King of The Wall

2022-01-12

Chapter 704 Put down the crown and become a Buddha on the spot

The moon and stars are rare, and the magpies fly south.

The evening wind blew gently over the bushes and grass with a faintly discernable chirping of insects. Standing under the bright full moon and admiring the lively spring night scene of All Living Things to Recover, Prince Aegon felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart.

The feeling of being cornered is not bad at all.

Contrary to what the soldiers had guessed, even within the core decision-making circle, they did not agree to surrender after hearing the peace agreement sent by the Queen.

Aegon doesn't want to speak ill of oneself father-in-law, but Mace Tyrell Duke is a simple-minded, indecisive man who actually follows his mother Queen of Thorns and even his daughter Margaery in many decisions. Having left the strong women at home, when he faced this agreement with an abnormal atmosphere from top to bottom, he couldn't quickly see the doorway and offer opinions.

On the contrary, the Reach nobles such as Randyll Tarly and the like are the most shrewd in the team, and the lords soon see from the agreement that the Tyrell family has betrayed the entire Reach and betrayed the others. The clues of the princes. So after publicly accusing Mace's good sons and daughters, he angrily took the guards and subordinates and left the camp.

This group of people who walked fast was lucky. When Harry Strickland also understood the content of the agreement and found that his golden group was not mentioned at all, he sent mercenaries to guard the entrance and exit of the camp. Things just got harder to pick up.

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"I have persuaded Lord Mace, who has agreed that the Tyrells will pay for the subsequent placement of the Golden Company. 'Homeless Harry' will soon learn of this. The news, I told him to forget about the pension... The way out for the living is unknown, who cares about the dead at this juncture? Both sides take a step back, this is the best ending we can offer."> Before the person arrives, the sound arrives first. Jon Connington walked over to Prince Aegon, who was staring at the night, and spoke in a serious tone.

The small courtyard of the farmhouse that has become the temporary residence of Prince is surrounded by light and shadow: mercenaries with torches and oil lamps walk around vigilantly and patrol, nominally guarding - but actually imprisoning and monitoring Prince in the courtyard , Prime Minister and Highgarden Duke.

"Don't listen to that bastard talk nonsense, he can't accept that he has nothing to lose before he makes up his mind. Slave-masters won't really respect you as king, they'll just eat you up and use them up Tossed it aside... not to mention, I don't think the so-called 'Alliance Against the Dragonmother' can handle Daenerys and Igor."

Clinton said this not simply because he was defeated by the West Expedition Force But after calmly analyzing and reviewing the battle situation, I realized a little detail: that kind of weapon that can make a huge roar and shoot projectiles far away is also a powerful weapon in sea combat. With them at King's Landing and Dragonstone, Free Cities' fleet can't get in and out of Blackwater Bay, no threat to Targaryen Dynasty's national capital, and if Daenerys' navy is also deployed in batches... He can't think of how slave-masters can win .

"Rest at ease, Mrs Clinton." Aegon replied in a firm tone, "I would never go back to Essos with Harry and go to Free Cities."

This is the truth, And the reason for making this decision is not because of the same long-term tactical and strategic considerations, but simply because his personality does not allow him to do such a thing.

Varys and Illyrio have arranged for his Crown Prince-exchanged civet cat with a Royal Family-caliber team, from childhood to adulthood, in order to nurture him into a "perfect ruler" to ensure that one day Once you board Iron Throne, you can make up for the lack of identity authenticity with excellence.

In this grand plan of "artificially raising the king", Aegon only needs to be responsible for the final stability of the country - to fight the country, that is what his two "fathers" need to worry about.

With the background of this division of work, Prince's serious partiality in the course of Zhengzhouqitai becomes understandable.

Aegon will use weapons like the best Knight, and will play the feudal rules like a typical nobleman; he is proficient in listening, speaking, reading and writing in many languages, and has studied history, law, melody and even poetry ; he was taught the mysteries of faith, and how to use good religion as a tool to govern; he also experienced the hardships of labor and the suffering of the people with the fisherman...

But he did not know how to deceive , how to use crafty plots and machinations to do the most with the least resources, and most importantly - how to "float" oneself's ethical standards for the greater good.

And these gray or black skills and awareness are just the essential qualities of a Conqueror without a dragon.

Two behind-the-scenes stirring sticks, with the filth of power and conspiracy, raised a clear lotus that emerged from the mud and was not stained. Aegon is an outstanding young man who truly develops morally, intellectually, physically, beautifully, and labor, and a good king who can truly put the interests of the kingdom and his people first.

His world view does not allow oneself to turn into the arms of the enemy as a "weijian", even if he is unwilling, Aegon will never bring a group of slave-masters to invade oneself's home!

"It's fine if you don't." Clinton didn't care what the young Prince was thinking, he continued to nag each minding their own business, "After surrendering, you and I will offer to put on black clothed. But trust me, it's just a self-preservation, a program to wash away the 'rebel' stain on you, we're not going to be in the Wall forever. You're the Queen's nephew, the last member of her family, Targaryen Dynasty The bloodline is the unquestioned first-in-line heir. As long as your aunt feels a little sick on the throne, has any accident, or fails to give birth to offspring as an heir, she and her aunt want to pick you No other candidate for the heir can do it, so I can only take you back from Wall..."

Aegon remains unmoved, on the contrary, he is sighed for a long time.

And Clinton clearly misunderstood the source of Prince's emotions.

"Even if such a good thing doesn't happen, with your royal bloodline status, you can easily eat and drink in the Wall. Igor, as the current Lord Commander of Night's Watch, gives the Black Shirts since ancient times Rules and oaths have opened a hole: he not only took the Night's Watch Legion to participate in the affairs of the Seven Kingdoms Zhengzhengtai, but also took the job as Hand of the Queen without taking off the black cloth!" He exaggerated. Tone, the nature of this matter is indeed worth emphasizing, "Since the head of Night's Watch can make an exception to become the head of the royal family, why can't others get involved in the circle of power? After a few years of whitewashing the crimes of rebellion, returning to the court to assist your aunt and participate in the governance of the country together, even Igor may have a hard time speaking against it..."

"Lord Clinton! Will surrender to my aunt and put on black clothed as you suggest. It's just... you obviously don't understand what I'm really thinking!"

Aegon interrupted oneself without looking back. Holding the hand of Prince, he continued to look at the dark night in the distance, with a hint of impulsiveness in his tone.

"I feel terrible now." The young Prince opened the conversation box, "First, I was crowned without authorization, and I pulled up a team to compete with my aunt for the throne. If I couldn't beat the crown, I threw the crown and went to her to beg for mercy. You Know what I'm thinking now? A kid who can't eat candy and rolls around, gets spanked and then becomes honest - my aunt is obviously younger than me, but now he's teaching me like an adult!"

Clinton opened his mouth, wanting to say something to comfort him, but in his heart he felt that Prince's metaphor was so vivid that he understood why he was sighing before. After the same breath, Clinton chose to remain silent and listen to Aegon's confession.

"The failure to protect my father Prince Rhaegar is the greatest regret in your life, Mrs. Clinton. In order to erase it, you have been thinking of sending me back to the Iron Throne for more than ten years. This kind of craving is so strong that it has reached an almost morbid level, so that you have comforted me even now, but you still use the idea of 'there is still a chance' as the main line-but you have not considered it at all, have I ever thought about it, Or... do you still want to be the king!?"

Aegon paused, thinking about whether the words of oneself would break the heart of the old man who always assists and accompanies oneself, after a while Pick up the conversation again.

"From the moment I could understand the words, everyone around me kept telling me: You are the real master of the Seven Kingdoms, the one who has the will and ability to govern the country well, The Prince of Destiny who brings peace and prosperity to Westeros. Under this constant brainwashing and indoctrination, I take the crown as my duty and destiny, although my nature has no desire for power or high position and great wealth, but Still under your urging and even pushing, staggeringly running towards the throne, even at the cost of forbearance... Accepting the group of traitors and losers from the Golden Corps as the starting team, and with the Tyrell family so full of brains Power only wants to climb up the family marriage!"

"I do this thing about fighting for the throne, making those 'friends' I don't like, and marrying a wife I hate in my heart... Disgusted to the point where he couldn't even get up, Aegon swallowed the sentence, "Everything is just because I hold such a belief in my heart: Becoming the Lord of Seven Kingdoms is my mission, in order to complete the Seven Kingdoms To bring prosperity and stability to the great goal, I must go over mountains and seas, overcome obstacles, and endure the trials of everyone and everything along the way!"

The Prince glanced back at Clinton, confirming the oneself Prime Minister by moonlight He listened calmly and continued to speak.

"However, guess what I'm thinking now?" He took a deep breath, "Prince that was Promised, not me, but my aunt!"

"In While she rode the dragon north to fight alongside the Night's Watch against the Others, we faced off on the banks of the Blackwater Rush with the stalker's brother huddled within the walls of King's Landing, and the coalition was still haggling with each other to try to reach a dirty deal. to divide up Stormlands' business."

"In my aunt's lands and the Northland coalition forces heading south to the Crownlands, I won the support and support of the five countries in the Seven Kingdoms except Vale and Reach in one breath. When trying to reunite the Seven Kingdoms, with the goal of 'bringing prosperity and stability to the Seven Kingdoms', I was actually leading the last opposing force, becoming the last stumbling block for the Queen's unification of the continent, and the destroyer of the kingdom's peace!"

"In that showdown a few days ago, her West Expedition Force of less than 30,000 defeated our 100,000-strong coalition - that's the verdict from Gods! My aunt showed with action that she was A qualified and powerful Queen, the Seven Kingdoms ruled by the Mother of Dragons, is definitely better than honoring my Tyrell son-in-law as king! Under these circumstances, Mrs Clinton, you are still thinking, I Can I dormant and wait by putting on black clothed to avoid the limelight, and wait for the right time to attack again?"

"I'm not that kind of monster!" He gritted his teeth and restrained his roar. The impulse to say this sentence, "I will put on black clothed, but, I am going to be the Night's Watch, guarding the northern border of the kingdom, not waiting for my aunt to have an accident or have no children!"

"I don't say these words to shirk the responsibility and accuse outsiders of forcing me to pursue a throne I don't want. It was our common decision to land in Westeros and play the banner. I really wanted to be king at that time, and I would Share the responsibility and punishment of failure with you for this. But pardon my offense, Lord Clinton - I now officially ask you to stop talking 'there is still a chance' in my ear. The threat of dominance stability, I will never follow the example of the current Lord Commander Igor, but like my former Like my uncle Aemon Targaryen, I will watch for a lifetime - not only for oneself, but also for my family to win back honor and respect! ”

Aegon hoped that the words of oneself would be loud, but the fact is that the night and the insects are still the same, and there is no echo of his bold words in the wilderness under the moon, only the noise of a few mercenaries is far away. It's coming.

But Jon Connington listened.

A few days ago, he would probably hate Aegon for not becoming steel before he heard it, and he would rant against Aegon for being out of his mind. Unseemly and self-motivated.

But the failure has cooled Clinton's fiery kingship, and he now has nothing else to do but save the bloodline for oneself's beloved Silver Prince Rhaegar. He feels Prince's Strong determination, if this remark is just blurted out by this child, he will naturally persuade him to change his mind at the right time in the future, and if Aegon has made up his mind, then as a guardian and guardian, he will naturally respect him.

But before Clinton could finish this remark and straighten out his thoughts, the commotion and shouting that had been tens of meters away a moment ago approached outside the wooden fence of the courtyard. The torch swayed and flowed, mixed with roars full of righteous indignation, such as "Blood For Blood" and "Pay your life money"...

The dangerous intuition in all the cells of the old griffin's body was immediately swept away. All activated.

"It's for us, go back to the house! ”

Clinton drew his sword with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to tug at Aegon—desolation in his heart: Protecting Prince was supposed to be the responsibility of the soldiers of the Golden Corps, but when they became a source of threat, How?

“What about when you go back to the house? We are in the heart of the entire Golden Corps! "Prince also realized that there was no way out for oneself, and simply showed the responsibility of a leader, he stood completely motionless, "Didn't you send someone to tell the results of the consultation with Lord Mace Tyrell? It seemed that Captain Harry was unhappy with the price. Put away the sword and stand behind me, I am the most valuable hostage in the hands of the Golden Corps, they dare not hurt me, but you may not be. "

While speaking, a large group of mercenaries with torches and various weapons rushed through the guard circle of the Highgarden soldiers and came to them.

"Your Majesty, we Throwing your blood for your throne, even losing your life! "

"After death, you can't even see the pension of a penny? "

"Are you worthy of oneself's conscience!" "

In the face of the questioning of the mercenaries, Aegon did not touch the weapon - with a disparity ratio of one to ten, the resistance will only die faster. He waved his hand to open Clinton's arm and wanted to pull him , and even took a step to stand in front of the prime minister of oneself, with the sword facing the mercenaries in his chest.

"Everyone, please listen to me! "

Prince shouted loudly, waving his arms, trying to use words to appease this group of infuriated mercenaries. He was confident that he could solve the unrest. Anyway, most of these people were sent by Harry to scare oneself. Yes.

But the steel sword that pierced through his heart told him: he guessed wrong.

"Go to Hell - talk to your brothers face to face! "

The blood dripping weapon was pulled out from the chest of the former king, and the mercenary Captain looked grimly towards the old Clinton who was rushing to fight with oneself.

"Take this as well." slaughtered! ”

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(end of this chapter)