Chapter 336: Civil turmoil in the city of torrents
"I have a brother, you know."
"That happened decades ago, and many people may have forgotten it..."
Janos Bracken's brother, Jeoffry, served Viserys and served as his Hand of the King for several years.
Now, although Geoffrey Bracken has taken the initiative to step down, he still occupies the high position of Lord of the Sea and is the naval commander of the Targaryen forces.
However, Jeffrey is a member of the Bracken family. Not many people know this news. Littlefinger is one of them, as is Jon Arryn, but Jon Arryn is dead and Littlefinger is nowhere to be found.
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Therefore, many people today do not know that Janos Bracken's brother is currently the naval commander of the Targaryen army.
Genos told all the plans that everyone had just hatched, and the nobles and knights of the Riverlands were also stimulated by the fierce battle during the day.
They believe that the power of the dragon is unstoppable. Although Riverrun is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be used against ordinary soldiers, but it is nonsense to deal with the dragon.
They were afraid of repeating the disaster at Harrenhal and did not want to be buried with the Tully family, so they decided to launch a rebellion tonight.
Kill all the Tullys, capture alive King Robert Baratheon who is recovering from his injuries in Riverrun, and offer Riverrun and the false king to Viserys in exchange for his forgiveness and reward.
Therefore, these nobles gathered here, preparing to launch a rebellion. Janos Bracken invited the Earl of Maidenpool to participate in it, and threatened him that the threat of Viserys was still alive, and if they did not take action, they would be Tully.
If the family draws a clear line, it will inevitably be buried with Riverrun.
Harrenhal is a lesson learned from the past. When Aegon the Conqueror asked Harren the Black Heart to surrender, he was forcefully refused. Aegon then said that the bloodline of the Harren family must be cut off.
The fact is that Aegon later rode a dragon to burn Harrenhal, and Harren the Blackheart was burned alive in the tallest tower. This tower was later called the King's Burning Tower.
It is said that the evil spirits of the Harrenhal family are still lingering here, cursing every family that later acquired Harrenhal. Without exception, they all ended up with their families ruined. This is called the 'Curse of Harrenhal'.
William Mouton was coaxed and frightened by Janos Bracken into agreeing and joining the rebel camp.
But at this moment, on the other side of Riverrun City.
The soldiers of the Tully family who rushed to the sept to look for the old Duke did not find Hoster Tully, but found his son Edmure Tully.
The young heir of Riverrun is not a loser. His ability to escape death in several battles with the White Walkers is due to his ability.
When Edmure heard about this, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
In this critical moment, the army is pressing down on the border, Riverrun is besieged, and the vassals of the Tully family are plotting in the city?
This doesn't look like they are discussing anything good, it even nakedly exposes their different intentions.
Edmure was furious and immediately told the soldiers not to look for his father, allowing the old man to rest in peace. He also ordered the soldiers to gather all the soldiers loyal to the Tully family in Riverrun. He would personally go into battle to eradicate these traitorous lackeys.
Edmure's order was passed on. Although there were soldiers brought by other vassals in Riverrun, soldiers loyal to the Tully family still accounted for the majority, and everyone quickly gathered together.
However, Edmure was frightened and angry, and mobilized the army to strike first and eradicate the traitors. However, his move was too big, and the area of Riverrun was not large in the first place, which led to the keenness of the rebels who were plotting.
I noticed something unusual here.
They discovered that the plan seemed to have been leaked, and the Tully family had noticed it, but by this time they were already on the verge of making a move, and it was impossible to forgive them if they quit the Tully family now.
Therefore, the rebels who plotted to dedicate the city decisively launched the attack in advance.
Lord Janos Bracken personally led the rebels through the hall and attacked the main castle of Riverrun. This is the bedroom of Lord Hoster Tully. King Robert Baratheon is also in this castle.
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The main castle of Riverrun has the same triangular design as the city, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It has a balcony protruding to the east, which can be reached through a spiral staircase.
Edmure went into battle in person. He looked good and looked a bit like a general. He led a large number of Tully family soldiers Wuyang Wuyang and happened to pass by the main castle.
The soldiers of the Tully family and the rebels happened to collide in front of the main castle. The enemies were extremely jealous when they met. The two armies collided without saying a word, so both sides roared and rushed forward with swords drawn.
"kill!"
Immediately, a fierce civil war broke out in Riverrun, with the sound of metal colliding everywhere, as well as shouts of death, the sound of weapons piercing flesh and screams.
The sudden outbreak of civil war in the castle alarmed the old Duke Hoster Tully, who was resting in his bedroom.
Because of Edmure's special request, the soldiers did not notify the old Duke, but followed Lord Edmure in preparing to put down the rebellion aggressively.
Therefore, the old Duke had no idea about the rebellion. He was fast asleep in his bedroom, and then he was startled by the sudden cry of killing coming from below the castle.
He thought the Dothraki had already entered Riverrun, so he hurriedly put on his nightgown, picked up a sword, and stepped onto the balcony to take a look.
But what Horst himself did not expect was that as soon as he stepped out of the balcony, before he had time to see clearly what happened, a gun flew over from the darkness and hit him directly in the chest.
puff--
Blood splatters.
The white-haired old Duke let out a hoarse scream, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground. The blood from the arrow in his chest gurgled out, and his body lay directly on the balcony.
Some sharp-eyed among the rebels below saw the guardian of the Riverlands, Hoster Tully, Duke of Riverrun, fell on the balcony with an arrow, and immediately shouted excitedly.
"The old dog of House Tully has been hit by an arrow!"
"Horst Tully is dead!"
The rebels shouted loudly in an attempt to lower the enemy's morale, and when the soldiers of the Tully family heard their shouts, they couldn't help but raise their heads and look at the balcony on the main castle.
Then he saw the old Duke, who had an arrow in his chest, lying on the balcony dying, and then his body went limp and fell to the ground.
"Damn traitor!"
"Lord Tully!"
What the rebels didn't expect was that Horst was well respected and loved among the Tully soldiers. When they saw the old Duke being shot by the rebels, all the Tully soldiers' eyes turned red and they rushed towards the rebels.