Chapter 283
2021-01-06
Chapter 283 is pressing step by step"Good eloquence, Mr. Chief Logistics Officer, you really are today Let the old man re-examine oneself." Even if he was humiliated in person, Ser Mallister failed to lose self-control, his face was not red, and his tone did not change much: "You think that facing an unprecedented crisis, reform is needed, and I think it is precisely because of the difficult situation that we have to be more cautious!"
He paused before continuing: "The 'Incompetent' is no better than anyone else in history who has sat in the same position. , but they didn't make more mistakes than they did. We didn't make more changes for the Wall without making mistakes... and you, while doing so much for Night's Watch Legion, hurt the The death of a venerable Lord Commander, and for the first time our nineteen fortresses were 'full of former enemies' and 'probably facing an attack from the south'. You are radicals, we It's a conservative. It's too biased if you use radical advantages to compare conservative shortcomings... It's okay to bluff to fool ordinary brothers who are not in high positions, but they can't scare those insightful people with oneself judgment. ”
This Old Guy is not dizzy, and even has a self-inflicted demeanor... This makes Igor's performance a little discounted.
Oneself has the upper hand in terms of momentum after some anger, and the reason can be summed up in one simple sentence: Wang Zhuang was thrown out at the start.
in a spurt of energy It's great to play first to gain a big advantage, but the downside is that he's weak in the follow-up - he has no better hands to play. And if you want to retain the victory, the best way is to let this conversation come to an abrupt end after the "Wang Bang" debut... Every more debate may reduce the victory by a point.
Igor pondered how to get out, and at the same time showed the same atmosphere without giving back: "I don't deny it, it's useless to say more, let's respect the choice of the brothers, and speak with votes and actions."
"It's useless to say more." Mallister Pyke nods the votes: "But I'm afraid you forgot, Mr. Cotter and I, but we have more than one third of the entire Legg. You have the right to participate in the election, and we - also have I have the right not to vote for you."
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Nonsense, wouldn't oneself be clear about this? But today's opposition voted together for Yohn Royce, which almost made an opponent who hated him to be his immediate boss... This almost made most of Igor's efforts after crossing over into vain. The accident of Zhishui was the biggest shock he had ever encountered besides the danger of his life. Oneself can rely on Jon and Grenn's two warnings to figure out countermeasures in advance, and rely on Sam's reminders and slow-down tactics, and the renovated wide and smooth Kingsroad rushed to the rescue at the last minute... It is good luck to the extreme.
If he could prevent Royce from becoming the commander today, he is already thankful, how could he think so much?
Jiang is really old and hot, this eagle whose claws are almost worn out, can still keep his senses and think of ways to deal with criticism like oneself. Oneself's cards have been exhausted. If we go on, the onlookers will soon realize that the two commanders are not as useless as oneself said, and they must stop immediately!
Just as Igor was turning his head quickly and looking for an opportunity to end the speech and leave the stage, a clear voice suddenly sounded unexpectedly: "It's so shameless! Just because my master said two truths, I won't vote I voted for him!"
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Hundreds of black clothed persons all turned their attention to the source of the voice, trying to figure out who was so arrogant, but Igor was in the voice As soon as it sounded, I heard the identity of the speaker, and my heart was filled with joy: this girl, she didn't hurt her in vain, but actually appeared to help oneself at this critical time!
When I met Grenn who came to report on Kingsroad before, the northern patrol team was less than three hours away from Castle Black. But the follow-up troop is not too late. Arya's appearance is not completely accidental, but I don't know how long she stood in the crowd and how many words did she hear from oneself?
And more importantly, now that she's here, what about Robb Stark?
"Who is this young lady?" How many people are in Castle Black, Mallister has been here for two months, naturally impossible, but looking at the appearance of the girl in front of her, it is obviously not sent by surrendering wildling hostages. Mallister frowned, suddenly realized something was wrong.
Before anyone could answer, there were loud footsteps on the stairs again, Jon was the first to come down from it: "Arya, I said don't run so fast, I fell and broke my face, look. You can't get married in the future!"
Robb Stark and a dozen guards from Winterfell also followed closely from behind, filed in, and walked into the hall.
The entire Castle Black's Night's Watch seems to be here, but the atmosphere is a little stiff, it can even be described as with swords drawn and bows bent. They didn't seem to be here to welcome oneself... The young North guard looked around the room and cast doubtful eyes on Igor: "What is this doing?"
"Robb!" Arya ran back to big Next to my brother, he spoke first: "That old man... just because he was cursed by my master to attempt nothing and accomplish nothing, he threatened to never vote for him!"
"Okay, sir, speak, Don't interrupt." No one knows oneself's younger sister better than Robb, and Arya's emotional words can only be heard, never taken seriously. He smiled and patted the girl's head, looking towards several Night's Watch executives: "It seems that this is the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch campaign, may I be lucky enough to know the result?"
" Lord Stark." Maester Aemon nodded in the direction of the voice: "I'm happy to serve you, but so far, there are still more than 200 votes that have not been cast. It will automatically be regarded as an abstention if it is not voted at dinner time, and then the election will be held. Only the result can be calculated."
Robb did not catch up with the scene of Igor's ranting, although he felt that the atmosphere in the house was a little dignified, but he didn't know what happened, hearing this nomination: "so that's how It is, all Night's Watch friends, here, I would like to say something in my personal capacity - the fate of mankind is facing an unprecedented threat, I hope that all black clothed brothers can put aside their prejudices and reach a consensus, and elect the Lord Commander as soon as possible, so as to coordinate the overall situation, Better play the role of Night's Watch in protecting the kingdom!"
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As the lord of the North, it is totally fitting that Robb visits Castle Black and then makes a statement. It's a reasonable and normal thing, but after hearing this, Igor's heart moved, and a new idea suddenly popped up: No, it's not over yet, oneself can take the opportunity to pursue it to the end and push the conservatives one step further!
"Lord Stark!" he exclaimed, staring at Ser Mallister, "I also hope that Night's Watch picks the Lord Commander soon...Unfortunately, we're having trouble reaching a consensus on this. Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, I'm afraid I won't be able to choose it for a while."
Robb was originally speaking purely procedurally, but he didn't expect to get a response at all, and asked subconsciously: "What's going on?"
"This matter starts with the rules of the Night's Watch for the election of the commander." Igor replied, "According to the rules, for other fortresses other than Castle Black, the brethren will vote for the mission. Delegate to the commander or a representative, who will vote for all those who stay behind and cannot come. The candidate must get 2/3/2022 of all the brethren who vote to win the election - the rules themselves do not Problem, but now we are facing an embarrassing situation - after years of decline and several abolitions, there are only three fortresses that are solely stationed by Night's Watch. Among them, Shadow Tower and Eastwatch's Night's Watch number has exceeded Legion One third of the total number of people, and the voting rights of these more than 400 votes are now in the hands of Ser Mallister and Cotter Pyke... If these two commanders cannot rationalize oneself's emotional maintenance due to personal feelings and other reasons Reasonable and insist on not agreeing with the rest of the candidates, then... in theory - just the two of them, the Night's Watch can never choose Lord Commander! I am here to demand that this system be changed!"
"oh?" Robb never knew about these situations, and nodded with interest: "What do you think should be changed?"
"You will send someone to supervise to ensure fairness. , hold elections in the three major strongholds at the same time, let every Night's Watch brother vote in person!"
Igor has never been to Shadow Tower and Eastwatch at all, let alone who's veins and influence, actually let Night's Watch has never been able to pick him as Lord Commander - and the purpose of making this suggestion is to disrupt Ser Mallister's counterattack and try to get him out of the way.
Anyway, the two commanders have been completely offended. Since they can't get the votes in their hands, let's just flip the table. One vote per person is beneficial to oneself no matter what.
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(Can you still play like this?)
Igor’s out-of-the-box play has opened everyone’s eyes again. This time, it’s Ser Denys Mallister. Unable to hold back his emotions, he stood up in surprise and anger, refusing to be afraid of Robb Stark's unexplained temper, and retorted sharply: "Master Stark, I don't mean to offend you, but you have no right to the rules of Night's Watch. Making any changes is the sole power of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch!"
"It's the Lord Commander's power to change the rules, and now you can't elect the Lord Commander, what's the matter? ?" Robb showed a displeased expression, "I have no intention to change the tradition of Night's Watch Legion, but now the situation is special, North's safety is facing an unprecedented threat... As the Lord of North, I should put the oneself people first. I'm sorry, I really can't make a promise to 'respect the Wall's rules first', and if necessary, I will intervene." He thought about Igor's proposal seriously, but he couldn't find anything wrong with it, and finally had to decide Think about it: "Of course, I just arrived here today, and it's not good to turn against customers as soon as I arrive, and order Night's Watch to modify the rules... I will wait and observe for a few days. It also saves me from the stigma of interfering in the internal affairs of Night's Watch."
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The commander can vote on behalf of all the soldiers of the oneself fortress, this rule Is it reasonable?
From a modern perspective, obviously not. But in fact, things are not so simple: even if each Night's Watch votes for a desired Lord Commander, when it is really implemented into Wall's daily defense and operation, Lord Commander is still dealing with the commanders of the fortresses— - After all, most Night's Watches are still under the command of the commander of the stronghold they belong to, rather than the direct command of the Lord Commander.
The ability to communicate information is not yet at that level.
The Lord Commander's command of the Night's Watch Legion is achieved through the commanders of the fortresses, and control over the defense of the entire Wall is determined by "how many commanders are willing to sincerely obey orders". This means: a Lord Commander with more Night's Watch support is not necessarily better than a Lord Commander with more wrists and more fortress commanders.
Even today, when only the three major fortresses are stationed by Night's Watch, the system of delegate voting still has a certain value. People, even if they become Lord Commander, can't mobilize the entire Night's Watch like an arm finger, how can they perform the duties of Night's Watch well?
If Eddard Stark or any other older decision makers were here, they would definitely have rejected Igor's proposal without the slightest hesitation, but Robb is still young and can't easily figure out the underlying logic. . Not to mention... Compared with other Night's Watches who haven't selected Lord Commander for two months, he is only less than 20 years old, and he is still a big child of Winterfell. Emotionally, he is obviously more inclined to oneself and more familiar with it. , and Igor, who has been running for North for the past two months.
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Robb's words made Igor also came back to his senses, and he realized that oneself might have been too hasty: a proposal that had been made privately to the other side was more likely to gain support. Putting it up in public like this is too exploitative, and it also has the suspicion of forcing Robb to express his position immediately - fortunately, the relationship between oneself and House Stark has reached a level where the other party will not take this as an offense.
"What Lord Stark said is, I suggest that now let the brothers vote freely, and then make the next decision after the result is known."
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(end of chapter)