Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

The Unsullied soldiers escorting Robert spoke coldly, attempting to force the former king to kneel, but Viserys waved them off.

"never mind."

"A king should not be humiliated."

In fact, if we set aside the so-called family feud, Viserys did not hate Robert, even though the other party wanted to kill him. Perhaps it was based on his goodwill towards this generous and straightforward fat man from his previous life. Robert was a very amiable person and very good at turning enemies into friends.

The Targaryen army's joining the human alliance and the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms in the fight against the White Walkers was partly due to Robert's sincerity and Viserys' trust.

In fact, if Robert hadn't been shot by an arrow and fallen into a coma after the war between the human alliance and the White Walkers ended, and if the power of the army hadn't fallen into Tywin's hands, perhaps the two armies wouldn't have turned against each other so quickly and broken into civil war so suddenly.

Robert was eager to negotiate with Viserys at that time, to discuss the possibility that the Targaryen army would not attack Westeros, but instead establish a vast empire on Essos.

After all, the continent of Essos is vast, populous, and economically developed, so there is no need to fight to the death for the Iron Throne.

However, Robert was shot in the chest by Lyanna Stark, and military power fell into the hands of his father-in-law Tywin, thus destroying the basis and the slightest possibility of all negotiations.

Tywin knew that the Targaryen family would not forgive him once they gained power, so he had to drag more people down with him to save the Lannister family. If he resisted alone, he would not be able to hold the line.

Tywin Lannister seized control of the Allied Forces and launched a blatant attack on the Targaryen army, even using a giant crossbow to sneakily wound Baelorion, successfully enraging Viserys.

Then a civil war broke out among mankind. The enraged black dragon burned down the Twins and destroyed the resistance of the allied forces. In the end, this civil war swept across every inch of the seven kingdoms, lasting for nearly two years, and finally unified the seven kingdoms.

"Humph--"

However, Robert did not seem to appreciate Viserys's goodwill. He remained standing in place with his hands and feet still chained, and gave a cold snort.

Robert's trial was actually quite simple. No other witnesses were needed to testify; the fact that he was the leader of the rebels and usurped the Iron Throne was enough to put him to death.

However, the Minister of Justice did a very good job of listing a long list of charges against Robert and finding many witnesses to accuse King Robert.

There were even many crimes that Viserys had never heard of, such as massacring civilians, robbing property, abducting women, persecuting nobles, and so on. However, the most eye-catching crime was Robert emptying the national treasury and squandering it.

Petyr Baelish, Robert's former Chancellor of the Exchequer, testified that Robert's extravagant spending had emptied the treasury to satisfy his extreme desires, making the country difficult to function, causing economic stagnation, and severely reducing the people's living standards compared to the time of the Mad King Aerys II.

Ironically, the mad king, hated by all the nobles of the seven kingdoms, did not cause much damage to the people, while the leader of the rebel army, who stood on the side of 'justice,' caused the greatest harm to the people.

"Moths!"

"vampire!"

"King of Fat Pigs!"

If the king's prostitution scandal was merely a source of public commotion, the trial has now ignited public anger.

Ordinary citizens of King's Landing don't understand so-called 'economics' and don't know why their standard of living has declined, but they can understand numbers and do simple addition and subtraction.

Millions of gold dragons were a number they couldn't even imagine, yet King Robert squandered them all on his own.

Petyr Baelish was particularly enraged when he said that it was the king’s extravagance that had lowered their standard of living, and the crowd erupted in uproar and public resentment.

The two children, Joffrey and Myrcella, who were qualified to attend and were sitting in the front row, turned pale and looked terrified.

They never imagined that their father would be so unloved by the people.

Their mother, Cersei, quickly hugged the two children to calm them down before standing up.

Chapter 602 The Last Witness

Robert's reign on the Iron Throne was not only marked by the squandering of the wealth accumulated by the Targaryen family over generations.

At the same time, in the name of the royal family, they owed millions of gold dragons to the Lannisters, the Tyrells, the Church, the Iron Bank of Braavos, and the Tyrothy Company.

However, most of these creditors had already been dealt with by Viserys, and the remaining Tyrosi Trading Company didn't dare to come to collect their debts.

The scene at the trial was filled with public resentment. People cursed the extravagant King Robert, but Robert Baratheon, standing in the center, remained silent in the face of the accusations. He offered no explanation and allowed the crowd to hurl insults and throw things at him.

At one point, even the Golden Robes and Unsullied soldiers were needed to maintain order.

"Protect the prisoners!"

"drink!"

At the command of the Unsullied Legion commander, dozens of Unsullied soldiers raised their shields and formed a round shield to protect Robert in the center, preventing him from being crushed to death.

bang bang bang-

Despite the constant sounds of things being thrown at the shields, the Unsullied soldiers, shields held high and expressionless, stood like machines, showing no sign of retreat.

"Everyone!"

"stop!"

"Back! Back!"

"Anyone who dares to disrupt order again will be arrested!"

Meanwhile, the soldiers of the capital's garrison, under the command of Brynden Tully, drove the angry crowd away from the execution ground, thus preventing any disruption to normal order.

It took some time to arrest several ringleaders before the unrest caused by the trial was finally quelled.

However, people's last sympathy for King Robert vanished, leaving only anger towards him.

Robert himself remained silent throughout, because he knew it was his mistake. Since being imprisoned, Robert had been reflecting on the reasons for his failure.

There were reasons for the war, reasons for Tywin taking advantage of his unconsciousness to seize military power, and reasons for his own extravagant spending.

If I hadn't spent so much gold on pleasure, but instead used it to benefit the country and its people, develop national strength, increase the number of soldiers, and improve military equipment, would I have had an easier time in the war?

They wouldn't have been routed by the White Walkers, nor would they have lost the final civil war, lost the Iron Throne, and become prisoners.

However, it's too late to reflect on the mistakes he made back then, and he no longer has the chance to start over.

Even if Robert were given another chance to travel back in time, he might not necessarily work hard to improve things. Instead, he would only work for a few days, wait for the initial burst of enthusiasm to wear off, and then continue doing whatever he was doing.

Robert did change somewhat after becoming king, but ultimately his true nature was revealed.

After all the commotion subsided and the scene returned to normal order, the Unsullied soldiers removed their shields and released Robert Baratheon, who was being protected within.

"Hurry up and get to work, kid!"

Robert stood in the center of the hall, his hands and feet bound by heavy shackles, his beard disheveled. He looked up at Viserys on the stage, his eyes fixed on the silver-haired youth, and then spoke with a hint of impatience.

"Isn't all you want my head?"

He was already tired of the trial and just wanted to end it all as soon as possible.

However, it was at this moment that the last witness was also about to take the stage.

Cersei, the former queen who sat among the nobles below, was still dressed as a maid and chose to ignore the curious gazes around her.

Her long golden hair was styled into a beautiful updo. Although she wasn't wearing any pretty clothes, Cersei still dressed up nicely today.

Cersei stood up from her seat, then knelt down and hugged her two children.

"Joffrey."

"Mother."

The blond boy still had fear and tear stains on his face. Clearly, the chaotic scene had terrified him. He thought the group was going to eat his father alive, and that he and Mysera had also been caught in the crossfire, being called 'bastards' by the angry crowd.

"Protect your sister."

"Mom, where are you going?"

Joffrey asked in fear, reaching out to grab his mother's skirt, but Cersei didn't say much. She simply wiped away the tears on Joffrey's face, then lifted her skirt and stood up, walking towards the witness stand.

Meanwhile, Robert, with his hands and feet in chains, glared angrily at Viserys on the judgment seat, cursing incessantly and begging for a quick death. But then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the last witness stepping forward.

Robert turned his head and stared at Cersei with wide, bell-like eyes. He hadn't expected that the last witness to accuse him would be his own queen.

"Cersei, you..."

"why?"

The man, whose beard had turned somewhat gray and who resembled an iron tower, couldn't help but speak. His voice was low and hoarse, filled with deep confusion. He was already doomed, so why did Cersei still come up to deliver the most fatal blow?

"Have you forgotten, Robert?"

However, the beautiful maid with long golden hair raised her hand to brush a strand of hair aside and lifted her delicate chin. Her eyes were slightly red, but she held back her tears.

"I asked you if you ever loved me? Even just once."

But you said no.

When Robert was first brought to King's Landing, Cersei visited him with her two children. However, before leaving, Cersei leaned against the door and asked one last question.

She asked Robert if he had ever loved her, but Robert shook his head and said no.

After that, Cersei completely lost hope in Robert and had no further affection for him.

Perhaps the young woman from the Westerlands also harbored dreams for her husband when she first married into King's Landing, after all, her husband was a great hero who overthrew the tyrant. However, on their wedding night, Robert was in bed with her, calling out the name of another woman.

Cersei then stopped looking at her husband and turned to the judge's bench before speaking with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, Your Excellencies."

As a wife, she testified against her husband and revealed some royal secrets. However, many of these had already been recounted by the witnesses, so Cersei repeated them. This left many of the nobles from the Seven Kingdoms in the audience looking at each other, wondering why Cersei had been brought up.

But on the trial floor, some of the prominent nobles already knew the reason.

They looked at Robert's head with pity, then turned to look at the two children. In the end, the children were innocent, merely victims of the adults' love, hate, and grudges.

Chapter 603 Revealing the Secret

"Your Majesty, Your Excellencies."

However, while many nobles of the Seven Kingdoms looked at each other in confusion, wondering what had happened, Cersei suddenly changed her tune and looked at the Archbishop, who also had a seat on the trial bench.

"Your Excellency, Archbishop."

The archbishop, dressed in a gorgeous pale yellow robe and wearing a crystal crown, was so obese that he could hardly walk. He sat under the shade of the judge's bench, lost in thought.

Hearing Cersei mention him suddenly, he paused for a moment, then quickly came to his senses, coughed lightly, and spoke.

"Please...speak."

Now that Cersei is no longer the queen, she cannot be addressed as Her Majesty the Queen. However, as the former queen, it would be inappropriate to call her by her first name directly, so she is left unaddressed.

As the representative of the gods in heaven, the archbishop must abandon his secular name. Therefore, the archbishop has no other title and can only be called the archbishop. In order to distinguish them, there are 'that stonemason archbishop', 'that fat archbishop', or 'the archbishop before that fat man'.

"I want to repent."

Cersei didn't care about the fat High Priest's embarrassment. She looked up at the many ministers on the platform, then reached out and smoothed her hair, tucking the golden strands behind her ear.