Chapter 309 New Journey

Viserys listened patiently to Master Taub's chatter and didn't say much, just shook his head.

Everyone has aspirations.

Gendry's reluctance to strike was his own will.

Viserys didn't want the poor kid here either.

However, he came to Andalos by accident, and Viserys would not be implicated in persecuting each other because of his father.

He wouldn't do such a rude thing.

So let Gendry grow up freely as an 'ignorant' person.

But speaking of the former Prime Minister.

After returning to Andalos, Old Count Geoffrey, the hand of the king who stayed here to preside over the overall situation, took the initiative to find Viserys.

The old man asked him to resign from his current position as the Hand of the King and devote himself to the construction of the Dragonstone navy.

Earl Geoffrey's reason for resigning from the Hand of the King is very simple. Although Viserys trusts him very much, he even regards him as a 'foster father' and gives him such a high position, but the old man does have some intentions. Powerless.

He wanted to do everything well, so he held the power of the country when Viserys was still young, and then gradually let it go when Viserys grew up.

But Jeffrey's ability to govern is really not good. He was forced to flee the family at the age of sixteen because he killed the heir of a rival family, and he began to wander around the world, working as a mercenary and a sailor.

If you let him kill him, he can be unambiguous. As the commander-in-chief of the Dragonstone Fleet for so many years, he is also experienced in commanding naval battles, but only letting him preside over politics as the hand of the king has made a mess.

It's been that way since Viserys was young, and a lot of things have been screwed up by the old man.

Even after so many years, Jeffrey is still a layman in handling government affairs, and he has not made much progress.

In addition, he is getting older now, and his energy is gradually unable to keep up with the rhythm of young people.

He has a good view of the overall strategy and knows that the next goal of the kingdom must be to attack Westeros and retake the Iron Throne.

He hopes that he can shine on the battlefield and burn his peripheral vision, so the old earl decided to give up the position of the former Prime Minister and hand over the power to Viserys.

Let him find another suitable person.

And he is focusing all his energy on training new naval units.

After all, the new warships have gradually taken their place. With the help of Pantos' powerful shipbuilding industry, the current scale of the Dragonstone Fleet is even far greater than that at the peak of the year.

And since the kingdom's next goal is to attack Westeros, the navy will inevitably undertake an extremely important task.

Earl Geoffrey also didn't want the troops he brought out to pull his hips on the battlefield and lead to the defeat of the war.

And Viserys just received the old earl's resignation and was a little confused.

The old man has been the hand of the king for so many years, and Viserys is used to having such a big butler, but he did not expect him to suddenly resign at this time.

But the old man's reasons are also very good. He said that he is not the material of the hand of the king, and he hopes to return to his own work to train the navy for the kingdom.

Now that Viserys understood the other party's thoughts, he didn't play the trick of three invitations and three resignations.

People in this world attach importance to honor. The idea of ​​honor is relatively straightforward. If Viserys rejects the resignation of the old earl, the other party is likely to think that Viserys really needs him as the hand of the king.

Then even if you feel uncomfortable in your heart, you have to hold on to this position.

Viserys accepted the old Count's resignation, making him the Lord of the Seas again and Commander-in-Chief of the Dragonstone Fleet.

The medal of the hand of the king was not taken back and was left to the old earl as a souvenir.

And when the position of the former Prime Minister is vacant, there needs to be a person with a matching identity and ability to replace it.

Who to choose?

The gray-haired old man proposed a candidate for his successor.

But in fact, this candidate did not need Jeffrey to propose, Viserys had already thought of it.

That was Oberyn Martell, Prince of Dorne.

As the most important ally of Targaryen, Dorne is not even one of them. Prince Doran has always been a great help to Viserys. Oberyn has stayed in Essos for so many years and has not even returned home. Naturally, he also contributed. a lot of.

Moreover, Oberyn once obtained six bachelor's links in the Citadel. If he concentrated on the path of bachelor, he might have become the youngest doctor in the Citadel.

His mentor was also very sorry when he left the academy.

These are enough to show that Oberyn's mind is very flexible and knowledgeable.

As Geoffrey's successor, he has identity, status, merit, and brains. The best candidate for the position of the hand of the king is Oberon.

Now that the candidates are finalized.

A few days later, which is now, after installing the equipment on the dragon, Viserys set off for the barren mountain camp.

But this time Viserys didn't take the connecting plane and flew over.

Oberon's Second Legion was stationed very close to Andalos, and he could arrive in less than half a day on horseback.

Viserys just brought a few guards and rushed to the barren mountain camp on fast horses.

It is located in a narrow passage in the middle of two mountain ranges, which looks like a narrow passage on the map, but is also a wide plain in reality.

This is an ancient Valyrian road, which leads directly to Loras Bay along the Upper Lorne River, where you can take a boat to the sea directly to Loras, which is the main trade route between Loras and Andalos.

If you continue along this ancient road, you can reach the Tomahawk Corner as far as possible. If you turn into the road of the mountains in the middle, you can reach Norfoss.

Therefore, the geographical location here is extremely important. Almost no army can attack Andalos from here when this pass is almost stuck. It is a facade to protect Andalos.

Viserys had been there once since the construction of this camp was approved, and the specific location of Viserys was handed over to Oberon to choose.

This semi-permanent camp is almost equivalent to a castle and can be stationed for a long time.

Viserys' surprise visit surprises Oberyn.

Then Viserys made his intentions clear, and Oberyn hesitated.

Then, unexpectedly, Oberyn politely declined. He did not want to be a former Prime Minister.

"Your Majesty, I am not fit to be the hand of the king."

The hand of the king is the king's right-hand man, and it is the face of the country, and Oberyn believes that a person like himself is not suitable for such an important position.

But he also heard what Viserys was thinking, and the silver-haired young man decided to travel for a while.

Oberyn also agreed to serve as Hand of the King while Viserys was away.

He would rush to Pentos himself to help his niece, Renice, in the affairs of the country.

And the Legion is left to Sir Evan to take care of it.

Then Viserys and Oberyn returned to Andalos, and flew to Pentos in dragons.

that night.

Viserys convened the Imperial Council in Pantos City and explained the whole thing, stating that he would be away for a while, but he did not make it clear where he was going.

During this period of time, the eldest princess Renice was in charge of the country, and her uncle Oberon temporarily took the position of the hand of the king to assist Her Royal Highness in the regent.

Then, a few days later.

Viserys took the dragon and disappeared above the sea of ​​clouds.