After being separated from Earl Pink, Samwell walked back alone.

At this point, the banquet was over, and the guests dispersed.

When Samwell returned to his lodgings, he found the Earl of Landau waiting at the door.

Father and son exchanged glances, but did not speak.

After entering the room and closing the door, Count Landau asked:

"You're not going to support Peck to replace Tyrrell, are you?"

"Of course not." Samwell smiled sarcastically, "I was just trying to test the attitude of the Equestrian nobles towards the Tyrells, but I didn't expect such a fool to take the initiative to jump out. Titus Peck, hehe, he can't wait. ”

"The Peck family has always been dishonest," Count Landau commented bitterly, "and they have restless blood in them, and this is why they have repeatedly risen to the top, and then fallen so quickly. ”

This is true.

When the river bend was still under the reign of the gardener king, the Peck family tried to get on the throne, which caused ten years of civil strife in the river bend.

After the War of Conquest, the Seven Kingdoms were united, and the Peck family had a king who murdered the queen in order to get King Aegon III to marry his daughter.

Later, the Blackfire Rebellion broke out, and the Peck family once again couldn't hold back the restless blood and led an army to support Daemon Blackfire.

When the Blackfire Rebellion was suppressed, the Peck family also paid the price for their foolishness, and the family's influence was greatly reduced.

The coat of arms of the Peck family is the three black castles on an orange background, symbolizing the three castles owned by the family at their peak: Stars Shuttle, Durtenbury, and White Garden.

But under the operation of the Peike family, only Xingsuo City is left in the current territory.

But even so, the family has never learned to be low-key and steady.

Now that the Seven Kingdoms are in turmoil, the High Court Tyrell family has also fallen into unprecedented decline, and the Peck family is ready to move again.

"Since Peck is so impatient, I am going to let them use them as knives, so as not to dirty my own hands." Samwell spoke his true thoughts.

"Yes." Earl Landau nodded in agreement with his son's plan, and then asked, "But what exactly are you going to do with the Tyrells?" ”

"Lady Olena must die!" Samwell said coldly.

"What about the others?"

"Inflatable fish, I'm not going to touch him." Samwell explained, "I don't have the strength to take over Riverbend right now, so I might as well keep him as a puppet." Otherwise, as soon as Tyrell falls, all the bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods will jump out, and the river bend will only fall into even greater chaos. ”

"Inflatable fish can indeed be kept. Putting the Ma Party in power may not be a good thing for you, you don't have enough strength and prestige to make them completely surrender right now. However, there is one more person besides Lady Olena that you must kill. ”

"You mean Paxter Redwin?" Samwell frowned, "Of course I want to kill him, but Qingting Island is lonely overseas, and we don't have a strong fleet in our hands, so we can't help him for the time being." ”

"It's true that there is nothing Pixter can do with him, but he can't affect the overall situation, so you can leave him alone for the time being. I'm talking about Loras Tyrell. ”

"Loras?"

"Yes. Loras didn't look as threatening as Lady Olenna, but she had to kill. Because he was the last son of Duke Metz, with him, the legacy of the Tyrells family line was still in the High Court. ”

"Doesn't Loras like men?"

Earl Landau shook his head and sneered: "So what." Just because you like a man doesn't mean you can't continue your bloodline.

Believe it or not, once you put Loras back, the Tyrells will arrange a marriage for him, and it won't be long before his wife will have a big belly.

It doesn't matter if the child is Loras's or not, because nominally, it's the direct blood of the Tyrells.

As long as there is inheritance, there is hope. And you'll never really be in control of the Riverlands.

If, on the contrary, Loras dies, the legitimacy of the High Court is in Storm's End, in your wife. This is very important.

The nobles of the river bend will completely lose their thoughts because of this, and they will not help a feudal monarch who has no future.

The inflatable fish has truly become an ornament, and as soon as he dies, you and Margaery's heirs will become the masters of the High Court. ”

Samwell touched his nose and realized that he was really stuck in a mental impasse.

For the sake of the family's inheritance, Loras may really agree to let someone else exercise her husband's power in her place.

It is still impossible to overestimate the bottom line of these nobles.

Count Landau misunderstood his son's silence, and thought that he could not do it, so he spoke again:

"Sam, do you know what your biggest weakness is?"

"What?"

"Not cold-blooded enough." Earl Landau said sharply, "You are not lacking in brains and means, you have performed well in the development of Eagle's Beak Island, the chaos of King's Landing, including the war against Dorne.

But back then, you hadn't officially joined Game of Thrones. I didn't meet any decent opponents either.

But when you have a dragon, it's different, you can't hide yourself anymore.

In the previous Deer Party rebellion, your weaknesses were exposed. For the sake of a woman, put yourself in danger.

But the result? You fight to save the Tyrell from the rebels, but Lady Olenna is plotting to murder you.

You treat her as a relative, but she doesn't treat you as a relative.

Now that you are king, you should not have such foolish thoughts.

The king has no relatives, only vassals and enemies.

Surrender or perish.

If you don't understand this, you'll pay a terrible price in the future. ”

"Thank you for the reminder." Samwell nodded, "I've already died once, and of course I'm not as naïve as I was before." When it's time to be ruthless, I won't hesitate anymore.

Since Loras is a threat, I'll find a way to get rid of him.

I didn't speak just now, I was just thinking of a way not to dirty my hands. ”

Count Landau nodded with satisfaction:

"If only you understood."

Samwell looked at his father and suddenly smiled:

"But father, I'm afraid you don't know, if I was really cold-blooded enough, maybe the person standing in front of you now wouldn't be the real me."

Count Landau apparently didn't understand this.

Samwell didn't explain much, and continued in a leisurely tone:

"It's just as stupid not to trust everyone as it is to trust everyone.

In addition to his courtiers and enemies, a king may also have fathers, brothers, wives, and children.

The result of absolute cold-bloodedness will only be the betrayal of relatives.

It's you, in fact, you are not as cold-blooded as you say, although you kicked me out of the house at the beginning, but when Eagle's Beak Island encountered a crisis, didn't you still pour all the strength of Jiaoling to help me fight Dorne. ”

Count Landau looked at his son for a long time, and his tone suddenly softened:

"I'm actually worried that you'll fall into the same trap again, Margaery Tyrell is both a key bargaining chip, but also a hidden crisis, and you have to be careful."

"I know." Samwell nodded, "I promised to give Margaret a queen, but I didn't say that the queen would only be her. ”

"Are you going to marry another one like Aegon the Conqueror?" Count Landau rubbed his chin, "That's a good idea. Use another woman to balance Margaery, balance the Tyrells.

However, don't rush to marry a second one until you have absolute strength, as this will affect how most Westeros nobles perceive you. ”

"Don't worry, I won't rush it."

(End of chapter)