King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 120 Seven Kingdoms under the Moon

“Selmy Ser.”

"West Ser." The old Guard turned around and saw the face of the visitor through the moonlight. Although not quite an acquaintance, Igor's loyalty to the interests of Night's Watch, or for him to win some respect from Barristan - the old man did not ignore his words: "Why don't you participate in the wedding?"

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Strictly speaking, calling Igor "Adult" or "Ser" is an incorrect way to address him, because his identity is Night's Watch. And once anyone puts on black clothed, legally speaking, they are deemed to have given up all status and status, and can no longer be regained through other channels-this means that the social status of Night's Watch is no different from that of civilians, no matter where they are. positions within Legion.

But after a few months away from Wall, Igor is no longer like he just came out of Castle Black and can't help but want to make corrections when he hears oneself Lord xx or xxSer. For no other reason, take the two people Margaery Tyrell and Barristan Selmy as examples-the people they normally come into contact with are not civilians at all. If they talk to Igor and Igor tells them "oneself is neither an adult nor a Ser", they don't even know what to call Igor.

Now, Igor's resources and influence have far exceeded that of an ordinary knight or even a humble count, and he has been able to handle others with a polite honorific.

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"It's just a farce, don't you also object to this marriage."

"Who is the son of the Lord of North marrying, and I What does it matter, what I object to is just the way Your Majesty does things like this." The white robed old man shook his head: "Marriage is related to the future of the family, it is the first major event, how can it be such a child's play - even the parents do not tell Do you decide without authorization, and even start the wedding directly?"

"From the perspective of ostentation, this marriage is not a joke at all, except for the king's wedding, who can gather so many Seven Kingdoms at once Noble?"

"What's the use of having more guests when the parents aren't there." Barristan disagreed: "If you go back to King's Landing and the Prime Minister firmly disagrees with the marriage, what should you do, pack their daughters back and send them back? Luanhe City?"

"A decent person like Duke Stark can't do such an indecent thing." Igor pondered for a moment and said, "As for disagreeing with this marriage, I don't care. Think it's impossible, looking at the whole Westeros, how many non-Duke families can be like the Freys - both rich and powerful?"

The meaning of the rhetorical question is generally negative, Igor said no, but Barristan thought Come to think of it, obviously there is.

"North has White Harbor-House Manderly; Vale has... Forget it, the 'Lords Declarant' is all in the past; Westerlands, a lot of rich, powerful seems to have all been Duke Tywin pressed into the ground, and now the Lannister family is the dominant one; Stormlands and Dorne, whose natural conditions are a little worse, are not the Duke family; there is an Oldtown count Hightower in Reach, and Arbor Redwyne... these two, the same Rich and powerful, and not also older than the Freys?"

"House Manderly is loyal to the Stark, and marrying them with the eldest son is a waste of resources; let's not mention Westerlands, Stormlands and Dorne; as for Reach Oldtown and Arbor are indeed not under Luanhe City in terms of wealth and power, but where is their Fiefdom? The most southwest corner of Westeros, thousands of miles away from North, marry them— — When something happens, they can’t take care of each other completely, and the alliance is just empty words. Befriend a distant state and attack a neighbouring one also has scope.” Igor put the facts and reasoned, and refuted the example of one after another by Barristan. , and then the conversation changed: "But what about the Frey family? It is located in the north-south traffic artery, with extraordinary financial resources and sufficient troops. Marrying them, it is no exaggeration to say, not only increased North's available troops by one tenth, but also The sphere of influence has also been expanded to the south by hundreds of miles. Not only has it strengthened House Stark's own strength, but it has also stabilized the monarchy status of the original ally, the Tully family in the Riverlands. p>

"It makes sense, come, a good wine from Your Majesty, here?" The old Guard and Night's Watch got a little interest in the discussion, and moved out of the corner of the bench: "Just watch In terms of wealth and military strength, Luanhe City is really good, but the history of Frey's family is really short, and there has never been a hero or great man. The reputation of the upstart is really not beautiful."

"many thanks Igor sat down, took the jug handed over by the old man, and quenched his thirst with a sip. In this age, the winemaking technology is immature, and ordinary wine can only be regarded as an alcoholic beverage. It is really difficult to get drunk: "Haha. ...a short history? North has a thousand-year history History's family is plentiful and easily available, but most of them don't add up to Frey Marquess opponents, can someone send their children to their door because of their rich history? As for the nouveau riche... Ha, who is the biggest nouveau riche in Westeros right now? Three hundred years of history, but not even half of Frey's family, but as long as the ass is still on the Iron Throne, who dares to point at him and say the word 'upstart' in front of Your Majesty? Big fists are the truth. Maybe the Frey family really has a bad reputation, but after tonight, climbing up to Stark's in-law's family will immediately turn into a noble family and get rid of the fate of being looked down upon. ”

Although Igor didn’t name him directly, Barristan could naturally hear who he was talking about as the biggest upstart. He dared to compare the Baratheon’s house to the Frey’s house. This Night’s Watch is really courteous is Not small , but for some reason, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard found that oneself was attracted by the businessman's cold perspective and novel way of looking at the problem... Although there was still something to refute, oneself couldn't stand even thinking about it. Feet, laughed: "I can't tell you, even if you make sense, but House Stark is a Duke family after all, if possible, which Duke's daughter Robb would marry, wouldn't it be the best? "

Hey, if this is a debate, then Barristan can be regarded as hitting Igor's gun. Night's Watch has already considered this issue. Robb is actually facing the same dilemma as Edmure: "Unless Your Majesty is willing to Marry Princess Myrcella to Robb, otherwise he has only two options left. The Dorne people are located in the farthest south, so they probably don't want to marry their daughter to such a cold place as North, leaving only one Margaery Tyrell, she Right in the tent, Selmy Ser might as well ask her if she wants to marry Robb? "

Barristan didn't say anything, just coughed.

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"many thanks, the chief logistics officer cares, the little girl's marriage is not a problem." You are on your mind. A soft female voice came from behind, which startled Igor: "It's very strange that you are wearing black cloth, but you know everything about Vale and even Seven Kingdoms. "

"Cough..." Tens of thousands of people gathered to celebrate, it was so noisy that Igor didn't notice Maiden's approach at all. Fortunately, I didn't say anything bad about her just now. To hide the embarrassment, Igor reluctantly Explanation: "As the chief logistics officer of Night's Watch, it is completely reasonable to collect food and resources from the Seven Kingdoms nobles, and to learn more about the relevant news. ”

Only by watching television dramas and novels before crossing the road, of course, it is impossible to have this level of understanding of the situation of Westeros. After coming to King's Landing, Igor relies on Tyrion's introduction and related literature to achieve the current level. Those who know the Seven Kingdoms in general, and, in terms of familiarity...and people like Margaery who were born into the Aristocratic Family and have more sources of information, are certainly still incomparable.

"humph." Maiden rolled his eyes at him and stopped talking to him. Ignoring a Ms Perfect, and then arousing her interest and even admiration, this kind of plot is impossible in reality - Ms Perfect is not so boring , Margaery looked towards Barristan and bowed slightly: "Selmy Ser. "

Barristan the Bold, maybe he should be called Barristan the disappointment? Don't be rude when Robert yells at him, but as the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Barristan Selmy has always been one of the king's most trusted people , Igor is not the only one who wants to be friends with someone who is at the core of power and can influence the king's thoughts at any time.

“Miss Margaery. "Barristan nods to Maiden with a smile. In the past, as the king's personal bodyguard and advisor, he would not talk much with the nobles of the Crownlands to avoid suspicion, but just chatted with Igor for a while about the current marriage status of the upper nobles of the Seven Kingdoms. It happened to be a little bit of talk: "Rong old fogey took the liberty of asking questions, if there is any offense, don't answer - Miss you, who is the husband in the picture? ”

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(end of this chapter)