Chapter 601
Tyrion proposed going to Queen's Point for two purposes.
First, as Harry said, ask for help.
But Tyrion didn't expect the Dragon Queen to send Wildlings and battleships to help Aegon land in Storm's End.
He only wants a Wildlings Skinchanger or two.
Imp has been a slave for almost a year, and has participated in large and small wars more than a dozen times. I deeply understand how terrifying absolute information superiority is on the battlefield.
It's no exaggeration to say that by equipping him with a Skinchanger little brother, he can perform as well as Robb in War of Four Kings.
In addition to the Skinchanger, the Dragon Queen's domination of the Imperial Family's navy in Stepstones is also a dwarf's goal.
From Myr to Storm's End, it is almost 1,000 kilometers. The Golden Company has 10,000 Warriors, thousands of horses, hundreds of huge elephants, countless weapons and fodder, and there is no way to transport it to the other side at one time.
——In the original plot, the Golden Company used Stepstones as a springboard to land from Cape Wrath (Rainwood by the sea, 500 south of Storm's End, Onion Knight's territory, Onion Knight's small castle is 80% built. Zed), took down Griffin's Roost first, spent a long time recuperating at Old Jon's house before assembling a team of 10,000 people before raiding Storm's End.
In addition to asking for help, Tyrion has a second purpose: to gain the Dragon Queen's forgiveness.
The day before yesterday, they just ran around and didn't say hello to the Dragon Queen, mainly because they were afraid that the Queen would take away their dragons -- dwarf knew that Dany could do it.
But the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him, Tyrion's targets are King's Landing, Lannister and Casterly Rock.
He must reach an understanding with the Queen, otherwise future efforts will be as illusory as a fortress on the beach.
——When a child wants to do something that the parent does not allow, he often cuts it first and then plays it. When the boat is over, the parent scolds and beats the child, and will still help the child to do the unpleasant thing before.
Aegon is not the child of the Dragon Queen. If she doesn't get this kind of treatment, the Dragon Queen will not follow heaven and comply with fate 90% of the time, but she will not take them as enemies.
Tyrion is realistic, never asking for the Dragon Queen's "love", as long as she doesn't see him as an absolutely irreconcilable enemy, he's content.
At the end of the day, Tyrion's goal has always been clear: He's guilty of an unforgivable sin, but he's going to save Casterly Rock from the turmoil that follows.
Personal honor and disgrace, he doesn't care at all.
How to say...
Tyrion's goal is half achieved, Laoba refused Aegon's request to lease the Skinchanger and the ship without the slightest hesitation, but he didn't Announcing the dragon depriving them both.
Tyrion has watched "Magic Mirror Live" a few times and knows that Dragon Queen must be able to communicate remotely with Barristan.
There is no doubt that the attitude of the old Knight basically expressed the will of the Dragon Queen.
Not getting help, Tyrion was a little disappointed. He didn't hear Dragon Queen's scolding. While he was sighed in relief, he was also inexplicably lost.
It seems that his relationship with the Queen will never be the same again...
Their relationship is not very good, but when he confronts her , open-minded, no desires or demands are neither humble nor arrogant.
At this point...oh!
Tyrion was a little out of his mind when he met Jon Connington at Myr's pier.
"Ah, Ser, you're here too, great, we have the Hand of the King!" Illyrio's exaggerated laughter woke dwarf.
Hand of the King?
Let Others bite the fat businessman's mouth, when he and Aegon just flew to Pentos from Slaver's Bay the day before yesterday, the fat Magister solemnly vowed that he Tyrion will be the greatest Hand of the King .
But before Tyrion could sneer, he heard Connington say seriously: "I'm here to bring Prince Aegon to go."
"Where?" The meat wing slid down, wondering.
"Back to Astapor!" Old Jon looked directly into Aegon's erratic eyes and said word by word: "Prince, do you know how much criticism your actions will bring to Queen?
She swore that you would use her name to break her oath at this time, and no righteous king should do that."
Illyrio sorts out the cause with hands full of shining rings. Riding a dragon in a pleated dress, loudly said:
"A rare opportunity! Queen is the Queen of Slaver's Bay, Prince is the King of the Seven Kingdoms, the best of both worlds, why not do it?
Also, she didn't know Prince Aegon was still alive when she swore it, now and then!"
"An oath is an oath, an oath that Knight will risk his life to defend oneself. Queen is real Knight, Knight King!" Old Jon shook his head.
"I'm also a Knight!" Aegon pursed his lips, no longer dodged his eyes, looked at the Adoptive Father and said, "One person does things for one person, I won't act in her name, she can't represent me.
My actions have nothing to do with her, and her oath has nothing to do with me.
When I take Storm's End, I will announce this to the Seven Kingdoms nobles."
“one clan two branches?” Tyrion raised his eyebrows.
"one clan two branches..." Aegon frowned and thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, it is one clan two branches, she is my aunt, this will never change, But who said that aunt and nephew will never be separated for life?"
Old Jon's eyebrows were deeply wrinkled, and a deep sense of exhaustion hit him.
But Aegon is Silver Prince's son and his adopted son.
No matter how exhausted he is, he has to cheer up, look at the adopted son with sincerity, and persuade:
"Your Highness, stay at Slaver's Bay and wait for the winter to pass. Isn't it bad?
Seven Kingdoms has just experienced Chaos of Four Kings, the summer grain has not been harvested, winter has come, and then experienced a big melee, how many people will die?
Hundred surnamed He Gu ?
Queen made that oath with that in mind.
one clan two branches, simply to protect her glory, but betray her commitment to Seven Kingdoms The broad and selfless love of the people!"
Uh, Old Jon, you are overthinking, Dragon Queen has this idea, but more is afraid of trouble, and finds an excuse in advance to avoid falling into the Westeros cesspool.
But Aegon hearing this, began to frown and struggle.
He also felt that aunt's kind heart could not be easily let down, but at this time the arrow was on the string, and it was too difficult to step back.
He looked towards dwarf for help.
Tyrion touched pitch-black's nostrils and said with a gloomy expression: "Ser Connington, I do not deny that the Queen's decision is a great mercy to the people of the Seven Kingdoms.
No denying either. , the Seven Kingdoms will have a turmoil that is not lost to the War of Four Kings.
But at this time the situation is like two hooligans fighting, and innocent passers-by next to them have been affected and killed.
Then, if a third or fourth gangster joins the group, the dead passersby won't come back to life and die again."
This metaphor...
Connington hesitated.
Aegon said angrily: "I'm not a rogue!"
Illyrio glared at dwarf, said ill-humoredly: "His Royal Highness Prince is not the third rogue, he will take Law Enforcer's Identity ends the turmoil and brings lasting peace and true prosperity to Westeros."
"Yes, my War General is the last battle of Westeros, and after that I'll be reckless, Recuperate and help the refugees." Aegon said quickly.
"Your Highness, don't make promises beyond your ability, that will make the Seven Kingdoms nobles think you are frivolous and unreliable."
dwarf couldn't help but exercise the Hand of the King's Obligation - to admonish the king.
"I'm not talking big." Aegon blushed.
"What do you do to help the people?"
"Didn't my aunt buy 10 million tons of grain with 50 million Golden Dragon gold and 10 million Golden Dragon jewelry? ?
Anyway, Slaver's Bay is not short of food, so it is better to use it to provide relief to the Seven Kingdoms victims." Aegon said.
"Your Highness is so kind!" Illyrio immediately praised with a smile.
dwarf twitched his cheek muscles a few times and asked: "Do you know the real purpose of Queen's 60 million Golden Dragon purchases?"
"It must be used to save people, and I too Not for oneself to eat. Aunt is so kind and good to me, she will not refuse this request that does not violate her principle of being a human being." Aegon solemnly vowed, his eyes are full of confidence.
"Ai, with her attitude towards gold, 60 million Golden Dragon should buy food to save people.
But her way of saving people is different from what you think , Is Essos continent growing food now?"
The last sentence was asked while looking at Illyrio.
The fat merchant frowned: "I also got some orders from the Braavos people."
Tyrion nods, his tone is more certain, saying: "The Queen only needs the world to produce more The food, must not be concentrated in the hands of oneself."
"What do you mean?" Aegon asked blankly.
"That is to say, if Long Night comes, the Queen will not receive a grain of wheat. So, Your Highness, please don't promise the people of Seven Kingdoms anything related to food." dwarf spread his hands. .
"Then take care of our oneself first, Golden Company's food and grass, I can afford it." Illyrio said.
Connington saw that there was no room for manoeuvre, sighed then said: "In that case, I'll go."
"Hey, Ser, you are Prince's Hand of the King, where are you going?" Illyrio hurriedly pulled Old Jon back.
"When the battle of Meereen is over, I will come back to help Prince."
When Old Jon left, dwarf said with a sullen face: "Connington is the Hand of the King, what about me? "
"Ser is my Adoptive Father." Aegon hesitated.
"My friend," Illyrio persuaded softly, placing his fat right hand on Tyrion's shoulder, "you should understand that an upright and noble Hand of the King is more likely to attract people's hearts."
Tyrion's ugly face twisted, for the first time, with a tinge of doubt about oneself's decision to take this adventure.
Aegon's side began to lead the Golden Company west across the Narrow Sea, while the Dragon Queen's side was busy dealing with increasingly frequent armed conflicts.
Old Jon returned to Astapor for only one day, and then took the initiative to ask Ying again to go to Rainwood to find his way.
"Prince Aegon is my adopted son, and his actions by taking two dragons make Slaver's Bay air defenses more difficult.
I can't correct him, I have to Make up for his mistakes."
Old Jon told Dragon Queen.
Dany, seeing that he was determined, and that she really needed more Wyvern, agreed to his request.
Old Jon left on second day and Dragon Queen started thinking about feinting Khalasar of Dothraki horse men.
She sneaked attack New Ghis, blocked Maiden of Freedom Strait, and burned slave catchers and mercenaries from Bayasabhad City along the Lhazar River.
Well, the Patrimony of Hyrkoon, established 8,000 years ago, was destroyed by the horsemen, and the remaining descendants of Hyrkoon established three city-states along the Jade Sea.
Bayasabhad is only a few hundred kilometers from the Lhazar River.
On the edge of the Lhazar River, you can take a boat to Meereen.
Enemies approach Meereen from all directions, and Dany has harassed enemy troops in almost every direction, except for Khalasar on the Great Grass Sea north of Meereen.
Because she thinks they are oneself's little brother sooner or later.
But treating horse men differently all the time will arouse suspicion from the Allies, and her subsequent "backstab" plan may be difficult to achieve.
Therefore, Dany is going to find some of the most unpleasant persimmons to pinch - not targeting anyone, all the Khalasars today are soft persimmons in her eyes.