Monks are ordinary male clergy of the Church of the Seven Gods.
The Seven Gods are the Heavenly Father, the Virgin, the Warrior, the Girl, the Blacksmith, the Old Woman and the Stranger. They are also said to be the seven incarnations of one god.
The Church of the Seven Gods is the most mature religious system in Westeros. It has the "Cathedral", a place dedicated to religious ceremonies. The famous ones include the "Starry Cathedral" in Old Town and the "Cathedral of Baelor" in King's Landing.
There is a strict hierarchy from monks to archbishops to archbishops, and there are also the largest number of religious people.
The old gods in the north do not have complicated religious rituals, and the constraints on believers only exist at the moral level such as opposing incest and death of relatives, which are more like traditions and customs than religion;
R'hllor, the Lord of Light served by the red monk Thoros, is an outsider in Westeros. The only believers are Stannis and his followers. Even Stannis's most capable subordinate, the Onion Knight Davos, does not believe it.
Lord of Light;
The only followers of the Drowned God in the Iron Islands are the Ironborn, and the only religious activities are "drowned" that are held on the seaside. They are also similar to the old gods, with similar customs and traditions.
With these three useless snacks by their side, the Church of the Seven Gods is almost invincible. From the rural villages in the Riverlands, to the weapons workshops in the West, to the streets and alleys of King's Landing, monks can be seen everywhere.
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Among the many monks of the Seven Gods, the "High Sparrow" in the original work is undoubtedly the strongest, in terms of power struggle, resourcefulness, piety of faith and other aspects.
In the original book, after the death of powerful figures such as Tywin, this person suddenly appeared in King's Landing and was elected as the new archbishop by fanatical believers. He then sold the crowns and belongings of the bishops in exchange for food for the working people; later with
Queen Cersei negotiated and regained the power to form the church's armed forces at the cost of exempting the Iron Throne's debt of 900,000 gold dragons to the church and lifting the king's promise to protect civilians.
Overall, he is a good monk who is dedicated to serving the people.
Except for being too dogmatic.
"People do call me the High Sparrow, Lord Arthur." The man said with a smile.
Arthur clicked his tongue twice, "How did you get here?"
This great god actually appeared in Harrenhal. The Lord of Moulin Rouge was not sure whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
He liked the High Sparrow's various actions for the common people, but he didn't like him appearing in his territory.
"I usually run back and forth among dozens of poor villages that cannot afford to build churches, naming their children, absolving the guilty of their sins, and curing and blessing the sick. But Lord Tywin's army destroyed
In some villages, most of the farmers ran out to seek refuge. I heard that you were taking in poor people here, and I thought I could help, so I came here."
The High Sparrow explained the reason in an orderly manner.
Then he turned around and prepared to help bandage An Gai's wound.
"Don't worry, let your colleagues help." Arthur reached out to pull back his shoulder, "Let's talk?"
Although the High Sparrow didn't know why, he still smiled and agreed to Arthur's request.
This is Ma Ke's residence. The monks are busy treating illnesses, and it is already a bit crowded. Arthur picked up a candle and took him to his residence on the fourth floor of King Burning Tower.
The lower three floors are the residences of Mrs. He'an and her servants and guards. After Arthur led the troops, most of the soldiers lived in the Wailing Tower, which is close to the Flowstone Courtyard and is convenient for the soldiers to practice martial arts and wear armor.
The more than 20,000 refugees who entered the castle lived in the Widow's Tower and the Ghost Tower, and some refugees with tents were also arranged to live in the castle hall Hundred Furnaces Hall. However, the entire Harrenhal still seemed empty.
Thousands of refugees were arranged to go to the upper floors of the five towers to clean out the rooms that had not been occupied for a long time. Except for the top that was burned into disgrace by the dragon flames of Balerion, the legendary dragon of King Aegon I, the entire castle also had
A lot of space.
Arthur estimated that Harrenhal's ultimate capacity was at least 50,000 people.
After entering the room, he lit two candles in his room with a candle lantern, and then let the "High Sparrow" sit on the wicker chair next to the table.
"How long do you plan to stay here?" Arthur directly asked what he was most concerned about.
You have to figure out what this great god is planning. If he wants to stay for a long time, then Arthur will have to be careful about him.
After all, the High Sparrow can use his charm to attract a large number of war victims who have no faith, and use these victims to directly skip the "Archbishop" level and become the Archbishop.
There's no way Arthur could beat him to death and all the civilians he protected would become loyal followers of the High Sparrow, right?
"The mission given to me by the Seven Gods is to save his believers, so whenever they don't need my help, I will leave." He replied.
Arthur sat on the wicker chair next to him, thought for a while and said: "There were originally four to five million residents in King's Landing. Now because of the war, there are only hundreds of thousands of refugees pouring in from the King's Road. Why don't you
To help them?"
If we could guide this person to King's Landing and fight for several rounds with Emperor Joffrey who was still on the throne and the members of the Royal Council who only discussed trivial matters, it would be really exciting.
At least Arthur wanted to know how the High Sparrow dealt with the relationship between the monks and Joffrey, who loved his people like a son.
"The people of King's Landing need me, and the people of the Riverlands who have suffered from war need me even more. I will stay in the Riverlands for a long time until the war is basically over."
Arthur was stunned and asked: "But a monk like you basically has no force to protect himself. What if you are killed by a skirmisher? Although King's Landing is a bit crowded, it is still very safe compared to the Riverlands.
of."
The High Sparrow still had that charmingly optimistic smile, "If I am killed by an evil person while rescuing civilians, then this is the fate assigned to me by the Seven Gods! My mission is to save all suffering sentient beings.
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Arthur blinked, feeling that he could not persuade this very pious monk, so he started another topic.
"What do you think of my various behaviors?" He wanted to know the future archbishop's impression of him.
If we get along better, maybe it will be a help in the future?
After all, this is someone who can rise from an ordinary monk to an archbishop in one step.
In Arthur's memory, only the guy in the beer hall could compare with the High Sparrow.
"From the perspective of your efforts to thwart the evil deeds of Gregor Clegane and others, as well as your measures to shelter and protect civilians, you are a very good nobleman."
The High Sparrow said slowly, paused for a few seconds, and then added.
"But you have killed too many people, and the Holy Mother will not forgive you. If you can convert and serve the seven gods devoutly, you may be able to have a peaceful old age. In short, I wish you a long life."
The Holy Mother is one of the Seven Gods and the most useless one.
Arthur thought for a while, he killed all the Western soldiers on the battlefield, but he spared the lives of those who surrendered.
The Western Army invaded Hejian, causing the displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians, and the stolen food indirectly caused many civilians to starve to death. There was indeed a reason to kill them.
"Your reason is too far-fetched, I..." Arthur was about to refute him, but he heard someone complaining outside the door.
"Sir, the leader of the Warriors, Wag Huot, has brought three people to the east gate. It looks like they are all dressed up as the Warriors. Do you want to let them in?"
The Warriors are the Blood Troupe. On formal occasions, others call them more formally.
Arthur was debating scripture with the High Sparrow and had no intention of paying attention to Varger. "Confirm their identities and ask them how to get out of trouble before letting them in."
"As ordered." The soldier outside the door turned and left.
After the footsteps gradually disappeared, Arthur explained to the High Sparrow the reason for his murder.
But the monk insisted that killing was a sin, and the two went back and forth on this topic for several rounds.
Until a small cheer came from outside the door, and then became louder and louder.
"Lord Arthur, everyone in the Warriors robbed the He An family's gold and ran towards the east gate." Someone hurried to the door and loudly reported.
"What?"
Not caring about discussing with the High Sparrow, Arthur asked the monk to stay in a safe place, rushed out of the room, and slipped downstairs.
The soldiers who reported the news held torches and illuminated the stairs and passages.
After running to Mrs. He'an's residence on the second floor, Arthur felt relieved when he saw that the manager, Richard, and Mrs. He'an were alive and well.
"What's going on?" he asked.
Richard swallowed and replied with lingering fear: "Wage and his living brother ran to my room to steal my warehouse key. I ran to protect the owner in a hurry and left the key on the road. This group of people
Then he let us go, went straight to the basement, grabbed the golden dragon, and ran away."
The steward spoke briefly, but Arthur picked up a lot of information.
In order to save his life, Richard deliberately left the key on the road, and then everyone in the Blood Theater troupe stole the gold and ran away.
"You stay here, I'll go to the east gate to take a look."
After instructing the gathered night watch soldiers to guard the stairs of King Burning Tower, Arthur strode towards the east gate on the ground floor.
After walking a long way, he saw seven or eight torches held by the soldiers guarding the east gate.
"How's it going?"
The guard soldier replied: "Captain Wag and others said that they had your order and led people out of the east gate."
Arthur asked again: "How long has it been and how many people have been out?"
"There are about a dozen people. They have been gone for almost ten minutes. Look, we just closed the iron gate."
Arthur thought that this number of people was all the members of the Blood Troupe who were still alive.
It seems that these few battles have used them hard, and Mrs. He'an's behavior of leaking money has made these people have evil intentions.
Fortunately, Arthur was in the Burning King Tower, and Varg didn't dare to kill him.
"Call some people and go to the Warrior Regiment's residence in the Wailing Tower to check carefully. If there are any members of the Blood Troupe, they will be immediately tied up and sent to the West Ice Library Hotel under the Widow's Tower."
The West Icehouse Hotel is the Harrenhal dungeon under the Widow's Tower.
Arthur ordered, and he found his Guandao from the east gate and returned to King Burning Tower.
After making a fuss for a long time, I finally figured out the whole thing.
After Wag came back, he took the members of the Blood Troupe who had not been selected to rob the camp and ran to the first floor of the Burning King Tower to find Richard and prepare to rob the He An family's gold.
Richard was also a man who "accidentally" lost his key. Then Wa Ge, who somehow knew where the gold was hidden in He'an's house, took all the gold dragons and ran away from the east gate.
Although the He'an family has declined, its foundation is still there. The family's savings still amount to several thousand gold dragons, but now they were all robbed.
"It's okay, it's okay." Mrs. He'an waved her hand, "As long as you live, that's fine."
She doesn't care much about money.
This incident taught Arthur a lesson, and he would have to use passwords to restrain everyone in the castle in the future.
After all, the people in Harrenhal are very mixed.
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Two days later, the barracks hall.
"Arthur, two good news and one bad news." Patrick shouted from a distance.
He walked in from the door of the hall with a few followers.
Arthur was supervising Dickon and Bill's military training. When he heard this, he turned to Patrick who was walking over.
"Let's talk about the bad first."
Patrick glanced at the team of new recruits and lowered his voice: "The soldiers from the Western Region will launch a tentative siege within a day or two. Using the latest ladders and enlarged trebuchets, a large number of captured civilians may
Take the lead."
Arthur's expression changed, this was really bad news.
The civilians were innocent, but they were captured by the soldiers from the Western Region and attacked the city.
After calming down, Arthur asked: "What's the good news?"
Patrick's voice was much more normal this time, "First, Varg and the members of the Blood Troupe have been killed by the Western soldiers led by Amory Lodge. Their heads were inserted into javelins and stood outside the main entrance."
Arthur nodded and said nothing.
"The second one is much more exciting." Patrick looked at Arthur with eyes full of stars.
"Speak quickly," urged the Lord of the Moulin Rouge.
Patrick pursed his lips and said loudly: "Tywin was hit in the lower back by your sword, and now he can no longer get up to board the meeting."
Arthur said in surprise: "Seriously?"
This is great news.
Many recruits in the hall were training. After hearing this, they also stopped and listened.
Lord Tywin's army displaced them, and they naturally hated the Warden of the West and his soldiers.
Dickon and Bill also came over.
"Of course it's true," Patrick said.
"They captured thousands of civilians, which caused a lot of chaos in their camp. Some farmers escaped and took refuge in the castle."
"A few farmers made it clear that the soldiers of the Western Region were also seriously injured by the Lord and were at a loss. The Lion Army is currently in charge of one of Lord Tywin's nephews or one of his nephews."
"This man was determined to accomplish a great feat first to subdue the many generals of the Lion family and the sworn knights, so he captured a lot of civilians and prepared to attack Harrenhal."
Arthur asked curiously: "Is this person a nephew or a nephew? These two do not have the same surname."
If a person with a foreign surname were in charge of the Lannister army, there would be a gap to exploit.
You must know that the main force of the Western March army led by Tywin is composed of elite soldiers of the Lannister family and a small number of soldiers from various vassal families.
The remaining vassal family soldiers and ordinary Lannister soldiers formed a partial division on the western front, and are now being led by Kevan Lannister to kill the Twins of the Frey family.
"Probably a nephew." Dickon added, "Duke Tywin married his cousin Joanna, and Joanna's brother Stafford became prominent. I guess only Stafford's son Davon Lannister
Only then can we control the Lion family's army in the absence of Tywin's brother."
Dickon himself is also the heir to a great nobleman, so he naturally knows something about the relatives of these top nobles in the continent.
Davon Arthur suddenly remembered that on the night of the siege of the camp, he seemed to be the first person to prepare the army to welcome Tywin.
"Then it's probably him." Arthur waved his hand vigorously. "Everyone in the castle has been mobilized. The stone movers are moving the stones, the trebuchets are debugging, and the hot oil and barbed logs are all ready."
"Tywin is seriously injured, let's have some fun with his nephew."
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