The king on the Great Wall

He just stood at the door and looked at Daenerys for half a glance, and another faint sadness came to his heart. The biggest obstacle on the road to becoming king in front of little Aegon flew out of his palm.

Illyrio will never forget: many years ago, when the little queen in front of me came to seek refuge with her brother, she was still more attractive than the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. , It even caused me at the time to have the idea of ​​"taking her as my own".

But in the end, his strong reason still defeated Gu Qianwang. Knowing that Daenerys' status as a "princess" contained gold and "cannon fodder" was far more valuable than a good skin, he struggled to control his lower body, restrained his impulse, and chose Unable to sell her as planned, she was introduced to Ma Wang.

Rational intelligence has always been one of the traits that Illyrio is proud of, but now it is hard to say whether this is a wise choice.

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The shy and cowardly little bird that was placed on his hedge had died on the Dothraki sea, and was reborn in blood and fire. The new dragon queen was a real Targaryen, and her wings were so hard that it could block the sky , sitting on the main seat in front of her looks so strong and confident, she has the qualifications.

If I obeyed the instinctive call of my body and occupied her, wouldn't there be such a mess today?

Putting away another meaningless assumption, Illyrio put on a mask belonging to the rich merchant governor, held his round belly with a smile on his face, and walked towards the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for several years, and you have become more and more beautiful. The King of Light really poured all his blessings on you."

"Your Excellency Illyrio, seeing that you are still healthy and tough, really makes me feel a little relieved in this age of bloodshed and conflict." Daenerys smiled and raised her arm and shook her finger. "Let me introduce you to my Hand of the Queen: Lord Commander of the Night Watch, the hero Eggwest who led the humans to defeat the White Walkers."

"I've heard about your name for a long time, and it's a great honor to meet you today." Illyrio's smile remained undiminished, and he seamlessly turned to the Queen's Prime Minister and made a bow. The ground froze for a moment.

As soon as he entered the hall, Illyrio felt an inexplicable coercion, and he was familiar with this feeling, wasn't it Longwei?

Although the dragon kings of the Freedom Fortress fell and withered in the catastrophe of the doomsday, their species spread widely to every corner of the Essos continent with conquest and mercy.From princes and nobles to prostitutes and slaves, from time to time, some people with Valyrian blood will awaken more or less dragon power... His second wife Sila is one of them.Pressing her under him during love can often give people the illusion of "I'm fucking a humanoid female dragon", but it really greatly satisfies Illyrio's desire to conquer as a man.

As a genuine Targaryen, it is reasonable for Daenerys to have dragon power on her body, but the man in front of her, who is said to have come from across the Sunset Sea, has a power that is several times stronger than the Queen's. , what is the explanation?Could it be that the remnants of the Dragon King from Valyria's Freedom Fortress came to Westeros from another direction around the world?

The rulers of Liberty Bastion like to call themselves "Daughters of Valyria", but if a father suddenly appeared and wanted to rule them again, a group of governors and princes would firmly resist.

"You're welcome, Lord Illyrio." The night watchman in black and black armor didn't even stand up, but smirked lazily, "I have to thank the Governor for your generous and brave protection of His Majesty back then. Allow me to pay my respects and gratitude to a queen who is worth following and fighting for."

Of course Illyrio knew about Igger. As early as when the night watchman had just established a firm foothold in King's Landing and established the night watchman industry, he had already learned about this guy from the little mice. The man read to himself The Fantastic Adventures of the Night's Watch.

At that time, like most smart people like Varys, he only thought that Iger was a talent who was good at marketing and making up stories. Who would have imagined that this is a ruthless character who can deal with the ghosts and help the queen conquer the world?

"Okay, please sit down, Lord Illyrio." Daenerys smiled brighter, "Our army has just captured King's Landing, and the control of the Seven Kingdoms is not yet stable, so we don't have much time to entertain Or to reminisce with you, I have to ask for your forgiveness. I don’t know why the governor is here on this trip?”

Illyrio took his seat under Missandei's guidance, and moved his fat buttocks to the ground. He stared deeply at the prime minister in black who was sitting across from him with a neat face, and his heart gradually sank to the bottom of the valley.

It is good news for Daenerys to meet in person, but the subtext of calling the Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watch specially to listen in is obvious: the Queen admits that she is kind to her, but she does not regard him as her own!

It is precisely because he is not one of his own that he does not trust him, so he needs a reliable person to accompany and guard Eggwest. This person can make a fortune in King's Landing as a night watchman, and can stand out as the commander-in-chief in the fierce internal struggle. Leading the Night's Watch to defeat the White Walkers and even helping the Queen conquer the northern border Hejian and take King's Landing is by no means easy.

With him in this room, if he wanted to trick the queen into letting little Aegon go, it would be extremely difficult.

After taking a deep breath, Illyrio gritted his teeth.

He has already arrived in front of the queen, so naturally there is no reason to back down, even if it is difficult, he has to give it a try!

"Your Majesty the Queen, please let me congratulate you on regaining your throne." Illyrio put away his smile, and there was a trace of solemnity on his round, naturally joyful face, "But you must not Dizzy with victory, the nascent Targaryen dynasty is now in peril on all sides."

"You have gained the absolute upper hand in the Seven Kingdoms, and the remaining enemies are not to be feared, it is true. But we must not forget that Westeros has never been an isolated island hanging in the middle of the world sea. The frequent and normalized exchanges and trade between the two sides of the Narrow Sea have in fact merged into one, and the interests are related... When His Majesty and the Commander-in-Chief were preparing to attack the only remaining river bay in King's Landing, did they pay too much attention to the narrow sea? What are the positions and attitudes of the many trading city-states across the sea?"

When I deal with my own rebellious subjects on the land belonging to Targaryen, I also have to consider the position and attitude of the people across the narrow sea?joke!

Even though she was muttering in her heart, Daenerys was not the naive and innocent little queen back then. After being assisted and taught by characters like Littlefinger, Varys and Iger in turn, she had already learned how to manage her emotions. Illyrio came at a good time Well, she's in a good mood this time around, so she won't be overwhelmed by the "Wrath of the True Dragon" just because of a word.

"It's true that I have never paid attention to it. Please advise."

"Your Majesty, do you know how many city-states on the continent of Essos do not practice slavery?"

"Not a single one." Daenerys gave a very straightforward answer. When she was a child, she spent a long time hiding among the city-states to avoid the killers sent by the legendary snatchers. She used to worry about whether she would one day He also became a slave and was sent to Qingmulou, so he thought about this topic seriously, "Braavos and Pentos abolished slavery in name, but people with wealth and real power can always go beyond the system .So the answer is no."

"The queen is wise." Illyrio praised, at least the compliment was sincere, "Before you came out of nowhere and came to Slaver's Bay, the entire economic cycle of Essos was like this. The captives were sold to Slaver's Bay; Meereen, Yunkai, and Astapor trained them as gladiators, bed slaves, and unsullied; other city-states exchanged various products with the three cities of Slaver's Bay for slaves. Of course , This is just a rather rough description. The source of the population is not only the captives of the Dothraki, but the Slave Bay also sells copper mines and olives... But in any case, this trade triangle is indeed the main form of economic operation in the Essos continent. "

"It's not anymore." Daenerys put away her smile, and said a calm but murderous sentence.

"Indeed, but explaining these is just to remind His Majesty that what you did in Slaver's Bay, especially Meereen, offended almost half of Essos."

"Thank you for your reminder. This half of Essos has already demonstrated this with a war." Daenerys's mouth curled up, showing complacency, "I don't think I need to remind the governor that I won."

"The whole world knows that His Majesty won the battle. To be honest, even though I collected a lot of information, I still haven't figured out how His Majesty won that battle." The rich merchant governor sighed, at least this sentence is true, "Of course, the process is not important. The outcome is that this battle has completely destroyed the confidence of the Anti-Dragon Mother Alliance to fight against you. It realized that the trading city-states that could not defeat you and restore Slave Bay to its previous status have admitted defeat and gave up on the future. The idea of ​​the slave bay as a source of slaves turned to looking for substitutes, and even recruited trainers to train themselves."

"It's good." No wonder, a flash of anger flashed in Daenerys' eyes, "So?"

"If you stay in Slaver's Bay with peace of mind and become the queen of the three cities of Slaver's Bay... no, it should be said that you are the queen of the three cities of Abandoned Slave's Bay, then the world will probably be peaceful. Slave owners who have learned the lesson and know the pain will never have the courage and courage Gu Qiao hopes to organize another alliance to deal with you." After a pause, Illyrio looked up at Daenerys before continuing, "But you chose to return to Westeros to fight for the Iron Throne, And the victory is imminent... Do you know what the slave owners on the other side of the narrow sea are busy with?"

"Preparation for war?"

"Yes, and no. They are studying how the coalition forces in half the world lost the first war against Dragon Mother." Illyrio said with a worried face, "I think you should be able to understand, if someone If the term is used for the first time, then in his subconscious mind he has identified the existence...or the second time is about to happen!"

Chapter 633 "City-State Union"

Daenerys felt the threat of the red beetroot from the associative vocabulary of "the second war against the mother of dragons", and narrowed her eyes slightly to hide her anger.

Iger pursed his lips tightly, and instantly guessed the lobbying ideas of the wealthy businessman and governor, outlined the draft of refutation and overthrow, and made a barely noticeable sneer from the muscles of his cheeks.

Neither spoke until the brief silence was broken by the speaker.

"Your Majesty's great victory in Meereen defeated the first alliance of slave owners, and forced the city-states such as New Ghis, Toros, and Qarth around the Slave Bay to negotiate peace with you and give up slavery, but Valanti, thousands of miles away, However, Si just lost a fleet, and he neither surrendered nor signed an armistice treaty with you, nor did he lose his ability to protect himself. This also led to: After you returned to Westeros, For more than a year, Volantis is still in a state of war with you, but because of internal disputes, shirking responsibility, and power adjustments between the Tiger and Elephant parties after a defeat, they did not actually enter the battle." Facing the two parties With the oppression of Weisha, Illyrio Mopatis quickly connected the follow-up content, "But now, with the internal power struggle coming to an end, you are about to unify the Seven Kingdoms, and you will soon become the most powerful in the known world." Ruler, this fish that slipped through the net is finally not willing to be lonely anymore, and began to organize a second alliance against you."

The rich businessman and the governor talked eloquently, and soon took his identity out of the camp of slave owners, and turned into a loyal friend of Daenerys, who came from thousands of miles to provide intelligence and warnings to the nascent Targaryen dynasty...success The Queen's "Dragon's Wrath" was directed in other directions.

From his mouth, the Queen and Iger learned about the secret changes that were happening across the narrow sea at the moment, and soon learned why Illyrio said that they were in a "dangerous situation surrounded by enemies" at the moment.

Although temporarily caught in internal strife after a major defeat, Volantis has not stopped at all in the past two years in terms of other aspects besides the military.

Public opinion: Picking up the baton that fell from Yunkai’s hand, continuing to spread rumors about Daenerys’ tyrannical and bloodthirsty, and propagating everywhere that she is about to end slavery and wipe out all slave owners in the world, causing widespread panic and hostility;

Diplomatically: under the banner of "the eldest daughter of Valyria", actively win over allies by using the leading strength among many city-states - mercenaries and pirates needless to say, they can be bought if they have money, and the bad thing is that they usually stand The neutral Braavos somehow also expressed great interest in joining the opposition against Daenerys.After many investigations by Illyrio, it turned out that the queen showed her unwillingness to inherit the debts of the Baratheon family during the visit of the envoy of the Iron Bank not long ago, and let the high-ranking rulers of Braavos judge after evaluation——she Being the ruler of Westeros is not good for it.

Economically: Volantis is trying to establish a business alliance to put pressure on Westeros to impose an embargo on specific commodities. The nine city-states are not one. With the support and preparation of the two recognized strongest forces in the city-state system, the first (Volantis itself) and the financial lifeline (Braavos), the process magically started.

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"This unsurfaced organization claims to be a city-state union. The purpose of its existence is to fight against you and defend the slaves they have practiced for thousands of years in case your majesty succeeds in seizing the rule of Westeros. slavery tradition." After talking slowly for a long time, Illyrio spread his hands helplessly: "At that time, Your Majesty, are you going to publicly announce that you have given up your original ideal of 'eliminating slavery', or will you clenched your teeth and insisted on going to war on both sides at the same time? "

The speech of the wealthy businessman and the Governor ended slowly, and the not-so-spacious Queen’s reception hall returned to silence. After Daenerys digested what the other party said, she calmly said: "Thank you, Governor, for coming all the way. Post messages and warnings. But the soldiers will stop me, I have faced all kinds of enemies in battle, and I have elite soldiers and strong generals and good fighters..." She glanced at Iger, "I don't believe that a group of slave owners can Integrate an army that I can hardly defeat."

"Your Majesty misunderstood. I don't question your invincibility on the battlefield, but I mean - you can't deal with so many opponents who don't want to compete with you for the throne, so they don't gather to fight you. The purpose of the city-state association is not To invade Westeros, but to prevent you from sitting on the throne, mobilizing the power of the entire Westeros to threaten their system and ruling foundation, so they don't need to fight you head-on, they only need to cut off cross-strait trade, curb To prevent the flow of certain key resources and commodities, and then obstruct the recovery of agricultural production after the spring of the Seven Kingdoms by means of raids, you can easily create dissatisfaction and complaints within your Majesty's kingdom... At the same time, support or even create opposition, it will be It can easily achieve the purpose of causing division and civil unrest, leaving you overwhelmed and unable to deal with it."

"At that time, the west of your kingdom will be the resistance forces of the River Bend and the Golden Regiment, and the east will be harassed by the combined fleets of major city-states, countless mercenaries coming by boat, and even pirates from the entire known world who have been bribed. There are also dissidents with ulterior motives inside... The chaos is just like the attack on the eastern coast when Robert called the six countries to besiege the western border. The only difference is that the combined wealth and military strength of the nine free trade city-states is far greater than that of gold alone. The western region of Mine is stronger, and the Seven Kingdoms are not as simple as the single city-state of Meereen. The long coastline and vast territory will swallow up the amazing advantages of your dragon and army's combat effectiveness. You will be overwhelmed and exhausted by endless harassment. , In the end, omissions and mistakes were caught by the enemy, and it was difficult to analyze how it failed.”

After another moment of silence, Illyrio sighed and said to himself with earnestness: "After repeated wars and traumas, Westeros has long lost the strength of the late Dynasty of the Reaver, and the season is winter again. The end is coming, it is time to recuperate and sow seeds into the ground. In this beautiful season of rebirth, why do you want to use military force to kill a blood relative and loyal servants of your father's time? For now, the only way is as soon as possible Reaching a truce within the Seven Kingdoms, quickly resuming production, and confronting and negotiating with the city-state federation with the backing of the complete Kingdom of Westeros is the way out! I learned that His Majesty has not yet appointed a formal foreign minister, and the Prime Minister must be taking care of it every day. If you don't have time, if you don't mind, I am willing to go to the river bend as a mediator, communicate with Prince Aegon and the Tyrell family, try to persuade them to surrender to His Majesty, and obtain His Majesty's forgiveness after accepting the punishment and acceptance."

"We understand your kindness, Your Excellency Governor." After listening quietly for more than ten minutes, Iger finally caught the opening and bounced up like a poisonous snake, "But I'm very strange, as the rich merchant governor of Pentos , what kind of friendship can you have with the Reach and Prince Aegon, so that you have the confidence to dare to be this mediator?"

"The Tyrell family has contacts with me in the spice and gem business, so I have dealt with them, and little Prince Aegon..."

Illyrio didn't know if Iger asked casually, but he knew it was a dangerous question.

This is a difficult choice: it is the easiest and safest way to completely conceal his connection with little Aegon as if he did not know it in the past ten years, but he also realized that neither the Queen nor her Prime Minister Scared.His plan to frighten them with a "city-state association" that only exists on paper and has not yet formed in reality is likely to fail... The consequence is that not only the freedom and life of his children are threatened, but also all his early investment will be wiped out. The water drifts to nothing.

Maybe, it's time for a change, to take some risks?

The incident happened suddenly, and there was no time for deliberation. In an instant, the governor of the wealthy businessman made his choice.

"I don't know Prince Aegon, but Jon Connington, who assisted him, had secretly contacted him before he sent troops to land in Westeros, and obtained my contacts and news support." Illyrio said regretfully, " It is precisely because I have been involved with you and your nephew, Your Majesty, that I am more distressed and regretful when I see the last two Targaryens fighting each other and killing each other. Your Majesty, please make an irreparable mistake. Before you make a big mistake, think deeply!"

Little Aegon actually hooked up with Illyrio?

This news really surprised Daenerys. Illyrio has helped her too much, and she didn't doubt the possibility of him collaborating with the enemy for a while... But a person at the level of the Governor of Pentos , Every word and deed must be absolutely not random, the other party's words are actually expressing their own views and wishes in a subtle way.The fact that he is kind to himself is secondary. After all, no matter how great the kindness is, he has the ability to repay it after King's Landing of the Seven Kingdoms. The real impact of these remarks is: there is another important person to serve as The authenticity of Aegon Targaryen's identity has been endorsed.

You must know that Daenerys has no evidence pointing to the direction of "little Aegon is fake", that is to say-she was actually "knowing that the enemy may be her last blood relative" before, for the bigger Political aspirations bit the bullet and chose to be their enemy.

And in this case, the more important people who said Little Aegon's identity was true, the greater the hesitation and worries in her heart.

The Mother of Dragons is also human, she is also human, and she also has to worry about the opinions and opinions of the world.

Not everyone, like Asha Greyjoy, has deep-seated hatred and unwavering will to "kill relatives", especially "kill the last relative"!

"Lord Illyrio, no matter what, I sincerely thank you for coming in person to provide such important information and opinions." After thinking for a while, the queen straightened her back and said seriously, "But this matter belongs to the internal affairs of my kingdom after all, and it is no small matter. , please forgive me for not being able to give an immediate answer. You must have been exhausted traveling across the ocean, please allow me to arrange your accommodation, food and entertainment first, and then I will make a decision and reply after discussing with my staff. good?"

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Chapter 634 Empress?

Watching the fat figure of Illyrio disappear outside the door, Daenerys turned her head to the last one of her "staff" in the first seat.

"Egg, what do you think?"

"Let's talk about the conclusion first. What the Governor-General said is well-organized, and most of it is not nonsense, but... there is a trap in it." The questioner replied unhurriedly, "He gave you two choices—— Either give up the Great King's Land plan or oppose a certain clause in slavery, or go to war on both sides, doesn't Your Majesty think there is a problem?"

Daenerys frowned and thought for a while, puzzled: "Is there a third option?"

"No, the thinking is wrong. We are all adults, why should we have to choose between the two when others give us two choices?" Iger shrugged, "Why can't we have both, or neither? "

Both or neither?For a moment, Daenerys felt enlightened, but after thinking about it carefully, she still couldn't grasp the feeling: "But as long as I insist on opposing slavery, at least seven of the nine major city-states will definitely Are you grouping up against me?"

"That's right, but who stipulated that 'two battles must be fought at the same time'? Don't forget, there is a narrow sea between the two continents, and there is also a stormy land between the Reach and the East Coast. To keep these two distant It is simply impossible for the forces of the world to communicate with each other and agree to cooperate in combat." Iger looked confident, "When you were in Meereen, you did declare that you would abolish slavery all over the world, so it is reasonable for the slave owners to unite against you Among them, I also believe that they have organized a "city federation". But to say that this federation can simultaneously impose military, economic and diplomatic sanctions and suppression on Westeros? Maybe they think so And expected, but with such a high degree of organization, even the unified Kingdom of Westeros is difficult to achieve, let alone the nine far apart and independent trading city-states?"

"You mean, Illyrio is scaring me?"

"This is a possibility, but as decision makers, we must adhere to the principle of 'preferably to believe' in the face of danger signals, and we cannot take it lightly. Let's assume that what Lord Illyrio said is true——in the face of the city alliance Confrontation strategy, is there any way we can solve it?" Iger pulled out a few items listed by the rich businessman and governor again, "The first item is the public opinion war. The enemy is arguing that you are an 'anti-slavery fighter'-this is causing slavery At the same time as the widespread hostility of the lords, the slaves all over the world are actually aware of your existence, so they look forward to you as a liberator. The surrender of the Volantis fleet is the best example. From some On the one hand, public opinion and exposure not only bring us enemies, but also attract potential allies, the pros and cons...it’s hard to say.”

"As for the trade embargo, it sounds scary, but think about it carefully - what are the things that Westeros imports from the city-states? Silk, dyes, jewelry, spices, and some special products...these things are of high quality It is true that it can improve living standards, so it is a fact that it is loved by the middle and upper classes, but even if there is a shortage for a year or so, it will not have a fundamental impact on society. On the contrary, the seven countries will export some food to the other side. Although the amount is not large, it is It is a real and important resource. Once the trade is interrupted, it is an exaggeration to say that people will starve for thousands of miles, but it is a certainty that the food prices will soar and the people will not be able to live. Such a combination, the trade embargo should be our method, and the enemy will use it if his brain is pumped. This kind of method of hurting us a hundred and self-defeating a thousand is a war of attrition? This is not a quarrel, whoever opens his mouth first will win the upper hand!"

"That makes sense." Dany nodded, "But what does this have to do with what you said 'all' or 'none'?"

"Look, Your Majesty, after some analysis, we can find out that all public opinion wars and economic suppression are just floating clouds!" Iger stretched out a finger, "The only thing we are afraid of is that the nine major city-states really send troops to harass us War—to be more precise: the nine city-states sent troops to harass us when we attacked the bend of the river."

Many people think that the nine city-states are nine cities. In fact, this is a huge misunderstanding. They say that they are city-states, but they are all small republics with a prosperous core city similar to King's Landing as the node, including a large number of towns, villages and land—— It's just that in these small countries, the republic is not the "people", but a group of slave owners and merchants.The size of each of the city-states is close to the land grant, and the population and strength are not inferior to the king's land. Volantis is even more numerous. The total national power of the nine city-states is really not inferior to Westeros at the current stage.

Both Egger and Daenerys know it well: being enemies of these nine small countries at the same time, even if they can win with difficulty, it will seriously affect the recovery of production.

"Neither means—you don't have to give up on 'opposing slavery' and 'promoting the Great King's Land Plan'; but both means—we want both Hewan and the nine trading city-states!" Iger said He made a gesture of grabbing the air and revealed the answer, "And the specific method is to use strategic deception to buy time, separate the timing of the two wars, and avoid wars on the east and west fronts. We can send envoys or trustees to send letters to each country. The city-states expressed their willingness to respect the traditional customs of the city-states, or declared that there is still room for discussion on the issue of debt inheritance, thus inviting the city-states to send envoys to King's Landing for detailed discussions and sign a non-aggression treaty."

"The interests of the nine city-states are not completely consistent. When this signal is sent out, the so-called 'city consortium' formed by them will be difficult to carry out simultaneous actions because of their own minds... The crows cannot be used to send messages between the two sides of the Narrow Sea. It takes at least a month for the information to come and go, what we have to do is to seize the time difference between the information coming and going, quickly resolve the war on the river bay, and free up our hands to deal with the cross-strait dispute!"

This is a good idea, but Daenerys still has doubts: "Do you want me to be the first to show favor to a group of slave owners? After declaring respect for their traditional customs, I will press them to abolish slaves in the future. Wouldn't it be a breach of faith, Go back on what you said?"

"Your Majesty is still too kind." The legendary treaty was specially designed to be torn up, what is there to care about?Iger laughed, "There are too many ways to solve this problem—to give a simple example: when we need to turn our backs, we just have to insist that slavery is the dross of history, a sinful product of the hatred of both men and gods, and not a traditional custom worthy of respect. Isn’t that enough?” He put away his smile, “There is another more fundamental method, I don’t know if Your Majesty or his ancestors have realized it——Of the nine major trading city-states, eight are free fortresses to the west. The sprawling outpost, calling itself 'Daughter of Valyria', with the sole exception of Braavos, was built by escaped slaves of your ancestors."

Isn't this something everyone knows?

Daenerys thought subconsciously, but her eyes widened suddenly in the next second: "I can have both the river bend and the nine trading city-states...isn't this a metaphor?"

"That's right, Targaryen, as the ruling family in the Valyrian Freedom Fortress era: one of the forty dragon king families, after the demise of the other 39 big families, naturally has the right to claim the entire ancient territory of Freedom Fortress. Rebuilder, Empress of the Valyrian Empire—Think about it, Your Majesty, does it sound much better than the title of 'Queen of Westeros'?" Iger confirmed Daenerys' guess with a smile, "Treasure this for 300 years. It is a big deal to find out the invisibility claim of the year, once used, it will be life and death, there is no way out... And the same, the advantage is: once we successfully conquer the free trade city-states and make them surrender, then whether they continue to implement slavery is just a matter of choice. The internal affairs of the reborn "Varerian Empire" are over. At that time, you, as the empress, can change the system of the nine trading city-states for thousands of years, and you will no longer have to fight and bleed like Slavery Bay. Wouldn't it be great? ?”

Daenerys opened her mouth slightly, her gaze flickered with longing, and she didn’t speak for a long time—if the King’s Land plan was just a little heroic and domineering, at least she actually pondered and expected it or something similar in her heart. Tactically, the restoration of the Valyrian Empire... was a real fantasy, not even a single corner of it was conceived in her wildest dreams!

"So, I will first plan to drag the other side of the narrow sea, and then turn around to deal with the nine city-states after the establishment of the Great King's Land, and try to get involved in Essos? But after such a series of battles, will the logistics and treasury be able to sustain it? And is it really suspected of being militaristic?"

"It is definitely impossible to go to war with all the free trade city-states. Pulling and fighting are the right way. It is better to cut off one finger if you hurt ten fingers. As long as we catch the two leaders and beat them to death, the hearts of the theatergoers will be terrified. How can you fight to the end with the character and courage of the slave owners if you give them generous surrender conditions?" Iger said in a confident tone, ready to change the subject, "This matter can be mentioned later, and I will formulate a detailed plan at that time. Submit the feasible plan to His Majesty for review, and then you can make a decision... What we have to do now is to concentrate on the upcoming Western Expedition, and complete the last piece of the Great King's Land plan!"

As the war is victorious, the "Great King's Land Project" has gradually become closer to the present from a distant idea drawn on paper in the Lake Tower in Houguan Town in the past. The sense of anticipation has plummeted... In order to solve this problem, Iger not only offered Daenerys a feasible plan to deal with the "City Federation", but also drew a bigger pie, the purpose is to attract the Queen's attention .

With her yearning and ambition for greater martial arts and hegemony, she overwhelmed the motherly and affectionate affection for little Aegon in her heart!

After completing this step, he can move on to the next topic logically and calmly, and pour a pot of dirty... no, blood on someone who just walked out the door.

"By the way, I suddenly thought of a very subtle timing detail." After giving the Queen a moment to digest the huge round cake, Iger called out as if suddenly remembering, "Your Majesty, do you count how long we won King's Landing?" Holy shit, and how many days is the voyage from Pentos to King's Landing? No matter how we calculate it, we should still be under siege when Illyrio boards the ship. ...In that case, did he come here to wait for you in His Majesty's camp, or... for another purpose?"

"Huh?" Daenerys couldn't keep up with the rhythm due to the sudden topic change, with a dazed look on her face, "Well, it doesn't seem to be a problem, right? My Unsullied and Free Militia are surrounding King's Landing, he came to me It is reasonable to wait for me in the place where I will inevitably arrive."

"Indeed." Iger nodded again and again, but the deep doubt on his brows did not ease at all, "But you heard it too, just now he admitted that he had contact with the Prime Minister of Prince Aegon, and I am thinking about a Question: To what extent is he associated with Lord Jon Connington? Has he hedged his bets and provided massive support and assistance to another Targaryen? Is that why he doesn't want to see himself The two parties who support each other internally fight each other, reducing his final total income?"

Daenerys didn't speak, she suddenly felt a strange hairy feeling from her tailbone up to the back of her head.

Illyrio has helped her too much, so even though she knew that he was just a businessman and investor, she subconsciously never doubted his position... But if he is indeed not an enemy, he is not an enemy either. Just stand on your side?

"Well, I didn't think well, Your Majesty, please forgive me for my casual remarks just now, I shouldn't use conjectures to interfere with your thinking without any evidence." Iger shook his head a little annoyed, A look of throwing distracting thoughts out of his head, "As for the involvement of Lord Illyrio and little Aegon Fang, I will send someone to investigate carefully later, and report to you in person after I have definite results and evidence. Before that, please Your Majesty, continue to use your energy... on the original plan."

There is no mention of the poisoning case in his words - some things are the most effective when people think of them, and too obvious reminders and hints are actually inferior.Daenerys has not kept asking about the progress of the investigation these days, but this kind of bad incident that threatens her rule and safety, with her character, is absolutely impossible to be relieved and forgotten.Illyrio must have never dreamed that the real culprit who poisoned his partner was among the few people in the hall just now, and he himself revealed the truth and the breakthrough point.

……

Just walked out of the gate of the Queen's temporary residence, the wealthy businessman governor who was struggling to get into the sedan chair with the help of his servants suddenly sneezed for no reason, and the vague uneasiness became stronger with an inexplicable chill. He suddenly had a premonition that his own The impromptu play failed to persuade the queen to let young Aegon go, and I am afraid I will have to think of other plans to provide my child with much-needed support and help.

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Chapter 635 Religious Affairs

A few days after receiving the wealthy merchant governor from Pentos, Iger welcomed the second batch of foreign guests from Volantis across the sea—not the official envoys sent by the consul or the prince, but the monks from the Great Red Temple .

Among the numerous people in the mission, apart from the auxiliary personnel who looked like servants and guards, the main characters were three high-ranking priests in red robes.

The leader is a tall, thin, bald old man with prominent facial features and flame tattoos on his loose white skin. On his right is a man with dark red hair and jade-white skin, whose beauty is not inferior to that of Melisandre. But the more elegant "Red Robe No. [-]", next to the priestess, is the Hei Dazhuang whom Iger already knew - the one who was sent back to Volantis by him from East China Sea Watch a few months ago Maqiro.

"Your Excellency, please allow me to introduce you." As a personal priest, Melisandre fulfilled her introduction duty as expected, "This is the Supreme Priest Benello of the Red Temple of Volantis. , R'hllor's number one—er, former number one servant, among the living high priests, he is the oldest and has the most profound spell attainment; this is Jinvara, the chief priestess of the Lord of Light, the best of all time The divination and prophet of the Red God Sect is in charge of the communication between the temples of the Red God Sect and the overall foreign negotiations; Maqiluo, the religious advisor of the Mother of Dragons, you have already known it, so I won’t introduce more.”

After introducing the guests to the more honorable person, she turned to her colleagues: "In front of all the priests, is the commander-in-chief of the Night Watchman Legion, the hero who defeated the White Walkers, the Queen's Hand of the Mother of Dragons, Lady R'hllor The spokesperson in the world - Iger West."