The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

“Some victories are won with swords and spears, and some victories are won with pen and paper and crows.”

This was the old motto of the old lion. Obviously, this shows that the lords of the Western Region, big and small, have become accustomed to Xinyao's long-range micro-management.

The Bamfords, the Braxes, the Crahers, the Islams, the Farwells, the Farmans, the Justs, the Kennings, the Leffords, the Laytons, and the Malbrans , the Morland family, the Puleng family... While recalling the contents of "The Genealogy and History of the Main Nobles of the Seven Kingdoms", Green waved the quill on the blank parchment paper.

Green's eyes were calm, and he wrote one letter after another. There was already a thick stack of letters.

The candle on the candlestick was more than half burned, and the flickering flames reflected Green's slightly tired face. He put down the quill and pressed his eyebrows.

The Lannister family is undoubtedly a large family. In addition to the main Lannister branch, there are many side branches, such as the Lannister, Lanitz, Lanni, Lanter families of Lannisport, and... Various marriages criss-crossed.

Green tapped his fingers on the table, put aside his personal emotions, and refocused on his political purpose in the West.

First, the Lannister treason must be dealt with.

Secondly, he wants to take possession of the Lannister family's gold mines.

Finally, promote and cultivate pro-Kleb forces to directly and indirectly control the entire Western Territory.

Knock knock knock.

There was a gentle knock on the door, and after receiving a response, a waiter came in, skillfully replaced the candle with a new one, and then left quietly.

Leaning back in his chair, Green shifted his gaze to the map of the Seven Kingdoms hanging on the wall. The nearly 10,000 Kleb troops stationed in Golden Teeth City had their first goal of shocking the lords of the Western Territory.

Coupled with the cooperation of Sir Harris Swiffer (former Prime Minister), in order to achieve the purpose of smoothly receiving the Lannister "legacy".

So, don't be too anxious.

A wave of liquidation, a wave of suppression, a wave of promotion... In this combination, first stabilize.

Try to make the transition as smooth as possible, and wait until you finish defeating the zombies before considering the next steps.

hiss---

Green pulled out a blank piece of parchment and picked up the quill again.

Among the lords of the West, the last person Green wrote to was Count Roland Craher of Crake Hall.

The main way to enter the West from the Reach is through the coastal road, and the forest near Crake Hall forms a good natural defense and is the gateway for the West to guard the south.

The Craher family is the ruling family of Crake Hall, and Greene "invited" his eldest son and heir Ser Tybalt Craher in the letter to enter the Red Keep and serve as his squire.

Swishing, rustling, he signed at the end of the letter: Ruler of Crabclaw Peninsula and Vale, Governor and Warden of the Riverlands, Warden of the Realms, Regent of the Seven Kingdoms, Green of House Crabb.

The morning sun appeared and the sky lit up slightly.

Sir Unguy led several maids into the regent's study in high spirits, followed at the end by the trembling Grand Maester Pycelle.

While the maids were helping Green wash up, Pycelle took the initiative to sort out the letters on the table.

Seeing Green approaching, he stopped what he was doing and said respectfully: "Your Highness, I will send out all these letters within today, please don't worry."

"Thank you, Pycelle."

After Green sat down, Pycelle took out a rolled piece of parchment from his wide sleeve and spread it out in front of the table.

"I have already written down all the transfer orders for the Golden Robe, please give me your instructions."

Green's eyebrows couldn't help but raise slightly. He had to admit... he was very satisfied with the old bachelor's diligence.

According to the resolution of the Royal Council yesterday afternoon, 2,000 people will be selected from the more than 6,000 King's Landing garrison (gold robes) to form the light-armored King's Landing Security Team, which will be mainly responsible for the security of King's Landing City.

The King's Landing garrison will only be responsible for guarding the seven gates of King's Landing.

Moreover, the Red Keep Guards, which is affiliated with the King's Landing Garrison, will become an independent army and be renamed: the Red Keep Garrison.

The King's Landing Garrison, the King's Landing Security Force, and the Red Keep Garrison each have a commander-in-chief at the same level, all of whom are directly appointed by the Regent.

Green finished reading it quickly, nodded and praised: "Very good."

After saying that, he signed and sealed the transfer order.

Pycelle picked up the parchment, rerolled it and put it away, then bowed humbly: "It is a great honor to serve you, my highness."

Green smiled and nodded. Seeing that the old bachelor was hesitant to speak, he said, "Is there anything else, my loyal bachelor?"

Pycelle came slightly closer and said mysteriously: "I have information that I need to report to you alone."

Green motioned for others in the room to leave, pointed to the chair opposite, and said, "Please sit down."

Pycelle first moved to sit down, and after confirming that the door was closed, he slowly spoke: "Miss Margery, you have been looking for me several times recently..."

His cloudy eyes observed Green's expression, moved his lips, and continued: "The bachelor swears to serve the king. My oath prohibits me from revealing her secrets, but she is no longer the king's fiancée..."

Seeing Pycelle hesitating about what to say, Green said, "Margaery Tyrell's private affairs?"

After the words fell, Pycelle took a long breath. It seemed that he had finally made up his mind. He leaned forward and whispered: "She asked me for moon tea. The first time it was herself, and the other times it was the rose maid, according to the time. Extrapolation..."

His voice rose slightly: "That was during Cersei's funeral!"

[Moon tea is a medicinal tea used for contraception and abortion]

Green pondered for a moment and said, "Are you suspecting that she had a lover at that time?"

Pycelle nodded, with a flattering look on his old face: "This secret may be helpful to you. For you, I have nothing to fear. I will always be yours, Your Highness Green."

Green was silent for a while and said, "Who else knows about this?"

Pycelle shook his head quickly: "Besides them and me, only you know this secret. I make it myself every time, and I don't let my assistants participate."

Green looked at the extremely loyal old bachelor and said, "Thank you for your loyalty. Please continue to protect Miss Margery's secrets."

After waiting for a while, when Greene said nothing, Pycelle couldn't help but said: "Your Highness the Regent, Tyrell's ambitions are not small, you can't trust them."

Ever since Pycelle exposed and accused Lannister of the crime of tarnishing the royal blood in the Petition Hall, he has been full of honors, but his status in the center of power of the Seven Kingdoms has become increasingly inferior to Mace Tyrell.

Moreover, he could also clearly feel the nobles' guard against him and their alienation.

Now he could only hug the Regent's thigh tightly.

He emphasized again: "You can't trust Tyrell!"

Crash---

Green reached for the jug and poured two glasses of wine, pushed one of them over, and spoke slowly: "Loyal Pycelle, if King's Landing did not have Tyrell's selfless contribution, Kleb's force would not be enough to deter Hungry. Those people.”

"Drink." As he said this, Green pointed to the wine glass in front of Pycelle, and he quickly picked up the glass and took a sip.

After a pause, Green continued: "This is a huge 'deal' between Kleb and Tyrell, and what role should you play in this deal, my loyal Pycelle?"

"My role?" Pycelle's eyes moved slightly and he added: "But...if you let Tyrell go, their prestige will grow into a threat to you sooner or later, Your Highness."

Green tapped his fingers on the armrests of the chair, and his tone was very patient: "Don't forget, Princess Targaryen is coming back..."

He thought for a moment and then said: "...Look at the time, she will be able to board the ship in a few days and start returning to Dragonstone Island."

"Dragonstone?"

"Yes, my fleet will first send Her Royal Highness to Dragonstone Island and wait for the right time to return to the Dragon's Nest."

Pycelle thought for a while, then suddenly trembled and said, "You want...well, she wants to see our sincerity?"

Green looked into his eyes, nodded, and said: "To be precise, Tyrell's contribution at this time can be said to be some kind of atonement. The same is true for Princess Arianne's bite of Lannis. The center of the Seven Kingdoms Everyone has a role to play in the new stage, my grand maester.”

Pycelle's knees creaked: "Prince Regent!"

Leaving the chair, he knelt down directly and lamented: "I suggested to King Elis at that time to open the gate of King's Landing. I deserve to die!"

He cried bitterly: "Tywin deceived me, he deceived everyone in the world, how stupid I was, I actually believed his sweet words!"

After slowing down, Pycelle choked up and said: "But at that time, we had no reinforcements. King Aerys and Tywin are close friends, and he also believes in him very much, woohoo!"

Green didn't make a sound, just looked at Pycelle who was kneeling in front of the table and repenting.

After he stopped crying and looked pitifully for a long time, Green finally spoke: "Pycelle, the fact that you can stay here now proves that I still believe in your loyalty. You understand what I mean." Already?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Pycelle immediately said excitedly: "I will always remember your kindness, and I will always be loyal to you. I swear to you, His Highness Green Claiborne!"

………

After sending Pycelle away, Green picked up the quill again. In addition to the military reform of the Golden Robes, he also had to start arranging matters outside of King's Landing.

The Blood Gate, Gate of the Moon and Seagull Town in the Vale, the Twins, the Golden Teeth and the town of Lord Harrow in the Riverlands (Harrenhal is in a better location, but the cautious Green Lords are worried that the curse of Harrenhal will be misunderstood ), the Kingswood in the Stormlands (to establish permanent camps near King's Landing), Green prepared to establish garrisons in these military strongholds, and appointed a commander-in-chief, who would be directly under his command.

Green stopped his quill. In the future... Storm's End and Lannisport will also establish direct garrison forces. As for the Lannister family castle - Casterly Rock, that is the "cake" he left for the lords of the West to snatch. ".

To the west and north of King's Landing, locations must be found to build permanent military camps and two regiments of guards to protect Green's absolute rule.

Well, two hundred female soldiers will be transferred from the Thorn Corps to enter the Red Keep...

As soon as Green put down his pen, Sir Angai knocked on the door and came in: "Your Highness, Lord Gales and Steward Russell request an audience."

For today's breakfast, Green entertained grain merchants from the Free Trade City of Essos in the largest restaurant in the throne room, accompanied by Gales and Russell.

"For our unwavering friendship!"

Green made it conditional on the tax exemption for designated grain varieties entering the Blackwater River Terminal, and they discussed in detail the transaction of purchasing large quantities of Essos grain at the three ports of Seagull Town, Mermaid Port, and Salt Farm Town.

At the same time, he also proposed the intention to purchase hundreds of second-hand large shipping ships, which made the discussions between them more heated. These businessmen from across the strait showed a certain degree of sincerity to the regents of the Seven Kingdoms.

The breakfast in the throne room ended in a pleasant atmosphere, but the finance minister who came back from sending these businessmen away had an embarrassed face.

Seeing Green looking over, Earl Gyles Rossby coughed a few times and couldn't help complaining: "His Royal Highness the Photographer, the affairs officer of the Government Affairs Department reported that the representative of the Iron Bank is here again."

Steward Roselle reminded: "Lord Rossby, there is no king in the Seven Kingdoms for the time being."

Earl Gales' tone was quite helpless: "I have already explained it, but Nahor Demitis (Chapter 226) said that the debt object of the Iron Bank is the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, not the king who sits on it. ”

He followed Green's footsteps and said as he walked: "Your Highness the Regent, the Iron Bank has made certain concessions. They are willing to collect the arrears of interest first, and the remaining... can give us three months to raise the golden dragon."

Green stopped in front of the balcony, looked at the blue sky for a while, and said: "Earl Rosby, what is your suggestion?"

Earl Gales blushed, swallowed his cough, and sighed: "There is not even a copper in the royal treasury."

Green's brown eyes moved slightly: "Iron Treasury should be well aware of the status of the royal treasury."

Earl Gales secretly glanced at the back of the regent and whispered: "They seem to be eyeing the 'dwarf's copper plate'."

Steward Russell glanced at Green and frowned, but said nothing.

Green chuckled: "Are they going to work for the kingdom's tax collectors?"

Earl Gales lowered his face, and Russell's steward's voice came over: "My master, maybe they would like to suggest to you that you change the dwarf's copper plates into silver coins."

Green turned to Earl Gales: "How do you plan to respond?"

The chancellor replied weakly: "Nahor Demitis calls himself a servant of the Iron Bank of Braavos, and I am a servant of the king."

Green's lips couldn't help but curve slightly, and after a pause, he patted Count Gales' arm and said, "I'll tell you some news. As far as I know, the Iron Bank is secretly funding the biggest traitor in the kingdom—— Stannis."

Earl Gales' eyes widened slightly: "Funding Stannis? What's the point of this? Uh...could it be something that happened 'before'?"

Green tapped his chin: "At that time, Cersei was ruling the Seven Kingdoms. Now, they must have a headache."

He looked at the Chancellor of Finance: "Go ahead and question them."

After they left, Angai and Mengton strode over and said, "Your Highness Green, the luncheon for the Lords of Stormland is ready."