The Heavens: The Magical World Begins with The Lord of the Rings

Chapter 226 Gathering at Moon Gate Castle

The cold air in the canyon invaded the castle in the early hours of the morning, because Gao Yuan forgot to add firewood to the fire before going to sleep, causing the temperature in the room to drop sharply.The newborn sunlight shone into the room through the narrow window, but the room was still filled with the coldness of last night. Gao Yuan stretched himself and got up from the bed. His shirtless body didn't seem to feel the bone-chilling chill in the room.

When the illegitimate daughter of the canyon named Mia Shidong rushed into the room with a basin of hot water, Gao Yuan, who was shirtless, was standing in the bright sunshine in front of the window, in the white and tender Above the muscular back, wisps of dense aura are rising.

Gao Yuan, who was disturbed by the sound of the door opening, turned his head and looked at Mia Shidong who was already blushing with shame: "Mia, just put the hot water there."

"Yes, my lord!"

Mia Shidong, who came back to her senses, reluctantly withdrew her burning gaze, but as Gao Yuan turned around and began to put on a fancy dress for herself, she couldn't help but cast her gaze on Gao Yuan again.It wasn't until the Chinese clothes completely covered her perfect figure that Mia Shidong felt the cold in the room.

"Yesterday's night was so cold. If you don't add firewood to the fire, the fire will go out soon. Don't you worry about catching a cold?" Mia Shidong noticed that the fire in the room had been extinguished, "Need Shall I help you rekindle the fire?"

"No need, I'm going to meet the nobles in the canyon later."

Gao Yuan rejected her kindness, with such a keen intuition, how could he not notice the bold gaze from the illegitimate daughter of the canyon.Although the optimistic and cheerful Mia Shidong can be regarded as a rare beauty in the canyon, in the eyes of Gao Yuan who has seen the beauty of elf girls, she can only be regarded as an ordinary and delicate girl.

A somewhat disappointed Mia Stone exited the room: "My lord, you can go to eat after you wash up. Lord Nestor has already prepared breakfast for you in the hall."

"Please say thank you to Sir Nestor for me, these days are so disturbing." Gao Yuan replied flatly.

It has been five days since Gao Yuan crossed the Blood Gate and arrived at the Gate of the Moon Castle. Despite the urging of Lady Lysa on the Eagle's Nest City, Gao Yuan never chose to board the Eagle's Nest City.He has ordered Sir Nestor to send invitations to the various nobles in the canyon, inviting them to participate in his succession ceremony.

He will wait for the invited nobles of the canyon to arrive in the Gate of the Moon Castle.During the waiting period, the news and attitude that Gao Yuan hoped to spread through Sir Brynden had already reached the ears of all the canyon people.People in the canyon were talking about this, whether it was nobles, knights, or the young attendants, they were all discussing him as the new guardian of the East who was about to take the high-profile position.

There are both good and bad comments on Gao Yuan. Some think that this is a rumor deliberately spread by Gao Yuan, in order to reduce the resistance from the lords of the canyon and Madam Lysa when he took office as the guardian of the eastern border; It is believed that Gao Yuan is an envoy sent by Duke Stark and King Robert to stabilize the situation in the East and take care of Lord Arryn's widow.

At the same time, Gao Yuan's performance of not being greedy for fame and fortune has also won the appreciation of many people. They think that Gao Yuan's promise is only a temporary act of acting as the guardian of the East and the Duke of the Eagle's Nest City, which is a kind of noble character.

Since both King Robert and Duke Stark grew up in the Eagle's Nest, there are still many people in the Vale of Arryn who support and trust the two adopted sons of Lord Jon, so the supporters of this statement are still Quite a lot, almost occupying the vast majority.

The lofty room is located on the tallest tower of the Gate of the Moon Fort, so the view from here is also the best in the entire Gate of the Moon Fort.Looking down from the window of the room, the scenery presented to Gao Yuan made him feel refreshed.Under the bright morning light, the forests, rivers and fields in the Vale of Arryn were lazily presented in his field of vision like an idyllic oil painting.

Many nobles in the canyon and the guards they brought were stationed outside the towering walls of Gate of the Moon Castle.Countless nobles in fine clothes and armor and their guards shuttled between the tents, and the people coming and going were like ants in an anthill.After five days of waiting, Gao Yuan is finally ready to meet all of them today.

Little Earl Hunter's team arrived at the Gate of the Moon Castle late last night, and the others had already arrived.Sir Nestor Royce did not close the gate of the Gate of the Moon, which was Gao Yuan's order. He wanted to let the nobles of the canyon know that he was a magnanimous and honorable person.

However, these canyon nobles seem to have colluded for a long time. Even though Sir Nestor Royce opened the gate of the Gate of the Moon for them, none of them chose to enter the castle during this period to meet him in advance. The incoming guardian of the East.

This is also the first time Gao Yuan has seen the unity of these nobles in the valley. They are all stationed in an open space in front of the Moon Gate Castle.Perhaps because of the news released by Gao Yuan earlier, countless people came to attend his succession ceremony. Most of them came here with curiosity, just to witness whether Gao Yuan's promise was true.

Among the many valley nobles who came to participate in this succession ceremony, Gao Yuan focused on the influential and powerful lords of the six towns in the Vale of Arryn:
Beneda Belmore, Earl of Hongsong;

Simon Templeton, Knight of Nine Stars;

Holden Redford, Earl of Red Base;

Anya Waywood, Countess of Iron Oak,
And Jerwood Hunter, known as "Little Hunter," Lord of Longbow Hall.

Earl Jon Royce, also known as "Bronze Jon", is the father of Ser Waymar Royce, the famous Earl of Runestone City, and the head of the six towns lords.

Lord Jorn was the most influential and powerful of them all, cousin to Sir Nestor Royce and head of the original house of House Royce.

Bronze Jorn's appeal among the lords of the six towns is unparalleled, if Gao Yuan cannot get his support in this succession ceremony.So even if Gao Yuan successfully replaced the young Duke Robert and became the new Duke of the Eagle's Nest and Guardian of the East, he would have no influence at all in the Vale of Arryn, let alone lead the army of the Vale of Arryn to participate in the War of the Five Kings , vying for the throne of the Iron Throne.

Fortunately, Gao Yuan has now persuaded his cousin, Sir Nestor Royce.And there is another one in his hand, from the Royce family coat of arms of Sir Waymar Royce, a ranger who has died north of the Great Wall.With his experience of fighting with Sir Waymar Royce, and the family crest in his hand representing the last wish of the son of Bronze Jorn, Gao Yuan believes that this is enough to impress this proud earl.

Gao Yuan, dressed in fine clothes, walked into the hall to prepare for the meal. There was silence in the hall of the Gate of the Moon Castle. Even though Sir Nestor Royce and Sir Barristan had already sat at the long table to eat, there was still this man standing behind them. Many servants are waiting to serve these adults.

At this moment, everyone was deliberately reducing their voices, so as not to disturb Sir Nestor who was in a bad mood.Everyone in the castle knows that Sir Nestor went out of the city to talk to his cousin last night. Hearing that Sir Nestor was reprimanded by the bronze Lord Yonne, his expression was not very good when he came back. good.

Gao Yuan graciously walked to the main seat in front of the long table and sat down. Mia Shidong presented him with a warm breakfast, a large bowl of oatmeal with Ayrin's unique honey, five fried Good bacon and two poached eggs.

Seeing the tempting food in front of him, Gao Yuan did not choose to eat immediately, but looked at the frowning Sir Nestor, and asked knowingly: "Sir Nestor, did you find your cousin Earl Yonne yesterday?" How did the talk go?"

"My cousin warned me not to get involved in this matter, otherwise he will drive me out of the canyon with you and Gao Yuan." Sir Nestor said seriously, "He still wants me Let me tell you, although he and the lords of the Six Towns did not bring many soldiers this time, it is still enough to escort you to King Robert."

Gao Yuan nodded as usual, Bronze Jon's reaction was not beyond his expectation, if the other party was really so easy to be persuaded, he would not have to prepare so many arguments.

The threat of Bronze Jorn is also very powerful. Sir Nestor Royce now has less than 300 soldiers under his command. Even if the lords of the six towns who came this time were only accompanied by a hundred guards, they still have 600 people, not to mention those big and small nobles, this is enough to capture the Gate of the Moon Castle and drive him and Sir Nestor out of the valley.

"Sir Nestor, you don't need to worry about Earl Jon Royce, I will naturally find a way to persuade him." Gao Yuan's tone was very calm, which made Sir Nestor, who was a little restless, feel gradually calmed down.

"But. Jorn said that he and the other six town lords may use force to force you to give up inheriting the guardianship of Tokyo." Sir Nestor still seemed a little worried.

"Don't worry! They don't have a chance to use force to force us. Even if they try to use force to force me to give up, I can handle it. Leave it to me." Gao Yuan forked a piece of bacon into his mouth and uttered while chewing Pleasant laughter, "Well, this bacon tastes really good. Ms. Mia, did you make this yourself?"

"Hee hee. These bacons are made by the farmers at the bottom of the mountain. I just fried them a little bit." Mia Shidong smiled while covering her lips.

"My lord, maybe we can close the gate after they enter the hall, and then order soldiers to surround them. After forcing them to sign a contract recognizing your rule, let them go." Sir Nestor proposed a bad idea.

It was so bad that even Ser Barristan objected, and the gentle Kingsguard said, "Sir Nestor, this is a terrible idea."

"As a host, you should not do harm to the guests who come to your house." Ser Barristan's voice gradually rose. "It is a disgrace to you!"

"I don't intend to give them bread and salt, Ser Barristan," retorted Ser Nestor. "They should be ashamed, if not honorable, that they are now defying and opposing Robert." I am afraid that it is not too much to prosecute them for treason for the appointment issued by the king."

Seeing the quarrel between the two honor-abserving people, Gao Yuan finally stood up and smoothed things over: "Sir Nestor, your proposal is indeed very interesting! It's a pity that I have guaranteed their safety, and now it is my An invitation was extended to them in name."

"Besides, have you ever thought that even if we force them here to sign a contract to support my rule, or make an unbreakable oath to the Seven Gods, after they return to their territory, they will really abide by it Are these agreed upon?"

"A contract signed under duress or an involuntary oath is nothing more than a piece of paper and empty words." Gao Yuan said solemnly, "Not only will I not attack them in Moon Gate Fort, I will also I want you to provide them with bread and salt, and give each other a sacred guest right."

"Miss Mia Shidong, I happen to have a duty for you here." Gao Yuan turned his head to look at Mia Shidong behind him, with a smile in his eyes, but his mouth kept ordering said, "Go and find the cook at the Gate of the Moon, and prepare jugs of good red wine, honey and raisins for our coming guests. When they enter the castle, you must go out and greet them yourself, and serve them Bread, cheese and wine. Remember to sprinkle the bread with bright salt, the more the merrier."

"Is there cheese in Moon Gate Fort?" Gao Yuan asked uncertainly, "It's better to be the kind that has been bitten by mice."

Mia Shidong froze for a moment, and then replied: "There are choking white cheeses and stinky blue cheeses, but there are not any that have been bitten by mice. Once they are found, they will be discarded."

"That's such a pity." The smile on Gao Yuan's face was a bit meaningful, "Stinky blue cheese is a good product, and it can't be enjoyed by these guests who come with malice, so let's treat them for nothing."

Gao Yuan's arrangement was full of malice. First of all, he asked his illegitimate daughter to prepare salty bread for them. In order to let each other establish a sacred guest rights contract, those "distinguished guests" had to forcefully give these bread to them. eat it.Immediately afterwards, he asked Mia to serve them cheese, and he specifically wanted to find cheese that had been eaten by mice to disgust them.

People on the continent of Westeros are familiar with the story of the guest’s rights and the mouse chef. Gao Yuan specially used this to remind the other party not to trample on the guest’s rights, but he also told them that if he annoyed himself, he might follow the example of that despicable mouse. Like a chef, he started with these guests.

Of course, these are just a means for Gao Yuan to disgust those lords who oppose him. He will not risk the world's disgrace and trample on the guest rights that everyone in Westeros abides by.At the same time, he also believed that Earl Yohn Royce and the others would not degenerate to that extent.Not all of them were as bold as the Frey family, who dared to openly trample on the rights of guests, killing Catelyn and Robb Stark who were guests at his castle for the wedding.

When the guest comes to the host's roof as a guest and accepts the bread and salt provided by the host, the guest's right comes into effect.During the subsequent visits, both parties shall not harm the other party.A man has the right to vengeance, but the gods will never forgive him for killing the guests under his roof and trampling on the rights of guests.

Mia Shidong found the back kitchen of Yuemen Fort according to Gao Yuan's instructions. She first asked the chef in the back kitchen to warm the wine, and then found a large round of white cheese that hadn't fully fermented.He also ordered his servants to bake bread for hundreds of people, in case the princes and lords who entered the Moon Gate Fort and their entourage were too many.

(End of this chapter)