On the banks of the Green Fork River, beside a forest of swords, spears, and banners of various colors, by a simple tent for windproofing, Iger stood calmly with his hands in his hands, looking up at the city of Luanhe, which stood tall and majestic in the wilderness, and quietly waited for the return of the negotiators.

The queen rode the dragon away, and Bolton had led 3,000 men south along the King's Road, and he was now at last the supreme commander of the remaining 7,000 land-grant northern coalition forces, and could do whatever he wanted, rather than scrambling to arrange the Queen's food, lodging, and transportation all day long, and take care of her dignity. Due to the fact that the target is the hinterland between the rivers in the direction of Riverrun, and he wants to take a shortcut to get there as soon as possible, Egger is now stopped in front of this big river, just like Robb who led his troops south to try to save his father in the original timeline, and has to borrow the bridge that the Frey family has built for hundreds of years.

Oh, in fact, it doesn't have to be - the bitter cold of winter has frozen the Green Fork River, which was originally high and fast, and there is no problem for people and horses to step on it, if he just wants to cross the river, he can completely bypass Luanhe City and go straight to his destination.

But that was not in line with Egger's style, and it was completely contrary to the grand strategy he had already set: in this mighty southern crusade, he would eliminate at least one-third of the nobles in the envisioned "Great King's Domain" - both to open the way for Daenerys's goal of increasing centralization and breaking the wheels, and to snatch a share of the cake for the military group that had loyally followed him all the way.

But which nobles were exterminated or expelled into exile?

No matter how arrogant he was, Iger couldn't just shoot the roster by name based on his personal preferences, so he came up with a screening plan to force everyone to take sides clearly, and not allow any lord to have an ambiguous position.

Those who support Daenerys must speak out openly, offering food and armament or sending soldiers into battle, while those who are stubborn and determined to resist, give ambiguous answers, or simply play dead in an attempt to get by...... will become a victim of the changing times.

And Luanhe City, which prospered by collecting bridge tolls and was famous for its lord's love of "being late", was the first stop of Egger's battle at this stage.

Whether Frey, a large family with a very poor reputation but a thriving family, will become a good example of taking the lead in defecting to the queen after today, or whether he will be killed and turned into the dust of history, it will depend on whether the negotiation between the old man in the city who is dying but still in good spirits and his son-in-law who values him the most goes smoothly.

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The sound of sporadic footsteps rang in his ears, and Messila trotted all the way with a freshly boiled kettle, panting and pouring a cup of hot water on the small wooden table propped up beside him, and holding it up in front of him.

Egger wasn't actually thirsty, but he had to drink the water he wanted, so he had to take the glass and nod to the girl in thanks.

That's right, the little princess finally passed the test, and in the name of converting to the Red God Cult, she left Winterfell with the land-giving army that was heading south. At the moment, she is openly known as a "trainee priest" trained by Melisandre, but in addition to sharing a carriage with the red-robed woman on the march, Messira obviously still prefers to get the position of administrative assistant next to Iger - whenever she stops there, she will immediately ask for directions to the headquarters, either following Egger's ass and asking for orders, or mingling with his cronies and guards...... Running around like a spinning top, like an intern who has just joined the company but has not been assigned a specific job, he looks like he is afraid of losing his job because he has nothing to do.

But it's not her job that she's afraid of losing.

Knowing what the girl was nervous about, Egger couldn't bear it, so he casually found some odd errands for her to kill time, and soothe her tense nerves by the way...... However, Messira is clever and clever, and she accomplishes everything quickly, and after a short time of walking, she will run back to make people happy and troubled at the same time.

While Egg was taking up the cup and drinking water, Messira followed his gaze just now to Luanhe City, and said with some concern: "My lord, Robb hasn't come out after going in for so long, won't he be detained?"

"How shrewd is Marquis Frey, how could he not know who the actual leader of this army is?" Egger shook his head with a smile, "The people who detained the Stark family did nothing in the war, but gave me a reason to attack the city." Robb, as his favorite son-in-law with the highest status, it is normal for his son-in-law to meet and talk for a while, so there is no need to worry. ”

"What conditions did you offer to Marquis Frey, and why did you seem to be convinced that he would agree?"

"One is the right to retain fiefdoms, castles, property, and continue to collect bridge tolls...... In short, all the benefits that exist. Anyway, it wasn't something to be kept secret, and a few small talks with her wouldn't be a piece of meat, and Iger handed her the cup back: "That's the minimum, and the second is to promise him after the war - 'no longer have to be subordinate to the Tully'." ”

"No longer subservient to the House of Tully?, is it to make the House of Frey a ...... Is the master of the Riverlands?" was a little curious about the fact that she had nothing to say, "How much credit does this have to be to convince the people...... Has Your Majesty agreed to this?"

"Of course I agreed, otherwise would I dare to be the master of this casually?"

Times are about to change, little girl.

Egger resisted the urge to brag and did not reveal the truth.

The little princess's knee-jerk reaction was exactly what he wanted to achieve.

This second benefit is just a play on words.

Due to the limitations of the times, even smart people like Old Skinning and Misella would never have imagined that Daenerys would have such "unrealistic" ambitions as expanding the royal realm in addition to regaining the Iron Throne...... There is no need to succumb to the Tully family anymore, there is nothing deceptive in this sentence in itself, it just does not make it clear: in the plan of the Great Kingdom that the Queen has indeed agreed to adopt, and even quite desirable, the Frey family will become a direct domain of the royal family, part of the heart of the new kingdom, like the other princes of the River, the Bend, and most of the Stormlands!

Due to the position dictated by class attributes, this plan was naturally opposed and resisted by all the nobility - even the four seemingly unaffected Dominions. Therefore, this policy will only be announced suddenly after the queen has defeated all the enemies and held the Seven Kingdoms firmly in her hands, and is sure to suppress any noble counterattack, until then, even a little girl as harmless as Messira cannot reveal the slightest.

"Hmm......" Messira instinctively felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't say what the problem was, so she had to put the matter aside for now, "Then what if the Marquis of Frey still refuses, I don't think you have ordered the preparation of siege equipment." ”

"We waited until noon, and if Robb had not come out or brought back bad news, I would order the artillery to blast open the castle gates, and then the whole army would have a meal. Egger said in a flat tone, Twin Rivers City does not have a strong double wall like Lindong, as long as the only gate is blown open, it is equivalent to a breakthrough, "If the old guy does not surrender after the whole army has eaten lunch, then the Frey family ......"

The harsh words came out, but eventually they were converted into milder ones.

"There will be no more opportunities to collect tolls at the river crossing. ”

Egger had been determined to kill some of Westeros' nobles from the very beginning of his plan for the Great King's Lordship, but he didn't want to choose the location of the killing ring in the River.

There are two reasons for this.

The Fish-Wolf Alliance has been maintained for several years, and it is easy to cause internal instability by being ruthless against the nobles of the River with the northern army in their camp;

The riverland is too weak, there is neither martial style nor unity tradition, even the ruling family has few shrewd and powerful people, and after so many years of getting rid of the rule of the iron people, it is still a mess, to put it mildly-such a puddle of mud, Ig is a bit of a waste of time to deal with it......

For the nobles of the Riverlands, allegiance to any lord is to obey orders and pay taxes, and when the queen is determined to implement the plan of the great king's lord to unify the seven kingdoms, it is these weak chickens who are most unlikely to raise troops to resist...... Let Riverbend, Dorne and other places be vigilant first?

I have to say that sometimes being a coward and a salted fish is also a means of survival.

Messira was a witness to Egger's destruction of Winterfell and the bombardment of the main fort, and although she couldn't see what the cannon looked like due to the shivering nature of hiding in her room, the terrifying power of the mysterious weapon used by the Landgiver Army was indelible to her.

She had no doubt that Iger was capable of living up to his words.

After a moment of silence, she stirred up something else.

"If the Frey family accepts the conditions to open the gate, your lord, you had better send a reliable subordinate to lead the troops into the city first, and then enter after making sure that there is no ambush. If you want to spend the night in the city, it is best to arrange for enough soldiers to be on duty after sleeping......"

Hey, how can you give advice at every turn? Egger couldn't help but laugh a little: does a person like him who spares his life still need to be taught the basic operations of cowardice?

"It's been arranged, don't worry. Egger laughed, knowing that Messira was still seriously insecure, and didn't want to see her continue to be so pitiful and forcibly find a topic, so he turned his head and asked her, "Have you brought paper and pen, anyway, wait for me to draft a manifesto." ”

"Bring it!"

The little princess suddenly came to her senses, she was already fully prepared to be an assistant, and when she heard this, she quickly took out a prop with paper like a small wooden folder from the small bag she was carrying cross-body, as well as a charcoal pen without ink. Holding the writing platform in his left hand and holding the pen in his right hand, he looked at Egger expectantly, quite excited that he finally had some serious work outside of running errands.

"Yo he, you're pretty well prepared. Glancing at her with some surprise, Iger complimented and began to organize the content, "To the reader...... Blank a line to ...... In the name of the Protectors of Westeros and the Guardians of the North, the Night's Watch and the Starks proclaim to the Seven Kingdoms: the Dragon Queen...... No, change it to Daenerys Targaryen...... He is the sole legitimate ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. ”

"The land grant and the Northern Coalition shall now begin to march southward, to fight for the Queen's legal rights, and those who reply immediately upon receipt of this letter and publicly swear allegiance and support may retain their titles, domains, and possessions, and those who resist or attempt to neutralize shall do so at their own peril!"

Messira quickly wrote down everything Iger had written, and was gradually entering the state, but Iger stopped abruptly, stopped in place and waited for a few seconds, looking up at him suspiciously: "Isn't it?"

"No, after entering the Twin River City, I will send someone to accompany you to find the bachelor in the castle, the Frey family has been operating here for many years, and there must be enough crows...... The above content is transcribed and sent by the letter crow to as many recipients as possible. ”

"Yes...... Similar content, the queen must have already posted it. The nobles of the Seven Kingdoms are not all frightened, and if they do it again, doesn't it mean that they haven't said anything?"

"The nobles of the Seven Kingdoms are not scared, yes, I don't intend to scare them. Egg smiled and nodded, "If you think the wording is inappropriate, you can polish and revise it and give it to me for review, as for what it does...... It's just a scandal to say in the forefront, so that after conquering one castle after another, the land grant and the northern frontier can calmly say to the local lords: Don't just say it unexpectedly. ”

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