iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 480 Bloodline 3
"Martus Rowan."

Green sighed again: "I am in a difficult situation. The seriously injured Queen Cersei entrusted the kingdom to me, but now you ask me to go against her will.

As you said, this is indeed related to the Lannister-Tyrell alliance, but I must remind you that if I ignore the will..."

He glanced at everyone: "...This will tarnish the honor of the Kleber family."

After a pause, Green fixed his gaze on Matus. "In the war sixteen years ago, even though Prince Rhaegar had died in the battle, all the men in the Crabbe family died in the battle, leaving only my pregnant mother."

He glanced at the crowd again: "Everyone, this is the honor we swear to protect until our death."

Upon hearing the term "War of the Usurper", Pycelle, who had persuaded King Aerys II to open the gates of King's Landing to Lord Tywin, could not help but shudder.

Although he still didn't understand why the regent, whom he trusted very much, suddenly mentioned the war, his experience of serving several kings told him that...keeping silent at this moment was tantamount to waiting to die.

There are no secrets in the Red Keep. Pycelle could even imagine how ecstatic the "Old Royal Party" would be and how uneasy the "New Royal Party" would be.

Because...years of war have weakened the power of the lords of the seven kingdoms, and this regent is a famous general of the seven kingdoms who commands a large army.

And... this regent is the bloody earl who directly buried the Knights of the Old Valley.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, in order to survive...he must stand firmly on the side of the Regent.

As for the everlasting Golden Rose, let’s talk about it after Duke Metz enters the Red Castle!

Thinking of this, Pycelle looked to the side and said, "We do not deny Tyrell's many contributions to the king and the kingdom, but the damage to the honor of the regent will bring a lot of turmoil to the kingdom. Lord Rowan, perhaps this will be the best excuse for a riot in King's Landing."

Prime Minister Harris looked left and right, and it was obvious...it was now a power struggle between Tyrell and Crabbe.

The Regent was strong enough, and the Reach was powerful enough. If he wanted to secure his position as Prime Minister, he had to stand on the side of the ultimate winner.

In the end, Prime Minister Harris chose to keep silent. He planned to wait until the situation became clearer before stating his position.

After Pycelle finished his speech, the imperial conference table suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Cough... cough... cough...

Not long after, the cough of the Minister of Finance broke the solemn atmosphere. He calmed down and said, "Your Highness, regarding the issue of one part of the Queen Mother's will, perhaps we can wait for a while before discussing it, at least until..."

"Earl Rossby." Green interrupted the Chancellor of the Exchequer coldly.

Green stared at him. "Ever since Queen Cersei's accident, everyone has been watching the Red Keep and the Small Council, including our enemies. These people are waiting for a good excuse to cause unrest in the Seven Kingdoms."

His hands gripped the arms of the king's chair. "If we can't even handle the will of the king's mother, the Queen Regent, who will trust the King's Council that represents the ruling power of the Seven Kingdoms? In fact, when I learned in the Riverlands that Queen Cersei was imprisoned by the Church, I was already full of disappointment in the King's Council."

He glanced at the ministers in front of the Imperial Court one by one and said, "If the royal family loses its dignity, who do you think will still respect the Imperial Court and its ministers?"

Green looked at Matus, who had a tense face. "Cersei is the Queen Regent. Before Tommen comes of age, she represents the highest dignity of the royal family. If even we continue to trample on her honor, it will cause irreparable damage to the honor of the royal family."

He swept his eyes over the people present. "We watched helplessly as the Queen Mother was imprisoned and paraded by the Church, and waited helplessly for the King's fiancée to be tried by the Church. We can't even protect the royal will... If we do nothing at this time, I guarantee that future members of the royal family will curse our generation's Imperial Council from generation to generation. Moreover, it will become an eternal shame for the kingdom."

Green's tongue was like a sharp sword, stabbing them again and again.

Is the honor of the royal family important? Of course it is! But since King Joffrey inherited the Iron Throne, and with all the changes that followed... they have begun to ignore it unconsciously. However, compared to the so-called honor of the royal family, they pay more attention to the honor of their own family. No one wants to become the eternal sinner of the family, and they cannot bear the consequences.

Pycelle has no family behind him, but he is a Grand Maester, and as long as he can stay alive... he actually cares about the records in "True History" very much.

This was the first time that Earl Matus faced Green's tongue. He suddenly remembered... the scene in several royal meetings when Green's normal-sounding speech made Lord Tywin's veins bulge.

He could sense that the Regent's words were alarmist, but he didn't know how to refute them.

After thinking for a moment, Lord Matus paused and said in a calm voice, "Your Highness, the Tyrell-Lannister alliance is equally important to the honor of the royal family. If the engagement between His Majesty Tommen and Lady Margaery is cancelled, the entire Reach will become a laughing stock in the Seven Kingdoms."

After a pause, he looked at everyone and said, "When the time comes, how can we make up for the lost honor of the River Bend?"

Green's reaction was a little surprising. He nodded in agreement: "Yes, we cannot ignore the contribution that the Duke of Metz has made to the peace of the kingdom."

"…" Pycelle was just about to muster up the greatest courage of his life to emphasize that royal honor was more important.

Prime Minister Harris first looked at Green who was sitting in the main seat, then looked at Count Matus who was sitting diagonally opposite him, and then scratched the small tuft of white beard on his chin.

Count Matus was stunned for a moment. He was at a loss as to what to do with Green's "torture". What was the real purpose of the regent? He suddenly had the idea of ​​letting other people from the Reach serve as ministers in his place.

At this moment, Matus missed the military camp very much.

Green's voice finally came: "According to Cersei's will, the engagement between Tommen Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell must be cancelled."

Green's distinct attitude made the air around him freeze.

Count Matus was about to stand up, but Green raised his hand to suppress him: "Please wait until I finish speaking."

After a moment of silence, he continued, "Out of respect for the Duke of Mace, everyone, I propose that... when His Majesty Tommen comes of age, he can choose his own queen, and no one can interfere."

After a moment of silence, Pycelle and Harris said almost at the same time: "The Regent is wise!"

knock knock knock.

Green knocked on the table, attracting everyone's attention.

“But there are prerequisites.”

He continued: "Stannis's rebellion must be quelled if war in the Seven Kingdoms is to end quickly. The source of his rebellion is his legal right to inherit House Baratheon and the right of that family to rule the Stormlands."

Amid the confusion of the crowd, his words returned to the theme: "For the peace of the kingdom, for Tommen to become a better king when he grows up, and for him to marry the woman he loves."

He stood up slowly. "I propose that the Stormlands of House Baratheon be incorporated into the crown of His Majesty Tommen Baratheon."

"My Lords."

With his hands on the edge of the table, Green looked down at them and said, "Now, please vote on the proposal to merge Stormland into the Royal Territory."

(End of this chapter)