Aegon is a little upset now because news of the war in the River Bend came not long ago. The Dothraki and the Dornish army defeated the enemy. They attacked several cities and defeated the Tyrell family of Highgarden. Immediately afterwards
The old town was captured again.
However, the trouble lies here. My uncle was recuperating in Highgarden and did not attend the battle in person. When his dragon attacked Old Town, it burned the Starry Temple with dragon flames and the statues of the Seven Gods collapsed.
This incident caused an uproar in King's Landing, which is dominated by the belief in the Seven Gods.
Some claim that the dragon was ordered by His Majesty the King to do this in defiance of the gods.
Some people refute that the king did not appear on the battlefield at all, but his mount flew to Oldtown to participate in the battle, committing a crime.
Do you have the ability to punish the dragon?
Varys's little bird and Ramsay's Ministry of Internal Affairs did not interfere in the whole process, but silently monitored the public opinion on this incident.
Then two reports with similar differences were obtained and presented to Viserys.
The Iron Throne and the Royal Council seem to be using this incident to test the public's reaction to this, and the result is that the Church of the Seven Gods' control over public opinion is indeed declining significantly.
The Church of the Seven Gods' inaction during the White Walker War and the Red God's prophecies in this war have successfully reduced people's belief in the Seven Gods.
The collapse of the Starry Cathedral is also a serious provocation, which can confirm that the public response to this is indeed declining, and the proportion of royal power in people's hearts is increasing.
Because the Seven Gods did not save the world at the most critical moment, instead, mortals stood up and stopped the terrible enemy with their flesh and blood.
However, although most people have begun to waver in their belief in gods, there is still a group of fanatical believers who are extremely dissatisfied with this. They organized and tried to attack the Red Keep, but were repelled by the Unsullied Legion guarding the Red Keep.
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The Unsullied kill without blinking an eye and faithfully carry out their master's orders, so they naturally show no mercy to these mobs.
This group of people wanted armor but no armor, no weapons, no weapons, so they couldn't even break away from the formation of the Unsullied. Although they were huge, it was like a worm shaking a tree, a completely one-sided massacre.
The corpses of the mob were piled up like mountains, and the steps of the Red Fort were stained red with blood. They were then dragged away on carts and burned outside the city. They were cleaned up overnight, and not even a trace of blood was seen.
But that night, Aegon heard the news and rushed out of the Red Keep. He saw several familiar faces among the corpses, which were his former partners, the sparrows who led him.
The fear in Aegon's heart became more intense, and his face even turned slightly pale.
The maid responsible for taking care of Aegon in the Red Keep thought that the little prince was frightened by this bloody scene and had no idea what he had done.
But now, his uncle suddenly sent someone to find him, and Aegon's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
He instinctively knew that this matter had come to light.
"Oops…"
The silver-haired boy suddenly had a feeling of impending disaster. His mind went blank as he followed the Unsullied guards through the garden of the Red Castle and walked towards the Imperial Conference Hall.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he didn't even know which leg to move. For his age, it was really too early to participate in palace conspiracy. He didn't have such ability and skill yet.
If Aegon keeps a low profile and doesn't make any noise, there may be a glimmer of hope, but if he shows up a little bit, he will be suppressed.
How could he be the opponent of these human beings who were born and raised in King's Landing, hang out in the palace all year round, and are accustomed to lies?
Then when the silver-haired boy walked into the Imperial Council Hall and saw the adults present and his uncle sitting at the head, he finally couldn't help but lose control of his emotions.
Before Viserys could ask for the reason, Aegon fell to his knees with a plop, and confessed everything with tears in his eyes.
"Uncle, I was wrong..."
Including how the High Sparrow indoctrinated him and lured him into taking the bait with the title of heir to the Iron Throne.
And Aegon's words made all the important ministers of the Royal Council present look at each other.
There are not many people in the imperial meeting now, and most of the seats are empty.
Aegon's biggest supporters are his adoptive father, Lord Hand, Jon Connington, and Lord Chancellor of the Exchequer, Illyrio Mopatis, both of whom are now on the other side of the Narrow Sea.
And his backer in King's Landing, Minister of Intelligence Varys, has been influenced by Viserys's spirit and quietly switched sides.
At the same time, it was this bald eunuch who betrayed Aegon.
Lord of War Kargor has not returned to King's Landing with his army, Lord of the Sea Geoffrey Bracken is in Seagull Town, commanding the army to attack the valley, and Minister of Justice Oberyn is escorting Tywin back in the west.
The position of Grand Maester is vacant. Viserys is interested in Dr. Marwyn, who is currently in Pentos, and hopes that he will also serve as the dean of the seminary in the future. He has sent letters to him, but he still needs to seek his personal opinion.
Therefore, the only important ministers sitting in the Royal Council Chamber are the King's personal advisor Tyrion Lannister, Minister of Intelligence Varys, Head of the Home Office Ramsay Snow, and the Archbishop of the Church of Baelor and the Kingsguard.
Female Knight Mia.
Ramsay has made great contributions to the Targaryen family, and the Ministry of Home Affairs is extremely powerful, so he is also qualified to sit on the Royal Council.
But Little Skin would not appear here on weekdays, and now it happened that Viserys needed to track down the High Sparrow incident and he came here. The Archbishop sitting opposite him had the same reason.
The silver-haired boy knelt down in front of his uncle and cried bitterly, telling how he had been deceived by the High Sparrow, while several important ministers in the parliament looked at each other with different expressions.
The female knight Mia and the king's personal advisor Tyrion showed unbearable expressions. The Minister of Intelligence Varys lowered his head and remained silent. Little Skinny Ramsay's cheeks hidden under the hood were gloomy and showed a sneer, while the archbishop was
The most angry, even indignant.
He denounced the High Sparrow for inciting believers to attack the Red Keep and deceive the prince. He immediately expressed the hope that the king could send troops to suppress this mob and refused to recognize them as believers of the Seven Gods.
The performance in the Royal Council Hall was comparable to an Oscar. Viserys helped up his nephew who was kneeling in front of him and crying bitterly. The silent Minister of Intelligence Varys finally coughed lightly at this moment, and then looked at
Aegon said with a complicated expression.
"Your Highness Aegon."
"In view of your piety towards the beliefs of the gods, and to prevent you from being deceived by traitors again, the Archbishop would like to personally accept you as a disciple and teach you the teachings of the Seven Gods."
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
Varys spoke, and the somewhat fat Archbishop sitting next to him nodded slightly, looking at Aegon with eyes full of satisfaction.
What an honor it is for a pure Targaryen royal to abandon his surname and devoutly join the church?
And with His Highness Aegon joining, who dares to say that the king does not value the church? He despises the gods as a mortal?
"ah?"
Aegon, who was being helped up, suddenly looked confused when he heard Varys's words.