250 Causes of war
With the nickname of the Red Viper, Oberon naturally can't be a good-tempered person, and the matter about his sister Elia is even more of his rebellion, but the black-haired young man in front of him has always been full of mystery and his methods are incomprehensible.
Even if he was angry, Oberon did not show it, but said with a smile after hearing this: "Dorn is not allied with the Targaryens, Lord Lanli, don't slander us casually. ”
"Your sister's death was because of that war, so let's talk about the cause of the war first."
Lan Li ignored the other party's quibbles, and said to himself: "Prince Rhaegar fell in love with Lyanna, the youngest daughter of the last Duke of Stark in the north, at the tournament, and soon after, despite the fact that he already had a wife and a pair of children, he directly led someone to kidnap the wolf girl of the Stark family and disappeared. Brandon, the heir to House Stark at the time, and his companions went to King's Landing and the Mad King's dignitaries on the Iron Throne, but they were captured by the Mad King, and the father of several captives, including the old duke in the North, was recruited by the Mad King to King's Landing, and then burned alive, along with Brandon and his gang. ”
"It was the Stark slut who seduced Rhaegar." Oberon retorted.
"What does it matter?" Lan Li smiled: "One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, no matter what the facts are, it is always a fact that your sister was disliked by Rhaegar and thrown aside." ”
Oberon did not speak, but his face was gloomy.
Seeing this, Lan Li continued: "After burning to death the Duke of the North, the Duke of the North, the Duke of the Valley, the Heir of the Vale, and many other families, large and small, the Mad King ordered Jon, the Duke of the Vale. Arryn cut off the heads of his two adopted sons, one of whom was the new Duke of the North, Eddard, who had died his father and brother, to the Iron Throne. Stark, the other one is my brother Robert. For a variety of reasons, Jon. Arryn refuses the Mad King's orders, and war breaks out. ”
These were facts, and there was nothing to refute, so Oberon nodded.
"Northland, Vale, River, Storm, Soon after the start of the war, most of Westeros began to rebel against the Mad King, and at first it was difficult to see anything, but as the war continued, the situation became clearer."
"At that time, you Dornians were allies of the Targaryens, and in order to prevent your allies from harboring dissenting intentions, the Mad King held your sister and your sister's children in King's Landing in his own care, with the aim of restraining Dorn's army. At the same time, he was afraid that something would happen to King's Landing, so for the sake of safety, the Mad King sent his wife and children to Dragonstone Island. Sure enough, when the Lannisters pretend to be allies of the Targaryens and succeed in tricking the gates of King's Landing, accidents and tragedies become. ”
Speaking of this, Lan Li paused, looked at the gloomy Dornite in front of him, and said sarcastically: "Your sister was left in King's Landing, and eventually died a tragic death at the hands of the Lannisters, but the children of the Mad King were sent to a safe place to escape, and those who were sent to Dragonstone are your allies of the Dornite at this moment. ”
"As I said, Dorne is not allied with the Targaryens." Oberon sneered and said, "At the same time, I know the inside story of my sister's death better than you, and I don't need you to repeat it." ”
"Really?"
Lan Li was unmoved, "Then who do you think you can blame for this matter?" The Lannisters are executioners who have tortured and killed your family with their own hands, but if it weren't for the Mad King's efforts to coerce Dorne, your sister would not have faced such a catastrophe. Or, to put it another way, if it wasn't for your brother-in-law's affair, his betrayal of your sister, and the war, how could your sister have died? ”
Oberon's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze at Lan Li was full of hostility, as if he was furious because of Lan Li's repeated scars.
However, he did not burst out, but after a moment of silence, he suddenly burst out laughing.
"So what do you want to say? Baratheon is innocent, the ally we should unite? ”
"Of course." Lan Li nodded, "I don't deny that Baratheon is responsible for this matter, but it is clear that Baratheon is on the side that is least responsible. When the Lannisters began the massacre in King's Landing, they had not even sided with Baratheon, nor had they communicated with us beforehand, so they took the initiative to kill the Targaryen safer. ”
"So you decided to trade the Lannisters for Dorne?"
Oberun, who was cross-legged, shook the note in his hand and shifted the topic to business.
"If I had a choice, I'd be on the Lannister's side, because the Lannisters are better than Dorn." Lan Li said frankly: "But this incident happened unexpectedly, and it is impossible to reconcile at all, so it is impossible for Baratheon and Lannister to maintain an alliance, at least not for a long time, so why do we still drag them to the enemy of Dorne?" ”
"You just believe that I'm not going to tell you about it."
Oberon seemed to have come to his senses, and asked with interest, "If this is true, it is not a small trick, and if you think about it, it will only do Dorne good and not harm to sit back and watch your Baratheon and Lannisters fight among themselves." ”
"Even if you say it, no one will believe it." Lan Li looked calm, "Because you have no evidence." ”
"Do you have proof?"
"I have, but I can't show you yet." Lan Li replied.
In fact, he has no evidence, but he can catch the rapist in bed anytime and anywhere, and "interrogate" the truth, but this thing cannot be done casually, at least at present.
"Then how can I be sure that you are telling the truth?"
Oberon asked, "Maybe your purpose is to deceive us?" ”
"I don't say this with the luxury of putting Dorne directly on our side." Lan Li spoke: "I hope you can think carefully, the Lannisters are your enemies, the Targaryens are too, and Baratheon may become your ally, so why can't you remain neutral in future wars?" ”
These words made Oberon squint, and Lan Li said meaningfully: "Stay neutral and wait for the war to end, so that no matter who wins, Dorne's strength will not be damaged in the slightest, and you and I both know that whoever has the biggest fist in this world makes sense, at that time, it may be your Dorne's fist that is the largest, and it is even more simple to find out the truth." ”
Oberyn didn't speak, and Lan Li continued, "You have seen everything out there, the Targaryens are very unpopular here, or rather, when the Targaryen unites those heretics, they are doomed to no longer rule Westeros. So why take the side of the doomed side? You don't want to be with Baratheon, but you can go to the side and watch the show, so what's to lose? ”
"There's no loss, but there's no gain either." Oberon said.
Lan Li said it so bluntly, he didn't need to hide anything at this time.
"Even if you're on the Targaryen's side, what do you gain?"
Lan Li asked rhetorically: "Maybe after you support the Targaryens to the throne, the next king will have Dorne blood, but what is the use of this in the end?" There's no way the Targaryens will come to power, and even if they defeat Baratheon, they won't be able to sit back on the Iron Throne - this won't change when they unite the infidels, unless you trust the pagans to help the Targaryen without asking anything in return. ”
Oberon didn't speak, and the expression on his face never changed, but Lan Li could see that the other party's mood was completely different from the original.
So he changed his tone and said, "We don't mind Dorne watching the show from the sidelines in this war, because Baratheon is confident that he is also capable of defeating the Targaryens. And I can guarantee that after dealing with the Targaryens, the Lannisters will be next, and you and I will be able to form an alliance at that time, and even my brother's second queen will be able to consider the Dorne woman. What do you think? ”
Oberon was silent for a moment, then finally took a deep look at Lan Li.
"I'm going back to my brother and I can't give you any guarantees."
"Of course."
Lan Li nodded, "I believe that Prince Daolang will make a wise choice. ”