The King's Hand, Duke of Mace, Minister of Justice, Earl Landau, Minister of Sea, Earl Paxter, Minister of War, Marquis Aenys, and other members of the royal council sat around the mahogany round table in King's Landing to discuss military and political matters with the king.
Grand Maester Pycelle was not allowed to participate, and former Maester Qyburn was invited to take his place.
"Adults, think of a way to make our Qianben become the Grand Bachelor appointed by the city."
After the servant who ordered the wine flask left, King Arthur I issued an order to the four courtiers.
Cobain is a complete scientific research madman. He understood the black magic on his own without the help of gods, and used it in in vivo experiments.
In the view of King Arthur I, Qyburn, who had no interest in power struggle, was an excellent candidate for the Grand Bachelor.
"Your Majesty, I must remind you that the Grand Bachelor is appointed by the cardinals of the city. We secular princes cannot affect Pycelle's term of office..."
The Duke of Metz chattered, seemingly teaching his king's son-in-law how to behave according to the rules of Westeros.
The Academy is a complex of buildings in Old Town, which is the highest leadership body for the bachelors of the Seven Kingdoms. They gather here to study and train new people. The Academy is also the residence of the bachelors.
The Hightower family worked hard for the establishment of the Citadel, and have always been important sponsors and protectors of the Citadel and its maesters.
As for the Council of Cardinals, it is the management group of the city and the bachelors. The Council of Cardinals is composed of doctors. All meetings are confidential and are only conducted within the city, isolated from the outside world. The bachelors are elected by them, and only
The cardinal may decide on the appointment and dismissal of grand bachelors.
Arthur glanced at Minister of Justice Randyll Tully, who understood and said forcefully:
"Since the academy has nothing to do with the gods, it is part of the secular world. According to the title of His Majesty's ancestors, the Andals and Rhoynar, the bachelors in the academy are also his subjects. How can they have privileges?"
Bald Aenys also roughly knew the current situation. Although the king did not talk to him in detail, Marquis Frey knew that once Arthur I conflicts with the people of the Reach, he should express his support for the king.
So he also agreed with Randyll's opinion: "Since we are His Majesty's subjects, we should obey the king's orders. I remember that the Duke of Metz and the Earl of Hightower are very close, right? What can't be solved with a letter from you?
?”
The current patriarch of the Hightower family is named Layton, and his titles include: Voice of Oldtown, Lord of the Harbor, Earl of the Tower, Guardian of the Citadel, and Lighthouse of the South.
The Duke of Metz's wife is none other than Lord Leighton's second daughter, Ellery Hightower.
In other words, after little Rose Margaery married Arthur, Old Town old man Layton became the king's grandfather.
"How can my family have anything to do with Hightower..." Master Inflatable Fish suddenly stopped talking mid-sentence and changed his words:
"Your Majesty and all of you must also know that the doctors in the city are like toilet stones, smelly and hard, and my father-in-law can't make them make concessions. And I heard that Mr. Coburn is because of his inability to study.
How can such a person hold such an important position as a member of the Royal Council when he is deprived of his bachelor's status by the Cardinal Council for his moral magic?"
Arthur glanced sideways at the inflatable fish, and suddenly he had a way to make him give in.
"In that case, I will prepare to hold the wedding within a week, before the Dornishmen and Northerners arrive."
Previously, the raven had sent news that Prince Oberyn of Dorne would lead a large delegation of envoys to attend the new king's second wedding.
The people in the North are mainly the Manderly family of White Harbor. A certain son of Earl Wyman Manderly died at the hands of the Bolton family, so Arthur easily found his family and prepared to contact him.
Send out an army from the river bend and wipe out Lao Pipi's family before the long winter comes.
These two families are a bit far away from King's Landing, and they both come from the sea. If the Duke of Metz had previously thought of waiting until these two waves of nobles arrived before holding the wedding, it would have to wait at least almost a month.
"How can it be so fast?" Mace looked surprised. His lifelong wish was to make his daughter Margaery the queen.
Although he didn't care which king he was, the Dragon King family was nobler than the Baratheon family, and marrying Arthur I was more in line with the Duke of Metz's wishes.
Dorne, the Reach, and the Stormlands have had feuds for thousands of years. Lord Inflatable Fish wanted to make a big splash with his daughter's wedding. How could he hold the wedding without waiting for the Dornish people to arrive?
After his lifeline was taken care of, the Duke of Metz's tone relaxed on the spot.
He tentatively suggested: "I have a compromise. Your Majesty will send a raven to the city, let them restore Lord Qyburn's status as a bachelor, and then let him serve Queen Sansa as a bachelor of Harrenhal. This way
I can stay with His Majesty."
"As for the old guy Pycelle, I can write a letter and ask Earl Leyton Hightower to make some appropriate suggestions to the Cardinal and send a relatively young bachelor to serve the king and the royal family. Although the prince
It is true that you cannot interfere with the operation of the city, but I think reasonable and wise suggestions can always be accepted by the doctors."
The Duke of Metz's proposal is not unacceptable. Mutos, the old bachelor of Harrenhal, is dying and a position will be available soon.
After most of the nobles arrived in King's Landing, Harrenhal and Harren Town were temporarily represented by Earl William Mouton.
But he also has his own territory to manage, so Arthur is ready to choose a reliable acting city lord.
The well-behaved Paiwen Frey, the loyal Olifa Frey, and the mediocre Arthur fan Patrick Mallister were all within the scope of his consideration.
But you have to ask Sansa about this, she is the serious master of Harrenhal.
Arthur I nodded, "Then it's settled."
He turned to Cobain, waved gently and said: "Are you satisfied with this result?"
"I'm quite satisfied. When I left the city, I thought that only the Night Watch brothers could accept me. I didn't expect that I could regain my status as a bachelor and even be able to do the experiments I wanted to do. All of this was given to me by His Majesty..."
Cobain, who has pale skin, rarely blushed, which shows his excitement.
After boasting about the king's wisdom and prowess, he left the meeting hall.
He is not an official member of the Imperial Council, and the matters discussed next have nothing to do with him.
Lord Paxter Redwyne, who had not spoken until now, told the Royal Council the situation regarding the dispatch of troops to the north and at sea.
"When we calm down the Western Territory... two hundred and seventeen merchant ships have been negotiated... After arriving at White Harbor, it will be arranged by Earl Mandalay..."
The current preliminary situation is that after the Riverside and the Riverside Army captured Casterly Rock and Lannister Port, Lord Randyll Tarly led the ten thousand Riverside Army stationed in King's Landing and went north along the coast. After arriving at White Harbor,
Then follow the Bairen River deep into the hinterland of the North.
The White Blade River is the largest river in the North, originating from Wolfwood. If you enter along this river, you can go directly to the vicinity of Severn City. After landing, you will only be a few days' ride away from Winterfell.
After hearing this arrangement, Marquis Inis asked: "Your Majesty, is the 10,000-strong army a little weak? Let's join forces with the Bolton family and the Dustin family, and together with the second- and third-tier nobles in the north, how can they pull it together?"
Come out with 10,000 people.”
What he actually wanted to ask was his niece Walda Frey. It was a certain fact that the Bolton family was destroyed, but he still needed to know how Old Flay and his son died.
Walda is Bolton's official wife, and theoretically the Frey family can also inherit the Dreadfort in the future.
But it was his first time to attend such a high-end meeting, and he didn't want to leave a bad impression on the other nobles, so he resisted asking about the inheritance of the territory and instead asked about military issues related to his responsibilities.
"Marquis Innis has done a good job. The Minister of War should be concerned about these issues."
Arthur first praised the bald head, and then replied:
"I have other arrangements in the valley. The Tampaton, Royce, Waywood and other families are distant relatives of Stark. They must also contribute to such a big event as recovering Winterfell!"
Counting the days, Mrs. Stoneheart has already entered the Moon Mountains. Although the road is not easy to walk, after Arthur has completed the coronation ceremony, the wedding to Margaery, and the restoration of the Western Territory, how can she reach the Eagle's Nest City?
And reach a new agreement with Littlefinger.
Some of the princes in the valley are loyal allies of the Wolf family, and since Arthur married Sansa, they should also send troops to the north together.
As for Mrs. Stoneheart's safety, Arthur was very relieved.
Who can kill a dead body?
Instead, he was more curious about whether Littlefinger and Lady Lysa could survive.
Because he felt that these three childhood playmates really didn't look like they could live happily together.
Marquis Aenys is fine. He knows that the people of the valley have a special connection with the king.
But the Duke of Metz and Earl Paxter were a little surprised. They couldn't figure out when Arthur I contacted the people of the valley.
In the following time, the imperial meeting proceeded in an orderly manner, and the details of major events such as the king's coronation ceremony, wedding, pacification of the Western Territory, and expulsion of the Golden Company were discussed one by one. Of course, the bills of exchange between the Rose family and Arthur were also brought out.
A meal.
Under the king's tough attitude, the Duke of Metz promised to let Arthur personally negotiate with the Queen of Thorns.
Arthur I should really have a good talk with Lady Olenna, Alduin has been taken to the dragon's lair, and the Tyrell family should also spend money to raise dragons.
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Afternoon, Maegor's Tower, Sansa's room.
Arthur nodded to Brienne Tarth, who was on duty outside the door, and walked in.
He was going to have a good fight with Queen Stark and seek her opinion on the acting Lord of Harrenhal.
It's just that there is a second person in the room.
Margaery, wearing a turquoise dress, is sitting at the wooden table, sharing a plate of cake with Queen Sansa.
The two of them were talking and laughing, their beautiful eyes were moving, and they were showing various gestures.
Against the backdrop of the beautiful woman, the whole room looked beautiful.
Seeing Arthur walking in, Margery immediately became dignified and even straightened her waist.
This makes the child's cafeteria on her chest more rounded.
"Your Majesty!" Margaery nodded and saluted.
Sansa was more casual. She ate the cake in her hand in two bites, then patted the residue on her hand and said, "Ignore him, let's continue chatting about interesting things about your Highgarden."
The lemon cake brought by Miss Tyrell was so delicious that Queen Sansa picked up another piece and ate it.
Arthur walked over and asked, "Who brought this food? I'll take a piece of it too."
During the time he came in, Margaery didn't eat a bite and kept chatting away, while Sansa, who was stupid, listened and ate, and had already eaten two large pieces of lemon cake.
He suspected that the cake was mixed with contraceptive drugs, so he was ready to give it a try.
Miss Tyrell replied seriously: "I brought you to have lunch with Queen Sansa, Your Majesty! You said you wanted me to have a sisterly relationship with Queen Sansa, so I came."
Arthur picked up a piece of cake and pretended to reward Margaery, "You are so obedient. Come on, I'll feed you a piece. Open your mouth!"
Miss Tyrell, who was bright and white-toothed, pretended to be shy, and after shirk- ing away, she stretched her neck and generously took a bite of the cake in Arthur's hand.
She even had the energy to scrape the king's finger with her teeth.
Sansa's face changed drastically when she saw her husband coming in to feed other women, and even the lemon cake in her mouth no longer tasted good.
After staring at Margaery and swallowing, Arthur nodded with satisfaction, but caught a glimpse of Sansa's ugly expression.
So he put the cake in his hand to Queen Stark's mouth, "I'll feed you a bite too. Ah~"
Sansa didn't appreciate it. After giving her husband a fierce look, she silently swallowed what was in her mouth.
The king knew that Sansa, who had some little girl thoughts, misunderstood, so he hurriedly revealed this section.
"I just saw that Margaery didn't take a bite, so I fed her..." But Arthur's description became darker and darker, and the maroon-haired queen complained even more to her husband.
Seeing that Miss Tyrell also ate the cake, the king simply said what he had just thought. Unexpectedly, it not only relieved Sansa, but also angered Margaery.
"In your eyes, am I the kind of vicious woman who puts birth control pills in cakes?" Miss Tyrell questioned.
Her complexion wasn't much better either.
This was the first time Arthur saw an angry little rose, and he felt that beautiful women have a special charm when they have a straight face.
"This is my fault." The king had no choice but to apologize to his fiancée and coax her.
But this made the married wife jealous again.
Arthur had to lament that two women were really difficult to serve, let alone two beauties.
"Okay, that's the end of it." The king put the cake in his hand on the plate, and then turned the shoulders of Sansa and Margaery.
"Margaery and I are about to get married. We will be a family that loves each other, so you two should not be jealous of each other like this..."
In order for the wives to live in harmony, Arthur nagged for a long time and set a rule that the two of them could not attack each other.
In fact, the situation between Arthur and these two beauties is very special. After Miss Tyrell officially became his wife, Sansa and Little Rose were also considered relatives.
Most gods will curse parricide, and extremely evil people who abuse their relatives will also bring bad luck.
Therefore, he is not too worried about the two beauties fighting too fiercely in Maegor's Tower. At most, it is just a competition between the northern-river forces represented by Sansa and the riverbank forces represented by Margaery.
After coaxing the two beauties for a long time, Arthur finally got down to business.
After discussion, Olifa Frey, who had previously been loyal to Robb, became the acting lord of Harrenhal.
After that, Little Rose left knowingly, and Arthur had a nice afternoon tea.
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Volantis, the merchant's house.
This is the Free Cities' finest tavern and largest inn, located in Fishmonger's Square. The Merchant's House is a four-story behemoth overlooking the surrounding warehouses, taverns, and brothels.
Its hall is larger than the halls of most castles in Westeros. The central courtyard is paved with stone paths and planted with many grape trellises. The surrounding pavilions and caves make the hall look like a maze.
Jorah Mormont, who had been wandering at sea for a long time, arrived in Volantis with several mercenaries.
Being experienced in wandering, he naturally knew that the tavern was the most sensitive place for information circulation, so he went straight here as soon as he got off the boat.
As soon as he entered the door of the merchant's house, he attracted the attention of many people.
Without him, the temperament of a wandering mercenary and a lord of the Western Continent is perfectly integrated in Sir Jorah.
Anyone with some experience can understand that this is a landless nobleman from the Western Continent.
"Isn't that the Lord of Bear Island?" someone said in the corner of the tavern.
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