Chapter 0511: The Flower of Evil
(1 more, last night's arrears were paid off.) )
"Lord Kevon, even if the Magic Mountain, Wagner, and Bernie all voted for you, how can you get Cersei to go to the High Court?"
"Of course, I tricked her into going to the High Court as a guest, and then I left her in the High Court, and when she arrived in the High Court, could the Tyrell family not be able to keep her?" ”
"If Jaime comes back from Halberd City, I'm afraid he'll react!"
"I'll take care of the rest. "As long as Velas Tyrell doesn't dislike Cersei." ”
"I don't think he will. Mace said.
The children of the Tyrell family have been taught from an early age that the interests of the family are above all else!
Velas Tyrell is the eldest son of the family, the future heir to the High Court, the title of duke, the great wealth of the Riverbend, the granary, the soldiers are well fed, the population is the largest, and now the strength is the first in the Seven Kingdoms, fully worthy of Cersei.
Although Cersei was married, she was still beautiful, with a slender figure and a beautiful neck, and Velas was suave and well-read, but her legs were disabled, and it was hard to tell who would look down on whom!
"Cersei has a weakness. "Her children are her weakness, and when she arrives at the High Court, I will assure her that Toman Baratheon will grow up to be a successful King." When Tomman comes of age, all the power will be returned to him. Tomman needs Jaime's protection, and I think I'll convince Jaime!"
Mace dismisses Kaivon's assurances, but for Margaret Tyrell to be the only queen in the palace, Velas Tyrell, as the future patriarch of the family, should make a little sacrifice.
When Margaery Tyrell and Joffrey got along, Cersei got in the way, did a lot of dirty things, and said a lot of bad things about Margaery, trying to make Joffrey listen to her completely, and deep down, she rejected Margaery thousands of miles away.
Joffrey maintained his hypocritical manners, but inwardly he was completely revered for himself and his mother Cersei, and Margaret Tirell did not receive the courtesy and respect that a queen deserved. This is the case before marrying into the royal family, and if she does, what kind of life will Margaery face? Obviously, the power of the Tyrells in the royal family is not respected and guaranteed.
Because of this, her mother, Lady Olenna Redwin, plotted to surprise and poison Joffrey at the wedding, which was also a counterattack to Cersei, hoping to destroy her. The Queen of Thorns is a thorny, stinger.
It's just that what Mace doesn't understand until now is that Joffrey is dead, and so is his mother, Queen of Thorns!
The Tyrells' poisoning plan succeeded, but there was also a force that poisoned the Tyrells simultaneously.
Who is this force?
The Red Viper of Tyrion and Dorne?
Mistress Mace is suspicious, but because the Tyrells themselves are not clean, it is too dangerous to pursue them.
Lord Mays thinks that the person behind the poison is not in King's Landing.
That's the smartest thing to do.
In the current political situation, Margaery's entry into the royal palace is the biggest political interest planned by the Tyrells, and Cersei is the biggest obstacle.
Her mother, Lady Olenna Redwin, Queen of Thorns, asserted that as long as Cersei was in the palace, Margaret Tirell would never be happy in her life. The Tyrells will have a hard time gaining further power.
When Kevon approached Mace and said that he would 'marry' Cersei out of the palace, as far as the High Court, Mistress Mace was in the right place.
Kaivon and Mace finally came to an agreement, and in the honor of the two families and the name of the Seven Gods, they swore that the Lannisters of the Westside and the Tyrells of the High Court would form each other's most loyal allies.
As for how high this loyalty is, Mace prefers to work with Kaivon rather than Tywin.
Cocoa!
There was a polite and rhythmic knock at the door.
The guard's voice: "Lord Earl, Queen Mother Cersei is invited." ”
Kevon and Mace looked at each other. "It must have been the conflict between the Magic Mountain and the Templars that made her feel threatened, and she never stopped doing stupid things. ”
Mace was glad to learn that the Templar forces that Cersei had 'cultivated' didn't listen to her at all.
After the poisoning and murder, as long as it was something unfavorable about Cersei, Mace couldn't suppress the joy in his heart. It's a malicious pleasure.
Cersei unleashed the Templar armament, but Mace didn't pay attention to it, of course he knew about the monks of the poor people's assembly. Basically none of the ragged and barefoot beggars used swords, not because the Templars could not afford to buy good swords, but because the monks in the poor assembly were really poor, and they had no systematic and professional training in swordsmanship.
Give them swords, and they can't use them, but wooden clubs and axes are more convenient. Wearing armor and helmets also needs to be trained and run-in, otherwise, rookies wearing iron will not be able to walk calmly. When a farmer puts on a helmet, he can only look out through a narrow slit, and everyone's vision is greatly impaired. After the farmer who has not undergone strict training puts on the helmet, he does not have to fight, and after a long time, his neck is sore, and his vision range is very narrow. All kinds of inconveniences.
How could such a barefoot and wooden rabble be the opponent of thousands of High Court knights?
The nobles of Riverlands have a history of fighting against the Templars, and the nobles have always been deeply hostile to the monks, and the famous Battle of Bitterbridge took place in the Riverlands, in the territory of the Tyrells.
The Tyrells repatriated 20,000 soldiers, nearly 20,000 more to fight in the Riverlands, and 3,000 Knights, Freeriders, and Noble Guards in the Red Keep were responsible for protecting the safety of the Tyrells.
There was such a mighty legion, a mere assembly of the poor who wielded wooden sticks, and the pampered Lord Mace was filled with extreme contempt for those men.
Although they are all composed of noble knights and knights' attendants, they are only a team of 100 people, how can they stop the three thousand elite soldiers of the Tyrell family.
Mestiril is confident!
Count Kevon walked out of the stone house with Lord Mace, and Mace said, "Lord Count, if you need the power of the Tyrells, I will gladly send an army to fight in the Great Sanctuary of Baylor. Kill all the sanctuaries inside, and restore the peace and holiness of the Great Basil to its original peace. ”
"Thank you Lord for your proposal, and I will ask for help whenever I need strength. But now we can't, only the hand of the king can order, and the current power is concentrated in Cersei's hands. ”
Kevon said it humbly!
Although the Western Army was slaughtered by the Demon Mountain for a while, there were still thousands of elite people, but this force was all under Randolph Tali and fought against the Riverlanders. In the Red Keep of King's Landing, the armed forces of the royal family are very strong, with a garrison of 2,000 people, as well as the Queen Mother's Western Guards and the King's Imperial Guards. But Kevon's own soldiers were only enough to protect him on his journey.
Mestiril was willing to offer his own armament to Count Cayvon.
Mace hated the Templars too!
He also had great contempt for the Templar armament and for the assembly of the poor. This comes from the deep-seated condescension and superiority of the aristocracy.
At present, the war between the rivers is being won, and there are still three places left to be taken: Haijiang City, Twin River City, and Rushing City.
Randolph Tali was attacking Haijiang City, then Twin River City, and finally besieging Rushing City, dominating the Riverlands
Kai Feng came to the Megg Tower with the guards, and the Queen Mother Cersei, the Magic Mountain, and the Great Master Koben were all there.
Magic Mountain talks about the armed conflict with the Templar, and Magic Mountain expresses some concern that the Sparrow has a high status in the hearts of the poor people in the city. Moshan wasn't really worried in his heart, the worry he showed was for other people, one was Cersei and the other was Kevon.
The Magic Mountain also has to be wary of the others to take the lead, the wealth in the Baylor Great Sanctuary, everyone who knows it is red-eyed, at least the Magic Mountain's eyes are red to death!
He's greedy!
Kaivon looked at Cersei, his face cold and hard, and he didn't say a word.
He admonished Cersei, but Cersei didn't listen.
Cersei has no sense of what she has done wrong, and Kaivon can't see any trace of Cersei's 'reflection', Cersei is still dressed up brightly and elegantly, with a straight and slender nose, like a white swan: "Uncle, what do you think we should do at the moment?"
"Lord Gregor, why did you clash with the Templars?"
"Osney Kate Black has disappeared in the Templar, and I am the Minister of War, so I can't ignore it if I know it. But the Baelor Chapel refused to allow me to enter the Templar and to return Sir Osney to us. Ser Osney, who had been the captain of Her Majesty's guard to the Queen Mother, was now a high-ranking officer in the King's Landing garrison, and even if he committed a crime, it would not be the turn of Baylor to take charge of it. ”
Bachelor Coben whispered to the Magic Mountain: "Count Cayvon, the Baelor Sanctuary has been armed for a short time, but the Sparrow dared to seize Osney and break his two legs, leaving him crippled for life, and the power of the royal family has been challenged like never before. He glanced at the grief-stricken Oswell-Kate Black, whose father's grief seemed to be faked.
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, I advocate a peaceful settlement through negotiations. If the negotiation fails, we will only arrest one sparrow, and the rest will be repatriated. "King's Landing doesn't last long, and if we were to slaughter all the poor people's assemblies and the Holy Sword Armament, I fear that it will provoke a revolt of hundreds of thousands of people throughout the city. The Sparrow is supreme in the hearts of the people, he is a spark, and if we try to move him, I am afraid that we will not be able to bear the consequences. ”
Cersei looks at the Magic Mountain!
Cersei's judgment is limited when it comes to the general trend.
The Magic Mountain understood that Kaivon had expanded the influence of the Sparrow, at least within the Great Sanctuary of Baylor, where the Seven Archbishops were all against the Sparrow, the monks and nuns, and the Sisters of Silence were all extremely hostile to the Sparrow and his armament, but there was nothing they could do.
Once the Seven Archbishops and Friars are supported by strength, they themselves will split into sharp antagonisms.
The sparrow is not monolithic inside, and the people who have received his favor have a good opinion of the sparrow, but the arming of the sparrow is more fear than respect, and for people of other faiths, the arming of the sparrow is the real enemy.
But the magic mountain did not say its own judgment, hidden!
The Sparrow had a right-hand man, his name was Lancel Lannister, a handsome boy and a man of talent. He is the eldest son of Kay von Lannister and the heir to the family. Kaivon also had a young son, Martin Lannister, in the West, and the rest of his children were killed in the war, and if this Lansel was also clicked, his heart was unwilling.
Moshan knew that Kai Feng wanted to sit on the prime minister first, and then he would call the shots, control the overall situation, and show his ability, in order to control the supreme power. However, it is the worst plan to let the Sparrow slow down, because the Templar Armament does exist, it will not disappear automatically, and it can only be eliminated, or it will become more and more powerful, and eventually the royal family and the nobility will be wiped out, which is an irreconcilable contradiction.
Magic Mountain would love to see things slip to the worse side.
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, I agree with Sir Kaivon's proposal to negotiate first and settle it peacefully, if not, only the first evil will be arrested, and the servants will be disbanded, regardless of the guilt. “
Bachelor Coben's eyes flashed for a moment, and then fell silent: "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, Count Kaifeng's proposal is very pertinent, if it is suppressed with all its might, I am afraid it will provoke a rebellion among the poor." “
Magic Mountain and Cobain are Cersei's men, at least Cersei thinks so, both of her henchmen agree with Kaivon's words, Cersei decides to do a personal favor, in this regard, Cersei is shrewd: "Uncle, I will leave the affairs of the Baylor Sanctuary to you, and I don't want Cousin Lannister of Lancer to die without a place to be buried, after the Templar is disbanded, he needs to return to the West to recuperate for a while." ”
"Yes, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. I will personally go to the Baelor Chapel after tomorrow's council and bring back Sir Osney. Kevon said calmly. But everyone could feel the determination to do what he said.
Tomorrow, after the political council, Kaivon will no longer be the Minister of Intelligence, but the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms of the Hand of the King. A new man will also be added to the Imperial Ministers: Ventriloquist Bernie, the new Minister of Intelligence.
Ventriloquist: Bernie, like Varys, was a commoner who became a royal minister. Bernie was recommended by the Magic Mountain, and Varys was the Minister of Intelligence from the other side of the Narrow Sea, whom the Mad King Illistanglian had invited to him.
In fact, Kaivon also has Tywin's cruelty!
He has been a shadow lion by Tywin's side for decades, and his words and deeds and code of conduct are very similar to those of Duke Tywin.
In the Virgin House, Margaret Tyrell once again examines the gifts that will be sent to the Basilica of Baylor tomorrow.
After Lady Olenna was poisoned, because Margaery was the queen, her body enjoyed royal honors and was stored in the Basilica of Baylor along with King Joffrey. After the death of the king and queen, the bodies were buried in a special cellar in the Great Sanctuary of Baylor and specially preserved.
Lady Olenna's body was of course not stored in the 'royal grave', but in the grave of the 'great nobles', and tomorrow Margaery Tyrell will visit Lady Olenna in the templar crypt and hold a small prayer service for her to express Margaery's grief.
Mace, Kevon, Cersei, Magic Mountain, Cobain...... Almost all the important people knew that Osney was captured and maimed by the Sparrow, but no one cared why Osney was held and what happened to him.
The focus is on the seizure of the sparrow as an infringement of royal power, and the focus is on Osney's own problem: he is witnessing Queen Margaret Tyrell's intimacy with the maid, and with Osney himself.
The seed planted by Cersei will blossom when Queen Margaery goes to the Templar.