#112Chapter 111 Gift
In Robb's plan, the two towers in the middle of Harrenhal are the King's Tower and the King's Wing Tower.
These two towers are the core of the entire Harrenhal, the most luxuriously decorated and the most well-designed places, and the drainage system is very perfect, which is rare in this era.
Living here are His Majesty Robb and his family, as well as the King's Wing Minister and his family. In addition to the residential attribute, the hall on the first floor will also be the place where the future decrees of the entire continent are issued.
This hall is completely different from the crowded environment of other castles.
The Lord's Hall of the King's Tower is unusually large, with forty or fifty fireplaces alone. Not to mention convening all the ministers to discuss matters, it is not a problem to accommodate the entire wolf cavalry team.
With this Lord's Hall, there will never be a situation where Robb will entertain the ministers who came to help in Winterfell in batches.
The floor is not an ordinary stone slab, but a smooth stone slab paved with carefully polished stone slabs. The sunlight shines directly from the outside, and the whole hall is shining under the reflection.
The King's Wing Tower next door also has a hall, which is where the ministers hold meetings to discuss national policies. It is much smaller than Robb's Lord's Hall, but it is also one of the most luxurious halls in Westeros. Even the meeting hall in King's Landing is slightly inferior.
After all, the gold looted from the Westerly, the materials transported from the Reach, and the rich wood and stone in the Riverlands are not spent in vain.
The outer periphery of the two towers is a whole garden. The university scholars from the Citadel designed it in accordance with the integration of the Dorne Water Garden and the courtyard of High Court. Robb named it the Dragon Garden.
The other three towers guarding it are the barracks of the wolf cavalry, the warehouse for storing materials and weapons, and the office space for clerical staff.
Outside the walls of Harrenhal, countless residential houses and infrastructure buildings are being built in full swing with Harrenhal as the center.
This is a huge project. With the improvement of the internal details of Harrenhal, craftsmen, carpenters, blacksmiths and other craftsmen will find countless jobs here.
Robb also took out the fertile soil around to reward the soldiers. Soldiers who had land would of course bring all their families over.
These people came to Harrenhal with their families, and the population had more other needs. Merchants came here, taverns and various consumption places were built, and business began to prosper.
This is Robb's own castle.
After the battle with Little Rose, Robb hugged Little Rose and stood on the top of the King's Tower to admire the full view of Harrenhal: "It only took two or three months for Harrenhal to go from an abandoned castle to its current prosperous appearance. Humans are really a species that can create miracles."
Little Rose lay lazily in Robb's arms: "It's because of you, Your Majesty, that they can create miracles."
After watching for a while, Little Rose asked curiously: "The outside of Harrenhal is inhabited by civilians, so who are there so many buildings in Harrenhal besides those towers?"
Robb smiled: "Some are public infrastructure, and some are of course for nobles to live in."
If you want to become the emperor, the feudal system is Robb's biggest enemy.
But Robb can't abolish this system directly, otherwise he will be backfired immediately.
So Robb prepared a variety of methods, ready to boil the frog in warm water, and according to the experience of the Chinese and Western countries in his previous life, he prepared to give these nobles a full set of luxury packages.
Ensure that they will get through all the pains before they react.
"It's too early to say that now, let's prepare for the wedding first."
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Another month passed, and there were weddings everywhere on the continent of Westeros.
The wedding of Robb and Little Rose, the wedding of King Joffrey and a daughter of the Hightower family were held almost at the same time.
King's Landing.
The people here have not yet felt the shadow of war. When many refugees poured into King's Landing before, it caused a little turmoil, but soon the "wise" Queen Regent Cersei drove all the refugees out and restored peace to King's Landing.
Today is a happy day, and the marriage between King Joffrey and the Hightower family begins.
Inside and outside King's Landing, there is a cheerful atmosphere everywhere.
Joffrey put on red and gold clothes in the palace, put on a golden crown, and proudly walked out of the door, ready to attend his wedding.
He didn't know the battle outside, and neither Cersei nor Tywin wanted him to interfere in government affairs.
If only Cersei was there, Joffrey could still make waves, but Tywin was also in the city, so he didn't dare to make unreasonable demands.
When Cersei saw her son, she immediately boasted: "Little Joffrey, your appearance really deserves the title of king. I can guarantee that the girl will be fascinated by you!"
"Humph, of course I know." Joffrey was very proud.
Cersei was worried that the queen who came out of nowhere would take away everything from her as predicted, so she rushed to get closer to her son.
Cersei loves her family, but she loves herself more.
When Joffrey was bitten by Arya's wolf before, Robert wanted to smooth things over and fool the matter.
Cersei wanted to vent her anger for her son at first, but later, seeing Robert's attitude, her emotions immediately changed to being respected by others and getting what she wanted.
So when Robert was sleeping like a pig, she pulled Jaime to toss and turn on the king's bed and asked him to catch the wolf to satisfy her desire for control.
The mother and son came to the wedding scene, and all the ministers stood up to congratulate them.
The Hightower family and the small nobles who followed the Hightower family also came. They had offended Robb and had no choice but to follow the Lannister family.
Even if Robb had a dragon in his hand.
Only Tywin and the Little Devil were still sitting on the chair. One did not care about Joffrey's authority, and the other was so disheartened that he didn't bother to care.
Joffrey didn't dare to glare at Tywin, so he had to pour all his anger on the Little Devil, and called for the show he had carefully prepared.
Joffrey shouted: "Call those dwarves in, I want them to perform a wonderful show for my uncle!"
When the Little Devil was the Hand of the King before, Joffrey had had enough of his anger. As a king, he would certainly retaliate this time if he had the opportunity.
The Little Devil looked ugly, but he said nothing. He was thinking whether it was his sister or his father who wanted him to die in the battle to defend the city that day.
The wedding went smoothly. The ministers said congratulations, and the Hightower family also presented gifts to Joffrey.
At this moment, several long cries of eagles were heard in the sky.
When a guard saw it, he immediately became alert: "What is that!"
Several huge eagles were not just passing by. They held a package in their claws. When they flew over the venue of Joffrey's wedding, they loosened their claws and let the package fall.
"Shoot them down!"
James was about to pick up the bow and arrow, but his stiff arm made him sober up, and he could no longer bend the bow and shoot arrows.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Several arrows flew quickly into the sky, but those eagles seemed to have spirituality and had already turned their heads and left, leaving those arrows empty.
At the same time, the packages also fell.
Snap!
The sound of objects breaking came, and the cloth on the surface of the package was torn to pieces, revealing the true appearance inside.
"This is a head!"
A guard shouted in horror, and many people immediately became nervous and looked around.
Although these heads had been smashed, some other things could still help identify their identities.
The family crest of the Frey family... the family crest of the minor nobles attached to the Hightower family...
The people of the Hightower family stood up immediately. They recognized that they were the subordinate nobles who did not follow them.
In other words, some minor nobles agreed to Robb's conditions and offered the heads of their family members to Robb in exchange for the safety of their families.
But isn't this a slap in the face of the Hightower family? !
"What are you panicking about!" Tywin stood up and controlled the situation. "Since they sent the gift with an eagle, we just accept it."
Several bold guards stepped forward and found that there was a letter in these heads.
They picked it up, checked to make sure there was no problem, and handed it to Tywin.
Joffrey saw this scene and his face sank.
Tywin opened the letter:
[Fake King Joffrey:
Hearing the news that you are about to marry the Hightower family, His Majesty Robb Stark, King of the North, King of the Riverlands, and Protector of the Reach, is deeply relieved. In order to express his joy that a mentally retarded boy like you can get married, I specially send you a gift. Please accept it.
Gift list: three heads of the Hightower family, several heads of the betrayer Walder Frey's accomplices.
Foreign Minister: Catelyn Stark]
"Hmph!"
Tywin was furious. This Robb really didn't know what was good for him!
He sent these heads at the wedding and said they were gifts!
Joffrey's name was written on the title, but it was still aimed at him, Tywin!
Everyone knows that it was Tywin who planned the Red Wedding!
A wedding was ruined by the gift sent by Robb, and everyone's heart was overshadowed.
Many people with ulterior motives looked at each other and saw the uneasiness in each other's eyes.
Littlefinger and Varys looked at each other. Both knew that the other seemed to have a trump card, but they didn't know what it was.
Joffrey was so angry that he was shaking all over: "Immediately! Right now! Send troops to capture all the lords under Robb and chop off their heads! Then use catapults to throw them into the shitty Winterfell, also when he gets married!"
Joffrey didn't even know that Robb had lived in Riverrun before, let alone Harrenhal.
His hysteria looked even a little pitiful in the eyes of some ministers.
This king, after all, is just a puppet in Tywin's hands.
Tywin frowned and prepared to think about the next move. He ignored Joffrey's madness and left the venue with his confidants.
This wedding in King's Landing ended in a farce.
The haze of war once again shrouded everyone's heart.