The king on the Great Wall

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The above are assumptions.

Although it was a bit hasty, the script took all aspects into consideration. As for the unplanned details, you can think about it slowly while pretending to be unconscious, or you can simply let the executor play it by himself... There is meaning for subordinates, no Just don't need to do everything by yourself?

In a confrontation with an existence of Varys' level, it would be a blessing to be able to win with thunderous means. If you want to wait until everything is ready and you only owe the east wind, then start in vain and try to achieve a perfect victory. This kind of "accident" went wrong, and there was no chance until the end of the day. In the end, he suffered disaster and left the stage with hatred.

Incomplete plans will inevitably lead to accidents and problems. Everyone involved in the conspiracy has been prepared to deal with various emergencies, but they did not realize that the final accident occurred at a stage that no one thought about. It happened in a way they never expected.

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The non-existent murderer was found out!

The thing is this: the first act of the original script is "investigating the source of the poison", which of course has to start with the chef and service personnel such as serving dishes and pouring wine.Originally, this was just a formality, and the suspects' suspicions would be quickly ruled out—after all, Iger had arranged for the source of the poison to be "in the wine cellar rather than the kitchen."

However, during the interrogation process, the executive soldiers found that some kitchen staff behaved strangely, their eyes dodged, and their words were hesitant, and they suddenly became suspicious.

It’s true that the investigation is just a show, but only Iger and the investigation team leader Harvey and other top-level officials know this well. The Queen’s side, the middle-level officers of the Land Grant Army and the bottom-level investigators have no knowledge of it. In the spirit of loyalty to the Commander-in-Chief As well as being responsible for their own future, they are working hard and conscientiously... If they catch suspicious people, why not arrest them and interrogate them?

As a result, something went wrong in the first act of the script: a large number of supposedly innocent kitchen staff were arrested and severely tortured, and the investigation went in the "wrong" direction.

Iger originally thought that the underlings were making unjust, false and wrongly decided cases on their own initiative, so he instructed Harvey to intervene to stop it. The strange thing is—the interrogation came to a conclusion before Harvey took action, and the arrested people really unanimously confessed The same name: Mizidan.

This name is a bit unfamiliar, and even Iger heard it for the second time—the last time was two days ago, when this person reported to the Unsullied Guards that Arya was wandering around the castle with a sword, causing the latter to be caught by mistake.

Compared with the Land Grant Army, Mizidan is considered to be from the Queen's side, but in fact Daenerys doesn't know this guy at all - he is a subordinate brought by Varys, and his ostensible identity is the Chief Intelligence Officer Secretary and assistant.Taking advantage of the fact that Egger and Petyr's eyes and energy were focused on Varys a while ago, this person sneaked up on the low-level personnel of the Land Grant Army. Man develops into his "friend"!

As soon as the land granting party reported the results of the interrogation to the captain of the queen's guard, the black shell rushed to arrest them with a group of Unsullied.

Here comes the funny part: when Mizedan was arrested, he was actually dumping and destroying some bottles and jars - and these things were later tested by the Queen's physician, and it was confirmed that most of them were poisons!

As an aide to the Director of Intelligence, it seemed reasonable to have some poison in his possession.Just when Harvey and Iger thought the accident had come to an end, and were scrambling and thinking hard about how to bring the situation back to the script's visionary track, a more exciting plot unfolded: this person couldn't hold back in the cell after being arrested by the Unsullied. Tortured and tortured, he took the poison sewn into his clothes and successfully committed suicide without revealing a single bit of information until his death!

The person committed suicide did not use it, and there was no trace of "Stranger's Kiss" in the poison that was going to be destroyed, and I did not admit any accusations or confess any behind-the-scenes mastermind. In the crotch - it's either shit or shit.If Iger hadn't clearly remembered that he was the real culprit, even he couldn't help but believe that this was the poisoner, and he committed suicide in fear of crime after being caught.

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In the room with only two people left, the bewildered mastermind behind the scenes, Iger, who should have been unconscious, was sitting on the edge of the bed in pajamas, drinking hot soup to replenish water and nutrition while listening to the report. For a while, I didn't know whether to be nervous or happy.

"We didn't take part in the arrest and interrogation of Nami, right?"

"It's Mizidan. If your lord said that participation means 'hands-on', then it's not true at all." Harvey denied, "Following your instructions, we have divided the work with the Queen's Guard, and we will investigate and arrest those who belong to the land grant. , the rest is all in the responsibility of the Unsullied, and the scope of each other's responsibilities is clear, and they don't cross the boundaries to avoid arguing. From the capture to the torture to the final suicide, the Land Grant Army has at most someone who witnessed it, and no one has touched it. He has half a hair on his hair, and even the prisoner's food is prepared by the Unsullied kitchen."

"Very good." Iger nodded. Not only was it very good, it was simply very good - in this way, the queen would never suspect that this person was framed by the land-grant side, or even murdered.

In fact, it did not. He had planned to make this an unsolved case from the very beginning, and he had no intention of framing anyone.From the witness testimony at the beginning to the physical evidence and the suicide after torture, the Land Grant Army has never had any thought of intervening, nor has it had any chance to do anything. It is really innocent and nothing in this matter. Dry.

But this is even more strange—since he didn't do anything, could there be a scapegoat in the sky?

How can there be such a good thing!

Frowning, Iger calmed down and continued to ask about the relevant details, and put together a large number of information fragments obtained for comprehensive analysis, judgment and deduction. Soon, an action planned by the opponent was more detailed and comprehensive than his own. The situation gradually surfaced.

Mizedan bribed the kitchen staff, and what he wanted to do was to poison the dinner and drink when the northern princes gathered in Seven City came to pay their allegiance to the Queen in winter, and wiped out all the people present at the meeting!

At first, Iger was a little confused about how Varys planned to get out after poisoning, but he quickly came to his senses: Destruction is always easier than construction, and bad things are easier than doing things. Unlike himself, Varys is neither the actual controller of the castle. He doesn't control one side of power, and he doesn't care how much the Queen's power is damaged (in fact, the bigger the better), he doesn't have to think about how to get rid of the suspicion.In the eunuch's original plan, he may have hoped that he, Petyr, the Stark family, and all the northern princes would all be poisoned to death.At that time, the people in the north will suspect that the Queen is hosting a grand banquet, the Land Grant Army will think that the Stark family is avenging the destruction of the city, and the Unsullied Guards will be busy protecting the Queen from danger in the chaos... The chaotic battle has turned into a pot of porridge, who has the mind and ability to track down the murderer?

Once this is done, not only will the Queen lose the support of the Northern Territory and the land-grant in an instant, but the original enemy Petyr will also be eradicated smoothly. In the absence of competition, Varys will act as both the chief intelligence officer and the prime minister. Now, the alliance and combination of Daenerys, who has been greatly weakened, and Aegon, who owns the golden group, is a certainty!

Iger and Petyr had long suspected that Varys would take advantage of this lord's meeting to make troubles, but they didn't expect that the eunuch was thinking far more than just making troubles, but took a bolder step and decided to It's all done in one battle!

That Yizedan who had committed suicide by poisoning himself was not an innocent fish in the pond at all, he was just an unlucky guy who was one step too late in poisoning, and the master was beaten to death by violent fists—by an extreme coincidence, he was the first to strike Take the blame for the strong Iger!

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Chapter 565

It is indeed an undeniable truth to strike first and then to restrain others!

Rejoicing and fearful, Iger repeated this old saying in his mind.

With the existence of R'hllor's gift, he himself will never be recruited, that is to say, Varys' plan is destined to be impossible to complete all goals.But immunity to toxins does not mean immortality, and not being poisoned to death does not mean invincible - after thinking about it, Iger can't figure it out: If this amazing plan prepared by the eunuch is implemented on time, the northern princes He and Petyr were collectively poisoned to death at a party in Winterfell under his control...

Even if he is alive, what kind of magical operation should he use to remove the suspicion, and turn the tide to properly clean up the endgame with the entire Northern Territory and Daenerys?

That is far beyond my own... or anyone's ability, just thinking about it, I can't help the goosebumps on my arms.

Not only did the opponent's actions start earlier, the planning was more careful and concealed, the feasibility was also higher, and even the pressure on the aftermath was much lighter... It would not be an exaggeration to say that he surpassed the drama he directed in every way , but just because the chosen timing was one day late, this exquisite chess game played by a top power player wherever he goes, was defeated by his decisive self with a slightly inferior method—— Flipping the table completely overturned in one fell swoop, and even I turned into a ghost in the long river of history!

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Harvey obviously thought of this. Before today, he only had admiration for Iger's determination and ruthlessness, but after learning that he was almost poisoned and became a victim by his opponent's preemptive attack, he really was He surrendered to his commander-in-chief.

"The adults predict things like gods, and the admiration of the subordinates is like..."

"Don't care about being lucky and flattering." Iger rolled his eyes at the captain of the guard—as the helmsman, he couldn't care about shock and secret joy like his subordinates. He got rid of the useless emotions in a breath, and thought of something deeper. Hierarchical questions: "From this incident, we should at least be aware of the existence of two problems. Have you ever reflected on it?"

"Well, my subordinates didn't pay enough attention to the lower-level personnel of the Land Grant Army, so they didn't even realize they were infiltrated by outsiders. Be sure to pay attention in the future!"

Iger shook his head: "The direction is right, but the thinking is wrong. This is not your responsibility."

Even he himself didn't prevent this in advance, so how can he criticize his subordinates?

He was able to become the commander-in-chief of the night watchman not only because he was very powerful, but also due to the scarcity of talents within the Great Wall defenders and the lack of competitors who could take the lead.Whether it is the Night Watchman or the Land Grant Army, they have been in a relatively pure political environment for a long time, and it is unavoidable to be careless and negligent on issues that have never been learned.This time, they were lucky—although they made a mistake, they didn't pay the price for this fatal negligence, but if they didn't learn their lesson, wouldn't they be no different from animals?

"A person's energy is limited. You are the captain of my bodyguard. If you do your job well and protect my safety, you will complete your mission. There are specializations in the art industry. The environment of the Seven Kingdoms is much more complicated than that of Beyond the Great Wall and the Land Grant, and people's hearts are unpredictable. , we have to establish the intelligence and security department as soon as possible, and while the hard power is strong, we must ensure that the soft power is not a shortcoming. Take the time to draw up a rough list of personnel for the establishment of the department, and give it to me for review in the afternoon."

Playing dead is so boring, you might as well find something to do.It's time to worry about political work.

"It makes sense." Harvey nodded, and began to think about which young men in the guards were more flexible and could be loaned out to form this new department. "What about the second point?"

"You don't use your brain anymore?" Iger gave him a blank look, but he didn't really expect him to think of the next one, "That Miba would rather kill himself by taking poison than give anything, which led us to investigate the relationship between him and Varys." All the content of the poisoning plan is based on guesswork, are you just happy and didn't realize anything because of it?"

"This... what else can you realize?"

"He's not even afraid of death, but why won't he tell the truth and confess to Varys? A person who is already dead, why should he maintain his status as a 'victim' instead of blaming him?"

"Maybe because I feel that no matter what I do, I can't escape, so I might as well save some effort."

"No, this means: Varys' death does not mean the end of his forces, there are people behind him! Those who commit suicide by poisoning either want to protect the real mastermind out of loyalty, or dare not betray him out of fear ——That's why I don't want to confess Varys' plan, so as not to change his identity from "the victimized intelligence chief" to "a traitor with ulterior motives". No matter what the situation is, we have to be careful about this mysterious opponent whose identity is unknown gone."

Harvey frowned, unable to keep up with the jumping thoughts for a long time.

It's no wonder that he couldn't understand that if it weren't for the huge information advantage brought by the identity of the traverser, even with Iger's own mind, it would be impossible to skip many intermediate steps and directly get the final result.He knew the truth first, and then pretended to make inferences, which made him appear astoundingly clever.

Not only did he know that there was a mysterious opponent behind Varys, but he even knew the exact identity, starting point, and purpose of this person: Illyrio Mopatis, the rich merchant governor of the free trade city-state "Pantos", The "good-hearted man" who once protected the Targaryen brothers and sisters in exile; if Prince Aegon is not his own son, he is probably not far behind!

This guy is not only the queen's benefactor to some extent, but he can definitely guess that the real murderer is himself... But he is thousands of miles away, Iger can't do anything to him, and he can't convince Daenerys that it doesn't make sense Nine times out of ten, he will take over Varys' mantle and become the greatest potential threat.

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Harvey shook his head and stopped thinking about Iger's conclusion. Anyway, he had already remembered one thing: whatever the commander-in-chief said and did, it must be right.

"The queen was furious because of the prisoner's suicide, and ordered to find out the identity of this person and the instigator behind the scenes at any cost, but judging from the information available so far, this matter may be extremely difficult-except that he is "not from Westeros" Apart from this point, we know nothing about Mizidan, not even where he came from, and the eunuch Waris has no family and friends to ask about." The captain of the guard concluded dumbfoundingly: "My lord From the very beginning, we planned to turn this matter into an unsolved case, but the investigation did not go according to the script at all, and as a result, the only suspect committed suicide, and it still became a perfect unsolved case, the gods are really helping us!"

Iger shrugged noncommittally: "I can only say that I was really lucky. I remember that all the follow-up actions arranged before were cut off, and all the perjury evidence prepared was secretly destroyed. Since someone has helped us with this unsolved case with his life, don't make any more troubles."

"Understood." Harvey agreed, and then remembered something: "There is one more thing I need to ask for instructions-about those people in the kitchen who were bribed by Mizidan, who are still in prison, how should they be punished?"

"If you hang them all, hang them on the school grounds of Winterfell... No, there are dragons raised there, so hang them on the roadside outside the south gate of the castle. You can see it in the city."

"Ah?" Harvey was taken aback, "But...there are as many as ten people. Isn't it too exaggerated to use such means for crimes that have not been committed? Why don't you kill two key people as a warning to others? Don’t waste the population.”

"A crime you haven't committed?" Iger didn't expect that his guard could pull out such elegant words, and he was immediately happy. "That's right, it's a crime I didn't commit, but Harvey, please answer me a question: Do you think that the Land Grant Army is so strict and disciplined now, is it because I share the same ideals that it is loyal, or is it because I follow it with love and swear to the death?" ?”

Harvey hesitated for a moment, and gave the correct answer: "Neither, it was because of your kindness and power that you forcibly subdued and coerced you to go south."

"That's right, the Land Grant Army obeyed my orders and followed me south, not because of loyalty or love, but because they were afraid of me and subconsciously obeyed me, because they knew: If you fight against me, you will really die. If In the face of collaborating soldiers, I have to think carefully: whether this one is not guilty of death, and whether that one has a chance to be rehabilitated, then I will burn my head because of handling the army's internal affairs before I embrace the queen and fight under the city of King's Landing." Iger put down the soup bowl in his hand and decided to brainwash this confidant: "The new land-grant people are our people. It is true that the land-grant army is our comrades who fought side by side with us to defeat the aliens. Heroes cannot change the fact that they are a group of savage rabble from outside the Great Wall. And what kind of existence is a villain? That is——If you are gentle and gentle, they will be vicious. On the contrary, if you are vicious, they will be vicious. Become honest and honest. Not only is it true to lead soldiers, but life is so realistic. You are now the captain of my guard, but there will always be a day when you will jump out and lead the army alone in the future, remember this: kindness, do not command soldiers!"

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Chapter 566 Visiting the Storm

After a secret conversation with his confidant, Iger lay back on the bed and continued to pretend to be dead.

Even though he was poisoned and comatose, and even though he hadn't appeared in public for many days, he was still a man of the moment in the north of the neck. He was closely watched by all parties, and there was an endless stream of people who came to visit him.

Yesterday and this morning, the people who came to visit one after another were the middle and high-level officers of the Land Grant Army, the leaders of the former tribes outside the Great Wall, etc. Iger wanted to let these people see that his physical condition was stable, and then use their mouths to let the soldiers at the bottom know that he was safe and sound. To prevent this tiger and wolf army from losing control and making chaos because they feel that Wuzhishan is missing from their heads.

Now, the Land-Grant Army has been inside for a round, and it's time to line up at Stark's house in the afternoon.

The reason is actually not difficult to understand: Although Iger and his land-grant army are temporarily occupying and controlling Winterfell, the Wolf family is the owner and master of the castle on the surface after all-the "guest" almost died of poisoning in his own home, and the situation is so serious Yu Li, the master always has to show some guilt and concern.

The reason why it took two days to come is because the previous investigation has not yet ended, members of the Stark family are also suspects, and are still under the control and surveillance of the Land Grant Army and the Queen's Guard until the "murderer" is arrested and commits suicide in prison , They were completely proved innocent and regained their freedom.

Well, a degree of freedom.

"Squeak-"

Amidst the tooth-piercing sound of the revolving shaft, the door was pushed open, and the wolf family members who were still muttering and talking to each other outside the house suddenly stopped talking. The accompanying Bachelor Qyburn entered the house first, and then Then came Lady Catelyn, Roslin Frey Stark with her daughter in her arms, and Rickon, Sansa, and Arya—all Starks alive except Robb and Bran, and those who followed The final additional family member is Myrcella... or should I say adopted daughter Maeve Snow.

It was Caitlin, the temporary parent, who forcibly dragged a large group of people to visit. To protect the children, this mother was exhausted, and she tightened the not-so-sensitive political strings in her heart.Although it was Iger who led the troops to break through the castle before, she knew that it would be useless to protect her family if she blindly resented and fought against it because of this. Not many cared to protect them—or at least pretended to be.

Even if he is a despicable and shameless hypocrite, he is still much better than the real villain when everyone is looking at him—at least, the former still has scruples about public opinion.

Only when Iger is alive can the safety of the children be guaranteed; only if the queen and others feel that "the friendship between the Stark family and Iger has not been broken by previous conflicts" will they still take them into account when making decisions and actions interests and feelings.Whether it's for the sake of the family's safety, or to avoid impoliteness and false accusations, she has to bite the bullet and bring everyone here today to finish the show.

A group of people approached the bed in a line, looked at Iger lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and all pursed their lips. The scene was so quiet that even a needle could be heard falling to the ground.

This is an emotional drama for outsiders. They only need to be present and stay in the house for enough time to complete the task. However, facing the fact that they led the army to break through the castle not long ago, they lived a life of fear under house arrest for a long time. The culprit, a group of people who can resist cursing and cursing in person is already a rare restraint, so how can there be extra greetings and topics to talk about?

Besides, Iger is unconscious now, so it's useless to say nasty good words, isn't it?

It was Catherine who searched her guts and broke the silence first, and opened her mouth to show her concern.

"The Commander-in-Chief looks good, and he should wake up soon, right?"

"In theory." Cobain nodded and took Catherine's words. "Only in terms of physical condition, he is now no different from a healthy person—whether it is breathing, heartbeat or body temperature. The reason why he is still sleepy is probably because his body still needs to Time to heal the brain and nerve damage caused by the poison."

Some explanations are reasonable, just like the real thing.

According to the script, Iger was supposed to wake up two days after the investigation was deadlocked, but now a real culprit who committed suicide in fear of crime suddenly appeared.Iger plans to officially announce his awakening tomorrow. Now that someone asks about it, he is naturally happy to release the notice earlier to pave the way and build momentum.

"That's great. There are a lot of ingredients and medicines that can nourish the body in the warehouse of Winterfell. If Mr. Cobain needs it, I can take you to check it later."

"Thank you Madam for your generosity. If I really need something, I will come to you and ask to borrow it. I won't bother you for the time being."

Caitlin was pretending to care, and Maester Qyburn also knew that she was pretending to care. The hypocritical blunt conversation ended, and the room fell into silence again.Robb's wife is mostly focused on the baby in her arms and doesn't care about Iger's life or death. Sansa, the elder sister who has not been tempered and transformed, is so nervous that her mind goes blank, and Arya, who has always been close to Iger, is entangled in her heart. Only the younger brother Rickon can say what he can do...Because the beloved direwolf "Shaggy Dog" was killed by the hands of the black shirts in the night battle of the Land Grant Army's attack on Winterfell, he hated the person lying on the bed to the bone .

Seeing that everyone was silent, he frowned, and seriously raised his doubts: "Why... the life of a villain is always so hard?"

Although he didn't say who he was referring to, but standing in front of Iger's hospital bed, with the conversation between his mother Kaitlyn and Cobain in front of him, which idiot would not understand the meaning?

Everyone was taken aback, Catherine quickly pulled her youngest son to her side to stop him from continuing to speak out. As for Coben standing next to him... Knowing that Iger couldn't care about a child, he had no choice but to pretend to be deaf She pretended not to hear it, but it was Myrcella in the crowd who finally resolved the embarrassing situation.

"Since Mr. Iger will wake up at any time." After observing the room, the little princess keenly noticed a problem, "Then why is there no one waiting in the room? If he wakes up and wants to drink water and eat, wouldn't even someone call him?" not?"

"Uh……"

The little blind student discovered Huadian again, even if he was as smart as Keben, he was immediately stopped by the question.

Iger is pretending to be dead. Only the most core people know about it, but these people all have a lot of work on their shoulders, and it is impossible to stay with the commander-in-chief in the ward all day long... And if the rest don't know If the lover stays in the house, Iger will be forced to lie down to prevent the news from leaking out, which will drive people crazy.

There is a person who seems to be unconscious on the bed. As soon as outsiders leave, they will get up and continue to work. This weird scene must not be seen by irrelevant personnel or even the core of the Land Grant Army. This is the reason why there are no servants in the room. Unfortunately, this truth cannot be explained to people.

Why are the little girls in Winterfell more difficult to deal with than the other?

"It's really because we didn't think carefully." After thinking about it, it seems that only admitting mistakes can solve the problem. Bachelor Coburn nodded humbly and admitted: "There should be someone in the room, but this may be going to the bathroom Or eat something. Later I will make arrangements to ensure that there are people in the Commander-in-Chief's room who take turns accompanying him around the clock."

Smart answer.

Iger closed his eyes and thought.

Just let the big talk out, anyway, this little girl can't come and go freely in the land-grant army camp, so I'm afraid she can come to supervise whether the care of her is in place?

It is naturally impossible for Myrcella to express doubts, so she can only nod her head to express her approval, and then looked at Iger on the bed for two seconds, and suddenly she was pleasantly surprised: "Hey, I seem to have seen Lord Iger's eyeballs move!"

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Chapter 567 Visiting the Storm

As soon as these words came out, every heart in the room except the speaker jumped suddenly, and more than a dozen lines of sight converged on the person lying on the bed, looking for the signs that Myrcella said on his face.

Iger, who was lying down, was naturally careless, so he quickly gathered his thoughts and held his breath so as not to move his eyes around again; while everyone in the wolf family standing headed by Caitlin was also very guilty, for fear that Iger, who was in a coma, would hear and remember what he had just said. The stupid thing Rickon said would hold grudges or hurt him after waking up; as for Qyburn who was accompanying him, he was struggling to use his brain again, trying to smooth things over and avoid being exposed.

He wanted to deny the girl's words and tell her that it was just an illusion, but after a second thought, he realized that there was actually a better way.

"The eyeballs are moving, which means that the commander-in-chief is dreaming. This is a good sign, which means that the poisoning has not caused devastating damage to his brain." The rich knowledge of physiology and medicine comes in handy at this time, even if he speaks nonsense, it is still reasonable There is evidence that people can't find fault, "If you give a strong enough external stimulus at this time, there is a probability that he can be awakened, but for his subsequent recovery and health considerations, I suggest that Mr. Iger continue to rest and rest until he opens up naturally. Eyes... so as not to leave sequelae."

The eyes of this former little princess are too poisonous, and I am afraid that she will see some clues to continue to disrupt the stage after staying. Cobain explained the doubts in the first half of the sentence, and then began to use tactful methods to chase away the guests in the second half of the sentence.

Caitlin vaguely heard the subtext, and on the other hand, she was worried that her youngest son would say some nonsense again, so she hurried down the slope: "In this case, it's better for us not to bother you too much, and come back after the commander-in-chief recovers. Let's visit."

Cobain quickly nodded in agreement: "That's fine, as soon as your lord wakes up, we will tell you as soon as possible."