King of The Wall

2021-02-15

Chapter 633 "City-States"

Daenerys Feels Them From "Second War Against Dragonmother" The red glutinous fruit threat of this associative word, with a squinting eye, concealed oneself's anger.

Igor pursed his lips, and instantly guessed the lobbying ideas of the wealthy businessman Magister, sketched out the draft to refute and overturn it, and his cheek muscles combined into a sneer that was barely noticeable.

Neither spoke until the brief silence was broken by the speaker.

"Your Majesty's great victory in Meereen broke the first slave-master alliance, forcing the city-states of New Ghis, Tros, Qarth, etc. around Slaver's Bay to negotiate with you and give up the slave system, but beyond. The Volantis of a thousand li only lost a fleet, and neither surrendered nor signed an armistice with you, nor did they lose their ability to protect themselves. And this also leads to: after your return to Westeros For more than a year, Volantis is still in a state of war with you, but due to the internal wrangling, shirk responsibility and power adjustment between the two parties after a defeat, they did not actually engage in combat." Facing two threats The oppression of the Sha, Illyrio Mopatis quickly connected to the follow-up, "But now, with the internal power struggle over, you are reuniting the Seven Kingdoms, and you are about to become the most powerful ruler of the known world, this a fish that escaped The net finally stopped not content with loneliness, and began to organize a second alliance against you."

The wealthy businessman Magister talked eloquently, and soon took the identity of oneself out of the slave-master camp and turned to Become a loyal friend of Daenerys and travel all the way to inform and warn the nascent Targaryen Dynasty...successfully lead the Queen's "True Dragon's Wrath" in other directions.

From his mouth, Queen and Igor learn about the hidden events that are taking place across the Narrow Sea, and quickly learn why Illyrio says they are now in a "dangerous situation with enemies on all sides".

Although temporarily plunged into internal strife after a major defeat, Volantis has not stopped in the past two years on other aspects other than military.

Public opinion: Pick up the baton dropped from Yunkai's hand, continue to spread rumors about Daenerys' tyranny and bloodlust, and spread that she is about to end the slave system and wipe out all the slave-master classes in the world, causing widespread concern.

Diplomatically: Under the banner of 'Valyria's eldest daughter', use the strength in many city-states to actively win over allies - mercenaries and pirates, needless to say, have money Can be bought, and unfortunately Braavos, who is usually neutral, has somehow also expressed great interest in joining the opposition to Daenerys. After Illyrio's various investigations, it turned out that it was the Queen who showed her unwillingness to inherit House Baratheon's debt during the visit of the Iron Vault messenger not long ago, so that the high-level ruler of Braavos judged after evaluation that she became the ruler of Westeros.

Economically: Volantis is trying to build a business alliance to put pressure on Westeros to embargo specific commodities, Nine Cities are not one, this kind of means that requires a unified pace would have been difficult to achieve, but in terms of commodity abundance The first (Volantis itself), the financial lifeline (Braavos), with the support and preparation of the two recognized strongest forces in the city-state system, has magically started the process.

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"This yet-to-be-surfaced organization calls itself a city-state union, and its purpose is to form a group in case Your Majesty succeeds in seizing Westeros dominance. Fight against you and defend the slave system they have practiced for thousands of years." After a long narration, Illyrio threw up his hands helplessly: "When the time comes, Your Majesty, you intend to publicly announce that you will give up oneself and destroy the slave. What is the original ideal of the control', or stick to it, and fight on both sides at the same time?"

The speech of the wealthy businessman Magister slowly ended, and the spacious Queen reception hall returned to silence, and Daenerys carefully digested the other party. After speaking, he lifted his lips and said calmly: "many thanks, Lord Magister, you have come from a long way to send messages and warnings. But the soldiers will stop me. I have faced all kinds of enemies in my expedition, and I have elite soldiers and strong generals under my command. Talent..." She glanced at Igor, "I don't believe that a bunch of slave-masters can put together an army that I can't beat."

"Your Majesty misunderstood, I don't doubt it. Your invincibility on the battlefield means - you can't deal with so many opponents who don't want to compete with you for the throne, so don't gather to fight you. The purpose of the city-state union is not to invade Westeros, but to stop you Seize the throne and mobilize the power of the entire Westeros to threaten their system and the foundation of their rule, so they don't need to fight you head-on at all, just cut off cross-strait trade, stop the flow of some key resource commodities, and then harass and sweep. Obstructing the resumption of agricultural production after the beginning of the Spring in the Seven Kingdoms can easily create dissatisfaction and complaints within Your Majesty's kingdom... At the same time, support or even create opposition can easily lead to division and civil unrest, leaving you overwhelmed and unable to deal with it. The purpose."

"When the time comes, the west of your kingdom is the resistance forces of the Reach and the Golden Corps, and the east will encounter the combined fleets of major city-states, countless mercenaries by boat, and even be The harassment of the pirates who bought the entire known world, and the dissidents of harbor ulterior motives inside... The chaos is just like the attack on the eastern coast when Robert called the Six Nations to siege the Westerlands. The only difference is that Nine Free Cities The combined wealth and military power is far stronger than the Westerlands with only gold mines, and the Seven Kingdoms are not simpler than the single city-state of Meereen, the long sea. The coastline and the vast territory will engulf your dragon and the army's amazing strength in battle. You will be overwhelmed and overwhelmed by the endless harassment. Eventually, you will be caught by the enemy due to omissions and mistakes, even if you fail. Difficult to analyze. "

After another moment of silence, Illyrio sighed, and answered himself with an earnest and well-meant advised look: "After the trauma of successive wars, Westeros has long since ceased to be the late stage of the Slayer Dynasty." It is the time when the winter is coming to an end, and it is time to recuperate and plant seeds. In this beautiful season of All Living Things to Recover, why do you have to fight to the last one against a blood relative and loyal subjects of your father's era? For the present, the only way out is to reach a truce within the Seven Kingdoms as soon as possible, quickly resume production, and confront and negotiate with the city-state union with the complete Westeros kingdom as the backing! I learned that Your Majesty has not appointed a formal foreign minister, and the Prime Minister must have no time to spare. If you don't dislike it, I am willing to go to Reach as a mediator to communicate with Prince Aegon and Tyrell's family, and try to persuade them to tell Your Majesty. Majesty surrenders as a vassal, and after being punished, regains Your Majesty's forgiveness and acceptance. "

"We appreciate your kindness, Lord Magister." "After listening quietly for more than ten minutes, Igor finally caught the weak spot and instantly bounced like a poisonous snake, "But I'm curious, as Magister, a wealthy businessman from Pentos, what kind of relationship can you have with Reach and Prince Aegon? , do you have the confidence to act as the mediator? "

"The Tyrells and I have a spice and gem business relationship, so they've dealt with each other, and little Prince Aegon..."

Illyrio wondered if Igor was asking casually , but know that this is a dangerous problem.

This is a difficult choice: it is the easiest and safest way to completely conceal oneself's connection with little Aegon as if unknowingly, as in the past ten years. But he also realized that neither the Queen nor her Prime Minister is scared. Oneself's plan to scare them with a "city-state complex" that only exists on paper and has not yet formed in reality is likely to fail... …the consequence is that not only is the freedom and life of the oneself child threatened, but all his previous investments have been wiped out.

Perhaps, it’s time to make some changes and take some risks?
In a flash, the wealthy businessman Magister made his choice.

"Prince Aegon I don't know, but Jon Connington, who assisted him, was there before he landed at Westeros. I have contacted you in secret, and have obtained my contacts and information support. Illyrio said regretfully, "Because of your involvement with Your Majesty and your nephew, I am even more saddened and regretful when I see the last two Targaryen fighting each other and killing each other." Your Majesty, please think carefully before committing an irreversible mistake! ”

Little Aegon actually hooked up with Illyrio?

This news really surprised Daenerys. Illyrio helped her so much that she lost her time. There is no doubt about the possibility of him collaborating with the enemy... But a person of the level of Pentos Magister must be indifferent to his words and deeds. The fact that oneself has grace is second. After all, no matter how big the kindness of oneself is, it can be repaid after King's Landing Seven Kingdoms. What this remark really has an effect on is that there is another important figure for Aegon. Targaryen's identity has been endorsed.

Be aware that Daenerys has no evidence to point in the direction of "little Aegon is fake", which means - she was actually "knowing that the enemy might be In this case, the more important figures that say little Aegon's identity is true, the more important figures she chooses to fight for the greater political aspirations of the oneself.

The greater the hesitation and concern in my heart.

Mother of Dragons is also a human being, she also has such is human nature, and she also has to be concerned about the opinions and opinions of the world.

Not all who are Like Yara Grejoy who "murder kin" with the hatred that goes deep into the bones and an uncompromising will, especially "murder the last kin"!
"Lord Illyrio, anyway, I really appreciate you being able to personally Came here to provide such important information and advice. After some thought, the Queen straightened her waist and said resolutely, "But this matter belongs to the internal affairs of my kingdom after all, and it is no trivial matter. Please forgive me for not being able to give an immediate answer. You have come across the ocean, you must be fatigue, please allow me to arrange your accommodation, food and hospitality first, and then make a decision and reply after I have discussed with my staff, okay? ”

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(end of this chapter)