Chapter 151 The Art of Negotiation (Two in One)

The door to the Obsidian Throne Hall slowly opened, and Revel Haydon walked in with his head held high, carrying the Valyrian steel sword "Steel Flame" on his back, and holding the family flag of the Varese family. The newly minted nobleman and Longzell's blood-sworn brother, the young attendant, was also dressed in a particularly grand manner today. He wore a red silk robe outside the lined chainmail, with the Haydn family's crest - three heads and tails - drawn on it. Connected whales. A half-length robe of blood and silver, the symbol of the blood-sworn brothers, hung on his shoulders.

Behind Revel Haydon was Joffrey Cavron in a green robe. Hanging from his waist was the Valyrian steel sword "Night Star" inlaid with sapphires. On the robe Drawing his personal coat of arms, the original two young deer of the Cavron family looking at each other were added with a long sword and a shield in the middle. Next to him is York Weishui, who has the Valyrian steel sword "Tidecaller" hanging on his waist. The young mercenary also designed a personal crest for himself after becoming a blood-sworn brother - crab, long sword. An intricate pattern of horns and horns forms the pattern on his black burqa.

Ronzel followed the three blood-sworn brothers and walked into the hall surrounded by Hoffa Lawbearer and Assol Celtigar. Behind him was the "Silver Shield" wearing Valyrian steel armor. " Valar, who was holding Samantha's hand, and Rey, who was wearing a slim-fitting robe. Ringol was wearing a purple ceremonial robe, with a small face, and followed his uncle seriously. That look made Samantha tremble from time to time. He glanced at his brother, worried that something was wrong with his brain. The two ladies of the Varese family, Diana and Leila, followed Vallard and Rey. The two ladies were also dressed very solemnly today. Diana was wearing a half-purple and half-green long loose dress, with a painting on the cloak. She wears her personal coat of arms - the two-part coat of arms of the Tully family's walking hunter and the Vareses family's silver dragon laurel leaf. Like her sister-in-law, Lady Lela's silver dress also has a red crab and a silver dragon painted on it. It's just that Layla doesn't have a slightly bulging belly like Diana.

Behind the two ladies is Jochi, who is in charge of the rear. The group of people entered slowly amidst the melodious music of the musicians on the second floor loft. Longzell walked up to the high platform and stood in front of a weirwood throne. Lady Diana stood in front of another throne. People cheered with tiles. Lal and Rey were the leaders, standing in two teams on both sides of the purple carpet. Waiting for the arrival of the rightful owner.

"Aegon II of the Targaryen family, king of the Andals, Rhoynar and the First Men, ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, has arrived." The gentle but epic music sounded again, this time he came in It was Aegon and his Kingsguard, Ser Tyr Temperton and Ser Steffon Darklyn, who led the way for the king. Every few steps he took, there would be a Kingsguard left standing in the blood of Ronzel. By Brother Oath's side, when he arrived in front of the dragon crystal throne, only Sir Stephen Darklin, captain of the Iron Guard, was left beside Aegon.

The young king threw off his black and red cloak, propped "Black Fire" on the ground, and slowly sat down.

Ronzel and Diana bowed slightly to Aegon before sitting down.

Lissandra looked at the two rows of warriors and his eyes suddenly changed. What did he see? Not only are the warriors wearing red and silver half-length robes armed with Valyrian steel weapons, but even the Kingsguard, Lissandra, is aware of the existence of the Kingsguard, seven white knights with high martial arts skills who defend the safety of the royal family. This is also a good story among the nine free trade city-states. Even they have three Valyrian steel swords in their hands. When did Valyrian steel weapons become so common? Even the extremely wealthy Rogar family only has a Valyrian steel sword called "Truth" and a dragon-bone Valyrian steel scimitar.

"Welcome, Sir Sandro Rogar, the governor of Lys." The young king said in High Valyrian: "We are all descendants of ancient Valyria. We welcome you and hope you have a good time. "Aegon was immediately attracted by the seven-foot-tall man standing behind Lisangzhuo. The man had black hair and dark skin. He covered his scarred face with a black scarf and was dressed in oriental clothes. The stylish armor and the tower-shaped helmet decorated with feathers make this giant man taller and more powerful.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Majesty." Lissandra glanced at Longzel, who had his eyes on Aegon. He also noticed that Aegon was looking at his followers. He also said in High Valyrian: "Your Majesty. , he is the 'Shadow' Shandor Ke. He once won a hundred life duels in the Meereen Arena as a gladiator and drank the blood of his enemies. He once broke his sword and ripped out his opponent's throat with his teeth. The person he sold it to me said that he killed lions, bears, wolves, pterosaurs and other beasts in the arena with the stones he found in the sand.”

"I've heard of him." Valar looked at the giant man with burning eyes: "Giant, I'm looking forward to your martial arts." Shan Duoke lowered his head in silence.

"Your Highness Valar, Shan Doke's tongue has been cut out by his former master. He cannot respond to your words. Please forgive his sin." Lissandra said sincerely, and then brought the topic back to them. The purpose of this trip.

The governor gestured with his eyes to Drazeko and his eldest son, Lisanlo, who were beside him. The two men immediately carried the prepared gold treasure chest to Aegon. Lisanro opened the treasure box carefully. They knew that Westeros My customs are relatively "conservative" and I don't quite accept the popular gadgets from Reese, so the things I prepared are very practical.

A chest full of gold.

"Your Majesty, due to the foolishness of the Tri-Cities Alliance and Dalton Greyjoy's plunder, our communication with Westeros has unfortunately been interrupted. Fortunately, Dalton's target has recently turned to Myr, so we can There is a chance to re-establish contact with Westeros." Lissandra lowered his head, opened his arms, and told Reese's difficulty with some grievances. Lys must establish an alliance with the Iron Throne before Myr can. He slowly calculated in his mind that the young king was not the final decision-maker. Whether he could persuade the Iron Throne to establish an alliance with Lys and marry Lara Rogar to Viserys at the same time, the most important thing was Longze Er's attitude, but it is obvious that Longzell is not an easy target to persuade. It can even be said that if he wants to achieve this goal, Longzell will most likely make Reese pay a heavy price in the end.

Thinking of this, Lissandra became less entangled and continued to tell about the tragic situation of Lys being plundered. Aegon shook his head with a sigh, and tried to squeeze out a tear or two from time to time. It was a pity that the little king failed, and in the end he only Li Sangzhuo could sigh and watch Lissandra's performance. Lissang Zhuo thought more and more clearly. Who cares if Liss died? What does the Luojiale family do? Bankers and brothel madams deal in money and flesh, and bankers are the main business of the family. Where can something like a bank not be opened? As long as the economy is developed and the lords are relatively tolerant, bankers can lie there and suck blood to support themselves. Of course, it will also help the circulation of local money. After all, bankers like them earn hard-earned money, right?

Therefore, Lys can be played with as much as he likes. Anyway, boys and girls who master the seven spring cries are a specialty of Lys. The gods who use the name of "Crying Lady" to cover up the reality of "goddess of lust" are also Lys' beliefs. Isn't it normal for Si to be teased?

Ronzel watched with some amusement as Lissandra introduced the tragic situation of Lys with great effort, and from time to time responded to Aegon's questions about Lys according to last night's script, including what were the prominent families of Lys and what were the fleets of Lys? How much? What is the distribution of the ports in Reese? What is the population and the army in Reese? How much is the income in Reese? These are very sensitive issues.

It seems that Governor Reese is not stupid. He knows very well that Reese's interests cannot be defended at a huge disadvantage. What he has to do is to prove his worth to the Targaryen family and the Varese family. The value of the Jar family is higher than that of Reese, who may be plundered by the red sea monster at any time. After all, Lys not only had a bad relationship with Volantis because of the war in the disputed land, but also had a bad relationship with Braavos because of the slave trade. Now Tyrosh has been burned to the ground by the Red Sea Monster, and Myr is too busy to take care of himself because of the rupture of the alliance. Reese has become an outcast.

Ronzel gently rubbed the handle of the weirwood throne and listened quietly to Lissandra's speech. There was nothing new, just clichés. The Governor of Lys first started with the Valyrian Free Fortress. , vigorously praised the glorious deeds of the ancestors of the Varese family and the Targaryen family. To be honest, Longzell, who is familiar with family history materials, has never heard of some of the deeds Lissandra said. Gore was stunned.

Uncle Rey didn't talk about this? Didn't Dr. Vesalius ever talk about this?

I have been instigating this for a long time, starting from the Valyrian Free Fortress period to Aegon supporting them in the attack on Volantis, and then deliberately skipping the conflict surrounding the Stepstone Islands during the Kingdom of the Three Daughters, emphasizing Lys and Vaes many times. After close economic exchanges between Tello, Lissandra finally revealed one of the ultimate purposes of their trip.

"Your Majesty, the people of Lys are longing for your mercy. The red sea monster's fleet has plundered our town, turning the bustling shipping lanes into a hell for merchant ships, and turning the workshops that used to produce precious perfumes into ashes. The city is in ruins. Wail, they have paid a heavy price for being enemies of your kingdom. Lys is willing to offer one-half of the city's annual income as tribute, begging for your forgiveness, and adding the title of 'Protector of Lys' to you. , let those bloodthirsty monsters retreat, Reese can no longer bear their ravages."

Lissandra almost shed tears sadly, and Aegon was a little at a loss, but he still firmly remained silent and did not directly reply to Governor Lys's plea.

However, Long Zell continued to expand his thinking. He wanted to judge what price Lissandra could pay and where his bottom line was. Now that it was determined that Lissandra wanted to completely sell out Reese's interests, the Luojiale family would be destroyed. Being tied to the chariots of two Dragon King families, then some things have to be considered. One-half of Reese's annual income is a huge number, but the question is, can Lissandra ensure that the money can be paid on time? After being handed over to the Iron Throne, Longzell guessed that Lissandra's current power is enough to influence the political situation in Lys, but it is estimated that it is unlikely to completely control Lys. The money as tribute may be paid on time in the first few years, but as time goes by The wounds caused by the red sea monster gradually healed - Longzell was not worried at all that the red sea monster would refuse to evacuate. They were iron people, not knight lords who were greedy for land. Few iron people were interested in the territory, and they felt more What they are interested in is whether they can plunder, and how much wealth they can plunder. The plundering of Tyrosh has already kept the iron race busy. Even so, the remaining iron fleet still relies on the advantages of speed and crew combat effectiveness. The friction between the navies of Lys and Myr on the sea is enough to prove the current weakness of the two city-states.

Thinking a little too far, back to the red sea monster himself, he is a smart man. It can be seen from his choice to plunder the Kingdom of the Third Daughter and send part of the loot to King's Landing. He is better than the previous Greyjoy and Horror. Er——all smart except for Gorn Greyjoy who expelled the Church of the Seven Gods from the Iron Islands and Viken Greyjoy who cautiously dealt with the Conqueror and temporarily stopped the ancient path. King's Landing and Dragon's Nest have allowed him to plunder for two years. Now it's time to stop. If they don't, the dragons are waiting for them.

With the evacuation of the red sea monster, there will definitely be voices of dissatisfaction with Lissandra within Reese. How will they solve this problem? Long Zell doesn’t want to go into details, but what Long Zell can be sure of is that as bankers, they will definitely do something. The first thing is to send this part of the tribute to Westeros through their own bank. In the meantime, the Rogar family can do too many things. As long as they broker the alliance between Lys and Westeros and successfully marry into the Targaryen family, this situation is inevitable. The Luojiale family will also transform and become the agents of the two Dragon King families, thus achieving a win-win situation for them.

As for how they want to achieve this result, Long Zell can already guess what will happen after this pilgrimage. Rey and the others should forget about it. This kid is hiding in the library or the dragon's lair. Even if they find him, they have trouble finding him. But there are too many people they can find. As long as they can influence themselves and make them think that this covenant is important to Valei If Zeth is in favor, then they are not far from victory. Thinking of this, Long Zell started to look forward to it. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It is indeed a big family that once forced the Dajialeon family to sell their sons. They are still very smart. The Luojiale family is very smart. A pretty interesting opponent.

It's just fun.

The marriage was not proposed on the spot, which was a very correct choice for the Luojiaer family. If it was not accepted, there would be no room for change. But if it was proposed in a secret agreement, the Luojiaer family could do whatever they wanted. Use their influence to ultimately move things in the direction they want.

Longzell took over Lissandra's words with a smile: "Governor Lissandra, we sympathize with Reese's loss in the recent robbery incident, but." Longzell shook his head, but Lissandra below revealed Sure enough, it was such an expression. Unfortunately, this expression was so fleeting that most people didn't even realize that Lissandra had made this expression. "The kingdom also has its own difficulties. We need to discuss it with the Royal Council, so please wait for a while. Don't worry, during your stay in the Summer Hall, the Luojiar family's accommodation expenses will be borne by us."

Being prevaricated by Long Zell did not dispel Lissandra's expectations. After a complicated ceremony, everyone left the Obsidian Throne Hall. After the crowd was gone, Long Zell silently led Tigaro Dagarion into the Five Fingers Hall.

"Your Highness, you guessed it right." Tigaro said: "After Governor Lissandra left, he sent an invitation to Sebastian, His Highness Valar."

"Sebastian, I understand." Longzell understood Lissandra's approach to Sebastian. After all, he was now in charge of the Varese family's wealth, and Lissandra wanted to sell Reese a Good price, can't get around him.

"Valar, under what name did they look for him? That black warrior?" Long Zell couldn't help but press his head. Tigaro nodded: "Lisangro's son Lisangro and Fredo proposed that Danduo Ke and His Highness Valar could have a discussion. His Highness Valar had no reason to refuse. Hofa asked Shuchi to follow. It’s over.”

Ronzel nodded: "Hoffa did a great job. Who else did they find?"

"Two ladies," Tigaro said, "Mrs. Rogar invited the two ladies to go to the Flowing Water Garden in the Summer Hall tomorrow at sunrise to taste the specialties of Reese. It is difficult for the two ladies to refuse."

Long Zell smiled and nodded, which was what he expected, "What else?"

"And me, Your Highness." Tigaro whispered. This gloomy young man had a rare emotion called "anger", but he quickly suppressed it.

"What are you going to do with them?" Long Zell really smiled this time. The Luojiale family was smart and knew who to look for. But it was a pity that a person they couldn't avoid had a grudge against them, so they still wanted to break it. The family was wiped out, and the young Tigaro Gouzi almost lost his life. Long Zell was looking forward to what would happen next.

"I will make them spit out more things, Your Highness." Tigaro also smiled: "At least let them feel what my father felt back then."

Long Zell nodded: "Just go ahead and do it, remember to take a breath, we still need the Luojiale family."

"I understand, Your Highness."

Tigaro sadly disappeared into the darkness of the Five Fingers Hall.

A moment later, the Faceless Man Kungul Porter emerged from the shadows.

"Your Highness," the Faceless Man said, "The target of the Faceless Man who came to Westeros has been discovered."

"Who?" Long Zell asked.

"Duchess Jeyne Arryn, and her heir Joffrey Arryn."