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"I'm not the Earl of Seagull's lordship, nor his king, so it makes sense for him to refuse my request to send troopsβprovided I didn't write the letter."
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While King's Landing was talking about Lan Li's letter, the parties on Dragonstone Island were also talking about it.
"There was no tangible evidence for everything before the army was dispatched, but now that I have caught that boat, it is equivalent to directly confirming the contents of the letter." Walking in the bright garden behind the Dragonstone Castle's Dragon Tail Gate, Lan Li said to the people beside him, "If King's Landing was smart, he would definitely make a fuss about that letter. β
"Do you think the Earl of Seagull Town has a different heart?" The silver-haired Meg asked sideways.
Not long ago, I witnessed the person next to me writing the letter, and now Lan Lifu explained it to her in person, without saying it explicitly, but it also invisibly showed a sincere attitude, or a "cooperative attitude".
"I'm not sure."
Lan Li replied, "But Seagull Town was once the place where my brother's Vale Royalists raised troops during the uprising, and if I were a Targaryen, I would have secretly communicated with Earl Graffson of Seagulltown, as they did with some of the Riverlands families." Therefore, it is possible that he has a different heart, and this may make him afraid to go after receiving the call of King's Landing, in which case his suspicion will be infinitely magnified. β
After a pause, Lan Li added, "And if he dares to leave his castle and go to King's Landing, then I will personally contact him and determine what the situation is with him." β
Lan Li's attitude was very cautious, because Seagull Town was indeed a very important point in the valley, but he showed some impulsiveness - Maegor next to him had not been in contact with him for a long time, and he was once in the hostile camp, so it seemed casual to say his intentions so bluntly.
At the very least, the person in question, Meg is a little strange about this. After all, the other party didn't seem to care much about her and the people behind her before, why is he reluctantly concerned now?
"You're not afraid I'll tell you this?" She couldn't help but ask.
"Haven't we already reached an intention to cooperate?" Lan Li replied with a smile, "You also said that you would not be on the side of the Targaryens. β
"You just believe me?"
"Why not."
Lan Li said with a straight face: "Although we used to be enemies, but that was more than ten years ago, and now you have changed a lot from the beginning, which can be convincing, at least after the investigation, I believe what you said, so there is no need to hide some things." β
He thought to himself that even if you say it, you can't change anything, you have the ability to psychic moments, even if others know about this and are prepared, they can't guard against his mind reading at all.
Mei Ge didn't know the true details of Lan Li, but she didn't really believe the nonsense in Lan Li's mouth, or she instinctively thought that Lan Li might have another purpose in saying this to herself.
In fact, Lan Li did have other ideas.
"I said before that after you prove your sincerity, I will consider introducing you to my brother."
"But now I'm ready to go back on it," he said. β
When he spoke, he paid attention to the expression of the silver-haired woman, and found that the other party's face had not changed, so he couldn't help but sigh secretly, and then said bluntly: "I want you to stay and help me." β
"Like this time?" Meggor asked.
"That's right, just like this time."
"We're not sure what the specifics are, but there may be many reasons why the Targaryens have been able to cooperate with a few free trade city-states, but I think the fundamental problem is clear, and that is you people, and the so-called old gate behind you. β
Mei Ge frowned when she heard this, but Lan Li's words were not over.
"The so-called disciples are composed of many gods and priests, and the major churches behind them have a strong influence in the free trade city-state, so in a sense, they can represent the free trade city-state, and the purpose of the disciples is to find the door, what that door is, we don't know, but at least we can see that those disciples have mobilized a lot of human and financial resources for the so-called door, but their progress has been very slow, and they may not even have it, do you know what the reason is?"
"Westeros is too big to find?"
"That's one thing."
Lan Li, the "door" of the matter, said without changing his face: "On the other hand, it is also the obstruction of the church. β
"The church?"
Mei Ge couldn't help frowning when she heard this, she was naturally very hostile to the church, which was naturally the old contradiction in the past.
"You mean that the people of the church are obstructing the disciples from doing things in Westeros?"
"That's right." Lan Li nodded: "The church obstructs the disciples, interferes with the disciples, and even expells the disciples, so the disciples are making slow progress, and they have never been able to open up a big situation." β
"Because of faith?"
"Of course." Lan Li replied: "If I were the church, and I saw so many heretics running to my own territory to find the so-called door, and then frequently came into contact with my own believers, would I believe their nonsense?" β
Mei Ge pursed her lips when she heard this.
Although they were in a hostile relationship with those disciples, most of the hostility between them was to avoid those people, but they did not carefully understand the specific survival of the disciples in Westeros.
"The church today is different from the church of your time, and it doesn't have as much influence." Lan Li ignored the other party's expression, and said to himself: "The church has no armed forces and cannot completely expel the infidels, but they can influence the lords of various places to exclude them, and they can also call on believers to be hostile to them. Therefore, for the disciples, if they want to find a door in Westeros without hindrance, the church is an insurmountable hurdle. β
"So they're going to install a new regime to suppress the church?" Mei Ge frowned and asked, "That's too impulsive, isn't it?" β
"Maybe they have the confidence to overthrow the existing regime in Westeros, or maybe they're impatient after more than 10 years of searching for no results." Lan Li replied: "There may be something else we don't know, but it turns out that they have reached a partnership with the Targaryens. β
"In that case, they might as well cooperate with your Baratheon, it's much easier."
"What capital do they have to work with us?"
Lan Li asked rhetorically: "Baratheon is now a royal family, what benefits can working with them bring to Baratheon?" It is even said that there will be no good, only bad. The Church of the Seven is deeply rooted in Westeros, and to cooperate with those people is to stand in opposition to the Church, which in a sense represents the will of the majority of the people. β
At this point, Lan Li suddenly thought of the red-robed lady Melisandre and the queen that he had heard about, which made him frown, but it didn't affect the continuation of the words in his mouth.
"So they came to the Targaryens, and the Targaryens needed their help as well, so they hit it off."
Mei Ge nodded silently when she heard this, and then looked at Lan Li suspiciously.
"What are you talking to me about?"
"Of course, it's also cooperation."
Lan Li smiled when he heard this: "The Church of the Seven Gods has no armed forces, but the Church of the Seven Gods has a far-reaching influence on the entire continent, and even most of the Westeros people believe in the Seven Gods. Normally, the Church of the Seven Gods would not be involved in the change of power in the Seven Kingdoms, and it doesn't matter to them who is the king, but how do you think the church leaders will react when they recognize what I just said? β