Chapter 90 The king is dead and his majesty is gone

After opening the note, it took Clay less than a minute to read the information that shocked the entire Seven Kingdoms.

King Robert Baratheon I was attacked by a wild boar while hunting in the Kingswood and died two days after returning to King's Landing.

Lord Eddard Stark, Hand of the King, openly claimed that Joffrey Baratheon, the heir to the throne, was the result of incest between Queen Cersei and the Kingslayer Jaime Lannister, and had no right to inherit the Iron Throne at all.

The two sides faced off in the throne room, and clashes broke out after Cersei Lannister tore up the king's edict.

Eddard Stark fought his way out of King's Landing with hundreds of elite northern troops and fled north. Most of his troops were damaged and are currently missing.

The new king, Joffrey Baratheon, has proclaimed himself king in King's Landing and declared that the former Hand of the King, Duke Eddard Stark, had committed treason, calling on the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms to arrest the traitor.

Due to the lack of manpower in King's Landing, it was not possible for the White Sea Guards to send messages one day at a time. This letter should have been sent four days ago because it would take time for the raven to fly to White Harbor.

But no matter what, Clay knew that the war broke out!

The letter didn't say it, but Clay must have known that Stannis and Renly must have left King's Landing before the king's death. It's impossible to say that the crown was already on his head by now.

The fierceness in his eyes suddenly broke out, and he suddenly looked at the silent Manager Weishui standing aside, his voice was extremely serious:

"Does the Earl know about this?"

Shaking his head, General Controller Weishui certainly knew what the arrival of this letter meant. The commander's concern for King's Landing was completely correct. This was a truly earth-shattering change.

"My lord, Wolf's Den should be the first to get the news. We don't know whether King's Landing's letter to the whole country has been sent or when it will arrive."

Clay nodded. He understood what the Water Controller meant. Of course King's Landing knew how the northern nobles would react when they learned that the Lord was being hunted. It was estimated that only Winterfell would receive the news.

It was useless to say anything now. Clay immediately gave the order, regardless of whether the place was suitable or not.

"Order, withdraw half of the people in King's Landing and maintain basic news channels. I will gather the remaining people in the Riverlands and the West."

"As for the Riverlands, please figure out the terrain there for me. You can't make any mistakes for me!"

Ignoring the look in the eyes of Chief Weishui, Clay didn't realize that this order should be given to Chief Hewen. He said to himself:

"I'm sure it must be a battlefield there!"

After a pause, he looked at Controller Weishui again. When their eyes met, he revealed his arrangements for the Western Territory.

"The people in the Western Region have only one job. Find out for me how many people the old lion can get from the Western Region. Do you understand?"

Manager Weishui did not respond to this sentence, but just caressed his chest and saluted, turned around, rushed out of the courtyard, mounted his horse and ran straight to the wolf's den.

When the war comes, intelligence arrives earlier and can be of great use at critical moments.

After giving the order to the assembled witcher team to disband and teach Raven the Seal as soon as possible, Clay forced himself to calm down.

Now, the top priority is to tell the old man the news and see what his plans are.

…

Poseidon Tower, conference hall.

Members of the Mandalay family, from the older generation of Earl Wyman and Sir Malone, to Clay's fathers Willis and Wendel, to him and his sister Wilfield and sister Vera, the main line of the Mandalay family, They all came to this conference room that had not been used for a long time.

Except for Clay, everyone was shocked by the sudden news.

The news was so exciting that they still haven't recovered from it.

"Seven Hells, what the hell is going on?"

The old man made a sound that he was not aware of, but it was indeed a reflection of everyone's heart.

Sure enough, as Clay expected, no ravens came to White Harbor from King's Landing at all. From the beginning, a clear line had been drawn between the North and King's Landing.

Different from the original, at this time, because Ed Stark had more than a hundred soldiers with extremely strong fighting ability, facing Zhan Wusheng's golden robe of King's Landing, he actually broke through the siege directly.

But now the question arises. No one knows where the Guardian of the North, who has been accused of treason, is. Dead or alive?

"Everyone, what should we do now? We need to come up with an idea."

The speaker was Sir Malone. As the first person to sort himself out, his question pointed to the most important issue at the moment.

"What else can we do? Father, I will assemble the army right away and go south to the Neck to bring Lord Ed back!"

It was Clay's father Wendel who spoke. This professional soldier's way of thinking about problems was also very simple. He could sum it up in one sentence and that was it.

"Shut your mouth. Have the orders from Winterfell arrived? Do you know where Lord Eddard is now? Send troops without knowing anything? What do you think!"

Count Wyman, who came to his senses, severely rejected his son's suggestion.

At this time, the eldest son Willis spoke to save his brother:

"Father, Wendel's words are indeed lacking some consideration, but we still have to gather this army."

His health has never been ideal. After saying this, he fell silent and had no intention of continuing to explain. However, everyone present understood one thing:

Regardless of whether Eddard Stark returns north of the Neck alive, conflict between the Starks and the Lannisters is inevitable.

"Clay, you were there when the king was in Winterfell. Tell us, what is said in the news, is the child king really the bastard of Lannister?"

The old man seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked.

This issue is not important at this stage, but it is related to who can stand on the opposite side of the Lannister family in future wars.

Although the enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend, it is enough if you can help you fight against your opponent.

With a sneer, Clay said coldly:

"If you had seen that idiot, you probably wouldn't have hesitated. I assure you, Joffrey is not worthy of sitting on that iron chair."

Earl Wyman frowned slightly. He didn't know why his grandson was so confident, but he believed in his grandson's judgment. Moreover, he had heard to some extent the comments about the crown prince being too similar to his mother and uncle.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Clay straightened up from his chair and expressed his opinion:

"Winterfell is at most two days behind us. They will definitely get the news. Based on my understanding of Stark's acting city lord, it is certain that he summoned the vassals for his father."

"Whether we fight directly or fight after the negotiation is over, I don't know, but we must fight based on it!"

Clay's voice gradually grew louder.

"Grandpa, we can't delay any longer. Although our Mandalay family has always stood under the direwolf flag, at this time, we must be prepared for a rainy day. My suggestion is to immediately summon the family knights to assemble."

"At the same time, the family's speed of assembling new warships must be accelerated. We cannot guarantee other places, but Biting Bay and the eastern coast of the North must be under the control of my Mandalay family."

"This is no small matter. If the Bite Bay is blocked, won't the pirates on the Three Sisters Islands blow up their nest?"

Sir Malone felt that Clay's suggestion was still a bit risky.

"Pirates? When the war starts, can we still allow other people's warships to sail directly to White Harbor?"

Clay's face was filled with a strange light, and he finished the following words in an extremely calm tone:

"I, Mandalay, are happy because I think Sunderland is a noble. I, Mandalay, are not happy. They are just pirates who disturbed my caravan and robbed my fleet. There is nothing to say about pirates."

"Destroy them, leaving no one behind!"