The king on the Great Wall

"Yes... But it only mentioned a little bit of the cause of the incident, and the statement is quite different from what Jon said. Although I prefer to believe him who I am more familiar with, for some reason, I think what Jon said is closer to the truth." Robb said helplessly, "Masters Amber and Glover, what do you think?"

"Although Deepwood Castle owes him a favor, I still have to say that Iger has gone too far this time." Glover said frankly, "No matter how you deal with it, my lord, I have no objection."

Although Iger only reunited Greatjon's uncle, father and daughter yesterday, to be honest, Morse is the only one in the entire Amber family who is so happy for the return of such a female member who has been missing for decades. The Amber family owes someone something, it's really a bit reluctant... Finally, the Earl of Hearth City shrugged: "I have the same opinion as Lord Glover."

"I'm skeptical about the truth of the matter. But since everyone agrees, let's consider what Jon Royce said to be true for the time being. All the things he said just now were indeed planned and implemented by Iger." Roose Bolton Then he said: "But I want to correct everyone's point of view - even if it is true that Aiger sent Queen Crown Town troops to surround Castle Black, he did not violate any of the laws of the Seven Kingdoms. The commander-in-chief of the Night Watchman Legion Candidates, using their power to suppress competitors and build momentum for themselves, have no obligation to report to the Guardian of the North."

absurd.The first reaction of the other four people present was the same, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make some sense: in terms of law, the land-grant is at the same level as the Northern Territory or any of the seven countries, and the land-grant is for election. The power struggle carried out by the commander-in-chief is like the open and secret struggles among the major lords' families for the right to inherit - anyway, as long as the last person in power is loyal to the king and does not rebel or cause chaos, the other countries will face it have no right to interfere.

In this land-grant change, the ones who were at fault were the mountain clans who came to help. As visitors and outsiders, they "colluded" with some of the Night Watchmen to influence the election of the commander-in-chief and interfere in the internal affairs of the land-grant—— On the surface, it doesn't make sense at all.

However, these mountain people came from afar to help defend the Great Wall, and even Robb was ashamed to criticize them.

"Iger is really not obliged to report his every move, but the land grant and the Great Wall are related to the safety of the northern border after all, how could we really ignore it? According to what you said, it is reasonable to say that whether the land grant resettlement plan is implemented or not It's also an internal matter of the Night Watch, and we don't care about it? But aren't we still here to inspect?" Karstark showed disdain on his face: "What's more, Iger is doing evil under the banner of the Stark family this time. It is endangering the reputation of the emperor, which is unforgivable."

"The Stark family is not Iger's lord."

"Okay, okay, it's just a slip of the tongue... Then he has tarnished the reputation of my lord, which is even more unforgivable!"

"Let's discuss the issue of reputation later, let's talk about the safety of the North and the Seven Kingdoms first." Roose Bolton curled his lips indifferently, and said expressionlessly: "In Qarth across the Narrow Sea, there is an ancient The killer organization is called the Regretful Guest. They often use a poisonous insect called manticore to carry out assassinations. The reason why this kind of insect is chosen is because its poison is extremely strong, and there is no cure for it.

Earl Karstark frowned impatiently: "What are you talking about, poisonous bugs have nothing to do with the safety of the North and the Seven Kingdoms?"

"Don't be so impatient, Rickard." Roose Bolton continued unhurriedly: "How is this kind of poisonous insect selected? According to rumors whose credibility is unknown, the selector will take a bunch of poisonous insects Pour them into a pot and let them kill each other, and the one that survives without being crippled is an ideal individual with both poisonous and strong qualities—such poisonous insects will be picked and assassinated Those high-value targets, big guys."

"Your story opened my eyes, Lord Bolton." Robb didn't understand why, but he remained polite: "Just, I don't know how this has anything to do with the topic we are going to discuss now...?"

"My lord, if you are the one who is responsible for picking poisonous bugs among the regretful guests, when a bunch of bugs are biting each other in a pot, because one of them is particularly strong, ferocious...or cunning, And intervene to make this war of poisonous insects more 'fair'?"

"Of course not." Robb replied without hesitation, "I want to choose poisonous insects to kill people, not to watch or fight insects for fun. If there is such a bug, I'm too happy, how can I shoot... Before he finished speaking, he understood the meaning of Old Skinning: "I see, Lord Bolton, what you mean is that the campaign for the commander-in-chief of the Night Watchman Legion is to select 'poisonous bugs'. I want the smartest and most powerful among them." A person with the ability to act, whoever is the winner will be qualified as the next commander-in-chief, shouldn't I interfere?"

"That's right, the Chief Logistics Officer has fully demonstrated his command, charm, decisiveness... and other comprehensive abilities. If you, as the guardian of the northern border, intervene too much at the last moment of this election, you will finally choose someone As the commander-in-chief, may I ask this person, who controls the night watchman industry, can easily mobilize thousands of mountain warriors, and has even subdued tens of thousands of wildlings, can he prevent the phenomenon of "inconsistency in government orders" within the land grant? ?”

Karstark stared at Roose Bolton for a while, then smiled: "That's interesting, I really don't understand. If Gabriel or Greatjon speaks for him, I can at least understand. But I I heard that you and Iger have no selfish relationship, what are you trying to do, so you are trying so hard to speak for him?"

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(Picture what? My plan is very big! Only ambitious and smart people who are never content with the status quo control the land-grant, and the stagnant ruling structure of the northern border for hundreds of years can have a chance to change. You rough people, The watchdog of the Stark family deserves to know and think so far?)

Roose Bolton was disdainful, but his face remained indifferent: "What you heard is correct. I have no personal relationship with him. The reason why I support him is entirely out of selfishness." He spread his hands, "Because I I feel that only when a capable person like Igger West leads the Night Watchman Legion to defend the Great Wall, can I sleep peacefully at home without worrying that while lying in bed one day, the White Walker will suddenly lead a large group of dead people At the walls of the Dreadfort."

"No one doubts Iger's ability." Karstark snorted: "But the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch was chosen to protect the safety of the northern borders of the Seven Kingdoms. Is it the same as picking poisonous bugs to kill people? He can casually kill people today. Sending troops to surround Castle Black and aiming their weapons at their sworn brothers, who can guarantee that he will not develop ambitions in the future, occupy the Great Wall as king, and bite us back? Don't forget, back then, "the fortress of the Night Watchman Legion must not build walls" The regulations are to prevent the commander-in-chief from embracing his own self-respect!"

"What Lord Karstark said is exactly my consideration." Robb nodded approvingly: "Lord Bolton, after the selection of the Lord Commander of the Night Watch, I will hand over the rear area to him with confidence. Poisonous bugs hiding in gifts to assassinate outsiders are quite different - ability is important, but humility, loyalty, and a sense of honor are also indispensable. Please believe me, I am closer to Iger than anyone here, and I hope his friend can become the commander-in-chief , but if he can use my name to deal with his sworn brother today, then I have to worry about whether he will threaten me after he secures the position of commander-in-chief in the future."

"Even if you count the savages who surrendered, the entire land grant is only 4 people. The army that can be summoned in the northern border is more than this number. Besides, this place can't produce its own food. Even if he has great skills, what can he do with the northern border?" Lu Bolton understood that it would be useless to say more, so he took a step back decisively: "I think the most important thing right now is to choose a capable person to survive this winter crisis. But your worries are not unreasonable, my lord. It's just that I think it is too hasty to decide to change the attitude towards the land grant policy based on the one-sided words of a noble who was convicted of treason. We should at least give Iger a chance to be honest and let him explain that he will do so reason."

"Hmph, I guess that kid will probably still be glib to fool people, but since Lord Bolton said so, I agree: give him a chance to explain."

Robb nodded in satisfaction and patted the table: "Come on!"

The guard guarding the door quickly agreed and opened the door to enter. Arya took this opportunity to rush out. The guard who was almost hit looked at the back of her second lady inexplicably, shook her head helplessly, and walked in. He went to the inner room: "My lord, what are your orders?"

"Go and invite the chief logistics officer over and say that I have something important to discuss with him"

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Chapter 306

"What the hell did you do, Master!"

Arya rushed into Iger's room in a hurry, dragging the man out of breath and telling the truth.Although she was still young, she could tell from the tone of discussion between her brother and several vassals that they were very dissatisfied with some of the actions secretly carried out by their master.

After spending a few minutes listening to the live broadcast of Arya's human flesh, Iger frowned, and was keenly aware of the abnormality-things seemed to be a little different from what he imagined: "Are you sure, your brother said so?"

"Are you doubting my mind?" The girl put her hands on her hips in dissatisfaction, "Although I sometimes... um... a little careless, as long as it is something I want to remember, I will never remember it wrong!"

There was not much room for thinking. Less than a minute after Arya relayed the discussion of the nobles in that room to Iger, the guards of the Stark family went outside the house and knocked on the door to tell him that the guardians of the North were welcome.

"You don't go out until I'm gone, so that people won't see that you tipped me off." Iger pushed Arya to hide her aside, and after giving these instructions, he went out without any further delay. Under the leadership of the robed soldiers, he walked to Duke Stark's bedroom and conference hall.

***

The mysterious visitor turned out to be Jon Royce who was supposed to be trapped in Castle Black by the Land Grant Army. Showing up here - just to convey a message and ruin your own affairs?

Iger had to admit that he had calculated thousands of times, but after all, he still failed to do everything he could.

However, if it was just this, he wouldn't be too scared.He originally only planned to delay the military operation involving thousands of people, and never planned to hide it completely. In fact, he had already planned his retreat and explained his actions on the day he ordered the order—— Being a few days earlier than expected was bad, but it wasn't exactly caught off guard.

But Arya's recounting of Robb's discussions with the northern nobles aroused his vigilance.

It was a small accident that Roose Bolton spoke for himself again. This time it was not as simple as showing favor in front of his own face—it was so hard to defend himself in such a sudden situation that he had completely failed beforehand. It's something that a fairly solid political ally will do, but it's obviously not this kind of relationship between myself and Lao Bopi.

Iger hasn't figured out what this guy is thinking for the time being, so he can only think for the time being that this is really a sympathy between smart people.But if his cheap apprentice didn't add fuel to the picture, Robb's statement is quite interesting: "Ability is important, but humility, loyalty, and a sense of honor are also indispensable."

If you don't think about it, it is easy to ignore this sentence as an ordinary politician's cliché, but once you analyze it deeply, you can find a lot of things from it.

"Ability is important", this sentence subconsciously affirms one's own ability, which means that Iger's efforts to demonstrate his ability have achieved results.And "humility, loyalty, and a sense of honor are also indispensable"... It doesn't matter if we don't mention the abstract things like humility and honor, but the "loyalty" in the middle is the key. This sentence by Robb can be translated as: Back to what he did, it was because of his attitude that he hid everyone from the military action, which made the rulers of the northern border feel uneasy and doubted whether he could remain loyal after he became the commander-in-chief.

When I was deploying matters related to the land-grant mutiny, I was full of thoughts about "how to make the operation flawless" and "how to ensure the realization of tactical goals"... Even when planning the way forward and the rhetoric of the incident, I was thinking about it. Think about how to quibble, how to clear the responsibility and deal with the aftermath, so as to minimize the impact on yourself and the big chess in the land grant...

The concept of "ability first" in the pre-traveling modern society was so deeply ingrained in his mind that even after living in this world for several years, he still hadn't completely reversed it.

Before running for the commander-in-chief, as an officer, there is no problem in emphasizing ability.But this time, things have changed: Although the "Commander-in-Chief" of the Night Watch is only one level higher than the "Chief", this is a military rank with no higher-ranking boss, and it is no longer an insignificant position.The characteristics of commanding the Great Wall defenders, giving land to the general manager, serving for life once elected, and not accepting impeachment make it more like a "lord of one party" rather than a "position".

Apart from the fact that it cannot be hereditary, the Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watch is also a "land-grant duke" to a certain extent - it's just that the population and resources of the fief are far behind the rest of the Seven Kingdoms, and even the Iron Islands, Dragonstone, and the Narrow Sea Islands. That's all.

Considering all the factors, the Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watch is more like a great vassal of the Guardian of the North, the one who is farthest from the emperor and cannot be dispatched at will.

In this era of feudal lords, this important position of ruling one party must not be based on personal preferences, because they are more familiar with each other, or their sister is closer to him, or Iger is "competent enough"... just rashly A decision has been made.In order to ensure a stable position, the upper rulers often prefer to let more ordinary, even a little incompetent people take up the post-just like when King Robert knew that Janos Slynt was a bastard, but still wanted to protect him.

A crude but appropriate metaphor to describe this relationship is: the commander-in-chief of the night watchman is not a poisonous insect that can kill with one blow to the guardian of the north, but a loyal dog who guards the house—and if the watchdog is too If you are too smart and too unruly, then the owner should worry about whether he is suspected of luring wolves into the house.

Iger did not grow up in the circle of aristocrats. Since leaving the Great Wall, he has had a hard time starting a business and becoming a leader. In the second half, he did not have the advice of an insider who understands everything, such as Tyrion Lannister, so he went astray. , messed up this seemingly inconspicuous, but actually crucial point.

If Arya hadn't had a flash of inspiration today to probe Robb and the others' thoughts and ideas, she would have followed the original plan: walking confidently in front of the nobles of the northern border, and speaking as planned, like an iron People are called "pirates" and savages are called "new land granters". They use common methods such as arrogance, twisting facts, and turning deer into horses. They rely on their cleverness and eloquence to get through... Maybe Robb can't do anything about himself today, but In the long run, it's definitely self-defeating. You don't realize it when you walk into the pit, and you don't know how you stumble in the end!

On the road less than [-] meters from the room to the main castle, Iger quickly thought about the situation, and finally made a judgment-abandoning all the rhetoric he had thought about before.

I have already shown too much ability and ability, and it's time to perform something else.Today, instead of fighting the Confucianists, he wants to pretend to be an honest man who does bad things with good intentions, a loyal and reliable commander-in-chief of the Night Watch Corps.

***

The Ice Mark City is just that big, and the two quickly entered the main castle after walking.At this time, the kitchen was delivering a steaming hot breakfast, and the hall was full of northern soldiers in armor and swords, so crowded that it was difficult to insert their feet.Iger followed the Stark guards who were leading the way and squeezed through the crowd. When passing by a table full of soldiers, someone bumped into him, and slipped a note into Iger's hand in the chaos.

Turning his head, he saw a table full of soldiers with flayed portraits embroidered on their breastplates. He couldn't figure out who the person who stuffed the note was, but the identity of the main messenger was clearly revealed.

Iger didn't say anything, but continued to move forward silently. When he walked around the front hall and entered the residential area, he quietly opened the note in his hand and glanced at it while no one was paying attention at the corner.

A very simple line.

"Don't play tricks, tell the truth."

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Hey.

Iger quietly crumpled up the note and stuffed it into his pocket, and things became more and more interesting.

He thought it was a fluke that he could detect something wrong at the last moment relying on Arya's first-hand information, but he didn't expect that even if there was no girl's report, someone else would remind him.

Although this note was not a timely help, it confirmed that his guess a moment ago was not over-interpreted, which gave him more confidence in the conversation later... Whether he admits it or not, he owes him this favor.

Arriving at the destination, he entered the door, bypassed the partition wall, and stood in front of the northern princes.

Just as he was wondering why Lao Bopi wasn't there, another person pushed the door in from behind. The last member of the delegation who was missing walked back with a calm expression on his face, apologized to everyone, and sat back in his seat.

Obviously, in order to arrange for his subordinates to report to him, Roose Bolton was not afraid of trouble and risk, and found excuses such as going to the toilet to leave for a while-now, even Iger began to wonder if he had ever been with him What kind of life-threatening friendship did Lao Bopi have, but for some reason he lost his memory... forgot?

"Iger." Robb stared solemnly at the black-clothed officer standing in the middle of the room. After a while, he continued, "You have done a lot in the past two days."

It was obvious that he was asking questions. According to the original plan, Iger would pretend to be stupid at this time, and wait for Robb to continue to question him before he made a move... But this time, he chose another reaction.

Iger sighed and put on a tired and helpless expression: "It's not that I did a lot of things, but that there were too many changes that happened. I will deal with it next time, and unknowingly, I made a bunch of broken things." thing."

Seeing that he admitted it frankly, Robb couldn't talk any more nonsense, so he had to ask the matter straight to the point: "Explain——what you did in Castle Black. Did you send troops to surround it and forbid the inside of the fortress?" Everyone leave?"

"It is true." Iger nodded: "I originally planned to report the truth to you, but considering that there are already many things to be dealt with during this inspection along the Great Wall, I decided not to bother you too much. , deal with it separately, and report the results after the event.”

"Troubleshooting?" Rickard Karstark laughed, "Thank you for your concern, Chief Logistics Officer. We old men are not that busy yet, why don't you explain now—Pie why man turns his arms against his sworn brothers and restricts their liberty."

"Okay." Iger nodded: "Not long ago, there was a small disturbance in Castle Black. Someone intended to assassinate the former King Beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder, who surrendered, in order to force against the new land-grant residents and completely destroy the operation of the land-grant resettlement plan. The foundation...Fortunately, my subordinates discovered and stopped it in time, but it didn't succeed - the Lord Guardian should have known about it. Then, I got news that the loan food that the former commander-in-chief, Lord Mormont, applied for from the Iron Bank was about to arrive Castle Black... this large amount of food is the most critical part of the land grant to feed tens of thousands of residents and soldiers, if my opponents use their brains on this, if there is a slight mistake, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Loan grain? I've heard of it, but the grain sent by the Iron Bank must be to Eastwatch. Why did you send troops to surround Castle Black?"

Looks like they don't know what's going on at Eastwatch yet.Iger secretly said in his heart, but his face was serious: "Because, the one who wanted to attack Mance Rayder in Castle Black before was Commander Carter Pike of East Sea Watch. Now I am busy leading all the adults to inspect the Great Wall, and I have no time to withdraw. To deal with all kinds of his open and dark arrows. In order not to be taken advantage of to get into a big event, this is the worst strategy, and take strong measures to prevent him from returning to East Watch, so as to ensure that he cannot use tricks on that batch of food. "

……

Iger concealed the identity of his opponent at the beginning, and only said that it was a "small group of people" who wanted to threaten Mance Rayder, because he was afraid that the identity of the opponent would change Robb's judgment on the nature of the incident, but now that he has decided to tell the truth, it is natural No more reservations.This kind of bamboo tube poured beans to explain everything without omission, but it made Robb, who was about to question and beat him aggressively, messed up his thoughts and slowed down his rhythm.

That's right, after the "League of the Righteous" was wiped out by King Robert, all the leading princes of the Valley were exiled to the Great Wall, and then sent to Eastwatch. With such a group of people, Carter Pike will be hostile to Iger , is also a very normal thing.It seems that Jon Royce's complaint just now may also be due to personal emotional factors, not all the facts.

only……

While Robb Stark was thinking, and the other nobles were silent, Roose Bolton shook his head dissatisfied: "You want to make sure that the food from Braavos is okay, understandable. But there are so many There are many ways available, but you finally chose the most inappropriate way to deal with it - sending troops to surround Castle Black to prevent Carter Pike from returning to Eastwatch? What were you thinking at the time?"

"I realized something was wrong at the time, but after all, I was born as a Ranger and had no experience in dealing with such matters. We must come up with a solution as soon as possible without delaying the inspection arrangements at hand... For some reason, the This idea popped up. At that time, I didn't think much about it at all. I just thought that keeping Carter Pike in Castle Black would prevent him from threatening the King Beyond the Wall, and it would also be impossible for him to go to East China Sea to tamper with the lender. Killing two birds with one stone, thinking about it this way, when my brain got hot, I gave the order out."

Iger finished explaining with annoyance on his face, and there was no other voice in the room for the time being. Lao Bopi shook his head regretfully: "Do two things with one stone? That's right, it is true that two things are achieved, but at the same time, your behavior will give rise to those surrounded by you in the dark Have you considered what kind of troubles the brothers in black in the castle caused, and what kind of impressions and impressions they made on you? This emotional negative effect far exceeds the previous "two gains" , this is not worth the candle!"

……

It seems that he is criticizing himself, but he is actually shifting the focus and helping himself out!

Iger quickly realized this, and quickly answered: "Master Bolton's words are very true, but mistakes have already been made, and I take full responsibility for this accident. All the consequences can only be left to me now bear it."

Iger explained everything honestly, with a serious expression and a sincere attitude, but in the end he still had some reservations—everything Roose Bolton said, he had taken it all into consideration the moment he made a decision.In addition to preventing Carter Pike from getting into trouble, the direct reason for his actions is to show his muscles through this large-scale mobilization of troops, to deter and conquer some vacillating night watchman voters, and to try to make a final decision. important purpose.

And counting this point, this mutiny is killing three birds with one stone, even if it makes people feel arrogant and domineering, it will definitely not be worth the candle.

Of course, even if the general policy today is to tell the truth, Iger will not reveal the last point-obviously, this is not what the northern nobles want to hear.

Karstark was confused, what the hell was going on?In a fierce interrogation, why did the person who made the mistake readily admit and confess, taking the rhythm away?

The old noble noticed the abnormality, but he couldn't figure out how the change happened unconsciously. It took a long time before he realized that it had something to do with the old peeling: "Roose Bolton, what are you doing with him? Yes, just want to muddle through this matter? Can you bear it all by yourself? It's not that simple!"

The Earl of the Dreadfort who was named naturally did not accept the accusation, and immediately confronted him: "Lord Karstark's words are a bit strange. The Chief Logistics Officer has explained the cause of the incident and admitted that improper consideration led to the mistake. We should now What you do is to solve the problem, and try to minimize the impact of mistakes. How can blindly blaming help improve the status quo?"

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Chapter 307

Robb felt like he was being tricked again, but he couldn't figure out how it happened.

His original plan was: question Igger first, and this guy will probably do what Karstark said—trying to fool himself with a smooth tongue... At that time, he will interrupt his ramblings and beat him hard Warn him.

If everything that needs to be said has been said, his attitude is still not correct, and he still conceals and deceives the situation... Then he will show no mercy and publicly support the Commander of the Shadow Tower from tomorrow, helping him to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watch.

With Dennis Mallister's prudence and sophistication, coupled with the suppression and control of Iger's influence by the ruler of the northern border, he will surely be able to control the land-grant situation.

But who would have thought that this Iger seemed to have changed his temper, and he didn't have time to exert pressure and show his face. He was like an overturned wine glass, explaining the entire cause, process, and even his inner thoughts of the incident without leaving a drop Not only that... but also decisively admitted his mistake, expressing his willingness to take all responsibilities?

The attitude is so correct that it is unprepared.

As a result, the matter inexplicably changed from "Northern Guardian interviews the chief logistics officer of the reckless Night Watchman and holds them accountable" - to "Northern princes work together to clean up the mess for this careless guy like Iger".

The most terrible thing is that, as the Lord of the North, Robb can severely reprimand anyone, or personally decide who to support or suppress, but he has no right to swear an oath on the stage, not to return to the North. No formal punishment of any kind can be imposed by a Night Watch officer with jurisdiction over the border.

Only the king and the commander-in-chief of the night watchman can deal with the chief logistics officer of the night watchman... And now, King Stannis is busy suppressing the rebellion, and the commander-in-chief of the night watchman is being elected—this means that unless he tears his face, Otherwise, even if Iger confesses his mistakes, no one will be able to punish him substantially.

……

Did this guy really make a mistake in a moment of confusion, or did he take the initiative to show weakness so that he could do nothing?

Robb Stark resisted the urge to scratch his head.After all, he is still immature, and when things don't go according to plan, he seems to be inflexible.It is easy to deal with the enemy on the battlefield, but it is beyond his ability to deal with his own people politically.

Although he was confused, at least he knew how to cover up this: "Okay, there is one last question - some officers of the Night Watch from Castle Black sent me a letter, why didn't I receive it?"

"This..." Iger said with an innocent face, "There are sixteen newly opened fortresses along the Great Wall, which are easy for people to live in, but it is necessary to train birds to be familiar with them and know when to fly to these strongholds, even for the smartest As far as Raven is concerned, there is still a long way to go. In fact, there are only seven strongholds stationed by mountain clans along the Great Wall that have set up raven cages for the time being. , the number and reliability of letter crows are still far from enough to ensure smooth and stable communication... I don’t know where the adults in Castle Black sent the letter, but you didn’t receive it. I moved my hands and feet."

This explanation is quite convincing. Robb stared at Iger's face for a while, but couldn't find any flaws, so he could only give up investigating.

In any case, at least Iger did not continue to conceal and prevaricate the point of mobilizing troops to surround Castle Black. In terms of attitude, he has passed the test.

"Forget it, what Lord Bolton said is also reasonable, we should hurry up and find a way to properly settle the matter of Castle Black first."

……

As soon as these words came out, the two earls, Glover and Amber, who had always been on the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief.They intuitively tend to support Iger, but he committed a crime after all. Before the lord's attitude is clear, they naturally refuse to take the risk of standing up for him for some indirect favors. Now that Robb Stark has Pursuing the meaning, they can finally talk about it.

"The most urgent thing is to notify the Houcrown Town troops at Castle Black, withdraw the siege, and free the trapped people." Gabert Glover said: "Then we have to issue a statement to explain the situation and admit our mistakes...Of course , this point, it is best for the parties to go back to Castle Black, in front of their sworn brothers, to do it in person."

"Hmph, how many days have you mobilized troops to surround someone's house, and it's over if you go back and apologize?" Rickard Karstark understood that the overall situation was settled. Although he was unhappy, he also knew that he could not reverse the result with his eloquence. I can only join in the discussion of the aftermath and gain more advantages for my friends: "Now that there are so many more people in the land grant, there must be clear restrictions on the armed forces that are not night watchmen. The commander-in-chief of the night watchman If the position is temporarily vacant, the soldiers are tied up and can't do anything; on the contrary, the outsiders are free to run around with free gifts, and they can overwhelm the guests... What is this called? My opinion is: since you have a land gift, you have to accept the night watchman's law. The management of the law, even if the mountain clan is a friend, it cannot be tolerated!"