Chapter 210 A Game

Chapter 208 A Game

"Great Khal, yes, I have something else to say."

Pike did not hesitate, and spilled all his doubts like a bamboo tube pouring beans:

"I am very sure that the order that instructed me to do evil came from King's Landing, from the Iron Throne, but the usurper is dead, and the news has reached my ears, but the mission is still being carried out, so I suspect that someone is manipulating everything behind the scenes."

"Before, I have never figured out the purpose of the person behind it. Until now, I have witnessed your favor for the queen and the order you just announced. I think this is what the conspirator wants."

"If you infer from this, his plan may be to promote the restoration of the Targaryen Kingdom, but the order to assassinate the queen is real, which does not make sense at all."

"In any case, please be careful to guard against this person. "

Pike knew very little information, but he could find doubts by inferring the process from the results. Of course, Mungo couldn't fail to figure it out. After hearing these words, he immediately understood everything that happened.

The mission to assassinate Daenerys came from Robert Baratheon. The planner was Varys, the chief of intelligence for the Seven Kingdoms, and the executor was Illyrio, the governor of Pentos, who was the close friend of the spy chief.

However, Mungo was still a little confused and felt that there was something fishy about this matter.

With Robert's hatred for the Targaryens and his not-so-good brain, would he issue this order? The order to assassinate is beyond doubt.

But Varys and Illyrio should not do this, it is extremely unwise, Mongol is not Drogo.

Drogo is just one of the khals of the Dothraki Sea, Mongol is the only great khal.

A huge, unified country, hundreds of thousands of cavalry warriors, can't these two see it?

If Drogo is angered, he does not have the absolute strength to sweep across the seven kingdoms, Varys and Illyrio can seek opportunities in the chaos.

If Mongol is angered, once he launches a full-scale war against Westeros, no one can take advantage of the fire.

Just While Mongol could not judge the behavior of the two men, Varys and Illyrio were having a secret meeting in King's Landing, far across the Narrow Sea.

The Red Keep is the king's palace, located on Aegon's High Hill in King's Landing. It was built by order of Aegon the Conqueror. The project was completed during the reign of Maegor I, who killed all the construction workers to prevent the secrets inside the castle from being revealed.

Because this royal castle has a huge network of secret passages and tunnels in addition to the usual walls, halls, barns, covered bridges and barracks.

Maegor I built it to ensure that he can escape quickly when the enemy surrounds him. Moreover, some secret passages are very close to the rooms in the Red Castle, so it is easy to eavesdrop on conversations.

So far, there are only a handful of people who know the structure of the secret passages in the Red Castle. Even the king does not know it. Varys is one of those who know it. He met with Illyrio in the cellar through the secret passage.

"My arrangement for Ned Stark finally fell through. King Joffrey violated the wishes of the parliament and did not let the King of the North wear black clothes. He executed him at the last minute."

"Joffrey is really an out-and-out asshole. He is not Robert II, whether in appearance, personality, or blood. He is more like a descendant of the Mad King, an Aerys III. No, his character is worse than Aerys."

"Yes, his unforeseen and rash behavior is not only contrary to the wishes of his family, but may even plunge Westeros into a devastating war. "

The conversation stopped here for a moment. After a long time, Varys's previous sweet tone was gone, replaced by a light and sharp tone like a whip.

"The plan to assassinate Daenerys has been terminated, why did you send out the assassin?"

"The world is changing too fast. The longer the plan is delayed, the slimmer the hope. While the horse king's foundation is unstable, I can't let this only chance slip through my fingers and regret it for the rest of my life."

"Your greed will make our careful arrangements over the years go to waste."

"Varys, the wind that crosses the strait rarely blows back, and things have come to this."

"Illyrio, in the dark, I can't see your appearance, nor can I understand your thoughts."

"Me too, you always ask why in the power game of princes and nobles, it is always the innocent who suffer the most? "

Illyrio's voice was getting louder and louder. Fortunately, he still had a trace of rationality and knew where he was now. He deliberately lowered his voice to a hoarse tone:

"You always claim that all your actions are not for personal power, honor or loyalty, but simply for the whole country and for the innocent people who suffer. "

"Then how do you do it, balance? You help one side to attack the other, manipulate and maintain the balance between the forces of the seven countries. The forces that cooperate with you feel that you can't be trusted. Isn't this your own game of power? "

"I can't let little Aegon play your balance game with Daenerys, because this game is no longer fair. Daenerys married the horse king, the horse king with hundreds of thousands of troops. This absolute gap in strength cannot be made up by your strategy. "

"If I don't act now, the end waiting for little Aegon is that he will never get ahead, or even die. "

Governor Pentos' words seemed to hurt the heart of the intelligence chief of the Seven Kingdoms. Varys was silent for a long time, and said in a low voice:

"Illyrio, you are too radical!"

"Storms come and go, huge waves wash over me, and big fish eat small fish, but I still paddle in the sea without incident, relying on caution."

"And what do you rely on? The Golden Company? That Captain Harry Strickland is not trustworthy at all?"

Illyrio did not answer, probably because he was hesitating. If he could not still feel his rapid breathing, Varys would have thought that he had left quietly.

"Braavos, Sea King, Iron Bank."

Illyrio's voice suddenly sounded in the darkness, and before Varys could ask further questions, he continued:

"Iron Bank failed to gain the respect of the Horse King."

In fact, Varys had already guessed this, and Illyrio's answer confirmed his idea.

In this world, if there is one city-state or country that can concentrate its efforts to fight the Dothraki, it is Braavos.

This city-state is composed of a series of islands. They have an invincible fleet, are not afraid of the strongest Dothraki cavalry, and most importantly, they have an iron treasure trove.

While all Free Cities and nations have their own banks, the Iron Bank is wealthier and more powerful than all the others combined.

Varys received a piece of information from Vaes Dothrak. The Iron Bank sent an envoy to meet with the Horse King, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

The Iron Bank has a more formidable reputation for debt collection than for its wealth.

When princes or kings defaulted on their debts, or were foolish enough to disrespect the Iron Bank's contracts, new princes and kings would spring up like mushrooms after rain with the financial assistance of the Iron Bank.

In Wallis' view, King Ma made a total of two mistakes in his attitude towards Iron Bank.

First, they did not accept the goodwill of the Iron Bank and reached any cooperation with them. This is disrespectful to the Iron Bank.

Finally, is the most critical reason.

The new king who seizes the throne must recognize the debts owed by the previous kings and repay the money they borrowed from the Iron Bank to win the throne.

When King Ma met with the Iron Bank envoy, he rejected the proposal to assume the debts of the city-states in Slaver's Bay, which undoubtedly violated the principles of the Iron Bank.

Well, the way Iron Bank does things, they will definitely be looking for someone willing to take on the debt to continue participating in their money game.