Chapter six hundred and thirty-eight border emergency
There was an emergency at the border in Dorne, and news broke into King's Landing on a horse.
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A knight from the Riverland wearing armor, with mottled blood stains on his body, quickly climbed the steps holding the hilt of his sword, and then walked into the throne room.
At this moment, the throne room was already overcrowded, packed with local nobles from King's Landing. Viserys sat on the Iron Throne in the middle with a Valyrian steel crown inlaid with rubies on his head, looking calm.
A temporary chair was added to the side seat not far away and belonged to Queen Arianne. She was holding her daughter Diana Targaryen in her arms, her face slightly ugly.
The important ministers of the Royal Council were arranged on the left and right. The first one standing was the Prime Minister Jon Clinton, followed by the two princesses, the eldest princess Rhaenys, Duchess of Summer Hall, and Daenerys Tange, Duchess of Dragonstone.
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Further down are the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Intelligence, the King’s Advisor, the Minister of Agriculture, the Minister of Craftsmen, the Grand Bachelor, etc.
The important ministers of the Royal Council had different expressions. Some looked downcast, some were gloating, and some were silent and could not tell their expressions.
The young female dragon knight with long brown hair lowered her head and grasped the hilt of the Dark Sister's sword at her waist, then exhaled and raised her head again.
In fact, long before the formal request for help, the raven had already brought news to King's Landing, and everyone present had more or less heard about the rebellion breaking out in the borderlands.
"The Dornish barbarians are so evil that they repeatedly violate our borders!"
"They burned almost everything, our farmland, our grains, our homes."
The one who came to ask for help was the knight of the Mareweis family in Long Table Hall. When he came to the Iron Throne, he immediately knelt down on one knee and complained loudly, ignoring the ugly faces of the Queen and the Minister of Justice.
"Your Majesty, please send troops to quell the rebellion!"
A month ago, a conflict broke out between the two nobles in the Dorne Frontier. Although it was not a large-scale war, a knight from the Kingdom of the River was killed during the conflict, but overall it was still within a controllable range.
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However, not long ago, something happened that caused the conflict between the two parties to suddenly intensify.
One of the most powerful lords of Dorne, the only male of the Fowler family in Tianji City, whose ancestors once claimed the title of king and was called the 'King of the Cliffs and Sky', and Franklin Fowler's nephew Owen Fowler.
Le, he was shot dead by a knight of the Cenfold family on his way deep into the Reach to hunt down the defecting people, and was buried in the Reach.
The old Falcon was furious when he heard the news, so he gathered two thousand Dornish soldiers of the family and rushed into the river, burned, killed and looted, and broke through the Censhore Fortress. Except for Lord Cenfold, the rest of the Cenfold family members
The female family members were all killed by the Dornishmen before they could escape.
The Fowler family's move angered the nobles of the Reach, and they immediately gathered soldiers to fight back. The two sides fought three fierce battles, and it was difficult to determine the winner.
At this moment, Franklin Fowler, who was the "Guardian of the Pass", also vented his anger, but after the old Falcon calmed down, he felt that something was wrong, and then retreated to Prince's Pass, guarding this pass and never going out again.
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But the Fowler family retreated, but the Riverlands Noble Alliance did not retreat.
Instead, they relied on their own private soldiers, a total of several thousand men, to station themselves in front of Prince's Pass. They took a stance not to attack the city but not to retreat, seeking justice for the Cenford family.
At the same time, on the other side, they dispatched the knights of the Mareweis family to rush to King's Landing to seek help from His Majesty the King, claiming that a rebellion had occurred in Dorne and asking His Majesty for justice.
When Sir Rickon Mareweis's voice fell, the nobles of King's Landing in the throne room couldn't help but whisper among themselves. They discussed the boldness of becoming the 'King of the Sky', and at the same time, they secretly cast their eyes on Dorne, who was sitting on the side of the throne room.
The queen also has the minister of justice who stands as the chief.
The Dornishmen were the earliest companions of the Targaryen family, and they also had a queen who gave birth to a daughter for the king.
Dorne, as a powerful relative, has naturally become the target of public criticism. Most of the nobles present were gloating about the misfortune and wanted to see how the 'indomitable' Martell family should handle this matter.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to personally lead the army to Dorne to quell the rebellion."
At this moment, after listening to Sir Rickon Mareweis's accusation, the Dornishman standing by with an ugly expression finally couldn't help but stand up.
But he did not explain anything to his compatriots. He knew that Dorne's reputation in the court was not very good at this moment, because his excessive power had become a target.
Therefore, Oberyn stood up and took the initiative to ask for a battle. He wanted to personally lead the army to break through the Prince's Pass, capture Count Franklin Fowler, and escort him back to King's Landing for trial.
However, Oberyn's request for war met with the opposition of the Prime Minister Jon Connington. Although the two had a good personal relationship since the election, the man with gray-red hair had an upright character and was not adaptable. Public affairs were public affairs and private affairs were private affairs.
"Lord Oberyn, as the Prince of Dorne, should take the initiative to avoid suspicion."
Prime Minister Jon Clinton said with a cold face, then turned to look at the silver-haired young man sitting on the Iron Throne.
"His Majesty."
"The guardian of the pass, Lord Franklin Fowler, the Lord of Tianji City, flouted the laws of the kingdom and mobilized troops to attack the villages and castles in the royal territory of the Reach without authorization."
"They killed the wives, children, and children of the Cenfold family and burned down people's homes and farmland. They deserve to be punished."
"I am willing to bring Franklin Fowler to justice."
Below, Jon Connington, wearing the medal of the King's Hand, harshly condemned Franklin Fowler's sins in his voice, while the silver-haired young man sitting on the cold throne had a calm face from beginning to end, without making any waves and showing no signs of joy or anger.
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He leaned on the back of the chair and looked at the various expressions on the faces of the nobles below, the knights of the River Bend kneeling on one knee, the ugly-looking Oberyn, etc. He didn't pay much attention to this matter.
The city lord has violated the laws of the kingdom and can be punished according to the law, just like the rebellion in Stonehelm City last year.
"Can."
Finally, after Jon Connington finished speaking, Viserys nodded slightly.
"Lord Jon Connington."
"His Majesty."
The man wearing the ordinary hand of the king walked out from the crowd of ministers.
"I will give you two thousand soldiers to bring him before me."
"Send a letter to Sunspear at the same time, asking Prince Doran to explain this."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Jon Clinton bowed slightly and saluted, then returned to his original position.