Chapter 0479 The King's Testament Ed Erects the King's Banner
Melisandre smiled, her voice sweet, full of exotic flair: "Bran Stark, do you go out of the tunnel with me, or do you go alone with Princess Shireen, you think clearly." I walked through the underground passage of the Mei Ge Building, and you didn't. The roads inside are complicated. ”
"You go first. Bran Stark said.
His Icewolf Summer could sniff Melisandre's departure and walk out of the tunnels.
"Well, I have what Stannis I gave me, and he told me to leave it to you when I was in the most critical situation, do you want it?"
Melisandre took out a small parchment scroll from her full chest: "Scholar Crisson, please see, this is the King's Royal Seal, and it must be opened by the Grand Master, the Minister of Justice, the Captain of the Kingsguard, and the Hand of the King to have legal effect." I already know the contents of it, this is the will of Stannis I, he is an insecure king, he is not as cold and dull as you think, he has already made a will for his own contingency. What a king should do in response to the unexpected, he did it all in advance. Bran Stark, do you want to see it?"
"Give it to me!"
Melisandre put the parchment roll away and put it back on her chest: "The legitimacy of the wax seal on this will needs to be witnessed by the great teachers, scholars, and captains of the Kingsguard, and the Prime Minister will open this letter. Before opening the letter, it needs to be verified by the captain of the Kingsguard himself to prove that it is not a forgery. Moreover, those who witnessed the king's own sealing of wax had to be present to prove what they had seen. I am the Great Master, the University Priest Pyros is dead, and the Captain of the Kingsguard, the fearless Barristan Selmy, is also dead, and if you drive me away, who will prove the legitimacy of this will to you in the future?"
Outside, the shouts of the people attacking the Meige Tower were earth-shattering.
"Even if I give it to you, as long as you open this letter yourself, without the presence of the great teacher, the scholar, the prime minister, and the captain of the Royal Guard, this will of Stannis I will lose its legal validity. ”
"Letter to me, left to me by His Majesty Stannis, and I will keep it. ”
"Okay, give me Princess Shireen, and I'll give you the king's will. Melisandre smiled charmingly.
Stannis I also had high hopes for Melisandree, hoping that she would protect Princess Shireen in case something unexpected.
"No way!"
"Well, let's go out together, and I'll give you Stannis's will as long as I see Princess Shireen's safety with my own eyes. ”
Rumble!
The door of the Megger Building was slammed open. The sound of fierce battle was heard at the gate.
"There's no time, Master Bran. Melisandre was sarcastic.
"Okay, let's go together, and as soon as you get out of the tunnel, you have to give me Stannis I's will. ”
"Agreed. Melisandre looked at Crisson with a foxy look, "Wait to be torn to shreds by the mob, old man." ”
"Gendry, we're going to take Maester Clerson with us. Bran Stark said.
"Good!" Gendry leaned down with his tomahawk in both hands, "Bachelor, I'll carry you on your back." ”
"No, Bran, this warrior, go quickly. I've prepared another glass of wine for myself. Old Master Clerson poured a small glass of wine down his throat.
"Let's go, the old master has eaten the poison, and we can't save him. Melisandre said.
Outside, the sound of battle was even more intense, and someone had already attacked the hall on the first floor of the Megger Building.
How long did the two hundred black armor army hold back?
Smoke had risen, and the sound of flames was rising.
Someone set fire to the Mei Ge Lou outside.
"Let's go!" said Scholar Crisson, blood flowing from the corners of his mouth and a painful face, "Princess Shireen, my good granddaughter, go away, don't look at me." ”
Bran led Princess Shireen, who was already crying, and ran outside, and Gendry immediately followed, and the ice wolf swooped out, but Melisandre did not move.
"There's no way out there, Bran, take the fireplace passage. Melisandre shouted unhurriedly.
She leaned over and whispered in Crison's ear, "Old thing, I know you hate me to the bone, but what I want you to know is that the night is long and sinister everywhere, and only the red god Rahlo is the only true god. ”
Maester Clerson was speechless, his hands trembled as the poison attacked, the pupils of his eyes began to dimmigrate, and blood was pouring from the corners of his mouth and nostrils. In his last consciousness as he fell, he saw the burnt half of the Red Witch's face miraculously restored, and the ruby in Melisandre's throat glowed with dazzling light.
Melisandre got into the fireplace.
Bran and Shireen Gendry retreated, shouts of killing coming from the stairs as Princess Shireen wiped the blood from her face for Master Creeson and sobbed into the fireplace.
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On the Blackwater River, Eddard Stark, who had just boarded the boat, saw smoke rising from the Red Keep, and the sound of fighting could be heard on the other side of the river.
Ed's heart sank.
What he saw in the flames came true.
So why didn't Melisandre see it?
What was she blinded by? Will of the Seven Gods?
Although the red god is very powerful and shows his will everywhere, the will of these seven gods is not impossible to show.
There were three fishing boats that Arya and Jory Kesso had found, and they were not big, and they could only be ridden at a time, even with men and horses.
Eddard Stark ordered the first crossing, a fishing boat, overloaded with thirty soldiers.
Three fishing boats, crossing ninety people.
The rest of the men and horses slowly crossed the river.
When they set foot on the north bank of the Blackwater River, thick smoke billowed over the Red Fort, and flames rose into the sky.
The shouts shook the earth, as if tens of thousands of horses were fighting.
King's Landing has a large population, with a huge population of 500,000 settlers living in the city for generations, including the floating population, residents who have moved from other places, various mercenary groups, and a super city with a population of nearly one million.
The shout of "Catch the Red Witch and burn her" overpowered all other voices.
"My lord, it's too confusing. "And we have too few troops." ”
"Raise the Crown Buck Banner and the Icewolf Banner!" Eddard Stark said in a deep voice.
Both the King's Banner and the Northern Stark Banner were put away during the rapid march, firstly, for safety, because a long distance from the Bitter Bridge belonged to the jurisdiction of the Tyrells family in the riverbend, and those villages were all the children of the Tyrells;
As a result, the King Banner and the Ice Wolf Banner were erected high on the north bank of the Heishui River, and they could be seen from a distance.
"We walked to the river gate. Eddard Stark ordered.
So, the group ran towards the river gate.
They couldn't wait for the horses to cross the river.
The Red Fort is right on the Blackwater River, not far away.
As soon as the two big flags appeared, a group of about twenty people from the Black Armor Army ran over on the river embankment not far away, and the Black Armor Army led by them was covered in blood and was a squad leader.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the burning of children by the national teacher aroused everyone's anger, and there was a mutiny, and the mutiny caused riots among the people. ”
"What about Lady Melisandre?"
Ed calls Melisandre his wife, not the Great Teacher, and he no longer recognizes her as the Great Teacher of the Nation.
"She fled, and no one found her. ”
Ed's heart sank again, Melisandre disappeared, but what about Princess Shireen and Bran Stark?
"Where's Princess Shireen?"
"No one has found Princess Shireen, and Captain Bran is gone. “
Ed felt a little comforted in his heart, and was gone, most likely fleeing.
"Join my team, captain, we're going to put out the fire first. ”
"Yes, Prime Minister. ”
While speaking, several embarrassed courtiers appeared at Linhemen with family guards, this team of more than fifty people, they saw the king flag and the ice wolf flag from a distance, they were overjoyed, and ran over to this side.
"Lord Eddard, you're back!" several courtiers shouted, surprised and delighted, "The Red Witch has caused a riot in the Red Keep, and we are going to capture her." ”
"We will, my lords, join my team, we must first protect the Red Keep and go with me to put out the fire. ”
"Yes, Prime Minister. ”