Chapter Seventy-Three: The Intricacies of King's Landing
Chen Zhong stood at the bedroom window and looked out, the tall Prime Minister's Tower stood in the middle of King's Landing, from the tower he could see most of the city, and the ordinary people on the streets were busy with their lives.
Tyrion knocked on the door and walked in, he called Chen Zhong and told him his name, "Mendo, why don't you go out and enjoy yourself when you come to the most prosperous city in the Seven Kingdoms?" It is said that the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Petyr. Why don't you try the brothel run by the Earl of Barich, which is second to none in the Seven Kingdoms, and the women in it are excellent? ”
"No, if I feel lonely, I will reminisce about the time I spent with my wife."
Tyrion came to Chen Chong's side, circled around him a few times, and then said with a smile: "You are a strange person, it is unbelievable that a mercenary does not go to a brothel as if the king is a good man, and I can't imagine that a down-and-out mercenary would have a spear made of keel and a long knife made of Valyrian steel. ”
Hearing Tyrion's words, Chen Chong's body tensed, and his right hand was held on the hilt of the knife at his waist.
Tyrion stretched out his hands in a downward gesture and whispered, "Calm down, calm down, relax, I have no ill will towards you, and I have not forgotten that you saved me, I will keep your secret, I hope we are still friends during this time in King's Landing." ”
Chen Zhong looked into Tyrion's eyes and slowly let go of the hand holding the hilt, "Okay, we're still friends, it's a little stuffy in the house, I'll go to the top of the tower to see the birds." ”
Tyrion asked curiously, "Why do you like birds?" Aren't women more interesting than birds? ”
"After spending a long time with people, I began to like to be with animals."
The two came to the hallway, and Tyrion pointed in the direction of Shae's room and said, "I have to admit that what you said makes a lot of sense, but I still like beautiful women, I'll go talk to Shae." ”
"As a temporary friend, I would like to remind you not to repeat the mistakes of the past, and it is better to stay away from Shae, I feel that she is not easy."
"Thank you for the reminder, but I'm mentally prepared that I won't make the same mistake a second time."
"I hope so." After Chen Zhong finished speaking, he walked towards the stairs.
In the past few days of being trapped in King's Landing, Chen Chong found that this city with a population of 500,000 people has a lot of birds living here, the ravens who are busy delivering letters, the seagulls that come back from foraging on the beach to rest, and some common little sparrows.
Chen Chong has now found two targets, one is a prostitute from a brothel on Silk Street, and the other is a squad leader of the capital garrison, according to the description of a few little sparrows, these two people should be evolutionaries.
Chen Chong is not ready to do it now, because the strength of the evolutionaries who have lived until now is very strong, and the low-level identity of a prostitute should not have any hidden power in this world, so her main strength should be the skills and props she masters, and there are some people under the captain of that team, but his own strength should not be weak.
After many days of observation, Chen Zhong found that the forces in this city were much more complex than those on the continent of Essos, the royal guards of the imperial palace, the garrison of the capital under the command of Sir Genos, who was loyal to the Queen Mother, the family guards of various important ministers, a group of children secretly trained by the Minister of Intelligence Wallis, and the Minister of Finance Petil. The prostitutes under Berish, the sons of the secret armed warriors of the Church of the Seven Gods, and the assembly of the poor, it seems that they must have some power before they can fight.
Tyrion and Chen Zhong stood at the edge of the walls of the Red Keep, and several guards were taking down Eddard who was stuck in a spear. Stark's head.
"Ed. Stark was a true warrior, and I've heard that he opposed Daenerys' assassination and was deposed by King Robert, and that there is one less decent man in the Seven Kingdoms. Tyrion sighed at Eddard's rotting head.
Chen nodded in agreement with Tyrion's words, "He should be fighting on the northern ice fields, not here with these nobles, anyone who becomes the hand of the king will not end well, Jon is said to have been poisoned, Eddard was beheaded, I think you should care about your own safety." ”
After some consideration, Tyrion said, "Indeed, how about we invite Ser Genos, the commander of the capital garrison, to dinner in the evening?" ”
The two returned to the Prime Minister's Tower with the guards, and Tyrion whistled to open his room, where he found the Minister of Intelligence, Eunuch Wallis, and Shae chatting happily.
The eunuch Wallis said with a smile on his face, "I didn't expect Lord Tyrion to have such a beautiful lady by his side. ”
"Is Lord Wallis your friend? He's been here for a while, and we're talking about food. ”
Tyrion poured a glass of wine and said to Wallis, "Food?" Then you should try Shay's abalone, which is quite delicious. ”
Shae looked at Wallis with a strange look and laughed, "Hehe, I don't think Lord Wallis will like abalone." ”
"Shae, you're wrong, how could someone like me and Lord Wallis give up delicious food because of a physical defect."
Wallis still kept a smile on his face in the face of Tyrion's teasing, "Lord Tyrion, you just came to the national capital, I think you need more friends, you must know that power comes from intelligence, I think we will become very good friends." By the way, I'm here to invite you to the Imperial Council. ”
Tyrion and Wallis walked out of the room, and in the hallway, Tyrion said, "I heard that Ed used to trust you too, but now he is not doing well, I am not a decent gentleman like him, I know the rules of the game, if anyone wants to disadvantage me, I will throw him into the sea to feed the fish." ”
Wallis looked down into Tyrion's eyes, "The storm comes and goes, the big fish eat the small fish, and I've been sitting on the fishing boat. Let's go, my lord, don't let the Queen Mother and other important ministers wait in a hurry. ”
At the Imperial Council, the Queen Regent Cersei reads a letter: "From now on, our country will be free from your rule and become a free and independent northern kingdom - the northern kingdom of Rob. King Stark. ”
"Rob is better than his father, Ed." Cersei tore up the letter in her hand.
Tyrion handed over another letter and teased, "You read this letter, I think you have a lot of opportunities to tear it up today." ”
Cersei opened the letter, and it read: My brother Robert. Baratheon did not leave any direct descendants, the boys Joffrey and Tommen, and the girl Mycella were Cersei. Lannister and his brother Jaime the Kingkiller. The Lannisters, according to the law of bloodline, declare today that I am the sole owner of the Iron Throne of Westeros, and that all the kings of the Diligence shall owe allegiance to me, Stannis. Baratheon.
Someone who revealed her and her brother's privacy tore up the letter in anger.
"My dear sister, it's useless for you to tear up the letter, this letter has been distributed by Stannis's men everywhere, from Qingting Island to the Great Wall. This also has a letter that is a blue gift. Baratheon's notice is almost the same as this one, Minister of Intelligence, tell us about the strength of the other party. ”
Wallis said to everyone present, "Dragonstone is relatively barren, so Stannis has not many troops, but Lanli has the support of a large number of lords, and he claims that the queen has married Margaery, who is rich and large in the Tyrells. The Tyrells, the Tyrells are known for their wealth, second only to the Lannisters, and the Tyrells also have a large fleet, and it is their warships that are now besieging King's Landing. ”
The Imperial Council was held for a long time, but in the face of a powerful enemy, everyone was helpless.
After the meeting, Cersei instructed Sir Genos, the commander of the garrison of the capital loyal to her, to kill all the illegitimate sons of King Robert and all those who spread rumors about the Queen Mother.
Genos's title and fief were given by Cersei, so after receiving orders from the Queen Mother, he began to massacre in King's Landing.
In the evening in the Prime Minister's Tower, Tyrion hosted a banquet for Ser Genos.
After eating and drinking, Tyrion asked, "I heard that the garrison of the capital was very conscientious, and killed many people in one day. ”
"Of course, it's our responsibility to maintain law and order in King's Landing."
Tyrion applauded Genos' words, "That's a good point, but is killing innocent civilians and babies still good at law?" ”
Genos has the Queen Mother as a backer, and said strongly: "I have the orders of the Queen Mother, and I must obey them." ”
"Hand of the previous king, Ed. Stark was betrayed by you and captured, and Eddard is such an idiot that he didn't even know you were bought. ”
Genos angrily stood up and said loudly, "Are you drunk? Even you, little devil, dare to question my reputation. ”
"Questioning? Given that you have betrayed the hands of the previous king, I am insecure to keep you by my side. It is said that the Night's Watch is short of men right now, and I will send you to the Great Wall to fight the Wraiths, which is magnificent and I hope you will enjoy it. ”
Angry and shouting, Ser Genos was taken away by the guards, and Tyrion said to Chen Chong, "I don't have anyone around me who can be trusted, can you temporarily serve as the commander of the capital garrison?" ”
Chen Zhong smiled and said, "Of course you can, but I may kill a few people who are hostile to me." ”
Tyrion took a sip of his drink and asked, "Is that me?" ”
"You're not on my list."
"Oh, then it has nothing to do with me, it's been a busy day, I'll go find Shae for a massage, you can do whatever you want."