and then heard the other party continue to speak.
"And the head of Jon Arryn, Duke of the Vale, former Prime Minister of the Usurper."