Game of Thrones Overlord Conquest - #209 - Chapter 211 No default allowed

Chapter 209 No default allowed

“A Lannister must pay his debts.

“The people of Braavos also have a proverb, the iron bank cannot be defaulted.”

Today, in the Red Castle hall, there are still the familiar big names from the Seven Kingdoms, but there are fewer people than usual, with only four people left.

The queen regent Cersei Lannister, who had recently transformed from queen to queen mother, was acting like a lioness, more than ruthless but lacking in authority and wisdom.

The Minister of Finance, Petyr Baelish, comes from a small family, longs for power and status, has an innate talent for money and trade, and has ambitions greater than his intelligence.

The bachelor’s necklace is made of twenty-four kinds of metal pieces. It is heavy and hangs from the neck to the chest. He looks like a well-educated, conscientious and disciplined bachelor.

And Varys, the intelligence chief who can’t be trusted in anything.

Opposite them sat a man wearing a monotonous gray-brown coat.

This man’s name is Naho Demitis. He is dressed simply and has a simple origin. He is the envoy of the Iron Bank of Braavos.

His purpose in coming to King’s Landing seems to be quite simple, to collect debts from the Iron Throne.

It is said that the money was borrowed by Petyr Baelish to pay for the expenses of King Robert I.

Anyway, the King of Westeros owes the Iron Bank a lot of money.

Just now, the Queen Regent told the Iron Bank envoy that the Iron Throne decided to postpone the repayment of the debt and used the honor of the Lannister family as a guarantee.

The envoy Nahor Demitis also politely responded to Queen Mother Cersei’s decision, and the Iron Throne must return the debt immediately.

“Your Majesty the Messenger, please know what kind of crisis the kingdom is facing. A group of ambitious people are about to launch a rebellion, and the Iron Throne urgently needs the golden dragon to quell the rebellion. Now, the king needs the Iron Treasury more than ever.”

Cersei’s pleading words failed to elicit any reaction from Naho Demitis, but made the other seven ministers present frown.

The Queen Regent can only play some self-righteous little tricks, and she always lacks some authority when dealing with major events.

This is not the time to win sympathy with misery. It is unwise to owe the bank money and tell the bank bluntly that he will face a major crisis.

This was indeed the case. Naho ignored Cersei’s cleverness and replied firmly:

“We who serve the Iron Bank face life and death tests no less than those of you who serve the Iron Throne.”

“The war will lead to economic chaos across Westeros, so the Iron Throne must return large sums immediately, and the Iron Bank refuses new loans until the war subsides.”

After hearing Naho’s tough request, the ministers of the seven countries had different expressions.

Lord Chancellor Petyr Baelish was a master at showing just the right amount of disappointment and anger.

Archmaester Pycelle showed a powerless look. He has always been like this. He always wants to have a tendentious influence in political events, but he has very little courage and does not possess much political wisdom.

Varys remained expressionless, no one knew what he had, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Just as the Queen Regent prepares to unleash her final weapon, Ser Lancel, Cersei’s cousin and affair partner, enters the hall.

The young knight glanced at Varys with complicated eyes, and then handed the secret message in his hand to Cersei.

After a moment, Cersei angrily threw away the secret message and roared like a lioness, as if she saw a wounded cub.

“You, you sent people to see Stannis and Renly. You actually abandoned the rightful king. I cannot forgive you.”

“Come, come, where is the Kingsguard? Kill this traitor.”

The Kingsguard burst into the hall and captured Nahor Demitis, but did not kill him outright.

The scene fell silent for a moment, as the ministers and knights waited for the Queen Regent to finish venting her emotions and become calm.

Stannis Baratheon is the eldest brother of the former King Robert and the Duke of Dragonstone. He once served as Lord of the Sea in Robert’s royal council.

He and the late Hand of the King Jon Arryn discovered the true origin of the current King Joffrey.

After Robert’s unexpected death, Stannis refused to recognize Joffrey as the legitimate heir and raised an army to proclaim himself king of the Seven Kingdoms.

Renly Baratheon is the younger brother of Robert and Stannis, Lord of Storm’s End, and former Lord Chancellor of the Royal Council. He has also claimed the throne.

Someone familiar with the three Baratheon brothers once made this comparison:

“If Robert is real steel, then Stannis is pure iron, black, hard and strong, but also easy to break. Like iron, it will break before it is bent. As for Renly, he is like Shining Glowing bright copper, looks beautiful.”

Stannis’s military prowess earned him a reputation during the Usurper’s War. His uncompromising integrity is well known throughout the Seven Kingdoms, and his words can be trusted.

However, there were not many people willing to support and follow him, and his fiefdom, Dragonstone, was also very barren, without enough food, grass, and troops.

But if there is financial assistance from the Iron Bank, it will be different.

Stannis can raise an army of mercenaries at any time, and when combined with his military prowess and experience, it becomes very formidable.

As for Renly, those who believed in Stannis and were unwilling to follow a stubborn king all gravitated towards him who seemed “shining” even though he was lower in the line of succession than his brother.

It can be said that Renly does not need the support of the Iron Bank, but with the help of this power, it will be even more powerful.

In addition, King Joffrey violated the decision of the Royal Council and executed Eddard Stark, the King of the North. With the character of the people of the North, they will definitely launch an army for revenge.

In other words, before the attitudes of other lords are clear, the Iron Throne has already identified three powerful enemies.

This will be a civil strife of unprecedented scale, affecting the seven countries.

Even if the Queen Regent’s brain is not working well, she can still feel this imminent pressure. Now is not the time for her to be proud and willful.

Cersei gradually calmed down and drove away the Kingsguard. She did not apologize to Naho.

She was greatly influenced by her father, Duke Tywin, and knew that interests were the most reliable allies, so she said straightforwardly:

“I am willing to put one-third of the royal family’s property in the Iron Bank for safekeeping. My requirement is that the Iron Bank cannot fund any rebels, and it must also provide another loan for the royal family, and the royal family’s debts must be in It will be repaid after the war subsides.”

“No!”

“Absolutely not!”

As soon as the Queen Regent finished speaking, Archmaester Pycelle and Finance Minister Petyr exclaimed at the same time.

Varys also looked at Cersei in surprise. He thought he knew this woman well enough. She was unyielding and greedy, seeking power, glory and love.

He could predict every step she took, but he never imagined that she would reach this point.

In fact, he doesn’t know Cersei well enough.

In this regard, Cersei’s two brothers have a clearer understanding of her.

Jaime Lannister believes that his sister does not lack intelligence, but what she lacks is judgment and patience.

Tyrion Lannister’s description is more accurate. Cersei can’t distinguish the importance. The longer she waits, the angrier she will be, and the angrier she will be, the more stupid she will be.