Chapter 662 Valyria's Heir

The former Prime Minister left King's Landing on an expedition to Dorne, and the Minister of Justice Oberon, as the head of the group of ministers, stood up and made a proposal, which naturally caused many unwitting nobles present to look at each other.

The concept of the Seven Kingdoms is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After all, this set of political systems has been maintained for three hundred years and spanned more than ten generations.

Aegon I, as a conqueror, conquered the six kingdoms of Westeros with three dragons, and the seventh kingdom of Dorne was incorporated into the system of the Iron Throne in a subsequent marriage.

Therefore, people are familiar with the concept of the Seven Kingdoms, and know that the Iron Throne now symbolizes kingship. However, after the war of conquest, Aegon did not completely erase the shadow of the former Seven Kingdoms, and even coexisted with the former nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.

If you put yourself in the situation that Aegon faced back then, you might be able to understand the decision made by this conqueror.

Because no one before him had unified the entire Westeros and the Seven Kingdoms, the concept that the Seven Kingdoms needed to be unified was not deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The people of the Reach Kingdom are hostile to the Kingdom of Casterly Rock, the Kingdom of Storms is hostile to the Kingdom of the Reach, and the King of the North sits in Winterfell overlooking the world.

Aegon the Conqueror is faced with a process of starting from nothing, and this process takes time to settle.

If he wants to unify the Seven Kingdoms and secure his own country, he may have to make such a choice and reach a compromise with the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.

The king and nobles govern the country together, in exchange for the cooperation and submission of the former nobles of the Seven Kingdoms to the new kingship.

Otherwise, if Aegon's character is very tough, and 'I am the country' would rather not bend, then the situation he faces will become very complicated. In a short period of time, the country will be stabilized by violence, but in the future, there will inevitably be riots everywhere and anti-songs everywhere.

The situation that Viserys is facing today is different from that of Aegon. Because of Aegon's previous unification, the concept of the unification of the Seven Kingdoms is now deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Even ordinary people know the benefits of unification, eliminating wars, uniting more people, making the country peaceful and living and working in peace and contentment.

With Aegon first, unification is now considered a necessary condition by both the commoners and nobles of Westeros.

Because of this, when Viserys occupied the Reach and King's Landing, he was surrounded by the surrounding remnants of the Baratheon dynasty. Although the two sides agreed to a temporary truce, they never mentioned the truce.

Because it is impossible for the two sides to split in terms of thinking and concepts of the brain, it must be that one side wants to annex the other.

Either Viserys destroys them, or they destroy Viserys.

Of course, if Viserys, like Aegon, had chosen to compromise at that time and put down the sword that cut into the power of the nobles, perhaps the reunification of the country would have been completed in an instant.

But then it would be another cycle, re-enacting the path Aegon had traveled.

Viserys did not make such a choice, but chose to fight the old great nobles to the end.

An inch of land, an inch of land, smashed their spines little by little, completely kneeling on the ground and begging for forgiveness, or simply like the Hightower family, they didn't even have the chance to beg for mercy, and they were completely wiped out from this world.

So it's not that Aegon is short-witted, but that Viserys is far more mature than he is.

At this moment, the proposal that Oberon suddenly stood up to was actually something that had already been negotiated by the Imperial Council.

This matter was discussed a few months ago before Jon Clinton left King's Landing. This is a big deal. All the important ministers in front of the royal family, except for the agriculture minister, Alistair Floren, are stubborn and conservative. Some of them are capable, very open-minded and active.

Viserys's Royal Council includes the governors of various places. It can be said that each is a talented person.

Breaking the backbone of the traditional aristocracy, weakening the power of the traditional aristocracy, and consolidating the kingship, the next step is to weaken the concept of the seven kingdoms and consolidate the concept of the whole country.

The person who first proposed this idea was the Minister of Intelligence, Varys. He insisted that the concept of "Seven Kingdoms" should be no longer used in official documents, including nouns, and should not be mentioned.

Instead, it was replaced with "King of Westeros", etc., emphasizing unified vocabulary.

However, Varys's initial views were not universally accepted, mainly due to changes in thinking and habits. It sometimes takes a generation to change a habit.

But now hearing Oberyn's proposal, the King's Landing nobles, wealthy merchants, and representatives of all walks of life in the throne room below all looked at each other and couldn't help but whisper.

"Country name?"

"What should our country name be?"

"Isn't it called the Iron Throne before?"

The less educated people couldn't help but ask questions, but then they were explained by the people around them.

"It's just like the 'North Kingdom' and 'Valley Kingdom' before the unification of the Seven Kingdoms."

Some people opened their mouths to explain, some suddenly realized, and some people thought that they were not knowledgeable and wanted to show their heads at this time. After thinking hard for a while, they proposed.

"We can be called the Kingdom of Westeros!"

"The land under our feet is called Westeros, and this is our homeland"

However, before he could finish his words, he encountered opposition.

"Have you forgotten Andalos, where Your Majesty started, and Pentos overseas?"

"There is also the country's territory!"

"I propose that we should be called the United Kingdom of Westeros, Andalus, and Pentos."

Another person suggested, but was immediately retorted by the person just now.

"It's too long, you have a name that's longer than my grandmother's turban!"

There was a lot of noise in the throne room below. Viserys, who was sitting on the Iron Throne, tapped his fingers on the cold armrest without speaking, and the top ministers of the Royal Council were also silent.

Because such important issues will not be discussed in a hodgepodge of places like the Throne Room. In fact, the Imperial Council has already discussed a result, and the Throne Room is a form.

"Varyria!"

Then the Minister of Justice Oberon, who was still the first to propose the idea, said.

As soon as he opened his mouth, all the noisy voices in the throne room disappeared. Although Oberyn was not very popular like Rams, Oberyn's power was still very strong on the surface, and no one dared to offend this hand-held Military Justice Minister.

"Valeria is the greatest country man has ever known since he could remember."

"And the Targaryens originated in Valyria and are the most powerful heirs to the fortress of freedom."

"Therefore, I propose that Your Majesty raise a claim on the ancient empire and rebuild Valyria!"