The king on the Great Wall

Chapter 666 tit for tat

The stiff and chilling atmosphere was as viscous as a substance, and many people present even had goosebumps.In the midst of everyone's expectation of "eating big melons", the representative of the Faceless Men spoke in his usual cold and flat tone.

"The House of Black and White and Braavos are an equal and cooperative relationship of mutual benefit and symbiosis. They are not subordinate subordinates. Mr. Gordon's words not only violate common sense, but are also suspected of insulting and offending the God of Many Faces. I request you to retract your remarks and apologize in public .”

"I don't mean to insult the God of Many Faces. I can withdraw that metaphor." As someone who has been in power, Gordon Gallonier naturally knows the importance of political correctness and high morality, so he immediately guarded the door He shrugged off the topic of dogs.For him who adheres to the principle of not giving in to others, this is already a rare kind of gentleness, "But I apologize...the Black and White Academy will take over this commission and handle the matter well. I can put down my old face and make a public apology!"

"The apology is for the previous inappropriate remarks, not a bargaining chip." The Faceless Man was not fooled by the old man's words at all, "No one denies that you have made great contributions to Braavos, but please also I understand, your face is not so great——to the extent that the Black and White Court can violate the principles and assassinate the spokesperson of the true god."

He didn't deserve any expression, no emotion, and no dirty words, but he contradicted so sharply that the old man felt his ribs aching.Gordon Gallonier's expression slowly turned from anger to gloomy—if any members of the Watchmen Club of his time were present, they would surely remind the juniors in horror: when this guy spouts angrily, , It is often just to create an advantage; when you turn cold and calm, you are really angry.

And the anger of the man who had almost become "King of Braavos" was never one of impotent rage.

"You have a sharp mouth, little guy." He sneered, and his words began to soften and calm, "But I don't want to discuss with you today 'can I let the Black and White Academy kill someone', right now the custodian will The Academy of Black and White is needed to perform tasks, and now I only ask: If we vote to pass this proposal, will the Faceless Ones actually work?"

The representative of the Faceless Ones sighed, and reluctantly replied in a tone of extreme reluctance: "If Mr. Gordon can't understand the sentence 'cannot accept this commission', then I can only use popular words to say it for the last time." Replied: do-no-do it!"

Silence fell again. If the atmosphere was just sticky a minute ago, at this moment, the air was completely frozen.

Countless eyes fell on Gordon, and everyone waited with bated breath for the old man's next reaction to the Faceless Man's strong refusal.Those who are more active in their minds have even begun to wonder whether the representative of the Faceless People can return to the Black and White Academy today, and the old man who dared to call "The Black and White Academy is a watchdog"... can live for a few more days.

One old, one young, one former and one current, the two members of the Spoon Watchers Club looked at each other expressionlessly and coldly across the entire large round tabletop. Sparks seemed to spark in their eyes. After a short confrontation that seemed to last half a lifetime, the old man finally spoke again.

"Everyone knows that Braavosi declared its welcome and acceptance of all gods at the beginning of its founding, and that there will be a place for all religions. But in the current Keykeeper Council, there are only two seats associated with the temple—— One seat for the Temple of the Moonsinger, one seat for the House of Black and White, and other religions including the Outland Temple, the Red Temple, etc., no matter how big or small, they are not eligible to participate in the meeting, why?" Gordon Gallonier stared at the meeting Looking at the representative of the Faceless Ones, his tone seemed to be asking everyone present, "The reason is very simple, because only the Moonsinger and the Faceless Ones participated in the establishment and management of Braavos at the beginning - only these two gods The temple is the host, and the other temples are the guests."

"You get what you pay for, or you have power when you have obligations." He paused, but his gaze was fixed on the face of the Faceless Man unrelentingly: "Then now, the House of Black and White suddenly refuses to take responsibility." The obligation they should undertake, can I also think that the Faceless Ones have given up the power corresponding to this obligation-that is, the seat of the Black and White House in the Key Watchman Council?"

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So vicious!

Everyone came to their senses and sighed inwardly: As expected of the ruthless character who led almost the entire Braavos back then, everyone thought that he would lose control of his emotions due to repeated confrontation by the Faceless Man, who would have thought that he would lose control while breathing? Then he found the opponent's pain point and directly attacked the enemy's vital point!

It is easy to lose a seat in the Watchman Association, but it is even more difficult to recreate or increase it. Its value is simply inestimable-in history, no force has ever voluntarily given up!

A woman in a snow-white robe sighed and interjected helplessly: "If the House of Black and White continues to clearly refuse to implement the resolution of the Watchmen Council, then I can only propose with regret that the House of Black and White be dismantled." I have a fixed seat in the meeting of the Spooners. My faceless friend, I suggest you take the initiative to leave the meeting before then, to prevent things from getting to that point, and quickly report what happened at today's meeting to the Black and White Academy. The priesthood will report and let them make an official statement."

The speaker was the representative of the Temple of the Moonsinger. She spoke at this time to chime in because Gordon Gallonier, despite his prestige, was no longer a current member of the Spoon Watchers Association—according to the procedure, he had no Quan proposed to "revoke the seats in the Black and White Academy", and the Moonsinger Temple owed the old man a lot of favors, so he had to bite the bullet and do it for him.

It is a fact to bite the bullet, and it is impossible to say that you are not afraid of the Faceless at all, but in the final analysis, there is nothing to be afraid of.

All present here are the core ruling class of Braavos, and their understanding of the Faceless is much deeper than the outside world-although these assassins have a terrifying reputation like the incarnation of death, they are not really the incarnation of death after all.On the contrary, one-third of their deterrent power comes from Braavos' propaganda and the people's imagination, one-third comes from the iron bank's strong financial resources to create a good assassination environment and opportunity, and only the last third It comes from the strength and excellent record of the Faceless Man itself (in this record, there is also a part of natural or accidental death).

Rather than saying that the Faceless Ones are superhumans, it would be better to say that they are just "elite mortals" who have mastered a few small spells...Ordinary people will be afraid of them, but another group of elite mortals who also meet these conditions will not persuade them. Not to mention the situation where the Faceless Ones ignore it first.

Everyone turned their gazes to the faceless man who was being flanked again, but unexpectedly, this time he neither admitted his cowardice nor continued to be tough, but stood up slowly under everyone's gaze, and closed his eyes. Gathering up his clothes, he bowed to everyone present: "I'd like to apologize to everyone, but I don't have the authority to make independent decisions regarding the seat of the Key Watchers' Association, so I decided to take Ms. Yisha's suggestion and resign first!"

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Chapter 667

The gray-robed faceless man pushed the door and left the meeting room without looking back. His movements were so neat that Gordon didn't even have time to stop him. As the door was gently pushed back by the guards, the atmosphere in the room instantly relaxed.

After all, there are only a small number of people who are as detached as the moonsinger priest, who are not shameless and faceless. If the proposal of "expelling the Black and White Court from the Key Watchers Association" is really pushed to the voting stage, most of the people present will probably be protecting the interests of the city-state Falling into a deep embarrassment with the fear of revenge from the Faceless, the representative of the Black and White Academy is now taking the initiative to show weakness and leave the stage. For the other members except him, it is actually the best ending.

Gordon Gallonier glanced at Ishaan, nodded slightly to express his gratitude to the latter for his cooperation, and suppressed the trace of dissatisfaction in his heart: The representative of the Temple of the Moonsinger was clearly helping He spoke by himself, and in the end, he successfully sang and "dispelled" the representatives of the Black and White Academy. From another perspective, he also acted as a peacemaker and gave the faceless man a step down, so that his plan to continue to exert extreme pressure fell through. .

Whether she intended to help the black and white courtyard, or did not want the conflict to intensify out of good intentions, it was really difficult to judge for a while.

But one thing is certain: after the last voice of opposition has disappeared, the discussion on how to subvert the Queen's regime can finally continue.

"Okay, everyone!" The current chairman clapped his hands and called everyone back to the meeting state from the unfinished or lingering fear, "The representatives of the Black and White House voluntarily gave up their voting rights in this meeting, and there is a high probability that they will not Participate in Braavos's all-round intervention in Westeros. Here, we change the plan to 'the elimination of the Queen and the Hand of the Queen will be solely responsible for the Iron Bank's Special Affairs Department'. Related parties... have Question?"

"As long as the money is in place, there will be a lot of assassins who dare to take the job. Killing people is not a problem." The representative of the Special Affairs Department who was named curled his lips, "But I have to explain in advance that only the Black and White Institute is in 'How to do the assassination like "Accident" has invested energy and research into this matter and has enough accomplishments. Judging from the current information, the security work of the Queen and Iger has been done quite well, and there are no obvious loopholes for the time being. If we want to Assassination is going to be a big deal, and Braavos will have to commit resources or prepare for opportunities, cleanups, and retaliation."

The Special Affairs Department of the Iron Bank does dirty work. Its training and exercises cover a wide range of tasks. In theory, it can do any task. The representative said this not to shirk the work, but to explain the facts and put the ugly words first.

People are just flesh and blood, if they catch a chance, they will be gone with a glass of poisoned wine or just go in and out with red knives... But as Littlefinger said: Whether or not you can kill is one thing, but whether you can bear the consequences of killing is another matter. Another matter.To give an intuitive example nearby: Iger took advantage of the home court to easily kill the two shit-stirring sticks, and successfully escaped the suspicion, and even turned himself into the person in charge of the investigation-it seems very cool, but as long as the evidence is solid and the facts are clear, everyone If the convincing "true culprit" is not caught, the Queen will not forget about it, and Iger must always think about covering up the truth.Even if one manages to remain unexposed for a lifetime, one would have to experience countless moments of guilt and suspicion during the process, at least in the early stage—this is the consequence.

And the reason for this consequence is: the deaths of Varys and Petyr are obviously man-made, this is a hostile action of a serious nature, and there are still clues to follow (although broken)!

And what about the Faceless?

When they assassinate important people, they will definitely do a good job of squatting and investigation in advance, design a perfect plan, and use all the incredible environment and personnel to help them complete the assassination without leaking. For those who are afraid of retaliation, simply destroy the target and destroy the evidence without leaving any clues; but if they are worried about retaliation, they will simply invest more resources and manpower to make the death like a natural death or accidental death, not only the investigation No trace...even the existence of the murderer will be disputed.

Killing people is easy, but how to hide credit and fame after killing people is the difficulty. No matter how cleverly fake and unsolved cases are done, it is impossible to be safer than "unable to file a case"-but to do things to this level, it takes Superb technology and experience accumulation, and these things are impossible to achieve in a short period of time by spending resources.

The Black and White Institute refused to take action, and the Iron Bank had to use the second-tier or even second-rate assassin organization. The consequence is that the task executor must first work hard to ensure that the assassination is completed.

"The Queen has no heir to the throne, and Iger has not left behind any seeds, as long as they are both killed at the same time, and then little Aegon will be helped to the throne... Who will come to trouble us? Is it the night watchmen on the Great Wall, or those who have lost their masters? Eunuch soldiers?" Gordon Gallonier tapped his fingers on the table irritably, and couldn't help breaking the rule that outsiders were not allowed to speak at the meeting, "The Special Affairs Department just do it boldly, and I'll help out if something goes wrong! This is a life-and-death battle, and you can't twitch or think about it! Next, don't dawdle, let's discuss the business!"

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Under the half-push and half-pull of Mr. Gordon, the agenda for the second half of the meeting was as smooth as it had been for a long time.

Focusing on the core issue of overthrowing Daenerys's regime, and aiming at the ultimate goal of defending Braavos' financial center status, this group of masters has worked out a set of loopholes through a series of negotiations, proposals and votes. Plans that interlock and echo each other.

First of all, Braavos will send people named "Observers" as representatives to contact the "City-State Union". The public opinion is not publicized, but in fact they join and fully cooperate with the actions of the anti-Dragon Mother Alliance. Put pressure on Westeros for the position.The reason for the twists and turns is that Braavos has a different ideology from the other major city-states (at least in the official statement), and it is easy for the people to feel that "the city-state and the slave owners join hands The perception of fighting against the "Liberator Dragon Queen" has aroused widespread and strong anti-war sentiments, which has brought difficulties for the Watchmen and Sea Kings to mobilize city-state resources and recruit soldiers, and affect them to play big games.

This action ensured that when the Iron Bank's assassination of the Queen and Iger was not completely successful, or even though it was successful, its camp still organized a counterattack, Braavos would not panic and be unprepared for confrontation.

At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the city-state and the Ministry of Commerce of the Iron Bank are also actively contacting the known and potential opponents within the seven countries: such as the valley that has not yet stood in line, the remnants of the Ironmen who fled back to the Iron Islands after a big defeat, and the river with a strong foundation. Bayland (provided they can survive until then), and the Church of the Seven Gods in Old Town who have a lot of old grievances with the Targaryen family... At any cost, they are urged to fight against the Queen to the end; Rumors, stigmatization of the enemy leaders, and doing everything possible to mobilize all the forces within Westeros from the hostile lords to the believers of the Seven Gods can be used for their own use, disgusting the Daenerys regime, and adding to their obstacles.

Although the following three indiscriminate tricks cannot be exposed to the sun, but—on the table, these methods can weaken and reduce the efforts and efficiency of the Queen's regime to integrate the resources of the Seven Kingdoms, and increase the winning rate of the Anti-Dragon Mother Alliance head-to-head; Under the table——under the circumstances that the personal security work of the Queen and Prime Minister Iger is quite good, only by constantly creating accidents and troubles for them can they disrupt their plans and force them to constantly run around to solve problems Opportunities, there will be loopholes invisibly between pulls.

And these loopholes can create an opportunity for the assassins sent or hired by the Special Affairs Department of the Iron Bank to sneak in!

In the end, the arsenal and intelligence department of Braavos must operate at full capacity. While working hard to decipher the blueprints of thermal weapons sent back from King's Landing with doubtful reliability, they will continue to try to get more detailed secrets, and work hard to build ships. The tough battle that may come...and the new arms race in the era of hot weapons after the war is over, get ready!

Gordon Gallonier finally complied with the rules of the meeting during the tense discussion of the final plan by the members of the Key Watchers, and did not interrupt the meeting frequently.But this old guy is sitting at the front and staring at it, which is a source of stress in itself. Everyone here is uncomfortable like a student who is being stared at by a teacher doing homework. Without even thinking about it, dozens of tricksters really worked hard all afternoon for the overall interests of the city-state of Braavos...

The sun was setting in the west, and the light in the room was gradually dimming. The frequency of participants putting forward new suggestions and supplementing the details of the existing plans gradually slowed down and gradually disappeared. Their eyes gradually focused on the current chairman of the Key Watchmen Association, waiting for him to announce the end of the meeting in due course, ending this important meeting that made their nerves tense and stressful.

But they are doomed not to get their way.

"It seems that you basically have nothing to say, let me add one last thing." The old man in a wheelchair reappeared at the last moment after he had disappeared for a long time, "If you want to win a confrontation, what is the most important thing to look at? One hundred people have one There are a hundred answers, and I think it is to see which side has fewer troublemakers and is more united."

He handed the small pot back to the serving girl, and sat up straight again in the wheelchair.

"Because of some strange statements and reasons, the House of Black and White refused to participate in this subversive action against Daenerys's regime. Thinking of the best, they might squat in the temple of the House of Black and White, quietly playing a neutral role. Until the end of this all-out war. But what if, they don't?"

The yawn disappeared quickly, and the lazy atmosphere in the room was swept away.There are no fools in the members of the Spoon Watchers, and everyone immediately understood the old man's subtext... This is a terrible accusation, but everyone here is a ruthless character and a person who is powerful in a certain field. Understand: Even if it is unlikely that such malicious speculation will become a reality, one must guard against it!

"Although the Queen's regime has not yet unified the Seven Kingdoms, it has accumulated an unstoppable momentum after a series of victories. Braavos must unite all forces that can be united, and concentrate all energy and attention to fight this unprecedented war. At this juncture, there is an ambiguous but ruthless and unpredictable assassin organization in the city-state, which is an unacceptable dangerous situation. Today, I will once again suggest a Proposal: Order the House of Black and White to immediately express its position to the Watchmen Council in an official capacity, and if you still insist on the attitude of the previous representative, then mobilize heavy troops and drive all the Faceless Ones out of Braavos!"

Gordon Gallonier can become the most prestigious and influential former member of the Foreman Council in Braavos because he possesses many excellent qualities that ordinary people cannot possess—always be rational, be decisive when he should be, Be cautious when you should be cautious... One by one can become an article, but no matter how much you fart on him, "tolerance" has never become one of his characteristics.

There is only one who can be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against a thief for a thousand days.The representative of the Black and White Institute contradicted him in public at the key watchers meeting today, and expressed his attitude that he was never willing to confront the enemy he identified. Then, whether in public or private, Gordon had no choice but to act first—— Definitely wiped it out.

It is true that he proposed "expulsion", but with the minions and influence that the Gallonier family has in all aspects of Braavos and in all strata, as long as this proposal is passed, he is [-]% sure, Let the original bloodless deportation turn into a violent conflict, let the group of faceless people who think they are very powerful "actively resist the law", and then push the boat along the way, let this assassin organization that has become too big to fall into a burden, tonight become history!

A hundred layers of human skin masks can't stop the steel knife stabbing into the chest!

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Chapter 668 Strength and Skill

The city-state body of Braavos, or Braavos City, the "land of dragons" of the Republic of Braavos, is surrounded by a circle of ring-shaped peaks like a wall in space, and the part "inside the wall" is surrounded by the inner sea. Divided and pieced together with hundreds of islands, large and small, finally formed this world-famous water city.

Because of its special structure, it also has a very poetic name - "City of Thousand Islands".

The roundabout not only blocks the direct connection between the inner sea of ​​Braavos and the ocean, making the water surface in the city almost turbulent, but also complements the other wall of the city-state—a powerful and well-trained fleet. - Wooden" two barriers, so that the residents of Braavos have never experienced such a bad feeling as being swept by the tide and being invaded by foreign enemies since the founding of the state.

When the harsh winter finally passed, Westeros across the narrow sea was still caught in the seemingly endless civil war, and the other eight city-states were also clamoring to form an anti-Dragon Mother alliance... It seemed that the whole world was in a bloodshed and war. During the conflict, the city of Thousand Islands, which had been frozen into a solid piece, quietly began to thaw.Proud and happy, the Braavos stepped out of their houses and methodically changed their daily means of transport from sleds and legs back to boats, enjoying the salty sea wind blowing in their faces again, ready for the new summer.

In such a peaceful and comfortable environment, the residents of Braavos today witnessed a... a drama that had never been seen since the establishment of the city-state.

The city-state garrison was dispatched in full force, riding numerous large and small ships, fully armed and murderous, and rushed to the south of Lie Shen Island from all directions, surrounded the island of thousands of faces where the House of Black and White was located, and said "the faceless men threatened the safety of the city-state" Under the banner of the emperor, they announced that they would all be expelled from the city-state!

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No matter how many people think it's unbelievable, the fact is: the Braavos city-state armed forces really have a plan to "suppress the Black and White House".

As the city of a thousand islands, most of the famous buildings in the main city of Braavos can enjoy the exclusive treatment of an island, which naturally includes the Black and White House.In this set of plans that the designers never expected would come in handy one day: the city-state garrison only needs to guard the only bridge from the island of a thousand faces to the outside world, and then send ships with giant nets to block the water and underwater surrounding the island. , Everyone in the courtyard of black and white has become a turtle in the urn, and it is impossible to escape.

Maybe the Faceless Ones will pretend to be various appearances to get away with it?It doesn't matter, as long as you uphold the firm determination that you would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go, handcuff all the people on the island as suspects of the Faceless Man, and send them to the prison of the Special Affairs Department of the Iron Bank for strict surveillance, and hand them over to a more serious prisoner. It is enough for professional personnel to interrogate and identify.

What about the resistance of this group of the most terrifying killers in the known world?It doesn't matter, no matter how sharp the dagger is, no matter how deadly the poison is, can it still compete with the fully armed regular army on the battlefield?Long spears and short swords, strong bows and crossbows, iron armor and steel shields... The well-trained city-state guards are enough for any rebel forces to drink pot after pot until they are full.

As for the believers of the God of Many Faces who might use some extraordinary means?It is true that we have to guard against it, but we must also know that although the "Special Affairs Department" is far less famous than the Faceless, as the most commonly used white glove in Braavos, with the support of the city-state's defense expenditure, all There are far more strange people and strangers recruited than the priests and faceless men in the House of Black and White... not to mention the Temple of the Moonsingers—this group of extraordinary people who have also been active since the Valyrian era will never Will sit back and watch the Faceless Men mess up the Braavos they built.

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The trigger condition envisaged in this set of plans is "the House of Black and White is uncontrolled and openly rebellious", and the intended goal is also "to wipe out all the Faceless Men in Braavos", but now it is recklessly used to expel thousands of people. God of Face Sect...

Countless soldiers and agents clutching their weapons loyally carried out their orders, but they couldn't help muttering in their hearts: If they really tear their faces and drive these murderous gods out of the city-state, they won't be able to get angry in the future, and they won't How should the higher-ups deal with sneaking back and killing people in the city?

However, the tense and depressing atmosphere was tense for a moment, and then dissipated with the return of the warriors who first entered the temple: Nuoda's black and white courtyard has long been empty.The Faceless Man and all the Priests of the God of Thousand Faces, taking advantage of the afternoon when the Spoon Watchers were nervously planning the anti-Dragon Mother plan, have already completed the victory transfer by land and water without any hostility or awareness from the city-state guards. , diluted into all Braavos residents in pieces.Experts or strange people from the Special Affairs Department may be able to tell whether a captured person is a disguised Faceless Man, but they will never be able to find out a drop of water hidden in the sea.

Gordon Gallonier, who planned to come to supervise the results in person, took a boat to the waters of the Island of Gods, and looked at the double-color gates of the soldiers who had repeatedly searched and found nothing, entering and exiting the black and white courtyard. Worrying about the ominous premonition—the plan of "destroying reality in the name of expulsion" was completely bankrupt before it even started, and the thief would fail. The thousand-day journey of preventing thieves full of hardships and dangers is about to begin!

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The House of Black and White broke with Braavos and parted ways, and the last city-state that did not stand in line finally decided to fight Queen Daenerys as an enemy. These two news quickly spread to the entire known world along various channels. Come.Coincidentally and interestingly: a few days later at the same time, in Westeros, thousands of miles away across the Narrow Sea, the Keykeeper will be under the guidance of Gordon Gallonier, who has been identified as the enemy The commander-in-chief also encountered a similar failure of using force to overcome cleverness, and fell into the same predicament.

Iger led the main force of the Western Expeditionary Army with more than [-] troops to march westward along the Rose Avenue. All the way was as expected and smooth. It took only two weeks from King's Landing to cross the Bitter Bridge and advance into the heart of the river bend. The speed of advance was much faster than originally expected. It's almost half a point...but the problem lies in this half point: fast, because the battles and resistance encountered are less than inferred, but this kind of less is not the kind of less armor and morale collapse. It is the kind of orderly retreat and voluntary abandonment of unnecessary consumption.

And this is exactly what worries him the most.

The people in Hewan are not stupid. It is impossible to face head-to-head with the Western Expedition Army led by him equipped with hot weapons in the field. This is what Iger knew from the beginning. He judged that the first half of this Western Expedition will be complicated. Boring attacking and pulling out cities, but attacking fortifications... Except for the incredible natural dangers such as Casterly Rock City or Eagle's Nest City, there is no fortress on the plains of this era that can withstand the power of hot weapons, so we can boldly assume that the Western Expeditionary Army Every battle must be won.

Regarding how to deal with the enemy after winning, he already has a set of calculations - which can be roughly divided into three categories.

Class A: reserved class.

Those who have friendship or business relationship with the Night Watchman and the Night Watchman industry, have donated supplies to the Legion, or have family members serving on the Great Wall;

Responding to the "Declaration of Conquest" that he issued on behalf of the Queen in the Twin Rivers City, he did not raise an army to resist but professed to be a vassal, and has changed his flag;

Although they stood in the hostile camp for a short time, they were able to recognize the situation in time, and surrendered decisively before the arrival of Wang Shibing's front, and did not cause casualties or delays to the Western Expeditionary Army;

Meeting more than one of the above conditions...and never offending Iger, he found it "pleasing to the eye".

He will treat such aristocrats with courtesy, "invite" them to visit King's Landing with his family as he declared before the war, and he will reserve their property and fiefs as much as possible under reasonable premise, and make them into [The feudal lords of the old era can also adapt in the new era] is a good example, reducing the suspicion and determination of resistance of other nobles.

This is "en".

The second category: erasure category.

Iger wants to grab the position and cake share on the Game of Thrones poker table for the military faction who followed him and the Queen's ministers, but it is impossible for those with vested interests to take the initiative to step down from the table, so there is no way, the only option is to let them Kicked down.

And the most worry-free way to "kick it down" is to cut the weeds and physically eliminate them.

Slaughtering unarmed captives or surrendering troops is definitely despised by the world, so the best time and place to wipe out part of the noble class is when fighting or on the battlefield!

Anyone who is stubborn and persists in resisting, dragging the battle into the critical stage, and forcing the land-grant army to invest in gunpowder weapons on a large scale to break the city... I'm sorry, I am just looking for someone to see the blood, who will I kill if I don't kill you?Once the city is broken, the surrender signal will be ignored, and Iger will order the Unsullied to enter the city first to clear the way after climbing the city wall or blasting the city gate.These reliable killing machines will carry out his secret orders. After entering the city, the master of the castle will "rather die than surrender for the final resistance, and finally be helplessly killed by the Unsullied", and their guards, family members and servants will also "Loyally, they set the castle on fire or committed suicide by taking poison one after another", in short, they "followed" the Patriarch under Jiuquan in various ways.

With real power and sharp weapons in hand, there are many specific methods of operation. In short, the final result is: there will be two or three families and three or five castles. Inubuliu or "Raging Fire" was a bloody massacre that shocked the Seven Kingdoms.

It is "Wei".

The third category: the exile category.

The purpose of remodeling King's Landing is to turn it into a big golden birdcage, and the killer is to control the number of noble forces... When he arranged for the three-way army to march westward, he deliberately arranged the armed forces of the northern border and Hejian on the side roads. In addition to considering the factor of reliability, the biggest reason for not bringing along a group to advance is to dismiss these big nobles who have the right to speak and have prejudices against themselves, so that they can be free from interference and constraints when doing things.

But whether it is preferential treatment or massacre, the combination of grace and power is just a means rather than a goal.It is impossible for Iger to raise all the nobles of the River Bend in King's Landing - the national finances are too much, and it is impossible to kill them like a mad dog - and he has to consider the perceptions and ideas of his own lords and nobles, and the social form has changed too much Fast also brings instability.Therefore... After killing a batch and taking a batch, the River Bend will eventually muster all its forces to launch a decisive counterattack. It is possible to kill them all, and after they completely gave up resistance and surrendered unconditionally after losing the decisive battle, it is even more impossible for them to find fiefs one by one to exterminate them.Such a large number of nobles can't be killed and dare not stay, how to deal with it?

After thinking about it, Eggs came to the conclusion: exile.

Not to be exiled to the other side of the Narrow Sea—that way, if there is a chance (with the support of strange foreign forces) to make a comeback, it will be a big trouble when it makes a comeback.

Instead, deprive them of fiefdoms and noble status, and send them to the north in chains and shackles without leaving anything behind——to the Great Wall, which is farther north than the land-grant and the Great Wall in the north of the northern border, so that those who chose to return to their hometown after winning the war between humans and ghosts The "new land-grant citizens" of the country came to educate and labor reform these guys who were in the wrong line, not only to fill the northernmost population of the kingdom, but also to rely on a multi-pronged approach of wealth deprivation, geographical isolation, and social severance to completely kill this group of people. Possibly, let them at least live in the frozen land of Saibei to expand their territory, defend against the cold god and grow and dig potatoes!

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In wars among nobles, things are seldom done so absolutely. The reason is nothing more than the sentence "Being a human being keeps a line, so we can meet later."

Iger broke this unspoken rule ferociously because he was not a member of the aristocratic group. He knew that he and the queen would have no way out, so naturally he would not give the enemy this kind of enjoyment based on the principle of reciprocity.Breaking through the limitations of the night watchman's status to support the queen, presenting Daenerys with a plan for the "King's Land" that is almost out of reach, turning King's Landing into a luxurious birdcage and preparing to put the nobles of the river under house arrest... These actions one after another are boundless. It's not to offend the aristocratic class, especially the Hewan family.

And what's the worst thing about offending someone?

That is: pulling hatred, but not depriving the opponent of the ability to resist.

Cutting the grass does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates.Anyway, the favorability degree is -100, so you don’t have to worry about having too much debt. If you simply do everything right, you might be able to break out a piece of the sky like Aegon the Conqueror!

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Although the plan in his stomach was well formulated, the people in Hewan did not give him a chance to practice it.

Iger set off from King's Landing, fought all the way to the hinterland of the river bend, commanded himself to take down nearly ten castles, big and small, and captured decent nobles above knights with one hand. Most of them were just servants and housekeepers left by the lords and lords to look after the house, and some were even just gatekeepers. When the king's soldiers approached the city, they opened the door and offered the city with great joy—an empty city where all the gold, silver, food, grass and equipment were swept away.

Although the power of gunpowder and dragons is unstoppable, they are faced with a group of old and cunning bastards. The nobles of the River Bend wisely chose to avoid their edge, and they were even willing to abandon their nests. They retreated westward and formed a big counterattack !