The Iron Throne was more uncomfortable to sit than expected, but the feeling of being a king was incomparable. Returning to the bedroom, Lanley Baratheon breathed a long sigh of relief in a comfortable soft chair...... It's a little regrettable: in addition to the royal domain, only two of the seven kingdoms have recognized their identity for the time being, and compared to their brothers, they can only be regarded as "two-sevenths of the kings".

The western frontier was devastated by the armies of the Five Kingdoms and was determined to be neutral, while Dorne had never expressed his support for anyone, and his attitude was ambiguous...... They had come to King's Landing, but instead of an audience or an oath of allegiance, they led a murderous army intent on ousting themselves from the throne.

King's Landing now has more than 30,000 Riverbend Storm troops, 10,000 kings, and garrisons—the defending and attacking armies are similar or slightly larger. In such a situation, he retreated into the city and refused to fight, which was undoubtedly an extremely weak act in military terms, but Lan Li had always considered himself self-aware: whether it was the ability to command the battle or the combat effectiveness of the army, neither he nor the army of Storm Bend that was loyal to him could match the Northern Coalition led by Robb Stark and who had just won a great victory from the Western Frontier.

People who call themselves cowardly, let them say go, and the winner is the one who has the last laugh...... There are too many stories of losing his throne and even his life to prove his courage, and Lan Li does not intend to be one of them.

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"The day after tomorrow at the latest, the army led by Randolph Tarel will be able to approach King's Landing, and if the northerners will not retreat by then, then we will attack them from the inside and out, and defeat them completely!" Loras Tyrell was confident: "If Robb Stark can be captured as well, then this war will ...... It can be finished early. ”

"I don't know anything about war, but I'm afraid it's not that easy. Margaery shook her head: "In the past two days, I have been in the city to observe the outside, the northern army camp is deep and high, and the scouts are coming in and out in an endless stream, and they look ready to deal with various situations. They had only defeated Randolph Tully in the West, and their morale was strong but they were not lightly defeated, and they were led by many veterans, and their combat strength was amazing. Even if Blue Road arrives, our army will only be more than twice as powerful as them, not to mention that we will have to be on guard against Stannis' landing from Blackwater Bay......"

"Does Duke Eddard Stark still not let go?"

"It's time to loosen up. Margaery frowned in distress: no matter what conditions were proposed, Eddard, a rigid guy, insisted that Lan Li was not the king, this kind of guy who didn't eat hard and was not afraid of death, even she had nowhere to eat. "Rather than trying to persuade someone who can't be convinced, I'm more concerned about how to cure him. ”

Loras turned his head suspiciously: "It's just a small injury, why hasn't it healed until now?"

"Not only did it not work, but I also found a very strange situation. Margaery became uneasy: "Duke Ed began to show the same symptoms as King Robert before he died—weakness, difficulty in defecation, and a slight foul odor from his body, which would not disappear even if he was offered a bath......"

"The same symptoms as Robert before he died? Loras didn't believe it: "Robert was injured by a dagger, and there is nothing he can do if he can't save him." But Duke Ed just fell off his horse when he was caught, and a big cut was made in his leg, which is not the same thing at all!"

"A leg injury can't have the same symptoms as an internal organ injury. Wait......" Lan Li didn't ignore Margaery's words, and squinted at her, "What do you mean - someone has done something to kill Eddard, so that I can't sit on this throne and prevent the Seven Kingdoms from restoring peace?"

There is a suspicion, but there is no evidence. ”

"It was that old fellow from Paisel who did it. Lan Li identified the suspect for no reason. "He is the only one in the Red Keep who has access to the poison. ”

Margaery smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that Paisel left the Red Keep after you became the King's Landing. ”

"This ......" Lan Li remembered that this was indeed the case, and was confused for a while, but still couldn't help but doubt the lackey of the Lannister family: "Let Varys go and investigate what Paisil has been doing recently and who he has been in contact with." ”

"Your Majesty, you suspect Paisier, but I doubt your Minister of Intelligence. Aren't you planning to replace all the members of the Imperial Council, why can't you find someone to replace the octopus spider for a long time? The most suspicious person in the Red Keep is him, God knows which side this eunuch of unknown origin is!" Margaery shook her head: "But I'm just guessing, since I can't produce evidence, the best way is to leave no one at will for the time being." I've replaced the doctors and guards who took care of Duke Ed with the people I brought from the High Court, and I'll see if things get better. ”

Loras was uneasy, and anyone with brains knew what would happen if Ed had an accident at his own hands: "If you can't cure it, return the man to his son, and no matter what, you can't let him die in the Red Keep." ”

"How can it be that simple, Ed is in our hands, at least his son doesn't dare to attack the city directly, if he lets this dead brain go back to his military camp......" Margaery rolled her eyes at Loras: "Eddard Stark's prestige in the north is far greater than that of the king, and he is a well-known victorious general in the Seven Kingdoms, as soon as he returns to the northern army camp to take over the command, father and son go into battle, then we will be in big trouble." ”

"It's not a handover, it's not a handover...... So what the hell is going to do now?" Loras became irritable, scheming or something was too far away for the young and handsome Rainbow Knight.

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A gust of wind blew the curtains into the room, turning the huge lantern hanging on the roof in the middle of the room—a wedding gift from the chief logistics officer—and the colorful light filtered by the colored crystals swept through every corner of the room, making the room dreamlike.

"Don't panic, time is on our side. "Margaery seemed to see something coming in through the window, but was pierced by the light of the lanterns, and when she opened her eyes again, she couldn't see anything," Stark's family brought more than 20,000 people...... This is already nearly half of the young and strong in the north, and the north is in the last autumn harvest before winter, and they continue to waste time in the south, and I am afraid that they will not even be able to get all the crops into the barn, and our river bend ......"

"Give us time, Hewan can gather another 80,000 troops. Loras said confidently: "If two to one is no match for these northern barbarians, then we will be three to one, four to one!"

It's really winter coming, when is it so cold even in King's Landing?" Margaery stroked her bare arm, looked at the window suspiciously, and continued: "Don't just think about overwhelming people with numbers, hundreds of thousands of people can indeed get it, but how different are untrained peasants from straw targets in front of the battle-hardened veterans of the North? The threat is not only from the Northern Army, but also from Dragonstone, Dorne and the Iron Islands...... Until we find out where everyone stands, we must not easily empty our family and expose our backs to others. ”

"Dorne's attitude doesn't matter, just send a thousand men to guard the prince's pass, and they won't be able to get out of it even if they have great ability. Annoying are the pirates and mercenaries of the Narrow Sea, who have recently become more and more arrogant, and have even begun to attack the castles of my minor vassals, causing the hearts of the princes to fluctuate, and all of them want to return to their homes...... Not only was I no longer able to muster an army for King's Landing, but I also had to defend the petty lords who were threatened by pirates, and the Storm's End fleet couldn't leave. ”

"Leave the fleet of Storm's End in the Stormlands, they are no match for the Dragonstone fleet and Stannis. In addition, Your Majesty must not transfer the garrison of Storm's Rest to another place—this is the city where you lived and made your fortune before you ascended the throne, and it is of great significance and cannot be lost. Margaret pondered for a moment: "The most important thing at the moment is the attitude of the Iron Islands, which we have always looked down on, if the Iron Folk are willing to recognize your kingship and obey the command, then they can harass the north or attack Dragonstone, and retreat can order them to lead a fleet to defend against the Narrow Sea Pirates...... Even, once it is determined that the Iron Folk are not enemies, the fleet of Qingting Island and the Shield Islands that were originally used to defend them can be transferred to King's Landing Blackwater Bay - in this way, we can have an advantage on both land and sea battlefields, and we can win with certainty. ”

"Good idea, I ignored the Iron Islands for a long time, and it was a huge mistake. Leave it to my dear queen to send someone to do it, and I trust you...... Whatever conditions the Greyjoy family has, as long as it is not too excessive, they can agree. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

"Why is it so cold?" Lan Li blinked in confusion, shrunk her shoulders and stood up from the chair, "It's not too early, go rest, dear." ”

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It's time to rest, but it's hard for ordinary people to imagine: only a few days after the wedding, the royal couple who should be in the honeymoon period have actually never shared a bed at all. There were two men and a woman in the room, and when it was time to rest, Margaery, as his wife, was invited out to sleep in another room, although it was the Tyrells who stayed behind to serve the king, but ...... This is in the eyes of the servants in the Red Fort, what is it called!?

Margaery's confusion grows, but Lan Li has made herself a true queen, and the Tyrells have become royal in-laws, entered the center of power, and established power in King's Landing and the Red Keep. The Descendants of the Green Hands, who had ignored the Tyrells in the past, suddenly became polite.

To be honest, living without a couple is not a big deal, there is really nothing to complain about......

A gust of wind blew out a few candles in the room, only the oil lamp in the colored crystal lamp was unaffected, its rotation slowly stopped, Margaery felt another black shadow flash in front of her, and when she looked up, she only saw the shadow cast on the ground after Lan Li stood up. She looked left and right suspiciously, but in the end she didn't notice anything unusual, so she had to bow and bow: "Okay—Your Majesty, please rest early." ”

Lan Li heard the resentment in his wife's tone, and he didn't understand the importance of a political marriage quickly producing an heir, but he was only twenty-one years old now, healthy and vigorous, and he really didn't want to force himself early on—to have sex with a woman against his nature. What's more, your lover is by your side?

Apologizing, Lan Li watched Margaery walk to the door. The wind outside the window continued to blow into the house, the candles flickered, and the colored light cast by the crystal lamps slowly swept through the room, and the shadows of the people also migrated...... With the sound of air surging in her ears, Gao Tingzhihua turned her head sharply, stared behind her husband with wide eyes, and screamed: "Your Majesty, be careful!"

"Stop!"

The crisp sound of Loras drawing his sword from its sheath rang out, and Lan Li looked at the ghostly appearance of the Tyrell siblings, turned around in confusion, and saw a black ...... A human face that seemed to be made of smoke revealed that it was the face of his brother, Stannis Baratheon.

In the next second, he lost all consciousness.

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