Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 179 Little Rose, Red Viper, Tywin

Chapter 179 Little Rose, Red Viper, Tywin
"Your Majesty, Duke Ed should be allowed to bring the young dragon to King's Landing."

Grand Maester Pycelle affably advises King Robert in the Conclave Chamber of the Red Keep.

Ed looked at Grand Maester Pycelle in disgust.

This old man is a lackey of Lannister, who has been thinking about the young dragon of Winterfell.

King Robert was smoking his briar pipe, which he had grown fond of smoking recently, and exhaled a smoke ring elegantly. "Edd said that the young dragon is too young to travel long distances."

Jon Arryn sat on Robert's right hand, and Eddard, the wolf king, sat on Robert's left hand. Now Eddard's position in the Royal Council is the Secretary of the Interior.

Grand Maester Pycelle said: "The rebirth of the dragon is a big event. Since the nobles from all over the Seven Kingdoms have gathered in King's Landing to celebrate the feat of the Seven Kingdoms' annexation beyond the Wall, there will be many Braavos at that time, Rhys. , Tyrosh, Pentos and even the emissaries of Volantis, if you bring the baby dragon, it will definitely show the power of the royal family and the Seven Kingdoms."

Littlefinger joined the ranks of persuasion, "Your Majesty, with the dragon, the feast of the wolf king will be more grand. Just imagine, this is a good opportunity to shock the neighbors."

Ed was depressed to find that Littlefinger had grasped the key point. Robert had always been a face-saving person. It was only because he paid attention to ostentation that Robert offered a high bonus of tens of thousands of gold dragons for the tournament.

Robert was really moved, he nodded and said: "That's right, with dragons, common people, nobles will be more submissive, and neighboring countries will be more in awe of us. Ed, you bring the young dragon to King's Landing!"

Ai De looked distressed, "Your Majesty, the young dragon only wants to live in Winterfell, she doesn't want to go south."

Varys showed a flattering smile, "Lord Ed, can you communicate with the young dragon? How do you know what the young dragon wants?"

Ed sighed and said affectionately: "Actually, the night before I found the dragon egg, I dreamed of my sister Lyanna, and the next day, I found the dragon egg next to Lyanna's sculpture in the crypt of Winterfell." , and according to the method Lyanna taught me in the dream, in front of the weirwood heart tree, under the care of the old gods, a dragon was hatched."

"Robert, this dragon soul is Lyanna!"

Robert's heart was about to break. The weirwood pipe in his mouth fell to the ground, and the tobacco scattered all over the floor. Robert murmured, "Lyanna, so this young dragon is Lyanna reincarnated."

Grand Maester Pycelle said dryly: "Lord Ed, your story is really touching, but it is unheard of for a human soul to transform into a dragon soul. That young dragon cannot be Miss Lyanna. It has the most complete books and materials about dragons."

Ed said: "Who is more authoritative than Dr. Marwin in the study of dragons, magic and occult nowadays? Now, Dr. Marwin is in Winterfell, and he told me himself that he believes that the dragon of the young dragon The soul comes from Lyanna."

The position of Grand Bachelor was recommended by the Cardinal Council of Xuecheng, and it was naturally difficult for Pai Sear to refute the views of Marwin, the most authoritative doctor of magic in the Cardinal Council, so he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

Littlefinger smiled narrowly, "Your Majesty, you and Miss Lyanna were originally engaged, but it was a pity that Prince Rhaegar's shameless kidnapped Lyanna, and Miss Lyanna passed away. Her Majesty Robert and Miss Lyanna's love, the favorite of common people and singers."

"I know that His Majesty has always loved Lyanna. Since Duke Ed has said that this young dragon is the reincarnation of Lyanna, His Majesty should bring the young dragon to King's Landing. His Majesty Robert raised it himself. From now on, Robert Your Majesty Bo can ride Miss Lyanna's dragon to fight everywhere, singing and dancing in brothels."

The cunning Littlefinger tried his best to steal the young dragon from Ed's hand, and every word he said seemed to reach Robert's heart.

Robert was moved: "Yes, I can sleep with this female dragon named Lyanna at night, and ride a female dragon during the war. Our Robert is no worse than Aegon the Conqueror."

Ed said: "Robert, it is precisely because this young dragon is the reincarnation of Lyanna that she cannot come to King's Landing. Don't forget, Your Majesty, that Lyanna died when she went to the south."

"Besides, this young dragon was born in the godswood at Winterfell, under the watchful eye of the weirwood heart tree. How many weirwoods are there in the south? Without the care of the old gods, the young dragon may die young. Robert, You lost Lyanna back then, do you still want to lose this female dragon who was reincarnated by Lyanna again?"

Robert stroked his bushy chin, "Ed, you are still thoughtful."

Then Robert picked up the briar pipe that had fallen on the floor, tapped it on the table, and at Littlefinger, Pycelle cursed, "You two fools almost killed my beloved little Lyanna dragon! "

Littlefinger and Pycelle looked at each other awkwardly.

Renly yawned, "Robert, let Ed's young dragon stay in Winterfell! Anyway, Ed gave you three dragon eggs, and we can hatch them ourselves."

Jon Arryn said: "Ed sent three dragon eggs in one breath, how generous."

Grand Maester Paicell stroked his snow-white beard, "Speaking of the three dragon eggs, I observed them carefully, and I really couldn't tell that they were dragon egg fossils, they looked like ordinary stones!"

In fact, these three "dragon eggs" were originally ordinary stones. How could Ed, the real dragon egg, be willing to give it away?

Ed said: "Grand Maester Pycelle, anyway, my young dragon hatched from this kind of dragon egg. Dr. Marwin can testify. Believe me, in front of the weirwood, praying to the weirwood heart tree, Believe in the old gods devoutly, and the old gods will definitely guide you to hatch a giant dragon."

Grand Maester Paicell blinked, "It's a pity that I am a believer of the Seven Gods. Besides, besides Qianmianyu, where is there a weirwood heart tree in the south of Neck Lake?"

Ed smiled and said: "So the dragon can only be born in the northern border, the old gods are still powerful in the northern border, and weirwood heart trees can be encountered in the wild and in the forest."

If the southern nobles were obsessed with incubating dragons, then quite a few of them might convert to the belief in gods.The Seven Gods always use the spirit of chivalry to develop believers in the north. Even Ed's youngest son, Bran, is also obsessed with the dream of knights.The old gods can use dragons to develop believers of the old gods in the south of the neck.

In Qianmianyu, Ed had already seen the power of the old gods.If the weirwood heart trees can be successfully planted in the godswood forests of the major castles in the south, the power of the old gods will become stronger and stronger.The Green Prophet can observe the world through the human face on the weirwood. One day in the future, Ed may also have this ability. At that time, the more weirwood heart trees in the south, the better.

Lord Stannis said: "Dragonstone, my fiefdom, is full of shadows of dragons. The castle is made of black stones, and the towers and battlements are all made of dragons' shadows. A red-robed woman from Asshai told me that as long as the strength Strong enough to summon a dragon from a stone."

Robert breathed out the smoke, "I've heard enough about the topic of dragons. More and more nobles have come to King's Landing to participate in the Wolf King Ceremony these days. Who among us will come to welcome them?"

Jon Arryn looked around, "We can send Lord Renly and Lord Eddard to welcome them."

Renly was the youngest of the three Baratheon brothers. He was handsome, like Robert when he was young, and he was good at court communication.

Varys stretched out his soft hands, and took out a letter from the sleeve of his robe.

"Your Majesty, the little bird of Dorne sent news today that Prince Oberyn Martell of Dorne will come to King's Landing to participate in the tournament."

Prince Oberyn Martell, the Red Viper of Dorne, is about to arrive in King's Landing, which isn't exactly good news.

The smile faded from Robert's face, Stannis' jaw tightened, Renly stroked his chin in thought, Grand Maester Pycelle's eyes were as big as eggs.

Prince Oberyn is the younger brother of Doran Martell, the ruler of Dorne. He is known as one of the deadliest knights. He likes to smear poison on his weapons and is ruthless.

Although King Robert had extended invitations to nobles throughout the Seven Kingdoms, neither he nor Eddard expected Dorne to send a representative to the Wolf King's celebration.

When Robert rebelled, Dorne fought for the Targaryen family to the last moment. Prince Oberyn's sister, Princess Elia, was raped to death. Ser Ke stabbed dozens of times, and Prince Aegon's head was grabbed by the Mountain and smashed against the wall.

It is said that the Magic Mountain raped Princess Elia with hands stained with baby brains.

Although Jon Arryn went to Dorne and signed a truce agreement with Prince Doran Martell, Dorne, like other regions, surrendered to Robert Baratheon on the Iron Throne, but because the Iron Throne Delayed in bringing to justice the murderers of Princess Elia's mother and son, Dorne has remained far away from Robert's court.

Prince Oberyn has always had a close relationship with his sister Elia, and he has always been eager to avenge his sister.

In the conference hall, Grand Maester Pacelle cleared his throat.

"Your Majesty, Duke Tywin will bring members of the Lannister family to King's Landing to participate in the tournament. Prince Oberyn has been slandering Duke Tywin for killing Princess Elia in various parts of the kingdom and even the Free Trade Cities over the years. The real murderer behind the scenes. This is simply an inexplicable accusation, how can a kind and benevolent person like Duke Tywin bear such a bad name?"

Tywin is kind and benevolent?Is "The Rains of Castamere" a fake?Eddard had had enough of Grand Maester Pycelle's posturing, a worthy lackey of the Lannisters.

Ed suppressed his anger, "Grand Maester Pacelle, everyone knows that Duke Tywin used a blood-red cloak to wrap the corpses of Prince Rhaegar and Princess Ilia's children, because only the blood-red cloak can cover the bloody corpse Ser Gregor Clegane, Sir Amory Lodge, who killed Princess Elia and the children back then, which one is not Tywin's subordinate?"

Grand Maester Pacelle said: "At that time, the city of King's Landing was breached by Lannister's army, and there was chaos. Rape and killing were inevitable. As for Sir Amory Lodge, Ser Gregor Clegane killed Rhaegar The prince's wife and children, this kind of thing is just a rumor, and the rumor may not be credible."

"Everyone, don't forget, Ser Gregor and Ser Amory, who are loyal to Duke Tywin, are all knights who smear holy oil and swear sacred oaths in front of the Seven Gods!"

Ed snorted softly, "If taking an oath is useful, what do you need dungeons, gallows, and the law? There are many people who wear the coat of a knight and do beastly things."

Ed turned to Robert, "Your Majesty, since Oberyn Martell is coming to King's Landing, and the murderer is also here, if he wants justice, it's up to him."

Stannis echoed: "I support Lord Eddard's point of view. The law must be enforced like iron. Since Duke Tywin's mad dogs have committed evil deeds, they must be made to pay the price."

Robert showed embarrassment, "How many years have passed, I think it's better to forget it! The money for the Wolf King Ceremony and the tournament is all borrowed from Lannister. There is no need to give it to Lannister at this juncture. Embarrassing, right?"

Former Prime Minister Jon Arryn echoed: "I am very sorry about what happened to Princess Elia, but the internal unity of Westeros comes first. Don't expose the scars of the past."

Lannister killed Prince Rhaegar's wife and children, removing obstacles to Robert's accession to the throne.

Now the Lannister family is not only the natal family of Queen Cersei, but also the biggest creditors of the royal family. Both Robert and Jon Arryn understand that the royal family cannot punish Duke Tywin's subordinates because of Princess Elia.

Varys said with a smile: "Then we can only pray that Dorne's Red Viper and Duke Tywin will be safe and sound! I hope they will coexist peacefully and enjoy the grand event together."

Eddard hoped the Dornishmen would fight the Lannister Lion.Ed plans to have a good relationship with Prince Oberyn Martell. Now, Prince Oberyn's daughter, Laresa, is in Ed's Winter Wolf Army team.

Lannister is ambitious, close to the riverlands, not far from the northern border, but Dorne is separated from the northern border by thousands of mountains and rivers.Making friends with Dorne and jointly dealing with Lannister is in line with Ed's strategy of "distance from distance and close attack".

In the Throne Hall of Maegor Tower, on a table in front of the Iron Throne, there are three beautifully crafted boxes with patterns of dragons on them, and inside the boxes are three dragon eggs that Ed gave Robert.

The Iron Throne is a ferocious iron chair. Legend has it that Aegon the Conqueror collected thousands of sharp swords discarded when the enemy surrendered. Using his mount, the dragon "Black Death" Balerion spewed out Longyan, melting the long sword, took nearly sixty days of events to create this ferocious iron chair.

The Iron Throne is full of twisted, sharp spikes, which can scratch the king if you are not careful, and are said to have killed the king.It was an uncomfortable chair, for Aegon the Conqueror had said that comfort should not be ruled by kings.

Cersei held a dragon's egg in her hand, hunger gleamed in her emerald green eyes.

"Ed Stark used this dragon egg fossil to hatch the dragon. I have to urge Robert to let Ed help the royal family hatch the dragon. Otherwise, let Stark own the dragon alone, and the future history It’s no wonder Tucker’s descendants don’t rebel!”

James looked at the dragon egg with disdain, "Ed said that he prayed to the heart tree of Winterfell, and the dragon hatched. This sounds impossible! The kind of strange tree with human faces worshiped by northerners , really have this kind of power?"

Tyrion said: "Hatching dragons is difficult. Before Ed, many Targaryen kings failed to hatch dragons. Back then, it was useless for Saint Baelor to pray before the Seven Gods."

Cersei said: "There is a godswood in the Red Castle. As long as Ed can help the royal family hatch a dragon, it doesn't matter if we pray with him."

Tyrion showed his sweetest smile, "Sister, the godswood heart tree in Winterfell is a weirwood. The godswood in the Red Castle doesn't have that kind of tree. It is said that the Green Seer can observe the world through the weirwood. Is there a weirwood?" Magical. There aren't many weirwoods left south of the Neck, and the Old Gods have no power here."

"If Ed's statement is to be believed, the hatching dragon must pray in front of the weirwood heart tree, and must devoutly believe in the old gods. It may not be possible to hatch a dragon in King's Landing."

Cersei frowned: "You mean, Ed might have lied about hatching the dragon?"

Tyrion said: "Only he hatches a dragon, he talks to himself, who can pierce it? However, if I hatch a dragon, I won't share it with others. I have dragons, but others don't. It is a deadly weapon. When dragons are as common as war horses, how can dragons deter them? Is this the truth?"

Cersei snorted softly, "You guessed it. I don't care. Anyway, the dragon egg is in the hands of the royal family. I must try to hatch the dragon. In the future, Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen will all have their own. All dragons will become dragon knights."

Tyrion smiled awkwardly, "Cersei, according to the records in the books, in the history of Westeros, only people of Targaryen blood can control dragons; dating back to the ancient Valyrian period, you must Only those of pure Valyrian blood can become dragon knights."

"Joffrey, Tommen, and Myrcella are all lovely children, but it's a pity that they don't have real dragon blood. Therefore, even if the royal family has dragons, your children can't control the dragon."

Cersei narrowed her eyes, "Who said no? Robert's grandma is the daughter of King Aegon V. Therefore, Robert has true dragon blood. Although it is not much, it is genuine."

Tyrion suppressed a smile.Even if Robert had the blood of the dragon, what did it matter to Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen?

Tyrion, who is extremely smart, has long known that his nephew and niece have nothing to do with Robert. The blond hair and green eyes of these three children all declare that they are members of the Lannister family. Tyrion knows that Joff Here, Myrcella and Tommen are both of Jaime's kind.

Cersei is very clear that her three children have nothing to do with Robert, and she is talking nonsense in a serious manner, talking about Targaryen blood. Tyrion can't help but lament that the old sister really has a talent for acting, so she doesn't want to become an actress in a theater troupe What a pity.

Tyrion said: "I heard that the young dragon in Winterfell is named Flying Wolf, and she has an alias called Leanna. It is said that the dragon soul of the dragon egg is Leanna, which is equal to the young dragon. It's Miss Lyanna reincarnated. Robert has always loved Lyanna, and when the female dragon grows up, maybe he can't wait to have sex with the female dragon!"

James smirked: "It is said that the dragon's body is full of flames."

Cersei has always resented Lyanna. On the wedding night when she married Robert, when Robert was drunk, he pressed on her body and whispered Lyanna's name in his mouth.

Cersei said sullenly, "Only a fool would believe that mortals can be reincarnated as dragons. Father is coming to King's Landing soon, and father may be interested in hatching dragons then."

To welcome the arrival of the Wolf King celebration, more and more nobles from all over the world arrived in King's Landing.

This is a grand event to celebrate the incorporation of Beyond the Great Wall into the Seven Kingdoms. Knights and lords from all over the world left their fiefs and castles for fear of missing the event, and came to participate in this glorious and glorious event.

On the streets of King's Landing, on the inns, and in the camps outside the city, there are noble banners everywhere.

Eddard and Renly greet the nobles from the Reach at the gates of King's Landing.

The guardian of the southern border, Duke Mace Tyrell of Highgarden, arrived in King's Landing with a team of 500 people. All the soldiers in Highgarden were uniformly dressed in green robes and armor, and the rose of the Tyrell family was engraved on the breastplate.The soldiers of Highgarden carried the rose banner of House Tyrell.

The Duke of Metz was less than fifty, and he was handsome when he was young. Unfortunately, after entering middle age, he became prematurely aging. He was a bald fat man dressed in delicate green silk.

Renly and Ed greet the Duke of Mace.

"Lord Eddard, your conquest of Beyond the Wall is a feat. No one has conquered more lands than you since Aegon the Conqueror. King Robert wants you to be King of the Wolf? Well, what an honorable title." Believe me, my son Loras will be the champion of the Wolf King Tournament, he will be the pride of Highgarden and the entire Reach."

Renly laughed and said, "I also believe that Ser Loras will become jousting champion. I practice sword with him every day."

In fact, Lord Renly and Ser Loras were almost inseparable. They practiced swords together, rode together, bathed together, and were rumored to spend the night praying together in their rooms.But Ed was curious about the way they prayed.

Also came his daughter, Margaery Tyrell, with doe eyes and languid brown curls, in a low-cut brown silk dress adorned with freshwater pearls and Sapphire, Miss Margery is so bright and beautiful, she rides on a white horse.

Margaery got off her horse, elegant and noble like a princess from a fairy tale, she showed the sweetest smile to Ed.

"Lord Ed, the singers in the Reach are all singing about the great conquest of the Wolf King outside the Great Wall. It is an act of kindness that you moved more than [-] wildlings to Winterfell."

The Duke of Metz's mother, Lady Olenna, nicknamed the "Queen of Thorns", also came. She was a short, thin, silver-haired old woman in her sixties, with a sharp tongue.

Mrs. Olenna held Ed's arm, "Master Ed, I am an old bone sitting in a fragrant car, bumping all the way, but I suffered. It stands to reason that at my age, I should stay in High Court, but I heard that Master Ed is a wolf spirit, riding a direwolf to fight, my old woman has never seen a direwolf!"

"In the south, some preachers preach that this is the age of running wolves. Fortunately, direwolves eat meat and not flowers, otherwise, the roses in Highgarden would tremble!"

Ed smiled and said, "Actually, there are roses in the north, too, winter snow roses."

Mrs. Olenna smiled and said: "It turns out that Rose of Highgarden has relatives in Winterfell. Lord Ed, I heard that you have many children. My grandson Vilas and Loras are not married. If it is appropriate, In fact, we can get married."

If he can marry Highgarden and have another ally, Ed is of course willing. Ed hopes that Robb can marry Margaery, but whether Margaery is willing to marry far away in the cold north is a very questionable question.

In the eyes of the prosperous Reach aristocrats, the North is a place where poor bumpkins live.According to past examples, the marriages of nobles from the River Bend who married to the northern border often ended in tragedy.

The most typical example is Ser Jorah Mormont of Bear Island.Ser Jorah Mormont became Earl of Bear Island after Old Bear gave up his title and took on black. He married Miss Lyness of House Hightower in Oldtown.

Miss Linice is as beautiful as a flower, of noble birth, and was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child.Linice began to regret it as soon as she arrived on Bear Island. In her eyes, the castle of the Mormont family on Bear Island was not as good as the castles of some knights in the Reach.

Afterwards, Sir Jorah hired cooks and singers for his wife, bought gold, silver and jewels, spent all the savings of the family, and finally began to take risks, sold poachers to passing slave traders, ruined his reputation, and could only take his wife into exile overseas.

Eventually Miss Lyness left Ser Jorah, and she is now the mistress of the Trade Prince of Lys.

It is estimated that the Tyrell family is unlikely to be willing to marry Little Rose Margaery to Robb.The heir of Highgarden, Vilas, is not yet married. He is lame, but I heard that he has a gentle personality. Ed can consider letting Sansa marry him, but Sansa may not be willing, as Vilas is much older than Sansa.

If Sansa is married to Sir Loras, Sansa will definitely be willing, and Sir Loras can almost satisfy everything that Sansa thinks of her prince charming.However, Ser Loras is the youngest son in the family and has no inheritance rights. This kind of marriage is of little significance to Winterfell.

Besides, Ser Loras didn't seem to be interested in any beautiful women. He loved Renly more than beautiful women.Ser Loras was clearly not a suitable marriage candidate.

Olenna's natal family is the Redwyne family of Arbor Island, and Paxter Redwyne, Earl of Arbor Island, is her nephew.Olenna's daughter-in-law was from House Hightower of Oldtown, and it was clear that the Queen of Briars understood the benefits of a political marriage.

Ed said: "The Tyrell family is ancient and noble. If it is suitable, I am of course willing to marry Highgarden."

Olenna showed a shriveled smile, "Ancient and noble? Lord Ed, you really know how to make this old woman happy. In fact, everyone knows that our Tyrell family's rights to Highgarden are indeed somewhat untenable. My house was but stewards of the House of the Gardener of the Reach King, till Aegon the Conqueror came to Westeros with his dragons."

"The Florens family in Brightwater City, the Hightower family in Old Town, and the Oakheart family in Ancient Oak City, which one is not older than the Tyrell family? These families are now vassals of mere stewards, no wonder they I will cry like ghosts and howl like wolves, and complain behind my back."

Lady Ellie Hightower, Duchess of Metz, is also here. She is a noble and elegant lady with a beautiful appearance. Her son Loras, the Knight of Flowers, and her daughter Margaery are both beautiful.

The team in Highgarden marched towards the Red Keep, and the people of King's Landing cheered and cheered for the Tyrells along the way.

Renly looked at Margaery, and whispered to Ed: "Master Ed, don't you think that Miss Margaery looks very similar to your sister, Miss Lyanna?"

Ed shook his head, "No."

Renly was a little disappointed, "But I heard from others that Miss Margery and Miss Lyanna are somewhat similar."

Robert had always been fond of Lyanna, and it was said that when he visited brothels, he always chose whores who looked like Lyanna.

It seems that Renly intends to make Robert fall in love with Margaery, but because of the existence of Cersei, even if Margaery wins Robert's favor, she can only be the king's mistress. Certainly not content to be just the king's mistress.

Could it be that Renly has discovered the secret that Cersei and James have an affair, and that Robert's child is Jaime's bastard?So arrange for Margaery to enter the palace in advance?Ed couldn't figure out Renly's plan. The young Baratheon was always smiling. He had good court communication skills and was loved by the people of King's Landing. However, his personal ability was far behind Stannis.

The only thing Eddard can be sure of is that Renly is an ally of Highgarden in the imperial council, and he has always been very close to Rose of Highgarden.

Ser Edmure Tully of Riverrun City arrived in King's Landing. Some of his team were close friends of Edmure, including Ser Perwyn Frey, Marq Piper, and Karel Vance. and others.

Edmure's red beard seemed to be thicker, Ed said: "Is Lord Horst's condition better?"

Edmure said: "Since taking the pill of Bachelor Norman, my father's condition has gradually improved. Ed, I heard that King Robert's bonus is a total of [-] gold dragons. Take care, take the championship."

Marco Piper, Karel Vance and others on the side all clamored to be champions.

Edmure Tully's riding skills and spear skills are very average. Even in some small tourneys in the riverland, he has never won the championship of the tourney.Eddard doubted that Edmure would be able to defeat some hedge knights, but it would be too hurtful to say that to his brother-in-law.

So Ed just said, "I hope you can succeed."

The Marquis of Walder at the crossing of the river failed to reach King's Landing due to physical reasons, but he sent more than a dozen descendants and illegitimate sons to participate in the tournament in King's Landing, including Martin Rivers, Innes Frey, Walder Rivers, Heyward et al.

Ed noticed that some of these Freires were clearly at odds.It seems that the Frey family is not monolithic.

In the following time, Ed and Renly met Lord Tytos Blackwood of Raventree City in the riverland, the mighty warrior of the riverland, in the ancient Blackwood family originated in the north, according to their According to the family, they once ruled a large area of ​​Wolfwood, and after being defeated by Stark, the king of winter, they moved south to the riverlands.

The Blackwood family is also south of the Neck, one of the few nobles who believe in the old gods.

Later, Eddard met Randyll Tarly of the Horn Hill Tarly family.

The balding Landau Tarly, with a cropped beard and hard eyes, carried the famous Valyrian steel sword of House Tarly, Heartbreak, on his back.

Lando Tarly is one of the best military commanders in the Seven Kingdoms, and he is also the only one who has ever defeated Robert head-on in Robert's Rebellion. Back then, Lando led the vanguard of the Reach, Qinshutan The battle defeated Robert.

Ed said: "Master Randyll, will you participate in the tournament?"

Randall said: "I will only be a spectator in the stands. Tournament is a child's trick. I heard that His Majesty Robert is going to offer tens of thousands of gold dragons as prize money for this stupid tourney. This is a waste!"

"It's gratifying to conquer Beyond the Great Wall, but it's nothing to brag about. After all, it's not difficult at all to defeat more than [-] savages who don't even have enough armor. If it were me, I could do the same."

Renly laughed and said, "Lord Randyll, you are too straightforward. But, to conquer Beyond the Wall, Aegon the Conqueror failed."

Landau said: "That's because Aegon the Conqueror didn't bother to conquer. Besides, Aegon failed to conquer Dorne back then. How could he be in the mood to pay attention to the wild land beyond the Wall?"

Landau turned to Ed, "I'm curious. I heard that there are ghosts and ghouls outside the Great Wall. Lord Ed is still stationed at the Great Wall. Is this true?"

Ed started to get nervous. Could it be that Randall knew that Sam was in Winterfell?

Ed said: "There are ghouls appearing, and the ghosts have not yet appeared."

Ran Dao shrugged, "It seems that there are more and more strange spirits. Fortunately, there are also the Great Wall and the Night Watchman."

Then Randyll took his youngest son Dickon and dozens of followers from Horn Hill towards the Red Keep.

Even when talking about the Great Wall and the Night Watchman, Lando didn't mention Sam at all. It seems that in Lando's eyes, Sam is not worth mentioning at all, and he doesn't care about Sam's life or death at all.

Lord Tywin arrived in King's Landing with six hundred Lannisters, and his standard bearer was Ser Adam Marbrand.Lord Tywin was wearing a dark black silk robe, with a roaring lion, the Lannister family crest, outlined in gold thread on his chest. He sat on the saddle, and his spurs were all made of pure gold.

Duke Tywin was broad-shouldered, tall and slender, with a golden beard from his temples to his chin, and a touch of gold in his pale green eyes.

Duke Tywin is undoubtedly the richest person in Westeros, because Casterly Rock City sits on a golden mountain, and the gold wealth of the Lannister family is not only second to none in Westeros, even as far away as Slaver's Bay, Qarth and even Barbarians. Everywhere, the golden legend of the Lannister family is passed down.

Renly warmly welcomed Duke Tywin, and Ed greeted Tywin with cold etiquette.

Lord Tywin said: "Lord Ed, after conquering Beyond the Wall, you are now the wolf king of Megatron Westeros, and Robert created pure gold direwolves for you. There is no doubt that those are all Lannister gold. I don't understand, why on earth is Lannister's gold required for the celebration of the Wolf King?"

Ed said: "You have to ask Robert. It is the royal family who borrowed Lannister's money, not me."

Then Duke Tywin led the team through the streets of King's Landing.

However, compared with the applause won by other nobles, Duke Tywin's team only won sparse applause.The people don't love Duke Tywin, even though he has been Prime Minister in King's Landing for more than 20 years.

People in King's Landing will never forget that more than ten years ago, Duke Tywin colluded with Grand Maester Pycelle and coaxed the mad king Aerys to open the gate of King's Landing. Civilians were killed.

The people of King's Landing will not forget the mad dog Demon Mountain under Duke Tywin, Sir Amory Lodge and others, and the brutal crimes committed against Prince Rhaegar's widow, Princess Elia of Dorne, and Rhaegar's children.

At sunset, Dorne's "Red Viper" Oberyn Martell finally arrived.

Prince Oberyn rode on a bay horse. He had a pointed nose and forehead, eyes as dark as a black mamba, and a mass of black hair.

When Prince Oberyn was young, he used to study in the Academy City. After forging a few necklaces, he felt that the Academy City was too old-fashioned and left the Academy City.

He worked as a mercenary in the disputed land on the other side of the Narrow Sea for several years, and even set up a mercenary group by himself. In the disputed land, the Stepstone Islands, and the frontier of Dorne, Prince Oberyn is one of the deadliest killers. One, it's frightening.

Prince Oberyn is accompanied by his mistress Ellaria Sand, who is not stunning, but full of exotic charm.Prince Oberyn's four youngest daughters were all born to Ellaria Sand.

The people of Dorne have Rhoyna blood, so the folk customs are open. Prince Oberyn was not married, and gave birth to a bunch of illegitimate daughters with multiple mistresses. In Dorne, the illegitimate daughters of the Red Viper are called "Sand Snakes".Prince Oberyn taught his daughters to be independent and able to protect themselves from an early age, so his daughters have become female warriors.

One of the sand snakes went to Winterfell, and it was Laresa, Ed's current member of the Winter Wolf Army.But Ed doubted whether Prince Oberyn knew that his illegitimate daughter had gone to Winterfell.

Ed said: "Prince Oberyn, welcome to King's Landing."

Prince Oberyn said: "Master Ed, I heard that King Robert canonized you as Wolf King and appointed you as Minister of the Interior. He wants to build a rich and powerful Westeros. Does this mean that the Iron Throne will give What about Donne's late justice? The real culprits who killed my sister back then must pay the price!"

What should come is still here.Ed said: "I definitely support the severe punishment of the murderer back then, but unfortunately, I am new here, and I need time to investigate the brutal killing of Princess Ilia and her children."

Prince Oberyn said disdainfully: "Have you started to prevaricate again? Ed, although you have just arrived in King's Landing, you have already learned to lie. I never liked you. Back then, it was your little sister Lyanna who seduced you away. Prince Rhaegar? Distracted Prince Rhaegar and died at the Battle of the Trident."

"Don't rush to deny it. In Dorne, many people know that you and your elder brother Brandon, Miss Ashara who defiled Starfall City, gave birth to you an illegitimate child? That Jon Snow."

"Miss Ashara was pregnant with your child, but you slaughtered his elder brother in the Tower of Bliss, 'Dawn Sword' Arthur Dayne, after Miss Ashara gave birth to an illegitimate child, you shamelessly took away the child , she jumped into the sea to die in despair. Is that the case?"

Renly smiled and said, "Prince Oberyn, isn't it too harsh for you to say that? It's impolite to ask Lord Eddard's illegitimate son."

Prince Oberyn said: "So, you are hypocritical. In Dorne, bastards are respected as much as illegitimate children. We value family affection as I value my sister, Princess Elia."

"My brother, Prince Doran, has been persuading me to wait patiently, but we have waited for more than ten years, and there is still no result. If the Iron Throne can't give me justice, I will use the blood of Lannister and their mad dogs to end all this .”

Prince Oberyn marched into King's Landing with 500 Dornish warriors.

Renly said worriedly: "Lord Ed, the Lannisters won't fight with the Dornishmen, right? The Dornishmen also have enmity with the people of Highgarden. The leg of Vilas, the heir of Highgarden, is the leg of the Red Viper in a tournament. It was broken. I hope no one will die in the next few days."

In the living room of Maegor House, scented candles flickered, and Duke Tywin sat with Cersei, Tyrion, and James.

Cersei said excitedly: "Father, Ed is simply ambitious. Robert canonized him as Wolf King and appointed him Minister of the Interior."

Duke Tywin clasped his fingers and put them on his chest, "I've heard all this. No matter how high his position in King's Landing is, I'm not worried. What I'm really worried about is the northern border."

Tyrion said, "There's an extra dragon in Winterfell."

Duke Tywin said: "In addition to the young dragon, Ed also strictly forbids private salt in the northern border. People can not eat meat, but they must eat salt. I have to say that Ed's ban on salt is a good move. Nobles and commoners All at the Stark's beck and call."

"Ed is also building Wolf Forts and fleets in various parts of the northern border. The fleet on the east coast is okay. For the western border, the real danger is the west coast fleet."

James said disdainfully: "Father, how many ships can be built in that poor place in the northern border? The Iron Fleet of the Iron Islands is right at the door of the western border. Even the Lion of Lannister has never been afraid."

Duke Tywin said: "It was a thing of the past that the North was poor. Today, Lannisport can buy blue nobles, perfumes and scented candles produced by Winterfell. Every noble bachelor in the West uses the products produced by Winterfell." cinnabar ink. Not to mention luxuries such as black truffle, caviar, and maple syrup, Ed is pretending to be poor."

"If in the future, the situation in the Seven Kingdoms changes and we have a conflict with the Starks, the Tully family in the riverlands are allies of the direwolves, and the army from the north and the riverlands will come from the direction of the Golden Tooth City. We rely on The high mountain cities in the west can block the enemy's attack, and we can even wipe out the undefended river land."

"However, if the longships of the West Coast Fleet of the Northern Territory go south to attack Lannisport, Scourge, and Fairy Island when our army is attacking, it will shake the morale of the vassals on the western coast. This is a huge threat. I heard that , Ed built a castle called Blacksmith City at Kraken Point, and he appointed a female pirate of the Iron People as the acting lord to practice the navy there."

Tyrion sensed the danger, "Kraken Cape is closer to the West."

Cersei's green eyes flashed with anger, "Everyone knows that the blacksmith is one of the seven gods. The old gods that these northerners believe in are trees with human faces carved on them. They don't believe in the seven gods at all. Now, Ai De built a blacksmith city, which clearly exposed his ambition to expand south."

Tyrion said: "What I'm worried about is that Ed has formed a standing army in the northern border, combined with the military manor, and it has developed very well. Ed also announced that grain exports are not allowed in the northern border, and they are constantly coming from valleys and rivers. , King’s Landing, Pentos, and the Reach to buy food, Ed built a glass farm in Winterfell, and used the night watchman’s icehouse to store a large amount of seafood on the Great Wall.”

"He said he was preparing food for the winter, but is it really necessary to be so exaggerated for the winter?"

James smiled and said, "Didn't Ed migrate more than [-] savages to the north? People always need to eat."

Tywin said: "Ed is really scary here. It may not be difficult to capture the wildling slaves, but it can make the wildlings not wear shackles and follow the direwolf's flag all the way to Winterfell. 10,000+ people did not get separated. , which proves that Ed has won the hearts of the Wilders Beyond the Wall."

Cersei said darkly, "There are wolf spirits and skinchangers among the wildlings. They ride bears, direwolves, and giant eagles. They wander around the castle, and Robert doesn't care."

Tywin said: "And I heard that the skin changers that Ed brought to King's Landing were only a very small part of his army of skin changers, and there were more skin changers left in Winterfell. On the battlefield, how do knights deal with these monsters riding ferocious beasts? The ferocious beasts spread fear and affect morale, once the soldiers are defeated in front of the ferocious beasts, the battle is over."

Tyrion said: "Don't forget, there are hundreds of giants under Ed's command, and giants are too terrifying on the battlefield."

Tywin said: "There is also a dragon. Since Stark hatched a dragon, Lannister can't fall behind. Lannister must do everything possible to get his own dragon."

Cersei smiled sweetly, "Father, Ed foolishly dedicated three dragon eggs to Robert, and now the dragon egg belongs to the royal family. Anyway, the royal family owes Lannister millions of gold dragons, and Robert died I can't afford it, why don't I persuade him to take the dragon egg and send it to Casterly Rock City as a mortgage."

Tywin nodded, "I hope Robert agrees. Even if we have dragon eggs, how should we hatch them?"

Tyrion said: "According to Ed, the conditions for incubating a dragon are very harsh. First, there must be a weirwood heart tree, and then devoutly convert to God, and pray for the hatching of the dragon eggs."

Tywin snorted softly, "If this is the case, wouldn't it be difficult to hatch a dragon south of the Neck?"

James said: "Father, after all, the magic dragon has disappeared for hundreds of years. Now Ed is probably the only one who hatched a dragon in the whole world. What if we can't hatch a giant dragon?"

Tywin said: "The Stark dragon must die. It is difficult for a human army to contend against the dragon on the battlefield. Back then, the Dragon King of Valyria relied on the dragon to defeat the old Ghis Empire and forced the Gith in Slaver's Bay to fight against the dragon. The Kali people bowed their knees and surrendered; then, the magic dragon attacked the city-state of Rhoyna, and the hundreds of thousands of troops assembled by the city-state of Rhoyna were also wiped out in front of the magic dragon. In the end, Dorne was chosen as the place to stand."

"When the dragon approached Andas, the territory of the Andals, the Andals could only migrate to Westeros in the west. Aegon and his sisters wiped out six of the Seven Kingdoms by relying on three dragons. One. The fortress built by Harron the Black Heart north of God's Eye Lake is useless, the steep peaks of the Vale of Arryn are useless, and the rainforest terrain of the Stormlands is no more able to stop the dragon than Storm's End. Thousands of cavalry were buried under the flames of the dragon, isn't the lesson painful enough?"

"So, Lannister can either hatch dragons, or he can only slay dragons!"

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