When Tyrion Lannister learns that the army has withdrawn to the king, he is lying on a soft feather bed, hugging Shae's warm body.

"Quick! Fast! Help me change my clothes! ”

"Why did Lord Tywin withdraw? Did you lose the battle? Shae asked, helping Tyrion get dressed.

"I don't think I'm going to lose the battle. Caesar's army did not cross the river so quickly. ”

"Why is that?"

"Maybe it's because the food supply is not available." Tyrion didn't want to say more, and after quickly getting dressed, he left a hurried kiss on Shae's face, "Don't worry, it'll be fine, wait for me to come back." ”

Shae grabbed his hand, "The next time we meet, will you have a Stark wife?" ”

"You know everything?"

"Everyone in the city knows you're going to marry Miss Sansa of the Starks." Shae said, her tone full of resentment.

That's not Sansa Stark. Tyrion almost slipped out.

"When I get back, we'll talk about it." He can only use such words to appease his lover.

But he didn't expect Shae to be more reasonable than he expected:

"I understand. You are the son of the Prime Minister, and of course you want to marry a noble lady. Of course, it is impossible for a lowly technician like me to be your wife, and I have never had such extravagant expectations. All I ask you is that you don't abandon me when you get married......"

"Of course not." Tyrion immediately made a promise.

"Then you're going to come to see me as often as you used to."

"Definitely, definitely," Tyrion nodded and hurried away.

When he made his way back to the Red Keep, he learned that Duke Tywin had arrived.

Tyrion meets his father in the Prime Minister's study.

"You've done a good job!" When Duke Tywin saw his son, he made no secret of his anger.

"Thank you for the compliment." As if he didn't hear the sarcasm in his father's tone, Tyrion grinned in response, "I just did what I had to do." ”

"What you should do is to supply the army with food and grass, have you done this well?"

"I've done my best." Tyrion spread his hands, "King's Landing has so much food, I've already sent everything I can to the front." I'm afraid you don't know, now the old men in the Red Fort can't eat enough, and our good queen mother comes to scold me every day, saying that I want to starve her to death......"

"Did you go to the people to collect food?" Duke Tywin interrupted his son.

"All the food shops in King's Landing have been seized by me."

"I'm talking about every civilian home." Duke Tywin said coldly.

Tyrion's eyes widened:

"You want me to bring soldiers to break down the doors of every civilian house and go to their homes to collect food?"

"Yes. There must be food in people's homes. ”

"We robbed them of their stockpiles, what did they eat?"

"All I care about is what my army eats."

Tyrion sneered, "The people of King's Landing don't wait to starve to death, you know that just by closing down the food shops, riots are breaking out in the city every day......"

"That's why I left you an army."

"Have you forgotten how many people there are in King's Landing?" Tyrion shouted, "Five hundred thousand! 500,000 people! And how many troops have you left me? ”

"No amount of sheep can beat a lion." Duke Tywin said, "How much threat can 500,000 unarmed and unorganized rioters have?" Have you forgotten that the biggest threat to us right now is Caesar! What's the use of you feeding every mouth of King's Landing if you can't stop the other person from crossing the river? ”

"Let's face it, father." Tyrion sighed and said, "We have lost this war. Surrender now, and there is still some decency. ”

Duke Tywin didn't speak for a long time, just stared at his son with a cold gaze.

Now that Tyrion had spoken out what was in his heart, he had no scruples, and spoke again:

"I know the battle at the front, and you have no power to stop Caesar's army from gaining a foothold on the North Shore. And the Braavos, who you have high hopes for, have encountered the Stormlands fleet in Blackwater Bay, and there is no news until now......"

"Enough!" Duke Tywin interrupted his son with a low growl, "Is this the real reason why you deliberately starved the army of food?" You are in such a hurry to surrender to Caesar! ”

"I just don't want to see senseless deaths again." Tyrion slowed his tone and tried to admonish, "And with your wisdom, it is impossible not to see that the nobles of the North are already on the verge of action.

Anya Weywood can't control the Vale at all, Ruth Bolton doesn't have Stark's prestige, the Northlands don't obey the Skinners at all, and the Riverlands are already in chaos.

We simply can't win this war. Instead of wasting the lives of soldiers and civilians, it is better to negotiate with Caesar while the situation has not collapsed.

I've dealt with this man, and he's not a murderer. As long as our terms are not excessive, he should accept the surrender of the Lannisters. ”

Duke Tywin snorted lightly and said:

"Have you forgotten what happened to the Marshalls? And the Tyrells, what's the difference between an inflatable fish and a puppet now? ”

"As the victor, Caesar was merciful to both the Martell and the Tyrrells. When you led your army into King's Landing, how did you treat the people of House Targaryen? ”

You don't even spare your baby in your swaddling clothes. Tyrion said it in his heart.

But even if the harshest words were not spoken, Duke Tywin was clearly angry.

"Cowards are bent on surrendering!" It was a long time before Duke Tywin squeezed the words out between his teeth.

"Only reckless men will fight a war that is doomed to failure." Tyrion said-for-tat, "And you don't have to worry about Caesar not accepting our surrender. Before marching into King's Landing, this person used the reason that winter was approaching and that strange ghosts were about to appear.

Since he has made such a banner, then we can use this as an excuse to force him to agree to end the civil war and unite against the strong enemy in the north. ”

"Childish." Duke Tywin commented, "Do you believe such lies as strangers? He still wants to use this as an excuse to blackmail Caesar? Once we lay down our arms, we will be left to Caesar's slaughter. ”

"With weapons, we're no match for Caesar." Tyrion said, "Why don't you go another way, I can be your messenger to find out Caesar's mouth." ”

"You want to be beautiful." Duke Tywin flatly refused, "What terms can you make with Caesar, thinking I can't guess?" ”

Tyrion said, "I promise to let Caesar spare your life......"

"Yes, leave me alone to guard the Great Wall." Lord Tywin scoffed, "Then you can rightfully inherit Castle Rock and inherit all that I have." ”

"To be honest, I really don't have much interest in Kaiyan City, and as for the Lannister family, hehe, I'm afraid that in the short term, I don't want to keep any more strength."

"You also know that Caesar won't let the Lannisters go easily."

"At least the Lannisters won't be cut off."

"If that's your plan, all I can say is stupid." Duke Tywin gave the final verdict, "Now that you've been stripped of all your duties, go back to your room and stay there." You don't have to worry about the rest of the matter. ”

Tyrion shrugged, seemingly unsurprised.

He put the gold finger necklace, which symbolized the status of the Hand of the King, back on the table and bowed:

"Well, then, I wish you the best of luck. I hope you will lead the Lannisters to another victory with great wisdom. ”

(End of chapter)