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

Chapter 287 Marriage?

"I never cared who killed Jon Arryn, anyway, he's dead now." Although Stannis Barathi said so, there was a fleeting look of surprise on his face Still betrayed him, "If you think I will be curious about this, you are very wrong!"

"Before the accident, I had warned him, but he didn't take my words to heart."

"Master Stannis, do you really not care at all?" Gao Yuan took the opportunity to ask him back, "In this case, why do you still plan to bring Jon Arryn's son back to Dragonstone Island as an adopted son?"

"I understand why you fled from King's Landing in a hurry, just as I understand why you think that the Lannister woman killed Jon Arryn." Before Stannis could refute, Gao Yuan spoke again interrupted each other. "Because Jon Arryn's sudden illness and death made you feel scared, and you were afraid that you would be the next Jon Arryn killed by Queen Cersei, and you thought it was no longer enough for you to stay in King's Landing Safety."

"This is a big joke. Why should I be afraid of that woman from the Lannister family?" Stannis just sneered, "What evidence do you have that can prove that I fled from King's Landing in a hurry? I just It happened that I returned to my territory, Dragonstone Island, during that time, does this prove that I am afraid?"

"Since you deny that you are afraid of the Lannisters, why did you refuse Lord Stark's call to return to the Royal Council?"

"Stop lying to yourself, Lord Stannis!" Gao Yuan said with a sneer, "You and I both know the real reason why you don't want to return to the Imperial Council, and the truth will not disappear with the sudden death of the former prime minister."

"Lord Stannis, the unfinished investigation that you and the former Prime Minister secretly conducted, the current Prime Minister, Lord Stark, is completing it for you in King's Landing." Gao Yuan told Stannis, "I believe the truth will soon be revealed to the world, and Lord Stannis you"

Gao Yuan's words did not leave him the slightest sympathy. At this moment, Stannis' face was very gloomy, and he asked in a deep voice: "Duke Gao Yuan, did you come to Dragonstone Island today just to persuade me to help Starr?" Did K conduct an investigation?"

"I can tell you that this is impossible!" Stannis Baratheon's attitude was very decisive, "Duke Gaoyuan, you and Stark have seriously underestimated that woman from the Lannister family. .It is estimated that before you can present the evidence to my brother, I am afraid that woman will take the lead, and you will all follow in the footsteps of Jon Arryn."

"It seems that we have reached an agreement again, Duke Stannis!" Gao Yuan smiled slightly, "I never thought that I could bring down that woman from the Lannister family with this, and it's not that I came here specially today. It’s to persuade you to go to King’s Landing to die.”

At this moment, Stannis Baratheon was also a little confused, and he only heard him ask in an awkward manner: "Then what is your real purpose for coming here today?"

Now that he has spoken thoroughly, Gao Yuan no longer hides it.From his inner pocket, he took out the transfer order signed by King Robert himself and handed it to Stannis.

"Just before I came to Dragonstone, His Majesty Robert had promised me that fifteen galleys and twenty galleys would be handed over to me from the royal fleet at Dragonstone for the Strengthen the maritime defense of the eastern border." Gao Yuan briefly described the content of the transfer order to the other party.

Frowning, Stannis Baratheon took the king's transfer order from Gao Yuan's hand, and unwrapped the undamaged lacquer seal on it. The contents of the transfer order were exactly the same as what Gao Yuan said, and the words on it were indeed His brother's handwriting was correct.

But this made him even angrier, and the expression on his face became more ferocious, his rough hands trembled uncontrollably, and the knuckles holding the paper order turned white for a while.At this time, Stannis seemed to be suppressing the anger in his heart, but he could only smolder in his heart because he had nowhere to vent it.

"This is simply deceitful!" Stannis hammered his fists on the armrests of the chair, "He has taken Storm's End that should belong to me, and now he wants to separate the Royal Fleet from me. I will never agree to such an exorbitant request!"

"Lord Stannis, this is His Majesty Robert's order!" Gao Yuan reminded Stannis, "And this royal fleet anchored at Dragonstone Island is also owned by His Majesty Robert, at least in name."

"What's more, we only seconded these ships temporarily to make up for the lack of maritime defense forces during the period before our new fleet was completed. In fact, these ships seconded to the east are still owned by the Royal Fleet. After the Eastern Territory is able to resist the invasion from the sea, all these ships will be returned to the Royal Fleet."

"Duke Goyuan, it's okay to use your rhetoric to deceive Stark, but you really underestimate me if you want to use it to deceive me." Stannis broke his lie unceremoniously, "Are you really Do you think I can't see through these little tricks of you and my brother?"

"My brother Robert thought I was as naive as ever!" Stannis spat out the name angrily, like poison smeared on his tongue, "Fourteen years have passed since the outbreak of the Reaver War, Robert never gave me anything in return, though I have served him with great loyalty all this time."

"Lord Stannis, I fully understand your dissatisfaction with your brother!" Gao Yuan replied cautiously, "It is true that His Majesty Robert treated you unfairly, but he also had his own considerations at the beginning. Dragonstone Island has been a Targaryen since ancient times. The stronghold of the family, he needed a strong man to rule here, and Lord Renly was only a boy then."

"Oh, son?" Stannis sneered, "It stands to reason that Storm's End should have been inherited by me. For 300 years, Storm's End has been the hereditary territory of the Baratheon family. The Iron Throne is for me to inherit and rule."

"I never asked Robert for Dragonstone, I don't want this ghost place at all." Stannis continued to vent his dissatisfaction with his brother, "I only took this place because Robert's enemies are entrenched in Here, I just cleared this place according to his order, but he 'imprisoned' me here."

"I supervised the construction of the fleet for him and defeated the enemy. I fully fulfilled my duty as a younger brother. If Renly knows how to be grateful, he should treat me like this."

"I was the one who led the people to defend the castle during the siege of Storm's End, and Renly was just an ignorant kid at the time. If it wasn't for me, he would have been hanged by Duke Tyrell's men long ago , like Princess Elia Martell and her child."

"But then, how did Robert and Renly thank me?" Stannis Baratheon angrily crumpled up the paper and threw it out, "Robert appointed me Dragonstone Lord of the Isle, but Renly accepted with peace of mind, the domain and taxes of Storm's End that should belong to me."

Through the trembling voice of Stannis Baratheon, Gao Yuan could see that this old incident hurt him deeply, especially when he learned that Robert was going to transfer some ships from the Royal Fleet to Gao Yuan Sometimes it becomes more obvious.

It is not unreasonable to say that Stannis was imprisoned by Robert on this Dragonstone Island: Although Dragonstone Island has a long history and is impenetrable, there are only a few minor nobles under Stannis, and the outer island territories under their jurisdiction Probably the same as here, the island is full of jagged rocks and sparsely populated.

This was simply not enough to provide the army Stannis needed, even with the mercenaries he hired from the Free Cities of Myr and Lys across the Channel.The total number of troops stationed outside the city is still not enough to compete with other duke forces on the mainland.

Regardless of whether it is the most powerful Lannister family in the Seven Kingdoms, or even the Tully family of the Riverlands, which is recognized as the weakest by people today, Stannis can hardly compete with it on land.Now this is the fatal wound to his future career and power, and Stannis can only have the upper hand in this sea.

"Duke High, I ask you!" Stannis almost shouted, "What crime did I do in my previous life to be with such a brother in this life?"

Gao Yuan stood aside and said in a deep voice: "The gods in the sky may give you the answer, but I can't explain it to you for them!"

"Since you can't give an answer to this, then do you think that my brother and I are more suitable to rule Storm's End?" Stannis Baratheon continued to ask.

"I have not been on this continent for a long time, and I have very little contact with Duke Renly, but I think there is a world of difference between Lord Renly and you, Lord Stannis." Gao Yuan tried to express his Speak your true opinion, "In my opinion, Lord Renly is just a fool, who often likes to act on impulse without thinking."

"On this point and in many other places, Duke Renly is very similar to his elder brother. Moreover, he is also a master who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. When he usually attends the imperial meeting, he will only sit there and joke with Littlefinger .When he arrived at the tournament, he put on that beautiful armor, and was shot down by someone with high martial arts skills."

"Such two people, one became the king, and the other became the Duke of Storm's End." When Gao Yuan finished speaking, Stannis kept repeating this sentence bitterly.He walked down the steps of the high chair and put his hands on the map table. The flickering candlelight elongated his tall figure, and the shadow spread over the mouth of the black water bay on the table and the forest where King's Landing is now.

Stannis stood at the table in thought, gazing at the kingdoms he desperately wanted, which were close at hand but out of reach--Stormlands and Storm's End.

"Lord Stannis, your two brothers are not your enemies!" A lofty voice suddenly came from behind Stannis, waking him up from his distraught state, "It is true that His Majesty Robert has treated you unfairly, blue Duke Li is ungrateful to you, but they are always your blood-brother brothers."

"We all have a common enemy now, that is the Lannister family, you should know the ambitions of the Lannister family"

"Duke Gao Yuan!!!" Stannis' voice interrupted Gao Yuan.

"I can promise to hand over those ships to you. In addition, I can also give you ten more sailing warships and fifteen paddle warships, plus enough sailors to drive these ships back to the valley." Stannis turned to look at him with his hands on the table, "But I wonder what you can bring me now?"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan immediately fell silent. At this moment, even he didn't know what the Duke of Dragonstone wanted from him.A verbal promise?A chance for marriage?Or a covenant?
Apart from Storm's End, the hereditary domain of the Baratheon family that Stannis was thinking of, he really couldn't think of any other conditions he could come up with that could impress the other party.

Now the situation in the Seven Kingdoms is not in chaos, and the War of the Five Kings has not really begun.It was impossible for Stannis to foretell the coming war.Then it is impossible to prepare for the war and win over himself in an attempt to help him win the throne.

Besides, with just these ships, he wants to lead the valley to work for Stannis, which is too contemptuous of himself.

"How about Jon Arryn's heir?" Gao Yuan asked tentatively, "I heard that Lord Stannis has only one daughter under his knees. I wonder if your lord can consider marrying your daughter Shireen to Robert Arryn Jr. .”

"That brat has been weak and sick since he was a child." Duke Stannis didn't immediately reject the request, so in Gao Yuan's view, this proposal might have something to do with it. The next thing is to see how he can persuade Stannis to agree to the marriage.

"Even his father knows this very well, that's why I brought him to Dragonstone Island as an adopted son. Being a squire for a few years may be good for his body and character." Stannis said with a frown, " It's a pity that the damned Lannister woman took the first step and poisoned Lord Arryn to death."

"Now that cowardly woman Lysa is hiding him in the Eagle's Nest, I can assure you that she will not be willing to part with that brat, let alone agree to marry Shireen."

"Please allow me to correct one of your misconceptions, Lord Stannis." Gao Yuan smiled lightly, "It was not the queen of the Lannister family who murdered Lord Jon Arryn, but the real murderer was you The cowardly woman in the mouth. Lady Lysa poisoned and murdered her husband under Littlefinger's instructions."

"And Robert Arryn is no longer in the Eagle's Nest City. I sent him to the Runestone City of the Royce family and was raised by Bronze Yon." Gao Yuan compared the current situation of the mother and child with He said, "As for his wicked mother, Lysa Tully, she will be tried by me and the lords of the Vale for kinslaughter."

"If nothing else, she will be found guilty and given the death penalty."

"So what if you execute Lysa Tully?" Stannis would never learn to be flattering, and he never cared about other people's feelings. "That brat is still a sick and future Weaned coward."

"And now, Duke High, you are the true ruler of the valley. That brat has lost the ruling status and guardian position of the Arryn family in the valley, and all he has is a useless duke title." Stannis Bai Latheen snorted coldly, "He doesn't even have a castle under his roof now, Duke Gaoyuan, why do you think he is qualified to marry my family's Shirene?"

"You can't say that, Lord Stannis!" Gao Yuan said with a sneer, "Although that child is a sick child, didn't Miss Shireen also suffer from the terrible greyscale disease when she was young? I heard that Miss Shirene though She survived the horrific illness, but the skin on the left side of her face and most of her neck was covered in dead gray skin."

"If my lord, you want to find a suitable husband for her, I'm afraid it will be quite difficult."

Although Gao Yuan's tone did not mean to look down on the little girl, but the words themselves were enough to make Stannis angry: "You mean, my daughter of Stannis is not worthy That brat who hasn’t been weaned yet?"

"Lord Stannis, please be patient, I haven't finished my words yet!" Seeing Stannis furious, Gao Yuan hurriedly spread his hands to appease him, "I have already told you before, my lord, that I am only temporarily acting for the young Duke Robert. , exercising the rights of the Guardian of the East and the Duke of the Eagle's Nest City."

"When that Duke Robert comes of age, I will automatically relinquish the rights and titles I have now. This is also the oath I made to the old and new gods." Gao Yuan continued, "Therefore, that little Lao After the Duke of Bob becomes an adult, he can still inherit the ruling position and guardian position of the Arryn family in the valley."

"It's not as simple as Lord Stannis said, he's just a coward with no duke title!"

(End of this chapter)