King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 342 Westward Conference (Part 2)

The two Ironmen left, but the same The new entrant's red robe monk Moqorro stayed behind, sitting in the position vacated by Daario Naharis' absence, with important ministers such as Hand of the Queen Petyr, Unsullied commander Grey Worm, Dany's favorite little clerk Missandei... and Daenerys I, together, made a table that was like a meeting in front of the imperial court.

"Ironmen came to find you obviously with impure motives, but after all, everyone must have something to do, either for the benefit of a foreign object, or for inner satisfaction, 'pure motives'. 'simply is an unfathomable mystery concept, and we don't need to be too critical or hostile to them. Whether it's an experienced sailor or an ocean-going ship, it's the boost we need right now." Petyr shrugs: "I don't know that Euron, nor do I understand it. Much, his claim that weakening both Stannis and Aegon Jr. is opening the way for you is obviously bullshit, but at least 'actually taking action' isn't lying. With the port blocked what we can get about the situation in Westeros The information is limited, but there are still some... After sifting and analyzing, I have picked out the parts that should not be false."

"Go ahead." Daenerys nods.

"The Aegon Targaryen, who claimed to be your nephew, was losing ground in front of Stannis Baratheon, and the large territories he had laid down in the Stormlands have now been recaptured except for Storm's End and the overseas islands. And his two Among the most important allies: Reach has gradually lost his ambitions after repeated defeats. If Stannis insisted not to step back and negotiate with him, he would have stopped fighting; and Dorne, for unknown reasons, has never sent large-scale troops to fight for it. , Coincidentally, we already know what the Martell family is thinking: Doran Prince secretly sent Prince Quentyn to try to marry you - they don't want to push an unknown Aegon to the throne, but want Quentyn's heir to sit on Iron Throne

"And the other side of the House of Slayers...Stannis is not as sure of a victory as he seems. After House Stark returns to save his home from the Ironmen invasion of the North, he relied on Storm, Crownlands, Riverlands, and And Vale's armies can still have the upper hand over Aegon's Golden Company, but it's not overwhelming. The duty of each armies to fight for the king is time-bound - and now the war has long exceeded this time limit, with winter coming, The Baratheon family will also face food and financial difficulties." Petyr analyzes it clearly: "With the Iron Islands muddying the water, whoever has the upper hand will be harassing whoever has the upper hand... In the end, it's still relevant. The two warring kings will definitely stop fighting - they don't want to, but they have to. And this is not good news for you."

"Why not good news?" Missandei wondered He asked: "If I'm not mistaken, Westeros can only have one king, and there can be no peaceful coexistence between different kings - a truce can only be a truce, and it will never become peaceful coexistence. When the Queen counterattacks Westeros, even if that little Aegon doesn't take the initiative to become a vassal, at least he won't become an enemy of us before defeating Stannis."

Such a girl who is a few years younger than Daenerys can attend the imperial meeting, Petyr was initially surprised and conflicted. But over time, seeing the girl's maturity and intelligence far beyond her age, Littlefinger has begun to adapt to her existence and strive to treat her as an equal.

"Yes, Stannis and Aegon will never become peaceful coexistence, but it is still extremely bad for Queen Your Majesty." Littlefinger shrugged: "That little Aegon, whether true or false, at least on the surface and Queen The same surname. But Stannis, as the younger brother and heir of the snatcher, is irreconcilable with us. And he now has control over most of the Westeros. Once the winter truce, you say that his strength recovers quickly or has no roots. Will the passive Golden Corps recover quickly?"

Daenerys understood what Petyr was trying to convey: "Right now is the time when the Destor family is at its most vulnerable, and I should seize the opportunity."

"That's right."

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After analyzing numerous clues from various sources, Petyr can be almost 100% certain that he is now fighting with Westeros on the battlefield. The so-called "Little Aegon" that Stannis confronted head-on was supported by Varys behind the scenes. This eunuch has always opened his mouth to be loyal and closed his mouth to the people for decades. In fact, all plans and arrangements are to finally push this unknown child to the throne.

But what makes Petyr very much take pleasure in other people's misfortune is that there are indications - because of the completely unprepared rapid change in the Seven Kingdoms situation after oneself was forced to flee by the note incident, that fatty's plan It did not go exactly as originally expected, but there were some deviations. The most serious of these is that the "True Dragon bloodline" and the Golden Corps, who were supposed to play the finale to clean up the mess, were forced to appear early, so that they now have to face a lord of Iron Throne who is at least recognized by most of the Seven Kingdoms. .

Emotionally, Petyr is tempted to ignore urgings from all quarters and watch the show at Slaver's Bay while Varys' overall plan crumbles and fails.

But he can't, because he's the Hand of the Queen, and he has to think rationally for Daenerys...and ultimately oneself's interests: if you sit on the sidelines and watch Stannis destroy little Aegon , When the Queen's army sets foot on Westeros, what they have to face is a unified Seven Kingdoms.

And such an opponent, Aegon the Conqueror has never faced - too huge a strength difference, it is difficult for the three dragons and Unsullied to smooth out.

Although reluctantly, Petyr finally presented the Queen with the result of oneself rational analysis: now is the best time to counterattack Westeros. Once Stannis had defeated Aegon and brought Iron Isle down, it was too late.

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Daenerys thought about it seriously, but shook his head: "Recover his strength, then let him recover, I have three dragons."

This is a judgment made after taking the three dragons into consideration, my Queen oh! Petyr didn't know whether to cry or laugh, turned his head a little, and spoke in a curve to save the country: "Your Majesty, you know Xi Gas chess?"

"Are you going to ask people if they know that one plus one equals two?" Daenerys glanced at the oneself prime minister angrily, "I'm not good at it, but I know how to play. "

"What chess can kill a dragon?"

"The trebuchet."

Petyr spread his hands: "Look, people hundreds of years ago As you already know, dragons are not invincible. I strongly believe that you have learned the complete dragon mastery during your trip to the east. It is your first and second time riding a dragon on the battlefield, and you will definitely be able to kill and shock the world; The fourth time you will find out—the enemy begins to try to deal with the dragon, or you on the dragon's back; by the fifth or sixth time, and maybe later, someone will eventually invent a reliable way to deal with the dragon."

"I still have Unsullied, and the Freedom Militia."

Littlefinger frowned and shook his head: "Grey Worm, report to the Queen about Unsullied, and the Freedom Militia. training progress.”

“In the recent battle of Meereen, Unsullied killed seven hundred and twenty-four men and wounded more than nine hundred; Mares, unfortunately infected into the city, also affected Unsullied. Although we took isolation as soon as possible, but eventually hundreds of people were infected, and now dozens of people have been reduced, and a large number of patients have begun to have blood in the stool, doctors and blue Saintess We are trying our best to treat, but not many people can be rescued." Unsullied commander nodded said with a solemn and meticulous expression: "Due to concerns about the contagion of the plague and lack of food, the training of the Freedom Militia has been carried out on a small scale and scattered. So far, only the practice of formation and basic command signals has been completed, and there is still a shortage of weapons and equipment, and the three methods of using the lance are also being taught to practice first.”

“Look at , Your Majesty, 8,000 Unsullied You've only got 6,000 left, and the Free Militia still has a long way to go...Even if it's finished, you'll have less than 20,000 soldiers. If there are so many people, if the other side Hear the wind early and get ready to deal with the dragon's hand Duan, you can't even win a city in King's Landing, let alone conquer the Seven Kingdoms? "Petyr patiently persuaded, "so, the safest thing to do is to return to Westeros as soon as possible, while Stannis' army is still fighting Aegon and before word spreads that the 'dragons are ready for battle', and start taking the Seven Kingdoms back by surprise. The battle, create enough advantages before the opponent reacts, and gather as many supporters as possible. "

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"Your Majesty, if you allow me to stay here, I'll take it as your permission to speak." "The red robe monk Moqorro, who had been silent after driving the Ironmen away in a few words, suddenly opened the mouth and said, "Lord of Light warned in the flames: The mortal Great Other has been completed in the extreme northern lands where he occupies. The accumulation of strength, ready to provoke the final battle. If you don't rush to where you should be right away, but insist on completing the full exercise of 'Domination' in Slaver's Bay, insisting on freeing Essos' slave before taking responsibility... Then when you are finally ready, The land opposite the Narrow Sea will have been turned into a scorched earth and forbidden land for life, and become as dangerous as the Valyrian Peninsula, and there is no meaning to fight for it. "

Petyr doesn't believe in prophecies in flames or anything like that, but for the sake of the red robe monk and oneself, he refrained from speaking up - and Daenerys was just the opposite, After visiting Asshai, she has experienced first-hand: the existence in this world beyond ordinary people's imagination is not only the three dragons of oneself. Someone can see from the flames what has happened in the past, or what is happening now, it is definitely not nonsense.

However, if someone relies on this, to sell oneself's point of view, to satisfy oneself's self-interest, and push everything to "Lord of Light warns in the flames", alarmist to increase persuasiveness, Try to fool oneself, then let him know what sleeping dragon's wrath is.

"Did the Lord of Light say that in flames? "Daenerys smiled slightly, determined to raise the bar and test it out - the Red God priest in front of him is just a microphone that looks impressive but is worthless, or a transcendent with ability.

If it is the latter situation, that oneself will allow him to stay by oneself's side.

Asshai's visit had a great impact on the little Queen's cognition, she began to realize that transcendent power is actually a component that cannot be ignored in this world One of the parts, rather than being passively affected, is to put it in the oneself camp and use it correctly: "Very well, did the Lord of Light tell you in the flames, what happened on my trip east? ”

An unpredictable smile appeared on Moqorro's dark face. Because of the change in expression, the white exposed area in the eye sockets was reduced, and his face appeared darker for a while.

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(end of this chapter)