Oberyn's words made the messy throne room so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Then it was silent for just a few seconds before exploding like a bomb.
They have naturally heard of Valyria's reputation, even the nobles with the least knowledge present.
This is the greatest country established by mankind throughout the ages. They have the most powerful army on the surface and in the sky, hundreds of thousands of slave legions, and control hundreds of giant dragons.
They enslaved the entire world when they existed, and even radiated to a distant eastern country, where people have heard the name of Valyria Free Fortress.
They arrogantly claim that they are ‘a nation that can challenge the gods’.
"Oh my God."
"How can this be?"
Everyone in the throne room was in an uproar and talking. Some people couldn't believe it, but at the same time, there were also nobles with gray heads and beards whose eyes shone with disbelief.
"This is so shocking."
"It seems that His Majesty's ambition has not reached its end yet."
Their keen political sense and rich experience told them that this was not just a matter of name, but also revealed the ambition behind the empire to annex the world.
The Freehold of Valyria has been destroyed after the Doomsday Scourge, and now there are many city-states in the world who claim to be the heirs of this great empire.
Such as Lys, such as Volantis, etc.
Lys is Valyria's native colony and has never experienced conquest. Volantis is the earliest colony established in Valyria and has a long history. It is known as the 'eldest daughter of Valyria'.
However, none of these city-states or families who claim to be the 'successors of the Free Fortress' are more qualified to claim the empire than the Targaryen family.
Because the Targaryen family is one of the forty dragon-controlling families in Valyria. It is a family that can openly participate in the selection of the king in Valyria. Within its gleaming city walls, forty rival families fight for the throne.
The power and glory above are competing against each other, and there is an endless, vicious, cunning, and often cruel and bloody struggle around the ups and downs of the right to speak.
This is the greatest capital of the Targaryen family, enough to claim the right to the ancient empire. Today, no one in the world except the Targaryen family has this qualification.
And Volantis, known as the 'Eldest Daughter of Valyria' and 'Mistress of the Summer Sea', was nothing more than a slave of the empire back then.
What qualifications did a slave have to claim heir to the fortress of freedom?
The Targaryen family is one of the owners of the Free Fortress of Valyria, and Viserys is also the last patriarch of the dragon family and the last dragon king in the world today.
When one day he raises his claim to the Freehold of Valyria, the claims of the other city-states will be nothing more than dirt on the ground, not worth mentioning.
"If we file a claim to Valyria, will it cause opposition from the Free Cities?"
And someone in the throne room asked in surprise.
"Opposition from the trading city-states?"
"Is it worth caring about?"
Immediately, someone also spoke out with an arrogant air and retorted.
The Free Trade Cities were overshadowed by the rise of the Iron Throne. The Westeros nobles who were once overwhelmed by the Trade Cities and the Iron Bank naturally stood up and sang.
"I agree!"
"Your Majesty is the last dragon king in the world, and he is the last heir of Valyria."
At this moment, Dr. Marwin, a short and strong bachelor, stood up and spoke.
Maester Bull was the most excited about changing the country's name to Valyria and mentioning the Targaryen family's claim to the Free Fortress.
Because he studied the history and past of Valyria very deeply. However, the deeper he studied, the more fascinated he became about this great country.
And their king happens to be the heir to that great empire. He has the blood of the sacred Yulong family flowing in his body, and he is fully qualified to inherit and rebuild this great empire.
"The Free Fortress of Valyria uses a system of joint kingship and king selection. It is chosen by forty dragon-controlling families after a cruel struggle. It is not in line with our national conditions."
"We have one and only one king. Our land spans both sides of the Narrow Sea, from Qingting Island to the Great Wall, from Yanhuo City to Yinghun Castle. There are countless people, a fusion of multiple ethnic groups, multiple cultural heritages, and many
language."
"A wise man once said that the king who is supreme in his own kingdom is the emperor!"
"Therefore, I propose that His Majesty should change his title from 'King' to 'Emperor'!"
Archmaester Marwyn stood in front of the Iron Throne, looking at the nobles of Wuyang Wuyang and the representatives of wealthy merchants from various industries below. Then he turned his head and looked at the calm-looking young man with silver hair sitting on the Iron Throne.
Then he spoke in a deep and deep voice, and his voice echoed repeatedly in the hall.
The nobles in the throne room were talking again, but this time it was much quieter than the previous discussion, because the sudden mention of the claim to Valyria was a huge bombshell.
Later, it would be less unexpected that Viserys would change his title from king to emperor.
Because now the country's strength can be called an empire, and the Iron Throne is generally called an empire in the outside world, and the emperor is indeed a higher level than the king in both Common Language and High Valyrian.
title.
The emperor in a broad sense among the Andals, Rhoynar and even the Valyrian population has different words and pronunciations, but the meaning is the same. They are both the legendary 'king of kings' and 'kings of kings'.
King of'.
The emperor is a collection of military, political, judicial and other powers. The emperor's power is more highly concentrated than the king, unlike the previous kings of Westeros who were just a large noble.
The country that the emperor can rule is also more powerful. Even if it is not to 'unify the entire known civilized world', it still needs to be the absolute king of a certain region.
It was for this reason that Orion, the Dragon King who escaped from the Valyrian Doomsday Scourge, chose to proclaim himself Emperor of Valyria instead of King of Valyria.
For Valyria's size and reputation, proclaiming himself king is an act of humiliation.
"Agree!"
"agree!"
"I also think His Majesty should be crowned emperor."
After the words of Archmaester Marwin fell, other important ministers of the imperial court who had been silent began to express their opinions one after another.
The throne room of the Red Castle is now the political core of the entire country, and every weak wind direction in it will become a strong wind sweeping thousands of miles.
The statements of many important officials clearly confirmed this signal. Although everyone in the throne room had different levels of knowledge, none of them was an idiot. They keenly grasped this signal and immediately chanted Viserys's name together.