The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 149 The Iron Throne's Eyes
Sitting on the Governor's throne and stroking the armrests carved with a deer head, the current Governor of Myr, Petyr Baelish, felt the enormous power contained therein and felt an irrepressible excitement in his heart, but the next moment, this excitement disappeared.

Although becoming a feudal lord on the Iron Throne and the nominal ruler of the new Seven Kingdoms, holding the highest power in the East made Petyr feel like a dream for a while, but the challenge from the Dothraki Great Grass Sea really made him unhappy.

Picking up the book in front of him, it recorded the number of soldiers that Governor Myr could mobilize, but looking at this thing, Petyr felt his brain bulging.

Because it was done so badly, the accounts were confusing and the data was mixed up. He also found traces of data tampering and clever record keeping. He wanted to hang the person who wrote this stuff down - but unfortunately, a dead person cannot be hanged a second time, and the head of the spy from the Church of the Stars has been impaled on a spear.

As a bureaucrat who made his fortune with books, Petyr felt that this thing was an insult to his professional skills. He really couldn't stand it, but there was no way, he could only make do with it, and what was even more troublesome was that this was only a smaller one among the many problems he faced.

Putting down the book, Petyr flipped through the letters. These noble lords and allied cities from Myr had chosen to make various excuses for his request to send troops, saying that rather than Myr's call, they would rather stick to their homeland - because the vanguard of the centaurs had already entered Myr's jurisdiction, which gave them an excellent reason to refuse the call.

Alas, this is the bad thing about being in power for the first time. Petyr read through the letters of rejection and evasion one after another, and said to himself, but his expression did not change much. Even when he was alone, Littlefinger would hide his true emotions - after all, who knew where eyes would be watching him? Not to mention that this was the Governor's Palace, which he had just moved into.

As for the leaders of the new seven countries, although he was nominally the head of the new seven countries, he was simply unable to command these arrogant and powerful generals.

Both Upper and Lower Rhoyna expressed their attitude of defending their homeland, which Littlefinger could understand. One was being stabbed to pieces by the centaur tribe, while the other had to suppress Volantis while facing the pressure from the centaurs. It was normal that they could not withdraw troops.

In Lys, Randyll Tarly, the mighty general of the Seven Kingdoms who ruled this land of peace, said that he was gathering troops, and after that he would head north to Myr to defend the capital of the new Seven Kingdoms. However, it was hard to say when the gathering would be completed - after all, everyone knew what kind of place Lys was. It was now the largest den of gold in the East and the West. How could the soldiers stationed there not be affected by it?

As for Tyrosh, this territory can only provide very limited military forces, mostly navy. Moreover, the Onion Knight said that there were restless pirates on the Stepstones, so he had to maintain the stability of the Narrow Sea and suppress these villains who took advantage of the situation to rebel before he could come to the rescue.

As for Pentos and Anders...the two commanders are in Myr, but Petyr never intended to command them. The four commanders in the south were appointed by the Iron Throne after all, and the lands of the two in the north were conquered by them and their nobles.

In fact, the only ones who can be used are Myr's garrison, Petyr thought bitterly. Who knows how many of the former governor's cronies are in this garrison... Alas, it is really difficult.

Fortunately, he doesn't have to face all this alone. He just needs to wait and get through this period of time...

"Lord Petyr, Lord Hugo and Lord Inys want to see you." The voice from outside the door broke Petyr's thoughts. Ah, these two are here. They should be here for the ships heading north.

Petyr was not surprised at all by the visit of the two commanders. After breaking through the defenses of Upper Rhoyna, the centaurs were now running rampant in the heart of the New Seven Kingdoms. It was impossible to take the original route, but taking the sea route also faced the problem of lack of ships due to the chaos caused by the Tranquility Fleet, so they would naturally come to him. It just so happened that he also had news to tell these two, so he would give it to them here.

Soon, two commanders came in. Petyr subconsciously wanted to bow to them, but then he realized that his status was equal to the two people in front of him, so he straightened his back and said, "Welcome, both of you. I already know a thing or two about your predicament. The ship is ready and can set off at any time."

Petyr's words successfully made the two people in front of him look hesitant, which made Littlefinger very proud. This was a little trick he liked very much. By stating the needs of the person who asked you to do something before he opened his mouth, you can take the initiative and show your strength - of course, this also depends on the situation.

"Thank you, Lord Petyr." Hugo said. Petyr looked at this famous man favored by God and remembered the scene when he once begged him for help. It was really amazing. It has only been a short time, and he is already standing on the same position as him. Destiny... is really hard to figure out.

"You two, I want to tell you something right now." Littlefinger continued, and when the two commanders had their attention focused, he spoke, "His Majesty Robert will cross the narrow sea in three days at most to lead the war against the centaurs. He will bring the army of the crown with him. You two, His Majesty hopes that you will obey his command at that time."

While speaking, Little Finger stared closely at the expressions of the two men, but unfortunately, he only saw surprise on Inis's face, while there was no change in Hugo's expression.

As for the reason for surprise, it was that the king acted so quickly. It would take at least half a month for the king to mobilize and cross the Narrow Sea. Such a quick action only showed that the king had been preparing to cross the sea for a long time.

There was nothing much to say next. Both sides were polite to each other, said some polite words and then said goodbye.

When the door closed again, Petyr remembered the Iron Throne's grand plan this time - from the very beginning, the Iron Throne had been paying close attention to everything that happened in the east, and King Robert had long been preparing to cross the sea and crush all potential disobedients with his hammer.

As for why this was so, it was because the Iron Throne wanted to see the loyalty of Hugo and Aenys. Old Arryn had never trusted these two northern commanders, and sent them south to observe and test them.

However, no one expected that a test of loyalty to the Iron Throne would involve so many things and lead to a centaur invasion.

However, this is just right, because King Robert is very happy to fight against those centaurs. The king loves war, and the peaceful life in the past few years has made him eager to try.

(End of this chapter)