Chapter 113: On the Stage

"Wait!" In the face of Egger's initiative, the Earl of Bookwell's reaction stunned the night watchman - the old man actually raised his hand to stop him from continuing: "Egger, your brain is indeed good, I have learned it, there is no doubt. Now, let me ask you, is the idea you want to give me to guarantee that I can win the blood gate?"

"No, not to take the Blood Gate, but to take the Valley of Arryn. "Inspired by the ancient history of warfare in the place where I came from, I can't guarantee that I have limited knowledge of military affairs and even less about the specifics of the valley." ”

"Since there is no guarantee, then I dare not convey your idea to Your Majesty. The old man shook his head and met Egger's eyes: "Don't forget, I am waiting for the princes and princes, but now we are making meritorious deeds, not seeking merit, only seeking no fault-your ideas work, Your Majesty will think that it is natural for me to give me ideas for him, the feudal king, and may not be grateful to me; I don't do anything where the risks and benefits are not equal. ”

(Makes sense.) Iger touched the stubble on his chin and frowned, "That's right, so what's good?"

"If you want me to say, why don't you go and give advice to Robert yourself, you are the night watchman appointed by your majesty, and if the idea doesn't work, your majesty can't blame a person he chooses himself—even if he does, he can't deal with you, the night watch officer and the guardian of the Great Wall, who is not under his control. ”

The old man's idea was good, but Iger had made up his mind not to make a name for himself - to offer advice to the king to deal with the "rebels" in the Vale? Not to mention whether it was appropriate to do such a thing as a night watchman, the plan worked, and if it didn't work, Robert was forced to reach a compromise with Jon Royce and other nobles, and the few families in the Vale hated themselves and made bad things behind their backs, which was called trouble.

......

Having said that, he didn't say no. The decision to "not be a good bird" has been in Winterfell for many months, and over time, his situation and identity have changed a lot - not only has the plot been confirmed through practice to change, but there is no longer a need to tremble and act on the faces of others all the time.

"Go, what are you afraid of, Robert can still cut off your head because of your idea?" Yu Lun pouted on the side: "Anyway, they are already famous, and they are even more famous, and even Mormont will not be able to help you when the time comes." ”

Iger ignored the big guy next to him, the chief logistics officer and founder of the Night's Watch industry...... The question he has to think about is much more than "whether he will be beheaded". Emptying his head, he pondered quietly for half a minute, clearing his thoughts.

Littlefinger and the Great Eunuch, the two bosses have already fallen one, and Varys ...... In the matter of counterinsurgency in the valley, there is actually no conflict with his own interests: even if it is assumed that the octopus spider is really bent on the Targaryens, he will hope that Westeros can keep the peace for the time being, until the dragon family has the ability to counterattack. And the remaining seven kingdoms...... Except for Dorne and the Iron Islands, which may not matter, and even hope that the other six countries will continue to "dog eat dog", there is almost no one who does not want this farce to end quickly.

It can be said that his own plan will neither infringe on the interests of the boss behind the scenes, nor will it arouse the disgust of the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms, and the only thing that may harm is the several nobles of the Alliance of the Righteous One...... But although these Earl Families are powerful, they are only limited to the valley, as long as they don't send them to the door, they can't threaten themselves who are now the chief logistics officer of the Night's Watch, with a name, a surname, an identity and a status!

The ploy he offered did not work, but it was only a small loss of face, and two more enemies who were not terrible, but once he succeeded, not only did he save the property of the potential customers, but Robert was happy, and he might be able to ask him for something - in the words of the old earl, the risk of doing this was not proportional to the benefit, but the benefit far outweighed the risk when he did it himself!

......

"Okay, since you think you can, sir, then do it!"

Egger figured everything out, and even made a bolder decision the moment he said the right word: his own business needs to cooperate with many people whose status and power are above him, and to cooperate with these nobles and heroes, blindly pretending and low-key will only make him appear unreliable and easy to bully - his hard power can't be taken out for the time being, so just package his soft power.

Becoming a celebrity is the first step, and then letting the world know that the Night's Watch Chief Logistics Officer is a wise and well-informed person who makes money by working with him, and is risky by working against himself!

Iger was confident in the tactics that the ancient military strategists from the world had successfully practiced, and that there was a more than fifty percent probability that his plan would be feasible - then, since he had done something, he would simply make a big one: "When is the next battle meeting of the king?"

"Every day, why, you decided to contribute in public?"

"Well, please tell Your Majesty that I have a plan at tomorrow's battle meeting, and if he is willing to hear it, I will offer it in public!"

The era of pretending is over, and now it's time to take the stage.

......

Stepping out of the Earl's tent, Iger saw Casey waiting at the door of his tent with two horses.

"Your Excellency, are you ready, will you leave now?"

"Don't go, take your things down, and take the beast back to the stable." Yu Lun laughed roughly: "Tomorrow, your family is going to do something!"

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Fort Antlers couldn't and couldn't set up another tent for Yuren, and the two night watchmen naturally slept in "one room", and Yuren was so sloppy that Iger had to let Casey accompany him to get a haircut, a shave, a bath, and a change of clothes before he could barely stand the smell of his body. At the end of the night, Iger got up early the next day, waited at the door of the Earl's tent, and when the old Earl was fully dressed, he had breakfast with him, and then went to Robert's King's Tent.

The Earl of Buckwell entered the tent, and Iger stayed outside, watching the princes of the six kingdoms rush in one by one, and began to wait patiently.

A man's voice rang out from inside the tent, and Robert himself was a loud voice and a king, and even if he didn't roar, his voice completely overshadowed anyone else. After about ten minutes, all he heard was a "Let him in!" and Iger knew it was his turn.

A tall, handsome, white-haired Kingsguard stepped out of the tent, and he looked around and easily found Egger dressed in black: "You are Egger West?

Judging by his age, this should be Barristan Selmy, a super fierce man who can catch Jaqun "The Faceless" and defeat "Red Viper" Oberon in the tournament. Yesterday, he had learned Prince Dorne's earth-shattering martial arts, and after thinking back a little about the feeling of "being abused and unable to find the north", and then thinking that the old man in front of him could still beat him, Iger couldn't help but look at him a few more times, nodded, and got into the tent curtain that the old iron guard had lifted, and entered it.

As a place for the battle meeting, the layout of the big tent is quite simple: in the center is a large square table, on which is placed a sand table representing the terrain around the blood gate at the entrance to the Arryn Valley, and on top of it are wargames representing the armies of both sides of the enemy, and the situation is very clear: the army of the Seven Kingdoms loyal to Robert is dozens of times larger than the rebels, and it has spread all over the valley, and several of the Alliance of the Righteous are cowering in the Valley of Arryn, still surrounding the Eagle's Nest City, where the Duke of Arryn is located.

The wargames near the Blood Gate are the most dense - there are more than ten on the fields and slopes outside the pass representing the rebels, but there is only one representing the rebels on the pass.

Around the large table, there were representatives of the armies of the six countries except the valleys, and dozens of princes and generals stood in a clear line according to their belongings: Earl of Bookwell stood beside Robert, with the rest of the royal princes on the side, and next to them were the nobles of the Stormlands led by Lan Li; Robb Stark and several representatives of the northern frontier behind him; the king's own family was clearly dressed in gold and red; the knight of the hundred flowers and Randolph Tali stood at the forefront of the princes of the Riverlands; Tully led the people of the Riverlands with a sad face, and the least number was naturally on Dorne's side, the Red Viper, who smiled meaninglessly at Egger.

The princes of the Vale were all sent by Robert with no involvement, and Stannis and the supposedly charismatic "little princess" of the Iron Islands were absent, as the navy they were both elsewhere commanding their respective fleets.

......

"Well, this is the famous Alien Slayer?" Robert's loud voice rang out, "Do you have a way to attack the Valley of Arryn?"

Iger withdrew his gaze and looked at the master of the room, the king was the only one sitting in the tent, his clothes were disheveled and his face was red, and there was a wine glass on the table in front of him, and he did not know whether he was hangover or had drunk again for breakfast after waking up. This is not the first time he has seen the king, but it is the first time he has spoken face to face.

Such a drunkard and scumbag, but he is the most crucial person in maintaining the peace and stability of the Seven Kingdoms, which is ridiculous. What's even more ridiculous is that in the original story, Cersei, a fool, also killed the core character who maintained peace, causing chaos in the world, but she complacently thought that she had won the Game of Thrones.

"Your Majesty, allow me to ask one more question. Caution has become a habit, and there are some things that must be promised to you before you can start making a plan: "Have I broken the rule that the Night's Watch shall not participate in the Seven Civil Fights by giving you my advice?"

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[Pay off the debt in chronological order, add more for "drunk", and still owe 5 chapters]