Some of the top dignitaries from the seven countries in this row were sitting upright, some had playful expressions, some had their legs crossed, and some were wandering around, not knowing what they were thinking.
The most marginalized person is Prince Quentin Martell of Dorne. He is the youngest and is not eligible to attend, but he comes on behalf of his father, so he sits at the very edge of the governor's row, next to his sister.
Queen Arianne Martell.
The Prince of Dorne had an immature face and kept turning his head left and right to look around. He wore a sandy yellow robe full of Dornish characteristics. He did not wear any medals, only the blazing sun emblem on his shoulders.
Prince Doran of Dorne is indeed unable to come to King's Landing due to physical reasons. He has not left Fallingwater Gardens for many years.
Therefore, his eldest son Quentin has been sent to stay in King's Landing. Firstly, he may be able to help his sister, and secondly, it can consolidate Dorne's position after the new dynasty is established.
Facing Robert's puzzled look, Eddard, who was sitting on the table, looked slightly uncomfortable. The Northerner pursed his chapped lips, then lowered his head without looking directly into his friend's eyes.
Because he was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Red Keep, Robert knew nothing about the outside world. His son Joffrey and his daughter Myrcella did not tell him these things when they came to visit him the day before yesterday.
Robert thought Eddard was dead, or had left King's Landing in black clothes.
However, he never imagined that Ed would still be qualified to sit on the bench and watch his trial? Isn't this a naked betrayal?
We agreed that our good brothers would die together, but unexpectedly you secretly gave in.
Robert's eyes were a little angry and a little puzzled, but there was no accusation. After all, the relationship between the two was like brothers, not real brothers but like real brothers.
Both of them grew up in the valley as adopted sons. When they were teenagers, they bragged and spanked together. When they grew up, they did something spectacular together and overthrew the great kingdom that had ruled Westeros for almost three hundred years.
Therefore, the relationship between the two is very good, and Robert will be happy for Ed if he can get a chance to survive. Of course, being happy for him does not mean that he can forgive the betrayal.
Robert's eyes were like knives, and Eddard lowered his head and remained silent.
He chose to kneel down and plead guilty for the sake of his wife and children, but Robert would not do the same.
Not everyone can take Ed's path. His personal credibility is a guarantee. Even if Robert kneels down and pleads guilty, he will not survive, just like his father-in-law, Tywin Lannister.
, your way of survival has been blocked, why are you still embarrassing yourself at the last moment of your life?
It would be better to go to the seven hells happily.
Robert is very clear about his position. He knows that he has been a bastard in his life. He has enjoyed all the glory and wealth in his life, and he should go to the seven hells to be punished after his death.
"Kneel down!"
The Unsullied soldiers escorting Robert had cold voices and wanted to force the former king to kneel down, but Viserys waved his hand and stopped their behavior.
"never mind."
"A king should never be humiliated."
In fact, if we put aside the so-called family feud, Viserys does not hate Robert, even if he wants to kill him. Perhaps it is because of his favorable impression of Robert, a fat man with a bold personality and a straightforward temper in his previous life.
He has a strong affinity and is very good at turning enemies into friends.
The reason why the Targaryen army joined the human coalition and many nobles of the Seven Kingdoms to fight against the White Walkers was Robert's sincerity and Viserys' trust.
In fact, if Robert had not fallen into a coma after the human coalition resisted the White Walkers after the war, and the power of the army had not fallen into Tywin's hands, perhaps the two armies would not have turned against each other so quickly and exploded in an instant.
civil war.
At that time, Robert wanted to negotiate with Viserys to discuss the possibility of the Targaryen army not attacking Westeros, but instead establishing a huge empire on the continent of Essos.
After all, the continent of Essos has a vast territory, abundant population, and developed economy, so there is no need to stick to the Iron Throne.
However, Robert was shot in the chest by an arrow from Lyanna Stark, and the military power fell into the hands of his father-in-law Tywin. The foundation and weak possibility of all these negotiations disappeared.
Tywin knew very well that the Targaryen family would never forgive him once they gained power, so he had to drag more people into the trap to save the Lannister family. If he was the only one to resist, it would be difficult for him to survive alone.
Tywin controlled the power of the human coalition and launched a brazen attack on the Targaryen army, even using a giant crossbow to shoot Balerion in a sneak attack, successfully angering Viserys.
Then the human civil war broke out. The angry black dragon burned the Twins City and destroyed the resistance of the coalition forces. In the end, this civil war swept every inch of the Seven Kingdoms. It took nearly two years to complete the unification of the Seven Kingdoms.
"snort"
However, Robert didn't seem to appreciate Viserys' kindness very much. He still stood there with his hands and feet chained and snorted coldly.
In fact, Robert's trial was very simple. There was no need for other witnesses to accuse him. The mere fact that he was the leader of the rebels and usurped the Iron Throne was enough to kill him.
However, the Minister of Justice still very competently listed a long list of crimes for Robert and called many witnesses to accuse King Robert.
There were many crimes that even Viserys had never heard of, such as massacring people, robbing finances, raping women, persecuting nobles, etc. However, the most eye-catching one was that Robert drained the country's treasury and squandered it to his heart's content.
Petyr Baelish, Robert's former finance minister, personally attended and testified that Robert squandered the treasury to satisfy his various extreme materialistic enjoyments, which made it difficult for the country to operate, the economy was sluggish, and the people's living standards were poor.
Compared with the period of Mad King Aerys II, they have shrunk significantly.
What's ridiculous is that the mad king who was hated by everyone among the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms did not cause great damage to the people, but the leader of the rebel army who stood on the side of 'justice' caused the greatest harm to the people.
"Moth!"
"vampire!"
"The Fat Pig King!"
If the ** King just now was just a boo from the people, with the trial now, it has ignited the anger of the people.
Ordinary people in King's Land do not understand the so-called 'economics' and do not know why their living standards have declined, but they understand numbers and can do simple addition and subtraction.
Millions of golden dragons were a number that they could not even imagine, but they were all squandered by King Robert alone.
Especially when Petyr Baelish said that it was the king's profligacy that had brought down their living standards, he became even more angry. The scene suddenly became loud and the people were filled with resentment.
The two children, Joffrey and Myrcella, who were so frightened that they were qualified to attend and sat in the front row, looked pale and frightened.
They never thought that their father was so unloved by the people.
Their mother Cersei quickly hugged the two children, calmed their emotions, and then stood up.