iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 503 Bread 2
"If you are not standing in the center of the Seven Kingdoms, who can personally experience the value of peace in the Seven Kingdoms? Guilt and fear are what those people are really feeling at this moment."

Green smiled and said, "It is gratifying that...at least most people still support the resolution of the Imperial Conference."

Princess Arianne's dark eyes moved slightly: "Why are those few people so guilty and fearful?"

Green shrugged and jokingly said in a seemingly relaxed tone: "Maybe, he did something bad in the past."

Prime Minister Mace stroked his beard and said, "When Robert started the rebellion, I heard that some lords of the former Stormlands were particularly active, first Renly... then Stannis... From what I know, most of them are now at the Wall, and the few who stayed behind are probably the ones who are so scared now."

Prime Minister Mace said a lot, but Princess Arianne's focus was a little different. She raised a slightly strange smile at the corner of her mouth: "I heard that the Tyrell family was very optimistic about Lan..."

"Let's talk about the flea pit issue that we hadn't discussed yesterday." Green glanced at Arianne and interrupted her.

[Flea Bottom, the smelly slums of King's Landing.]

The Duke of Inflatable Fish's face turned red with anger, and Princess Arianne stopped mocking him at Green's signal.

After staring at Martell, he looked at Green with relief and gratitude, pondered for a moment, and said, "I agree with the Regent's proposal yesterday. To govern there, the first thing to solve is the problem of excessive population."

"I took some time to go there yesterday. The alleys and intersections there are like a maze, and every step can be stepped on..."

After a pause, Princess Arianne spread her hands and said, "The stench there is indescribable. I don't even have the courage to inspect it further."

Green's expression was slightly serious. "When I was the commander-in-chief of the Golden Cloaks, I roughly toured Flea Bottom."

Under Arianne's admiring gaze, he continued, "The wooden houses there are too densely packed together. If a fire is caused by accident, the consequences will be disastrous."

Green glanced at the two people. "As the population there decreases, the demand for housing will decrease accordingly. The Riverlands just happen to need a large population increase. This is a population allocation direction that can be considered, but the specific implementation still requires a lot of considerations."

Arianne could not help but frown. "If there is not enough attraction, not many people will be willing to leave King's Landing on their own initiative, unless they are forced to do so. However, forced arrangements will inevitably lead to dissatisfaction and resistance among the people."

Green nodded. "It is said that the population living in Flea Bottom has already exceeded 100,000. If our methods are too crude, it will easily cause chaos."

After a pause, seeing that the Duke of Inflatable Fish frowned and remained silent, Princess Arianne raised the corners of her mouth slightly and suddenly said, "Prime Minister, have you come up with any good ideas?"

Prime Minister Mace came back to his senses from his contemplation, looked at the two men, and said, "I think the method proposed by the Regent yesterday is very good. Flea Bottom is a good place to recruit soldiers."

Hearing this, Princess Arianne sneered directly: "Indeed, sometimes I feel that the Regent alone is enough to govern the kingdom, Prime Minister."

"you!"

Prime Minister Mace puffed up his red cheeks and squeezed out a voice through clenched teeth: "I will definitely come up with a good idea tomorrow, Martell."

Princess Arianne shrugged nonchalantly: "Then I will look forward to the royal meeting tomorrow—"

She ignored the inflatable fish duke who was about to jump up in anger, walked over lightly, and took Green's arm: "Your Highness the Regent, I would like to invite you to discuss other matters in private."

Green raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded, and said, "It just so happens that I have something to discuss with you."

"Prime Minister Mace, we will continue this conversation later."

They walked towards the small hall next to them. The Duke of Metz's fat chest rose and fell several times before he barely suppressed his anger.

…………

As soon as they arrived at the small hall, Arianne couldn't wait to say: "I will kill Ser Adam Marbrand."

【Since Tywin's death, Ser Adam has been imprisoned in the Dark Cell by Cersei.】 "For what crime?"

Green walked to the small round table and sat down, then asked, "Have you collected enough evidence to sentence Sir Adam to death, my dear Attorney General?"

After saying this, he tilted his head slightly, his expression becoming somewhat serious as he waited for Arianne's response.

At this time, the maid was bringing the wine jug. Princess Arianne took it directly and then poured wine for Green herself.

Crash---

As she poured the wine, she raised her eyes slightly. "Back then, he followed Tywin Lannister into King's Landing as a squire, and when he left the city, he had already been awarded the title of knight."

After pouring the wine, she gently smoothed the wrinkles on her skirt and slowly sat down on the other side of the small round table: "Is this crime enough, my regent?"

"Thank you."

Green first took the wine glass and brought it to his lips, took a sip, and was silent for a while before slowly speaking: "Arianne, although we have announced Baratheon's rebellion, I still say that we cannot settle the "old accounts" in public."

After a moment's thought, he added, "Arianne, at least one window must be left in the house, otherwise the people inside will be completely desperate."

Princess Arianne expressed her dissatisfaction, turned her face away, and muttered: "Your love and persistence for peace are truly admirable, Your Highness the Great Regent."

If it weren't for the imminent task of fighting zombies... Green sighed in his heart, but just smiled. He was always patient and tolerant towards those who dared to "charge into battle."

"Think about it carefully. If the powerful Lannister had not been mired in the quagmire of war in the riverlands for a long time, how could they have become so weak that we could slaughter them at will? War is a bottomless pit that devours gold. The empty royal treasury can't withstand another war."

Princess Arianne couldn't help but glance at Green. "Isn't the Crabbe army going to start a war in the West?"

Green pressed his forehead with a headache, and said helplessly: "That is to end the war with war. Only by quickly shocking the lords of the Western Territory in one fell swoop can we prevent the scale of the war from expanding and maintain the stability of the kingdom."

"I also need to shock some people in King's Landing in one fell swoop. Ser Adam's head will come in handy."

Arianne said bitterly: "I don't want to use Tywin to sentence him to death. This will give me the illusion that I am serving the Lannisters."

Seeing that Green ignored her, Arianne was furious at first, and then... suddenly she uttered a sweet and nasal voice: "Your Highness the Regent~"

Green glanced at her calmly and said unhappily, "You can stop now. Go find Archbishop Olido. I will ask him to assist you."

He also reminded: "This will not happen again. Remember, everything must be reasonable and legal in the future."

Arianne smiled brightly. She ignored Green's warning and leaned forward, holding his hand on the table. "I heard that Kevan's other son is in the Great Sept of Harrenhal~"

Green pulled his hand away and frowned, "William is only thirteen years old. I will deprive him of his surname and arrange for his exile when the time is right. Arianne, things must be solved one by one, and we must also leave a window for the West."

"But………"

Princess Arianne was about to argue, but Green interrupted her, saying, "Let's talk about the Lannister matter here first."

Then, at his signal, Sir Angue Angue (Chapter 274), who was guarding not far away, delivered two letters.

Green picked up one of the letters and said, "This is the intelligence we received this morning. The Redwyne Fleet, which was returning to the Reach, was attacked by Euron Greyjoy's fleet in the eastern waters of the Dorne Sea, suffering heavy losses."

Before Arianne had digested the shocking news, Green picked up another letter and waved it towards her, saying, "The raven brought a letter from Prince Doran yesterday. Your father loves you very much. Would you like to see it?"

(End of this chapter)