"You Lun?" Barristan was deep in thought. "He seems to be controlling Cersei now."
"Not just Cersei. The Imperial Council, the Red Keep, my Lion Helm Legion, and even the entire King's Landing are all under his control." Jaime was heartbroken, unable to hide his grief and anger.
"The Lion Helm Legion is all from the Western Territory, and was personally created by Duke Tywin. The middle and high-ranking officers are all Lannister. How could You Lun control them?" Old Barker said in disbelief.
Jaime smiled bitterly. "The current commander of the Lion Helm Legion is Titus Pegg, my cousin-in-law. He was originally very reliable, but … "
Sigh, when he was captured on Dragonstone Island, Danny Rize offered a ransom of 5000 gold royals.
That was an unprecedented sum of money. I can't think of anyone who offered a ransom more expensive than him. Oh, the fake Crown Prince Aegon's ransom is far more expensive than Titus's.
But my cousin-in-law is only a knight, not a king. "
Old Barker was a little embarrassed. The Dragon Queen was indeed not very good at that time.
"Her Majesty was very angry. Dragonstone Island is Targaryen's land, but Sir Pegg was stubborn and refused to surrender when the army approached the city.
In fact, she offered such a high ransom just to make Sir Pegg unable to pay, and then force him to wear black clothes and guard the Great Wall, "he explained.
"It would have been better for him to be a Night Watchman." Jaime sighed and continued. "In any case, the Pegg family could not afford the ransom of 5000 gold royals, so they could only borrow.
Originally, when my uncle came to power, he had already promised that Lannister would help House Titus.
But Cersei did not agree. She hated Titus for being incompetent and for embarrassing her.
It took months for the Iron Throne to take Dragonstone Island, and thousands of people died. Titus could not even hold on for a day, nor did he cause any losses to Danny Rize.
Later, my uncle died, and Cersei regained the regency. Titus had to bear a huge debt, and his family struggled to survive. "
"A person who owes a debt and still harbors resentment is too easy to bribe." Old Ba said thoughtfully.
"Not only that, Titus is a River Bend noble. Now that Tiemin has taken down Gaoting … Tiemin is powerful, and Lannister is withering day by day. Titus knows the first rule of power games — always stand on the side of the winner," Jaime added.
"But why did Cersei give the Lion Helm Legion to Titus? Doesn't she know what she did to him? "Old Ba was puzzled.
Jaime's expression was complicated. "She's more … blindly confident. In her heart, it seems that no matter what she does, no one should change their loyalty to her.
Just like that Tanya from Myer, who had betrayed her once before, and now she was summoned back to the Red Castle to become the chief steward of the palace.
Tanya was also You Lun's woman.
As the old saying goes, if you want to keep your subordinates loyal, you can be stupid, but you must always win in the game of power.
No game player is willing to lose.
Unfortunately, Cersei is not only stupid, but also looks like a loser. Lannister has also been losing for the past few years. "
Old Ba did not want to judge Cersei in front of Jaime, so he asked, "Titus is only the commander of the Lion Helm Legion. The mid-level officers should still be loyal to Lannister, right?"
"Unless Titus is willing to cooperate with me and use a trick to take down Tiemin and You Lun, there will be a bloody civil war in King's Landing.
You Lun will suffer, but Lannister will definitely die.
In the battle with the Golden Corps, most of the Lion Helm Legion's main force was killed by You Lun. They are no match for Tiemin now, "Jaime said helplessly.
"Why did you suddenly disappear back then? If you had been at King's Landing all along, none of this would have happened, "Old Ba said, puzzled.
Jaime lowered his eyes and said vaguely, "I was fulfilling a promise I made in my early years, and I was useless at King's Landing. Cersei did not listen to me."
Cersei is a lying bitch. As far as I know, she slept with Lancel, the brothers Kate Black, and even Moon Child.
For some reason, whenever he thought of Cersei, his dwarf brother's cursing laughter would always ring in his ears.
Yes, now it was confirmed that she had indeed slept with her cousin, Lancel, and the Kate and Blake brothers. Did that mean that Yue Tong was real?
Jaime's heart was in pain.
He sacrificed everything for love, and what did he get in the end?
Seeing his gloomy face, Barristan changed the subject. "What happened to your leg?"
"It's limping. Can't you see?"
"I know it's limping, but why is it so?"
"I returned to King's Landing a few months ago. At that time, I thought, first enter the Red Keep through the secret passage, kill You Lun, and get everything back on track."
Jaime looked at Old Ba, whose eyes were wide open in shock, and smiled indifferently. "Yes, Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen are all my children. You can curse me for being incestuous.
But I want to tell you, you don't know how difficult it was for Robert to survive until he was killed by a wild boar. Every time he went to Cersei's bed, he was wandering at the gates of the seven hells.
I can't even stand Robert, so how could I allow a bastard from the Iron Islands to play with her? "
"And then? You were discovered by the guards, or defeated by You Lun? "Old Ba asked, frowning.
"Alas!" Jaime closed his eyes and sighed.
The sigh contained too much grievance and sadness, and the old knight felt inexplicably sad.
"What's wrong?" He asked softly.
"I didn't reach the Red Keep at all. Not long after I entered the secret passage, I was lucky enough to step on a bear trap.
A giant bear trap.
At that moment, my left leg bone was as crunchy as a biscuit. It didn't hurt that much when my hand was broken last time. It was so painful that I screamed and fainted. "
"Lucky, you say?" Old Ba was puzzled.
"That's right. If you knew that there were killing traps, wild fire bottles, and poisonous arrows in the secret passage, you would know that you were lucky to have stepped into a bear trap." James's dirty bearded face revealed a hint of relief.
"I didn't know that the secret passage of the Red Keep was so dangerous. I heard that Varys often used it, and Tyrion also used it a few times." Old Ba was puzzled.
"Alas, Varys' leg was also broken by a bear trap! He was even worse than me. I was saved not long after I fainted, but he howled in the depths of the secret passage for two days and two nights. "
Thinking of Varys' experience, Jaime's mood improved a lot, and he couldn't help but smile.
"Who buried the bear trap?" Old Ba asked.
"After Tyrion left, my uncle Kevon had people bury bear traps and dig pits in the secret passage. After Varys was caught, he became even worse, and set up even more terrifying and densely packed traps. "
"You should have become Arthur Dane, but in the end, you lost your hand and leg in the most dishonorable and worthless way. This is the punishment of the Seven Gods for breaking your oath."
Old Ba's eyes had a faint trace of regret, but his tone was very cold.
"Bullshit! If the Seven Gods had spirits, they would've let me be healthy, have all my wishes fulfilled, and live a life without illness or disaster. You don't even know what happened back then! "Jaime roared angrily, waving his right arm that was like a wooden stick.
Old Ba said seriously, "No matter what happened back then, you shouldn't have killed the king you were protecting. You tarnished the honor of the White Knights, and made the knights of the Seven Kingdoms lose their faith in pursuing glory.
You should understand that the White Knights represent all the knights of the Seven Kingdoms, and are the benchmark for their behavior.
As a White Knight, you broke your oath in the most vile way. Not only did you destroy the reputation of the White Knights and yourself, but you also destroyed the faith of all the knights of the Westeros. "
The White Knights were to normal knights and Westeros, what the Scholarly Sage was to the Confucian scholars and the ancient Celestial Empire.
"I haven't seen you in a few years, and your eloquence has improved." Jaime sized up the old knight with a strange gaze. "Back then, you only knew how to yell at me to take off my white robe and change into black. Now, with a few righteous words, you're able to blame the degeneration of the Westeros on me. Impressive, admirable!"
"I don't want to argue with you. Winterfell doesn't need a cripple who lost his right hand and leg. You can leave." Old Ba turned his head and waved his hand.
"Cripple?" Jaime's eyes were filled with anger. "Maybe we can find a more spacious place to practice."
"You think I'm so old that I can't hold a sword? Back then, you didn't lose your hand or become a cripple. Did you think you were my match? "Old Ba sneered.
"Hehe, let's try!"
.....
"I don't know where that guy has been for the past two years. He actually practiced a sharp left-handed sword. I think he can still fight, so I brought him to Winterfell. “
Two days later, Old Ba explained to the Dragon Queen.
"Let him come. After all, he's representing the Lannister of the Western Region." Danny opened her right hand and put the "collapsed" soul of the Child of the Forest back into the Pool of Faith. With a flip of her hand, another raven landed in her palm. The flames rose and continued to burn.
In the past few days, many people came to Winterfell on Winged Dragons, but she didn't meet them. She didn't even leave the house. She just stayed in the guest castle to practice.
She was multitasking. On one hand, she burned the ravens to comprehend the creation of life in fire. On the other hand, she entered the "Source of the World" with the little Golden Dragon Spirit under the Great Wall to practice the Song of Wind.
More than two hundred ravens had been burned once. She had an additional fifty-three Fire Spirits. She was currently burning the remaining ravens into Life Imprints.
Last time, it took her half a month to burn Ah Fu. This time, more than a hundred ravens took turns to burn. She estimated that she would finish burning them within a month.
At that time, perhaps she could have a few more Wind Spirits?
Danny was looking forward to it. She was also engrossed in her own practice. Hence, she didn't care about the trivial matters in Winterfell.
Seeing that the Dragon Queen was so calm about the news of Jaime's arrival, Old Ba said hesitantly, "Jaime wants to meet you. For Lannister and for Messai."
"Messai?" Danny frowned and nodded helplessly. "Bring him here."
Jaime had a new look. His golden hair was slicked in the middle, and his cheeks were shaved clean. The wrinkles on his forehead and the wrinkles between his eyebrows only added to his mature and steady temperament of a successful person.
Although he was a failure in life, he did look successful.
"You have guts to come to Winterfell and to meet me," Danny said calmly.
Jaime dragged his limping leg and bowed to the Dragon Queen. Then, he raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him seriously. He didn't care about her silver hair, purple eyes, and delicate facial features.
What surprised him was her temperament. There was no domineering aura. Instead, there was a silence, profoundness, and mystery that shouldn't appear on a Targaryen.
— A Targaryen should be like a wildfire, raging and passionate, revealing their emotions. They might not be able to touch others, but they must first infect themselves.
"My apologies, Your Majesty Danny Rize. As the murderer of my daughter's father, especially now that I have become the father of a pitiful girl, I feel extremely guilty.
But the person I killed was a king, a king who was so desperate that he lost his humanity and reason.
I don't regret it, and I dare to face anyone other than you calmly. "Jaime's blue eyes had a trace of sincere guilt, but all that was left was determination.
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