Game of Thrones: Kings in the North
Chapter 183 Chasing the King's Landing, Rescuing Robert, The Rain Is Coming
Chapter 183 Chasing the King's Landing, Rescuing Robert, The Rain Is Coming
Tob Mott's blacksmith shop on Steel Street, Tob Mott is sitting in a rocking chair in front of the shop, smoking a briar pipe.
A dirty little girl walked over with her bare feet.
"The gold cloaks are here for Gendry, they're going to kill him, let him escape."
The little girl turned and ran away, disappearing into the crowd, and Tob Mott stood up to see a troop of cavalry riding up the steep mountain road towards the top of the hill.
Tob Mott hurried to the blacksmith room, the heat wave swept through, and the air smelled of saltpetre, sulfur and fire.
Gendry was working with a dozen blacksmiths and apprentices.
"Gendry, run, the golden robe is coming to catch you, go through the back door."
Gendry frowned, "Go? Where am I going?"
Tob Mott said: "Go to the dragon's lair and find the wolf king, maybe he will help you."
The gold robe had already entered the blacksmith's shop cursing, and Gendry had to grab his horn helmet and escape through the back door.
The leader was Janos Slynt, Commander of the Capital Guard. Janos Slynt's head looked like a marinated egg. He said angrily, "Is there an apprentice blacksmith named Gendry here?"
Tob Mott laughed and said: "Master Slynt, we have more than ten apprentices here, and none of them is named Gendry."
Janos Slynt said darkly, "You're dishonest?"
Janos Slynt waved lazily at the golden robes beside him, and the two golden robes pinned Tob Mott's hand and pressed him on the red-hot charcoal basin, and the weapon master's eyebrows instantly burst into flames.
"If you don't say it, you will be burned to death, and you will become like a hound."
Tob Mott closed his eyes and licked his face hotly, "Kill me if you have the guts! Janos Slynt, a few days ago, Ed the Wolf King also came to my shop and asked Gendry , you killed me, watch out for the wolf king to investigate."
Janos Slynt was a little frightened and asked his men to remove Tobe Mott's face from the brazier.
Janos Slynt said: "Don't think that the wolf king can cover you. It is Queen Cersei's order to capture Gendry. Lions are not afraid of direwolves. If you refuse to tell, I have no choice but to put you in the dungeon."
A group of blacksmiths, apprentice blacksmiths, watched as Tob Mott was knocked to the ground as the gold cloaks shackled the Master of Weapons around his wrists and took him.
The Red Keep, the Chamber of Secrets, the bloated Lysa, the wolf kissing Littlefinger.Littlefinger's black satin coat was embroidered with plum colored mockingbirds.
"Petyr, I really love your lips. Your mouth is full of the scent of mint. It's not like Jon Arryn, who has a bad breath. Every night recently, he has been asking me to perform husband and wife duties on the bed. Obligation, old man, old horse plowing the ground, I don't feel it at all, but you will still love me."
Littlefinger pushed Lysa away, "Lysa, we can't always meet, it's too dangerous."
Lysa was puzzled, "Why? The old bastard went to Mud Gate to inspect the fish market, and he won't be able to come back for a while."
Littlefinger looked at the surrounding walls and lowered his voice, "The octospider is watching us, and Ed is also developing an eyeliner in the Red Castle. If we often meet privately, we will be discovered sooner or later."
Lysa was a little annoyed, "Since Caitlin came to King's Landing, I found that you want me less and less. Is it because you and her have rekindled the old relationship? I remember when you got drunk and robbed me. My first time, calling Caitlin's name."
Littlefinger looked innocent, "How is that possible? On the contrary, since Caitlin came to King's Landing, she has been deliberately alienating me."
Lysa is like an angry cow, "Recently, Robin's epilepsy has stabilized a lot, but he still has seizures. Catelyn and Ed, invited me to live in Winterfell, Maester Norman said, the hot springs in Winterfell It is very miraculous, if Robin takes a dip in the hot spring, maybe his epilepsy will be cured."
Littlefinger immediately became nervous, and he pretended to be relaxed.
"Lysa, you have been lied to. That Bachelor Norman is Ed's man. Ed asked Bachelor Norman to treat Robin in order to take away your Robin."
Lysa's eyes were staring like yakshas, she grabbed Littlefinger's neck, "No one can take my Robin away!"
Littlefinger was slender and short, and Lysa was much heavier than him, and Littlefinger had a hard time breaking free.
"Lysa, don't get excited. The Wolf King used medicine to control Robin. Without Ed's medicine, Robin will have more severe seizures, and you will lose Robin completely. Don't go to Winterfell."
Lysa said: "Don't go to Winterfell, do you want to stay in the Red Keep forever? I'm fed up with Jon Arryn's bad breath and the caress of his skinny fingers."
Littlefinger stroked Lysa's red hair, "You can go back to the Eyrie, believe me, the lion and the direwolf will soon fight, and the Red Keep will be bloody. Leave here, and Robin will be safe."
Lysa fell into deep thought, "Leaving here, without the diagnosis and treatment of Bachelor Norman, will Robin's condition be worse?"
Littlefinger said: "Norman can't cure Robin's illness. Remember, he belongs to the wolf king. Robin's illness will slowly heal when he grows up. Jon Arryn will take the initiative to send you and Robin away." Bin, he soon knew that King's Landing was about to usher in a bloody battle, and keeping you and Robin here would be Lannister's hostages. Maester Komon will accompany Robin all the way."
A look of doubt flashed in Lysa's eyes, "I'm afraid of Lannister. The Eagle's Nest City is impenetrable, and it's much safer than the Red Keep. But, Petyr, I can't meet you. I will be lonely if I stay alone in an empty bed in the extremely cold Eagle's Nest City. In my life, the most regrettable thing in my life is to marry Jon Arryn and miss you."
Littlefinger said: "Believe me, Jon Arryn is about to die. Once he dies, Robin will be the Duke of the Eyrie and the Vale, the guardian of the East, and the knights of the valley must obey Robin's orders, and you will be the Duke of Jon Arryn." Widow of Ern Arryn, ruling the Vale."
In the king's hall, music circulated, and King Robert's hearty laughter echoed in the hall.
Margaery Tyrell wore a crystal-coloured dress with seven roses engraved in different colors, and each rose was embroidered with one of the seven gods. She was dazzling, and every man in the court loved her. It was hard to take my eyes off Little Rose in Gaoting.
Queen Cersei sat on the king's right hand, she had a smile on her face, but she looked at Margaery with a trace of sadness and malice.
In the middle of the hall, two strong men wearing heavy plate armor, the coat of arms of Baratheon engraved on their chests, and antler helmets were brandishing warhammers to fight.
Compared with the contest of real swords and guns in the martial arts tournament, the contest between the two strong men is even more funny than the dance of the jester Yuetong. The strong man Tabit tapped Rustu's ass lightly with his war hammer, and Rustu uttered There were bursts of exaggerated howls, and it was no wonder that Robert lost his temper with laughter.
However, Eddard didn't laugh. He couldn't ignore the danger of these two strong men. They pretended to be jesters, but they were only one size smaller than the Magic Mountain. They could swing Robert's warhammer with the same size like flying, which proved their strength. Two strong men can easily crush the necks of ordinary people.
On the surface, the Hercules Rustu and Tabit are gifts from a Lys merchant to Robert, but according to the information collected by Ed, these two Hercules were found by Lannister from across the Narrow Sea. here.Ed couldn't help wondering, was this Cersei's idea, or the little devil's conspiracy?
Lancel and Tigget beside Robert are handsome and lovely attendants, but at critical moments, their force is obviously not enough to protect Cersei.Robert's new favorite is Cersei's minion, as long as Lannister is willing, Hercules can sneak attack and kill Robert at any time.
Ed couldn't forget the terrifying vision in the dream, the tall and strong antler-helmed warrior was killed by a silver-haired harp man with a sword, the blood stained the ground and the river, and the victim was probably Robert.
In the vision of the dream, Ed suspected that the silver-haired man was Prince Rhaegar. After all, silver hair and the harp are both symbols of Prince Rhaegar. It was impossible to tell whether it was Prince Rhaegar's face or not.
After all, Prince Rhaegar had long since died at the Trident River, and he had died under Robert's warhammer.Could it be that the necromancer Ogbeta and his like bypassed the Great Wall, came to the southern border, and revived the ghost of Prince Rhaegar?Prince Rhaegar's ghost has risen from his grave to take revenge?
Just thinking about it sent shivers down Ed's spine, but it was unlikely.
Opposite Ed, Oren Weishui, with silver-gold hair and long hair draped over his shoulders, was stroking the silver-stringed harp.Orion Weshui is the Lord of the Tide, the illegitimate brother of the Earl of Tidehead Island, Mumford Velaryon, he is about 20 years old.
With silver-gold hair and gray-green eyes, from a distance, Oren Weishui looks a lot like Prince Rhaegar, but if you get closer, the difference in appearance between Oren Weishui and Prince Rhaegar is still Big, he has a double chin, and his skin is far less refined than Prince Rhaegar's.
Ed couldn't help but suspect that it was Oren Weishui who killed the antler-helmed warrior in the dream?Oren Weir has been in King's Landing and Robert's court all year round. No one has ever praised his bravery. Even Robert, who is now seriously fattened and his combat effectiveness has declined, can easily kill an opponent like Oren Weir. .
Thabeet and Rustu, the Hercules, were still brandishing their warhammers and staged court battles. To please King Robert, both Hercules wore the same type of armor as Robert, with an antler helmet on their heads.
Could it be that the antler warrior who died in the prophecy was one of them?This possibility is very low. Both of them came from the other side of the Narrow Sea and were born as slaves. It is unlikely that the old gods would send warnings from dreams and phantoms to such a small person.
Renly sat grinning beside Ser Loras, gorgeous Baratheon in blue and green brocade robes, and Renly's fine armor, green as a forest, famous in King's Landing, and he also had an antler helm, which was a A magnificent helmet covered with onyx, sapphire, black gold and opal.
Stannis sat opposite Renly with a gloomy face. Every court banquet, Stannis, who was dressed plainly, was always incompatible with the luxurious banquet.Eddard had seen Stannis's armor, the plate armor was practical and unadorned, and the helmet was an antler helmet, but without any decoration.
The dream predicted that if it came true, Renly, Robert, and any one of Stannis might die. Ed's head was about to explode. Damn the prophecy, if there is no clear goal, what is the use of prophecy?
The Redwyne twins, Hobber and Horace, were courting Princess Myrcella.The twin brothers were both wearing gorgeous brocade coats, with amethyst and black gold patchwork the Redwyne family's grape bunch heraldry.
Ornate attire could not hide the plainness of the Redwyne twins, with their freckled square faces and shaggy orange hair.The squires of the Red Keep nicknamed them Horace the Drooling and Hopper the Dreadful.
Before Ed arrived at King's Landing, the Redwyne twins were already in Robert's court. During the Wolf King's Ceremony, Earl Paxter Redwyne rushed to King's Landing to attend the Wolf King's Ceremony. He returned to the Green Pavilion island, the twin sons remained at the court.
It seems that Paxter Redwyne hoped that his sons could occupy a place in Robert's court, but it was a pity that he was too forceful. Few nobles would put all their heirs at the center of a storm like King's Landing at the same time.
The situation in King's Landing has become more and more delicate recently. It is estimated that Paxter Redwyne will regret it. Their children are likely to die in King's Landing, or become hostages.
The Redwyne family on Arbor Island is the richest in the entire Seven Kingdoms, and the golden wine on Arbor Island is famous all over the world.The Redwyne fleet is the most powerful fleet in the Reach. Within the scope of the Seven Kingdoms, only the Iron Fleet of the Iron Islands, King's Landing, and the Royal Fleet of Dragonstone can compete with it.
The mother of the Redwyne twins was Mina Tyrell, sister of Lord Highgarden and Mace.
The Redwyne twins were clearly valuable hostages and worthwhile allies.Ed saw Princess Myrcella smiling gently towards the Redwyne twins. Could it be Cersei's arrangement to use the beautiful Princess Myrcella to seduce the Redwyne twins?
Maybe Ed can find a way to get close to the Redwyne children, Sansa is just as charming.It's a pity that Cersei has long been eyeing the two redwyne family's sweet and sour grapes, and the direwolf wants to compete with the lion for food.
Afterwards, Thabeet and Rustu took off their helmets and armor. Lancel and Tigget took the hammer and left with difficulty.
Thabeet was a Summer Islander with skin like coal.Rustu has long black hair, a bushy beard, and a flame tattoo on his neck.Flame tattoos are common tattoos on the slaves of the Temple of the Red God Rhelor in the Essos continent, which proves that Rustu may have been a flame slave.
The two strongmen began to wrestle, and Renly, Robert, and Lady Margaery, Cersei, all cheered and laughed.Robert also wrestled with the strong man. When the king exerted his strength, Thabeet and Rustu fell to the ground exaggeratedly and flatteringly.
When the palace banquet was over, Robert was already drunk and unconscious, and was carried in by two strong men. The Kingsguard Boros Braun and Marin Tran followed the huge strong man, looking small.
Ed walked out of the hall and met Littlefinger, whose dress was embroidered with plum-colored mockingbirds.
"Littlefinger, you didn't attend the palace banquet?"
Littlefinger gave Ed a mocking smile, "Someone has to serve the country! I have a lot of account books, and I need to deal with taxes. How can I be so elegant like His Royal Highness Wolf."
Littlefinger strode towards the courtyard of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed's gaze stayed on the mockingbird on Littlefinger's clothes.
Lord Petyr Baelish's ancestors were from Braavos. It wasn't until his grandfather's generation that he came to the valley, served the Corbray family, and was knighted for his merits. His grandfather was a prolific knight, Only in Littlefinger's father's generation did he become a property knight on the smallest peninsula of the Five Fingers Peninsula.
The coat of arms of the Baelish family is the head of a titan with fire-breathing eyes. After coming to King's Landing, Littlefinger designed the Mockingbird coat of arms for himself. Since he is the only one in Littlefinger's family, his personal coat of arms is the family coat of arms. .
A group of mockingbirds besieged the eagle, and the eagle died tragically. A terrible vision appeared in Ed's mind. The Crescent Falcon is the symbol of the Arryn family. Could it be that Jon Arryn will die in the hands of Littlefinger in the end?
Or, is the Mockingbird alluding to Eunuch Varys?Varys always likes to brag about his little bird. Mockingbird is a deceiving animal, and the information Varys sends is false and true, making people elusive.
Gendry, sweating profusely, ran all the way up the Rhaenys Hill, where Lemon of the Winter Wolves, King Lightning, and Thoros, the red monk, stopped him.
The Lightning King said: "Boy, the Wolf King has an order that no one is allowed to go up the mountain without permission."
Gendry said: "My lord, I have come to ask the Wolf King for help, and the golden robe is after me."
The red-robed monk Soros stared at Gendry, "I remembered, a few days ago, I accompanied the Wolf King to meet this kid, this is His Majesty's illegitimate son."
Gendry was brought to the mountain by the Winter Wolf Army. In the newly opened school grounds in front of the Dragon Lair, the Winter Wolf Army was practicing, and the soldiers on the arrow tower were waiting in full force.
Arya rode the direwolf Nymeria and came to Gendry. Gendry was shocked, "Such a big wolf?"
"This is a direwolf." Arya rolled over and got off the wolf. "Nymeria hasn't grown up yet!"
Hot Pie and Green Hand Rommy looked at Gendry curiously.
Eddard returned to Rhaenys Hills, and Gendry was brought before him.
"Your Highness Wolf, why did the golden robe arrest me? I heard that they captured Tobe Mott."
Ed felt that there was no need to tell Gendry his background for the time being. Ed said: "The golden robe needs a reason to arrest someone? Your master is a good man, but he is too stubborn. If he asked you to come with me, he would not have come out." This kind of thing. Don't worry, you are absolutely safe in my winter wolf army."
"Your boy is strong and fit to be a soldier. From now on, you will be a member of my Winter Wolf Army, and you can also help Stark forge iron."
The next day, Ed came to the throne room of the Red Castle, where a group of people were waiting to petition the king.
King Robert rarely goes to court, and Jon Arryn usually sits on the Iron Throne.When the king is absent, the Hand of the King will replace the king, sit on the Iron Throne, and deal with various petitions and disputes.
But today, Jon Arryn has important tasks, and the task of handling the petition falls on Ed.
Ed noticed that there were many blacksmiths and weapon masters in the crowd.After Ed dealt with some disputes on Flour Street, Mud Gate and Flea Nest, several blacksmiths stepped forward.
The weapon master Rosalien, wearing a heavy gold chain around his neck and wearing a gorgeous brocade coat, said: "Your Highness Wolf, the gold robe has captured Tob Mott, the weapon master of the blacksmith guild, without any justifiable reason. , locked in the dungeon. Tobe Mott is a good man! He once made armor and weapons for the Knight of Flowers, Renly, and King Robert."
The blacksmith nicknamed Iron Belly said: "At the Wolf King Ceremony, Tob Mott contributed armor for many famous knights. He has been working hard to serve the people of King's Landing, the nobles and the royal family. Hundreds of blacksmiths from the Blacksmiths Guild request Release Tob Mott."
A group of blacksmiths waved their thick arms and shouted: "Free Tob Mott!"
"Release the innocent weapon master!"
Archbishop Lu Chen walked out of the crowd. He was the son of Marquis Walder, with a face like a weasel.
"Lord Ed, Tob Mott is one of the perennial patrons of the Baylor Cathedral, and one of the incarnations of the Seven Gods is a blacksmith. Therefore, the archbishop and church members hope to release Tob Mott."
Both Steel Street and the Baelor Cathedral are on the Visenya Hills. As one of the richest craftsmen's guilds, the Blacksmiths' Guild has always had a close relationship with the archbishop and the church.
As one of the few weapons masters in Westeros who mastered Valyrian steel forging technology, Tob Mott has a high status in the blacksmith guild and has friends in the church. Therefore, his unfortunate arrest immediately attracted a lot of attention. The solidarity of peers and churches.
It seems that Cersei didn't buy people from the church and the blacksmith guild to deal with Tob Mott's affairs. It's right to think about it. Cersei tried to send a golden robe to capture Robert's illegitimate son. Cersei did not dare to make a big fuss and be blatant about such a thing.
Eddard sat on the Iron Throne, and he raised his voice.
"All blacksmiths, and Archbishop Lu Chen, I have heard your petitions. I will release Tob Mott immediately, and at the same time hold those gold robes who are arresting people accountable."
In the dungeon, Ed met Tob Mott, who was slightly injured, but fortunately not serious.
Tob Mott said, "Where's Gendry?"
Ed said: "Gendry has joined the Winter Wolf Army. He is safe. Master Tob Mott, you are very popular. Your colleagues in the Blacksmith Guild and people in the church have pleaded for you, but unfortunately, you and The Lannisters are against you, and they will not let you go. If you continue to stay in King's Landing, conspiracy to assassinate you will always be waiting for you."
Tob Mott said distressedly, "What should I do?"
Ed said: "My people have gone to your shop, and have taken your family and valuables to the merchant ship Iron Rose, which is a ship from the north. More than 30 of your apprentices and blacksmiths are willing Come with you. When this ship goes north, it will stop at Seagull Town and the Three Sisters Islands. After leaving King's Landing, you can go anywhere."
Tob Mott said: "Your Majesty Wolf, you saved me. I am willing to serve Stark. I want to go to Winterfell."
WINTERFELL, Robb sitting in his study.During Ed's absence, he became the Lord of Winterfell.
Gray Wind squatted aside, and Robb said to Jon Snow, "Father has been reminding the defense of Wolf Castle on the west coast. Recently, Helen Pike was practicing the navy at Kraken Point. The acting castellan of Dawn Watch, Warhorse City, and Rock City , are not good at water warfare, Jon, you go to these wolf castles to check and urge them to strengthen the fortifications."
Jon Snow said: "I will take Ygritte with me, she has never seen the sea."
Jon Snow took Bai Ling away, and Theon beside him looked unhappy.
Theon said: "Jon is also a landlubber, and I am born with iron. I should be allowed to go to Wolf's Castle on Saltspear Flat. I can train the navy."
Robb looked embarrassed, "Theon, you are needed here."
Theon said excitedly: "Why can people like Desmond, Shad, and Jax be the acting castellan of Wolfsburg, but I can't? They are all soldiers from Winterfell. I am better than any of them." Qiang, I should be allowed to manage a wolf castle. Could it be that I am not trusted because of my blood?"
Robb was a little angry, "No one questioned your bloodline. If you go to Dawnwatch, Warhorse City, and Rock City, what if you do something like sleeping with the miller's wife again and cause public outrage?"
Theon said angrily: "The miller's wife, seduce me, I'm not a eunuch, so let me refuse her? Jon also slept with Ygritte, why don't you tell me?"
Robb seemed to put on the mask of the duke, and used the tone of Robb's castellan, "Ygritte is not married again. Theon, you are messing around outside, and you will lose Stark's face. Also, I don't You are allowed to bring the whore back to Winterfell."
Theon had been having an affair with a miller's wife in a village near Winterfell, and the miller's wife's son was a plump young woman as old as Bran and Rickon.
That day, Theon and the miller's wife were kissing in the mill, and the miller rushed in. He beat Theon, and Theon knocked the miller to the ground with his backhand. For this, Robb and Ser Rodrik reprimanded Theon and made Theon pay the Miller a sum of money.
This matter has always made Theon feel very annoyed.In the Iron Islands, it was a matter of course for a man to have a salt concubine. In Winterfell, sleeping with the miller's wife and bringing a prostitute back to Winterfell would be judged by others.
This kid Robb actually imitated Ed's tone, "No you are not allowed". The she-wolf of the Stark family gave birth to so many pups, and she didn't give me one, even the bastard Jon had a share.And they won't let me feed the dragon!Even fat fat Sam can feed dragons, and I've been at Winterfell ten years and I'm not as trusted as Ser Pig.
This is not my castle after all, not my Clan.Theon was beginning to miss the Iron Islands and Pike City.
Longships, oceans, and conquests are the life of the Ironborn.
At night, Ed returned to the Wolf King's Garden on the Rhaenys Hill, and Jory Cassel rushed to greet him.
"Your Highness Wolf, there are two Silent Sisters asking to see you."
Ed frowned, "Sister Silent? They can't talk, what do you want me for?"
Jory Cassel winked at Ed, "Anyway, they came from the abandoned alchemist guild, and they took the underground passage, so neither spiders nor birds can find them."
The visitor was afraid of the surveillance of the octopus spider, so he deliberately walked through the underground passage.
The Alchemist Guild at the foot of the Visenya Hills is now deserted, because Ed not only emptied the wildfire in the underground passage, but also sent all the alchemists to Winterfell.However, from the basement of the Alchemist Guild, the underground passage leading to the basement of the Dragon's Lair still exists.
In the basement of the Dragon's Lair, Ed saw two silent sisters. They were dressed in gray clothes and covered their faces with hoods, only their eyes were exposed.
The torch flickered, and Eddard's eyes widened when the two silent sisters lowered their hoods. It turned out to be Stannis and Jon Arryn.
Ed said in surprise, "It turned out to be you."
Jon Arryn said: "Ed, what we are talking about today, if it gets out, can easily be classified as treason, so we use the underground passage to visit you."
Stannis handed over two letters, "A few days ago, Prime Minister Jon Arryn and I received these two anonymous letters at the same time, claiming that Robert and Cersei's three children, Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen are both bastards born of Cersei's affair with Jaime. The whistleblower claims that Robert had a bastard daughter in the brothel, and a bastard son in Steel Street."
It turns out that Jon Arryn has been busy investigating the illegitimate child these days, no wonder he was absent from the petition in the Throne Hall.Ed couldn't help but wonder who sent the anonymous letter, it must be one of Varys or Littlefinger.
Jon Arryn said: "The whistleblower even sent a copy of the "Genealogy of the Major Nobles of the Seven Kingdoms" written by Master Merion. I checked it with Lord Stannis. Baratheon married Lannister. Babies born, all with black hair. Stannis and I were shocked when we went to the brothel to find Bara, and found you had taken her away."
Stannis' jaw tightened and he looked angry, "Your Highness Wolf, you took Robert's illegitimate son. Obviously, you already knew that Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen were Lannister bastards, not Robert. You are not my friend, but I always thought that you were so loyal to Robert, why did you deliberately hide that Robert's child was such a big thing?"
Ed said: "Because this matter is of great importance, I have no certainty of victory, and I will not act rashly. You two also understand the risks involved, otherwise you would not pretend to be the Silent Sisters and go underground in fear in the middle of the night The channel has come to visit me."
Jon Arryn said: "Ed, you, Stannis and I joined forces to bring down Lannister. I have sent Lysa and Robin back to the Eagle's Nest City."
Stannis tucked his hands under his armpits. "I don't necessarily have to."
Ed was surprised, "Lord Stannis, the children of Robert and Cersei are all bastards. If Robert has no legal heirs in the future, the Iron Throne should belong to you. Why are you so anxious to quit?"
Stannis shrugged: "The old man's plan is crazy, it will kill us all. He is going to seek the support of the golden cloak, capture Cersei and Cersei's children, call the Great Council, and declare these children A bastard who disinherited the Iron Throne, pardoned the Lannisters generously, and exiled Cersei and her son."
"Unless Tywin died on the toilet, how could Duke Tywin sit back and watch his daughter and grandson be judged by the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms?"
Jon Arryn said: "This is the only way that is the most fair, reasonable and honorable. If Duke Tywin dares to raise an army to resist, Robert will crush Lannister just like he crushed Rhaegar back then."
Jon Arryn always wears the shackles of honor, which makes him look timid and hesitant when dealing with things.
Ed said: "Your way is likely to kill Robert. Many people in the court are Lannisters. From the Kingsguard, attendants, to gold robes, how many are loyal to Robert?"
Stannis snorted softly, "Ed, fortunately you are still a little sensible. According to my plan, I will lead the Royal Fleet and the Winter Wolf Army to attack the Red Castle. After capturing Lannister, all of them will be executed and hanged in the Red Castle. Wall, in this way, the threat is settled once and for all."
Jon Arryn shook his head stubbornly, "In this way, we will all become rebels. People will say that we slaughtered Lannister for power. Besides, children like Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella will be executed. , what honor is there?"
Ed took the anonymous letter, "The marriage between Robert and Lannister was originally a product of political compromise. What we should really be vigilant about is the person who sent us the anonymous letter. This person is obviously someone in the imperial council. His purpose It is to mess up King's Landing, mess up the Seven Kingdoms, and profit from it."
Stannis said darkly: "You want me to compromise with Lannister? This is impossible. I will fight Lannister to the end in my own way."
Ed patiently explained: "I'm not trying to compromise with Lannister. What I mean is that we should take the initiative to attack after we are sure of the chance of victory. The Magic Mountain stayed in King's Landing with hundreds of soldiers. My people have confirmed that , Tywin left troops ranging from hundreds of people in Fort Stokeworth near King's Landing, Harvard City, and Rosby City."
"Janos Slynt, Commander of the King's Landing Capital Guard, has long been bought by Lannister. Now King's Landing has a population of more than 40 and tens of thousands of floating population. No one knows how much money Lannister has hidden here. People, if you act rashly, you may get Robert killed, and we have to be buried with him."
Stannis said sadly, "Robert must die. A red priestess of Asshai saw it in the flames. None of us can save him. There is no lie in the holy fire."
Melisandre?Ed said: "Is your red priestess in King's Landing? I want to see you."
"She's at Dragonstone," said Stannis. "She was right. Before you came to King's Landing, she predicted that you would be the champion of the Wolf King's Tournament. She also predicted that the pirates of the Stepstones would harass the dragon." Stone Island, Chaotou Island area, so I sent the Royal Fleet to defend Dragonstone Island in advance."
Jon Arryn said depressedly: "The priestesses and wizards occasionally predict one or two things correctly. It's just good luck. How can you trust them? You should let the Royal Fleet stay in King's Landing to deal with Lannister .”
Stannis gritted his teeth, "King Robert doesn't love me. If I were Lord of the Sea, Duke of Dragonstone, and my territory was attacked by pirates, believe it or not, King Robert would let Moonboy Be the Minister of the Sea and kick me out of the Imperial Council."
Ed said: "Pirate attacks are just a disease of ringworm, and Lannister is a serious problem. You should immediately summon the vassals of Dragonstone Island and let Renly summon the vassals of the Stormland. We can control King's Landing in one go. Time, Cersei, Jaime, the Imp, and the children, at our disposal. As long as you cooperate with Renly."
Stannis raised his nostrils, "I will never cooperate with Renly! According to the rights, Storm's End should belong to me, but Robert gave me Dragonstone Island, which is not fair at all! When Robert rebelled, I was the Storm's End held back the armies of the Reach, I captured Dragonstone, King Balon rebelled, and I defeated the Iron Fleet."
"Looking at the Seven Kingdoms, besides you, the wolf king Ed, who can surpass me in record? Why should I seek Renly to cooperate? Apart from playing tricks at court banquets and being knocked down by masters at martial arts tournaments, what else would he do?"
Ed really convinced the brothers of the Baratheon family, he said slowly: "Master Stannis, if you refuse to cooperate with Renly and refuse to recruit the vassals of Dragonstone Island, we are likely to be in court struggle , become the loser.”
Stannis said stubbornly: "If you procrastinate, you will fail. Listen, Your Highness Wolf, with your Winter Wolf Army, and Jon Arryn's Prime Minister's Guard, we are enough to capture the Red Keep. There are more than 2000 troops in King's Landing." The gold robes are scattered at the seven city gates, and there are also patrolling the streets, the number of gold robes in the Red Castle is only a few hundred, and the number of red robe guards in Lannister is even smaller."
"Should the gates be opened, a clean blow would have killed the Lannisters of King's Landing, and freed my brother Robert from the jaws of the lion. Lannisters will never be spared."
Jon Arryn frowned, "From Rhaenys Hill to Aegon High Hill, unless everyone in King's Landing is asleep, the Red Keep must have received the news and closed the gates to resist. That castle is very difficult to break through, don't Forget, even if the Red Keep is captured, there will still be Maegor's Tower. We will be considered rebels."
Stannis sighed, "If you fight for justice, why are you afraid of becoming a rebel? Jon Arryn, you are old, and your courage has left you. Back then, you rose up for Robert and Eddard, rebelling against madness. Where is the courage of King Aerys? If you are timid, you will definitely fail, but fortunately, it is too late for me to withdraw now."
Stannis put on the hood of the Silent Sister and disappeared down the dark underground passage, heading towards the Visenya Hills.
Jon Arryn said helplessly: "With Stannis withdrawing, our chances of winning will be even lower. I should have noticed that Robert's children are bastards, and the children all have blond hair, and Lannister's is golden. Alas ! It's all my dereliction of duty."
Ed thought for a while, "Lord Jon, Stannis just withdrew temporarily because of a disagreement, and he would never fall to Lannister. That's good, it's better to give up King's Landing temporarily."
Jon Arryn asked in surprise, "Abandon King's Landing? You mean, leave Robert in King's Landing and face Lannister alone?"
Eddard said, "I mean, find a way to get Robert, come with us, out of King's Landing. I'm hatching dragon eggs, and there are no weirwoods here in the dragon's lair, and there are a thousand weirwoods on Thousand Faces, and we can invite Robert, come with us to the Isle of Faces, and after leaving King's Landing, we will enter Harrenhal directly."
"The Riverland where Harrenhal is located is the territory of my father-in-law, Duke Horst, and it is also very close to the valley. It is the most magnificent castle in all of Westeros. Once we got there, we told Robert, Cersei had an affair with Jaime, and the children are all bastards. If Robert doesn’t believe it, he can recruit Cersei to Harrenhal. At this time, there is a high probability that Lannister will occupy King’s Landing and directly rebel. As long as Robert is still alive, no one will support him Lannister."
"At that time, Robert and I will hold Harrenhal, and you will return to the Vale and recruit the knights of the valley. The army of the riverlands will hold back the army of the west, and my army of the north will go down the king's road. Stannis will lead the narrow Lords of the sea, block the sea routes, if Renly escapes from King's Landing, he will gather an army in the Stormlands to attack King's Landing, and Lannister will soon fall."
Jon Arryn's eyes lit up, "Ed, your plan is simply perfect, I can go back."
Ed said: "It's too dangerous for you to return to the Red Keep, stay in the Dragon's Lair! My Winter Wolf Army is all on the hills of Rhaenys."
Jon Arryn said: "If I stay in Rhaenys Hills, the Lannisters will be suspicious. I must go back."
Ed said: "Walking from here to the Visenya Hills is too far for you, an old man in his 80s. I will take you there."
So Ed and Jon Arryn followed the underground passage of Silent Nun Street from under the Dragon Cave to the alchemist guild. When they arrived at the exit, Ed said, "Is there someone up there to pick you up?"
Jon Arryn said: "Yes, my squire Hugh, he has become a knight now. During the Wolf King Tournament, Robert himself canonized the boy and made him a knight."
Ed was suspicious, "Sir Hugh is trustworthy?"
Jon Arryn said: "Of course, he is a Valeman. He came to King's Landing with me. I promoted him."
Just like you promoted Littlefinger, Ed can only hope that Ser Hugh doesn't rebel.
In the virgin residence of the Red Castle, Cersei was trembling with anger after reading the information sent by the informant.
"These Braavos troupe actors are simply lawless."
Tyrion took a sip of the plum wine. "Don't be so sensitive, ma'am. It's just a play, the story of the lioness and the stag."
Cersei's green eyes flashed with anger.
"It's clearly aimed at me! The lioness has three cubs, and they are mocking me. They actually said that the lioness had an affair with the male lion and tried to steal the stag's kingdom. Isn't that slandering me?"
What is not true about this play?Where did the slander come from?It seems that the old lady has a guilty conscience and pretends to be innocent. With Cersei's acting skills, she should be an actress.
Tyrion went to see the play himself, and only halfway through, he decided that the lioness was Cersei, the lion was Jaime, and the stag was King Robert.
After the common people finished watching, they all started whispering, this is to spread the scandal of Lannister widely in the market of King's Landing!Tyrion began to wonder whether it was Varys, Littlefinger, or Ed, who made such a play against Lannister.
Cersei said angrily: "I want to execute these Braavosi actors! They must have been hired by Ed. I heard that Ed's guards are Braavosi people, and so are the financial advisors of Winterfell City. Braavosi."
James said indifferently: "It's not necessary. Someone must want to disgust Lannister and hire these actors to perform such a play. Everyone forgets after watching it. Who will remember?"
Cersei clenched her fists, "This matter is related to Joffrey's inheritance rights and Lannister's reputation. I will never back down. I should have gotten rid of Robert, Ed and Jon Arryn long ago. They all have to die!"
Tyrion said: "Don't be shot by others. I suspect that it is Varys or Littlefinger. These two conspirators have always feared that the world will not be chaotic."
Cersei said contemptuously: "Varys is an eunuch, and Littlefinger's territory is not as big as the kennel of the Red Castle. They pose no threat."
Tyrion said: "That's why they are brewing a conspiracy between the lion and the direwolf. When we both lose, these little characters will start to reap the benefits."
Cersei suppressed her anger, "Do I have to endure these slanders? Ed has found Robert's illegitimate son, what is he going to do? He will definitely take the opportunity to slander the blood of Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella."
Tyrion smiled horribly, "The clean is clean, why should a lion be afraid of gossip?"
After Tyrion left, Cersei said in disgust: "I will not be misled by the little devil, I will take the initiative to kill every enemy."
Ed was at the port, watching more than a dozen royal fleets sailing towards Dragonstone Island. There were only a few royal fleets left in the port.
Stannis left. He asked Robert to resign on the grounds of crusade against the pirates of the Stone Step Islands, and Robert readily agreed.Although Cersei was displeased, she did not speak out against it. After all, letting Stannis stay in King's Landing would be even more detrimental to Lannister.
Commanding the last battleship was none other than the famous Onion Knight Davos Seaworth.
Ser Davos Seaworth was plain, thin, with a bushy gray beard.His left hand, except for the thumb, had all the first knuckles amputated, a punishment Stannis himself had inflicted on the smugglers.
During the siege of Storm's End back then, Stannis defended Storm's End with a small amount of troops. Facing the land and sea blockade of the Reach army, the defenders of Storm's End starved to death and reduced to cannibalism. Fortunately, Davos Seaworth rowed a small boat, bypassed the blockade of the Redwyne fleet, and sent onions and supplies, so that Storm's End survived until the day when Eddard rescued the siege.
Davos was dressed as plainly as the Stannis he had served, and in the breast pouch he held his missing knuckles, his lucky charm.Ed stopped him at the pier.
"I heard that a red-robed woman came to Dragonstone Island?"
The Onion Knight nodded, "Melisandre of Asshai, I don't like that woman."
"When will Stannis be back?"
Davos lowered his voice, "Your Highness Wolf, I don't think Lord Stannis will return for a while. There are terrible rumors everywhere in King's Landing, and you must have heard it. People are saying that Queen Cersei's child is a wild child. kind."
Such remarks are circulated in churches, brothels, canteens, wine shops, and markets.Ed had no doubt that someone was spreading it on purpose, even though it was true.
Davos looked at King's Landing, "I was born and raised in Flea Bottom, I hope King's Landing is safe and sound, but I feel that this city is about to bleed into rivers."
Ed was curious, "How do you know?"
Davos said, "Because I'm a smuggler, a flea nest, and a gutter rat. When a ship is going to sink, the first thing to know is not the captain, not the mate, but the rats in the cabin."
Ed watched Davos' ship leave, and he returned to the Mud Gate with Dawson, the aegis shield, Syrio Forel.
Walking on the street, a beggar blocked the way.The beggar smelled of sweat, had a thick beard and long hair, and had a stocky build.
"Master Ed, can you take a step to speak?"
Ed recognized the voice, "Is that you?"
The eunuch Varys appeared in front of Ed, dressed as a beggar. Ed had to let the guards stand aside, followed Varys, and came to a dark courtyard room.
Varys said: "Your Highness Wolf, I know that you and Lord Jon Arryn and Lord Stannis had friendly exchanges in Dragon's Lair. Now that Lord Stannis has left, you have lost an important ally." .”
Ed said coldly: "Lord Jon, Lord Stannis, pretending to be the Silent Sisters, still failed to escape your surveillance. Lord Varys, do you really know witchcraft?"
Varys smiled coquettishly and said: "Your Highness Wolf, I took the king's money to monitor your lords. However, in King's Landing, only I yearn for peace wholeheartedly. I swear by my lost lifeblood, I am sincere for this nation."
You are for profit, Ed understands that Varys secretly supports Targaryen, as for the real dragon or Bron, Ed is not sure.
Varys claims to be a slave of Myr, but no one knows if he lied about it.It is really depraved for the Seven Kingdoms to let a person of unknown origin be in charge of intelligence.
Ed leaned forward, "So, Lord Varys, who is loyal and patriotic, what's your opinion?"
Varys said: "No matter what plan you have reached with Lord Jon Arryn, I suggest you stop immediately. Rumors have been spreading everywhere in King's Landing these days that Queen Cersei's child is a wild breed."
"There is no doubt, these are the masterpieces of Littlefinger. He has always believed that chaos is a ladder, and he has been deliberately planting doubts and suspicions between lions, direwolves, and stags, and fanning the flames everywhere. If you attack Lannister, In the middle of Littlefinger's trick, the Seven Kingdoms will fall into war, and countless civilians will die in this game of power."
Eddard said, "But a Lannister could kill King Robert any moment."
Varys reached out to touch Ed's wrist, "Master Ed, if you attack Lannister, Robert will die faster. Back then, Robert could have made drastic reforms, but the rebels chose to compromise. So, I, Sir Barristan, the kingslayer, can continue to serve the king, and all the places will become rebel royalists, reduce the fiefdoms, and kneel down to serve the king, and the green hills will remain the same."
"When Jon Arryn forced Robert to marry Cersei, it was doomed to this result, because Lannisters are greedy, and the golden lion devours poor Robert every moment, you think Lord Tywin lent Of the white flowers of the millions of golden dragons?"
"You have no chance of winning. Tywin arranged hundreds of people to pretend to be Silent Sisters in the Visenya hills. The little devil recruited hundreds of mercenaries in the flea nest. Cersei has even more mercenaries, but their loyalty is worrying. There are also many soldiers arranged in advance by Duke Tywin in Harvard City, Fort Stokeworth, Sows Corner, and Rosby City in the Royal Land."
"The Devil's Mountain, who lives in the mansion of Duke Tywin in King's Landing, seems to have only a few hundred subordinates, but in fact there are more. The captains of the major gates in King's Landing are all Lannisters, including the upright 'Iron Hand', Mud Ser Jacelyn Bywater, captain of the gates. My little bird is among the people of King's Landing, and I can tell you that there are many mercenaries in Lannister, among the people."
"As we speak, from the other side of the narrow sea, the mercenary regiment, the colorful regiment, the cook regiment, their fleet, has set sail in the narrow sea, left the sea of Stannis' domain, and sailed north, all It was hired by Lannister with a lot of money. Are they going to Seagull Town or White Harbor? No one knows, but Duke Tywin spent gold and hired mercenaries, which proves that he is already ready to go to war."
Ed pondered for a while, "You mean, Stannis took the royal fleet to guard against mercenaries, not pirates?"
Varys shrugged, "The only thing I'm sure of is that pirates and mercenaries love gold, and Lannister, the most indispensable thing is gold. There is no doubt that Duke Tywin foresaw that the royal fleet controlled by Stannis, It is a huge threat to Lannister. The most important thing in the Stepstones is pirates, so Duke Tywin tried every means to spend money to let the pirates of the Stepstones attack and temporarily divert the Royal Fleet away, and Stannis really took the bait .”
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Tob Mott's blacksmith shop on Steel Street, Tob Mott is sitting in a rocking chair in front of the shop, smoking a briar pipe.
A dirty little girl walked over with her bare feet.
"The gold cloaks are here for Gendry, they're going to kill him, let him escape."
The little girl turned and ran away, disappearing into the crowd, and Tob Mott stood up to see a troop of cavalry riding up the steep mountain road towards the top of the hill.
Tob Mott hurried to the blacksmith room, the heat wave swept through, and the air smelled of saltpetre, sulfur and fire.
Gendry was working with a dozen blacksmiths and apprentices.
"Gendry, run, the golden robe is coming to catch you, go through the back door."
Gendry frowned, "Go? Where am I going?"
Tob Mott said: "Go to the dragon's lair and find the wolf king, maybe he will help you."
The gold robe had already entered the blacksmith's shop cursing, and Gendry had to grab his horn helmet and escape through the back door.
The leader was Janos Slynt, Commander of the Capital Guard. Janos Slynt's head looked like a marinated egg. He said angrily, "Is there an apprentice blacksmith named Gendry here?"
Tob Mott laughed and said: "Master Slynt, we have more than ten apprentices here, and none of them is named Gendry."
Janos Slynt said darkly, "You're dishonest?"
Janos Slynt waved lazily at the golden robes beside him, and the two golden robes pinned Tob Mott's hand and pressed him on the red-hot charcoal basin, and the weapon master's eyebrows instantly burst into flames.
"If you don't say it, you will be burned to death, and you will become like a hound."
Tob Mott closed his eyes and licked his face hotly, "Kill me if you have the guts! Janos Slynt, a few days ago, Ed the Wolf King also came to my shop and asked Gendry , you killed me, watch out for the wolf king to investigate."
Janos Slynt was a little frightened and asked his men to remove Tobe Mott's face from the brazier.
Janos Slynt said: "Don't think that the wolf king can cover you. It is Queen Cersei's order to capture Gendry. Lions are not afraid of direwolves. If you refuse to tell, I have no choice but to put you in the dungeon."
A group of blacksmiths, apprentice blacksmiths, watched as Tob Mott was knocked to the ground as the gold cloaks shackled the Master of Weapons around his wrists and took him.
The Red Keep, the Chamber of Secrets, the bloated Lysa, the wolf kissing Littlefinger.Littlefinger's black satin coat was embroidered with plum colored mockingbirds.
"Petyr, I really love your lips. Your mouth is full of the scent of mint. It's not like Jon Arryn, who has a bad breath. Every night recently, he has been asking me to perform husband and wife duties on the bed. Obligation, old man, old horse plowing the ground, I don't feel it at all, but you will still love me."
Littlefinger pushed Lysa away, "Lysa, we can't always meet, it's too dangerous."
Lysa was puzzled, "Why? The old bastard went to Mud Gate to inspect the fish market, and he won't be able to come back for a while."
Littlefinger looked at the surrounding walls and lowered his voice, "The octospider is watching us, and Ed is also developing an eyeliner in the Red Castle. If we often meet privately, we will be discovered sooner or later."
Lysa was a little annoyed, "Since Caitlin came to King's Landing, I found that you want me less and less. Is it because you and her have rekindled the old relationship? I remember when you got drunk and robbed me. My first time, calling Caitlin's name."
Littlefinger looked innocent, "How is that possible? On the contrary, since Caitlin came to King's Landing, she has been deliberately alienating me."
Lysa is like an angry cow, "Recently, Robin's epilepsy has stabilized a lot, but he still has seizures. Catelyn and Ed, invited me to live in Winterfell, Maester Norman said, the hot springs in Winterfell It is very miraculous, if Robin takes a dip in the hot spring, maybe his epilepsy will be cured."
Littlefinger immediately became nervous, and he pretended to be relaxed.
"Lysa, you have been lied to. That Bachelor Norman is Ed's man. Ed asked Bachelor Norman to treat Robin in order to take away your Robin."
Lysa's eyes were staring like yakshas, she grabbed Littlefinger's neck, "No one can take my Robin away!"
Littlefinger was slender and short, and Lysa was much heavier than him, and Littlefinger had a hard time breaking free.
"Lysa, don't get excited. The Wolf King used medicine to control Robin. Without Ed's medicine, Robin will have more severe seizures, and you will lose Robin completely. Don't go to Winterfell."
Lysa said: "Don't go to Winterfell, do you want to stay in the Red Keep forever? I'm fed up with Jon Arryn's bad breath and the caress of his skinny fingers."
Littlefinger stroked Lysa's red hair, "You can go back to the Eyrie, believe me, the lion and the direwolf will soon fight, and the Red Keep will be bloody. Leave here, and Robin will be safe."
Lysa fell into deep thought, "Leaving here, without the diagnosis and treatment of Bachelor Norman, will Robin's condition be worse?"
Littlefinger said: "Norman can't cure Robin's illness. Remember, he belongs to the wolf king. Robin's illness will slowly heal when he grows up. Jon Arryn will take the initiative to send you and Robin away." Bin, he soon knew that King's Landing was about to usher in a bloody battle, and keeping you and Robin here would be Lannister's hostages. Maester Komon will accompany Robin all the way."
A look of doubt flashed in Lysa's eyes, "I'm afraid of Lannister. The Eagle's Nest City is impenetrable, and it's much safer than the Red Keep. But, Petyr, I can't meet you. I will be lonely if I stay alone in an empty bed in the extremely cold Eagle's Nest City. In my life, the most regrettable thing in my life is to marry Jon Arryn and miss you."
Littlefinger said: "Believe me, Jon Arryn is about to die. Once he dies, Robin will be the Duke of the Eyrie and the Vale, the guardian of the East, and the knights of the valley must obey Robin's orders, and you will be the Duke of Jon Arryn." Widow of Ern Arryn, ruling the Vale."
In the king's hall, music circulated, and King Robert's hearty laughter echoed in the hall.
Margaery Tyrell wore a crystal-coloured dress with seven roses engraved in different colors, and each rose was embroidered with one of the seven gods. She was dazzling, and every man in the court loved her. It was hard to take my eyes off Little Rose in Gaoting.
Queen Cersei sat on the king's right hand, she had a smile on her face, but she looked at Margaery with a trace of sadness and malice.
In the middle of the hall, two strong men wearing heavy plate armor, the coat of arms of Baratheon engraved on their chests, and antler helmets were brandishing warhammers to fight.
Compared with the contest of real swords and guns in the martial arts tournament, the contest between the two strong men is even more funny than the dance of the jester Yuetong. The strong man Tabit tapped Rustu's ass lightly with his war hammer, and Rustu uttered There were bursts of exaggerated howls, and it was no wonder that Robert lost his temper with laughter.
However, Eddard didn't laugh. He couldn't ignore the danger of these two strong men. They pretended to be jesters, but they were only one size smaller than the Magic Mountain. They could swing Robert's warhammer with the same size like flying, which proved their strength. Two strong men can easily crush the necks of ordinary people.
On the surface, the Hercules Rustu and Tabit are gifts from a Lys merchant to Robert, but according to the information collected by Ed, these two Hercules were found by Lannister from across the Narrow Sea. here.Ed couldn't help wondering, was this Cersei's idea, or the little devil's conspiracy?
Lancel and Tigget beside Robert are handsome and lovely attendants, but at critical moments, their force is obviously not enough to protect Cersei.Robert's new favorite is Cersei's minion, as long as Lannister is willing, Hercules can sneak attack and kill Robert at any time.
Ed couldn't forget the terrifying vision in the dream, the tall and strong antler-helmed warrior was killed by a silver-haired harp man with a sword, the blood stained the ground and the river, and the victim was probably Robert.
In the vision of the dream, Ed suspected that the silver-haired man was Prince Rhaegar. After all, silver hair and the harp are both symbols of Prince Rhaegar. It was impossible to tell whether it was Prince Rhaegar's face or not.
After all, Prince Rhaegar had long since died at the Trident River, and he had died under Robert's warhammer.Could it be that the necromancer Ogbeta and his like bypassed the Great Wall, came to the southern border, and revived the ghost of Prince Rhaegar?Prince Rhaegar's ghost has risen from his grave to take revenge?
Just thinking about it sent shivers down Ed's spine, but it was unlikely.
Opposite Ed, Oren Weishui, with silver-gold hair and long hair draped over his shoulders, was stroking the silver-stringed harp.Orion Weshui is the Lord of the Tide, the illegitimate brother of the Earl of Tidehead Island, Mumford Velaryon, he is about 20 years old.
With silver-gold hair and gray-green eyes, from a distance, Oren Weishui looks a lot like Prince Rhaegar, but if you get closer, the difference in appearance between Oren Weishui and Prince Rhaegar is still Big, he has a double chin, and his skin is far less refined than Prince Rhaegar's.
Ed couldn't help but suspect that it was Oren Weishui who killed the antler-helmed warrior in the dream?Oren Weir has been in King's Landing and Robert's court all year round. No one has ever praised his bravery. Even Robert, who is now seriously fattened and his combat effectiveness has declined, can easily kill an opponent like Oren Weir. .
Thabeet and Rustu, the Hercules, were still brandishing their warhammers and staged court battles. To please King Robert, both Hercules wore the same type of armor as Robert, with an antler helmet on their heads.
Could it be that the antler warrior who died in the prophecy was one of them?This possibility is very low. Both of them came from the other side of the Narrow Sea and were born as slaves. It is unlikely that the old gods would send warnings from dreams and phantoms to such a small person.
Renly sat grinning beside Ser Loras, gorgeous Baratheon in blue and green brocade robes, and Renly's fine armor, green as a forest, famous in King's Landing, and he also had an antler helm, which was a A magnificent helmet covered with onyx, sapphire, black gold and opal.
Stannis sat opposite Renly with a gloomy face. Every court banquet, Stannis, who was dressed plainly, was always incompatible with the luxurious banquet.Eddard had seen Stannis's armor, the plate armor was practical and unadorned, and the helmet was an antler helmet, but without any decoration.
The dream predicted that if it came true, Renly, Robert, and any one of Stannis might die. Ed's head was about to explode. Damn the prophecy, if there is no clear goal, what is the use of prophecy?
The Redwyne twins, Hobber and Horace, were courting Princess Myrcella.The twin brothers were both wearing gorgeous brocade coats, with amethyst and black gold patchwork the Redwyne family's grape bunch heraldry.
Ornate attire could not hide the plainness of the Redwyne twins, with their freckled square faces and shaggy orange hair.The squires of the Red Keep nicknamed them Horace the Drooling and Hopper the Dreadful.
Before Ed arrived at King's Landing, the Redwyne twins were already in Robert's court. During the Wolf King's Ceremony, Earl Paxter Redwyne rushed to King's Landing to attend the Wolf King's Ceremony. He returned to the Green Pavilion island, the twin sons remained at the court.
It seems that Paxter Redwyne hoped that his sons could occupy a place in Robert's court, but it was a pity that he was too forceful. Few nobles would put all their heirs at the center of a storm like King's Landing at the same time.
The situation in King's Landing has become more and more delicate recently. It is estimated that Paxter Redwyne will regret it. Their children are likely to die in King's Landing, or become hostages.
The Redwyne family on Arbor Island is the richest in the entire Seven Kingdoms, and the golden wine on Arbor Island is famous all over the world.The Redwyne fleet is the most powerful fleet in the Reach. Within the scope of the Seven Kingdoms, only the Iron Fleet of the Iron Islands, King's Landing, and the Royal Fleet of Dragonstone can compete with it.
The mother of the Redwyne twins was Mina Tyrell, sister of Lord Highgarden and Mace.
The Redwyne twins were clearly valuable hostages and worthwhile allies.Ed saw Princess Myrcella smiling gently towards the Redwyne twins. Could it be Cersei's arrangement to use the beautiful Princess Myrcella to seduce the Redwyne twins?
Maybe Ed can find a way to get close to the Redwyne children, Sansa is just as charming.It's a pity that Cersei has long been eyeing the two redwyne family's sweet and sour grapes, and the direwolf wants to compete with the lion for food.
Afterwards, Thabeet and Rustu took off their helmets and armor. Lancel and Tigget took the hammer and left with difficulty.
Thabeet was a Summer Islander with skin like coal.Rustu has long black hair, a bushy beard, and a flame tattoo on his neck.Flame tattoos are common tattoos on the slaves of the Temple of the Red God Rhelor in the Essos continent, which proves that Rustu may have been a flame slave.
The two strongmen began to wrestle, and Renly, Robert, and Lady Margaery, Cersei, all cheered and laughed.Robert also wrestled with the strong man. When the king exerted his strength, Thabeet and Rustu fell to the ground exaggeratedly and flatteringly.
When the palace banquet was over, Robert was already drunk and unconscious, and was carried in by two strong men. The Kingsguard Boros Braun and Marin Tran followed the huge strong man, looking small.
Ed walked out of the hall and met Littlefinger, whose dress was embroidered with plum-colored mockingbirds.
"Littlefinger, you didn't attend the palace banquet?"
Littlefinger gave Ed a mocking smile, "Someone has to serve the country! I have a lot of account books, and I need to deal with taxes. How can I be so elegant like His Royal Highness Wolf."
Littlefinger strode towards the courtyard of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed's gaze stayed on the mockingbird on Littlefinger's clothes.
Lord Petyr Baelish's ancestors were from Braavos. It wasn't until his grandfather's generation that he came to the valley, served the Corbray family, and was knighted for his merits. His grandfather was a prolific knight, Only in Littlefinger's father's generation did he become a property knight on the smallest peninsula of the Five Fingers Peninsula.
The coat of arms of the Baelish family is the head of a titan with fire-breathing eyes. After coming to King's Landing, Littlefinger designed the Mockingbird coat of arms for himself. Since he is the only one in Littlefinger's family, his personal coat of arms is the family coat of arms. .
A group of mockingbirds besieged the eagle, and the eagle died tragically. A terrible vision appeared in Ed's mind. The Crescent Falcon is the symbol of the Arryn family. Could it be that Jon Arryn will die in the hands of Littlefinger in the end?
Or, is the Mockingbird alluding to Eunuch Varys?Varys always likes to brag about his little bird. Mockingbird is a deceiving animal, and the information Varys sends is false and true, making people elusive.
Gendry, sweating profusely, ran all the way up the Rhaenys Hill, where Lemon of the Winter Wolves, King Lightning, and Thoros, the red monk, stopped him.
The Lightning King said: "Boy, the Wolf King has an order that no one is allowed to go up the mountain without permission."
Gendry said: "My lord, I have come to ask the Wolf King for help, and the golden robe is after me."
The red-robed monk Soros stared at Gendry, "I remembered, a few days ago, I accompanied the Wolf King to meet this kid, this is His Majesty's illegitimate son."
Gendry was brought to the mountain by the Winter Wolf Army. In the newly opened school grounds in front of the Dragon Lair, the Winter Wolf Army was practicing, and the soldiers on the arrow tower were waiting in full force.
Arya rode the direwolf Nymeria and came to Gendry. Gendry was shocked, "Such a big wolf?"
"This is a direwolf." Arya rolled over and got off the wolf. "Nymeria hasn't grown up yet!"
Hot Pie and Green Hand Rommy looked at Gendry curiously.
Eddard returned to Rhaenys Hills, and Gendry was brought before him.
"Your Highness Wolf, why did the golden robe arrest me? I heard that they captured Tobe Mott."
Ed felt that there was no need to tell Gendry his background for the time being. Ed said: "The golden robe needs a reason to arrest someone? Your master is a good man, but he is too stubborn. If he asked you to come with me, he would not have come out." This kind of thing. Don't worry, you are absolutely safe in my winter wolf army."
"Your boy is strong and fit to be a soldier. From now on, you will be a member of my Winter Wolf Army, and you can also help Stark forge iron."
The next day, Ed came to the throne room of the Red Castle, where a group of people were waiting to petition the king.
King Robert rarely goes to court, and Jon Arryn usually sits on the Iron Throne.When the king is absent, the Hand of the King will replace the king, sit on the Iron Throne, and deal with various petitions and disputes.
But today, Jon Arryn has important tasks, and the task of handling the petition falls on Ed.
Ed noticed that there were many blacksmiths and weapon masters in the crowd.After Ed dealt with some disputes on Flour Street, Mud Gate and Flea Nest, several blacksmiths stepped forward.
The weapon master Rosalien, wearing a heavy gold chain around his neck and wearing a gorgeous brocade coat, said: "Your Highness Wolf, the gold robe has captured Tob Mott, the weapon master of the blacksmith guild, without any justifiable reason. , locked in the dungeon. Tobe Mott is a good man! He once made armor and weapons for the Knight of Flowers, Renly, and King Robert."
The blacksmith nicknamed Iron Belly said: "At the Wolf King Ceremony, Tob Mott contributed armor for many famous knights. He has been working hard to serve the people of King's Landing, the nobles and the royal family. Hundreds of blacksmiths from the Blacksmiths Guild request Release Tob Mott."
A group of blacksmiths waved their thick arms and shouted: "Free Tob Mott!"
"Release the innocent weapon master!"
Archbishop Lu Chen walked out of the crowd. He was the son of Marquis Walder, with a face like a weasel.
"Lord Ed, Tob Mott is one of the perennial patrons of the Baylor Cathedral, and one of the incarnations of the Seven Gods is a blacksmith. Therefore, the archbishop and church members hope to release Tob Mott."
Both Steel Street and the Baelor Cathedral are on the Visenya Hills. As one of the richest craftsmen's guilds, the Blacksmiths' Guild has always had a close relationship with the archbishop and the church.
As one of the few weapons masters in Westeros who mastered Valyrian steel forging technology, Tob Mott has a high status in the blacksmith guild and has friends in the church. Therefore, his unfortunate arrest immediately attracted a lot of attention. The solidarity of peers and churches.
It seems that Cersei didn't buy people from the church and the blacksmith guild to deal with Tob Mott's affairs. It's right to think about it. Cersei tried to send a golden robe to capture Robert's illegitimate son. Cersei did not dare to make a big fuss and be blatant about such a thing.
Eddard sat on the Iron Throne, and he raised his voice.
"All blacksmiths, and Archbishop Lu Chen, I have heard your petitions. I will release Tob Mott immediately, and at the same time hold those gold robes who are arresting people accountable."
In the dungeon, Ed met Tob Mott, who was slightly injured, but fortunately not serious.
Tob Mott said, "Where's Gendry?"
Ed said: "Gendry has joined the Winter Wolf Army. He is safe. Master Tob Mott, you are very popular. Your colleagues in the Blacksmith Guild and people in the church have pleaded for you, but unfortunately, you and The Lannisters are against you, and they will not let you go. If you continue to stay in King's Landing, conspiracy to assassinate you will always be waiting for you."
Tob Mott said distressedly, "What should I do?"
Ed said: "My people have gone to your shop, and have taken your family and valuables to the merchant ship Iron Rose, which is a ship from the north. More than 30 of your apprentices and blacksmiths are willing Come with you. When this ship goes north, it will stop at Seagull Town and the Three Sisters Islands. After leaving King's Landing, you can go anywhere."
Tob Mott said: "Your Majesty Wolf, you saved me. I am willing to serve Stark. I want to go to Winterfell."
WINTERFELL, Robb sitting in his study.During Ed's absence, he became the Lord of Winterfell.
Gray Wind squatted aside, and Robb said to Jon Snow, "Father has been reminding the defense of Wolf Castle on the west coast. Recently, Helen Pike was practicing the navy at Kraken Point. The acting castellan of Dawn Watch, Warhorse City, and Rock City , are not good at water warfare, Jon, you go to these wolf castles to check and urge them to strengthen the fortifications."
Jon Snow said: "I will take Ygritte with me, she has never seen the sea."
Jon Snow took Bai Ling away, and Theon beside him looked unhappy.
Theon said: "Jon is also a landlubber, and I am born with iron. I should be allowed to go to Wolf's Castle on Saltspear Flat. I can train the navy."
Robb looked embarrassed, "Theon, you are needed here."
Theon said excitedly: "Why can people like Desmond, Shad, and Jax be the acting castellan of Wolfsburg, but I can't? They are all soldiers from Winterfell. I am better than any of them." Qiang, I should be allowed to manage a wolf castle. Could it be that I am not trusted because of my blood?"
Robb was a little angry, "No one questioned your bloodline. If you go to Dawnwatch, Warhorse City, and Rock City, what if you do something like sleeping with the miller's wife again and cause public outrage?"
Theon said angrily: "The miller's wife, seduce me, I'm not a eunuch, so let me refuse her? Jon also slept with Ygritte, why don't you tell me?"
Robb seemed to put on the mask of the duke, and used the tone of Robb's castellan, "Ygritte is not married again. Theon, you are messing around outside, and you will lose Stark's face. Also, I don't You are allowed to bring the whore back to Winterfell."
Theon had been having an affair with a miller's wife in a village near Winterfell, and the miller's wife's son was a plump young woman as old as Bran and Rickon.
That day, Theon and the miller's wife were kissing in the mill, and the miller rushed in. He beat Theon, and Theon knocked the miller to the ground with his backhand. For this, Robb and Ser Rodrik reprimanded Theon and made Theon pay the Miller a sum of money.
This matter has always made Theon feel very annoyed.In the Iron Islands, it was a matter of course for a man to have a salt concubine. In Winterfell, sleeping with the miller's wife and bringing a prostitute back to Winterfell would be judged by others.
This kid Robb actually imitated Ed's tone, "No you are not allowed". The she-wolf of the Stark family gave birth to so many pups, and she didn't give me one, even the bastard Jon had a share.And they won't let me feed the dragon!Even fat fat Sam can feed dragons, and I've been at Winterfell ten years and I'm not as trusted as Ser Pig.
This is not my castle after all, not my Clan.Theon was beginning to miss the Iron Islands and Pike City.
Longships, oceans, and conquests are the life of the Ironborn.
At night, Ed returned to the Wolf King's Garden on the Rhaenys Hill, and Jory Cassel rushed to greet him.
"Your Highness Wolf, there are two Silent Sisters asking to see you."
Ed frowned, "Sister Silent? They can't talk, what do you want me for?"
Jory Cassel winked at Ed, "Anyway, they came from the abandoned alchemist guild, and they took the underground passage, so neither spiders nor birds can find them."
The visitor was afraid of the surveillance of the octopus spider, so he deliberately walked through the underground passage.
The Alchemist Guild at the foot of the Visenya Hills is now deserted, because Ed not only emptied the wildfire in the underground passage, but also sent all the alchemists to Winterfell.However, from the basement of the Alchemist Guild, the underground passage leading to the basement of the Dragon's Lair still exists.
In the basement of the Dragon's Lair, Ed saw two silent sisters. They were dressed in gray clothes and covered their faces with hoods, only their eyes were exposed.
The torch flickered, and Eddard's eyes widened when the two silent sisters lowered their hoods. It turned out to be Stannis and Jon Arryn.
Ed said in surprise, "It turned out to be you."
Jon Arryn said: "Ed, what we are talking about today, if it gets out, can easily be classified as treason, so we use the underground passage to visit you."
Stannis handed over two letters, "A few days ago, Prime Minister Jon Arryn and I received these two anonymous letters at the same time, claiming that Robert and Cersei's three children, Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen are both bastards born of Cersei's affair with Jaime. The whistleblower claims that Robert had a bastard daughter in the brothel, and a bastard son in Steel Street."
It turns out that Jon Arryn has been busy investigating the illegitimate child these days, no wonder he was absent from the petition in the Throne Hall.Ed couldn't help but wonder who sent the anonymous letter, it must be one of Varys or Littlefinger.
Jon Arryn said: "The whistleblower even sent a copy of the "Genealogy of the Major Nobles of the Seven Kingdoms" written by Master Merion. I checked it with Lord Stannis. Baratheon married Lannister. Babies born, all with black hair. Stannis and I were shocked when we went to the brothel to find Bara, and found you had taken her away."
Stannis' jaw tightened and he looked angry, "Your Highness Wolf, you took Robert's illegitimate son. Obviously, you already knew that Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen were Lannister bastards, not Robert. You are not my friend, but I always thought that you were so loyal to Robert, why did you deliberately hide that Robert's child was such a big thing?"
Ed said: "Because this matter is of great importance, I have no certainty of victory, and I will not act rashly. You two also understand the risks involved, otherwise you would not pretend to be the Silent Sisters and go underground in fear in the middle of the night The channel has come to visit me."
Jon Arryn said: "Ed, you, Stannis and I joined forces to bring down Lannister. I have sent Lysa and Robin back to the Eagle's Nest City."
Stannis tucked his hands under his armpits. "I don't necessarily have to."
Ed was surprised, "Lord Stannis, the children of Robert and Cersei are all bastards. If Robert has no legal heirs in the future, the Iron Throne should belong to you. Why are you so anxious to quit?"
Stannis shrugged: "The old man's plan is crazy, it will kill us all. He is going to seek the support of the golden cloak, capture Cersei and Cersei's children, call the Great Council, and declare these children A bastard who disinherited the Iron Throne, pardoned the Lannisters generously, and exiled Cersei and her son."
"Unless Tywin died on the toilet, how could Duke Tywin sit back and watch his daughter and grandson be judged by the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms?"
Jon Arryn said: "This is the only way that is the most fair, reasonable and honorable. If Duke Tywin dares to raise an army to resist, Robert will crush Lannister just like he crushed Rhaegar back then."
Jon Arryn always wears the shackles of honor, which makes him look timid and hesitant when dealing with things.
Ed said: "Your way is likely to kill Robert. Many people in the court are Lannisters. From the Kingsguard, attendants, to gold robes, how many are loyal to Robert?"
Stannis snorted softly, "Ed, fortunately you are still a little sensible. According to my plan, I will lead the Royal Fleet and the Winter Wolf Army to attack the Red Castle. After capturing Lannister, all of them will be executed and hanged in the Red Castle. Wall, in this way, the threat is settled once and for all."
Jon Arryn shook his head stubbornly, "In this way, we will all become rebels. People will say that we slaughtered Lannister for power. Besides, children like Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella will be executed. , what honor is there?"
Ed took the anonymous letter, "The marriage between Robert and Lannister was originally a product of political compromise. What we should really be vigilant about is the person who sent us the anonymous letter. This person is obviously someone in the imperial council. His purpose It is to mess up King's Landing, mess up the Seven Kingdoms, and profit from it."
Stannis said darkly: "You want me to compromise with Lannister? This is impossible. I will fight Lannister to the end in my own way."
Ed patiently explained: "I'm not trying to compromise with Lannister. What I mean is that we should take the initiative to attack after we are sure of the chance of victory. The Magic Mountain stayed in King's Landing with hundreds of soldiers. My people have confirmed that , Tywin left troops ranging from hundreds of people in Fort Stokeworth near King's Landing, Harvard City, and Rosby City."
"Janos Slynt, Commander of the King's Landing Capital Guard, has long been bought by Lannister. Now King's Landing has a population of more than 40 and tens of thousands of floating population. No one knows how much money Lannister has hidden here. People, if you act rashly, you may get Robert killed, and we have to be buried with him."
Stannis said sadly, "Robert must die. A red priestess of Asshai saw it in the flames. None of us can save him. There is no lie in the holy fire."
Melisandre?Ed said: "Is your red priestess in King's Landing? I want to see you."
"She's at Dragonstone," said Stannis. "She was right. Before you came to King's Landing, she predicted that you would be the champion of the Wolf King's Tournament. She also predicted that the pirates of the Stepstones would harass the dragon." Stone Island, Chaotou Island area, so I sent the Royal Fleet to defend Dragonstone Island in advance."
Jon Arryn said depressedly: "The priestesses and wizards occasionally predict one or two things correctly. It's just good luck. How can you trust them? You should let the Royal Fleet stay in King's Landing to deal with Lannister .”
Stannis gritted his teeth, "King Robert doesn't love me. If I were Lord of the Sea, Duke of Dragonstone, and my territory was attacked by pirates, believe it or not, King Robert would let Moonboy Be the Minister of the Sea and kick me out of the Imperial Council."
Ed said: "Pirate attacks are just a disease of ringworm, and Lannister is a serious problem. You should immediately summon the vassals of Dragonstone Island and let Renly summon the vassals of the Stormland. We can control King's Landing in one go. Time, Cersei, Jaime, the Imp, and the children, at our disposal. As long as you cooperate with Renly."
Stannis raised his nostrils, "I will never cooperate with Renly! According to the rights, Storm's End should belong to me, but Robert gave me Dragonstone Island, which is not fair at all! When Robert rebelled, I was the Storm's End held back the armies of the Reach, I captured Dragonstone, King Balon rebelled, and I defeated the Iron Fleet."
"Looking at the Seven Kingdoms, besides you, the wolf king Ed, who can surpass me in record? Why should I seek Renly to cooperate? Apart from playing tricks at court banquets and being knocked down by masters at martial arts tournaments, what else would he do?"
Ed really convinced the brothers of the Baratheon family, he said slowly: "Master Stannis, if you refuse to cooperate with Renly and refuse to recruit the vassals of Dragonstone Island, we are likely to be in court struggle , become the loser.”
Stannis said stubbornly: "If you procrastinate, you will fail. Listen, Your Highness Wolf, with your Winter Wolf Army, and Jon Arryn's Prime Minister's Guard, we are enough to capture the Red Keep. There are more than 2000 troops in King's Landing." The gold robes are scattered at the seven city gates, and there are also patrolling the streets, the number of gold robes in the Red Castle is only a few hundred, and the number of red robe guards in Lannister is even smaller."
"Should the gates be opened, a clean blow would have killed the Lannisters of King's Landing, and freed my brother Robert from the jaws of the lion. Lannisters will never be spared."
Jon Arryn frowned, "From Rhaenys Hill to Aegon High Hill, unless everyone in King's Landing is asleep, the Red Keep must have received the news and closed the gates to resist. That castle is very difficult to break through, don't Forget, even if the Red Keep is captured, there will still be Maegor's Tower. We will be considered rebels."
Stannis sighed, "If you fight for justice, why are you afraid of becoming a rebel? Jon Arryn, you are old, and your courage has left you. Back then, you rose up for Robert and Eddard, rebelling against madness. Where is the courage of King Aerys? If you are timid, you will definitely fail, but fortunately, it is too late for me to withdraw now."
Stannis put on the hood of the Silent Sister and disappeared down the dark underground passage, heading towards the Visenya Hills.
Jon Arryn said helplessly: "With Stannis withdrawing, our chances of winning will be even lower. I should have noticed that Robert's children are bastards, and the children all have blond hair, and Lannister's is golden. Alas ! It's all my dereliction of duty."
Ed thought for a while, "Lord Jon, Stannis just withdrew temporarily because of a disagreement, and he would never fall to Lannister. That's good, it's better to give up King's Landing temporarily."
Jon Arryn asked in surprise, "Abandon King's Landing? You mean, leave Robert in King's Landing and face Lannister alone?"
Eddard said, "I mean, find a way to get Robert, come with us, out of King's Landing. I'm hatching dragon eggs, and there are no weirwoods here in the dragon's lair, and there are a thousand weirwoods on Thousand Faces, and we can invite Robert, come with us to the Isle of Faces, and after leaving King's Landing, we will enter Harrenhal directly."
"The Riverland where Harrenhal is located is the territory of my father-in-law, Duke Horst, and it is also very close to the valley. It is the most magnificent castle in all of Westeros. Once we got there, we told Robert, Cersei had an affair with Jaime, and the children are all bastards. If Robert doesn’t believe it, he can recruit Cersei to Harrenhal. At this time, there is a high probability that Lannister will occupy King’s Landing and directly rebel. As long as Robert is still alive, no one will support him Lannister."
"At that time, Robert and I will hold Harrenhal, and you will return to the Vale and recruit the knights of the valley. The army of the riverlands will hold back the army of the west, and my army of the north will go down the king's road. Stannis will lead the narrow Lords of the sea, block the sea routes, if Renly escapes from King's Landing, he will gather an army in the Stormlands to attack King's Landing, and Lannister will soon fall."
Jon Arryn's eyes lit up, "Ed, your plan is simply perfect, I can go back."
Ed said: "It's too dangerous for you to return to the Red Keep, stay in the Dragon's Lair! My Winter Wolf Army is all on the hills of Rhaenys."
Jon Arryn said: "If I stay in Rhaenys Hills, the Lannisters will be suspicious. I must go back."
Ed said: "Walking from here to the Visenya Hills is too far for you, an old man in his 80s. I will take you there."
So Ed and Jon Arryn followed the underground passage of Silent Nun Street from under the Dragon Cave to the alchemist guild. When they arrived at the exit, Ed said, "Is there someone up there to pick you up?"
Jon Arryn said: "Yes, my squire Hugh, he has become a knight now. During the Wolf King Tournament, Robert himself canonized the boy and made him a knight."
Ed was suspicious, "Sir Hugh is trustworthy?"
Jon Arryn said: "Of course, he is a Valeman. He came to King's Landing with me. I promoted him."
Just like you promoted Littlefinger, Ed can only hope that Ser Hugh doesn't rebel.
In the virgin residence of the Red Castle, Cersei was trembling with anger after reading the information sent by the informant.
"These Braavos troupe actors are simply lawless."
Tyrion took a sip of the plum wine. "Don't be so sensitive, ma'am. It's just a play, the story of the lioness and the stag."
Cersei's green eyes flashed with anger.
"It's clearly aimed at me! The lioness has three cubs, and they are mocking me. They actually said that the lioness had an affair with the male lion and tried to steal the stag's kingdom. Isn't that slandering me?"
What is not true about this play?Where did the slander come from?It seems that the old lady has a guilty conscience and pretends to be innocent. With Cersei's acting skills, she should be an actress.
Tyrion went to see the play himself, and only halfway through, he decided that the lioness was Cersei, the lion was Jaime, and the stag was King Robert.
After the common people finished watching, they all started whispering, this is to spread the scandal of Lannister widely in the market of King's Landing!Tyrion began to wonder whether it was Varys, Littlefinger, or Ed, who made such a play against Lannister.
Cersei said angrily: "I want to execute these Braavosi actors! They must have been hired by Ed. I heard that Ed's guards are Braavosi people, and so are the financial advisors of Winterfell City. Braavosi."
James said indifferently: "It's not necessary. Someone must want to disgust Lannister and hire these actors to perform such a play. Everyone forgets after watching it. Who will remember?"
Cersei clenched her fists, "This matter is related to Joffrey's inheritance rights and Lannister's reputation. I will never back down. I should have gotten rid of Robert, Ed and Jon Arryn long ago. They all have to die!"
Tyrion said: "Don't be shot by others. I suspect that it is Varys or Littlefinger. These two conspirators have always feared that the world will not be chaotic."
Cersei said contemptuously: "Varys is an eunuch, and Littlefinger's territory is not as big as the kennel of the Red Castle. They pose no threat."
Tyrion said: "That's why they are brewing a conspiracy between the lion and the direwolf. When we both lose, these little characters will start to reap the benefits."
Cersei suppressed her anger, "Do I have to endure these slanders? Ed has found Robert's illegitimate son, what is he going to do? He will definitely take the opportunity to slander the blood of Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella."
Tyrion smiled horribly, "The clean is clean, why should a lion be afraid of gossip?"
After Tyrion left, Cersei said in disgust: "I will not be misled by the little devil, I will take the initiative to kill every enemy."
Ed was at the port, watching more than a dozen royal fleets sailing towards Dragonstone Island. There were only a few royal fleets left in the port.
Stannis left. He asked Robert to resign on the grounds of crusade against the pirates of the Stone Step Islands, and Robert readily agreed.Although Cersei was displeased, she did not speak out against it. After all, letting Stannis stay in King's Landing would be even more detrimental to Lannister.
Commanding the last battleship was none other than the famous Onion Knight Davos Seaworth.
Ser Davos Seaworth was plain, thin, with a bushy gray beard.His left hand, except for the thumb, had all the first knuckles amputated, a punishment Stannis himself had inflicted on the smugglers.
During the siege of Storm's End back then, Stannis defended Storm's End with a small amount of troops. Facing the land and sea blockade of the Reach army, the defenders of Storm's End starved to death and reduced to cannibalism. Fortunately, Davos Seaworth rowed a small boat, bypassed the blockade of the Redwyne fleet, and sent onions and supplies, so that Storm's End survived until the day when Eddard rescued the siege.
Davos was dressed as plainly as the Stannis he had served, and in the breast pouch he held his missing knuckles, his lucky charm.Ed stopped him at the pier.
"I heard that a red-robed woman came to Dragonstone Island?"
The Onion Knight nodded, "Melisandre of Asshai, I don't like that woman."
"When will Stannis be back?"
Davos lowered his voice, "Your Highness Wolf, I don't think Lord Stannis will return for a while. There are terrible rumors everywhere in King's Landing, and you must have heard it. People are saying that Queen Cersei's child is a wild child. kind."
Such remarks are circulated in churches, brothels, canteens, wine shops, and markets.Ed had no doubt that someone was spreading it on purpose, even though it was true.
Davos looked at King's Landing, "I was born and raised in Flea Bottom, I hope King's Landing is safe and sound, but I feel that this city is about to bleed into rivers."
Ed was curious, "How do you know?"
Davos said, "Because I'm a smuggler, a flea nest, and a gutter rat. When a ship is going to sink, the first thing to know is not the captain, not the mate, but the rats in the cabin."
Ed watched Davos' ship leave, and he returned to the Mud Gate with Dawson, the aegis shield, Syrio Forel.
Walking on the street, a beggar blocked the way.The beggar smelled of sweat, had a thick beard and long hair, and had a stocky build.
"Master Ed, can you take a step to speak?"
Ed recognized the voice, "Is that you?"
The eunuch Varys appeared in front of Ed, dressed as a beggar. Ed had to let the guards stand aside, followed Varys, and came to a dark courtyard room.
Varys said: "Your Highness Wolf, I know that you and Lord Jon Arryn and Lord Stannis had friendly exchanges in Dragon's Lair. Now that Lord Stannis has left, you have lost an important ally." .”
Ed said coldly: "Lord Jon, Lord Stannis, pretending to be the Silent Sisters, still failed to escape your surveillance. Lord Varys, do you really know witchcraft?"
Varys smiled coquettishly and said: "Your Highness Wolf, I took the king's money to monitor your lords. However, in King's Landing, only I yearn for peace wholeheartedly. I swear by my lost lifeblood, I am sincere for this nation."
You are for profit, Ed understands that Varys secretly supports Targaryen, as for the real dragon or Bron, Ed is not sure.
Varys claims to be a slave of Myr, but no one knows if he lied about it.It is really depraved for the Seven Kingdoms to let a person of unknown origin be in charge of intelligence.
Ed leaned forward, "So, Lord Varys, who is loyal and patriotic, what's your opinion?"
Varys said: "No matter what plan you have reached with Lord Jon Arryn, I suggest you stop immediately. Rumors have been spreading everywhere in King's Landing these days that Queen Cersei's child is a wild breed."
"There is no doubt, these are the masterpieces of Littlefinger. He has always believed that chaos is a ladder, and he has been deliberately planting doubts and suspicions between lions, direwolves, and stags, and fanning the flames everywhere. If you attack Lannister, In the middle of Littlefinger's trick, the Seven Kingdoms will fall into war, and countless civilians will die in this game of power."
Eddard said, "But a Lannister could kill King Robert any moment."
Varys reached out to touch Ed's wrist, "Master Ed, if you attack Lannister, Robert will die faster. Back then, Robert could have made drastic reforms, but the rebels chose to compromise. So, I, Sir Barristan, the kingslayer, can continue to serve the king, and all the places will become rebel royalists, reduce the fiefdoms, and kneel down to serve the king, and the green hills will remain the same."
"When Jon Arryn forced Robert to marry Cersei, it was doomed to this result, because Lannisters are greedy, and the golden lion devours poor Robert every moment, you think Lord Tywin lent Of the white flowers of the millions of golden dragons?"
"You have no chance of winning. Tywin arranged hundreds of people to pretend to be Silent Sisters in the Visenya hills. The little devil recruited hundreds of mercenaries in the flea nest. Cersei has even more mercenaries, but their loyalty is worrying. There are also many soldiers arranged in advance by Duke Tywin in Harvard City, Fort Stokeworth, Sows Corner, and Rosby City in the Royal Land."
"The Devil's Mountain, who lives in the mansion of Duke Tywin in King's Landing, seems to have only a few hundred subordinates, but in fact there are more. The captains of the major gates in King's Landing are all Lannisters, including the upright 'Iron Hand', Mud Ser Jacelyn Bywater, captain of the gates. My little bird is among the people of King's Landing, and I can tell you that there are many mercenaries in Lannister, among the people."
"As we speak, from the other side of the narrow sea, the mercenary regiment, the colorful regiment, the cook regiment, their fleet, has set sail in the narrow sea, left the sea of Stannis' domain, and sailed north, all It was hired by Lannister with a lot of money. Are they going to Seagull Town or White Harbor? No one knows, but Duke Tywin spent gold and hired mercenaries, which proves that he is already ready to go to war."
Ed pondered for a while, "You mean, Stannis took the royal fleet to guard against mercenaries, not pirates?"
Varys shrugged, "The only thing I'm sure of is that pirates and mercenaries love gold, and Lannister, the most indispensable thing is gold. There is no doubt that Duke Tywin foresaw that the royal fleet controlled by Stannis, It is a huge threat to Lannister. The most important thing in the Stepstones is pirates, so Duke Tywin tried every means to spend money to let the pirates of the Stepstones attack and temporarily divert the Royal Fleet away, and Stannis really took the bait .”
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