Casting spells

Standing on the balcony of the Red Castle, the young queen took a deep breath, releasing all the anger and unwillingness accumulated just now.

Just when she was about to turn around and go back to announce the end of today's imperial meeting, she suddenly found that the knight and personal maid who were in charge of protecting her safety fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep for some reason.

next second...

Suddenly, a black figure slowly came out of the darkness and greeted with a smile: "Good morning, Daenerys Born of the Storm, how are you doing recently?"

"It's...it's you! When did you return to King's Landing?" Daenerys revealed a trace of undisguised joy in her eyes, and immediately rushed forward to offer a warm hug.

"I've only been back for less than fourteen hours. How is it, how does it feel to be a queen? I'm afraid ruling a country full of contradictions is not as simple as you imagined." Zhang Cheng teased with a half-smile.

When he walked in through the main entrance, he had already seen the chaotic scene of the imperial meeting, and he knew that the woman in front of him who had no corresponding education at all was no match for those cunning old foxes.

"Did you see it all?" Daenerys raised her eyebrows slightly.

Zhang Cheng shrugged his shoulders and replied: "That's right! I have to say that you really failed as a queen. You obviously held the biggest trump card, but you didn't know how to use it, and you were snatched by a group of hyenas. right. Honestly, I’m starting to regret putting you on the Iron Throne.”

"Trump card? What trump card!" Daenerys subconsciously widened her eyes, and quickly thought about what methods she hadn't used yet.

"It's easy! Your trump card is the dragon!

Take Crow Kerba to Casterly Rock City, uproot the Lannister family, and use killing, destruction and destruction to tell those self-righteous nobles who you really are.

do you know?

The nature of the world is cruel, and all the seemingly beautiful emotions such as kindness, sympathy, love, and friendship are fatal poisons to a king.

To become a king, you must be prepared to be lonely for life, and the only thing that will accompany you for life is power.

As long as the kingship can be stabilized, even if it is to order the massacre of thousands of rebels, don't hesitate at all, otherwise the country will fall apart, and more civilians will taste the pain of war again..."

9 Chapter Eighty Politics

What is a ruler?

The rulers do the most cruel and ruthless things under the guise of "justice", "kindness", "freedom" and other seemingly beautiful things.

Especially in Westeros, a land with a perfect enfeoffment system, only the most powerful and ruthless nobles are eligible to sit on the Iron King and give orders.

Why did House Targaryen become a royal family?

Was it the justice and kindness of Aegon the Conqueror that moved those lords and kings?

Do not!

It's a dragon!

The dragon with destructive power made all the nobles feel fear at that time, and they knelt down obediently and chose to surrender.

Robert Baratheon also did not ascend to the throne for reasons of justice and kindness, but he beat Rhaegar to death in the Battle of the Trident River, overthrew the Targaryen dynasty with naked violence, and then Just took advantage of the opportunity to ascend to the throne.

In the subsequent Rebellion of the Five Kings, no matter which one they were, there were nobles and a huge army standing behind them, so there was only one factor that could finally determine the ownership of the Iron Throne, and that was power, a power that was so powerful that it could not be matched.

In the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, the only powerful force recognized by nobles and commoners is the king soaring in the sky—the giant dragon.

And almost all the monarchs who are regarded as "wise and mighty" by the world, without exception, are doing one thing, which is to keep suppressing the endless greed and desire of the nobles under them.

……

A few minutes later, when Daenerys returned to the imperial conference room again, the ministers who were still arguing, immediately closed their mouths by coincidence, and their eyes showed unconcealable panic and fear.

Because she didn't come back alone, but came down from the sky with Kuro Kerba and Zhang Cheng. The invisible energy field emanating from the divine dragon made all the knights who had undergone rigorous training feel difficult to breathe. Not to mention those old guys who have already been hollowed out by wine and sex.

Pfft!

Pfft!

Pfft!

Without exception, everyone present could clearly hear the sound of their own heart beating, and it was beating faster and faster, some couldn't support it, and even began to bleed from the mouth and nose, trembling slightly uncontrollably.

"In the name of the Queen! I now declare that the Lannister family and its subordinates are officially deprived of all noble titles, territories and property, and become rebels to the country. There is only one end for them, and that is to be completely destroyed. Tell me, among you Who agrees and who opposes?" Daenerys asked condescendingly while riding on the dragon's back.

The aristocrats who were usually boastful were like little chickens stuck in the neck of the owner at this moment. No one dared to speak out, and they all lowered their heads to show their most humble and obedient side as much as possible.

You must know that in the civil war that broke out not long ago, all the guys with integrity and sense of honor were almost dead, and the rest were basically guys who were good at changing the direction of the wind, so they would not jump out and seek death on their own.

God knows if the huge dragon will open its mouth in the next moment and spit out extremely hot dragon breath.

Appreciating such an interesting scene, Zhang Cheng couldn't help laughing out loud, and sarcastically said, "Honey, have you seen it? This is the true face of nobles! To deal with them, what you need is not to be reasonable, but to be tight-lipped." Hold the sword in your hand."

"If someone stood up and objected just now, what should I do?" Daenerys turned around curiously and asked.

"It's simple! Put that man and his family in Lannister's camp and uproot him, man, woman, and child. Remember, nothing strengthens a memory like bloodshed. Make sure every The nobles dare not easily launch a rebellion. In fact, your father Aerys II has done a good job in this regard. Although his spirit is a little abnormal, almost everyone fears him. The only regret is that he did not Dragon, that's why he was defeated by the usurper Robert." Zhang Cheng deliberately pretended to be careless and explained.

Undoubtedly, he was taking the opportunity to instill his own dark ideas into this queen who had no experience in governing, intending to try to see if he could train her to become a qualified tyrant.

That's right!

tyrant!

A monarch who rules the country with great strength and an iron fist!

"Damn it! Who are you? How dare you deceive His Majesty!" An old man who looked 80 or [-] years old finally couldn't help standing up and shouting loudly.

He couldn't believe how much of a threat it would be to all the nobles if the queen really did this.

No one likes a powerful king who controls life and death!

This is why, in history, the evaluation of all the monarchs who have made achievements has always been low. On the contrary, those mediocre people who basically do nothing and leave the task of governing the country to their ministers will often get extremely high evaluations in the end. .

"Me?" Zhang Cheng jumped off the dragon's back, came to the old man calmly, and responded meaningfully: "My name is Mason Asprin, Lord of the Reach, Duke of Highgarden, Queen Daenerys' lawful husband. Now tell me, how do you want to die, old man?"

"Mason?!!" The old man's pupils shrank suddenly, and he took several steps back immediately.

"Dear Oberyn, can I trouble you to do me a favor?" Zhang Cheng ignored the old man's panicked reaction, and turned around directly to look at the "Red Viper".

"Of course, it's my honor." Oberyn saluted very solemnly with one hand on his chest.

As one of the participants in the whole plan, he knew better than anyone present how terrifying this seemingly harmless young man was, and even one person was worth tens of thousands of well-equipped troops.

What's more, he is still Dorne's spokesperson in King's Landing, and he understands how to stand in line at this time.

"Thank you! Please uproot this old guy and his family! Early tomorrow morning, I hope to see their corpses hung on the city wall for public display." Zhang Cheng gave the order unceremoniously.

Kill one to set an example!

In many cases, the simpler and ruder the treatment, the better the effect can be obtained.