The Messira at the next table came in response, and set up the wooden folder on the table that she had held all day from her chest, and deftly flipped a few pages down, lifted the clip, and skillfully pulled out one, two, three...... A stack of papers, not thin or thick, leaned over and delivered them to Margaery.

The latter watched with wide eyes as the girl handed over the list, picked it up and flipped through it casually, and couldn't help pinching his thigh.

She was no stranger to what she had in her hands - both the Night's Watch and the Tyrells' estate had produced or were selling them: a few sheets of commercial paper produced using an improved and mature process, the full name of which was "Decolorized Vegetable Fiber Paper for High-End Writing."

The paper, which should have been as white as the first snow, is now "smudged" into a light gray by the dense text, and the content is so dense and the font is so small, if the illiterate see it at a glance, I am afraid that this is some kind of heavenly book full of charms.

But Margaery wasn't confused, she knew all too well what was on paper—something that every core member of the Tyrell family must know and remember: the list of important nobles in the Riverlands.

Tyrell at the beginning, followed by Redwyne, Hightower, Oakhet, Rowan, Tully, Fosoway, ...... These high-profile nobles were listed in the first column, and then branched out, including the subordinate vassals of these families, important side branches, and powerful distant relatives of the fiefdom castles, and even the number of members, the location of the family forts, the size of the fiefs under their control, and the size of the army that could be levied.

This few pieces of paper impressively include ninety percent of the aristocratic forces of Hewan, and even the remaining one percent that has not been counted has already left a gap between the lines and marked it with "?"

"Only the nobles who have a red circle on this list will be invited by Her Majesty the Queen to be eligible for a guest in King's Landing. If you shrink the scope like this, there will be a lot fewer people, right?"

Indeed, Margaery's rough estimate admits this: if it were only the number of families that had been narrowed down, even if the family was counted, it would not be more than 10,000 people, and King's Landing might be able to accommodate it.

But...... Wait a minute!

She shuddered, and suddenly realized: this detail was actually a list of all the forces in the Riverbend that could mobilize more than 100 troops. Even if the ruling family of Tyrells, the Bend of the Riverland, was to be listed, it would be difficult to simply transcribe and summarize such a document with ready-made information that could not be completed without all night's work.

A busy person in an important position like Egger would never waste time collecting materials and preparing props if he just wanted to amuse himself!

That is: he's not kidding!

"Why, Miss Margaery, are you unfamiliar with the contents of this paper? Seeing that Little Rose was stunned, Egg laughed, "It doesn't matter, this Miss Maeve next to me knows everything about the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, if there is anyone you don't know, just ask, she will be happy to answer for you." ”

Margaery has been in and out of the Red Keep many times during King Robert's time, and her relationship with Messira is not just one side, and if you look closely, you may be able to see the clues. But now she is in turmoil like a mess in her brain, how can she still be in the mood to see the appearance of the other party's maid.

"Lord Egger, are you serious?" Finding that the negotiation was going in a completely different direction than she thought, Little Rose began to become impatient, "So many nobles have come to King's Landing with their families as guests, who will guard the territory and manage the people for Your Majesty?"

"Butler, the Tyrell family has also developed from this, I must have a deep understanding of this, right? If it really can't be done, the Night's Watch Industry is also happy to send professionals to help establish a system of officials to help those adults who have come from afar, and to take care of the castle and manage the fiefdom during their visit to the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, so as to relieve them of the worries of enjoying the prosperity of King's Landing. ”

......

This conversation is no longer going on.

The anger in Margaery's heart rose to the top.

There is a basic common sense in aristocratic circles: all members of the family must not leave the castle and the fief at the same time. Not to mention war or being a hostage, even if it is a peacetime trip or a tour, even if there is really no idler to look after the family, you must not go to the same place at the same time.

Because if this is the case, it is equivalent to putting all the eggs in the same basket, and if the basket is accidentally overturned or the whereabouts of the family members are discovered by the enemy or the enemy, the family is in danger of disappearing or disappearing.

The original owners of the Tyrell family, the Gardener family, were a bloody lesson.

If the head and heir of the family are the backbone and root of a family, then the land and the people are the branches and leaves, the source of the strength of the "adults". Once the lord is cut off from his fiefdom, he will be slaughtered like a fish out of water, without the power to resist.

It is precisely because of this understanding that most nobles would rather fight to the end than accept such outrageous conditions!

Egger wasn't even asking for a sky-high price now, he was clearly rejecting his sincerity in the negotiations and pushing himself towards Little Aegon's side. Even after Aegon the Conqueror defeated the Gardener-Lannister coalition in the Battle of the Furious Plain, and slaughtered the nobles of the Riverbend and the West, he never dared to put forward such harsh conditions!

Not only that, but he even committed ...... No, it was the Tyrells who took the initiative to touch the scales of the Tyrells: playing the "butler" meme in front of the members of their family to taunt and humiliate!

Is it tolerable, which is unbearable?!

Not to mention that he had no intention of joining the queen's side, even if he did, if he was tossed by Egger like this, I am afraid that he would be angry and switch to the other side.

(Did this damn Night's Watch see through his plans and ideas, or was his head smashed in the fight against the strangers, or was he carried away and mad by the glory of the hero?)

Margaery looked closely at Egger, but found that his eyes were clear and sharp, and his expression was calm and calm, with no signs of losing his reason or delirium. Not only that, but there seemed to be a half-vengeful banter and a hint of fearless pride—as if he were telling himself with a determined gaze that he was not afraid of battle and danger, of his hands stained with blood, of sin and infamy, and of being the enemy of the Tyrells and the world......

A gratuitous fear and creepiness suddenly rose in my heart and spread all over my body in an instant.

Is there something she has overlooked or omitted?Margaery suddenly became vigilant: had Iger secretly negotiated terms with the valley and the west, which had not yet taken sides, and the armies of both would soon arrive on the battlefield to cheer on the queen's side, or had Daenerys already formed an alliance with some powerful city-state across the Narrow Sea, gaining astonishing wealth and foreign military aid, and was there nothing to fear?

Wait, what are you afraid of?

Little Rose suddenly came back to her senses.

Even if it's to put the west and the valley ...... No, the entire remaining six countries are tied together, and dragging one more Braavos is at most a three-point concession to the river and admit defeat. The power that crushed the Tyrells family did not exist in this world!

"My lord, since you can make this list of the princes of the Riverbend, you must not forget to add one more to the 'number of troops that can be recruited' listed at the end, right?"

"More than 100,000 is indeed enough to be proud of the Seven Kingdoms, and it is not even the limit of mobilization...... That's why the Queen values you so much, and is eager to get proof of loyalty from the nobles of the river. Egg replied with a smile, but said the second half of the sentence with an expression - whether it is 100,000 or 200,000, you better come at once, I am very busy.

Now that you know the true strength of the riverbend, you still use this frivolous attitude to treat people?

Margaery's anger grew even more in her heart, and she was so angry that she was vigilant: maybe her father was right, and this time she really shouldn't have been willful. The mistakes and wasted time I had made couldn't be recovered, but now, before I could say something stupid that I shouldn't have said because I was so discouraged by Egg's presumptuousness, I should leave early.

She stood up.

"Lord Egger, Prince Aegon has officially proposed to the Tyrells, but out of respect for Her Majesty and your ability and talent, as well as in consideration of our old friendship, I left the other side alone, and left Lord Jon Clinton and the Golden Regiment to come to the park to negotiate with you. Margaery sighed, resisting the urge to threaten with cruel words, and made a look of regret, "But since Her Majesty and the Commander-in-Chief have no sincerity in continuing to talk, then today can be regarded as my abrupt and presumptuous interruption, please allow me to retire." ”

Before she could finish speaking, Margaery put the list of nobles of the Bend Land in her hand on the table, and without even taking a sip of the food under her nose, she turned around and planned to leave.

"Wait—"

Iger suddenly drank softly, and the sudden increase in volume not only frightened Margaery, who had already crossed the bench with half a leg, but also made the surrounding guards who were eating quietly also straighten up and look here, and the atmosphere in the entire restaurant was condensed.

"Shall I allow you to leave?" said the night watchman, wiping the corners of his mouth with a napkin unhurriedly, his face already covered with gloom, "Miss Margaery...... Don't you treat the camp of my land-giving army and the unsullied as your own backyard, come and go whenever you want?"

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