The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 175 Little Finger Enters Beijing

When Eddard Stark walked out of the dungeon in King's Landing, and a large number of unlucky people who were arrested during Cersei's evil deeds during this period were released, and most importantly, Janos' head was exhibited throughout the city, the situation in King's Landing finally eased.

The external situation of the Iron Throne also eased. Eddard Stark immediately wrote a letter to his son, informing him of his release and asking him not to act rashly. The threat to the Iron Throne in the north was also lifted.

Although the various districts did not directly lay down their arms considering that Cersei still holds power in the Red Keep, they also stopped attacking the capital garrison.

The capital garrison was split up, and the troops of the Stag Horn Guard and the Wall Battalion were withdrawn. The two forces were reorganized again, but in the chaos of King's Landing in the past ten days, these two forces suffered heavy losses, their structures were broken up, and they were forced by the gold cloaks to be cannon fodder. If they want to restore their original size, they have to recruit a large number of newcomers.

This has to be done, so the Iron Throne now has taken out a large sum of gold dragons to rebuild these two armies. At this point, the problem of imbalance in military power in King's Landing has been temporarily solved.

However, as the fighting subsided, another problem facing King's Landing became apparent: food shortage.

In the south, Renly Baratheon has declared himself the legitimate heir to the Iron Throne. He has also formed an alliance with the Tyrell family and obtained the military support of the Roses. Mace Tyrell also took the opportunity to cut off the food supply to King's Landing.

King's Landing, whose population has been greatly reduced, naturally does not have such an exaggerated demand for food as before. In addition, the Iron Throne has been working to make the crown territory self-sufficient in supplying the capital for more than a decade. However, the cutting off of food from the river bend has still led to rising food prices in the city, intensified public dissatisfaction, and a decline in public security in the city due to the lack of law enforcement caused by the chaos during this period.

Tyrion and Eddard, who had regained power, had no choice but to send Dontos, who had been released from the dungeon, to negotiate with the princes of the royal territories and ask them to give up as much food as possible.

Dontos suffered a lot in this imprisonment. He was originally a fat man, but he became much thinner after this imprisonment. The jailers tortured the earl a lot. As a nobleman famous for his luxury in King's Landing, these little devils wanted to get more gold dragons from him.

Therefore, Dontos, who was released, had no good feelings towards the Lannisters at all. In the end, it was not until Eddard personally asked him that Dontos was willing to persuade them.

Dontos Hollard has a very special prestige among the princes of the crown. As a royal noble who almost perished in the Targaryen era and revived in the Baratheon era, and one of the first to make a fortune from the expedition, plus the extensive relationships he built up through those banquets, Dontos has to some extent become a weather vane of the Iron Throne's policies.

This is why the princes of the royal territory stood aside and watched after Dontos was arrested. The arrest of the Earl of Duskendale and the subsequent series of unacceptable orders from the Iron Throne made the princes of the royal territory choose to sit still and wait for the King's turn to change the situation.

Cersei's behavior made Tyrion really want to pry open her head to find out what was going on. Not only did she stage a coup, but she also didn't seize the military forces near King's Landing, but instead made them disunited. Now he had to clean up the mess and solve this damn problem.

On the other side, Eddard Stark first recuperated for a while and met his two daughters by the way. One had been imprisoned in the Red Castle by Cersei, and the other escaped from the Red Castle and wandered in the chaotic King's Landing. She returned to the Red Castle when she saw her father being released.

The two girls started blaming each other as soon as they met, which made Ed very troubled, but he had to put the conflicts between the girls aside because there were things to do everywhere in King's Landing.

After visiting and appeasing the various districts and guilds in King's Landing, the recovered Eddard immediately went to the Great Sept of Baelor and persuaded the Church of the Seven to end its hostility towards the Iron Throne so that the new king - Joffrey - could hold his coronation ceremony.

Yes, after experiencing this series of bad things, Eddard still chose to support Joffrey to take the throne. On this point, he and the Lannister reached a tacit understanding.

As for the reason, it was because Renly proclaimed himself king in the south. Eddard's oath did not include allowing Robert's third brother to take the throne, so the usurper had to be killed first before discussing other things.

This was consistent with the Lannisters' needs, so Stark agreed to cooperate with them.

The Stormlands and the Reach almost occupy half of Westeros. The rebel force is too strong. In Eddard's heart, his heir is Robert's illegitimate son or Stannis, not Robert's third brother. He is a usurper.

In any case, with Eddard being released, King's Landing finally returned to peace. However, with the arrival of a fleet, the balance of King's Landing was once again broken.

"Why is he here?" Tyrion felt a toothache subconsciously as he looked at the flags on the sea. "He came too quickly."

The ships on the sea had the characteristics of Myrish ships, and on the flag was a clever bionic bird, which silently explained the identity of the visitor - Petyr Baelish, the Myrish Governor.

Ed didn't say anything, but his mood was even more complicated. No man wants to meet his former wife's suitor. Although he didn't have any special emotions because of this, he felt indescribable discomfort in his heart when he thought about what happened between them in the past.

Moreover, Littlefinger is on the same level as him in terms of law and status, which makes Ed even more uncomfortable.

Shaking his head, Ed put all these thoughts aside and prepared to meet Governor Mill.

Myr's ships were all very sophisticated. They were docked steadily on the pier of King's Landing. There was no chaos like other ships docking. Instead, there was a sense of beauty in order, which showed that these people were well-trained.

"Damn it, looking at the situation, Littlefinger might have brought the entire Myr army and fleet here. I really want to punch my sister." Tyrion almost gritted his teeth when he spoke. Although Eddard did not go to that extent, the idea of ​​making trouble for Cersei kept popping up in his mind.

The pier of the royal fleet was almost filled with Myrish ships, and the masts almost formed a forest. An old military noble like Eddard, who was experienced in the military, immediately calculated that the number of troops Littlefinger brought to King's Landing was probably at least 10,000.

They both knew very well that so many troops leaving the capital of the new Seven Kingdoms would cause turmoil there, and the Myr army had arrived, which meant that the Estuary Army must be heading towards King's Landing. Volantis was now free from any constraints, and other hostile forces to the Iron Throne would not miss this opportunity. The Northern Confederation and the new overlord of the Great Grass Sea would definitely follow suit. Coincidentally, the two had imagined a picture of the corrupt situation in the East. In the future, after the chaos in Westeros was pacified, God knew how much resources would be needed to solve these losses.

However, the most important thing now is to welcome the governor who has come from afar.

A large Myrish ship docked steadily at the harbor, and Petyr got off the ship surrounded by soldiers in green and white uniforms. They hadn't seen Littlefinger for several years, and Littlefinger had changed a lot compared to before.

In the past, Littlefinger preferred to hide behind the crowd, and his temperament was mainly dark and low-key, but now Petyr is full of confidence in his every move. This is the first time that Eddard sees the temperament of a superior in Littlefinger.

"Lord Tyrion, and Lord Eddard, it's a pleasure to meet you." When Petyr noticed that Eddard was also there, he showed surprise on his face, but he immediately controlled his expression. "According to the order of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, I brought the army of Myr. There are a total of 12,000 people. Some of them are Myr's regular army, and some are Myr's mercenary groups. They are all loyal warriors of the Iron Throne."

Petyr is a very smart man. Eddard thought that when he saw that he did not say anything nonsense, he just silently skipped over this sensitive question and waited for someone to explain it to him. However, Eddard did not want to tell the story of how he failed miserably and became a traitor, and then was released by the little devil again. Sooner or later, someone would tell Littlefinger anyway.

As for the fact that Littlefinger brought so many people, Tyrion and Eddard looked at each other. Both of them wanted to curse, but they held back. Even if they wanted to curse, they shouldn't curse at Petyr, because he was just following orders.

Petyr seemed to have noticed the strange expressions of the two important officials in front of him. "I was also surprised when I received the order, and I even wrote back to review the order. But the Queen Mother told me to stop dithering and bring people to the capital as soon as possible to suppress the rebellion. My foundation in Myr is weak, and I don't want to step down, and I don't want to go to jail, so I had to bring people here."

"We understand, Lord Petyr," Tyrion said. "We have arranged a camp for your troops just outside King's Landing. Please lead the Myrish troops and lead them there under my guidance."

As soon as the little devil finished speaking, a man dressed in the uniform of a King's Landing civil servant walked out and bowed to Littlefinger.

"Well, Lord Tyrion, Lord Eddard, I will get busy."

Littlefinger did not choose to chat with the two of them, as he had a lot of work to do. He then left under the guidance of the guide, and the Myr soldiers in green and white uniforms followed closely behind.

Teams of Myr people walked off the ships in an orderly manner and lined up on the dock under the command of their officers, waiting for the governor's orders.

"The will of the Seven Gods is really hard to describe. After all this trouble, the man with the most powerful army in King's Landing turns out to be Littlefinger." Tyrion sighed. Who would have thought that the son of a wealthy knight could climb to such a high position?

Subconsciously, Ed thought of another son of a wealthy knight, the one favored by the Seven Gods, and the expedition under his influence that changed the two sides of the Narrow Sea. It must be said that the valley has been truly favored by the Seven Gods over the past ten years.

"In any case, the defense of King's Landing has become stronger. If Renly wants to go north, he will never be able to take King's Landing." Eddard tried to think in a positive way, but unfortunately, even so, the trouble brought by the arrival of so many troops was still there in his mind.

"I'm afraid we'll be eaten before Renly arrives. Food is already tight in King's Landing, and there are 12,000 more people here. We have to find food for them. Oh, it's so cool to be the Lord Chancellor. I do things that have nothing to do with the law."

Now in the court of the Red Keep, Eddard has resumed his original position as Prime Minister. The only position that can be given to the Lannisters is the vacant position of Lord Chancellor of Justice left by Renly's escape. So King's Landing has an additional dwarf Lord Chancellor of Justice.

"Moreover, the commander of these twelve thousand men is still Littlefinger, that Littlefinger! Lord Eddard, this man only cares about his own interests. If the benefits are enough, he can do anything and sell anything. I wanted to say that we are the one who can afford the benefits the most, but now, I dare not say it. I guess Renly's people must be in contact with him. I have to talk to my father to see what I can give to Lord Petyr to ensure that he stands on our side."

Ed frowned. He admitted that the dwarf was right, but he just didn't like these things.

However, he knew that no matter what opinions he expressed, they would be useless.

Although he is still the Hand of the King, that is only because the Lannisters need the help of the North. The people guarding his tower now are not Northern guards, but Lannister barbarians. He is essentially just a hostage.

If it wasn't for the need to quell the chaos in the kingdom as quickly as possible, Eddard wouldn't have entrusted the Lannisters with the task of entrusting the Fake Serpent to him. He cooperated with the Lannisters only because he needed to deal with the usurper Renly who had declared himself king - if it weren't for this, he would have found a way to escape from King's Landing and return to the North long ago.

"Lord Tyrion, has Lord Stannis sent any letter?" Eddard thought of Stannis, the second heir designated by Robert.

Although he is currently the Prime Minister, he cannot receive any information brought by ravens and can only rely on asking the Lannisters.

"No news at all. We have no idea what Stannis is planning to do in Tyrosh." The little devil shrugged. "Varys's informant in Tyrosh did send us some information. Stannis is constantly recruiting Tyroshi soldiers and mercenaries, and collecting food and fodder. He is actively preparing for war, but we have no idea what he is going to do."

When mentioning Stannis, the little devil also frowned. Now he is not afraid of the enemies, but he is afraid of those who have not shown their intentions and sides. He also has to figure out what these people are thinking - this is too troublesome.

Stannis probably doesn't know about what's happening in King's Landing, or what happened before Robert's death, Eddard thought, but he immediately rejected this idea in his mind. This is King's Landing, and there are no secrets here.

"Lord Eddard, let's go back to the Red Keep. We have to prepare for my nephew's coronation. Life is so unbearable. I am so busy every day."

(End of this chapter)