Horos returned to the Riverlands and visited the Governor of the Riverlands, Edmure Tully, and the Governor of the Vale, Petyr Baelish.
He then visited the commander of the Imperial Legion stationed at the Green Fork River.
Immediately, the atmosphere in the two places suddenly became tense. Although the soldiers of the Imperial Legion had not yet moved, grain, grass and military supplies from various places had begun to be loaded and transferred, and they were continuously arriving.
And this imperial standing army stationed on the Green Fork River is actually the former Golden Company.
After Viserys conquered the Seven Kingdoms, he fulfilled his promise, restored their former surnames, and rewarded them based on their merits. Some regained their homes, while others were granted seals in other places.
In short, it was the most correct decision in their lives for them to abandon the dark side and choose to follow Viserys.
The former Golden Legion had its original name banned after being integrated into the imperial system, and was renamed the Imperial Third Army. However, the Third Army still maintained some of its past rules, such as the golden skull still hanging on their flag.
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The former commander of the Third Legion was the former Governor of the West, Mis Toyne. After Mis Toyne became Prime Minister, the position of commander of the Legion fell to his deputy, Harry Strickland.
Compared with the previous commander of the Third Army, Mistoyne, the current commander, Harry Strickland, does not look like a warrior, but rather like a wealthy businessman.
He has a somewhat fat figure, a big round head, light gray eyes, and almost all of his sparse hair, leaving only a bald head.
As a broken ship that traveled through the old era, Harry Strickland witnessed the end of the Targaryen dynasty, witnessed the Usurper War, witnessed two White Walker Wars, witnessed the rise of Viserys in the cracks, and finally
Retook the Seven Kingdoms and established the Valyrian Empire.
Therefore, Harry Strickland is already very old, and living to this day can be regarded as a long life when looking at the whole empire.
Because he was not good at fighting in his early years, but was proficient in paperwork and arithmetic, and had a smart mind, he became the financial officer of the Golden Group.
Harry Strickland didn't save the blood of his brothers, he didn't kill anyone with his own hands, he personally charged into battle, and maintained his health in the rear. He had money and power in his hands, but instead he killed a bunch of old brothers.
, became the person who lived to the end.
"Deploying troops without authorization is a criminal offense."
"Don't be surprised, Your Highness, the old man is already old and has nothing to pursue in this life."
"Qian, I used to be in charge of the Golden Group's money bag, and I helped the Iron Bank collect several overdue loans. After recovering millions of gold coins, the Iron Bank will give 50% of it as a reward."
"Everyone's eyes were dazzled by the shining gold, and from then on, they no longer thought about money."
Stationed on the banks of the Green Fork River all year round, with the Neck in front of it as a natural barrier, the Third Army of the Empire is stationed on the battlefield where humans once resisted the White Walkers. Countless ancestors have shed their blood here.
However, today there is no trace of the former place. Instead, it has been very well repaired and has long been a semi-fixed military camp with many stone castles.
The third legion's residence serves as the commander-in-chief's study.
There are only a few sparse hairs on a bald head, but they have all turned pale. The skin on the speaker's cheeks has long been loose, his forehead is full of wrinkles, and there are many age spots on his face.
Even his voice was a little shaky, but his eyes were still bright and bright.
The old man who was speaking was Harry Strickland, the commander-in-chief of the Third Army of the Empire. He was holding a cane in his hand and looking at the brown-haired man sitting in his seat with burning eyes.
A young man whose face resembles His Majesty the Emperor.
Then he saw that the other party had no words and was just flipping through the booklet in his hand quietly. Harry Strickland's fingers slightly rubbed the crutch, and then he added in a hoarse voice.
"Your Highness, the old man has a granddaughter named Jenny..."
The young man sitting in front of the candlelight, half of his face immersed in darkness, finally raised his head slightly at this moment.
He looked at Harry Strickland, the old general who had followed his father to conquer Westeros, but was now an octogenarian old man.
Hroth looked at the other person without speaking, while Harry Strickland supported the crutches with both hands. He felt that cold sweat had oozed out from his palms. He couldn't help but be shaken in his heart. He suspected that what he saw in front of him was not the man's son, but the man's son.
The other person himself.
"I took this brochure and a few letters with me."
However, Heros stared at the other party for a long time, and then suddenly spoke.
He raised his hand and lifted up the pamphlet he had been reading just now. There were also several letters inside. He didn't know where Helos found it.
But it was obvious that before Harry Strickland, the commander of the Third Army, learned of the arrival of His Royal Highness the First Prince, Heros had been staying here for an unknown length of time.
His Royal Highness's cronies must have been placed around him for a long time!
Harry Strickland felt endless regrets in his heart, but at the same time he was helpless.
Because there are too many objects worthy of suspicion, although the military and political affairs have been separated in the Riverlands, the DNA of the former Golden Company has long been diluted and the army is filled with a large number of nobles and knights from the Riverlands.
Now Harry Strickland is still the commander-in-chief of the Legion, but once he dies and all the old brothers leave the world, the name of the Golden Company may disappear completely.
And now, although Harry is still the commander-in-chief and seems to still have a bit of the Golden Company, he is actually already beyond his capabilities.
The first reason is naturally that he is old and weak-minded, and the second reason is that the nobles under his command form cliques, and even he is unable to rectify them.
The reason why the senior leaders of the Empire in King's Landing have not taken down Harry Strickland yet is precisely because he once followed His Majesty the Emperor in attacking the Seven Kingdoms and gave him an honorable way to leave.
After Viserys established the Valyrian Empire, except for those who later made mistakes, such as Illyrio Mopatis, there was almost no such thing as a cunning rabbit being cooked by a lackey, and a donkey being killed in an effort.
Even Ramsay, an angry lackey like Ramsay, was not abandoned. He always received recognition and support from the royal family. However, in the end, Ramsay was accidentally replaced by Magiro due to his own mistakes.