In the Rebellion of the Four Kings, Renly had the support of Highgarden and Stormlands. He also had Taoist Lang watching from the back. He had 20,000 cavalrymen and a total force of 60,000. His strength was the best among the feudal lords.
As the Duke of Dragonstone Island, Erlu's fief was the same as Targaryen's before Aegon conquered the Seven Kingdoms. He had Sytiga and Valerian as the main force and the small nobles on the nearby islands and peninsulas as support.
He was the weakest among the Five Kings.
Then, he invited Renly to eat a peach and plucked Renly's peach. He gained the support of almost all the nobles in Stormlands. Floren also led a group of nobles in River Bend.
Today, the Rebellion of the Four Kings seemed to be taking shape. Dragon Queen, Queen Cersei, Erlu, King Aegon, and the new Young Wolf Master who wanted to be king but did not fight for the Iron Throne.
Dragon Queen looked on coldly. Her gaze towards the Westeros was full of disdain.
However, she was too big, and the people of Westeros didn't think that she didn't love the Iron Throne. Even though she wasn't in the jianghu, the people of the jianghu still spread her name in reverence.
However, no matter how famous she was, she insisted on being a bystander. She could barely be compared to King Balon.
The second Young Wolf Master was the same as the first Young Wolf Master. He had the power to influence the situation, but because he did not have a clear goal, he was very timid.
Cersei was an old player. Back then, she had the help of the little devil and Tywin. This time, she had the help of her dear husband. Even so, she was still guarding the King's Landing.
King Aegon had part of the Dragon Queen's fame. He had also gained the allegiance of many feudal lords. His power was so strong that it was as if Renly was alive.
Erlu was still so weak. His team of a few thousand people was still dispirited.
Then, Erlu used the same trick again. He invited the strongest King Aegon to eat a peach. Now, he was skillfully plucking his peaches.
Giving peaches and plucking peaches, he was very familiar with this skill.
But then again …
Just like the last time when he plucked Lan Li's peaches, the peaches themselves weren't necessarily willing to be plucked by him.
On that day, Highting Tyrell directly led his vassals back to his residence, and a small portion of the nobles of the Stormlands also dispersed. He even relied on sending out a second peach to take down the Storm's End Fortress. Even though Erlu ate the peach, the defending general of the Storm's End Fortress was unwilling to surrender. Then, Erlu treated him to a peach.
Today, the nobles of the Vale also expressed their dissatisfaction that Erlu had taken them away. They even said that between Cersei and Erlu, they preferred Cersei.
This …
"It's obvious that the nobles of the valley don't agree with you. Brynden Tully of Hejian is Lady Sansa's grandfather, and it was Aegon who helped him take revenge.
There was also the Dornishmen. They had helped Aegon because of Princess Elia, and the Golden Legion could not be bribed.
Your Majesty, your idea is very good, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the masses! "
After the first round of negotiations, the Onion Knight expressed his concerns as soon as he returned to the guest castle.
"Davos, you are my Hand of the King. I will not hide my thoughts from you."
Erlu walked to the window and looked at the huge pterosaur that was nailed to the ground. He sighed and said, "Time waits for no man. The thing that should not have appeared has appeared.
Originally, with the support of the Iron Treasury, I could have easily recruited mercenaries, and then with the support of Jon Stark, I would have gone south to the Neck.
First, I would have taken down River Delta City and seized a large amount of food and wealth as military supplies. Just like what Aegon did, I heard that they had obtained millions of gold royals and hundreds of thousands of tons of food from River Delta City.
This batch of military supplies is enough to cover the expenses of a hundred thousand soldiers for two years, and it would be more than enough to take down the King's Landing.
Judging Walter Frey would also be able to win the hearts of the nobles in Hejian and the Northern Region, and gain their loyalty. Then, my twenty thousand mercenaries would disembark from Blackwater Bay …
I would definitely win!
However, Aegon's sudden appearance not only disrupted my plans, but also directly threatened my life … So, this is my only choice, my only chance.
Maybe not all of the forty-five thousand soldiers of the True Dragon Alliance will join me, but if half of them join, it would be enough. "
Actually, only a third of Renly's inheritance was inherited by Erlu. The rest had all fled.
Therefore, Erlu did not want to take all of King Aegon's inheritance.
Although the peach was small, it was better than nothing.
"Your Majesty …" Davos looked at the king with a complicated expression.
"I'm sorry." Finally, the Onion Knight lowered his head. "I'm not a qualified Hand of the King, I …"
I've always hated the red-robed woman and wanted to get rid of your subordinates because she would only lead you into the abyss. But now, I'm not as useful to you as she is to you.
"No, Davos, it's time for you to show your talent." Erlu turned his head and excitedly placed his right hand on the Prime Minister's shoulder. He sincerely requested, "I need your strength, help me."
"I, what can I do?" The Onion Knight looked up and saw the anticipation and trust in the king's eyes. He was touched but also confused.
"Davos, don't underestimate yourself. You have a very unique charm.
You've persuaded me many times when I was angry, and you've persuaded Count Mandler when the situation was extremely unfavorable. Even Melisandre was impressed by your courage and integrity.
Your eloquence, insight, wisdom, affinity, and noble character are unmatched in the Seven Kingdoms. Upright people will see your merits and be moved by your sincerity.
I need you to go to King's Landing and find the leaders of the True Dragon Alliance. Persuade Bronze Jon, the Golden Group, and Dornya Lien. "
Seeing the sincerity and trust in Erlu's face, the Onion Knight's eyes became wet.
"Your Majesty, I, I'll do my best, but …" He turned his head and quietly wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes. He said in a muffled voice, "If I take a fast ship, it'll take me a month to reach King's Landing. There's not enough time!"
He didn't say that he could travel a thousand miles in a day.
The Westeros didn't have any official relay stations. If it was peacetime, he might be able to buy a few useless horses from a roadside inn. But now that the war was chaotic, he didn't dare to travel alone.
Crippled people, bandits, brothels, unemployed farmers, wild beasts …
"We have it!" Erlu pointed at the Black Death in the courtyard.
"Pterosaur?" Davos exclaimed. "I don't have true dragon blood, how can I ride a pterosaur? Also, Bellerion's master isn't dead. How can we take control of it? "
"Pterosaur knights don't need true dragon blood. That Aegon, I suspect that Varys swapped his relatives. At least, Tyrion definitely doesn't have true dragon blood. "
"As for control, heh, you have Melisandre to thank. She was able to break Danny and Rize's Holy Knight Seal." Erlu smiled proudly.
"You broke it?" Davos asked expectantly.
"Not yet, I need a sacrifice."
"Sacrifice?" Davos's expression changed. He couldn't help but think of Skinner, who had struggled and wailed in the flames that day.
"Your Majesty, you went back on your promise and secretly burned Theon to death. The people of the Northern Territory are unhappy. If you sacrifice Theon, I'm afraid that even Duke Jon will be disloyal.
Theon is his father's adopted son and his sworn brother! "Davos said worriedly.
"Disloyal? Humph, that ingrate. He's disloyal. Without his consent, would Aegon dare to attack me in Winterfell? "
The veins on Erlu's neck bulged as he gritted his teeth.
"Your Majesty, Sansa is his sister. You can't let a vassal betray his family's interests," Davos advised.
"Are the vassals' vows of loyalty to their king nothing?" Erlu said angrily.
"Your Majesty, during the War of the Usurpers, you were a vassal of the Mad King. The Mad King even wanted to kill Robert and confer you the title of Duke of Storm's Rest Fort.
But you didn't hesitate to side with your eldest brother. You gave up the temptation of being conferred the title of Duke and chose to cut down Timur.
You shouldn't be jealous of Duke Jon. Instead, you should understand him, admire him, praise him, and rely on him. He's far more loyal to the king than you were!
If you were in Duke Jon's position and Sansa was replaced by Robert, he would have led the Northern Territory army to attack us. Even if we hid a hundred Melisandre, it wouldn't be enough. "
Erlu widened his eyes and glared murderously at his Prime Minister.
Davos was calm and didn't avert his gaze.
"Crunch, crunch —" Erlu's square jaw trembled as he ground his teeth.
After a long while, Erlu turned his head and smiled bitterly. "Only you would dare to say that. But you're right. I can't ask my vassal to do something that I can't do. "
"If we don't sacrifice Theon, we can use his sister, Asha …"
Onion Knight's expression changed again. "Your Majesty, Asha is the Duke's daughter. She even used a precious steel dagger to redeem herself. You can't kill her!"
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Davos's face suddenly turned pale. "Can we replace quality with quantity?" he asked weakly.
.....
Sansa's side was also very lively. As soon as she returned to the main hall of the castle, a group of nobles loyal to Aegon immediately surrounded her and tried to persuade her.
"Queen Sansa, there's no precedent for this in the Westeros," Countess Medji said.
"It wasn't easy to form the True Dragon Alliance. The Iron Throne is right in front of us. We can't let a villain get it so easily!" Sir Anda Royce was almost wailing.
His father, Bronze Jon, had led an army of 20,000 in the valley for thousands of miles and finally got close to King's Landing.
The fruit was about to ripen. He really didn't want anyone to take the peach.
"Your Majesty, you should go directly to King's Landing. Wait for us to take the Iron Throne, wait for you to give birth to a prince, wait for the Dragon Queen to end the war at Slaver's Bay. Stannis will have no choice but to release King Aegon."
Count Gabe gave a wise suggestion.
Sansa shook her head firmly and said, "If it was someone else who captured Aegon, I might be able to negotiate slowly, but Stannis …"
"That heretic is almost crazy. Lunatics can't be judged by common sense."
"Although he's a little difficult to get along with, he's not …" Jon mumbled.
"Actually, I always thought he was crazy," Tormond, the Giant's Bane, mumbled.
"Are you really going to give up the Iron Throne and exile yourself?" Medji frowned.
To be honest, the northerners didn't like Aegon that much. However, Aegon's queen was Stark, so they naturally favored him.
In other words, Erlu's Charisma was too low, so no one liked him.
In the current Seven Kingdoms, Erlu, Cersei, and Aegon were fighting for supremacy. Aegon wasn't doing well, but Erlu and Cersei were two weirdos who could turn a dog tail flower into a crimson pearl immortal herb.
Sansa glanced at the nobles in the hall and said firmly, "Aegon is not only my king, but also my husband and the father of my children.
For him, I can agree to any excessive request from Stannis. "
The nobles were filled with respect.
"Besides, Aunt Danny is about to end the war at Slaver's Bay. I don't believe that she won't seek justice for us."
Jon and the others' faces twisted.
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