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The meeting in the commander's tent continued, but the king encountered a lot of trouble.

The nobles from all over the country, led by Garlan Tyrell, Alysan Radford, and Kevan Lannis, clearly opposed the king's establishment of the Golden Tooth City as a territory directly under the royal family.

"Your Majesty, this kind of thing is unprecedented. This is tantamount to completely depriving the Radford family of their territory and removing their title of nobility."

Tyrion also reminded euphemistically.

Before Arthur could speak, the Dragon Queen couldn't bear it anymore, "Doesn't the king even have such power?"

Daenerys is domineering in the Slave Bay. When the crabs are used to it, the Unsullied under her basically carry out her orders 100%, so they are naturally not used to the vassals under her speaking against the king's proposal.

Garland, the unappointed Earl of Bright Water City taught the false aunt and nephew a lesson:
"Your Majesty, power is not what you can do, but what you can't do. Responsibilities are equal to obligations. Even Aegon the Conqueror treated nobles who surrendered exceptionally well. Apart from kneeling, King Toren Stark can kneel down. Have you ever been troubled a little bit?"

He pointed to Mrs. Alysanne Redford, a middle-aged woman who looked 40 years old, "According to the prevailing inheritance law, Mrs. Alysanne is the lord of Golden Tooth City, and her heirs have the right to inherit. You If you marry the lady and make the Golden Tooth City into the royal domain, then we have no problem, but you want the territory on the one hand, and the Radford family members on the other hand, it is illegal. I think, in In your kingdom, the property of any noble or commoner should be protected by law."

Not only the Westerners who were still captives, but even the nobles of the River Bend who had previously supported the king opposed this move.

The reason is very simple, the king can now deprive the lord of Golden Tooth City of his fief for no reason, and he can also snatch the territories of other families in the future.

Once this precedent exists, it will be a disaster for a family that is not strong but has a relatively important territory.

Without even looking, Arthur knew he didn't want to marry another old Mrs. Radford.

He glanced at Prince Oberyn, "Do you Dornish people think the same?"

From the standpoint of these matters, the Red Viper can already represent Prince Doran, and can also represent the attitude of Dorne as a whole.

"In Dorne, we don't rob other people's property." Oberyn said in a low voice, crossing his arms.

Arthur I suddenly felt uncomfortable.

After only drinking the fine wine of power for a while, he had to taste the taste of the lees.

Punish the disobedient families according to the rebellion, and other king-holding and neutral families will not have much opinion, but if the king acts recklessly, the ruling class will let Arthur, who is the first king, know what the prevailing rules are .

As strong as Jaehaerys I, he had to shake hands with the church and the Hightower family to make his rule stable.In the latter part of his reign, Otto Hightower and other aristocrats from the old town had to be allowed to enter the imperial council.

If Arthur's kingdom was conquered bit by bit, and then entrusted to his trusted subordinates who were promoted from the common people, then he would not have to worry about the opinions of these nobles.

Because his legal principles were created by himself, not supported by the great nobles.

But this kind of way doesn't work in Westeros. The civilians in a territory basically submit to the same family for hundreds of thousands of years. Unless the lord is too cruel, they don't care about other nobles at all.

Don't think that the people who rule them don't care about who rules them. They are generally called the people. They are actually craftsmen, stonemasons, farmers, craftsmen, millers, washerwomen, farriers, linen workers, shepherds, etc. Small groups, many things in the noble territory can only be carried out after the permission of the family governor, such as hunting and herding sheep in the woodland.

Hunting without the permission of the lord will be called a poacher, and the most serious one can be exiled by the lord to the Great Wall to become brothers of the night watchman.

It was the nobles who took all the power in the territory into their hands, so that the citizens felt that they were gifted by the lord, and that they remained loyal from generation to generation.

Robb Stark can be crowned king by the northern nobles, apart from his combat ability, it is inseparable from the fact that he is the eldest son of Duke Eddard.

Identity, claims, and legal principles are what the nobles recognize.

Even if Arthur was a little more brutal, overthrew all the nobles, and let his men become earls everywhere, to rule and manage all the territories, there would be rounds of rebellions.

For example, Stark in the North, the main branch of Winterfell experienced a pack of wolves when Duke Rickard Stark was the only one left, but all the branches in the North are everywhere. , There are still 800 people.

In the northern army, there is no shortage of people who look very similar to Ed.

And the large number of Ayrin in Seagull Town, the Lion House branch and various distant relatives in Lannister Harbor, and the Tyrell branch in Highgarden are too numerous to count.

As soon as the head of the family died, these large number of branch members immediately claimed their right to inherit, were approved by the Seven Gods or the Old Gods, and began to organize an army rebellion.

Moreover, in the process of the king's elimination of neutral hostile families, the so-called Dragon Party family that previously supported Arthur may turn their backs on the spot. What they want is a king from the Targaryen Dynasty, not a spoiler who completely overturned the chessboard .

Arthur I looked around at these nobles, and said slowly: "How about this, I appoint a close friend to marry Lady Alysanne, and then let him inherit the Golden Tooth City, is it okay?"

The Golden Tooth City must be in the hands of their own people. With the gold mine in hand, the value of a single fortress and the nearby barren territory is much smaller.

Tyrion, who didn't know when he picked up his glass, said loudly: "Let our wise King Arthur I drink a toast!"

Then he poured down the whole glass of wine.

Only Prince Oberon was drinking with him, and the rest of the nobles discussed for a few minutes before they had no objection to the king's plan.

Arthur looked left and right, and there was only Bennard Brunn in his [-]s and [-]s who could be regarded as a reliable confidant around him.

This is a knight from the Crab Claw Peninsula. He should not be married yet. He has performed very well in defending the Dragon's Lair and capturing Casterly Rock this time.

"Sir Bennard, Lady Alysanne, would you two be married?"

Bren glanced at the elderly Alysanne with distaste, and reluctantly nodded in agreement.

He had no concept of Golden Tooth City, only that it was a castle inside a mountain.

The mistress of the Radford family, Alysanne glanced at the strong knight appointed by the king. Although she pretended to be indifferent on her face, she was very happy in her heart.

Isn't this much better than the old man Leo?
She said slowly: "Your Majesty, the Seven Gods will remember your kindness, and our Radford family will never betray."

Although she still calls herself Radford, the family coat of arms and family name may change after the two get married, and it is up to the two of them to decide how to change.

After solving the problem of the Golden Tooth City and the earl-level nobles, the next step is to arrange for the Lannister family.

"Since Sir James has worn the white robe, Tyrion Lannister is the heir of Casterly Rock. I declare that from this moment on, Tyrion is the Duke of Casterly Rock, Governor of the House of Lannister, and the current leader of the Lannister family. All the territories and assets he owns will be inherited by him."

Although the little devil was three-thirds drunk, his chest heaved violently after hearing the king's appointment, and his face became much rosier.

Obviously, with a smile on his face, he was also looking forward to the result.

But what the king said next made him laugh out loud.

"Since Lord Tyrion wants to provide me with financial advice very much, he has to live in King's Landing City for a long time. As for Casterly Rock City, Steve Lannister will act as the acting city lord. He will serve as the Guardian of the Western Territory, and if necessary, he can summon the Western Territory Army in my name to defend against the invading Ironborn."

Steve is an extremely mediocre middle-aged knight. Except for the relationship between Tywin and his brother-in-law, he has no bright spots. Whether it is governing the territory, commanding or organizing the army, he has had successful failures.

With such a person managing Casterly Rock City and the Western Territory, Arthur I was much more at ease.

Tyrion wanted to say something, looked up and saw Bennard Brun beside him, and swallowed the words silently.

This Brunn was always by his side, and his brain was not very good. If he annoyed the king, Sir Bennard might offer his head to make the king happy.

No nobles came out to object to this point. Although they looked down on the dwarf Tyrion, he was indeed the heir to Casterly Rock City, and the king handled it without any problems.

"Where is my Margaery, let her come to me." When it was time to deal with the matter of the succession of the River Bend and the Tyrell family, Arthur I asked his wife to come to him.

Margaery, dressed in a beige robe, stood up from the chair behind the king and walked around to the king.

After she got close to his lips, Arthur told her his thoughts and let her decide first.

"How about Vilas taking over the title, and Garland being the guardian of the southern border?"

This is the meaning of marriage marriage. If Margaery supports it, then the king's handling of the Reach will also be supported by most families such as Tyrell.

After all, there are only a few second-tier aristocrats like Randyll Tully who only want territories like Florent who is determined to climb up.

Margaery exhaled like blue, "Everything is up to you, Your Majesty."

So far, her husband's way of handling things has been quite strong, so Margery has made herself softer.

Arthur nodded and let her sit aside.

"The eldest son of Duke Mace Tyrell, Vilas Tyrell inherits the title of Duke of Highgarden, inherits the territory of House Tyrell, and inherits the title of Lord of the Reach."

"Considering that the Duke of Vilas himself is inconvenient to move, the Earl of Brightwater City, Garlan Tyrell, will serve as the guardian of the southern border, responsible for resisting the Ironborn and stabilizing the southern border."

In a certain tournament, Vilas was dismounted by Prince Oberon, the red viper, broke a leg, and lived in a wheelchair ever since.

The Guardian of the Four Realms, including the east, west, north, south, is actually an honorary title. In order to make the kingdom sound more formal, the Lord of the River Bend usually adds the title of Guardian of the Southern Border, but the one who can really summon the army is still the title of the Lord of the River Bend. .

Moreover, the nobles of Dorne and Stormland, who were also in the south, ignored the guardians of the southern border, and they directly obeyed the orders of the prince and lord.

Wearing a four-square coat of arms, Garland walked out of the crowd, said a lot of scenes, and knelt down on one knee, placing his sword across his knees.

Arthur stood up, took Garland's saber, tapped his left and right shoulders twice, and returned the sword to him.

People in Hewan popularize knight culture, so they have to do a set of allegiance actions on this occasion.

After roughly dealing with the punishment of the western region, the nobles below the earl level and the prisoners of the western region were invited out, leaving the higher-status family governors to discuss the specific list of rewards.

Aegon Levill, Earl of Bitterbridge Lord Lorent Caswell, who had been captured by the Westlanders before, all demanded considerable compensation, but they were stopped by Garland and the others.

"The bald-headed Innis was the first to serve me. The Frey family has performed quite well in several battles, so this time they have to get three viscounts, all of which are in the Crake Forest."

The king pointed to the south of the Western Territory and said.

The specific idea of ​​this seal is to seal the Tyrell family among the Frey family and the Riverbend family in the Western Territory.

The western region is too far away from the original territory of the enfeoffed family, and maintaining the initial rule will inevitably consume more family strength, including the garrisoned soldiers, newly appointed magistrates, village chiefs, and town chiefs.

And those who are not from the Frey family in Hejian and those in Hewan who are more inclined to the Iron Throne will be sealed in Hejian Hewan, which is near the original territory.

The Riverland has been broken up long ago, and after a round of cleansing by Queen Cersei, the Riverland has also freed up many families, which is enough for rewards.

At the end of the discussion, when the list of rewards was almost finalized, Arthur suddenly remembered something.

The Rowan and Oakheart families took the lead in supporting Arthur, who was still King of the River at that time, but they offended the Duke of Metz.

Mr. Inflatable Fish may not care about this kind of thing, but Vilas and Garland may have a grudge in their hearts, which will cause a small stumbling block for these two families in the future.

"I remember that the Tower of Resolute is under the name of a small family of the Rowan family, right?"

Sir Saas, who represented the Rowan family, replied: "Yes, Your Majesty. The tower is still in the abandoned stage."

The Steadfast Tower is located between the Golden Tree City and the Ancient Oak City. It is a tower under the name of the Osgrey family. The last governor of the family was Eustace Osgrey. The family died before and after the Blackfyre Rebellion. Eustace's first Second wife Rohanie Weber.

It is worth mentioning that Luo Hanni was nicknamed the Red Widow, and Eustace was her fifth husband, and her last husband was Gerald Lannister, the heir of Casterly Rock.

And Zero's third son, Duke Tytos, is the father of Duke Tywin, the famous Laughing Lion.

"Very well, it's not too much for the royal family to build a palace there, right?"

In order to strengthen their influence on Dorne, the Targaryen dynasty once built Summer Hall in the Stormland Borderlands as the family's summer residence.

Now that Summerhall has been destroyed, and Dorne's importance has declined slightly, the Reach is the key object to be guarded against.

So Arthur I planned to build an autumn palace here to strengthen the influence on the surrounding families.

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