Jory walked in and handed Ed a rolled-up wax-sealed parchment.

Ed crushed the sealing wax on it and unfolded it to see that it was Will's letter. When he read the contents, his heart was overjoyed, but there was no expression on his face.

"Osha, don't practice swords yet. Ed said.

"Yes, my lord!" Ousha bowed slightly.

"Ousha, can you be my guard?" said Eddard, his tone full of anticipation.

"No, sir. Without thinking about it, Osa declined Eddard Stark's invitation, and he turned and walked out of the tent.

Eddard Stark knew in his heart that he could not recruit the Star Warriors of the Holy Inquisition through his power.

If you want to use the star to fight, you have to ask Will.

Ed said to Jory, "Order, all the lords of the Northern Riverlands and Valles will come to the Central Military Tent for a meeting. ”

"Yes, sir!" Jory Kesso turned and walked out.

Eddard Stark unfolds Will's letter again, an apology letter, but with the good news of the fall of Castertown Castle Rock of the Lannisters.

The fall of Castle Rock is the capital of the West, symbolizing the collapse of the entire West's center of power.

Joffrey I fled by sea, and the nobles of Castle Rock and the courtiers of the entire western frontier were taken hostage, and it was customary for these families to ransom them with their wealth. But Ed didn't see riches, but the nobles of the West, who had to submit because of the hostages.

What excites Ed even more is that Castle Rock itself is extremely wealthy, and the gold in the Hall of Heroes alone is a wealth that is too large to estimate its specific value.

Eddard Stark ignored Will's apology, his heart filled with emotion.

Will wrote that he was the one who stabbed him in the right wrist with a narrow sword that night.

Hiding from all the lords, Lord Ed and Duke Horst, it was he who persuaded Robb to follow him over the mountains of the west with five hundred elite soldiers from the north. While Robb took 500 elite soldiers with him, Will also took the Ash Legion from the Great Wall of Despair.

As a result, Robb and Will were missing the next day when Ed was in the army.

When Duke Horst later asks why Will and Robb are missing, Ed has to say that he sent Robb and Will on a secret military operation, when in fact he knows nothing about Will's plan to take Robb across the Westlands.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, and for the sake of military discipline, Ed did not tell anyone about Will and Robb's private actions.

The nobles of the Tripartite Alliance thought that Eddard Stark had sent Will and Robb on a secret mission, and no one knew that Ed himself knew about it.

In Will's letter, he apologized for his unauthorized actions without informing the boss beforehand, and promised to accept any punishment from Coach Ed when he returned to the army.

No matter how great Will's credit is, this secret operation without informing the commander is still a serious violation of military discipline.

*

In the sea of sunset outside Kaiyan City, on the battleship King, King Joffrey's face was very ugly and angry.

In front of him stood the new Seven Kingsguards, all dressed in white robes and white armor, continuing the tradition of the Red Keep in King's Landing.

"Marin Tran!" shouted Joffrey.

"The minister is here!"

"Are you guilty?" said Joffrey.

"The minister gave his life to save His Majesty and escaped, and I don't know what crime he committed. ”

"Kaiyan City is my grandfather's family castle, the capital of the West, and my palace, and it is a capital offense for you to flee without a fight when the enemy is coming. ”

Marin Tran was angry in his heart: "Your Majesty, the enemy is attacking in the dark, we don't know how many people he has, Your Majesty's golden body, safety is the first priority." Even if the western realm is completely lost, as long as His Majesty is safe, the western frontier will be recovered. ”

"I want you to fight with your guards, not run away. Joffrey said coldly.

He was very unhappy with Marin Tran's forced removal of him, and he summoned a military council of his seven Kingsguards, who decided to remove Marin Tran from his position as captain.

"Your Majesty, at that time, the situation was urgent, and the killing sound in the east of Kaiyan City shook the sky, and as the captain of the Royal Forest Iron Guard, it was my first responsibility to protect Your Majesty's safety. ”

"No, it's the first thing you follow my orders. Sir Marin Tran, I have relieved you of your position as Captain of the Kingsguard. ”

"Your Majesty!"

Joffrey snorted, the little boy had not been king for long, but he had learned how to use the king's authority. In Cayside Rock, Joffrey could do whatever he wanted, except for fear of Tywin.

The other day, Joffrey was happiest when he heard that Lord Tywin had been killed by a shadow.

Unfortunately, Tywin was resurrected, much to Joffrey's disappointment.

"Sir Mandon Moore, will you be loyal to me and obey my orders completely?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

"Alright, listen to my orders, we don't run away, I order you to take back Kaiyan City with five hundred gold-robed guards. Joffrey exclaimed.

Mandon Moore and the others looked at each other.

Mandon reminded Joffrey: "Your Majesty, Kaiyan City has fallen into the hands of the enemy, we go back now, we can't recapture Kaiyan City, in case Your Majesty falls, we will really be wiped out, please think twice!"

The rest of the Kingsguard all joined together to stop it.

Joffrey didn't really want to attack Kaiyan City, he just wanted to show his courage in front of the guards and experience the joy of scolding Marin Tran.

During his months in Caesy Rock, Marin Tran acted at Tywin's behest, not herself, and rebelled against him at every turn. This made him very hateful.

Joffrey said, "Well, you've convinced me, so where do we go now?"

"To Lannisham, Your Majesty!" said Mandon Moore.

Lanniport is a short distance from Castle Rock City, with a short waterway.

Lannisport is a city on the shores of the Sea of Sunset, west of Castle Rock City, where the Riverwalk, the Golden Mile, and the Esplanade meet.

The city of Lannisport is one of the main seaports of the Seven Kingdoms and the largest city in the West. In terms of the size of the city, it is much smaller than King's Landing and Old Town, but much larger than Seagull Town and White Harbor.

The mighty fleet of the Lannisters is anchored in Lannister Harbor, a city famous for producing goldsmiths. The city's vigilante is known for being better trained than King's Landing or Old Town.

In addition to the Lannisters of Lannisport, the city is also home to various distant relatives: Lannister, Lannitz, Lantel, and some of the more humble Lannisters, most of whom have yellow hair.

Joffrey was in a good mood after removing the captain of Marin Tran's Kingsguard, and he said, "We must hurry to the port of Lannis, where my mighty fleet is anchored, and the city garrison is very combative, and I will lead them to retake Castle Rock." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, as you wish. Mandon Moore said respectfully.

This is a child king full of unbeatable courage.

Joffrey was immediately filled with a desire to fight when he received Mandon Moore's affirmation, and anyone who had never seen the cruelty of war could easily imagine himself as an invincible hero in war: "Sir Mandon, you are the vanguard." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. "Sir Mandon was respectful.

Mandon's attitude pleased Joffrey.

"Your Majesty, I have a secret to report to you separately. Mandon Moore said.

Joffrey waved his hand, and the other six Kingsguard bowed and retreated. Marin Tran was even more indignant.

"Sir Mandon, what information do you have to tell me?"

"Your Majesty, when we arrive at Lannisham, we must first send ravens to summon the nobles of the Western Frontier to King Lannisqin before we can decide whether to send troops to recover Kaiyan City. ”

The corners of Joffrey's mouth immediately showed a narrow smile: "Why, Sir Mandon Moore, are you afraid of the barbarians of the North?"

"Your Majesty, we haven't received any news that Golden Tooth City has been defeated, so how did these people enter the Western Realm, how many people came, they have too many hostages of the Western Realm nobles in their hands, maybe we have to pretend to negotiate peace first, test their situation, and then make a move. ”

"They can't break the Golden Tooth City, which is garrisoned by my grandfather, and the enemy who runs into the west must be a small force, and the defenders of Lanniport and our naval waterways will definitely take Kaiyan City. ”

"Your Majesty, what will happen to those hostages if we march?. ”

"War is to the death. Joffrey was eager to take the plunge. He wanted to personally command the victory of the counteroffensive in order to prove that he was stronger than Tywin.

"Your Majesty, if the thieves kill the hostages of the Western Realm, the nobles of the Western Realm will rise up against you. Lord Tywin would be upset as well. ”

"Sir Mandon, I am the King. ”

"Yes, you're the king, but the Westlands have to listen to Lord Tywin. ”

"Sir, Lord Tywin is the Warden of the West, and I am the King, and everything he does is for me. Sir, don't me off, you know the consequences. ”

"I know the consequences, but we're not going to fight back, just waiting for Lord Tywin's orders. Manden Moore said in a deep voice.

"You, you, you dare to disobey the king's orders?!"

"Don't dare," Mandon said slowly.

Joffrey suddenly felt an irrepressible chill rise in his heart.

Of the seven Kings of Robert's former Kingsguards, Jaime's assessment of Mandon Moore was terrifying, because no one knew what he was thinking. There are only two words for Marin Tran: cruel!

Joffrey stammered, "Well, Sir Mandon, I follow your advice, and I know that you are doing it for my own good, too. ”

"Your Majesty is wise. Manden Moore said lightly, "Your Majesty, now Xuan Tiewei will come in to protect Your Majesty?"

"Good!" Joffrey had exactly this intention, as soon as the other six guards came in, he gave the order and beheaded Mandon Moore!

Mandon Moore then passed the king's order, and the other six guards rushed in.

Joffrey took a few steps back, far from Mandon Moore, and shouted, "Take down the traitor Sir Mandon." ”

The other six Kingsguard remained motionless, their hands on the hilts of their swords and their eyes on the king.

"I command you to take Mandon and cut off his head. Joffrey panicked and shouted, "If you don't listen to me, I'll cut off all of you." ”

The six white-robed guards remained silent, not uttering a word.

"Marin Tran!" Joffrey shouted, his voice shaking.

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

"I have a great reward for winning Sir Mandon. Joffrey said.

Marin Tran remained motionless.

Joffrey was desperate in his heart, the entire Kingsguard turned out to be Mandon Moore's people?

Mandon Moore slowly walked up to Joffer and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I am wholeheartedly concerned about your safety and loyal, but Your Majesty wants to kill me, I don't know why?"

Joffrey squeezed out a smile: "Lord Mandon, you are the pillar of the country, my most trusted captain of the Iron Guard, how could I want to kill Sizz, what I said just now was just a joke, Sir must not take it seriously." ”

"I am only loyal to His Majesty, and I will not take jokes seriously. ”

Although Mandon Moore was very frightening, Joffrey found that Mandon did not dare to really do anything to him, his heart gradually relaxed, I am the king after all, he did not dare to do anything to me, he swore an oath in the Seven Holy Churches.

*

Before Joffrey and his party reached Lannister Harbor, three warships came to meet them.

The Lannisters of Lannisport are a collateral branch of the Lannister family.

Some of the members of the branch have straight hair, not curly hair like the Tywins. Joffrey's King arrives at Lannisport and goes ashore under the protection of the Iron Guard.

The whole city of Lannisport has been placed under martial law.

Walking on the streets, you can see neat groups of soldiers patrolling everywhere, checking every suspicious person.

Suddenly, the eastern gate sounded the warning of the enemy attack, the watchtower and the bell drums on the lookout tower rang together, and the church bell in the center of the city rang rarely, so the whole Lanniport rang with drums and bells.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" shouted the voice of a herald. Enemy cries rang out throughout the city.

Mandon Moore said: "Your Majesty, the enemy, who has attacked Oxford and Castle Rock overnight, and is now attacking Lannister, must be a tired army, and your Majesty may order Earl Mullen Lannister of Lannister, to lead an army, and the enemy will be crushed." ”

"No, I'll send you. "Sir Mandon, you are the captain of the Kingsguard, my most important man, the pillar of the nation, and I command you to lead the whole city out of the city to meet the enemy at once. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" said Mandon Moore, with a blank face, "I will now rush to Count Mullen and take over the military power from him. “

"Go!"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Mandon Moore took the token given by the little king and rode away.

Joffrey's heart was relieved, and Mandon had been under the pressure of fear since he had disobeyed his orders, and he wanted to go out of the city and die.

With a smug face, he looked at the six Kings guards beside him, and said with a smile: "Go to the east gate immediately, I want to see Sir Mandon kill the enemy." “

"Yes, Your Majesty. Marin Tran said indifferently.

So the team turned and headed for the east gate. Joffrey led five hundred gold-robed guards to the east gate, holding high the king's banner.

*

Not far from the city, a group of disadvantaged soldiers who had lost their armor came to Lannisport, led by the general on horseback, and behind him the flag bearer held aloft a yellow lion flag of the Lannister army.

The general soon came to the city and shouted, "Drop the drawbridge, I'm Davon Lannister." “

Davon Lannister's father was Steve Lannister, who was killed in the night attack on Oxford, and he fought his way out of the chaos and rushed to Castle Rock City, collecting the remnants of the defeated army along the way, and winning nearly 1,000 soldiers. When he rushed to Kaiyan City with this group of defeated soldiers, he encountered hundreds of remnants of soldiers who had escaped from Kaiyan City, and they brought the news that Kaiyan City had fallen.

Davon once again collected the remnants of Kaiyan City, got 1,500 lost dogs, and hurried to Lannisport.

On the city walls, the king's banner was unfurled, and King Joffrey appeared at the head of the city in armor.

"Sir Davon, we can't let you into the city, for fear there will be spies in your ranks, and Castle Rock has been opened by traitors such as Sir Adam. Joffrey exclaimed. He was thrilled by his wisdom, drew his dagger and swung it vigorously, shouting, "Shoot these traitors to death!"