章 160: Great changes in King’s Landing
Arthur was overjoyed at Sir Simon Temperton's words, but he cautiously asked why.
"The Northern Territory was defeated. The brainless Great Jon led his army into the ambush of Old Skinner..."
The old knight told all the reasons in detail.
It turns out that this army was actually sent out on Lady Lysa's order. According to legend, Littlefinger decided the list of families to fight.
Because Petyr Baelish repeatedly interfered in military and political affairs in the valley, and even kidnapped Lysa and Robin to order the princes of the valley, many nobles were very dissatisfied with him.
So Bronze Jon contacted five or six of the top families in the valley, and took the soldiers to the Gate of the Moon, preparing to find a way to kill Littlefinger and revive the atmosphere of the valley.
In order to protect himself, Lord Baelish agreed to the Lion family's request to send troops, asked Lysa to send such an army, and appointed Lynn Corbray as the commander.
"To be honest, we people in the valley do not support the Lion Family or you. Whoever sits on the iron chair has little impact on us. You guys just wanted to show off your troops and go out with blood, but you didn't want to have a real fight with you. But the Northern Territory is in urgent need, and we have no intention of spending time with you and Littlefinger..."
The old knight was very upright and said everything in his heart directly.
Arthur asked Podrick and other unrelated people to go out, leaving only Hugo Vance in the tent.
Then he asked: "How is the situation in the north?"
His understanding of the situation in the north was still based on the fact that the two sides faced off across the King's Road after the Wolf family's forces captured the Moat of Carlin.
Sir Simon Temperton introduced Arthur to the situation in the north again.
In order to stabilize the battle line, Old Skinned led his army northward, preparing to occupy Winterfell and Severn City, and then completely separate the Wolf family's forces.
Harion Karstark, the heir of Cahor City, was captured by the Lions and later fell into the hands of Stannis. Therefore, Alf Karstark, a branch of the family, prepared to seek the position and territory of the family governor and took refuge in Bolton, the Warden of the North. Home.
In this way, if the two central cities fall into the hands of the Bolton army, then the southeastern areas such as White Harbor, Horwood City, Widow's Hope, and Langmen Castle that are loyal to the Wolf family will be separated from Deepwood Castle and Torun Square City. , Bear Island, Last Hearth and other places are completely separated.
The Great Jon, who was in charge of military affairs, was a bit simple and straightforward, but his men were still smart, so the Wolf family's forces also moved north, and the two sides fought again in Severn City. Finally, Great Jon led his army to capture the castle.
What people didn't expect was that Lao Peipi, who occupied Severn City first, had a backup plan. After the Wolf family forces entered the castle, a fire broke out in the city that night, and the army was in chaos. The Bolton army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
"Little Jon died in battle, Great Jon was captured, and Wendell Manderly was burned as a man because he was too fat to run. One of the Great Jon's uncles defected to the Boltons, and the other took the Some of the soldiers returned to Horwood City. The whereabouts of most of the remaining leading nobles are unknown. If we don't send troops in the valley, the situation in the north will really change. , is the role model for our knights in the valley, Lord Yohn..."
The old knight talked a lot and finally explained the situation in the north clearly.
After the great victory in Severn City, the coalition forces of the Bolton and Dustin families are no longer able to defeat them. Perhaps White Harbor can still have the financial resources to recruit another army, and with the warships prepared by Lord Manderly a long time ago, maybe It is really possible to harass the area occupied by Bolton's army along the White Blade River.
But it was only limited to harassment. Mandalay's troops could no longer threaten the Bolton family's rule in the center of the North.
And because Duke Eddard exceptionally upholds the "high as honorable" code of conduct in the valley, coupled with his kinship, powerful valley factions such as Bronze Yohn and Simon Temperton have always regarded the Stark family as their own.
Now that Ed is dead and Lady Catelyn has disappeared, their children are also dead and missing. On the surface, only Sansa is the weakest woman left in the Wolf family, so the knights of the valley feel that it is their turn. These elders took action to bring justice to the Stark family.
After learning about the changes in the north, Simon Temperton and others wanted to lead troops back, but Lynn Corbray kept obstructing them. This made the people in the valley, including the old knight, begin to doubt Lynn's position.
Then Bronze Yohn sent conclusive evidence that Littlefinger bribed Lynn Corbray, and ordered the old knight and others to find a way to deprive Lynn of his right to command and lead the troops back to the valley.
Simon Temperton and others adhered to the code of knights, but could not find an opportunity to take action internally, so a smart knight from the Hunter family of Longbow Hall came up with this method.
"When you kill Lynn Corbray, we will take the opportunity to retreat. After joining forces with the Royce, Waywood, Redford, Belmore and other families, we will set off by boat from Seagull Town, first to White Harbor, and then Go straight to the hinterland of the North along the White Knife River, kill the oathbreaker Old Skin, and avenge Robb."
Listening to the old knight's tone, he really wanted to have a fight with the Bolton family.
"What about Littlefinger?" Arthur asked.
Ser Simon Temperton waved his hand indifferently, "You don't need to worry about that. Nestor Royce, the guardian of the Gates of the Moon and the High Steward of the Vale of Arryn, has a better relationship with Lord Yonn than he does with Littlefinger. The relationship is much closer."
The Gates of the Moon is also the castle of the Arryn family, but it is only inhabited in winter, because at that time the Snow Mountains are covered with snow, and food and daily necessities cannot be delivered to the Eagle's Nest City on the top of the mountain.
During the fourteen years that Jon Arryn, the former Housemaster of House Eagle, served as Robert's Hand of the King, Nestor Royce, the High Steward of the Vale of Arryn, was in charge of the Gates of the Moon and the Eyrie.
So in practice, Nestor might really let servants, cooks, etc. secretly kill Littlefinger.
Arthur nodded and didn't ask any more questions about it.
The people of the Valley are a little stubborn, and their brains are indeed more than one level better than those nobles in the North.
"Then how can I cooperate with you?" Although Arthur believed in the old knight, he was still cautious in his heart.
After all, we must be on guard against others.
"Lin En is extremely vain, and has a bad temper. He does things without thinking. If you propose a duel, first belittle him a few words, and we flatter him around him. After a while, Lin En will definitely fight you. With your fighting power, it will be easy to take him down."
Sir Simon Templeton said the countermeasures that the people of the Valley had discussed.
It sounds okay. The time and place have not been decided yet, and the King of Hejian also has the initiative.
After discussing for a long time, Arthur sent the old knight and his several servants away at night.
The River King had one more way to deal with this Vale army.
If it was really as the old knight said, he would fight with Lynn and then wait for the Vale to withdraw.
If there was something wrong, he would proceed according to the original plan. Anyway, sesame oil, kapok, dry firewood and other flammable materials had been collected enough, and Alduin, who lit the fire, was also around.
…
King's Landing.
Although it was late autumn, the sky was clear and cloudless.
The day chosen by the Queen of Thorns to meet Tommen had arrived, and the whole King's Landing had a different atmosphere.
A large number of King's Landing citizens crowded in the alleys and streets near Aegon's High Hill, ready to watch the excitement, which made it much more difficult to move forward normally.
On the road from Tyrell's residence halfway up Aegon's High Hill to the Red Keep in the east, the elite soldiers of the River Reach, wearing full armor, holding spears, swords and shields, lined up in two rows, trying to keep the road open.
In front of Rose's house.
Little Rose was dressed up beautifully and took the lead in the second sedan chair, while her third brother Ser Loras rode beside the sedan chair.
The Queen of Thorns was still secretly discussing with her grandson Garlan.
"How did you deal with the Shield Islands?"
Garlan replied: "Uncle Paxter wanted to participate in this formal court audience, so he sent his son Horace to lead some longships to help. After today, I will bring a large army to help, first to drive out the Ironborn, and second to capture Brightwater City."
Olenna thought for a while, "Let Paxter's other son, the little guy Hobber, stay on his family's warship and don't enter the throne room today."
"Understood, I will send someone to inform my uncle."
Garlan casually summoned an officer of his own and sent him to find Earl Redwyne to inform him of the matter.
The Queen of Thorns looked at the civilians who were as numerous as ants on the street in the distance, frowned and said, "Why are there so many civilians? They even block the road."
Gallan glanced casually, "It's not a big deal. We have 400 fully armored warriors in the throne room, many of whom are knights with high martial arts skills. We are not afraid of the lions' tricks. Moreover, after discussing with Cersei, she agreed to let more of our soldiers in. Now there are 6,000 Riverbend people in the city, and the guards of the two city gates have also been bribed by me. I am staying in the barracks. What big things can happen?"
Lady Olenna, wearing a square head niche, whispered again, "Is there any activity in the Red Castle?"
"I bribed some maids and didn't ask any big moves. I just said that Varys disappeared inexplicably, which made Cersei once again thoroughly investigate the cellars and secret passages of the Red Castle." Garlan also lowered his voice.
The Queen of Thorns blinked her little eyes, and after thinking for a long time, she finally calmed down and slowly moved into the sedan chair.
"It would be nice if your father was here. Well, let's not talk about that fool anymore. Go to the barracks." She ordered her second grandson to leave the city through the window of the sedan.
Garlan bowed and asked his servant to bring his mount over. After saying hello to his younger brother and sister, he led a group of cavalrymen to the King's Gate in the west.
Given the crowdedness near Aegon's High Hill, people on horseback should not think of leaving the city during the day.
The Queen of Thorns pulled down the shutter of the window, and the male servants carrying the sedan started immediately.
The Tyrell family's team marched towards the Red Keep. Outside the throne room, they will go in with the lords and knights of the Riverlands to meet King Tommen I.
…
Near the King's Gate, Hopper on horseback finally caught up with his cousin Garlan, "It's fine if Horace doesn't participate, but why don't you let me participate? The boat is full of smelly sailors and soldiers, and there's no fun at all."
Because the area near the Mud Gate was so crowded that they couldn't leave the city, Hopper led his men to make a big detour from the King's Gate in the west.
Gallan rode his horse to his cousin and comforted him, "It's okay, just wait for this day, and wait until Margaery and Tommen get married, then you can have fun."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until that day. The Shield Islands have been lost, and it's time to need my family's warships to fight the Ironborn. My father is about to take up the post of Minister of the Sea of the Kingdom, and he can't get away, so I have to lead the family soldiers back."
There are many castles along the coast of the Reach, including Bundaren Castle, Black Crown City, Three Towers Castle, Old Town, and even High Court at the mouth of the Mander River. Warships are needed for defense. When King's Landing is temporarily safe, some of the Reach Lords will lead troops back to help.
"We'll discuss this later. Anyway, I'll definitely go back. Whether you go back or not depends on your grandmother's arrangement."
Gallan said casually.
After the two cousins exchanged some views on the situation on the continent, they separated outside the city gate and each took his servants to two directions.
Red Keep, throne room.
Hundreds of civilians crowded in the corridor outside the throne room, making it difficult for the nobles to move forward.
Lady Olenna Tyrell walked slowly into the throne room with a calm face, and Margaery followed her arm around her.
Loras and several selected knights from the Reach followed the Queen of Thorns. They had to identify Tommen's authenticity and protect the two women.
A large number of nobles and knights from the Reach in iron armor followed the members of the feudal lords' families. They held swords in one hand and iron helmets in the other, looking like they were going to the battlefield.
To the surprise of the people of the Reach, the king and the queen regent did not arrive late, but sat directly on the Iron Throne, waiting for the vassals to come in.
To be precise, it was Queen Mother Cersei, dressed in her best clothes, holding the king and sitting on the Iron Throne. The two remaining Kingsguards stood in front of the platform, and dozens of Lion soldiers surrounded the king.
After carefully looking at the appearance and hair color of "Tommen", Loras whispered to his grandmother: "They all match. I haven't looked at Tommen carefully before, but I remember his facial features."
Cersei, holding Levi Lanny, watched the Knight of Flowers whisper in Olenna's ear and clenched her hands nervously.
This child looks very similar to her son Tommen, and her hair color is also golden, but the age and height are a little different.
So she brought Levi here in advance to avoid exposing the big problem of height during walking.
But fortunately, it only needs to be covered for a short while. After more than ten minutes, everything is over.
It took a long time for three or four hundred lord knights, plus some royal nobles and noble knights in the West, just to line up.
Just as the Queen of Thorns and the Rivermen were about to start, several crossbows suddenly shot in from outside the corridor, hitting the high platform of the Iron Throne.
Faced with this situation, the Queen Mother, who had been prepared for a long time, shouted sternly: "There is an assassin, protect the king, protect the king."
The Kingsguard Meryn Trant also shouted: "Let the king go first."
The entire throne room was in chaos, and the cries of women and the roars of soldiers suddenly crowded together.
Because they didn't know where the assassin was, the Lion Family soldiers who served as the royal guards began to hack and slash in the crowd, which made the scene even more chaotic.
Loras hurriedly took the Rivermen Knights who were close to him to protect his grandmother.
Lady Olenna, who was protected by her grandson, took a closer look and saw that Cersei and the king had disappeared.
For some reason, this old woman who had seen the wind and rain suddenly felt something was wrong.
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