The rebels have completely taken control of King's Landing, and in the surrounded Red Keep, the gray-haired veteran Oberyn bravely entered the Red Keep alone without any weapons.
He persuaded his niece, now the controller of the empire, Viserys's first wife, and the queen of the empire, Arianne Martell.
He hoped that Arianne could hand over power and peacefully transfer power to the next heir, that is, the eldest prince whom Oberyn fully supported, Horos Targaryen, who has a quarter of Dornish blood.
His Royal Highness.
The days when three women held state power are over.
The rule of the Three Empresses is bound to be an important event in the history of the empire. After all, they controlled everything in the early days of the empire, including politics, economy and military lifeline.
The three had a clear division of labor, reasonably resolved conflicts between them, and lived in harmony, which became a good story.
Moreover, during the era of the Three Empresses, the empire also launched wars of faith externally. The Eastern Expedition, which lasted for more than ten years, not only served as a bottomless pit that devoured a large number of precious development opportunities for the empire, but also directly expanded the empire's land area.
More than twice as much.
It can be said that Viserys Targaryen founded this country, but the rule of the three queens prospered this country, directly pushing the country's comprehensive national power and territory to its peak.
In fact, as the founder of the empire, Viserys actually ruled the empire for less time than his three wives.
And the empire has prospered and prospered in the hands of his three wives. Compared with more than ten years ago, the empire today is even stronger than it was during the reign of Viserys.
Of course this is also caused by many reasons.
During the reign of Viserys, he faced many challenges such as the White Walkers in the Long Night, natural and man-made disasters, and the situation became even more difficult.
During the more than ten years after the Long Night and the reign of the Three Queens, most areas within the empire experienced smooth weather, peaceful yin and yang, and regular seasonal movements. Therefore, both productivity and population experienced an unprecedented explosion compared to the Long Night period.
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In general.
The era of the Three Empresses' rule brought more benefits than disadvantages to the long-term development of the empire.
But now the era of the Three Queens' rule has reached its final moment. The authority of Queen Arianne has been seriously challenged. Prince Heros no longer has the patience to wait any longer, but chose to snatch it away.
On Aegon's High Hill, in the Red Keep surrounded by enemies.
Queen Arianne, who had transformed from a middle-aged woman to a young woman, became furious after hearing what her uncle Oberyn said, and her face turned slightly ugly.
"This is rebellion!"
However, Arianne finally suppressed her anger and did not explode in front of her uncle, nor did she issue an order to the surrounding royal guards to capture or kill Oberyn.
Because Arianne sat on the Iron Throne and ruled the empire for more than ten years as the 'Queen', she was no longer the simple girl without any political acumen.
Arianne knew very well that taking down Oberyn would have no effect. The rebels outside the Red Keep who controlled the entire King's Landing were loyal to the eldest prince, Horos Targaryen, not Oberyn.
Although they obeyed Oberyn's orders, they would not retreat for the sake of Oberyn's life and death. Moreover, Oberyn dared to enter the Red Keep alone to persuade Arianne because he knew the kind of person his niece was and would not attack him.
These rebels were originally stationed around the Royal Forest and were responsible for defending the capital of the Empire. However, no one expected that the Second Legion suddenly rebelled and rushed into King's Landing City, quickly taking control of the city gates and streets of King's Landing.
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The reason why these rebels boldly launched a rebellion and invaded King's Landing was because they chose to bet on the eldest prince, Horos Targaryen. They were sure that the eldest prince could ascend the throne, so they dared to launch a rebellion regardless of all odds.
After the deed is completed, no matter how big the crime committed, it will be written off, and it will even become "serving the dragon for meritorious service". Therefore, even if Arianne takes Oberyn, it is impossible for the rebels outside the Red Keep to retreat.
Moreover, Oberyn, whose hair has turned gray, also tried to persuade her with sincerity.
He told Arianne that His Highness Herros had actually ridden a giant dragon to a place not far from King's Landing. He just didn't want to quarrel with Her Majesty the Queen and wanted to wait for Arianne to open the door of the Red Keep on her own.
If Arianne did not choose to open the door of the Red Keep before dawn, the eldest prince, His Highness Horos Targaryen, would ride the golden dragon 'Overlord' Terex to personally blast open the door of the Red Keep.
By that time, the scene will not look good if you break up your face.
Therefore, Oberyn went deep into the Red Keep to persuade him earnestly.
But after Oberyn left.
Snapped
Arianne, who had been holding her breath for a long time, could no longer control her anger. She smashed one of her favorite blue and white porcelain bottles from the distant golden dynasty, and the ceramic shards were scattered all over the floor.
In the throne room, there were many important ministers of the Royal Council who were besieged in the Red Keep, including the Prime Minister Willas Tyrell and his wife Sansa, several Kingsguards, the Royal Steward Xu Ying, and the Commander of the Royal Guards Black Worm.
They all looked at each other in shock.
Willas Tyrell, the Prime Minister of the Royal Family, was leaning on a cane and frowning, with a serious expression on his face. He was responsible for the sudden fall of King's Landing. He did not expect that the situation would develop so violently.
According to the intelligence he received, the eldest prince Horos Targaryen had not made up his mind to rebel, and the troops in the valley and riverlands had not yet been assembled, and there was still a lot of shortages of food, grass, supplies, etc.
The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
Even if the eldest prince, Horos Targaryen, really wanted to launch a coup to usurp the throne, he would first need to collect enough food and military supplies to build siege weapons.
This is also the reason why there have been very few successful raids since ancient times. There are only a few successful cases, and most of the failures are not remembered.
Because if you launch a well-prepared raid, it will be very difficult to hide it from your opponent. After all, food, grass, supplies, etc. need to be moved on the road, and it is impossible to hide it from local spies.
But if a raid is poorly prepared, it will mostly end in failure.
The eldest prince Heros slowly began to collect supplies in the riverlands, creating an appearance that he was about to rebel but was not yet fully prepared, which made Vilas slightly relax his vigilance.
However, he didn't expect that this was actually the eldest prince's trick. The front attracted everyone's attention, and another group of rebels took the opportunity to seize King's Landing from the rear.