E.248 Secret organization "Redemption Rose"
As the last bell tolled.
The curtain slowly lowered, covering the "tragic" scene on the stage.
The drama ends here.
The music in the theater also stopped.
There was silence in the small theater of Highgarden.
The wealthy nobles, such as Matus Rowan, Raymond Fossoway, Elad Clyne, or those with quick thoughts, fell into deep thought early on when the plot of the drama reached the climax and the two male actors playing black and red Earl were fighting.
They are secretly wondering, what is the deep meaning behind this glorious battle that "Queen of Thorns" invites them to enjoy - well - depicting the enemy's leader's "progress"?
It's not really just entertainment----
Lady Olenna has deep meaning.
This is a warning to everyone - the rise of Titus is unstoppable?
Or is it hinting that we need to unite to fight this formidable enemy? We can't learn to fight alone like Clinton of Griffin's Roost. In the end, the "red Earl" becomes disabled, the Earl family becomes a knight family, and the family cannot return.
Game?
Everyone is trying to figure out the implication of this "good show" arranged by "Queen of Thorns".
Inside the theater, it was quiet for a while.
The nobles pretended to have recovered, raised their hands, and applauded politely, but no one praised him.
There is a strange feeling in the air.
Lady Olenna was the first to break the silence, with a smile of satisfaction on his face that didn't seem to be fake. He looked around, praised the performance of the troupe actors, and immediately ordered his servants to get a lot of gold coins and distribute them as rewards.
After she finished giving the reward, Goldengrove's Matus Rowan pondered for a moment, looked directly at Lord of Highgarden's mother, and asked straight to the point, "Lady Olenna, I'm sorry to be blunt, but you specially let us watch this play. It's not as simple as just enjoying the play. I wonder what you want to express?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of other nobles also focused on "Queen of Thorns", obviously they all had the same questions as him.
Olenna·Redwyne slowly raised a meaningful chuckle, and asked slowly, "What, Matus Earl doesn't like the performance of this troupe?"
Seeing that Matus's face remained unchanged, she changed the topic again and joked in a somewhat sarcastic tone, "It's a coincidence that there is another play "The Legend of the Sword of Justice" that is not being performed at the theater. It tells the story of the knight of justice "punishing the crime" The Mountain". Don't you all want to enjoy it again?"
After hearing this, everyone became even more confused.
Lord Old Oak, Mrs. Egwene Oakheart, who had just lost her temper and whispered, saw this and said bluntly, "Olenna, don't be so secretive. We are all our own people here. If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
Since the death of old Earl, she has been in charge of Old Oak for almost a year. She has become more decisive in her actions and is no longer the kind-hearted person she used to be.
Lady Olenna first joked a few words to Ewen, teasing her, "After taking charge of the family, she became more and more powerful----"
Seeing Ai Wen's helpless expression, she stopped her smile and said seriously, "Everyone has seen it clearly. Now Dornish Marches's black Earl" has expanded his power extremely rapidly. His new Jinshan Port is developing at a speed that even I can't understand----
Everyone here is the staunchest supporter of Highgarden and good friends of House Tyrell, but in the eyes of Titus·Peake, they are all stumbling blocks on his path - a nail in his eye and a thorn in his flesh - he will not get rid of them!"
This sentence touched the hearts of many people, and the atmosphere in the theater lit by candlelight became increasingly solemn.
Lady Olenna took advantage of the situation and said, "The enemy is not terrible when he is strong. What is terrible is that he does not know how to adapt. Titus can rely on unity and mutual assistance on his territory to tie the scattered forces into a rope. Some of his administrative measures are also excellent. Why don't we learn a little and follow them?"
Her voice is full of vitality, unlike that of an old woman, and possesses a strong persuasiveness.
Just saying it is not true enough.
When Titus·Peake first began to take back the power of the resident knights in the territory, she was secretly very happy, feeling that even the black Earl had its moments.
However, no one came to Highgarden to seek the Duke's help and "do justice" for them.
Highgarden had no choice but to take the initiative and ordered to secretly find those knights who were dissatisfied with Titus's policies, and then offered to win them over.
Now, many knights who have high hopes for the land have indeed been brought over, but Lady Olenna dare not "reuse" them----
"Since he can achieve joint development and common prosperity, we here can also learn from each one and follow suit!"
As he said this, Lady Olenna's thoughts actually drifted to the southwest of the Reach.
The families on the southwest side have always been isolated and as stable as old dogs. Most of them like to keep a "low profile", so she can't count on them.
Olenna knows in his heart that if Highgarden wants to overcome the current difficulties and make a comeback, how can "Goldengrove" alone be enough?
This is also the reason why after she released the news about Willas and Matus' daughter, she never confirmed it.
Goldengrove is certainly strong, but Highgarden's enemy is stronger, and the combination of "Goldengrove plus the Golden Rose" is not enough to compete with it.
Especially his son Mace, he has been very depressed since he was defeated, captured and ransomed.
He drank high music all day long, indulged in hanging out with female actors, and was very unhappy with his wife, Hightower Earl's second daughter Alerie·Hightower - just like before, I just hope that he will not waste money anymore, so thank you Seven.
On the contrary, Olenna wants to clean up the negative influence caused by Mace.
Facing internal and external troubles, she had to find another way out.
An idea became clearer and clearer in her mind:
Perhaps, the golden lion of Westerlands is capable of bringing more and greater help to the Golden Rose than the golden tree family in the same place?
He kept saying encouraging words in his mouth, while focusing on winning over and appeasing Matus Earl and Mrs. Egwene, promising to give
On the other hand, Lady Olenna's thoughts turned to Casterly Rock in the northwest.
Olenna·Redwyne recalled the letter sent by Duke Tywin·Lannister not long ago. The other party conveyed obvious goodwill intentions and vaguely mentioned the meaning of the union of the two families - it became more and more important in her heart at this moment.
At first, Lord Tywin wanted to marry his legitimate daughter Cersei to Titus. After being declined, he went around in circles and inspected Seven Kingdoms's children of the right age for several big nobles. Finally, he gave up on Edmure Tully of the Trout family and set his sights on the south again.
Regarding this marriage choice, Lady Olenna is actually a little moved, but she still has concerns.
Is she afraid that after breaking the verbal agreement with Goldengrove, she will push Matus Rowan into the arms of Starpike?
This is the result she least wants to see.
Let's continue talking with Casterly Rock first. It's not time for Goldengrove to give up yet. We must work on both sides before making a decision.
The tremendous pressure brought by Titus·Peake forced this old lady, who had planned to "retire" and enjoy her old age, to reinvigorate her spirits and rack her brains to deal with it.
Even if you try your best, you must lead your family to overcome difficulties.
She knew very well that Starpike Earl was doing things very methodically, and was moving towards a goal that she couldn't quite understand step by step.
However.
Black Earl There is a package plan for Black Earl.
Queen of Thorns also has targeted plans for Queen of Thorns.
Olenna feels that his countermeasures are also not bad at all.
His Majesty the King's Queen Dorne has never been able to give birth to a son and a half to Robert I.
Highgarden The spies bribed by King's Landing spread another piece of news that seemed to be true but also false. The king and the queen did not often sleep in the same bed.
This news made Lady Olenna feel that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, and he also saw new hope.
In "Three Uprising Brothers", the wolf is too far away. The North's power is so intertwined that it is difficult for outsiders to shake it.
Titus·Peake is gaining momentum and its foundation is gradually stabilizing, and she can't touch the "black Earl".
This way.
The only breakthrough lies with the highest-ranking King Robert.
Lady Olenna already has some calculations.
Her little granddaughter, Mace's little daughter Margaery·Tyrell, is only four years old now, but she has already shown to be as smart and smart as Willas, and the younger she is, the more plastic she has.
Olenna wants to make little Margaery into a "wild rose" that can charm the king.
As far as we know, she, Margaery, has naturally curly brown hair just like Lyanna·Stark who once fascinated King Robert.
This is simply the advantage given by "Maiden".
The "female wolf" Lyanna, who is known as having "Wolf Blood", is the best "template" for Margaery and the reference for the "Wild Rose Project". From the beginning, she was this wild woman from the north - this woman even captured the famous handsome man Rhaegar·Targaryen in mainland China.
Olenna·Redwyne I finally understand what kind of contrasting women those mean men like best - maybe they think they are rare and exciting?
Under heavy pressure, Queen of Thorns was extremely capable of action and immediately decided to formulate a comprehensive training plan for his granddaughter Margaery based on the origin, appearance, personality, and temperament of Winterfell's "she-wolf".
Tyrell has spent a lot of money and sent several groups of people to secretly go to the North to comprehensively investigate Lyanna's "heroic" deeds from childhood to adulthood. Whether it is preferences, personality, or skills she is good at, they must find out everything one by one, so that they can learn from each other and tailor-made.
Olenna wants Margaery to undergo the most rigorous training since childhood. Not only must he be smart, agile, and wild and agile, but he must also be proficient in the use of weapons and horse racing. He must even have the strength to compete in a tournament and compete with male knights.
Become a female warrior of the martial arts faction!
Olenna is very confident in this, because there are clear examples of this in the enemy's camp - just like the "White Eagle" guard captain next to Titus·Peake, who has a terrifying reputation and scares the enemy. Even she has heard of it.
This female knight, who is said to be very skilled, just appeared in the drama "Black Earl Fights Red Earl"----
To this end, Lady Olenna will not hesitate to spend a lot of money to invite the best tutors and teachers to teach and polish Margaery·Tyrell in all aspects.
However, in Olenna's view, it is not enough to just be a Margaery who is "directedly cultivated" in the Lyanna·Stark style.
Mace Since she has become more useless, she will place all her hopes on the three brothers born to her useless son.
Willas, Garlan, Loras, these three children are the future of the Tyrell family.
She also planned a clear development direction for Mace's three sons:
Willas wants to become an excellent lord and be proficient in government affairs and territory management:
Garlan Want to develop good martial arts skills and become a good knight with a sword, or a good general who can conquer battles:
Loras must focus on equestrianism, weapons, and skills to become the champion in the martial arts competition and win martial arts for the family.
reputation in the area.
House Tyrell still takes the "quantity" route that they are best at.
Are three "The Golden Rose" not worth one "black Earl"?
In Lady Olenna's mind, he had thoughts similar to "Three stooges, the best of them is Kong Ming Zhuge".
She specially divided the advantages of Titus·Peake and spread them equally among the three Tyrell, feeling that this was a sure thing.
The whole plan is foolproof, just wait for the children to grow up.
Queen of Thorns, who was considering the "development" of the next generation of House Tyrell, immediately took everyone back to the original living room and continued to plot----
The forces gathering at Highgarden at this moment just confirm what Titus had predicted before. They are all nobles from the northwest of the Reach.
If Titus were to learn that these people were gathering in secret, using themselves as imaginary enemies, and making targeted plans--I might even give their "secret organization" a suitable name, such as "Redemption Rose"?
In fact, the members of "Redemption Rose" also have their own confidence and ambitions in their hearts.
Since four years ago, the "war of treason" suddenly broke out and ended a year later——
And with Baila Theon from Stormlands overthrowing Targaryen and successfully sitting on Iron Throne as the "grand finale" - some mainland nobles including them - especially those big nobles who thought they were strong enough, more or less, all came up with an idea:
Since Robert I can succeed, then in the future, there may not be a new "Usurper", or the "King of the First Generation" from other families will repeat this scene?
Yes----the five alliances composed of Bucks, Running Wolf, Star Shuttle, Falcon and Trout used practical actions to prove to everyone:
Without the dragon, you can still win Iron Throne and win the position of Seven Kingdoms monarch!
That being the case.
Why can't they, nobles from aristocratic families who hold heavy armies and control large territories, do the same?
Maybe, as long as you marry the right wife and the right daughter, you can get this opportunity--
Similar thoughts are like seeds, quietly taking root deep in the heart of the great noble Seven Kingdoms.
Just waiting for the right time, it will break out of the ground and bloom the flower of evil called "ambition"----
The Golden Rose on the green field. The "endless" Tyrell family: