The king on the Great Wall

Attracting others' attention, isn't that what he made his fortune from?Simple!

In just a few seconds, a bold idea popped up.

If you don't want the queen to awaken the blood of the mad king, then show her the madness first, and scare her madness back into her stomach.

"Your Majesty, I cannot accept that you will rule the Seven Kingdoms on this throne that will hurt you and bleed." Iger suddenly tightened his fingers, staring into Daenerys' eyes while clenching her hand. Holding his left forearm, "The industrial park is undergoing technical research and process improvement, trying to start mass-casting iron cannons, and the raw materials are just very insufficient. The Iron Throne won't accept you? Oh, who cares! Why don't you order it to Me, I'll send someone over immediately, dismantle it into pieces and transport it out of the city, and remake it!"

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Chapter 625 Kingship and Truth

He succeeded.

Daenerys shook her shoulders slightly, raised her head and widened her eyes, looking at Iger in surprise.

"What crazy words are you talking about?" The retort blurted out, the queen didn't even care about the pain of her arm being pinched by the other party, "'The king should not sit comfortably', if today I just melted into anger because I was stabbed by the throne How is it different from my father? If it spreads out, how will the people of the Seven Kingdoms think of me?"

"'A king shouldn't sit comfortably'?"

Iger smiled. The idea of ​​this sentence is as funny as "scientific researchers must remain poor".

"Your Majesty, please ask yourself: Are you quoting this sentence as your creed, or is it simply because it was said by Aegon the Conqueror? Is there any necessary connection between sitting comfortably and governing well? "Iger relaxed his grip on Daenerys' forearm, and at the same time threw away the remaining gauze, and gently held her injured left hand with his right palm, seemingly checking whether the bandage was intact, but actually enjoying the softness of the queen's slender hand, "If It has to be, I would say, the disadvantages greatly outweigh the benefits! No matter the king or the prime minister, if they sit on it, they have to endure the discomfort under the buttocks all the time, and they are always on guard against being scratched by the tip of the iron thorn sword... How to maintain energy Concentrate on and listen carefully to the demands of the subjects? This increases the pressure on oneself for no reason, and consumes a lot of emotional control and rationality in competing with a dead thing. How can it be possible to maintain reason and be kind to others for a long time, and to think and govern calmly? ?”

"Okay, you've got a point," the Queen interrupted, the guy always had a point anyway, and Daenerys didn't even bother to argue with him, "but the Iron Throne isn't just a seat that can't sit well, after all." A comfortable chair, it's also a symbol of power, and that's exactly what I need right now!"

"Agreed, but why is the Iron Throne a symbol of power?" Iger nodded affirmatively, and then asked himself, "Because it was cast by Aegon the Conqueror, the founder of the Targaryen dynasty, and there are seventeen of you who once sat on it." Endorsed by the prestige of its kings and ancestors, in the entire known world, whenever you mention the 'Iron Throne', you will immediately think of it as the 'Supreme Ruler of Westeros'. What you want is this effect, right?"

That's right.

So?

Daenerys' expression turned into confusion, waiting for his next words.

"But who is Your Majesty? Or ask, who does Your Majesty want to be?" A faint but detectable fanaticism gradually emerged in Iger's eyes, "Is it the 'Second Conqueror' or 'Daenerys I Targaryen'— — the first and greatest queen?"

He paused for a few seconds, giving the last thoughtful and provocative words enough time to ferment before continuing.

"The meaning of a thing is not innate, it is given by man. You have accomplished, will do, and will achieve far more than your ancestors who were called 'conquerors'. As the mother of dragons, you don't need this piece of rotten iron to prove your blood and legitimacy..."

Iger paused again, and couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth: He recalled himself before time travel, and once dreamed of sitting on the low-end version of the Iron Throne put together by the crew of Game of Thrones. , even if the real Iron Throne is now, in his eyes, it is just a piece of rotten iron.

"It is even arrogant to say that once the grand blueprint we have drawn up is realized and completed, none of your seventeen former kings will be greater than you. In this case, holding on to a rusty Iron Throne... Isn't it strange that you are the towering giant tree, but instead of rising from the ground, you live in the shadow of those who are weaker than you?"

Isn't this too arrogant?

It is true that people are secretly happy to be crowned by an extraordinary figure like the commander-in-chief of the night watchman, but no matter how bold and confident Daenerys is, she is not crazy enough to think that she can be greater than the seventeen previous kings combined. The plan is indeed grand and amazing, but isn't it not done yet?

what to do?Honestly admit that you don't have the confidence that the Great King's Land plan will come true?Of course not.But if she refuted from other aspects, Dani couldn't find an entry point for a while.

"What you are going to do is an astonishing feat that has never been seen before or since. Even if you still like the iron chair, you should use the sword you defeated the enemy to remake another one, sitting on the chair that an ancestor conquered 300 years ago. What's the matter with ruling the brand-new Second Targaryen Dynasty on the weapon? Don't say that this iron chair scratches you, even if you don't, you should take the initiative to destroy it to show your respect for the old that has been left in the dust of history. Order draws a line!"

"You memorize the saying 'a king should not sit comfortably', but you don't understand: it's not because sitting comfortably helps govern the country, but precisely because - victor, it makes sense to fart casually! Wait for your Majesty to do it Who will remember that a certain heap of bones once named 'Aegon' once ruled that 'the king should not sit comfortably'? Fickle people will only praise you Destroy the Iron Throne to show the incomparable courage to usher in a new era, and pass it on as a good story through the ages. At that time, who will remember this lump of rotten iron that has been cast into something else, and be proud of it? Feel sorry, and even feel that it can still symbolize so-called power?"

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Iger's eloquent persuasion came to an end, and the throne room returned to silence.Gray Worm stood aside and didn't dare to intervene, while Daenerys—although she hadn't been persuaded yet, was overwhelmed by Iger's vigor and courage when he said the last call, she was stunned for a moment, recalling the In the Huxin Pagoda of Houguan Town, the blood boiled when he first heard about the King's Landing plan from him.

Melt down the Iron Throne!It is definitely arrogance and arrogance for ordinary people to say this, but Iger...

Daenerys will never forget that the man in front of him melted and cast an unknown tile-steel sword into 77 "Lightbringers" when he was gifting the land. After killing the Night King, he has become the most legendary in Westeros. There is no one of the most colorful weapons, and the limelight completely overwhelms any tile-steel sword!

As a queen, she doesn't like her subordinates to interfere with her cognition and decision-making at will; When he was still thinking about himself.

Don't you need this courage to do big things?

While the queen was beating her heart and thoughts, Iger was also full of emotions and emotions.

What's the matter with him?

I just wanted to say hello and drag the queen out of the haunted house, but who wants to talk nonsense and almost convince himself?

After a few breaths, he gradually realized where his excitement came from.

During this time, he was really holding back a bit.

Rising up, the originally simple guardian of the Great Wall joined the seven kingdoms, which led to a sudden increase in the workload of responsibilities and task levels, and he was very busy;

After killing Varys and Petyr, he had to try to hide the truth and get rid of the mental pressure brought about by the suspicion. He was very nervous;

Bearing heavy burdens, organizing, directing, and participating in successive wars consumed a huge amount of physical strength and spirit... He was exhausted to death.

The accumulated pressure caused by the above factors was all vented through the rhetoric just now.

Bragging is really one of the best ways for men to relieve pressure.

In addition to a short period of emotional comfort, I also suddenly realized something in my mind: getting along with Daenerys with the inherent thinking mode of a monarch-subject is far worse than maintaining the identity and status of "close comrades and comrades". It feels good.These days, the self who started to become timid and bureaucratic before the great cause is really on a difficult and crooked road.

It's cool to brag, and if you can turn them into reality one by one after bragging, that will be more exciting and double the happiness!

"Even if you get rid of those illusory rhetoric and consider it purely from reality, the Iron Throne can't stay anymore." Iger raised his eyebrows and exhaled, and stopped persuading him when he was about to strike the final blow, so as not to accidentally convince the Queen, "Your Majesty When you stepped on the steps just now, did you hear the overwhelmed groans from the steel under your feet? The throne has long been decayed, and it was only because it was solid that it did not collapse in an instant, just like the Seven Kingdoms that seemed to be prosperous under the rule of Robert the Destroyer ——No matter how seemingly permanent, damage and collapse are only a matter of time. Does Your Majesty want to leave this unstable factor to your future self and future generations, or do you act vigorously and eliminate it immediately?"

"Don't worry, your subordinates will definitely be able to squeeze out the last bit of symbol of power left on the throne - the steel obtained from melting the Iron Throne will be cast into two cannons, one is called 'Royalty' and the other is called 'Truth' '. In the past, the subjects of the world could only come to the Throne Hall of the Red Castle to admire the majestic appearance of the Iron Throne and feel the power it symbolizes; however, Queen, you can travel around the world with 'kingship' and use 'truth' to persuade everyone who dares to resist enemy!"

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Chapter 626 Twilight of the Lion

After the light rain, the sun emerged from behind the clouds, and sprinkled bright but not scorching light on the earth, so that the oncoming breeze mixed with water vapor brought a touch of warmth.Heat, humidity, and the conditions to revive everything are ready, and this kind of good weather has become more and more frequent recently, even a blind person can feel that spring is not far away.

This harsh winter after a long summer is as long and cold as predicted. It can end before people run out of food reserves and start eating seeds. Bathed in sunlight and warm wind above, Tywin Lannister's face was colder and stiffer than the unthawed soil in the land of eternal winter in Sebei.

Good weather, but bad things.

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When he received the report from Golden Tooth City two weeks ago and learned of the peace conditions proposed by the Queen to the Western Territory, Tywin's first reaction was: it was a wrong decision to send Tyrion to negotiate.

The "friends" of the Lannister family are all over the Seven Kingdoms. After the queen rode a dragon north to give the land: she neither asked James to avenge her father's murder, nor did she go to liquidate and persecute Joffrey, Tommen and Micah in black. Saila, after conquering the North, even forgave the Stark family for their treachery and absorbed them into the camp...

This piece of news one after another allowed Tywin to gradually construct a three-dimensional image of Daenerys in his mind: a little queen who is not crazy, has a clear goal and a clear mind.As long as she is willing to hand over an olive branch, she will most likely take it, and will redouble her efforts to win over herself, so as to complete the restoration with the help of the Western Region.

It was based on this judgment that he immediately agreed to let Tyrion go to the meeting after he received the "Declaration of Conquest" and the secret negotiation agreement from Queen Agedai in Casterly Rock City. What he thought at the time was: use The friendship and friendship between his dwarf son and Iger may be able to win the best conditions for joining the Western Territory.

Who would have thought that the condition they negotiated in the end was: abdicate himself and put on black clothes, and let Tyrion take over as the patriarch of the Lannister family?

Shameful.

For Tywin, who has always put family honor first, this condition is clearly telling him: Not only does the queen not want the support of the West, she even wants to slap the Lannister family in the face!

The worst thing is, Tywin doesn't even know: Is this really the Queen's or Egger's move, thinking of using status as a lure to separate their father and son, or his crippled son's swollen ambitions, at the expense of betraying the family's interests? He has won the support of two external forces, the Night Watchman and Daenerys, and wants to take the opportunity to squeeze out his superior Casterly Rock City Lord, and get what he has been talking about...the damn "birthright"?

Anger and suspicion piled up, so Tywin decided to take the army out of the Western Territory and go outside King's Landing—either to negotiate a reasonable price with the Queen, or to attack them with Stannis, the River Bend, and the Golden Group to eliminate them. The last remnant of the mad king, forging a future for the family!

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However, as food and grass were being mobilized and the army was about to set off, Kevan and Tyrion rushed back to Lannisport from the front line of the Golden Tooth City. Report carefully, and solemnly and solemnly assure him: the Night's Watch has a new weapon that is far more terrifying than dragons, and the Westlands will never take advantage of the war with the queen.

Now, the situation suddenly became complicated.

From an emotional point of view, the younger brother has been his close partner and loyal follower since he was a child, and it is absolutely impossible for him to deceive himself by colluding with Tyrion;

From a rational point of view, Kevan is the second in command of the Western Territory after himself, and it is not necessary or possible for him to help Tyrion, a younger generation who doubts whether he can be called the "number three", seek power and usurp the throne;

In terms of time, although I have the intention to visit the Golden Tooth City and see how Iger scares Kevan and Tyrion with a stone, but the Night Watch is marching non-stop to King's Landing, so he has no time to make a trip first Come back and decide...

If they are not teaming up to deceive themselves, then there is obviously only one conclusion.

His younger brother and son, the two noble Lannisters, were frightened into staunch anti-war faction by a despicable night watchman with a trick.

How ridiculous, how sad, and how hateful!

If Tyrion is the only one who disagrees, Tywin can ignore it, but the current situation is that "Kevon and Tyrion neither support...in fact, they are firmly opposed to participating in the war."Now, the drawbacks of a high degree of centralization are manifested: after removing the influence and discourse power of the middle-level lords, once there are different opinions in the inner circle, the weight of the opposing party can be raised to the extreme in an instant——right now Kevan and Tilly Although Ang is only two people, the situation has become abrupt: two-thirds of the Lannister family's top decision-making circle opposes him being an enemy of the Queen.

Since James was forced to put on black clothes and go to the Great Wall, Kevan and Tyrion have become Tywin's military, political and economic deputy. It is no exaggeration to say that they are right-hand men. Even if he can forcefully promote the plan with the authority of the supreme ruler, it will be difficult for him to mobilize all the resources of the Western Territory smoothly and fully utilize its war potential;

Not to mention, the original plan for the war was: lead a road from Deep Cave City in the south out of the Western Region, and go straight to King's Landing along the Golden Road—threatening the back of the Queen's siege encirclement, while Kevan led another road out of the Western Region from Golden Tooth City, killing and piercing Hejian occupies Harrenhal, strangles this key north-south transportation hub, and prevents possible follow-up manpower and material support from the northern border, Hejian and the Valley to the royal frontline.Now that the younger brother has put down the pick, and under house arrest and captivity of most of the princes of the western region, Tai Wen can't even find a second character with enough ability and prestige to be independent.

After a one-on-two fierce debate and persuasion failed, in the end, Tywin had no choice but to make a compromise to his closest family members: abandon the original plan and make two-handed preparations.

The North Route Army in the original combat plan was cancelled, and I personally led the troops to send troops from the Golden Avenue, and went to King's Landing through the river bend, so as to avoid Egg's threat that "people from the west will be regarded as hostile when they step into the river"; when they are close to King's Landing After the front line, they will negotiate with the queen and representatives of Aegon VI in person, and decide on the next step according to the results.

If the two Targaryens are married, then I will admit my defeat, put on black clothes and roll to the Great Wall;

If you negotiate with little Aegon, you will form a rivalry with the Golden Group and help the former fight against the ambitious aunt;

After negotiating with Daenerys, the Western Territory Army will contain the Riverbend Army from the flanks and cover Her Majesty's attack on King's Landing;

And if these two Targaryens don't accept the western border, then he can hold high the stag banner and become the most staunch royalist faction. Whoever dares to attack King's Landing will be the enemy.

Being a fencer is despicable, but it is guaranteed to be a winner...With the backing of the infinite wealth of the West and the vote of honor, no matter which side wins in the end, they can only grit their teeth and accept Lannister standing beside them, sharing The fruits of victory.

Although the foolproof abacus was brilliant, it turned over in the end unbelievably.

Because the high-level people did not quickly reach an agreement, the army of the Western Territory departed from Lannisport one day late-this is not a serious problem that cannot be remedied, but just in the few days when the army set off, the temperature continued to rise to freezing point Nearby, the snow and ice on the Golden Avenue melted under the sun and trampled on during the day to form muddy water, and at night they re-frozen and locked in moisture. As a result, the Western Frontier Army almost walked eastward in mud, and their marching speed was greatly affected. drag.

The departure is later, the march is half a minute slower, and the need to prevent an ambush after exiting the customs is more and more slow... These small errors add up, and the actual time-consuming of the distance that can be completed in a few days has skyrocketed. Headed straight for double digits.

After spending a week leaving the Western Region and entering the River Bend, Tywin obtained the latest situation of the King's Land from the scout: the Golden Regiment and the River Bend Army. Little Aegon was attacked when he was holding a wedding on the battlefield, suffered a major defeat under tight defense, and retreated from the battlefield hastily.

The good news is that the two Targaryens are not married; the bad news is that Tywin can't figure out how this happened.

How did the queen attack Aegon's army on the south bank of the Blackwater River while surrounding King's Landing? How could an army of more than 5 with sufficient food and grass and well-equipped equipment be defeated in one day to the point where they fled back to the Reach without even daring to stay on the periphery of the battlefield?

It is impossible to know these details based on reports alone, but Tywin at least knows that King's Landing has not yet fallen... Guessing that "the queen's army must have lost their strength after defeating Aegon's army and needs to rest", he led his army to continue to the battlefield, hoping Being able to arrive before the fall of the capital, replacing Hewan as a third party to balance the battlefield situation, preventing the Queen from ending the war too quickly would make her lose her bargaining chip.

After another two days of hard and muddy marching, the Western Territory Army crossed the thawed tributary of Shenyan Lake and entered the king's territory. Here, they got the return of the eyeliner who had already been planted at the junction of the three places, and learned of even more incredible battlefield dynamics. : The queen's navy fought a fierce sea battle with the Euron fleet from the Iron Islands and Stannis' royal fleet at the mouth of the Blackwater River, and defeated both of them—the king of the Iron Islands died in battle, and the fleet fled and evacuated On the battlefield, the Royal Fleet was wiped out!

More question marks popped out of Tywin's half-bald head.

How did Euron cross half of Westeros to reach Blackwater Bay on time to die?How could the queen's motley fleet defeat or even annihilate elite opponents that were several times larger than her own?

For the first time since he took over as Lord of Casterly Rock - he felt a sense of "fear" towards the enemy.After all, the Night Watchman defeated the dead and the White Walkers, and he can completely accept the setting of "the enemy is very capable of fighting", but the record that the Queen and her army are writing now is obviously completely beyond the description of "very good at fighting" category.

Could it be that the mysterious new weapon that Tyrion and Kevan mentioned is really powerful enough to completely reverse the shape and balance of war? !

As a generation of heroes, Tywin has already stepped into the realm of the king, so naturally there is no reason to run away upon hearing the news.With the last sliver of luck and the idea of ​​"even if the situation is not right, you can still pretend to be here to help", Tai Wen led the army to continue to advance towards King's Landing, and finally came to this place just a short distance away from King's Landing yesterday, where he met someone loyal to the Queen. The free folk patrols, as well as the Dornish army who came to stop them soon after hearing the news.

The Dornishmen who sent the message blocked the marching route of the troops in the Western Territory, ordering them to stop marching towards the capital of the Seven Kingdoms immediately, explain their intentions and wait for the queen to reply... In addition to the routine operations, they brought the latest astonishing news: the queen Having won King's Landing and the Red Castle, the Baratheon Dynasty, one of the options Tywin could choose, has collapsed and disappeared with Stannis' failure to break through and his death!

How can this be?

But it just happened!

After dispatching scouts to infiltrate the defense line to investigate and confirm what the other party said was true, Tai Wen was frozen all over, and suddenly thought of the story of "The King Who Surrendered".

300 years ago, when Aegon gained a firm foothold by the Blackwater Bay and began to conquer the Seven Kingdoms, he won only one or two victories. Several kings, including the King of the North, began to quickly assemble an army, preparing to jointly strangle the seven kingdoms. A threat... But when Toren Stark led [-] northern elites to bravely cross the Neck, preparing to fight the dragon king from the other side of the narrow sea in this vast land in the south, he was surprised. Suddenly discovered: In less than a month since he was on his way, Aegon Targaryen had conquered four of the seven kingdoms at lightning speed, securing the victory ahead of time, so that there was no suspense in the war!

At that time, Toren Stark, facing Aegon the Conqueror, probably felt the same as himself facing Daenerys today, mixed with shock and fear, right?

"Lord Tywin! Reinforcements have arrived from the opposite side!"

He felt it without the soldiers reporting it.There were subtle and dense vibrations on the ground, and Tywin's eyes turned away from the rushing Blackwater River and turned to the east. Taking advantage of the condescending terrain, under the bright morning light, he could clearly see: thousands of people dressed in dark colors Soldiers in uniform and holding black and red flags came from a distance like a wave in order and momentum, joining the Dornish army that had been standing in front of them. Thousands skyrocketed to nearly ten thousand.

Judging from the number and the brightness of the armor, the Western Territory Army still has a relatively large advantage, but both intuition and reason tell Tywin: He can't win this battle at all.

Probably, the era of old guys is really over.

"Call the messenger!" Tai Wen sighed, taking off his gloves and walking down the river bank, "I want to negotiate with the queen."

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Chapter 627 Kill the chicken to warn the monkey

Bathed in the bright and warm sun, Iger rode up a slightly elevated slope, overlooking the vigorous army under his command. Even the troops who moved and set up seemed to be a little faster than usual, never before. I have experienced... what is "spring breeze".

In addition to the sunny weather, there are two other reasons for being in such a good mood.

The small thing is that wearing the Dragon Steel Armor not only gives you a sense of security, but it is also surprisingly comfortable.

The armor is generally covered by dragon steel scales, and the joints such as the elbows and underarms are replaced by dragon steel chains. The seamless connection between the scales and the chains is achieved by a breathtaking and ingenious technique, which finally makes the armor as a whole more protective. A perfect balance between flexibility and flexibility.Not only that, but the inner lining riveted by the nail plate and the chain is also famous: it is obviously the skin of some kind of creature, with excellent softness and toughness... This is not unusual, but the amazing thing is: even after 400 years of After years of baptism, it is still intact, without any signs of oxidation, deterioration and decay!

A few days ago, Iger regretted that the owner of the Dragon Steel Armor chose the "scale armor", which consumes a lot of materials but has an average defensive power, but after wearing it for a few days, he gradually began to Understand the beauty of this design.

Mail armor, soft and close to the body, has the least impact on movement but lacks defense. Natural fall without shape support will cause the weight to concentrate on the shoulders, and the joints will be very uncomfortable after wearing for a long time;

Plate armor, with high defense, saves the most material under the same coverage, but it is hard and affects the movement. Not only can it not be worn for a long time, but it also has no plasticity. It needs to be tailored to ensure a proper fit.

Scales fit right in between the two.

It has a shape and a frame that allows the weight to be evenly distributed across the shoulders and torso; it has plasticity and can be tightened or loosened to ensure a fit without too much restriction on movement; as for the same defensive area, it needs to be larger than plate armor More material for this defect...

Considering this, it is simply taken for granted that "the emperor must use a golden hoe to plow the land".