"I'm sorry, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, I am the acting city lord of the High Court, if we offend Her Majesty the Queen Mother in any way, I will bear it alone. “

Vilas wasn't stupid and wouldn't give Cersei more hostage handles.

Cersei sneered, "Lord Vilas, now that I know about Kaivon and Tyrrell's plot, I have already prepared a countermeasure. As she said this, the shadow of the Demon Mountain drifted in front of Cersei's eyes.

The countermeasures are all ideas from the Magic Mountain.

With Cersei's cunning and the muscles of the two Kingsguards, he couldn't come up with a good idea.

Cersei's threats to Willas to 'settle accounts after the fall' all come from the point of the Magic Mountain's letter.

The rhetoric of threatening the future now is not clever, but it has worked for Velas Tyrrell.

The future ruler of the High Court, the Duke, is none other than Velas Tyrrell. If he is treacherous enough, he will understand that King Tomman has a queen surnamed Tyrell by his side, and after six years, no one can predict who will have the final say in the palace at that time.

That's an unknown! The odds are split between sides.

But Cersei's bold statement caught Villas off guard, and the sudden change of events made Velas lose his sense of proportion.

Time is the best appeasement, and Vilas quickly recovered his sanity from the panic, this is his territory, he calls the shots, he has the final say. At least one thing Velas can confirm that Cersei doesn't dare to break the net.

Troops: The High Court has gathered tens of thousands of troops, and the 500 red-robed troops in the western border are not enough.

Villas made up his mind not to order the four retainers of the Governor, the Sect Head, the Scholar, and the Captain of the Guard to come in and become Cersei's hostages.

But he also doesn't want to have a fierce confrontation with Cersei, he wants a peaceful and friendly way to deal with it.

Cersei stared at Vilas and saw that Vilas's panic had faded and his composure was gradually returning to Vilas, which was not a good sign.

"Lord Vilas, won't you give the order for Lord Garth to come over?"

Garth is a real powerful figure in the High Court, assisting two generations of High Court Dukes, and is also the uncle of the Duke of Metz.

"Your Majesty, there are too many misunderstandings between us, and I think we need an open and honest dialogue. You need my support, and I will definitely support you. Vilas spoke earnestly.

Vilas's strategy of expressing his allegiance to Cersei rather than confrontation goes beyond the advice and guidance of the Magic Mountain to Cersei, and in the letter of the Magic Mountain, only Vilas's confrontation is envisaged, and Vilas's cooperation is not envisaged.

Cersei decides to follow through with the Magic Mountain's strategy, which is in line with her character and actions.

"Vilas, are you willing to support me?"

"Yes, Her Majesty the Queen Mother. ”

"And how do you deal with Prime Minister Kevon? I'm not in King's Landing, I'm sure the Prime Minister has convinced the Tyrells to support him, taking control of the Council and King Tomman. Cersei is frank about her shortcomings, indicating that Wilas's allegiance to her may not be the best option.

This made Willas's heart slightly stunned, what was Cersei talking about, she was in a worrying situation, but she revealed her shortcomings?

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, you are the guardian of the whole territory. "I think you and the Prime Minister also need to have an open and honest communication, and we all have the same goal, which is for the stability and prosperity of the kingdom." ”

Cersei's eyes changed slightly as she stared at Vilas, and she could see that Vilas was immature. Duke Tywin once said to Cersei that power struggle, there is no peaceful coexistence, winner takes all, this is the rule of the Game of Thrones.

Vilas even imagined that Cersei could still live in peace with Prime Minister Kevon and govern the kingdom together, which was already difficult, and the trust between the two men had been greatly damaged.

Lannister, if you have a debt, you must pay it! This sentence is not only for outsiders, but also for Lannister himself.

The little devil Tyrion Lannister has proven this saying with his life: there is a debt to be paid!

"Lord Vilas, you are a good man, and I accept your advice. I want to make peace with the Prime Minister and work together to govern the country, so what advice do you have? Will you send troops to escort me back to King's Landing?"

"I will write a letter to the Prime Minister first, and I will do my best to mediate and ask Her Majesty the Queen Mother to believe me. I swear by the gods old and new, and by the glory of the Tyrells, that I will do my utmost to help Her Majesty return to King's Landing, and to do my best to reconcile Her Majesty and the Prime Minister. Velas said earnestly.

This is exactly what he really thinks, and this idea hides a great selfishness: he is unwilling to marry Cersei. If it were a different person, Crow's Eye who coveted Cersei, Cersei would have been pressed on the carpet early to have fun.

People with different personalities, different ways of doing things, different choices will lead to different results. Some of them ended up being death.

"Good!" Cersei's eyes faded into softness, "Lord Vilas, I believe your oath. Sir Baron, please bring a chair for Lord Vilas. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. ”

The only 'third party' in the hall, Sir Baron Swain, brought Velas's wide chair with comfortable brocade cushions.

As soon as Velas sat down, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of Osmond, the guard of the Royal Forest, outside the door: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Lord Gars, the head of the High Court, asks to see you." “

Vilas was stunned!

He didn't order Garth to come.

But he instantly saw the clue from the expression on Cersei's face, Cersei deliberately talked to him to accept his proposal, in fact, he had already sent guards to invite Garth to come, as long as it was in his name, Garth would definitely not be fortified.

Vilas's falcons and hounds were very understanding, and no falcons and hounds entered Queen Cersei's hall, however, the falcons and hounds could not tell Garth about the situation.

The retainers must have thought that Cersei and Velas were in the middle of a storm, and no one could have imagined that Cersei would use the time of the afternoon tea party to suddenly get into trouble. Beforehand, Cersei had not shown any warning.

The door was opened by Baron Swain from the inside, and Garth came in with a smile, and the fat Garth walked like a pile of fat moving around, his smile was kind, kind, full of kindness and warmth.

The door closed again, and Garth sat down, seeing Velas's ugly face. Villas found that she had seriously underestimated Cersei, saying that Cersei only had beautiful appearances and short-sighted eyes, a strong personality and immature behavior, but judging from today's events, she is obviously thoughtful and has a clear goal.

Cersei said, "Lord Garth, Lord Vilas has confessed everything. “

Garth was stunned, he could not have imagined that Vilas would suddenly surrender at a critical time, which would put the Tyrells in an embarrassing situation of injustice, and all the accumulated political wealth was at risk of being wiped out.

Garth stammered, speechless.

Cersei sneered: "Lord Garth, I want to know, when did Prime Minister Kaivon order the Tyrells to put me under house arrest in the High Court? I went south to inspect the Riverlands, to give the Tyrells family incomparable glory, to give the Tyrell family's vassals and people the confidence of stability, to enhance their loyalty to the lord, to show the strong influence of the Tyrells in the royal family, to enhance the status of the Tyrells in the Seven Kingdoms, but you are instigated by the Prime Minister to put your queen mother under house arrest. Lord Garth, this is a crime, tantamount to treason. ”

Choke!

Baron Swain's long sword was unsheathed and pointed at Garth's fat neck from behind, sharp and murderous.

Beads of sweat broke out on Garth's forehead.

He was just a governor of the High Court, and if he was killed, he would be killed, and as long as Her Majesty the Queen Mother did not kill Velas Tyrell, it would not arouse the unquenchable anger of the people of the High Court.

The lords and lords are at war, and they all demonstrate by killing dogs' legs, and they will not kill the real head of the family. That's the bottom line and the measure.

Although Gao Ting dared to put Her Majesty under house arrest, he did not have the courage to kill Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and they would not do so. That is the real rebellion and treason, which is contrary to the original intention.

Cersei takes Velas Tyrell hostage, Vilas's performance emboldens Cersei, and Garth's fear makes Cersei's flame burn even more, and she has no fear.

Garth was originally a wise and backbone Tyrrell, but if Velas Tyrell had raised his hand to surrender first, and had not consulted him beforehand, then all of Gars's plans would have been wrong.

If things were to turn around, the Tyrells would naturally sacrifice Gals instead of Vilas, who would never be the heir to the family.

"Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Garth is loyal to the King and Her Majesty the Queen Mother. ”

"If you want to put me under house arrest, but you still have no two hearts?" Cersei sneered.

Getting down on one knee, Galls lying on the ground with fat on his body, denied Cersei's accusations: "Not house arrest, Her Majesty the Queen Mother. The Tyrells family did not want to offend Prime Minister Kaivon, so they only pushed the boat in the hope of reaching a marriage with Her Majesty the Queen Mother, no matter whether the marriage could succeed or not, the High Court would never dare to put Her Majesty under house arrest. We have only loyalty to the royal family and Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and there is no blasphemy. ”

"Oh, so I can come and go as I want?!"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, the Riverbend Land is the domestic territory of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, of course Her Majesty the Queen Mother can come and go whenever he wants, who dares to stop him?"

Garth had a bright sword around his neck, and although he had lived seventy-eight years and was old, he still did not want to die.

"Baron Swaine, tell the guards to tie up Garth Tyrell first, and we'll need to be escorted by Lord Garth when we leave. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. ”

Baron Swain opened the small side door, and several Knights of the Westlands entered, tying Garth into a rice dumpling, and the rope was deeply tied into Garth's fat. When Garth let out his first scream, he was shoved into his mouth by a foul-smelling rag.

The obese Garth was dragged into the next hut, which was closed and locked, and two Westside soldiers accompanied Garth in the hut so that Garth would not be left alone.

Vilas finally knows what a 'struggle' is, and Cersei wants to be in absolute control of the situation, and she will not have a chance to be reversed by the High Court. As long as Garth or Velas is out, they can call up an army to surround the tower at any time. Although the Empress Dowager Cersei had hostages on her hands, she did not dare to kill them when she was surrounded by the army, because that would be tantamount to declaring war, and declaring war in front of the tens of thousands of troops of the High Court was tantamount to suicide.

Cersei is a person who will never kill herself!

The third to be tricked in was the university scholar Lomis, who did not suffer and was served by an upholstered chair and the swords of two soldiers from the West, who remained in his chair honestly.

Even if two more swords were pointed at him, Lomis knew he was safe. Queen Mother Cersei doesn't hurt people, let alone kill people, not to mention that he is nominally a bachelor who belongs to the neutral faction.

The Seven Kingdoms are at war, and there are two kinds of people who will not be killed, and of course this is a nominal rule - one is the Night's Watch, and the other is the Bachelor.

The fourth to be tricked in was the head of the Sect, Photimo, whose temper tantrum was rewarded by Queen Cersei, who, under the threat of a sword, knocked Photimo to the ground, smashing his full mouth of teeth and breaking two of his ribs. In the end, the invincible head of the Vortimo Sect was tied up with a thick rope and was also locked up in a hut, accompanied by two soldiers from the West.

The last retainer to be tricked into entering was Lord Velas Tyrell's captain of the guard, Aegon. Aegon grinned in, and then he saw the scholar's unnatural smile, saw Velas's blue white face, and he smelled the ominous atmosphere in the air. When he sat down in the chair appointed by the Queen Mother, he saw blood on the ground, the blood of the head of the sect, Buddha Timo.

"What's going on?" Aegon decided to play dumb.

Even if Cersei captures them all, she won't be able to get out of High Court City. Aegon has gathered five hundred elites and is ready to take over the position of Cersei's five hundred red-robed troops, responsible for protecting the safety of Queen Mother Cersei. If he stays here too long, his lieutenant will know that things have changed.

When he received a summons from Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Aegon did not realize that things had changed, and it was not until he passed by the tower of the Lord Steward that he was told that the Lord Steward had been invited by Her Majesty's guards to drink tea.

In a situation where a woman and a man drink afternoon tea for the sake of 'flirtation', they will never invite any other person, and Aegon understands the psychology of a woman's secret meeting with a man.

He had an extra heart for this, and went to see the head of the sect, Photimo, and the university Slomis, and they were told that they had been invited by the Queen Mother, and Aegon knew that things had changed unpredictably, so he explained to his deputy, if he did not have news for half an hour, the deputy must bring troops to the tower of Her Majesty the Queen Mother to find him.

Aegon was no smarter than the scholar and the chief executive, he just understood that in the sweet time of a woman's secret meeting with a man, he would definitely not invite another irrelevant person, and if he did, it might not be an emotional secret meeting.

Aegon didn't want to believe it, and he arrived at Queen Cersei's hall, saw blood, and smelled ominous air.

When Aegon grinned and asked, 'What happened?', Cersei didn't answer when Baron Swain's sword stabbed him in the neck from behind, the back of his neck, and the front out.

Aegon looked at Queen Cersei's gaze, which was always full of manly voices, and this resentment had been accumulated in Baron Swain's chest. Aegon's stupid smile ignited the anger in Baron's heart, and the raging anger that had been suppressed for a long time could not be suppressed, and Baron killed Aegon without saying a word.

A small vassal of a family dares to be disrespectful to the Queen Mother, a capital crime!

The Magic Mountain of Ice and Fire

The Magic Mountain of Ice and Fire