Chapter 68 Plan

"Sir...why me? You can always go to someone else for this kind of thing."

Clay frowned. He had already made his words so clear. There was no point in pretending to be stupid anymore. However, Clay never thought clearly about why Aenys Frey identified him. This kind of thing cannot be sent to a group message. , that is pure seeking death.

"Because, you, and the Mandalay family behind you, have something I want, and that is the golden dragon. After I become Marquis Frey, I need a large number of golden dragons to appease these disobedient guys. At the same time, you man Mander The support of the Le family can also help me share a lot of pressure."

Aenys Frey restrained the ferocious expression he had just shown, restored his dead face, took out a golden dragon from his pocket, and threw it directly to Clay.

"Golden Dragon, you want me, the Golden Dragon of the Mandalay family, and you want me to marry a sister or sister to your grandson, and then support you as a parricide and kill your father and brothers. Then, please, I, Mander What can the Le family gain?”

This is an obvious thing. The Mandalay family has to pay so much, and it is possible that the family's reputation will be damaged because of the incident. Taking such a big risk, there must be a satisfactory return, right?

Aenys Frey needs the Manderly family to come forward and use the golden dragon and influence to stabilize the situation after he completes the parricide. Clay will naturally want to pay a good price. Moreover, Clay is a little curious. Isn’t your Twin City quite good? Money? Although there are more golden dragons in White Harbor than in Twins City, beyond a certain range, golden dragons are just numbers.

Knowing he had to come back to this issue, this wasn't between him and the Clays, it was a negotiation between the Manderlys and the Freys, if Aenys could represent the Freys, of course.

After the blazing bonfire, Aenys Frey stretched out three fingers and said very seriously:

"First, your elder sister or younger sister will marry my future heir, Robert Frey. I guarantee that their descendants will control the entire Frey family."

"Second, if things end smoothly, Twin River City will give up any taxes on the Mandalay family before I go to see the Seven Gods. You know how much wealth that is."

"Third, if a war breaks out, the Frey family will unconditionally side with the Mandalay family, no matter whether the enemies of the Mandalay family are in the south or north, east or west."

After listening to Inis Frey's quotation, Clay sneered in his heart, good guy, even a white wolf with nothing would do this.

Let’s talk about the first one first. It seems that the blood of the Manderly family has been integrated into the main line of rule of the Frey family, if Aenys Frey’s plan can really succeed.

But on the other hand, if the Mandalay family marries a daughter, instead of directly marrying your heir, how about marrying a side branch? White Harbor is the fifth largest city in Westeros, with a population of over 200,000.

Why Clay is so popular as the heir is absolutely related to the size of White Harbor. According to Aenys Frey's intention, marrying his heir is a condition, which is pure nonsense.

Let’s talk about the second one, this one does have some content. The Twins City has been occupied by the Frey family for so many years. Although the toll collected every year is not as good as the total trade volume of White Harbor, it is still a very scary figure.

If the tax on the White Harbor caravan is eliminated, overall, it will indeed leave a lot of money for White Harbor, but the problem is that this is also a castle in the air.

First of all, Aenys Frey is now over fifty. It is almost impossible for him to live to the age of his father. Even if he is lucky, White Harbor will only have twenty years of tax exemption at most.

Secondly, is this tax-free? White Harbor has no control at all. To put it bluntly, if Aenys Frey is in a bad mood one day and starts collecting taxes again, what can White Harbor do? Can he just start an army? So may I ask, what is the reason? Can the reason for this tax-free agreement be explained?

To sum up, this thing is still a piece of cake. Whether Clay and his Mandalay family can eat it all depends on the mood of the Frey family.

Finally, there is the third item, to believe the promise of the Frey family, which may be even more nonsense than asking Robert Baratheon to lick Daenerys Targaryen's toes. When White Harbor really faces the enemy, can Clay get support from the Twins? Go ahead and dream!

Therefore, Aenys Frey's three items seem to tie the two families together. The Manderly family only needs to pay for a daughter who has no inheritance rights, so that they can spend a large amount of wealth in the future, and they can also save money during the war. It’s time to have one more ally, what a good condition...

If it weren't for the conditions, Clay would have really wanted to kick Aenys Frey in the face and tell him seriously: You are good at making conditions, so don't mention them next time!

Originally, he wanted to stand up directly and end the trade negotiations that seemed meaningless to Clay, but then he thought about it and stopped himself from standing up.

"Sir, can I listen to you, how do you plan to carry out your... plan and use your kindness to send your family to meet the Seven Gods?"

In the classical law of Westeros, no matter whether the conditions are special or not, for things like parricide, if you are unlucky, you will be executed on the spot, and if you are lucky, you will be unable to hold your head up for the rest of your life.

Just like Jaime Lannister, the "Kingslayer" who killed the Mad King, as a member of the Kingsguard, he did not protect his king, but instead stabbed him to death under the Iron Throne, even though he was on the side of the winner. , but this does not prevent him from being reviled for it.

Therefore, Clay does not need to be merciful to people like Aenys Frey who propose a parricide plan. His words are filled with contempt and ridicule, which is how a Westeros person should react.

Sure enough, Aenys Frey's face was probably thicker than that of the Great Wall. He couldn't hear the irony in Clay's words at all. He still had a serious expression and said in a deep voice:

"Lord Clay, you know that I am in charge of some of the maester's authority, and my father is actually as groggy as he was before we left the Twins most of the time."

"He is very lethargic, and the only person he trusts is the housekeeper who has been with him all his life. But let me tell you, the housekeeper's only grandson is attracted to my granddaughter. At the critical moment, I can guarantee that he will be on my side. After all, if the old man If the thing is dead, Stevelen won’t let him go.”

"It sounds like you will let him go." Clay sneered.

"Maybe?" Aenys Frey smiled mysteriously, and then said:

"My father will suddenly leave during a banquet with Steve Lun. All the crimes, except for the knowledge of the Seven Gods, can only be shouldered by my dear brother. I will execute him in the name of parricide." he."

"I have to remind you that even if everything you said before is successful, the inheritance seems to be your second brother's turn. After all, you are only third in line."

Aenys Frey's smile did not weaken at all because of Clay's words. He shook his head and his voice was calm:

"My poor second brother married a Lannister wife and is not in the Twins at all. Once the matter is completed, I will be the master of the Twins. By then, do you think Lord Hoster Tully will allow a Will Frey, who is covered in lion hair, come to the Twins and become his master?"

"Besides, even if he can come, it seems that the road is not peaceful. There are bandits. Isn't it a reasonable thing to have an accident? After all, the adults in the entire Riverlands hope that this will happen." An accident happened..."