Chapter 233: The Vortex

Maester Perez looked at Tywin's tired sneer and knew he couldn't persuade any more.

Instead he made his suggestion on things, and to be able to become the maester that Tywin valued, old Perez knew when to say what to say to the lord he served.

At this moment, based on the information he had sent, he gave a low suggestion, "My lord, the matter is not yet irreparable, and it is imperative that cavalry be sent to block the path of those believers into King's Landing. ”

"Black sparrow, black message. Tywin replied gloomily, "How dare this little bitch regain the strength of the Sect, what does the intelligence letter say?" Hundreds of unemployed knights from the six southern realms are rushing to King's Landing one after another, they are all knights, and they even have retinues with them, who can stop this group of people from entering the city now?"

"Lord Tywin, Gregor Clegane might have a try, this bastard doesn't care about knights, he can do anything as long as he has an army, and he's in Harrenhal now, which is only half a day's ride from King's Landing. "This is probably the only way to salvage the situation, and by the time the sparrows are armed, the Imperial Court will be irretrievable." ”

"Let the Magic Mountain intercept it?" Tywin snorted.

This is indeed a good emergency suggestion, but he is still a little hesitant, "It is reported that the army of the north has begun to assemble in Carlin Bay, if that army goes all the way south along the King's Road, and there is no army from the Magic Mountain to take Harrenhal, I am afraid that the people of the north can directly cross the Trident River and enter the royal territory, and then I am afraid that the best outcome will be that the entire Riverland will fall." ”

"The loss of the Riverlands and the loss of King's Landing depends on the choice of the adults. "Maester Perez knows where he is, and this is up to Tywin to decide.

Tywin weighed the pros and cons.

In the end, I was worried that the situation in King's Landing was more serious.

If King's Landing is controlled by sparrows, and the king's monarchy is suppressed by divine power, the Lannisters lose their greatest political support.

The moment the armor was draped on, and the armor on the bronze frame of the armor was removed, Tywin made a decision, "Perez, you help me write a letter to the Eagle's Nest in the Vale, persuade the lords of the Vale to help defend the Riverlands, and only hold back the northerners' southward advance for a few days, and I will be sure to purge the Papal forces in King's Landing and lead the army north." ”

Master Perez nodded in agreement. "Vale riding does have the ability to stop the North, but it will only require you to commit enough benefits, my lord. ”

Tywin said decisively, "Let's just say, when we get rid of the people of the North, King's Landing will give that son of Lysa Tully the title of Guardian of the Canyon, so that the baby will have the same honorable status as his father Jon Arryn." ”

Bachelor Perez answered, turned and left.

Tywin Lannister stepped out of the room with his attendants, and immediately arranged for a fast rider to inform the Magic Mountain in Harrenhal to send troops to the king.

Such a careful arrangement is not because Tywin thinks highly of the Sparrow Church, but because there are too many people from all walks of life who believe in the Seven Gods in Westeros.

Once the theocracy lived enough to be armed, it meant that the theocracy had the blessings of the king's power.

It is a very terrible thing to re-arm the church. Imagine the power of the Night's Watch in its glory days, an army that has risen to prominence and fanatical beliefs is enough to cause a great shock.

Among the events that are traced in history.

During the Targaryen Dynasty, the Church was very powerful and was the main force of the rebels, which could influence the succession of kings.

In order to curb and eliminate the armed forces of the church, the Targaryen family went through three generations of royal power changes and paid a great price to eliminate the armed forces of the church, and established a code to prohibit the armed forces of the church.

The Church's armed exploits occurred mainly during the reign of the third king of the Targaryens, the cruel "Meggar".

At the time, House Targaryen had several dragons, including the Black Death Bethrion, but they still suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Church's forces, killing two heirs, a dragon, and countless armies.

The fighting power of the armed forces within the church can be seen.

Now, Tywin has learned that shortly after Cersei agreed to be reinstated, the Church's "Warrior's Son" was born. One can imagine how glorious the whirlpool of such an armament would be with the endorsement of monarchy and divine power.

Now countless wandering knights, defeated soldiers, and bankrupt peasants are frantically heading to the capital.

At this rate, I am afraid that the strength of the Seven Gods Cult will be able to easily control King's Landing in less than three or five days.

Those outside the whirlpool can see clearly, but Cersei, who is at the center of the whirlpool, has no idea what kind of storm she is about to provoke.

She was intoxicated by the power of the Church, which gave her great power.

Cersei convenes a new round of the Royal Council at the Red Keep.

Cersei, who was sitting at the top, looked at the few four people at the conference table, full of joy.

The ministers who dared to oppose her were all involved in the new round of clean-up of the Sparrow Church, and none of those ministers were eligible to participate in politics until the hearings were completed.

The only remaining Paischer Fellows, Littlefinger, Littleskin, and the former Academy Bachelor who had just been promoted by her, the Science Maniac Coben, looked at the first Queen Mother Cersei with fear or flattery, waiting for the mastermind behind the bloody storm in King's Landing to speak.

With a smile on her face that she couldn't hide, she gracefully took a sip of her glass and said, "God willing, I heard that the Church has recently begun to clean up the discipline of King's Landing, and the rumors that once accused me of imprisoning Little Rose in the High Court have finally disappeared. ”

Littlefinger first responded affirmatively to Cersei's remarks, "Rumors stop at the wise, and wise people don't bother to listen to slanderous words." Now the whole city of King's Landing has become sane under the baptism of the Seven Gods. ”

Then he changed his mind and said, "But the Sparrow Church is sometimes too radical, and the people need the necessary entertainment in order to enrich their lives in addition to the baptism of faith. ”

Little Peel smiled wickedly and said, "I heard that your brothel was ransacked by the sparrows, Lord Baelish, and the prostitutes in your brothel are now even preparing to shave their hair and cover their heads to become nuns. ”

"Why? Earl Bolton forgot so quickly who got you married?"

Talking about the imminent marriage to Sansa Stark, the little peeling smile was even more obscene, and immediately apologized, "Just kidding, Lord Baerich, don't be surprised, the rights of the Sparrow Church do need to be restrained." ”

Cobain didn't speak his mouth when he first attended the Imperial Council, and Paisel listened as usual.

Cersei knew that Littlefinger's brothel property had suffered at the hands of Sparrow, and comforted, "At tomorrow's hearing, I believe that the archbishop will restore your innocence, and I will tell him that the brothel is a legal property protected by the laws of the Iron Throne." ”

"So this meeting, are we going to talk about tomorrow's hearing?" asked Lams Burton Jr.

Cersei nodded.

"Yes, the Church has arrested and charged nearly fifty nobles at one time, and it is in the interests of more than two dozen families, and we need to ensure that tomorrow's hearing will give everyone a fair trial, and of course that every nobleman who has been wronged is rehabilitated. ”

"The Queen Mother is right," echoed Littlefinger with a smile, "and I suggest that every guilty person must be sentenced only by the double grace of the Queen Mother and the Archbishop, so that no innocent person will be wronged, and no guilty person will escape punishment." ”

Although Cersei smiled happily when she heard this, she still corrected with a straight face: "It is necessary for His Majesty's permission, the right belongs to the king, but as the king's mother, I have the obligation to share some things within my power for the king." ”

"Of course, I think the archbishop would think so. ”

"Having this said, we have come to the conclusion that any name that violates the canon of the Church will require a double decree from the king and the archbishop. ”

Cersei was pleased with the announcement and quickly dissolved the Provisional Council.

It was the first time she had attended such a smooth Imperial Council, and it had been convened by her in person.