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Chapter 150 Whose Casterly Rock City Owns
Harrenhal, Flowstone Yard.

Reachmen with titles of nobility, including captives, were brought in to see the much larger Alduin.

Compared with half a year ago, the thorns on its back are sharper, looking from a distance, it seems to be covered with a layer of dark iron armor.

In Arthur's own opinion, Alduin's body size has changed from a big goose at birth to an adult alligator.

Although he is still in his infancy, this growth rate is already terrifying. In the next few decades, Alduin will go through adolescence and adolescence, and the growth in these two periods is still astonishing.

Even when a dragon reaches adulthood, it grows slowly until it dies.

Alduin's childhood size, plus its tail that was half longer than its body length, and its five-meter-spread wings, already had considerable coercion when hovering above the heads of the crowd.

In the crowd of onlookers, there are cowards who are intimidated from time to time.

"Seven Gods, is this really a dragon of several months?"

"Its dragging tail looks more like a steel whip. I really want to know what it feels like to be inserted into the ass."

"If you want to try it, I guess the dragon bearer will be happy to exchange a plug for the allegiance of a viscount family."

"Look at what you said, even a giant can't withstand such a huge monster."

There was a lot of discussion.

When they heard that the dragon bearer had a young dragon, most of the nobles in the river didn't take it seriously, thinking that a single crossbow arrow could kill the dragon.

But when Alduin really flew in front of them, these well-informed house governors had to admit that they were ignorant.

The performance of the Duke of Metz was worse than that of his vassals. Under Arthur's signal, Alduin once flew half a meter above the head of the Lord of the River Bend.

This made Mr. Inflatable Fish bend his legs and shrink his neck in fright, and hid behind him. Fortunately, the people in Hewan took care of his face and let him squeeze behind the crowd smoothly.

"What do you think, my lords?" Arthur beckoned and let Alduin's claws fall on his shoulders. This was done to enhance the visual impact.

Fortunately, his strength is still strong, and he can withstand a dragon standing on him.

If it takes another year or two, the positions of the two sides will have to change.

Everyone knew that this question was for the Lord of the River Bend, so they all stopped talking and let the Duke of Mace who was hiding behind the crowd come out.

The adult inflatable fish, who was belatedly aware of it, was stunned for a while before answering:

"If I had seen this dragon two and a half months ago, I would have taken the whole river to support you, but I have betrothed my daughter to His Majesty Tommen, and my son Loras will also marry King Cersei The queen mother is his wife. You also know that the belief of the Seven Gods does not allow repentance, even a marriage contract that has not been sworn, so..."

His title to King Hejian has changed, and his words have become respectful.

Repenting of a marriage is a breach of oath, and knight culture is based on the belief of the Seven Gods, so the people of Hewan value this very much.

"What's the big deal for me?" Arthur smiled lightly, first pushed Alduin up to let Alduin fly away, and then walked to Duke Metz's side.

"I have conclusive evidence that Tommen is dead, so Margaery doesn't have to keep this marriage contract. And it is said that Cersei persuaded Loras to become the Kingsguard. I don't need to explain what this means? You'd better The two oaths you care about cannot be fulfilled because of the disruption of the Lannisters, the responsibility lies with them, but not with you."

On the way to the north, Arthur was also paying close attention to the situation in King's Landing, so he learned about Cersei's appointment of the Knight of Flowers as the Kingsguard.

Cersei, who thought she was as smart as her father Tywin, felt that she could escape her marriage contract with Loras by doing this, but this just relieved the Tyrell family from the psychological burden of breaking the oath.

Although the intelligence said that the Hewan people got the positions of the three imperial councils.

But this condition Arthur can also afford to drive.

There was not even a single person in the King Hejian's imperial meeting.

The Duke of Mace looked at Arthur's handsome face, "To be honest, you do have the temperament and appearance of a Targaryen, and you also have the right to inherit the Iron Throne, but I can't decide where the entire Reach will go. I have to listen to all The opinions of the lords, housekeepers, and landed knights, and satisfying the majority of them, can only make decisions on behalf of the people of the Reach."

He was talking useless nonsense.

The head of House Rose is Olenna Tyrell, Queen of Thorns, also called Olenna Redwyne, and Mace's wife is from House Hightower.Paxter, House Governor of Redwyne, is Mace's cousin and brother-in-law.

With this level of kinship, the three first-tier families in the River Bend formed a group, giving them an overwhelming advantage over the second- and third-tier families who fought alone.

Therefore, only the Rose family needs to make a decision, and the other Hewan families must obey.

Arthur knew that the price he had set was too low, so he waved everyone away.

"The Hejian people left with the guests, and I have a few words with the guardian of the southern border alone."

After waiting for the unrelated people to go away, he took the Duke of Metz to the bear pit in the center of the castle, and then started talking.

"In the final analysis, what you want is the position of a queen and as many seats in the imperial council as possible. I can give you no less than Cersei and Tywin."

Looking at the entire history of war in Westeros, the example of using less to win more was only found during Aegon's conquest, and the rest were all about attracting the relationships of the major nobles, and then allowing the number of families and troops in one's own camp to far exceed that of the enemy.

Therefore, if he wins over to the Reach Land with strong soldiers and horses, Arthur's strength will be greatly enhanced, and he will not be far from the Iron Throne.

The Duke of Mace frowned, "I heard that you are planning to marry Miss Sansa Stark, the position of the queen..."

This Arthur had already thought up an excuse.

"I believe in the Valyrian gods, and it is not blasphemy to marry more wives."

Master Inflatable Fish stared straight at Arthur, who was a head taller than him, and said after a long time: "But my daughter is a devout believer of the Seven Gods, and she can only marry one husband."

"No problem!" Arthur spread his hands, "After Margaery marries me, I will be the only husband, and it will not violate her beliefs. I will marry more wives for the peace of the kingdom, and it will not violate my beliefs. Think carefully about whether this makes sense."

The Duke of Metz blinked his eyes for a long time with a dazed face.

"I have to discuss it with my mother before making a decision. Before that, I don't think the people of Hewan will be your enemy."

Arthur helped his forehead helplessly, "You are 50 or [-] years old, can't you even make decisions about this matter?"

He is completely convinced of Ma Baonan Mace.

The two discussed for a long time, and finally came to a specific agreement.

After the Queen of Thorns agreed to fall to Arthur, the River King must immediately declare his claim to the Iron Throne, change his title to King of the Andals, First Men and Rhoynar, and marry Margaery as queen.Before that happens, Arthur has to make sure Mace's life is safe and decent.

He couldn't attract all the people from Hewan in a short time, so Arthur ordered someone to find a room suitable for Duke Metz, and after he was imprisoned, he began to deal with some trivial matters of the farmers outside the city in the Hundred Hearth Hall.

The subjects' petitions could easily trigger system tasks, so the blue light curtain lit up three times in a short time.

【Let the farmers in Heron Town have a cotton robe for winter】

【Build a Seven Sacred Temple】

【Expel ghosts wandering outside the city】

The first two tasks are easy to do, and King Hejian can complete them by giving orders to his subordinates.

The third task is interesting.

Arthur recruited Hayley, the mercenary Bill and others who were in charge of the order of the refugee peasants. After careful understanding, he knew what was going on.

After he ordered the oversized weirwood in Harrenhal to be transplanted, a wood witch appeared outside the town.

Because the tree was too big, the existing ships could not transport it to the Isle of Thousand Faces, so the tree was placed somewhere outside the city, and the forest witches surrounded the tree.

She had previously wandered near a high mountain in the riverlands called the High Heart, and she was known as the Ghost of the High Heart.

The peasants were ignorant and thought that this strange old witch was an ominous omen, so they asked the nobles to expel her.

Arthur gladly accepted the petition, and led a group of soldiers out of the city, and went directly to the forest witch.

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King's Landing City, the Prime Minister's Tower of the Red Fort, and a small meeting room.

Cersei looked at the sea view outside the window by herself, and at her feet, the fake Tommen was sitting on the ground, holding a piece of candy and licking it wildly.

The gray-haired Kefeng walked in quickly, and the little devil behind him had to trot to keep up with his uncle's pace.

After the two Lannisters had entered, the guarding Kingsguard, Meryn Tran and Balon Swann, went out and closed the heavy door.

"What happened to call us two in such a hurry?"

Tyrion was sweating from the trot all the way, and he gasped and asked his sister.

Cersei turned her head and handed the note in her hand to her uncle Kevan who was approaching with a cold face.

As for the imp, he went to the closet by the wall and tiptoed for a cup.

Kevan's face immediately changed after reading it. He was about to tell his nephew, but he saw Tyrion struggling, so he walked up to his nephew and took down the wine glass that Tyrion couldn't reach.

"Your father, my brother, Duke Tywin died."

The little devil who got the flagon from the table was taken aback for a moment, and then continued to pour the wine himself.

"I am a little sad, please allow me to use wine to cover up my unspeakable feelings."

As he spoke, he raised his glass and drank it straight down.

Tyrion's mood is indeed indescribable, but it is probably not sadness.

Cersei looked at her younger brother in disgust, and if it wasn't for her uncle, she would have made a serious sarcasm.

Kefeng didn't care about his nephew's behavior, he rested his chin in thought for a moment, and said: "The letter said that my brother left Casterly Rock City and the Western Region to James, but the Hejian people captured him, and there is no one in charge of Casterly Rock City. People, so I have to go back immediately, on the one hand to prepare for my brother's funeral, and on the other hand to temporarily establish order in the western region."

Shocked, Tyrion went up to his uncle, jumped up, snatched the note, and read it carefully.

"Impossible, this is impossible. James is the Kingsguard and cannot inherit private property. I am the proper heir to the West and Casterly Rock."

Tyrion has been the sole heir of Casterly Rock City since his elder brother was accepted as a white robe by the mad king Aerys II, and he has regarded Casterly Rock City and the West as his own from beginning to end.

When Tywin asked Tommen to order James to be removed from the Kingsguard, the little devil felt bad, but because there was no precedent before, he didn't take it seriously.

"Since the establishment of the Kingsguard, there has been no precedent for withdrawal, so Jaime still cannot inherit the West and Casterly Rock, they are mine, mine!"

The little devil is holding a wine glass and waving his little hand to express his anger.

"Who says there's no precedent?" Cersei's voice was also annoyed. "My son, little Joe, once fired Barristan, who was old and frail. The wise and mighty little Joe reformed the corrupt system, so Sir James' succession no problem."

This is a muddled account.

It stands to reason that the oaths of the Kingsguard and the Night's Watch are the highest sacred oaths, once made, they cannot be repented.

But since Lord Joffrey drove Ser Barristan away, there had been two or three occasions when the oath had been changed by order of the king.

In the general conception, the king is one level lower than the gods, but because the king is the most powerful person in the world, the change of the king's order can also be counted as one thing, which creates a conflict.

In general practice, this matter can only be determined after discussion between the great nobles and the bishops.

But now that the Seven Kingdoms are in turmoil, there is no condition to hold such a meeting, so the parties have to make their own decisions.

Tyrion took a deep breath, "You know best how much Jaime aspires to be a knight. Wearing white robes is his lifelong dream, so I think he has to choose whether to be the Kingsguard or inherit Casterly Rock."

He and his brother have a pretty good relationship, so they have revealed their hearts to each other.

The little devil knew that James would never want that Stone City, and he had been established as the heir to Casterly Rock City and the West, so James would not rob him.

If James chooses himself, then Casterly Rock City probably belongs to Tyrion.

"This matter must be governed by the law of inheritance, and you are not allowed to mess around." Since it was the ancestral system reformed by his son Joffrey, Cersei tried his best to maintain this point.

She turned to Uncle Kaifeng again, "I will trouble you to make a trip to the western border. Although the alliance between the people of Hewan and us has been preserved temporarily, the situation is still very dangerous, so I won't go."

Kevan is used to obeying his brother Tywin's command, and now he is used to listening to his niece.

He nodded and said, "It's already afternoon. From tonight to tomorrow morning, I have finished handling all the military affairs and major affairs in King's Landing City. I will set off for the west around tomorrow afternoon. There will be no delay."

Although Stannis fled the capital in embarrassment, with the support of the stormland nobles, he quickly gained a foothold on the south bank of the Blackwater River.

He even sent a cavalry to attack the grain convoy of the Hewan people in the royal forest, which made the food supply in King's Landing City unstable again.

Kevan was about to walk out of the door of the small conference room, but suddenly stopped again, and asked Cersei:
"The territory of the Tully family is famous for its richness, but it is extremely small, so Randyll has a problem with the land. This time Garland got Brightwater City, which made him very unhappy. I think he can lead the army to recover Duskendale City and Rosby City. City, Raven's Rest and other northern regions, and then grant him a piece of land in the name of military merit, what do you think?"

"You can do these things according to your own discretion. I believe in uncle's ability." Cersei had no objection to his proposal.

After Kevan left, the siblings began to stare, until Tyrion couldn't help but growled in a low voice:

"I saved this kingdom for you. Without me, our alliance with the people of Hewan would have been disbanded half a month ago."

The fake Tommen was done by Tyrion alone, so he thought he saved his sister Cersei and stabilized the Lion Flower Alliance.

"But not many people know about it." Cersei looked at her younger brother with increasingly cold eyes.

Tyrion was alert: "There are still a few people, Sir Fran and the Lannisport guards..."

"Do you think I'm that stupid? They have sunk into the Blackwater Bay, and now the only ones who know this secret are you and me."

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