The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 11 Meeting the King
  "That's fast, and the Iron Throne seems willing to talk to us, which is good."

Holding the letter sent by the royal messenger in his hand, Hu Ge sighed and said that the royal team was different. It didn't take long to arrive at the place he agreed on.

"And Tully's people have arrived."

The old sparrow then said with a solemn expression, Hugo's face turned bad after hearing this, "Tully, these guys came at the right time."

If there was anyone Hugo didn't want to see the most, it would definitely be Tully. His main area of ​​activity was the Riverlands, so he often caused trouble for the Tully family.

Hu Ge is on the side of the people. He will be an enemy of anyone who robs and kills the people. He will attack no matter which robber team it is. The farmers who were most loyal to Hugo came from his attack on Tully's raiding team. It can be said that he gave Tully a hard slap in the face.

Duke Hoster was angered by this and surrounded and suppressed Hugo with heavy troops. However, Hugo moved quickly enough and quickly disappeared into the wilderness of the Riverlands, leaving the Duke with nothing to do. Then the Duke had to put his troops in because of the war. In other directions, the encirclement and suppression of Hugo was stopped.

Then Hugo discovered that his bounty amount had increased significantly, and he became the top of the wanted list in the Riverlands. He was not surprised by this. The Tully family has always been arrogant and vengeful. Old Marquis Frey was nicknamed "Late Frey" when he was watching outside the battlefield. For him, a robber knight who had slapped him in the face, that was naturally more Hate - but to be precise, for such a big noble, Hu Ge's level is not worthy of his hatred. Rather than hate, it is better to say he is unhappy.

The dissatisfaction of the big nobles is enough to kill ordinary people and even small nobles.

Before the arrival of the Lannister army, Hugo had been attacking the noble armed forces sent by Tully. Tully simply believed that sending enough people would be enough to suppress Hugo, but in the end, either Hugo could not be found at all, or he was Annihilated by Hu Ge.

Because of this, Hugo established friendships with several riverside nobles who were captured by him. These friendships were of great help to Hugo's subsequent activities. The riverside princes were all more or less dissatisfied with the Tully family in Riverrun. Yes, they would be happy to give Tully eye drops if conditions permit.

After that, there were naturally more and more encirclements and suppressions, but they were all solved by Hugo. Before facing the Lannister army, he toyed with the encirclement and suppression of the Tully army near Riverrun.

Hu Ge also took Tully's encirclement and suppression very seriously. There were too many princes in the river without birds in Riverrun City. It was also because of this phenomenon that he was able to keep moving around in the river.

Then the Iron Throne finally couldn't stand it anymore and sent the Lannister army to encircle and suppress them.

And Duke Tully did not stop targeting Hugo. For example, when Hugo gathered his team, he instigated some people who had joined Hugo to rebel. It was just that Hugo struck first and acted in a wrong way, nipping Lao Yu's conspiracy in the bud. among.

"Soldiers come to block it, water comes to cover it, and soil comes to cover it. When fish come, they make their nests. It doesn't matter when old fish come. You can face it how you want."

Hugo is not afraid of facing Hoster Tully. The conflict between them may not be as bad as the old fish himself. Hugo has never offended the nobles. As for ordinary soldiers, do the nobles care?

As for why Duke Tully was so eager to meet the king, it was probably not for himself. The king had come to the riverlands. He, the commander of the river, must have come to see the king quickly, and he probably had to express his gratitude to Hugo and these "bandits". “It’s definitely not his responsibility to be alive and kicking.

"Since His Majesty the King has chosen a place to meet, let's go there and see what our King will say."

After saying this, Hu Ge stood up and greeted everyone to start getting ready. Meeting the king was a very important matter. He must go all out to prepare for this very important meeting for him.

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The meeting place with the king was chosen at the river where it merges into the Blackwater River in the south of God's Eye Lake. Due to the distance, Hugo's team arrived at the venue before the king. Not long after Hugo's team arrived, the king's team also arrived.

In order to strengthen their own momentum, both sides deployed their teams. Hu Ge naturally spread out the five or six thousand men under his command, and the knights from the opposite kingdom were also waiting on war horses.

Comparing the two sides, Hu Ge's team naturally pales in comparison. The opponent is fully armed and has been trained for decades. However, most of Hu Ge's people are farmers, and there are very few reliable armed personnel. If a fight really starts, at the beginning, You have to run away a lot.

Of course, he still had a backup plan to ensure that his team left. There was a forest not far away. If they followed the pre-planned route through the forest, the king's knights would not be able to find them.

Hu Ge did not want to do this, because it would inevitably lead to the loss of a lot of manpower. However, if the conflict with the Iron Throne continued, this loss would also be inevitable. The hard struggle would eliminate most of the weak.

"Canatiel, Snow, take care of the team. I don't want any trouble behind me when I see His Majesty the King."

Before riding horses with the old sparrow to the already arranged meeting place, Hu Ge told the two of them that facing the current king and so many knights, some people will inevitably be afraid. Fear may lead to chaos, so someone needs to manage it. . “No problem, Lord Hugo.”

Snow immediately said that with the change of Hugo's identity and the power in his hands, the farmer's name for Hugo also changed. Cannatil, who was holding the black sword, just nodded. Hugo knew that he had listened. He just doesn't talk much.

Disruption in one's own military appearance, which would greatly affect the negotiations, must not occur, so he wanted to warn the two captains.

After saying that, Hu Ge rode his horse and ran forward, and under the shed that had been set up for a long time, the three people from the Iron Throne were already standing there.

Hugo noticed Robert Baratheon in the center at a glance. Compared with the bloated figure at the beginning of the original work, Robert, now majestic and wearing an antler crown, looked more in line with the status of a king, and beside him The old man wearing the eagle smock, Hugo has his image in his memory, that is Jon Arryn, the true ruler of the kingdom now.

As for the last person, there is Hoster Tully. He has blue eyes and reddish-brown hair. He may have been strong when he was young, but now he looks a bit bloated. He wears a trout smock and a very luxurious fur cloak. He looked very imposing like a Duke.

"His Majesty the King, and Lord Jon and Lord Hoster, salute you."

Facing these three important figures who were among the best in the entire king, Hu Ge saluted respectfully with the old sparrow without any psychological burden. He came to seek help, not to cause trouble, and he had to have the right attitude.

The three people's attitudes towards Hugo were also different. Robert looked at them with curious eyes, while Aelin made people feel kind and friendly. As for Horst, Hugo only felt contempt and hostility, which was expected.

"Hugo Tollet, I know your name and your reputation for miracles. You beat the Lannisters badly, but Tywin's youngest brother respects you very much. Now it seems , you are indeed an outstanding warrior, but unfortunately now is not the time. If it happens to be the right time, I really want to compete with you."

Unlike many aloof kings, Robert was neither afraid of danger nor rigid about etiquette. He walked directly to Hugo, patted him on the shoulder and talked to him. Although he had prepared in advance, this still surprised Hugo, and he also had some admiration for the new king.

Then, he became more optimistic about the meeting. Since Robert treated him like this, he must have a good impression of himself, which was a good sign.

"Your Majesty, this is a robber and bandit, a criminal of the king." Duke Horst said, looking like he was a little unhappy with the king's actions.

"Duke, I am just protecting the people."

Hu Ge immediately retorted, not giving the old fish a chance to continue, "I have always only targeted the plunderers and those who besieged me. I have always treated the captives with the best conditions, and now that the kingdom has Now that there is peace, I will also stop my activities and prepare for the ultimate goal - to go to the East to find a way out for the people."

Hu Ge knew in his heart that what he did was a real green forest hero's behavior, but today was different from the past, and everyone on the road also wanted to recruit people, so he could never accept this fate.

Horst did not reply to Hu Ge's words - more likely he did not bother to reply. He just stood there and looked at Hu Ge with cold eyes, his contempt was palpable.

Hu Ge only felt uncomfortable in his heart, as if there was a fire of ignorance burning up. This old fish really wanted to punch that old man in the face. Fortunately, old Aylin reconciled, and the awkward silence between the two parties disappeared. Come on.

"Everyone, we are not meeting here today to shout and kill each other. Sir Hugo did do some bad things, but as he said, aren't these all in the past tense?"

As the current Hand of the King, one of the leading politicians of the Seven Kings, the adoptive father of King Robert, and the son-in-law of Duke Tully, Jon Arryn's words are very weighty. After his words, the tense atmosphere gradually dissipated. , Horst's cold eyes also turned serious, but Hugo still did not dare to take it lightly, the old fish must have bad intentions.

"Sir Hugo, now I ask you on behalf of the king and the entire Seven Kingdoms, what is your purpose of gathering so many people? Please answer carefully, your words will determine your fate."

Compared to Horst, Old Aylin's attitude towards Hugo was more friendly, and Hugo could feel the kindness he released. This probably has something to do with his original father, he thought.

The original body's father was a famous knight, and he knew many important people in the valley and even the entire Seven Kingdoms. These were all connections left to the original body, but the young man, the original body, failed to make use of these connections - to be precise, I'm afraid they are unaware of these connections or are unwilling to use them. It is normal for young people not to want to ask for help.

Unlike Arryn and Hoster, Robert didn't say a word. He just slowly moved to the table in the big tent after Tully's accusation, and slowly poured wine.

He must seize this opportunity. Hu Ge understood that he had reached another turning point in his destiny. Now that the matter had come to this, there was no room for turning back. Therefore, he began to elaborate on the words he had prepared for a long time and the lobbying he had prepared for a long time:

(End of this chapter)