"You're smart." Danny sneered.
The old man knelt on the mahogany floor and said honestly, "Professor Marwin told me that Wizard Xi Kui is a young lady who has inherited part of Valleglia's witchcraft.
The fireball that fell from the sky last night was very similar to the spell that Great Wizard Valleglia used to control the form of the dragon flame. There are not many Extraordinaries in the old town …
Also, we waited at the dock for a long time this evening, but Wizard Xi Kui didn't come. This series of coincidences can only mean one thing: Your Majesty, you are Xi Kui. "
"Don't call me 'Your Majesty'. No noble would violate the rights of a guest and assassinate their own king."
"This …" The old man looked around and said to his daughter, "Moroya, bring the two guests downstairs for a cup of tea. I want to talk to His Majesty alone for a while."
As he spoke, he glanced at Marwin and Larissa.
Marwin frowned and glanced at Danny. Seeing that she nodded slightly, he left with his assistant scholar and "Crazy Woman" Moroya.
"Your Majesty, I'm innocent!" As soon as Marwin and the other two disappeared into the stairwell, the old man wailed.
"Don't take me for a fool. This is the old town. Without the permission of the Hyder family, how could the City of Knowledge find more than a hundred Dragon-Slaying Crossbows and nearly five hundred elite soldiers?"
"Your Majesty, the City of Knowledge is in the old town, and I'm the guardian of the City of Knowledge. However, the City of Knowledge has developed to this day, just like the Church of the Seven Gods. It's no longer under the control of the Hyder family."
"Okay, if that's all you want to say, then there's no need for us to talk anymore," Danny said impatiently.
There was no doubt that the City of Knowledge was the mastermind. The Hyder family definitely didn't want to build the "real world". Otherwise, the old man and "Crazy Woman" Moroya wouldn't be so obsessed with magic.
However, the Hyder Family must have been involved in the assassination, and their involvement must have been very deep. If Dani had burped at that time, the old man would most likely have held a celebratory feast and invited all the professors and generals of the City of Knowledge. He would not have shed a single tear for "Her Majesty Dani".
However, the failure to assassinate the dragon would definitely incur the dragon's wrath.
The old man in the old town was afraid of Danny's revenge. Danny promised that there would definitely be such a thing. That was why he kept saying "Your Majesty", begging and quibbling.
"Your Majesty, the Hyder family is willing to be at your beck and call. As long as you give the order, I will immediately lead my men to massacre the City of Knowledge." The old man gritted his teeth and said with a sinister expression.
Danny said indifferently, "Count, I have to say that you have miscalculated and underestimated me. I won't kill any of the scholars and professors who tried to kill me. I won't destroy the City of Knowledge either. They will be punished, but I won't destroy the world's largest and most formal academic organization. "
The old man also heaved a sigh of relief and shouted, "Your Majesty is benevolent, Your Majesty is magnanimous!"
It had nothing to do with benevolence!
Those scholars with firm beliefs were all stubborn. For the sake of their ideals, they were not afraid of death at all.
If Danny had gone all out last night and burned the City of Knowledge to the ground, the scholars would only think that they had sacrificed their lives for a righteous cause. Not only would they not feel pain or regret, but they would also be able to say righteously, "Look, this is the reason why we pursue the" real world ". Other than distorting one's nature, extraordinary powers do not benefit the country or the people at all."
True revenge was to destroy the most cherished thing of the enemy.
To the scholars, it was the "real world" concept that they had persevered for hundreds of years. They had worked hard, fought hard, and were proud of it.
It was too easy to destroy this concept. In the face of deviant ghosts, who would dare to say that the Megalosaurus was a scourge and that magic was harmful to humans?
Danny was looking forward to the arrival of deviant ghosts in the old town. The scholars' worldview, outlook on life, ideals, and beliefs would all collapse.
Therefore, if she wanted them to live, they had to live until the long night fell.
However, she could not say these words to anyone else, especially not the old man in the old town.
"Hehe, the City of Knowledge is beneficial to human civilization. That's why I cherish it. But your Hyder … old town might need to change owners." Danny laughed coldly.
This was the truth.
To the great nobles with thousands of years of history, the real punishment was to deprive them of their land and destroy their family.
She was not someone without a temper.
"Your Majesty, the assassination this time is really …" The white-bearded old man was anxious. He slammed the ground and shouted, "Your Majesty, I'll be frank!
The City of Knowledge discovered your identity two days ago. They then asked my son Baylor to send troops to kill you. At that time, Baylor rejected them without hesitation.
However, before reporting to the Towering Tower, the scholars had already sent out messenger crows to inform the High Court's Madam Olena of this matter.
Yesterday morning, Professor Theobald came to me with a letter from Madam Olena. He hoped that the old town guards would cooperate with the City of Knowledge to assassinate you. "
As if he was worried that Danny would not believe him, the old man took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. There was a rose seal of the High Court on it.
There was only one line of words: The High Court will not participate in this matter and will not restrict the actions of the City of Knowledge.
It was a very simple sentence.
"Did you see it clearly?" The old man raised the letter high, as if afraid that she could not see it.
"The meaning of Madam Olena's words could not be more obvious," the old man said helplessly.
"Why does the Empress of Thorns want to assassinate me? I'm afraid that Queen Margaery is not worth enough, right? "Danny asked doubtfully.
"Of course not. The value of ten queens is not comparable to the risk of offending the Dragon Queen, but the Iron Throne is worth it!"
"Duke Tyrell wants the Iron Throne?"
"No, it's Madam Olena."
"She's an old lady who is about to have a great-grandson. How can she be so ambitious?" Danny asked doubtfully.
"She definitely did not have such thoughts before, but after the War of the Four Kings, the High Court became the strongest power in the Seven Kingdoms. Since Robert Byra and Theon can sit on the Iron Throne, and the bastards of the Lannister family can sit on the Iron Throne, why can't Tyrell? "
"Haha, you're just guessing." Danny still did not believe him.
"Your Majesty, in the game of power, everyone wants to be the winner, and they must be the winner! Madam Olena is not an ambitious person. Back then, the reason why she agreed to Duke Tywin's request to form an alliance was because she wanted to stand on the side of the victor in the War of the Four Kings.
Of course, it would be better if her family could rise to a higher level.
But the game of power never stops. After eliminating the rebellion, Lannister treated the High Court as his new opponent. Madam Olena just does not want to lose. "
"Be more specific. Other than Cersei being crazy and doing some foolish things, I don't think Lannister has ever targeted the High Court, right?" Danny said with a frown.
"Sigh, Duke Tywin has already made his move on the High Court. First, he broke the marriage alliance between Villa (the heir of the High Court and Garlan's elder brother) and Sansa Stark. Then, he gave Brightwater City to Garlan … Your Majesty, do you know what's special about the Floren family in Brightwater City? "
"Trying to sow discord between Hightower and Tully?"
"It's not just me and the Tully family."
Danny saw that the old man was holding his waist as he spoke, looking pitiful, so she said, "Get up and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The old man happily got up and explained even more diligently. "The bloodline of River Bend's nobles can be traced back to the legendary hero of the Ancient Era — 'Green Hand' Garth, including Floren of Brightwater City."
Danny was deep in thought.
Just like how Stark had an awesome ancestor, 'City Builder' Brandon.
In the Era of the Heroes, River Bend also had a legendary character, 'Green Hand' Garth, also known as' Green Garth '. It was said that his hair and skin were green.
Garth was especially good at breeding. Other than cultivating high-quality food for the farmland, he could also help women sow seeds. It was said that as long as he touched, an infertile woman could become pregnant, and an old woman who had lost her period could give birth again.
Mothers were pregnant with twins or even triplets under his blessings, and little girls became young girls with periods under his smile.
Wherever Garth went, the local nobles and ordinary people were willing to offer their chaste daughters to him.
In the coming year, their crops would have a good harvest, and the fruit trees would be full of fruit. The young girls who were raped by Garth would also be pregnant with strong sons or beautiful daughters.
Uh, no wonder he was called Green Garth …
— — By the way, it was because of Garth's story that Dani came up with the idea of hybrid rice. Obviously, Green Garth was 99% likely a wizard. She even suspected that the green-haired and green-skinned Garth was a hybrid of the Children of the Forest and the Ancient Era. Was he a Druid?
In short, Garth was a hero who was especially good at "farming." He had many children. The eldest son, Garth Gardener, founded the River Bend Royal Family — similar to Stark in the Northern Region. The second son and daughter were the ancestors of many River Bend nobles.
Tyrell's ancestor was an Andal adventurer. During the Andal invasion, he was loyal to the Gardener's family and later became the hereditary High Court Chief.
In the thousands of years that followed, Tyrell also had Garth's bloodline through marriage with the High Court nobles. But compared to the River Bend nobles that had been passed down from the Ancient Era, their status and heritage were always a little lacking.
Three hundred years ago, Aegon killed all the male members of the Gardener's family in the "Blazing Fury." As the High Court Chief, Tyrell directly opened the master's city gate and surrendered to the conqueror.
Aegon returned the favor and let the steward inherit the master's position, becoming the King of River Bend.
This matter in itself made the other River Bend nobles secretly hate, but Aegon had a dragon. No matter how dissatisfied they were, they had to hold it in.
Fortunately, the Tyrell family was smart enough. While clinging to the thick dragon leg of Targaryen, they married into the major "Green Hand" bloodline families. Three hundred years had passed, and they finally stabilized the rule of River Bend.
But they had already occupied the Gardener's family's High Court and the title of King of River Bend. Now, they had taken away Florence's title and fief …
What would the other "Green Hand" families think?
It had to be said that Tywin had made a smart move.
The Florence family's Bright Water City was one of the richest territories in River Bend. The bait was too tempting. Tyrell knew that it was a poisonous apple, but he still couldn't help but swallow it.
Perhaps Tyrell thought that he could slowly digest this fat piece of meat with time and military force, just like three hundred years ago.
The old man of the old town continued, "Your Majesty, Randall Tarley and Pykster Redwin are known as the 'Twin Heroes of River Bend.' They are the two core pillars that maintain the High Court's right to speak in King's Landing.
As for Duke Maes … Sigh, that 'inflatable fish', my son-in-law, is an idiot with high standards but low abilities.
Lady Olena came from the Redwin family. She was Count Pykster's aunt, and also his mother-in-law.
In other words, Redwin and Tyrell had a close relationship and couldn't be separated.
But Tarley …
Tarley was Florence's in-law, but he didn't have any relationship with Tyrell other than that of a ruler and vassal.
Duke Tywin caught this flaw.
Other than the matter of Bright Water City, he also purposely divided the River Bend army into two. Duke Maes led the High Court south to Wind Stop Castle and didn't achieve anything. Count Tarley led his own troops north to the Three River Basin to clean up the bandits and stabilize the law and order.
Yet, Maes was a little jealous and narrow-minded … "
In the end, the long-bearded old man sighed with a complicated expression, "Fortunately, Tywin died early. Otherwise, who knows how he would torment River Bend!"
Thinking about how Randall led troops to rescue Little Rose this afternoon, Danny frowned and asked, "Will Count Tarley be instigated?"
"No, he is a true soldier. Honest, wise, loyal, and brave." The old man shook his head and said with certainty, "If Tywin was still alive and continued to use his methods to split the relationship between the ruler and vassal in River Bend, perhaps Count Tarley would be pulled over by the Iron Throne. But now, Lannister …
Lannister has two lions, a dog, a pig, and a tiger. Tywin Lannister is a vicious old lion, and Tyrion is an inexperienced young lion.
Tywin's younger brother, Sir Kevon, is Lannister's most loyal old dog. Cersei is a pig, and Jaime is fierce but not resourceful.
So, Your Majesty, do you see it clearly?
The old lion and young lion are killing each other, the stupid pig can only cause trouble, the tiger has broken its claws, and Lannister is only left with a stable old dog.
To Lady Olena, this is an excellent opportunity. If she doesn't take it, she will be punished! "
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