Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 280 The Belated Welcome Banquet

The dancers in the center of the hall glisten in the light of the torches, and upon closer inspection, you can see that they are all painted with some kind of varnish.

Jugglers threw burning torches to the rhythm of drums and flutes. Whenever two torches were thrown in the air, a L-shaped girl would spin and jump from the middle.

Many senior officers who followed Ian to the banquet, as well as the senior sergeants of the two mercenary regiments who defected to Ian's side on the spot, had their eyes flashed. Pounce on it.

That's right, the grand banquet originally prepared to welcome Ian in the pyramid of Yazan, the great sage of Yunkai, still ushered in its destined guest after being postponed for two days, uh. Probably still a guest.

In the entire hall, the Yunkai dignitaries who attended the banquet showed two completely different states. The wise lords of the Yazan faction exchanged glasses one by one, laughing and singing.

Among them, the happiest ones were Grazdan Mo Eraz and the butt-shaking general Grazdo zo Ark.The two of them don't meet much on weekdays, and the only exchanges they have are due to factional confrontations. However, at this moment, the two of them are drinking together and their faces are flushed.

But those sages who belonged to the generalissimo's faction were not so happy. These people were all on pins and needles, and couldn't even squeeze out a smirk.

Before they went to the banquet, they learned that General Fazaha (Rabbit), the second person in their faction, had been arrested by the Great Sage Yazan and handed over to the new conqueror, while the Grand Marshal himself No news at all.

They didn't know what the Generalissimo and General Rabbit were planning, but they heard that the army of Astapor outside the city was attacked by Yunkai, so they attacked Yunkai angrily.

And this process was also very fast. The guardian of the Ark family opened the west gate of Yunkai for Ian, and then Ian's elite cavalry rushed in, heading straight for the pyramid where the wise lord meeting was taking place.

At this time, most of Yunkai's forces were still deployed on the southeast wall, and the wise lords announced their surrender with almost no meaningful resistance.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Ian's actions are completely prepared, but the real situation of the matter is no longer important. The only thing they care about at the moment is-whether Ian's liquidation will fall on their heads .

The banquet was still going on, and Ian's subordinates and the sages of the Yazan faction entered the carnival one after another, but no one came to announce their fate, which made the military nobles of the Generalissimo faction extremely tormented.

"My lord" Melo, the bastard son of the Titan, came to Ian and raised his glass to him, "I don't know your previous promise."

"Double gold, I have already prepared it, and you can get it after the banquet. Of course, if you can't wait, you can go out to receive your reward now." Ian made a gesture of invitation.

"It's a commission, not a reward, my lord," Melo corrected, "We work for you, and this is what we should get."

"Except from me, it is impossible for you to get so much money from anywhere in the world, so for you, this is a reward, a reward from me." Ian shook his head lightly.

Melo didn't refute it, and he couldn't refute it, even though Ian's asking price was only double that of Yunkai and Volantis Chamber of Commerce.But the Yunkai'i paid the commission to fight Ian's elite army, and even the Howling Knights of the Horse King.

And Ian just paid them to kill the Volantenes and help him control the port and seize the merchant ships.These two tasks are completely different in terms of time and risk.

"Fight for me, there will only be more rewards in the future." Ian continued.

"No, this is different from what we agreed on," Melo shook his head subconsciously. He knew that Ian's next goal must be to beat the king of horses. "We made an appointment only for this incident in Yunkai You serve."

"Of course, the next battle is another price."

"How much do you plan to pay?" No matter how much, he didn't intend to go head-to-head with Mawang. The contract he agreed to Yunkai before was purely for defrauding money. When it came time for a big battle, he would definitely run away.Anyway, the Second Sons were cavalry, and he could run whenever he wanted.

But what about Ian? Melo hesitated a little. It wasn't that he felt that a generous person like Ian shouldn't be cheated. It was because of Ian's confident eyes and the fact that he won Yunkai's wrist two days ago that he felt a little embarrassed. Afraid, he worried that the money he cheated on Ian might be spent.

"Hahahaha," Ian laughed, "don't be so hopeless, my friend, from Westeros to Slaver's Bay, there are all kinds of people around me, including nobles, knights, and sailors , There are also many mercenaries like you. They followed me because of my gold, but after a while with me, they never talked about money again, do you know why?"

"Why?" Melo was a little confused, why didn't the mercenary talk about money?
"Because they will soon find out that money is the easiest thing in this world to get. Only those who lack money will often talk about money. When they have no shortage at all, they will still see gold like you now Can't you just move?"

Melo swallowed his saliva, and the leader of the Stormcrows, Puranda Na Jisen, who happened to come to Ian's side, also heard what Ian said, so he pricked up his ears.

"Let me tell you the truth, I have never touched money. I am not interested in money. The only thing I am interested in is to regain the Iron Throne, to leave a name in history, and to let my surname be passed down forever with the most noble status." Yi En paused, "The same goes for those who follow me. Maybe you can find out how many mercenaries under my command became knights, and which mercenaries became earls, how much wealth, how much land and how much money they got. honor."

"The second sons are almost composed of second sons who have no right to inherit the title. Don't you think that one day, you can get a castle that is bigger than your father and brother, and return all the cold eyes you received at home?" go back?"

This is actually one of the reasons why Ian must win the Second Sons. A large part of these people are the second sons of Westeros nobles. With the support of these "dimensional traitors", they will enter Westeros in the future. It may be possible to reduce some repulsion and resistance from time to time.

"And you, Mr. Puranda." Ian looked at the head of the Stormcrows, Puranda na Jisen, "haven't you thought about changing the middle surname of the Jisen family, which represents a commoner's origin, to Na? Mo? Even Zo?"

The support of the Stormcrows is also very important, because this mercenary group has been active in the Lazar area for a long time, and its members also have many Lazarines. As Ian's primary conquest after defeating the horse king, Ian also needs An elite puppet army.

"Gith people's class comes from blood." The head of the Stormcrows was a little tempted, but he still retorted.

"Don't rush to give me an answer, just wait patiently and see what happens next." Ian pointed to Captain Stormcrow's eyes.

"Don't worry, I won't use your two mercenary regiments in a direct confrontation with the horse king," Ian said and turned to Mero again, "I will give you missions with lower risks and higher returns. "

"I wish you a long reign!" After hearing these words, Melo suddenly raised his glass and said loudly to Ian.

This is a rather presumptuous toast, usually, the object of this sentence can only be the king.

Ian glanced at the drunk Melo. If he hadn't been sure that he was really drunk and had been by his side since just now, he would almost have thought that this guy was being used by someone who wanted to test him. .

Find out whether Ian Darry's current title is Earl and Hand of the Queen, or 'King of Astapor and Yunkai'.

"I accept your blessing on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Daenerys, Captain Melo." Ian first signaled his men to go down when the performance in the hall stopped, and then raised his glass in response. It is an opportunity to express one's position.

Being king is inevitable, but not now.Ian must temporarily hide his ambitions so that he can bring Meereen and New Ghis back into his alliance.Without their support, the war between himself and King Ma could easily turn into a protracted siege.

"And you, Captain Puranda," Ian drank the wine in the glass, refilled himself a glass, and held it up to Captain Stormcrow. His voice was so loud that everyone present was shocked. Can hear, "It was the loyalty and bravery of both of you that enabled us to thwart the plot of Farzahar zo Farza (the rabbit) and the Volantenes so quickly!"

Immediately, the sages and nobles in the entire banquet hall who were still unclear about the situation immediately concentrated their energy.

"Fazha, as the chief deputy commander of Yunkai, unexpectedly at this moment when the war is approaching, the slave trade union of Volantis intends to destroy the Ghis Union! They first stole the warehouse guarded by General Grazido zo Ark I intend to let Yunkai break the treaty to provide me with food, and frame General Grazdo, so as to monopolize the right to speak of Yunkai's army.

Then, after General Grazdor gathered enough food to fill Yunkai's vacancy in order to maintain unity, Fazahar sent the bloody hand mercenary group he hired from the Volantis to pursue Grazdor The general's grain ship, trying to make me fight Yunkai. "Ian continued.

"What is Fazaha's (rabbit)'s purpose? Why did he do this?" A sage under the great sage Yazan who has a good relationship with Grazdan cooperated.

"He hopes that the Guise Alliance will fail when facing the centaurs, so that the entire Slave Bay will be captured by Khal Drogo. The Volantis Chamber of Commerce has sent the largest number of ships to Slave Bay. At that time they will be able to obtain an extremely large number of slaves at the cheapest price, and General Fazah will flee to Volantis after the war and share the income with them.” Grazdan Mo Eraz Station Get up and say loudly.

As soon as Grazdan finished speaking, there was an uproar in the entire banquet hall. Even the sages of the Grand Marshal faction began to cast aside Fazaha.

"In order to further expand his interests, Fazaha found Lord Grazdan who owns the most ships in Yunkai," Ian resumed, "My lord, Yazan has more ships, but everyone knows that Yazan Sir Grazdan has been helping to manage many of his businesses in recent years. So Fazaha approached Master Grazdan, hoping to invite him to join his plan, so that they can transport More slaves."

"But he underestimated Lord Grazdan's loyalty to Yunkai and his adherence to the glory of the Gith people!" Ian suddenly raised his voice, "Master Grazdan informed Fazahar as soon as he learned of the conspiracy." I, Lord Yazan, General Grazdo (shaking his butt) and the generalissimo, just to defeat Fazaha's plot in the first place."

"And we immediately launched an operation," Ian said with a little sadness after a pause, "It's a pity that when we successfully captured Fazaha and the Volantis businessman, Your Excellency the Generalissimo, we Dear Master Yakhaz zo Yazak, he was killed by Fazaha, he took advantage of the Generalissimo's trust in him, and stole the Generalissimo's soldier talisman."

"Traitor! Traitor of Yunkai! Hang him!" I don't know who yelled this first, and then all the nobles of Yunkai were enraged.

During the period, there seemed to be one or two who were relatively sober, but when they found that the people around them were shouting, and Ian's eyes were sweeping over them, they all shouted together from their hearts.

No matter how true or false what the new conqueror said, his statement that he put all the blame on Fazaha alone is undoubtedly good news for everyone present .

For the sages of the Generalissimo's faction, this means that all the liquidation is only up to Fazaha and the Faza family. The Generalissimo has no guilt, and they naturally have no guilt.If you don't follow the flag and shout at this time, do you want to be treated as the accomplice of the dead rabbit?

As for the sage lord of the Yazan faction, Ian characterized this entry as helping Yunkai quell the rebellion rather than attacking the hostile Yunkai, which means that Ian did not come as a conqueror, and did not oppose Yunkai. Yunkai makes a claim.

Yunkai is still the Yunkai of the Yunkai people. After the Grand Marshal's faction was hit hard, they, the wise lords of the Yazan faction, became the new masters of the city as the victors of the internal struggle.

"I understand your anger, I also want to kill Fazaha (rabbit) quickly, but I can't overstep," Ian said, turning to Grazdan, "according to Yunkai's law, Fazaha How should the crime be dealt with?"

(End of this chapter)