King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 367 Big Gamer

Varys' heart skipped a beat - this little girl, how come Do not play cards according to the routine? If Stannis is really burned to death in the Red Keep by a dragon flame, Daenerys sits on the Iron Throne, and what about little Aegon and the Golden Company?

They can't be allowed to implement this program!
"It's a good plan, but it's a pity it's just taken for granted." Varys's tone was flat, but his words were not very merciful, "Dark and windy night, although the defenders of King's Landing can't see the dragons flying from the sea, But can Your Majesty be able to cross Blackwater Bay and find the Red Keep without seeing five fingers? Even more how, from the day Your Majesty returned to Westeros to take the Dragonstone, Stannis and his royal courtiers have quietly left the Red Keep Keep, scattered and hidden in various temporary command posts within King's Landing. My little bird can rely on various trails to find and map most of these locations, but it is impossible to predict which day Stannis will Which one of them would you be in... Even if you could, it would be foolish to ask Your Majesty to ride a dragon and accurately find these places in the huge King's Landing that are no different from the dwellings from the air, and then dive down and spit fire and burn them ."

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Why Varys can serve two dynasties, but has always been trusted by the rulers, and even now appears in front of Daenerys as an uninvited guest, and can quickly integrate into his royal front, Even Petyr, who was extremely guarded and hated him, couldn't find any incriminating evidence or anything against him?
Because he is more brilliant, brilliant to the point that no one can catch his specific incriminating evidence and handle.

What is the specific manifestation of this kind of brilliant? The Littlefinger in front of him is the best example of a comparison: Petyr Baelish is a Major Perfection in his power play, Varys is also ashamed of being inferior, but even so...he still calls him "the second smartest person in the Seven Kingdoms" ,Why?
Because Petyr's play with power is still at the level of "skill" - in layman's terms, it is all kinds of tricks.

And no matter how clever tricks are, it will leave traces...or evidence.

Varys, on the other hand, does just one trick from start to finish: provide truthful, accurate, detailed, and usually always useful intelligence that has immediate effect.

That's right, it's that simple, but it's actually a lot more complicated: If Petyr's method is "seven points true and three points false", then Varys is "nine points true and one point stay." ——Assuming that the information he obtained by using the intelligence system is "1" or "100%", then Varys will go through a series of careful selections that are too complex to be grasped by ordinary people, which are beneficial to oneself and can be manipulated 90% of the actions taken by those in power in the direction required by the oneself script are extracted and given to the right person at the right time.

Yes, he hardly provides false information. Anyone who investigates the "90%" information he provided will find it difficult to find evidence and traces of his fraud. But don't underestimate the 10% that was intercepted and hidden: through clever editing, out-of-context, and hidden cause and effect, Varys can turn a rebel who plans to rebel tomorrow into a loyal minister that is rare in a thousand years, and can describe a clean virgin as a human being The best slut who can compose the most honest and upright man in the world so that anyone who listens to it can't wait to hang him immediately...

Even better: if you don't lie, you will save money A large amount of corroboration and aftermath work was required for the "liar". Therefore, Varys can squeeze more time, energy and resources to carry out a deeper campaign than Petyr, and design a more grand and subtle layout than Petyr-as for those in power who later discovered and asked why the "10%" of intelligence was missing? I'm sorry - intelligence gathering is a tedious and laborious business, and there are bound to be mistakes!
And it is such a Master of Whisperers who does not provide false information. Once 1% false information is mixed into the almost completely true information, what kind of keen and suspicious person can immediately detect the abnormality?

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"That's fine." Missandei blinked twice and said quickly, "I was thinking about it."

Stannis's Caution, as everyone knows, seems to be in his style to leave the Red Keep in hiding to win the war. Don't say Missandei is a little girl, even Petyr, who was arguing with Varys, believed the lies that eunuch made up in a flash without thinking much - he was thinking about how to convince Daenerys to attack King's Landing immediately, and he also thought of saying something. .

"Putting dragons on the battlefield should be the last option." Petyr figured out how to break this sentence, and it's simple -- admit it, "But now is the moment when you need to make your last choice! Your Majesty, anyone can find a Valyria boy of fifteen or sixteen years old with silver hair and purple eyes and declare it to be Aegon Targaryen, and push it in front of us in an attempt to reap the fruits of your sacrifice and adventure along the way, I I don't believe he is real!"

"Prince Aegon was really just a child when he was taken out of King's Landing back then, and it is impossible for anyone in Westeros to recognize him, and it is normal to question his identity. "Varys swallowed quietly, thankful that no one was present to continue to struggle with the plan to burn the Red Keep," but Jon Connington, who is now assisting him, was the Prime Minister of King Elis during the war of the slayers. A well-known nobleman, there are not a few people who have seen him—not much to mention, among the princes of the Narrow Sea Islands that you have conquered, you will surely find nobles who recognize him."

Aegon Targaryen's identity is not subject to any investigation.

This is the ultimate venture capital investment that Varys has planned for half his life to leverage the Game of Thrones table and swallow the legal ownership of the entire Westeros. It is also the most proud scam he has designed in his life: a scam , but everything in the game is true - the Golden Corps is true, the Mentors' staff that made Prince the perfect ruler is true, the Mad King's hand Jon Connington is true, down to the bottom soldier up to Prince A trusted confidant...even Prince himself, who thinks he is the real Aegon Targaryen.

Except for Pentos Magister Illyrio and Varys oneself, all the people in the world who knew Prince was fake are dead. Who can dismantle such a flawless scam?

"Griffin's Roost count may be true, but what does that mean?" Petyr couldn't debunk this lie, which consisted entirely of truth, but that didn't stop him from relying on the intuition of a good chess player. Smell the conspiracy - he stared at Varys, feeling that oneself found the other's clue: "Please allow me to say something cruel, Your Majesty. Even if that Aegon Targaryen is real, you can't wait for him to come. As the son of your big brother Prince Rhaegar, if the real little Aegon is alive, he will be ahead of you in the line of succession to Iron Throne by Targaryen succession! If you wait for him to attack King's Landing, even with an easy victory, And who should the credit belong to?"

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It's the truth, and it's hard to get the kind of talk on the table. That is, Petyr relied on his oneself to be the "Hand of the Queen", a high authority and trusted by Daenerys, so he dared to impudent like this... But it was also the truth, and he really took Varys' army and left him speechless. ——After all, no one can refute the obvious truth.

As expected of the second smartest person in the Seven Kingdoms, to think of the best way to speak against oneself so quickly. Varys smiled wryly, hiding his true inner activity, he decided not to fight back, but to defend himself: "Your Majesty, you and your nephew are the only two Targaryen left in the world, and in this case, you still decide to fight Do you want to fight?"

Petyr pursued without leaving a trace of leeway: "Your Majesty, if you admit that Aegon Targaryen is true, then your previous act of proclaiming yourself king will be a treasonous act of usurping power."

"Before Your Majesty became king, Aegon has not made his identity public, which is excusable. I think Prince Aegon will be very willing to forgive his aunt and marry her, and they will govern the Seven Kingdoms together."

"Govern together?" Petyr sneered, "Your Majesty, that Aegon is a man, are you a Queen or a Queen when you marry him? Governing with him, as a female Innate, you are at a disadvantage. ...In addition, although I personally understand Valyria's marriage customs and understand that the marriage of aunt and nephew is reasonable and legal within the Dragon Royal Family, the people of Westeros are not so reasonable! You lead a world-famous ' Slave Legion ' landed in Westeros, and first of all, a strong sense of resistance has been aroused. If you rush to practice the different ethics and laws of Valyria and Westeros before the great cause is completed, it proves that Targaryen is different, and it can be greatly improved. It will hurt your career and reputation, and it will make your unification a lot harder!"

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Daenerys ·Targaryen from start to finish did not say a word.

According to her, this is the empirical wisdom that oneself has summed up in her short but ups and downs reign...before, either with the help of Jorah Mormont, or Petyr Baelish finding oneself and exposing the former traitorous behavior Afterwards, there is only one person around oneself who can be called a leader. Now, finally, there are two people with wisdom, experience and ability gathered under oneself, arguing in front of the Queen... Rather than choosing to accept the opinion of one of the two, Dany is more willing to observe the process and pattern of their debate. , from which to understand and learn the way of thinking of both, enrich and enrich oneself.

The first round was over. Both players gasped secretly and prepared more arguments and materials in their hearts, but the sound of boots stepping on the floor came from outside the Conference Hall.

“Your Majesty—Your Majesty!” The messenger was a neo-liberal soldier in full armor, but his face was slightly immature, and he stammered when he spoke Common Tongue, “In the open sea. The patrolling fleet... intercepted a grey sailboat coming from the north with someone claiming to be a Lord Commander guarding... something, and a priestess of the Lord of Light."

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