Chapter 184: intention

"Is it?"

Veserys groaned slightly for a few seconds, then looked up again.

"Look for a chance to get in touch with this person, just use him and Lysa..."

However, Veserys stopped talking, then thought for a moment and sighed.

"Forget it, it's not the time yet."

"This person can pay close attention to it, and it will be useful to him in the future."

Littlefinger will play an important role in fueling the flames in the future, but he does not have this weight now.

Viselis could support him in secret and make the water in Westeros a little more muddy.

However, the current Petyr Berishi does not have this ability. He still needs to continue to attach himself to Jon Aylin like a maggot to draw on the blood of this old duke to strengthen himself.

"clear."

And even though Ramsay didn't know why Petir Berishi got the attention of Viselis, he nodded hurriedly as the master said all the words.

Then Veserys did not explain why he did this, but continued to look down.

Petir was appointed by the Iron Throne to come to Pantos as a lobbyist, giving a passionate speech about the threat of Targaryen.

But now that the Dragon King is on his side, there is no need for Petyr to say that the Governors of Pantos already have a sense of crisis.

After all, Pantos is the weakest among the nine free trade city states today.

Because of the defeat clause of the war with Braavos, although Pantos still has the right to maintain sovereignty and independence, their warships cannot exceed 20 ships, and they are not allowed to hire mercenaries, enter into contracts with free mercenaries, or maintain anything beyond the city guard. Of the army.

Despite having a huge city wall, Pantos is still considered the most vulnerable of the free trade city-states.

What's more, now that Pantos has no heads, and the political system is chaotic. The head of the city-state, the Prince of Pantos, is just a puppet that has been emptied, and a group of wealthy business governors who really control power only focus on their own interests. generation.

Without a strong leader or united collective will, Pantos was so weak that he needed to maintain a kind attitude towards other free trade city-states and the horse kings of Dothraki.

Over the years, he cultivated feelings with a series of powerful Kao, and gave them gifts and gold and silver to ensure their Kalatha activities east of the Lorne River and protect Pantos' safety.

Now a powerful force has suddenly risen around Pantos, the exiled royal family Targaryen who fled from Westeros to Essos.

At the beginning, Pantos didn't pay much attention to the little neighbor beside him, but it didn't take long before the little neighbor began to rise rapidly.

Then it attracted Pantos's attention, and still used the old routine to invite Visiris to visit him and present gifts to win the relationship.

Then Veserys defeated a Dothraki horse king in front of Ge Doher, and news broke that his sister Daenerys had hatched a dragon.

All this has changed again.

Targaryen were not from Dothraki, and they would not be uninterested in stone houses.

And unlike the system of trading city-states, a centralized kingdom is inherently highly expansive. This is a viewpoint put forward by a scholar from the school city based on the chaotic history of the seven countries before the unification. This work has also traveled across the oceans. Here it is.

Therefore, Pantos gradually began to have fear and concern for this neighbor.

Andalus is located in the land of abundance with the sea backed by the sea and surrounded by mountains. It is surrounded by three free trade city states, with Braavos to the north, Novos to the east, and Pantos to the west.

Everyone knows that if you are content with the status quo, it's okay, but if Visiris has the ambition to continue to expand, he must choose a direction to make a breakthrough, otherwise he will be locked in it obediently.

And if Targaryen really wants to choose a direction to expand...

Will you choose Braavos, which is blocked by the Hengduan Mountains and ranks first in the free trade city-state?

Or would you choose Novos, who is located in the mountains with complex terrain, has fanatical religious beliefs, and is protected by bearded monks who are not afraid of death?

I believe anyone can choose this answer easily.

For these reasons, Pantos is worried.

The messenger from the Iron Throne came just right, so the Governors of Pantos gathered together again to meet this messenger.

"Governor Pantos met Petir?"

Viselis's lavender eyes sparkled with sparkle, and he knew it was not a positive sign.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

And Ramsay still spoke respectfully.

"Pettier persuaded the Governors of Pantos to form an alliance with the Iron Throne on your behalf."

"During this period, a governor named Illyrio Mopatis objected."

"He said... If Pantos and Targaryen are enemies, they may encounter an attack from the dragon and Andaloth."

"In the surrounding trading city-states, Braavos and Pantos are enemies. Pantos signed a treaty of mourning and humiliating the country, which was persecuted by the Braavos. The relationship between Novos and Andalus is friendly and harmonious, Kohor The distant water does not quench the near thirst. Mill, Taloxi, and Reese have antagonisms between each other. If one party rashly sends troops to help each other, it may lose the opportunity in the controversial place."

"And war costs money."

"The governors and the forty noble families of Pantos descent here, how much does each family have to pay to hire the trading city-states to finish this battle?"

"As for the Dothraki... they are a group of barbarians, and they are also very shrewd. They may not be willing to intervene in this war if they collect money and are willing to fight and lose their soldiers."

"The mercenary group will tear up the armistice treaty with Braavos. It is very likely to encounter trouble in the future, and how much does it cost to hire a mercenary group with more than 10,000 people like the Golden Group? How much does it cost to give a gift?"

"Don't even think about it if the Iron Throne supports it. Now that winter is coming over there, I can't take care of myself~www.NovelMTL.com~ Listening to Ramsay's retelling, Veserys slightly nodded, holding this piece of information in his hand, looking There was a hint of scrutiny in it, and then he paused for a while, and continued to ask in a flat voice.

"The results of it?"

He needs to know the outcome of this matter.

"It turned out that although the Governors of Pantos asked a lot about the Iron Throne's plan, they finally did not agree to Petir Berishi's lobbying, and just said to think about it again..."

This is what Ramsay pried from the poor Governor Pantos.

Their attitude was very cautious, and they invited Viselis to visit Pantos just to ascertain his true intentions now.

Perhaps another big gift will be given to increase the connection between the appeasement policy and Targaryen.

"but..."

"Besides, they have another plan."