Chapter 547: "Once and for all"
Just a few days ago, Egger's little abacus was still - while sitting and watching the gods fight, he learned some skills and ways to make a whole person by the way. But now, he suddenly realized: eating melons safely is simply delusional, and the means and skills of being a-stirring stick are not the knowledge he wants to learn and master.
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"Once and for all?" Petyr was startled by Egger's sudden straightforwardness, and shook his head with a wry smile for half a second, "yes, physically destroying the opponent is the safest way to win, how could ......you not have thought about it?" No, just a saint. Such a guy who has no typical human weaknesses and can always do things without leaving flaws in his handle is like a porcupine covered in thorns, so that people have no way to speak, how can we talk about 'once and for all'?"
"The porcupine also has a soft belly, and as long as it is turned over, its thorns are ornamental. Egg sneered, disapproving, "He's just a person, mortal in the flesh, and he doesn't have wings, if he really has a heart, how can he not deal with it?"
Petyr opened his mouth, immediately realizing what Iger was talking about.
For Game of Thrones players, there are indeed only two ways to eliminate their opponents: "forcing them to die through political means" and "sending assassins to assassinate them", but for those in charge of the military, there is indeed a third ...... And it is also the road that can definitely achieve the goal, that is: mobilize troops and use strength!
The land-givers are firmly in control of Lindong, and Varys is just a mortal in the castle, if Egken is willing to cut the ground and let go for a wave, it will not be difficult to kill!
But this is just thinking that it is very cool, and if you really want to implement it, it will be crazy.
"Don't mess around!" Petyr's face changed, and he warned: "The eight-clawed spider is the eight-clawed spider, whether you can kill him or not is one thing, but whether you can bear the consequences of killing him is another! No matter how we analyze and confirm that Varys is a traitor, he is a shrewd intelligence chief in the eyes of the queen, unless we can get ironclad evidence of his collaboration with the enemy, otherwise no matter how much position and weight you have in her heart, no matter how much weight you have in your heart, she will never endure this level of guilt! It's easy for you to kill him, but then unless you slaughter the queen's innocent and the two dragons by the way, you can go and bury the eunuch immediately!Wait, you ......"
Suddenly Petyr couldn't go down, but the hairs on his body stood on end.
It dawned on him that if Egger was carried away by his anger, he could afford to kill Varys with the help of the Land-Granting Army.
But this is by no means good news, once the man in front of him impulsively kills Varys, and then moves the idea of holding the queen hostage and turning her into a puppet in order to protect himself, then he will be on the list to destroy and eliminate, after the two dragons and the Unsullied Guard, it is himself!
The puppet queen doesn't need the queen's hand!
The situation suddenly became comical, and although he was on the same page as the eunuch, Petyr was Daenerys and not Egger's king. He now has to convince his allies to stop coming and save the lives of his political enemies.
Swallowing his saliva, Petyr concealed his frustration and continued as if nothing had happened: "Yes, you can bear the consequences of killing him, but don't forget: whether you can bear the consequences or not, and whether it is cost-effective to do so, is another matter! Daenerys is weak in appearance but extremely strong, and there are tens of thousands of unsullied armies and free militia regiments in the south who are dead to her, are you sure that you can hold her in the palm of your hand and play with her?
Oppressed, Petyr even addressed Daenerys by name and "she" instead of "Queen" and "Majesty". He had already made a secret decision at this moment: if Egger was still hot-headed and decided to do it, he would be loyal and pretend to give him advice on the spot to try to deal with Daenerys, save his life first, and then plan later.
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Egger felt Littlefinger's mood rise and fall, and cursed himself in his heart.
Petyr was right.
If there's something that looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quarps like a duck, it's a duck.
In the same way - if something looks like a rebellion, it also looks like a rebellion, and in the end it ends up in rebellion or achieves the goal of rebellion, then it is rebellion!
In the adult world, "Qingjun's side" is rebellion, which is at most a beautification statement. Anyone who is a minister, once he has the strength of the Qing Jun's side, will inevitably be able to kill Varys and tell Daenerys "I am for your good", and the fool will think that this trick is feasible.
In the short time that his anger was at its peak, Egger considered launching a mutiny to kill Varys, then deal with both the Unsullied and the two dragons, and use Daenerys as a puppet - "blackmailing the queen to order the princes". But now that the cold wind is blowing, he realizes that it is not feasible.
The little queen was more politically savvy and wise than expected, and had an army in the south that was considerable in number, quality, and loyalty...... Whether psychologically or physically, she is by no means a plaything that can be pinched in the hands of others, and the most important point is that she is only standing at the starting line, far from the end of the "Son of Heaven", and the option of holding her hostage as a puppet who has not yet been universally recognized is only a little better than establishing herself as a king, and it is better to support Joffrey. He was tired of the internal friction of the battle between Littlefinger and Varys and moved the idea of changing the status quo, but if such a big drama really happened, it would fall into greater internal friction and make the situation worse.
After a brief weighing of the pros and cons, Iger happily gave up on the plan.
However, although the plan to flip the table was canceled, the killing intent in his heart did not diminish in the slightest—not only out of emotional hostility and disgust, but also out of rational jealousy and defense. As a reader and viewer who has opened God's perspective, Iger knows Varys's old story: this eunuch is not a traitor who can only play with power, but a ruthless character who dares to think and dare to be ruthless.
In the original story, when Cersei is arrested, imprisoned, shaved and stripped naked by the Church, her uncle Kevon Lannister, the last pillar of the Lion family after Tywin's death, becomes regent of the Red Keep. The old man cleaned up the mess made by his niece internally, and co-opted the Tyrells and Riverlands externally, just when it seemed that the rule of the young King Tommen would be stabilized...... It was none other than the eunuch who was full of "for the country and the people" and looked harmless to humans and animals, who used the secret passage to infiltrate the castle and assassinate him with a crossbow arrow with his own hands!
This not only drove a wedge between the Lannisters and the Tyrells and plunged the alliance into mutual suspicion, but also destroyed the last weight that could counterbalance Cersei's stupidity and madness, bringing the Golden Lion Dynasty to a dark end that would inevitably fall, clearing the way for Aegon's restoration.
And now, Tywin and his brother are well cowered in the city of Kaiyan, but they themselves stand in the way of Aegon's path to kingship.
Iger suddenly realized something he should have realized a long time ago: if even a lower-ranked player like himself had begun to seriously think about how to take out Varys, that was the one who was the target...... The ruthless character who is more unscrupulous than himself may have already written the elimination of him on the memorandum and even the agenda, and may even start to implement the layout first.
Even if he didn't have it before, after he completely tore off his disguise and angrily scolded him in public today, he must have it!
The thought made Egger's heart jump. Although there are no secret passages under Winterfell, and his defense work is far more thoughtful and meticulous than that of Kevon Lannister, no matter how well he defends, it can never completely offset the horror caused by being stared at from a distance by a poisonous spider.
There is only one way to eliminate this sense of uneasiness, and that is to strike first and strangle the entire plan of the other side in the stomach along with his life.
Is there any way to take out Varys without breaking with Daenerys, and at the same time achieve a true clear monarch's side without being feared and hostile by the Queen?
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"People are not mechanical devices, there will definitely be omissions and flaws, just see if you can catch them. Rest assured, Prime Minister, I won't mess around until I leave Winterfell, but ...... In the future, whenever I find an opportunity, I will deal with this bastard in my own way. The flames of anger were extinguished by fear, and Egger began to think quickly, but regained his composure and spoke to stabilize Petyr's mood, "Out of respect, I will definitely inform you in advance. Now...... Breakfast is not finished yet, please let me say goodbye!"
Dressed as if he was still angry and tired of listening to the preaching, Egger said a brief goodbye and walked back to the lodgings with the guards, and when he had reached a distance where it was impossible to hear the conversation again, he ordered the people around him without looking back: "Go and invite Bachelor Coburn and Miss Melisandre to my house, only these two!"
He had a vague but bold idea, and he only had to confirm the feasibility with a professional before finalizing the details before he could put it into practice. The reason why he did not ventilate with Petyr was because Egger came to a corollary after deducing and evaluating the possible consequences.
Previously, he allied with Petyr because he needed a teammate to carry the enemy's "firepower". But once the eunuchs disappear, there will naturally be no need for the "Anti-Varys Alliance" to continue to exist, and then the time will ......
Egger's brow jumped, and his eyes narrowed suddenly.
He thought a second ago that he might have to start using Littlefinger as a potential adversary. But after a flash of inspiration in his heart, a thought that even scared himself came to his mind.
In fact, there is a real "once and for all" option in front of him!
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