After the meeting, Tyrion walked out of the council chamber to find Bronn bowing respectfully to Cersei.

When Cersei was gone, Tyrion came to Bronn in an unhappy mood and sneered:

"Mercenary, when did you become a knight?"

Bolong held his head high: "Although I am not a knight yet, I think I am now a human." ”

Tyrion pouted, "But I still prefer you as an inferior person." ”

"you, gnome!" The old state of Bolong germinated.

Instead of being angry, Tyrion laughed and whistled:

"Haha, that's Shae's job."

The two bickered all the way back to their residence. Tyrion was about to make out with Shae again, but as soon as he unbuttoned his pants, he heard another knock on the door.

Tyrion angrily opened the door, saw Varys standing outside, and cursed:

"Damn spiders! You'd better really have something important, otherwise ......"

"Something incredibly important." Varys said seriously, "I just received news that Margaery Tyrell is officially engaged to Samwell Caesar in the High Court. ”

Tyrion's eyes widened, "You're not kidding?" ”

"True, my good lord. And your brother Sir Jaime has been forcibly taken to the Wall by the Tyrells. ”

Tyrion leaned feebly against the doorframe, his eyes glazed over.

In the next second, he jumped up violently and shouted:

"Bolon! Bolon! Prepare the horses! Let's go to Harrenhal! ”

Harrenhal is located in the Riverlands, on the north shore of Lake God's Eye, and is the largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms.

The king of the Iron Islands and the Riverlands, Heron "The Blackheart" Hale, spent forty years to build this magnificent castle.

On the day of its completion, Heron proudly declared that the castle would never be conquered.

I wonder if the gods heard the mortal's wild words and decided to teach him a lesson. On the same day that Harrenhal was built, Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror landed at the mouth of the Blackwater River.

Yes, the most magnificent castle in the Seven Kingdoms is indeed beyond the reach of manpower, but the "Conqueror" has dragons.

According to the history books, Aegon the Conqueror descended from the sky on the Black Death's "Black Death" Bellerien, and the roaring dragon flames turned the towers of Harrenhal into candles lit in the night.

The molten stone flowed down the tower like a stream, and Heron the Blackheart, his sons, vassals, and soldiers were burned alive in the tower.

The tower, which still stands like a charred finger, is known as the "Tower of the Burning King".

Tyrion the "Little Devil" found his father, Duke Tywin, in this tower.

"It's such a terrible grave here." Tyrion complained, "Father, I've heard that the ghosts of the Hale family are still roaming here, did you hear anything when you slept at night?" ”

Duke Tywin stared at his youngest son with those golden eyes:

"What are you doing here?"

Tyrion poured himself a glass of wine, drank it with a clatter, and breathed a sigh of relief before he said:

"I have very bad news for you."

"Samwell Caesar's engagement to Margaery Tyrell?"

"You've gotten the news? But hasn't Harrenhal been deserted for many years, and there are no scholars and crows? ”

Duke Tywin shook his head expressionlessly, "Guess." I can't think of any worse news than that. ”

"So what now?" Tyrion was anxious, "Once Riverbend joins Stannis's side, we have no chance of winning!" ”

"Who told you that Riverbend would join Stannis's side?" Duke Tywin asked indifferently.

Tyrion was stunned for a moment, then calmed down, thought about it carefully, and finally suddenly realized:

"Do you think Riverbend will learn from us during the Retainer War, and wait until the last minute!"

He paused for a moment, then frowned again: "Then let's go fight with the northerners, and then let Hewan come out to clean up the mess and become the final winner?" ”

"Of course, you can't let Hewan sit still and watch the play." Duke Tywin said, "So I've thrown a decoy." ”

"What bait?"

"Stormlands."

"Stormlands?" Tyrion was stunned for a moment before he reacted, "So that's what you planned to do for the king to legalize the illegitimate son of the Baratheon family!" I thought you were just trying to divide the nobles of the Stormlands...... But, father, aren't you worried that Riverbend really took advantage of this opportunity to swallow this bait? At that point, we may face an even greater threat. ”

Duke Tywin remained calm: "It's a poisonous bait, and the Riverbends will definitely pay for their ambitions." ”

Tyrion stared into his father's eyes, "Poisonous? How are you going to make the Riverwanes pay? ”

Duke Tywin did not answer the question.

Tyrion shrugged his shoulders and relaxed a lot: "Well, military affairs, I, as a finance minister, really don't have the authority to intervene. Plus, there's bad news for you. My good brother Jaime has been escorted by the Tyrells to guard the Wall. ”

The temperature in the room seemed to drop suddenly.

Tyrion felt that his father hadn't been so angry even when he heard that Riverbend had rejected his olive branch.

"I see." Duke Tywin squeezed a few words out between his teeth.

"Actually, the night watchman is not bad." Tyrion seemed to be trying to comfort his father, "Although the Great Wall of Desperation is cold, he has no worries about food and clothing, although he can't marry a wife and have a son, but my brother is a royal guard, and he can't marry a wife and have a son, so he is actually just changing places to be an errand ......"

Tyrion felt Duke Tywin's gaze grow colder and wisely shut his mouth.

"Alright, father, I won't stay here for the night." Tyrion quickly turned, "I don't want to be approached by the ghosts of the House of Hall. ”

After saying that, he ran away as if he were slipping away.

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The Stack of Bends is said to be the place where the King of the North surrendered to Aegon Targaryen, the Conqueror, three hundred years ago.

Situated on the south bank of the Trident River, between Riverrun and Harrenhal, this famous inn has become a huge military camp.

The inn's original signboard depicted a knees-down king, but it was demolished by the Northerners and replaced with the banner of the Icewolf.

After retreating from Celestial City, Duke Eddard Stark expected the Lannisters to be captured—for in his opinion, the Westside had no chance of winning.

The four families of fish, wolf, deer and eagle are united, and the lion only has the share of submission.

What's more, they are still on the side of reason, and Riverbend and Dorn will definitely express their support, in this case, the Lannisters can only take the initiative to hand over the Iron Throne and seek a dignified exit.

But the development of events left the Duke of Winterfell dumbfounded.

Instead of giving in, the lion struck down and united with the Martell family to trap the armies of the Riverlands, Vales, and Stormlands in Dorne.

Before this starts, there are three families in the Fish, Wolf, Deer and Eagle Alliance who are directly injured.

Enraged, Duke Eddard did not retreat further to the north, but stopped on the south bank of the Trident River, confronting the western army of Harrenhal from afar, while summoning the nobles of the Riverlands and Vales to come to their aid.

The nobles of the Riverlands, at the behest of Duke Horst Tully, sent out the last bit of strength in their family, except, of course, "Frey the Late". But Duke Ed was willing to wait for this Marquis of Luanhe City, after all, the other party was extremely important to him in terms of strength and castle location.

It's the valley......

"The nobles of the Vale besieged Eagle's Nest?" Duke Ed asked incredulously.

"Yes, sir." The messenger affirmed, "Now that the city of the Eagle's Nest is besieged, I have not been able to see Duke Robert and Lady Lysa at all. ”

"Who are the besiegers? Why did they do it? ”

It was Countess Anya Weywood who initiated the call, and almost all the nobles of the Valley answered. They condemned the Duke of Eagle's Nest for his silence during his previous campaign against Dorne, and for his inaction now that the Vale army was trapped......"

"Damn it!" Duke Ed cursed, "The Duke of Eagle's Nest is only seven years old now! What do you let him do? ”

"So the nobles of the Vale are actually pointing the finger at Madame Lyza, believing that she is not qualified to hold the authority of the Vale, nor is she capable of raising the young duke. Countess Anya asks Lady Lysa to give the Duke to Iron Oak City to raise. ”

"You go to the valley again." "Tell Lady Anya that Robert Arryn is the only son of my adoptive father, and that I will raise him personally." However, she could be appointed as the Warden of the Vale, with the Weywood family in charge of the Vale until the Duke of Eagle's Nest came of age. The only condition is that she must lead her army to the Kneeling Stack and join forces with me to defeat the puppet king who has stolen the Iron Throne. ”

"Yes." The messenger was commanded to depart.

Duke Ed was about to continue his meal when the door opened, and his eldest son, Robb Stark, and adopted son, Theon Greyjoy, walked in.

"Father." As soon as Robb entered the door, he exclaimed excitedly, "I have brought another three thousand soldiers and horses from the north!" When do we attack the lions? ”

Duke Ed suddenly frowned: "Who asked you to come?" ”

Seeing that his father's face was wrong, Robb suddenly lost his initial excitement, and replied carefully: "I thought you would need support, so I took it upon myself to call some people over to help." ”

"Go back." Duke Ed said angrily, "As the eldest son of House Stark, you must be in charge of Winterfell. ”

Robb was not happy: "Father, Winterfell has a mother here, and it will be fine. It is impossible for the lion to cross us into the north. ”

"Go back!" Duke Ed was adamant, "You are not needed here, but Winterfell does. Our enemies have never been just in the South. ”

Robb smacked a few times, but after all, he didn't dare to refute his father, and said in a muffled voice:

"Okay."

At this time, Theon Greyjoy, the adopted son of the Duke on the side, spoke:

"Lord Eddard, I can make a trip to the Iron Islands for you and convince my father to send troops to help you deal with the Lannisters."

"No, you don't." Duke Ed refused again, "I have already sent the ravens to the Iron Islands, and I believe your father will make the right choice." ”

Theon was a little disappointed, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Can I stay and fight for you, then?"

"No, I don't. You go back to Winterfell with Robb. ”

"Yes......" Theon lowered his head and clenched his cheek.

(End of chapter)