The king on the Great Wall

"The Prime Minister arrested hundreds of people this time, at least dozens of them have noble status." Iger's new friend of the prisoner, Humphrey Hill, said: "People in the Western Region are always valuable, and each person does not have a ransom of hundreds or thousands. I'm afraid I can't figure it out, this is another tens of thousands of golden dragons."

With tens of thousands of gold dragons, Iger secretly smacked his tongue. The night watchman industry has reached the present, and the assets are only tens of thousands of gold dragons, most of which are debts and investors' money: "This is a war. If the army of the six countries is besieging the western region... tens of thousands I'm afraid the golden dragon will burn out in just a few days."

"Indeed, but don't forget that the wealth inside the castle captured by the battle belongs to the attacker. There are many gold mines in the western region, and they are very rich. It is the easiest of the Seven Kingdoms except the Reach to support war with war." ' attack target." Humphrey sighed: "Thanks to Duke Tywin, generally few people dare to use the money brains of people in the western region, but if the Iron Throne takes the lead, that hard bone will become fat in an instant, Ai Lord De only needs to say, "All the wealth in the captured castle belongs to the conqueror himself." The princes and soldiers of the six countries will rush faster than anyone else... If the Lannister family refuses to surrender and has no coups to deal with it, It’s only a matter of time before it’s destroyed.”

Iger thought about it roughly, and found that it was true, so he couldn't help worrying: If he took a huge risk to cover Tyrion's escape, but in the end the Lannister family still lost the war... wouldn't it be a waste of money?

"Humphrey, will your family pay the ransom for you?"

"My surname is Xishan, I am an illegitimate child, and my mother passed away early, who will pay the ransom for me?"

"Where's your father?"

Humphrey didn't seem to want to say his father's name, maybe because he didn't know it: "Someone big in Lannisport."

"What will happen to civilian captives who don't pay ransom?" This question is purely personal curiosity of Iger.

"There are customary rules among the nobles, and civilians can't enjoy it... If there is a war, knights and above are eligible to be captured. A small person like me will either die or be incorporated on the spot. Generally, he will not be able to enjoy the holiday in the cell." Humphrey scratched his head: "As for the current situation, it may depend on how things develop next. If the king easily captures the Western Region, he may let it go if he is in a good mood. If the battle does not go well, he will only lose his head or go somewhere It's the end of the coolie."

"If you are desperate, you can try wearing black clothes, at least you can save your life."

"Hey... whoever wants to go to that damned place of the Great Wall."

Iger originally wanted to say that he is the chief logistics officer and can cover you, but thinking about how he is also in prison at the moment, he is not qualified to make any big claims.

The two chatted a little dry, and when the topic came to an end, they stopped talking and sat quietly for a while. Footsteps came from outside the door. Soon, the jailer came outside the cell with a guard of Winterfell who couldn't be more familiar. Unlocked and opened the door: "Prisoner Iger West, come out, the Prime Minister wants to see you."

Finally, when the turning point came, Iger glanced at his fellow inmates, nodded as farewell, and under Humphrey's envious eyes, he and Haier got out of the cell.

With some "movement-restricting objects" on his hands and feet, Iger followed Haier to the prime minister's office, walked in the door, and saw his biggest backer, who was also the person who ordered his arrest... and standing beside him, Her "apprentice" Arya, the girl winked at Iger triumphantly, as if saying with an expression: "I saved you, are you touched?"

"Lord Stark." In front of Ed, Iger didn't dare to make eye contact with his daughter.Standing at the table, greeted, and waited for the big man to speak first.

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"I've been locked up for a few days, so I should be clear-headed." The prime minister looked up at the night watchman, and said with a neutral expression, "Do you know what you have committed?"

It turned out that I had forgotten myself in prison.

First lock him up for a few days, and then come up with the question "Do you know what I have committed?" If this is an ordinary ordinary person, I am afraid that his legs will soften in an instant and confess all the mistakes he has made in his eight lifetimes... But Iger is Modern people who have read a lot of popular psychology books can be considered to have experienced the storm in King's Landing. Although this is the first time they have experienced this kind of trick, they also know the routine.

What's more, Ed actually let Arya be present, which made this interrogation not scary at all.

(He didn't intend to do anything to himself.) Iger intuitively felt that his previous judgment was correct. From the moment he watched Tyrion leave, he was thinking about how to deal with today's interrogation. The final countermeasures he formulated can be summed up in one sentence: Resist strictly and go home for the New Year.

Pretending to be aggrieved, Iger spoke according to the draft that had been drawn up: "My lord, I did kill two people that night...but they did it first, and I was forced to defend myself."

play dumb?Ed didn't expect Iger to make such a move, and frowned. The kid in front of him was too cunning, and blocked everything he wanted to say: "It's not this one."

"Not this one?" Iger opened his mouth, looking confused: "Which one is that? Please tell me, sir."

"The day Sir Alliser sent the wight into King's Landing, you accompanied him into the Red Keep, and left halfway. Where did you go and what did you do?"

"It turned out to be this, this kind of lord. At that time, I saw a big commotion in the Red Castle, and suddenly remembered that Miss Arya would often go out of the city to find someone to practice swordsmanship at the place where the night watchman trained recruits, and she was with the little devil. Together. I was worried that she would be held hostage by Tyrion Lannister, so I hurried out of the city and went to pick her up outside the city!"

"Arya didn't go to fencing practice that day."

"Master, he doesn't know!" Arya interjected, "Even myself, I was stopped by Sister Mordane that morning, so I didn't know that you didn't allow me to leave the Prime Minister's Tower!"

Ed glanced at Arya dissatisfied, and the girl realized that she shouldn't take the initiative to speak for Iger, so she pouted and said no more.

The Prime Minister turned his head and continued to stare at Iger: "You may not know, but the guards I sent to guard the gate said that they told you that Arya did not leave the Red Castle."

"The Red Castle has a side door, my lord." Iger said seriously, since the Night Watchman industry became popular, he has not been so trembling for a long time, for fear of saying the wrong sentence: "Now that I think about it, I can indeed go to the Prime Minister's Tower to ask Miss Arya's whereabouts ...But the situation was urgent, and I thought: If Arya was out of town, it would be a waste of time to go back and forth. I didn't dare to risk the safety of your daughter, my lord, so I decided, even if I ran for nothing One time, we have to go out of the city first."

"So, you have good intentions, but I blame you? Then, let me explain why Tyrion rode away immediately after you arrived at the Night Watchman Industrial Park outside the city? Why did you cheat and drive away?" The garrison soldiers who went to capture, Tyrion left by boat?"

Ed looked directly into Iger's eyes, and the questioning tone was raised one by one, and gradually became stern: "There was no boat to set off for Casterly Rock that day! I know, there are rumors in King's Landing that I, the guardian of the north and the Lord of Winterfell, are the night watchman. Your big backer will always protect you, this time I will tell them that I am no one’s backer! Join the Night Watch, and the previous crimes will be wiped out, but if you come to King’s Landing in black and commit another crime, are you serious? Do you think that if the world has no right to judge the night watchman, no one can do anything to you? No such good thing!"

The statement that the Hand of the King is the backing of the Night Watchman is indeed widely circulated in King's Landing. Whether Ed admits it or not, his existence is the biggest boost to the rapid development of the Night Watchman industry... Could it be that Ed Stark cherishes it? With so much feathers, just to prove that this statement is not true, he used himself as a knife, killed chickens and monkeys, and locked himself up for the people of King's Landing?

Iger didn't dare to think too deeply, even if the guess was true, it was impossible for him to retaliate against Ed Stark in anger.

"My lord, Tyrion wanted to go back to Casterly Rock because Janos Slynt arrested him in public at the Riverside Gate that morning, and he was bumped into by Sir Jaime who arrived later and your captain of the guards. People were killed. After the incident, Sir James turned his head and mounted his horse back to the Red Keep, and Tyrion said at the time that he planned to return to Casterly Rock City today-this is not a temporary decision I tipped him off!" As for It’s easier to explain why the soldiers of the garrison pointed the wrong way. Iger looked innocent: “I really don’t know if there was a ship going to Casterly Rock that day. I just told Tyrion before he left. I just told the soldiers of the garrison the truth about the last sentence I said, and the truth cannot be guaranteed to the lord."

Mentioning someone, Arya also became angry: "That's right, if you want to blame it, you can blame that shit Slynt, who is stupid, fat and lecherous, and will do bad things! And father, you also said that the night watchmen are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Seven Kingdoms, My master can't stop the little devil from running away!"

Arya shouldn't be here, Ed thought. It's foolish to turn everything to outsiders based on one's own preferences.Unmoved, he folded his arms across his chest and sat there quietly staring at Iger, without saying a word, but with a stern face, with an expression of "I'll just quietly watch you pretend to be aggressive".

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Iger knows that this is putting psychological pressure on himself through silence. Once he starts to think wildly because of this atmosphere, the other party's goal will be achieved, and once the psychological defense line starts to shake...then there is no need to worry about what will happen next. Too much to say.

The way to deal with this kind of psychological tactics is very simple, as long as you insist on what you say, without any wavering or hesitation in your expression and words, if Ed can't produce evidence, you will be able to get out of trouble smoothly, and go home and sleep today!

I understand it in my heart, but when the silence really lasted for a while, Iger found helplessly: I, who can't meditate or meditate, stand in front of a big figure like the Prime Minister of the Seven Kingdoms who can decide his own destiny, waiting for the other party to decide whether to stay or not , I really have no ability to let go of my mind and think about nothing.

He gradually began to realize that his previous self-confidence was actually based on two foundations: the first is the modern "innocence presumption", that is, if there is no evidence to prove that he tipped Tyrion and assisted him If he escapes, Ed will not be able to convict himself; the second is that when it is confirmed that the White Walkers and ghouls beyond the Great Wall threaten the northern border, Ed will let himself go even if he has doubts.

But actually?In the world of ice and fire, a world of the feudal lord era, it is luck for a person like myself who has no noble status to go through the "trial" step. There are so many people in the prison this time, how can there be time to try each one?Ed wanted to punish himself, and he didn't need proof.As for the threat beyond the Great Wall, with Ed firmly sitting on the prime minister position and in principle being able to mobilize the resources of the Seven Kingdoms, the strength of the Night Watchman industry is really not enough...

Even if Ed, a law-abiding guy, insisted on doing everything according to the rules and not convicting himself of any crime without evidence, just doubts and dissatisfaction with himself... would be enough for him to greet Mormont and drive himself back to the north to guard the Great Wall Yes—and as a member of the Night Watch, if "organizationally" asks me to return to the base camp to do business, I can't say a word of objection.

His own life is definitely safe, but if he is forced to return to the Great Wall and give away the Night Watchman's property, it would be worse than death.

Cold sweat broke out from the pores again, Arya seemed to see that Iger was in trouble, and relying on being a daughter, she acted recklessly again: "Father, the master has answered all the questions you asked, if you don't If nothing else, let him go!"

Time passed by, Ed Stark tensed his expression for a while and didn't see Iger changing his words or admitting his mistake, and finally his face relaxed, and he shook his head helplessly: "Okay, this time, let's just say I wronged you, Haier, get the key and let him go."

This is the end?Iger was relieved, and was about to say "thank you", but his heart moved the moment he opened his mouth. Could this be a trap?

"My lord, the word 'for the time being' is hard for me to accept. I cannot accept forgiveness for something I have not done. If I cannot be proven innocent, please detain me and continue to investigate this matter."

"There's something wrong with you, master!" Arya exclaimed, glaring.

Ed smiled, this kid... I originally concluded that this matter was indeed done by Iger, but at this chaotic moment, I didn't have the energy to investigate and collect evidence for such a trivial matter.Seeing that I had misunderstood Iger as a liar and that he had done a lot of practical things for the Night Watch Corps, I shut him down for a few days and gave him a warning and beat him to spare him this time.But now that he was so confident and confident, Ed was not so sure.

Perhaps, it was really because he was influenced by the prejudice of the "White Ghost Incident" and wronged him?

"Okay, let me correct you. After investigation, I announce in the name of King Robert that the Night Watchman Igger West did not interfere in the internal affairs of the Seven Kingdoms this time and was acquitted. If you are satisfied with this answer and nothing else, Just go back quickly."

"Thank you sir."

This matter is finally over. Iger felt helpless. Without any evidence, he put himself in prison with injuries for a few days and ignored him. When he was released, he had to express his gratitude. This is power. ...I don't know when will I be able to make this big man in front of me dare not be so contemptuous anymore?

Unshackled, Iger expressed his thanks to Haier, rubbed his wrists and left the prime minister's office.Behind her, Arya caught up and jumped up, "Master... well done! I admire you more and more. No matter what others think, I support you. Tyrion is not a bad person!"

"Don't talk nonsense, it really has nothing to do with me."

"Don't worry, I understand." Arya winked at him, with the expression on her face that we knew the secret.

Tyrion is indeed not a bad person, but tipping him off to help him escape violated both the night watchman's discipline and the law, which has nothing to do with "bad or not".Arya is a child who doesn't understand such things, but Iger can't help being horrified: even a little girl can guess that Tyrion's escape is due to her own "credit", so she originally wanted to just rely on her stubbornness. It was because Ed was from the north that he was too confident to get away with it.

The reason why I was able to be released is that the strategy of "refusal to admit" is very small, and more reasons are due to the disguise of "loyal Night Watchman logistics officer" and the contribution of that ghoul.

Fortunately, Robert was not dead, and the one who judged him was Ed, who was impartial and had some human touch. If he was as rigid as Stannis, he would be in bad luck this time.

Either way, Iger doesn't regret helping Tyrion escape.But one has to learn a lesson. With the experience of being in prison this time, he at least remembered one thing: he can no longer rely on his "familiarity" to predict the possible behavior of a big man of Ed's level.

"Master, there is one more thing." Arya accompanied him to the gate of the Red Castle: "Father said that the city of King's Landing may not be peaceful for a while... I won't be allowed to go out of the Red Castle to attend swordsmanship lessons. I found a small secret way out, and then I will find you quietly!"

(Is Alicia going to drill everywhere, or is this Westeros really a pill? The Red Castle is the royal residence, and the secret way out can be found by a child?!) Iger was startled, and his expression became serious: "No, if you do this, I'm afraid your father will really drive me back to the Great Wall, and you will never see me again! Go back and tell your father about the secret way, and ask him to find someone to seal it up."

"Oh—but it's really boring in the Red Castle." Arya shook her head: "And the secret passage was originally sealed by an iron gate, but I'm thin so I can squeeze through the gap."

"I really don't want to kill you... Are you afraid of being stuck in it and starving to death? If you want to practice swords, find your father's guards, and don't mess around again." After leaving the Prime Minister's Tower, no longer surrounded by Stark's guards, Iger relaxed a little: "You dare to run out of the Red Castle to find me through the secret passage. Not only will I not practice sword with you, but I will also spank your ass and send you back."

"Hmph, if you don't come, you won't come... I won't tell you!"

"This is for your safety. It is true that the city is not peaceful these days. Your father and master, I will not harm you." Iger said earnestly, touched his bearded chin, and found that he had actually said something With such old-fashioned words, he shook his head: "Okay, let's send it here, you are not allowed to step out of the Red Castle, the master will go back by himself."

"Cut, I saved you in vain." Arya felt that her kindness was not rewarded, so she lost her temper, and without saying goodbye, she turned her head and went back to the Prime Minister's Tower.

Iger sighed helplessly. What I said just now is for your own good, and will not harm you or anything... I heard from my parents when I was a child, what I thought at the time, I guess Arya is the general feeling, everyone is from this come of age.

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The atmosphere inside the Red Castle is solemn. On the walls and between the buildings, there are soldiers in gray robes and gold robes everywhere, walking around patrolling with long guns and crossbows. Even the gates are guarded and guarded by the Stark family. Soldiers in the army are mixed and guarded in a ratio of about 1:2.Here, Iger accidentally saw several members of the Night Watchman Industry, including Sir Alliser, Nina, and the captain of the security team, Geros.

How is this possible? If the intelligence organization of the night watchman industry can be so savvy, and the people under him get the accurate news that he will be released and come to pick him up, how can Tyrion run away until the day of the accident?

Could it be that he is waiting here every day?Iger was a little moved, but it would miss a lot of things.

"My lord!" Nina saw him from a long distance and waved her hands.

Iger walked over and greeted a group of men in black with a smile: "Why are you here?"

"The trial of the former garrison commander Janos Slynt took place today, and we, as whistleblowers and witnesses, were asked to come and appear in court." Nina couldn't hide her joy at seeing Iger released, and explained: "It's a pity that it came early No, the guards won't let you in."

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Chapter 177 Entering the Throne Hall for the First Time

"The trial will be held in the afternoon. Why are you here so early?" The guards of the Stark family always increase their natural friendliness to the person in black. The door is closed, we have to bother to keep an eye on you. The sun is so hot, everyone is tired, go to the side and find a place to eat before coming back!"

"We're done eating." Nina replied, but her reaction was quick: "But Lord Iger definitely didn't! Let's go, let's find a place to eat."

A group of people accompanied Iger, who was acquitted, to the restaurant closest to the Red Fort, where they ordered a few good dishes and "cleaned up the dust" for him.

Several people watching, eating alone, the scene is a bit weird.Fortunately, except for Sir Alliser, everyone present is Iger's subordinate, so there is nothing to be polite about.While drinking wine and eating meat, Iger asked casually, "During the two days I was away, the operation of the industry...is there nothing wrong with it?"

"Your Excellency, you have greeted me a long time ago, so the industry has maintained normal operation, but during the period, you have cooperated with Prime Minister Ed's investigation of Janos Slynt and Tyrion Lannister." Nina sat At the side of the table, he poured wine for him obediently and courteously, his admiration and the joy of seeing him goodbye were beyond words: "Although you have been away for a longer time than you said before, we finally held back and did not have any random idea to rescue you."

"Well done." With King's Landing cleared of the Lannister forces, Ed's control is almost absolute. Under such circumstances, trying to win himself, not only will there be no results, but once Ed's disgust is aroused, the matter may be thrown make a mess.Docile and docile in the prison for a few days, isn't Ed letting himself out now?Iger only used Nina as a helper and secretary at first, but after discovering that this smart girl never messed up anything he ordered, he began to trust her more and more: "Sir Alliser, they are testifying in court, what about you? As far as I know, you and Slynt are old acquaintances."

"It's an old acquaintance, that's why I came to take a look. He's 'against' you...he will end up." Allisa replied angrily: "As a member of the Thorne family and a knight who has been anointed with holy oil, I am eligible to enter the Red Army." Fort to attend this trial without your consent."

"Yes, yes, I am indeed qualified. On the contrary, I, the logistics officer, shouldn't meddle with the coach of Castle Black." Iger smiled: "But there is one thing I need to correct. Slynt is not against me, it is Against 'us' - the Night's Watch industry, the interests of the Legion."

Allisa snorted and turned her head away, as if disapproving of Iger's wordplay.

It's not speculative, and the relationship between the two was not very good when they were in Castle Black, and they won't let go of their old feud just because they changed places.Therefore, there will be no more communication in the next period of time, and Iger, who had been in prison for a few days, was indeed a little pale. He wolfed down his lunch, sat and rested for a few minutes, and decided not to go home. With Geros and the others, let's go to see the good show of the trial of our enemies first.

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When returning to the Red Fort after leaving for two hours, the gates finally began to open to those who participated in this trial.

As the former commander of the capital garrison, Janos Slynt, who is familiar to most of the residents of King's Landing, is qualified to be personally judged by the Lord Chancellor in the Red Keep.In order to demonstrate the dignity of the law and the fairness of the trial, this kind of judicial activities is conventionally allowed or even encouraged to participate in the participation of civilian representatives with status and status, as well as invited representatives.

Iger was not of noble origin, nor was he granted any titles or invited by the Minister of Justice. It is reasonable to say that he could not participate in this trial... But during the days when he was imprisoned, the public opinion in King's Landing has quietly changed: he is still It is the famous "White Ghost Killer", but with the entry of ghouls and the spread of rumors that "the owner of the night watchman industry brought down the commander of the garrison", this nickname has gradually become more popular than ridicule. pay homage.

Once, that book "The Fantastic Adventure of the Night Watchman" made him a famous braggart and big talker in the Seven Kingdoms. The only real "war against the White Walkers" in the whole story was taken out by countless people as the content False handles and evidence.But as Ed Stark summoned nobles and celebrities from all over the world in King's Landing to observe the real body of the ghoul, the direction of the wind changed 180 degrees.

A night watchman who traveled across the Sunset Sea to Westeros, killed the White Walkers, has amazing martial arts skills and flexible brains.During these days when Iger was honestly squatting in prison, without knowing it, he became a legend in the eyes of countless King's Landing and Royal Land residents.

With the accumulation of something called "prestige" which is hard to quantify, in the eyes of ordinary Stark guards and soldiers of the garrison, he has changed from an ordinary night watchman to an extraordinary big man.When he, dressed in black, and Alliser Thorne entered through the gate of the Red Castle with several witnesses from the Night Watchman Industry, the guards who were familiar with him didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and they didn't stop or ask any questions. Let him go in.

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Of course, they could enter the Red Keep, but they didn't even have the qualification to approach Maegor's House in the castle within the castle, the place where the king lived and recuperated his wounded.Under the supervision of a large number of guards arranged by Ed, the spectators and witnesses who entered the Red Fort had no chance to run around. They could only follow a fixed route and be ushered into the place where the trial was held—the Throne Hall.

Limited by the terrain of Aegon High Hill, the scale of the Red Keep is small, and there is no space for a special construction or a place for judicial activities. Therefore, the court is usually replaced by the Throne Hall, which is why the trial is usually held in the afternoon— ——Ed will use this place to go to court in the morning, and receive ministers and petitioners on behalf of the king. At noon, the attendants take the time to move tables, chairs, plaintiffs, witness seats and other facilities and equipment. After everything is arranged, the trial can be held.

Walking into the throne room transformed into a temporary court, Iger’s resentment against Ed for shutting him up for nearly a week disappeared in an instant—this is the real trial. In the prime minister's office, the "trial" that was released on the spot after a few questions was just as gentle as a joke in his own family... No matter how hard Ed put on his face and how fair and unselfish he thought he was, he was a gentle man in his heart , In fact, it is the biggest backer of the Night Watchman, protecting the interests of the Night Watchman and its industry in favor of protecting the interests of the Night Watchman and its industry-it was before this incident, and there will still be no change after the incident.

Soon, Iger realized again: it was the first time he entered this legendary hall.But to his disappointment, he did not see the legendary throne made of dragon flames—since both the king and the prime minister have decided not to preside over the trial, and the minister of justice is not qualified to sit on the iron throne, in order to avoid visual Because of the embarrassment, the person who set up the venue covered it with a curtain, and instead used a large wooden chair in front of it as the judge's seat.

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Janos Slynt had offended a lot of people, but unfortunately there were not a few big shots among them. There were tens of thousands of civilians who hated him so much and wanted to see him lose their heads. Unfortunately, most of them were not eligible to enter the Red Keep.People from all walks of life stepped into the throne room one after another, but in the end they only filled up a little more than half of the auditorium, which was completely incomparable with the full-seat grand occasion of the trial of Tyrion's regicide in the original plot.

After a while, Arya, who was joining in the fun, also jumped in from the door. When she saw Iger, she shook her head angrily, and sat far away on the other side of the spectator seats.

"What happened to Miss Stark?" Nina also witnessed this scene, a little strange - with Arya's temperament, seeing Iger, shouldn't she laugh and stick to her.

"It's nothing, the little girl is in a mood." Iger said that Arya wanted to sneak out of the Red Castle to continue her swordsmanship class, and then remembered that this little she-wolf was actually his only source of information in the Red Castle. The stalemate has never been in contact since then... After all, I am the one who suffers: "Nina, go over there to coax her, remember, if you have a chance, ask me how the king's injury is, and when the battle will officially start. "

"Yeah." Nina nodded, stood up and walked towards Arya, and quickly sat down beside the girl, talking to her with a smile.

As the judge of this trial, the Minister of Justice Renly Baratheon appeared in everyone's sight, Iger realized that he had sent Nina to inquire about Robert's injuries in vain-if the king was dead or dying, Renly This Baratheon, who is second in line of succession, is absolutely impossible to stay in King's Landing peacefully. He must be returning to the Stormlands to prepare for the throne.

But if Robert is really all right, why should the Lannisters go to war with the Iron Throne?

While thinking about it, Renly loudly ordered the criminal to be brought on the court, and the trial finally began.

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Janos Slynt was led into the throne room by two gold cloaks.

Compared with the last encounter a week ago, the middle-aged man who was brought into the arena at this moment seemed to have aged 20 years.The originally sturdy figure has lost a lot of weight, the remaining hair on the top of the half-bald head has almost fallen out, and the few remaining hairs have turned gray, and the spirit is listless. Two soldiers helped to the dock and held on to the fence, and it seemed that it was very difficult to even stand still.

"Janos Slynt, son of the butcher." Renly was sitting on the high platform in front of the throne room at the moment, on the big wooden chair covered with cloth in front of the Iron Throne. His solemn and luxurious clothes made him look majestic: "You are accused Do you admit that you have committed the crimes of hiring murder, abusing power, taking bribes, extorting, picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and leaking important military information?"

Slynt lay on the dock, straightened up with difficulty and raised his head, gritted his teeth and said, "I deny it! This is all framed by the queen and her followers...and some people with ulterior motives!"

The former garrison commander, like Iger, denied all the charges against him, but, like the chief logistics officer, can he resist strictness and go home for the New Year?