Chapter 86 Slaves and the Iron Throne
"Master, do you want me to translate what you said before?" The little black girl asked hesitantly.
"What did you say?"
"You said the Unsullied are extremely loyal, but the Golden Company is untrustworthy."
"Pa!" After hitting the little head hard, Kraznys said angrily: "Of course such words that are beneficial to the transaction must be translated. You stupid sheep, you even ask this?"
The little translator took the blow and said, "But then you said that the Golden Company never breaks a contract, and now it has signed a contract with the city-state of Myr. Her Majesty the Queen of Westeros can no longer hire the Golden Company."
"This." After hesitating for a moment, the fat slave owner tugged at his sweaty robe irritably and said, "Ask her how to hire the Golden Company first."
After the little translator asked once, she said, "The Targaryen family has a blood covenant with the Golden Company, and they will help me restore my country.
After all, the founder of the Golden Company is the illegitimate son of the Targaryen family, and most of the backbone members of the legion are descendants of exiled nobles in Westeros.
Since they can go home as nobles, they naturally would not be willing to stay in a foreign land as a precarious mercenary."
Whitebeard and Jorah looked at Dany in shock. They didn't expect her to hide such a trump card.
"It seems to make sense." Kraznys stroked his forked black and red beard, which was like a steel needle, and sighed, "Tell her that she can go back and discuss it. I will temporarily keep these Unsullied for her."
This stingy guy, it's noon, but he didn't even treat me to lunch. I stood in the square for a whole morning and didn't even have a glass of water. The dead fat pig ate ice wine and fresh fruits non-stop.
Dany said goodbye politely, cursing the slave owner in her heart.
They crossed the Pride Square and led the horses and cattle back to the cattle shed at the corner of the street. When the centaurs were yoking the ox carts, Jorah whispered, "Princess, do you really have a secret agreement with the Golden Company?"
"It's fake," Dany climbed onto the ox cart herself, and then called Whitebeard in. "Viserys once took me to visit Captain Myss Toyne. Viserys used the money from selling his mother's crown to treat the commanders of the Golden Company above the rank of sergeant to a big dinner, hoping that they would be willing to help him regain the throne.
Haha, those guys ate and drank heartily, and laughed loudly at Viserys after he made his request."
"Myss Toyne?" Whitebeard thought for a moment, then sighed, "Black-hearted Myss died three years ago, and the Toyne family is completely extinct. The current captain of the Golden Company is Harry Strickland, known as 'the Homeless'."
Hearing the unrest in his tone, Dany asked curiously, "Is the Toyne family very famous?"
"Almost all the core members of the Golden Company are descendants of the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.
A hundred years ago, the first Blackfyre Rebellion failed. Some of the nobles who supported Daemon Blackfyre surrendered, and some of them, led by Aegor Rivers, supported Daemon's son to go into exile overseas. The fiefs and titles of the fugitives were taken back by the royal family.
Aegor witnessed that many exiled knights or lords had to sign contracts to join other mercenary groups to make a living. Fearing that the number of families supporting Blackfyre would decrease, he decided to establish his own mercenary group, the Golden Company."
Speaking of the "Blackfyre Rebellion", it was still the fault of the "blessed" Saint Baelor.
Do you remember the "Virgin House" built by Saint Baelor in the palace?
Because he "believed in the laws of nature and eliminated human desires", he not only broke off his engagement with Diana, the lady he was engaged to, but also locked her and her other two sisters in the Virgin House. He did not let himself or his sisters be defiled by "evil" desires.
But as the saying goes: marrying a daughter with hatred will turn into hatred.
Diana sneaked down the tower and went to raise a wild man.
The adulterer was none other than a family member, a cousin of Diana and Baelor.
Soon Princess Diana's belly swelled up, and it could no longer be concealed.
How did Saint Baelor deal with this?
He went to the sept to fast and pray. After fasting for more than 40 days, he starved to death.
Saint Baelor had been a virgin all his life, so naturally he had no son to inherit the throne. Instead, his cheating cousin, Aegon IV, got a big bargain and became king.
Even though both parents were Targaryens, they did not get married, and the child they gave birth to was still a bastard, Daemon Waters.
Well, the king's territory is close to the sea, so the bastards of the king's territory are named Waters.
Later, Aegon IV gave the Targaryen sword "Blackfyre" to the bastards in public, and acknowledged them as his sons, so Daemon changed his surname to Blackfyre.
"Toyne is one of the noble families. Forty years ago, during the Fifth Blackfyre Rebellion, also known as the War of the Ninecopper Kings, I heard that Ser Barristan killed Simon Toyne, the father of Miss."
Whitebeard clenched his cane in annoyance and almost let it slip.
Dany glanced at him and said, "You even know such a trivial matter as Barristan killing Simon."
"It's not a trivial matter." Whitebeard used his brain to think hard about the glorious history of the Toyne family. After a while, he hesitated and said, "The Toyne family has a strong martial spirit. There will be many powerful knights in each generation. There was even a Kingsguard!"
"Humph!" Jorah, who was beside the ox cart, snorted coldly and said meaningfully, "Why don't you tell Her Royal Highness what the Kingsguard of the Toyne family did?"
Whitebeard was surprised and blurted out, "You remember things that happened hundreds of years ago?"
"Haha, there is only one Kingsguard who dares to cuckold the king!" Jorah laughed.
As soon as he finished speaking, he slapped his helmet with a "bang", "Alas, I was wrong. Now there is another Jaime Lannister. That guy is really the white bull who put on the white robe for him. He must be stomping his feet in heaven with regret. Ser Jaime broke all the taboos of the Kingsguard with his own strength."
Whitebeard's face turned pale, his lips were tightly pursed, and he said nothing.
This statement cannot be refuted.
Jaime Lannister entered the Kingsguard through the most orthodox ceremony. He was more "genuine" than Robert and Joffrey's Kingsguard, and his actions.
Killing the king, incest, sleeping with the king's wife, are also so real.
"Sir, you are also a Kingsguard now." Dany broke the awkward deadlock.
"This guy has no recommender, no recognition from the captain of the Kingsguard, and no title in the book of The White Knight, so he cannot be considered an orthodox Kingsguard." The old man advised Dany, "Princess, I think you should consider it carefully. Even if Ser Jorah has the merit of protecting the king, you can reward him in other ways.
Today, the reputation of the Kingsguard has faded, and it will never be allowed to be ruined by others!"
"Bang bang bang!" Jorah angrily slapped the small window of the oxcart and shouted loudly, "Old dog, come out, I want to duel with you, regardless of life or death."
"Change into a set of armor, and I'll give you a hand!" Whitebeard retorted.
"Ahem, have you forgotten our current situation?" Dany reminded them and changed the subject, "Let's talk about the Unsullied, one by one, Astan, you go first."
"I advise Your Highness not to buy it. The nobles and people of the Seven Kingdoms hate slavery. Regardless of the teachings of the old and new gods, slavery is an extremely evil thing.
If you bring a group of slaves into Westeros and plan to use slaves to conquer the Seven Kingdoms, the nobles of the entire continent will oppose you." Whitebeard said seriously.
"Astein, do you really trust Illyrio?" Dany asked, looking into his melancholy blue eyes.
"This..."
Seeing the old man's hesitation, Jorah sneered and said, "No wise man would trust that fat spice merchant. It is more practical to hire the Unsullied than to entrust your life to a merchant.
The slave owners and slavery in Slave Bay are evil, I admit that, but the Unsullied are very useful. They will not burn, kill, loot, or rape women after winning a battle.
Back then, Tywin Lannister's westerly army looted the entire King's Landing and raped countless women!"
"This is why I think Ser Jorah is not qualified to be a Kingsguard," Whitebeard said to Dany angrily. "He is a slave trader himself. Think about what he did on Bear Island, and you won't wonder why he instigated you to come to Slave Bay to buy slaves! He is an expert!"
"Old man, I've really tolerated you for a long time." Jorah said to Dany angrily: "Your Highness, I suggest you drive him and the fat eunuch away immediately.
Maybe Illyrio wants your dragon just like Xaro of Qarth, and he sent them to trick you alone to Pentos.
Once you are in his territory, he will control you. Anyway, we have reached the Slaver's Bay and don't need a big ship. Let them all go back to Pentos."
"You are talking nonsense, how could I help the Pentos merchants deceive Your Highness!" White Beard seemed to be greatly insulted, his face flushed and furious.
"My princess, you are right to worry about Illyrio. Merchants cannot be trusted. But you must understand that if you want to gain the loyalty of the Seven Kingdoms, you can only rely on the people of the Seven Kingdoms.
Why don't we go back to Pentos first? I have a way to help you contact a group of loyal nobles, and then select a group of knights from them to be your squires?"
Dany opened her mouth and was about to speak, but suddenly the ox cart suddenly stopped, and then she heard Jhogo, who was riding in front, shouting loudly: "Make way for the Mother of Dragons, you slaves, hurry up and don't block the Mother of Dragons' path."
Dany lifted the curtains and stuck her head out to see that at the crossroads ahead, a long team of slaves dragged heavy shackles and moved forward silently and arduously.
They were ordinary slaves, with light brown skin, black hair, and almond eyes. Dothraki? Sheepmen?
In general, Dothraki and sheepmen can be distinguished at a glance.
In addition to their braids and clothing, the spirits of the two nations are completely different. The centaurs are more unruly. Both men and women have an aura of "I don't even obey God, how can I obey you? If you dare, kill me."
But at this time, they all have numb faces, dull eyes, and submissive temperaments.
Everyone is naked, including women, but there are no children among these people. I think the children have been sent to participate in the training of the Unsullied.
There is an overseer next to the slave team, and there are two Astapor people riding white donkeys behind them. The man wears a red silk tokar robe, and the woman has an ivory comb in her red and black hair. She has a veil on her face and wears a blue linen dress decorated with small pieces of lapis lazuli, with an exotic style belonging to the Gis people.
They were originally gathered together to laugh and play, and when they heard Jhogo shouting, the man turned his head and casually glanced at Dany's team. He only made a gesture to the overseer to speed up, and then continued to flirt with the woman next to him.
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