I used to love your mom.

On weekdays, this "entanglement" is obviously not a good relationship that can shorten the distance between each other, but now, with this terrible and chaotic world as the background, and a "traitor" like Egger as a foil, even the old relationship between Petyr and Caitlyn is precious. Robb, who had recovered from his injuries after a few days, met with the Queen's two important ministers in the chamber of the main castle, and after Littlefinger's persuasion, he accepted his request to go to the city of Severn to persuade the northern princes.

The parties' agreement was just the beginning, and it would be a big gamble to release the ruler of the North, who had surrendered by force and whose loyalty had not yet been tested, and of course had to be approved by the queen, the main bearer of the risk. Petyr formally proposed this strategy to Daenerys at breakfast the next day, and this time, with some preparation, Egger and Petyr finally managed to win a small game, in addition to the two-to-one ratio of opinions overpowering Varys's opposition, there was also an important advantage: Winterfell was won by Iger - the man who caught Robb decided to let him go, and the others who did nothing...... Even Daenerys, who is Egger's allegiance, has no firm stance against it in the absence of conclusive evidence that it will rebel.

The plan did go well, but Egger didn't get happy for long, as he was soon overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work that followed: it was easy to rearm the Winterfell guards, but sending an emissary to win over the Northlanders was not just a good choice, and he and Littlefinger had to carefully weigh and consult with his staff before sending Robb and some of his men out, in the spirit of "the gentleman deceives the way, and the villain seduces the profit" The tone of the negotiation and the reserve price for each family are clearly determined and informed to the envoys, so as to ensure that the number of subjugated families is maximized while keeping the price within a suitable range, so as to avoid insufficient points or unfairness in the completion of the conquest and division of the fruits of victory, which will cause disputes.

The endless discussion and planning continued from noon until late at night, and it was not until the eastern sky was about to light up that Iger reluctantly handed over a complete set of negotiation plans that he recognized as qualified.

Spending more time on it will definitely make it more perfect, but politics is not about writing poetry, you only need to achieve the goal and not pursue perfection - it is definitely the best choice to visit yourself into a dozen people without landing on the ground, but it can only be a fantasy, since it cannot be realized, then you can only do your best to obey the destiny of God, try to do a good job of preparing for what can be done, and then leave the hope to the subordinates to play personally.

On the morning of the third day after Messira's bold idea, a dozen or so messengers, including Robb Stark, scattered and thousands of people swarmed from Winterfell to the north with banners of peace and negotiation. The nets were cast, and it was not known how many fish they would catch, but what was even more interesting was that before the expected reply came, two groups of uninvited guests arrived from east to west, respectively, and began to seek a meeting with the queen or her important ministers.

Iger received and accepted a request for a visit from one of the groups, and when the tall and thin seeker sat down across the table with a smile on his face, he was surprised to realize that the sense of déjà vu he had just arrived was not an illusion: it was an acquaintance.

"Lord Taichu!" the night watchman raised his eyebrows, and his face was full of exhaustion and couldn't suppress his surprise, "What wind blew you from across the Narrow Sea?"

"It's the news of your victory over the Wraith. Honestly, the speed of the adults is frightening, and I heard that you were preparing in Houguan Town when I set out, and when you came ashore, you were approached by Winterfell, so please allow me to express my pure personal adoration. "Tychu Nestos, as always, held his head high, smiling, free but not arrogant," conveys to you congratulations from Braavos, the new Aquaman is pleased that humanity has survived such an unprecedented crisis, and the Iron Treasury is glad to know that a large loan will not become a bad debt...... Haha, just kidding, anyway, please receive the highest respect from the free trade city-state, Lord Commander-in-Chief. ”

"You're so polite. What Egger lacked now was not worship and respect, but he still smiled and nodded—although he was too busy to talk nonsense with people, he still endured it without showing any impatience: the grain loan worth 100,000 gold dragons from the Iron Vault helped the defenders of the Great Wall survive the most difficult time, so that he did not have to worry about feeding the tens of thousands of mouths under him all day in the process of realizing his vision. This genuine kindness alone was enough for him to be polite and respectful to the other party's messenger at all times, "but as far as I know, there are eighteen years left before the deadline for the Night's Watch to repay the loan...... I wonder if I can do anything of my help?"

"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief has misunderstood, and this time I am not here to collect debts. Taichu laughed and continued, "It's just that the big guys above are a little uneasy when they hear that you have pledged allegiance to Daenerys Targaryen, so I hope to confirm with the Commander-in-Chief: Is our previous loan contract still valid?"

Well?

What's that?

Egger was a little inexplicable: it's right that he doesn't pick the means to do things by himself, but the choice of "being an old man" is a tasteless choice, but he really didn't even think about it - if the rebellion failed, his life would not be guaranteed, and he wouldn't have to worry about the loan that the defenders of the Great Wall would need to pay off after eighteen years, and if he succeeded in conquering the Seven Kingdoms, the night watch legion at the top of the list of heroes would be short of this 100,000 gold dragons? joke!

What he was doing was a big deal for the country, and if the Iron Vault sent someone to harass him for such a destructive thing, then he would really be a little unhappy.

The smile on his face faded, and displeasure floated up: "Of course it works, not to mention that my name is signed on the agreement, even if it doesn't, it is impossible for me, as the successor of Jeo Mormont, to deny that the Great Wall has indeed received a loan." The Night's Watch Legion has not been disbanded because of my allegiance to the Queen, and the Night's Watch property as collateral has not gone out of business, so why worry about the contract being invalidated, given that all conditions have not changed?"

"Haha, that's nature. The tall and thin clerk saw Egg's dissatisfaction, and immediately spoke to alleviate the embarrassment, "It's just a matter of going through a procedure to confirm, the Iron Vault has no intention of questioning the credibility of the Night's Watch Legion and your lordship, if you are offended, please bear with me." I've come here with two other tasks, one of which is that we've heard in Braavos that the defenders of the Wall have invested a new weapon called the 'Explosive Bomb' in their previous war against the Wraiths, and the Sea King is very interested in it, and he wants the Commander-in-Chief to provide the means of making or deploying this weapon, of course—to transfer and sell, you can make a price. ”

The Braavos actually want to buy the technology to explode bombs, hehe...... Is it good that artillery is the real weapon of great destruction? But when I think about it, from the perspective of time, most of the people on the other side of the Narrow Sea really do not know the existence and power of the latter.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Lord Taichu, but the bomb is also important to the Queen's war to reunite the Seven Kingdoms, so that His Majesty's enemies don't know about this weapon in advance through external channels...... Until she reclaims Westeros, the Iron Throne King, all information on this weapon will be kept completely secret. I am afraid to regret to inform you that there is no room for negotiation on this point, please understand. ”

"It's a pity, but it's understandable that the Commander-in-Chief is also thinking about his own monarch...... Then this matter will be over, and I will also work on the salary, so I will not be the annoying nasty ghost. Tai Chu didn't look frustrated at all, still smiling: "But the next thing is really related to your sovereign's interests." The Iron Throne has successively loaned more than 2 million gold dragons to the Iron Vault for more than ten years, and now it has defaulted on it for several consecutive periods due to war...... We are now more optimistic about Daenerys Targaryen, who has the support of you, Lord Commander-in-Chief, than King Stannis, and if she can declare in writing that she will approve this debt, we will mobilize resources to support the Queen's war against the Raider Dynasty—"

"Wait. Egg interrupted Tychu, and was amused, "So your second task is to convince the queen to inherit the debts left by the retainers?" do you think this is possible...... Wait, what does this have to do with me? You should go directly to Your Majesty and see if she agrees, I am not the Queen's Chancellor of the Exchequer, and I have no say in this matter. ”

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