"Alright, let's send it here."

Early the next morning, at the gate of the High Court City, Count Landau stopped the eldest son.

Samwell stopped and smiled:

"Father, brother, take care all the way."

Deacon stepped forward and gave Samwell a bear hug, saying:

"Brother, you remember to come to Jiaoling often to see me!"

Samwell remembered his father's warning against going back, and the corners of his mouth twitched, and he had to nod perfunctorily to his brother.

Earl Landau told Deacon and the guards to go first, while he stayed.

When Samwell saw this, he knew that his father had something to say.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, I listened to Count Landau:

"Watch out for the women of House Tyrrell."

Samwell was stunned.

Before he could speak, Count Landau continued:

"They're smart, but they often can't see where they are."

After saying this, Count Landau didn't explain any more, turned around and left.

Samwell looked thoughtfully at the figure of his father and his party in the distance.

When he first watched the TV series, he didn't pay much attention to the Earl of Landau, he just remembered that the other party was very good at fighting.

But after this contact, Samwell discovered that this Horned Lord was quite hidden.

He didn't like to play tricks and never fought for the Iron Throne, seemingly just a loyal and powerful thug under the command of House Tyrrell.

However, now that he thinks about it carefully, Samwell realizes that the low-key Earl of Landau in the play later quietly entered the cabinet and became the kingdom's minister of law.

Such a person is certainly not simply going to war.

And the reminder he reminded himself just now must have been because of what the "Queen of Thorns" Olenna said at last night's banquet.

Although Count Landau had given up on the eldest son, he still did not want him to be used by the women of the Tyrells.

In fact, there is no need to be reminded by Earl Landau, Samwell will also be vigilant.

After all, he knew very well that the men of the Tyrells were relatively mediocre politically, but those women, especially the grandmothers and daughters of "Queen of Thorns" Olena and "Rose of the Court" Margaery, were high-level players in this game of thrones.

When they found themselves this time, they must have a plan.

Samwell, however, wasn't too worried.

After all, he knows the plot well, and he knows the temperament and ambition of the women of the Tyrell family, but on the contrary, the other party still thinks that Samwell is just a cowardly waste who is rejected by his biological father.

Such a poor information is his chance!

Thinking of this, Samwell collected his mood and returned to the castle.

Led by the maid, he came to a courtyard where Olenna, the "Queen of Thorns", was waiting for him.

As soon as he entered the door, Samwell noticed that Margaery was there.

This "High Court Rose" was standing among the roses at this time, holding a freshly cut golden rose in her fair and slender hands, and inserting it into the half-finished flower basket.

At this time, Margaery's expression was focused, and her straight and beautiful nose bridge and slightly tight red lips made her reveal a demure and beautiful temperament, even if she was standing in a corner of the courtyard at this time, it made people feel that she was the center of the courtyard.

Hearing Samwell's footsteps, Margaery looked back and smiled, and then lifted the flower basket and greeted her:

"Sam, what do you think of this flower basket I made?"

Samwell stroked his chest and saluted: "As beautiful as you!" ”

"Then I'll give it to you, my knight."

Samwell hurriedly took it, bowed his head and thanked him, as if he didn't dare to look into the girl's eyes.

Following Margaery, Samwell walked into the gazebo in the courtyard.

Olenna was drinking lemon honey tea in the pavilion, and at this moment she looked at Samwell with a smile, and stretched out her hand and said:

"Sit down, young knight."

Samwell stepped forward to salute before sitting down across from Olenna.

"Dear Lady Olenna, I wonder what you are looking for me?"

"Of course, it's about the direction of pioneering. If you don't have a goal yet, you can listen to my advice. ”

"Speak, please."

Olenna spread out a map that had been prepared long ago, spread it on the table, and then drew a circle on it, and said:

"I suggest you try to open up here."

Samwell looked intently and saw that the place that Olena was pointing to was located in the southern part of the Bend, at the western foot of the Crimson Mountains, on the northern shore of the Summer Sea, near the mouth of the Turbulent River.

"...... here," Sam Wilmo asked, rubbing his chin and humbly asking, "Madame, why did you suggest that I go here?" ”

Olenna took a sip of flower tea and said with a smile:

"The unexplored areas of the Riverbend are mainly in the Crimson Mountains, and the place I pointed out to you is close to the mouth of the Turbulent River, which is also convenient for you to carry out seafaring trade in the future."

Samwell nodded, but seemed a little hesitant:

"But madam, there are many high mountains and mountains in the Crimson Mountains, I'm afraid it's not convenient to build a castle......

Olenna smiled slightly:

"Have you forgotten where Castle Rock and Eagle's Nest were built? It was difficult to build a city in the mountains, but once it was built, it was easy to defend, and the Crimson Mountains were inhabited by a large number of freedmen who were hostile to the nobles of the river bend and would not become our lords. But if you can get their support, you don't have to worry about the population of the territory. ”

Samwell knew that the "free people" in the mouth of Olena were actually the name given to the wild people living in the Crimson Mountains, they were the descendants of the Andals and their ancestors, they were dark-skinned, small in stature, unwilling to accept the control of the lord, so they hid in the vast Crimson Mountains, formed primitive tribes, lived by gathering and hunting, and often descended the mountains to raid nearby villages and towns.

The lords of the bend near the Crimson Mountains have tried several times to wipe out the wildlings, but to no avail.

After all, the Crimson Mountain Range was too big, and the wild people hid inside, and they couldn't find anyone at all. As soon as the lord's army was gone, they came out again and plundered, annoying.

These savages, hostile to the Rivermen, were also one of Samwell's biggest obstacles to his exploration.

Of course, according to Lady Olenna, if Samwell can subdue these wildlings, they will also be the largest source of population for the new territory.

Samwell touched the back of his head in embarrassment and put on a cowardly look:

"But ma'am...... I'm worried that if I go there, I'll be torn alive by those vicious savages in the Crimson Mountains before I can gain a foothold......"

"The Tully family has always produced excellent warriors, and I'm sure you won't let me down." Before Samwell could speak, Olenna immediately added, "Don't worry, the Tyrells have always wanted to take care of those wildlings, so if you take my advice, I will select a hundred soldiers from the family guard to follow you out." ”

Samwell's eyes lit up, and he swallowed the words that he was about to refuse.

In fact, after seeing the place that Olenna pointed him to, Samwell had a preliminary guess about the plan of this "Queen of Thorns".

She wants to use herself and control herself, but Samwell doesn't want to use the power of the Tyrells to expand her territory.

These hundred soldiers were too important to him at this time, and of course, a little more would be better......

So, Samwell continued to shrink his head and muttered, "Madam, a hundred soldiers...... Isn't that a little too much......"

"That's not too little?" Olenna was a little impatient, "In the distant heroic era, when 'Green Hand' Garth came to the High Court to open up, there were not a hundred people around! ”

Seeing this, Margaery also smiled and said:

"Sam, I'm sure with your abilities you can carve out a territory here! In this way, I still have some savings, and I can use them to fund you. ”

With that, Margaery actually took out a dark green money bag and stuffed it into Samwell's arms.

Samwell touched the heavy purse, and immediately put on a look of great encouragement, patted his chest and said that he would not disappoint Lady Olenna and Miss Margaery.

Olena smiled with satisfaction, and with joy, she also instructed the housekeeper to prepare five goldtail shrimp and pack them for Samwell to take away.

Samwell naturally did not refuse to come, and accepted it decisively.

When Samwell had left, Margaery sat down beside her grandmother, put her arm around her affectionately, and asked:

"Grandmother, why did you let Sam go there?"

"Since you don't even know my intentions, how can you take advantage of your savings?"

Margaery shook her grandmother's arm and said coquettishly:

"Cooperate with my grandmother to complete the layout, this is not what I should do, as for why this layout does not matter, anyway, you must be right."

"Little slippery!" Olenna smiled and nodded the tip of her granddaughter's nose, "Then you can try to guess what I mean." ”

Margaery's gaze swept across the map, "Dorne, I guess it's for Dorne?" ”

"Clever." Olenna nodded in satisfaction.

"Then why don't you send a valiant knight to open up? It's about making people like Samwell ......"

"It's a good location, but it's also barren and productive, and with the wild people and the proximity to Dorne, it's hard to establish a territory with conventional methods of exploration. So, I need to borrow the name of this outcast of the Tully family to take some less glamorous measures. Olenna explained in a slightly vague way.

Margaery frowned, "But grandmother, will you be a person who uses the Tully family like this...... Not so good? ”

"What's so bad? Such a waste abandoned by the family, without our support, do you really think he can complete the development on his own? Of course, our support is not free, but that is the price he should pay. ”

Olenna looked at the lush courtyard outside the pavilion, and after a long pause she sighed:

"The more beautiful the rose, the more sharp thorns are needed, and there are some things that I don't do, do I expect your stupid father to do it?"