Chapter 144 The Princess of Dorne’s Meeting Ceremony
The guards led the guests from Dorne into the large tent.
Even Arthur, who has high enough vision, has to admit that these girls are quite beautiful, and the leader is a rare beauty.
"Welcome friends who have come from afar, please sit down and talk." King Hejian pointed to the chair beside him.
Arianne and the other four girls nodded slightly, then sat down and began to observe the "Dragon Holder". Their personal soldiers stood behind them, their eyes, nose, nose, and heart motionless.
Based on the experience of Targaryens marrying and having children with outsiders over the years, the first-born children often do not have features such as platinum hair and purple eyes, but they will definitely have Targaryens' beauty that far exceeds that of ordinary people.
And the King of Hejian's handsome facial features and tall, thin and strong figure are comparable to those of the "Dragon family".
Arianne unscrupulously moved her gaze from the Dragon Holder's face to his body, and took a greedy look at Arthur's slender fingers.
Only a king with such an appearance is worthy of me.
"What a beautiful man!" Triene sighed in a low voice.
Although she has met many Dornish nobles, many of whom have outstanding looks, this Sand Snake has to admit that the King of the River is probably the most handsome man she has ever seen.
Maybe even the best looking person.
Arianne turned her head with a smile and raised an eyebrow at her cousin, "This trip was not in vain!"
"It's worth seeing this face, let alone what might happen." Tyene whispered in her cousin's ear.
Arianne quietly put her hand to her cousin's waist, twisted it hard, and whispered: "This is mine, you are not allowed to steal it."
Tyene's face was filled with redness, but she didn't dare to make a fool of herself in front of the River King, so she could only grit her teeth and pull Arianne's hand away.
The other two women were also observing the King of Hejian carefully, but they didn't think much of it.
Although Dorne did not despise illegitimate children, as Sand Snakes, they also understood that a quality man like the King of the River had to be chosen by Arianne before they could get their turn.
Arthur is also observing these guests.
Compared with top beauties such as Sansa and Margaery, Arianne's appearance is not inferior at all, and even has a more exotic look because of her deep eyes.
In terms of figure, this Princess Martell has much more advantages.
Let’s put it this way, if you give birth to a child, not only will the child not go hungry, but the adults will also...
"What's the matter with the princess of Dorne coming to my military camp? Nowadays, there are frequent wars, and it's not easy for weak women to go out for a walk." Arthur said, feeling a little cold.
"The weak woman you talk about has accomplished what hundreds of strong soldiers have failed to do." Arianne snorted coldly, seeming to protest against the River King's contempt for them.
The three Sand Snakes also followed their cousin and groaned.
"What's the matter?" Arthur asked curiously.
Princess Dorne was proud of herself, raised her head and looked at the River King with her nostrils, "Find and kill Tommen."
Arthur blinked, "You guys...where's the body? Is there any evidence?"
This is definitely a major benefit for him who has established himself as a king, but it is also possible that these little girls are bragging.
A Sand Snake woman rushed to answer: "The body was dumped in Duskendale City, which has been very lively recently. The crown is the evidence."
As soon as Obaya stretched out her hand, a soldier took out a box from the package behind her. After opening it, it turned out to be a gold crown.
Arianne raised her chin, and Tyene beside her took the box, stepped forward, and handed it to the King of the River with both hands.
Of course, during the handover process, the Sand Snake took the opportunity to touch Arthur's hand.
Such long fingers!
King Hejian didn't care about anyone taking advantage of him. He picked up the 24k pure gold crown and observed it carefully.
The crowns of the deer family are basically ring-shaped crowns, with a galloping stag on each side.
It's impossible for the Dornish people to come up with such a solid gold cap in such a short time. It should belong to Tommen.
"Smart and capable Dornish women." Arthur gave the four girls a thumbs up.
Ever since he led his troops to Sow Point, the River Bend Army led by the Duke of Metz has been confronting him and has not taken the initiative to launch an attack.
Although the plan to drive a wedge between the Luowan family and the Inflatable Fish has been going on, since the situation has not changed much, it is really impossible to provoke them.
"Even if this is a gift from Dorne to the King of the River, are you still satisfied?" Arianne asked with a peach blossom on her face and a smile on her face.
"Satisfied, satisfied. We are busy with military affairs, so you guys will stay here first, and I will entertain you well when I have time."
Arthur waved his hand and asked the guards to take the guests away. Rosso was in charge of the logistics. He would make arrangements for the group of Dornish ladies and the spearmen they brought with them.
The news of Tommen's death probably hasn't spread yet, so this is a good time to sow discord. He has to figure out how to make the Duke of Metz completely misunderstand Count Matus Rowan, so that the forces in Golden Tree City can turn to him.
When Arianne saw that the Dragon Holder accepted the gift and refused to acknowledge him, she suddenly looked slightly angry, but she didn't want to get angry. She secretly cursed "idiot" and turned around to leave.
Three Sand Snakes and Dornish soldiers also left.
The King of the River ordered people to recruit several heavyweight vassals such as Tristan Legg, Kalel Vance, and Aenys Frey, as well as the reserve commander Dickon Tarly, and began to discuss the feasibility of the plan.
Although several great nobles have received formal education as lords, they are not very familiar with counterintuitive schemes that play with people's hearts.
Arthur recalled the relevant events in his previous life and decided on these steps.
"We have dealt with Matus two or three times, and Mace also knew about it, but did not take action because of insufficient evidence. This time, he took advantage of the opportunity of Tommen's death and pretended to make peace with the Lion Alliance first, and then...
"
He whispered his idea to the leading nobles.
After Tommen died, there was no male in Cersei's line who could inherit the Iron Throne. Stannis was notoriously mean and ungrateful, and he would not be able to easily forgive the people of the Riverbend who had repeatedly supported the false king. Therefore, the Riverbend
The family governors must have their hearts wandering, and it is certain to find a way out.
When disaster strikes, let's fly together!
But because the two sons of Duke Metz, Garland and Loras, as well as Margaery and others are outside King's Landing, and most of the troops of his vassals are also there, it is impossible for the Inflatable Fish to do it in a short time.
Change camp.
This was the basis for the suspicion between Mace and the Riverbend nobles in Harvard City.
According to Arthur's idea, he will send someone to make peace with Lord Inflatable Fish tomorrow and ask Count Matus Rowan to come to Sow's Corner for negotiations.
Mace will not be able to rest assured and will definitely send a few trusted people to follow and observe.
The King of Hejian took the opportunity to reminisce with Matus about old times and unrelated matters, and pretended to be familiar with Luo Wan to show Mesi's cronies.
After Earl Rowan brought his people back, he sent the letter at night. The letter still contained the usual relationship building, but with a few daubs at key points, words such as time, place, etc. were erased.
Of course, the Rose Family's scouts must pay attention to the process of delivering the letter.
Then he quietly waited for the people of Hebend to argue, prove his innocence, and even start fighting among themselves.
The Rowan family has four to five thousand troops, and the Oakheart family, which is friendly with his family, also has two thousand troops. Together, the two families already account for half of the soldiers in this river bend army.
If the Duke of Metz really wants to do something to Count Matus Rowan, the military camp near Harvard City will inevitably be in chaos, and the Riverside Army will take the opportunity to launch an attack.
After everyone listened to the King of Hejian's idea and discussed it with each other, they thought the plan was feasible.
"I didn't notice that you could devise such a complicated conspiracy." Dickon praised from the bottom of his heart.
He felt that he could not see through the King of Rivers more and more.
Bald Inis nodded in agreement, his heart even more complicated.
I thought I could get more benefits by following a reckless man, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be a conspirator who loves to play tricks.
"Then it's settled. Tristan will go tomorrow. The rest of us will go back and take care of our soldiers and let them get more sleep. The people of the River Bend may be in chaos at any time. In the next few days, we must be ready to attack at any time.
." Arthur ordered.
Everyone whispered yes and turned to leave.
It was already evening, and the aroma of food began to waft throughout the camp.
After Arthur ate the dinner sent by Podrick, he took a few soldiers and started patrolling the military camp as usual.
This was an act that the great nobles would disdain to do, but King Hejian enjoyed it.
It is very interesting to get to know different soldiers. For example, there is a soldier from the Hay family. He secretly told Arthur that what he wanted to do most was to flick the bald head of his lord, Marquis Innis, to see if there was an echo of water.
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The Hay family is the vassal of the Frey family. The identity of the soldier is several levels different from that of Inis, but he has always been obsessed with having his head bald.
Arthur remembered him and told the soldier that he occasionally played the bald head of Inis and would play it more for the soldier in the future.
For another example, there was a cooking soldier in the territory of the city of Aram. The most important thing he did every day was to give his son carvings, flails and other farm toys. He hoped that his four-year-old son would fall in love with farming and never follow the lord.
Fighting as a soldier.
To him, Arthur promised that there would be far fewer wars in this generation.
Because the King of Hejian planned to create a super-large kingdom, he used giant dragons and a large number of royal troops to suppress the seven great princes, so that they would not have the heart to rebel.
There were also dozens of impressive soldiers, many of whom wanted to end the war and return home to renovate and strengthen their houses in preparation for the long winter.
Arthur mainly tried to appease these people, and said that he would reward soldiers who were brave in battle. Those who performed particularly well could also receive sufficient financial rewards and fertile farmland, and could reach the highest level of a wealthy knight.
Anyway, the Riverlands have been destroyed. There are dozens of viscounties and baronies without lords, not to mention the wealthy knights who only manage a small village.
Arthur estimated that two to three hundred villages that had no owners and were not under the jurisdiction of nobles at all levels could still be found. It would be enough to reward soldiers with outstanding achievements in several battles.
After many days of patrolling the camp, the soldiers at the bottom quickly recognized and supported the King of Hejian, and the morale of the army also slowly increased.
The camp of 11,500 people was neither big nor small. After Arthur completed his patrol, it was already late at night.
In order to avoid possible assassination, the tent where the King of the River slept was hidden among the tents of the new army soldiers. However, after Arthur returned, Mei Dan, the servant in charge of taking care of the tent, stood in front of the tent, looking a little wrong.
"What's going on?"
Faced with the master's doubts, the honest servant explained: "There is a woman inside, and I can't get rid of her."
Arthur waved his hand and asked Medan and the soldiers following Arthur to leave.
It's probably Princess Arianne of Dorne, and the servants really can't keep her away.
He didn't know what Arianne was going to do, so with this thought in mind, he walked in.
The arrangement in the tent was quite simple, with almost no sundries except for a bed, a table, a chair and a candlestick.
But the bed belonging to Arthur was occupied.
Arianne, wearing a thin nightgown, was sitting on the edge of the bed, with big black waves scattered behind her head, her face bright and charming, and her two bare feet dangling beside the bed.
Seeing the Dragon Holder come in, Arianne gave him a flirtatious look, smiled slightly, fell back and lay on the bed.
"I'm already asleep!"
Although she was standing, from Arthur's perspective, the body of Princess Dorne was still undulating.
After slowly taking off his plate armor, King Hejian sat on the chair.
"Although you are beautiful and have a good figure, I am not a casual person."
Arianne opened her eyes and sat up before the Dragon Holder could take action against her.
"Do you want to lie down and let me work? Are all men in the north so lazy?"
Arthur shook his slender fingers and said: "No, as far as I know, the Dornish people's ideas are a little different from the other six realms in some aspects. I really want to sublimate our friendship with you, but there are some things that need to be made clear in advance.
, For example, what is the positioning of our relationship, whether we will be lovers or prepare to get married in the future, and after having a relationship with me, will certain of your behaviors be restricted?"
It’s not just concepts, but more importantly, some things must be agreed upon.
The entire Usurper's War started because Rhaegar kidnapped Robert's fiancée Lyanna.
So you really have to be careful when it comes to men and women.
What's more, the reputation of the Martell family when it comes to matters between men and women is not very good. The representative figure, Prince Oberon, has no taboo on men and women and accepts them all.
"Xiao Longlong is quite thoughtful." Arianne put her right index finger into her mouth, "Just treat this as a meeting gift, a marriage or something. My father, Prince Doran, has the final say. I can at most put in a good word for you.
"
Arthur shook his head and said: "This is not okay, I am a principled person. The woman who has a relationship with me can only be loyal to me in the future, and you will not let you mess around."
Princess Dorne puffed out her chest to make her figure more obvious, "If you want to eat it, don't spit it out."
She looked up and down at Arthur's handsome face and tall figure, and focused on King Hejian's long, white fingers.
"It depends on whether you are an adult or a villain. If you are old enough, I will be loyal to you and will only have a relationship with you from now on."
Arthur shook his head and chuckled, "Don't worry, we will see the real results on the battlefield. I want you to know what it means to be able to fight in one step."
He stepped forward and pounced on her.
The situation inside the entire tent was unknown, but outside the tent it was much boring.
It was a very ordinary night, but one that the Princess of Dorne would remember for the rest of her life.
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