章 183: Queen Margaery repays the kindness
King's Landing, South Pier.
It has been two months since the death of Queen Cersei, and the war seems to be far away from King's Landing. The fish market near the River Gate and the docks at the mouth of the Blackwater River are gradually returning to life.
In the past two weeks, under the influence of the upcoming king's wedding, the order in the city has been the same as before the war, and businessmen from all over the place quickly swooped on this giant city like flies that smelled the smell.
Among them, the governors, trade princes, and wealthy merchants of the Free Trade City came the fastest. They brought a large amount of food, linen, silk, spices, wine, etc. to fill the emptiness of the city.
Therefore, the wharf at the mouth of the Blackwater River has become the most prosperous place in the capital. Thousands of brown-clad civilians unload and carry goods here. Although they can only get dozens of copper coins a day, at least they can make a living. eat.
Braving the refreshing sea breeze in late autumn, two knights, Bernard Brun and Willow Cuy, each with ten soldiers, were waiting at the corner of the pier.
Under the hard work of the oarsmen, a long boat with the flag of Lys Wrapped Lady slowly docked at the dock, and then a group of Pentos sailors came out hugging a middle-aged man in a toga.
Bernard Brun, who was in charge of the reception, asked in confusion: "Why is it the flag of Lys? Doesn't it mean that our guests are coming from Pentos?"
He was a wealthy knight of the Crab Claw Peninsula. He once led 2,800 indigenous ancestors of the Crab Claw Peninsula to participate in the defense of Maiden Springs, and then led his army southward under the order of King Arthur I.
Since the king decided that the First Men's Army should be incorporated into the King's Landing Garrison, Bennard Brun's status has also increased, and he is now the deputy commander of the garrison.
Willow Kuy, who was following him, replied: "If you are slightly familiar with the situation on the Narrow Sea, you will know that this is an authentic Pentos merchant ship. In order to escape the punishment of Braavos, quite a few Pentos Merchant ships will fly the flags of Lys and Tyrosh."
After the people from the Crab Claw Peninsula and the river nobles arrived one after another, Willow Kuy quickly lost his dominant position in the Red Castle. Now, he can only accompany Sir Bennard to welcome a special guest.
This guest was indeed so special that the king did not dare to let others come into contact with him for fear that he would be chopped into pieces by the angry Reachers.
There was no other way. Who told his sister Cersei to be so stable that she let the Lion soldiers hack to death hundreds of Riverside nobles and wealthy knights in the Throne Room Incident?
Before the target, the Little Devil, appeared, Bennard shouted and asked: "Are you really the ship from Pantos? Who are the previous and current governors?"
Although his mission was only to bring a Lannister dwarf or reach the king's sphere of influence, Bennard could not control his curious mouth.
The middle-aged man in a broad robe took out a handkerchief from his sleeves, covered his mouth and nose first, and then replied in a buzzing voice: "Of course this is the Pantos merchant ship. Its last owner was Governor Audro, and its current owner is It's Governor Jaskis, my employer."
He had long heard that King's Landing was extremely smelly, but he didn't expect it to be like this at the better-ventilated dock. If he hadn't been on an important mission this time, he wouldn't have wanted to get off the ship.
Bennard became even more curious, "Then why are you flying the flag of Lys? Is it really like what my classmate said, to avoid the punishment of Braavos?"
The middle-aged man in a broad robe had a slightly different impression of King's Landing. Could it be that the dignified officers in the capital of the Western Continent didn't know the rules of the Narrow Sea?
But as a professional in the Free Trade City, he still maintained his superficial courtesy and explained the underlying principles to Bernard Brun.
Pentos practiced slavery for most of its history, but this resulted in war between the city-state and Braavos.
Since about two hundred years, the two cities have fought at least six wars over control of the fertile lands and waters between the two cities, in addition to slavery. Braavos was victorious four times, the last of which occurred ninety-one years ago, and Pentos sacrificed four princes in one year until, after a rare victory, the fifth prince convinced the satraps to seek help. and. In the peace agreement, Pentos had to make concessions, abolish slavery, and outlaw the slave trade.
However, the governors who were rich merchants did not want to give up the large market of slave trade, so they often sailed on the narrow sea under the flags of Lys and Tyrosh to escape the punishment of the sea overlord Braavos.
In other words, this is a standard slave ship.
But Bennard couldn't figure out the twists and turns inside. The other party's people had already brought the little devil out, so Sir Brun was preparing to escape.
Tyrion, who has gray-blond curly hair, wears Pentos' unique light yellow loose robes. Even his beard is dyed yellow, oiled, and divided into two forks.
Coupled with the wisdom revealed in his eyes with strange pupils, if one did not know the details of this Lannister, it would be easy to mistake him for a wealthy businessman from Pentos.
"Yes, this dwarf is mine. The ransom was handed over to Jaskis' merchant ship two weeks ago, you should know this."
After Bennard said a few words casually, he ordered someone to put the little devil into a large sack, then carry it on his horse and drive away.
Tyrion, who had been floating on the ship for almost a month, suddenly became anxious and shouted repeatedly: "Wait a minute, I have legs myself. Although they are a bit short, I can still walk. There is no need to put them in a sack."
He knew that Arthur the Dragon Holder had paid a ransom of 50,000 old gold dragon coins for him. He thought that he would be properly arranged, but he did not expect that as soon as he got off the ship and got rid of his semi-slave status, he would become a dwarf in a sack again.
Wellow Kui on the side said sarcastically: "Lord Lannister, we are doing this for your good. Most of the soldiers in the city are from the Bay. They want to tear the Westerlands into dozens of pieces and throw them into the Blackwater River to feed the fish."
Tyrion looked at the emblem on Kui's body and the Redwyne soldiers behind him with horror, "But I believe you and these gentlemen will not be so barbaric, right?"
Bernard waved his hand and said proudly: "Don't worry, I have the final say here. Since you want to leave by yourself, then go, but you should cover your head a little."
The group of soldiers were about to leave, but the Pentos people had something else to do.
The middle-aged man in a wide robe said repeatedly: "You are too careless. My employer also gave a gift to the Targaryen Dragon King. I heard that it is not convenient to travel in the city now. You must take me and the gift to the Red Castle."
Just as the few people were chatting, nearly a hundred crew members had moved down a large iron cage covered with black cloth.
The huge size attracted the attention of the sailors and unloading workers around, and everyone speculated what was inside.
Benard waved his hand impatiently, "What little gift? Do you need me to accompany you? If it's a small item, I'll take it..."
Before Sir Brun finished speaking, the middle-aged man in a wide robe had already lifted the black cloth on the iron cage.
Inside was a terrifyingly strong rhinoceros.
A rhinoceros with a body length of more than ten feet, a shoulder height of five feet, a weight of at least five or six thousand pounds, a hard horn on the head, and a brown-yellow color.
Benard's lips parted in shock, "You gave the king this thing, isn't it too cool?"
The middle-aged man in a wide robe touched his oiled beard proudly, "In terms of value, this gift may not be the most expensive, but in terms of matching the king's wishes, I believe that the whole Westeros cannot surpass this rhinoceros."
It is no secret that the new owner of the Iron Throne likes to ride a giant mount, so someone gave him a big rhinoceros.
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Red Keep, Throne Room.
Originally, according to the customs of the southern Westeros, the bride and groom should swear a sacred marriage in the cathedral, and the groom should put a protective cloak on the bride. This part of the royal family is often held in the huge heptagonal hall in the Great Sept of Baelor.
However, considering that the Great Sept of Baelor is on the top of Visenya Hill, it takes the King's Road or Iron Street to get there from the Red Keep, and the current west wall of King's Landing has been destroyed, and the situation in the city is complicated, so Arthur I canceled the coronation of his wife Margaery in the cathedral and changed it to the throne room.
Not only that, in order to ensure that the wedding is foolproof, the entire Red Keep is full of loyal ancestors of the Dragon family from the Crab Claw Peninsula, as well as Arthur's new soldiers.
Even every small inner courtyard, arched hall, covered bridge, barn, cellar, barracks, etc. in the Red Keep was guarded by at least ten armored soldiers, and on the streets west of Aegon's High Hill, three thousand soldiers from the Tully and Mareways families were patrolling in formation, striving to avoid any mistakes.
Arthur I, who was extremely sensitive about the Game of Thrones wedding, ordered that the band was not allowed to enter the Red Keep in order to ensure that there would be no mistakes today. Only single musicians with noble status were allowed to participate in the performance, and it was clearly forbidden to play Castamere's Rainy Season, even humming was not allowed.
In such an atmosphere, hundreds of nobles from the Riverlands, the Reach, the northern part of the Stormlands, Dorne, and several special guests from the North and the Vale, witnessed the entire process of Lady Margaery Tyrell becoming queen in the throne room.
After all the nobles found their positions according to their status, the ceremony officially began.
A bright red velvet off-shoulder close-fitting dress showed off Margaery's perfect figure to the fullest. Her brown curly hair was tied up behind her head, revealing her fair and straight neck.
In order to make the ceremony formal enough, Little Rose also put on heavy makeup. The lipstick as red as her clothes made her look extremely charming. Coupled with her outstanding facial features, she made the noble ladies in the throne room and the corridor exclaim in envy.
"Seven Gods! This is too beautiful."
"Envy, I want it!"
"What is Queen Margaery stepping on? Why does she look a lot taller?"
"I remember it was a custom-made expensive shoe! It has been rumored in recent days that the king customized a special pair of shoes for his wife."
What made many women envious was not only Margaery's superior conditions, but also the custom-made high heels on her feet that became the focus of discussion among the gossiping women on the spot.
"A good husband who designs shoes for his wife, tut tut tut, why doesn't my man do the same?"
"Don't tell me, these shoes are pretty good-looking, Queen Margaery's white and tender toes are exposed, and I, a woman, can't help but want to lick them."
The women were discussing the queen's outfit and shoes, while the men were asking the nobles they knew about the king's treatment of the nobles in the Westerlands, the Vale, the North, etc.
As for King Arthur I, he was putting the pure gold ring crown on the tray on his second wife's head.
On the throne platform, Mace Tyrell stared eagerly at the three-headed dragon relief on the crown, and almost couldn't help but moan.
This is the queen of the Targaryen family!
Although there are still quite a few River Bay family heads in the hands of the Westerlands, these families sent people to participate in the king's wedding, so the Duke of Mace was quite satisfied with the wedding.
While his son-in-law was still putting a cloak on his daughter, Lord Tyrell could not wait to look for envious looks on the faces of the guests standing in the hall and corridors.
What made him feel comfortable was that most of the women were obviously discussing their daughters with their companions.
But the men were more careless, and the Duke of Metz felt a little annoyed.
Arthur didn't know the little thoughts of his father-in-law. After putting on a cloak for his wife, he whispered to Margaret's white neck:
"Remember to save your energy today, I will make you repay me with a spring."
Few people dared to go to the bridal chamber at the king's wedding, so after eating the wedding banquet and receiving the gifts, he started the battle with Little Rose.
Today, the butterfly will not curl up, and the warlike Arthur I will never stop fighting.
Margaery looked at her husband with sympathy and replied shyly: "Let's talk about tonight's matter tonight. Let's hold the wedding banquet first and don't keep the adults waiting for too long."
The king kissed his second wife gently, and then announced loudly:
"From this moment on, Margaery Targaryen is the legal wife of Arthur Targaryen I, and the queen of the First Men, the Andals, and the Rhoynar. Our marriage is blessed by the gods in heaven, and this relationship will continue until either of us dies..."
According to the customs of the Western Continent, a wife can follow her husband's surname or her maiden name, but at the strong request of the Duke of Mace, Arthur crowned the Targaryen surname for Little Rose in the oath.
After the basic process was completed, most of the guests left the throne room and went to the garden to prepare for the wedding banquet, but a few key nobles stayed and went to the round table meeting room next door to meet the king.
After giving Margaery a deep kiss, Arthur I ordered her to accompany his grandmother, the Queen of Thorns, while he discussed military and political affairs with special guests.
After more than half a year, he met the fat man Willis Manderly again.
In the round table conference room, Willis, wearing the mermaid emblem, nodded to the nobles first, and then told the request of his father, Earl Wyman Manderly.
"Your Majesty, my father asks you to pardon the mistakes made by all the families in the North during the usurper period for the sake of Queen Sansa, and drive the Bolton family, the guardian of the North appointed by the false king, out of Winterfell, and let the Stark family return to their home castle."
After a period of influence, Arthur gradually understood the nobles' speaking skills.
Willis said that he wanted the king to pardon some crimes for the sake of Queen Sansa, but what he actually meant was that they, the northerners, decided to support Arthur as king for the sake of Sansa.
"No problem at all. The Iron Throne will never refuse its loyal vassals. In addition, should we discuss the dispatch of troops and the tariffs that White Harbor will pay to the royal family?" Arthur I asked.
One of the major sources of stability for the royal family is the tariffs of the five major cities.
After Robb proclaimed himself king, the tariffs of White Harbor were handed over to Winterfell, not the Red Castle.
Willis answered politely: "According to my father's meaning, from the day when the Iron Throne sent troops to help the Stark family recapture Winterfell, our Manderly family will pay tariffs to the Red Castle, and all previous tariffs will be used as funds for the winter town."
"As for the military, my father has sent people to investigate the situation. The barge fleet loaded with horses, soldiers and military rations can come and go freely on the mainstream of the White Knife River. We can choose any landing site, and the Bolton army will definitely not be able to defend it."
The North has great benefits. At least with the help of the Manderly family, the attack site no longer bothers Arthur and Randyll Tarly who led the army.
"That's good. You are the landlord, so you must make good geographical preparations. Next, let's talk to Sir Anda Royce about sending troops to the valley."
He looked at Anda Royce, the first heir of Runestone City and the eldest son of Bronze John.
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