Chapter 0826 - Adopting the Night Watch: The Wolf and the Dragon Are Innocent
Before coming, the Magic Mountain went out of his way to find Jon Targaryen for a meaningful and far-reaching conversation.
Jon Targaryen lives in the three-story stone house where he lived when he was Minister of War at Magic Mountain.
The Night's Watch are unique in that they do not obey the king's orders, but they are part of the country, they depend on the country for their goods and manpower, but they are completely independent in government and military.
Jon, like Eddard Stark, remembers the Great Grace of the Demon Mountain for killing the Night King. The mountain was also Eddard Stark's savior, and the prophet of the Scarlet Wedding in Twin Cities, where Eddard and Robb commanded the Twin Towns counterattack to save the entire Northern Legion.
"Commander Jon!" Demon Mountain spoke politely, but from his voice and majesty, no one could hear his politeness.
"Your Majesty. Jon said respectfully.
"Do you remember the Night's Watch Oath?"
"Never forget, Your Majesty. ”
"May I listen to the Night's Watch Oath?"
"Of course, Your Majesty. Jon felt strange, but he read it solemnly: "The long night is coming, and I will keep watch from now on until I die." I will not have a wife, nor a fief, nor a child. I will not wear a crown, and I will not compete for honor. I will do my duty and die in my life. I am the sword in the darkness, the guard of the Great Wall, the flame against the cold, the light at dawn, the trumpet that awakens the sleeper, the shield that guards the kingdom. I give my life and glory to the night watch, tonight, night and night. ”
"Commander Jon, awaken the horn of the sleeper, the shield of the kingdom. What does this mean?"
"We are stationed on the Great Wall, and if an enemy comes to attack, we will blow the horn to remind the people on the south side of the Great Wall to prepare for battle; we are a defensive shield of the country, and it is our duty and only responsibility to defend the country's security. ”
"Well said, Commander Jon, the shield that guards the kingdom, and if the enemy does not come from the north, but from the south, from the sea, should you stand idly by, or will you raise the shield of your kingdom? ”
Jon froze, he heard for the first time an analysis of the oath of 'Defend the Palace'. He found himself unable to refute the words of the Magic Mountain.
"Is it a war for the Night's Watch alone, or is it a war for our entire nation?"
"War on the whole country, Your Majesty. ”
"The wildlings are coming, breaking through the Great Wall, marching south, does the war belong only to the Night's Watch or to the whole country?"
"The whole country, Your Majesty. ”
"If the aliens come up from the sea to attack us and launch a fierce war of aggression, will this war belong only to the King's Landing garrison and the Royal Navy fleet or to the whole country?"
"National. ”
"Did the Night's Watch's supplies, salaries, and iron ore be provided by the country, or did the Night's Watch trade it get from themselves, or was it just the support of the North?"
Jon felt his mouth dry, "The Night's Watch's supplies, salaries, and iron ore have long been provided by the state, Your Majesty. ”
"Where's the troops, and where do your recruits come from?"
"From all over the country. ”
"Where?"
"Dorne, the Crownlands, the Bends, the Valleys, the West, the Riverlands, the Iron Isles, the North. ”
"Commander Jon, if the Night's Watch loses the support of the Nation, will the Night's Watch still exist?Once a new generation of Freedmen returns, or if the Wraiths strike again in the next Winter Century, do you think the Far Wall and the North, which have lost the support of the Kingdom, will be able to defeat the attacks of the Freedmen or the Wraiths alone?"
"Ugh, Your Majesty. "When I return to the North, I will inform the King of the North of His Majesty's suggestion, and we will sign a peace agreement with the King of Saiwai outside the Wall." ”
"How long can a peace deal last? One year, three years, ten years, one hundred years? Once the people outside the Cyprus have a difficult life, in order to survive, they will go south and plunder. There is no doubt that once the kings and generals of this generation grow old and the new generation of freedmen rise, they will start wars again and plunder southward. Do you agree with my judgment, Jon?"
Jon was silent for a moment, "...... Agree...... Your Majesty......"
"The decisive battle of Winterfell ended with me killing the Night King, but where did the Night King come from?"
"The Land of Eternal Winter. ”
"What god does the Night King believe in?"
"Chill God!"
"Has the cold god been killed by us?"
“...... There is no ......"
"If the cold god does not die, the strange ghost will definitely come back again. It's like the cycle of day and night. ”
“............”
"Commander Jon, do you understand what I mean?"
"His Majesty believes that the Night's Watch system of the Desperate Wall must continue, and that the Night's Watch must continue to defend the Wall. ”
"Yes. "But I'm going to change the laws of the Night's Watch to allow the Night's Watch to marry, visit relatives, rotate, pay high salaries, and earn titles and lands for meritorious service." The three laws of no wife, no fiefdom, and no children must be abolished. If the law of the Night's Watch is not to marry, you and Ygritte have broken the law. Samwell Tully and Big Gilly are capital offenses, and their children are illegitimate children without a father or mother. I know that there is a cypress village in the Ghost Forest, and the children in it, most of whom are illegitimate children of the Night Watch brothers. In the Mole Village, where the Night's Watch gave land, there are also many illegitimate children of the Night's Watch brothers. According to the law, the brothers of the Night's Watch who gave birth to children were to be beheaded. But if they all behead their brothers, the Night's Watch will collapse. ”
"............" Jon was speechless!
"Jon, you are still the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, and I need your support to change the Night's Watch system so that the Night's Watch is no longer a concentration of thieves, robbers, smugglers, pirates, death row prisoners, vagabonds, and the unemployed. The warriors were excellent knights from all over the country, and every year of veteran soldiers was eligible to rotate to King's Landing as garrison officers. I will settle the salaries, supplies, status, meritorious promotion channels, titles and fiefdoms of high-ranking officers such as the Chief Ranger and the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch. ”
“...... Your Majesty...... The Night's Watch are legions that are independent of the Seven Kingdoms...... I hope that His Majesty will not change the absolute independence of the Night's Watch Legion in military and government affairs......"
"That's the past!" said the Demon Mountain in a deep voice, "Don't forget that the Night's Watch comes from the Seven Kingdoms, and don't forget the Night's Watch Oath, the shield of the kingdom. Not the shield of the Great Wall of Despair, not the shield of the North. The Night's Watch, like the rest of the Legion, exists for the safety of the country. ”
Jon had a vague sense of the Magic Mountain's ambitions, did he want to include the Great Wall of Desperation under his banner?So, what about the North? Between the Great Wall of Desperation and King's Landing, there was another kingdom that had become independent: the North.
There is no doubt that Jon agrees with the Demon Mountain's proposal to abolish the Night's Watch's 'no children, no marriage, no fiefdom', which would be a great joy for the Night Watch brothers. The Mountain will gain the support and love of his brothers from the Night's Watch, but Jon is also uneasy, fearing that the Mountain will interfere with the military power of the Night's Watch and eventually take control of it all.
"Your Majesty, if you no longer make the military and government affairs of the Night's Watch independent of the Seven Kingdoms, I'm afraid I'll have to oppose you!" Jon said tentatively.
"Against me, I will remove you from the position of commander-in-chief. "Magic Mountain did not hesitate.
"Your Majesty has no right to remove me, my post of Commander-in-Chief was chosen by the ballot of my brothers from the Night's Watch. His Majesty has no right to decide who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch, much less to remove me from the post of Commander-in-Chief. ”
"Then I'll let you not be elected. ”
"You can't do that, Your Majesty. ”
"Oh, Jon, how many troops do the Night's Watch have left?"
"Two hundred. ”
"I will send another kilogram of the Ligang Legion into the Desperate Wall as a night watchman, or two thousand-man teams, and each of these thousand-strong votes will not be voted for you again. Jon, you have no chance of winning. ”
Jon Targaryen stammered!
He suddenly found that the Magic Mountain wanted to implement his Night's Watch policy and meddle in the military and government affairs of the Night's Watch Legion, and he, the commander-in-chief, did not even have a chance to fight back.
Crush in all directions!
Jon stared at the Magic Mountain, which was as burly as a giant gave him a feeling of unrivaled strength, and incomparable was the family motto of the Magic Mountain.
"Jon, I am not sending troops to protect the Great Wall of Desperation, but to take away your position as commander-in-chief, but to make the Legion of the Great Wall of Desperation a strong shield for the true kingdom, and so that the brothers of the Night's Watch will not die alone. If they have contributed themselves to the kingdom, they should enjoy a rich, free, and happy life, they should have a wife and son who love them, and they should have the right to visit their relatives and return home. Soldiers who have made meritorious achievements in war should have the opportunity to be rewarded with titles and fiefs. Jon, will your two hundred brothers oppose higher salaries, rotations, and the right to return home to visit family?"
"No one will object, brothers of the Night's Watch, they will only accept it warmly. But I want the Night's Watch to be completely independent militarily and politically, as it has been in the past. ”
"The Night's Watch can never be independent in military and government affairs, and the Night's Watch themselves have never been able to solve the problem of military resources, nor can they be self-sufficient in living and military supplies, and without the support of the state, the Night Watch brothers will starve to death. Winter is coming, and the north is also short of food and clothing, and every winter, many people in the north freeze to death and starve to death. This time, the situation in the north will be even more difficult. Before the Battle of Winterfell, most of the people of the North would not have survived this long winter if I hadn't had for the Tyrells to bring a large amount of food into the North. After successive civil wars, the consumption of food and various materials stored in the north is close to the edge. ”
"............" Jon was speechless again.
Jon was well aware of the Mountain's proposal, and once known to the Night's Watch brothers, each of them would raise their hands and feet in favor. As for military independence and political independence, soldiers and generals will not care about this, they will care more about drinking hot beer and holding their beloved girl in the freezing weather, and no longer risk being beheaded to sneak around. They no longer have to risk their lives to run away, and it has become their most legitimate right to return home to visit their relatives. As long as you work hard, there is a way to promote the nobility, and the nobility has a way to promote the title, which makes a warrior of any status and status excited.
Although wary of the Magic Mountain's ambitions, Jon is still impressed by the Magic Mountain's 'Variation'. As soon as these things are introduced, the Night's Watch brothers will see the Mountain as the king and god who will save them.
This gave Jon the illusion of suffocation.
The Demon Mountain is too powerful, and if he wants to unify the North, Jon thinks that the North, like him, will not be able to fight back. After a series of civil wars and winters, the northern border is already vulnerable to the Demon Mountain. However, the Magic Mountain has never had any ill will towards the North, and in the Civil War, the Magic Mountain saved the entire North twice.
"I need your support, Jon. Let's build a true shield of the kingdom together, with the mighty Night's Watch legions and elite soldiers stationed on the Wall, protecting not only the Wall, but also the North. This generation of freedmen may not invade the north again, but a new generation of freedfolk warriors, they will surely raid the south again. ”
- The Night's Watch Legion is strong, not only to protect the Great Wall, but also to protect the North, a new generation of freeman warriors, they will definitely go south to plunder - These words of the Demon Mountain convinced Jon and touched his heart, if he did not agree to be the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch, the Demon Mountain would also arrange his people, the refusal was invalid, there would be someone who did not know who came to take office, but it must be the henchmen of the Demon Mountain, which may not be of any benefit to the North: "Your Majesty, I support your decision. ”
The mountain held out his giant hand to Jon, one large and one small.
"Jon, after the new law of the Night's Watch is issued, you have a woman you like, and I am willing to protect you. ”
"Escort?"
Magic Mountain smirked: "Daenerys Targaryen is unparalleled in beauty, I am willing to be a matchmaker and let her marry you and become husband and wife." ”
Jon Targaryen's face turned red suddenly, and the boy felt humiliated: "Your Majesty, Daenerys is my elder. ”
"The Targaryens have a tradition of intermarriage within themselves, and I know that. ”
"I can't accept intermarriage within my family, I grew up in the North and believe in the Old Gods. Misconduct and homicide are absolutely unforgivable sins, and they are extremely heinous crimes. ”
The little ninety-nine in the heart of the magic mountain disappeared, this kid's surname is Targaryen, but he is actually a Stark, he is a wolf in his bones, and Bran is a Stark, but he is actually a Targaryen, a dragon.
The mountain nodded, his eyes revealing appreciation for Jon. Apparently he thinks Jon Targaryen is right! Eddard Stark has produced a true knight.
"Aren't you close to Daenerys on Dragonstone?" He asked about the 'dirty' hidden in the depths of his heart.
Jon's face turned even redder, and a bruise appeared on his neck, "Your Majesty, please don't listen to rumors, and don't dishonor my glory and faith. Daenerys and I are innocent. She was my aunt. ”
Hey, there's a clean slate between Jon and Daenerys!
The mountain was happier in his heart, and Jon's words were exactly what he wanted to hear.
The mountain was very comfortable and enjoyed it, but it was serious and solemn on the surface: "Okay, Jon, I take back what I just said, but there is a real great joy for you. ”
"What's the matter?" Jon said in a wary tone. Demon Mountain's words just now made him very indignant and deeply humiliated, but he still had to maintain his etiquette.
"Sansa Stark is going to marry Renard Westerling, would you like to go with us to the West? I will also go to the North to pick up Lord Eddard Stark, King of the North, and his Queen Lady Catelyn Tully. ”
Jon noticed that the Mountain called Ed the King of the North and Catelyn Tully the Queen.
"I can't wait for Sansa's wedding, Your Majesty. ”
"Very well, then it's settled. Sansa and Renard's wedding, I want to invite Daenerys Targaryen to go with me, do you think Daenerys will accept my invitation?"
"I don't know Daenerys, I can't give an answer. Jon spoke in a rather sincere tone.
"Oh, then I'll go try it first, get in touch with Daenerys and extend an invitation to her. If Daenerys refuses, I hope you can help me. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
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So, the magic mountain, who confirmed that Daenerys was 'single', came to Daenerys!