Lin En watched Bronn say goodbye and leave as if he was running away.
"Why are you running? You don't know where to find a place for me to live!"
I had no choice but to find a hotel where I could stay temporarily. The conditions were okay, but the food was very expensive.
He ordered a cream of chestnut soup, crispy warm bread, honey-glazed ham, and a roast swan stuffed with mushrooms and oysters.
This rich dinner might normally only require one silver deer, but now it cost Linn three silver deer.
Seven silver deer are equal to one silver moon, and thirty silver moons are equal to one gold dragon coin. In other words, one gold coin can eat such a standard dinner two hundred and ten times!
This shows how conscientious Tyrion was when he gave Linn a monthly commission of one gold coin.
After Lin En lived here, he began to truly understand this city and this world.
He strolled through the streets and alleys of King's Landing. Most of the streets with red roofs, stone walls, and stone pavements were not spacious, but they were bustling with people and horses.
But there are dangers that can be seen everywhere. On the textile street, a corpse was lying in the ditch, naked, being bitten by a group of wild dogs, but no one paid any attention to it.
Pairs of golden robes can also be seen everywhere. They wear armor and carry swords and patrol the streets and alleys. Especially when they are in Flea Bottom, they never dare to leave their hands with the hilt of their swords.
The market is full of people wearing rags and selling their belongings, from tools and utensils to furniture and houses, if anyone is willing to bid, they will sell them...
But there were almost no farmers selling meat and vegetables, and the few stalls selling food were charging three to four times higher than before. Lynn also saw a vendor on the flea street selling roasted rats on skewers!
"Fresh mice!" the vendor shouted loudly.
“Selling fresh roasted mice!”
The mouse is roasted golden and fragrant!
And the hawker emphasized the word fresh! Fresh mice are certainly more delicious than rotten mice.
When we arrived at Flour Street, there were guards standing guard in front of every store.
The reason why King's Landing's food supply has increased so exaggeratedly is simply because it's gone!
Ever since Renly and Highgarden formed an alliance, Highgarden has blocked the passage of southern food into King's Landing.
The empire's two largest grain-producing areas, one of which is the Hejian area, which is the Yujia area, are now reduced to a pot of porridge. The grain output has been greatly reduced. What little is grown has been snatched away by the army. Naturally, there is no grain to sell to King's Landing.
Another great granary is the Reach, the Rose House of Highgarden.
The River Bend, like the River Land, is a plain area with many rivers, but its geographical location is much better than that of the River Land, and its area is extremely large. It is the second largest area among the Seven Kingdoms after the Northern Territory.
They have not experienced many wars and have a large population. From the fact that they can easily pull out 80,000 troops to support Renly, we can see how amazing their war potential is.
It's a pity that potential is always potential, and the people of Highgarden have never fought a decent war!
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While Linn was observing the world with his own eyes, Bronn was already waiting outside Tyrion's door, sweating profusely...
After Bronn received Linn's "commission", he actually didn't take it seriously when he first started investigating.
The incident happened not long ago, and it was still carried out by Jinpao. If you want to investigate this, it is not easy to catch it.
It turned out that this was indeed very simple, but as the investigation progressed, he became more and more frightened.
"This is a big pit!"
When it was investigated that the reason for the killing of the children was the queen's order, it indirectly proved that the rumors among the people of King's Landing were most likely correct. The children who were killed were all Robert's illegitimate children!
At this time, Bronn didn't really want to check.
Because Linn's fist was too big, he still had to go and investigate.
Finally, they investigated Tob Mott's blacksmith's shop, and Bronn almost cried when he heard that Gendry's brother had come to find him.
"This is more than just a trap, it might kill someone!"
Bronn is certainly not a fool. Judging from the investigation, Linn is most likely the escaped blacksmith apprentice Gendry!
He no longer dared to hide it and quickly reported the matter to Tyrion.
"Who? Who did you say entered the city?"
Tyrion stood up with a roar!
Looking at Bronn with wide eyes,
When Bronn told Tyrion that Linn came to the city to find him, entrusted him with investigating the matter, and told Tyrion the process of his investigation bit by bit,
The little devil's ugly face became even more distorted.
"That bitch! Look what she did? A monster. She awakened a monster herself. Now, how should I appease him?" Tyrion was so angry that he breathed out fragrance.
Just as Cersei hates him, he also hates Cersei, especially after the incident with Bran Stark in Winterfell, he has already seen the problem!
The brotherly relationship between him and his brother James is very good, so he did not betray them, but this does not mean that he agrees with this behavior!
"Maybe we can't tell Linn?" Bronn said hesitantly.
"It's useless. You can't hide this. Too many people know about it. He just hasn't thought of it yet, otherwise he wouldn't even ask you!"
Tyrion walked back and forth in the room with his short legs.
"However, this may be an opportunity!" He stopped and stared at Bronn with bright eyes.
"Where is he now? I'm going to see him."
Where is Lin En now? He is wandering around the city. Although the situation is not stable, who dares to provoke a giant like him? Wherever he goes, everything is calm.
After a day of shopping, Linn just returned to the hotel room when she saw Tyrion sitting in the room.
"Lynn, if you don't come back, I will go to the street to find you!" Tyrion jumped off the stool and walked over enthusiastically.
Linn guessed the reason for Tyrion's visit, shook hands with him, and invited him to sit down.
Tyrion told Linn about the incident with a slight guilt.
"So, the golden robe did this kind of thing entirely because the previous leader thought it could please the queen and made his own decision. I have already punished him and sent him to the Great Wall."
Tyrion didn't say it was Cersei's order. He couldn't say such a thing. Once you get into it, it would be too ugly.
"That Gendry's bastard son is you, right?"
Lin En nodded, "No matter what my name was before, my name is Lin En now."
"Okay! Lynn. What are your plans now? If you can help me, I promise you that I will give you a good future!" Tyrion invited him sincerely,
"We can work together very well, bastards and dwarfs! Haha. We can become good partners. If the conditions are right, I can even propose to the king to restore your legalization! Let your surname return to Baratheon!"
Tyrion made a big offer to Linn, hoping to draw him into his camp. Such a fierce man will definitely play a great role in the war in the near future!
Lin En's mind was a little confused now, so he just said he wanted to think about it before sending Tyrion away.
After sending Tyrion away, his mind was a little confused.
I originally thought it would be a simple task, to find out the identity of the bastard's father, whether he is a big businessman or a knight, it can be completed easily.
Even if you are a noble, it is not too difficult.
But I didn’t expect it to be a king!
Still a king who unified Westeros!
This time the difficulty index of the task soared!
He is good at fighting and killing people, but this is completely different from running a country.
It’s not just a king who can be defeated. The simplest thing is to keep the people fed, right? It’s easy to feed one person, but it’s not that easy to feed the entire continent!
Moreover, there are countless resistances, nobles, lords, and various forces.
Look at the current continent, the North is independent, there is only one name left in the river, the Vale pretends not to exist behind closed doors, it goes without saying that Lannister steals the throne, and it is highly likely that Highgarden will turn to them after Renly fails.
Under such circumstances, Lin En doesn't even have a place to stay, so he plans to become the king?
Or an illegitimate child became king!
Linn scratched his head a little.
In Westeros, an illegitimate child is a dwarf with a level of disability. He is despised and discriminated against. He does not even have a normal surname, let alone the right to inherit.
They can only use public surnames. For example, the illegitimate children in the Northern Territory are all named Snow, and the illegitimate children in the King's Territory are all named Weishui. This is obvious discrimination and has the same effect as branding a prisoner's face.
If you want to restore your surname, you can only legalize his identity by ordering it personally from the king!
But who is the arrogant and cruel Joffrey now? He may have given the order to kill Robert's illegitimate son. How could he agree to restore his surname?
"By the way! What did that little devil say just now? Can you help me restore my last name?" Lin En's mind cleared.
"Tyrion is now the Prime Minister of King's Landing, the Hand of the King. No one in King's Landing except the King's Council can restrain him now,"
"Although Joffrey is arrogant, he is still young after all. Tyrion even beat him. Maybe he can really do something about it!"
"Anyway, the mission must be completed. Being able to have the identity of a prince means that the process is simpler. If not..."
"Isn't it just fighting? If it doesn't work in one year, then ten years! After fighting in the west and fighting in the east, it will be the same!"
Linn relaxed mentally,
The next day, Linn found Tyrion,
"Then we are in the same boat now!"
Tyrion happily introduced him to the current situation,
"Right now, King's Landing is experiencing internal and external troubles. The biggest problem in the city is the lack of food. Many people have nothing to eat, and riots often occur in the streets and alleys!"
"Furthermore, Stannis has gathered Renly's cavalry and is besieging his Storm's End Castle. Storm's End Castle cannot hold out for long without support."
"We must seize the time to sort out the chaos in the city, and then actively prepare for war! Linn, I need you to protect me for a while. Now many people in this city want me to disappear! Including my dear sister!"
Linn nodded and followed him out. On the way, Tyrion introduced his purpose today in a somewhat arrogant tone.
"We are going to capture dear Grand Maester Pycelle now!"
"Why? Isn't he a member of the Royal Council?" Linn was a little confused. Grand Maester Pycelle served Aegon V, Jaehaerys II, Aerys II, Robert I, Joffrey I, etc.
Five kings, three of whom served as members of the Royal Council, are extremely prestigious, especially among bachelors.
"Because he is Cersei's. The old guy has been hiding for so long, but I still found out easily!"
Tyrion seemed very proud of his plan, bragging to Linn how he had captured the "rat".
The Council now has seven members, who now preside over all major decisions of the country. They are composed of the Prime Minister, the Lord of the Sea, the Minister of Justice, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Grand Maester, the Kingsguard and the Chief of Intelligence.
The Sea Lord and Lord of the Law are Renly and Stannis respectively. Their positions have long been vacant. Barristan, the former Kingsguard, was expelled.
When Tyrion didn't come, they were all responsible to Cersei. After all, Joffrey was only thirteen years old now.
After Tyrion returned with the badge of the Hand of the King, he was nominally the main person in charge, but all his decisions would be known and opposed by Cersei. Tyrion was determined to catch this rat.
He told Lord Treasurer Baelish to send Cersei's daughter, Princess Myrcella, to the Vale for marriage.
Then tell Minister of Intelligence Valas to send the princess to the Iron Islands for marriage,
Then tell Grand Maester Pycelle to send the princess to Dorne for marriage.
Just like that, not long after, his sister Cersei came over angrily and asked Tyrion why he sent the princess to Dorne to get married.
Now, it’s clear who belongs to Cersei!
They want to pull out this nail now to further control King's Landing.
When they were passing by the square, they saw a large number of people gathered under a leather tent, and a "beggar" stood on the high platform.
Lin En could only describe him like this. He was wearing the simplest linen clothes, with a hemp rope belt wrapped around his waist. He called himself a prophet and was giving a loud speech.
Tyrion was in a good mood and stopped to listen with the people,
"Fallen!" the prophet's voice was like a scream,
"This is a warning! This is the whip of the Heavenly Father!" he said, pointing to the red comet in the sky.
Seen from this angle, the Red Keep on Aegon's High Hill in the distance is right behind him, and the comet hangs high on the tower like an omen. It looks like it is about to hit the castle!
What a good choice of venue and time, Linn thought to herself.
"We have become bloated, dirty, and rotten. Brothers and sisters have sex in the king's bed. The offspring of incest dance in the palace to the flute of the deformed little monkey. Noble ladies and clowns commit adultery and give birth to horrible evil things.
!Even the High Septon has become greedy!"
"Pride precedes prayer, maggots rule the castle, gold is everything... these must end! The summer of rot is coming to an end!"
The voice of this "prophet" became louder and more passionate! The more people watched, the more people gathered.
"Look" he stretched out his hand and pointed to the comet and the castle, "that's a sign from heaven! The gods are shouting, asking us to purify ourselves, otherwise they will completely erase us from the world!"
The people cheered loudly, and they were surrounded by applause and applause!
"Cult!" Lin En curled his lips, "Anyone who attributes natural phenomena to man-made disasters is a cult!"
"I completely agree!" Tyrion nodded repeatedly, "but some of his statements are really hard to refute!"
"The king is hopeless, but who is the little devil monkey he is talking about?"
Linn and Bronn looked at each other, then stared at Tyrion without speaking.
The little devil's expression changed from confusion, to shock, to anger!
He stretched out his finger and pointed at himself in disbelief,