"Lord Egger, it's a relief to see that you're safe. ”

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Burton. "It's a good time, even if you don't take the initiative to come to the door, I plan to make an appointment in the name of negotiation in the past two days, and I will beat you up. Without even blinking his eyes, Iger quickly switched back to the cold-blooded minister mode seamlessly from the stunned ordinary person, a sincere smile appeared on his face, and he raised his arms and made a gesture: "Please take a seat." ”

Ruce Bolton lifted his legs across the bench and sat down directly across from Egger.

The Burton family has soldiers, food, money and land, and they still have the value of using the southern expedition, and Iger is now the last person around the queen who can speak at any time...... Both sides understood each other, and they didn't tear their faces with each other, so at this moment, it was as if the previous secret wits and unhappiness were completely absent, and they greeted each other with smiles on their faces like old friends for many years.

After three or two sentences of unnutritious greetings and mutual compliments, one side of the conversation took the lead in getting to the point.

"Lord Egger, as you know, a few days ago, a few of my fools were doing bastard things in the winter town outside Winterfell, which not only caused the entire army of the Terror Fortress to be forbidden to leave the camp by His Majesty, but also made it impossible for me to go in and out of Winterwinter to meet the queen at will, and then suddenly there was a poisoning case...... I haven't been able to meet His Majesty for a few days, and I can't figure out the Queen's next intentions and plans. My lord, you are close to Your Majesty, can you reveal a little bit about it, and let me ...... At least not to be in the dark like this?"

This is a show of weakness and asking for help without any tricks, and the old peel is really panicked this time.

First, the plot of pretending to be a whistleblower to try to provoke the queen to ride a dragon and burn the Stark family was thwarted by Egger, and then he was detained by Petyr who fabricated a rape case and caused a commotion......

Under this chain of troubles, not only is he no longer a friend of the Night's Watch, but he is also remembered by the Stark family in a small notebook, isolated by the entire North, and the only one he can count on is the backer Daenerys. But there is no middleman like Varys...... He lost even the normal channel of conversation with the Queen, and when the gates of Winterfell were reopened, he was invited to enter, trying to find a way to skip the middleman and communicate directly with Daenerys, only to be blocked for some reason in the name of "meeting at the war meeting".

How did Bolton know that the "combat meeting" was not an excuse, and how could he guess that Daenerys had just been educated like a child Don Zheng was anxious and annoyed and didn't want to meet guests, he only saw - his last straw, and he actually ignored himself!

Seeing that a shocking backstab that originally restored the glory of the "Red King" was about to turn into a stupid jumper who killed himself, where could he still sit still?

After thinking about it, now he can only pull down his face and come to Egger, hoping that he will point out a clear path for the sake of his old friendship and his own still usefulness, and pay some price in exchange for the survival of the family.

"Alas...... Don't blame me for being so ugly, Lord Burton, you are in unprecedented danger right now. Iger sighed with regret and shook his head slowly: "The Stark family is dissatisfied with your preemptive allegiance to the queen, but the queen has a very bad impression of the Terror Fort Army because of the good deeds done by your subordinates, not to mention the poisoning case that led to the death of Petyr and Varys, there are actually some clues pointing to the Bolton family...... Although the investigation afterwards confirmed that this was a means of planting the real murderer, His Majesty still had a thorn in his heart, and it was unreasonable for this thorn to be pierced into it, but if he wanted to pull it out or eliminate it, it would be troublesome. ”

"Huh?" Luce Burton's hairs stood on his back - how could this poisoning case still have anything to do with himself? For a while, I didn't know if Iger was making it up to bluff himself or if he really had this inside story, but he didn't dare to question it, so he had to make a panicked and helpless expression in cooperation, and hurriedly shouted, "Lord Commander-in-Chief, this is really wronged, the Bolton family is loyal to the queen, how can they be involved in the murder of the queen? How can we get out of this crisis and regain Your Majesty's trust?"

Talking to smart people is effortless – the way up.

He didn't have to swing the whip anymore, he knew where he was going.

On the surface, Bolton is asking "what to do", but in fact he is asking "what do you want".

If he was a money-grubbing man who wanted to realize his power at the moment, and only complained about the financial difficulties of the night watchman, how thin the clothes of his soldiers were, and how miserable they ate, the old skinner would definitely give a large sum of gold and silver as protection money in the name of funding and donations, so that he would be covered.

However, Egger's current situation does not stop there: no matter how much money he has, he must have a safe and wealthy political and economic environment that can be used generously. If you can't succeed in seeking the country, you can only bring in as many things as you want...... No, you can't even bring a coffin in.

"Don't panic, Your Majesty doesn't really doubt the loyalty of the Bolton family, it's just that a lot of things happened to collide together, causing her to be upset and in no mood to think rationally, so her impression of you has been greatly reduced, and her perception is extremely bad...... This kind of dissatisfaction is naturally troublesome in peacetime, but now in times of war, anything is possible. "Iger is not in a hurry, and tells everything eloquently," First of all, the Fortress of Terror can produce 2,000 elites, and occupy one-third of the total number of troops in the north with the power of one family, the queen will not forget this, this is a big advantage for you; Your Majesty will next convene the princes to discuss, raise and collect the food, grass and armaments needed by the army to go south, and start the southern expedition as soon as the materials are available。 ”

This is to pay for your own family...... Burton nodded pretending to be grateful, at least it was a valid message. There is no turning back arrow when he opens the bow, and he has to stud if he is already a rising bird, if he still cringes and wants to keep some chips, then soon, he will not even have the chance to be squeezed dry by others.

"Thank you Commander-in-Chief for your advice, I'll start counting ...... right away"

"Don't worry, this is just the first step in breaking the game, and then, Lord Bolton, you have to guard against Stark and the rest of the Northern Families. Iger glanced in the direction of the bustling Northern Princes, who were also watching him sit down with the old Skinner, "They are misunderstood and resentful about your first allegiance to the Queen, but the Stark family is still your de facto lord, if you do nothing, the Queen will most likely see you as one of the ordinary Northern Princes, and order you to merge the forces of the Fortress of Terror into the Northern Alliance and obey Robb's command to act together." When the time comes, he will be the commander of your subordinates, whether it is to put on small shoes or stab you in the back, you can't prevent it, that's really big trouble!"

Daenerys wasn't that stupid, but Luce Burton didn't. Old Skinner is shrewd, but he is not a traverser, his sources of information are limited, he doesn't know much about the queen, and in order to better control him when Varys is still alive, he has not been given much opportunity to have direct contact with the queen...... What Iger had to do now was to inherit the eunuch's control of the former, and on the other hand, to seize on the disconnect and unfamiliarity between Bolton and the Queen, and to create panic, so that Bolton would have to go as he was told, fearing that the situation might be bad.

"Indeed, how is that good?"

Bolton agreed with it on his face, but his mouth was bitter. He was not stupid, and naturally saw that Iger was probably desperately trying to lower his position in this negotiation...... However, the framing of Petyr and the sudden death of Varys made him at the moment in an absolute weakness that should not be called the earth, and he could only be slaughtered by others. He couldn't slap the table and walk away, nor did he dare to risk betting that the queen was not so confused - Daenerys was the daughter of the Mad King after all, and if she was the Mad King's bloodline, and a heartless eye had discharged herself into the Northern Alliance, would he still be able to disobey the military order?

"Simple, you just have to volunteer to be a pioneer when the time comes...... The crisis was solved. Two thousand people is just the right number of the front army, the queen will never arrange any more burdens or troubles for you, and if you are at the forefront of the army, you will naturally have the most opportunities to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions. A military victory is worth countless suspicions and misunderstandings, and even if there will be some casualties, as long as I report to the queen that the army of the Forts of Terror fought bravely and shed blood for the great cause of Her Majesty's reunification, can the queen not be sympathetic to the fierce loyalty of the adults, and still hold a grudge against you because of a small misunderstanding?"

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