Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 83 The Green Party's Plan

"Or do you think the Vareses will stand on our side for an engagement with a six-year-old girl who has never set foot on the frontier?" Larry Strong's voice was low, but everyone present could clearly hear every word he said.

"The Vareses family should support the true king." Christon Cole said in a deep voice: "The male-first inheritance law is sacred and inviolable. He, Longzel, will pass his position to Ringol instead of Samantha."

"Sir, this is not a matter of fact." Lord Jasper interrupted Christon Cole: "Ringol was born before Samantha, and his divine rights have not been violated. Moreover, the three sons of Rhaenyra all live with them."

"Benefits. Without sufficient benefits, we can't win them over." Tailan spread his hands and said, "Raenyra is already one step ahead of us. Without sufficient benefits, there is no way to sever the connection between them."

"Minister of Finance, Minister of the Navy, and my Hand of the King." Otto thought for a while and said, "He can choose any of the three positions. Lord Tailan, please take over the position of Minister of Finance until Longzel responds."

Tyran nodded. "That's not enough. Rhaenyra can also promise him her position on the Imperial Council. Lord Otto, we must spend a lot of money to win over the Varese family. With six dragons, three of them are capable of fighting, and two of them are truly giant dragons. This is a force that can influence the situation."

Otto pursed his lips. He looked at Alicent, signaling her not to talk too much. "Jaehaera is engaged to Rey, Jaehaerys is engaged to Samantha, and Danyla is engaged to Melar. After Aegon ascends the throne, Jaehaerys will be made the crown prince, and Samantha will become the future queen. In addition, the position of the head of the Royal Mint in Summerhall can be appointed by the Varese family."

Alison's expression changed, but she finally swallowed her words back: "As long as Longzel is willing to support my son's legal inheritance rights, I can accept this condition."

Otto nodded with satisfaction. "We also need to make all preparations, everyone. We need allies."

"The nobles who once stood on the side of the late king in the Grand Council will still support our legitimate king." Christon Cole looked at Grand Maester Orville. The old man had been stunned for quite some time by the fright of Earl Linman's corpse.

"Grand Secretary, we need a list of the nobles who supported the late king. Don't deny it. I know the Citadel recorded the situation at that time." Sir Christon said aggressively.

Grand Maester Orwell finally adjusted himself: "Everyone, I am just a scholar. I can only provide you with some history for reference. During the Great Council, although the ratio of nobles supporting the late king to those supporting Princess Rhaenys was as high as twenty to one, it is biased to use that as a candidate to support King Aegon."

"But the two are basically the same, right?" Otto asked. Grand Maester Orwell nodded.

"Prime Minister, I must remind you. The princess has many supporters." Grand Maester Orwell reminded, "Due to blood ties, the Sea Serpents' fleet will definitely stand on the princess' side. There are also many nobles in the crown and the East Coast who always support the princess's inheritance rights, including the Staunton family of Raven's Rest, the Darklin family of Duskdale, the Bar-Emon family of Pointed Horn, as well as the Marseille family, the Celtigar family, and the Crab family. My lord, I have to remind you that the Celtigar family has also established a marriage relationship with the Varese family. Earl Bartimos's little nephew is among the blood-sworn brothers beside Prince Longzel, and Lady Leila has given birth to Prince Valar's children."

"I know." Otto sighed, "Grand Maester, please continue your introduction."

"The Stark family, Dustin family, and Manderly family in the North have all publicly supported Princess Rhaenys during the Great Council. Moreover, the believers of the Old Gods in the North are proud of keeping their oaths. They will most likely stand on the side of the princess. As for the Vale..."

"Women now rule the valley," said Lord Jasper. "Daughter Jeyne is also unreliable. If she opposes Rhaenyra's succession, her own rule will be in jeopardy."

"I know, Grand Maester. I need you to prepare the ravens immediately and seek support from the nobles I mentioned. You just need to nod or shake your head to tell me whether they supported the late king's male succession rights." Prime Minister Otto said firmly.

Grand Secretary Orwell nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, go ahead."

"Write to Lord Mond in Oldtown and ask him to recruit troops immediately. We need Oldtown to gather no less than 20,000 troops, the more the better." Lord Hobart Hightower has passed away, and the current ruler of Oldtown and the towering tower is Otto's nephew Mond Hightower. Oldtown is rich and powerful.

"Write to Duke Loras of Highgarden, Earl Ulwin Peake of Starspur, Earl Florent of Brightwater, Earl Redwyne of the Arbor, and all the nobles in the Reach who have supported the succession of the previous king. We need their support." Otto listed the great nobles in the Reach, and Tyran also handed the list of great nobles and famous knights in the West to Grand Maester Orwell. "The West will fully support the succession of the legitimate king."

"The key point is Earl Redwyne of Qingting Island. We need his fleet. If the Vareses family does not stand on our side, we will need more fleets." Earl Jasper added.

"And the Iron Fleet of the Iron Islands." Larris Strong raised his hand and said:

"A group of pirates?" Tailan frowned. "The sea monster's fleet only knows how to plunder, not fight."

"Dalton Greyjoy's Iron Fleet is huge, bloodthirsty, and brave. If they can fight for the Iron Throne, we can plunder the forces along the Narrow Sea that support the princess." Larris said lightly. "We allow them to use the 'Ancient Way' on the rebels. As long as Dalton is not a fool, he will definitely accept it."

"Lord Laris has made an excellent suggestion." Otto nodded in praise, indicating that Grand Maester Orwell could write such a letter.

"In the Riverlands, Lord Tully stands firmly on our side." Otto stroked his beard. "But his vassals have always been unyielding to his discipline. Grand Maester, I need you to write letters to the following families, asking them to support our just cause: the Brackens of Stonehedge, the Piper of Pink City, the Darry of Darry, and the Mallister of Seaward."

"Not writing to the Freys? They control the river," Ser Criston asked.

"That 'fool' Frey?" Otto looked at Christon: "Were you not there when he proposed to that bitch?" Christon sighed and stopped talking.

"In the valley, write a letter to the Golden Eagle Esamba Ailin in Seagull Town and tell him that as long as he supports the legitimate king, we are willing to uphold justice for him." Otto finally set his sights on the most difficult areas.

"The Stormlands, the Marches, and Dorne, which supports female succession rights."

"Is Aegon the king?" Aemond walked into the queen's bedroom under the guidance of Ser Willy Fell. At this moment, the sky was slightly bright and the sun was rising. It seemed that the storm last night did not affect the bright sunshine in the early morning.

Of course, last night's storm also blew in the Red Keep. While the secret meeting in the Queen's bedroom was taking place, all the servants in the Red Keep were locked in the dungeon, and the guards of the Hightower family arrested all the nobles and knights in the palace who might support the princess.

Because the princess and the queen appeared in public wearing black and green respectively, when recording the history of this period later, the scholars called the princess's supporters the "Black Party" and the queen and Aegon's supporters the "Green Party".

Under the order of Earl Jasper, all the rebellious Black Party nobles were beheaded, the Spice Tavern opened by the Velaryon family in King's Landing was closed down, and the owner was beheaded on the spot.

The capital garrison that Daemon had reorganized was also purged, and two captains were detained, including the captain of the golden cloaks, while the seven-foot-tall captain, Sir Ross Laget, who was the first to swear allegiance to the orthodox king, was promoted to captain, responsible for commanding this army directly under the king.

No ravens flew out of King's Landing, and no death knell rang. Only a small boat quietly sailed away from the corner of Blackwater Bay, and the people on the boat tightened their black robes to cover their silver beards and hair.

Aemond, wearing plate mail, was preparing for morning exercises when he was found by the Kingsguard in the armory and asked to attend the meeting. Aemond naturally guessed what was going on.

Imond glanced coldly with his one eye at Earl Linman who was lying in a pool of blood. "It's rare that this old guy is still running around for that old bitch at such an old age. Ladies and gentlemen, are you not sure whether you want to crown my brother? Or do you really want us to kneel down and kiss the shoes of that old bitch?"

"Aemond, we just want to make sure Aegon can sit on the throne smoothly." Alicent explained: "After all, Rhaenyra also has dragons, and the Vareses family is at least on her side for now."

Imond stopped talking. He was not sure he could defeat Longzel and Wormisol. "So did you come to a conclusion?"

"The Stormlands, we need the Stormlands," said Lord Jasper, referring to his homeland. "But the Baratheons are related to Princess Rhaenys by blood, and although Lord Bermond, who declared her the 'Uncrowned Queen', is dead, Lord Borros is just as aggressive and brave."

"We need him and his army," said Queen Alicent. "Nightsong is still under his rule. If we block Prince's Pass, the Dornishmen cannot leave. If we block the Bone Road, Dragonziel and his dragons cannot go north."

"Dragons can go anywhere, mother." Aemond retorted: "Vormithor can easily destroy Storm's End. Moreover, most of the elite frontier soldiers of the Stormlands belong to my uncle Longzel. Have you thought about how to convince him? Position, or marriage?"

Otto was a little embarrassed and wanted to say something.

"Don't be naive." Aemond said, "Even if we win the war, Vareses will still have a queen, and will still marry the whore's offspring. What you can give him, the old whore can also give him."

Aemond's one eye stared at Otto. "Send me. I will go to Dragon's Nest first, and then to Storm's End."

"At least I can bring one back."

"Lord Boros has four daughters," Otto said.

"I will bring back a girl, and Aegon will get Storm's End. As for Dragon's Nest, I can't guarantee it." Aemond looked at Tyran. "Are you the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Tyran?"

Tyran nodded: "House Lannister will fully support the rightful king."

"I need funds, Grandfather. We need a lot of money to hire troops from across the Narrow Sea and a fleet from the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. If Dragon's Nest rejects our proposal, we will have the fleet harass the coast. Uncle Longzel needs a port, so we will force him to protect the port. Without Wormithor and Silverwing, Vhagar alone can take care of the bitch's dragon."

Emond said.

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