Chapter 179: Queen Margaery, the Fountain of Rewards
Chapter 179 Queen Margaery who reciprocated with the spring
King's Landing, South Pier.
It has been two months since the death of Queen Cersei, and the war seems to be far away from King's Landing. The fish market near the River Gate and the dock at the mouth of the Blackwater have also begun to gradually return to life.
In the past two weeks, under the influence of the upcoming king's wedding, the order in the city has been the same as before the war, and merchants from all over the place quickly swooped on this giant city like flies that smelled the smell.
Among them, the governors of the Free Trade City, trade princes, and wealthy merchants came the fastest. They brought a large amount of food, linen, silk, spices, wine, etc. to fill the emptiness of the city.
Therefore, the wharf at the mouth of the Blackwater River has become the most prosperous place in the capital. Thousands of brown-clothed civilians unload and carry goods here. Although they can only get dozens of copper plates a day, at least they can make a living.
eat.
Against the refreshing sea breeze of late autumn, two knights, Bernard Brun and Verlo Cuy, each with ten soldiers, were waiting at the corner of the pier.
Under the hard work of the oarsmen, a long boat with the flag of Lys Wrapped Lady slowly docked at the dock, and then a group of Pentos sailors came out embracing a middle-aged man in a toga.
Bernard Brun, who was in charge of the reception, asked in confusion: "Why is it the flag of Lys? Doesn't it mean that our guests are coming from Pentos?"
He was a wealthy knight of the Crab Claw Peninsula. He once led 2,800 indigenous ancestors of the Crab Claw Peninsula to participate in the defense of Maiden Springs, and then led his army southward under the order of King Arthur I.
Since the king decided to organize this First Men's Army into the King's Landing Garrison, Bennard Brun's status has also increased, and he is now the deputy commander of the garrison.
Willow Kuy, who was following him, replied: "If you are slightly familiar with the situation on the Narrow Sea, you will know that this is an authentic Pentos merchant ship. In order to escape the punishment of Braavos, quite a few Pentos
Merchant ships will fly the flags of Lys and Tyrosh."
After the people from the Crab Claw Peninsula and the river nobles arrived one after another, Willow Cuy quickly lost his dominant position in the Red Keep. Now, he can only accompany Sir Bennard to welcome a special guest.
This guest was indeed so special that the king did not dare to let others come into contact with him for fear that he would be chopped into pieces by the angry Reach people.
There was no other way. Who told his elder sister Cersei to be so stable that she let the Lion soldiers hack to death hundreds of Riverside nobles and wealthy knights in the Throne Room Incident?
Before the target, the Little Devil, appeared, Bennard shouted and asked: "Are you really the ship from Pantos? Who are the previous and current governors?"
Although his mission was only to bring a Lannister dwarf or reach the king's sphere of influence, Bennard could not control his curious mouth.
The middle-aged man in a broad robe took out a handkerchief from his sleeves, covered his mouth and nose first, and then replied in a buzzing voice: "Of course this is the Pantos merchant ship. Its last owner was Governor Audro, and its current owner is
It's Governor Jaskis, my employer."
He had long heard that King's Landing was extremely smelly, but he didn't expect it to be like this at the better-ventilated dock. If he hadn't had an important mission this time, he wouldn't have wanted to get off the ship.
Bennard became even more curious, "Then why are you flying the flag of Lys? Is it really like what my classmate said, to avoid the punishment of Braavos?"
The middle-aged man in a broad robe had a slightly different impression of King's Landing. Don't the dignified officers in the capital of the Western Continent know the rules of the Narrow Sea?
But as a professional in the Free Trade City, he still maintained his superficial courtesy and explained the underlying principles to Bernard Brun.
Slavery was practiced in Pentos for most of its history, but this resulted in war between the city-state and Braavos.
Since about two hundred years, the two cities have fought at least six wars, over control of the fertile lands and waters between the two cities in addition to slavery. Braavos won four times, the last of which occurred in
Ninety-one years ago, Pentos sacrificed four princes in one year, until after a rare victory, the fifth prince persuaded the governors to sue for peace. In the peace agreement, Pentos had to do
Make concessions, abolish slavery, and outlaw the slave trade.
However, the governors who were rich merchants did not want to give up the large market of slave trade, so they often sailed on the narrow sea under the flags of Lys and Tyrosh to escape the punishment of the sea overlord Braavos.
In other words, this is a standard slave ship.
But Bennard couldn't figure out the twists and turns inside. The other party's people had already brought the little devil out, so Sir Brun was preparing to escape.
Tyrion, who has gray-blond curly hair, wears Pentos' unique light yellow loose robes. Even his beard is dyed yellow, oiled, and divided into two forks.
Coupled with the wisdom revealed in his eyes with strange pupils, if one did not know the details of this Lannister, it would be easy to mistake him for a wealthy businessman from Pentos.
"Yes, this dwarf is mine. The ransom was handed over to Jaskis' merchant ship two weeks ago. You should know this."
After Bernard said a few words casually, he ordered someone to put the little devil into a large sack, then carry it on his horse and drive away.
Tyrion, who had been floating on the ship for almost a month, suddenly became anxious and shouted repeatedly: "Wait a minute, I have legs myself. Although they are a bit short, I can still walk. There is no need to put them in a sack."
He knew that Arthur the Dragon Holder had paid a ransom of 50,000 old gold dragon coins for him. He thought that he would be properly arranged, but he did not expect that as soon as he got off the ship and got rid of his semi-slave status, he would become a dwarf in a sack again.
Willow Kuy on the side said sarcastically: "Lord Lannister, we are doing this for your own good. Most of the soldiers in the city are from the Reach. They would like to tear the people of the West into dozens of pieces and throw them into the black water."
Feed the fish in the river.”
Tyrion looked at the coat of arms on Cue and the Redwyne soldiers behind him with a horrified expression, "But I believe you and these gentlemen won't be so barbaric, right?"
Bennard waved his hand and said proudly: "Don't worry, I have the final say here. Since you want to leave by yourself, then go ahead, but you should keep your head covered."
This group of soldiers was about to leave, but the Pentos people had other things to worry about.
The middle-aged man in a broad robe said in a loud voice: "You are too careless. My employer also gave a gift to the Targaryen Dragon King. I heard that it is inconvenient to travel in the city now. You must take me and the gift to the Red Keep."
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While a few people were chatting, nearly a hundred crew members had already moved down a large iron cage covered with black cloth.
The huge size attracted the attention of the surrounding sailors and workers unloading the cargo, and everyone speculated about what was inside.
Bennard waved his hand impatiently, "What a small gift, do you still need me to accompany you? If it's a small item, I'll transfer it on your behalf..."
Before Sir Brun had finished speaking, the middle-aged man in a broad robe had already lifted the black cloth on the iron cage.
Inside was a frighteningly strong rhinoceros.
A large rhinoceros with a body length of more than ten feet, a shoulder height of five feet, a weight of at least five to six thousand pounds, and a hard horn on the top of its head, which is brown in color.
Bennard's lips parted in shock, "This is what you gave to the king. Isn't it too cool?"
The middle-aged man in a broad robe proudly touched his oiled beard, "In terms of value, this gift may not be the most expensive, but in terms of being in line with the king's wishes, I think the whole of Westeros cannot surpass this rhinoceros."
It's no secret that the new owner of the Iron Throne likes to ride giant mounts, so someone gave him a giant rhinoceros.
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Red Keep, Throne Room.
Originally, according to the custom in the south of Westeros, the groom and the bride should swear a holy marriage in the sept. The groom would put a protective cloak on the bride. This part of the royal family was often held in the huge heptagon in the Great Sept of Baelor.
Performed in the Holy Hall.
But considering that the Great Cathedral of Baelor is on the top of Visenya Hill, and you have to go through the King's Road or Steel Street to get there from the Red Keep, and the current west wall of King's Landing has been destroyed, the situation in the city is complicated, so Arthur I canceled going to the Great Cathedral.
The coronation of Margaery's wife will be held in the throne room.
Not only that, in order to ensure that the wedding was foolproof, the entire Red Castle was filled with loyal ancestors of the Long family from the Crab Claw Peninsula, as well as Arthur's new army soldiers.
Even every small inner courtyard, arch hall, covered bridge, barn, cellar, barracks, etc. in the Red Keep is guarded by at least ten armored soldiers. On the streets west of Aegon's High Hill, three thousand
Soldiers from Tully and the Mariweis family were patrolling in formation, trying not to make any mistakes.
King Arthur I, who was extremely sensitive to Game of Thrones weddings, ordered that the band not be allowed to enter the Red Castle in order to ensure that nothing went wrong today. Only solo and noble musicians were allowed to participate in the performance. He also made it clear that the Monsoons of Castamere was not allowed to be played.
Even humming quietly won't work.
In such an atmosphere, hundreds of nobles from the Riverlands, the Reach, the northern part of the Stormlands, and Dorne, as well as several special guests from the North and the Vale, witnessed Margaery's death in the throne room.
The whole process of Miss Tyrell becoming queen.
After all the nobles found their positions according to their status, the ceremony officially began.
A red velvet off-the-shoulder body-hugging dress showed Margaery's perfect figure to the fullest. Her brown curly hair was tied behind her head, revealing her fair and straight neck.
In order to make the ceremony formal enough, Little Rose deliberately wore heavy makeup. The same red lipstick as her clothes made her look extremely charming. Coupled with her outstanding facial features, she directly made the noble women in the throne room and corridor
He exclaimed in a low voice with envy.
"Seven Gods! This is so beautiful."
"I'm envious and want to own it!"
"What is Queen Margaery stepping on, and why does she feel so tall?"
"I remember it was a custom-made expensive shoe! There have been rumors in the past few days that the king customized a special shoe for his wife."
It wasn't just Margaery's superior conditions that made many women envious. The custom-made high heels she wore became the focus of discussion among the gossiping women.
"A good husband who designs shoes for his wife, tsk tsk tsk, why don't my men do the same?"
"Don't tell me, these shoes are quite beautiful. Queen Margery's white toes are even exposed. I, a woman, can't help but want to lick them."
The women were discussing the queen's attire and shoes, while the men were asking acquaintances about the king's treatment of the nobles in the West, the Valley, the North and other places.
As for King Arthur I, he was putting the solid gold ring crown in the tray on the head of his second wife.
On the high platform of the throne, Mace Tyrell stared eagerly at the three dragon reliefs on the crown, and almost couldn't help but want to moan.
This is the Queen of House Targaryen!
Although there are still quite a few river governors in the hands of the Westerners, these families sent people to attend the king's wedding, so the Duke of Metz was quite satisfied with the wedding.
The son-in-law was still putting the cloak on his daughter, but Lord Tyrell could not wait to see the envious and jealous expressions on the faces of the guests standing in the hall and corridor.
What made him comfortable was that most of the female relatives were obviously discussing their daughters with their companions.
But the men were much more careless, and the Duke of Metz felt a little bit annoyed.
Arthur didn't know the little thoughts of his father-in-law. After putting a cloak on his wife, he whispered to Margaery's fair neck:
"Remember to save your strength today, I will let you repay me with a spring of water."
At the king's wedding, not many people dared to go to the bridal chamber, so after finishing the wedding banquet and collecting the gifts, the battle between him and Little Rose began.
Today, butterflies do not curl up, and warlike Arthur I never ceases fighting.
Margery glanced at her husband with concern, and replied shyly: "Let's talk about tonight's affairs tonight. Let's hold the wedding banquet first. Don't keep the adults waiting too long."
The king kissed his second wife gently, and then announced loudly:
"From now on, Margaery Targaryen is the lawful wife of Arthur I Targaryen, Queen of the First Men, the Andals and the Rhoynar. Our marriage is blessed by the gods in heaven.
, this relationship will continue until the death of either party..."
According to the custom of the Western Continent, a wife can call her husband's surname or her maiden name. However, at the strong request of the Duke of Metz, Arthur gave the little rose the Targaryen surname during the oath.
After the basic procedures were completed, most of the guests left the throne room and went to the garden to prepare for the wedding banquet, but a few key nobles stayed and went to the Round Table Conference Hall next door to meet the king.
After Arthur I gave Margaery a deep kiss, he ordered her to accompany her grandmother, the Queen of Thorns, while he discussed military and political matters with special guests.
After more than half a year, he met the fat man Willis Manderly again.
In the Round Table Conference Hall, Willis, who wore the mermaid crest, nodded to the nobles before speaking out the request of his father, Earl Wyman Manderly.
"Your Majesty, my father asks you, for the sake of Queen Sansa, to pardon all the families in the North for their mistakes during the usurper period, and to expel the Bolton family, the guardian of the North, who was appointed by the false king, from Winterfell, so that the history of history can be restored."
The Tuckers return to their castle."
After a period of edification, Arthur also gradually understood the speaking skills of the nobles.
Willis was talking about asking the king to pardon some crime for the sake of Queen Sansa, but what he actually meant was that they, the Yankees, decided to support Arthur as king for the sake of Sansa.
"There is no problem. The Iron Throne will never reject vassals who are loyal to it. In addition, should we discuss sending troops and the customs duties paid by White Harbor to the royal family?" Arthur I asked.
One of the major sources of stability for the royal family is the tariffs of the five major cities.
After Robb proclaimed himself king, the customs duties of White Harbor were handed over to Winterfell, not the Red Keep.
Willis replied politely: "According to my father's wishes, starting from the day when the Iron Throne sends troops to help the Stark family retake Winterfell, our Mandalay family will pay tariffs to the Red Keep. All previous tariffs will be
It will be used as a winter resort fund for the town.”
"As for the military aspect, my father has sent people to investigate the situation. The barge fleet loaded with horses, soldiers and rations can freely come and go on the main stream of the White Blade River. We can choose any landing site, and the Bolton Army is absolutely unable to defend itself.
arrive."
The northern border has great benefits. At least with the help of the Manderly family, the location of the attack will no longer bother Arthur and Randyll Tarly, who is leading the army.
"That's good. You are landowners, so you must make good geographical preparations. Next, let's talk to Sir Anda Royce about sending troops to the valley."
He looked at the first heir of Runestone City, the eldest son of Bronze Yohn, Anda Royce.
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