Game of Thrones: The New King
Chapter 140

E.139 The Golden Lion Versus the Black Earl?

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King's Landing fell, and the royal capital changed its flag.

The most important Red Keep is firmly in the hands of Starpike Earl Titus·Peake.

Even the former Hand of the King Tywin·Lannister, who has been famous for longer, has no way to deal with this rising star.

What can Tywin do?

Try sending musicians to come under the city gate of Red Keep and sing him a song "The Rains of Castamere"?

Haha.

"Castamere's A Midsummer Night's Dream" doesn't even work!

When the other party sticks to the castle and refuses to talk, no matter how large the Westerlands army is, it is impossible for them to forcefully attack it.

If he really dared to order a strong attack, Titus inside Red Keep would burst into laughter.

Lord Tywin made a quick decision and stopped doing unnecessary plunder and ruining his family's reputation.

Before the sun set that day, he ordered to evacuate the King's Landing, which he felt was dangerous, and chose to camp outside the city.

Tywin's situation began to become embarrassing.

There was no news about the more than a thousand cavalrymen he sent out, and they seemed to have been wiped out. The son who was staying with Mad King couldn't escape at all, and must have fallen into the hands of the "black Earl" who controlled Red Keep. ----The northern coalition forces are crossing Crownlands under the leadership of Duke Winterfell Eddard·Stark and are about to arrive at King's Landing----

If he still dares to stay in the city, the black Earl who has blocked the palace will really want him.

Maybe some of the verbal jokes I made in the past will actually come true.

After all, everyone knows that Tywin and Aerys were once such good friends. It is quite reasonable for Warden of the West to miss their old relationship and come to rescue them, isn't it?

Simply, Tywin is not stupid.

Not only did he voluntarily withdraw from the capital, he even gave up Lion Gate's defensive rights and stayed where he was, waiting for the rebels to arrive.

Without making a "bloody cut" with Targaryen and accomplishing the great feat of overthrowing the previous royal family, Warden of the West has now only achieved the "merit" of "breaking into King's Landing", which was still a deceptive method.

This is very disgraceful.

And just this, it was a record achieved almost in no particular order with Starpike Earl who suddenly appeared from the south of the city.

Even if he didn't succeed in Lion Gate these days, he still had Linhemen's loss.

Certain facts seem to prove that even if Warden of the West does not come to make this trip, the rebel army can successfully and quickly capture the capital of the Seven Kingdoms.

So, what is the significance of Westerlands and Tywin·Lannister coming here?

While surrendering, he deceived his old brother, and at the same time asked his subordinates to smuggle out a group of robbers to rob a wave of King's Landing wealthy businessmen in West City?

Does Lord Tywin have any "contribution" to the Rebel Alliance in the north, and how big is his "contribution"? For a while, it became a little difficult to judge----

Eddard is coming with his army.

Then he discovered that the door of King's Landing was opening to him.

What awaits the North people, Vale people, Riverlands people, Stormlands people, and the Reach people is not the bloody siege battle expected at all.

Rather, it is a huge city that has been captured!

Westerlands people stayed aside honestly, no longer as arrogant as when they first entered King's Landing.

When the Allied forces arrived, Titus·Peake, who was more confident, ordered the loyal Sir Aigon to reopen the gate of Red Keep and let in the leader of the Allied forces and Lord Tywin who came with him.

Under Iron Throne in the throne room, the blood stains on the ground have long been cleaned up.

In front of everyone, Titus first introduced the death of Mad King and the identity of Kingslayer, and then briefly described the righteous deeds of Westerlands who were extremely evil and looted the royal city - how he could not look past it and acted righteously for the residents of King's Landing.

Then, he focused on the tragedy of the respected Lord Tywin sending men into the palace with the intention of assassinating orphans and widowed mothers.

Some people did not take it seriously, but were happy to see the death of the old dragon king and the Targaryen male heir.

Just people like Eddard·Stark have a grudge against Westerlands's army, including Tywin·Lannister himself.

During this process, Duke Casterly Rock said nothing and had no excuse.

Even when his son was arrested, he didn't ask any more questions after he learned that his son was still alive.

He just kept staring at the excessively young Starpike Earl with his green and gold eyes, talking there, and he didn't know what thoughts were running in his mind.

Until the end of the meeting, Mr. Tywin, who cherished words like gold, did not make any refutation of Starpike Earl's family statement, nor did he ask about the situation of "Red Keep murderer" Gregor·Clegane, so he left the diaspora meeting.

Titus silently raised the importance he attached to this person.

He guessed that Tywin must be happy to know that his son killed the king, so that Westerlands people are no longer useless in the credit book, but also angry that his subordinates did not do things well and fell into trouble.

Or perhaps, Tywin wants to wait for Robert I to come to King's Landing before calculating the general ledger?

It's okay, he happens to have similar ideas to the other person.

It's just that there will no longer be a scene in this world where Lord Tywin wraps the broken corpses of Rhaegar's children in House Lannister's red cloak and personally presents them to Robert·Baila Theon I----

in the following days.

The army led by Eddard took over the entire city defense of King's Landing. During this period, of course, it was impossible to completely give up the use of City Watch.

Both Andy and Gordon, who have made great achievements, were promoted, thanks to Starpike Earl's report.

Needless to say, the latter opened the city gate and let the rebels enter the royal capital.

The former also completed the task of blackmailing Earl very well.

Not to mention the supplies of the Alchemy Guild and the so-called "Dragon" equipment, a total of two senior Pyromancer called "wise men" and two-digit warlock assistants and apprentices were escorted to Davos Seaworth's Dragonbane.

If you have merit, you will be rewarded, as it should be.

Both Andy secretly expressed their gratitude to Master Earl and their continued loyalty.

Today, City Watch has a total establishment of 3,000 people, and the highest leader is the "Commander-in-Chief of the Garrison."

1. This is a position that Robert I can decide for himself. It is not convenient for Eddard·Stark and Titus·Peake to intervene at will.

After Titus's recommendation, Gordon secured the position of commander of Linhemen, and Andy also became the patrol commander of the North District.

From the "Commander-in-Chief of the Garrison" below, there are only seven gate commanders and five regional patrol chiefs among the three thousand people Gold Cloaks.

With the support of the big people behind them, the two people born in Kingswood Brotherhood rose to the top in one step and sat in a position that they had never expected to sit in their entire lives.

Eddard took over this populous city, but on Red Keep's side, Starpike Earl continues to control it for the time being.

Winterfell Duke highly recognized the latter's protection of the female family members of the previous royal family.

Together, the two brothers can suppress all chaos inside and outside King's Landing.

Until the arrival of Red Keep's new owner, Robert·Baila Theon I.

Robert I Once you enter the city, you can put other things aside for the time being.

The rebel army, which has reached the ninety-ninth step out of a hundred steps, needs to do the most important thing at the moment - the new king ascends the throne!

Great Sept of Baelor is like a giant white peak, standing on the top of Visenya's Hill.

This church, named after the monk king "Blessed by God" Baelor who presided over its construction, is the heart of Westeros Seven's faith.

A white marble square is spread out in front of the church. In the center of the square stands a huge statue of Baelor·Targaryen I. He is wearing a stone robe, with a calm face and lowered eyes. He has a look of compassion on his face, looking at the people who are crowding around the square.

Unfortunately, they will soon no longer be Targaryen's subjects.

The Great Cathedral is a magnificent domed building with seven crystal towers standing in it. It is magnificent and extraordinary. The sunlight passes through the crystal glass on the top of the tower and reflects the colorful halo.

At first glance, it does feel very sacred.

The tower bells, which only ring in unison at important moments, are reverberating loudly in the sky above King's Landing.

Every sound seemed to announce the end of the old era.

Every sound is like welcoming the arrival of a new generation.

The crowd in the square slowly poured into the church.

There are many doors inside the church. In the past, the monks entered the church through the Father door, the nuns entered through the Mother door, and the Silent Sisters people entered through the Stranger door.

Today, everyone follows the footsteps of the monks and enters Great Sept of Baelor through the Father door in the middle.

When passing through the "Hall of Lights" of the church, you can see the colorful lead glass balls hanging from the ceiling reflecting colorful light and shadow, making the long corridor look like an illusion.

With every step you take on the marble floor, you can hear clear echoes, as if you are in dialogue with history.

The new forces from Starpike are also strolling in the "Hall of Lights".

Titus, who led Captain Wenda, Sir Duncan and others to the depths of the temple, secretly sighed, faith is really a terrible thing.

Arriving at the Seven altar inside the church, the old Lord High Septon was already waiting here.

He wore a white vestment embroidered with Seven-Pointed Star and a tall crystal crown. The sunlight filtered through the stained glass window behind the altar, coating his figure with a layer of holy golden light.

Hi, another wonderful architectural design and use of light and shadow.

Seeing this scene, Titus came to his place and stopped to think.

High Septon is the supreme leader of Faith of the Seven. Historically, High Septon once led the church in Starry Sept located in Oldtown, and in Aegon I After E conquered Westeros, the then High Septon surrendered to Aegon and eventually moved the church's headquarters to the new capital King's Landing.

The monks of the church must give up their family names in order to serve God, and High Septon must go one step further and give up their secular names.

This is because people believe that the person who holds the position of High Septon is no longer a person, but the spokesperson of the gods in the sky.

However, this custom makes it extremely difficult to distinguish successive archbishops. People can only use some descriptions to refer to a certain High Septon, such as "the stonemason bishop" or "the fat bishop" or "the bishop before the fat man".

Seven Before the altar.

I saw the church leader who gave up his secular name, folding his hands on his chest, and his gentle eyes slowly swept over the crowd under the altar.

The common people crowded around, and the nobles stood in the front row in their fine clothes.

Among the first five stations, one belongs to Titus·Peake.

He is standing on the far right and the far left, of course, is Tywin·Lannister. The two of them are composed of Eddard·Stark and Jon:

Arryn, Hoster·Tully is deliberately separated.

As the details of the "King's Landing Change" continue to be reviewed, some truths gradually emerge.

It is not difficult for the well-informed and well-armed dukes to discover:

On that day, Starpike's elite cavalry used a short period of time to "eat" a Westerlands cavalry unit that was larger than them.

Speaking of which, Starpike Earl is really good at causing trouble----

Who would have thought that he would really be one step faster than Eddard·Stark and win King's Landing?

Fortunately, he is always one step ahead. Otherwise, the lion in the west will definitely open his bloody mouth and use the great success of capturing the capital of the kingdom to usurp the fruits of the Rebel Alliance's victory.

The dukes, especially the two older dukes, were thankful that they wanted to be stable, but they were all afraid that the two sides with strong personalities would cause trouble again.

Simply put, it's not the time for Lord Tywin or Titus Earl to want to cause trouble.

They worry too much.

Well, at least for the time being----

Great Sept of Baelor:

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