The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

Throne Room.

The candlelight on the candlestick flickered, and the dining table was filled with vegetable salad, honey bread, cream of mushroom soup, roasted wild boar ribs, and various fresh fruits.

Leighton was reporting the intelligence in King's Landing in detail, and Green, who finally had some free time, was eating while listening.

"…………Sir Damien personally executed more than a dozen people, and it is said that one of them was from an old noble in King's Landing."

"…………The gold cloaks who blocked the streets arrested more than 300 restless people."

"…………Our cavalry is resting in the West Barracks of the Gold Cloaks (near Shoemaker Square)."

"…………Sir Monton's army is resting in King's Square (in the center of King's Landing)."

"…………Before the gold cloaks blocked all roads near the Great Sept of Baelor, thousands of armed sparrows had gathered in the marble square of the Great Sept."

Green put down the golden spoon, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, saying : "Where is the Duke of Mace?"

"They are still marching in the Royal Forest." After a pause, Leighton said, "According to the intelligence I received, the Tyrell army accelerated its march, and then suddenly slowed down halfway. I guess some lords of the River Bay have different views on the situation in King's Landing."

"Continue to investigate."

Green shook the wine glass in his hand in silence for a while, and said, "Where is Mason?"

"He and his army are expected to arrive at the King's Road near Harrenhal."

"You continue."

"Yes, Your Highness."

When the maids took away the plates, Sir Anger, who had just finished inspecting the Red Castle, came over.

"Your Highness, the Kleber clan soldiers have completed the takeover of the Red Keep."

Sir Ange spread his hands: "I almost searched the entire Red Keep, but I didn't see the shadow of Osfred Kettleblack."

Layton said: "After Grand Maester Pycelle dismissed him (Chapter 451), he suddenly disappeared."

Green thought for a while and said: "Send a high reward."

"Yes, sir."

Just then, the captain of the clan soldiers guarding the door of the throne room strode over.

"Your Highness, Lancel Lannister wants to see you. He claims to be the envoy of the High Septon."

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Tap, tap, tap.

The heavy footsteps echoed in the corridor of the throne room. Lancel walked in front, and behind him were four tall sparrows with seven-pointed stars tattooed on their foreheads.

Walking through the corridor, Lancel saw Green standing with his hands behind his back on the steps under the Iron Throne, and dozens of blue-robed guards in full armor stood on both sides like steel walls.

"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Regent. May the gods bless you."

According to the etiquette of the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, Lancel stopped about ten steps away from Green and performed a chest-touching salute.

Turning around, Green took a quick look and said, "Long time no see, Lancel Lannister."

Lancel looked at Green with a gentle expression. He was dazed for a moment. He remembered their friendship, but it had become very vague, as if covered by dust.

Moving his lips, he was about to speak, but a sparrow behind him spoke first: "He is a monk of the Seven Gods, Archbishop Lancel!"

"………"

Green made a gesture, and then more than a dozen blue robes rushed up and roughly held these monks, including Archbishop Lancel.

Lancel widened his eyes and showed a look of shock on his face.

A man in a blue robe drew out a long sword that flashed with cold light, and then directly stabbed it into the mouth of the sparrow who had just spoken. The tip of the sword with sticky red blood peeked out from the back of his head.

Blood spurted out like a fountain, and the bloody scene was shocking.

"Blasphemy! Blasphemy!"

"We are the mortal messengers of the Seven Gods!"

"The Seven Gods will not forgive you! Demon!"

"Uh..."

Puff! Puff! Puff!

There were several more sounds of sharp blades entering flesh, and several streams of blood gushed out, dyeing the surrounding ground bright red.

The only survivor, Lancel, was almost dyed into a bloody man. His body was covered with the blood of his companions, and the body of the pious monk began to tremble involuntarily.

After the guards carried away the bodies of several sparrows, Green's voice came over: "Lansel, my friend, do you need a glass of wine?"

After staggering a few steps, Lansel suddenly screamed: "You! You! You! You killed them! They are my brothers! They are all messengers of the Archbishop, the Seven Gods..."

Snap!

After being slapped by the blue robe, Lansel's body tilted and fell heavily on the stone.

Puff, he spat out a mouthful of blood, which was mixed with two teeth.

Green's low voice sounded above Lansel: "If it weren't for our former friendship, I wouldn't waste time meeting the messenger of the High Sparrow."

He waved to the guards: "...Bring him here."

At the long table of the imperial meeting, when Green sat on the king's chair, Lansel, who was carried over, was thrown on the prime minister's chair.

The maid in the throne room brought a wine jug and wine glass, as well as a wet white towel.

"Sorry...thank you..."

Wipe his face, Lancel trembled and took a big gulp of wine from the glass, then coughed several times.

Lansel looked cautiously in the direction of the main seat with half of his face swollen, and squeezed out his own voice with trembling lips: "Green...I..."

Green stared at him with his brown eyes for a while, and then slowly said: "Lancel Lannister, squire of Robert I, heir of Lord Kevan, Lord of Darry (military merit in the Battle of King's Landing, Chapter 257)."

His slender fingers stroked the golden wine glass: "Now, Septon Lancel, Archbishop?"

Lancel lowered his head and remained silent. Green continued: "For your own beliefs, you abandoned your family and honor, and forced Cersei to march with the High Sparrow. Should I praise you... very great?"

Lancel raised his head, met Green's gaze, and then lowered his head again.

He opened his mouth and whispered, "I am guilty... I must repent..."

After a pause, Green took a sip of wine and said, "Yes, I don't object to your repentance. I know that sincere repentance can alleviate the pain of the soul. But... do you have to take off your cousin's skirt and let her suffer humiliation in front of tens of thousands of people?"

He added, "I remember she was very good to you. She slept with you and gave you honor."

Lancel shook his head violently and raised his voice, "She is also guilty! She also needs to repent! That is not humiliation, that is her road to repentance, and she will be reborn!"

He stood up: "The Seven Gods Bible says: The people pay tribute to the lord, the lord pays tribute to the king, and the king must pay tribute to the seven-faced god..."

Snap!

At Green's signal, the blue robe standing behind Lancel stepped forward and slapped him.

Lancel almost fell off the chair, and his ears were buzzing.

Soon, the maid brought Lancel a clean white towel.

Lancel trembled and said, "Thank you... Sorry..."

When he calmed down, Green's voice came over: "So, the High Sparrow intends to use the teachings of the Seven Gods to steal the supreme power of the Seven Kingdoms, and finally become the king of the Seven Kingdoms without a crown?"

Lancel, with swollen faces on both sides, hurriedly denied: "No, the High Bishop's judgment is guided by the Seven Gods. He will lead us to save the Seven Kingdoms, save the suffering people, and save the corrupt Church of the Seven Gods!"

Green raised one eyebrow slightly, looked at Lancel who had regained his inexplicable courage, and said: "Since the High Sparrow is so selfless, why does he have to humiliate Cersei? As far as I know, for similar crimes committed by some nobles in King's Landing, the High Sparrow's maximum punishment is confinement with a glass of water and a piece of black bread every day."

Lancel opened his mouth, but could not make a reasonable response. Cersei was charged with murder and other serious charges, but this crime required a trial...

The parade in King's Landing was the Queen Mother's punishment for the Kettleblack brothers and him for spreading their legs...

Lancel clutched his hair tightly with both hands in pain, Cersei... Cersei... Cersei...

Seeing that Lancel's scalp and hair were about to be ripped off, Green signaled with his eyes... The blue robe immediately gave another big slap.

Hua La La————

The maid came over lightly and filled Lancel's glass with wine.

"What did the High Sparrow tell you to convey?"

After Green's voice fell, it took a long time for Lancel to respond: "The Archbishop is willing to atone for the accident that happened during the parade. He will end his life in front of the King's Landing tomorrow to avoid unrest..."

Green snorted: "Of course he is willing to do so. His goal has been achieved. He has successfully caused irreparable damage to the honor of the royal family."

He leaned back in his chair: "Lansel, but the High Sparrow is wrong about one thing. He feels that his great behavior will bring great disaster to the Church of the Seven Gods."

His voice was like the arrival of winter: "For the Seven Kingdoms, I am here. The High Sparrow and all his There is only one result for the sparrow, death. "

Lansel's pupils suddenly shrank. He had witnessed Green's cruelty (Chapter 34) with his own eyes. His voice was full of fear and despair: "Green, there are tens of thousands of people! They are all devout believers of the Seven Gods, they are innocent!"

Green shook his head: "No, they are rebels who violated the teachings of the Seven Gods and the laws of the kingdom under the instigation of the High Sparrow. According to the laws of the Seven Kingdoms, all traitors... ...are unforgivable."

Lansel said blankly: "It's tonight, right?"

Although Lancel "abandoned" his family, as a former Lannister, if he paid attention, Jaime's actions would not be hidden from his eyes.

Green nodded: "As a good friend of Jaime, I will mobilize 10,000 iron and chain mail to assist him in his revenge." Then... Green suddenly changed the subject: "Have you heard about Stannis? Before launching the rebellion, he had already abandoned the Seven Gods and turned to believe in the Lord of Light from across the Strait, who regarded the Seven Gods as false gods. He is now stationed at the Wall in the name of protecting the Seven Kingdoms and preaching the faith of the Lord of Light. According to the intelligence sent by the Night's Watch, they discovered the whereabouts of the White Walkers. In order to defend the human defense line, the 997th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Jeor Mormont, had to accept Stannis' support." Lancel took a while to digest the content of Green's words: "Lord of Light? White Walkers?" Green nodded his chin lightly, and he answered patiently: "With the honor of Commander Jason Mormont, although he would not do anything deceptive, but... the White Walkers have been a legend for thousands of years, and coupled with the reputation of the Night's Watch later, the Seven Kingdoms now regard the intelligence of the Night's Watch as a joke."

After a pause, he continued: "Except for me...and Stannis, who believes in the Lord of Light, no one wants to trust the Night's Watch. As a descendant of the ancestors, my trust is based on the thousands of years of honor of the Night's Watch. And the other..."

Green looked at Lancel: "I heard that Stannis received the guidance of the Lord of Light in the flames. For the faith of the Lord of Light, he left Dragonstone and went north to shoulder the important task of saving the Seven Kingdoms."

Lancel murmured: "The faith of the Lord of Light... pagans..."

Green was silent for a moment and said: "The Night's Watch is in urgent need of support, and Stannis just brought the army they desperately needed, so... the followers of the Lord of Light successfully lit a flame in the northernmost part of the Seven Kingdoms. "

Mentioning faith, Lancel forgot his own pain, which also brought him incomparable courage and wisdom: "Regent, if the intelligence of the Night Watch Legion is true, then sooner or later the pagans will invade the kingdom of the Seven Gods, We must destroy them completely!"

Green raised his hand and pressed it. After Lancel drank the summer red and regained his composure, he said: "Lancel, you have had the best teacher in the seven countries teach you knowledge and sword skills since you were a child. You can not only read Good "Seven Star Bible", you once led troops and horses to charge on the battlefield. Now tell me..."

Leaving the back of the chair, his upper body leaned forward in the direction of Lancel: "...Comparing the crisis at the Great Wall in the North and the struggle between theocracy and kingship in King's Landing, which act is the greatest?"

Lancel was stunned for a while and said: "Prince Regent, you...want me to go to the Great Wall of Despair?"

Green nodded: "As your friend, since you have chosen the path of a monk, I want to support you in achieving a new chapter in the Church of the Seven Gods. In addition to the White Walkers and the followers of the Lord of Light, there are ten more people in Saibei (north of the Great Wall). Tens of thousands of free people (referring to the wild people beyond the wall) who are looking forward to the blessing of the Seven Gods."

Lancel took a deep breath, his voice trembling: "Thank you, Green, my friend, I'll leave now."

Green chuckled: "If you go alone, what's the difference between going and dying?"

In Lancel's confused look, Green stood up and came closer, patted his thin shoulder, and said: "Although it's not much, I will squeeze out a little time for you, and you go find companions who are willing to follow you on the expedition. About Supplies, Kleibo Trading Company will assist you, my friend.”

…………

late at night.

Under the Visenya Hills, in the residential area near King's Square.

Jaime Lannister looked up for a moment at the majestic outline of the Great Sept of Baelor under the soft moonlight, and put on the golden lion helmet.

He turned to face the gathered Lannister red robes and said solemnly: "Lannister debts must be paid, let's go!"