Returning to the office after being separated from Petyr, Iger immediately gathered his subordinates.

After sending a large number of men to serve as emissaries to various parts of the north, there were actually very few high-ranking officers left in Lindong...... Of course, there is an advantage to having fewer people and fewer people: at least the meeting will be held quickly.

"I've gotten word that this thing is in my land-giving army. Iger slapped the note that Littlefinger had just given him on the table, pulling his face: "When did this start, why did I, as the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, know one step later than outsiders?

The inexplicable officers who were trained look at me and I look at you, I don't know why the commander-in-chief is angry, no one dares to be the first to answer, and the room is silent for a while, but fortunately, Iger knows how to deal with this situation - roll call.

"Harvey, you're the first to tell me! Did you find out about this?"

Harvey stood up hard: "Found ......"

"When?"

"Yesterday afternoon, while patrolling the camp, I heard soldiers talking about it. ”

"Then why didn't you report it to me?"

"Because...... I didn't realize it...... This is a serious issue that needs to be reported to you. ”

"......" Iger was speechless for a while, this kid is quite clever, and knows the best way to get rid of the pot: inexperienced, incompetent, not intentional inaction - those who do not know are not guilty, this is definitely the best way to shirk in the face of accountability, how can he be punished? Dismissal, demotion? God is pitiful, he is already a grassroots starter, he is short and tall, and he has tried his best to select the best people from among the soldiers, just like this, the proportion of officers is actually still low.

"Adults are too them. Bachelor Coben opened his mouth and said, as a technical officer of the land-giving army, he usually does not speak at the meeting, but this time there were fewer participants than usual, and the soldiers were like chickens who did not dare to speak, so he had to muster up the courage to rely on the meritorious service in weapon research and development, relying on the old man to sell the old round field, "Most of these children are from civilian backgrounds, and most of them will only make fun of it when they encounter this kind of thing for the first time, and the content on this note is not an adult, how can they want to report to you!"

What the old man said was the truth, and Egger sighed helplessly in his heart - "political sensitivity" is not literacy and arithmetic after all, and cannot be cultivated by simply attending classes and training, and people who are not from a family are not immersed in this kind of intrigue and atmosphere where everything must be considered since childhood, and they cannot have corresponding intuition and vigilance at all.

But the problem soon arose again, there were a certain number of nobles among the land-giving officers: the largest number were the group of royal princes who had supported the rebellion of the Blue Rites and had been thrown to the Great Wall after Stannis's victory, and although most of them had been sent to various parts of the north as emissaries, there were at least two more in the house.

"Buckwell, Lake, the others are from humble beginnings and have no political sensitivities. Then you two have names and surnames, can you explain: why are you as unalert and unaware as they are?"

The two royal nobles glanced at each other, as if they were making eye contact to discuss who should answer. After a few seconds, Warner Buckwell said with a serious expression: "Lord Hui, we are from the royal domain, and when we first appeared in this mysterious note, we were the first people in the Seven Kingdoms to hear about it. In fact, after so many years, the ugliness of Little Finger ...... cough, the matter of the Prime Minister's anonymous smear has long spread throughout the north and south of the Neck, the east and west of the Narrow Sea, and everyone in the Seven Kingdoms knows about it, and it is not a new thing at all. It was 'old news' to us, so we found out that the soldiers below were careless when discussing the matter, and they didn't take it to heart. ”

"But we forgot that the majority of the land-granting army is made up of new land-givers from outside Cyprus. Lake reluctantly replied, "For them, it is a very shocking scandal for the Queen, the former First Minister, Your Commander-in-Chief, to have such a dark history. In this matter, our sense of responsibility and vigilance are very lacking, and we have no excuse, and we are willing to accept any punishment from the commander. ”

With both explanations and active admitting mistakes, it is not good for Iger to continue to pursue it. After all, at the end of the day, "beware of the opponent's tricks" is an additional expectation of the generals in front of him, and it is not within the scope of their own job - the soldier's vocation is unconditional obedience, and political sensitivity is something to think about. It is indeed difficult for some strongmen to have the political sensitivity of the army and to be able to go into battle to kill the enemy, given the conditions of the current era.

What's more, the confession just made by Buckwell and Lake is not entirely an excuse: the new land-grantors have never heard of the scandal of Littlefinger - it is normal for ordinary people not to pay attention to such small details, but Varys can grasp this and successfully turn the paper he forged many years ago into a treasure and let it regain a round of residual heat, this kind of scheming calculation is really a little chilling.

A problem that had been delayed for a long time was finally completely exposed because of this incident, to the point where it had to be solved as soon as possible.

That is: as the de facto lord of the land grant and the ruler of one side, Iger only has hard power for the time being, but soft power is still quite lacking.

He only has an army, but he lacks staff and wisdom.

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When he was the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, the whole world was so simple to Iger - as long as he could fight the Wraiths on the battlefield, he would be a qualified commander of the Great Wall defenders, and everything else was an inconsequential minutiae that no one would hold anyone accountable and no one would care. But now, as he breaks the rules and regulations set on him by the world and officially enters the political stage of the Seven Kingdoms, the tests he needs to endure are no longer limited to bloodshed and sacrifice, and the enemies he faces can no longer be dealt with simply by the trick of "extermination...... It stands out at once.

Immediately after a brief feeling of powerlessness, a strong urge welled up in his chest.

He knew what it was like: thirst for talent!

Iger is now very ...... No, it would take a few discerning, politically sensitive, and shrewd and capable subordinates and staff members like Petyr and Varys to make sure they could play safely at the Game of Thrones table. But in a world where education was not yet universal, the people he knew who met such conditions were either enemies like Varys, allies and half-superiors like Petyr, or heirs of great nobles like Tyrion...... None of them are the ones he can recruit, which is really a headache.

Oh no, there is indeed a decent little girl right now, in this Winterfell, with no power, no social status, and a desire to protect and change her fate, he will not hesitate to join his command as long as he hooks his fingers. However, the age and gender of the thirteen-year-old girl made it impossible for Iger to take her with her in the army, and her status as a princess in the previous dynasty was so sensitive that he couldn't even introduce her to the queen...... The more I thought about it, the more I regretted it, and the more I thought about it, the more sorry I became, and for a moment, Egger would rather not know or understand this little princess.

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After thinking about it for a while, Iger even let out the anger that had been brewing, and he couldn't remember any of the training for a while.

However, he didn't plan to lose his temper too much: this time the paralysis and sluggishness of his generals did make him unhappy, but he pretended to be angry in the hope that this would make everyone realize the seriousness of the problem and alert. The land-donating army has always behaved very competently in carrying out orders and completing combat missions, and if excessive reprimands and punishments are given to commanders and fighters for reasons other than such duties, it will not only be incompetent and angry, but in the long run, it will cause everyone to rebel and leave their relatives, and sooner or later they will dig their own graves.

"Well, this time I accept the explanation, and the matter is over. ”

Egger wanted to add that he hoped that everyone could learn a lesson and increase their vigilance and sensitivity, but before he said that, he realized that this was simply counting on the rooster to lay eggs, and whether it could be achieved without mentioning it, and forcibly demanding it would inevitably force the officers to transfer the pressure to the soldiers brainlessly, and maybe it would also cause the land-giving army to have "endocrine disorders", and the top and bottom were suspicious all day long, and even the originally good strong army had deteriorated.

Political tasks should be handled by a special person, and soldiers, as long as they obey orders, are enough.

Iger didn't want to bother to waste his roots anymore, and jumped directly to the next agenda: "The turmoil caused by the appearance of this note has disturbed the public opinion environment in Winterfell, interfered with the life of the Prime Minister, and indirectly affected Her Majesty's great cause of unifying the Seven Kingdoms. Now, I need all the departments to take care of their subordinates -- send an order to the whole army not to discuss and spread this rumor again, and to deal with those who violate military law! If this matter is not done well, I will be held responsible! Do you understand?"

"Understood, sir. ”

"Harvey, Myron, Buckwell and Leon stayed, and the others dispersed. ”

Everyone understood that what was going to happen was probably secrecy, and the people who weren't called left the room cleanly.

"Harvey, Myron. It's up to the two of you to get to the bottom of the whole affair – try to get to the source, figure out how, when, and how the slip of paper ended up in the Land Grants, and preferably track down the culprit. Of course, you can't act rashly after finding out your eyebrows, and report to me directly, clear?"

"Clear, sir. ”

"Let's go down. Iger waved his hand, and when the two of them also stood up and walked out of the room quickly, he looked at the last two: "You two, go to see the Prime Minister tomorrow after breakfast." He will arrange some tasks, as long as they do not endanger the interests of the Night's Watch and the land grants, and do not harm the Queen's great cause of unifying the Seven Kingdoms, all of them will be obeyed, and any force except artillery can be mobilized, and the scale of less than twenty people will be handled without waiting for my approval, and they will be handled with the highest priority. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

"Besides, the reason why the two of you are asked to go is to divide your work: after receiving instructions from the Prime Minister, you are responsible for the arrangement and execution, and Leon, your job is to come and report to me as soon as possible, and then go back to meet with Buckwell. But don't make it too obvious, you know what I mean?"

"Buckwell is in charge of the business, and I'm in charge of letting you know what we're going to do first, and not letting anyone know. ”

Iger nodded, Littlefinger was an ally for the time being, but it was not to be guarded against. But the main purpose of this arrangement was to realize that it was better to spend some energy on his own than to expect a group of soldiers to be clear-headed. Until a good and reliable deputy is recruited, this is the only way to ensure that there are no more similar omissions.

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