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0. Introduction: A very important but often overlooked clue
A very important clue to interpretation of the whole book "A Song of Ice and Fire" is the name of the first volume: Game of Thrones. Due to the huge size of the book and the ups and downs of other clues, and the author's intention to disperse relevant important information inconspicuously in each chapter, no one has systematically interpreted "Game of Thrones" from the perspective of "Ice and Fire". Song". And this angle is so important that it is completely impossible to separate from the clue to understand many major plots and unsolved mysteries, such as the death of Jon Arryn, the reason for Joffrey and Sansa's friendship, the mystery of Bran's assassination , The Mystery of Manden Moore's Attack on Tyrion, The Mystery of Myrcella's Assassination. I'm not talented, and I'm usually quite busy at work. I can spare some time to read "A Song of Ice and Fire", but I don't intend to gain a little from the interpretation of the clue of "Game of Thrones". , to share with you. To understand the shallowness, I still look to Haihan.
It should also be noted that the TV series of "A Song of Ice and Fire" has a lot of revisions and additions compared with the original. Although it does not deviate from the main point, it is not the same in terms of the richness of details. Our interpretation is entirely based on fiction. Presumably many of you are more focused on TV dramas, so you may have some discrepancies in the details when reading this article, but I hope it will not hinder the grand purpose.
Out of professional habit, I make a clear distinction between fact (from the original novel) and opinion (from our judgment and speculation).
1. The "Gang of Three" Manipulates the Evolution of the Game of Thrones
After reading the original "A Song of Ice and Fire" twice, I think there is only one possibility that can best explain the plot logic of the full text, that is, the alliance built by Varys, Illyrio and Petyr the Littlefinger is behind it manipulated the development of the most important political game situation. I call it the "gang of three" sloppily. The wolf, the lion, etc. are all weak, and the "gang of three" is the most decisive force in the game of thrones.
1.1 The most obvious alliance
of Varys and Illyrio The alliance of Varys and Illyrio has been clearly told to the reader in volume five. One of the "Two Young Boys of Pentos" slept in the sewers by day and roamed the rooftops by night. Another made a living with a knife as an assassin. Varys watched the bad thieves and took their loot, while Illyrio helped those who lost it, charging a fee to get their loot back. This alliance has been closely maintained, and even after Eddard became the Prime Minister, Illyrio dragged his fat body to King's Landing to meet with the Octopus Spider, and was caught by Arya.
1.2 Controversy
Regarding the judgment of "Littlefinger and Varys' conspiracy", there is no obvious evidence in the book that Littlefinger and Varys have an alliance relationship. On the contrary, the two often ridicule and ridicule each other in public. But I think this ostensible pinch is just to paralyze other rivals in the power game, when in fact the two interact closely on key issues. Here are some examples :
Example 1:
Caitlin infiltrated King's Landing because of Bran's assassination, but was picked up by Littlefinger as soon as she entered the city. Littlefinger was born in the financial and taxation line, why is the news so well-informed? The original says:
"How do you know I'm in town?" she asked. "Because Varys is well-informed."
Petyr showed a narrow smile.
We will analyze later that inducing Caitlin was a very important action of the "Gang of Three" at the time, so although at the risk of the alliance between the two being noticed, Varys's intelligence network and Littlefinger's relationship resources were closely coordinated. It's required.
Example 2:
Robert appointed Ed as the Guardian of the Realm on his deathbed. When Ed had just returned to the Prime Minister's Tower, Littlefinger arrived:
"I think I should say congratulations," he said as he sat down.
Ned frowned. "The king is mortally wounded right now."
"I know," said Littlefinger, "but I also know that he appointed you to be the Guardian of the Realm."
Ned's eyes drifted to the table beside him, and the king's letter Not yet unpacked. "My lord, how did you know?"
"Varys's suggestion," said Littlefinger, "and you've confirmed it now."
At the juncture of life and death in the power struggle, Varys was able to convey the most core information without delay. To Littlefinger, of course, reflects a very high level of trust between the two.
In addition, we will see many indirect examples of the collusion between the two, but the third example may be the opposite, showing that Varys and Littlefinger are not completely in harmony. Although I have reservations about the accuracy of the relevant inferences, I think its logic is very reasonable:
after Eddard was executed, Varys said this:
"In this case, the real power is these people? Is that really the case? Where did their swords come from? Who did they listen to?" Varys smiled slightly, "Some say that knowledge is power, some say that power comes from the gods, and some say that power comes from the law. But that day, on the steps of Baelor Cathedral, our devout Archbishop, the rightful Queen Regent, and this well-informed public servant before you were as clueless as any cobbler below. Who do you think Killed Eddard Stark? Was it Joffrey who gave the order? Ser Erin Payne who executed the execution? Or... someone else?"
I deduced that the "other person" was Lord Petyr . Lord Petyr has significant influence over Joffrey and hates Eddard for taking Caitlyn. If this inference is correct, it would suggest that Varys and Littlefinger have distinct motivations and personalities.
Additionally, some evidence suggests that Illyrio was unaware of the alliance between Varys and Littlefinger. This is also reasonable, because letting Illyrio know that this will not help the great cause of restoration, but will only increase the risk.
1.3 Motives of the Gang of Three and Potential Risk of
Split
Book V gives Illyrio the opportunity to articulate his motives:
"Tell me," Tyrion said, drinking, "why should a governor of Pentos care who wears the crown in Westeros? What good can speculation bring you, my lord?"
The fat guy licked the oil from his lips.
"I'm old and tired of a world full of treachery. Is it so strange to do good things for the rest of my days to help a lovely girl get her birthright back?" :
"Why? What are you going to get from Queen Daenerys?"
"Did we talk again? You stubborn little guy." Illyrio patted his belly and laughed, "As you wish. , the Beggar King once made a wish for me to be his chancellor, a noble lord. Once he wears the golden crown, I shall have the opportunity to choose my fief...even Casterly Rock, if I want."
But he added Said:
"I told you, my little friend, that not everyone has to repay what they do. Believe it or not, an old and fat fool like me has friends and debts to pay."
We don't know exactly whether he was motivated by profit, or what kind of debt he owed to House Targaryen, but it seems that this motivational statement is consistent with his tireless efforts to help Daenerys.
1.3.2 Varys' motive: Justice and Love
I think that Varys, who looks wretched and despised, may be the most altruistic in "A Song of Ice and Fire". He has both justice and love.
Varys' sense of justice manifests in many ways. For example, when talking about Robert, he took off his disguise and called him "idiot". Another example was the dissatisfaction with Joffrey many times. After Eddard was imprisoned, Varys also tried his best to persuade him to give in to save him. Some readers may ask, as the intelligence director of Mad King Aegon, what is his sense of justice? I think that the glorious Prince Rhaegar at the time gave Varys a sustenance for his sense of justice, and this factor also became an important reason why Varys loved Rhaegar's brother, sister and younger son so much.
Varys's love was devoted to the Targaryen "children". I think Varys has lost interest in territory, wealth, and women due to his childhood misfortune. Flesh is the inheritance of life, and Varys is destined not to have his own flesh and blood. But he found the meaning of life inheritance in the three young dragons.
This sentence can be used as the expression of Varys's heart: the
eunuch put down his crossbow. "Ser Kevan. Forgive me if you may. I assure you that I have no ill will. I did this with no ill will, but for the sake of the kingdom and the children."
1.3.3 Littlefinger's motives: power and vengeance
and tile Compared with Reese, Littlefinger's actions are more driven by ambition and desire for revenge, and his sense of justice is also weaker, so his machinations have more "evil" connotations. In addition, both Varys and Illyrio's immediate goals have been fully revealed, which is to help restore the Targaryen dynasty, but Littlefinger's goals have not been explained. Is it also to help the restoration of the Targaryen dynasty? The probability is relatively small, because Littlefinger, unlike Varys, has not directly served the Targaryen Dynasty, so he has no feelings for it. Therefore, our motives for judging Littlefinger are first to seek the expansion of personal power and promotion of status, and second, to ridicule and retaliate against the aristocratic class who have harmed him. Accordingly, there is currently little evidence that Lord Petyr supports Targaryen.
Littlefinger's motivations are directly related to his life. Petyr Baelish was born into a humble little lord family whose territory was nothing but a barren island that smelled of sheep dung. This kind of origin once greatly tormented Petyr's self-esteem. After being sent to Riverrun as an adopted son, Petyr fell in love with Catelyn, willingly ate mud cakes for her, and dueled Brandon Stark suicidal for her, but Catelyn only Pushing it away again and again, and finally being betrothed first to Brandon Stark and then to a great aristocrat like Eddard Stark. Lysa fell in love with Littlefinger and became pregnant with his child, but her father not only failed to fulfill his daughter after learning about it, but instead tricked Lysa into drinking Moon Tea to kill the child and drive Petyr back to the valley. In the end, Lysa was married to an old man and a nobleman like Jon Arryn, and Jon Arryn sent Petyr to a small post in customs for a meal.
The injustice of the class weighed heavily on Petyr's shoulders. Petyr's admiration and bold pursuit of the noble-born Catelyn fully demonstrated his ambitions, and in reality, the huge ditch between the small lord and the great noble and the damage caused by this identity difference made Petyr fully equipped. Reason to seek revenge. Fortunately, Petyr has a very smart mind, so he finally used his strategy to play with the applause of the seemingly indomitable nobles. Behind Diaosi's gorgeous counterattack is the pain and inferiority that no one knows. His vengeful mockery of the great nobles is fully reflected in his words:
Varys clicks his tongue twice, "Dear Petyr, you would not think that these mighty princes and noble knights are like chickens in the market. Buy and sell as you please."
"Have you been to the market lately, Lord Varys?" asked Littlefinger. "I dare say it's easier to buy a prince than a chicken. Of course, a prince's cry is more noble than a chicken, and if you They would be disgusted to make a direct price tag like a merchant, but they would be disrespectful to the gifts they received...and honor, land, castles, etc..."
1.3.4 Differences in motives and the possibility of division
Because of the difference in motivation, Varys acts more restrainedly, while Littlefinger acts more viciously.
If our judgment about the conspiracy between the two is correct, the initial alliance between Varys and Littlefinger is based on the common interests of both parties: attacking the existing great noble forces can help Varys achieve restoration, and it can also satisfy Littlefinger. ambition and desire for revenge. But in the future, there is a possibility that the two will part ways. For example, Targaryen will tend to win over existing nobles after securing a victory, but Littlefinger may still seek to suppress and retaliate against the latter. Another example is that if Littlefinger's ambitions are too inflated, they may have inappropriate fantasies about the Iron Throne. Of course, this possibility currently seems very limited.
1.4 The identity and behavior pattern of "traitors"
Let me digress and ask everyone this question: If you have played Three Kingdoms, what identity do you think is the most fulfilling to win the final victory? I believe most people will agree that it is a "traitor". The traitor is absolutely weak, and only one person can challenge all other players, and he needs to maintain a sober control of the game process in order to win in the end. Whenever I use a traitor to win, I feel like an inflatable fish inflated to full of confidence. The role of the "Gang of Three" in the Game of Thrones is a traitor of Chi Guoguo.
So, what is the secret to the victory of the traitor in the Three Kingdoms killing? In short: always help the weaker against the stronger, and never take the lead to protect yourself. That's what the "Gang of Three" does in Game of Thrones, and it does it very well. So here's Cersei:
"You think he (Varys) is the only one who secretly confided his secrets to you? He does it to each of us just enough to make us think we can't do it without him. Robert has been playing with me since that day, and over the years, made me think he was my truest friend in court."
2. In the second part of the timetable of Game of Thrones
, we will analyze the logic of Game of Thrones in "A Song of Ice and Fire" in chronological order according to this model from the perspective of the "gang of three" taking classes and seizing power. .
2.1 Safeguarding the descendants of the Targaryen family
The story begins at the end of the Targaryen dynasty. When the rebellion of Robert, Stark, and Jon intensified and the much-anticipated Prince Rhaegar was killed in the Trident, the fate of the Targaryen dynasty was sealed. Although the mansion was about to fall, the eunuch did one decisive thing in the swarms of Stark and Lannister: protecting Prince Rhaegar's bloodline, Aegon the Younger. Varys replaced Aegon Young with another child and smuggled him out of King's Landing. Since then, Varys has allocated powerful resources to this infancy hope: Jon Clinton, the former prime minister and Rhaegar's best friend, a prospective bachelor and a nun, and a mercenary group of tens of thousands, although extremely small, but from Since then, Varys has been preparing for the restoration of the Targaryen dynasty.
The blood of Targaryen also includes Viserys and Daenerys. They were on Dragonstone when the dynasty fell, and Varys was beyond his reach even if he wanted to protect them. Later, the two young dragons kept wandering, but Varys and Illyrio never came forward to help directly, whether it was because the young dragons were still able to maintain, or did not dare to alarm Robert, or whether they were already helping in secret, we do not know, but The Targaryens were finally safe.
After that, when the preparations for the marriage with Mawang were completed, Illyrio officially joined the brothers and sisters in Pentos, with the purpose of exchanging Daenerys for Mawang's cavalry corps. But then Viserys died foolishly, and Drogon Khal succumbed to illness, which Varys and Illyrio could not have predicted.
There's a small question that needs to be explained: why did Varys not hide the information about Daenerys' marriage to Drogon Khal to Robert? I understand this is because in the layout of Wallis and Illyrio at the time, Aegon was raised as a true dragon, and only Viserys and Daenerys were used as backups. There are several reasons for this:
(1) Aegon is above his uncles and aunts in the order of inherited rights.
(2) Aegon is better at concealment, and the latter two are always in the spotlight.
(3) Varys carefully selected knights, maesters and nuns for Aegon to make sure he doesn't become a mad dragon, but Viserys' character looks worrying and Daenerys is just a crying girl .
Still, Varys kept Viserys and Daenerys safe in other ways. Another reason he dared to report the information was that he believed that Robert was incapable of directly threatening the two Targaryens, and might have anticipated Eddard's brave words. In addition, the eunuch also has the secret help of Lord Littlefinger: when Peysir made a very threatening suggestion to contact the "Faceless", Littlefinger immediately came forward:
"Do you know what they are doing? Littlefinger complained: "Half the price is enough for you to hire an army of ordinary mercenaries, and the targets of assassination are ordinary businessmen. I can't even imagine how much it would cost to assassinate the princess.
" After Littlefinger found him:
"After you lose your temper, I'm the only one left to dispel the idea of them hiring the Faceless." He happily continued, "Fortunately, I got my life back, just let Varys quietly release the news, who killed Tange. That girl from Li'an's house, we'll make anyone a noble."
Ned felt disgusting. "So we're going to make assassins nobles."
Littlefinger shrugged. "Anyway, the title is cheap, but the Faceless can't afford it. To tell you the truth, is it more important for me to help the Targaryen girl than you are full of benevolence and morality? Just let someone full of noble dreams. The mercenaries are drunk and go kill and see, 80% of them will miss, and the Dothraki will be more careful in the future. If we send the Faceless, then they can only collect the corpse."
2.2 Destruction of Robert and Joan
2.2.1 The Overwhelming Power Pattern of the "Usurper" Although
Varys worked hard to preserve the Targaryen bloodline and worked hard to accumulate resources for the restoration, if Robert was able to maintain the right With the effective control of the seven kingdoms, the power balance has always been too disparate. Before Jon Arryn's death, this disparity of power was desperate: Robert's two younger brothers commanded Storm's End and Dragonstone respectively, and Stannis's powerful navy was even capable of crossing the sea. The battle smashed Targaryen's attempts to establish a stronghold across the Narrow Sea. The Valley ruled by Jon Arryn and the North ruled by Eddard are Robert's staunch allies, Riverrun maintains close ties with the Starks, and Eddard holds the sea monster's important hostage. In addition, the Lannisters are the strong backing of the Queen and Joffrey. Only Highgarden and Dorne were separated from the inner circle of the Robert dynasty. Five of the seven kingdoms are closely united around Robert. If you are a traitor, won't you feel hopeless when you see this situation of four loyal ministers and one rebel?
2.2.2 Starting from Stannis
Obviously, in this situation, the traitor can only shrink his tail and provoke the lord and the loyal minister to kill each other.
Facing the seemingly monolithic Robert dynasty, the trio targeted Stannis as the first target of dissension.
Why choose him? I speculate that the reasons are:
(1) Stannis is known for being harsh and unkind, and his popularity is very bad.
(2) The trio holds the key to provoking Stannis: his inheritance. Stannis was originally resentful that Renly, not him, inherited Storm's End, and as long as he was well guided to realize that Joffrey was not Robert's flesh and blood, Stannis might have insisted on his inheritance of Robert. And break with House Lannister and even Robert.
(3) Stannis's navy is an armed force directly controlled by Robert that can be launched across the narrow sea. After Stannis is divided, Robert's direct threat to the Targaryen "children" will decrease rapidly.
2.2.3 Divide Stannis accidentally caught Jon Arryn Do
n't know how the trio made Stannis know that Joffrey and the others are not Robert's flesh and blood, but neither Varys nor Jr. The information conveyed by the fingers is irrelevant. The following passage sheds light on what happened next:
"Lord Stannis," she asked, "why have you kept silent when you learned of the Queen's heinous crime?"
"I didn't keep silent," Stannis said. "I told Jon Arryn of my suspicions."
"Instead of telling my brother?"
"My brother asked me for nothing but loyalty and conscientiousness," Stannis said. "Besides, from my point of view, such an accusation may only seem selfish and inappropriate, and others will think that my purpose is to put myself at the top of the line of succession. I believe Robert will be more inclined to listen to Duke Arryn's opinion, Because he respects and loves Duke Arryn." Stannis
did not directly claim his rights, and it seemed that the effect of alienation was greatly reduced, but Stannis's attempt to win over Duke Arryn magnified the effect of alienation. Jon Arryn first confirmed the authenticity of Stannis' accusations by looking for Robert's illegitimate son:
"The boy swears that Lord Jon... often goes out riding with Lord Stannis."
Stannis again, Ned heart miss. It's surprising that Jon Arryn and him were polite, but never close. "Where did they all ride?" Ned asked.
"That kid said going to a brothel."
"To a brothel?" Ned said. "The Duke of the Eyrie, the Prime Minister and Stannis Baratheon go to a brothel together?" He shook his head in disbelief.
In addition, I went to investigate Gendry:
the master went to a brilliant weapon master and entrusted him to build a brand new armor, the whole piece was plated with silver, and a sapphire falcon and a mother-of-pearl moon were placed on his chest. The younger brother said that it was the king's younger brother who personally accompanied him to select materials and patterns, oh no, it wasn't Lord Renly, it was the other one, Lord Stannis.
After painfully realizing that Stannis's inheritance does take precedence over Joffrey, the straight-up Jon Arryn begins to take Stannis's side: the
master intends to send his son to Dragonstone as an adopted son.
This message is mentioned several times throughout the book, and the author's purpose is nothing more than to remind the interested audience of the importance behind this seemingly innocuous message.
2.2.4 Robert started to be suspicious of Stannis and Jon Arryn
I judge that when Jon Arryn started planning to join forces with Stannis, this message (perhaps through further twists by Varys or Littlefinger) was very important to Robert It's a very dangerous signal. In traditional Chinese court politics, close contacts between Beijing officials and military generals stationed abroad are a great taboo, and now Robert is facing the same situation: his prime minister and his unpopular younger brother are conspiring to replace his son ( Of course, his intelligence director wouldn't tell him that Joffrey wasn't his son). Robert's relationship with the two quickly deteriorated:
the runner, who now lives by pulling carts, has never spoken to Lord Jon. But he did know a lot of gossip in the kitchen: I heard that the lord often quarrels with the king recently.
After the death of his teacher Jon Arryn, what Robert did was to deprive his teacher, the youngest son, Robert Arryn, of the hereditary position of guardian of the East. And when the politically insensitive Ned makes a silly suggestion:
Ned knew he would have the answer. "But someone has to come out as guardian of the East. If Robert Arryn isn't up to the job, let one of your brothers take over. Stannis has shown his talent at the Siege of Storm's End. , I believe he should be fine."
He let Stannis's name hang in the air for a moment, and the king frowned, didn't answer, didn't look comfortable.
And Robert's plan to protect the east is actually James! Robert had always hated James, but he was his wife's brother after all, and a reliable "own man". It also reflects the extent to which the Arryn family's status in Robert's mind has fallen.
2.2.5 Killing Jon Arryn, seizing power and blaming him
When the conflict between the king and Jon Arryn reached a climax, Jon Arryn died suddenly. From the descriptions in the first two volumes, it seems that Jon Arryn's death was undoubtedly the queen mother's evil, but in fact it was Lord Littlefinger borrowing Lysa's hand:
"Tears, tears, tears," Aunt cried hysterically, "Wipe away your tears... but that's not what you said in King's Landing. You asked me to put 'teardrops' in Jon's wine, and I complied, thinking it was for Robert, for our future! I wrote to Caitlin and lied that the Lannisters murdered my husband, what do you say, what do I do."
Lysa obeyed Littlefinger, but why did she kill Jon Arryn? I think there are several reasons:
(1) The truth that Jon Arryn is looking for has the greatest impact on the queen, and the death of Jon Arryn can logically be blamed on the Lannisters.
(2) After Jon Arryn died, Littlefinger indirectly controlled the Valley.
(3) In retaliation for Jon Arryn's assignment of Petyr to the customs as an idle job.
2.3 Dividing Stark and Lannister
through the issue of inheritance rights, the three helped abruptly strip one of his younger brothers and mentors from Robert's inner circle of influence, and then pointed the finger at Robert's close friend Stark.
2.3.1 Robert's efforts to consolidate Joffrey's throne
After Stannis's "betrayal" with Jon Arryn, Robert suddenly found out that if he "dies", "son" Joffrey's throne will face possibility of being usurped. Robert was also quite dissatisfied with this son, and even beaten him severely, but after all, the "father and son" are deeply in love:
"Ned, I'm sorry about your daughter, I'm serious. It's about the wolf. My son is lying, I bet my soul. My son...you love your children, don't you?"
"I love them with all my heart," Ned said.
"Ned, let me tell you secretly. More than once I dream of giving up the throne, taking my steed and warhammer, and sailing to the Free Cities, fighting adventures, singing and dancing brothels all day long, that's the life I should live. Be a mercenary king and I'll be surprised when the bard doesn't love it. You know why I didn't really do that? Just because I thought of Joffrey on the throne with Cersei chattering around. That's my son, Nye How could I have a son like that, Der?"
"He's still a kid," Ned said awkwardly. He didn't like Prince Joffrey himself, but he could hear the pain in Robert's words. "
Even the last words I said to Ed before dying were:
"That's good," he smiled, "Ned, I'll say hello to Lyanna for you. Take good care of my children for me. "
To ensure Joffrey's inheritance, Robert must win the support of the Stark family. In Robert's power structure calculation at the time, Joffrey's throne can only rely on the Lannister family. After Stannis' "betrayal", Renly and Highgarden, which is very close to Renly, seem unreliable. Dorne is more consistent. For the rest, the North is the biggest force, and The keys to win over Riverrun and control the sea monsters are in the hands of the Starks. If Stannis controls the Valley, and wins Dorne and even the Starks, he will gain an advantage immediately. But if Robert When his son wins the Stark family's strong support, it will form an overwhelming advantage over Stannis. Here, the Stark family has become the "Tianwang Mountain".
Therefore, Robert did not hesitate to mobilize the entire court north to meet Eddard, Showing great sincerity, after the meeting, he proposed two great honors with the aim of establishing the strongest alliance with the Stark family, and these two honors are also the richest conditions that the royal family can offer to win over the princes:
(1) Appoint Ed as prime minister over ten thousand people under one person;
(2) Arrange for a marriage between Sansa and Joffrey.
More than that, when Arya committed the felony crime of hurting the prince (for whatever reason, bleeding the back of the prince's head, letting the wolf bite the prince's hand, and throwing the prince's sword into the river, which was very common in the feudal dynasty) Times are all felonies. Objectively speaking, Arya is really too presumptuous.) Robert also just killed a wolf to make things smaller, showing great restraint. After that, Eddard ruthlessly contradicted several times, and the king also tolerated it. Even before his death, Eddard was appointed as the regent and guardian of the whole world, and he was alone. It's impossible to expect Robert to do more to win over Stark.
In addition, Robert also made some other arrangements to weaken the Stannis faction:
(1) Deprive Robert Arryn of the Guardian of the East, and plan to transfer it to Jaime of the Lannisters.
(2) The plan to adopt Robert Arryn to Tywin Lannister of Casterly Rock was unsuccessful as Lysa fled back to the Nest with her son (Ryza's act effectively prevented the Tyr loses indirect control of the valley, probably driven by the trio).
If Robert's series of plans is successful, even if the trio takes advantage of Joffrey's origins, the Lannisters and Starks will still support Joffrey's accession because of Joffrey and Sansa's marriage The alliance of lions and wolves (plus fish) will form a dominant force, effectively deterring any other kingdom's deviance, and the restoration of the Targaryen dynasty will become a golden dream. The "urgency" of the Gang of Three is to divide and divide the lion and the wolf.
2.3.2 The three-person gang's all-round differentiation strategy has achieved great success.
Based on the extreme importance of destroying the alliance between the lion and the wolf, the three-person gang has carried out high-intensity mobilization of resources and promoted a three-dimensional and all-round alienation behavior:
(1) Blaming the Queen for Jon Arryn's death
First, Littlefinger used his power over Lysa to write to Caitlyn accusing the Queen of murdering Jon Arryn. The letter directed Ed and Caitlin's attention in the wrong direction from the start.
Secondly, he induced Ed's investigation to Xiufu, and encouraged the Lannisters to kill Xiufu, further confirming the queen's suspicion. First, Littlefinger's misleading:
Littlefinger said, "Not all of them... There are still Lord Arryn's squires."
"His squire?" Ned was overjoyed, and the squire was often aware of his master's in and out movements. "Ser Hugh of the Vale," said Littlefinger, "after Lord Arryn's death, the king made that boy a knight."
Next, Varys further reinforced this misinformation in an attempt to achieve a three-man tiger The effect (another proof of the conspiracy between Littlefinger and Varys):
Ned yells, "Varys," and the eunuch turns his head. "How did Jon Arryn die?"
"I'm still wondering when you asked this."
"Tell me."
"That thing's called 'Tears of Rhys'..."
Ned wondered eagerly. The end of the matter. "Who poisoned it?"
"Obviously someone close to him, a friend who often dine at the same table with him, oh, but which one? . . . Jon Arryn gave it to him, but when Arryn's widow fled back to the Eagle's Nest with the family, he chose to stay in King's Landing and quickly rose to prominence.... He must have shaped his heroism at the Tournament. in that shiny new armor, and that crescent moon cloak. It's a pity he died at an untimely time, and you didn't have time to ask him..."
Ned felt as if he had been poisoned too. "It was the squire," he said. "Sir Shufu."
Why did the Mountain cooperate so well in killing Shufu and confirming the accusation against the Queen? We don't have proof, but it shouldn't be difficult to speculate: as long as Varys hints to the queen that Hugh, Arryn's former squire, may reveal to Stark the secret that "Joffrey is not the king's biological son", it is enough to drive Thor Xi started.
Finally, lead Ed to find the queen's motive for poisoning Arryn, namely "Joffrey is not a king's flesh and blood".
In the process, Varys and Littlefinger have shown the diligence of the new Prime Minister.
(2) The assassination of Bran and the blame for the assassination of Bran, the Lannister family
, have been unsolved.
At first, I believe most readers will think that the queen or James did it, but in the subsequent chapters, these two suspicions are completely denied. Later, Tyrion and Jaime suspect Joffrey at the same time, but my judgment is that this is just a misdirection by the author to the reader in order to stun everyone in the future "Shake the Baggage". The reason why Joffrey is not believed to have dominated the assassination is that Joffrey is extremely fond of weapons. If the reason he assassinated Bran was simply to dislike a cripple, he couldn't possibly waste an extremely precious Valyrian steel dagger on the cripple. Let's look at Joffrey's euphoria when he gets the Valyrian steel sword:
Duke Tywin finally comes in, and his gift is a long sword. ...the entire ballroom held its breath as Joffrey drew his sword and held his head high. ...The look on King Joffrey's face was as if he was about to kill a man at once. He was so excited that he kept waving it and laughing, "Good sword! A good sword has to have a good name, gentlemen! What should I call it?"
So who did it? I think it's Littlefinger-sama. There is some circumstantial evidence behind this major allegation.
(1) The Assassin's extreme fear of Caitlin:
When she turned around, she found that there was another man in the room.
"You shouldn't be here," he muttered gloomily, "there shouldn't be anyone here."
...
"No," Caitlin... ran to the window to scream for help, but the other party's movements were astonishingly fast, and he quickly Reaching out a hand to cover her mouth, pulling her head back, the sharp blade immediately rested on her throat.
...
She grabbed the dagger with both hands and pulled it away from her throat with all her might. He cursed in her ears, and although blood was dripping from her fingers, she still refused to let go. The grip of the hand over her mouth tightened, making it difficult for her to breathe. Caitlyn turned her head sharply, found his hand between the upper and lower teeth, and bit down hard. The man grunted in pain, and she clenched her teeth and tore, forcing him to let go abruptly. With blood all over her mouth, she took a deep breath and screamed. Seeing this, the man quickly grabbed her hair and pushed her hard. She stumbled and fell to the ground. He stood beside her panting loudly, trembling, still holding the dagger in his right hand, the blade covered in blood. "You shouldn't be here," he repeated awkwardly.
We applaud our mother for her valiant combat, but why did the "surprisingly fast" assassin armed with a razor-sharp Valyrian steel dagger fail to take down the unarmed Catelyn? When Catelyn held the dagger in both hands, the assassin only had to pick the dagger and Catelyn's fingers were gone. After Caitlin screamed, the assassin just "pushed hard" instead of wiping it with the dagger. Why?
If Littlefinger sent this assassin, everything could be explained logically. Littlefinger loves Caitlyn deeply, and must confess that the assassin can't do any harm to her. So facing Caitlyn, the Assassin must have felt like a fool. The meaning behind the constant repetition of "you shouldn't be here" is, "SB, why are you here"!
Someone must ask, why did Littlefinger kill Bran? Because although he had no direct hatred for Bran, he made a trick through the assassination, that is, using his ability to induce Caitlin to transfer the suspicion of assassinating Bran to Lannister. That's why, as soon as Catelyn arrived in King's Landing, Varys immediately notified Littlefinger, who immediately picked Catelyn away and brainwashed her. The trio had no way of knowing that Bran was dropped by Jaime, so they planted the blame on the irrelevant Tyrion:
"Little devil," said Littlefinger. Count Varys looked at her face. "Tyrion Lannister."
The lie wasn't perfect, but it worked unexpectedly well: Caitlyn's brain was so hot that she kidnapped Tyrion on her way home, leading to the lion and wolf fight. Conflict erupted in advance.
(2) Guide the honorable Ed to discover that Joffrey is not Robert's flesh and blood
After Edd came to King's Landing full of suspicions about Jon Arryn's death, Varys and Littlefinger did everything they could to help Ed in the investigation, leading him to find two of Robert's illegitimate sons, helping Ed to keep going. Approaching the core secret of "Joffrey is not a king of flesh and blood". This action has two meanings for the Gang of Three. One is that Ed's investigation poses a major threat to the queen, and any positive development will intensify the conflict between the lion and the wolf. The second is that Ed's stubborn image of honoring is well known. When he finds out that Stannis's line of succession is ahead of Joffrey, it must be impossible to continue to support Joffrey's future throne based on interests. This is also the case. In the end, Ed chose to take Sansa to leave King's Landing (the plan). This move actually means that he officially gave up the alliance with the lion, and even officially broke with the queen.
(3) It is fortunate for the three-gang to further intensify the confrontation between the wolf and the lion by revealing the conspiracy of the queen to murder the king to Eddard
, because the various folly of the queen gave them more space for alienation and manipulation. Cersei, while innocent of Arryn's death, was actually indirectly responsible for Robert's death. The trio happily relays the Queen's plan to Robert's close friend Ed:
Varys smiles apologetically: "You're the Prime Minister, but the King is a fool." The eunuch's old sweet tone was gone, replaced by It was a tone that was light and sharp like a whip. "I know he's your best friend, but an idiot is a idiot...and a fool who's doomed, I'm afraid, unless you can save him. Nearly got them today, they planned to kill him in a team fight. ."
For a long time Ned was too shocked to speak. "Who are they referring to?"
Varys took a sip of his drink. "If I have to tell you that, I think you're dumber than Robert, and I'm clearly on the wrong side."
"Lannister," Nye said . De Dao, "The Queen... No, I don't believe, even Cersei couldn't do such a thing, she clearly told him not to participate!"
"She forbade him to participate, and in front of his brother, in front of him The knights and half of the courtiers said it. Seriously, I dare to ask you what better way to force the king to participate in the group competition? You should talk about it."
2.3.3 Balance after the success of alienation
The effect of the all-round alienation strategy is very successful. When Eddard and Cersei officially showdown, the lion and the wolf have changed from alliance to enemy, and the three-man gang has fully achieved its original purpose. So how should the next strategic focus be chosen? We see that Varys chose to help Eddard based on his sense of justice and his plan for the restoration of Targaryen, which is called helping the weak against the strong. Much of Littlefinger's actions are also in line with Varys, but may have chosen a different direction with Eddard's death.
There are three reasons why the Gang of Three wanted to support Eddard:
(1) The Targaryen restoration plan was slower than expected.
Arya overheard Varys and Illyrio's secret meeting as follows:
The first voice said... "Those idiots want to kill his son, and worse, they're going to screw it all up. He Not so easy to pass up. I warn you, whether we like it or not, the wolves and lions will soon be in a ball."
"Too fast, too fast," grumbled the accented voice, "now for war. What's the use? We're not ready. Find a way to delay."
"Why don't you call me a time off. You think I'm a wizard?"...
"Anyway, we need more time. The princess is pregnant, Kaa will not send troops until his son is born. You also know these savages and know their virtues."
Therefore, after Edd's fall, Varys worked hard to make Edd bow his head, in the hope of helping him save his life. Postponed the war between lions and wolves. Of course, Varys' sense of justice is at work behind it:
Tyrion's tone seeped the first chill, "It was none other than Varys who persuaded my old sister to pardon Stark, only forcing him to wear Put on black clothes."
(2) A traitor action model of helping the weak and fighting the strong.
The Lannisters are naturally stronger, and more importantly, they also hold Joffrey, the heir to the throne recognized by most of the nobles.
(3) Seek personal interests and accumulate resources.
After Roberto was alone, Littlefinger immediately approached Ed, knew of his interests, and suggested to him the most feasible countermeasures at the moment:
Littlefinger replied nonchalantly... "Lord Stark, you are in control, you can take over the world with just your hand. Reconcile with the Lannisters, release the little devil, let Joffrey marry your Sansa, and then Marry your youngest daughter to Tommen, and let your heir marry Myrcella. It's four years before Joffrey becomes a man, and he'll take you as his second father, even if he doesn't, well... My lord, four years is not a short time, enough to get rid of Lord Stannis. Then if Joffrey is annoying, we can expose his little secret and put Lord Renly on the throne."
"We? ' Ned repeated.
Littlefinger shrugged. "You always need someone else to help you share the heavy responsibilities. I can assure you that my price is absolutely the most fair."
Of course, Ed was too honored and had no concept of maneuvering, so the Gang of Three had to give up him in the end. .
2.3.4 Eddard's death or
something to do with Littlefinger Things have since deviated from Varys' original design. At Joffrey's orders, Ser Ilyn beheaded Eddard. It looked like it was Joffrey's good-natured way. So says Cersei:
Tyrion agrees. "The Eddard Stark thing...is what Joffrey really meant?" The
Queen Mother frowned: "I told him carefully, and according to the plan, he should have opened the door and let Stark wear black. So As a result, not only will there be no future troubles, but it is not impossible to make peace with his son. As a result, Joffrey thinks it is his responsibility to let the audience watch a good show, what can I do? He said in front of the whole city that he would kill Eddie Your lord, Genos Slint and Ser Ilynn are even more impatient, happy to do so, without asking me at all!"
There is indeed a possibility that Joffrey is extremely self-willed and therefore disregards Cersei's orders, After all, this is a fool that even Lord Tywin dares to contradict. But in dramatic terms, there are other possibilities, such as the fact that Littlefinger was behind Joffrey's attitude change. Littlefinger really has an influence on Joffrey, and he adopted the advice of Lord Littlefinger at the dwarf duel show at Xiaoqiao's wedding banquet.
So what was Littlefinger's motivation? One is the hatred of love for Catelyn, the second is the revenge of the great nobles like Eddard, and the third is that for Littlefinger, the importance of the restoration of Targaryen is not so great. Of course, this is entirely just our guess.
2.4 The situation changed dramatically after the death of
Stannis Eddard . The war between wolves and lions begins; Renly and Stannis are king. At first, the Gang of Three was committed to weakening the Lannisters, because the Lannisters were in a strong position with military victories. There are two marked events:
(1) Once Barristan
was enthroned on the Iron Throne, Joffrey stripped Barristan of his white robe. The reason behind it was Varys' instigation:
Cersei sighed: "Joffrey thought Looking for someone to be responsible for Robert's death, Varys suggested that Sir Barristan be stabbed, and Lord Tywin was
quite angry about this:
"They also drove Selmy away, what is the problem? Yes, he is quite old, but the title of 'Fearless Barristan' alone is very important in the kingdom. Whoever he serves, whoever he serves, will follow him. Can the hound play such a role? Dogs eat bones under the table, not on an equal footing.
(2) Littlefinger approached Lord Slynt Tyrion and said, "
So, this Slynt 'Lord' has something to do with it?" Tell me, who had the brilliant idea to seal Harrenhal to him and make him a high-ranking court official? "
" Littlefinger arranged. We need Slynt's Golden Robes. "
In this regard, Lord Tywin's evaluation is:
"Who the hell came up with the idea to promote this Genos Slint into a noble?" This guy's father was a butcher, and they gave him Harrenhal, Harrenhal! That's the castle where the king lives! As long as I'm still breathing, he won't even want to step in. I heard that he picked up a blood-stained spear, and if I were here, I would have to force him to change it into a blood-stained kitchen knife. "
But then the attitude of the trio changed significantly, mainly due to two major events. First, Jaime's Lannister army was annihilated by Robb, and second, Stannis killed Renly and then incorporated it. most of the latter's military power.
The first event greatly weakened the Lannisters, leaving the main Tywin in a very painful state. After the second incident, Stannis's power grew rapidly. After the ups and downs, the Lannisters were in a weak state. For the Gang of Three, firstly, Sulai adheres to the behavioral pattern of helping the weak and resisting the strong, and secondly, if Stannis captures King's Landing, the heads of Spider and Littlefinger will probably be hung on the wall, so they change to sow discord. As a conspirator, he actively helped the Lannisters plan the defense of King's Landing. A typical example is Littlefinger's offer to recruit Mace Tyrell. Varys frequently went in and out of Tyrion's Prime Minister's Tower, and the information provided was quite helpful in helping Tyrion to judge the general situation of the country and restrain Cersei.
After the 2.5 attack weakened the Lannister King
's Landing defense victory, the situation in the country changed drastically. Stannis's main force was wiped out, the King of the North lost the North and eventually died, Riverrun was besieged and much of its territory was scorched, Highgarden allied with the Lannisters, and the Dornishes married Missa La, the Boltons and the Freys join. Coupled with the control of the Iron Throne, the Lannisters seem to have the continent of Westeros in their hands. No wonder Lord Tywin declared:
"Joffrey and Margaery will be married on the first day of the new year. That will be the beginning of a new century. And this ceremony will also herald a new age."
Lannister new era, Tyrion thought.
It's time for the trio to play. Similar to when the wolf and the lion were divided, the blow to weaken the Lannisters was the two most brilliant stages of the Gang of Three in the first five volumes. Again, the actual results are impressive.
2.5.1 Secretly weaken the resources of the Lannister family
(1) Littlefinger takes the burden of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
As the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whoever has a high opinion of Littlefinger's work.
According to the original book, Littlefinger "can grind two golden dragon coins to produce a third one", and during his tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer, "the revenue of the royal family is ten times that of the past...although the debt of the royal family has also increased correspondingly." It is believed that Littlefinger has also benefited greatly from this position. So why voluntarily relinquish the position when the Lannisters reached unprecedented heights?
"Chairman of the Exchequer?" Tyrion said smugly. "My dear, who had an idea?"
"Lord Petyr's own thoughts," said his father, "I just happened to push the boat, and the treasury should have been in the hands of our Lannisters. Why, don't you want me to arrange important positions for you, can you do it?"
"Of course I can." Tyrion said, "I'm afraid there is a deceit in it. Littlefinger is cunning and ambitious. I don't trust him, and you don't trust him."
According to my understanding, there are several reasons behind it:
( i) During the period when Littlefinger presided over the fiscal period, it adopted an unsustainable growth model (sound familiar...), and the accumulated debt of more than 6 million golden dragons has caused the royal family's finances to face huge liquidity risks. And when the situation looks good, slap the butt and leave, leaving the gorgeous looking mess to the Lannisters. That's exactly what someone as smart as Littlefinger would do.
(ii) The rebuilding of King's Landing, Joffrey's wedding, etc. were huge expenses, and Petyr was no longer willing to use his abilities to help the Lannisters raise money.
(iii) also just got out of King's Landing to concentrate on controlling the Valley.
Therefore, Tyrion was very angry:
"The reconstruction cost is sensational, but it has to be done, because King's Landing is the second largest port in the country, second only to the old town in size, and the river must be cleared as soon as possible to reopen trade. Damn, where does the money come from? Come on? He even starts to miss Littlefinger, who sailed away half a month ago. He'd be better off and run off to marry Lysa Arryn and rule the Vale, and I'll clean up the mess for him."
And after Tyrion fled, Cersei allowed The church rebuilds its armed forces and defaults on the iron treasury, which has laid a huge root cause of disaster. In fact, these folly were forced out by the financial situation on the verge of bankruptcy.
(2) Stealing Sansa
After Brad Rickon's "death" and Robb's death at the Red Wedding, it appears that the inheritance of Winterfell falls to Sansa. The Lannisters and Tyrells coveted this inheritance. Lannister took the lead for a time, but Tyrion was too gentleman to get Sansa pregnant, which gave Petyr a chance. Eventually, Petyr stole Sansa and hid with her. As a result, Petyr was able to make up for the lack of Caitlyn a little, stealing the Lannister family's direct control over the North, and retaining the possibility of controlling the North in the future.
(3) Pure speculation: Tanya of Myr and the Dark Star are members of the Gang of Three?
Tanya of Myr's role in Cersei is very questionable. She confided that Cersei's handmaiden was a spy for Margaery Tyrell, and hinted at Margaery's adultery, which in fact fueled Cersei's suspicion and frame-up of the little queen.
The Dark Star is another mystery. There is very limited information about him and is generally considered to be the most dangerous figure in Dorne. Dark Star tries to kill Myrcella:
All eyes are drawn to your white knight, so no one can be sure what happened, it seems her horse is frightened by 'Dark Star' horse and flashes at the last moment Stay out of the way, or he'll cut the girl's head in half. As a result, the sword slashed her cheek, as deep as her facial bones, and cut off her right ear.
Myrcella is the only link between Dorne and the Lannisters. If you can help Myrcella ascend to the throne, then you can directly contribute to the civil strife between Myrcella and Tommen; and when this attempt is foiled, just killing Myrcella will be enough to make the Lannisters angry. Well, thus completely destroying the possibility of the alliance between the two.
We do not have any evidence to prove that the two men acted on the orders of the Gang of Three, but the effects of their actions are highly in line with the interests and goals of the Gang of Three.
2.5.2 Directly wipe out the backbone of the Lannister family
In addition to hiding behind the scenes and constantly weakening the resources of the Lannister family, the three-man gang more directly wiped out the main members of the Lannister family, targeting Tyrion, Joe Foley and Kevan (in addition, the possibility of Myrcella we explored in the previous section).
(1) Tirek, the inconspicuous but crucial.
In chronological order, the first Lannister to be murdered by the trio was little Tirek. A piece of thinking by James has provided the most reasonable answer:
But when he spent the night in the tower room after dinner, James himself became suspicious. After all, Tyrek and Lancel were King Robert's squires together, and they knew secrets more valuable than gold and deadlier than a blade. He thought of Varys, the giggling, lavender-scented eunuch. There are spies from this man all over the city, and it would be easy to steal Tirek in the chaos... Maybe the eunuch already knew when and where the riot was going to happen. Varys convinced us all that he was indispensable and that he knew everything. But he didn't warn Cersei at all about the riot, and he didn't even go to the boat to say goodbye to Myrcella.
Having kidnapped Tirek, the trio had an important bargaining chip in exposing the identities of Joffrey and Tommen's bastard children, or accusing Lannister of murdering Robert.
(2) Tyrion (first time)
Another important unsolved mystery in A Song of Ice and Fire is Mandon Moore's sudden attack on Tyrion. We have no direct evidence to solve this mystery, but found that if the relevant plot is understood from the assumption that "the man behind Mandon Moore is the three-man gang", basically it can be reasonably explained. Of course, the following are all my guesses:
First, in the defense of King's Landing, Tyrion proved his worth, and erasing that value would weaken House Lannister. Therefore, when Littlefinger turned against Mace Tyrell, thus ensuring that the victory of the defense of King's Landing was a high probability event, Mandon Moore received an order to "kill Tyrion while the chaos is on the battlefield".
Second, Varys refused to provide intelligence on Manden Moore. The Varys intelligence network is almost omnipotent: the cardinals are meeting in the academy of Old Town, Tyrion thought, the content of the meeting is secret, and there is no doubt that Varys has a little bird there.
But about Manden Moore, the information he provided was almost worthless, and there was another hint:
"What a pity," said Varys, "oh, what a pity, if you would expand your search to the Vale of Arryn, you might be able to find his relatives. But in King's Landing... the Duke of Arryn brought him, Law. Bo gave him a white robe, that's all, the two of them didn't give him any extra care. And despite his superior strength, he was not the kind of person that ordinary people would like to cheer on at a tournament. What's even more strange is that he and I don't have any contact with my own brethren. Ser Barristan once said that Ser Mandon has no friends, but swords, no life, only duties... He is exactly the ideal Kingsguard, with no family whatsoever. Worried, the only purpose of living is to protect the king. Now he has died in line with the standards of the Kingsguard, holding a sword in his hand, and valiantly sacrificed himself to protect the royal family." To
protect the royal family, Varys may not be referring to Joffrey here, but Children of Targaryen.
Third, Manden Moore is from the Valley. There is no doubt that the Queen of the Valley, Lysa, was directly controlled by Petyr. In the end, there is a personal feud between Tyrion and Petyr. The dagger is one thing, Tyrion's tricking Petyr about Myrcella's engagement is another:
"I just don't want to be played like a fool. If Myrcella married Tristan Martell, it should be Can't be married to Robert Arryn at the same time, right?"
"Unless you want to make a big scandal," he admitted. "I'm sorry, I'm asking for a trick, Lord Petyr. But when you and I talk about marriage It's unclear whether the Dornish people will accept the proposal."
Littlefinger insisted: "I don't like being fooled, my lord. So next time you play tricks, don't keep me in the dark."
, thought Tyrion, glancing at the dagger at Littlefinger's waist. "I deeply apologize if I have offended you. We all know how much we love and depend on you, my lord."
"You better remember." After speaking, Littlefinger turned to leave.
(3
) The mystery of Joffrey Joffrey's death has basically been revealed: under the orders of Petyr, Dontos ensured that Sansa wore a hairnet with poison installed on the wedding night, and the Queen of Thorns arranged for Sansa by arranging it. The name of the hair takes the poison from the hairnet. Queen of Thorns? little queen? Gavin? In the end, it doesn't really matter who poisoned it.
Contrary to Tyrion, Joffrey is actually a negative asset to the Lannister family, and it seems unnecessary to kill him. But the three-man gang finally attacked, for several reasons:
First, to destroy the alliance between Lannister and Highgarden. Killing the perverted Joffrey is in line with the wishes of the Queen of Thorns and Margaery Tyrell, and Petyr has carefully arranged a hands-on part for the Queen of Thorns in the murder process, which can end Lannister's relationship with him at any time. Alliance of Highgarden.
Second, Tyrion can be blamed for Joffrey's death. The dwarf's previous confrontation with Cersei was obvious to all, and he said a lot of cruel words driven by emotions. In addition, the dwarf performance arranged by Petyr detonated the conflict between Joffrey and Tyrion, and everything that followed was logical. .
(4) After Tyrion's (second)
first attempt to assassinate by force fails, the trio's plan to deal with Tyrion turns to conspiracy. Petyr carefully suggested the dwarf show, knowing that it would maximize the connection between Joffrey's death and Tyrion:
he led her down the deck, saying, "...your little husband likes what I have prepared. Is it a circus dwarf?"
"You prepared it?"
"No? I found it from Braavos, and it was hidden in a brothel until the wedding. Needless to say, the money spent, the Tibetans are more careful, The most important thing is Joffrey... Let's put it this way, when other monarchs are thirsty, they will drink when they bring them to a cup, but Xiao Qiao, if he doesn't reach out and shake it, he doesn't realize that there is water in it.
When I put this When a little surprise was brought to him, His Majesty said: 'Why should I let an ugly dwarf perform at my wedding banquet? I hate dwarfs the most!' I had no choice but to put my arms around his shoulders and whisper in his ear: 'But your uncle is more Don't like...'"
Then, in the trial of the gnomes, Varys also dropped all pretense:
He proved that Tyrion had indeed broken into the residence of Maester Peysir late at night and took all the medicines and poisons of the national teacher; he had proved that Tyrion had indeed made threats to the Queen Mother Cersei at the dinner party - in fact, except that he could not It directly proved that Tyrion was poisoned, and the rest of the plot was clear. Prince Oberyn couldn't help but ask, since no one else was there, how did he understand all this? The eunuch giggled, "Little Bird What I said. They are born to spy around and tell me the information, so that I can pass it on to the adults."
(5) Tywin was just an accident . It's a
pity that although the dwarf was sentenced to death, Jaime forced Varys to save him. A dwarf, and Tyrion killed Lord Tywin during his escape. My opinion may differ from most, and I don't think Varys deliberately led Tyrion to this point. A few reasons:
First, it would completely reveal Varys' secret. There are other possibilities to escape from the prison, but bypassing the guards and entering the Prime Minister's Tower is only possible through the spider's secret passage:
"Tyrion," if Tywin Lannister was also afraid, at least not showing the slightest trace, "Who let go? Yours?"
"I really want to confess to you, but unfortunately I have a sacred oath." "
It's the eunuch," my father decided, "I'm going to cut off his head."
People like the ending.
Second, some of the key reasons that led to Tyrion's kin-killing were beyond Varys' control or even unknowing.
One was Jaime telling Tyrion the truth about Tessa in prison, which led to a full-blown outburst of Tyrion's anger at Tywin. Another factor is that Tyrion was not supposed to know where he was in the tunnel, but only relying on the information Shae accidentally mentioned before that he knew that he was under the Prime Minister's Tower, otherwise he would have been out of the city smoothly: other than
that Other than that, there is nothing else in the room. On the floor, red bricks and black bricks made a mosaic pattern of a three-headed dragon, which led Tyrion's thoughts. Turns out that's where Shae told me, Varys brought her to my bed through here. "We're under the Prime Minister's Tower."
"Yes," Varys opened an iron gate. "Come on, this road leads to the river."
In the end, the act of kinslaying caused Varys' distaste, as the spider had decided that since Tyrion had to be rescued, it would go with the flow to get him to serve the Targaryen family. And by the standard of judging one's own people, this kind of behavior of kin-killing obviously conflicts with Varys' sense of justice. So Varys dissuaded Tyrion beforehand:
Tyrion walked slowly to the bottom of the ladder and grabbed a hoop at the bottom, "This is my bedroom."
"Your father's bedroom."
He looked up, " How long?"
"My lord, you're still weak and can't do stupid things, and besides, we don't have time, and we have to go right away."
Afterwards, the spider blamed the dwarf: the
dwarf turned to the eunuch and said, "I killed my father." As if to say "I touched my toes".
The head of the spy has been disguised as a beggar. "You shouldn't have climbed that ladder at all," he said reproachfully.
(6)
In the death of Kevon Tywin, Varys aroused serious suspicion, and he had to completely disappear into the tunnel. This is a major loss for the Gang of Three, as Varys can no longer use his intelligence abilities to mislead and divide. But Varys was just waiting, waiting for the opportunity brought by the further weakening of the Lannisters. When the time was right, he stripped off all disguise and directly assassinated Peysir and Kevan. At this time, Kevan is already the mainstay of the Lannister family, and has the ability to have the opportunity to knead the lion and the rose together, but the spider deprives this possibility.
"This really annoys me, my lord. You shouldn't die alone on such a cold, dark night. There are many like you, good people who are fighting for the wrong cause...but you're about to turn the Queen Mother upside down. , you will reconcile Highgarden and Casterly Rock, connect the power of the Church with the Little King, and unite the Seven Kingdoms under Tommen. So..."
2.5.3 Dividing Lannister and the Rose
Joffrey's death is a landmark event in the six direct actions against Lannister family members mentioned above. Since the Queen of Thorns directly played a role in it, it means that the alliance between the lion and the rose has essentially collapsed. And Rose took the initiative to betray the lion, in fact, it was also actively promoted by the three-man gang. Petyr said:
I went to the High Court to contact Margaery's marriage... I was blowing the conch there, and I held Xiao Qiao to the sky... However, my subordinates spread among the servants of Duke Tyrell. Some disturbing rumors. That's how the game started. "
It was my conspiracy to have Ser Loras don the white robe." ...The development of events will definitely touch Lady Olenna. She is smarter than her son. On the one hand, she will not allow Joe to harm her precious granddaughter. Unbuckled Jaime Lannister
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