The intimate conversation between Robb and Margaery in the study continued until lunch time.
Finally, Robb, who looked refreshed, supported Margaery, whose face was flushed as if she was drunk and who was walking very unnaturally, towards the Crake Hall banquet hall.
Weir and other wolf guards who were guarding outside the door followed closely behind them without squinting, as if they hadn't heard anything while standing guard.
There are not many luxurious ornate decorations in the Yangji Hall banquet hall. The overall style is simple but extremely spacious.
This was once the castle of the Kreher family. The members of the Kreher family, who are famous for their strong and tough bodies, just like their wild boar family emblem, attach great importance to food and like to hold banquets.
The three Dukes of Metz had also been invited by Clay to sit down in the banquet hall. However, ever since Margaery told them about the crisis in Highgarden, these three people had been anxiously discussing various countermeasures.
When they saw Robb helping Margaery enter the banquet hall from the entrance of the inner castle, the Duke of Metz's frown gradually relaxed. How could he not see the state of Robb and Robb because of his experience? .
In fact, a large part of the reason for Margaret's persistent dream of becoming a queen was due to the Duke of Metz's indoctrination in her growing up.
The Duke of Mace, who lacked political acumen, had always wanted his daughter to become the queen after seeing Cersei Lannister becoming the queen of Robert I and the growing political influence of the Lannister family.
Therefore, after Margaery came of age, he had been secretly planning with Renly, who was the Minister of Justice in King's Landing at the time, to make Margaery become another queen of Robert I.
The Duke of Mace wanted to use this to expand the political influence of the Tyrell family, while Renly wanted to use this to weaken the Lannister family's indirect control over Robert I.
However, the situation in Westeros was changing rapidly, and their plan was aborted before it could be implemented.
Despite experiencing many twists and turns, the Duke of Metz actually felt comforted at this moment. After all, after seeing Robb's extraordinary power, he felt that Margaery's position as the Queen of the Seven Kings was completely secure.
Robb directly took Margaery to sit down at the guest of honor seat in the banquet hall, then nodded to Clay beside him, and a large number of dishes developed by Robb in Winterfell were served to the long table by the servants.
Ding, ding!
Robb picked up the fork in his left hand and tapped the wine glass in his right hand. The crisp collision sound immediately silenced the banquet hall, which had been buzzing with discussion ever since he took Margaery to sit down at the guest of honor seat.
"Everyone, I believe you all have some guesses by now, so let me announce this most important thing first!
Margaery Tyrell swears allegiance to me on behalf of House Tyrell, who rules the Reach!
From now on, the Reach will be under my rule!"
Robb glanced around the hall, then raised the wine glass in his right hand and spoke in a loud voice about the loyalty of the Reach.
"Oooh! The North, the Iron Islands, the Riverlands, the Westerlands, the Reach. We have acquired most of Westeros."
"I also participated in Robert I's rebellion back then. But now, His Majesty is more powerful than Lord Eddard and Robert I combined!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
As the big news was announced, the banquet hall suddenly erupted into heated discussions and cheers after a brief silence. Both the northern nobles and the Ironborn leaders were full of excitement.
After all, everyone is on the same side now. They have followed Robb in battles for a long time, and they know that he is clear in rewards and punishments and generous. Robb will definitely not treat them badly if he really sits on the Iron Throne in the future.
Feeling Robb's prestige among the nobles under his command, the Duke of Metz couldn't help but feel extremely envious. Why did he desire political status and obtain military exploits?
It's because, although he comes from a noble family, no one, including his mother, has really recognized him since he was a child. Therefore, he is extremely eager to gain other people's recognition of himself, not the recognition of his surname.
"Okay! The second thing is that I will be engaged to Margaery Tyrell.
I will release the soldiers of House Tyrell unconditionally, and I will personally help them thwart the despicable Tywin Lannister’s conspiracy!”
After the cheers subsided a little during the discussion, Robb took a sip of the wine in his hand, then pressed down with his free left hand to signal and spoke.
However, compared to the first thing that was discussed a moment ago, as soon as this second thing was said, the banquet hall fell into an eerie silence.
Most of the northern nobles were silent because they unconditionally supported Robb's decision and were waiting for him to continue to explain in detail.
A small number of northern nobles and Ironborn leaders felt that Robb seemed to be deceived by the beauty, so they were so eager to join the battle in Highgarden.
In their view, since the Tyrell family has now sworn allegiance, there is nothing wrong with releasing their family's soldiers.
But the Tyrell family was still an ally of the Lannister family before, and now they suddenly changed their family and joined the Stark family.
Their level of loyalty aside, at least Robb should consider whether this could be a trap set by Tywin.
Therefore, after releasing the soldiers of the Tyrell family, it is the most correct choice to let them fight Tywin's army until both sides are injured, and then the northern army finally comes in to clean up the mess.
"By the way, when Margaery came to the Crake Hall, she brought a gift from Lady Olenna to us. Gold bars and gold coins worth 600,000 gold dragons.
Since it is a gift from everyone, not only the adults here but also every soldier under your command will receive a share of it!"
Of course Robb understood what the silence in the banquet hall meant. He suddenly seemed to remember something and started talking about the Tyrell family's generous rewards.
"In addition to these gifts, if the dilemma in High Court is successfully resolved this time, Lady Olenna will also prepare a reward worth one million gold dragons for us!"
Oh my god! 1.6 million golden dragons!
Robb's words instantly detonated the banquet hall. Although everyone here knew that they could not get them all, just thinking about this number made everyone feel excited.
Greatjon, who once saw gold bars in the basement of Casterly Rock, admitted that he could not find even a few hundred gold dragons in Last Hearth. This shows how poor the nobles in the North lived before, except of course, White Harbor.
As for the Ironborn leaders, they did make money quickly through plundering, but they spent it faster. Therefore, they are now more excited than the northern nobles who have gradually become rich through the war going south.
"Support the Tyrell family and kill those bastards from the Lannister family!"
"We will follow His Majesty's footsteps to protect Highgarden!"
"Long live Queen Margaery!"
The charm of money is indeed huge. In less than a few minutes, the atmosphere in the banquet hall suddenly changed from silence to extremely lively. The originally silent nobles wanted to fly to the High Court immediately.
When Robb saw this scene, he immediately thought of a classic saying from his ancestors in his previous life: The bustle in the world is for benefit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit!
"Very good, since everyone is so eager to protect High Court. Then the third thing is to formulate a tactical plan to relieve High Court's predicament!"
"Your Majesty, please allow me to lead the soldiers of the Tyrell family to return to Highgarden as quickly as possible!"
The Duke of Metz, who had been unable to say anything, finally waited until this moment, so as soon as Robb finished speaking, he immediately stood up and spoke loudly.
"Well, Duke of Mace, you are the supreme commander of the Reach and the Guardian of the South! How can you personally go to such a dangerous battlefield? If something goes wrong in Highgarden, the Reach will still need you to be the commander!
Therefore, I have to reject your request and let you continue to stay in the Yangji Hall!"
Hearing what Duke Metz said, Robb declined without thinking.
Are you kidding! Isn't asking you to lead an army to Highgarden just to kill people?
The Duke of Metz was not angry when his request was rejected, and even somewhat agreed with Robb's words. Because Robb not only recognized his importance, but also always thought about his safety.
"Well, I have decided that the infantry of House Tyrell will still be commanded by Ser Garlan, and the cavalry will be commanded by Ser Loras."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing Robb's order, Garlan and Loras immediately stood up and saluted to accept the order. But the gentle smile on the face of the handsome Loras made Robb feel a chill.
He immediately turned his head and asked Clay, who was sitting at the front: "Clay, where are Count Rickard's infantry units?"
"They arrived at Lannisport yesterday, Your Majesty!"
"Well, then let them know that they don't need to continue heading towards the Crake Hall. Because I will lead the northern army north to join them!"
After hearing Clay's report, Robb nodded slightly and continued to speak to him.
Margery, who had been sitting obediently like a beautiful vase, finally couldn't bear it anymore. She tried her best to ask in a sweet and gentle tone: "Your Majesty, do you want to go north? But Highgarden is in the south!"
"Well, I know. However, Highgarden is a huge trap at the moment. Tywin will definitely consider the possibility of the Duke of Mace's army coming back for reinforcements.
Therefore, they must have been prepared to besiege High Court and then wait for an opportunity to wipe out the reinforcements!
This time Ser Garlan and Ser Loras brought their armies back to aid Highgarden only to attract the enemy's attention, but not to allow them to fight the enemy head-on.
Because I will lead my troops north through the Deep Cave City and take the Golden Road to attack King's Landing directly. In this case, Tywin will definitely send troops back to support King's Landing, and Highgarden's dilemma will be automatically resolved.
Moreover, we will change from the party being calculated to the party taking the initiative!”
Looking at Margaery's pretty face, Robb loudly explained to her the reason why he led his army north.
Bang bang bang!
After hearing what Robb said, the Duke of Metz immediately stood up and applauded excitedly. He felt that what Robb said was exactly the same as what he was thinking in his mind.
"Clay, please choose a few intelligence officers to follow Ser Garland and Ser Loras. Keep in touch with our letters at any time.
Okay! Dinner is doubled for all the soldiers today, and we will set off separately tomorrow morning!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
"yes!"
After Robb decided on the tactical plan, the banquet hall fell into a pleasant atmosphere of enjoying food and wine.
The Duke of Metz was full of praise for these novel dishes, while his three children had different expressions and their own thoughts.
The luncheon party lasted until it turned into a dinner party, and the rest of Robb's evening passed quickly in a pleasant sort of sport!
The next day, outside the Crake Hall, the Tyrell family's more than 10,000 infantry troops and more than 30,000 cavalry troops, led by Garland and Loras, headed towards the High Garden along the coastal road.
Robb, Clay and other northern nobles led 8,000 northern cavalry, 5,000 northern soldiers and a mixed force of ironborn heading north towards Lannisport.
Margaery and the Duke of Metz stayed in the Crake Hall, protected by the remaining five to six hundred northern soldiers.
On the wide coastal road, Little Jon and Gendry, who had mostly recovered from their injuries, led the scout cavalry and were meticulously carrying out the detection mission.
A few kilometers behind them, among the northern army who was taking a temporary rest, Robb was chatting with Clay in a low voice.
"Clay, you now know the information Margaery told me. Do you think there is anything wrong in this information?"
"What's wrong? Your Majesty, I don't see anything wrong."
After hearing Robb's words, Clay frowned and thought carefully for a long time, and finally shook his head in shame and answered.
"At the beginning, Tywin resolutely broke the alliance with the Tyrell family, which made me feel something was wrong!
During the series of wars with the Western Territory for the past six months, I have been collecting various information on him through the Northern Territory Intelligence Organization.
Tywin is a calculating and ruthless man, but he cherishes his and Lannister's reputation very much.
After the Battle of Highgarden, the bad reputation of the Lannister family for unilaterally breaking the alliance will definitely spread to the ears of the nobles of Westeros, which is undoubtedly an invisible loss to Tywin."
Seeing that Cray really couldn't tell, Robb, who was determined to train him to become his own commander, began to teach him step by step.
"Well, maybe it's because you showed absolute strength under Riverrun that Tywin no longer cares about it and just wants to quickly expand his strength?"
"Well, it is indeed possible!
However, since he wants to tear up the alliance and completely offend the Tyrell family, he should use all his strength to eliminate them as quickly as possible to avoid future troubles!
Instead of sending an envoy, I want to unite with the Tyrell family again under Highgarden to swallow up Dorne, Stormland and other coalition forces!
This is what made me feel something strongly wrong after Margery told me about it!"
"Well, maybe the envoys were sent just to confuse the Tyrell family so that they can better capture Highgarden?
Your Majesty, please forgive my stupidity, this is all I can think of!"
Clay, who had already seen the gap between himself and Robb, answered him frankly.
"Haha, after I thought about it carefully, I think Tywin's real idea was to send an envoy to unite the Tyrell family again!
If they really reunite and successfully annex Dorne, the Stormlands and other places, then the benefits he will gain will definitely be higher than the benefits of multiple forces carving up the Reach.
Moreover, he can also take the opportunity to claim that he broke the covenant to set a trap, thereby restoring the reputation of the Lannister family!
So, I have a bold guess, since some parts of this layout don't look like Tywin's handiwork.
So, are there other mysterious forces that are influencing Tywin behind the scenes? He wants to use the other party but does not want to be controlled by the other party.
Of course, these are just my guesses and I am not completely sure!”
For Clay, whom he could completely trust after being together for a long time, Robb softly expressed his inner speculation.
"Hey, if your Majesty's conjecture is true, then this mysterious force that can connect Tywin, Stormland, Dorne and other powerful people must not be simple!
Therefore, Your Majesty does not want to go south to Highgarden with the Tyrell family. Then...should we continue going north?"
Upon hearing this, Clay glanced around subconsciously, and then asked in a lowered voice.
Hearing Clay's question, Robb answered him with a confident expression on his face:
"Of course I will continue heading north, but my goal is not King's Landing.
First, King's Landing is no different from small cities like those in the West. It cannot be captured by just relying on siege ladders. If it really wants to be captured, it will at least cost a lot of time and troops.
Secondly, I can also take this opportunity to test whether the Tyrell family is sincerely loyal or if they are hiding some bad intentions.
Third, if the Lannister family really captures Highgarden and obtains that huge wealth, I think Tywin's power will undergo unprecedented changes.
Fourth, if my guess is correct, the mysterious forces helping Tywin behind the scenes will never let me seize King's Landing easily!
"
"Not going to King's Landing? Your Majesty, what is our goal?"
"hey-hey……"
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