Chapter 63: Fiefdom

Ma Shen swaggered down the road, followed by Luo and the somewhat reluctant servant, and occasionally glanced at the jousting spear in his hand, at this time the Flower Knight Loras must still be in the treatment room, so go and surprise him.

From Ma Shen's position, you can see from a distance that there is a very large tent, this is the bachelor's treatment room, mainly responsible for the treatment of knights who were injured in the martial arts competition, of course, like the monk knight who was stabbed to death by the magic mountain, at this time, there happened to be a white-bearded bachelor with a basin of water from the inside, Ma Shen hurriedly gave way to the side.

"Thank you, sir" The bachelor thanked him in a low voice, and slowly walked outside, then again, he didn't seem to have seen a few young bachelors, all he saw were white-bearded grandfathers, could it be that when the school city issued a bachelor's certificate, it was also based on seniority, according to age, sometimes young people are more prominent than the elderly in many ways.

Shaking his head, he no longer thinks about these things that he has or not, and then he has to be cautious about his future plans.

After a little gathering of thoughts at the door of the treatment room, Ma Shen lifted the curtain and walked inside, where King Robert's youngest brother, Lan Li, was gently and carefully cleaning some of the abrasions on Tyrelll's back.

At just 21 years old, Lan Li is full of charm and affection, but at the same time, she is considered too frivolous by some. For example, Loras Tyrell thinks that Blue Rite is the most kingly and the best king, while Sir Jaime thinks that Blue Rite is just the best king in dress.

"Well, I didn't get too hurt. Without waiting for them to ask, Ma Shen asked hypocritically, and by the way, he also glanced at Loras, who had smooth skin like a woman.

"You're not welcome here, Sir," Loras said unceremoniously as he grabbed Lan Li's hand that was cleaning his wounds, and turned to Ma Shen, who had suddenly burst in.

"No, no," Ma Shen shook his head with a smirk, "I think you'll welcome me." ”

Ma Shen said, shouting behind him, "Come in, Roo." “

"Yes, my lord," Roo replied, and forced the servant in.

Then Masin waved the broken spear in his hand and asked Loras, "I wonder if the respected Sir Tyrell recognizes this servant and the jousting spear in my hand?"

"If it's okay, please go out, or don't blame me for being rude." Loras frowned, took the clothes from the side, and draped them over herself.

"Since you don't know each other, then bother. Ma Shen nodded politely, pretending to want to leave, not afraid that Lan Li would not stop him, Lan Li is currently the Minister of Justice, if this matter is exposed, it will be troublesome.

"Wait, can you talk in private?" "Sir" Lan Li stopped himself as he thought.

"Of course," Ma Shen nodded, and then led Luo and the others out of the tent, and Lan Li hurriedly followed behind him.

With a wave of his hand, asking Luo and the servant to help him prepare for the finals of the upcoming meeting, Ma Shen and Lan Li walked to a hidden corner.

"What do you want, money or something else?" asked Lan Li as soon as he walked into the corner.

"I want a fiefdom. Ma Shen's ambition was suddenly exposed.

Although Lan Li is the youngest brother, Robert gave him the family fief Storm's End, and the only thing that was given to Stannis was the remote and barren Dragonstone, although Dragonstone's military significance is very important, and it has been the fief of the Iron Throne heir in the Targaryen era, but Wind's Rest is obviously larger and richer than Dragonstone, so Lan Li is currently a local tyrant, and Ma Shen is now trying to fight the local tyrant to divide the land.

If his brother Stannis Baratheon was here, I'm afraid Ma Shen wouldn't have made this request, or even come over, because according to Stannis's tough personality at present, once he shows the intention of threatening, I'm afraid Stannis will even make a direct move.

"It can't be. Lan Li refused without thinking about it, joking, if the fief is so easy to give, then how can there be so many wandering knights and hired knights.

However, each lord can divide his territory into several pieces and seal them to his subordinates, thus forming a kind of pyramid-shaped ladder network. A great lord is a vassal in relation to the king, and the king is his lord, but he is a lord in relation to the small and medium-sized nobles whom the lord himself divides, and those who are divided by him are his vassals, and so on up to the lowest rank of ordinary knights.

Lords and vassals at all levels assume responsibilities and obligations according to each other, and as in the Middle Ages on the continent of Europe, in Westeros, the vassal is usually only responsible to his direct lord, and through this land-property relationship, a society called "my vassal's vassal is not my vassal".

"If I'm not mistaken, as the younger brother of His Majesty the King, you seem to be the Minister of Justice who can participate in the Imperial Council, I wonder if the knights in the Seven Kingdoms knew that you, as the Minister of Law, had done something in the glorious premier martial arts competition, I wonder how those knights who participated in the martial arts competition would feel?" Hearing Lan Li reject himself without hesitation, Ma Shen was not angry, but patted his head, as if he remembered something.

"I didn't do anything. Lan Li felt that he was a little wronged, and he had made some small moves on the wolf slayer in front of him so far, and he was discovered.

"But the defeated knights don't think so, and the gamblers who have lost all their money because of gambling don't think so. Ma Shen said softly.

"You're threatening me, threatening a noble duke. Lan Li's eyes showed a cold light, he was not so easy to threaten, even if this matter was revealed, it would be a big deal to return to Fengxi Castle.

"If that's what you think, I just don't want to lose with you. As he spoke, Ma Shen added at the end, "I don't need a hereditary territory." ”

Someone once said, "If Robert is real steel, Stannis is pure iron, black, hard and strong, but also easily damaged, like iron, it breaks before it bends." As for Lan Li, he looks like a glittering bright copper, which looks beautiful, but is actually not worth a few dollars.

"This... Listening to Ma Shen's words, Lan Li hesitated, if it wasn't hereditary, it would be acceptable.

After thinking for a while, Lan Li finally made up his mind: "I can give you a fiefdom of a small town, on the edge of Storm's End, but you have to promise me that you won't tell me anything about today's events no matter what." “

"Yes" Ma Shen agreed without hesitation, he came here for this purpose.

"Then leave that servant and your attendant to me, and not too many people know. Lan Li waited for Ma Shen to agree and continued.

"The servant may give it to you, but my squire will manage it myself, and I will keep his mouth in check. Ma Shen only agreed to half of Lan Li's request, anyway, that servant has nothing to do with him, and he wanted to give him the questionable martial arts spear before, so if Lan Li wants it, he will give it to him, as for Luo Ao, the attendant who picked it up, he can't, after all, he is very optimistic about this squire with a broken hand.

"Deal. Lan Li obviously didn't want to lose both sides with Ma Shen, so he agreed directly.