iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 104 The Imperial Conference 2
"The queen is here!"

A heavy wooden door in the Throne Hall was pushed open,

The figure of Cersei Lannister appeared, wearing a queen's tiara and a red dress with off-the-shoulder,
Walked into the hall slowly.

Behind Cersei is her loyal bodyguard, Jaime Lannister.

All the ministers in front of the imperial court were surprised, and they all got up and stroked their chests in Cersei's direction to salute.

Jon Arryn looked at the haughty Queen Cersei with complicated eyes.

Cersei stood still and looked at Prime Minister Jon who was still sitting upright, and the eyes of the two just collided.

Prime Minister Jon sighed secretly. Before the matter was revealed, Cersei was still the queen representing the royal family.

Jon grabbed the armrest with trembling hands, got up from the wooden chair representing the hand of the king, and bowed to Cersei.

Queen Cersei raised her smooth chin, and a small curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Cersei looked around, at the empty first seat, and then at Prime Minister Jon who was next to that seat.

Cersei walked to the seat facing the king's chair, and said, "Good day, all the ministers, I will sit here. Sir James, please help me bring a chair."

James didn't care about other people's eyes falling from time to time, and placed the wooden chair behind Cersei with the corners of his lips curled up.

Barristan glanced at Jaime in the silver armor and white robe, and closed his eyes as if he couldn't see them.

Barristan disapproved of Jaime Lannister's choice. As the Kingsguard, Jaime had sworn to kill the king he was supposed to protect. His white robe should be replaced by black.

Moreover, Barristan looked down on James who had clearly "degenerated".

After Queen Cersei took her seat, everyone sat back in their chairs.

Renly raised the corners of his lips and said, "Your Highness Cersei, why did you come here suddenly today? You are a rare visitor. The last time you appeared here...I can't even remember it. It seems to be several years ago."

Cersei didn't like this Renly who looked like Robert at all, and she was tired of the teasing in Renly's words.

Cersei snorted coldly, looked at Renly with beautiful eyes, and raised the corners of her lips: "Duke Renly, if your sincerity is sincere enough, I will attend every imperial meeting, for you and for the Seven Kingdoms."

Renly laughed, but said no more.

It was everyone's political tacit understanding to exclude Queen Cersei, who represented Lannister, from the imperial meeting. Even if it was a little bit of a sign, he didn't want to be left behind.

After Renly's laughter, everyone present had different feelings, and the hall was very silent for a while.

The atmosphere on the long table became more and more solemn, Petyr's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at the heavy-faced Prime Minister Jon.

Sensing Petyr's gaze, Prime Minister Jon nodded his jaw imperceptibly.

Petyr's eyes moved to Queen Cersei's direction, and he broke the silence: "Your Highness, please forgive me for taking the liberty, what are your orders? Petyr, I am always at your service..."

Before Petyr finished speaking, he felt the contempt from Cersei's queen.

Queen Cersei doesn't want to use Petyr's mouthpiece at all.

Petyr showed a little helpless expression, shrugged, and stopped speaking.

Will Petyr secretly hold grudges for Cersei's ignorance?The answer is no!

Including Petyr, everyone in the Red Keep was used to Cersei's arrogance.

Get used to it, if Cersei is gentle, Petyr will wonder if there is some conspiracy hidden in it.

After a while, Prime Minister Jon said slowly, "Queen Cersei, please speak up."

Although Queen Cersei showed a satisfied smile, she did not hide her dislike for Jon: "Duke Irene, I think your health is indeed very problematic, I will arrange for a maid to go to the church to order for you." Candles, praying for your speedy recovery."

Prime Minister Jon frowned.

The timing of Queen Cersei's appearance was too coincidental, which made him wonder if there was a mistake in the secret investigation.

While this suspicion appeared in his mind, it was immediately dispelled by Prime Minister Jon.

If it had been exposed, according to Cersei's character, she wouldn't be sitting on the opposite side, and would still have the leisure to ridicule him.

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Prime Minister Jon's gaze was a little sharp: "Queen Cersei, please tell me frankly that the imperial council still needs to continue discussing the kingdom's government affairs."

After Prime Minister Jon's voice fell, and before Cersei could respond, Maester Pacelle suddenly spoke.

"His Royal Highness, the Hand of the King never lies. Before you came, we were discussing the matter of blocking King's Landing. We still have many issues to discuss."

Petyr's eyes trembled slightly, he felt that the cunning old fox finally showed his tail.

On the surface, Grand Maester Pycelle, who seemed a bit "foolish", took the initiative to stand up and speak for Prime Minister Jon, which is also in line with Pycelle's usual behavior of flattering the Prime Minister.

But it also depends on the occasion, even if it is exactly the same thing, if it is placed on a different occasion, it may bring about a completely different effect.

For example, in the presence of Queen Cersei, Pycelle's words are actually tantamount to destroying Prime Minister Jon's proposal to close the city.

The city closure plan proposed by Prime Minister Jon at the imperial meeting, although it has already won the support of most of the imperial ministers, is still short of the final procedure of the imperial meeting.

That is voting. Only proposals that have passed the voting process of the imperial meeting are legal.

Only one step away, but was interrupted by Queen Cersei.

Now, Pycelle "accidentally" said this matter in front of Queen Cersei, and what was already a foregone conclusion has undergone unexpected changes.

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When the big figures in the Throne Hall clashed, Green was in the narrow sea with huge waves rolling.

Lake Snow said loudly: "Master Green, we are being targeted by pirates, but don't worry, the wind is in our favor, and we can get rid of them before dark!"

Green glanced at the three black dots in the distance, and said loudly: "Lake, you are now the commander of the Kleiber fleet!"

Green took a few steps, grabbed a cable, pointed in the direction of the pirate ship, and yelled, "Come to me!"

You decide!

Lake also aroused his fighting spirit, wiped the sea water on his face, and shouted: "First officer, prepare to turn, full rudder to the left! Hold on to the cable!"

The first mate on the ship immediately responded loudly: "Yes, captain! Full port rudder!"

The hull gradually tilted, and Lake observed the waves, and ordered: "Correct the course!"

"Yes! Right the course!"

The sailors on the ship shouted loudly and desperately tightened the cables connected to the sails to control the direction of the sails.

The bow of the ship smashed through layers of waves, and the Kleiber galleon dragged out large white waves.

Green's ears were filled with the sound of splashing water, and he took the special longbow from Martyr Baker: "Martil, follow me!"

Matil, who was covered with quiver, responded loudly: "Master Green, please rest assured!"

The people on the pirate ship also found the "prey" who adjusted the ship's direction and actively approached them.

They are three boats, and there are only two boats on the opposite side. The advantage is mine!
The pirate captain leaned on the railing and yelled arrogantly: "Who do they think they are? I am the king of this sea. Bring the boat over there!"

When the two sides could see each other clearly, the sea calmed down a little.

"Leave the sails! Get ready for the boarding battle!"

"Leave the sails! Get ready for the boarding battle!"

At about the same time, the captains on both sides issued the same order!

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Monton on the other boat put on an iron bucket helmet: "Angai, the wind and waves are still very strong, don't get too far ahead, be careful of falling."

An Gai observed the surroundings sharply, and nodded: "Monton, I have almost gotten used to the shaking on the boat. The main reason is that the boat is too narrow, so you need to pay attention."

Monton put on his visor, smiled, and said naively, "Have you decided to marry someone?"

Anguy was indeed popular with the spearwives in Kraberland, especially after he couldn't help but beat a few of the spearwives who, in his opinion, were too strong.

An Gai, who is quite popular on the surface, actually has unspeakable difficulties.

An Gai wanted to change the subject, and suddenly said: "Monton, how do I feel...you have been avoiding Lord Green recently? Don't you usually like to follow the lord the most?"

Monton wanted to scratch his head, but his fingers touched the cold helmet, so he withdrew his hand.

Monton looked at An Gai with blank eyes, and said, "An Gai, I didn't pay attention to this, you may be wrong."

As he said that, Monton turned his attention to the approaching pirate ship in the distance, raised his round shield, and said, "I'm going to the front."

The ship was still shaking violently, but Monton's footsteps were very steady.

An Gai glanced suspiciously at Mengton's fat back, then looked away.

There was still some time before the boarding battle, and An Gai carefully checked the bow and arrow again.

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Red Keep, Throne Room.

The corner of Queen Cersei's lips showed a mocking arc, and her tone was cold: "Jon Arryn, not only are you suffering from health problems, but are you also confused by the way?"

Cersei's words seemed to freeze the entire throne room.

Faced with all kinds of eyes focused on her, Cersei raised her chin haughtily and snorted coldly.

Prime Minister Jon couldn't help but clenched his fists, and his tone was warning: "Queen Lannister, this is the imperial meeting, not your inner room!"

After finishing speaking, Prime Minister Jon's throat tickled and he couldn't help coughing.

Petyr hurriedly got up and walked over, but was signaled by Prime Minister Jon to retreat.

Queen Cersei, who was originally annoyed by Jon's "inner room", saw Prime Minister Jon's unusually embarrassed appearance with her own eyes, and she immediately felt happy.

After finally stopping his cough, Prime Minister Jon, who was leaning weakly on the back of his chair, looked like a helpless and weak old man.

Will Cersei sympathize with the weak Hand Jon?
Cersei has never sympathized with the weak, she only gloats, she will add insult to injury, and she is merciful if she doesn't help.

Queen Cersei looked at Prime Minister Jon, and said leisurely: "Is Duke Irene interested in my bedroom? When did this start? Hand of the King, you rarely make me curious."

"you!"

Duke Jon's chest heaved more and more: "Queen Cersei, don't tarnish my honor at will!"

Queen Cersei said coldly: "Only a coward would blockade King's Landing with great fanfare for his own safety. Next time you come, I will give you a dress."

Faced with some suspicious eyes around him, Prime Minister Jon felt that he was about to vomit blood... How could the old lion Lord Tywin have such a daughter!
Cersei naturally didn't know that Prime Minister Jon was on the surface under the guise of investigating secret passages, but his real purpose was to block the King's Landing in advance in order to control the situation after the royal family's blood issue was revealed.

Cersei thought that Old Jon was frightened by the discovery of the secret way, so he wanted to go to war.

According to Cersei's guess, Prime Minister Jon's actions were cowardly.

The words that made Prime Minister Jon the most angry were not the words that Cersei was going to give her a dress, and of course it wasn't that they didn't make him angry.

It was mainly Cersei's specious words. Prime Minister Jon felt that he had really seen Cersei's sensuality, and this was the queen he personally selected for King Robert.

Everyone knows that the Red Castle has no secrets. Doesn't she care about her reputation?
Cersei certainly doesn't care about fame!
It's just that Queen Cersei's chief affairs officer, Green Kleiber, made a bad start... From Cersei's point of view, anyone who dares to slander her will send Green to make his head roll. She still misses that time Feel.

I, Cersei Lannister, have never known anything to be afraid of!

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In the confrontation between the prime minister and the queen, none of the ministers could intervene, except for the king's own brother, Renly.

Renly really wanted to help Prime Minister Jon, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity.

On the one hand, the Baratheon family is naturally close to Prime Minister Jon. On the other hand, Renly once planned to pull Cersei Lannister from the position of queen and make Margaery Tyrell the new queen. While fighting the Lannister forces, he can also get the support of the Golden Rose family.

It's a pity that the plan has only just begun... James was crazily spreading gold dragons everywhere, probing and investigating everywhere like crazy, so he had to temporarily stop his actions, and cautiously led the clues to the riverland.

After all, the conspiracy is dark, and everyone is using it, but no one likes it. If it is accidentally exposed, it will tarnish the honor of the Baratheon family.

Facing Jaime's violent punches, Renly had no choice but to dodge for the sake of the overall situation.

Renly and his confidants worked together to plan for a long time before seeing some results, but it ended like a child's play.

In the dignified atmosphere, Renly suddenly laughed. His laughter was full of heroism, very much like King Robert.

Renly eased the atmosphere in his own way: "Your Highness Cersei, you may not know Duke Jon very well. He has never understood what humor is, and Brother Robert always can't understand it!"

Renly's voice fell, and the crowd burst into laughter.

Cersei snorted softly, but didn't speak again, not that Renly's words had any effect.

The mention of King Robert in Renly's words is an implicit warning. He is reminding King Robert and Prime Minister Jon that the relationship between the two is special and deep, so that Queen Cersei should not be too persuasive.

The haughty Cersei didn't notice the deep meaning in Renly's words at all, she just looked at Renly's face that resembled young Robert and felt sick in her heart.

Cersei hates everything and everyone related to King Robert!
Misunderstandings can sometimes be very beautiful... At this time, Renly suddenly felt that although Cersei was a little willful, she would still advance and retreat at critical moments. If she was not from the Lannister family, she could be regarded as a qualified queen.

Renly smiled freely, and continued: "Your Highness Cersei, you suddenly attended the imperial meeting. I think there must be something important! Let's discuss your affairs first?"

After speaking, Renly looked at Prime Minister Jon.

Renly is still too young... Jon sighed secretly, and didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.

Cersei looked at the smiling Renly, and couldn't help rolling her eyes slightly.

"Prime Minister Jon, I heard that because of your health condition, Petyr is now acting as Prime Minister on your behalf (I heard the information from Green), and you plan to train Petyr to be the Hand of the King A successor?"

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(End of this chapter)