Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"You think turning yourself in will save Father? Impossible! No one can save Father, not even Cersei..."

Tyrion was somewhat agitated, but he hesitated, as if he had been choked. However, Tyrion was also a smart man, and before he could finish speaking, he realized a certain possibility.

"You want to assassinate His Majesty?"

Tyrion's mind raced instantly, and he looked intently at his brother. He suddenly realized that Jaime seemed to want to use him to get close to Viserys and then suddenly assassinate him.

Jaime, the youngest member of the Kingsguard in history, was a swordsman whose skill was unmatched in the Seven Kingdoms. Viserys, on the other hand, was the heart of the kingdom, the one who brought together armies from all corners of the land, including the Dothraki. If he were to die...

"So this was your real purpose, James."

Tyrion, having figured everything out, calmed down. His earlier agitation vanished, replaced by a thoughtful expression on his ugly face.

"You feign surrender to gain access to His Majesty, then strike suddenly with deadly force."

“Killing Viserys will naturally plunge the Seven Kingdoms into chaos, with each kingdom building its own armies and becoming increasingly powerful. The Dothraki will also be difficult to suppress and will become a source of trouble. You will be captured and tortured to death, but Cersei, Joffrey, and Myrcella will have a chance to escape in the chaos.”

"impossible."

However, after Tyrion explained Jaime's purpose, he decisively shook his head slightly.

“Your idea is good, but you can’t possibly kill His Majesty.”

Tyrion's words were so decisive and left no room for discussion that even Jaime, who had always been quite confident, even arrogant, in his skills, narrowed his eyes slightly.

Tyrion was his brother, and he knew his swordsmanship well. Moreover, he had learned more assassination techniques from the Faceless Men. Theoretically, if Viserys was within three steps, he would surely die.

"first."

"When you were plotting to assassinate His Majesty, did you ever consider that he conquered Westeros not through any schemes or tricks, but by overwhelming power, sweeping through the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms?"

“Those once proud nobles were beaten by the Dothraki and fled in panic like dogs.”

"And His Majesty has repelled the Dothraki invasions several times across the Narrow Sea, personally leading the charge, taking the lead with two hundred cavalrymen to capture a free trading city-state, killing all the governors of Pentos, and at the most critical moment of the war between humans and the White Walkers, he did not back down in the face of the Night King, single-handedly defeating the Night King and saving the world?"

"Jaime, what makes you so confident that you can kill him instead of him crushing your throat first?"

Tyrion spoke a long speech in one breath, and the room fell silent.

Jaime lowered his head and fell silent, seemingly deep in thought. He knew, of course, that Viserys was a tough opponent, but this was the only option he had.

However, Tyrion took a slight breath, drank some wine to moisten his throat, and spoke again.

"magic."

"what?"

Jaime frowned slightly upon hearing the word, not understanding what Tyrion was talking about.

"I mean Your Majesty possesses magic!"

The ugly dwarf stared intently into his brother's eyes, then spoke slowly and deliberately.

"He's no ordinary man. How can you possibly assassinate him?"

"Excuse me for speaking frankly, but I am far more Viserys than you know."

"However, the more I learn, the more terrified I become. He might be able to hear our conversation right now, and there's nothing in the entire city he doesn't know!"

Finally, Tyrion downed the liquor in his glass, then put it down and shook his head.

“I cannot grant you that request, James.”

...

The next morning, the square below the Red Fort was already packed with people.

The public trial was drawing to a close, with more and more high-ranking nobles being tried. Today it was the turn of Tywin Lannister, the Duke, whose excrement was said to be made of gold.

Therefore, many ordinary people came to watch the excitement today, as well as nobles from the seven kingdoms who were on their routine duty.

The public trial in King's Landing was attended by all the nobles of the seven kingdoms, and no one was allowed to take leave except in special circumstances.

This public trial was intended to settle scores from the usurper war years ago and to serve as a warning to the other nobles, so they all had to sit obediently and listen to the lecture.

"Prince Oberon".

At that moment, Euron Greyjoy, the governor of the Iron Islands, approached him.

"Your Excellency."

Prince Dorne, dressed in a sand-yellow robe with two sun emblems pinned to his shoulders, nodded politely in greeting. The two had cooperated in the war to conquer the Westerlands, so their relationship was fairly amicable.

"Is His Highness in a good mood?"

"After all, today is the day when we get our revenge."

Euron was dressed in all black, with his chest exposed and his feet in tattered straw sandals. He looked nothing like a governor-level nobleman, but rather like a sailor.

His gaze then turned to a spot not far away, where the criminals awaiting trial had already been brought out.

Tywin Lannister, Duke of Casterly Rock, and Gregor Clegane, the Mountain, who was brought from the water dungeons of Pentos.

"traitor!"

"traitor!"

"demon!"

As soon as Tywin Lannister appeared, he was surrounded by the crowd in King's Landing. Some people threw rotten tomatoes, and others threw stones. Before Tywin even reached the front of the stage, he was hit on the head and bleeding profusely.

The soldiers of the Unsullied Legion had to raise their shields to protect Tywin from being crushed by stones before he reached his destination.

The people of King's Landing hate Tywin Lannister to the core, and now that this high and mighty duke has fallen on hard times, how can they not kick him while he's down?

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty."

At this moment, Viserys also came to the stage, and the two vice judges today, including the unruly Euron, became much more obedient, and quickly stood up to bow respectfully.

There were several more chairs on the bench today, naturally because today's trial was very important, and Princess Renesas was also present.

Chapter 597 The Trial of Tywin

"Bring the prisoners up."

The public trial did not require a lengthy opening prayer.

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Only after Viserys took his seat were all the nobles from the seven kingdoms and the two judges on the high platform allowed to sit down.

He waved his hand, ordering the soldiers to bring Tywin Lannister directly up.

Dealing with these people was really just a formality; Viserys might not actually hate them that much, as can be seen from his level of leniency. Apart from the Valerian family who had betrayed him, he consistently pursued the principle of killing as few people as possible and being cautious in his trials.

Of course, the nobles of the seven kingdoms who were killed on the battlefield are not included.

Compared to Oberyn's massacre in the Westerlands, Viserys was practically a merciful lord.

If it were Viserys from the original timeline, he would want to devour Tywin, Eddard Stark, the Kingslayer, and others alive, and even torturing them to death would not be enough to quell his hatred.

Because he actually had no feelings for his nominal father.

Then the former Duke of Casterly Rock, whose face still bore traces of blood, was shoved forward.

Tywin was dressed in prison clothes, his hands were tied behind his back, and his legs were shackled. His once magnificent golden armor and bright red cloak were long gone. Now, all that remained was an old man being interrogated in the dungeon.

His forehead wound, which had just been hit by a stone, was simply bandaged, and although it was still a patch of bright red, it wasn't too unsightly. Then they pushed him up.

Tywin Lannister was escorted off the stage, and the people of King's Landing immediately erupted in deafening boos. If it weren't for the golden robes surrounding the hall, and the fact that it was in front of His Majesty the King, they would have already thrown things at him.

It can be said that after the disaster in King's Landing more than a decade ago, almost every household harbored resentment towards the Lannister family.

"Your Majesty!"

Then the Unsullied soldiers shoved Lord Tywin, pressed him down by the shoulders, and forced him to kneel before the assembled dignitaries on the platform.

"It's been a long time, Lord Tywin."

The silver-haired youth on the stage looked at Duke Tywin, who had been pinned to the ground, and greeted him calmly.

When Tywin was brought to King's Landing, Viserys did not visit him, as the mockery of the defeated had left him feeling utterly bored.

The last time the two met was probably at the war conference in the Twins, when the human alliance was full of brilliant generals, united in purpose, discussing ways to save the world.

However, no one expected that humans would be such creatures. After defeating a common threat, they quickly fell apart and began a long civil war that only ended today.

"Yes, it's been a long time."

"His Majesty."

"The last time we met, we were fighting side by side."

Tywin was forced to kneel on the ground and spoke in a hoarse voice.

He raised his head to look at the newly appointed dignitaries of the seven kingdoms sitting on the high platform, and then looked around at the familiar and unfamiliar faces.

Those on the stage are all victors of this war, as well as beneficiaries. After a round of power reshuffling, many unfamiliar faces of Tywin are now sitting on the stage.

However, karma is inescapable. More than a decade ago, he was a beneficiary sitting on a high platform, reaping the greatest victory in the war of usurpers with minimal cost. But today, it is time for him to pay his debt.

Tywin's trial naturally began with the ordinary people of King's Landing. The Minister of Justice selected several eloquent and representative witnesses to represent the vast majority of King's Landing's citizens in their accusations against the Lannister family.

The first person to come up was a fisherman's son, who tearfully recounted the terrible scene his family had encountered more than ten years ago.

The Lannister army tricked their way through the gates of King's Landing and poured into the city. The royal army realized something was wrong and tried to close the gates, but it was too late. The Lannister army began a massacre, burning, killing, and looting.

His father led his family to hide in the cellar, but they were discovered by Lannister soldiers who killed his father, raped his mother, and threw his one-year-old brother to his death.

At that time, the fisherman's son was only eleven years old. He hid in a large vat in a corner of the cellar and survived, but he witnessed this terrible scene.

The fisherman's son is now in his twenties, married and settled. His wife, holding their child, listens to his accusations while silently wiping away tears, feeling sorry for her parents-in-law.

Justice was absent for more than a decade, allowing a teenager to grow into a father.

The second person to take the stage was a merchant from King's Landing. His shop was looted by the Lannister army, a large amount of goods were stolen, and his employees were killed. He was forced to pay a large sum of money in compensation and is now forced to work for others, becoming the manager of a trading company.

The third is Ser Allish Thorne, the headmaster of the Night's Watch. He was a knight of House Thorne in the royal domain, fought for the Targaryens in the War of the Usurper, and fought to the last in the fall of King's Landing.

After he was captured, Tywin gave him a choice between death or wearing black. He chose to wear black and witnessed the Lannister army storming into the Red Keep.

"Yes."

"The Lannister soldiers stormed into the Red Keep and killed Princess Elia Martell. They also intended to kill Prince Aegon to eliminate any future threats, but I sent Prince Aegon out through a secret passage beforehand."