Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon.

Chapter 119 New Action

"To His Majesty, Lord Dragonlord Viserys Targaryen:

I have received your wedding invitation. The letter does not specify the wedding date. I am afraid that I will miss it and be impolite. I am old and sick and cannot travel, so I sent my brother Oberyn Martell to accompany my children and representatives of the Dornish families to accompany your envoys. They will arrive soon. I hope you will forgive me if it is abrupt.

- Yours faithfully, Doran Martell"

Viserys took the letter in his hand and felt it was heavy. He had been worried that there would be accidents in Dorne. Because he was pretending to be nice, in order to gain more advantages in the negotiations with Dorne, he even kept the news that he had a dragon in his hands and waited for the Dornish people to hear the rumor and make a decision.

Now that he had received this letter, Viserys felt much more at ease.

Prince Doran's letter was tantamount to Dorne's open support for him. As long as Viserys didn't do anything stupid, he could say that he had gained one of the Seven Kingdoms.

And the first person to share this news is naturally Daenerys.

Viserys asked Maester Pylos, who had brought the letter, to wait in the main hall for a while. He only said that he would go upstairs to write a reply, then strode up to the drawing room and ran straight to the partitioned bedroom. "There is good news. Guess what it is?"

Daenerys is reading a book, a collection of legends from the Dawn Age and the Age of Heroes, hoping to find some ideas on how to use magic. The mysterious Children of the Forest, Giants, Ancient Men, Old Gods, Andals invaded from the East and brought the Seven Gods, and the Rhoynar arrived.
One of the titles of the monarch of the Seven Kingdoms is "King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men." The origins and stories of the three major nations of Westeros cannot be explained clearly in a short time. It was only after Daenerys settled down on Dragonstone that she began to systematically understand these stories that have become historical legends. As a result, she did not find out how to use magic, but instead became obsessed with these stories.

She was reading the history of the Rhoynar when Viserys entered.

"Has Stonehenge replied?" Since Stannis had sent the letter and seemed to be taking action, it was natural that Viserys would take Stonehenge, which he had always wanted to incorporate into Dragonstone, under his rule after replying. The letter had just arrived this morning.

Because of their loyalty to Stannis Baratheon, the Iron Throne issued a deprivation order for Stonehenge, the home of House Marshal. Ser Justin, the head of House Marshal, who was trapped in Storm's End, could not be rescued at all, and Stannis had no soldiers to rescue him.

In order to avoid having their family castle taken away, the remaining members of the Marseille family have always wanted to surrender to the Targaryens of Dragonstone.

However, because Viserys wanted to exchange "prisoners" with Stannis before, he just let Stonehenge become a no-man's land - Stannis was out of reach, King's Landing issued an order to confiscate it, but the new lord did not dare to approach, and Viserys kept dragging it out. Until today.

"No, guess again, it has something to do with our wedding."

"Dorne?" By now, Daenerys has fully understood the importance of the army, and she also knows what it means for a great lord to be able to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers.

"Yes. Take a look." Viserys handed her the letter and took a piece of paper from the desk, preparing to write a reply.

Nowadays, all you have to do in replying is write down the normal words and set the wedding date for the seventh week of the new year, and you’re done.

Daenerys has read a lot of political books recently, and has learned a little about Dorne's history, and has some feelings about state governance: "If the Martell family comes here with a large group of Dornish nobles, then won't all the important positions around you be Dornishmen? How can we ensure their loyalty?"

"We have dragons. Once we sit down to negotiate, coordinate our interests, and reach an agreement, they will fight for us." Viserys said, "Today's Seven Kingdoms, before we show a strong attitude like Aegon's conquest, before we confirm that our dragons are real, it is dangerous to come to us openly. This is the hurdle I set for my partners. They come to cooperate, but also to submit."

Daenerys said, "You knew they would come. You thought of it when Jorah Mormont delivered the letter." She was certain, not questioning.

Viserys smiled. "You were there, too. To be honest, I was not sure. In fact, if their reply never came, I considered leaving the Seven Kingdoms alone and focusing on Dragonstone until the situation in the Kingdom deteriorated to a certain extent. But now that I have a reply, I can consider how to use the ravens to gain political benefits in the Kingdom."

"what are you planning to do?"

"I plan to write a letter to the Young Wolf, the King of the North, and to the castles in the North and the Riverlands. It is King Targaryen's order to urge the Young Wolf to immediately lead the Northern army back to the Wall to rescue the desperate Wall. This has been the duty of the Stark family for thousands of years."

As long as these letters are written, whether Robb is dead or not, they can bring huge political benefits to Viserys. He didn't do this before because the time was not yet ripe. Without Dorne's reply, the letters would be useless with only the Dragonstone Island. Even if Viserys claimed that he had dragons, it would probably be regarded as a joke.

The most foolish thing to do is to turn into a dragon and circle around the castles of the Seven Kingdoms to intimidate them. He has no army to take over the castles. This will only make those who once stood on the side of the usurper panic, or unite to form a new anti-Targaryen alliance, or prepare to play guerrilla warfare with the dragon. Even if the royalists surrender, with only Viserys as a dragon, Dragonstone cannot reach that far, and it is easy to fall into the historical trap of Aegon's attack on Dorne. It is a thankless task.

Attacking King's Landing at this time is even more foolish. The population of King's Landing has been blocked and cut off for months, and they are all waiting for food. Even if Viserys captures King's Landing, it will be meaningless except for a chaotic city that has been draining economic points and a strong claim that is already strong enough. If you beg for food before taking King's Landing, and you have to ask for food after taking King's Landing, then King's Landing will be taken for nothing?

Attacking a large city was something Viserys would never think of until he was guaranteed to have enough manpower to take over the management of the city after crushing it. If it was Oldtown, Viserys might have considered it, for there was the Citadel there, and compared to King's Landing, the intellectuals and believers were much easier to deal with than the political elite and hungry mobs.

This pardon is sent out now, and the people who receive the letter may not know what it means yet, or may still not take it seriously, but in the near future, they will continue to receive letters from Dorne supporting King Targaryen. At that time, they will not need to send anyone to confirm whether Viserys has a dragon on Dragonstone. They will have to weigh the new political landscape and stand on the right side.

The Riverlands are now in a state of disarray after the war, and Greyjoy is probably causing chaos in the North. Whether the Red Wedding happens or not, it cannot change the fact that Robb's kingdom has failed. Even if there is no Red Wedding, the Northern Army can only retreat to the North.

Viserys lacked sources of information and was unclear about the situation in the north, but the political benefits of this letter were obvious with just the stroke of a pen.

Just do it.

In a few moments, Viserys had written several letters, ready for Maester Pylos to copy and distribute.

After writing, Viserys asked Daenerys, "Do you want to see it?"

"Of course." Daenerys took the letter, but it was obviously not the article she expected like the previous reply to Stannis, but a strong request.

One to Riverrun.

"Robb Stark:

The North of Westeros has been protected by the Stark family for generations. Now the Great Wall is in danger. As the head of the current Stark family, you should take on the responsibility of protecting the North. Why are you usurping the throne and wasting the lives of the princes and people in the territory for your own selfish desires? I order you to set off immediately to the North to rescue the Great Wall. Your men should raise the black and red flag. With this flag in front, anyone who obstructs along the way will be imprisoned and await my trial. The Great Wall is in danger. Leave quickly.

Viserys Targaryen, Dragonlord of Dragonstone

One to the North Castle.

"Order from the Targaryen Dragon King. The Starks have been the guardians of the North for Westeros for generations. Now that the Wall is in danger, they should shoulder their responsibilities. I have sent a letter ordering them to fly the black and red flags and go north to the Wall for rescue. If they are stubborn and refuse to repent, they will abandon their duties and stay in the river. If the northern lords still remember the duty and honor of the guardian of the North, they can fly the Targaryen dragon flag, nominate the heir to the throne of the Stark family as the new guardian of the North, and help him organize reinforcements to go north to rescue the Wall." A letter was sent to the castles near the north of the King's Road, the Twins, Greywater Watch, Moat Cailin, etc.

"Order from the Targaryen Dragon King. If Robb Stark's army marches north with black and red flags, it means that he has assumed the responsibility of protecting the North and is heading to the Wall for rescue. No castle along the way can stop him from marching north. If he still insists on calling himself the King of the North, any castle can order him to march north on my behalf, or expel him from the country."

"." After reading it, Daenerys felt that this was just nonsense. "You know they won't obey your orders. Isn't this just a waste of your dignity? I don't quite understand."

Viserys thought for a moment, then asked, "Is it true that there is a danger in the North?"

Daenerys nodded: "I am sure that the North is in great danger now." She still remembered that terrible dream.

He then asked: "Is it his duty to protect the North?"

"Yes."

"So me holding him accountable is correct bullshit that no one can refute, right?"

"."

Viserys smiled at her. "Dany, sometimes it's our job to shout slogans and say the right nonsense. The right nonsense is said before others say it. This is the right thing we said. It's part of politics, or as people call it, the Game of Thrones."

"Hmm," Daenerys said, trying to understand the logic, "Is it because of Dorne's letter that this slogan has become useful? Why?"

"Because the dragons disappeared for more than a hundred years, many people did not believe that the dragons would reappear before they saw it with their own eyes. Even if they believed it, they would think that the dragon's flames would not burn them for a while. But everyone in Dorne knew that they could gather tens of thousands of soldiers to fight for the Targaryen king. Wait, raven! I have to go to Maester Pylos immediately."

Viserys suddenly realized the problem. He had previously asked the maester to change his letter to Stannis into an external version and make sure not to send out all the ravens to the North and the Riverlands!

Viserys hurried to the main hall and asked, "Maester Pylos, are the ravens still there?"

"Your Majesty. Your letter has too many words. Currently, only the letters have been copied and sent to the major lords. The rest have not yet been sent out..." Pylos is very busy. He and his officers have been copying the king's letter all day.

"My lords. Are the messenger ravens to Riverrun, the Twins, Harrenhal, the North, and the Riverlands still in their nests?" The crow's nest on Dragonstone only has one raven for outward messages except for King's Landing and Storm's End. It is enough for normal use, but things get urgent at times.

"The ravens to Riverrun and Winterfell have been sent out." This is the castle of a first-tier lord, so it was sent first. "The rest are still here."

"Then put the previous letters on hold and send these new ones to the North and the Riverlands first. Since the ravens from Riverrun are not here to send the letters to Stark, can we have the ravens' nest at Drifthead send them in the name of Dragonstone?"

"This, Your Majesty." The scholar had never heard of such a precedent.

"May I?" Viserys asked.

"In theory, it is possible," said the bachelor.

"Then do it."

The scholar had no choice but to nod, "Yes, Your Majesty."

After watching the maesters who were busy with work leave, Viserys did not rush back upstairs. Instead, he walked into the prison tower with a few guards and walked down the winding stairs to the deep prison. On the floor where Patchface was imprisoned, Viserys left everyone up there and went down alone.

"Fool's Blood"

When Patchface reached this point, Viserys said, "Last time you sang that no one enters the castle, the dragons danced. But the dragons did not dance."

".King's Blood"

Viserys and he each said their own: "I have sent a letter to the King of the North and the lords of the North and the Riverlands, asking Robb to go north to rescue the Wall. The lords along the way are not to stop him."

".The virgin's thigh also bleeds. The chain is for the guests, the chain is for the bridegroom"

Viserys heard Patchface finish his weird song anyway.

This song is perfect for the Red Wedding.

Aegon Frey, called Jingle Bells, is the mentally retarded son of the Frey family. When the premeditated murder began, Catelyn put a dagger to Jingle Bells' throat to threaten Walder Frey to let Robb go, but Walder Frey said he would be happy to exchange a useless grandson for a son. After Robb was stabbed to death, Catelyn also cut Jingle Bells' throat.

The massacre began after Edmure entered the bridal chamber with the Frey family's bride. Edmure also hit the target in the bridal chamber and made the virgin bride pregnant.

Then the bridegroom Edmure and the other remaining guests were chained up with long chains.

"Prophecy, fate, riddle," Viserys muttered to himself. "Did you know, weirdo, that Shireen Baratheon dreamed of being eaten by a dragon, and that my dragon swallowed her up when I attacked the castle? Fate, it's amazing, isn't it?"

With that, Viserys left the dungeon.

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