The meeting in the general's tent continued, but the king encountered a lot of trouble.
Nobles from various places, led by Garlan Tyrell, Alexa Redford, and Kevan Lannis, clearly opposed the king's establishment of Golden Teeth City as a direct royal territory.
"Your Majesty, this kind of thing is unprecedented. It is equivalent to completely depriving the Ledford family of their territory and removing their title of nobility."
Tyrion also warned gently.
Before Arthur could speak, the Dragon Queen beside her couldn't help but asked, "Does the king not even have this power?"
Daenerys was tyrannical in Slaver's Bay. She was used to being a crab, and her Unsullied basically followed her orders 100%. Naturally, she was not used to her vassals speaking out against the king's proposals.
Garland, the untitled Earl of Brightwater City, taught the two fake aunts and nephews a lesson:
"Your Majesty, power is not about what you can do, but what you cannot do. Responsibilities are equal to obligations. Even when Aegon the Conqueror treated the surrendered nobles exceptionally leniently, in addition to kneeling, the kneeling King Torrhen Stark could
Have you ever been a bit difficult?"
He pointed at Mrs. Alexa Redford, a middle-aged woman who looked about forty years old, "According to the prevailing inheritance law, Mrs. Alexa is the lord of Golden Tooth City, and only her heirs have the right to inherit.
If you marry a lady and then incorporate Golden Teeth City into the royal territory, then we have no objection. But on the one hand, you want the territory, and on the other hand, you want the members of the Ledford family to wander, which is illegal. I think,
In your kingdom, the property of every noble and commoner should be protected by law."
Not only the Westlanders who were still in captivity, but also the Riverside nobles who had previously supported the king were opposed to this move.
The reason is very simple. The king can now deprive the lords of Golden Teeth City of their fiefdoms without any reason, and can also seize the territories of other families in the future.
Once this precedent is set, it will be a disaster for a family that is not strong but has an important territory.
Without even looking at her, Arthur knew that he did not want to marry an old Mrs. Redford again.
He glanced at Prince Oberyn and asked, "Do you Dornish people think so too?"
From the perspective of these matters, the Red Viper can already represent Prince Doran and the attitude of Dorne as a whole.
"In Dorne, we will not rob other people's property." Oberyn hugged his arms and said in a low voice.
Arthur I suddenly felt uncomfortable.
The wine of power only lasted for a while, and he had to taste the lees.
Families that do not surrender will be punished according to rebellion. Other families that support the king and are neutral will not have much objection. But if the king acts unscrupulously, the ruling class will let Arthur, who is the king for the first time, know what the prevailing rules are.
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As powerful as Jaehaerys I, he had to make peace with the church and the Hightower family in order to stabilize his rule. In the later period of his reign, he had to let Otto Hightower and other nobles from the Oldtown family enter.
Imperial meeting.
If Arthur's kingdom was conquered bit by bit and then given to his trusted subordinates who were promoted from the common people, then he would not have to worry about the opinions of these nobles.
Because his legal principles were created by himself and were not supported by the great nobles.
But this approach doesn't work in the continent of Westeros. The common people in a territory basically have to submit to the same family for hundreds or thousands of years. Unless the lord is too cruel, he will not look down upon other nobles at all.
Don't think that the subjects don't care who rules them. They are generally called the subjects. In fact, they are craftsmen, stonemasons, farmers, craftsmen, mill workers, washerwomen, farriers, linen workers, shepherds, etc. who can be subdivided.
In a small group, many things on the aristocratic territory can only be carried out by the territorial governor with the permission of the family governor, such as hunting and herding sheep in the forest.
If you go hunting without the permission of the lord, you will be called a poacher. In the worst case, you may be exiled to the Great Wall by the lord to become a brother of the Night Watch.
It was the nobles who took all the power in the territory into their hands, which made the people feel that they were gifted by the lords, and they remained loyal from generation to generation.
Robb Stark was able to be crowned king by the nobles of the North. In addition to his combat capabilities, it is inseparable from the fact that he is the eldest son of Lord Eddard.
Identity, claims, and legal principles are what the nobles recognize.
Even if Arthur were more cruel, killed all the nobles, and made his men the earls of various places to rule and manage all the territories, there would still be another round of rebellions.
For example, the Starks in the North, the main branch of Winterfell, experienced a wolf war during the reign of Lord Rickard Stark, and he was the only one left, but the various branches in the North were all over the place.
, there are still some 1,800 people.
There is no shortage of people in the Northern Army who look very similar to Ed.
The large number of Arryns in Seagull Town, the Lion branch and various distant relatives in Lannister Port, and the Tyrell branch around Highgarden are all too numerous to count.
As soon as a member of the main family dies, these large number of branch members immediately claim their inheritance rights, are recognized by the Seven Gods or the Old Gods, and begin to organize an army to rebel.
And in the process of the king clearing out the neutral rival families, the so-called Dragon Party families who previously supported Arthur may turn their backs on the spot. What they want is a king from the Targaryen dynasty, not a spoiler who can completely overturn the chessboard.
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King Arthur I looked around at these great nobles and said slowly: "Let's do this. I will designate a confidant to marry Lady Alexa, and then let him inherit the Golden Tooth City. Is this okay?"
The Golden Tooth City must be in the hands of one's own people. Once the gold mine is obtained, the value of a single fortress and the nearby barren territory will be much smaller.
Tyrion, who didn't know when he picked up the wine glass, said loudly: "Let's drink to our wise King Arthur I!"
Then he drank the entire glass of wine.
Only Prince Oberon was drinking with him, and the remaining nobles discussed for several minutes before they agreed with the king's plan.
Arthur looked left and right, and the only person who could be considered reliable and who was between thirty and forty years old was Bernard Brun.
This is a knight from the Crab Claw Peninsula. He is probably not married yet. He has performed very well in defending the dragon's lair and capturing Casterly Rock this time.
"Sir Bennard, Lady Alexa, will you two become man and wife?"
Bren looked at the already elderly Alexa with disgust and reluctantly nodded in agreement.
He had no idea about Golden Tooth City, he only knew that it was a castle inside a mountain.
The matron of the Redford family, Alexa looked at the strong knight assigned to her by the king. Although her face was pretending to be cold, her heart was filled with joy.
Isn’t this much better than old man Leo?
She said slowly: "Your Majesty, the Seven Gods will remember your kindness, and our Redford family will never betray you."
Although she still calls herself Redford, after the two get married, the family coat of arms and clan name may change. It is up to them to decide how to change it.
After solving the problems between Golden Tooth City and the earl-level nobles, the next step is to make arrangements for the Lannister family.
"Now that Ser Jaime has donned the white robe, Tyrion Lannister is the heir of Casterly Rock. I declare that from this moment on, Tyrion is the Duke of Casterly Rock and the Warden of the Lannister family. The current Lannister family
All the territory and assets he owns will be inherited by him."
Although the little devil was already half drunk, after hearing the king's appointment, his chest heaved violently and his face turned rosy.
With a smile on his face, it was obvious that he was also looking forward to this result.
But what the king said next made him stop laughing.
"Since Lord Tyrion really wants to provide me with financial advice, he has to live in King's Landing. As for Casterly Rock, Stafford Lannister serves as the acting city lord. At the same time, Ser Stafford is in the West.
He will serve as the guardian of the West. If necessary, he can summon the army of the West in my name to defend against the invading Ironborn."
Stafford is an extremely mediocre middle-aged knight. Apart from the fact that Tywin is his brother-in-law, he has no outstanding highlights. Regardless of managing the territory, commanding or organizing the army, he has had a remarkable failure experience.
With such people managing Casterly Rock and the Westerlands, Arthur I felt much more at ease.
Tyrion wanted to say something, but when he raised his head and saw Bennard Brun next to him, he swallowed his words silently.
This Bren was always with him, and he was not very smart. If he annoyed the king, Sir Bennard might offer his own head to make the king happy.
No nobles came out to object to this. Although they also looked down on the dwarf Tyrion, he was indeed the heir to Casterly Rock and the king had no problem handling it.
"Where is my Margaery? Let her come to me." When it came time to deal with the matter of seizing the title of the Riverbend and the Tyrell family, Arthur I asked his wife to come to him.
Margaery, who was wearing a beige robe, stood up from the chair behind the king and walked around to the king.
After she brought it to his lips, Arthur told her his thoughts and let her make a decision first.
"How about Velas becoming the lord and Garland becoming the guardian of the southern border?"
This is the significance of marriage. If Margaery supports it, then the king's handling of the Reach will also be supported by most families including Tyrell.
After all, there are only a few second-tier nobles like Florent who are focused on climbing the ladder and Randyll Tali who only wants territory.
Margery exhaled like a blue breath, "Everything is at your command, Your Majesty."
So far, her husband's way of dealing with things has been quite strong, so Margery has packaged herself to be softer.
Arthur nodded and asked her to sit aside.
"The eldest son of Duke Mace Tyrell, Willas Tyrell, inherits the title of Duke of Highgarden, inherits the territory of the Tyrell family, and inherits the title of Lord of the River Bend."
"Considering that Duke Willas himself has limited mobility, Garland Tyrell, Earl of Brightwater City, has been appointed as the guardian of the Southern Territory, responsible for resisting the Ironborn and stabilizing the Southern Territory."
In a certain tournament, Willas was knocked off his horse by the red viper Prince Oberyn, breaking a leg and living in a wheelchair ever since.
The Guardians of the Four Realms including East, West, South and North are actually honorary titles. In order to make the kingdom sound more formal, the Lord of the Riverbend usually adds the title of Guardian of the South. However, the one who can really summon the army is still the Lord of the Riverbend.
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Moreover, Dorne and the Stormland nobles, who were also in the south, ignored the Southern Guardian and directly obeyed the orders of the prince and lord.
Garland, who was wearing a square coat of arms, walked out of the crowd, said a lot of scene words, knelt down on one knee, and placed his sword across his knees.
Arthur stood up, took Garland's sword, tapped his left and right shoulders twice, and then returned the sword to him.
The knight culture is popular among the people in the Riverbend, so they must do a set of allegiance actions on such occasions.
After roughly handling the punishment for the Western Territory, the nobles below the earl level and the Western Territory prisoners were invited out, leaving the higher-status family governors to start discussing the specific reward list.
Egon Levill, Earl of Bitterbridge, Lorent Caswell, and others who had been captured by the Westlanders all demanded considerable compensation, but they were stopped by Garland and others.
"Bald Aenys was the first to be loyal to me. The Frey family performed quite well in several battles, so this time they have to get three viscounties, all in the Crake Forest."
The king pointed to the southern part of the Western Territory and said.
The specific idea behind this sealing is to seal the Tyrell family in the Western Region among the Frey family and the Riverbend family.
The Western Territory is too far away from the original territory of the ennobled family. Maintaining the initial rule will inevitably consume more family strength, including garrisoned soldiers, newly appointed legal officials, village chiefs, town chiefs, etc.
As for the Riverlands, which is not owned by the Frey family, the Riverlands are more inclined to the Iron Throne, and are sealed in the Riverlands, which is near the original territory.
The Riverlands had long been dispersed, and the Riverlands had gone through a round of purges by Queen Mother Cersei, which had freed up many families, enough to reward them.
At the end of the discussion, when the reward list was almost finalized, Arthur suddenly remembered something.
The Rowan and Oakheart families were the first to support Arthur, who was still King of the River at the time, but they offended the Duke of Metz.
Mr. Inflatable Fish may not care about this kind of thing, but Villas and Garland may have a grudge in their hearts, which may cause some stumbling blocks for the two families in the future.
"I remember that the Firm Tower is under the name of a small family of the Rowan family, right?"
Sir Thaos, who represented the Rowan family, replied: "Yes, Your Majesty. The tower is still in the abandoned stage."
The Steadfast Tower is located between the Golden Tree City and the Ancient Oak City. It is a tower under the name of the Osgrey family. The last governor of the family was Eustace Osgrey. The family died out before and after the Blackfire Rebellion. Eustace's second
Second wife Rohanni Wiebe.
It is worth mentioning that Rohanne was nicknamed the Red Widow. Eustace was her fifth husband, and her last husband was Gerold Lannister, the heir to Casterly Rock.
And Gerald's third son, Duke Tatus, is Duke Tywin's father, the famous Laughing Lion.
"Very good. It's not too much for the royal family to build a palace there, right?"
In order to enhance their influence over Dorne, the Targaryen dynasty once built Summer Hall in the Stormlands March as the family's summer palace.
Now that Summerhall has been destroyed, and Dorne's importance has declined slightly, the Reach is the focus of attention.
Therefore, Arthur I planned to build an Autumn Palace here to strengthen his influence on surrounding families.
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