Then Viserys took Bessie, who was practicing walking, down to the castle and sent him back to recuperate.
He does not need to participate in the following celebrations, and will mainly rest.
Viserys also had nothing to do before this. He even visited his most loyal subordinates when he had nothing to do.
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Half a month ago.
The maester received a letter from the city on the other side of the sea.
The person who wrote the letter was none other than his teacher, Dr. Verin, the leading astronomer in Westeros. In addition to normal reminiscing, he also told his disciples and the lords he served——
Autumn has come.
Since the Citadel announced the Red Comet as the 'sword that kills the seasons', the season in Westeros has changed from spring to summer.
At that time, Viserys was still fighting bloody battles on the battlefield of Gol Doho. Now he has experienced many things, leading the victorious army back home, the defeat of the Battle of Dragonstone, preparations for the war, etc...
Perhaps except for farmers who are busy in the fields, many people have not noticed that the weather is getting colder and autumn is gradually approaching.
Letters from the Citadel announcing the seasons would come out every year and every quarter. Ordinary lords did not understand the calendar or astronomy, so they all expected the Citadel to inform them of the changes in the seasons, and then the lords would ask the farmers in the territory what to do during this season.
Therefore, the operation of many places in Westeros is inseparable from the influence of the Citadel. As the place where the largest number of intellectuals in Westeros are gathered, it is of vital significance.
In fact, Dr. Weilin's letters to his disciples were mainly about reminiscing about the past.
It was more than a month later that this letter traveled across the ocean and arrived on the continent of Essos, and it was even later that it was delivered to the bachelor's hands.
However, the traditional festival harvest banquet can take this opportunity to start.
As one of the few festivals on the continent of Westeros, Andalos also has such a tradition.
Because many cultures in Westeros originated from the Andals and Rhoynar, in fact, if we trace the origins, this is the birthplace of many Westeros cultures.
As the maester declares autumn, wise men begin to stockpile some of their crops.
As the largest local lord, he could hold a traditional festival such as a harvest banquet. Because of the long distance and difficulty in traveling, the harvest banquet often became a rare opportunity for meetings between lords and vassals.
As the king of Andalus, Viserys naturally announced the first harvest banquet in order to celebrate the harvest and consolidate people's hearts.
Not long ago, the emerging nobles who were enfeoffed to various places and began to build castles and territories quickly came to Andalos to gather.
As the first batch of nobles, in fact, these nobles have not yet broken away from the common people. They are all like bumpkins, chatting and laughing.
Now Viserys is sitting on the highest throne in the castle. The hall below is rarely filled with tables. The new nobles are sitting carelessly on chairs, with their wives and children beside them.
The servants in the castle were also very busy today. Dishes were brought out from the kitchen one after another, and each of these dishes required Viserys to take the first bite, and then the nobles on the other tables took the first bite.
You are eligible to start eating.
Pre-dinner dessert cakes, various red wines, bread dipped in butter, honey-glazed roast chicken, large pieces of stewed wild boar, goose stuffed with berries, barley venison soup, salmon, giant lobster, etc.
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The dazzling array of dishes is dazzling.
The atmosphere of the entire harvest banquet was also very lively, with people shouting "Long live Andalus!" from time to time, while others raised their wine glasses and shouted "Long live Viserys!".
However, Viserys just smiled slightly at all this, then raised his glass and took a sip, his eyes still calmly looking at the lively scene below.
His sister Daenerys sat on his left hand side, and Rhaenys sat on his right hand. Wearing a gorgeous long dress, the young and beautiful girl had a clean smile on her face.
The feudal system in Andalos seems to have a similar shell to that of Westeros.
However, it is actually different from the fundamental system of Westeros.
The most fundamental difference lies in the ownership of land.
Although the ownership of the entire territory of the Seven Kingdoms, the final decision-making power and the supreme rights in all aspects theoretically belong to the king.
However, in reality, the king is subject to the political status quo of Westeros and cannot really do whatever he wants.
For example, the king cannot interfere in matters in the West. If he wants to intervene, he must first say hello to the Lannister family, the guardian of the West and the Duke of Casterly Rock, or ask the other party to handle it.
If the Lannisters decide to protect a particular house, His Majesty has no other option but to reach a political compromise, go to war, or give up.
Even if the king loses in the struggle for power, he may lose his position and die.
This is actually equivalent to the king being the largest nobleman, owning his own fiefdom, and temporarily sitting in this position under the joint praise of other great noblemen.
If the king offends most of the rest of the nobles in the country, he will be overthrown by raising a flag together.
Just like Viserys's father, 'Mad King' Aerys Targaryen II, for the people, letting the king's flag change on the city is a matter for the nobles, and the people don't care about the person sitting on the Iron Throne.
Whether it's a Baratheon or a Targaryen, they only care about what they eat for their next meal.
And in Andalus.
Although Viserys divided the nobles among themselves, each noble ruled a village or town and could be inherited by his descendants.
But the final ownership of these lands still belongs to the king, which means that Viserys can depose a noble family that has made mistakes at any time, put the other party to death, or turn him into a commoner.
These newly enfeoffed nobles did not have actual ownership of the land, but only had the right to rule and adjudicate within the region, but this power was still affected by the king's supreme adjudication power.
In addition, the tax rate prescribed by the state must be paid on time, and the rest is the benefit that the nobles can obtain.
As for civilians, every civilian has the obligation to serve, and they serve directly in the Andalus Legion.
The Legion has garrisons in various places, and the highest command of these armies is in the hands of Viserys, without any connection with the local nobles.
Nobles are allowed to build family castles and have private soldiers, but the number of private soldiers is under a very strictly controlled number, which can only maintain law and order and defend the castle.
Because Viserys had a strong reputation among the people and the legion, the people recognized Viserys more than the nobles assigned to them.
Therefore, the new enfeoffment system was implemented very smoothly.
And this new group of nobles he pulled out were once ordinary people who stood out on the battlefield or through other channels and were canonized as nobles by Viserys.
It was too late to go from a mud-legged man to a grateful nobleman. Naturally, no one had any objections when the enfeoffment was enfeoffed.
Otherwise, Viserys wouldn't mind just taking off the title above his head, canceling the chance of gaining a fief and ascending to the sky, and becoming a commoner again.