The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

When Lord Green was entertaining the Pentos merchants in person, for some reason... he suddenly missed Petyr.

After dinner, Green negotiated the grain trade with them in a small hall. The process went smoother than expected. In less than two hours, Essos grain was sold in the market in Westeros at a price slightly lower than that of Essos grain. The price sealed the deal.

After the negotiation, one of the fox-eyed Pentos merchants privately told the Green Lord that he was one of the most distinguished guests of the Iron Bank in Sunset Land (Chapter 226). As a mutual friend of the Iron Bank, they should express their gratitude. Respect and sincerity, and promise that if there are financial difficulties, the payment time can be reasonably delayed.

Such a familiar scene... Green raised his eyebrows, and then expressed his gratitude to the Iron Bank and Pentos Chamber of Commerce.

After seeing off the Pentos merchants, Green came to the lord's study.

Spreading the map on the long table, Green pointed his finger at the location of Pentos, and then his fingertips passed through the strait - Crab Bay - Silent Island, and finally stopped at the location of Saltworks Town.

After a pause, Green's sight slowly moved to the south of the map. With Kleb's mercy, the number of refugees from the Riverlands gathered in King's Landing would gradually decrease. In this case... Little Rose's charitable light, that is, Rose Bread , it’s time to directly “illuminate” the Riverlands.

If Little Rose delays or finds a reason to refuse, he will... send people to spread bad words about her in the Riverlands.

Then, select suitable representatives to go to the Red Keep and petition them to complain to Queen Cersei.

Miss Margery, you don’t want to either...

Shaking his head slightly, Green got rid of the wandering thoughts in his mind. His gaze moved northward, scanning the Crab Claw Peninsula and the valley, paused, and headed west... stopping at the Twin River City.

He stretched out his finger and tapped it. His eyes moved south again. He stared at the location of Harrenhal and thought for a while. He then looked up at Brienne who was standing by the door and said, "Sir, go to the crow's nest. Let’s see if there’s any news about Archbishop Zari.”

Brienne came back more than half an hour later, with still no reply.

Green frowned slightly, and then called over Mattil Baker (the eldest son of the retainer knight Sir Mason, Chapter 46), who is now a centurion in the Survey Corps.

After the experience on the battlefield, Green's former subordinate has matured a lot. He stroked his chest and said: "Lord Green, I am at your disposal."

"I'll give you a mission. You can set off tomorrow..." With that said, Green waved his hand and asked Martyriel to come to the side of the map.

He pointed to the location of Earl Harroway's town on the map and continued: "I received a letter from Archbishop Zari when I left King's Landing. He told me that he was comforting the refugees near here. You can find him as soon as possible with the cavalry. , after he is found, you will be responsible for protecting his safety until I arrive."

Martial nodded slightly: "As you command, Lord Green. I will prepare the boat to cross the river tonight and set off early tomorrow morning."

Green reached out and patted his arm, showing a gratified smile, and said: "Very good, you are at work, my loyal warrior."

Not long after Martial left, a voice came from the clan soldiers outside the door: "Sir, the bachelor of Yanchang Town wants to see you."

After receiving the response, the maester of Salt Farm Town entered the study. He respectfully handed a wax-sealed letter to Green and said: "Your Majesty, a messenger crow has just entered the crow's nest. It flew from King's Landing. I dare not hold up."

Green motioned for Brienne to accept it for him, paused, and said, "How is Sir Quincy's physical condition?"

Ser Quincy Cox is the lord of Saltworks Town. They were a Tully landed knight family before they were made vassals of Crabb by Lord Tywin (Chapter 380).

The old bachelor first nodded in thanks, and then sighed: "His son and adopted son are either far away in a foreign country or have died, leaving only two daughters and young grandchildren around him. He is worried about this all day long, and coupled with his old age, This has seriously affected his health, and I have to feed him a small amount of sleeping wine every night to ensure that he gets enough sleep."

Green nodded and said: "Tell him for me that I will leave enough troops to protect Yanpan Town and his family until his son comes back or his grandson reaches adulthood."

The old bachelor bowed deeply: "Your kind heart saved a worried old man. I think the Cox family will always remember your kindness, and they will definitely repay your incomparable loyalty."

Green waved his hand: "I wish the old Sir a speedy recovery. I will look forward to his performance, loyal bachelor."

The bachelor of Yanchang Town expressed his gratitude again before walking out of the study.

Green leaned back in his chair and read the letter Leyton sent from King's Landing. The content was... Earl of Tideshead and Montford Velaryon's illegitimate brother - Orion Waters was killed by Cersei The Queen Mother appointed him as the commander of the royal fleet. Now the Sea Lord and Count Matus have two commanders, one is in charge of the Redwin fleet and the other is in charge of the rebuilt royal fleet.

Green's inner evaluation——Cersei's idea is right. The safety of Blackwater Bay cannot be controlled by Rose's parents for a long time, but her method is a bit too crude.

He briefly recalled the original plot...Cersei will default on her debt to the royal family and invest the "dwarf's copper" in building a three-decker, 200-oar ship. When she is imprisoned, the bastard commander chooses to directly Escape with the royal family's new ship.

Davos's second son, Arad Seaworth, has been looking forward to the opportunity to prove his courage... Green picked up the quill, dipped it in ink, lowered his head and wrote two letters, one of which was a recommendation. A letter from Arad Seaworth joining the royal fleet is addressed to Cersei Lannister; the other is addressed to Davos Seaworth, Commander of the Dragonstone Fleet and Acting Governor of Dragonstone. Count S.

After writing the letter, checking it again, Green stamped the swamp marigold coat of arms on the blue sealing wax.

After letting the clan soldiers take away the letter, Green stretched out and said, "Sir, you can go and rest."

Brienne followed Green to the dormitory and said, "I will keep vigil tonight."

"See you at lunch tomorrow?"

The next day, after breakfast, the prudent Lord Greene wrote a letter to Steward Russell of Kleb Trading Company just in case, instructing him to discuss the purchase of grain and farm tools with the grain merchants in the Reach.

At the beginning of the third day, Kleb's army moved southwest.

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Duke Mace Tyrell led all the Riverlands cavalry and, as the vanguard of the army, arrived at the castle of Storm's End first.

After inspecting the towering city walls of Storm's End, the Duke of Mace ordered the troops to camp. At the same time, he asked the Tyrell tribe to serve as his envoys and enter Storm's End to persuade the acting city lord, Sir Gilbert Farrin, to surrender. Promise to pardon Gilbert and his family.

Despite the harsh rebuff, the Duke of Metz did not give up and sent another envoy the next day.

But this time, Sir Gilbert asked someone to take off the armor of the envoy and drive him away. The Duke of Metz was so angry that his cheeks bulged.

Then, he gathered all the Reach lords in the army and held a war meeting to storm Storm's End Castle.

However, the Duke of Mace's proposal did not receive the support of most of the lords of the River Bend. They all felt that the cost of storming the tall walls of Storm's End was too high.

The meeting lasted for three consecutive days, but failed to form a unanimous idea to storm Storm's End, and the Duke of Mace had to change his battle plan.

The war artist's new battle plan was to use trebuchets to force Sir Gilbert to open the city gates and surrender, and this battle plan immediately received unanimous support from all the lords of the Riverlands.

The Duke of Mace began to gather carpenters with high spirits. He wanted to build twenty giant trebuchets, and announced that if Storm's End did not surrender, he would destroy it.

At this point, the second siege of Storm's End in the Duke of Mace's military career officially began.

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At about the same time, there were rumors that many Stormland fishermen had discovered that the Dornish fleet was often seen in the waters near Cape Wrath.

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"So, you are hiding, Archbishop Zari?"

Archbishop Zari's favorite silver robe was gone, and he was now wearing a gray coarse cloth robe, which made Lord Green a little uncomfortable.

Zari used his fingers to comb the sparse and somewhat messy hair on both sides of his bald head, and said, "It's the High Sparrow. He ordered me to return to King's Landing immediately to participate in the daily prayers of the archbishops."

Green came to the window of the house, feeling the warm morning light in the Earl of Harrow City, and said, "Did the new archbishop invite you back? It seems that he should attach great importance to your status in the Church of the Seven Gods."

After a pause, he added: "If you are worried about bandits along the way, I can send guards to escort you back."

There was a sound of something falling behind him, but Green seemed not to hear it as he still turned his back to Archbishop Zari and admired the scenery outside the window.

Archbishop Zari bent down and picked up the wine glass on the ground, and said tremblingly: "It doesn't matter. Even if I stay here, it won't affect my sincere prayers to the Seven Gods."

Green tilted his head slightly, glanced at Zari behind him, and said, "Oh? Are you planning to refuse the Archbishop's invitation, my Archbishop?"

The corners of his mouth curved slightly: "You won't be expelled from the Church of the Seven Gods by the Archbishop, right?"

With a bang, the wine glass in Archbishop Zari's hand fell again, and at the same time...his fat body staggered and fell onto the stone slab.

He murmured in horror: "The High Sparrow... the Archbishop... he is sure... they will definitely not let me go..."

The sound of feet stepping on the stone was heard, and a pair of brown deerskin boots appeared in Zari's sight.

Green looked down at the extremely embarrassed Archbishop for a while, and then slowly said: "I heard that a lot of interesting things have happened in King's Landing recently. With the encouragement of Sparrow, many women have come forward to accuse Olido and other Archbishops, including the female branch daughter. , and the archbishop punished them more severely. It is said that he would strip them naked and let them roam the whole city. "

Archbishop Zari nodded blankly: "Yes, several archbishops who have a good relationship with me are said to have been seriously injured by stones and wood from the people, and they are almost dead."

Green nodded and continued: "I also heard that being stripped and paraded in the streets is not the end of the punishment. This is just the beginning. What they will face later is confinement and day and night work, and it may be until they are burned out." s life."

Archbishop Zari raised his head and looked at Green with empty eyes for a while. Suddenly, he moved, hugged one of Green's legs, and said in pain: "Master Green, please save me, please don't let me Fall into the hands of the Great Sparrow! Please!”

His voice was choked: "Please, the High Sparrow asked me to go back with malicious intentions!"

Green stood motionless for a while. When Archbishop Zari's mood recovered a little, he said, "If you go back, you may die, right?"

The archbishop shook his head: "No, it's not possible, it's certain that he will die. I once proposed to expel all sparrows from King's Landing, because... because..."

He wiped his tears pitifully: "I found that they were collecting weapons. I can't... No... The Church of the Seven Gods cannot be implicated by those sparrows. If the royal family knows about this, they will definitely carry out the plan. Cruel suppression, this is what Maegor I once did!”

Green frowned slightly: "The sons of warriors and the assembly of the poor (Chapter 323)?"

The Archbishop nodded solemnly: "The High Sparrow must be testing the royal family's attitude towards the armed forces of the Order. He is a conspirator, and he is pushing the Church of the Seven Gods into danger!"

After a pause, he hugged Green's leg tightly and cried: "Because of your wise advice, I can stay here safely. I will never forget your kindness. Lord Green, please save me again." ah!"

In the empty room, there was only the low cry of Archbishop Zari. After an unknown amount of time, Green's sigh sounded.

Then, he helped the limp Zari up from the stone slab and said, "We are old friends, and I will not leave him alone."

He asked Zari to sit on the chair: "If you allow others to hurt you, it will affect Clayber's honor. After all, everyone knows that you are mine."

After a slight pause, Archbishop Zari nodded happily: "Yes, yes, for sure, I am yours, I am one of our own!"

"Very good, in that case, you don't need to worry anymore, I will find a way to protect you." Green poured a glass of wine and handed it to Archbishop Zari, and then said: "Drink some summer wine first, and then we will discuss your future. road.”

Zari stretched out his hands, took the glass of wine respectfully, and drank it down in one gulp.

After sitting quietly for a while, he couldn't help but respectfully asked: "Master Green, you just mentioned my future path? How do you want me to go? I am at your command."

Green held another wine glass, sat on the chair next to Zari, and said, "If I don't see you for a long time, I think the High Sparrow will use this as a reason to deprive you of your monk status. So, I hope Think about it, I want you to wear the Archbishop's crystal crown."