Wait for Captain Wenda to finish counting.
Titus is very generous and knows how to share.
He took out some gold and silver coins and distributed them to the participating lords whose territories had been plundered by Dorne's remnant army and suffered a lot of losses.
The three Earl, Fawn Hall, Harvest Hall, and Nightsong, all received their share of the compensation. They were all smiling and became more convinced and supportive of their guardians.
Being able to vent hatred, make money easily, and make huge war fortunes is of course very satisfying.
This is not the first time Titus has done this.
With victory after victory and gain after harvest, he proved to the martial arts nobles of Dornish Marches that as long as they follow him well, everyone will have something to eat.
You can still enjoy fighting and teach Dornish a lesson.
It couldn't be more perfect.
In any case, the biggest gainer this time is Starpike Earl himself.
When the cession agreement with Skyreach officially takes effect, almost all of Prince's Pass will fall into the hands of Titus.
His sphere of influence and authoritarian coverage expanded.
And in Titus's heart, there is already a corresponding plan:
In the follow-up, he will forcibly restart the trade activities between the Red Mountains that were interrupted due to the war, and firmly grasp the initiative and dominance of trade activities in his own hands.
Doran·Martel also vaguely guessed that Starpike Earl's strong request for Prince's Pass's stated true purpose was nothing more than to control this flat and smooth transportation thoroughfare that ran through the north and south in order to monopolize commercial interests.
The reason why he worked so hard to persuade Forrester Earl to compromise was because he was happy to see the results.
After all, after the pass is reopened, Dorne can also take a share of the pie and gain tangible benefits.
And this time the situation is different.
While Dorne is opening the door to the northern realms, the markets of the Reach and Stormlands are also opening to Dorne.
At that time, Titus, who holds the pass, will pay more attention to the maintenance of "peace" and "stability" than they do.
Although what Doran doesn't know is that the plan in Titus's mind goes far beyond that.
Opening up business between the north and the south is only the first step he will take in the future.
And this step is to revitalize our future New Harbor port and pave the way for building a larger business network.
Now that the deal was settled, Titus switched from the "Black Earl" in a state of war to his own social mode.
He gave two brothers Doran Martell and Oberyn a surprise: they unconditionally released the previously captured Prince Lewyn Martell, their uncle.
After Ashara's Dorne's best friend Elia, Titus began to purposefully make friends with other Martells from Sunspear.
Anyway, Lewyn hasn't been in his hometown for a long time. I'm afraid he will rush back to King's Landing soon to protect Elia and Rhaenys in Red Keep.
Robert I also has to thank his good third brother.
Look at the parallel world, what kind of crooked things are those Kingsguard of his?
Those people put together may not be able to defeat that thing with one hand, the so-and-so sword that urinates everywhere.
Now, with the help of Mr. Ti, Robert has reproduced only half of his predecessor's luxurious iron guard lineup.
This all depends on Titus.
Doran and his younger brother Oberyn left the tent with great joy and went to meet Prince Lewyn, whom Titus specially brought with him in the army.
Inside the account.
Captain Wenda, who had watched the entire negotiation process, smiled at Titus and asked, "Sir, now the entire Prince's Pass is under your jurisdiction. Do you want to change its name? For example, change it to Earl Pass"?
This will not only demonstrate your authority, but also let everyone know who this place belongs to."
Having achieved his goal, Titus felt particularly comfortable. Hearing this, he looked at his captain of the bodyguard and knew that after finishing the business, it was time for the welcome flirtation - oh no, it was a celebration.
We do need to celebrate and get down to business.
He immediately laughed and said, "What's the matter, Wenda? As the new owner of the pass, do you think I am not worthy of the title of Prince?"
What should I change? Listen and see, Prince's Pass----Tsk, tsk, what a good sign this is.
"I didn't say that. As long as you are happy, you can call it King's Pass. I don't think King Robert will mind. On the contrary, you may be very happy."
Wenda imitated his behavior and laughed.
Robert is certainly happy. In any case, these are his achievements during his reign.
Opening up territory and expanding territory is nothing more than that.
Titus smiled slightly, looking at the female guard who was approaching tacitly, and said loudly, "No need to change, just call it Prince's Pass. I want everyone to know that no matter what its name is, this area is already my Titus territory."
Look at the way he spoke, it seemed like he was declaring: This fish pond is contracted by me----
Titus doesn't know what other bullies are like. Anyway, when Wenda has a good temper, he quite likes this.
The captain's red lips pursed and he raised his left hand. Are you ready to take off the blindfold?
She is about to enter combat mode.
One day later.
Red Keep, Tower of the Hand.
Jon·Arryn has a headache. Even though he is getting stronger, he was a little weak last night.
Titus·Peake really loves to make trouble and is so good at making trouble--the most important thing is that he really made it happen!
Dornish is so useless.
That's right.
Titus of the Reach Earl befriended Prince Doran of Dorne, and the two teamed up to take down Franklin Forrester, Bloodraven "captured" Skyreach, and brought the entire Prince's Pass under control----
As if it had wings, it quickly flew over thousands of mountains and rivers, Kingswood, and transmitted directly to King's Landing, the power center of Seven Kingdoms.
Now, Mr. Jon, who had previously written to Starpike Earl, seemed particularly embarrassed. Originally, he wanted to take the opportunity to blame him, but now it is difficult to do so.
He thinks that if people can't handle things well, they will cause trouble. As a result, they will be restless, but they are still very capable, and they can figure things out clearly and clearly.
It was written very clearly in the letter -
Titus not only won the war, but also reached a consensus with House Martell, the supreme lord of Dorne land. Even Skyreach Earl himself signed the agreement and chose to make amends - now I am afraid that he will even lose all his money!
The efficiency is so fast that there is no major legal problem.
Old Jon sighed deeply.
Alas, let's have a meeting first----
Room Small Council behind the throne room.
The young king, who had been diligent for a few days, had already begun to habitually miss his Small Council, and he did not come today either.
There were six participants in total this time.
As the initiator of this meeting, Hand of the King Jon·Arryn wore his "Hand of the King" badge and sat in the main seat instead of Robert I.
Present on behalf of the king was Captain Kingsguard, a veteran of the N Dynasty, and the "fearless" Barristan Sir Selmy. His brand-new white robe stood out in the slightly dim room.
Master of Laws, Riverrun Duke Hoster Tully and Master of Ships, Dragonstone Duke Stannis Byra Theon, an old man and a young man, sat together.
There is also the bald-headed Master of Whisperers, who has returned to the job he loves, and his white face, which always has a smile on it, remains as pretentious as ever.
The last one is Grand Maester Pycelle.
The oldest minister in the new imperial court was the most energetic among the six people who attended the meeting. Not only did he arrive here in advance, but he also came here with a heavy tome in his arms. He seemed to be full of unusual enthusiasm for this meeting.
Beside the huge conference table, only the position of Master of Coin is still vacant, and no one has filled it yet.
Everyone knows that that seat is not easy to sit in.
Jon·Arryn glanced at the red-faced Pycelle Grand Maester strangely, cleared his throat without asking any more questions, and announced that the meeting had officially begun.
"The main purpose of convening you today is to discuss the matter of Prince's Pass. Titus Earl led his army south to Dorne, captured Wangjiacheng, besieged Skyreach, and brought the entire pass under his jurisdiction.
This matter has shocked the south, please tell me, how should the emperor express his position?"
After the words fell, the meeting fell into a brief silence.
The white-robed captain Barristan Selmy came with only two ears and kept silent as a habit.
The senior iron guard believes that his duty at the meeting is only to observe the process and then forward the results of the meeting to His Majesty the King. Unless asked directly, he will never express his opinion easily.
In the past, it was Master of Whisperers Varys who was the most eloquent and well-informed, but this time he also maintained a low profile uncharacteristically0
He is well aware of the power and skills of Black Earl, and he also knows that the other party has a deep foundation in Dornish Marches, and now even Martell wants to sell his face.
The bald eunuch was filled with fear of this young man who was rising at a rapid pace.
Now I have finally made "friends" with them through three "heavy gifts", and I will not easily destroy this precious - no, it should be said to be expensive "friendship".
The Minister of Intelligence was afraid of saying the wrong thing and getting burned, so he just lowered his eyes, as if he was indifferent to Dornish Marches everything.
Duke Hoster, who is Master of Laws, was the first to speak, with a clear bias in his tone. "Lord Hand, in my opinion, Titus There is nothing wrong with Earl's move. As the guardian of Dornish Marches, he has the duty to resist the intrusion of Dornish. This march to the south is just a response to the counterattack."
Riverlands and Dorne are far apart and have never been in direct conflict. However, in the eyes of Hoster, Dornish, whose cultural traditions are completely different from the Seven Kingdoms mainstream, is like an "outsider".
And Titus·Peake is the ally of Riverrun. Now that the ally has won the war and achieved victory, he naturally has no reason to stand on the other side's side.
In the final analysis, it is still the wise saying that is common to both ancient and modern times. The winner is king.
The winning side, no matter what they do, will always have the attribute of "justice".
Sitting next to Duke Hoster, the new Duke Master of Ships, the king's younger brother, Duke Stannis, appears to understand the laws of the kingdom better than Master of Laws.
His attitude was relatively neutral. At this time, he continued the words of Duke Riverrun and said in a deep voice, "From the perspective of the authority of Dornish Marches Guardian, the revenge war initiated by Lord Titus is indeed reasonable."
But his actions of burning down the royal city and massacring Manwudi were too extreme and did not conform to the Seven Kingdoms rules of war between nobles----"
Before the young Duke finished speaking, he was interrupted on the spot by Pycelle Grand Maester opposite.
"Master Stannis, this is wrong!"
Captain White Eagle takes off his blindfold and has bright eyes: