The king on the Great Wall

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Asha once also wanted to use herself as a bargaining chip to win over Iger, but since a certain night watchman flatly refused, then she would use it to sell it to other people, so naturally it would not be considered a two-for-one sale, and she would not have to bear any moral pressure.

"Oh?" Tyrion re-observed Asha with eyes of admiring the opposite sex—the princess of the Iron Islands in front of him looked a little embarrassed and haggard, but he could see that with countless women, as long as he dressed up a little, this was definitely himself A woman who is willing to pay huge sums of money in a brothel.And marrying the only daughter of such a great lord, for him, a son who is not liked by his father and has worked so hard to gain a place in the family... So far, his status as the heir of Casterly Rock City has not been stabilized. A unique allure.

Looking away, Tyrion pondered for a moment and then slowly nodded: "I will consider this proposal, but first I have to look at the information you provided me—how much it is worth."

Of course Asha was not satisfied with this answer, but she also knew that she did not have the right to urge or force the other party to express her opinion immediately... Even to a certain extent, if the other party agreed straight away, she would not believe it was true.

"Iger really intends to conquer the Seven Kingdoms for the queen, this is my answer." She decided to show her sincerity first, "You are thousands of miles away from the land-grant, so everything in the north is blurred in your eyes , you can only know what he wants you to know, but you can't see how Iger talked and laughed with the Queen when he showed the Queen around Houguan Town; How prosperous the land-grant construction has become; let alone how much military and technical preparations he has made to face the dead, what an elite army he has trained, and what terrifying new weapons he has created—and These things can deal with the dead as well as the living—and even have an overwhelming advantage over the latter.”

"so……"

"He didn't intend to conquer the Seven Kingdoms for the Queen, but the Queen gave him reasons and excuses to conquer the Seven Kingdoms." Asha didn't give Tyrion any time to think about it, and continued to speak, "I can still tell my lord with certainty : He not only has plans, but also has plans and abilities. He thinks he is very smart—and he is, but as long as he is willing to pay attention, I can still see that the so-called expedition beyond the Great Wall is simply a cover. In about a month or two, Weiss The Trouts will probably see him cross the Neck into the South, and start sweeping the Seven Kingdoms with his black army that has defeated the White Walkers, and the Unsullied that the Queen already had. And by then, He will definitely ask the Western Territory to express his position, and I assure you, you will not want to be his enemy."

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"I just want you to answer the question, why are you acting as a lobbyist for him?" After digesting the information for a while, Tyrion stared at Asha with a playful smile, "I began to doubt what you said at the beginning Oh, sorry if I guessed wrong: You didn't escape from the Great Wall, but he sent you back to the Iron Islands to assassinate Euron. If so, you should have said it earlier, for the sake of being my friend , I will not lock you in a dungeon at all."

"I'm just 'judging based on what I see' as you wish. As for what your lord thinks, that's your freedom." Asha wasn't fooled at all.It is one thing to truthfully state what she saw, heard, and personal judgments in Houguan Town, but admitting that Iger instructed or acquiesced in her assassination of her own uncle is a serious and vile accusation. Leon and Iger are friends, but it is not clear how strong their friendship is, and of course they will not casually give their backers the handle.

"That's true." Tyrion obviously didn't expect Asha to respond to his guess, he pondered for a moment, and called out loudly to the jailer outside the door: "Take Miss Greyjoy back to the dungeon. One of the better ones, I will take care of food and lodging as much as possible, and it will be counted on my account later.”

Asha watched the two soldiers approaching and untied herself from the shackles on the chair. Before being taken away, Asha did not forget to ask: "When will the freedom you promised me earlier be fulfilled?"

Tyrion pursed his lips, and replied after a few seconds: "Didn't you say that within a month or two I could see Iger lead his army across the Neck and go south? If it is true, maybe I will return you to him in person at that time. is the most suitable choice."

"What?" A rage quickly appeared on Asha's face: "I thought Lannister wouldn't be so shameless!"

"Shameless? I just want to save you! Your uncle robbed the entire Seven Kingdoms once, and you think I'll release you right now. You, a female ironborn, can cross the West, the River, and Cailin Bay alone without incident. , back to your ally in the north safe and sound?" Tyrion rolled her eyes and waved his hand: "Take her down."

The angry princess of the Iron Islands was led down by the soldiers, while the dwarf who stayed in the room was lost in thought.

He believed what Asha said just now was true, but he didn't know whether it was good news or bad news.

Iger is not satisfied with the status quo and is willing to bring the power of the land to the stage of power in the Seven Kingdoms. This is naturally good news-with his ingenuity and rich knowledge and experience from "Tai Na", there is another army in hand... he said Anything will convince the old man Tywin to cooperate with this guy with a stud, and put the country's fortunes in the western region on this magical foreigner.The addition of two new forces with basically complete strength to the battlefield will definitely bring considerable influence and positive changes to the situation in the Seven Kingdoms, which has been deadlocked for a long time.

It's a pity that this guy chose Daenerys Targaryen, a monarch who could never peacefully coexist with the Lannister family, to serve as his allegiance!

Could it be that the curse and mockery of the gods on him has not yet ended, and he and the most trusted and sympathetic close friend in this world will be enemies when they meet next time?

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Chapter 529

The magic dragon is gliding and hovering in the sky, and the Unsullied in black armor and black robes are stepping neatly on the ground and entering the city... With the arrival of the Queen, the long and difficult stalemate inside and outside Winterfell finally came to an end. it's over.

It's been a rough week for everyone.

Needless to say, the Stark family, who became captive overnight in the face of the overwhelming advantage of gunpowder, and the northern reinforcements who were instructed by Robb to gather in Seven City were the first people to arrive after the castle changed hands.Nearly [-] princes' troops held various flags and carried spears and daggers to the outside of the city... The plan was to fight the rebels, but what they saw was the red dragon flag waving in the wind on the top of the city and the people who left the city alone. Eddard's widow - Catelyn Tully.

Lady Stark, who was no longer young, walked towards the northern reinforcements stepping on the snow, but her mouth was explosive news: The Stark family has decided to swear allegiance to Daenerys Targaryen and ask the nobles to lead the army Go home and wait for the next news!

The woman is weak, this must be a compromise made by Caitlin after being intimidated by the traitor... After asking the residents who experienced the battle to find out the general process of Iger taking Winterfell in the middle of the night, I was shocked. The land-grant army's strange methods and strong fighting power did not dare to attack rashly. Instead, they built military camps around the winter town and began to besiege the city like previous siege raiders. Then storm the castle and rescue Robb, his siblings or daughter.

Do your best and obey the destiny.If any one is rescued, the blood of the Stark family will not be severed. If it is really impossible, going north to the Great Wall to snatch Bran out is also a solution!

They didn't have to wait too long. The No. 2 Bolton army from the north arrived unwillingly. Two thousand armed gunmen gathered under the ferocious stripping banner. Morale is even more so.The addition of this reinforcement made the balance of military strength shift towards the northern border. It should have been good news for people to breathe a sigh of relief...

Until the head of the barren village, who is also a woman, Mrs. Ballet, the widow of Earl William Dustin, recalled Caitlin's warning and asked Roose Bolton to take out the "Kill the Mad King's Daughter and Her Pets" first. evidence.

Daenerys has a typical Targaryen appearance that is different from ordinary people, and her remaining two dragons are unique monsters in the world, whether Roose Bolton takes out a woman's head with silver hair or pulls out a dragon. Every bit of a dragon's claws is enough to prove that he really fought against it and won - but even this request, which is obviously not too much, Bolton couldn't come up with, even after finding out that he couldn't hide it, he set up a formation, He simply and happily showed the newly sewn red dragon flag.

As a result, a meeting that was supposed to be inspiring turned into a tense and dangerous confrontation in an instant.

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The two armies outside the city faced each other against the wind and snow, and Iger, who was hiding in the warm and safe castle that was sheltered from the wind and snow, was not enjoying himself.

A beating and "whipping" that suppressed the murderous spirit of the second lady was an unexpected gain, but the relationship between him and the ruling family of the northern border could not be as simple as in the pornographic works after all. "One shot to wipe out all grievances" - Bolton asked to enter the city in the name of friendly troops shortly after arriving outside the city, and Iger naturally rejected this application in the name of the castle being full. The safety of the Starks and the Starks cannot be denied: from the point of view of the camp, Bolton, who has officially sworn allegiance to the Queen face to face, is the "de facto" ally.

In case more and more northern reinforcements gathered outside the city clashed with the Bolton family's troops, should the Land Grant Army go out of the city to help or sit back and watch the tigers fight?

In case the Bolton army suffers a loss, and they quarrel in front of the queen afterwards, will they be blamed for refusing to let their allies into the city?

There are already a lot of things to tangle with, and what is even more annoying is that human beings have such a nature: strangers can not know each other without acquaintances, but acquaintances and friends can turn against each other if things go wrong... Iger is standing now The edge of the latter case.He took advantage of the good relationship with the Stark family to successfully launch the big game in his heart, but the price he had to pay was: he had to bear the hatred and resentment from the wolf family even more towards the enemy.

In this case, Egger's efforts to protect the Starks are really a quarrel: the queen and her staff will think that his wife's benevolence has no regard for the overall situation, while the wolf family will think that he is sanctimonious, "being a female cousin The son set up a memorial archway again" - bearing the pressure and taking the risk, no one appreciates it.The negotiations and meetings he had with several Starks, especially Robb after he woke up, were uncomfortable: there was no insult or conflict, and he was polite and courteous, but under the appearance of harmony was a layer of guard and alienation The invisible gap formed by the hostility, even if Iger showed Bolton the documents asking to enter the city or brought Robb to the top of the city to let him observe the Dreadfort troops with the red dragon flag hanging outside the city, he could not be completely relieved or convinced .

Iger has no doubts: as long as he relaxes his vigilance or becomes paralyzed a little bit, Stark will definitely not hesitate to form a group to sneak out of the castle or stab him in the back, and then try to face Daenerys with Bolton's support.And under the circumstances that all of this was indeed caused by himself, he didn't even have the qualifications to grievances and no one to confide in, so he could only rely on his steely will to bite the bullet and walk on the path he chose—not noble. Go ahead and don't look back until you become a winner and write history.

And the Queen's arrival finally allowed him to take a breather from this oppressive atmosphere that made it difficult to breathe.

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Feeling sorry for Aegon, who had just recovered from his injury and barely took off, Daenerys did not play the dragon knight during this trip south to Winterfell.The Northern Reinforcement Forces who were caught by Iger's "witchcraft" had different opinions and were unable to organize an attack, immediately retreated to Seven City decisively after Drogon and Rhaego appeared in the air.After clearing the field, Winterfell faces the King's Road. Daenerys, dressed in white, rides on a horse and leads her mobile entourage through the gate of Winterfell into the castle where her flag has been planted, and then through the drawbridge And the front yard, and finally came to the middle of the back yard where the crowd gathered.

On the open space directly opposite the guard room, the Unsullied who entered the city first dutifully occupied all the key positions, keeping an eye out for the "Winterfell Guards" who were whispering to each other around them, while Egger and others in the center were presenting The senior officers of the local army stood together with the whole Stark family and lined up to welcome the royal driver.

Missandei sang the long list of her queen's titles proficiently and loudly, Arya stared hatefully at Daenerys, who was so dazzling that any woman would be ashamed of herself, and Robb Stark took a look at her Seeing Roose Bolton following behind the mad king's daughter as a loyal vassal, the Earl of Dreadfort stared at Igger, the land-grant lord who had already torn his face with his actions...and the latter With pondering eyes, he carefully observed the expressions of Varys and Littlefinger.

Everyone had their own thoughts, and the scene was silent and embarrassing for a while, until Robb Stark, who was still injured, gritted his teeth and walked out of the crowd, like the ancestor "King of Conqueror" Toren Stark, after 300 years, once again to the same A Targaryen on a dragon bowed his knees.

"To the true and only king of the Seven Kingdoms——I offer the loyalty of Winterfell and the Stark family." The young father who was not good at this bowed his head, saying every word reluctantly but extremely solemnly, "North The sword, the axe, and the spear of the realm are at your call. As long as your majesty treats each of his subjects with justice and equality, we will always follow you."

The voice of the oath dissipated in the cold air, but there was no immediate answer. Daenerys walked out with her head held high, and came to Robb Stark, looking down at the kneeling Guardian of the North, mixed with satisfaction and hesitation, For a moment I didn't know how to respond.

The Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and the Earl of the Dreadfort—the two new helpers she recruited during her journey northwards, chose to go south first—waited for her at Winterfell.In the little queen's initial guess, when she arrived at Winterfell one step later, she would see the following three situations: Either Iger, who arrived first, successfully persuaded the Stark family to be loyal to her; Successfully captured Winterfell and shackled the Starks; otherwise, the war did not go well, and Winterfell was still in the hands of their enemies.

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The first situation is naturally the best result. As the long-standing ruling family north of the Neck, winning the support of Stark is equivalent to winning the entire northern border, and the task of unifying the Seven Kingdoms has been completed in an instant. One... Even if it is only in terms of the proportion of the territory, it is still a major breakthrough, at least allowing her to save more time and energy to complete the "Great King's Land Project".

And if it is the second situation, Daenerys has also figured out how to deal with it: she will deprive the Stark family of their property and status, expel them from Westeros, and promote Bolton, who is the first to be loyal, to the new northern border. lord.Support this unconvincing second child in the northern border, and when the world is settled in the future, the forces north of the neck will spend most of their energy in internal friction and mutual confrontation to achieve checks and balances. will be safe...

As for the last bad situation, the countermeasures are also very simple: ride a dragon to descend from the sky, burn into winter, simply wipe the Stark family from the world, and save the effort of catching them alive. Killing the enemy in battle is comparable to Execution of prisoners is much simpler, and there is no suspicion of brutality and bloodthirsty.

The little queen thought so much, but she never figured it out: what she encountered was a mixed state between the first and second situations.

Anyone who is not blind can tell that the gate was violently opened not long ago. Although there are almost no traces of battle in the castle, the injured residents and soldiers in Winterfell Town are living evidence... There is nothing in Winterfell. The question was broken, but its owner did not go to jail, but still dressed decently and moved freely, not half a prisoner!

The Stark family's allegiance was not completely voluntary, but was beaten out by the night watchman!

To submit is to submit, whether voluntarily or forcedly... otherwise Aegon would never be a conqueror until he died.It's not that Daenerys has accepted reluctant surrender and allegiance, but the Stark family was the main rebel party that participated in the overthrow of their father and brother's dynasty in the War of the Snatchers.She only needs to be rational to tolerate other people's absent-mindedness, but if the target is replaced by the group of former imaginary enemies who have blood feuds, then not only reason is required, but also incredible generosity is required!

The cold wind whistled, and the time passed by second after second. Robb's right knee kneeling on the frozen ground was wet from the melted snow, and his already injured body began to tremble slightly due to the long-term uncomfortable posture. …The uneasy atmosphere began to spread silently, until Iger sensed that something was wrong, coughed and then smoothed things over: "Your Majesty, the weather is very cold, you should make a quick decision before entering the house to discuss the next move."

The familiar and magnetic male voice brought Daenerys back to reality from her inner activities, and she suddenly realized: whether to accept it is not just a personal matter.Whether it was breaking through Winterfell without hurting any Stark, or making noise when the scene was freezing, it all pointed to a conclusion: Iger wanted to accept it.

And is she willing to create a rift between herself and her most powerful follower and comrade for her own personal anger before her great cause is achieved?

The answer is obvious.

"Lord Stark." The queen replied helplessly. Although she was answering Robb's oath, her eyes were looking straight at the commander-in-chief of the night watchman who had just spoken-even if she had no choice, at least she could use this In a silent way, I told Iger that I made the concession only for his sake.If this kind of favor can make him work harder in the next service to me, it is not in vain that she endured today: "In the name of the old and new gods, I promise—as long as you serve loyally, I will There must be justice in return."

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Chapter 530 Intrigue

It is easy to make room for hundreds of Unsullied, but it is a big project to welcome two dragons.Fortunately, the guards and servants in Winterfell are all under Iger's cameos. If it's not my home, I don't feel sorry for it. Naturally, what should be demolished and moved... There is no nonsense in cooperating with everything, and there will be no disputes and conflicts Come.After all the people, horses, dragons, and supplies were settled properly, even the open space in the Godswood and the abandoned first castle where James and Cersei had an affair in Winterfell were packed to the brim.

As a result, Iger's previous reason for refusing Bolton's army to enter the city "insufficient space" turned out to be true. Not only the elite of the Dreadfort had to continue to garrison outside the city, but even the Land Grant Army was forced to select thousands of unlucky ones. Whispering, he went to camp outside the wall.

After a busy half a day, the queen's personal guards completed the operation of entering the castle. Daenerys, who was finally free, held a simple informal meeting in the compartment of the temporarily requisitioned Winterfell hall to discuss the next step. direction of action.

Based on very simple considerations of trust, the meeting did not involve the two northern nobles who had just surrendered.

Sitting in the second seat on the right hand of the first queen, Iger glanced at the people present: Littlefinger, as the hand of the queen, naturally sat in the first seat on his left, and Varys, as the chief intelligence officer and the person who joined him a year earlier The old man sat alone opposite...Missandei stood behind Daenerys, and the other half of the queen's court was still thousands of miles away on the front line of King's Landing in the south.To be honest, even if it was only half a year ago, he never imagined that one day he would sit at the same table with this group and discuss major issues.

Politics, this is a completely different field from guarding the Great Wall and fighting the White Walkers. Here, the living are far more terrifying than the dead.From the commander-in-chief of the night watchman who suddenly turned into one of the queen's servants and became one of the imperial court, Iger is like a man-machine little prince who skips the matching practice and goes directly to the professional league. It would be a lie to say that he is not nervous.But behind a small amount of negative emotions, there are more excitement and passion welling up in my heart.

His ability to manipulate power may not be as good as the other two old players, but he holds a powerful army, has the trust and reliance of the queen after brainwashing her, and holds a trump card that no one understands and is difficult to grasp-these are several advantages , It is completely enough to make up for its own shortcomings in power struggle methods and experience.

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"What a skill, Lord Commander." Varys said in an admiring tone as soon as his butt touched the chair, "Winfell was taken overnight, and the most stubborn opponents were successfully forced to bring the North Your Majesty professes his allegiance, and the ability, brains and eloquence shown in these two things alone are enough for future scholars to write your name repeatedly when compiling the "Chronicle of the True Dragon Dynasty."

Although it was flattery and praise, these words made Iger extremely upset: whether it was intentional or not, Varys was actually reminding Daenerys: "The Starks are not actively surrendering, and their loyalty is suspicious"——and Every time such insinuations were made, the queen's dislike of the wolf family would increase.This change in favorability will not have immediate consequences in a short period of time, but if things go on like this, one day it will accumulate and break through a certain threshold, and eventually when the fuse appears, the situation will turn to something that is not in line with your own interests or expectations. direction development.

This kind of slander is much more ingenious than directly telling Daenerys that "Stark cannot be trusted". Even if you can hear it, there is no perfect way to deal with it.

"Lord Varys has won the award. I can't talk about ability and brains. I'm just good at 'convincing people with the truth'." Iger didn't want to understand what the eunuch was thinking for a while, but he didn't dare to treat Daenerys as a fool , so there is no denying that the Stark family did not take the initiative to open the city gate - but, as usual, slightly modified the facts: "The good news is that Duke Stark is a very sensible person, which saves us A lot of work."

Of course, a group of natives in this world couldn’t understand what kind of stalk he was playing just now. In the matter of persuading the lord of Winterfell to surrender and become a vassal, Iger really didn’t spend much saliva. The persuasion he carried out was much better than the eloquence of his "traitor of the night watchman".

"Your Majesty has reasons to dislike the Stark family, but I swear to the gods in the sky, the descendants of the First Men have their bottom line on the oath." As soon as the night watchman finished his words, Petyr Baelish jumped out in a hurry "The good news is that at present, Winterfell is under His Majesty's control. You don't have to worry about whether you need to trust them. You just need to be careful not to let the situation get out of control, so that even if they have different opinions, there is no chance of rioting. Hold it firmly in your hands... When the world is settled, no matter how unwilling the people in the northern border are, they can only be your loyal ministers honestly!"

Iger narrowed his eyes and relaxed a little in his heart: There is no perfect solution to "slander" and can only use diametrically opposite "good words" to carry out neutral confrontation... When I want to protect the Stark family, the purpose is clear When exposure is no longer suitable for speaking well, it is really good to have someone to speak for you.Littlefinger used to be the adopted son of the Tully family, and has been close to Catelyn, who is now Lady Stark, for many years. Naturally, like Iger, he hopes to keep the wolf family and use it as his own political resource in the future, which leads to a very funny situation. Situation: Although Iger has no personal relationship with him and was even hostile to him and secretly tripped him up, but right now, they have the same interests without any communication and have become natural allies.

It's so unpredictable.

"Okay, stop talking about the Stark family." Of course Daenerys could feel that her subordinates were trying to influence her thoughts on this matter, but compared to the Stark family's treatment of her Whether she is sincerely loyal or not, she obviously wants to do business first - frowning, the queen said displeased: "The northern border has surrendered and publicly supported me. I can't expect more from this group of people who I once determined must be enemies." There are many, everyone is still discussing and discussing what to do next."

"Naturally it is to rectify the troops and horses, and order Stark to summon the northern army, complete preparations as soon as possible and march south." Iger quickly answered, "I don't know when the winter will end, but what is certain is that the weather now is better than before. The day is getting better, if we don’t take advantage of this window of time to quickly leave the northern region where the harshest winter is the coldest, once the temperature turns cold again or even a snowstorm hits, we will be stuck here and will be stuck in an embarrassing situation. Sufficiency does not worry about starvation, but the time and energy wasted, the precious fighters lost due to delay, and the possible changes that may occur on the main battlefield during the distance... are the most deadly threats!"

"Master Iger's words are reasonable. Time is precious, so we should cherish it." Varys nodded in agreement, then changed the subject and said, "However, while hurrying up, you have to take every step steadily. I have no doubt that Shi How serious is the Tucker family's oath, but how many nobles in the northern border, who can guarantee that the vassals will also value honor like a king? Don't forget, during the war of the rebels, every noble in the northern border You have contributed to the overthrow of the dynasty of His Majesty's father and brother. If they still persist in thinking that Your Majesty is crazy—your father's daughter, or they are worried about their relatives who died during the war and refuse to respond to the call, then what should Your Majesty do? how?"

"We don't need, and it's impossible for every noble in the north to raise troops to support us! As long as there are enough soldiers to hold Winterfell in the palm of their hands, and bring the army of Robb and the Stark family to the south, the Lord of the North will openly support us. Without us, even if his vassals don't respond to the call to send troops south, they will never rise up against the lord and disturb their own territory. And that's enough!"

Iger closed his opened mouth, and looked at Littlefinger in surprise—this was what he wanted to answer just now.Being a leader who is used to being one-sided in the land-grant, suddenly coming back to experience the feeling of being robbed of his words... It's really weird.Seeing that Littlefinger's opposition to the eunuch's views is so active and swift, it seems that the competition between the two queen ministers... for the "ability to influence Daenerys' thinking" is still quite fierce.

I don't know, the two disagree, is it really out of their own considerations, or is it just for the sake of opposing each other?

Before he had time to think about it, Iger searched his guts as quickly as possible after the original line was robbed, and pieced together some arguments, and made a clear stand: "The Northern Territory is fighting fiercely with the Iron Islands. What's more, food is scarce in winter, and a huge army will turn logistics into a disaster. My suggestion is that as long as a few big nobles who are well-known in Westeros can send troops to support symbolically, plus Stark It is more than enough for the army to gather two or three thousand to accompany them to participate in the Southern Expedition. As Lord Varys said, the northern border has a grudge against your Majesty... The Land Grant Army, the Unsullied and His Majesty's new Free People's Legion add up to It is quite a considerable army, rather than forcing the northerners to recruit an army with insufficient morale as a burden, it is better to ask them to provide more food, grass and armaments!"

Soldiers and officers don’t count, Gray Worm and other members of the imperial court are far away in the southern kingdom. In Winterfell, Daenerys will only listen to and care about the four people in this house—among them, Missandei only cares about the mistress. Loyalty obviously has no intention of standing in line, so the ratio between himself + Littlefinger and Varys... 2 to 1 will definitely have the upper hand.Seeing the Queen's thoughtful expression, for a moment, Iger felt that the topic about the northern border could come to an end.

But Varys was only stunned for less than two seconds, then narrowed his eyes, and had something to say.

"Indeed, if Your Majesty just wants to regain the throne, then of course you must hurry up and gather your troops to attack King's Landing. But don't forget, your goal is to unify the Seven Kingdoms and bring a more stable and happy life to the people. It is also a part of His Majesty's Kingdom. As the first stop you successfully conquered, if you just squeezed out supplies and forced recruits to rush to the next stop, wouldn't you be repeating the mistakes of Slaver's Bay? Your Majesty forgot In what disorder have Astapor and Yunkai been thrown into since your departure, and what misery and torment have the people suffered?"

Oops, let this old eunuch take the moral high ground first!

Iger himself is quite good at this, so he saw through Varys' tricks at a glance. However, he thought that this temporary meeting was a private exchange between the Queen and her loyal subjects to discuss how to win the Seven Kingdoms. He is full of benevolence and morality but only needs to seek truth from facts... Who would have thought that there would be a troublemaker in the royal court, such a smart person as the octopus spider, would ignore the obvious interests and only want to hinder his legs, unprepared for the intentional, and not aware of it for a while I was caught off guard!

The North and Slaver's Bay, what do these two places have in common, and how can they be confused?Astapor and Yunkai became a mess after Daenerys left because she eliminated the original ruling class and destroyed the original social structure but failed to establish new rules. There is no second family of nobles perishing from the mouth of the ghoul... Robb, the head of the family, is safe and sound. Even if the families loyal to him know that his loyalty to the queen is forced to do nothing, at most they will shrink back in the castle and refuse to do so. Targaryen's Restoration and Fighting—Even if it is chaotic, where can it go?

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Egger and Petyr are bystanders, so it's easy to understand, but Daenerys is the one who suffers from the inner torment... At the moment when the two of them sorted out their clues and began to organize their words to refute Varys, The Queen has already played back in her mind the two hells on earth created by the various mistakes she made in Slaver Bay. The tragedy of countless families being destroyed is still vivid in her mind, as if she is right in front of her eyes. A strong sense of guilt and guilt come together, All of her objective rationality and judgment ability flew to the land of eternal winter.

"Your Majesty, these are two different things..."

"Okay!" Daenerys interrupted Littlefinger's anxious response, and her gaze became determined, "Varys is right, the northern border is also part of my kingdom, I will not make the same mistake again, simple After plundering the land and recruiting soldiers, I hurried to the next stop. I will spend a little time here, listening to the voices of the nobles, understanding the sufferings of the people, and waiting until all the nobles and commoners in the northern border recognize my rule and recognize my identity And when I am willing to support my ideal, I will conquer the next place."

Then you probably will be in the beginning of spring or even the beginning of summer... Am I mistaken, this kind of low-level moral kidnapping will also catch you! ?Iger's eyes widened. He thought that 2 to 1 was enough for the minority to obey the majority, but he forgot that there was a queen in this room, and he didn't expect that Varys just said a word... and his monarch became a king. The biggest obstacle to his own plan.

I wanted to argue again, but I thought that I had just joined the group not long ago, my seniority was not enough to speak, and I had just used my "face" to get the Queen to accept Stark's oath of loyalty... While hesitating, Daenerys has always done whatever she thinks of on a whim... She has even issued detailed orders.

"Petyr, try to contact Gray Worm as soon as possible, and tell them to slow down their attack on King's Landing for the time being, and to preserve their strength as the top priority. Varys and Egger, one of you is well-informed, and the other is familiar with the people in the north— —The task of contacting nobles and local residents, and reporting their thoughts and mentality in detail, is entrusted to you."

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Chapter 531

At the end of the meeting, Iger left the room frowning, feeling a little depressed.

He now understands why "independence" has always existed in ancient and modern times, all over the world. From a personal point of view, there is some truth in the saying that he would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen of a cow: to be an official or important minister in a big country, In some respects, it is really not necessarily more comfortable than occupying a backcountry and being an emperor or warlord.Not to mention anything else, at least when I was simply being his commander-in-chief of the night watchmen and master of the land-grant, I had clear goals and clear thinking every day. Not only did I know what I wanted to do, but I was able to start immediately as soon as I had an idea Implement...and stick to it steadfastly.

He has been the eldest brother for many years, how can he immediately adapt to the feeling of having to discuss with several people to do something urgent, full of plans that need to be implemented but being rejected by his superiors and called back?

Feeling uncomfortable, Iger's eyes wandered, and he squinted and began to think about the solution to the problem in front of him.

"Lord Commander-in-Chief." The night watchman was thinking about it, but a deliberately low but quite clear voice suddenly sounded behind him, "I want to take a walk with Your Excellency, but I wonder if you are free?"

The speaker was Petyr Baelish who left the conference room first. Unexpectedly, he stood behind a pillar in the hall after he went out, and didn't make a sound until he passed by.

In the world of adults, "walking together" naturally does not mean simply walking and pressing the road. Iger immediately put away his thoughts and put on a slight smile: "Lord Petyr! Of course I am free, and I also happen to have a bunch of urgent questions." Asking for your advice, I can't ask for it."

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One of the two is Hand of the Queen who has assisted Daenerys for many years, and the other is the new commander-in-chief of the Night Watchman. It is the first time that they have time to meet as colleagues. Suspect.After chatting about a lot of things, the two walked from the hall to the outside side by side.

Outside the house, it was already late and the snow was still fine, the howling cold wind made the flames in the brazier faltering, and the number of Unsullied and Land Grant Army soldiers coming and going was much less than during the day. Iger waved his hand to signal the guards to stay away. Followed from a distance, the two walked a few steps towards the sanctuary that Eddard Stark built for his wife in Winterfell in the past. : "The commander-in-chief was also present at the meeting just now, have you ever doubted: what a smart octopus spider, why would he act like he doesn't understand the simple truth that even children can understand, and make tricks and tricks to lure Your Majesty made such a stupid decision to waste time in the north?"

Of course I doubted it, Iger even had a simple guess, but Littlefinger came here to ask this question mysteriously, of course not to listen to his clever answer.He shook his head, and responded cooperatively: "I really don't know, so please ask the Prime Minister for advice?"

"To tell the truth, the Commander-in-Chief, ever since Earl Varys defected to the Queen with a large amount of information as a gift, there have been disagreements and discord between him and me. There have been disputes and debates every two days. At that time, I thought these 'political opinions The difference' stems from different angles of thinking, but in the bottom of my heart, everyone is serving the common master in their own way, and doing their best to make suggestions for the interests of Her Majesty." Petyr shook his head solemnly : "It is precisely with this thought that I am like you, my lord—when the eunuch suddenly jumped out of the meeting and made a random move under the banner of morality, I was caught off guard and couldn't come up with a rebuttal at the first time. .”

Indeed, Iger nodded, but did not answer.

"It's not about accusations or dissatisfaction, but the queen's temper is a bit strange. Presumably the commander-in-chief himself has noticed it: before your majesty has made up his mind, as long as others can figure out what she is thinking and what she is saying, it is easy Can control her thinking, let her make decisions according to her own ideas... But at the same time, once she makes a certain decision, no matter how stupid and absurd the decision is, no one can do it until the facts prove that it is wrong. Persuade her to change her mind." Littlefinger continued, returning to Westeros after being forced to live in exile for many years, now he no longer shows the obscene and narrow smile like before, and his speech and demeanor are much more stable, which is quite a match. On his identity as the Queen's Hand: "Now Varys took the first shot and caught us off guard. We have already lost the first game-now, rather than trying in vain to persuade the Queen not to waste too much time in the northern border, I would rather What I would like to think about and what I should think about is: What is the intention behind the eunuch's sudden offer of such a foolish trick, and how should we counter it?"

Why do you keep saying "we"?Who "us" with you!