Chapter 0689: Jaime's Knife, Demon Mountain's Sword
Count Rosby was old and frail for many years, but he just wouldn't die. It is precisely because of his weak health that he actually has no direct heirs. He had an adopted son and also nieces and nephews, all of whom had some inheritance rights to him.
This old earl, who gasps when he walks and coughs when he talks, and the old man who will choke on coughing at any time and no longer breathe, did not make a will to designate an heir.
This reflects the old man's dissatisfaction with his adopted son and nieces.
In the face of James's sudden 'dumping of the pot', Count Rosby first showed a smirk, in the face of the strong domineering of the Magic Mountain, he had no intention of fighting back at all, and the little demon Tyrion Lannister had an accurate evaluation of Earl Gales Rosby - "It's too sick and weak to run, and too cowardly to fight!"
"Lord Magic Mountain, don't laugh. Earl Rosby smiled, "This is the Queen Mother's Ballroom in Megar House, and it is a basic law for you to say in front of the Queen Mother, the King, and the Prime Minister that you will kill my nephew and pay for your life." ”
The sick earl's rhetoric is still level! He said it with a smile!
"Earl, what are you talking about, are you going to withdraw from the marriage?" Moshan is not a good person, and his aggressive speech is just a duty. Looking at the appearance of the Magic Mountain, if you don't get married, something big will happen. The subordinate officers and soldiers of the Magic Mountain are all bandits and hooligans, and they kill people without blinking. Even if he didn't kill someone, he tied up his nephew, cut off his hands or feet, cut off his tongue, poked his eyes out, etc., and then made up gossip that he owed people gambling debts and was sought revenge...... Count Rosby made up some dangerous and bloody scenes on his own, and his heart became terrified...... The bandits and hooligans of King's Landing are all unified by Bernie, and Magic Mountain is the boss of these scumbags......
The Magic Mountain stared at him right in front of Count Rosby!
Earl Rossby glanced at James Lannister, and was very embarrassed, Jaime wanted him to take the blame, and the magic mountain wanted to smash his pot, how could he be good?
Earl Gales Rosby looked at Her Majesty the Queen Mother, and he hoped that Her Majesty would turn around, but the majestic and determined Queen Mother raised her glass and drank the wine in the glass, which just blocked the Earl's eyes for help...... Cold sweat broke out on Count Rosby's back and forehead......
A light laugh broke the deadlock, and the voice came from Bernie Clegane: "Lord Magic Mountain, Sir Jaime is joking with you, Rosamon Lannister did not enter into a marriage contract with the nephew of Count Rosby, Count Roseby, don't you say?"
"Yes, yes, hey, hey, cough, cough......" Count Rosby was relieved, and went down the steps, he coughed, then got up, walked to the other side, and took out a silk scarf to wipe the phlegm.
It was a mediocre old man, and Jaime knew he had chosen the wrong person. As long as Count Rosby doesn't admit it, or is ambiguous, or simply smirks, he can refuse the Magic Mountain.
But now, as Rosby followed Bernie Clegane's words and said 'yes, yes, hey, hey, cough, cough', Jaime had a mouthful of old blood stuffed in his heart. If it were the little demon Tyrion, he would never have chosen Count Rosby to carry such a pot......
Jaime has a quick wit, but he doesn't choose the right person!
The Mountain looked at James, Jaime stared back at the Mountain, and Lord Mace smiled, "Lord Mountain, Sir James is just joking. Rosamon Lannister and Messella Baratheon are playing outside on the lawn right now, and I guess they're watching your dragon. ”
The sheep thieves have come to the lawn of the Divine Wood Forest, and under the care of the cavalry of the Magic Mountain Guard Battalion, they are roasting the goats.
Magic Mountain stared at Jaime and said slowly, "Miss Rosamon Lannister's father, Ode Lannister, was a good friend of mine when he was alive, and we started a noodle shop together, and the noodle shop was named after Count Ode. We also fought together against the enemy, we were friends and allies who talked about everything, and after Count Odeh was unfortunately shot by the Crow-Eyes men of the Iron Islands, I decided to take care of his daughter for my old friend. Sir Jaime, it's time for Rosamon to go home. A girl, sooner or later she has to go home. I am the guardian of the West, and Lanniport cannot live without the true lord of the city. ”
Jaime had a thousand words in his heart, but found himself unable to utter a single word. He can't say, "You can't annex Lannisport from the Magic Mountain, and I'll never agree to that." But the Magic Mountain is talking about marriage, not the annexation of Lannisport. His excuse just now was punctured by Bernie Rosby at the same time, his face has been pumped, and his anger has been frustrated!
"If two teenagers feel like they're right for each other, I think marriage is okay...... Let's go!" Mace Tyrell smiled and ordered a pack of rotten medicine.
Lannisport is not the domain of the Tyrells, so there is nothing wrong with not getting along between the Magic Mountain and the Lannisters. Whoever ultimately controls Lannisport has nothing to do with the Tyrells. As long as the eyes of the Demon Mountain are not aimed at the troops and territory of the Riverbend.
Mace is happy to see that Magic Mountain and Jaime have a dislike for each other!
Jaime looked at Mace, this idiot, a veritable inflatable fish, whose side was he on?
"So decided, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, when my son is born and the queen also gives birth to a daughter, we will marry. If everyone is a son or daughter, then as Her Majesty the Queen Mother said, exchange with each other and adopt each as an adopted son. But before that, let the marriage between the Lannisters and the Clegan family start with Rosamon and Comm!" Magic Mountain announced, "The Clegane family is honored to marry the Lannister family. ”
Cersei looked at James, Jaime was full of bitterness, he didn't marry, he couldn't find enough reason to refuse, the character of the magic mountain, the reason was not enough to help him, and the marriage between the two families was brought up on his own side.
Jaime never thought that the Magic Mountain would have the idea of marrying Rosamon. He found that he and Cersei were not as good as the Magic Mountain in this regard, and if his father was there, he would definitely take precautions first and marry Rosamon in advance.
In fact, according to the tradition of aristocratic marriage, Jaime can say that Comm Warner is not a nobleman, but Magic Mountain is now a duke, and it is not too simple to make a knight. He can also take out a piece of territory and give it to Kom, so that Kom can rightfully become a so-called nobleman. In fact, Com Warner is the patriarch of the Warner tribe on the Crab Claw Peninsula, and he is not without background strength. Although the boy followed the magic mountain, his side was also to follow the warriors of the tribe at any time to protect him.
Margaery Tyrell interjected with a smile: "Lord Magic Mountain, Sir Jaime, Rosamon is still young, the marriage can be postponed for a while, let's talk about the most important military situation first." Lord Magic Mountain, you have tamed a giant dragon for the kingdom, increased the strength of the kingdom, and given us great combat power and confidence, and I agree with Her Majesty the Queen Mother and Her Majesty the King, who have discussed a glorious reward for your merits. ”
"Oh?!" said the Magic Mountain.
The topic of marriage was gently removed by Margaery, and leaving it aside for the first time was indeed the most clever way. Cersei and Jaime were secretly relieved, but this was just the appearance, the Demon Mountain was not the reckless person he used to be, he was still vicious, but his heart and eyes were bright!
Cersei smiled, "Lord Gregor, in order for you to have full authority over the front-line military affairs, recruit the stubborn Valelanders, and tame the rebellious Northerners, His Majesty the King will grant you the official positions of Guardian of the Northern and Eastern Frontiers. ”
After Cersei finished speaking, everyone had a congratulatory smile on their faces, as if some major and thorny problem had been solved!
However, the Magic Mountain did not show the satisfaction that everyone wanted to see, which gave the relaxed atmosphere a freezing point. Queen Mother Cersei quickly repaired her embarrassment after a short period of discomfort, she looked at Bernie, since the Minister of Intelligence is a person from the Magic Mountain, then the official position of the guardian of the Magic Mountain, the Magic Mountain must have known all about it before.
This loses the 'surprise' effect!
"Lord Magic Mountain, the guardian position, but the highest official position with full authority over all the powers in the territory, such as politics, military, trade, and people's livelihood. "The great power teacher Koben 'pointed' the royal family's grace to the Magic Mountain.
Demon Mountain shrugged his shoulders, as if these two official positions were not too attractive to him: "Master Guoshi, the northern realm has become independent, and the king has appointed me as the guardian of the northern realm, is it because he wants me to meet the sword soldiers of the Stark family?"
Cobain was unhurried and smiled harmoniously: "Lord Moshan, after the war with the strangers, Lord Moshan can take advantage of the situation to subdue the north, let the north return to the rule of King Tommen, and live up to the glory of your guardianship of the north." "The words of the great master were actually addressed to Cersei and Jaime and the others.
The suggestion to give the magic mountain an official position was put forward by him, and he wanted to prove his 'selflessness'.
"Magic Mountain, the guardian of the eastern realm is not a vain position, the valley did not participate in the civil war, the soldiers are well fed, you have the official position of the guardian of the eastern realm, but it exceeds the power of life and death you want. Jaime said coldly.
"The valley has sworn allegiance!" said the Magic Mountain lightly, "Petyr the Littlefinger has also become the guardian of the canyon as he wished, and no one will welcome an Eastern guardian again." "Although Magic Mountain has indeed received a big bargain, it must not be admitted.
As soon as the official position of the guardian of the eastern realm is officially appointed, the Magic Mountain will be able to take advantage of the situation to bring the valley under his control! As soon as the valley people complained, he would naturally advertise that it was the king's order, and that it was the Lannisters who were responsible.
However, there is still a big difference between the profitable Eastern Guardian and the power of life and death that the Magic Mountain wants.
The power of life and death demanded by the Demon Mountain was aimed at the nobles of the whole country, and the Eastern Guardian was only useful for one part of the valley. There are too many nobles with so-called noble bloodlines in the kingdom, and the Demon Mountain wants to send them to the north to fight the strange ghosts, these people will definitely not enthusiastically dedicate themselves, they must shirk in every way, but as long as the Demon Mountain has the right to kill them, they will be obedient.
The valley has actually been politically conquered by the Magic Mountain and Littlefinger, and the official position of the guardian of the eastern realm can be regarded as the icing on the cake, not a blessing in disguise.
The goal of the Magic Mountain to recruit troops from all over the country and have the power of life and death is actually the Tyrell family of Riverbend who have preserved the greatest strength.
The Riverbend is the most populous of the Seven Kingdoms, the largest of the Seven Grain Reserves, the largest of the Seven Troop Forces, and the largest of the Seven Kingdoms of the wealth of the people and nobles...... It was the richest and most powerful place, but it lacked a true leader...... There used to be a famous general, Randolph Tully, and after Randolph Tully was killed by the Magic Mountain, there was no general in Riverbend who could take charge on his own......
Magic Mountain originally wanted to recruit troops in Riverlands, so that they could send the people of Riverlands to be cannon fodder in advance, weakening the strength of the Tyrells family and retaining their own legion. However, because Daenerys is about to invade, both Cersei and Mace find enough reasons not to go north.
The Magic Mountain believed Melisandre, and Melisandre told him that the military situation in the north was urgent, and there was not much time left for the Magic Mountain to fight with these people, and Melisandre meant that the war must end in the long summer or the end of the short autumn, and strangle the strangers in the north, and not let the strangers go south after destroying the north, let alone drag the war into the winter, once the strangers destroy the north, or the war is dragged into the winter season, the Night King will have too many ghoul warriors and the combat power will soar, and at that time, the chances of the Terrans will be almost impossible.
To be able to get the official position of the guardian of the eastern realm first, so as to justifiably command the valley, and then join forces with the north, the magic mountain decided to stop in moderation. It was not possible to provoke the total hostility and disgust of the royal family and Tyrell from the beginning, after all, he had not yet thought of a real rebellion.
If you want to follow the path of the king, it must be when the time is ripe, and the nobles and subordinates beg to do it themselves, and they must first refuse, and then reluctantly agree, rather than forcibly fighting for it, this is a science.
Although the atmosphere in the Queen Mother's ballroom is weird, it is still very harmonious on the whole, and after an hour, all kinds of delicacies and all kinds of world-famous wines are flowing up, and everyone seems to have forgotten the intrigue and the calculation of each other's interests, and they toast together and have a good time.
Not long after, the king and queen were overwhelmed and took their leave. Her Majesty the Queen Mother was also not strong enough to drink, so she went down to rest. The remaining men drank with each other, and after an hour, everyone was almost drunk, and the magic mountain was drunk to the tongue, and Jaime fell to the ground drunk. The Great Commander, the Prime Minister, the Commander-in-Chief of the Garrison, and others were all carried away by the attendants, and in the end, Bernie Cregan, Jaime, and the Magic Mountain were left in the Queen Mother's Ballroom.
Jaime Lannister's messy beard looked particularly vicissitudes and had a manly taste, he opened his eyes, got up, poured wine, his steps were not shaking, and his eyes were no longer drunk, he walked steadily, and came to the magic mountain with a wine glass: "Magic mountain, I know you didn't drink too much." ”
"I also know you're pretending to be drunk. The eyes of the magic mountain also brightened, and the alcohol was completely gone.
Only Bernie was still lying on the table, snoring, I don't know if it was intentional or intentional!
"Obviously, you want to take control of Lannishabour, the richest city in the West. You're ambitious, you're constantly trying for territory and control, Dragonstone, Castelme, Tarbeck Hall, Cregan New Village, Crab Claw Peninsula, Arryn Valley, Iron Islands, and now you're aiming at Lannisport, Magic Mountain, I've known you for more than 30 years, anyway, where is your destination?"
Jaime's words are bright blades!
Only the two of them were facing each other here, and James Ming said, no, I don't know if this is stupidity or bravery! If it was a little devil, he would never say such a thing and do such a thing!
Moshan poured himself a glass of wine, and the wine glasses of the two touched lightly, making a dinging sound, and the two drank it all at the same time.
"I don't want to kill you, Jaime!" said Magic Mountain, putting down his glass, "Honestly, you're a true warrior. If you asked me just now, don't say it again, don't let me kill you. ”
Jaime smiled, he poured more wine for the Magic Mountain and himself, he handed the wine to the Magic Mountain, one glass, the two wine glasses touched lightly again, ding, James drank it all, and said: "Let's make it clear, Magic Mountain, you want to control Lannisport, the richest city in the West." You're ambitious, you're constantly trying for territory and control, Dragonstone, Castelme, Tarbeck Hall, Cregan New Village, Crab Claw Peninsula, Arryn Valley, Iron Islands, and now you're aiming at Lannisport, Magic Mountain, I've known you for more than 30 years, anyway, where is your destination?"
Jaime stared at the Magic Mountain, and once again flashed his sword with words!
He knew that the Demon Mountain had a sword, and he could cut off his head with a single sword!
Magic Mountain looked out of the door, outside the gate, through the glass door, he could see four Kingsguard staring at him, they were the brave Garland Tyrrell, the sword and arrow of the sword and arrow, the two-meter-tall little Magic Mountain Osmond Kate Black, the handsome and elegant Sir Alex Oakhet, except for the two Gubler brothers whom he had recommended to enter.
The Queen Mother's Ballroom, five swords against one sword!