Almost everyone in the Lannisters, except for Tywin's younger brother Kaivon, fears Tywin.

Tywin often asks his children to marry, but never listens to their own opinions, because Tywin thinks it is good for them, and it doesn't matter if they have other ideas, and Tywin won't listen to them.

Tywin felt that he was trying to maintain the longevity of the Lannister family all his life, and believed that everyone in the Lannister family had the obligation to make sacrifices for the family, but what the audience saw was that the Lannister family was a specific person, and there was only sacrifice, not happiness.

They have a lot of respect for Tywin on the surface, but a deep resentment behind them, even their own Jaime, Cersei, and Tyrion.

Jaime Lannister was the only lion kid who dared to hide from his father and disobey his father's wishes to become a royal guard, but it turned out that Jaime's move was not worth the loss, and he fell into the trap of the Mad King.

And the handling of Tyrion's feelings can best see Tywin's extraordinary character:

Tyrion and his first love Tessa quietly married, and after Tywin found out, Tywin first ordered Jaime to frame Tessa as a chicken, and then asked a group of men to turn Tessa in front of Tyrion, and each paid Tessa a silver coin as a round of money, and finally Tywin let Tyrion himself go on it, and paid Tessa a gold coin after the incident.

The incident was truly tragic, causing a huge mental blow to Tyrion and ruining the life of Tessa, a woman from a good family.

But do you think Duke Tywin would feel guilty about such a thing?

No, no, no, Lord Tywin later explained his actions:

1. Even my father doesn't love Tyrion, so no one else in the world will really love Tyrion, Tessa approached Tyrion completely because of Tyrion's aristocratic status, so even if she is not a chicken, she is no different from a chicken;

2. I have done my best to Tessa, and my behavior towards her is completely equivalent in exchange, and the gold and silver I have paid are enough for her to live a happy life.

Probably many of the magistrates listened to this strange talk and wanted to talk to Duke Tywin, but Duke Tywin didn't bother to pay attention to you:

How could a lion care about the thoughts of a sheep?

The Nth time he became Prime Minister, for Lord Tywin, he was not too skilled, he did not have the shyness of Ned Stark when he entered the monarchy, and sat on the Iron Throne with his ass, arresting who arranged whom:

You, Cersei, prepare to marry Vilas, the eldest prince of House Tyrrell;

You, Tyrion, marry the three fools of the Starks;

You, Joffrey, marry Margaret the Little Rose·····

This arrogance and prohibition are not possible for many kings and prime ministers.

If you dare not accept it, Tywin will use the same method as Tyrion to obey you, even his own son, how old are you?

Tywin was politically talented all his life, and knew that water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, but he was by no means a good person, and he did many things that lacked virtue.

For example, the robbery of King's Landing, the killing of a pair of Rhaegar children, and the killing of the Demon Mountain in the land between the rivers were all instructed by Tywin, who knew exactly what he was doing, and he did not have the slightest shame when he finished it.

In Tywin's view, for a politician to practice benevolent government, he must first hold a mace high, and then he can give carrots to the people, so that the people will appreciate and sing the praises of your merits, and in the wrong order, they will think that you should give carrots and will laugh at you for being cowardly and incompetent.

This is the imperial mental technique that has not been passed on by many Ming monarchs and saints, both ancient and modern, at home and abroad, and has been played by Tywin to perfection.

The level of Tywin's politics and power struggles is too high, so this man does not die, and many of the stories that follow cannot be carried out. This is also the basic routine of Game of Thrones, whoever is a cow will die, and it will not work if you don't accept it.

When the ox reaches the extreme, it is when it is sent to death.

After Tyrion escaped that night, he went to his father's house, just to ask what was going on, and then to listen to his father's sincere apology to his son.

Although Tyrion is rough on the outside, he is a gentle person on the inside, even after finding out that Aunt Snow is sleeping in his father's bed, he does not intend to kill his father, he is whimsical with a crossbow arrow, and wants to force his father to say a few soft words to himself.

But how could Tywin, who had been arrogant all his life, accept such a threat?

He doesn't shy away from admitting what he did to Tessa back then, but doesn't think he's done wrong, and reminds Tyrion, who is armed with a crossbow arrow, not to make threats that can't be executed.

Whether Tyrion killed his father or not is actually a thought, as long as Tywin has the slightest performance of bowing his head, Tyrion will not be able to make a move, but in the face of Tyrion's coercion, Tywin is even tougher, his face does not change and his heart does not beat, forcing Tyrion to make a decision as soon as possible.

It was probably at that moment that Tyrion thought of the ruined Tessa, thought of the ruined youth, and shot the crossbow arrow in his hand, ending the life of a generation of tyrants, Duke Tywin.

Character can determine not only life, but also life and death, not so much Duke Tywin died at the hands of his son, but this old lion died from his uncompromising and rigid character.

Tywin's physical life ended, but many of Tywin's arrangements later profoundly influenced the history of Westeros, and many people lived in his shadow all their lives, exclaiming from time to time:

Even after entering the grave, Lord Tywin manipulates us like puppets!

"Explain to me why it is more noble to kill 10,000 people on the battlefield than to kill 10 at the table."

- Tywin. Lannister.

This quote from Tywin is a perfect interpretation of his life.

In the whole story line, although everyone is chasing power and playing politics, there are really very few people who really understand politics thoroughly, as I said before, except for Tywin, no one else can be called a politician.

Tywin, who combines the majesty of a lion with the cunning of a fox, wields both hard and soft tactics, and uses a variety of clever political tactics to leave his family with unprecedented power before his death.

He single-handedly created the Lannister dynasty, without him, there would be no rise and glory of the lion family.

Tywin's first political strategy was fear, and as a mature politician, Tywin knew the power of fear better than anyone else.

A sword may be a momentary act of bravery, but a deliberate fear can sink deep into the hearts of people and make anyone who dares to offend the Lannisters think twice.

The first time Tywin showed his fear was the massacre at Casterme as a young man.

The spark for this massacre came from the Reyes family's disrespectful behavior towards the Lannisters.

Tywin's father, Tytos, was a weak and bullying lord, and because of his weakness, the Lannisters' vassals Tarbeck and Reyes became more and more unscrupulous, not only neglecting Tytos many times, but also openly failing to pay back the money, using the feudal lord as the family's ATM.

For the sake of the family's reputation, Tywin took Tytos behind his back and exterminated the two families with his own hands.

At that time, the defeated Count Reyes led all his wives and children, as well as the men, women and children of Castelme, to hide in the underground fortress and defend it to the death.

Tywin didn't attack, but ordered people to pour water into the cave, and at first screaming continued to sound from the ground, but slowly, the sound became quieter and quieter until it completely disappeared. The entire Reyes house and all the inhabitants of Casterme drowned.

And the somewhat eerie soundtrack "Rainy Season in Castelme" in the play comes from this.

Tywin's second act of fear was to make good use of the Magic Mountain.

When the imp wonders why his father wants to reuse the monster, Tywin tells him that he needs the monster to spread fear so that the enemy will lose the will to resist.

And Sir Gregor is clearly a monster of the finest.

As it turns out, Magic Mountain is more than enough to do this.

In addition to spreading fear, the Magic Mountain also serves as a scapegoat for Tywin by doing the dirty work that he shouldn't do directly.

Whether it was the massacre of the civilians of the Riverlands, the interrogation of prisoners, or the killing of Elijah and his children, these were things that Tywin had to do, but he should not do.

Leaving these bad things to the notorious Magic Mountain undoubtedly saved him a lot of trouble.

In the book, Tywin cut off the head of the mountain and sent it to Martell's house as a sincere part of the alliance to apologize to Elijah and Oberon.

Tywin's viciousness and cruelty completely reversed the family's image of weakness, as he created a horror that any family in the Seven Kingdoms would have to think twice before offending the Lannisters.

It's like the famous saying in Fire and Ice: "Fear hurts more than a sword."

In addition to his use of fear, Tywin also knows how to lure others into his side with profit.

In the War of the Five Kings, Tywin was able to win because of his superb diplomatic skills.

Robb Stark won all the battles, but he was still defeated by Tywin's diplomacy.

This is because a big politician is never concerned with the gains or losses of one city or one place, but about the strategic situation related to the overall situation, and whether or not he accurately grasps the overall situation is the decisive factor in whether or not he can win a war.

When Joffrey beheaded Ned and Jaime captured, Tywin immediately realized that he was in a desperate situation, with Stark and Tully in the north and Robert's two younger brothers in the south.

In this desperate situation, Tywin first ordered Tyrion to go to King's Landing to stabilize the situation, and then accepted Littlefinger's proposal and agreed to Tyrell's marriage to the royal family.

When Ranley died, the Tyrells were actually in an awkward position, that is, on the royal side, he was a traitor, and on Stannis's side, he was also a traitor.

Either way, the Tyrells seem to be in a dilemma.

As a great statesman, Tywin can certainly understand Tyrrell's thoughts, and now, he is facing a dilemma, if he can ally with Tyrrell, he will definitely save the situation, and the only way to eliminate Tyrrell's concerns is to marry.

Aren't you Tyrell afraid that your name will not be right, then okay, I will directly let you marry the king, you are the king's in-laws, do you still need to worry about the law?

And this point, Stannis and Robb can't give it anyway, Stannis and Tyrellle's family are sworn enemies in the labor ** righteousness, plus this incident, it's not bad not to pursue it, let alone get married.

Robb, on the other hand, is a native northerner, not interested in the Iron Throne, and is already engaged to the Freys, so naturally he will not marry.

It looks like only the Lannisters can give.

So once Tywin offered the benefit of marriage, the Tyrells couldn't refuse.

From the moment Tywin agreed to send Littlefinger to match, the victory was actually sealed.

Another of Tywin's geniuses was to rebel against Frey Sr. and Burton, causing them to wipe out Robb and Stark's main forces at the Scarlet Wedding.

For Tywin, the overall situation may have been laid, but the Young Wolf Lord is a rare military genius after all, and if he is allowed to occupy the Riverlands, it will undoubtedly be a huge threat to the West.

In order to cut out this last threat, Tywin sought out Frey Sr.

Old Frey was an opportunist who had always been on the side of the victors, and Stannis's defeat had doomed the young wolf lord to be gone, and Robb's repentance had brought him to shame.

Old Frey, of course, wanted to join Tywin. But the young wolf lord still has an army of 10,000, and there seems to be no good way to get rid of Robb except for the wedding.

For old Frey at this time, it is completely okay to stand still and wait for the young wolf master to be consumed to death. Therefore, if you want to instigate the old Frey, you must give more benefits.

The bargaining chips given by Tywin were the protection of the Duke of Riverrun and the royal family.

Tywin sensed Frey's psychology and realized that because of Robb's repentance, Frey Sr. could be instigated.

On the one hand, the elder Frey wanted to take refuge in himself, but he was afraid that he would suffer a loss, so if he wanted him to act, he had to give heavy profits.

And what Old Frey wants most is Riverrun, in addition to increasing his power, he can also trample the Tuli family who has always looked down on him under his feet, this big gift Old Frey is absolutely difficult to refuse.

In addition to Riverrun, Tywin also gave one thing, that is, the protection of the royal family, don't forget, killing people at wedding banquets is a big taboo in Westeros, once done, the enemies and infamy are endless.

In response to this concern, Tywin promised the royal family protection, and secondly, he rebelled against Luthbolton to help Frey.

After this happened, Bolton took control of the north, and the royal family protected it, even if those enemies wanted to take revenge, they were helpless.

At Tywin's promise, the bloodiest and despicable red wedding in Westeros' history finally happened, and the biggest winner was undoubtedly Tywin.

If Tywin was merely a trickster, he would be a schemer, not a politician.

But too many places prove that Tywin's ability to govern the country is also quite good.

During the reign of the Mad King, due to the king's frequent insaneness, most of the affairs of the kingdom fell on Tywin's shoulders.

Under Tywin's rule, the kingdom was so prosperous that whenever he appeared on King's Landing, Tywin received twice as much applause as the king, and it was because of Tywin's excellent governance that he attracted the jealousy and humiliation of the mad king.

In Castle Rock, Tywin is even more beloved, a Maven in the eyes of the people of the West.

After the War of the Five Kings, Tywin actively promoted peace in the kingdom, whether it was to stabilize the alliance with the Tyrells or to extend an olive branch to the Martell family, which laid the foundation for the kingdom's economic recovery.

Even if it is a cruel bloody wedding, objectively speaking, it is beneficial and harmless to the common people.

If the Young Wolf Lord is allowed to continue to run amok, then the people of the Western Realm and the Riverlands will only suffer more casualties. Tywin may have been doing it for the benefit of his family, but objectively he did contribute to the prosperity of the kingdom.

As for whether the means are despicable, at least the common people don't care, just like Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu is like a hero in the mouths of many literati, but the common people only know about his massacre in Guanzhong.

Perhaps Liu Bang is a hooligan in the eyes of the literati, but in the eyes of the common people, he implemented the policy of recuperation and recuperation, and lightly punished the poor, so that the common people no longer suffered from war and taxes, that is, a good emperor.

Unlike Littlefinger's blind destruction, Tywin still understands the truth that "water can carry a boat and also overturn a boat" after his family's interests are satisfied.

Therefore, objectively speaking, civilians can also get certain benefits.

From this point of view, Tywin is undoubtedly the first politician in Westeros.

After Tywin's death, there was no more decent politician in Westeros except for the little devil who could compete with him.

After Tywin, there is no Tywin.