Sam has a great interest in learning knowledge and has a strong memory. As long as he handles things, he handles them in an orderly manner.I didn't expect him to make any achievements at first, but he simply wanted to win over the Tully family. Now that he has discovered his ability, the Tyrell family decided to focus on cultivating his internal affairs ability after discussion, and then take over the position of Chief Steward of Highgarden.

What made Sam even more powerful was the engagement of his sister Tara Tarly to Vilas Tyrell.Vilas has no requirements on the woman's appearance or personality at all, and his marriage is a pure exchange of interests.

Tully is a veteran military aristocrat with a very strong army in the Reach, and he is also the blood of the young Garth.Vilas' grandmother, Mrs. Olenna, is from the Redwyne family, and her mother is from the Hightower family. Now she is united with the Tully family. In the future, the entire southern part of the Reach will be united around the Tyrell family. There will be a navy and an army. Conducive to maintaining the stability of governance.

A group of people walked through a large field of flowers and came to a large flat land where the grain had been harvested. A three-meter-high wooden platform had been built overnight last night.

It took only a short day from the announcement to the official execution, and only the nobles who were in the High Court yesterday came here.

In this era of advocating force, beheading is a thing that can make everyone happy. Blood splashing and falling to the ground can most arouse people's emotions.Therefore, the mahjong promoted by Werther in the early years was only popular in King's Landing City, and other areas still liked all kinds of violent activities.

For thousands of years in Westeros, whether they believed in the old gods of the Northland or the new seven gods, people would yearn for glory when they died.In addition to dying of illness, dying on the battlefield is a very honorable thing. After death, both our side and the enemy will dig a hole and bury the body.Your enemies may even pay tribute to you if a nobleman dies in battle.

Various colorful family flags were erected around the high platform, representing every family present, and in the middle was a huge crowned stag flag that belonged to the king.

There are some gorgeous chairs on the high platform, and there are several tall gallows in front of it, which are prepared for the heinous. There are many gallows inserted in the mud on the side of the high platform, and low-status criminals cannot enjoy the treatment of the high platform. ....

The king took the lead on the high platform and sat in the middle. Werther and Renly sat on both sides of him. The other ministers of the imperial council took their seats in turn. The earl had no seat and could only stand in the front row and watch.

Except for the king, everyone on the high platform was looking at their pocket watches.At 9 o'clock in the morning, a tall young man with short black hair left his seat and walked to the front of the high platform. The ring on his hand shone with purple light, and then he shouted loudly:

"quiet!"

The sound was not loud but spread throughout the suburbs.

"Magic voice transmission, is that Duke Werther?" Orton asked Samwell next to him in a low voice.

Samwell only met Werther a few times, but after thinking for a while, he said: "The king and the ministers of the imperial council are all present, and the person who announced the verdict should be the Minister of Justice."

"It was Renly who spoke, and Werther was still sitting next to Robert." Vilas, who was next to the two, said with certainty.

He has known the two since he was a child, and even the twins who resemble each other have subtle differences.What's more, the person who spoke was wearing extremely gorgeous clothes, the gold necklace as thick as a thumb around his neck, and ten rings inlaid with various gemstones on his hands, who else would it be if it wasn't Renly.

Renly read the crime on the stage, and the people listened with great interest, but the nobles such as Vilas and Sam, who already knew the inside story, just attended according to the etiquette, but their thoughts were not here.

"Didn't you see the dragon?" Vilas had never participated in any wars in his life, and he had hardly been out of Highgarden. He had already seen Renly's little dragon yesterday, and he was looking forward to seeing the dragon as big as the castle.He looked around, but did not find the dragon.

"The dragon is too big. If it stops in this open space, we won't have a place to stand." Samwell gave a decent reason, and then began to search in the sky: "Vilas, look overhead."

Sam's voice was a bit loud, and the nobles and knights around him heard it, and they all looked up to the sky.

"No?"

"where?"

Realizing that everyone had misunderstood, Samwell quickly explained: "I told you to look for it in the sky, not that dragons fly in the sky."

"Hehe!" Vilas gave Sam a disdainful look.

After explaining the evidence, Renly shouted, "Bring the criminal up here."

The king's guard of the Red Castle brought Daenerys and other criminals to the high platform.

"It turns out that the descendants of the Targaryen family look like this, and it's not very good!" There was a lot of discussion among the crowd.

Daenerys was dressed in brown coarse cloth, her hair was simply tied behind her head with a rope, she had no makeup on, and she could still see scars on her body and face.

Where there is glory there is shame.After nobles were sentenced to death for crimes, they were generally sentenced to beheading.Beheading is a big deal, and the head and body are in a different place. After the execution, the family members can ask Jing Mo sisters to dispose of the body, sew the head and body for burial.

And hanging is a great insult to nobles!Suffocation by tying the neck with a rope will distort the face. Hanging is not over yet. After death, the body will be hung on a wooden pole to be exposed to the public. , beasts and birds bite.The public display time is as short as three days or as long as it is unlimited. Judging from the crime of assassinating the king, it is estimated that it will end naturally on the day when there are no bones left.

The first to be hanged on the gallows were the three personal maids of Daenerys. They were the main culprits of the assassination due to their low status, and they deserved to enjoy high-level treatment.The executioner wearing a black hood tied the hemp rope, and several other executioners pulled the rope to hang the three maids, and the rope was tied to a stone pier, and they retreated.The fainting caused by suffocation caused them to struggle with their limbs a few times before they became silent.

"it is good!"

"These sinners deserve to die!"

The nobles standing in front took the initiative to step aside to let the people come forward. At this time, their cheers and rotten leaves and eggs were needed.

Renly stepped aside with his magic shield in his hand, and then shouted, "Pycelle!"

Pycelle, who had been deprived of his bachelor status by the Academy City, was too frightened to walk. Two strong soldiers dragged him to the gallows. When the executioner put the hemp rope around his neck, Pycelle had already defecated. Qi flow.The executioner moved neatly, checked the knot and waved his hand behind him.

"Do you think there will be warriors holding swords at this time and shouting: Keep people under the rope?"

Samwell began to diverge his thoughts, and by the time he finished speaking, Pycelle had been hung upright.

Renly then called out, "Daenerys!"

The executioner came over and only put the knot around Daenerys' neck without pulling her up. The cheers of the crowd grew louder after Renly announced King Robert's decision to postpone the execution.

"The king is merciful!"

"Robert is a good king!"

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Cheng Wang Hei

Chapter 260 Six I Will Not Die

The principal culprit was hanged to the gallows in public, followed by ordinary maids and women in the entertainment industry, many of whom did not even have their names left.

After Robert returned to Highgarden with the nobles, the people flocked around the criminals. Some began to strip the corpses of their clothes, and some cut some parts of the corpses with knives.

The Religion of the Seven Gods is the state religion of the Seven Kingdoms, and some strange customs have been preserved in various places, such as eating a certain part to make up that part.It took less than half a day for the men and women to be hanged on the gallows, and their bodies were dilapidated.

"Pycelle is so confused!" Barristan on the high tower looked at the turbulent crowd in the outskirts, and said to Varys beside him.

"He is getting old, and the king may not die so quickly with this disease. He wants to ignore these things before he dies of old age, but can this disease be covered up with today's medical level?" Varys answered. , the two of them had worked with Pycelle for many years, worked for two kings, that is, two dynasties, and they had a deep friendship with Pycelle even if they were not good friends. The two felt sorry for his death.

Barristan: "Not only Highgarden, but many people will die in King's Landing."

"Yesterday the king's letter ordered the raven not to fly back to King's Landing so quickly, and now the gold robes should still be arresting liars who pretend to be queens and princes!"

Varys was thinking carefully about the details, whether Queen Cersei and Joffrey were really dead or faked, whether the inexplicable disappearance of the Kingsguard back then would be related to this incident, and the most important thing was that this incident could be Keep it from your intelligence network!The more Varys thought about it, the more he felt that there were still some invisible forces in King's Landing.

The longer he engages in intelligence, the more suspicious he becomes. Varys's thinking is very divergent. His current method of doing things is to think of various forces first, and then send people to investigate, instead of making inferences based on intelligence.Unknowingly, he allowed himself to enter into a big taboo in intelligence work. These two methods must be mutually carried out and cannot be biased towards either side.

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On the second night of the quiet execution at High Court in the Reach, Sir Jacelyn Bywater, now Lord Commander of the Gold Robes, "The Iron Hand," was leading three hundred men to catch the crook who was posing as the late Queen.

Jacelyn was a collateral member of the noble Bywater family in the royal land. Greyjoy was a young man who had just come of age when the rebellion went to the battlefield. He was knighted by Robert because of his bravery in battle, and he was assigned to serve in the city garrison. With his own efforts, he became the captain of the Dragon Gate.

As a result, the corruption of the former commander was found out during Werther's tenure as the acting prime minister. Jaslin, who was still in his prime, was promoted by Robert to be the commander-in-chief of the army because of his loyalty and outstanding performance.

The golden robes will not travel with the king's parade team. The safety of the king is in charge of the Red Castle Guard, and the Capital City Guard is mainly responsible for the city defense and security of King's Landing.

Jon Snow, who had just been promoted to deputy commander, took half a year off to go to Tyrosh to further his studies. After returning, his future was even more limitless.But this kind of opportunity was beyond his envy. Jaslin confirmed that he had no talent for magic.So when Jon was away, he took the initiative to take on the job of the deputy commander, and wanted to deepen his relationship with Jon.

To catch criminals in the narrow streets and alleys actually does not require so many people, and if there are too many people, they will not be able to squeeze in. 300 people are enough to seal off the alleys and intersections around the house, and then 50 people will be drawn from them to rush into the house to arrest people. This scale has far exceeded the daily specifications. If the king hadn't personally ordered it, there would be no need to bring so many people. ....

In order to quickly hunt down the criminals, the Capital City Guard also kept a small number of horses in the barracks in the city, only about [-] horses in total.

"Iron Hand" Jaslin rode on a tall white horse, holding the rein with his left hand and walking at the forefront of the team, while his right hand rested on the saddle.Since his right hand had been cut off, he was less able to use a sword, and now he used a warhammer of the same style as Robert's in his early days, which hung from the saddle.

"Humphrey, you lead a team around the back door!"

"Understood, but shall we support other brothers after we catch someone?" Humphrey Weishui, the current garrison captain of the Dragon Gate, replied, and several other captains rode behind the commander-in-chief.

Jacelyn: "No, thieves are just thieves and it won't take much effort to catch them. These two liars are the people the king cares about most. Go." "Five teams and six teams come with me!" Humphrey shouted behind him , leading about 100 people to a small alley.

There have been thieves in King's Landing City.Since the king's tour took away a large number of officials and nobles, only stewards, guards, servants and maids lived in the houses of these people in the city.

Werther had captured the criminals in the city and exiled them into the army before, but the business of thieves has never been exhausted, and the money is touching, and waves come and go.Now a large number of mansions in Junlin City have no owners, many thieves from outside the city have started to do business in the city, specializing in stealing precious jewelry and golden dragons, and it usually takes a long time for the housekeepers to find out.

After working in Jinpao for so many years, Jaslin, who has dealt with all kinds of religions for a long time, is well aware of the tricks in it. When one piece of jewelry is stolen, the housekeeper will usually say that two pieces are missing, and what's more, it's the root of their possession There is no such thing as a thief.

So these are the family affairs of the nobles, and the capital defense team does not need to investigate and intervene in depth. They are finally waiting for the king's big task today in a leisurely manner.

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"Where are we going!" Cersei, who was wearing a black robe, didn't want to leave. She stopped and asked the hunting dog Sandor who was leading the way.

At such a time, the woman is still mad, and Sandor turned around with a grim expression: "You and Doni's identities have been exposed, and now the golden robe will come to arrest you soon, why don't you stay and wait for death?"

"Hahaha, did Robert order to catch me? He's going to execute me again after he catches me?" Hearing the gold robe's arrest, Cersei continued to taunt, but her stopped feet started to go towards Sandor. go.

Duny also asked Sandor: "Robert really wants to kill us?"

This is not obvious, you have been hiding in the western region for so many years and you don't know what to do?Sandor thought in his heart but dared not say so: "The king's order is to catch liars, and you two are now liars pretending to be the late queen and prince!"

Hearing this, Cersei was so angry that she couldn't speak, and her whole body began to shake.Donnie pointed at himself and yelled, "What! Am I a liar?"

It is important to escape now, Sandor took two steps and grabbed Duny's arm and dragged him away: "There is no time to explain, the seven gates of King's Landing City have been closed, our people are at the steel gate on the west, only here can go out , follow me!"

Those who came to King's Landing with official identities have already left the house ahead of time, such as Lancel and several other Lannister collateral girls who were members of the caravan from the West to King's Landing.The only ones who need to leave the city secretly are Cersei and Dony. ....

The people who followed Sandor were not only Cersei and Dony, but also a dozen knights and guards in the house who followed him. It was Sandor's decision to let these guards follow. He knew that this journey would definitely not be smooth. Sacrifice these men to stall the pursuers.

At this moment, the street behind started to be noisy.

Sandor and the others looked back and saw that the mansion where they originally lived was illuminated by torches. Countless golden robes rushed into the house and found no one. Look for houses in the nearby streets and alleys.

"Shut up, follow me!" Sandor pulled down his hood and led the crowd forward in the alley.

Cersei also began to get nervous, but she still talked to her son to reassure herself: "Dony, don't worry, we will definitely not die in King's Landing."

Duny followed Cersei and walked around in a half squat. Seeing that his mother said it so definitely, he wanted to know the reason: "Why?"

Cersei said with certainty: "The four prophecies made by Toad Witch to me back then have all come true, so the last fifth prophecy about my death should also be true, so I won't die here!"

Because of Werther and Odaviing, more and more people are learning High Valyrian.This kind of language is difficult to understand and difficult to learn, but it is easy to find people who learn from these people to translate a few words. Cersei asked someone to translate the words in the last prophecy of Toad Wu Ji.

The content of the prophecy is: They (the three children) will wear gold as a crown and gold as a shroud, and one day in the future, when you are drowned in tears, brothers will strangle your pale neck and take your life.And the translation of that word is "brother".It is not clear that the three children are still young, and now James and Tyrion are not here, so Cersei thinks she will definitely not die this time.

"Who's over there!" There was a shout from the corner of the alley.

It's over!Too many people crossing the intersection was discovered by the golden robes.

Sandor was extremely nervous, but he still held back his sword. He stood up, took off his hood and walked towards the golden robe, forcing out a smile, "We are merchants from outside the city. We want to go out tonight, but you are patrolling everywhere. .”

Sandor took off the purse from his waist, and asked several knights around him for the purse.There are five golden robes here, and after a few glances, Sandor stuffed seven or eight purses into the hands of the golden robe standing at the front: "Our goods tax is very high, so we quietly shipped some goods into town."

While Sandor was speaking, he circled three fingers on his right hand and pointed his little finger and ring finger straight to the ground, which meant walking by water. When the tax officer came to investigate, the group of warriors in the golden robe couldn't figure out the twists and turns inside.

The five gold robes all saw Sandor's movements, and they looked at each other. The person who took the money weighed the weight of the purse in his hand, and then nodded to the four companions. After receiving a response from the companions, he pointed An alley on the side smiled and said to Sandor: "As long as the goods are not checked by the tax collector, it is not called smuggling! You go to the steel gate and take this road, there are few people."

"Thank you, my lord!"...

Sandor bowed his head in thanks, then raised his hand to beckon the people behind him to act quickly. When a group of people passed by the five golden robes, they did not draw their swords, but only looked at them with their eyes.

After everyone entered a dark alley, Sandor, who stood guard on the spot, turned his head and nodded to the five golden robes, who also waved at him.

Sandor quickly caught up with Cersei and the others, and after making a right and left turn in the alley, he found that this alley was a dead end!

At this time, there were dense footsteps from outside the alley, the sound of steel boots hitting the ground, and the shout of the golden robe just now: "The fugitive you are hunting is in this alley, whether it is life or death is a great contribution! Go brothers!"

"The state has state laws, and there are rules and regulations. The local soldiers are too rude!" Hearing the familiar voice, Sandor was furious at the fact that this man took money and refused to do things.

"What should I do now?" Cersei was also in a panic. She was touching the walls with her hands to see if there was any place to climb, but the shortest one here was nearly three meters high.

It's time for the guards in the house to play their role. Before the fight broke out, Sandor began to direct them: "Let's build a ladder, and put the two of them up first! Quick!"

The knights Sandor brought had better martial arts and physical strength, and most of them were jazz nobles. The guards of the house could only act as their meat pads first, and then went up by themselves after the nobles had climbed the city wall.

"Catch them!" Jin Paozi entered the alley, saw the fugitives climbing the wall and quickly drew his sword and rushed over.

"Ah~~!" A flying ax slashed into the back of a knight. He didn't dare to let go when his hands had just climbed to the top of the wall. Enduring the severe pain, he reached out and grabbed Duny's trouser legs: "Sir Duny help me!"

Cersei had already climbed over the wall and fell to the ground. Dony hesitated for a long time on the top and did not dare to jump. Just as he was about to make up his mind, someone pulled his trouser legs. Dony looked at the knight under his feet in disgust: "Don't you have hands?" Well, climb up by yourself!"

"I..." Everyone was not wearing armor when they ran away, and the throwing ax directly cut into the knight's lungs. As the blood poured into the lungs, he gradually became speechless and could only hold on to Doni tightly. This lifesaver.

"Go away!" Duni kicked a few times and found that he couldn't break free. There were still pursuers chasing after him. He immediately drew out the long sword on his waist and slashed at the knight's hand.

Doni was almost an adult, and he had trained with James for a while, so it would be no problem to chop someone who couldn't move.

"Eh!" The knife dropped his hand, the knight let out a pained grunt, and then his hands lost strength, and he fell into the alley.

This knight was from the Suffield family, and he had been with Duny for almost seven years.He cut off the knight's arm neatly with this knife, but this scene chilled the hearts of other knights who had followed Duni for many years.

"Leave them alone, all follow me!" Sandor added immediately when he saw someone still wanted to save them.

This high wall not only blocked the escape route, but also temporarily blocked the pursuit of the golden robes, allowing the Hound to take the rest of the people and escape to the steel gate.

The captain of the Steel Gate was Sir Oswell Kettleblack, an unknown nobleman of the Kingsland, whose three sons also worked under him.

Sandor's face is easy to recognize, but Oswell's hair is gray and his mind is not dull. After recognizing Sandor, he asked his son to open the city gate.

"You are?" Sandor was on guard, not understanding why the golden robe would help him, it was dark, and he couldn't distinguish the other party carefully.

"I work for Tywin!" Oswell answered their questions immediately.The city gate was opened with a small gap allowing one person to get out, so he hurriedly called everyone out of the city.

Tywin has been the Prime Minister of King's Landing for decades, even if he leaves, there will still be forces that developed in King's Landing that year. This time, Tywin made a request to save people at the price of Oswell's family being wanted. The compensation after the event is naturally quite rich.

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