Edmure Tully can be regarded as a veteran of his father's generation. In today's era, the previous generation is gradually withering away, and Edmure is actually only two or three years older than Viserys, so he is in his prime.
But although Edmure is young, he has experienced a lot. He once participated in the war against the White Walkers starting from the Great Wall. The human coalition lost consecutive battles, abandoned the entire North along the way and retreated to the Twins. Then he was defeated.
Fight back.
Then he experienced the human civil war, experienced his father's betrayal by his vassals, and had his head cut off and held on the tip of a spear to provoke him.
Then Edmure was under heavy pressure under such circumstances. In order to save Riverrun and the Tully family, he violated his father's last wish and opened the gates of Riverrun and surrendered to Viserys.
The world sneered at Edmure for being a mediocre man who was incapable of shouldering the heavy burden his father once had. He was just a coward who was greedy for life and afraid of death.
But Hoster Tully's wise martial arts resulted in the destruction of his family, and Edmure grew up a little later than others. At first, he did make a series of jokes. However, decades have passed, and now,
The ridiculed good-for-nothing mediocrity helped the Tully family regain the position of leader of the Riverlands and shouldered the important task of commanding the princes of the Riverlands.
The reason why the eldest prince Horos chose Edmure Tully and recommended him to be the new governor of the Riverlands was actually for a reason, because the two had a secret conversation and then reached a cooperation.
As the eldest prince of the empire, Horos had no way to directly become the governor of a province other than the traditional Targaryen family fiefdom, so he needed a partner, and at this time Edmure Tully appeared.
into his sight.
Edmure's ability is not outstanding, but hard work can make up for his weakness. He has come one step at a time and has accumulated a lot of experience.
He knew that such an opportunity came only once in a lifetime. For the Tully family, this was a great opportunity to change their status as criminals and become the leader of the Riverlands again, so he agreed to the eldest prince's invitation without hesitation.
Moreover, he is very clear about his abilities and positioning, and is self-aware. Edmure knows that he is not capable of playing a game of both sides. If he really plays like this, it will undoubtedly be a mess in the end.
Therefore, he still chose to move forward step by step. He agreed to Heros's request and became a supporter of the eldest prince.
There are many reasons why Horos chose Edmure. The most important reason is that Edmure is easier to control, and the Tully family also has the prestige and ability to assume the role of governor of the Riverlands again.
Although his father had deprived him of the title of Lord of the Tully family, even his father's adoptive father's biological son, Earl Bracken, was poisoned to death with a glass of poisoned wine. Horos did not care about restoring another Tully family.
The position of governor.
Horos believed that his father would not blame him even if he knew all this, because Horos had always followed Viserys's way of doing things.
If we were to put ourselves in the shoes of Horos, Viserys might have adopted similar methods, controlling the plague with an iron fist, seizing control of the Riverlands, and finally taking it as his own.
Heros imitated his father's shadow, and his work was flawless, unable to find any faults, and even worse.
Therefore, although Edmure Tully eventually became the Governor of the Riverlands, in fact everyone in the empire knew that the real control of the Riverlands was still in the hands of the eldest prince.
The eldest prince, Horos Targaryen, has won the support of the Riverlands, the Vale and Dorne, and as the sea minister of the empire, he controls the navy of the empire. His direct fiefdom is Dragonstone Island, and he also owns Dragonstone Island.
Supported by the fleet, they looked around King's Landing with eager eyes.
Even if the world changes one day, Horos can directly blockade Blackwater Bay from the sea, send troops from two directions on land to enter King's Landing, and Dorne can also knock down the mountains and shake the tigers, intimidating the Reach.
However, for some unknown reason, although the forces of Horos surrounded King's Landing, they did not dare to lead their troops to directly enter King's Landing.
He did not dare to abolish the rule of the Great Queen Arianne and end the era of the three queens. He ascended the throne and became the second emperor of the Valyrian Empire.
Because the imperial throne has been vacant for twenty years, the era of the three empresses' rule will not last long. The world is looking forward to the emergence of a new emperor to end the long foreign war and return to peace and stability.
Therefore, everyone believed that Hroth Targaryen would enter King's Landing sooner or later, but they who did not know the inside story could not understand what the First Prince was afraid of?
However, although Horos stood in front of the Iron Throne and was afraid to move forward, he was still regarded as the most powerful contender for the throne of the Empire.
Because compared to Horos Targaryen, the spheres of influence of the eldest princess Diana and the second prince Aemon are much weaker.
But now two years have passed, and Princess Diana Targaryen of the Empire, who went to visit the Great Wall, is still staying in the North.
Because she received an edict from King's Landing and officially became the guardian of the Changyuan, she has direct jurisdiction over the vast land including the Great Wall and beyond the Great Wall to the north without any restrictions.
Once upon a time, the territory beyond the Wall was not part of the Seven Kingdoms, or even the territory of the Valyrian Empire, and the position of Diana Targaryen was newly created because his mother, Queen Arianne, wanted to make her daughter legitimate.
In order to establish a foothold in the northern border, a temporary position and title were created.
Although Diana was not directly appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch as expected, the jurisdiction of her Changyuan Guardian also included the entire Night's Watch.
Because the outside of the Great Wall is a guard outside the territory of the country and at the border of the country, the position of Changyuan Guardian is somewhat similar to the positions of Northern Guardian and Western Guardian during the Seven Kingdoms period. It belongs to the military and political affairs and holds great power.
Diana legitimately obtained the command of the Night's Watch, and with the support of the Governor of the North, Robb Stark, the entire Northern Territory plus the Great Wall, and beyond the Great Wall, was actually within the control of Diana Targaryen.
Inside.
Compared with his brothers and sisters who have already established a firm foothold in the empire, the situation of the second prince Aemon Targaryen is relatively lagging behind.
Because the coming-of-age ceremony had just been held, Aemon gained the authority to leave the Red Keep.
The title of Dragonstone was legitimately given to the eldest prince, Horos Targaryen, while the eldest princess Diana was canonized as the Prince of Summerhall.
Therefore, I don't know if it was a blessing in disguise or a mistake, but Aemon was enshrined in the wealthy Highgarden, which was a good start.
But Aemon now only has one Highgarden, and his sphere of influence cannot be compared with that of his sister and brother.