Viserys's reform was a reform system that broke the aristocratic dictatorship, elevated the status of civilians, and centralized power.
That is to say, the king used to be greater than the nobles than the common people. The common people were loyal to the local lords, the lords were loyal to the larger lords, and finally the king.
And this system may not be wrong in the first place, because in the final analysis, a few people control the majority in this world.
However, the tangled point of this problem is that the power of the aristocracy under the king and above the common people has become too huge after a long period of development.
They are so large that they can easily overthrow the royal power. Any king who does not serve their interests will be ousted or killed without hesitation.
The common people were also helpless against the entrenched aristocratic forces. In this era, any peasant who dared to resist the aristocracy, or even wanted to hand over a little food in the face of heavy taxes, would be judged as 'theft'.
Who has stolen the food grown by farmers?
Naturally, it was stolen from the noble lord.
It was enough for them to leave only a small amount of food for their tenant farmers to prevent them from starving to death. Even in the face of famine, war and other years, they would not even leave this small amount of food for living.
If you want to eat, you have to join the army and fight.
Therefore, when it comes to the growth of aristocratic power, the royal power at the top is as much a victim as the common people at the bottom.
Viserys attacked the nobles because their interests were already too rich, and by cutting off the interests of the nobles, the common people and the royal power naturally benefited. The royal power is the symbol of the country's supremacy, and the common people are the largest part of the country.
Viserys certainly received active support for benefiting the common people, and the status of the common people was improved under his rule.
However, if this kind of reform is just one place, it may be insignificant, and it won't cause any trouble, and the oppressed people will not rise up to resist.
But when all other parts of the country have completed reforms, the people own land for farming, there are no high taxes, the country's officials are clean and honest, and the nobles do not dare to be domineering...the only remaining place will become the target of public criticism.
Therefore, Dorne is outside the kingdom's system. Now in a short period of time, the people of Dorne are proud and proud, and they have vented their former resentment in one breath.
But in the long run, the only beneficiaries of Dorne's transcendent status are Dorne's aristocratic forces, including the lower-class people of Dorne and even the merchants who come and go. They still do not benefit, and their lives are not even as good as those of the people in other parts of the Seven Kingdoms.
At that time, the status of the two sides was once again reversed. It was not that the Dornish people were superior, but that all Dornish people except the nobles packed up their bags and moved overnight to live in the north, escaping from Dorne's aristocratic rule.
And what if the Dornish nobles discover this problem and want to stop it?
He has only two ways, one is to strictly prohibit escape and go on a killing spree, the other is to follow the reforms of other places in the Seven Kingdoms and gradually let go of the interests in his hands, so that it is no different from other places in the Seven Kingdoms.
According to Tyrion's understanding of the nature of the nobles, they will definitely take the first method first. However, treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, and even raising voices of resistance, they will eventually adopt the second method...
After thinking about all this, Tyrion felt his back was wet with cold sweat. Looking at the now triumphant Dornish man, whose nostrils were about to reach the sky, he only felt a little pitiful. At the same time, he felt a little pity for this man who looked young, but was actually
The king, who was extremely sophisticated in his methods, was even more in awe.
However, if you think about the fact that the other party was born in King's Landing or even the royal family, a place full of lies, conspiracies and calculations, he fled his hometown when he was seven or eight years old, and then struggled all the way to build a huge country almost from scratch.
Such a method cannot be easily explained.
After all, people will change as the environment changes, and the ability to learn and adapt is the greatest talent.
Viserys has finished consecrating all the governors with foreign surnames, and then comes the Targaryen family affairs.
In addition to discussing why Oberyn, a general of the Targaryen family, was not enfeoffed, the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms in Wuyang Wuyang were densely packed below. They also discovered a problem.
That is, there is no governor from the Reach among the newly entrusted governors.
"Where did the Reach go?"
"Does your Majesty have other plans?"
The nobles were whispering and discussing, and at the same time they couldn't help but glance at Vilas, who was at the back of the group of ministers.
He is an ordinary tax official, so he stands very far back, almost standing at the door of the throne room.
It is a pity that the once glorious heir of Highgarden has fallen to this point, but he is leaning on a cane in one hand, wearing the emblem of the Rose of Highgarden on his chest, and his shoulders are straight.
Although he heard the discussions around him and felt the eyes falling on him, Willas Tyrell also remained calm and remained silent.
Then the voice sounded again in front of the Iron Throne.
"Raenys Targaryen, Your Highness the Princess."
Rhaenys was wearing a military uniform, looking heroic, and her footsteps sounded.
Tread...
Then he walked out from the front row of the crowd, pulled out the Valyrian steel sword 'Dark Sister' with a cold light from his waist, and knelt down on one knee, holding it in front of him.
"His Majesty..."
The brown-haired girl wearing shining lady's armor was saying something, but the nobles of the seven countries behind were too far away to hear clearly.
Some of them couldn't even see the eldest princess's face clearly, but they still looked forward with their heads raised.
They have all heard of the eldest princess's reputation for beauty. She has inherited the advantages of Prince Rhaegar and Princess Dorne. At the same time, she is also one of the dragon knights of the Targaryen family. She is extremely active on the battlefield and has made many achievements.
of merit.
If I could marry this eldest princess...
Many nobles of the Seven Kingdoms were slightly moved, but they just thought about it. It is absolutely impossible for the Targaryen family to marry a dragon knight. Everyone knows that she will be His Majesty the King in the future.
Viserys then personally made Rhaenys the Duke of Summerhall.
Summer Hall is the summer palace of the Targaryen family, and there is a historical precedent for the canonization of the Prince of Summer Hall, so this is not a title created by Viserys himself.
After Viserys made Rhaenys Duke of Summerhall, he then made his sister, Daenerys Targaryen, Duke of Dragonstone.
The Duke of Dragonstone has always been the symbol of the Crown Prince of the Targaryen family. His Majesty the King still entrusted the Duke of Dragonstone after having Princess Diana, which caused some discussion among people.
However, these discussions were not even as intense as when Rhaenys was made Duke of Summerhall and Daenerys was made Duke of Dragonstone. People thought that His Majesty the King relied more on His Royal Highness the Princess.
But after all, Princess Diana is still just an infant, and a baby girl at that. If Your Majesty has a prince, perhaps the dispute over the heir will be settled.
Therefore, neither the Dornish people nor the other nobles of the Seven Kingdoms paid much attention to this, it was just a topic of conversation.
However, the decision that was thrown out in the throne room was a bombshell.
The forgotten riverlands will be absorbed into the royal domain, and Highgarden will be the royal back garden.