Chapter 119 The Most Dangerous Person in the Seven Countries

After that, Jack sat on the dragon saddle of Korakshu. With the dragon saddle, it is very helpful to ride a dragon.

Especially for riding a giant dragon like Korakshu that has no bulge on its back.

Speaking of it, there are saddles, stirrups and horseshoes in the Ice and Fire World, but they are limited to Westeros because the knight culture in Westeros is developed.

But Essos has no horseshoes and stirrups. They know this technology, after all, there is no technicality at all.

But the people of Essos are too lazy to use stirrups and horseshoes, only saddles, and most of the time they still like slaves to carry sedan chairs out.

As for the Dothraki horsemen, the nomadic people with the most cavalry in Essos, Jack doesn't know how to evaluate it.

Most of them have saddles and stirrups, but no horseshoes, or they don't need horseshoes.

Because they don't lack war horses, they naturally don't need horseshoes to slow down the wear of horseshoes.

But there are still a small number of people who are very confident in their riding skills. They believe that only by sticking close to the horse's back can they achieve the state of unity between man and horse.

As Korakshuu took off, Jack drove it towards the farmers in the outer valley.

Seeing the dragon rushing towards him, all the people who were eating melons reacted immediately and fled in all directions.

After Jack dispersed the crowd, he slowly disappeared in the sky.

But not long after, the ravens in the valley flew madly to all parts of Westeros.

Soon the news of the dragon appearing in the valley was also spread. For a time, the people of the seven countries were panicked, and many nobles who were still loyal to the dragon family were ready to move.

King's Landing, in the Red Castle.

One of the strongest strategists in the game of thrones, Littlefinger-Petyr Baelish received news from the Vale of Erin, that is, the Vale.

Because the duke family of the Vale is the Erin family, the Vale is also called the Vale of Erin.

Jon Erin, the last duke of the Vale of Erin, who has died, is a very key figure.

After his death, his wife took over the management of the valley, but his wife not only loved Littlefinger deeply, but also poisoned him to death.

Littlefinger was a very powerful strategist, and his life was also full of legends.

Petyr was born in a weak family, and his lifelong efforts were to improve his humble class, craving power and status, hoping to become a great man.

Petyr has an innate talent for money and trade, and is an unrivaled master of conspiracy.

Of course, his ambition is even greater than his intelligence.

Petyr is short and of average build, but has a handsome appearance.

He has a pair of gray-green eyes, a small tuft of beard on his chin, and a little gray in his dark hair.

Petyr Baelish's great-grandfather was a hired swordsman from Braavos who served the Corbray family, so when his son became a sworn knight, he chose the head of the Titan as the family emblem.

Lord Baelish's father was the smallest of the many petty lords, owning only some rocky land in the smallest of the Five Fingers.

During the Battle of the Ninepenny Kings, his father became friends with Hoster Tully of the Tully family, so Petyr was sent to Riverrun as an adopted son.

In Riverrun, Petyr grew up as a ward with people of much higher status than him.

The Tully children - Catelyn, Lysa and Edmure Tully were also the first to give him the nickname "Littlefinger", which came from his family's territory.

When they grew up, Petyr fell in love with Catelyn, but Catelyn only treated her like a brother and had no other feelings.

When Catelyn was engaged to Brandon Stark, Petyr challenged Brandon, who was much older than him, to a duel for her.

Brandon won easily, but spared Baelish's life at Catelyn's request.

Catelyn never spoke to him again, and burned every letter Petyr had written to her after Brandon's death.

Unlike her sister, Lysa Tully had been in love with Petyr since childhood.

She ignored his infatuation with Catelyn, and sneaked into Petyr's bedroom while he was drunk after Catelyn's rejection, and slept with him.

The confused Petyr may have mistaken Lysa for Catelyn, and did call her "Catelyn" that night.

He has since claimed (privately) that he took the virginity of both Tully sisters.

Soon, Lysa became pregnant with Petyr's child.

When Hoster Tully found out, he forced Lysa to drink moon tea to abort the child, and banished Petyr from Riverrun, as House Baelish was too weak to marry into the Tully family.

Petyr continues to have an affair with Lysa Tully, even after she and Jon Arryn marry, and Lysa convinces Jon Arryn to promote Petyr to the position of tax collector for Gulltown.

After he increases local tax revenue tenfold, Lord Jon begins to promote him again and again until he eventually becomes King Robert Baratheon's treasurer.

His wealth and influence win him many allies and connections, including the Guards of King's Landing, and he also runs a brothel, not only for money but also for information.

With these resources as a foundation, Baelish quickly gains a great increase in political power through a series of lies and betrayals.

Just before the events of Book 1, Lysa's husband, Lord Jon, the Hand of the King, discovers that all of King Robert Baratheon's children are not his own.

Instead, he was the result of incest between Jaime Lannister and Cersei Lannister, and he decided to inform the king of his discovery.

Petyr skillfully controlled Lysa and poisoned her husband, telling her that this was the only way to stop him from giving his son away as an adopted son.

After Lord Jon's death, he asked Lysa to write a letter to her sister Catelyn accusing Queen Cersei Lannister of poisoning Lord Jon.

After Eddard Stark became Hand of the King, Catelyn Tully also came to King's Landing to discuss with her husband about someone trying to murder Bran.

Although she hoped to enter the city unnoticed, Petyr was aware of her arrival and took her to a brothel.

There Petyr tells her that the dagger used to murder Bran was originally owned by him, but lost to Tyrion Lannister in a bet.

This was a lie that directly led to Catelyn's capture of Tyrion shortly afterwards, and indirectly led to the subsequent War of the Five Kings.

Petyr brought Eddard to see his wife and persuaded him that since there was no obvious evidence, it was best to put the dagger aside for the time being. He also swore to Catelyn that he would help Eddard find the murderer of Jon Arryn. murderer.

Petyr defrauded Eddard Stark of his friendship during his tenure as Hand of the King.

On the one hand, because of his feelings for Catelyn, but also because he directly warned Ned not to trust anyone in the Game of Thrones, including Petyr himself. He also helped Ned investigate the cause of Jon Arryn's death.

When King Robert Baratheon was mortally wounded, he appointed Ned as regent and Warden of the Realm.

Baelish advises Ned Stark to leave Queen Cersei's two sons alone.

Joffrey Baratheon and Tommen Baratheon were not the king's biological sons.

Never mind that Stannis Baratheon is the legal heir.

The best way to deal with this is to ensure that Joffrey ascends the throne smoothly to avoid a full-scale war and seize maximum power as regent.

Lord Eddard Stark rejected the suggestion, hoping to gain the support of the City Watch through Petyr's help when he faced off against Cersei.

Baelish agreed, but betrayed Ned at the final moment, switching sides to support Cersei, leading to Ned's capture and eventual execution by beheading for treason.

After King Renly Baratheon was assassinated, Petyr and Tyrion Lannister decided to ally with House Tyrell.

In order to win the loyalty of those nobles in the Stormlands who are unwilling to serve King Stannis.

Petyr volunteered to go to Bitterbridge to persuade them to form an alliance.

Petyr successfully forged the Lannister-Tyrell Alliance by persuading both parties to enter into a marriage between King Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell.

He returned to King's Landing at the same time as Tyrell's army and Tywin Lannister's army.

The Lannister and Tyrell allies attacked the rear of Stannis's army in the Battle of the Blackwater, which lasted several hours.

It was Petyr who had Garlan Tyrell dress up as King Renly and cause Stannis's troops to panic during the battle.

In return, Petyr was made Duke of Harrenhal, although Harrenhal was still under the control of Roose Bolton, who served under Robb Stark.

Regardless, being nominally governor of the Riverlands made him one of the most prominent nobles, even though the riverlands were ravaged by war.

Petyr, the Red Knight, kept in touch with Sansa Stark through the Red Knight Dontos, and he asked Dontos to vaguely tell Sansa that he could take her home.

Petyr also obtained secret royal information through Osney Kettleblack, Osfry Kettleblack, and Osmund Kettleblack.

After Tyrion Lannister moved all Queen Cersei's guards away, he hired the Kettleblack brothers to serve as Cersei's guards.

Tyrion thinks they are paid to be loyal to him, but in fact they are Petyr's men.

Littlefinger was one of the driving forces behind the War of the Five Kings, perhaps even the main one.

Even Varys rates him as one of the most dangerous men in the Seven Kingdoms.