Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

Meanwhile, Wang Jun escorted Jon Clinton's coffin along the main road, slowly retreating towards Prince's Pass.

The surrounding Dorne family was terrified, while the Bramont family of Bramont escaped unscathed.

Not long ago, Mrs. Laura, unable to resist persuasion, finally chose to follow the crowd and send troops to Tianji City.

However, only the women and boys remained of the Bramon family. Her daughter, Joanie, and son, Penrose, were too young to go into battle themselves. They simply entrusted a few hundred soldiers under the family's command to make a symbolic gesture.

Fortunately, Viserys did not pursue legal action against the Bramon family.

The same was true of the Manwoldi family of Wangzhong City. They sided with the Fowler family during the Battle of Prince's Pass. Although they did not directly send soldiers, they transported a lot of supplies to help the Fowler family guard Prince's Pass.

However, Dickon Manwood, the second son of the Earl of Dagoth of Kingsborg, was captured by the royal army during the Battle of Prince's Pass, and was even used to trick the gates of the pass open. Therefore, Dickon can be considered to have redeemed himself through meritorious service.

After the royal army stormed the pass, Jon Clinton kept the promise the fifty warriors had made to Dickon, forgave the Manwood family's crimes, and released him.

Therefore, the Manwuldi family of Wangzuka Castle also escaped the calamity.

Viserys did not stay with the army throughout the retreat; he escorted Jon Clinton's coffin and wrote a letter during the march.

The letter wasn't very long. After writing it, I blew on it, then neatly folded it and stuffed it into the envelope.

A lump of dark red sealant was poured onto the envelope. The silver-haired young man removed the three-headed dragon metal emblem from his left breast, which he used to fasten his cloak, and gently pressed it onto the sealant, leaving the Targaryen family crest. He then handed the letter to the maester accompanying the army.

"Academician Evlin"

"Send this letter to Yangji City."

A scholar wearing a gray robe, with a scholar's chain around his neck and some gray hair, stepped forward and bowed slightly in greeting.

"As ordered."

Although Maester Evelyn could not save Jon Clinton, Viserys did not hold a grudge against him.

Some people would blame the maester if they couldn't cure a disease or save a patient, but Viserys would not do that.

With the medical level of this era, it was rare to be able to save a patient; most of them went through a lot of suffering before dying.

It would be better not to save them.

Viserys' letter was quite simple: he asked his father-in-law, who had lived in Flowing Gardens for decades, to come to King's Landing and explain the reason for what had happened.

Viserys had promised Arianne he had no such intention, but Jon Clinton's death ignited his fury.

He could no longer turn a blind eye to Yangji City's tacit approval of this rebellion.

Others may not be aware of Dorne's current situation, but for Viserys, who is knowledgeable about the past, present, and future, and knows the general direction of the world, and can see beyond appearances to the essence, Dorne's situation is more than he knows.

Prince Doran's methods were extremely skillful; he had absolute control over Dorne.

In other words, the Tianji City rebellion would never have broken out without the tacit approval of Yangji City.

Even if the old falcon forcibly instigated a rebellion to evade legal punishment, other families would not have the courage to join the rebellion without the tacit approval of Yangji City.

The Martell family of Sunspear, with his father-in-law whom he had never met, perhaps wanted to use this opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with the Iron Throne, but he was very clever in keeping himself completely out of the fray, only sending some 'small fry' to charge into battle.

However, Viserys, enraged, showed no mercy either, and with lightning speed burned all the 'pawns' sent by Prince Doran alive in Tianji City as a powerful response, slapping Prince Doran hard across the face.

Perhaps Prince Doran, as the mastermind behind the scenes, did not make any mistakes in his strategy.

Viserys's suggestion to Dorne was a calculated move: while all other parts of Westeros were undergoing reforms, Dorne was an exception, inevitably making it the target of everyone's criticism.

If Prince Doran wants to accept the challenge and protect Dorne, he must take an unconventional approach.

From the perspective of both players, his move might not have been a mistake.

However, he made a mistake in underestimating Viserys's determination to solve the Dorne problem and in anticipating when the dragons would be deployed.

Who could have imagined that before the war in Sky City even began, the dragons on the other side had already taken the lead, precisely controlling the timing as they flew from King's Landing towards Dorne?

After all, Viserys had the 'Divine Eye,' while Prince Doran was just a mortal, making this match inherently unfair to him.

Moreover, the most important reason, which neither Viserys nor Prince Doran anticipated, was the sudden change in the pieces.

The Sandstone heir named Gurian Kogel, seeking revenge for his brother, raised his bow and arrow, and suddenly fired a stray arrow at Jon Clinton.

The arrow pierced Jon Clinton's heart, killing the First Lord of the Iron Throne who was leading the army into battle, and enraging Viserys.

These were all things that Viserys and Prince Doran had not anticipated.

Therefore, Viserys became enraged and razed the city of Tianji to the ground in his anger.

At the same time, the Kogel family of Sandstone City, the Ule family of Prison Gate Fortress, and the Feller family, the "Guardians of the Pass" of Sky City, were also wiped out.

Prince Doran was also slapped hard across the face, leaving him with only two options.

One option is to launch a larger-scale rebellion, putting his sons and daughters left in King's Landing in danger, but this would win over the hearts of the Dornish nobles.

Secondly, he obeyed Viserys's orders, bowed his head in submission, and obediently went to King's Landing to explain himself to the court of nobles and officials in the throne room.

This would protect his two children in King's Landing and prevent Dorne from continuing to be embroiled in war, but at the cost of losing the loyalty of the Dornish nobles. After all, a lord who cannot protect his vassals cannot win the heartfelt support of the nobles.

Furthermore, the Reach will have the initiative to bring about change. With its advantages, the Reach will continue to absorb refugees from Dorne, while Dorne will no longer be able to instigate war.

Ultimately, in order to save itself, Dorne was forced to reform in the same way, voluntarily and obediently joining the Empire's system and truly becoming a part of it, rather than remaining in a semi-independent state.

After the letter was sent, Viserys personally escorted Jon Clinton's coffin, mounted a dragon, and flew to King's Landing first.

Chapter 674 Attack

Viserys flew back to King's Landing, while the fleet that had been visiting from the other side of the Narrow Sea had long since left Myr and arrived at its next destination.

Tyrossi.

Tyrosh is a port city, one of the nine free city-states. It is located on a large island north of the Stepstones, far from the mainland, and is the closest trading city-state to the continent of Westeros.

“I have been to Yangji City.”

“Asha also came to Tyrosi.”

A man dressed in a gray-black coarse cloth shirt, unbuttoned and with a curved knife strapped to his waist, walked along and introduced himself to Asha Greyjoy beside him.

"Telosi is much larger than Yangji City."

Before them lay a bustling city. The Targaryen fleet was docked at the port of Tyrosi, where the sailors and soldiers had a brief period of freedom to move around and purchase supplies. At the port of Tyrosi also stood the Tower of Bloodshed.

Tyrosh is much larger than Sunspear, but still far smaller than King's Landing.

However, this island city has a thriving trade, and goods from all over the world come here for transit or flow in and out, making it exceptionally lively. The streets are filled with all kinds of people, with various hair colors, skin colors, accents and clothing from different regions. Some are in groups of three or five, while others are haggling over prices.

Asha and other out-of-towners walked openly on the street without attracting attention, because the atmosphere here is very open.

Furthermore, Tyrosi had a thriving slave trade, and mercenaries, slaves, and erotic gardens were very common in the city.

Tyrosh was once a colony of Valyrian Freehold, but gained independence after the Doomsday.

"Asha Greyjoy of the Andals".

In politics, the rulers of Telos were called 'Great Princes'.

The Grand Duke of Telos is not hereditary, but elected through a series of bribes and threats, which the Telos consider perfectly normal.

How can a candidate who doesn't even know how to bribe his way into office be qualified to rule their city?

Therefore, during the War of the Nine Copper Coins, after the mercenaries, pirates, and merchants conquered Tyrosi, they supported the local Tyrosi merchant "Silver Tongue" Aquito Adris to become the ruler of Tyrosi.

After the defeat in the War of the Nine-Coin King, Arquito reigned as the ruler of Tyroth for several more years before being poisoned to death by his own wife, and the Tyrothian monarchy was restored.

However, Orton Adris, the youngest son of "Silver Tongue" Aquito Adris, was not purged. Instead, he gained the trust of the current Grand Prince and later became one of the governors of Myr with the support of Tyroth.

Today, in the palace of the Great King of Telosi.

The current Grand Prince of Tyrese sat in the center of the palace, embracing a beautiful female slave. He gently inhaled the fragrance emanating from her, while the slave sat in his lap, smiling foolishly, and stuffed a grape into the Grand Prince's mouth.

Several slaves knelt beside Grand Prince Tyrothy; some held fruit platters for him, some massaged his feet, and one acted as his translator.

The Valyrian language spoken by Tyrosh here is in serious conflict with the mainstream language; it is a heavily dialectal Valyrian language. Tyrosh cannot understand the common language, and Asha cannot understand this dialect either.

At this moment, the High Lord of Tyrossi asked a question, and the translator standing beside him, dressed only in coarse cloth with bare arms and a slave mark tattooed on his cheek, answered without hesitation.

“Asha Greyjoy of the Andals, my king has some questions for you.”

What is the purpose of your visit this time?

"How long do you plan to stay in Tyrosi?"

Lord Tyrese's question seemed somewhat impolite, but it was very direct.

For a region like Tyros, content with its isolated location, it has no ambition to contend for supremacy. The only slightly unreasonable thought it has is the desire to claim disputed territory.

That land was once a prosperous region during the Valyrian reign, but it has since declined, though it still has a large population and mineral resources.

Now that Mill has withdrawn from the competition, only Tyrosy and Rhys remain, locked in a head-on confrontation, unable to stand each other.

Valantis has also been keen to get involved in the disputed territory.

However, Valanthi is a behemoth compared to the size of Tyrothy and Rhys, so every time Valanthi shows interest in the contested lands, the former 'two sisters' temporarily put aside their differences and unite against a common enemy.

But now it's not just Valantis; another, even larger behemoth beside the Three Sisters Kingdom has also turned its attention to the East, sending a fleet on a visit. This has caused tension throughout the world of free trade city-states.

Lord Tyrothy's question can be considered, in a strict sense, the first time that the world of the free trade city-states has inquired about the Iron Throne's intentions.

Myr, which the fleet visited during its first battle, was not qualified. A puppet regime could not represent a trading city-state, much less directly engage with the Iron Throne.

"I cannot refuse His Majesty's decree, nor can I fathom his purpose."

"His Majesty received a request for help from the envoys of Nath Island and dispatched troops to help Valyria's vassal states resolve their pirate crisis. He also requested that I visit the city-states along the way to convey good neighborliness and friendship."

“We are friends, Your Majesty.”

Princess Iron Islands stood at the bottom of the steps, one hand on the hilt of her sword. She looked around and then spoke loudly. Her answer was neither humble nor arrogant, and she showed no stage fright whatsoever.

Viserys sent Asha on the mission because he valued her ability to handle things independently.

'Asha is quite different from many girls who wear lace dresses.'

...

Shortly thereafter, Asha concluded her diplomatic mission at the palace of the Great King of Telos.

The Highlord of Tyroth had a close relationship with Dorne, and he himself had a very close personal relationship with Prince Doran, so he was also very knowledgeable about what was happening in Westeros.

Lord Tyrothy also inquired of Asha about Viserys' reasons and intentions in declaring himself Emperor of Valyria, and expressed his concerns.

Because the Tyroth were once Valyria's vassals, no one but themselves wanted to see this great empire return to the world.

However, Asha was unaware of this matter and appeared completely bewildered. Lord Tyrosh had learned of this news in advance through covert means.