Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon.

Chapter 155: Viserys's Verification Method

By evening, the Golden Company and Florent, who had been fighting inside and outside Storm's End the previous two days, arrived at the allied camp outside Bronze Gate almost at the same time.

The old knight Barristan, the Lambton brothers, Arthur, the younger brother of Gunther who was caught up in Stannis's army, the knight Triston of Fairhaven, Shireen's number one loyal knight Arend Florent, and the Onion Knight Davos were arranged by Viserys outside the door of the large tent in the center of the army. There were also the guard Godran and more than a dozen Unsullied guards guarding the inner tent.

The reason why Viserys needed these guards was only to show his majesty and keep secrets, not to really entrust his safety to these people.

When Lord Bruce of Bronze Gate City brought Earl Alister, Captain Harry Strickland of the Golden Company and Commander Griffin outside the tent.

When Earl Alister saw Elland Florent at the door and discovered that he was a knight of his nephew's generation, his pale and rich face immediately became ecstatic and he nodded at him continuously.

The old knight Barristan's eyes fell on the commander who came in with the leader of the Golden Group. He was wrinkled, had no beard, and his gray-red hair seemed to be newly dyed with Tyrosh hair dye. He felt that this person was familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was.

Lord Alister was called into the tent first.

"Your Majesty, Alister Florent of Brightwater greets you. You are finally here. I have been trying to persuade Lord Stannis to give up his pursuit of the Iron Throne and resolve the dispute peacefully, but he refused to listen to my advice and was stubborn. I have always wanted to go to Dragonstone to swear allegiance to you at Storm's End and bring you peace and unification of the Stormlands. Your Majesty, let me tell you that Florent of Brightwater was a royalist and fought for the Targaryens until the last moment, just because of Tyrell. Now that you are finally here, Your Majesty Viserys, please allow me to return Storm's End to you intact and swear allegiance to you on behalf of the Florent family of Brightwater. The Florent family is willing to fight for you."

"Ahem." Seeing Lord Alister, with his silver-gray hair, speaking without thinking and eager to pledge his allegiance, Viserys could not help but speak, "Lord Alister, it is good that you are willing to work for peace. How is the situation at Storm's End now?"

"Your Majesty, there are now a thousand soldiers at Storm's End, all knights and guards of House Florent, and they are all ready to follow your orders."

"Stannis asked you to help him defend Storm's End, and you're just offering it to me?"

"Oh, no, your majesty, I am returning it to you. You are the true king of the Seven Kingdoms. Stannis is stubborn and you want to take back Storm's End. No one will complain. No matter who you give it to, it is your territory in the end—" The old man didn't see Shireen standing beside the king until this moment, hesitating to speak. "If you are generous enough to give it to Shireen, you are Shireen's guardian. If I return it to you, it will be returned to Shireen."

"Shireen is the Duke of Storm's End that I have appointed."

"I admire your generosity, sire. Here are the keys to Storm's End's storehouses, armory, and treasury. Your majesty, please accept them."

"I will remember your 'return' of Storm's End, Lord Brightwater. You will be under my command from now on." Alister's thick skin and windward attitude made Viserys remember it. Viserys's answer was to reassure him, so that he didn't have to worry about the ownership of Brightwater and Florent.

"Your Majesty, I am here on behalf of the Florent family and feel honored to serve the true king."

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After seeing off Count Alister, the next one to come is the leader of the Golden Group.

Two people came in, both calling him, "Your Majesty."

"Well, two commanders. I was not aware that the Golden Company had two commanders."

Harry Strickland spoke first. "This is the commander of the Golden Company, Griffin. Please allow me to introduce him to you, Your Majesty Viserys. This commander is experienced in the battlefield and familiar with the Stormlands. It was under his command that the Golden Company was able to capture Griffin's Roost, Rainhouse, Crow's Nest, and Greenstone without any setbacks in just one week, and quietly surrounded Storm's End."

Griffin raised his head slightly.

Viserys asked bluntly, "I see. By the way, who hired you to attack Westeros? If I had hired you, I would know. But I certainly didn't ask you to fly that banner."

Griffin wanted to speak, but looked at Shireen and Daenerys beside Viserys.

Harry interrupted, "Your Majesty, it's a prince. We, the Golden Company, pledge allegiance to a Targaryen prince and fight for this prince."

Viserys asked in surprise, "I thought the last Blackfyre died at the Battle of the Ninecopper Kings. So you are fighting for Blackfyre? Are you flying the wrong banner?"

"Your Majesty," Griffin couldn't help but speak, "It's a Targaryen prince. Please let me explain to you that the prince we are loyal to is Aegon Targaryen, Rhaegar's eldest son. We followed him back to our homeland in Westeros. Ever since hearing that Your Majesty had captured Dragonstone, His Royal Highness has always wanted to meet you. Now he wants to take the Stormlands to send a gift to your wedding. The prince is outside the tent, but he has been hiding his whereabouts before and it is inconvenient to show up, so he has not been able to show up. Please summon the prince to meet you."

Viserys narrowed his eyes. "From what I have heard, Rhaegar's eldest son Aegon was killed by the Lannisters during the Sack of King's Landing. I wonder where this Aegon came from?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive our abruptness." Captain Harry introduced, "Please allow me to introduce you again. The commander next to me is not named Griffin, but Jon Connington. Your father appointed him as Prime Minister, but he was exiled because of the Battle of the Bells. He once joined the Golden Group and served the Golden Group for five years."

Viserys took a deep look at the captain who seemed to be a peacemaker and had been trying to find a way for Jon Connington. It seemed that being sidelined was not a pleasant feeling, and the captain had other ideas.

Jon Connington's face was full of weather. He took over the conversation solemnly, "Your Majesty, let me explain to you. When King's Landing fell, the prince was saved by a minister loyal to the Targaryen. I dishonorably faked my death for many years, and under the alias of Griffin, I have been secretly raising and protecting Rhaegar's son, Prince Aegon. Now that the prince has grown up, it is precisely because of your great feat in conquering Dragonstone that he is determined to conquer the Stormlands for you and work with you to restore the glory of the Targaryen dynasty."

"Yes, the Golden Company has ten thousand spears and swords. We fight for Prince Aegon," Captain Harry said. "And for you, Lord Viserys."

"Are you Jon Connington?" Viserys thought for a moment. "I may have seen Jon Connington when I was young, but I don't remember." He called out, "Guards, summon Ser Barristan for me!"

Soon, Barristan came in: "Your Majesty."

Viserys was not polite. He asked Barristan to identify him in front of Jon: "Sir, this commander of the Golden Company calls himself 'Jon Connington'. Can you identify him?" "Jon Connington, by God, the gods." Old Ser Barristan carefully identified the old man with wrinkles on his face, who looked not much younger than him, "Is it you?"

Jon Connington sighed, "'Fearless Barristan', I was less than 20 years old when I left Westeros. I was young and lost the war and was exiled. At that time, you were already a world-famous white knight. I still remember your heroic appearance in the final of the Harrenhal Tournament and Prince Rhaegar, and your bravery in the tourney of Storm's End. I was knocked off my horse by you and was eliminated."

Old Barristan finally connected this old face with the proud young man who was once full of vigor and vigor: "Gods, Ser Jon, I remember you, I recognize your face. God, how come you are so old?"

"Time has made me more sophisticated and cautious, ser. I didn't expect to see you again. You are older than I thought." Jon Connington kept a respectful distance, obviously being polite rather than really excited to see Barristan.

"So you are Jon Connington," Viserys asked bluntly. "Do you have any proof of this Aegon son of Rhaegar? Or do you intend to pledge your reputation or that of the Golden Company and ask me to acknowledge him as your prince?"

The question was a bit sharp. In today's circumstances, the reputation of Jon Connington and the Golden Company was hardly valuable to Viserys.

Barristan had not heard the previous conversation before entering the tent. When he heard the son of Rhaegar, he was speechless for a moment. He looked up at King Viserys and stood aside solemnly after receiving a nod. Eyes watch the nose, nose watch the heart.

Shireen, who was standing by, seemed to feel that she shouldn't have heard this, and turned to look at the king, but the king didn't look at her. She could only continue to look at Daenerys who was standing beside the king. Daenerys responded to her and nodded to her. So the little girl also remained silent.

"Your Majesty, here is a letter of proof from a loyal minister in King's Landing who is still loyal to the Targaryen family." Jon Connington seemed to be prepared. He took out a parchment scroll and presented it with both hands.

Barristan, as expected of a former captain of the Iron Guard, looked up at the right moment and saw Viserys tilting his head to signal him to take the scroll.

Although the scroll came from Jon Connington, when it passed to the old lord, he still took into account the king's suspicious expression and examined it in front of the other party. Only after confirming that there was nothing unusual did he hand the scroll to Viserys.

Viserys opened the scroll, and on the parchment was a letter from Varys to Jon Connington, explaining how he switched babies with the son of a tanner in Stinky Water Bay in King's Landing when King's Landing fell, and then transported him across the Narrow Sea to Jon, who raised Aegon.

I don’t know if the part about Illyrio was omitted intentionally.

Viserys looked at the letter, then at the man, and finally couldn't help asking: "Do you think this is convincing, sir? Is there no more decisive evidence? Everyone says that Aegon died in his infancy, and today you want to tell me with words and a letter that he is still alive and leading the Golden Company - I have no intention of questioning the credibility of the Golden Company, but when I went to Myr to find the Golden Company, I only got the title of 'Beggar King' - at that time, 'Blackheart' Mys Toyne was the leader. By the way, are the commanders who attended the banquet still here?"

Captain Harry helped explain, "Your Majesty, at that time Jon and Prince Aegon were both faking their own deaths and hiding. Captain Mys didn't know you were going to Myr. In fact, many commanders in the regiment were at the front in the Disputed Lands. I was the treasurer at the time. When you went to Myr, we were fighting for Myr. As for those commanders, Cass, Jeroth" he mentioned a few names, "they all died in the war. Those who are still alive have no face to see you, they didn't come from Essos."

Captain Harry continued, "Your Majesty, the Golden Company was invited by Aegon and Jon to come to Westeros. The original intention was to offer the Stormlands for your wedding, hoping to join your cause of restoring the country."

Viserys understood the captain's hint that he could cut.

Jon Connington was speechless for a moment, then blurted out, "Your Majesty, why not summon the prince? There are people around him who can testify. Ashara Dayne, sister of Arthur Dayne, the legendary Kingsguard 'Sword of the Dawn'. She disguised herself as Sister Lemore and taught Prince Aegon the faith since childhood."

"Ashara Dayne?" Viserys said the name.

"Well, Your Majesty," Barristan said in a daze, "It is rumored that this woman committed suicide by jumping off the top of a tower called the Whitestone Sword Tower on the cliff by the sea in Starfall after the end of Robert's Rebellion. Her body has not been found to this day."

"Well, Jon Connington, you told me that three dead people were resurrected together today and confirmed each other's identities, right? And there is also the proof of this 'loyal minister'. To be honest, this 'loyal minister' was beyond my expectations and made me more suspicious."

Jon Clinton was speechless for a moment: "."

"Well, I can't tell if the prince you're talking about is real, but I know someone who can." Viserys seemed to think seriously and gave him a way out. "Maester Aemon on the Wall, Aemon Targaryen, son of King Maekar I, is on the Wall now. He's 102 years old. As far as I know, the old maester is well-informed and has exchanged letters with Prince Rhaegar. But now the Wall is in crisis, and he has sworn to become a Night's Watcher, dedicating his life to the Wall, and he can't escape.

Jon Connington, I'm sorry that your testimony cannot convince me, but I believe in the judgment of my great-grandfather, Maester Aemon. If you want to prove that the Prince Aegon you mentioned is indeed the son of Rhaegar, please bring the Prince Aegon you mentioned to the Wall to ask Maester Aemon for confirmation in person, and I will send witnesses to accompany you. I only trust him. Or you can produce more solid evidence. After all, Aegon has been dead for more than ten years in my cognition, and you suddenly told me that he is still alive. As for the Golden Group's conquest of the castles in the Stormlands as a gift to me, I am very grateful, but you did not communicate with me in advance, and I have to evaluate your purpose.

Before Aegon's identity is confirmed, I cannot promise you to return to Westeros, but I can accept you as mercenaries to fight for me. After all, I trust the reputation of the Golden Company, otherwise I would not have gone to Myr to find you. "

Jon Connington said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the Stormlands are now easy to conquer. You only need to gather your troops and march north. With your dragon, the troops of the Golden Company, Dragonstone, and the Stormlands, King's Landing will be at your fingertips! When you capture King's Landing, that 'loyal minister' will be able to confirm the identity of Prince Aegon."

"Let me be frank, Jon Connington. I don't trust the 'loyal minister' you mentioned. Before you came, I even wanted to judge him for the crimes he committed over the years!" Viserys said, "As for King's Landing, Ser Connington, it is still a long way off. It will not be easy to pacify the Stormlands. I will bring order to the Stormlands and restore production, appease the princes, decide on rewards and punishments, restore farming, and settle taxes. The Stormlands has become a rotten land after the war, and it will take a long time to govern.

I have contact with the Great Wall, and the ship sent there to receive supplies is about to arrive. It just so happens that Stannis and a group of captives will also take the ship to the Great Wall to become the Night's Watch. If you want to go, it's just on the way. I can send a few more ships to take you north. It's better to send more people. If you are lucky, you can kill a few aliens outside the Great Wall to relieve my great-grandfather's worries. Maybe I will still be tossing in the Stormland when you come back. Hurry up, it won't delay anything.

If unfortunately your Prince Aegon is proven false by Aemon's great grandfather, I promise that in consideration of your attitude of traveling thousands of miles to verify, I will give you a lighter sentence for your Aegon's crime of pretending to be the son of Rhaegar."

Jon Connington said: ". Your Majesty, with all due respect, Maester Aemon has never met Prince Aegon, and even Prince Rhaegar has never met him. How is this -"

"I trust him. If you believe Aegon is real, then you should trust him too, Jon. He is my great-grandfather, Aemon Targaryen, son of King Maekar. He had the chance to be king, but for the sake of honor, he chose to put on black and go to the Wall. For honor, he stayed on the Wall for countless days and nights. Such an old man, I believe in his wisdom and insight.

Just assume that Aegon is real, and let him go to see his 102-year-old great-great grandfather. Isn't it a commendable thing to recognize his ancestors? When he is confirmed to have returned, who can question his identity? If anyone dares to question his identity, I, Viserys, will be the first to disagree! "

(End of this chapter)