Chapter 668 Beheading the Messenger

Then it turned out not to be what Jon Clinton expected.

Even in the city of Tianji, there are the Fowler family, the Uller family in Prison Gate Castle, and the Kegel family in Sandstone City. The total strength of the rebel nobles of Dorne is no weaker than the royal army, and even a little bit more. However, he was huddled under the sky and did not intend to send troops to attack and drive the royal army out of Dorne.

Instead, envoys were then dispatched to negotiate with Jon Clinton.

"Dorne is ancient and glorious!"

"The kingdom of Dorne existed when the dragons of Valyria danced wildly!"

"Conquistadors were smashed and smashed under the walls of Dorne!"

"We're not so easy to beat!"

After the envoy of Dorne came to the tent, he arrogantly presented a series of demands to the Hand of the King of the Iron Throne.

The first is to require the Reach and the Royal Army to make reasonable compensation for the losses caused by the invasion of Dorne, with a total price not exceeding one hundred thousand gold dragons.

The second is to disentangle the connection between Earl Franklin Fowler and the Zenford family tragedy.

The messenger claimed that Lord Franklin did not go to Ash Beach to take revenge that day, but that the subordinates who had secretly made friends with Sir Owen went to take revenge without him, and killed the family of Earl Cenford.

Franklin Fowler was also furious after hearing about it. He was willing to apologize for it, and hanged all the more than 30 people involved, and then gave the corpses to Lord Cenford as an explanation.

But he himself is not willing to go to King's Landing to confess his guilt. He wants to confess that he has reached a private reconciliation with the nobles of the Reach. This is also the most common solution to conflicts between nobles in the Seven Kingdoms era in the past.

If a reconciliation could be reached in private, the Iron Throne would turn a blind eye, unwilling to meddle in their own business. After all, more is worse than less.

Because of conflicts between nobles, it is very common to have fights. In the past, the Iron Throne could not control it.

The third article is the collective appeal of many Dornish nobles who came to Tianji City to relieve the siege. They demanded the repatriation of all Dornish people who fled to the outside world, captured them, and returned to their hometowns for trial.

After all, the gate of the Prince's Pass has now been opened, and many people in the territory have fled to the Reach to live a good life.

The weather in Dorne is hot and the climate is harsh, while the climate of the Reach is suitable, the land is fertile, the power of the nobles has been greatly reduced, they dare not use lynching, they dare not run wild in the countryside, and the most important thing is the least tax.

After the people have paid the tax, there is still a lot of grain left, which can be sold to merchants to earn more silver deer and improve the life of the family.

This is the life that people yearn for, and the Reach is the most populous area in Westeros, even several times more than the northern border that occupies half of Westeros.

Although the rest of the Seven Kingdoms are not as rich as the Reach, but because the overall change is not too different, the population flow is not obvious.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that the whole of Westeros is still living a hard life.

"If you want fresh blood, the Seven Kingdoms will inevitably bleed into rivers."

"But why?"

The Dorn messenger's attitude was arrogant, and he put forward three unacceptable conditions in a row. In fact, this messenger wearing the coat of arms of the Kogel family in Sandstone City is not a fool. He is the second son of Count Quentin Kogel. Aaron Kogel.

He naturally also knew that Jon Clinton would definitely not accept these conditions, but isn't that the way negotiation has been since ancient times, asking prices all over the sky and repaying them on the ground.

However, Aaron Kogel was still waiting for Jon Clinton, the hand of the king of the Iron Throne, to ‘sit down and pay back the money’, but he did not expect that the other party not only did not pay back the money, but instead waited for the other party’s butcher’s knife.

"The Iron Throne will never compromise with traitors!"

"Come on!"

"Push him out for beheading!"

"Let the barbarians on the mountain take a look at the head hanging in front of the camp!"

Jon Clinton's face was cold. He did not refute the conditions put forward by the Dorne messenger, but immediately waved to the guards on the left and right and ordered them to push the second son of Sandstone City out and chop off his head, and then Hanging in front of the camp gate.

"what?"

And Dorne messenger Aaron Kogel was also taken aback. He didn't expect that the opponent would play cards out of common sense.

Isn't that in line with the rules of negotiation?

How can anyone negotiate not to bargain, but to kill people directly?

However, he still didn't panic too much, stubbornly believing that the other party was just to scare him, after all, it was a default rule that the two armies did not fight.

"I'm not frightened, Lord Jon Clinton."

"You'd better let me go, or my father—"

However, when the Prime Minister's Tower guards brought by Jon Clinton from King's Landing on both sides escorted Aaron Kogel outside the tent, the Dorne messenger also seemed to realize that the other party was not joking, let alone scare him, Then hurriedly shouted in horror.

"Lord Jon Clinton?!"

"I am the messenger of Dorne, and the two armies will not be killed when they fight!"

But Jon Clinton still had no intention of calling the guards back with a cold face, and the executioner of the other legion had already put on a smock to prevent blood from splattering.

thump—

A tree stump was placed on the open ground in the camp, a sticky board for decapitation was placed on the tree stump, and then he took a jug from the soldier on the side and took a swig.

puff--

Then the executioner sprayed alcohol on the surface of the sword with his mouth, and the clear wine slowly flowed down the icy blade.

And he looked coldly at the messenger of Dorne who was pushed over, pressed his shoulders on the sticky board, and then put the big sword on the ground to make his last prayer before beheading.

"Your Excellency the former Prime Minister!"

"Lord Jon Clinton!"

However, the second son of Shashicheng was terrified at this moment. He looked at the executioner with a fierce face and the great sword in his hand in horror.

Then he shouted incoherently, shaking out all the secret explanations from his father, Earl Uller and others in one breath.

"No compensation!"

"No compensation!"

"Both the first and the second can be discussed!"

In fact, the Dornish nobles are most concerned about the third article, because this is what concerns them, and the first two are purely added for negotiation.

What does the life and death of Old Fowler have to do with them? Although he was an old friend in front of Tianji City, in fact everyone has an abacus in their hearts.

If Jon Clinton insists that Franklin Fowler be taken to King's Landing for trial to give His Majesty an account, as long as he agrees to the third clause, these Dornish nobles don't mind helping them arrest people in person.

As for the issue of compensation, it is even more nonsense. These are all conditions for Jon Clinton's "bargaining", and they have never thought about what compensation they want. They only care about the third condition.

However, Aaron Cogle shouted and shook out all the details of his father's account, but still did not change Jon Clinton's mind.

The nobles of the Reach in the tent were all terrified, shut their mouths and dared not make any sound.

Who would have thought that the Prime Minister, who looks like a good man, said that if he kills, he will kill.

On the other side, the executioner had raised his great sword high, and then his sword fell, and the head of the Dorne messenger fell to the ground.