Chapter 0515: Negotiation: The Oath of the Sparrow
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Loras Tyrell is the captain of the Kingsguard, and has the power to command any army in the Seven Kingdoms, as well as to mobilize any noble legion.
With him, the commander-in-chief of the garrison, Benronte Blonn, could only be an assistant.
The Kingsguard has many privileges, and they are unique.
In the absence of a Minister of War, the Captain of the Kingsguard had the power of Minister of War. The presence of a Minister of War does not affect the privileges of the Captain of the Kingsguard.
The three thousand knights of the Bend were lined up in the Great Place of Baylor, and the high steps of the square were crowded with members of the assembly of the poor with green eyes.
On the two wings and in the center, the knights armed with the Holy Sword.
Lancel Lannister stood on the third step of the stairs, in front of him and behind him, a dense crowd of poor men armed with star warriors.
Directly opposite Lancer, General Ma was none other than his father, the new Prime Minister Kaivon Lannister.
The garrison and the ranks of the Riverlands Legion have surrounded the Great Sanctuary of Baylor.
However, to the surprise of these soldiers, the enemy on the opposite side was fearless. There was fanaticism in their eyes, and they did not think that a river of blood was a terrible and terrible thing.
Loras Tyrell rode up and down in front of the procession on a tall white horse, shouting, "Listen to me, and don't fire cold arrows or charge until you see Queen Margaery Tyrrell." Steady, steady!" Loras Tyrell would not attack without confirming Margaery's safety.
"Ho!" the soldiers roared in unison.
Rescuing Margaery Tyrell is all about it.
This is also in the Sparrow's plan, as long as Margaery Tyrell is in hand, the Knight of Loras and the Duke of Mace will not act rashly.
The Magic Mountain had also expected this situation.
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On the other side, Kevon was trying to persuade Lancer.
"Lancer, are you alright?"
Lancel wore only close-fitting light leather armor and a monk's gray robe.
"I'm fine, I feel the peace and pleasure that I haven't had before. This is the kindness and favor bestowed upon me by the Presiding Bishop. Lancer's words were as cold as ice. Perhaps he doesn't feel it himself, he is used to being hostile to the world.
In his eyes, it was evident that everyone was guilty, including himself.
"Come home. "If you have any questions, we can talk about them openly in the Prime Minister's study." ”
"My thoughts will only be spoken to the Seven Gods. Lancel snorted coldly, his affection for Kai Feng's father was so weak that he was like a passerby.
"Come home, the family castle and the territory are yours. In fact, Kaivon has no hope in his heart for this eldest son. Lancel Lannister's eyes were frighteningly cold, he was no longer the eldest son that Kayvon was familiar with.
"Territories and castles?" Lancer's eyes flashed, "Then I have the right to sell the castle and the territory?"
"Why sell?"
"My new birth was given by the Seven Gods, and my Archbishop healed my physical wounds, but also healed my soul and forgave my sins. He is the son of the seven gods. ”
"Then ask your son of the seven gods to come out, and I will see him. ”
Lancel noticed the golden badge with the King's Hand pinned to his father's chest: "Prime Minister, in the filthy palace, it is now up to you or Cersei to have the final say. ”
"Her Majesty the Queen Mother will be here soon, and if she hadn't insisted on seeing your archbishop first, I would have ordered her to be killed. Kevon's words were threatening.
"It's up to you? You can give it a try. Lancel sneered, "Look at the people here, are you more or more than us?" I have already released the news, and it won't be long before our brothers and sisters will come back and be cleansed by the Seven Gods." ”
"Lancer, let your Archbishop see our strength, and tell your Archbishop that Queen Margaery Tyrell and Ser Osney are sent out safely at once, or you will all be dead with the sword. “
Queen Margaery reflected in the Silent Room that she had not been harmed. "When she confesses her guilt and accepts our trial, we will naturally send Her Majesty back to the palace." ”
Lancel is telling the truth.
Sparrow has the heart of not moving the royal family, but this must be based on full repentance, admission of guilt, and vowing to change the past.
If Margaery refuses to admit her guilt, the Sparrow will surely lock her up until the day she dies.
Kaivon followed Tywin for decades, but was unable to convince his eldest son to return. He didn't have a strong force to convince, he was waiting for the arrival of Her Majesty Queen Cersei.
On her first day as Prime Minister, Kayvon made a concession and let Cersei do what she envisioned.
The sparrow appeared, standing on the highest step, looking condescendingly at the black-pressed legion, calm as a mountain. As soon as he appeared, the Star Warriors and the Sacred Sword Knight erupted in a shout, no different from the roar of the Legion.
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Cersei dressed up carefully, and naturally slowed down the others.
She came in a sedan chair.
She appeared in the square and had the majesty of the Queen Mother.
The legions and garrisons of the Riverbend were arrayed in the square of the Great Church of Baylor, and the military might of the black oppression was as substantial as the substance.
The red robes, gold robes, and blue robes formed a phalanx one by one, and the swords shone with a cold cold light.
But a disturbing phenomenon emerged, as more and more poor people from all over the city began to congregate in the neighborhood, crowding several streets.
King's Landing has a population of one million, refugees and poor people make up the majority, and there are hundreds of thousands.
The Sparrow had its own unique way of informing people, the royal power and the power of the Bend Land surrounded the Great Temple, but outside, more poor people and commoners were counter-encircling the five thousand soldiers.
And, as Cersei approached her, she encountered more and more untouchables rushing to the Baelor Sanctuary with wooden sticks.
These people are not Star Warriors, these people are really poor, commoners, they are believers in the Seven Gods.
The prestige of the hemp finch reigns supreme in their hearts.
The Sparrow alone, after entering King's Landing, distributed large quantities of food every day to the poor and civilians.
After selling the food in exchange for the Seven Star Sacred Crown and distributing it to a large number of refugees, his prestige reached its peak in the hearts of the common people.
The so-called boom arm call, responders gather!
The appearance of more and more poor people affected the morale of the gold-robed, red-robed and blue-robed legions.
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"Your Majesty the Queen Mother. "The Great Master Koben was with Cersei, along with two Kingsguards.
Now there are only five Kingsguards, Jaime has gone to Dorne, Alex Oakhart escorting Messira Baratheon is also in Dorne, and King's Landing has only three Kingsguards.
The Kingsguards who protect Cersei are Sir Baron Swain and Ser Osmond Kate Black.
Two hundred dazzling white cloaks guarded the Queen Mother's side.
"Master Coben, go to the Archbishop and tell him that I want to talk to him. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. Bachelor replied respectfully.
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Maester Coben came to the staircase lined with star warriors and called out to Brother Lancel: "Sir Ransale, I am Coben, and I want to see the Archbishop, and Her Majesty the Queen Mother wants to talk to him. ”
Lancel gestured, and the Star Warriors parted in the middle, with a passage in the middle, just big enough for one person to pass through.
Cobain walked up the steps, and on the left and right, there were hostile eyes staring at him, densely packed. Cobain noticed that the Star Warriors were holding large wooden clubs in both hands, and each had a short knife at his waist that looked like a good scabbard, and presumably the short knife in the scabbard was also extremely sharp.
If one of them had made a sudden move, all it would have been for a stick would have been the end of Cobain's life. He knew he was going to be smashed to pieces with a stick, and looking at the terrifying gazes of these star warriors, they were no different from thugs.
Cobain's back was already wet with cold sweat.
Under the steps, on the square, the phalanx of five thousand warriors lined up was silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on Cobain's body. Unarmed, he walks through the middle of an absolutely ruthless group of Star Warriors, which requires Cobain to have great mental abilities.
Cobain found himself in front of the archbishop, and he didn't know how he had come to it. The square, the steps, and the inside of the church gate were all people, all of whom were not kind to their eyes.
"Your Excellency, I am a bachelor. Cobain noticed that his voice was steady, and he was amazed at how calm he was. But he knew his underwear was actually wet.
"Hello, Master of the Great University. ”
"Hello, Your Archbishop, Her Majesty does not understand why you have detained Queen Margaery, and she wishes to speak with you. ”
"The Seven Gods are impartial and selfless, and I am willing to meet Her Majesty the Queen Mother openly and honestly. ”
"But the current situation is unsettling to me. Cobain looked at the Star Warriors and Sacred Sword Knights around him, "I don't dare to let Her Majesty the Queen Mother talk to the Archbishop. Cobain expressed his worries, he did not believe the archbishop, in case His Majesty the Queen Mother had any mistakes, he had not yet figured out how to shirk this responsibility.
"In the name of the Seven Gods, I swear that I will not do anything drastic to Her Majesty the Queen Mother, who is my most respected royal family and the most honored guest, and I and my followers act in accordance with the teachings of the Seven Stars Bible, and I guarantee the absolute safety of Her Majesty the Queen Mother. ”
"Swear by the name of the Seven Gods and the Seven Stars Bible!" Cobain repeated.
"In the name of the Seven Gods and the Seven Stars Bible! I swear to guarantee the safety of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and any believer here will never hurt a single hair of Her Majesty. ”
Cobain was relieved.
He himself did not believe in oaths, he himself made many non-binding vows, but the archbishop swore by the seven gods and the Seven Stars Bible, which is the heaviest oath for the archbishop, and those who believe will not desecrate their faith, this is certain.
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When Cobain returned to his life, he felt a lot more relaxed.
He walked down the stairs to Cersei and whispered the archbishop's oath to Cersei.
Cersei and the guards around her were relieved.
The two white-robed knights were also relieved.
The archbishop swore in the name of the Seven Gods and the Seven Stars Bible in front of his thousands of followers to guarantee the safety of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and there would be no falsehood.
Queen Cersei stepped up the stairs, accompanied by Cobain, two Kingsguards, and several red-robed men.
Silence!
The 5,000 neat soldiers of the legion were silent, but their hearts were all uneasy.
Cersei, however, gained confidence from the countless stares.
She and her attendants didn't know much about the Sparrow, he was acting strictly according to the teachings of the Seven Stars Bible, he guaranteed Cersei's safety, and since he said it and swore it, he would definitely do it. It's just that everyone has overlooked one thing: house arrest!
House arrest Cersei won't break the Archbishop's vows!
This is exactly what the Magic Mountain expected!
Inside the Red Keep, only the Magic Mountain had predicted what would happen next.
Cersei dared to negotiate, which would bring her glory and prove her courage to all her subjects and royal courtiers. If the negotiations are successful, she will reap remarkable political achievements and prestige. It's just that she doesn't know much about hemp sparrows.
The Magic Mountain, who was plotting in the Red Keep, got the news, and Cersei entered the Basilica to negotiate, and the Five Thousand Legions were surrounded by the followers of the Sparrows, and the poor people of the city were gathering at the Baelor Chapel. None of the Magic Mountain and his people appeared, which made the vengeful Lansel and the others slightly disappointed.
In full view, Cersei entered through the gate of the Virgin Mary in the Basilica of Baylor, and she disappeared into the gate along with two Kingsguards, Master Cobain, and several red-robed guards.
The passage from the plaza to the Great Sanctuary closed, and Lancel commanded the Star Warriors back to a state of confrontation.
And on the periphery, outside the square, more and more poor people poured in. It's like flowing water, endlessly.
The streets passing through the Basilica of Baylor began to be overcrowded, and the fanatical believers blocked the way, and any street back to the Red Fort was occupied by the believers.
A perfect anti-encirclement.
After being killed by the Demon Mountain for a while, the Sparrow revised his strategy in a timely manner, ordering thousands of star warriors and monks to all dispatch, so that the believers could wait for the call of the Seven Gods, as long as the royal power dared to move, he would use the power of hundreds of thousands of poor people in the city. Those believers, it is time to show their devotion and faith to their Seven Gods and Archbishop.
The mobilization of the poor of the city by the followers of thousands of monks, who were both monks and warriors, was successful, they did not even need to mobilize, they only had to send a message, and the poor people responded, emotionally and fearlessly.
The warrior bishop, driven out by the archbishop, knows this, and his plan is: a surprise attack!
Raid, not frontal toughness!
The first killing of the magic mountain caught the hemp finch off guard, and the sparrow suffered a big loss, so it would not allow a second time.
Cersei entered the Basilica at noon and did not reappear until sunset.
The 5,000 soldiers who were waiting for the results of the negotiations were all uneasy, and there were countless people outside who surrounded them, and they were at a disadvantage, while the Queen Mother Cersei and her attendants were nowhere to be seen.
Kaivon couldn't hold his breath anymore, he was the prime minister, and everyone's eyes were on him.
"I'm going to see what happens. Loras Tyrell took the initiative.
The captain of the Royal Guard, leading by example, this is a tradition.
The Kingsguard is the personal guard of the royal family, loyal only to the royal family and ready to sacrifice their lives.
At present, it is impossible to use force, the queen mother and the queen are in each other's hands, and there are too many poor believers on the periphery, I don't know that tens of thousands of people will come, and 5,000 soldiers will be outnumbered. In the event of a scuffle, the royal courtiers will suffer heavy losses, and many courtiers and generals, including the imperial ministers, may not be able to return to the Red Keep.
The Magic Mountain of Ice and Fire
The Magic Mountain of Ice and Fire