Chapter 146: Mad Dog Bites - Don't Let Go
The herald who received the red envelope answered all questions, and Iger soon learned from him the outcome of the counterinsurgency war in the Vale.
Lysa Tully, who was hiding in the Eagle's Nest, eventually descended the mountain, but to most people's expectations, she was not punished as she imagined, but was only forced to return to her mother's home, Riverrun, leaving her son "Good Robin" in the Vale, where King Robert appointed Sir Blackfish and other nobles to be regent and raised.
After a little thought, Iger understood the reason why things would end like this: since several of the founders of the Alliance of the Righteous had been sent to the Great Wall, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to deal with Lysa Tully again? Robert is now holding his mouth hard—even if Littlefinger escapes, even if the world knows that Lysa's murder of her husband is a certainty, as long as the person in power insists that he is quelling the rebellion for his vassals and pretends not to have heard the rumors, then the matter can only end like this.
The world under the feudal lord system does not need justice and justice, only peace and stability.
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Iger didn't care about what Lysa would be treated when she returned home, he was annoyed and nervous for now.
Annoyed - Lysa Tully, this crazy caused the counterinsurgency war in the Vale, wasting two months of her time, why can't you drag Robert under the Eagle's Nest for a little longer after the war?!
The nervous question is how far Eddard's investigation into the "rumors" has progressed, whether Cersei has made a plan to kill Robert, and whether the latter has heard the news and what his plans are to do...... These are these problems, and I don't know anything about them at the moment.
If you want to gather information, you are powerless, and you don't dare to intervene in this matter at all...... In the past few days since returning to King's Landing, he has been busy re-acquainting himself with the control of the Night's Watch industry, and now he has begun to prepare for the establishment of the Houguan Town stronghold, and all he hopes is to have some time to develop, but now he has a faint sense of foreboding: he may not be able to do so.
Will Robert, the cuckolded and father-in-law, return and continue his ridiculous life in defiance of rumors, or will he rise up and slaughter every Lannister in King's Landing and start a war against Tywin, or will Cersei find an opportunity to kill him and cause chaos in the world, as in the original story?
Whoever strikes first and wins, will be the loser, and only by trying to keep the two sides from conflict can their plans continue smoothly.
After seeing off the herald, Iger stood up, unconsciously paced a few steps around the office, pushed open the door to the backyard, and walked inside.
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Arya had just finished practicing with Jia Kun, and was arguing with "Ah Kun" with a red face, when she saw Egg coming in, she immediately smiled and shouted excitedly: "Master, are you coming too?"
"No, I'm just coming out to breathe, you go on. Egg smiled and shook his head, what are you doing in the backyard by herself? Arya can't help her solve the big problem at hand, and she can only really breathe.
When he first learned about the rumor from Tyrion a few days ago, he had wanted to use Arya to indirectly tell her prime minister's father that "hair color is not directly related to whether or not he is biological", but looking at the girl's innocent appearance, he thought of the current level of biological and genetic research in Westeros. Iger felt that no matter what he did, it might be counterproductive, and he might accidentally put himself in it.
Walking around the backyard, Egg recalls the first two times he had taken risks to solve problems: Bran had fallen from the building and falsely accused the Stark family of saving Tyrion, and dropped a few notes to force Petyr Baelish, the biggest-stirring stick in the Seven Kingdoms......
This time, can I think outside the box and rely on unconventional methods to get through the crisis?
After thinking wildly for a while, Egg came up with a crazy idea: Why don't you set up a situation and pretend to "kidnap" Arya and make her disappear for a few days, so that this major incident can attract all of Ed's energy at once, so that he has no intention of investigating the rumors, and drag it out for a while?
A little more than his brain, Egger quickly snuffed out the thought. Even if the status and influence have improved, there is still a big difference between "bold attempts" and "death". The worst possible outcome of Cersei and Jaime's adultery is a war between the Seven Kingdoms, delaying the development of the Night's Watch industry...... But if you use your brains blindly, it's a matter of losing your head.
"Master!" the girl's crisp cry brought Egg back to reality from his thoughts, and Arya looked at him cross-browed, "Can you stop going around in circles?"
"Okay, you've also taught your master a lesson? I'm exercising your ability to 'stay focused in battle', do you think that once you learn the sword, all enemies will fight you one-on-one?"
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After being distraught for a while by the news of Robert's imminent return to King's Landing, he finally gritted his teeth and decided to start thinking about the worst-case scenario. He pushed the door back to his office, sat back in his chair, thought for a moment, and began to give orders.
"Nina, help me arrange a trip to Dragonstone Island, and take that ......" After thinking for a while, he found that he didn't know the name, so he could only change his words: "Call back the kid who managed the obsidian mine for me, he did a good job, and I am going to let him lead the team to Houguan Town and preside over the reconstruction there for me." ”
"Yes, my lord, his name is Yam. ”
Yam ...... He may not be happy to run so far, but there is no way, there are too few people available at hand: "Also, go and contact the subordinate attendants of Lord Lanli Baratheon, I want to take the time to visit, since the technology has been sold to Riverlands and Dorne, then the remaining countries should be sent to the door." ”
"My lord, don't you try to talk about a joint venture? not to mention anything else, the Northland, the Riverlands and the Valleys...... In particular, the market in the western border is still very likely to be occupied by us. ”
"No, we need cash now. Nina had a point, but the turmoil was already on the verge of breaking out, and it was too late to plan for the long term: "Go about it now, the sooner the better." ”
"Hmm. Nina nodded in agreement, but stood still, biting her lip and hesitating, but finally held back and didn't ask about her brother. "Understood, I'll arrange it. ”
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Neil sat on a dirty straw pile in the corner of his cell, full of thoughts.
He didn't suffer much except for being shoved a few times when he came in, but Neil wasn't happy about it, and he knew very well why he was caught - let the family take him, to put it mildly, didn't he just want Nina to exchange her for herself?
I had long heard that Genos Slint was arrogant and unscrupulous in King's Landing, but I didn't expect it to be exaggerated to such an extent. This guy must know that Nina and Tyrion have a good relationship, but he still dares to do it, is this ignoring the Lannisters?
Well, Tyrion doesn't represent the Lannisters, his sister to the queen and brother to the Kingsguard. I just don't know...... Would he go to the queen for help for a commoner's subordinate?
The footsteps of the guards were heard outside the cell, followed by the sound of the key unlocking, and what hapless bastard was locked in?
When I looked up, I saw only one of the guards: "Stand up, you can go." ”
So fast?Neil was shocked and angry, "What about my sister? Is she coming?"
"What your sister, you don't have a small face, it was Lord Lan Li who sent someone to get you, don't talk nonsense, come out quickly, don't you squat enough!"
"Lord Lanli?" Neil was confused, "What Lord Lanli?"
"The King's brother, Lord Ramley Baratheon!" the guard became impatient, "Hurry up, our commander is waiting for you at the door." ”
Soon, Neil met the commander of the garrison again, who coveted his sister, and he looked unhappy.
"Neil, yes, it's the morning, probably some misunderstanding between my men and you, you can go now. Genos Slint said in a non-yin tone: "Go back and tell the Chief Logistics Officer, I admire his means." But he used the garrison's house to open the Night's Watch office, which had been empty and useless, so he could lend it to him. Now, I'm going to put this façade in handy, so I'd like him to pack up and move out as soon as possible. ”
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