219 Take refuge
After many years, when he saw Mei Ge, a special person, again, Lan Li found that the other party had matured a lot.
A black cloak that facilitates nocturnal walking, a short silver hair, a slightly rough face, and an indistinct outfit make this man look like a mature young man, or a middle-aged man.
Only by looking closely can you find some unique feminine beauty on the other person's face.
"We did the thing to lure you out of the High Court."
The night was dark, but there were several fires in the camp, and the dim light shrouded in the darkness, and there were many soldiers around who stared at the sudden visitor, but because they had been instructed in advance, they did not come close to listen, but kept an eye on the two people around the campfire, always on the alert.
"That wanted criminal is one of yours?" Lan Li asked with an eyebrow.
He didn't expect the other party's first opening sentence to be "surrender", but at the same time, he could feel this Mei Ge's sincere attitude, which made him can't help but mention a trace of interest.
He hasn't received much information about this person over the years, and although his intelligence system has been formed, it is only in its initial form, floating on the surface, and there is no way to inquire too deeply.
"I've gathered a lot of people from our side." Maegor replied, "We are not weak in secret, and it is easy to make a noise. ”
"So you've got a deal with the Targaryens?" Lan Li narrowed his eyes.
When he "interrogated" the red-robed monk, he knew that there was another group of people who cooperated with his plan to frame him, but he didn't expect it to be the one in front of him.
"We did start out with the Targaryens, or they hired us to do things for them."
Maegor replied frankly, "But I didn't expect that the third party who cooperated with the Targaryens would be those red-robed monks. ”
Lan Li didn't say anything when he heard this, and the other party continued to speak: "Those old disciples represented by the red-robed monks are hunting down our people everywhere, and we have no possibility of cooperating with them at all. In other words, unless the Targaryens give up their cooperation with the Red Monks, we will not do anything for them. But as I understand it, it doesn't seem possible, so we have to find another way. ”
The Red Robe Monks, or the Church of the Red God behind them, have a strong influence among the free trade city-states, especially within the most powerful Valantis, and there are many people who believe in the Lord of Light, and Lan Li knows about this.
In contrast, the group of people represented in front of him, despite their unique backgrounds, are just some gutter rats who can't get on the stage.
"So you're looking for me to find another way out?" He asked with interest.
"That's right, let's work together." "We can't join the Targaryens, we're enemies with the old disciples, in other words, we're enemies with the Targaryens, so our camp is the same. ”
"Don't forget you're a Targaryen, too." Lan Li reminded the other party.
"But I'm not a Targaryen of the Innis lineage." Mae replied, "Since you know history well, you should be able to understand the difference." ”
Lan Li shrugged his shoulders when he heard this: "I can't provide you with any territory and power, let alone make you a king, it's useless for you to cooperate with me." ”
He paused for a moment, then added, "And if you do, then you will know that my territory is nothing but Dragonstone. ”
The name Dragonstone made Meg a little silent, but then she burst out laughing.
"You're a liar, I publicize my name and background, but most people don't believe what I say, and even if they do, they don't look at me normally. People in this world won't accept a monster like me, so I haven't thought about being a king for a long time, as for being a lord? We've tried, and we're not going to be able to shake the situation in Westeros on our own, and we were going to use the Targaryen invasion to do that, but that's no longer possible. ”
"And what do you want?" Lan Li raised his eyebrows and asked, "Don't you want power, do you want wealth?" ”
"We want those disciples to die!"
"They're hunting us everywhere and there's no room for relaxation, and now they're working with the Targaryens, so we can't just wait for them to come to our door," Mag said. ”
Lan Li groaned when he heard this.
From all indications, these ancient people and those red-robed monks seem to be really incompatible, then they obviously don't want to see the forces of the red-robed monks succeed in defeating the existing masters of Westeros, and even say that these people may be in the same state as themselves, and they dare not go out of Westeros.
And they don't have much climate in Westeros, in this case, it is inevitable to find another way out, and it is not incomprehensible to find him, after all, there has been contact before.
It's just that the basis of cooperation is mutual benefit, and Lan Li doesn't think that a common goal alone can make this person and the people she represents behind him willing to be his little brother, not to mention that Lan Li also clearly understands his current resources and status, or understands his own catties and taels.
"You're trying to use me to tie up with my brother." He said slowly.
The other party's face was a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he didn't deny it, but nodded calmly.
"We don't have many people, but many of them have special talents, and they can be clerks, tax collectors, knights, and even commanders of armies!"
"But you don't have an identity, no one will believe you, and I'm not mistaken, you're probably doing banditry, it's a stain."
Meg was silent when she heard this, which was their greatest weakness.
Because they have no identity, they can only mess around at the bottom of society, and it's too difficult to take a step forward-
Not everyone can be deceived and deceived like Lan Li without revealing flaws, and even if Lan Li can't maintain the disguise of an identity for a long time, a lie is a lie after all, and there will always be flaws to follow.
Pan wants to find a serious way to survive, and these ancient people will basically end in failure, and the lords of Westeros will carefully investigate when hiring people, but they can't just ask for anyone.
So except for being bandits and some idle hired riders, they really don't have any other suitable employment options, but in the peaceful years, being roadblock bandits actually doesn't have much future at all, and they can't make much money from small fights, and they can't satisfy their appetite, but if the movement is big, it will provoke encirclement and suppression, and they will be hit over and over again, and they have also suffered a lot of blows.
In troubled times, the industry has developed, and Maegor believes that Westeros will inevitably fall into turmoil again in the future, and even their original idea is to cooperate with the Targaryens to become a leading party, and then take advantage of the purge of Westeros's old power to take power.
However, the cooperation between the Targaryens and the Red-robed Monk directly disrupted their plans, and they suddenly realized that they could no longer stay out of the chaos ahead.
If you don't look farther, they won't live long at all, and you can't expect to hide or mingle with other people, because those disciples have a special way of discerning the difference between them and normal people.
So as a last resort, they had to find another way out, so Meg suddenly visited, hoping to catch up with Lan Li, or Baratheon behind Lan Li-
There's no way to get to the Targaryens, so they're going to join Baratheon, right? When the war starts in the future, they will have Baratheon as their umbrella, and the members will always show their edge if they are capable, and although this is slow, it is more or less a way out.
But now that I think about it, for no reason, who can trust a group of robbers who have no identity and are tainted?
Maegor felt a little taken for granted, but the words that followed Lan Li evoked hope in her.
"But if you can prove your worth, I might consider introducing you to my brother."
"How do you prove it?" Meggor asked hurriedly.
Lan Li replied, "Do you know about the Crab Claw Peninsula? ”