Chapter 179 Lord Leech - Roose Bolton
While Jack was commanding the Iron Fleet, the Bolton family was not idle either.
Ramsay, who restored the Bolton family name, encountered a huge crisis.
Originally, Roose Bolton had an heir, Domeric Bolton, but he eventually died of stomach disease. Roose Bolton suspected that Ramsay killed Domeric.
But with no other children, Roose brought his illegitimate son Ramsay Snow to the Dreadfort and designated him as his unofficial heir.
Later, Ramsay successfully captured Winterfell, and Roose Bolton restored Ramsay's surname.
Since Ramsay Snow became Ramsay Bolton, Ramsay's style of doing things has become more and more flamboyant, which has caused Roose's dissatisfaction.
Roose Bolton, the current Lord of the Dreadfort, appears gentle and polite, but he is actually cold, calculating, cruel and ruthless.
He always spoke softly and never raised his voice, forcing the listeners to pay close attention.
He really disliked Ramsay's flamboyant style of doing things.
Inside the Great Hall of the Dreadfort, Roose Bolton lies on his bed, covered in leeches by the maester.
Luce felt that this was the secret to longevity, to regularly cleanse the dirty blood in his body.
Although it is unknown whether this actually worked, everyone else believes that the leeches have sucked all of Luce's emotions away.
Sometimes other nobles would address Roose Bolton as Lord Leech.
At the Red Wedding, Roose Bolton muttered an excuse and left the hall.
The entry into the bridal chamber and the playing of "The Rains of Castamere" were the Freys' signal to attack their guests.
At this time, Roose Bolton returned to the hall in armor, and Robb was already wounded by an arrow.
Roose Bolton walks up to Robb and kills him, saying, "I send you warm regards from Jaime Lannister."
Soldiers from the Frey and Bolton families began to attack the armies of the Northern and Riverland lords, and eventually annihilated them.
Because of this performance, Tywin appointed Bolton as the Guardian of the North. The Bolton family thus became the supreme ruler of the North and ranked among the top families in Westeros.
Roose Bolton also accepted the royal legitimation of his bastard son Ramsay, naming him as his legal heir.
After the Rebellion of the Five Kings, he became the Guardian Duke of the North, taking the position that the Bolton family had dreamed of for thousands of years.
At the same time, he married into the Walder family and married Walder's fattest granddaughter, Walda Frey, because old Walder promised to give him the same weight of gold as his granddaughter.
So Roose Bolton picked the fattest one without hesitation and directly got two hundred kilograms of gold.
For the North after the war, these more than 200 kilograms of gold are very important.
"No one is gossiping about me behind my back. If someone had said that about me, do you think I would have just sat here?
It's your freedom to have fun. I won't restrict you intentionally, but you should not act too ostentatiously.
A harmonious land and a peaceful people, this is how I rule, and it should be yours too."
Roose Bolton's voice was soft, but it sounded very stressful to Ramsay who was standing next to him.
Because this was Roose expressing his dissatisfaction with him, and his position was not yet secure, so Roose Bolton's attitude was crucial.
So Ramsay immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "I'm sorry, father. I will correct it. I understand that it is more important for my family to secure the position of Duke of the North."
"Well, it's enough for you to know. I don't think I need to say more. You know it in your heart."
Roose's Bolton's words were gentle, but they were a hundred times more dangerous than a scolding with spit flying all over the place.
In the original book, Roose Bolton died very casually. He was stabbed in the heart with a dagger by Ramsay, and Ramsay successfully inherited the Bolton family.
But in fact, this is something that is impossible to happen. Roose Bolton is a very cunning person and he would never appear without guards around him.
Moreover, Ramsay Bolton has a group of "illegitimate good boys" under his command. They are soldiers of the Bolton family and obey Ramsay Bolton's orders.
However, while following Ramsay, they secretly reported everything Ramsay said and did to Roose Bolton.
It can be said that everything Ramsay Bolton says and does is under the control of Roose Bolton.
In this case, is it possible for Ramsay Bolton to assassinate Roose Bolton?
I'm afraid he can't even get close to Roose Bolton with his weapon.
What's more, Roose Bolton's captain of the guard, Ironshanks Walton, always protects Roose Bolton closely.
"Father, Moat Cailin is still in the hands of the ironborn. I am willing to take it back for you." Ramsay Bolton now urgently needs a credit to consolidate his position.
Roose Bolton opened his half-closed eyes and said, "I leave this matter to you. Don't let me down, and don't let down the other nobles who are loyal to the Bolton family. Go and do it."
"I understand. Don't worry, I will definitely be able to take over Bay Cailin and present it to you."
After saying this, Ramsay Bolton went to gather his men, and the hall fell silent again.
Soon, the maester suddenly said, "My Lord, Lady Walda has given birth to a boy. Do we really not need to tell Ramsay?"
"Why do you ask?" Roose Bolton glanced at the maester.
The maester said quickly, "Ramsay's character is obvious to all. I'm afraid he will do something irrational after learning about this."
"If you dare to think of doing this, just get rid of him. Ramsay is not suitable. He lacks reverence.
Only by having awe in your heart can you survive in this world full of lies and betrayal.
Even here in Barrowtown, the crows still circle, waiting to feast on our corpses.
The Sevens and the Taoha family are unreliable, and our fat friend Lord Wyman is a sinister person with a sweet mouth and a sharp tongue.
Ramsay should fear them all, as much as I do."
Roose Bolton actually looked down on Ramsay Bolton, especially after Walda Frey gave birth to a son for him.
But now he still needs Ramsay Bolton to marry "Arya Stark" to consolidate the rule of the Bolton family, actually Jeyne Poole.
Jeyne Poole is a member of the Poole family, the daughter of Vayon Poole, steward of Winterfell. She is also Sansa Stark's best friend and is very beautiful.
Once Ramsay Bolton's value had been squeezed out of him, he would be disposed of for whatever reason, and the boy Walda bore him would be taught how to be a good leader.
"How many dragon-shooting crossbows have been prepared?" Roose Bolton suddenly remembered something.
"My Lord Duke, according to the drawings sent by King's Landing, we have built 40 dragon-shooting crossbows and 120 fine steel crossbow arrows, all of which have been deployed on the walls of the Dreadfort."
Roose Bolton closed his eyes again, feeling the leeches sucking away his dirty blood, and said nothing.
The forging of dragon-shooting crossbows and fine steel crossbow arrows consumes a lot of time and money. Although the Bolton family tried their best to manufacture them after the war, they only built 40 dragon-shooting crossbows and 120 crossbow arrows.
This number would have been several times higher if those nobles who had expressed their surrender were not unwilling to lend their blacksmiths and carpenters to the Bolton family.
(End of this chapter)