Early the next morning, a raven flew to the western border of the empire through the hands of Grand Maester Marwyn.
The former leader of the Golden Company and Governor of the West, Mys Toyne, is about to take office as the fourth Prime Minister.
On the other side, the imperial fleet on the other side of the Narrow Sea left Tyrosh, arranged their formation and sailed to their next stop.
Reese.
But the news of the arrival of the imperial fleet in Lys caused a panic, because there was a rumor that spread throughout Lys not long ago.
The content of the rumor is that Asha Greyjoy, the messenger of the Iron Throne, suffered a well-planned assassination in Tyrosh. If the messenger of the Iron Throne had not been lucky enough, he might have died in Tyrosh. According to the rumor, this
The mastermind behind the assassination was the Governor's Council of Lys.
Because there is now a tense situation between Lys and Tyrosh, regarding the sovereignty of the disputed land, the two sides have reached the brink of war.
The Lysians hope to assassinate the Iron Throne's emissary and sow discord between the Iron Throne and Tyrosh, thereby gaining the support of the Empire and successfully monopolizing the disputed territory.
However, the Lysians made a mistake. Instead of assassinating Asha Greyjoy, they allowed the Tyroshi to find out the truth.
Now the Lord of Tyrosh is mobilizing troops and generals to actively prepare supplies. At the same time, he has signed treaties with several mercenary groups. The entire city-state has entered a state of war. Warships are densely packed at the port. It seems that troops will be sent to attack Lys. The war between the two sides
On the verge of breaking out.
And the imperial fleet happened to be visiting Lys at this juncture, which is hard not to make people think about it.
After all, the fleet has two thousand elite imperial soldiers who have fought in conquest wars. If there is a sudden attack, even the trading city-states will suffer heavy losses.
Lys is one of the nine free trade city-states. It is located on the southern coast of the Essos continent, southeast of Tyrosi and west of Volantis.
It is a city built on rocks, surrounded by seas with frequent storms. At the same time, the entire city-state spans several islands, consisting of a main city port and several prosperous satellite islands, where there is also singing and dancing.
However, at this moment, in the Governor's Council of Reese.
Twelve Governors of Reese sat around a giant round conference table. Some of them were fat, some were thin, and their ages ranged from young to old. Behind them stood their most loyal slaves.
But there is no doubt that they all have blue eyes, platinum curly hair and fair skin. Even the elderly are well maintained, dressed exquisitely and decently, and look very gentle and polite.
Because the blood of the ancient Valyrian Freehold is still very strong in them, the closer you get to that land, the more you can see the Valyrian race.
"I received information from an informant that the Iron Throne's fleet is preparing to cooperate with Tyrosh's army to attack Lys."
At this moment, a young Governor Rees with long light blond hair spoke.
"The Iron Throne will not easily get involved in the war between Tyrosh and us."
Another Governor Reese, who was a little older and had gray hair but was still well-maintained, said worriedly.
"But what if they have the so-called 'evidence'? Lord Harder."
The young governor retorted without hesitation.
"We knew we didn't do this, but the Tyrosh didn't think so, and they convinced the emissaries of the Iron Throne to launch an attack on Lys."
"We must protect ourselves!"
"Everyone!"
The young Governor Rees stood up, and all the Governors present looked at each other, and then they all raised their heads and looked at each other. One of them couldn't help but ask.
"Lord Humphry Hightower."
"Is there anything you can do?"
Humphry Hightower is the heir to the Hightower family of Oldtown, the fourth and youngest son of Earl Leyton Hightower.
Before the Dornish army attacked the old town last year, Humphrey Hightower escaped to Lys by ship, so he survived.
All three of his brothers died in battle, and Humphry Hightower became the sole heir to the Hightower family.
The young heir to the Hightower family fled to Lys, but he did not come empty-handed. He pretended to be as much as he could, bringing with him a large amount of the Hightower family's wealth.
With this massive wealth, Humphrey quickly established a foothold in Reese, and with the secret supervision of people inside and outside, he merged and acquired several industries in one fell swoop, and eventually became one of the youngest trade governors in Reese, qualified to enter the
In the Governor's Council of Lys.
Humphry had established a firm foothold in Reese, but he was new here, so his voice in the Governor's Council did not have much depth.
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, not to mention a place like the Governor's Council. Not every governor has equal say, and it depends on the power behind them.
But Humphrey was not discouraged. Instead, he lay dormant and kept a low profile until he now stood up and became the focus of everyone present.
"Of course, Lord Colom!"
When Humphrey heard another governor asking questions, he answered without hesitation. It was obvious that he had already prepared a case.
The Hightower family and the Targaryen family have a deep dispute, and they have been married several times in history. Therefore, Governor Humphrey's appearance has some shadow of Valyria.
He has a handsome appearance, fair skin, blue eyes, and long light blond hair. He looks very much like an authentic native of Lys. And after more than a year, he has learned to speak Valyrian and has no problem communicating.
any obstacles.
"I have been in contact with Salladhor Saan."
"The pirate governor expressed his willingness to form an alliance with Lys to fight against the enemies from Tyrosh."
"He only seeks continued support from Rees."
Salladhor Saan was the great pirate who suddenly launched a coup attack in Myr not long ago, killing two other governors supported by Tyrosh and Volantis, and monopolizing Myr.
He has a powerful fleet across the Narrow Sea under his command, as well as a large number of sailors who are familiar with naval warfare, so the pirate governor's willingness to help Reese will definitely become a strong support.
However, Humphrey Hightower's words immediately caused an explosion in the Governor's Council in Lys.
"What?"
"It's actually this traitor!"
The old governor who spoke first had anger written all over his face.
"No! Definitely not!"
"He can betray Reese the first time, and he can betray us the second time!"
"That's right."
"Intolerable."
The other Governors of Rees also agreed, but only Humphry Hightower and the fat Governor sitting opposite him remained calm.
They exchanged vague glances and then separated.
But it was obvious that they had expected such a reaction before.