"Sir Selmy. ”

"Sir West. The old guard turned around and saw the face of the visitor by the moonlight. Although they didn't know each other, Egger's loyal appearance of thinking about the interests of the Night's Watch earned him some respect from Barristan - the old man did not ignore his accosting: "Why didn't you participate in the wedding?"

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Strictly speaking, calling Iger "Lord" or "Sizzle" is incorrect, as he is a Night Watchman. Anyone who wears black is legally deemed to have given up all status and cannot be regained through any other means - meaning that the Night's Watch has the same social status as civilians, regardless of their position within the Legion.

But after a few months of leaving the Wall, Egg no longer felt like he had just come out of Castle Black, and he couldn't help but want to correct when he heard someone call him Lord XX or Lord XX. For no other reason, take Margaery Tyrell and Barristan Selmi, for example—there are no civilians among the people they interact with on a daily basis. If they talk to Egg, and Egg tells them that "I'm not an adult or a knight", they don't know what to call Egger.

Now, whether it is resources or influence, Egger has far surpassed that of ordinary knights and even down-and-out counts, and he can calmly deal with other people's polite honorifics.

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"It's just a farce, don't you also object to this marriage. ”

"Who the son of the lord of the north marries has nothing to do with me, what I object to is just the way Your Majesty does this. The white-robed old man shook his head: "Marriage is related to the future of the family, it is the top priority, how can it be such a child's play - even the parents do not inform the decision, and even the wedding directly starts to operate?"

"Judging from the pomp, this marriage is not a child's play at all, except for the king's wedding, who can gather so many nobles from the Seven Kingdoms at once?"

"What's the use of having more guests when parents aren't there. Barristan disagreed: "If you return to King's Landing and the Prime Minister resolutely disagrees with this marriage, what will you do to pack up and send people's daughters back to Luanhe City?"

"Duke Stark is a decent man who can't do such an unseemly thing. Iger pondered for a moment and said, "As for not agreeing to this marriage, I don't think it's possible, looking at the whole of Westeros, how many non-ducal families can be as rich and powerful as the Freys?"

The rhetorical question generally means no, and Iger says no, but Barristan thinks about it, and it is clear that there is.

"There is the White Harbor-Mandalay family in the north, and the ...... in the valley Forget it, the 'League of the Righteous' is all in the past; in the West, there are a lot of rich people, and the powerful ones seem to have been pushed into the ground by Duke Tywin, and now the Lannisters are dominant; Stormlands and Dorne, the natural conditions are a little worse, and they can't fatten the non-Duke family; there is an old town Earl Hightower in the Riverlands, and Redwin on Qingting Island...... These two families are equally rich and powerful, and aren't they also older than the Frey family?"

"The Mandalay family is loyal to Stark, and it is a waste of resources to marry their eldest son, and we will not mention the West, Stormlands, and Dorne, and as for the Old Town and Qingting Island in Riverlands, it is true that neither of them is under Luanhe City in terms of wealth nor power, but where is their fiefdom? The southwesternmost corner of Westeros, thousands of miles away from the North, to marry them—something happens, and they don't take care of each other at all, and the alliance is just empty talk. Long-range and close-range attacks also have a scope of application. Iger reasoned with the facts, refuted the examples given by Barristan one by one, and then changed the subject: "But what about the Frey's family, which is located on the main road between the north and the south, with extraordinary financial resources and sufficient soldiers, marrying them, it is no exaggeration to say, not only increased the number of troops available in the north by one-tenth, but also expanded the sphere of influence to the south by hundreds of miles. Not only did it strengthen the Stark family's own strength, but it also stabilized the status of the former allies of the Tully family in the Riverlands.

"That's very reasonable, come, the good wine given by His Majesty, come on?" The old iron guard discussed with the night watchman with a little interest, and moved his body to give up the corner of the bench: "If you only look at wealth and military strength, Luanhe City is indeed good, but the history of the Frey family is really short, and there have never been heroes and great men, and the reputation of the nouveau riche is really not beautiful." ”

"Thank you. Iger sat down, took the wine jug handed by the old man, and took a sip to quench his thirst, the brewing technology in this era is immature, ordinary wine can only be regarded as alcoholic beverages, and it is really difficult to get drunk: "Huh...... The history is short?There are a handful of thousand-year-old families in the north, but most of them are not matches with the Marquis of Frey, but there are people who send their children to the door because of their long history?As for the nouveau riche...... Ha, who's the biggest nouveau riche in Westeros right now? Three hundred years of history, but it's not even half of the Frey's family, but as long as the ass is still on the Iron Throne for a day, who dares to point at him in front of His Majesty and say the word 'nouveau riche'? Maybe the Frey family is indeed not famous, but as soon as tonight passes, climb up to Stark's in-laws, and immediately become a famous family, and get rid of the fate of being looked down upon. ”

Although Iger didn't name him directly, Barristan could naturally hear who he was talking about as the biggest nouveau riche who dared to take the Baratheon family to the Beverey family, and the night watchman was really daring, but for some reason, the captain of the Kingsguard found himself attracted by the cold businessman-like perspective and novel way of looking at the problem in front of him...... Although he still has something to continue to refute, he feels untenable when he thinks about it, and laughs: "I can't say you, even if you make sense, but the Stark family is a duke family after all, if possible, which duke's daughter Robb marries, isn't it the best?"

Hey, if it's a debate now, then Barristan can be regarded as hitting the muzzle of Egger's gun, this question has already been considered by the Night's Watch, Robb is actually facing the same predicament as Edmure: "Unless His Majesty is willing to marry Princess Messira to Robb, otherwise he has only two choices, the Dornish are located in the southernmost place, and they probably don't want to marry their daughter to a cold place like the north, and there is only one Margaret Tyrell left, she is in the tent, why don't Serr Sermmy go and ask her if she would like to marry Robb?"

Barristan didn't speak, just coughed.

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"Thank you for your concern, the little girl's marriage, I won't worry about you. A soft female voice came from behind, startling Egg: "It's really strange that you, my lord, are dressed in black, but you know everything about the situation in the valley and even the Seven Kingdoms. ”

"Ahem......" Tens of thousands of people gathered together to celebrate, it was so noisy that Egger didn't even notice the girl's approach. Thankfully, I didn't say anything bad about her. Hiding his embarrassment, Iger reluctantly explained: "As the chief logistics officer of the Night's Watch, it is completely reasonable for me to collect grain, grass and funding from the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, and learn more about the relevant news." ”

Of course, it is impossible to have this level of understanding of the situation in Westeros by watching the TV series before traveling through time, and after coming to King's Landing, Egg was able to understand the situation of the Seven Kingdoms as much as he does now, and besides, compared to the level of familiarity...... Compared with someone like Margaery, who was born into a family and has more information sources, it is certainly still incomparable.

"Hmph. The girl gave him a blank look, and did not continue to talk to him. Ignoring a Bai Fumei, and then arousing her interest and even admiration, this kind of bridge cannot happen in reality at all - Bai Fumei is not so boring, Margaery looked at Barristan and bowed slightly: "Sir Sermy." ”

Don't look at Robert's unceremonious barking at him, but as the captain of the Kingsguard, Barristan Selmy has always been one of the king's most trusted people, and Iger is not the only one who wants to befriend Egger at the heart of power who can influence the king's thoughts at any time.

"Miss Margaery. Barristan nodded at the girl with a smile, in the past, as the king's personal bodyguard and adviser, he would not talk much with these non-royal nobles in order to avoid suspicion, but just now he chatted with Iger for a while about the marriage status of the upper nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, and at this moment he happened to have some interest: "Let me take the liberty of asking, if you are offended, you can not answer - miss, who is the husband in the picture?"

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