The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 140 Littlefinger’s Visit
When the Governor of Myr began to stumble forward on the tightrope in order to get rid of the big political trouble, outside the city wall of Myr, the envoy of the Iron Throne who had already arrived in Myr but had been lurking in the city of Myr was also in action. .

Petyr Baelish, who was wearing a cloak and hiding his face under the hood, looked at Myr who was entrenched on the bay like a giant beast, and his heart was quite complicated. During these years in Myr, he put this city into perspective. He saw the chaos in the city, and he saw countless dangers in it, but he also saw countless opportunities.

He must seize this opportunity. Petyr told himself in his heart that the opportunity to become a chess player was right in front of him, and he couldn't let the opportunity slip away from his hands like this, otherwise he would regret it for the rest of his life.

Although he is now an existence that he could not even imagine before, but this is far from enough. Even now, he is just a small chess piece manipulated by the big shots. This time he was sent to Myr , it was just risking his life for the king, but it also brought him an opportunity, an opportunity that would prevent him from being insulted again.

"Chaos is a ladder." This is what Petyr realized after being defeated by Stark's heir. This has also become his firm creed in life. His time as an adopted son of the Tully family paralyzed his thinking. , playing with the descendants of Tully made him actually think that the descendants of these great nobles were the same group of people - and then he paid a heavy price for it.

He hated everyone in the Tully family, hated Hoster for sending him away as a stain, hated Kate for being indifferent, hated Edmure for helping the northerner, and as for Lysa...that woman was not as good as Kate after all.

After understanding this, Petyr could only feel happy that he had survived even when he did what he did. After that, he set a goal for the future: he could no longer be so humble, he He also wants to become a great nobleman who can control the destiny of countless people.

With this mentality, Petyr began his efforts. The son of a knight did not expect to obtain a title through military merit, because he knew that with his thin body, he would not be able to survive on the battlefield. Facing Star When he was the heir of Ke, he was able to persist for so long purely because of the mercy of the northerner, and more importantly, this was not a path to the top. How many brave knights had fought for the great nobles and the king, and now stood It's still those last names that are at the top.

Therefore, in the desolate tower of the Five Fingers Peninsula, Petyr set his goal. Only in the palace could he find a future, use the knowledge he had read and learn, and develop his own strengths.

At the same time, he also understood that he was embarking on an extremely difficult road, and he might not see that opportunity in his lifetime, but he still chose this road.

The huge waves caused by this eastern expedition once overwhelmed Petyr. All his plans, whether long-term or short-term, were shattered by this wave. At the same time, he also had a strong feeling. A sense of loss: That Hugo Tollet was a wandering knight, even worse than him, but he achieved such dazzling achievements, from a driven cannon fodder warrior to a being who could compete with the king.

But his idea was ruthlessly defeated by the facts. Hugo's expedition achieved an unprecedented victory. Then the whole of Westeros gradually participated in this frenzy, and then the situation on both sides of the Narrow Sea was also completely changed. Westeros Both China and Essos are facing changes that have not been seen in thousands of years, and an unprecedented era has arrived.

Although he was depressed for a time, Petyr quickly adjusted his mentality. He analyzed the new situation and found that this expedition had brought countless opportunities. "Chaos is a ladder" was extremely consistent with the current situation.

This was Petyr's goal from the very beginning. If he wanted to take the path of civil service, he could only reach the highest level in the King's Landing court and provide room for his conspiracy. Originally, he expected to go to King's Landing. The court would still take several years, but due to the expansion of the King's Landing government, he was able to enter the King's Landing court as one of the first civil servants.

But this good situation was soon broken by the Eastern Expedition. Hugo Tollet, a mercenary knight who rose from the wilderness, led a group of empty and fanatical farmers and settlers to convince those in Seagull Town. A businessman who was in trouble because he failed to take sides went on an expedition that seemed to have little chance.

This was Petyr's attitude towards the Eastern Expedition, even after seeing the miracles of the Seven Gods. In his opinion, such an irrational thing should never be done. At that time, he was thinking more about how to use it. The failure of the expedition further forced Seagull Town to spit out more things, and even... allowed Eyrie City to control this important town.

Relying on the Tully woman who was obsessed with her, Petyr was able to enter the court of old Arryn. Relying on his own ability, he could be said to be like a fish in water. In a very short period of time, he took advantage of his status as a loser in Seagull Town. , helped Duke Arryn increase a large amount of income.

By constantly reselling on both sides of the Narrow Sea and occupying the territory discovered by Lord Seagull, Petyr successfully won a large amount of funds for the Eyrie, which restored his impression on Duke Arryn, and then, Most importantly, through his own merits and Lysa's neglect, Petyr successfully entered the court of King's Landing.

This is the general trend that Petyr saw during this expedition. Relying on Lysa's relationship, he had access to many Iron Throne documents and conversations between the rulers of the kingdom, so he paid close attention to His Majesty the King and The Prime Minister is clear about many of his thoughts. He knows that Duke Arryn desperately wants to change the status quo of Westeros. If the Baratheon dynasty wants to be stable, it needs reform. It can no longer continue to be a sedan chair for the great nobles. It is customary to lift people up, but reform requires money. Even if the mad king left so much wealth, it is not enough, not to mention that the king is still a person who wants to enjoy himself.

However, when the war in the east achieved an unprecedented victory, everything changed. After the huge wealth owned by various trading city-states poured into Westeros, what was once just rootless water now has a solid foundation. foundation.

This is why Petyr worked so hard during that time, he had to seize this opportunity, and most importantly, as the iron throne expanded, the power of the once ignored civil servants also increased. It is possible to expand and even...become an equal to the dukes.

As the Iron Throne issued a series of decrees, unprecedented changes came, and Petyr also seized the opportunity and entered the tide of the times.

This is a future that Petyr never imagined before the Eastern Expedition. In the past, he only wanted to stir up troubles in the palace, but now, he wants to become the chief official of the Iron Throne, so that when the chaos breaks out in the future, He can seize opportunities more easily. Yes, chaos is bound to break out in the future. Petyr knows many secrets of the Iron Throne, such as the bloodline of the royal family's descendants. After seeing the golden hair of the king's child, he thought of the book about Baratheon Black through the ages. After passing the investigation of the woman Lysa, he confirmed this... and this issue will be exploded sooner or later.

For his dream, Petyr worked harder in King's Landing. He did many things that no one wanted to do: organizing the demolition of King's Landing, obtaining lower prices from merchants and craftsmen, and mediating the contradictions between the city and the ecclesiastical garden... …While doing these things, Petyr was so tired that he almost forgot his great ideals. He felt like he was being trained into an execution machine, and he just wanted to rest after working every day.

He even suspected that if he stayed in such an environment, he would sooner or later become a tiny screw in a giant machine.

However, after all, he belongs to someone in the court. If it were someone else, he might have stayed there all his life because it was "easy to use", but that was not the case for him. Petyr's position was promoted again and again, and his power became more and more powerful. Petyr was finally liberated from the tedious work, and then began his next move.

Petyr, also known as Littlefinger, knows the importance of connections, so he uses the power in his hands to help many people who have not yet realized that they are in a new era how to enter the rules - but to be honest, Petyr often He felt that he could not keep up with the times. Compared with the simple ruling structure of nobles and lords in his impression, today's King's Landing is much more complicated, and on top of the complexity, the Iron Throne is adding more things, and the people are also With each passing day, the thing called paper, for example, Littlefinger unknowingly discovered that the number of readers in the capital had reached an exaggerated level.

However, after all, he is a person who is at the forefront of the times, a popular figure in the King's Landing court, and the most trusted official of Duke Arryn. At first, it was only the knights and barons who respected him, but then the earls and marquises , as his power increases, these people respect him more.

And he, the son of a knight from the Five Fingers Peninsula, became an outsider in King's Landing and became a distinguished figure that every outsider must visit, because everyone knows that when coming to King's Landing to do business, it is most reliable to ask Littlefinger for directions first.

If he were in the past, he would definitely be satisfied with this position, and then carefully manage his contacts and relationships, waiting for the day when the conflict completely breaks out. But now, this is no longer possible. He is just a senior civil servant and political broker in King's Landing. How can he fit in with this turbulent situation? What about the era?

Therefore, he accepted the order to go to the east. Petyr knew very well that even if he was in King's Landing with a perfect attitude, there would be problems in facing the chaos that was bound to come, because after all, he was just a man who depended on the king for everything. As a civil servant, he does not have his own force or his own basic base. He can only take advantage of the situation rather than build it.

Petyr didn't want to do this, not to mention that he had now seen with his own eyes a man who was worse off than him and became the one who controlled the situation. Therefore, he went to Myr and came with the order of the Iron Throne. here.

Now, after observing in Myr for so long, he has completed one of the goals given to him by the Iron Throne, which is to determine the loyalty of Tolet and Frey. For these two, he must rely on his own abilities instead of going through the Iron Throne. The Iron Throne has always been very vigilant about the expeditions and the people appointed as leaders, and has never been at ease.

According to his observation, the two men did not have any ambitions. In the series of chaos in Mill, they chose to stay far away. The only thing that needed to be paid attention to was the situation of the two together, but this For the Iron Throne, it is a small problem. After all, the Iron Throne is so powerless against the internal unity of the Reach.

Now that this most important goal has been accomplished, Petyr should also carry out his own plan. Looking at the door in front of him, Petyr thought. After signaling his subordinates to inform his arrival, Petyr thought Alexander's stupid behavior - he actually dared to assassinate Euron Greyjoy on the head of that madman.

After Alexander confessed the matter to his confidants, the news spread quickly, which directly caused many Myr forces and officials who had secretly contacted him before but had been standing in the way between him and the governor to directly express their wishes to him. Come over and support him in overthrowing the current Governor of Myr.

Governor Alexander wants to go crazy for his future, but the people below don't want to at all. Who is willing to offend that madman Euron for the political future of the governor, that madman bites people without caring about it - about In this regard, Petyr had heard of this man's reputation even in King's Landing.

After gaining the support of these people, Petyr immediately felt confident, so he came to see Hugo. Although he had the support of powerful people, everything still had to rely on force, and he had some supplies from King's Landing. The squires and servants who came, the rogues and thugs who gathered in Myr, and it was never enough, not at all.

Therefore, he needed the help of the two commanders and their strength. Petyr looked at the gate of the commander's camp opened in front of him, and he showed a relaxed smile. Before that, he was still quite worried, worried about Hugo. The adults don't want to see him. Petyr is very confident in his mouth, but the premise is based on communication. If he can't communicate, then no matter how eloquent he is, it will be of no use.

However, as long as he was allowed to see Lord Hugo, he would be confident to convince the two commanders. He had been studying the two commanders for a long time and knew the grudges between them and Governor Alexander. He believed that, coupled with some exchange of interests, , he can easily convince these two people.

With such confidence, Petyr walked into the commander's camp. However, deep down in his heart, he was still a little nervous. No matter what, what he was about to see would change the entire Narrow Sea. people.

(End of this chapter)