Chapter 143 The hardest choice is
Is Juventus’ brother a spy? No wonder Juventus would choose to come to him at night, Clay became interested in this matter.
Although the White Sea Guards repeatedly assured him that White Harbor was relatively clean, they found all the southern spies in White Harbor, sent them to the dungeon in Wolf's Lair for interrogation, and finally pulled them out to find a tree and hang them. Done.
Clay has been silent on this statement and has no comment. He does not think that the southern gentlemen are fools. The former White Harbor was not a place that was too small to deserve attention.
Now, as the core of the Mandalay family that spans the two rivers in the north, it is strange that White Harbor has not been penetrated.
However, he didn't expect that just one day after he returned to White Harbor, he would hear news about the southern spies from Juventus, a guard who could enter and leave the Poseidon Tower at any time.
"Tell me, how did you determine that your brother has the eyes of a southerner? This is a crime that is enough for him to be dragged out and beheaded without repentance."
Clay calmed down the expression on his face and calmly told Juventus the consequences of this matter. He must make it clear to Juventus. As a lord, this is his responsibility.
"I know Sir, my brother Eli, because he is tall and has good swordsmanship, he and I were both recruited when you went south this time. You know that no one in our White Harbor will refuse, otherwise we will just hang out here. Can’t go down anymore.”
Clay nodded. This is the case in White Harbor or the entire Northern Territory. If the lord recruits you, if you are not disabled or too old to move, refusing to be recruited will make everyone look down on you.
"Eri was recruited as an infantryman and followed Lord Robb south to fight Lord Tywin. On the battlefield, there were no swords and no eyes. When I went back, he had broken two legs and was lying on the bed. The neighbors had been taking care of him. .”
"While I was packing his things, I accidentally lifted up a piece of dirty carpet, and there was a basement underneath, and I found something in there."
"I found a key, which is exactly the same as the one on my waist that can enter the Poseidon Tower. I also found a box, which contains some... some information about you, my lord, and the members of the Mandalay family."
"I didn't touch his things before. If I hadn't taken care of him and packed his things this time and couldn't find these things, he... I'm afraid he would have been doing it for a long time."
Juventus finished speaking in one breath and let out a long breath. These words were held in his heart and he finally said them out. This made him extremely comfortable, even though Eli was his brother.
Clay thought carefully, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple, he asked:
"Yuwen, does your brother Eli usually live with you?"
"No, we have separated a long time ago. He has a bad personality. As soon as we meet, we can't say a few words, but we will quarrel over which is better between the north and the south. He always yearns for the life in the south."
Juventus replied with some loneliness. He didn't understand why his brother was so stubborn before, but now it seems that his brother has long lost his heart in the south.
"Okay, assuming what you said is right, and your brother Eli really has eyes from the South, then this raises two questions. First, why did he do this, and who asked him to do it? Second, , how did he spread the news?"
Clay has no way of getting the answer to the first question now. He can only get the answer from Eli's mouth. But for the second question, Clay probably has a guess in his mind.
Because the transportation conditions are extremely backward, for long-distance communication, especially between the north and the south, there is no other possibility for timely communication except ravens.
Then the question comes again. In the entire White Harbor, who else can effectively use the raven, except the old man who has mastered it personally?
In Clay's mind, he thought of a figure in gray robes with jingling chains hanging around his neck. Yes, it must be him. However, Clay was a little curious as to how this person could hide it from everyone. Who did this right under your nose?
If it was really him, then Eli was definitely not alone. How much could he find out by himself?
Clay regretted a little. When he was in Poseidon Tower, why didn't Clay give this blond and blue-eyed bachelor a mark of Yakxi? Maybe he would gain something at that time.
Interestingly, this time when I came back, I encountered this incident. Clay really wanted to know, who drove such a big nail into his own territory?
Although this is a Lannister, he may not necessarily send the message to the Lannister. Who is behind him is really interesting.
He is leaving soon, and this matter must be resolved. Otherwise, if the news of his departure is leaked and the old man is not in Baigang, the family will be in a very delicate position.
Clay looked at the city wall of White Harbor. This thick white wall could block the frontal attack of ten thousand troops, but it could not block the infiltration of people with ulterior motives from all directions.
Clay once again felt that this city wall could not give him any sense of security. Think about the tunnels extending in all directions under the Red Keep of King's Landing where eight-clawed spiders were entrenched and spinning webs.
As the king of a country, the voice of communicating feelings with his queen can be heard by others through a thin wall. Isn't this creepy?
If King's Landing is like this, how can we expect that other places will be so strong that a needle cannot be inserted or water cannot be poured in?
Regarding Clay's question, Juventus answered with great pain. To be honest, he thought that the mysterious box would contain a letter from his younger brother, a bachelor, who missed a certain girl. But when he saw the contents inside , he really wished he had never seen these papers and never opened this box.
However, as the senior guard of the Mandalay family, he hesitated again and again, and could not accept that he did not know these things at all. What his brother did was completely detrimental to White Harbor, the Mandalay family, and It's not good for the young master.
He didn't know who to talk to about this matter. After spending what was probably the longest afternoon in his life, and unable to eat a bite at night, he finally stayed up until the dead of night and came to the Poseidon Tower to meet Clay. Master.
He himself was unwilling and didn't know how to face his younger brother, so he gave the decision-making power to Clay. He would do whatever the young master said. In this way, he could slightly alleviate the pain in his heart.
"Master, I don't know...I really don't know. He is disabled now. As for who he contacted in the past, I didn't ask him. He doesn't know that I already know about him."
Youwen shook his head bitterly. After discovering the key and the box in the corner, he was shocked and panicked, but the strong psychology on the battlefield quickly made him calm down, and he pretended that nothing happened and recovered. s things.
Therefore, until now, his brother Eli does not know that his identity has been exposed. It is no wonder that he was recruited in a hurry and had no time to pack up his things.
Moreover, he has a withdrawn personality and is the kind of character that no one likes. No one will come to his home.
Who would have known that after leaving and coming back, I would have left my legs on the battlefield, and I could only lie on the bed and look helplessly at the dusty roof.
"What do you want me to do? You know that from my position and my position, Juventus, your brother Eli will definitely suffer his punishment. You know very well that we northerners are very strict with traitors. What an attitude."
Clay looked into Juventus's eyes. Those eyes that were constantly dodging showed pain, anger, and sadness, but more importantly, deep helplessness. Clay could see it.
"Master, I want to ask you to give Eli a dignity. No matter what he has done in the past, he at least gave his two legs for the North on the battlefield..."
Clay raised a hand to stop what Juventus wanted to say next. He could guess what Juventus, his elder brother, would do next, because he could come to him today, and he had actually made a choice in his heart. .
He would say that after Eli explained everything he knew, Juventus would personally send his brother to the arms of the Seven Gods. He would not allow himself to ignore everything his brother had done in the past.
But he is Eli's brother after all, and he wants his brother to leave this world with dignity as a warrior, instead of being a traitor who is spurned by everyone and left in the wilderness to be eaten by wild beasts.
Clay suddenly understood why Ed Stark valued honor so much. Emotions were not an isolated phenomenon. Throughout the North, many people put the honor of themselves and their families or relatives at an intolerable level. loss of status.
Just like Juventus came to him today, if it were Clay, he would definitely not do this. In his opinion, family must be much more important than the illusory so-called honor.
However, no matter what, he has to thank Juventus for his discovery. The old man has always wanted to find an opportunity to deal with this Lannister right under his nose. Now, he has given himself a good reason.
Moreover, when dealing with this Eli himself, he certainly cannot just pull him out of bed, and then hold a public trial to make him reveal his so-called crime of colluding with the southerners. In that case, Juventus will probably have to leave Baidu with hatred for himself. Hong Kong is a place like this.
"Okay, I know what you mean. Don't mention this to anyone. You don't have to do anything with your brother Eli. By the way, when will the wedding of you and your fiancée be held? "
Juventus opened his mouth slightly, obviously not keeping up with his young master's thinking. He replied dryly:
"Master, we have agreed that we will get married as soon as I come back, but no one knows that this happened, and I don't even know how to tell Mana."
"Needless to say, the wedding will go ahead as usual. I'll give you a day tomorrow to prepare and send the charter to me. The day after tomorrow, I will host your wedding. By the way, I'll meet you, this unlucky brother with a bad mind."
"Master, this..."
"This is my will, you just do it. Whether Eli can have an ending that is good for everyone depends on him. Be careful Juventus. Although I am very grateful to you for saying this to me today, but , I want to remind you that just because the key to the Poseidon Tower was secretly copied by others, I won’t be able to chop you off if you grow another head.”
Juventus was stunned on the spot. This afternoon, his sense of justice and responsibility for his brother had been at war in his heart. He completely forgot that he also had a huge responsibility in this matter.
After a long time, he replied in despair:
"I understand, Master Clay." He did not call Master Clay again.
"Leave, Juventus guard."
Clay said lightly, as if he had just revealed his plan to interrogate someone else's brother at someone else's wedding banquet and it had nothing to do with him.
The stopped fingers started tapping on the armrest again. Clay knew that it must be very unhuman to do this, but why didn't Clay do this?
Who knows what information this Eli stole from the family through the key he copied from Juventus?
To put it bluntly, if this matter had been any other lord, Juventus and his brother Eli would have been hanged immediately and none of them would be able to escape. Clay could ask Juventus to leave, and he would deal with this matter himself later. It's already considered a mercy.
But Clay's kindness only ends here. He is a lord and the young master of the Mandalay family. He has no extra kindness to share with a small guard, even if this guard has just proved his loyalty. .
Clay didn't have any extra time to waste on them. He had promised to be their witness, so he would do it, but for other things, they didn't deserve Clay's more attention.
He had more things to do, including issuing the latest mission to the White Sea Guards, handing over his own army, and making arrangements for his demon hunter team during his absence.
For a spy, one shot of the Yaksi Seal will reveal everything, and after that, this Eli will have no value to Clay.
A person who lost his legs in the war and completely lost his ability to move cannot be engaged in so-called espionage activities. Clay doesn't mind whether such a person dies or not, but the big net behind him is Clay must uproot his legacy and leave no trace behind. This is his style.
Clay will be at the wedding banquet, serving as a witness for Juventus and dealing with Eli. He doesn't have so much time to go back and forth to the home of an ordinary guard in the port area.
After that, he has to greet our Bachelor Xiomer cordially and see what tricks this taciturn and fearful bachelor is playing on himself.
Clay felt intimately that knowledge has no position, but bachelors do. For the first time, the idea of abolishing the bachelor system arose in his heart.
Let such a group of people go deep into the fortress of the nobles and be directly responsible for the life and health of the nobles and the sending and receiving of letters. Even if most people can abide by the bachelor's oath, there will always be restless ones, and as a lord, I don't know who There is such an idea.
This section will be over soon. After all, it is definitely not appropriate to just ride on a dragon and leave without doing anything. For this, I have to kill a bachelor, and then, let me tell you, I have been attending classes this month. , while working and typing, my whole body feels numb. Updates are guaranteed every day, but double updates will have to wait until next month for me to adjust.
