It's not that King Cologne's sons are hard to feed.
Rather, the "competition" among his nine sons was fierce, comparable to "nine squid competing for the legitimate son."
In addition to Coren's eldest son and second son who died in infancy earlier, Euron, the "Fifth Elder Brother" without Xiaoyanzi, killed them all indiscriminately, eliminating for House Greyjoy those brothers and brothers who had normal temperaments and were not very useful.
Among them, the "third elder brother" Harlon was killed by Euron using Greyscale.
"Eighth Prince" Iron is a little bit behind.
During the days when King Cologne and his three brothers went out to fight the Reach, he played the game of Finger Dance with "Seventh Elder Brother" Urgang, and an ax he threw cut off half of Urgang's palm.
Their stepmother, Mrs. Piper of Pinkmaiden, brought her maester, who insisted on sewing back Ur's newly chopped off fingers.
The traditional treatment method of Iron Islands is to bake it with fire and soak it in sea water to disinfect and heal the wound.
Because the bachelor who played the role of "Mama Rong" used forced suturing, the wound of the seventh Urgang became seriously infected. After that, Pyke's people amputated his arm, but it was too late.
When King Cologne returned with great honors, one look at the ranking numbers showed that the "fourth elder brother" Balon had a great future and avenged his compatriot brother.
Balon chopped off the idiot maester's fingers and had his stepmother, Mrs. Piper, try to sew them back together----
Column did not express any opinion on this.
He may not understand the true nature of his sons, or be indifferent to it, but as long as he is alive, no one can disobey the will of King Cologne.
-If Balon is a madman, so is Aeron, and Euron is crazier than both of them put together.
Boneway Wyl in the east, Greyjoy in the west Sunset Sea, Uller in the center of the desert, and Bolton who placed his family fort beside the crater----
Westeros, it can be said that there are so many talents.
Of course, the only one that can outshine the "four unique" combinations of Eastern Snake and Western Squid, Southern Hell, and Northern Peeling is "Zhong Shenlong".
That is, the famous neurotic family located in the central region of the mainland and living in Crownlands, the descendant of the Dragon King Valyria-Targaryen.
The "Dongxie" Wyl, who is already perverted enough, is not as crazy as the "Zhongshentong" Targaryen.
Their crazy rate is frighteningly high.
Therefore, this royal family of the former dynasty has no doubt become the champion of the crazy competition in Titus's mind.
Targaryen's bloodline carries the gene for mental disorder, and their family members have always been on the verge of madness.
Titus would like to call this phenomenon "the madness of Targaryen". And this trait is likely to be spread among House Blackfyre as well.
Some Targaryen are born crazy, others are not so when they are young, but will become more and more obvious as time goes by, especially after being stimulated by the external environment.
For example, Aerys·Targaryen II, his mind was greatly affected by the "Duskendale Chaos".
When he was young, he was a perfectly sane adult. As he got older, his behavior became erratic and got worse.
By the time he was forty years old, Aerys II was completely out of control. Hearing hallucinations and paranoia engulfed him, and he became a man for entertainment and entertainment.
In order to prove himself, Mad King burned the living people to death.
There is no way, House Targaryen's crazy traits may be inherited from generation to generation. No one expects which generation, which person, and at which age, will suddenly become crazy.
Among the past members of House Targaryen, there are also the legendary "Dreamwalkers" who can have prophetic "Dragon Dreams".
This also tests the dreamer's rationality and wisdom. Which ones are real dragon dreams, and which ones are reflections of daily thoughts or dream demons - it is actually not easy to distinguish. Even people who claim that they have had dragon dreams are not really sure whether they are "dream walkers".
There are more "Crazy Walkers" from the Dragon Family.
There are some who are cruel and murderous, some who are overly pious and starve themselves to death due to hunger strikes and prayers, some who love to run around naked in Red Keep, and some who are capricious and have epilepsy attacks from time to time----
The most common among them are patients with extremely severe delusions.
Ilion "Bright Flame" Targaryen believes that he is a dragon in human form. He believes that drinking Wildfire will transform him into a dragon.
"Silver Prince" Rhaegar·Targaryen is also convinced that he is the savior or the father of the savior at the end of the century, and he has no doubts about his "mission".
Based on the example of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Titus believes that this may be a mental health problem caused by the custom of incest marriage brought over by Targaryen from Valyria.
Of course, sometimes there are also physical health problems.
For example, some Targaryens have always had normal minds and personalities, but their bodies are very fragile. Many of them suffered from illnesses and died young.
Another possibility is that House Targaryen's character defects caused by incest are often accompanied by the extraordinary talents of "pure blood"; and those defective products that are mentally retarded, decadent and mentally ill may just be disabilities caused by incompatibility after intermarriage with foreign races.
Similar to some kind of "hybrid decay" characteristics.
When he first "came over", Titus was also afraid that something would happen to him.
Not bad.
After carefully analyzing the families with the most frequent intermarriage with Targaryen, he found that people with other surnames who inherited "Dragon Blood" were basically "normal", at least not as "sick" as the Targaryen people.
People always think that Velaryon and Martell are the families with the most marriages to Targaryen, but they easily miss out on Arryn and Baila Theon--as for Dayne and Tas, they cannot be called "frequent".
Take House Baratheon as an example.
Steffon·Baila Theon It is normal for people to reach middle age and die.
As for Robert·Baila Theon, apart from his stronger desire in that regard, the "dragon blood" in his body did not bring any negative effects to him.
Stannis·Baila Theon had no problems before being bewitched by Red Priestess.
On the contrary, Renly·Baila Theon occasionally seems a little frivolous.
But in fact, this is more due to the fact that he became the Duke of Storm's End at a young age, and his eldest brother and king prefers him. He is usually elegant and polite----
Titus looked at the reptile in the pool - a reptile that was partially similar to a giant dragon in appearance, but didn't know how long it could grow, and thought to himself:
Regarding dragon blood and magic, there are still too many unknowns in this world waiting for him to reveal------
Different from Titus who enjoys his leisure time.
The real successor of "Mad King", Viserys·Targaryen III, is Braavos opposite Narrow Sea, studying hard and taking care of his "career".
Viserys has passed his eleventh Name Day.
When he came to Braavos three years ago, he was warmly received by the local owner "Sea King".
Regardless of whether they want to help another Westeros Murong Fu "restore the country", the nominal ruler of Braavos is happy to fund the former royal family of Westeros and hopes that they can settle here.
Not only did Neptune become friends with the little king Viserys, he also presented a mansion and courtyard not far from the Sealord's Palace for brother and sister Viserys, Daenerys, and their men to live in peace of mind.
Viserys was not polite and took people in directly.
Compared with the "Beggar King" who had only one instructor, four soldiers, and a baby girl in the original history, he is now much more powerful.
Viserys still wears the crown of his mother, Queen Mother Leila. Even though he is underage and in a foreign land, there is no regent to control him.
Although Bachelor Dragonstone, the gynecological master who Black Earl once missed, accidentally fell into the sea during the voyage, reducing the number of Small Council in Viserys by one, he still has General Hengha who brought their brothers and sisters to the east to help him-
Ser William Darry, the former trainer of the Red Keep, became the "field marshal" of His Majesty Viserys;
The original Driftmark lord and Royal Fleet commander Lucerys·Velaryon Earl is the "Marshal of the Navy".
Now.
His navy marshal was very angry because the field marshal was proposing to the king to sell half of the ten warships heading east to the Narrow Sea.
This has already changed the basic disk of Lucerys----
Braavos The sea breeze carries a salty and humid atmosphere, passing through the carved window lattice of the waterside mansion gifted by Neptune, fluttering the gold thread tassels on the edges of the hangings.
Viserys·Targaryen III sat on a high-backed chair covered with velvet cushions, and his fingertips unconsciously ran across the mother-of-pearl inlaid on the arm of the chair.
This is the third year since he came to Braavos. The luxury and tranquility of this water city gradually replaced the memory of the storm on Dragonstone.
But now, the tranquility in the mansion hall is being broken by quarrels.
"Absolutely not!"
Lucerys·Velaryon's angry objection seemed to make the window glass tremble slightly.
The former Earl master, whose surrendered son inherited the Driftmark territory, pressed his hands on the Oak table, his long silver shawl hair shaking with his rapid breathing.
"That's the only fleet we have left! If we sell five ships, my strength will be directly reduced by half! The King of the Sea is rich in the world and has always supported His Majesty the King Viserys. Why don't we ask him for help?
Even if you are short of money, you can borrow from him or get a loan from Iron Bank!"
Since they have to raise thousands of soldiers, the golden dragon and silver deer they brought from Dragonstone are about to run out.
William Darry, who stood opposite him, had a stern look on his face. The scabbard and armor worn on his waist collided with each other, making a slight metallic crunching sound.
"Loan?"
He shook his head, his voice not loud, but with the determination of an old knight.
"Lucerys, you are confused! The reason why Braavosi respects His Majesty Viserys is precisely because we still have strength. The thousands of soldiers in this fleet are the foundation for our foothold, not those huge logs!
Once you open your mouth to borrow money, you are telling everyone: We are at the end of our rope and we are weak - do you want those Braavosis who don't know honor and care about interests to know our true identity and open their fangs against us?
Sir William believes that by then, not to mention the support from Neptune, even the current stability may not be maintained.
Viserys sat quietly on the high-backed chair, with silver hair that was almost the same size as Lucerys hanging down on his shoulders, and there was no trace of panic in his light lilac eyes.
He has just turned eleven this year, and his figure has not yet fully grown. The experience of running around in exile has gradually matured him, and he is no longer as immature, well-behaved and obedient as the little prince outside the delivery room.
He has an idea of his own.
Long before the dispute between his two ministers broke out, Sir William, a loyal man, had come to him privately to tell him about the financial difficulties and his strategies to deal with them.
Viserys understands better than anyone that they set off in a hurry and the money they brought was about to be exhausted.
The military pay for thousands of people, the maintenance of weapons and equipment, and the daily expenses of this mansion - each item is eating up the limited savings.
Selling some warships is actually the most direct and safest way to break the situation right now.
As the commander-in-chief of the navy, Lucerys is reluctant to part with his warships and does not want his subordinates' strength to be damaged. This is normal, after all, it is the foundation of his power.
William hoped to take the opportunity to expand the strength of his men, so that King Viserys would no longer just rely on the navy in terms of force, and his "field marshal" could also live up to his name.
Viserys prefers William who spends more time with him.
"I think Sir William's statement is very reasonable."
Viserys, who was originally trying to sidestep the situation today, intervened at the right time.
He stood up slowly, his not tall figure showing a hint of majesty, "We can't just sit there and rest in vain. We must have our own financial resources to truly gain a foothold here."
"Your Majesty? You----"
Lucerys turned his head suddenly and looked at the little king he supported with some disbelief.
"Lucerys Earl, no need to fight anymore, just follow Sir William's suggestion and sell five battleships."
Viserys's tone was firm, not inferior to the previous William Darry, and Lucerys was not given a chance to refute again.
"The money earned from selling the warships will be used as our start-up capital in the next few years.
I plan to form a mercenary group based on the naval soldiers who originally served on the five battleships."
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