The afterglow of the setting sun turns Blackwater Bay golden.

Tyrion Lannister held the side of the ship with both hands, and watched intently as the port drew closer and closer.

"My lord, we have arrived at King's Landing."

"Hmm." Tyrion retracted his flying thoughts, moved his stiff hands and feet, and prepared to disembark.

There was no one on the dock to greet them.

This was exactly what Tyrion had expected.

He returned as a freed captive, not a victorious return, so naturally he did not expect the crowd to cheer.

But the last time he defeated Stannis Baratheon's fleet here and helped the Lannisters win a crucial victory, no one seemed to cheer him on.

Who would cheer for a dwarf.

Tyrion pouted self-deprecatingly, and disembarked with difficulty on his short legs.

Navigating through the crowded and noisy docks, Tyrion navigated to the Mud Gate.

Of course, the golden-robed guard knew the second son of the Duke of the Western Realm, who was highly recognizable, and immediately sent a team of people to escort him into the city.

King's Landing was still as crowded, foul-smelling, and gloomy as ever.

No, it looks worse than before he left.

Men and women with withered eyes and sunken eyes, as well as scrawny children, gathered on the side of the road, some silently watching, some begging, and some lying on the ground helplessly, waiting for a sweet death.

The Riverlands no longer carry food to King's Landing, and the Riverlands have also been battered by the fighting, and although the fighting has subsided now, it will take some time to recover, not to mention that winter is coming.

The Great War is coming.

Tyrion looked at the scene in front of him, and his mood became more and more gloomy.

The last time King's Landing faced a food crisis, his uncle Kevon Lannister urgently recruited 50,000 young men and sent them to die in the Stormlands, but now?

Call another group of people to die?

With the lesson of the last time, will King's Landing still be deceived?

And Tyrion is well aware that although his uncle's strategy solved the crisis of food shortage last time, it also buried a huge hidden danger.

Due to the brutality of the Raiders during the war, King's Landing already hated the Lannisters, and this hatred has only deepened since the last conscription.

The Lannisters now walk down King's Landing, and they must be properly guarded, otherwise they will not be safe.

Tyrion was exactly that.

If it weren't for a team of golden-robed guards to escort him, he would have been torn to shreds by those civilians.

With the way the civilians around him looked at him, Tyrion had no doubt about it.

Therefore, Caesar's army must not be allowed to surround King's Landing.

Otherwise, they don't need to attack, and the city will be in chaos on its own.

Thinking of this, Tyrion suddenly understood why his father had sent troops across the Blackwater River to take the initiative.

The farther the front is from King's Landing, the better.

In the midst of his thoughts, Tyrion had arrived at the Red Keep.

"Has my father returned?"

"Lord Tywin has returned, convening a royal council."

"Okay."

Tyrion didn't even change his clothes, and went straight to the Prime Minister's Tower.

"Oh, didn't you even notify me of the Imperial Council?" As soon as he entered, he exclaimed, "Or has the Chancellor of the Exchequer been replaced?" ”

"We thought you were dead in Dorne." Queen Mother Cersei glanced at her brother in disgust, "I didn't expect Caesar to actually put you back." ”

"I've disappointed you, good sister." Tyrion grinned and climbed into his seat.

"You are indeed disappointing." Duke Tywin said coldly, "I sent you to Halberd City to let you win over the Martell family and let Dorne side with us, but now? ”

Tyrion spread his hands: "As soon as Doran dies, there will be no one in the Martell family who can stand up to the scene, especially the crazy woman of Arion, who will completely destroy the prestige and army of the Martell family, what can I do."

You don't really expect me to pacify Dorne alone, Father. If that's the case, then I think you really think so highly of me. ”

"Don't make excuses for your failures, Tyrion, Caesar is also going to Dorne alone, and his army is in Bronze Gate."

"But he has a dragon."

"I also gave you the Golden Regiment, that is the first mercenary group in the Essos Continent, is it not as good as an underage dragon?"

"Underage?" Tyrion snorted and exclaimed, exaggeratedly, "Father, you should have seen Caesar's dragon with your own eyes, that guy could swallow three of me in one bite!" ”

Cersei scoffed:

"How big can a three-year-old dragon get? Tyrion, even if you try to justify your failures, don't use such a stupid excuse. ”

Tyrion didn't bother to argue, "Believe it or not, it won't be long before Caesar's dragon soars over King's Landing, and you'll see for yelves." ”

At this time, the intelligence chief "Octopus Spider" Varys said softly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, from the information I have received, Caesar's white dragon has indeed grown extremely fast, far surpassing the normal dragon."

Duke Tywin then asked seriously:

"How big?"

Varys said, "It's probably as big as the 'Yang Yan' controlled by Yi Geng II during the Blood Dragon Dance. ”

There was a brief silence in the chamber.

Although none of the people present had experienced the bloody civil war of the Blood Dragon Dance, they could also understand the horror of the dragon named "Yang Yan" from the historical records.

It was the second largest terrifying presence in the hands of the Greens after Waghar.

After a long silence, it was Duke Tywin who spoke first:

"Dragons are not invincible."

"Yes, that's right!" Cersei immediately chimed in, "The Dorns can even shoot Mirasis, it's a dragon bigger than the sun, we don't need to be too afraid of Caesar's white dragon." ”

"Caesar doesn't just have one dragon." Tyrion reminded, "Princess Daenerys has also brought two dragons. Oh yes, I heard that Euron of the Iron Islands stole a dragon, this man has a grudge against Caesar, we can win it over, so we can at least have a dragon. ”

Hearing this, the chamber fell silent again.

"What's wrong?" Tyrion wondered, "Did I say something wrong?" ”

Varys sighed and said:

"Lord Tyrion, you've just returned, so you haven't heard the latest yet. Lord Tywin did try to win over Yu Lun and arrange for him to marry the eldest daughter of Qingting Island, but he didn't expect it...... He actually killed the Redwin family at the wedding and led his troops to capture Qingting Island. ”

"Killing people at a wedding?" Tyrion was dumbfounded, "He, he doesn't care about guest rights?" ”

"You're talking to a bunch of pirates about guest rights?" Cersei pursed her lips disdainfully.

"Euron Greyjoy is an incomprehensible madman." Lord Tywin conclusively, "We can't expect him to have his iron fleet anymore. However, things are not too bad, at least after Yu Lun captures Qingting Island, the next target will definitely be Hewan Land.

Let this madman help us harass Caesar's rear. ”

"If Euron were a sane man, his next target would be Riverlands. But he's a madman. Tyrion shook his head and said, "Father, don't be too optimistic. ”

"I know." Duke Tywin changed the subject stiffly, "Alright, let's talk about operational deployments. ”

Tyrion, however, had little interest in this deployment, and since he had just returned, he had missed many of the previous meetings, and he was a little unable to keep up with the crowd, and he was soon out of the way.

It wasn't until Duke Tywin declared the meeting over that he came to his senses.

Seeing Duke Tywin leaving, he immediately followed quickly.

"What else is going on with you?" Duke Tywin asked in an impatient tone.

"Is Jaime back?"

Duke Tywin's face froze, and he said:

"Nope."

"No?" Tyrion was taken aback, "Could it be that the Night's Watch won't even give you face and won't let you go?" ”

"It's your brother who doesn't want to come back." Lord Tywin gritted his teeth and said, "He said he had made an oath, and he refused to break it. ”

Tyrion blinked, tempted to say how Jaime hadn't remembered making his own oath when he had slaughtered the Mad King with a sword.

"He's coming back, though." "I've sent someone to the Great Wall, and I'm going to tie him up and tie him up." ”

"Heh, that's your style." Tyrion whistled.

"What else is going on with you?"

Tyrion looked at his father's cold face, and finally didn't dare to ask questions about Tessa.

"Nope." Tyrion decided to wait for Jaime to come back and test his tone first.

"If you don't, do it. You're in charge of the logistics of this big war, so don't disgrace me again. ”

With that, Duke Tywin left his son and strode away.

Tyrion looked at his father's distant back and laughed at himself:

"I'm living to disgrace you, right, Father."

(End of chapter)