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Chapter 157 Great Changes in King's Landing
Arthur was overjoyed by Sir Simon Templeton's words, but he asked why cautiously.

"The Northern Territory was defeated, that brainless Greatjon led an army into the old skinning ambush..."

The old knight gave all the reasons in detail.

It turns out that this army was dispatched by Madam Lysa's order. According to rumors, Littlefinger made the list of families to fight.

Because Petyr Baelish has repeatedly intervened in the military and political affairs of the valley, and has taken Lysa and Robin to command the princes of the valley, many nobles are very dissatisfied with him.

So Bronze Jorn contacted five or six of the largest families in the Valley, and led the soldiers to the Gate of the Moon Castle, planning to find a way to kill Littlefinger and revive the atmosphere in the Valley.

In order to protect himself, Lord Baelish agreed to the request of the Lion family to send troops, and asked Lysa to send such an army, and at the same time appointed Lynn Corbray as the commander.

"To be honest, we people in the valley don't support the Lions' family or you, and whoever sits on the iron chair doesn't have much influence on us. The big guy wanted to show off with soldiers bleeding, but he didn't want to fight you. But the northern border is in a hurry, so we don't have the heart to spend it with you and Littlefinger..."

The old knight was very upright, and directly said what was in his heart.

Arthur asked Podrick and other unrelated people to go out, leaving only Hugo Vance in the tent.

Then he asked, "How's the situation in the northern border?"

His understanding of the situation in the north still rests on the confrontation between the two sides across the King's Highway after the wolf family forces captured Carlin Bay.

Sir Simon Templeton introduced the situation in the North to Arthur again.

In order to stabilize the battle line, Lao Bopi led his army northward, preparing to occupy Winterfell and Seven City, and then completely separate the wolf family forces.

The heir of Kahuo City, Harion Karstark, was captured by the Lions and fell into the hands of Stannis, so the side branch, Alf Karstark, was going to seek the position and territory of the House Governor, and he joined Bolton, the guardian of the north. Family.

In this way, if the two most central cities fall into the hands of the Bolton army, the southeast regions such as White Harbor, Hornwood City, Widow's Watch, and Langmen Castle, which are loyal to the wolf family, will be on the same level as Deepwood Castle and Torrhen Square City. , Bear Island, Last Hearth City and other places are completely separated.

The Great Jon, who was in charge of military affairs, had a simple and straightforward mind, but his subordinates were still smart, so the wolf family also went north, and the two sides fought again in Seven City, and finally the Great Jon led the army to take the castle.

What people didn't expect was that the old peeler who occupied Seven City first stayed behind.After the wolf family forces settled in the castle, a fire broke out in the night city, and the army immediately fell into chaos. Bolton's army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

"Little Jon died in battle, the Great Jon was captured, and Wendell Manderly was burned to adulthood because he was too fat to run. One of the Great Jon's uncles took refuge in the Bolton family, and the other took Some soldiers returned to Horwood City. Most of the remaining nobles who led the army are missing, and they probably won't get better. If we don't send troops in the valley, the sky in the north will really change. Lord Eddard Stark is such an upright and noble person , is our role model for the knights of the valley, Lord Yon..."

The old knight talked a lot, and finally explained the situation in the northern border clearly.

After the victory in Seven City, the combined forces of the Bolton and Dustin families were invincible. Perhaps White Harbor could still have the financial resources to recruit another army. With the warship that Lord Mandalay had prepared a long time ago, maybe It is really possible to harass the area occupied by the Bolton army along the White Knife River.

But it was limited to harassment. Mandalay's troops could no longer threaten the Bolton family's rule in the center of the North.

And because Duke Eddard very much advocated the "high as glory" code of conduct in the valley, coupled with kinship, Bronze Yorn, Simon Templeton and other powerful factions in the valley have always regarded the Stark family as their own.

Now that Ed is dead, Mrs. Caitlin has disappeared, and their children are also dead. On the surface, only Sansa is a weak woman left in the whole wolf family, so the knights in the valley feel that it is their fault. These elders acted to uphold justice for the Stark family.

After learning about the changes in the Northern Territory, Simon Templeton and others wanted to bring troops back, but Lynn Cobray kept obstructing them, which made the people in the Valley, including the old knight, begin to doubt Lynn's position.

Then Bronze Jorn sent Littlefinger the conclusive evidence that Lynn Corbray was bribed, and ordered the old knight and others to find a way to deprive Lynn of his command and lead the troops back to the valley.

Simon Templeton and others abided by the rules of the knights, but they couldn't find an opportunity to do it internally, so a clever knight from the Hunter family in the Longbow Hall came up with this method.

"When you kill Lynn Cobray, we will take the opportunity to retreat and join forces with the Royce, Waywood, Redford, Belmore and other families. We will set off from Seagull Town by boat, first arrive at White Harbor, then Go down the White Knife into the heart of the North, kill Old Skinner the Oathbreaker, and avenge Robb."

Judging from the tone of the old knight, he really wanted to have a fight with the Bolton family.

"And what about Littlefinger?" Arthur asked.

Ser Simon Templeton waved his hand indifferently, "You don't have to worry about that. Nestor Royce, the Guardian of the Gates of the Moon and High Steward of the Vale of Arryn, has as much relationship with Lord Yon as he has with Littlefinger. The relationship is much closer."

The Gate of the Moon is also the castle of the Arryn family, but they only live in winter, because at that time the snow covered the Bright Moon Mountains, food and daily necessities could not be delivered to the Eagle's Nest City on the top of the mountain.

The former housekeeper of the Eagle House, Jon Arryn, served as Robert's Hand of the King for 14 years, and it was Nestor Royce, the squire of the Vale of Arryn, who managed the Gates of the Moon and the Eyrie.

So in practice, Nestor might actually be able to make servants, cooks, and the like secretly kill Littlefinger.

Arthur nodded and didn't ask the question again.

The valley people are a bit more stubborn, and their brains are indeed more than one level better than those nobles in the north.

"Then how should I cooperate with you?" Although Arthur said he had no doubts about the old knight, he still kept his mind on it.

After all, being defensive is a must.

"Lin En has an extremely vain personality, and also has a bad temper. He doesn't think about things. If you propose a duel, belittle him first, and we will praise him by his side. If you come and go again, Lin En will definitely fight you. field. With your strength, you can easily take him down."

Sir Simon Templeton spoke out what the Valemen had agreed upon.

It sounds okay, the time and place have not yet been decided, and King Hejian also has the initiative.

After discussing for a long time, Arthur sent the old knight and several of his attendants away at night.

For this valley army, King Hejian had another way to deal with it.

If it was true what the old knight said, then he would have a fight with Lynn, and then wait for Gudi to retreat.

If there is something wrong, proceed according to the original plan. Anyway, enough combustibles such as sesame oil, kapok, and dry firewood have been collected, and Alduin who lit the fire is also by his side.

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King's Landing.

Although it is late autumn, the sky is high and the air is clear, and there are no clouds in the sky.

The day that the Queen of Thorns had chosen to meet Tommen had arrived, and the whole city of King's Landing had a different atmosphere.

A large number of King's Landing citizens crowded into the alleys and streets near Aegon High Hill, preparing to watch the excitement, which made it much more difficult to move forward normally.

On the road from Tyrell's residence in the middle of Aegon's High Hill to the Red Keep in the east, the elite soldiers of the River Bend in full armor held spears, swords and shields and other weapons, lined up in two rows, and tried their best to keep the road open. .

Rose's door.

Dressed up beautifully, Little Rose was the first to sit on the second sedan chair, while her third brother, Sir Loras, followed beside the sedan chair on horseback.

The Queen of Thorns is still conferring secretly with her grandson Garland.

"How did you deal with the Shield Islands?"

Garland replied: "Uncle Paxter wanted to participate in this official court appointment, so he sent his son Horace to lead a part of the longship back to aid. After today, I will bring a large army back to aid, One is to expel the Ironborn, and the other is to take Bright Water City."

Olenna thought for a while, "Let Paxter's other son, that little fellow Hopper, stay on his family's warship, and don't enter the throne room today."

"Understood, I will send someone to notify uncle."

Garland summoned an officer of his own at random and sent him to inform Lord Redwyne of the matter.

The Queen of Thorns looked at the many ant-like civilians on the street in the distance, frowned and said, "Why are there so many civilians blocking the road?"

Garland glanced casually, "It's not a big deal. We have [-] full-armored warriors in the throne room, many of whom are knights with strong martial arts skills. They are not afraid of lions playing tricks at all. Besides, after discussing with Cersei, she agreed to come in for more There are a lot of soldiers from our family. Now there are six thousand people in Hewan in the city, and I have bribed the guards at the two city gates, and I am staying in the barracks, so what can happen?"

Madam Olenna with the square head niche asked again in a low voice: "Is there any activity in the Red Castle?"

"Bought some servants, didn't ask about any big moves, just said that Varys disappeared for no reason, and Cersei once again thoroughly searched the cellars and secret passages of the Red Castle." Garland also lowered his voice.

The Queen of Thorns blinked her little eyes, and after thinking for a while, she finally settled down and slowly moved onto the sedan chair.

"If only your father was here. Well, don't mention that fool, you go to the barracks." She ordered her second grandson to leave the city through the window of the sedan chair.

After Garland bowed and saluted, he asked his attendants to lead the mounts. After greeting his younger siblings, he led a group of cavalry towards the King's Gate in the west.

With the crowds around Aegon's Hill, no rider could venture out of the city during the day.

The Queen of Briars pulled down the shutter of the window, and the servants carrying the sedan chair started immediately.

The team of the Tyrell family is mighty, heading towards the Red Keep. Outside the throne room, they will go in with the knights of the lords of the Reach to meet King Tommen I.

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Near the King's Gate, Hopper on horseback finally caught up with his cousin Garland, "It's fine if Horace doesn't participate, why don't you let me participate, the ship is full of sour sailors and soldiers, no fun at all. "

Since the area around Mud Gate was really crowded, it was impossible to get out of the city, so Hobber led people to make a big circle from King's Gate in the west.

Galan rode up to his cousin and comforted him, "It's okay, just wait for this day, and wait until the day Margaery and Tommen get married, and then you can have fun."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until that day. The Shield Islands are lost, and it's time for my family's warships to fight against the Ironborn. My father is about to become the kingdom's sea minister, so I can't spare him. I can only lead the family." Soldiers, go back."

There are quite a few castles along the coast of the Reach. Bandarenburg, Blackcrown City, Three Towers Castle, Old Town, and even High Court at the mouth of the Mander River all need warship defense. When King's Landing is safe for the time being, there will be some Reach Lords Bringing troops back to aid.

"We'll discuss this matter later. Anyway, I will definitely go back. Whether you will go back to see grandma's arrangement."

Garland said casually.

After the two cousins ​​exchanged some views on the situation in the mainland, they separated outside the city gate, and each took their attendants to two directions.

Red Keep, Throne Room.

Hundreds of commoners crowded the corridor outside the throne room, making it difficult for the nobles to move forward.

Mrs. Olenna Tyrell walked slowly into the throne room with a calm face, and Margaery followed her by her arm.

Loras and several selected Knights of the Reach followed behind the Queen of Thorns. They wanted to distinguish Tommen from the fake and protect the two female relatives.

A large number of Hewan nobles and knights in iron armor followed behind the members of the Fengjun family. They held swords in one hand and iron helmets in the other, looking like they were on the battlefield.

To the surprise of the people in Hewan, the king and queen regent did not arrive late, but sat on the Iron Throne directly, waiting for the vassals to come in.

To be precise, the well-dressed Queen Cersei hugged the king and sat on the Iron Throne. The two remaining Royal Guards stood in front of the high platform, and dozens of Lion Family soldiers surrounded the king.

After taking a closer look at Tommen's appearance and hair color, Loras whispered to his grandmother, "They all match. I haven't looked at Tommen carefully before, but I remember the facial features."

Cersei, who was holding Levi Lanney, watched the Knight of Flowers whispering in Olenna's ear, and clenched her hands nervously.

The child was very similar in appearance to her son Tommen, with the same golden hair color, except for his age and height.

So she brought Levi here in advance, just to avoid exposing the big problem of height during the walk.

But fortunately, it only needs to be covered up for a short while, after ten minutes, everything will be over.

Three or four hundred lord knights, plus some royal nobles and noble knights from the western region, took a long time just to stand in line.

Just as the Queen of Thorns and the people of the River Bend were about to start, several crossbow arrows suddenly shot in from outside the corridor, and they hit the high platform of the Iron Throne impartially.

Faced with this situation, the Queen Mother, who had been prepared for a long time, shouted sharply: "There are assassins, protect the king, protect the king."

Marin Tran, the Kingsguard, followed suit, "Let the king go first."

The entire Throne Hall suddenly became chaotic, with the cries of the women's family members and the roar of the soldiers suddenly huddled together.

Since they didn't know where the assassin was, the soldiers of the Lion Family who served as the royal guards started hacking at the crowd, which made the scene even more chaotic.

Loras hurriedly took the knights who were close to him to protect his grandmother.

Lady Olenna, who was protected by her grandson, took a closer look, and Cersei and the king had disappeared.

For some reason, the old woman who was used to wind and rain suddenly felt bad.

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