Chapter 24: Two Sides
Many people hate duplicity, but in Du Yu's view, there is nothing wrong with it, duplicity means that he can see both sides of the problem. Sometimes, it's far better than God's perspective, and it even makes up for a lot of details.
For example, right now, Du Yu is sitting opposite the beautiful blonde queen Cersei Lannister.
"I wonder who gave you the guts and what prompted you to come to me, Sir Aloin. My brother still has your knife marks in the crook of his arm, and my family's vassals have only woken up this morning after being beaten unconscious by you. Queen Cersei frowned, holding a wine glass inlaid with gems in her hand, and looked at Du Yu coldly and asked.
"Interest, you have what I want in your hands, so I'm here." Du Yu replied very succinctly.
"What do you want?" Cersei Lannister did not get angry directly, and called the guards, probably until Robert Baratheon's death, she had maintained her sanity and aristocratic cultivation, far from being as hysterical as she would have been.
"No, I should ask the queen what you want? I may have offended you before, but I am here to get your reconciliation, I have no intention of making enemies with the Lannisters, and I am assured that I am definitely here today with the greatest sincerity in the hope of gaining the friendship of the Lannisters. Du Yu looked at the queen sincerely, Cersei's thin lips pursed slightly, and a dangerous light flashed in her turquoise pupils.
"What if I want the Starks to get out of King's Landing, and I want you to make amends for my brother's injuries?" Very mean demands, very real thoughts.
"I have come with sincerity, but you do not want to be honest with you, Queen. If I can get rid of Stark, then I don't need to come to reconcile with you, and I can just give you a knife right now. "Whether it is negotiation or cooperation, blind weakness will not work." I am powerless and powerless, but I am a warrior far more powerful than the Magic Mountain, and I believe that this would never be the case if Duke Tywin were here. ”
Cersei Lannister's face froze, she knew very well that Du Yu was right, Duke Tywin famously said: "If anyone challenges you, you should resolutely return the favor with iron and blood, and when they bow to you, you must lift them up with your own hands." ”
"I'll admit that you have a point, but the Lannisters have a debt to pay, and you need to make amends." Cersei was a short-sighted woman, but Du Yu's words reminded her that now that Aloin's name had spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms, even the Duke of Tywin in Castle Rock would not refuse the surrender of such a person, even if it was just cooperation.
She began to fantasize that perhaps it was Lannister's wealth that attracted the knight to the choice of turning his back on the Starks, and that she herself did not like the cold of the North, and that neither would the Oriental.
"Only those wild creatures of the north, the wild roughs, like the bitter cold," she thought to herself.
"I can personally teach your son Tomman martial arts and make him a great warrior, or I can choose to be a sideline spectator in your fight with Stark." Du Yu thought for a while and said, in fact, he can do more, but the exchange of interests is actually no different from buying vegetables in the vegetable market, bargaining with each other, and must not expose the highest chips at the beginning.
"My child is a prince, do you want him to fight on the front line like a vulgar martial artist! And, if he wants to learn swordsmanship, isn't my own brother, Tommen's uncle, a brave member of the Kingsguard, enough to teach him! Cersei's face flashed with anger, her eyebrows raised slightly, and her lips and teeth erupted in a heart-wrenching tone.
"No, Queen, I know that you love your child very much, and I have only made a possibility, so please be calm and not excited. I don't question the meaning of your brother, it is well known that Jaime Lannister became famous as a teenager and was skilled in swordsmanship. Du Yu said comfortingly.
"You can also choose to let me sit on the sidelines in the conflict that may come."
"I remember you as a knight who swore allegiance to Stark." Cersei said in a contemptuous tone with a mocking look on her face.
"Your brother Jaime also pledged allegiance to the Mad King Aerys Targaryen, and gave him a sword through the heart in the end." Du Yu said-for-tat.
"The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other." Du Yu's face darkened instantly when he saw the color system, and he was almost on the verge of attacking, so he continued directly.
"And I believe that the Lannisters will give me what I want, and it will be in line with my philosophy of life. So tell me, Queen, what is your choice? Du Yu looked at Cersei's green eyes, a little headache, this woman loves her children, and she has enough conspiracy and means, but after all, she is still a court woman, her plan is not atmospheric enough, and her vision is inevitably short-sighted.
Cersei's eyes flickered, hatred, disgust, murder, struggle, all kinds of complicated expressions appeared in her eyes, and she seemed to wander. The mellow aroma of wine permeated the glass, and the room was silent, and after a long time she spoke.
"I refuse! Lions don't need allies, and if you kneel and bow your allegiance to me, I may consider your request and give you a reward. The woman's pride eventually overpowered the hesitation in her heart.
"Hehe, good, I appreciate your courage." Du Yu smiled coldly, "Then, beautiful queen, we will have a chance to meet again in the future, thank you for your hospitality." He put the glass in his hand on the table, and he didn't drink any of the wine in the glass, and got up and bowed and went out.
Just as his hand touched the carved and engraved silver inlaid doorknob, a voice sounded behind him.
"Wait, Sir Aloin." Very familiar male voice.
Du Yu turned around and looked at the person, it was none other than the famous "monarch killer" James Lannister.
"I've been wondering who the breath of the other man in this room is, I originally thought it was someone arranged by Queen Cersei, who was ready to use force if she couldn't talk to me. I didn't expect it to be you, Jaime, and I'm glad we met again."
"So, Sir Jaime, what do you think? Or what your father, Sir Tywin, thinks. Du Yu asked with interest. Cersei looked surprised, apparently unaware of Jaime's reaction. I didn't expect it either.
Jaime Lannister was shocked in his heart, how could this Oriental know the news brought by his father's raven, Du Yu took in his astonishment, and secretly affirmed his guess in his heart, and at the same time realized more clearly how much prestige he brought by winning this royal competition.
"The Lannisters are willing to reconcile with you on the condition that you play for the Lannisters." Jaime reacted quickly.
"How does it work? Let's hear it. Du Yu did not fight-for-tat this time, but chose to listen.
"My father will ask the king to give you a fief in Harrenhal, so that even if you swear allegiance to the Starks, you only need to assist us and serve us in the Lannisters when they need it." Jaime said.
"I remember Harrenhal as a ruin, destroyed by Dragonfire, and Lannisters were so fond of using empty checks for friendship? Even though I'm an Oriental, I'm not a brute who knows nothing. Du Yu said sarcastically.
"That's only temporary, Harrenhal is just a springboard, and you'll get new and more fertile fiefdoms in the future, as long as you perform well enough." Jaime had no idea of changing his father's chips.
"Deal!" Du Yu thought about it and nodded. The most important part of the whole deal is not Harrenhal or the knighthood, but the overture of Tywin Lannister, the guardian of the West, who has already received the attention and expectation of this person, which means that he can have more room for maneuver in the next game.
Jaime had a satisfied look on his face, Queen Cersei was puzzled, but her father's order made her unable to refuse, and after a glass of wine, she asked Du Yu to leave the room, and both of them thought that with her father's intervention, Oloin would be on her side.
Because of self-confidence and arrogance, people become blind and even stupid at some point.
Du Yu chose to be virtual and wrong, the reason is very simple, what he wants has not yet arrived, but since the superficial cooperation has been reached, there is a way to do things, isn't it?