The team that had traveled hundreds of miles from the north to Houguan Town, known as merchants and informers, quietly disappeared from view. In the midst of the chaos of land donors, unreliable rumors and news, a nameless fire in the hearts of a large number of residents, and an epic expedition about to begin, no one cares about the whereabouts of these outsiders.

Jon Snow, the famous commander of Castle Black, who was sent by Egg to Winterfell after the Battle of Long Lake to collect supplies, dragged a large amount of supplies due to the need to escort a convoy full of saltpeter and dragon crystal weapons, and finally slowed the whistleblowers by dozens of hours...... Fortunately, the journey went smoothly, and in the end, he arrived at Houguan Town, which was about to become the source of the storm, and completed the task assigned by the commander-in-chief.

After handing over the supplies to the warehouse officials in the Inner Castle, Jon went to the heart of the castle and insisted on seeing Iger immediately, despite the warnings and persuasions of the guards that "the commander-in-chief was busy".

To be honest, Egg shouldn't have had the heart to meet a "serious night watchman" like Jon at this time: although everyone was dressed in black, had the same labels, and were nominally brothers in each other's oaths, he and many of the Night's Watch were essentially two people through and through. Those "noble people" who are bent on keeping their oaths and have no other thoughts than to defend the Great Wall are not only unable to contribute to the cause they are fighting for, but also have the motives and reasons to dislike, betray, and even assassinate themselves......

In this case, dealing with them too much becomes a matter of almost zero expected returns, time-consuming and risky, and no one with a modicum of sanity would be happy to do it.

But Jon was different, and there was no reason for Egg to refuse to see him: first, the former did not disobey the order and leave his post along the Wall, but went south to carry out his orders and returned successfully, second, the two had a close personal relationship, and Jon may have come to persuade him to give up before the southern expedition really began, but he could never have come to kill him, and the third and most direct reason was that he "participated in the half-time meeting of the northern lords" as the informant sent by the old skinning Egger just wanted to learn more directly about what happened that day in Winterfell from the person concerned, so as to try to restore the real situation.

Soon, the commander of Castle Black, who had surrendered his weapons without exception, was taken to the office of the commander-in-chief, where he was received as he wished.

......

After a long period of questioning and narration, Iger got a rough grasp of the meeting from his little brother, and began to repeat the details in a targeted manner to make sure that there were no mistakes in the transmission of information between them.

"That said, Robb invited you to this meeting in the first place because he wanted you to be the spokesperson, to provide them with inside intelligence about the Night's Watch, and even to take the lead against me...... Is that so?"

"That's right, but I got my point straight and managed to impress Robb......"

Iger waved his hand to show that he didn't care about the subjectivity that followed, and instead went straight to his inquiry: "Then, halfway through the meeting, Luce Bolton expelled you on the pretext that you were an outsider...... Right?"

"It wasn't Luce Bolton who drove me away, it was I who decided to leave. Jon shook his head, "I'm a night watchman after all, so it makes sense to have the Lords of the North discuss the final decision on their own. Moreover, after the meeting, one of the guards I had known since childhood came over and told me the result, and after discussion, the nobles of the North decided to accept your terms and remain neutral. ”

What a young man!

When you say you're an outsider, you really agree that you're an outsider? What is the difference between using tricks to force you to stay and leaving on your own initiative and driving you away? You actually speak for Luce Burton and think it's very reasonable?

Jon had grown a lot in the years since he became a Night's Watchman, but there were some things he might not be destined to learn. Egg shook his head helplessly, amused, but couldn't laugh, he knew Jon too well - he had little ability to lie unless it was for an absolutely noble and right purpose. He hasn't done anything "bad" yet, and he can't be the villain and villain he needs to deceive in his eyes, so he can obviously believe that what he narrates is the truth, and if so......

Jon did bring back the message that the North had agreed to neutrality, and the messenger sent by the old Skinner was right. But in addition, there are quite a few places between the rhetoric of the two sides that "seem to be the same but are actually far from each other".

When Robb Stark asked Jon to attend the meeting, he didn't know that his bastard brotherhood was firmly in support of him and defended his policies, so the claim that Robb Stark instructed the princes to act in front of Jon was not true.

If that wasn't enough, then Luce Burton's public announcement that Jon was an outsider and hinted that he shouldn't continue to participate in the meeting, instead sent someone to snitch him afterwards couldn't help but make one wonder that maybe it was the old guy...... On the one hand, Robb formulated the best countermeasures to deal with himself, and on the other hand, he immediately sold the former to tell him, so as to provoke the war between the land grant and the northern border, but also change the camp by jumping out of the car, in a vain attempt to maximize the benefits at once!

If he wasn't familiar with the plot, even with Egger's suspicion, he wouldn't dare to make such an astonishing guess at once. And now, this ...... If you don't make a move, you are a hardcore loyal, and when you do, you vow to do things absolutely without a move, isn't it the style of Luce Burton?

The Boton family, the Fortress of Terror, who had been kings a long time ago, tried to overthrow the mountain of the wolf family that pressed on them and regain control of the house, this motive ...... How understanding and even empathy Egger was trying to get rid of the black clothes and change his fate? If Luz Bolton came to him to talk frankly about getting a place in front of the queen, he might have agreed to accept and negotiate a suitable price, but the other party did not - not only that, but he also committed two taboos:

The first is, try to hurt your own friends. It's not so incredible that he is about to become an enemy of the Stark family, but at the same time he is an enemy and a friend, the two sides are on opposite sides because of different beliefs and interests, this is fate, but he has never had the intention of hurting them, let alone exterminating the clan?

The second is trying to fool, play tricks, or control yourself. Everyone has some peculiar quirks and sensitivities, and Bolton despises Egger's mind and pride, and wants to keep him in the land grant and night watchman for so long...... His proud career and hole cards are actually more serious than the previous one.

Among these two taboos, committing one of them was enough to make Egger furious and turn his face to chase away the customer, but now Lao Lao peeled the skin and committed two crimes together, which completely made him murderous.

The explosive anger instantly climbed to the peak and went straight into the clouds, but in an instant, it fell into the deep valley called reason. After adjusting the rhythm of his breathing and letting out a long breath to ease his emotions, Egg smiled and nodded to Jon, "Okay, I understand the general situation of that meeting in Winterfell. Let's not discuss this, you did a very good job on your trip south, and I can imagine how hard it was to collect so many dragon crystals and saltpeter in such a short period of time and arrange for them to be shipped back to the gifted land. Rest for the day in Crown Town, then head back to Castle Black to continue your duties as commander...... By the way, since you're all here, I don't have to send another order to Castle Black: in this upcoming expedition, I want you to lead the night watchmen in Castle Black to go out of the fortress first and serve as the vanguard of the middle army. If there is no doubt, go back and get ready. ”

The so-called "vanguard of the expeditionary force" is, of course, a cover, and the real purpose of this arrangement is to temporarily banish those night watchmen who have the motive and ability to initiate an incident to shake their rule, so that the land grant can safely pass through the first short period of the most dangerous and unstable window before "leading the army to leave Houguan Town" and "pacifying the northern frontier and officially starting the southern expedition". And there's no better way to make this look real than to have the High Commanders of the Fortresses at the head of the Fortress - even if he doesn't think Jon will betray him, Iger still makes this arrangement.

He was ready to face questions and questions, and he had thought of the ideas and words to trick Jon into persuading him to accept the order, but the other party behaved a little differently than expected.

Jon didn't say anything about the sudden appointment, just a simple "um", and then sat in his place with a frown and a word, as if he was bothered by some big problem.

"Is there any more problem?" Egger asked softly, secretly a little wary of the other party's abnormality, and couldn't help but glance in the direction of the hilt of the sword under the table.

Believing that Jon would not be detrimental to him, Egg did not bring anyone with him for this meeting, but if it was a mistake of judgment, the kid was actually ......

"......No," Jon blurted out, but quickly shook his head as if he had made up his mind, "No, there is!"

He took a deep breath, "Your Excellency, you know, I am the illegitimate child of my father, Eddard Stark, who crossed the line with an unknown woman in the South when he was heading south to participate in the War of the Raiders, and I am the product of lust and sin. Everyone, myself myself, has been convinced of this for years...... But not long ago, I was told by someone I have great respect for that that this is not the case. ”

The passage was clueless and had no substance, but Iger realized what was happening instantly...... His pupils dilated, and he secretly cursed a dirty word.

I'm grassy!

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