The Prime Minister left King's Landing after the expedition to Dorne. The Minister of Justice, Oberyn, stood up as the leader of the ministers and made a proposal, which naturally caused many uninformed nobles present to look at each other.
The concept of the Seven Kingdoms is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After all, this political system has been maintained for three hundred years and spanned more than a dozen generations.
As a conqueror, Aegon I conquered the six kingdoms of Westeros with the help of three dragons, and the seventh country, Dorne, was also incorporated into the Iron Throne system in a subsequent marriage.
Therefore, people are all familiar with the concept of the Seven Kingdoms and know that the Iron Throne now symbolizes royal power. However, after the War of Conquest, Aegon did not completely erase the shadow of the former Seven Kingdoms, and even lived together with the former nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.
If we were to put ourselves in those days and put ourselves into the situation Aegon faced, we might be able to understand the decision made by this conqueror.
Because no one before him had unified the entire Westeros and the Seven Kingdoms, the concept that the Seven Kingdoms needed to be unified was not deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The people of the River Kingdom are hostile to the Kingdom of Casterly Rock, and the Kingdom of Storms is hostile to the Kingdom of the River. The King of the North is sitting in Winterfell overlooking the world. The people of each country are the people of each country, and there is no unified concept.
Aegon the Conqueror faced a process of starting from nothing, and this process took time to settle.
If he wants to unify the Seven Kingdoms and secure his own power, he may have to make such a choice and reach a compromise with the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.
The king and the nobles jointly govern the country in exchange for the cooperation and submission of the former nobles of the seven countries to the new royal power.
Otherwise, if Aegon's character is very tough and "my country" would rather break than bend, then the situation he faces will become very complicated. He can rely on violence to stabilize the country in a short period of time, but in the future, war will inevitably break out and everyone will rebel.
The situation that Viserys is facing now is different from Aegon. Because of Aegon's previous unification, the concept of the unification of the Seven Kingdoms has now been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Even ordinary people know the benefits of reunification, which eliminates wars, unites more people, makes the country peaceful, and allows people to live and work in peace and contentment.
With Aegon at the front, the people and nobles of Westeros now regard unification as a necessary condition.
Because of this, when Viserys occupied the Reach and King's Landing, he was surrounded by the remnants of the Baratheon dynasty. Although the two sides had a tacit agreement to temporarily suspend the truce, they never mentioned the truce.
Because it is impossible for the two sides to separate in terms of brain thinking and concepts, one side must annex the other.
Either Viserys will destroy them, or they will destroy Viserys.
Of course, if Viserys, like Aegon, had chosen to compromise at that time and put down the knife that was attacking the power of the aristocracy, the country's unification might have been completed in an instant.
But that would be reincarnation again, re-enacting the path Aegon took.
Viserys did not make such a choice, but chose to fight to the end with the old nobles.
Inch by inch of land, their backbones were broken bit by bit, and they fell to their knees completely on the ground and begged for mercy, or they were simply wiped out from this world without even a chance to beg for mercy like the Hightower family.
Therefore, it is not that Aegon is short-sighted, but that Viserys' conditions are much more mature than him.
At this moment, Oberyn's sudden proposal was actually something that the Imperial Council had already discussed.
This matter had been discussed before Jon Connington left King's Landing a few months ago. It was a big deal. All the royal ministers, except for the Minister of Agriculture, Alister Florent and a few others, were stubborn and conservative.
Most of them are talented people with extremely open-minded and active minds.
It can be said that Viserys's royal council, including the governors of various regions, are all talented people.
After breaking the backbone of the traditional nobility, weakening the power of the traditional nobility, and consolidating the royal power, the next step is to weaken the concept of the Seven Kingdoms and consolidate the concept of the entire country.
The first person to put forward this idea was Intelligence Minister Wallis. He strongly advocated that the concept of "Seven Nations" should no longer be used in official documents, including nouns.
Instead, it was replaced with 'King of Westeros', etc., emphasizing unified vocabulary.
However, Wallis's initial point of view was not generally accepted. The main reason was the change of thinking and habits. Changing a habit sometimes takes a generation.
But now that they heard Oberyn's proposal, the nobles, wealthy businessmen, and representatives from all walks of life in the throne room below all looked at each other and couldn't help but whisper to each other.
"National title?"
"What should our country's name be?"
"Didn't it used to be called the Iron Throne?"
Some people with a low level of education couldn't help but ask questions, but they were immediately explained by the people around them.
“It’s just like the ‘Northern Kingdom’ and ‘Valley Kingdom’ before the seven kingdoms were unified.”
Some people opened their mouths to explain, some suddenly realized it, and still others thought they were quite knowledgeable and wanted to show off their skills at this moment. They thought hard for a moment and then made suggestions.
"We can call it the Kingdom of Westeros!"
"The land under our feet is called Westeros, and this is our hometown."
However, he encountered opposition before he finished speaking.
"Have you forgotten Andalos, the place where His Majesty started, and Pentos overseas?"
"That's also the country's territory!"
"I propose that we should be called the United Kingdom of Westeros, Andalus and Pentos."
Another person suggested, but was immediately retorted by the person just now.
"It's too long. The name you gave me is longer than my grandmother's turban!"
There was a lot of noise in the throne room below. Viserys, who was sitting on the Iron Throne, tapped his fingers on the cold armrest without saying a word, while the important ministers of the Royal Council at the forefront were also silent.
Because such an important issue will naturally not be discussed in a hodgepodge like the Throne Room. In fact, the Royal Council has already discussed a result, and the Throne Room is just a formality.
"Valyria!"
Then Minister of Justice Oberyn, who was still the first to propose this idea, spoke.
As soon as he spoke, all the noisy voices in the throne room disappeared. Although Oberyn was not very popular like Ramsay, Oberyn was still very powerful on the surface. No one dared to offend this man in charge.
Minister of Justice with military power.
"Valyria is the greatest nation since men learned to remember."
"The Targaryen family originated from Valyria and is the most powerful heir to the Free Fortress."
"Therefore, I propose that your Majesty raise your claim to the ancient empire and rebuild Valyria!"