King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 550 (Part 2)

It is impossible to guess, but Littlefinger and The two eunuchs have seen so much in the world, and naturally they will not easily become the "old master" who was beaten to death by random punches. Once again, they unanimously chose a coping strategy that will never go wrong: adapt to the changes without change, make a fortune in silence, and wait for the following.

Varys and Petyr didn't dare to offend Igor at the moment, they were not afraid of him, but the soldiers of the Land Granters, but if the Night's Watch thought that they could fool them by tricks, it would be too confident .

After a pause, Igor spoke again.

"The marriage between the Queen of Varys and Aegon is in the hope of integrating the power of the last two Targaryen, to win over Reach and Dorne, and to make the process of True Dragon Dynasty's reunification of the Seven Kingdoms smoother, that's right. .”

“And Lord Petyr firmly opposes it, because he is worried that after Your Majesty is married to her, it will be controlled by her husband and king due to her gender disadvantage, or it will lead to the fall of power. Queen status is In name only... This consideration is also It makes sense."

Of course things are not so simple, he knows the truth clearly in his stomach, and he chooses to turn a blind eye because—if he really analyzes it in depth, and points out that the contradiction between the two sides cannot be reconciled, then mediation This excuse is useless.

"The two adults have good wisdom and experience, and they are both serving the Queen. Do you plan to be hostile to each other and criticize each other for the rest of your life because of such a disagreement? Going down... Are you treating your colleagues as enemies and wasting your precious time and energy in infighting?"

Putting the cart before the horse, cause and effect are irrelevant, nonsense...

After listening As soon as he called, Varys and Petyr were still in the dark.

The disagreement on Aegon's issue is just a small but inevitable intuitive manifestation of the conflict of interest between the two. How could Igor's mouth become the source of the conflict?
Is this trying to confuse oneself by talking nonsense? Varys didn't bother to guess whether Igor was really clueless or just pretending to be stupid, anyway, as long as the other party didn't mobilize the land-grant army or instigate Melisandre to force it, nothing could shake his determination to remove the obstacles.

If you want to play, I will play with you.

"Lord Commander, what's your opinion?"

Ignoring the vivid smirk on Eunuch's sleek face, Igor shrugged and replied, "It's very simple. , Your Majesty and Prince Aegon are two living beings, they are sentient, thoughtful and emotional, and their relationship with each other is by no means a simple 'black and white' - either hand over the throne or become mortal enemies. In this era when True Dragon has withered away, there is no need to fight and die, we try to find a way to make Queen and Prince take a step back, which can ensure that Your Majesty enjoys the benefits of alliance with them, and at the same time reduces the recognition of their identity as much as possible Wouldn't everyone be happy if there is a way to bring evil?"

Under the gaze of the two audience members, Night's Watch continued to speak dangerous land.

"After I came up with this idea, I did some research, and first I found an important detail: Aegon actually landed in Westeros before Your Majesty, but he has not yet officially become king, still In emissary and correspondence with Your Majesty as son of Rhaegar Targaryen - nephew, a 'crown prince' rather than 'king', coexisting peacefully on this continent." The restaurant became Lord Commander's personal stage, He had no intention of observing the expressions of the other two banquet participants, taking care of their feelings or waiting for their responses, "I am a foreigner, not quite clear about the customs of Westeros, but in China, where I come from, this kind of political initiative Showing weakness and lowering your identity to avoid disputes is a strong sign of goodwill and goodwill. For this friendliness, I think Your Majesty must at least give Prince Aegon a chance to meet her and prove her identity. This is He deserves it!"

...

Varys was even more confused.

(Does this guy really think so, or is he pretending to fight injustice, but is actually cheating oneself?)

If the former, which one living, commander leads the strongest north of The Neck An ally of the army, of course, is far more useful than a dead predecessor, the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch... or remove him from the "must be eliminated" list?
Rao was really moved by his judgment and determination of The Spider. For a moment, his killing intent towards Igor almost disappeared, but this weakness only lasted for half a second, and then he was given to him by his iron heart. Smashed to a pulp.

He doesn't have the time or energy to bet on what the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch thinks: the opponent has soldiers, food and territory, and holds real strength and power. This means that even if Igor really supports Queen's meeting with Aegon at the moment, once the interest needs are not met in the future, he wants to go back on his decision to prevent Queen from recognizing Aegon's identity and marrying him, and oneself will not have any means on the surface to counteract it. to him.

It is better to take advantage of this time to catch the cowardly cautious man than to kill Littlefinger out of fluke and greed. Opportunity to kill both, once and for all!
The mind has been settled, but eunuch has a smile of joy and approval on his face: "Who said no, I persuaded Your Majesty like this before, but unfortunately I finally persuaded Queen to let go, and I was attacked by Others again. Once it came out, it was messed up! Um... the Prime Minister is firmly opposed to it, but would you persuade him?" I was asking for opinions, but for some reason, an inexplicable coercion spread over the dining table.

Littlefinger swallowed quietly, steadying his heartbeat.

(Is this guy really going to the death eunuch, or is he playing tricks on Varys to trick him into giving up his tricks on the upcoming North noble allegiance ceremony?)

If the former, then oneself loses an ally and adds an enemy, and the trade-off is terrible; if the latter, it is both self-assured and naive to stupid, a complete pig teammate - Varys Ho and the others Will you be coaxed to change your mind by a call?

He thought about it and came up with an incomprehensible statement: "If that Prince Aegon is true, he is naturally entitled to the Queen's audience. But the fact is: Your Majesty has never heard of it since he was born. I have known him, let alone met him... Nearly twenty years have passed, who can tell the truth, and what can prove it?"

"Lord Varys personally took him from Rescued from the Red Keep, Earl Connington pulled it big with one hand, I believe he is real, Lord Petyr." Igor interrupted Littlefinger with a sullen face, looked down condescendingly, and moved his right hand to his waist casually. But it happened to press on the hilt of the sword: "true or false, Your Majesty oneself knows what you have in mind, if you insist on discussing this topic, then forgive my incompetence, you will not be able to mediate this... Go on! ”

Petyr was horrified. He came from a humble background, and in the process of trying to climb up, he has encountered countless more direct threats and intimidation than this, but he is rarely really intimidated like today. In addition to being forced by the power of the other party that is more obvious than Daenerys, the more important reason is to know this - Igor, at this moment, there is really a reason, motivation and ability to turn the threat into reality, oneself said a word wrong, Then there is probability life is not guaranteed.

This kid is not trying to "mediate" at all, but to force Varys and oneself to obey him - while everyone's loyal monarch has not left the castle, even close by!
Rao is based on Petyr's experienced and knowledgeable, and never thought that people can be so arrogant and arrogant. And oneself, he actually regarded this person as a little brother before! While smacking his tongue secretly, he also secretly decided in the heart: no matter what Igor says and wants next, the promise is that there is no need to risk arguing with a lunatic before returning to the protection of the Unsullied army in the south.

"As you wish, Lord Commander." Littlefinger shrugged, "I have no objection to the Queen meeting Prince Aegon, but then, what you said before - 'solve the disadvantages of admitting his identity ' and where is it?"

"After meeting Aegon, did Your Majesty admit his Targaryen origin, and whether or not to form an alliance with him... As vassals, we can only give advice , the decision should be made by the Queen oneself. But women have a huge disadvantage compared to men. In order to prevent the loss and transfer of power from Your Majesty, we, as Queen's staff, should stick together closely and fully agree with the outside world: no matter what Whether Your Majesty and Aegon are allied, married or not, and whether they will be honored by the Queen after marriage or will share the throne and govern the Seven Kingdoms together, the first prime minister of the new dynasty must be Petyr Baelish, among the first batch of imperial ministers, the Queen's direct subordinates The number must also be more than half, what do you two think?"

......

Hey, is this a trick to play a stick and then give a candy?

Having someone from the Queen's team as prime minister and in charge of the crown is really a good way to stop the loss of power to your spouse - ideally.

But how can reality be that simple?
To put it lightly - what is the function of the Prime Minister, and how much power does the Imperial Council have? Isn't it the king above who has the final say? As long as a small calculation is used to make up the first two, even if oneself is the prime minister for a lifetime, all the Queen's people will be in the imperial meeting, so what?

And think about it more seriously... For many nobles, especially kings, "wife" is just a tool used to stabilize the rule, give birth to children and create heirs. After the wife gives birth to children, she immediately Are there fewer cases of assassination and killing since ancient times? Once the Queen "dies unexpectedly" and loses her backing, how can a prime minister who is loyal to her hold even more power in his hands?
Full of bad points to be poured out, but Petyr finally resisted the urge to refute and criticize, but after a little hesitation, slowly but not hesitantly nodded: "I have no opinion."

Holding With the same idea, Varys also smiled and made a look of complete conviction: "The other 'Prince Hand' may not be too happy, but I know Mrs. Clinton. For the sake of the overall situation, he will agree and make concessions ."

The bizarre situation is thus formed: although all three regard the other two as a threat, the scene is peaceful.

"Very well, look, it's so easy to reach a consensus, why fight back and forth?" Igor's tone loosened, but he didn't let go of his hand on the hilt, "Since the misunderstanding has been resolved, then mediate That's it, let's move on to the next topic - Manderly, Glover, Ryswell, Dustin, Tallhart, Hornwood, Seven and other families have clearly replied, expressing their willingness to recognize Queen as the legitimate ruler of Seven Kingdoms, the only remaining member of the Umber family It has also appeared in the land grant, and now it is under my protection, but the Karstark family clearly declares that they do not support the Queen... In addition to these families who have already expressed their opinions, Flint's Finger and Widow's Watch, Old Town and Greywater Watch, and Bear Island's House Mormont, due to the inconvenient communication from Winterfell, has not heard from it yet."

"A conservative estimate, in the end... at least one North will be our enemy, and two or three will refuse to stand in line with excuses. He looked around and raised the volume again: "And my take on this is: this small group of people won't affect the macro fact that we already have North, Queen and Land Granters can no longer be here in the desolate World of Time wasted in Ice and Snow. In order to unify the big business plan, we have to swallow the bad, throw the Karstark and some grasses that are unable to tell good from bad aside for the time being, and clean up after the war - give priority to the south, to conquer the other 2/3/2022 Kingdoms!"

Igor straightened up, stretched his back, and glanced at the two conspirators seated: "Who is for and who is against?"

 …

So it is!
Varys and Petyr, who had been in a state of confusion for a long time, finally felt some eyes.

The so-called mediation, the so-called solution to the dispute between the two dragons, were all means of concealment... From the very beginning, Igor's real purpose was to propose this. He didn't want to let the Land Granters continue to waste food, grass and time in Winterfell, so he deliberately appeared to be unbearable and lost his patience. By shocking and creating psychological pressure, he forced Varys to dare not go south again. Hands and feet create obstacles on this matter!
Petyr is loyal to Daenerys and naturally won't object to this apparently correct decision; as for Varys...he has already used the time he successfully bought by persuading Queen to subdue North before, and has set up a trap for two stumbling blocks. So, no surprise... they all happily agreed, expressing their support and support for the decision to start the South Expedition as soon as possible.

The mediation was successful, and the request for the expedition to go ahead as soon as possible was met. The stern look on Igor's face finally dissipated, and his hand was released from the hilt of the sword at his waist. With a smile, he picked up the wine glass on the table, raised his arms and raised high to the two of them under the seat: "I knew that the two adults were reasonable and would be able to make the right decision. Now, I apologize for the rudeness before, let us The successful resolution of the contradiction and misunderstanding, and the successful achievement of the important consensus on the Nanzheng, let's drink this cup to celebrate!"

It seems that everything is clear, but for some reason, Varys always feels that something is wrong , while quickly reviewing everything that happened after entering the room to find the problem in the details, he bowed his head in Igor's voice, looking towards the glass of wine that was poured at the beginning of this luncheon.

Light in color, clear in texture, but rich in aroma, most likely a fine Arbor golden wine, with his plump and round face reflected on the smooth, mirror-like surface.

Looking at "oneself" for half a second, a flash of light flashed across the ocean of consciousness shrouded in clouds and mist, and The Spider suddenly understood where the wrongness he was sensing came from.

Everything above, from the very beginning was a talk nonsense-like "mediation", and at the end it seemed to be a declaration of "exposing the true intention" of the Nanzheng... In fact, it was all for this purpose: to distract him and Petyr's attention, and finally trick them into drinking this drink!
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(end of this chapter)