What do you think?

Jon Snow Stopper.

This matter, from different angles and positions, can lead to completely different conclusions: the queen rode the dragon to fight for the Night's Watch, and in return the latter supported her claim to the Iron Throne...... This reciprocal benefit is both reasonable and reasonable, and it is not an exaggeration to say that everyone is happy - the obstacle is that the Night's Watch, or the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch, is not qualified to make this deal!

Egger has the same status and authority as a lord in the land grant and the Great Wall, but after all, he is not a real lord, he does not "own" the land he rules, and from this point of view, he is actually not even as good as a propertied knight - he has no right to join either side with the land grant!

In this case, he violated his sacred oath and undermined the long-standing neutrality of the Night's Watch...... There is no way to wash away the sworn oath and illegal acts, how to answer?

Jon had a mess in his head, and he had no idea at all.

As a "volunteer" night watchman who voluntarily applied to join the Legion in pursuit of honor, Jon was prepared to guard the icy Great Wall for the rest of his life. Roughly categorized, he should have been one of the most opposed to Egger's move over the line within the Legion. But today, he spoke up for him at a meeting where he was supposed to "provide inside information to make it easier for the North to deal with the current Commander-in-Chief" - in addition to the personal friendship, friendship, and one-sided worship between the two, a large part of the reason was the queen to whom Iger was loyal.

It all started nearly a month ago.

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On a cold and ordinary day at the Great Wall, Lady Caitlin, who had traveled north to visit the Great Wall on behalf of the Stark family to inspire the night watch, rushed from Houguan Town to the first stop on the front line, Castle Black, according to her itinerary. As the illegitimate child who has not been treated well by her since childhood, the fortress commander Jon originally arranged for the chief affairs officer and others to receive this special guest who was "obviously a father's wife, but she can't call her mother" to avoid embarrassment. But for some reason, Mrs. Stark uncharacteristically insisted on seeing him this time.

Jon came forward with a hard face, but to his surprise, Mrs. Caitlyn behaved very cordially when they met him this time: she hadn't given him a good face in nearly twenty years, but this time she was kind and kind like an old mother, and when she was left and right, and the two of them were alone, she sat opposite each other with goosebumps and grabbed his hand intimately......

Then he was told a shocking secret.

Jon Snow was never the illegitimate son of Eddard Stark and Catelyn's husband, but the child of his "father's" sister, Lyanna Stark and the Mad King's son, Rhaegar Targaryen!

His real name is supposed to be Aegon Targaryen, and he's Ed and Catelyn's nephew!

Bran, who is the Green Prophet, sees all of this from the Heart Tree, but doesn't know how to speak to Jon, so she can only prove her abilities to her mother with evidence and then tell her about it, and she will decide what to do.

Reason tells Caitlyn that not telling Jon about it is the best choice for the rest of her life, but suddenly she finds that the child she has been treating harshly for more than ten years is not her husband's illegitimate child but their nephew, and all her indifference and resentment have been vented to the wrong person.

In this way, Jon learned from her about his true origins. He was the commander of Castle Black, and the fortress under his jurisdiction was located at the northern end of the renovated King's Road, the closest and most convenient of the nineteen fortresses along the Great Wall, and was the first night watchman along the Great Wall to respond and catch up with the large army heading south after the thrilling defensive battle around the land-giving capital was over and the commander-in-chief issued a call to "gather all the forces of the land-grant to pursue and destroy the enemy in one fell swoop". He didn't witness the historic moment of Egger bowing to Daenerys, but he saw the queen every day during the snowy march that almost broke his legs......

After learning her true identity, Jon saw Daenerys with an indescribable affection: this was her own aunt, the closest woman to her among the people still alive in the world, and the last person with the same surname as herself. Even if he put this relationship aside and observed it objectively and neutrally, Jon found that this queen, who was demonized among the people of the Seven Kingdoms, especially the North, and had to wear the prefix "Mad King's Daughter" when talking about it, was not only beautiful and had three dragons, but was also quite kind and approachable, caring for the soldiers and caring for the people...... Not only does it have nothing to do with madness, but it simply has all the qualities of a good queen.

[Should I recognize her, how, when and where?]

Jon hadn't thought through the above question yet, and a more cruel and imminent problem lay before him: Targaryen, Stark, dragon, and wolf, two large families connected to his blood, on one side of his last kindred, and on the other hand, the family that gave birth to him, and now they are on the brink of war with each other, how can he answer in order to prevent this catastrophe from happening?

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Under the gaze of a large group of rough men and women from the north, Jon's mind was blank for a while, and he had nothing to say.

No, no, no, it can't be like this...... How can you get stuck at such a critical moment? Jon held back his shudder and tried to piece together the words, missing Egger immensely at the moment. If only the Commander-in-Chief had been here, with his eloquence and speed of reaction, he would have been able to tell everyone in this room clearly.

If the Commander-in-Chief was here, what would he do?

Jon racked his brain, and a memory came to him: Iger had taught himself casually that when a topic doesn't make sense, think about changing the subject and bypassing it!

Robb asks what he thinks of his oath to Egger...... What else can you think of a right thing that is wrong? If you want to continue the discussion on the tainted subject of the oath, and try to convince others that "it is reasonable for the Night's Watch to break neutrality", you will definitely end up in embarrassment, and the best thing to do now is to avoid talking about it and answer from other directions.

The general idea was there, but convincing people was not Jon's forte after all, and he hesitated for a while, and finally got up: "I heard that when the queen arrived in Houguan Town on a dragon and was about to participate in the pursuit of the strangers by the land-giving army, she asked Egg to swear allegiance before taking the dragon to join the army......"

Lady Balballet Dustin snorted coldly and then interrupted him harshly: "Yes, but the boy swore to join the Night's Watch first, and to be loyal to the Queen later, and the oath that the Mad King's daughter asked him to take is not valid at all!"

"When two oaths conflict, who has the final say, which one is valid and which one is not?" Jon retorted reluctantly, "Do you mean, ma'am, that it is understandable that the Commander-in-Chief was forced to agree to the Queen's terms at that time, but when the Queen died in vain, the people who were helped should tell her after she wasted her time and sacrificing the dragon to help the Night's Watch and the North win this war: 'I'm sorry my oath was invalid, where should you go back?'"

"He decided to keep his promise with the queen and be a man of promises, and there was no problem. "But the problem now is that his decision is deviating from his identity and responsibilities, and is endangering the interests of the North, and we can't afford to sit back and watch it become a threat because he keeps his promise." ”

Great, the trick of changing the topic really worked, even if it was used by a rookie like himself, he successfully shifted the topic from "Egger's oath" to "the interests of the north".

Jon was overjoyed, but not relaxed, his mind was racing, and his thoughts unexpectedly quickly smoothed out: "Endangering the interests of the North?" But the Commander-in-Chief's request is for the North to make way for him to lead his army south to fulfill his promise to the Queen, how much harm does this do to the North?"

"The people who are supposed to guard the Great Wall go through the territory of the north to help the Mad King's daughter fight the world, isn't this a danger to the north?" said Heywood Stone, "besides, they will go south on the King's Road, and they will pass through a number of northern castles, including Winterfell, who knows if that kid will sneak attack? Shall we let them be attacked by the Queen, or should we persuade them to make way for Iger and the Queen?"

Such a sharp question, a series of moves that Jon couldn't resist at all, so he could only bite the bullet and talk to himself: "Your Excellency has a point, but aren't we discussing the interests of the North? The North now has two choices: accept the Commander-in-Chief's request and let him follow the queen south, or refuse and become his enemy." Let's think about it, which of the two is more beneficial to the north, or less harmful to the interests of the north?"

Afraid of more questioning and not knowing how to answer, Jon immediately continued.

"Accept, send an army across the north to the south to deal with the kings you originally supported...... It's a bit of a shame, but that's it. Lady Dustin's fears were unwarranted: neither the Night's Watch nor the Queen could have attacked the North without giving way to you: for moral reasons, the North was too large, accounting for a third of the territory of the Seven Kingdoms. If the Commander-in-Chief and the Queen wanted to go south with peace of mind after the war with the North, they would have to win the war, and it was not easy to march and fight in the dead of winter, and even if they could lead their army to win every place they went, it would take at least a few months to occupy the entire territory north of the Neck - after such a long time, the war in the South must have taken an unforeseen turn for a long time, and the Queen was in a hurry to go to the battlefield of King's Landing, and it was impossible for her to take the initiative to do superfluous things. ”

"And what about refusal?" Jon himself was surprised that he could say so much at once, "Face to face, the North does have more people and troops, and the soldiers are more sturdy and elite, but with all due respect, the land-givers live further north than the North, they are not weak and bullying Southerners, and they have just won an incredible war, and the Queen's dragon! The Commander-in-Chief went from a penniless shipwreck survivor to do so many things known throughout the Seven Kingdoms in just a few years, and finally climbed to the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch, and his ability and scheming are beyond doubt. I don't mean to despise you, but I beg your pardon, but I don't think I can fight with him here......"

"Fart, that kid has a bit of a crooked ability, we all admit it. But he can be the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, and without the acquiescence and support of the North, he can win the election on his own?" Karstark roared, "If Dennis Mellister didn't want that election to drag on indefinitely, he would have quit by mistake, and the Night's Watch would still have no commander-in-chief! If Dennis had become the commander-in-chief, and it was Egger who died in the Shadow Tower instead of him, how could there be such a mess now? You are not thinking about the interests of the North at all, but threatening us for Egger's boy!"

Jon opened his mouth to retort, but hesitated for a moment: even if Sir Mellister had been elected Commander-in-Chief, Iger would have continued to preside over logistics and would not have been able to garrison the Shadow Tower. But the unspoken rules of the inner workings of the Night's Watch are explained to the Northerners, who are unable to understand them. After thinking about it, Jon had to speed up his mind again and change his response...... But at this time, there were other northern nobles who unexpectedly took the initiative to help.

"What is Lord Karstark frustrating? People are just expressing their opinions, how can they become a threat to you? You have just been frightened by the dragon into giving up a castle that does not belong to you, and now you listen to anyone talk like a threat to you, right? Jon is the blood of Lord Eddard, and he can still pit his own brother!" Earl Glover said righteously, "I think he has a point! King Stannis has no old friendship or marriage with the North, and has not brought us much benefit, why should we let the Northerners risk blood and fire to deal with the enemies he has not solved in the South? There are enough people who have died in the North, and Egger is our friend, as long as he can persuade the Mad King's daughter, don't be stupid and die like her father, what if she goes to snatch the Iron Throne, it hurts to sit on it, who is rare! As long as you don't come to mess with us, the false name of the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, whoever loves to go!"

"That's right, let the dragon and the deer fight each other, let's mix something, quickly send these evil stars away and pull them down, out of sight!"

"Maybe we can talk to the queen about terms and fight for the independence or autonomy of the North...... Hey, by the way, if she is willing to marry a bachelor in our northern border, how about we support her to be the lord of the Seven Kingdoms!"

The inhabitants of the north of the neck have always prided themselves on being fierce and warlike, and it is impossible that such a group of rough men and women will come up at the lord's assembly to make anti-war remarks, and even have the support of some nobles. But as Earl Glover said, there was enough blood shed in the North, from the common people to the nobility. Someone took the lead, and the same opinion who didn't dare to be a bird suddenly popped up.

The room was lively again, only this time it became a war between the war and the anti-war faction.

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Luce Burton looked around and realized that the situation was not what he had expected.

Stimulated by Jon's unexpected stance and statement, the anti-war sentiment of the northern princes was awakened. For now, aristocrats such as Rickard Karstark who are clearly calling for war with the Night's Watch are about a quarter of the attendees, while a small number of Gabbert Glover's views agree with the leader, who actually have a greater say because of their involvement in the Battle of Long Lake...... In terms of numbers, the number of participants on both sides is less than half, and most of the rest are actually hiding in silence and not speaking.

If this is a vote for the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch, no candidate will be able to get enough votes to win. However, this is a discussion of the lords' conference, and in such a meeting, the abstention of "not taking a stand" is itself a negative attitude, implying that they do not want to fight, but they also do not want to take the initiative to admit it, and it is up to the lord to decide.

Looking at Robb Stark's thoughtful expression again, Luce Burton secretly screamed that it was not good.

The young wolf lord's talent and decisiveness in directing battles and pursuing the opposite sex are admirable to anyone, but his immaturity and naivety in the face of complicated interpersonal affairs are difficult to compliment, he is an emotional person, especially susceptible to the influence of those close to him - it is conceivable that he was faced with a dilemma because of the queen's saving grace, and now finds that the princes of the north generally do not want to fight anymore, and his illegitimate brother, His chosen next Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch is also loyal to Iger and does not want the North to clash with the land grants, so his final decision will be tilted to which side.

Accept Egger's terms, remain neutral in the war, and let the land army go south...... From the current point of view, it may be the most favorable choice for the North, but it is by no means the most favorable ending for the Bolton family. Once this happens, as a minister, even if he is full of calculations, where should he start?

Can't let that happen anyway!

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