Chapter 558

And in the Red Fort.

Aegon was a little distraught now, because news of the war in the Reach came not long ago. The Dothraki joined forces with the Dornish army to defeat the enemy. They went down several cities and defeated House Tyrell in Highgarden. The old town was attacked again.

However, the trouble is here. Uncle was recuperating in the High Court and did not come to the battle formation in person. When his dragon was attacking the old town, he burned the Stars Sanctuary with dragon flames, and the statue of the Seven Gods collapsed.

This incident caused an uproar in King's Landing, which is dominated by the belief in the Seven Gods.

It is claimed that the dragon, instructed by His Majesty the King, did this in defiance of the gods.

And some people refuted that the king did not appear on the battlefield at all, but his mount flew to the old town to participate in the war, and committed the crime.

Do you have the ability to punish the dragon?

The little bird of Varys and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Rams did not interfere during the whole process, but silently monitored the public opinion of the public on the incident.

Then there were two similar reports, which were presented to Viserys.

It seems that the Iron Throne and the Imperial Council are using this incident to test the public's reaction to this, and the result received is that the Church of the Seven Gods' control of public opinion is indeed declining significantly.

The inaction of the Church of the Seven Gods in the White Ghost War, and the prophecies of the Red God Cult in this war have successfully reduced people's belief in the Seven Gods.

The collapse of the Fanxing Sanctuary is also a serious provocation. It can be confirmed that the public's response to this is indeed declining, and the proportion of royal power in people's hearts is increasing.

Because the seven gods did not save the world at the most critical time, but mortals stood up and stopped the terrible enemy by relying on their flesh and blood.

However, although most people's belief in gods has begun to waver, there is still a group of fanatical believers who are extremely dissatisfied with this. They organized to try to attack the Red Fort, but they were repelled by the Red Fort's guards, the Unsullied Legion. .

The Unsullied murdered without blinking, and faithfully carried out their master's orders, and naturally showed no mercy to these mobs.

This group of people wanted armor, no armor, weapons and no weapons, so even the formation of the Unsullied couldn't dash away. Although the momentum was huge, it was like a mighty cockroach shaking a tree. It was a one-sided slaughter.

The corpses of the mob piled up like a mountain, and the steps of the Red Fort were stained with blood. They were then dragged away on a trolley and pulled outside the city to be burned. They were cleaned overnight, and not even a trace of blood was seen.

And that night, Aegon was shocked to hear the news and was driven out of the Red Keep. He saw a few familiar faces from the corpses. It was his former companions, the sparrows who led him.

Aegon's inner panic became more intense, and even his face turned slightly pale.

And the maid in the Red Keep who was in charge of taking care of Aegon thought that the little prince was frightened by this bloody scene and had no idea what he had done.

But now, when his uncle suddenly sent someone to look for him, Aegon's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

He instinctively knew that this matter had already happened.

"Oops…"

The silver-haired boy suddenly felt a sense of imminent disaster. He followed behind the Unsullied guards and walked through the garden of the Red Fort towards the Imperial Conference Hall. His mind went blank.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he didn't even know which leg to take. It was really too early for his age to participate in palace conspiracy, and he didn't have such ability and wrist.

If Aegon has been keeping a low profile and is not provoked, there may be a chance, but if he shows up a little bit, he will be suppressed

How could he be the opponent of those who were born in King's Landing, grew up in King's Landing, spent years in the court, and were used to seeing lies?

Afterwards, when the silver-haired boy walked into the Imperial Council Hall and saw the adults present and the uncle sitting in the first place, he finally couldn't help losing control of his emotions.

Before Viserys could ask the reason, Aegon thumped, fell to his knees, and explained everything with snot and tears.

"Uncle, I was wrong..."

Including how the High Sparrow indoctrinated him and lured him into taking the bait by calling him the heir to the Iron Throne.

And Aegon's words caused all the important ministers of the Royal Council present to look at each other.

There are not many people in the imperial meeting now, and most of the seats are empty.

Aegon's biggest supporters are his adoptive father, the former Prime Minister, Jon Clinton, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Illyrio Morpatis, both of whom are now on the other side of the Narrow Sea.

And his backer on the side of King's Landing, Intelligence Minister Varys has been influenced by Viserys' spirit and quietly defected.

At the same time, it was this bald eunuch who supplied Aegon.

The War Minister Cargo and his army have not yet returned to King's Landing, the Sea Minister Geoffrey Bracken is in Seagull Town, commanding the army to attack the valley, and the Justice Minister Oberyn is escorting Tywin back in the west.

While the position of Grand Master was vacant, Viserys was interested in Dr. Marwin, who is currently in Pantos, and hoped that he would also serve as the dean of the seminary in the future.

Therefore, the only high-ranking ministers sitting in the royal council hall are the king's personal adviser Tyrion Lannister, the intelligence minister Varys, the head of the interior department Ramsay Snow, and the Archbishop of Baelor Cathedral Church, the Kingsguard Female knight Mia.

Ramsay has made great contributions to the Targaryen family, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is powerful, so he is also qualified to sit on the Royal Council.

But Little Flay doesn't appear here on weekdays, and now it happens that Viserys needs to track down the High Sparrow and find him, and the Archbishop sitting opposite him is also for this reason.

The silver-haired boy knelt down in front of his uncle and wept bitterly, telling how he was deceived by the High Sparrow, while several important ministers in the council looked at each other, but their expressions were different.

The female knight Mia and the king's personal advisor Tyrion were both unbearable, the intelligence minister Varys bowed his head and remained silent, the little skinny Rams' cheeks hidden under the hood showed a sneer, and the archbishop was The most angry, even righteous indignation.

He denounced the fact that the High Sparrow encouraged the believers to storm the Red Fort and deceive the prince, and immediately expressed his hope that the king could send an army to suppress the mob, and refused to admit that they were believers of the Seven Gods.

The performance in the Imperial Council Chamber was comparable to Oscar. Viserys helped his nephew, who was kneeling and weeping in front of him, while the silent Minister of Intelligence, Varys, finally coughed lightly at this moment, then looked at him. Aegon said with a complicated expression.

"His Royal Highness Aegon."

"In view of your devotion to the beliefs of the gods, and to prevent you from being deceived by cheaters again, the Archbishop wants to personally accept you as a disciple and teach the doctrine of the seven gods."

"I don't know what is your opinion, Your Highness?"

Varys said, and the fat Archbishop sitting beside him nodded slightly, looking at Aegon with satisfaction.

A pure Targaryen royal child willing to abandon the surname to join the church piety, how much honor is this?

And with the addition of His Highness Aegon, who would dare to say that the king does not value the church? Despise the gods as mortals?

"what?"

And Aegon, who was being helped up, was at a loss when he heard Varys' words.