Chapter 185 Intention

"Is it?"

Viserys pondered for a few seconds, then raised his head again.

"Find a chance to get in touch with this person, so that he and Lysa are still there"

However, Viserys hesitated, then thought for a moment and sighed.

"Forget it, now is not the time."

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

Littlefinger will play an important role in fueling the flames in the future, but he doesn't have that weight now.

Viserys could surreptitiously support him and muddy the water in Westeros a little more.

However, the current Petyr Baelish does not have such ability, and he still needs to continue to attach to Jon Arryn's body like a maggot to absorb the blood of the old duke to strengthen himself.

"clear."

And although Ramsay didn't know why Petyr Baelish was so important to Viserys, he nodded hurriedly for everything his master said.

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

Petyr was appointed by the Iron Throne to Pantos as a lobbyist, speaking passionately about the Targaryen threat.

Now that the Dragon King is on the side, there is no need for Petyr to say that the governors of Pantos have already felt a sense of crisis.

After all, Pantos is the most vulnerable of the nine free trade city-states.

Because of the defeat clause at the battle with Braavos, the Pentos still have the right to remain sovereign and independent, but they may not have more than twenty ships, hire mercenaries, make contracts with the Free Mercenary Corps, or retain anything beyond the city guard. 's army.

Despite its massive walls, Pentos is still considered the most vulnerable of the Free Cities.

What's more, today Pantos has no leader, and the political system is in chaos. The prince of the city-state, Pantos, is just a puppet, and a group of wealthy business governors who really control power also only pay attention to their own interests. generation.

The lack of a strong leader or a united collective will is what makes Pentos so weak and needs to be kind to the other Free Cities and the horse kings of the Dothraki.

Over the years cultivated relationships with a succession of powerful khals, sending them gifts and gold and silver to keep their khals moving east of the Lorne, keeping Pentos safe.

Now a powerful force has suddenly risen beside 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 around him, but it didn't take long for this little neighbor to rise rapidly.

Then it caught the attention of Pantos, and it was still the same way as before, inviting Viserys to be a guest and giving gifts to win over the relationship.

Viserys then defeated a Dothraki horse king head-on at Gor Dohol, and word spread that his sister Daenerys had hatched a dragon.

All this has changed again.

Targaryens are not Dothraki, and they are not uninterested in stone houses.

And unlike the trading city-state system, centralized kingdoms are inherently highly expansive. This is a view put forward by a scholar from an academic city based on the chaotic history of the seven kingdoms before the unification. This book has also traveled across the ocean. here.

Therefore, Pantos gradually began to fear and worry about this neighbor.

Andalos is located in the land of Tianfu, which is backed by the sea and surrounded by mountains. It is surrounded by three free trade city-states, Braavos to the north, Novos to the east, and Pantos to the west.

Everyone knows that it is fine if he is content with the status quo, but if Viserys has the ambition to continue to expand, he must choose a direction to break through, otherwise he will be obediently locked in.

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

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

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

I believe anyone can easily choose this answer.

It is for these reasons that Pantos is worried.

And the messenger of the Iron Throne came just right, so the governors of Pentos gathered again to meet this messenger.

"The Pantos governors met Petyr?"

Viserys' lavender eyes shone brightly, and he knew it wasn't a positive sign.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

And Rams still spoke respectfully.

"Petyr persuaded the governors of Pentos to become enemies with you and form an alliance with the Iron Throne."

"During the period, a governor named Illyrio Morpatis spoke out against it."

"He said. If Pentos and Targaryen were enemies, they might be attacked by dragons and Andalus."

"In the surrounding trading city-states, Braavos and Pantos are enemies, and Pantos signed a treaty that humiliated the country because of the Braavos persecution, while the relationship between Norvos and Andalos was friendly and harmonious, Kohor The distant water does not quench the thirst of the near, and there is a feud between Myr, Tyrosh, and Rhys, and one party rashly dispatching troops to help may lose the opportunity in the disputed land."

"And fighting costs money."

"The governors here and the forty families of the noble blood of Pentos, how much will each family pay to hire the trade city-state to finish this battle?"

"As for the Dothraki, they are all barbarians, and they are also very shrewd. If they are willing to pay for the war, they may not be willing to intervene in this war."

"The mercenary group will tear up the truce 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 send a gift?"

"Don't even think about the support of the Iron Throne. Now that winter is coming over there, I can't take care of myself."

Listening to Rams' retelling, Viserys nodded slightly, holding the piece of information in his hand, with a hint of scrutiny in his eyes, then paused, 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 the governors of Pentos asked a lot about the Iron Throne's plan, but in the end they did not agree to Petyr Baelish's lobbying, they just said to think about it again."

This was what Ramsay pried out of the mouth of that poor Governor Pentos.

They were cautious, inviting Viserys to visit Pentos only to find out his true intentions now.

Perhaps one more gift, appeasement, to increase the connection with the Targaryen.

"but."

"In addition to this, they have another alternative. Another part of the governor of Pantos is ambitious and has been watching your dragon for a long time, and supports this option."

"The two governors have not yet reached a final consensus."