Here, Egg lost the recognition and intimidation of King's Landing's "Godfather", but the reputation of the Chief Logistics Officer and the natural favorability bonus that Black brought to the soldiers of the North still worked. Without much effort, he led the guards and Arya to the tower where Robb and the generals were meeting, and after a brief announcement, he was allowed to enter alone.

In the room, the princes of the three families of the Northland were sitting together, and Egger looked around and greeted: "Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. ”

"Hey—there's one good thing about the Night's Watch, and that's that they're fast. We haven't discussed anything here, you've all arrived. A somewhat familiar northern nobleman of Egger glanced at him and said in a rough voice: "Now it's okay, we have to quickly get the conclusion of how to deal with the 'Monarch Killer', otherwise, it would be rude to let the Chief Logistics Officer wait for us for a meeting in Harrenhal." ”

"What's there to discuss, let him trick the monarch killer over, and kill and pull him down halfway. ”

"The reputation of the Night's Watch will be ruined if you do this, do you ask the Chief Logistics Officer if he agrees?"

Iger naturally ignored the bad ideas of these nobles, and he looked directly at Robb Stark, who was in charge and had a little friendship with him.

The young wolf lord knocked on the table to signal silence, and then spoke briefly to explain the situation: "Tywin Lannister, after our army and the army of Dorne withdrew from the western border, the fire rate army has regained most of the territory, and now 10,000 troops are stationed in the fortress of Golden Tooth City, and a message has been sent to him, claiming that he will support the one of the two kings, 'who allows his son to kill the monarch to wear black'. Egger, you must have come here for this reason, what do you think?"

Asking for his own opinion?Iger felt a little flattered for a moment, was this a reflection of his gradual emergence of influence and discourse, or Robb's personal belief in his own intelligence and judgment?

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"The savages have arrived at the foot of the Great Wall of Desperation, and when they received the news, they were on their way back to the Great Wall along the King's Road to participate in the defense of the outside of Cyprus. Iger explained why he had come so quickly, and then took a stand: "As the Night's Watch Chief Logistics Officer, I don't have a personal relationship with Jaime Lannister. But I would like to emphasize that I will not agree to what the Lord just said, using me to fish out the king's killers and murder them. Rules and bottom lines cannot be broken at any time. ”

"What rules and bottom line to talk about with a person like the monarch killer who has no honor!"

This has nothing to do with honor, but with the spirit of the contract and the unspoken rules of convention, and agreeing to join the Night's Watch is a sign of willingness to reconcile. As soon as the precedent of luring him out and killing him with his own hands was set as bait, everyone followed suit, and the neutrality of the Night's Watch was lost!" He didn't want to have this kind of illogical discussion with a bunch of old northern fellows, and shook his head, reminding himself that Robb's attitude was the key: "Lord Stark, since Duke Tywin said 'support for the king who agreed with his son to wear black', then I would like to ask, do you support King Stannis?"

The room was quiet.

In fact, for most of the nobles of the North, the River, and the Valley, not to mention the Blue Rite or Stannis, the king is just a distant symbol. Robert's two younger brothers, neither of them knew each other. Compared with Erlu, who is wrestling with each other, Eddard Stark's influence is even greater. If the nobles present were to vote democratically, I am afraid that most of them would choose to immediately go home with the gold truce that had just been stolen from the West, spend it or hide it - what a bullshit king, who loves to be whom.

People are realistic, the benefits have been sufficient, who still has the heart to immediately run to the king to lead it, in the largest city of the Seven Kingdoms...... Fighting a battle that is not yet a must-win?

The princes have their own thoughts, but these thoughts can only turn around in their hearts. Right now, Eddard Stark is being captured by Lan Li and locked up in a cell at the Red Keep, and whoever dares to run home with the spoils of war first - before the enemy waits, the princes of the North will tear you apart first.

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"Lan Li is not a king. After a dozen seconds, Robb broke the silence, "If the two sons left by the former King Robert were indeed the products of incest, then the throne should belong to Stannis, and on this point, my father and I are on the same page. ”

"If there is no struggle for the throne, it makes no difference to us who is king. Luce Bolton analyzed as if no one was around: "But since the two deer are fighting, we have been labeled as Stannis's side, if we don't do anything, when Lan Li sits on the throne in the future, no matter what good it is, we will only think of the Tyrells." ”

"What benefits? Don't keep letting people fight, thank God, who rarely gives Lan Li any benefits, the Iron Throne itself owes a lot of debt, who doesn't know south of the neck!"

"It's not just about gold, it's about status and influence. Luce Bolton shook his head: "Why have all the kings since Aegon deliberately kept the Tyrells outside the core of power, so that the Riverlands are always 'strong......'? Now that Margaery Tyrell has become the queen, if the Rose family takes the opportunity of climbing to the Baratheon family to get rid of the identity of the 'weak lord' in one fell swoop, and build the riverbend land into a 'strong branch and strong branch', in the case of heavy damage in the western realm, I am afraid that the remaining five kingdoms together will not be able to do anything. ”

Lan Li is only thinking about using the military and material resources of the Riverlands to seize his brother's throne at the moment, but he is afraid that even he will not realize that once he is given the status of queen of the Tyrells family and the opportunity to integrate the resources of the Riverlands, it will become the true uncrowned king of Westeros. The riches of the Bend Lands were obvious to all, and no one objected to this, but Edmure Tully followed this line of thought, and soon thought of a more serious problem: "When the time comes, the man seated on the Iron Throne will be surnamed Baratheon, and it will be Tyrell who will really control the Seven Kingdoms...... The center of power will soon be unable to accommodate any of the other five...... We will be marginalized, and once this situation is formed, our children and grandchildren will be subject to the oppression and domination of the House of Tyrrell. ”

"It's not that exaggerated. Big Jon snorted coldly: "There are no dragons in the Tyrell family, we have crossed the neck and set ourselves up as the king of the north again, and we will not pay tribute, what can they do to me?"

"There are necks in the north, and there are blood gates in the valleys, but what about the rivers?" Luce Bolton also snorted coldly: "Since Aegon unified the Seven Kingdoms, the north has been able to buy food from the south, especially the river, every winter, and the tragedy of 'halving the population for the winter' has not happened for three hundred years, and the population has only reached nearly two million today. You seal the neck, this winter, guess how many people can live in the north?"

"Okay, okay, you know the best in the whole North! Don't talk nonsense with you, can't I support Stannis! Long live King Stannis! satisfied?"

Robb waved his hand to stop the argument between the two vassals: "Ladies and gentlemen, whether or not to support Stannis's ascension to the Iron Throne, we will discuss it later, my father is in the dungeon of the Red Keep right now, and I have to lead the army to rescue him no matter what." Stannis has written to me with the option to allow Jaime Lannister to join the Night's Watch. The Chief Logistics Officer also happened to arrive here...... Anyway, we have to make a decision as soon as possible. ”

"There is no doubt that if we say 'no,' the old lion will continue to harass the Riverlands while our army is on its way to King's Landing, in order to 'support' the Blue Rites. Edmure Tully said, "If we divide our forces and fight on two fronts, we have no chance of winning, and we must make peace with Tywin in this way." ”

"To negotiate peace is to coward, and to coward is to coward. Great Jon yelled, "Fuck Tywin, I won't tolerate the Kingkiller running to the Great Wall and living his little life on our northern borders!"

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A constant quarrel ensued, with every nobleman having the right to speak, and Robb Stark, with his father's prestige and exploits, made the princes willing to follow him, but did not have the deterrent power to silence the people. Everyone insisted on their own words, and they spat with all their might, expressing their opinions......

"Everyone, please listen to me!" Egger shook his head and shouted the previous sentence again at a louder voice before attracting everyone's attention, "The situation in front of you is not complicated, but I will only ask, if Jaime Lannister's application to join the Night's Watch is denied, which lord is willing to lead an army to stop Duke Tywin from sending troops from Golden Tooth City to attack the Riverlands?" If you do, how sure are you that you will be able to stop him, so that he will not be able to set foot in the Riverlands and injure a single riverman?"

"If you are afraid of sacrifice, what kind of war will you fight. Earl Karstark said.

"You have to speak along these lines, and this discussion will not have to go on. Iger replied unhappily: "Why did you send troops to the western realms? It is to punish the criminals who attacked the king, to prevent the Lannisters from burning and plundering in the riverlands, to maintain the dignity of the Iron Throne and protect the territory of the allies, not to show the courage of the northerners who are not afraid of death! I admire the courage of several northern lords who are not afraid of death, but we must not put the cart before the horse!"

Dumbfounded by this well-founded rebuttal, Earl Karstark was silent for a few seconds, and then sneered: "Lord Logistics, why do you seem to be in a hurry to help the monarch slayer put on black......?

"It's not about the little devil or the big demon!I want you to negotiate with the Lannisters to avoid unnecessary casualties, and I hope that more soldiers from the north will return home alive and then assist the Great Wall in its fight against the wildlings and unwils!" Lan Li held the survival of the Night's Watch property in his hand, and he had to look at his face...... Knowing that he must not show a timid expression at this moment, Egger flashed his mind and made a furious statement: "Before I set off north with the soldiers of the Logistics Department, I personally declined the invitation of Lanli Baratheon to 'take off my black clothes and join his Imperial Council'! I gave up my comfortable life in King's Landing and hurried back to the icy and snowy place of the Great Wall, intending to fulfill the sacred oath of the Night's Watch and be the shield of the kingdom. Defend the lives of the people of the Seven Kingdoms, especially the North...... Why do the lords of the north themselves feel that the lives of their soldiers, the inhabitants of the realm, and the allies are worthless?

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