Chapter 238 Prince Dao Lang's Letter

The content of Prince Doran's letter is not complicated, he probably brought his own greetings and blessings, hoping that the two young people can get along well.

However, at the same time, Prince Doran also mentioned the situation in some of the Seven Kingdoms in the letter.

Winter is coming.

This is an unavoidable disaster for the whole world. Even if the Essos continent does not border the land of eternal winter, the impact is not very big, but the temperature has still dropped significantly.

Viserys looked at the back of Arianne leaving, then looked at the withered flowers in the garden, and finally put his eyes back on this handwritten letter from Prince Doran.

This letter from Prince Doran was written a long time ago.

The North was the most directly impacted by the coming of this winter. At that time, Ned Stark, Duke of Winterfell, wrote a letter to King's Landing for help. King Robert ordered the requisition of grain from the Reach to the North to help the North. The people of the region have spent the cold and harsh winter together.

I have to say that Robert is quite loyal to his good brother. He did not choose to stand by when the North needed help the most, but actively offered to help.

However, the bag that King Robert unpacked was not his own pocket, but the food of the Duke of Tyrell in the Reach.

Anyway, everyone knew that Lord Tyrell was a big dog, especially in terms of food. The pleasant climate and fertile River Reach was the main grain-producing area of ​​the Seven Kingdoms.

However, although King Robert was generous to others, he did not completely take Duke Tyrell as a victim.

Mace Tyrell was then offered a 'queen position' as compensation to Robert Baratheon.

Of course, it wasn't that Robert, the black tycoon, wanted to marry the white and fat Duke Tyrell, but that he had made a marriage contract for the children in advance.

King Robert proposes that his eldest son, Joffrey, marry Margaery Tyrell, the daughter of the Duke of Mace of the Tyrell family.

According to the laws of the Seven Kingdoms and the traditional customs of Westeros, if there is no accident, Joffrey Baratheon is the next King of the Seven Kingdoms.

Therefore, King Robert compensated the Tyrell family for a queen position that was hard to buy, and also facilitated the marriage of the two families.

And the Tyrell family is also very satisfied with this, and they also need a future queen to consolidate the family's right to speak in the Seven Kingdoms.

However, King Robert's moves are not limited to these. Obviously, there are also capable people among his former ministers, who predicted in advance that a war around the Iron Throne would inevitably occur in the future.

Therefore, the other party advises King Robert to help him consolidate his current fundamentals.

At the same time, we must take the initiative in diplomatic strategy and actively find ways to encircle and suppress Targaryen.

Lobbying other free trade city-states headed by Braavos, being vigilant and even hostile to Targaryen, and actively infiltrating the opponent's forces.

There is a secret connection between Dorne and Targaryen, a secret known to everyone in the Seven Kingdoms but not made public.

However, King Robert's henchman, after being recommended by the former Prime Minister Jon Arryn, and Petyr Baelish, who has recently become a popular man in front of him, does not advocate doing something against Dorne this winter.

First, because of the complex geographical environment of Dorne, the arid climate, and the sturdy folk customs of Dorne, Aegon the Conqueror once ran into a bloodbath here.

Second, the time of winter is not suitable for expeditions. Now it is winter, and the seven countries have failed to harvest food. Even if the river bay is rich, it is impossible to support so many people from the seven countries.

If the young men of the family are sent to Dorne to fight at this time, it will almost make those poor families self-destruct.

At that time, if Dorne could not be beaten, I am afraid that all the nobles would be in chaos in their own hometowns.

Therefore, Petyr Baelish came up with a bold idea, wanting to make a marriage contract for Princess Myrcella Baratheon, who was born just last year, and Quentin Martell, the eldest son of Prince Dorndalen.

However, as soon as Baelish's plan was proposed, it encountered opposition from King Robert and Queen Cersei.

"Seven layers of hell! You idiot!"

"Myrcella is only one year old this year and still drinking milk in the arms of Cersei's mother, and the boy of the Martell family is ten years old this year!"

Robert sat in the main seat of the round table and sipped his glass of wine.

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Then he splashed the wine glass on the table with a heavy piercing, and yelled at the same time.

The two people were nine years apart in age, although this was nothing to a noble marriage game.

Not to mention nine years older, even if they are twenty or thirty years old, there are many people around.

However, perhaps because Robert had just drank a lot of wine, his head was a little dizzy at the moment, and he didn't notice his words at all, and the faces of the two people present turned black.

One was the old Prime Minister Jon Arryn who married the Tully sisters along with his adopted son Ned during the Usurper's War.

Another is Queen Cersei, who Robert calls 'that bitch'.

The noble blond woman's face was a little ugly, and she glared at her husband who drank too much, and there was a deep disgust in her eyes.

However, Cersei was well hidden and did not attack on the spot.

Then he took a deep breath and looked at Petyr Baelish who had come up with this idea, biting his white teeth lightly, and said in a slightly cold voice.

"Lord Baelish, that place in Dorne hates the king and the Lannisters to the core."

"And my daughter is only one year old, so you dare to beat her?"

Cersei turned her head slightly to the side and stared at Littlefinger, seeing that Baelish had some hair all over her body, and then hurriedly stood up and raised her hands to explain.

"Your Majesty the King, Your Majesty the Queen, please be patient and listen to what I have to say."

Although Petyr Baelish was a little flustered in his heart, he remained calm on the surface and explained loudly.

"Princess Myrcella is only one year old now, and she certainly won't marry Prince Quentin now."

"Even if you want to marry, you will have to wait until the arrival of Princess Myrcella's menarche, and that will be more than ten years later."

"This is just an opportunity to win over the Martell family and create a gap between the Targaryen and the Martell family."

Littlefinger tried his best to explain his plan.

He is not trying to betray the princess in exchange for peace, but a plan to divide and slow down the army.

"The Martell family's request to Viserys for an unseen queen position has not received a positive response, and His Majesty the King has given Dorne a princess that can be seen and touched."

"I'm afraid Dorn will have to think about it at that time. Hatred can be put down, but interests are eternal."