Chapter 474: The Second Coronation

The Three-Eyed Raven seemed to be in a hurry to see him, but Viserys was in no hurry.

Then Bunyan took out another branch and gave it to Viserys. He took this branch and came out of the fortress, and the Three-Eyed Raven would sense it.

In the year 293 of Aegon's calendar, in the spring after the bitter winter, mankind has finally ushered in a new dawn after this hard and bitter winter.

The coronation of the new king requires a very complicated and cumbersome process. Although the Seven Kingdoms are not yet fully stabilized, the rebels from the four sides still claim that they will invade King's Landing and kill Viserys and his dragon.

But the people of King's Landing are not panicked, because for many older people in the capital, the Targaryen family has long been rooted in people's hearts as the royal family of the Seven Kingdoms.

The rise and fall of countries and dynasties are fickle, but the crown stag family has only been on the throne for about ten years, which is not enough to change people's deep-rooted ideas.

Therefore, many people in King's Landing believed that Viserys was destined to return, especially when they heard the stories of the coronation of the Seven Gods and the Son of the Sun, they became more convinced that it was the usurper who betrayed his king, got the wrong position, and encountered the Seven Gods. Or the punishment of the Red God, who sent the White Walkers to destroy the false king.

The appearance of the White Walkers broke through the barrier of the Red Gods' infiltration into Westeros, and the war was the biggest change. Melisandre's preaching quickly spread throughout Westeros through hundreds of thousands of refugees in the north. The great river north and south.

With Viserys repelling the White Walkers and saving the world, coupled with the propaganda of Viserys before the Red God Cult, claiming that the true king, the son of the sun, must dispel the darkness, holding the messenger of light, only Wei Wei can defeat the White Walkers. Seris, etc., there are also many people who believe in the Red God Cult in King's Landing.

Viserys' coronation was not in the Cathedral of Baelor, but in the Throne Room of the Red Keep.

The square below the Red Fort was opened to the public that day. When the entrance was opened, a large number of King's Landing people flooded in instantly, which once made the Unsullied people nervous and strictly controlled the order on the square.

The throne room in the Red Fort is very gorgeously decorated. The keel that was once placed in the cellar has been moved out again and placed on the left and right of the Iron Throne.

Waghar's huge skull can easily pass even on a horse, and she overlooks the hundreds of well-dressed local nobles below.

In addition to the nobles who surrendered to the Targaryen family near the king's land, the nobles of the riverlands have also arrived at King's Landing in the past few days.

And then there are two more important ceremonies, one is the coronation, and the other is the wedding of His Majesty the King.

The Tully family of Riverrun was considered to have successfully landed and escaped, and Earl Edmure Tully stood among the nobles of the Riverland, and lost the stars and moons of the past.

However, although the family was deprived of the title of Governor of Sanhe and the title of Duke of Riverrun, after all, their lives were left, and it was good for people to live.

If, according to his father's stubborn temper, he really confronts the Targaryen family head-on, he has no doubt that His Majesty the King will really burn Riverrun to the ground and cut off the blood of the Tully family.

"Thanks to the gods."

Edmure looked at the silver-haired youth sitting on the Iron Throne with a slightly dazed expression.

He didn't even know if he should thank Earl Bracken for killing his father and indirectly saving the Tully family.

Next to the Iron Throne, the fat archbishop came over with a crown inlaid with red gems in his hand, while Melisandre, the priestess of the Red God, stood in the corridor on the second floor of the Throne Hall and watched quietly. .

The crown was forged from a Valyrian steel dagger by the hands of Master Tob Mosso of Pentos, and the red gem on the crown was given by Melisandre .

She claims it was a gift from the Lord of Light to His Majesty, but no one knows where she found this magical gem.

This ruby ​​is held in the palm of the hand, and a natural warm current flows through the whole body, as if it has a magical magical blessing, dispelling cold and disease.

Viserys nodded and accepted Melisandre's gift.

Originally, the coronation ceremony was supposed to be held in Baelor Cathedral, but His Majesty the King changed his mind and changed the ceremony to the Throne Hall, allowing the Archbishop to walk out of Baelor Cathedral and come to the Iron Throne to crown him.

Some people suspect that it is Melisandre who is slandering His Majesty the King, this woman has confused His Majesty through her witchcraft or body, and made the wrong decision.

However, in fact, this was really wronging the Red Goddess Priestess. This matter had nothing to do with her, and was entirely Viserys' own idea.

Religion and kingship are inherently conflicting powers, and it is difficult for them to complement each other, because the interpretation of teachings is in the church, which is essentially the supremacy of the king or the supremacy of gods.

When Viserys was in Essos, he introduced a variety of religions, so that there was no unified religion with a wide range of influences in the territory to differentiate the influence of the gods.

And now that he is about to ascend the Iron Throne, some religious issues ingrained in Westeros must be considered in advance.

The "big sparrow" that may appear in the future or will definitely come out of the crowd, if he finds it, he will definitely be killed.

Of course, not all problems need to be solved with swords, that is the last resort.

At this stage, he still hopes to gradually reduce the influence of religion on kingship through some gentle methods, such as boiling frogs in warm water.

The atmosphere in the throne room was solemn, solemn, and sacred. The Archbishop recited the oath in a low voice, while Viserys sat on the Iron Throne and never got up.

Then the long and tedious oath was finally recited, and the fat Archbishop held the Valyrian steel crown on top of Viserys' head.

Claims him to be King of the Andals, Loyna, and First Men, Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Guardian of the Realm, Prince of Andalos and Pentos, Lord of Dragons, Viserys I Targaryen.

Along with his dazzling resume, the titles on Viserys' head are getting longer and longer. Before the coronation ceremony, he cut out some titles that he didn't need temporarily, such as the religious 'Children of the Sun' and 'Seven Gods'. coronation'.

It even includes links to the previous dynasty and the Targaryen kings.

House Targaryen's rule over Westeros began with Aegon I the Conqueror and ended with his father Aerys II, through seventeen kings, two hundred and eighty-three years.

Then the kingdom under the Targaryen family was overthrown by the usurpers, who stole ten years of time. The second prince who fled to the Eastern Continent made a comeback, regained the Iron Throne and established a new country including Andalos and Pantos.

Refreshed from the inside out.

Viserys once thought that this was a useless coronation ceremony, but when it really started, he was too straight and well prepared.

The handsome young king sat on the Iron Throne, the sun shining through the window above the throne room, and he was wearing well-fitting black trousers, a delicate black velvet robe, and a metal dragon-headed medal on his chest.

The long silver-gold hair was soft and reflected light slightly. When the heavy crown fell, it pressed down on his hair. A pair of clean and clear lavender eyes looked down at the ministers below.

Then he stood up, all the bells of King's Landing rang in unison, and there was thunderous applause in the throne room.