Is it starting to snow even in such a southern place......

Jon Clinton, who had finished patrolling the barracks, slowly raised his head, looked at the snowflakes that suddenly began to fly in the sky, and sighed.

He was old, and his life of years in exile and fighting with the Golden Order had caused irreversible damage to his body, and after only a few moments of riding and raising his head, his whole body was sore as if he was about to fall apart.

Summer is no more, youth is gone. Winter should have been the best time to go back to their respective homes and honestly gather food and wait for spring to come, but as long as the rebellion of the Baratheon family still sits on the Iron Throne for a day, and the son of Rhaegar has not recaptured the Seven Kingdoms for half a day, he will not be able to rest!

Daenerys's counterattack on the Seven Kingdoms came quite timely, if it was ten days and a half a month late, the golden regiment that held the Storm's End would have to run out of ammunition and have to surrender, and I am afraid that I would have to retreat to Dorne with the prince in embarrassment, and let others slaughter him. Fortunately, the bad end did not happen, and after the news of Daenerys' capture of Dragonstone and its march into King's Landing spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms, and Stannis's rapid withdrawal from Storm's End to shrink the line, the Golden Regiment loyal to Prince Aegon had gathered their remnants under the orders of Jon Clinton, the "Hand of the Prince", and embarked on the road of the last northern expedition.

With just over half of the remaining forces of the Golden Regiment, it is impossible to attack King's Landing alone, but the siege is not the goal of this long march: as long as you arrive at the battlefield before Daenerys captures King's Landing and the Iron Throne is settled, let the prince meet his aunt and confess his relatives, they have no merit and hard work, and those who can see without hard work have a share, and the Seven Kingdoms will definitely get a spoonful of this cup of soup.

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Due to the unfavorable battle with Stannis, the morale of the Golden Regiment was not high, and the time was urgent...... Clinton marched with Prince Aegon all the way, uprooting only a few small castles that had to be captured along the way, avoiding all other unnecessary battles, and finally crossing the Stormlands and the Royal Forest before the fall of King's Landing, and successfully reaching the south bank of the Blackwater River, which is separated by a water from the political center of the Seven Kingdoms, opposite the majestic royal capital and the Red Keep.

At this point, the Golden Regiment closed the last gap in the encirclement formed by Daenerys' army. East, South, West, and North of King's Landing...... In all directions, all of them were surrounded by the "Targaryen Family" naval and land armies holding the red dragon flag, and became an isolated city.

However, although King's Landing seemed to be precarious, the situation was actually eased by the arrival of the Golden Regiment: Stannis had already stocked up on food inside the city and was not afraid of besieging the city, while the army outside the city seemed to be "one", but in fact it was loyal to two different Targaryens—two armies that could never allow the other to take King's Landing first and gain a de jure advantage until their allegiance had reached an agreement with each other, putting themselves in an awkward position.

Although Little Aegon's Golden Regiment did not have the strength to attack King's Landing on its own, it would not be a problem to threaten the flanks and rear of the Unsullied so that the former would not dare to attack the city with all their might, let alone ...... The armies of Riverbend and Dorne were also on their way to join in the fun, and soon ...... The capital of the Seven Nations will fall into a state more complicated than the three-legged one.

Daenerys' hesitation caused her to miss the opportunity to take King's Landing alone. Until the families have reached a full agreement on the distribution of benefits, or have fought each other to determine the winner, Stannis will face much less pressure than he would have faced only the Unsullied and the Three Dragons.

Of course—a smile tugged at Jon Clinton's lips: he was one of the few people in the world who knew that Varys's true allegiance was to Prince Aegon, and with the eunuch already in front of the queen and beginning to influence her thoughts and decisions, Daenerys nodded and agreed to marry her nephew, and the two Targaryens successfully married and ruled the Seven Kingdoms together against the great enemy."

As long as he can watch the son of his beloved Silver Prince sit on the Iron Throne and reign over the Seven Kingdoms in his lifetime, Clinton will be satisfied with his immediate death.

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When Varys comes to mind, Varys arrives. Before Clinton dismounted, a soldier came running to report to him: "Your Excellency, a man claiming to be the Queen's messenger has arrived at the camp and says that his name is Varys, and he is waiting for you in the big tent at this moment. ”

"Oh?" The news from the queen's side came! Clinton perked up: "Help me get off the horse, watch the door of the big tent, and don't disturb me unless there is an urgent military situation!"

"Yes!"

The old prime minister walked into the big tent of the Chinese army in a hurry, and sure enough, he saw the familiar bald head standing in the middle of the tent waiting for him, quickly retreated left and right, approached him and asked expectantly and nervously: "Queen, how are you persuading?"

"It's hard to say. Varys lowered his voice and said helplessly, his current identity is the queen's staff, accompanied by the Unsullied, if people hear that he and Prince Aegon's prime minister are so familiar and close, that one spy charge is not good, "Although I have presented such a big gift as the distribution map of the king's army, after all, I have not been with the queen for a long time, he has more weight and voice on the queen's side than me, and he strongly opposes my proposed marriage plan- Although the queen did not make a clear statement, after being induced and provoked by Petyr's ambitions, she was obviously more inclined to be the queen herself...... Instead of marrying to be a queen. ”

"Hmph, be the queen yourself. It sounds easy, but it's not that simple, she's a young woman, how can she have such a great desire for power! Didn't you do something?"

"Don't worry, the Queen doesn't have the idea of being an enemy of her last blood relative in the world, I'm thinking about it...... If the queen is really unwilling to be queen, she can also settle for the next best thing and persuade her to make Prince Aegon his heir, and cooperate in this way. Varys sighed, "That's why I've been advising you all the time, 'Don't let Prince Aegon take his identity too seriously', if he's used to emphasizing his status as king when he sees people, it will be too embarrassing to be under the dragon queen for the time being." ”

"Heirs...... It's a good idea, but if I'm not mistaken, Daenerys is younger than little Aegon! she's still young, so she's going to have to find a man...... What if Prince Aegon is appointed heir and has children of his own? The prince may not be able to wait for the opportunity to sit on the Iron Throne for the rest of his life!"

"Then it depends on the prince's own ability, if Daenerys refuses to marry him and wants to be queen herself, then she will definitely not marry anyone else, but will rule the Seven Kingdoms as a single state for the time being. If little Aegon can show her reliable and capable side in front of her aunt, and gain favor before she sees other men, and become Dany's 'not the king's husband' or her trusted prime minister, then she will also have a chance to sit on the Iron Throne. ”

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The above is just a perfunctory statement, and the real plan that Varys and Illyrio have secretly discussed is that if Daenerys refuses to marry, then he will retreat first and try to get the "heir plan" in place, once Aegon Jr. becomes the heir to the Iron Throne...... If you think of some way to create an accident and let Daenerys die, you will naturally achieve the ultimate goal of Li Daitao's stiffness and let little Aegon rule the Seven Kingdoms.

But this plan is absolutely impossible to reveal to Jon Clinton or Prince Aegon: neither the old prime minister nor the young prince himself firmly believes that the latter is the real Aegon Targaryen. And the environment in which he and Illyrio grew up tailor-made for him has successfully shaped "Aegon Targaryen" into a loyal, upright, brave, and intelligent king.

It is impossible for such a prince to participate in such a despicable conspiracy as "killing his own monarch and the last relative in the world" for the sake of the throne.

The task of Aegon Targaryen Jr. is to be the dove that occupies the magpie's nest with dignity and unconsciousness, and to become the most legendary king in the history of the Seven Kingdoms after his eponymous "Conqueror", and to become the common ancestor of all the "Targaryens" in later generations.

"Alas, if the queen's ambition is really inflated to such an extent, without fighting her, I am afraid that she will have to agree to let Aegon be wronged as the heir. Jon Clinton frowned and sighed, as the person who witnessed Aegon's changes every day from childhood to adulthood, he was more certain than anyone else that his little prince would become an ideal and excellent emperor through the ages. However, people exist between heaven and earth, and they always have to make some compromises to reality from time to time.

"Don't sigh, things are much better than the worst - you know, Petyr had managed to convince the queen to take King's Landing himself before the rest of the armies arrived. If it weren't for Stannis's own fierce fighting with a dense dragon hunting crossbow array to force the queen not to easily ride a dragon to attack the city, and the red-robed monk named Machiro persuaded her to go north to participate in some bullshit 'final battle', you might have seen King's Landing with the red dragon banner at the head of the city now. ”

If Daenerys really captures King's Landing alone, then when the prince arrives at King's Landing with the golden regiment, there will be no bargaining chips to negotiate, and there is no other choice but to bow his knees...... Even whether or not the Targaryen blood can be recognized depends on the mood of the queen.

(It's not bad that things have come to this point.) Thinking about this, Clinton's mood was also much lighter, but then he said another thing in distress: "After hearing the news of Daenerys' counterattack on the Seven Kingdoms, Riverbend and Dorne's attitude towards the prince is also ambiguous, I have invited Tyrell and the Martel family to lead the army together, it is predictable that the Marrel family will not accept it, but even the Tyrell family has not heard back!"

"Hmph, both families have unmarried male lineage members, and seeing that the queen is not married, they all moved their own careful thoughts. Varys narrowed his eyes, a scornful and grim glint flashing between his eyes, "Everyone seems to think that Daenerys, a young woman, must be better controlled than a prince with your help...... Unfortunately, the queen was much more difficult to fool than they thought. Don't worry about that, let's do something meaningful...... Here is a complete set of blueprints for the dragon hunting crossbow, which I stole from the little bird in King's Landing, and there are craftsmen in the army who can build them, so take the time to build them and train a group of soldiers who can use them. ”

Clinton subconsciously took a large roll of drawings that Varys pulled out of his clothes, and his eyes widened: "Didn't you say that you won't go to war with Daenerys, what do you want this thing to do?"

"Although it is harmless to people's hearts, it can't be unguarded. Besides, the crossbow is built, you can use it to shoot people and shoot the city wall without shooting the dragon, the preparation is complete, there will be no big mistakes, remember to do it secretly, don't leak the news!"

What the eunuch said made sense, Clinton nodded and put away the drawings: "Okay, I'll arrange it." ”

Of course, Aegon and Daenerys will not go to war if they go to war, but on the day when the queen "dies unexpectedly", the three unspoken dragons will have to find a way to deal with it.

"The Queen is now on her way to the north to visit the Wall, and will be back in two days, so you have the prince ready—as soon as Daenerys returns, you will come to visit at once, and it would be best if she is willing to marry Aegon, and if not, do not dwell on it, and resolutely recognize her as the rightful monarch. In any case, let's join forces to deal with Stannis first, and then take down King's Landing! ”

"Understood, I'll convey it to the prince. ”

"Well, I don't want to talk too much, I have to rush west to find the Tyrells's house, take care. ”

Stepping out of his tent and taking a breath of cool, dry winter air, Varys forced the surging in his chest: after more than twenty years of planning and methodical lurking and pushing, he finally succeeded in tossing the Targaryens to the point of ruin, with only one man left. Now, as long as the last bit of use value of this last person is squeezed out, this big drama will come to an end!

It's ridiculous that little finger thought that he suddenly squeezed to Daenerys's side to compete for the queen's favor and rob him of his credit, but as everyone knows, even the queen herself is just a pawn in this big game of chess.

Since the chess piece refuses to obediently accept the chess player's arrangement to make her "queen", it is time to disappear!

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