At night, by the Green Fork River, the evening breeze is blowing.

It belonged to the Riverlands, and its lord was Duke Horst Tully, father of Eddard Stark's wife, Catelyn Tully.

In the upper reaches of the Green Fork River, where the water is the most violent and wide, there are three castles across the river that are connected together by a broad bridge, one castle on each bank of the river, and a castle in the middle of the river, which is the famous Twin River City. In the upstream, middle and lower reaches of the entire Green Fork River, there is only one such ferry: the Twin River City Ferry.

The city of the Twin Rivers is owned by the Frey family, and the current patriarch is Marquis Walder Frey, who married many wives, gave birth to hundreds of children, and made a fortune by collecting money to cross the river.

The Duke of Tully always believed that the Marquis of Walder was the only man who could give birth to an army of his own.

The Green Fork River runs parallel to the King's Road, and eventually the Green Fork merges into the Trident River.

To the west of the Green Fork River is the Blue Fork River, and further away is the Red Fork River, three rivers that flow east into the sea and finally merge into one place, which is the famous Trident River.

It was in the upper reaches of the Trident River, the lower reaches of the Green Fork, that Robert and Eddard's army fought against Rhaegar Targaryen's army, thus laying the foundation of the country, and the gods handed over the rule of the Seven Kingdoms to the victor - Robert Baratheon.

And today, almost in the same place where the Great War took place, Robert and Ed, brothers who fought side by side in those days, are now a king and a prime minister invited by the king thousands of miles away, with a large group of courtiers, knights, guards and family members, gathered around the campfire, and countless torches were burned around it, illuminating the night.

Robert and Ed also had a roaring fire at their feet, an attendant pouring wine by their side, and a long desk in front of them, filled with all kinds of game meats, cheeses, snacks, and colorful fruits.

It was a painstaking journey from Winterfell to the upper reaches of the Trident River, and it took twelve days to cross the damn swampy Necklands, the outer frontiers of the North.

And after entering Eddard's father-in-law's domain, the Riverlands, the climate suddenly became much warmer, and by the time the procession reached the upper reaches of the Trident, the king and queen had almost forgotten the cold and hard frozen soil of the damned north.

Tonight, Robert's mood was high, and when he saw the hounds striding into the dueling arena with a gloomy face, Robert's laughter resounded over the river.

"Hound dog, be careful of your dog's life tonight, just now Ned and I made a bet that a hundred golden dragons, and he bet on his dance teacher to win. ”

"Eighty golden dragons, Your Majesty. Ed corrected. (Popular science newcomers: Ted is an affectionate name, only Caitlin, Old Nurse, and King Robert call Eddard that.) It is recommended that newcomers read this book from the beginning, and it is not suitable for this book to be swept away. ）

"Don't be mother-in-law, I said that a hundred golden dragons are a hundred golden dragons, Zhu De, when did you start counting twenty golden dragons with me?"

"Eighty golden dragons is already a lot, Your Majesty, my original intention was that fifty golden dragons are enough, Your Majesty, I never gamble. ”

"This time it's different, you have to cheer for your dance teacher. What about the dance teacher, what about the others, damn it, go and call him...... What are you doing here, Sir Marlin, I can't wait to see the duel between two warriors!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" said Sir Marin ran away quickly.

"Haha, I think I was here back then, fighting with Rhaeggar, his marksmanship is invincible in the Seven Kingdoms, and he often wins the championship in the martial arts conference, but Lao Tzu only likes team battles, dozens of warriors fight in a circle, anyone is your enemy, that is the real battle, Lao Tzu is always the last to stand. Haha, the champion of the team battle is the real champion, so Lao Tzu smashed through the chest armor of Rhaegar Targaryen with a hammer, and that's it, click, and the Rhaegar flew into the Green Fork River...... Haha, hahaha!"

"Your Majesty, you were also seriously injured, and Rhaegar Targaryen almost killed you. His marksmanship, I think, is still invincible in the Seven Kingdoms, but the old and new gods are on our side. Ed said.

The king and a group of courtiers, who were laughing proudly, suddenly looked embarrassed.

The king slammed the horn cup on the table, and the golden liquor spilled out: "Can't you make me happy, you always disappoint me, seven hells, how could I fancy you as my brother!"

"I'm not going to pat you on the back, Your Majesty. Ed said sullenly, "You're the king, and there are enough people who pat you on the back, not to be the only one who slaps you." ”

Bang Bang Bang!

The swordsmanship teacher clapped his palms and walked into the dueling arena, dancing as he went, and singing a song with a very joyful rhythm in his mouth: Girl/Girl/Beautiful good girl/Since that night/You climbed on my chuang in the moonlight/Ah/I still can't forget you/—The rhythm of the song is not found in the Seven Kingdoms, from the Narrow Sea Exotic. The singing was so good that it immediately aroused the interest of the wandering singers sitting on the other side of the campfire, who immediately ripped off their voices and echoed it.

And so the dancers began to dance.

There were few wandering singers and bards in the north, because it was too cold, and the singers and poets were reluctant to go to the north, but these places began to increase in the riverlands, and as soon as the flag of the king's ranks fluttered, there were wandering singers flocking to the king, whether they were courtiers or knights, as long as they sang to please them, the rewards were very rich.

The kings and lords would follow wandering singers wherever they went, and they would compose songs along the way, using what happened at that time as song elements, eulogizing or ridiculing or satirizing the king and lords. Some of these classic songs were sung in the Seven Kingdoms and recorded by the court scholars.

Arya came with her teacher. She proudly put on the well-fitting armor, with her own embroidery needle hanging from her waist, her body straight, and her eyes clear.

The queen stared at her with scrutinizing eyes.

Prince Joffrey's eyes were full of anger, and he shouted, "Hound, what are you waiting for, begin." ”

The hound walked up to the king's table and knelt down on one knee, and the singer-songwriter, who was dancing and dancing, stopped singing and dancing, and came to the king, knelt down on one knee side by side with the hound, and begged for the duel to begin.

Robert stood up with great interest and tore away his famous loud voice: "Courtiers, knights, free riders, waiters, singers and poets, the duel begins, I bet with Ed on a hundred golden dragons, I bet on the hounds, after all, he is the warrior of our seven kingdoms, Lord Ted bet on his dance teacher to win, who wants to bet with me......?"

Suddenly, the queen's voice was faint, but it was enough for everyone in the audience to hear: "I accept any bet on the dance teacher to win, one to fifty, who dares to come?"

Wow!

The audience was in an uproar!

Fifty to fifty, this is by far the craziest bet everybody heard.

"I have only ten silver deer, Your Majesty, are you willing to accept the bet of your humble people?" said a wandering singer with trepidation.

"Silver deer and copper are not accepted, only golden dragons are accepted, five golden dragons are up, and there is no cap on it. Queen Cersei said lightly, and her momentum swept the audience.

Robert sat down slowly and scolded, "Lannister, he's Lannister again." "He has spent extravagantly for more than ten years, eating, drinking, piao and gambling, and the individual and the country have already owed the Lannister family millions of gold dragons. This account will not be paid off by Robert in his life, but he has not thought of paying it back. He prefers to think about how he should borrow it next time.

"I'll bet you!" said a girl's crisp voice.

In the eyes of everyone, Arya strode up to the queen, took out the embroidery needle around her waist, and gently placed it in front of the queen: "My embroidery needle northern weapon master Miken carefully crafted, forged day and night, a whole month, ten golden dragons. ”

"Okay, I accept. The Queen's gaze slowly swept across the room, locking on to the Northerners, "Captain Jory Kesso, are you a knight?"

"I have not yet been canonized by Lord Eddard, Your Majesty. ”

"Oh, don't you come to gamble on behalf of your warriors in the north? if the north is too poor to take out the golden dragon, I will accept the silver deer and the bronze, and I will pay fifty for one. The queen's tone was understated, and her eyes swept to Eddard Stark, "Lord Eddard, do you dare to come, give out a hundred golden dragons, fight my five thousand golden dragons, haha, I know you don't dare!