Chapter 176: The Council of Vassals (1)
The birth of a new feudal lord often means the collapse of the old power, and Lynn plans to send troops to attack the widow in front of many vassals, which is to set an example, and the blow to the disobedient is a necessary procedure to establish prestige.
However, the old nobles who are still alive with the Stark family, Lynn does not plan to have too much contact with them, and the new forces must have a new atmosphere.
After the balcony viewing ceremony, the vassal assembly still continued.
In the council room, Lynn was still sitting on the high platform with an indifferent expression, the candlelight in the room was flickering, and although the nobles below were still talking to each other in a shallow voice, their faces were different at this time.
After seeing the two powerful cavalry regiments of the Gripen Legion, these people felt the strength of the Gripen family more intuitively.
The young man in Gaotai is now completely seated as a feudal monarch in the north.
No one doubts this anymore.
Even Count Oulu Locke of the old city sighed in his heart, judging from Lynn's strength and strong attitude, it may be impossible to tie him to the battlefield of the Deer family, but he still has great expectations for Stannis, Baratheon's is the king's family after all, and the resounding name can bluff the eyes of these old nobles the most.
It is a sure thing that the old city is going to bet on the Lu family, and Lynn knows it in his heart, but he doesn't want to stop it, there is no need for this.
However, the other Northern Lords seemed to have high expectations for young Lynn suddenly.
The heavily armored cavalry, the Hippriff, and a young dragon with unlimited potential, coupled with the equipped cavalry regiment equipped with new armor, almost raised Lynn's value and status a lot.
Stannis the Vanquished simply cannot be compared to Lynn, who has unlimited potential.
The Deer family may have a great reputation in Westeros, but in the Northlands, which used to be the territory of the Icewolf, but now it has been replaced by the Gully, and not many people care about the king's bloodline.
Many of the nobles of the North agreed with this view.
Therefore, after Count Locke came to the council chamber again, no one chatted with him, not even his son-in-law of the Baron of Shenlimburg, who only greeted him politely, and took his daughter to the side of several lord families in the north.
Lynn looked into the council chamber, where the northern vassals had almost re-arrived, and glanced at the old butler Alvered.
The latter nodded slightly, then walked over to a large beam under the high platform, reached out and took a small mallet, and began to strike the gong.
Boom!
After the sound of the three gongs, the scene suddenly became quiet, and many nobles who chatted enthusiastically greeted each other, and then quietly returned to sit down.
Lynn sat in an oak chair with cushions and mattresses made of gray velvet facing the longboard table.
Sir Duncan sat on his right hand, and Maester Hill on his left, pen and ink and a stack of blank parchment in front of him, ready to record the proceedings of the meeting.
Lynn reached over the rough wooden table and removed a piece of draft paper. Then he showed a light smile and said slowly: "It is not easy for you to travel a long way, I plan to exchange some opinions with you at this vassal conference, firstly, we can unify the northern interior, so that the better development of the northern territory can also be consistent with the outside world, and secondly, we are fully prepared for the coming winter, of course, you can also put forward any suggestions." ”
Now the Earl of Mandalay in the fiefdom of Horwood City stood up with a pleasant face and said, "Your Excellency is the guardian of the northern border, what you say, how we will cooperate, and the unification of the northern part is actually like this." ”
Wendell Mandalay laughed loudly, but few of the other nobles present echoed it.
Although Lynn is now the guardian of the North, and they have also submitted a letter of submission, as a feudal lord, Lynn has great powers, such as taxes, conscriptions, and even territorial decisions, but this does not mean that Lynn can represent them and command the affairs of his own territory in the North.
Deco Flint of Filint's Finger Castle, which is located on the south shore of Flint Bay on the west coast, north of Flint Cliffs and east of Kraken Point, stands up.
He first pleaded with the city of White Harbor to send an approved White Harbor customs officer, but he was pronounced dead because the former officials had secretly withheld the tax revenue to transport it to King's Landing, and there were no qualified customs officers there.
Then he said, "Lord Guardian, I, the Flint family, have reservations about the proposal made by the Earl of Mandalay just now. ”
Wendell said unhappily, "What? Could it be that your Flint family on the West Coast also wants to learn from the East Coast?"
"Don't dare, I'm just defending the sacred rights of the family, and even if the king is in the territory, he can't interfere in matters without arbitration. ”
"Sooner or later, Lord Guardian will be the king, and if you want us to be the king of the north, don't you want to be the widow?"
Decor Filint replied lightly, "Anyone who has the approval of all the people of the North can be king. ”
Wendell Mandalay snorted and sat back down, swearing with a, "." ”
Lynn looked at the two people in the audience with a smile, and since he didn't drink it, he wasn't angry.
However, this skirmish reminded him of what he had said to the head of the guard, Rodat, that perhaps you would be the only lord of Westeros in the future.
I was reminded of the filth between the feudal lord and the vassals in many medieval stories.
Nobles with their own permanent realms would defend their realms to the death, and Wendell Mandalay spearheaded the initiative of allowing him to decide all the affairs of the North and crown himself king.
But it didn't get everyone's support, which shows that not to mention the abolition of the nobles' territory, even if it is just a step forward, the resistance is extremely strong.
As for why the Mandalay family advocated for Lynn, this seems to be a difficult but centralized matter that every feudal monarch fantasizes about.
It's actually quite simple to be willing.
The loss of White Harbor by the former Mandalay family due to their short-sightedness is seen as a disgrace to the family, and it is almost impossible to erase the shame or retake White Harbor from Lynn, facing the mighty Gripen Legion.
Therefore, the Mandalay family had only a second choice, to become a great contributor to Lynn's succession to the king, and to assist Lynn to become king.
Only in this way, Lynn said, would not necessarily reward the Mandalay family with a castle worthy of White Harbor in the future, rather than bear the humiliation of poor Horwood City and watch it for generations.
Some irritation gave rise to others, and the old scars were reopened into new ones.
Robb, the old king of the north, was enshrined as the king of the north for less than a year, and he led a group of nobles and knights from the north to the south, which is the scar.
Lynn doesn't want to uncover the scars rashly for the time being, so these things can only be done gradually.
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