Chapter 537
2021-01-06
Chapter 537 Mysterious Guest (Part 1)I used to love your mother.
Normally, this layer of "entanglement" is obviously not a good relationship that can shorten the distance between each other, but today, against the background of this terrible and troubled world, there is a "traitor" like Igor. As a foil to the side, even Petyr and Catelyn's old bad relationship seems to be precious. Robb, who has improved after being injured for a few days, met two of Queen's important ministers in the conference hall of the main castle, and after Littlefinger's persuasion in a few words, he accepted his hope that oneself could go to Castle Cerwyn to persuade the North princes. ask.
The agreement of the parties is just the beginning. It is a big gamble to release the North ruler whose martial power has been subdued and whose loyalty has not yet been tested. Approved. Petyr formally proposed this strategy to Daenerys at breakfast on the second day. This time, with some preparations in advance, Igor and Petyr finally managed to pull back a small game, except that the ratio of opinions outnumbered Varys by 2 to 1. In addition to his opposition, there is also an important advantage: Winterfell was originally won by Igor - the person who caught Robb decided to let him go, and the others who did nothing... Even Daenerys, who was Igor's allegiance, was in If there is no solid evidence to prove that it will rebel, there is no position to firmly oppose it.
The plan worked out, but Igor couldn't be happy for long, as he was quickly overwhelmed by the enormous workload that followed: rearming the Winterfell guards was easy, but sending emissaries to win over the North The princes of the land are not good candidates, everything is fine. Before sending Robb and some of his subordinates out, he and Littlefinger have to carefully weigh and negotiate with his staff. According to the principle of "Eli", clearly determine the negotiation tone and the bottom price for each family, and inform the messengers to ensure that while maximizing the number of families to be conquered, the price is kept within a suitable range, so as to avoid the completion of the conquest and partition Disputes occur when the fruits of victory are insufficient or unfair.
Intensive discussions and planning went on from noon to late at night, and it was only when the east sky was about to light up that Igor reluctantly handed over a complete set of negotiation plans that oneself recognized as qualified.
More time to scrutinize it will definitely make it more perfect, but politics is not about writing poetry, it just needs to achieve goals and not pursue perfection - oneself Avatar into a dozen people without a visit is definitely the best. The best choice can only be a dream, since it cannot be realized, then you can only do your best to obey the destiny, try your best to do the preparatory work that can be done, and then leave the hope to the personal performance of the subordinates.
On the third morning after Myrcella's bold idea, a dozen or so messengers, including Robb Stark, swarmed out of Winterfell with flags symbolizing peace and negotiation. To all parts of North. The fishing net is cast out, but it is still unknown how many fish can be caught. What is even more interesting is: the expected reply has not come yet, but two groups of uninvited guests arrived first from the east and west, and began to seek the Queen or her important minister. their meeting.
Igor received and accepted the visit request from one of the group of people. When the tall and thin askee sat down across the table with a smile, he was surprised to find the The sense of déjà vu is not an illusion: it is an acquaintance.
"Lord Tycho!" Night's Watch raised his eyebrows high, his face full of exhaustion and couldn't help but wonder Other: "What wind blows you from across the narrow sea?"
"It's the news of your victory over the Others. To be honest, the speed of your lord is really scary. I heard that you were preparing in Queenscrown when I set off, and you got Winterfell to come to you when you landed. Please allow me to express pure It comes from personal adoration." Tycho Nestoris held his head high as always, with a smile on his face, free and easy but not arrogant, "I would like to convey the congratulations from Braavos to you, the new Sealord is very pleased that mankind can survive such an unprecedented crisis, and iron The treasury is also very happy to know that a large loan will not turn into a bad debt... haha, just kidding, anyway, please accept the high regards from Free Cities, Lord Commander."
" You are too polite." What Igor lacks now is not worship and respect, but he still smiles and nodded - although he is so busy that he doesn't want to talk nonsense with people, he still endures without showing any impatience: the iron vault is worth 100,000 Golden Dragon's food loan helped Wall's defenders get through the toughest of times, freeing him from worrying about feeding his tens of thousands of mouths all day while realizing his oneself vision blueprint. This real help alone is enough to keep him polite and respectful to each other's messengers at all times, "But as far as I know, there are still eighteen years before the deadline for Night's Watch to repay the loan. ...I don't know what I can do for you?"
"Lord Commander misunderstood, this time is not a reminder." Tycho laughed and continued, "It's just the great character above. We've been a little disturbed to hear that you've pledged your allegiance to Daenerys Targaryen, so would like to check with the Lord Commander: is our previous loan contract still valid?"
Huh?
What?
Igor has some unfathomable mystery: it's true that oneself doesn't choose the means of doing things, but the choice of "being a scumbag", I really didn't even think about it - if the rebellion fails, your life will be hard to save He simply doesn't have to worry about the loan that the Wall defenders need to repay after 18 years, and if the conquest is successful and the Night's Watch Legion, which is at the top of the list of heroes, will be short of 100,000 Golden Dragon? joke!
What oneself is doing is a major event for the country, if the Iron Vault sends someone to harass oneself for such a crazy thing, then he will be a little unhappy.
The smile on his face faded, and his displeasure surfaced: "Of course it works, not to mention my name is signed on the agreement, even if it doesn't, it is impossible for me, as Jeor Mormont's successor, to deny it. The loan that Wall did receive. The Night's Watch Legion did not dissolve because of my loyalty to the Queen, and the Night's Watch industry that served as collateral did not collapse and disappear. Since all conditions have not changed, why is the contract invalid?"
"Haha, that's natural." The tall and thin staff saw Igor's dissatisfaction, and immediately said something to ease the embarrassment, "It's just a procedure to confirm, the Iron Vault has no doubts about Night's Watch Legion and your lord. Credit means, please forgive me if I am offended. I actually came here with two other missions on my shoulders, one of which is: We heard in Braavos that the Wall defenders had invested a name in the previous war against the Others. Sealord is very interested in the new weapon of 'Bomb' and hopes that Lord Commander can provide the manufacturing or deployment method of this weapon, of course - it is transfer and sale, you can make a price."
Braavos people actually want to buy bomb technology, hey... artillery is the real great killing tool, okay? But on second thought, from the perspective of time, most of the people across the Narrow Sea did not know the existence and formidable power of the latter.
"You're going to be disappointed, Lord Tycho, but the bomb is also important to the Queen's war to reunite the Seven Kingdoms, and to prevent Your Majesty's enemies from learning about this weapon in advance through external channels... in her All information on this weapon will be kept in complete secrecy until the Iron Throne King's Landing Westeros is recaptured. I'm afraid I have to regretfully inform you that there is no room for negotiation on this point, please understand."
"Indeed It's a pity, but Lord Commander is also thinking about the oneself monarch, which is understandable... Then this matter will be given up, and I'm also working on a salary, so I won't be that annoying bastard." Tycho didn't look depressed at all, Still smiling: "But the next thing is really related to the interests of your monarch. Iron Throne in the past has successively loaned more than two million Golden Dragon to the Iron Vault for more than ten years, and now because of the war The reason has been in default for several consecutive periods... Compared with King Stannis, we are now more optimistic about Daenerys Targaryen, who has the support of Lord Commander. If she can declare in writing that she recognizes this debt, we will mobilize resources to support this Queen The war against the Retreaker Dynasty—"
"Wait." Igor interrupted Tycho, exasperated: "So your second mission is to persuade the Queen to inherit the Reaper Do you think this is possible... Wait, what does this have to do with me? You should ask Your Majesty directly to see if she agrees, I am not the Queen's Master of Coin, in this matter I have no right to say.”
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(end of this chapter)