Chapter 221: The Wolf

After the meeting, Tyrion walked out of the hall and saw Bronn bowing Cersei respectfully.

When Cersei walked away, Tyrion came to Bronn in a bad mood and sarcastically said, "Mercenary, when did you become a knight?"

Bronn held his head high, "Although I am not a knight, I think I am now considered a class."

Tyrion curled his lips, "But I still prefer you when you were a class."

"Fuck you, dwarf!" Bronn said.

Not only was Tyrion not angry, but he smiled and whistled, "Haha, that's Shae's job."

The two bickered all the way back to their residence. Tyrion was about to make out with Shae again, but just as he unbuttoned his pants, he heard another knock on the door.

Tyrion opened the door angrily, saw Varys standing outside, and cursed, "Damn spider! You better have something important, otherwise..."

"It's extremely important," Varys said seriously, "I just received the news that Margaery Tyrell has been officially engaged to Samwell Caesar in Highgarden."

Tyrion's eyes widened, "Are you kidding me?"

"It's true, and your brother Ser Jaime was forcibly taken to the Wall by the Tyrell family."

Tyrion leaned weakly against the door frame, his eyes glazed over.

The next second, he jumped up suddenly and shouted, "Bronn! Bronn! Get horses! Let's go to Harrenhal!"

Harrenhal is located in the Riverlands, on the north bank of God's Eye Lake, and is the largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms.

Back then, the king of the Iron Islands and the land between the rivers, "Black Harren" Hall devoted all his manpower and material resources from the two realms, and it took forty years to finally build this magnificent castle.

On the day it was completed, Harren proudly declared that the castle would never be taken.

I don't know if the gods heard this mortal's wild words and decided to teach him a lesson.

On the same day that Harrenhal was built, Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror landed at the mouth of the Blackwater.

It is true that the most magnificent castle in the Seven Kingdoms cannot be conquered by manpower, but the "conqueror" has a dragon.

According to historical records, Aegon the Conqueror descended from the sky riding Balerion the Black Death, and the roaring dragon flames turned the giant tower of Harrenhal into a candle lit in the night.

The molten stone flowed down the tower like a stream, and Harren the Black, his sons, vassals, and soldiers were all burned alive in the tower.

This tall tower still stands like a scorched finger, and it is called "Tower of Dread".

"The Imp" Tyrion found his father, Duke Tywin, in this tower.

"This is such a terrible tomb," Tyrion complained, "My lord, I heard that the ghosts of the Hall family are still wandering here. Did you hear anything when you slept at night?"

His golden eyes stared at his youngest son, "What are you doing here?"

Tyrion poured himself a glass of wine, drank it, took a deep breath, and said, "I have very bad news to tell you."

"The engagement of Samwell Caesar and Margaery Tyrell?"

"You have already received the news? But hasn't Harrenhal been deserted for many years without maesters and crows?"

Duke Tywin shook his head expressionlessly, "Guess. I can't think of any worse news than this."

"Then what should we do now?!"

"Who told you that Reach would join Stannis' side?" Lord Tywin asked indifferently.

Tyrion froze for a moment, then calmed down, thought carefully, and finally realized, "You think Reach will be like us during Robert's rebellion and wait until the last moment to end!"

He paused, and then frowned, he said, "Then we're going to fight the northerners, and then let Reach come out to clean up the mess and become the final winner?"

"Of course, we can't let Reach sit quietly and watch the show." Duke Tywin said, "So I have thrown a bait."

"What bait?"

"Stormland."

"Stormland?" Tyrion was stunned for a moment before he realized, "It turns out that the illegitimate son of the Baratheon family that you legalized the king was this plan! I thought you were just trying to divide the nobles of the storm... But, father, are you not worried that Reach will really take this opportunity to swallow this bait? We may face an even greater threat by then."

Duke Tywin remained calm and calm, "That is a poisonous bait, and the people of the Reach will definitely pay for their ambition."

Tyrion stared into his father's eyes, "Poisonous? How do you plan to make the Reach nobles pay for their ambitions? What price?"

Duke Tywin did not answer the question.

Tyrion shrugged and relaxed a lot, "Well, I, the Master of coins, really have no right to ask about military matters. In addition, I have some bad news to tell you. My good brother Jaime was arrested by the Tyrell family. Some people have escorted him to guard the Wall."

The temperature in the room seemed to drop suddenly.

It seemed to Tyrion that his father hadn't been so angry even when he had just heard that the Reach had rejected his own olive branch.

"I see." Duke Tywin squeezed out a few words through his teeth.

"Actually, the Night's Watch is not bad," Tyrion seemed to be trying to comfort his father, "Although the Wall is colder, there is no need to worry about food and clothing. Although he can't marry a wife and have children, my brother is in the Kingsguard, so he can't do that either—marrying a wife, having children, and receiving a title. So he is actually just working in another place..."

Tyrion felt that Lord Tywin's eyes were getting colder and colder, and finally closed his mouth wisely.

"Okay, Father, I won't stay here overnight." Tyrion turned around quickly, "I don't want to be found by the ghosts of the Hall family." After saying that, he ran away.

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The King on knees, it is said that it is the place where the King of the North knelt and surrendered to Aegon the Conqueror three hundred years ago.

The famous inn stood on the south bank of the Trident, between Riverrun and Harrenhal, and was now a huge barracks.

The original sign of the inn showed a king on his knees, but the northerners tore it down and replaced it with a direwolf banner.

After retreating from Skyreach City, Duke Eddard Stark thought that the Lannister family would be captured without a fight—because in his opinion, the West had no chance of winning at all.

The four major families of fish, wolf, deer, and eagle are united, and the lion can only submit.

What's more, they are still on the right side, and Reach and Dorne will definitely express their support.

Under such circumstances, the Lannister family can only take the initiative to hand over the Iron Throne and seek a decent exit.

But the development of the matter left the Duke of Winterfell dumbfounded.

Not only did the lion not give in, but instead ruthlessly attacked, and joined forces with the Martell family to trap the armies of the Riverlands, the Vale, and the Stormlands in Dorne.

Before the fight started, three major players of the Fish, Wolf, Deer, and Eagle Alliance were seriously injured.

In anger, Duke Eddard did not continue to retreat to the north but stopped on the south bank of the Trident River.

While confronting Harrenhal's western army at a distance, he summoned the nobles from the Riverlands and the Vale to come to support him.

Under the call of Duke Hoster Tully, the nobles in the Riverlands sent out the last of their troops, except, of course, "Late Frey." But Duke Eddard is willing to wait for the Marquis of the Twins City. After all, both the strength of the opponent and the location of the castle are extremely important to him.

It's a valley...

"The nobles of the Vale besieged the Eyrie?" Duke Eddard asked in disbelief.

"Yes, my lord." The messenger said affirmatively, "Now the city of the Eyrie is completely besieged, and I haven't seen Duke Robert and Lady Lysa at all."

"Who are the people who besieged the city? Why did they do this?"

"It was the call initiated by the Countess Anya Waywood, and almost all the nobles in the Vale responded. They condemned the Duke of the Eyrie's silence when he conquered Dorne before, and his inaction after the army of the Vale was trapped..."

"Damn it!" Duke Eddard cursed, "The Duke of the Eyrie is only seven years old now! What do they want him to do?"

"So the nobles of the Vale are actually targeting Lady Lysa, thinking that she is not qualified to hold the authority in the Vale, nor have the ability to raise the young Duke. Countess Anya asked Lady Lysa to hand over the Duke to Iron Oak to raise him."

"You go to the Vale again." Duke Eddard ordered, "Tell Lady Anya, Robert Arryn is the only heir of my adoptive father, and I will raise him personally. But she can be appointed as the guardian of the Vale, and the Waywood family will take over the authority of the Vale before the Duke of the Eyrie comes of age. The only condition is that she must lead an army to come before she bows her knees. Join me in attacking the false king who has stolen the Iron Throne."

"Yes." The envoy took the order and left.

Duke Eddard was about to continue his meal when he saw the door open, and his eldest son Robb Stark and adopted son Theon Greyjoy walked in.

"Father." Robb shouted excitedly when he entered the door, "I brought three thousand soldiers from the North! When are we going to attack the lions?"

Duke Eddard frowned suddenly, "Who told you to come?

Seeing that his father's expression was not right, Robb immediately lost his initial excitement and replied cautiously, "I think you will need support, so I called some people to help on my own initiative."

"Go back." Duke Eddard said angrily, "As the eldest son of the Stark family, you must sit in Winterfell."

Robb was displeased, "Father, with Mother in Winterfell, nothing will happen. It is impossible for lions to cross us and march into the North."

"Go back!" Duke Eddard said firmly, "You are not needed here, and Winterfell City needs it. Our enemies have never been just in the South."

Robb muttered a few times, but he didn't dare to refute his father and said in a muffled voice,

"Okay."

At this moment, Theon Greyjoy, the adopted son of the Duke, spoke, "Sir Eddard, I can travel to the Iron Islands for you and persuade my father to send troops to help you deal with the Lannister family."

"No." Duke Ed refused again, "I have already sent the raven to the Iron Islands. I believe your father will make the right choice."

Theon was a little lost, hesitated, and then said, "Then can I stay and fight for you?"

"No. You and Robb go back to Winterfell City."

"Yes..." Theon lowered his head and clenched his fists.

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