The king on the Great Wall

Myrcella realized something was wrong as soon as she said it, and was about to make a patch to cover it up, but she didn't want Iger to react so quickly.She shrank her neck nervously, obediently stopped her movements, walked around the sofa and came to Iger, and after carefully looking for a place where her hips could fall, she held the long skirt with her hands tremblingly, and sat down.

The sofa is just big enough to accommodate two ordinary people, but for some reason it still looks spacious after adding another person. Iger looked out of the corner of his eye and laughed dumbly: Myrcella just squatted down and touched the edge of the sofa with her buttocks, and didn’t really sit on it at all. Come in.

"Why, are you afraid that you will crush the things in Hightower's house?" Iger unceremoniously stretched out his hand to grab Myrcella's waist, and pushed her back and toward him, "Let you sit down Just sit down, what are you being polite about!"

The girl can be regarded as sitting in solidly now, and is attached to the man's side under the natural gathering effect of the sofa cushions in the middle. Iger's body temperature, which is slightly higher than ordinary people's under the influence of R'hllor's gift, comes through the fabric, making Han and She was stiff from the physical contact of the opposite sex.

"No...it's just that, if you are busy with state affairs all day long, if you take a break and share space with others..."

"Okay." Iger put away the edge that he had unintentionally shown a moment ago, interrupted Myrcella's stuttering clumsy explanation, and returned to a gentle normal state, "I don't know if I work hard or not? Let's put it this way, I've never been more energetic, physically and emotionally charged in my entire life."

These are not words of comfort.The reason why he is in such a good state is that apart from just winning a big victory and the piece of real dragon scales subtly strengthening his body, there is another important factor: the situation he is facing at the moment happens to be "extremely challenging, But there is no big danger" on the yellow line, which makes him nervous but not too stressful, no worries and not boring and boring.

This is probably the most comfortable state for any job or career.

"It's you, a little girl, who insisted on following the Western Expeditionary Army. The journey was difficult and dangerous, and I didn't care about you..." This matter is embarrassing to say, because he had never expected such a thing when he set off from King's Landing. The battle can be almost [-]/[-], otherwise it would be impossible to bring a full set of civil and military personnel, including Myrcella, "Have you encountered any difficulties or difficulties in life recently, and you need my help?"

"No, no... I'm fully used to running around with adults." Myrcella shook her head in a rattle-drum style, consciously answering a little perfunctory, and quickly added later, "Being by your side, I can not only appreciate the customs and customs of various places, Witnessing major historical events, I can also gain a lot of knowledge I want to learn, and increase my shallow knowledge and experience... Most importantly, I can breathe the free air outside the castle! Now, I am more than in the Red Castle or in Winter When you are in the city, you must have a good time!"

Too happy to become carried away, so that the words are not through the brain.

Myrcella was secretly annoyed, and at this moment, she also noticed that Iger's arm that had just pulled her into the sofa was still around her waist.Although she didn't move around, this strange feeling of "sitting in the arms of a man" still made her feel uncomfortable, her face was burning hot, and even her mind and articulate function were greatly reduced.

"That's good." Iger nodded and smiled at him, "However, May... Myrcella, with the war of conquest coming to an end, the normal rule of the Seven Kingdoms is about to begin, and as the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch and the Queen's Hand As a new post, I am afraid that I will be very busy in the future. On the contrary, my workload as an assistant secretary will soon expand to an astonishing level, your small body..." He raised his hand on the girl's slender arm He squeezed his smooth shoulders, "Can you bear it?"

The blush on Myrcella's face deepened, whether it was because of the man's actions or words: "Yes, I am confident that I can take care of your business and life security, my lord, and ensure that all your work is carried out smoothly without accidental interference! "

"You have this confidence, I'm very happy. It's just—" Iger didn't continue to move, but held Myrcella's shoulder and looked into her eyes, thinking about his words, "I have to explain first, I have no doubts about your ability to work. I am very satisfied... But, after all, you are just a girl who has just grown up - I think it is not close to put you in such a difficult position where you have to treat people like livestock with such disregard for your body and energy Human relations. In addition, such a critical job also needs to ensure the stability of personnel..."

"I can suffer!" Myrcella was so anxious that she couldn't help but interject.The more she listened, the more she felt that something was wrong. Could it be that she said something without any malice, and Iger was going to drive her away?

"Don't worry, don't worry." I patted Myrcella on the back for reassurance, "I'm not trying to drive anyone away, but I have an idea: add more positions, and assign the two positions of Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watch and Hand of the Queen to me. The work of the assistants is divided and shared by two people. One assistant to the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch, and one assistant to the prime minister-share the workload of each other, and also serve as reserves and substitutes for each other in emergencies."

The White Walkers are done fighting, so what else can the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch do?

"These two positions are not the same at all!" Myrcella suddenly became serious, she had already lost everything including her original identity, so she didn't have to care about anything.Only this career and job that can be used as spiritual sustenance is the pillar and source of motivation for her life, and she will fight for it no matter what.Unlike Arya, she doesn't have much past contact with Iger and the relationship cultivated by getting along with him for a long time. If she doesn't pout her lips, she is acting like a baby. Please also make me the assistant to the Prime Minister!"

Iger sighed lowly: "Listen, girl. Normally, I'd be happy to meet your request, but the truth is, this is a job that requires a lot of stability. As a girl, you sometimes You have to be affected by your body—something like abdominal pain and brain fever, how to maintain..."

"But I've never had a stomachache or brain fever." Myrcella immediately retorted. Discussing this kind of topic with a person of the opposite sex really made her embarrassed, but compared to embarrassment, it was more of a grievance gushing out, "My lord, you After all, isn’t it just that it’s still hard to trust me, and I still feel that I’m a Lannister at heart? What should I do to get rid of my own background, and be like an ordinary person with no background like Sister Nina, and fully achieve What about your trust?"

No matter what you do.

Iger replied in his heart, as long as Tyrion still recognizes your family, you will be a member of the Lannister family after all.Not to mention, even Nina gained his trust through actions and achievements, plus a layer of intimacy with outsiders, rather than a simple "no family background".

But he didn't say it.

If the chancellor of finance and the assistant to the prime minister are both from the lion family, the power in the western border is equivalent to having one and a half seats in the imperial court.This will lead to a certain power imbalance in the female court. However, since he and Tyrion have a life-threatening friendship, and are currently in the honeymoon period with the Lannister family's interests, it is not serious enough to require immediate action. The extent to which the means are resolved.

"I'll go to Ms. Melisandre right away!" Seeing that Iger didn't answer the question but was silent for a while, thinking that he was determined to change his mind, Myrcella stood up tearfully, and went to the doctor in a hurry. "Let her witness me... to make a sacred vow to R'hllor not to marry a husband, not to have children, and to devote myself to the Red God. As a priestess, I am willing to avoid trivial personal matters such as marriage and childbirth, and to get rid of family labels, I will follow and serve you wholeheartedly for the rest of my life!"

"Ok?"

Iger was taken aback.

Can you still play like this?

Escape into Buddhism · Ice and Fire Edition!

He suddenly thought of another woman for no reason: Wu Zetian, who had been ordained as a monk and had been a nun for two years.

The blond girl in front of him was pretty and cute, and anyone who saw it would feel pity, but when Li Shimin doted on the young Wu Mei, he probably wouldn't believe that the girl in his arms would be an empress in the future.

His inappropriate associations had to be interrupted soon—Myrcella raised her leg and was about to walk out the door, it seemed that she was not joking.

"Don't, don't, don't...it won't happen!" Iger quickly leaned over and pulled the girl back to the sofa, "I'm just having a heart-to-heart chat with you, talking about work normally, why are you in a hurry! As long as you can ensure stability , I also guarantee that the position of assistant to the Prime Minister will not be changed in the short term, is this feasible?"

What's going on... The Lord of the Lannister family is doing dirty work for himself in the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer in King's Landing, but he forced his niece out of the house. What will Tyrion think when he finds out?

What he mentioned to Myselati today was not on a whim, but actually had three purposes.

One is to give Myrcella another chance to go back on her word: the last time she wanted to return her to the Lannister family happened unexpectedly, it is hard to guarantee that she refused to leave because she had not thought it through.

The second is to prepare her psychologically on the basis of getting an accurate answer to the first question: if she doesn't leave this time, she won't let her go casually afterwards.

Third, it is also the direct reason—to find a topic to attract Myrcella's attention, and make her forget about the frighteningly accurate guess about the "Religious Revolution".

The first two goals were accomplished, and the third was also successful...

Or rather, it seems like a little too much success.

I can't guarantee anything else, but Myrcella's mind is absolutely gone from any curiosity about the specific means and plans of the "religious revolution".

Talking about transfers with female employees caused an emotional backlash, and now he, the leader, has to deal with the aftermath.

Fortunately, the soft-spoken knee-pushing comfort did not last long, and someone relieved him.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister!" A loud report sounded from outside the door, "When we cleaned this floor, we found that there was someone living in a guest room. He claimed to be a member of the Redwin family, and he insisted on seeing you. How should we deal with it?"

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Chapter 715

The Redwynes?

Isn't this when someone sends a pillow when you want to sleep?

"Let him in!"

Myrcella sprang up from the sofa as if she had been caught, quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, patted her flushed cheeks to make the blood fade a bit, and quickly stood by the table in the room, pretending nothing happened Occurrence status.

Compared with the girl's nervousness, Iger calmed down a lot. He also stood up unhurriedly, walked slowly behind the table and sat down in the chair.

A moment later, a young, plain-looking man with orange hair and a square face with freckles opened the door and walked in.His face was flushed with anger, his feet were still staggering, and he looked a little embarrassed. He probably also enjoyed the process of interrogation and body search, and he was in the midst of anger and humiliation.

"Who is coming?"

The man adjusted his uncluttered clothes, glared at the two soldiers who accompanied him into the room, and introduced himself proudly, "Horace Redwyne, son of the Earl of Arbor Island!"

"He also has a twin brother, Hobber Redwyne. I haven't heard of the two of them being chosen as the heir by Earl Paxter." Myrcella completely forgot about the little incident that just happened, and performed her duties as usual. Her duty, leaned into Iger's ear and whispered the detailed background of the characters she thought might be useful, "Oh, by the way, their mother is Lord Mace Tyrell's sister, Mina Tyrell."

Iger nodded, barely adding a touch of politeness to the expression he looked at.

If the Hightower's position in the Reach is equivalent to that of the Bolton family to the north, then the Redwyne family is somewhat similar to the Karstarks - a branch split from the main family.

This family founded by Gilbert, the son of Green Hand Gals, although slightly lower in seniority and status than the Hightower family (he has never been king himself), is an authentic and authentic descendant of Green Hand.In addition to the ancient and proud blood, they are also the most powerful family in the entire river bend, except for the Tyrell family and the Hightower family.Occupying Arbor Island, although they have neither the population and commercial scale of Old Town nor the flat and fertile land around Highgarden under their rule, they have a powerful fleet that can almost rival the entire Iron Islands. The huge water surface power, relying on the monopoly of shipping and the sale of specialty wines, has also accumulated amazing wealth.

Of course, the most important factor at the moment is not how much wealth the Redwing family has, but that Qingting Island is still hundreds of miles away at the moment——for a foreseeable long period of time, the Western Expeditionary Army will not be able to set foot on that area. land.

If the group of slave owners on the other side of the Narrow Sea hadn't united against the queen, then Egger could sit in the Tower of Towers, send messages with flying crows, invite soldiers from the six countries, and calmly form a large fleet to deal with the Redwynn family.

But now, in order to end the Western Expedition as soon as possible, he must try to make Qingting Island surrender voluntarily.

Just about to say hello, Horace Redwyne, who was irritated by the rudeness of the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army, began to question aggressively in a blink of an eye: "Commander Iger, the Hightower family took the initiative to surrender and treat you as Invite guests into the Tower of Towering Heaven, but you put your troops under house arrest and trample on the rights of the guests, are you not afraid of being shamed by the people of the Seven Kingdoms and cursed by the gods!"

……

Iger has not, and does not intend to harm members of the Hightower family for the time being. This is a fact, and it is also the reason why he is sure that he will not be reviled by all generations like the Frey family in the original timeline.

But did he trample on guest rights?

There is no doubt that it is slight but does not have to be washed.

The so-called hit people without slaps in the face, curse people without revealing faults - what this uninvited guest is doing at this moment is completely contradicting this sentence.If Iger is brought into this preset battlefield, he will completely fall into a moral disadvantage, and he will be at a huge disadvantage in starting.

What should we do in the face of an opponent standing on the moral high ground?

The answer is simple: don't stand at the foot of this mountain.

The friendliness and respect that Iger put into his expression disappeared without a trace in an instant. Originally, he planned to invite Sir Horace to sit down, and then discuss with him the peace conditions for the Redwyne family—without the queen's naval power. In the case of not being able to attack Qingting Island immediately, the conditions given to the Earl of Qingting Island are definitely better than those offered to any other river bay nobles.

But now, since someone is shameless...

"Maeve." After staring at Horace for a few seconds, Iger suddenly looked sideways at Myrcella, "How do you think I should deal with Sir Horace?"

Myrcella lifted her spirits, and was not affected by the negative impact of the heart-to-heart talk just now, and immediately understood that it was time to make a bad face.

"That depends on Sir Horace—what capacity he is here today."

She has already conducted a brief analysis just now: Earl Redwyne's eldest son (although he is a twin), the future heir of Qingting Island (although it is only a high probability), in terms of status and future, he should definitely leave the city to surrender and meet the king's teacher before In the delegation, it is also fully qualified to participate in the meeting that just ended.But it was such an important person who hid in the guest room of the towering tower and did not show himself until he was found out by the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army who made rounds... There could only be one reason: he did not represent the Redwin family to meet with Iger. The one who was negotiating, but led the troops to participate in the decisive battle between the Hewan Allied Forces and the Western Expeditionary Army, escaped after the defeat and ran to the old town, and hid in the tower of the Hightower family!

"If it is an 'assassin preparing to murder your lord', then he should be executed on the spot; and if he is a 'rebel who supports Aegon's claim to the king', then your lord should arrest him immediately and put him on trial; as for the 'nobles of the River Bend who were defeated and surrendered'" , then maybe you can rush upstairs to squeeze with the Hightower family, and then leave it to Her Majesty the Queen to decide;" A cunning flashed in the girl's eyes, "Unless he is an envoy sent by Earl Redwyne to negotiate with you, then I suggest Your Excellency invites him to sit down and discuss in detail."

"Very good." Not only is it very good, it is simply wonderful.This is the reason why Aiger obviously didn't want to use a Lannister girl as an assistant, but he still didn't want to chase Myrcella away——Although the young man Kathy worked equally well, he definitely couldn't sing so well on the spot. A double spring.Iger nodded, and looked at the man standing by the door again: "Then, Sir Horace, what kind of situation are you... among the situations this young lady mentioned?"

Even Tywin Lannister had to bow his head obediently in front of Iger and put on black clothes. Horace Redwyne was just a young nobleman who had lived under his father's wing for a long time, and he had just witnessed the second rage In the battle of the Communist Party of China, when he heard such murderous words as "rectification on the spot" and "declared punishment in the Ming Dynasty", his legs became weak. How could he have the backbone and the toughness of the queen's hand in front of him?

After all, the black-clothed demon could really kill him.

"I am... I was appointed by my father to represent the Redwing family to negotiate with the Prime Minister."

This "Prime Minister" was subdued, Iger secretly rolled his eyes, and did not expose the obvious lie of the other party, after all, he really needs a mouthpiece right now.

"Bring a chair for Sir Horace!"

The soldiers who accompanied them into the room moved chairs from the wall, and deliberately placed them a few feet away from the table, making Horace sitting in them look like the Serbian president who was "trialed" by Obama in the White House.The young nobleman also felt uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to beep any more, he just sat obediently, not even daring to breathe out.

This person appeared a little unexpectedly, and Iger whispered a few words to Myrcella again, and looked at him again after confirming some information.

"Know Asha Greyjoy?"

"Yeah, daughter of pirate chief Balon Greyjoy, who was almost a Lady of the Iron Islands, one of the first... er, first female Night's Watch."

The Iron Islanders now call Asha the cousin of the Night Watchman. Although the Arbor Island and the Ironborn are mortal enemies, this nickname is accepted and used as well—of course, Horace did not say this.

Iger snapped his fingers: "Yes, do you know where she is now?"

"Uh...don't know."

"She is currently in the Iron Islands, accepting the surrender of the islanders and the Iron Fleet on behalf of the Queen." Iger gave the answer directly, "After the surrender is completed, she will command the new Iron Fleet with the red dragon flag and set sail south to the Old Town , to join the Haitou fleet, which has completed the artillery refitting after I took over, and sailed to Qingting Island together."

"The Hightower family has already surrendered to the queen. As a visitor, I absolutely guarantee their safety. But the Redwyne family... if the Targaryen West Coast Fleet that has completed its rendezvous arrives outside the port of Arbor Island, it will not be there." If you swear allegiance to the queen, what you have to worry about is not whether I will trample on the rights of the guests."

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Chapter 716

The sea and sky were gray, and the wind was blowing the old sea monster banner above the city.

Although winter is over, the mornings on Pike Island are still cold and desolate.

Asha Greyjoy stood on the high terrace of Pike Castle, overlooking Kings Harbor far below.

She set out on the road at the same time that Iger led the army from King's Landing to start the westward expedition. She brought a small number of ironmen who followed Victarion to Meereen to join Daenerys and a small group of Unsullied guards specially assigned by the queen— —First, I took the golden road all the way to Lannisport, where I boarded the battleship of the Lannister family, hung the sea monster flag and sailed all the way to Pike Island, and went straight to the castle after landing, and easily entered the The city of Pike, which lost its former owner, sent a message to the islands here as Asha Greyjoy and the queen's special envoy, announcing the convening of a big meeting to discuss the survival and development of the Iron Islands.

The ships in the port are densely packed, and at first glance it seems to be as crowded and lively as before, but any ironman with a bit of memory can find that although there are many ships crowded in the bay, they are all small and medium-sized long ships and sloops. There is not a single main battleship that can be named.

It's not that they didn't come, but those "famous ships"... were all taken care of by the Queen's fleet during the big sea battle in the Blackwater Bay outside King's Landing, and they stayed on the bottom of that remote water forever.

It was a great victory, and one that deserved the most credit was her victory.

But for some reason, looking down at the pitiful remnants of the Iron Fleet huddled in King's Harbor at this moment, Asha couldn't be happy at all.

"Ah Qiu—"

She sneezed without any warning, and suddenly lost her spirits. After wrapping up her leather jacket tightly, she turned and returned to the smoky long hall.

This is the meeting hall where her father, King Balon, once summoned the heroes of the archipelago and set off rebellion twice. The huge hall that can accommodate nearly a thousand people is only occupied by one-third at the moment, and there is no one playing music, singing, or playing. There are only a handful of slaves walking back and forth to pour wine. More than 200 leaders and captains sat downcastly at the long table, drinking ale with expressionless faces. As Asha Greyjoy walked in from the door, countless gloomy eyes focused on her.

"Tell me something, all the leaders and captains are also busy!"

The yelling came from the crowd, and Asha curled her lips contemptuously: two days ago, when receiving the people who came to the meeting, some bold people shouted in front of her, "The night watchman's cousin ", after being taught a lesson by the Unsullied she brought in public, no one dared to make such unnecessary provocations anymore.

In fact, the crowd is not yet there, but it is meaningless to wait any longer. She strode up to the high platform where the Seastone Seat is located, but did not take a seat. Pass.

Full of young or immature faces—just like no main warship berthed in Port King’s Landing, and there is no half of the older generation who is of some importance sitting in the hall of Pike City—a leader or captain who can recruit good fighters and prestige All were killed in battle, and the few who escaped back to the archipelago also chose to hide at home and ignore her call.The "Iron Fleet" that Asha is about to assemble will be a collection of novices and idiots, and the combat effectiveness is worrying, but thinking about it, as a loser, if some old guys really come to this hall, she may not Can hold back.

"Very well, close the door." These words were shouted to the Unsullied who guarded the door, and the door was closed with a rumbling sound, Asha raised her chin, "We won't wait any longer, the leader who hasn't arrived today or Captain, they should pay for their lateness or arrogance. Congratulations to everyone here, for the opportunity to receive the gift I brought to the Iron Islands."

She walked to the seastone seat, picked up a roll of parchment from it, turned to face the participants, and unfolded the thing in her hand for everyone to see: "The first thing: the queen's pardon!"

Slight sneers and cold snorts of disdain sounded in the long hall, and the leaders and captains sitting in the front row were expressionless: the Iron Islands are different from the River Bend nobles or the Golden Company, they are separated from the mainland by a In Ironborn Bay with frequent storms and hidden reefs, the alliance of slave owners across the narrow sea to the east is also jumping into trouble... At this moment, counter-insurgency or retaliatory military operations against the Iron Islands are a cost-effective and successful rate for the Queen They are all extremely low options, and pardoning them in exchange for loyalty is actually the only feasible way.

Asha said it was a gift, which was really funny.

"I know that everyone thinks this sounds ridiculous." Asha was not surprised, and held up the semi-finished pardon that had not yet been filled in, and walked forward to the edge of the high platform, "But when I finish speaking, I know If you have more inside information, you won’t think so anymore.” She looked down at the young new leaders in the front row, “The people of Hewan were defeated outside the High Court by Iger, the Queen’s Hand. You must have known the news, but due to the speed of news transmission, I’m afraid you haven’t heard yet: He has taken over the surrendered old town at this moment, sits in the towering tower, surrendered Qingting Island, and started to form the River Bay United Fleet.”

"The River Bay Fleet will definitely go around Dorne and go to the Narrow Sea to meet the warships of the Anti-Dragon Mother Alliance, so they don't have time to go north to clean up our group of remnants who have no oil and water."

Asha looked at the speaker and nodded in agreement: "If the Queen herself is the one who sits in the tower and builds the fleet, then there is no doubt that this sentence is correct. But the problem lies in - that person is Igger West , the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch Corps. As far as I know him, this person is the most cautious and vengeful, and he has always adhered to the paranoid policy of "pacifying the interior before fighting against foreign enemies"... Coincidentally, the Ironborn once attacked and harassed the Night Watch Icefjord Harbor under human rule, burned his ships."

There are rumors that Asha has already become Iger's RBQ... It is certainly a shameful thing in the eyes of the ironmen that her princess is captured and occupied by a foreign man, but it is very credible for Asha to claim to know this person.As for the Ironborn invasion of Icestrait Harbor...

"That's obviously a good thing Euron did!" A scarred red-haired man in the back row argued loudly, "Almost all those who participated in the attack on Icefjord Harbor have gone to see the Drowned God."