Chapter 166 Benefits and Betrayal

After Lyanna came out of Jack's study, she seemed absent-minded.

Borisaph looked at Lyanna in surprise, thinking, so fast?

Feeling Borisaph's eyes, Lyanna glared at Borisaph angrily, then turned and left.

Borisaph frowned, looking at Lyanna's back, he didn't know how he offended her.

The next day, Jack summoned all his vassals, including Cassino and others, to the scene.

After everyone arrived, Jack clapped his hands and signaled everyone to be quiet.

"Everyone, we have now occupied half of the North, but I have bad news for you."

"Everyone, the bloodline of the Stark family has lost contact. Sansa Stark married Tyrion Lannister and disappeared at the Purple Wedding. There is still no news until now, so I decided to re-canonize a Duke of the North."

The noise suddenly sounded. In fact, they all knew the situation of the Stark family. Everyone knew that Joffrey was poisoned to death at his wedding. Sansa Stark, who disappeared at the same time, became the most likely murderer.

Even if Sansa Stark was not the murderer, she would be identified as the murderer, or more accurately, as an accomplice, because Cersei determined that the murderer was Tyrion.

But Jack had prepared a large number of letters and leaflets, and when the time was right, he would tell the story of Petyr Baelish and Olenna's poisoning.

Due to the limited number of ravens, Jack could only arrange some people to sneak into King's Landing with leaflets, and then spread the information with a large number of people, not giving Lannister any chance to suppress the matter. If you want to hit the snake, you have to hit it at its weakest point.

"Your Majesty, who do you want to appoint as the new Guardian of the North?" A hint of viciousness flashed in Cassinoa's eyes.

Other nobles were also looking forward to it. The Stark family was now as if they were exterminated, and the new Guardian of the North meant a new distribution of power.

"According to my discussion with the three earls, it is decided to appoint the Mormont family as the new Guardian of the North. What do you think?"

Jack narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at everyone with a smile on his face, as if he could just say it boldly if he had any objections.

Many nobles looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know what to say. Now, the Northern nobles who had surrendered to Jack were generally barons, and the new Duke of the North would definitely be born among the three earls, but they didn't expect it to be the Mormont family of Bear Island.

But it makes sense if you think about it carefully. After all, the Mormont family of Bear Island was the first Northern family to support Jack.

Jack wanted to conquer Westeros as the Sea King, which was essentially no different from Aegon's conquest war.

They followed Jack to try their luck, and didn't want to be the first batch of nobles to be eliminated in the long night ahead.

"I support your majesty's decision!" Tormund was the first to express his opinion, followed by Segun and Kasa, who decided to support the Mormont family.

Some barons also expressed their willingness to support the Mormont family to become the new duke family in the North. The number of soldiers in their hands did not exceed fifty at most.

So since they chose to serve Jack, they naturally followed Jack's pace.

But some people didn't think so. Cassinoa stood up and said, "Your Majesty, although we all swore allegiance to you, you promised that the Stark family would still be the guardian family of the North. Now you suddenly change it. Isn't this asking us to betray our own lord?"

Jack looked at Cassinoa with a smile, and he knew that this guy would never be content.

"I do want the Stark family to continue to be the guardian of the North. After all, the Stark family has been guarding the North for 8,000 years. However, the Stark family does not have an heir now. Do we have to move the statue of Eddard Stark out of the cellar of Winterfell?"

After Jack finished speaking, many nobles showed their approval. If the Stark family still had an heir, they would definitely support the Stark family.

But now the Stark family does not have a clear living heir. We can't really move the statue of Eddard Stark to Winterfell, right?

"Your Majesty, of the five children of the Stark family, only Robb, Bran and Rickon are dead, but Sansa and Arya are just missing. I don't think we should make such a hasty conclusion."

Cassinoa just doesn't want Lyanna Mormont to become the Duke of the North. The ridicule of the little girl is still vivid in his mind, and Cassinoa will never forget it.

"What you said is not without reason, but Viscount Cassinoa, a group of dragons cannot be without a leader for a day. You have all witnessed the ability of Earl Lyanna Mormont, who is more than qualified to be the Duke of the North."

"And Sansa Stark has become the wife of Tyrion Lannister. Tywin's eldest son is a member of the Kingsguard. Even if Sansa is still alive, she is still a widow of the Lannister family.

If Arya Stark is still alive, I will give her the fiefdom of the Dreadfort as compensation. There is no other way unless we have accurate information about the heir of the Stark family."

"In addition, Viscount Cassinoa, I have something to ask you." Jack took out a letter while speaking.

Originally, Cassinoa saw that Jack was determined to support Lyanna Mormont to become the Duke of the North, and was still thinking in his heart that since he could not stop it, he would offer Lyanna's head to Roose Bolton, so that his credit would be greater.

But when Cassinoa saw a letter in Jack's hand and said he had something to ask him, a bad premonition came into his heart.

"Duke Lyanna, please read this letter to everyone."

As today's protagonist, Lyanna has not spoken. To be honest, she is still a little confused.

Originally he just wanted a piece of land, but he was helped to the position of Duke of the North.

"Dear Duke Roose Bolton, Guardian of the North, head of the ancient and noble House of Burton, please allow me."

As Lyanna read, everyone looked at Cassinoa and the other two viscounts angrily.

They were all minor nobles, and they brought dozens of people with them. To put it bluntly, they wanted to follow Jack and the Savages to check their benefits and save some money for the winter.

It would be better for you to just sell us, make a lot of money, and prepare to spend the long night comfortably.

"Son of a bitch, you are really a 'smart man'. You just sold all of us to enjoy the glory and wealth yourself, right?" A grumpy noble scolded directly.

They just want to save money for the winter. If they don't want to be loyal to Jack, they can take people to join Roose Bolton directly.

But now you are just betraying, sacrificing everyone's interests to satisfy your own selfish desires, how can you not make them angry.