The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 249: Reorganization of the Game
For most civilians in the kingdom, the war against the White Walkers is over, the long winter has subsided, and it seems that a bright era is coming and prosperity will return to the earth. Unfortunately, the situation did not develop as they expected. The kingdom is far from calm. Under the seemingly calm surface, various forces are hiding. They all have their own thoughts and want to take advantage of the new situation to gain benefits.

Even above the water, many major events have happened in the kingdom these days. One of the most recent events is that Stannis swore allegiance to Hugo Tollett after a brief silence, officially withdrawing from the race for the Iron Throne. With the return of the Great Territory of Tyrosh to the jurisdiction of the East, the last War of Succession also ended. After Stannis's allegiance, Lys also welcomed Hugo's officials to settle in Lys and manage the city. As the situation became clear, this hedonistic city, which had been sitting on the fence in fact, decided to offer a real gift to the winner.

Meanwhile, in the Rhoyne River Basin, as the kingdom's power grew, Volantis could no longer hold on to the lost territory it had conquered, and Tygett Lannister's army once again pressed down upon the great city, and the great domain of Lower Rhoyne was restored.

Since then, the new seven kingdoms and even the entire kingdom have been unified again.

Stannis said that the reason he was loyal to Hugo was that he saw Hugo as a leader worthy of his loyalty in the Battle of Glory, so he made this choice and gave up the fight for the Iron Throne. The political impact of this behavior is huge. As Robert's brother and a member of the royal family, Stannis's loyalty to Hugo Tollett can't help but make people think about it.

Today, Hugo Tollet is the most powerful figure in the Seven Kingdoms of the East and the West. It is no exaggeration to say that in many places his prestige is greater than that of the current little king. Many people regard him as a benefactor. In their view, it was Hugo who ended the long winter and saved countless lives.

With Stannis's surrender, Hugo's prestige in the kingdom reached its peak. Many people were wondering, since all the contenders for the throne had sworn allegiance to Hugo, was Lord Hugo also qualified to compete for the throne?
Once this idea came up, things got out of hand. Hugo was the founder of the expedition, just like Robert, and the king's daughter Myrcella was a playmate of Lord Corron in Lord Hugo's court. It was said that Hugo's family liked this beautiful and sensible girl very much. If nothing unexpected happened, this girl would be Lord Corron's wife in the future. This also meant that the descendants of the Tollett family would have the blood of the Baratheon family and the right to inherit the throne.

Under normal circumstances, the succession right with such a low ranking would certainly not be able to determine the ownership of the throne, but Hugo's identity as a favored one of the gods changed things. After experiencing so much chaos and war, Westeros longed for a wise leader to lead the kingdom out of the haze and let both sides of the narrow sea return to the prosperous era under the rule of the conquering king. Hugo was the one who reminded people of that era. After all, it was he who started the Great Expedition in the first place, and the miracles of the Seven Gods also came to the world.

What about the Iron Throne now? It sits on a woman and a child. If it were just that, it would be fine, but those women and children are all tyrannical, especially the Queen Mother. The wounds of the Seven Kingdoms are bleeding, but what she did was to rub salt into the wounds of Westeros. She didn't think about how to maintain peace, but just tried every means to provoke war.

People's disgust with the Lannister woman has reached its peak. Under such circumstances, intentionally or unintentionally, the calls for Hugo to sit on the Iron Throne are growing louder and louder.

This is not just because of Hugo's military achievements. With the end of the long winter, a large number of Westeros people who had fled to the east returned home. These people brought peace and tranquility to the East under Hugo's rule, which aroused the yearning of those who were struggling in the war - especially in the bloody battlefields such as the Riverlands, the Stormlands and the North, the public's call for Hugo to sit on the Iron Throne became stronger day by day.

Although these voices are currently only in the appeal stage and remain on the lips, they have already made the Westeros players participating in the Game of Thrones nervous, because there are some players at this table who will not hesitate to pledge allegiance to Hugo and thus break the balance.

So, without any prior agreement, those who did not want to see Hugo take over the kingdom gathered together to discuss the situation.

King's Landing, the capital of Westeros.

Although the two queens are still in a standoff, the end of the long winter has brought the people of King's Landing out of the winter haze. They took out the supplies prepared for the winter and started to consume, which made King's Landing prosperous again. Thanks to the unprecedented harmony in the kingdom after the war, there are many more merchant ships in the port of King's Landing. Although everyone knows that Queen Cersei, who controls the Iron Throne now, is not a peaceful person and will cause trouble sooner or later, the huge commercial profits still attract them to sail to this big port.

Now, just as the people of King's Landing were celebrating the passing of winter, the Red Keep was on full alert. Even the two queens in confrontation had put aside their differences to a certain extent. The reason was simple: the next meeting to be held in King's Landing was too important. The attendees alone included half of Westeros: Cersei Lannister, Margaery Tyrell, Joffrey Baratheon, Mace Tyrell, Doran Martell, and Petyr Baelish. Apart from those hesitant nobles, they were the second largest force in the kingdom.

Now, "Littlefinger" Petyr is sitting in a position he had never dared to imagine before, and looking at the bigwigs of the kingdom in front of him, he can't help but feel a lot of emotions: after so many years, he, the son of a wealthy knight from the Five Fingers Peninsula, has become an important game player in the kingdom. The bigwigs he could only look up to are sitting in the Red Castle to discuss matters under his organization. These people have different relationships, and some of them even have ancient hatreds, but no matter what the relationship is, they are all sitting here under his mediation.

In order to organize this meeting, Petyr analyzed the rulers of the kingdom for a long time. Finally, he selected those who would not accept Hugo's rule and gathered them in King's Landing. Hugo's threat was so great that these people had to put aside their conflicts and sit together. The atmosphere of the meeting was very dull. Everyone knew what kind of person they were facing. That person defeated the White Walkers, ended the long winter, and had the favor of the Seven Gods. To fight against such a person, let alone ordinary soldiers, even nobles like them could not help but feel nervous.

Petyr saw all of this. As the organizer of the meeting, he couldn't let the situation go cold, so Littlefinger stood up and said, "Everyone, I'm glad that everyone has arrived at the capital of the kingdom as agreed. As for our purpose, I don't think there is any need to say more. We are all gathered here to fight against that man."

Even though no one called this person by name, everyone's face was heavy. Littlefinger saw all of this and continued, "He suffered some losses in the war against the White Walkers, but it was not enough to hurt him. As long as he wanted, the army in the east could march west at any time and start a war to usurp the kingdom. Everyone, you are all loyal subjects of the kingdom, and you are sitting here because you don't want to see this scene."

Petyr enjoyed the feeling of having everything under control, not to mention that the people in front of him were the most powerful group of people in Westeros, and now they could only follow his baton.

"Little Finger, tell me, what ideas do you have to fight against that...that Hugo."

Mace Tyrell said, everyone knew that he almost said the words "that upstart". Since Hugo had won the merit that attracted the attention of the entire kingdom, Lord Inflatable Fish seemed to have some defense against Hugo, and even said such an indecent word as upstart.

"Be quiet, Tyrell. This shouldn't be the attitude you want to use to solve the problem."

Prince Doran's steady voice sounded, and Littlefinger glanced at Prince Dorne with extremely subtle contempt.

He didn't understand before why Daolang didn't take any action during the entire civil war. It was not until some news came from the East that he understood some of the circumstances.

His comment on this is that some people are too steady, so steady that they miss most of the opportunities, and in the end they have to be pushed by the situation.

But, on the other hand, Doran retained his strength in this way, so Dorne, like his valley, retained its vitality.

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The inflatable fish gave Doran a fierce look and wanted to say something but held it back. No one present was puzzled by this reaction. Everyone was well aware of the hatred between River Bay and Dorne. It was a miracle that they could get along well with each other.

Petyr glanced at the two queens and the little king. The three of them were relatively stable. The queen and the queen mother looked at each other, and the king looked embarrassed between them. This made Littlefinger breathe a sigh of relief. It would be good if the three of them didn't make a fuss. If they did, it would be a big trouble.

Then Petyr spoke the name he had been thinking of for a long time.

"Daenerys Targaryen."

(End of this chapter)