To pursue victory and cross the sea to eliminate the remnants of the Targaryens, this is naturally King Robert's wish, and it is also what he thinks should be done.
However, his idea encountered obstacles at the Imperial Council.
Because His Majesty the King never understands how much money he has in his pocket except for spending money, and he does not understand how dissatisfied it will be to reorganize soldiers to fight after a war has just ended.
"Your Majesty, our treasury no longer has the money to support us in launching a war of such a large scale."
The Prime Minister Jon Arryn was still the first to stand up and speak to persuade.
The other ministers, including the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Justice, all lowered their heads and said nothing. Stannis, as the Sea Minister, stared at the clean table and didn't know what he was thinking.
Varys, the intelligence chief, folded his hands in his cuffs, looked at the other people who were silent, and focused on Stannis a few more times, and then withdrew his gaze.
The entire imperial meeting fell into a very strange atmosphere, and no one else spoke, as if they were mute.
Because they all know King Robert's temper, even seven cows cannot be pulled back when he decides something. Only Lord Arryn speaks and His Majesty the King will listen to a few words, but if they try to persuade him, he will be scolded.
However, King Robert seemed to have made up his mind this time, and he did not expect that the King's Lord would talk nonsense about something that was absolutely correct and irrefutable, such as hunting down the remaining Targaryens.
If he hadn't been sure that his adoptive father would never collude with the Targaryens, he would have even doubted whether they had already planned to rebel.
Robert's copper-bell-like eyes widened, as if he wanted to devour anyone, and then he slapped the table.
"Lord Jon Arryn!"
"Why didn't you ask Lannister for a loan earlier if you didn't have money?"
"You know, even the shit that old guy Tywin poops out is golden!"
Standing outside the king's bedroom, the knight wearing a snow-white cape and bright silver armor could hear the sounds inside the room clearly.
He put one hand on the hilt of the sword, his face looked a little ugly, and then he took a deep breath.
However, King Robert in the king's council did not care whether Jaime Lannister, the regicide, was standing outside the door and heard these words.
He would even ask Jaime to stand guard outside the door when he slept with his sister, and listen to his sister's sexual intercourse, in order to satisfy some evil taste in Robert's heart.
The old Duke of the Valley was also very angry at Robert's unreasonable words. He slapped the table and stood up from his chair.
"His Majesty!"
"Tywin Lannister, as the Guardian of the West, how could he be called the Duke of Casterly Rock in such a frivolous and disrespectful way!"
Jon Arryn felt like he was so angry that his nose was about to smoke. He could just say such things in private, but how could he say such nonsense in such an important occasion as the Royal Council.
Especially since Tywin's son was standing guard outside the door, if this news spread to the outside world, or even to the West, who knows how big a ripple it would cause.
His Majesty the King insulted the Guardian of the West and even pooped out gold?
The upper echelons of the country's nobles are at odds, and Robert is also Tywin's son-in-law. The son-in-law insults his father-in-law. I don't know how many versions of the story about the king's family will be circulated in Flea Bottom, and how many stories will be created for no reason.
incident.
Robert, who was sitting on the throne, had actually been outspoken for a moment and spoke his mind. He was even more angry because his plan to attack the remaining Targaryens was opposed.
After being yelled at by his adoptive father, he immediately calmed down a lot.
Robert is not a complete bastard. He knows who is the sycophant who is full of slander, and he also knows who is the one who will never betray him and will always protect him under his wings.
"Hmph——"
King Robert groaned and sat back on his seat, the chair creaking under the load.
"Anyway... no matter what, the remaining Targaryens must be hanged."
"Dear Lord Jon Arryn, you have not seen the information."
Robert picked up the wine jug on the table and poured himself another glass of wine, speaking with some anger and sarcasm in his tone.
"I warned you..."
"I warned you a long time ago."
"That little Targaryen bitch actually hatched a dragon. A real dragon! Not a dog or a cat!"
At the end, Robert's spitting stars were flying all over the sky, and even the good mood of winning the naval battle at Dragonstone was gone.
Then the wine in the glass was drained in one gulp.
Bang——
The wine glass landed heavily on the table, and he looked at the intelligence director doing nothing at the side with slightly bloodshot eyes.
"Um?"
There was a dull sound in the nasal cavity.
Wallis, who had been distracted just now, reacted in an instant and shuddered slightly, then he understood and hurriedly opened his mouth to cater.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"We can't just wait for the dragon to grow up. We must take the initiative. Otherwise, if we wait until the dragon grows up, we will never be able to get rid of these Targaryen remnants."
Varys opened his mouth to cater to His Majesty the King, and Robert nodded with great satisfaction.
This is the reason why he is satisfied with Varys. As an important minister in the former Aerys II period, Varys is one of the few who still remains in the Baratheon dynasty.
"Your Majesty, actually...actually...if you only have dragons, you can't do anything."
The old Duke also had some headaches about this point, and seemed to want to argue something, but as soon as he spoke, he found that his tone of voice had dropped a lot unconsciously.
He didn't have the confidence to say this himself, and he felt like he would become a traitor if he continued to say it.
Naturally, he also read the latest information. Daenerys Targaryen, the posthumous son of Aerys II and the sister of Viserys who is now king, was holding three children in an accidental fire.
A young dragon emerges.
This is a huge problem.
Although it is a bit unbelievable, after all, the dragon has disappeared for such a long time and has not been seen with his own eyes, but the intelligence swore that the existence of the dragon really did not allow Jon Arryn to question it.
Although dragons are not the absolute factor that determines the outcome of a war, if they are evenly matched, the side with the dragon will definitely be in a crushing situation.
"Yes, it's true that just dragons can't do anything."
Robert sneered slightly sarcastically, and then roared.
"But have you ever thought about it, that guy Viserys still has an army of tens of thousands of people!"