After meeting, no one spoke. Gao Bin sipped his tea and looked at the eunuch in front of him carefully.
If I didn't know his orientation, I would have thought he was good at this.
Wallis was not idle either, brainstorming.
After a long while, he said:
"Dear Gao Stark, we finally meet."
"Yes, I have pulled out your intelligence agencies in White Harbor and the North, so you don't hate me?"
"That's your ability, why should I hate you?"
"The layout you put so much effort into was broken by my punch. Anyone else would have been furious."
"But I am not an ordinary person, Your Excellency!"
"Oh? You are indeed not an ordinary person~" Gao Bin said sarcastically.
But Wallis was unmoved at all:
"Thank you for your compliment. Let's talk about business. King's Landing will be destroyed soon, and Baratheon's rule will disappear in an instant. Among the many contenders for the throne, I am most optimistic about you."
Gao Bin and Margery laughed out loud at the same time.
"This is not funny, Your Excellency, there is also the charming Miss Rose."
"You know me?" Margaret was surprised.
"He is the intelligence chief. There is nothing in the world that he doesn't know." Gao Bin didn't know whether his words were sarcastic or flattering.
"Same."
"The Tyrell family has completely joined the phalanx in the north. Coupled with Stark's relationship with the Tully and Arryn families, three of the seven kingdoms of Westeros have clearly supported you. What do I have to say?
What's the reason for confronting you?" Wallis said seemingly sincerely.
"Stannis is the one closest to the Iron Throne, right? And he has a great reputation!" Gao Bin asked.
"No, Stannis will definitely lose. He is no match for you."
"Oh?"
"You have 50,000 troops at your disposal, and you may mobilize the valley army to back-attack Stannis at any time. Coupled with your military command capabilities, I don't see Stannis having any chance of winning."
"So you decisively betrayed your master?"
"Baratheon has never been my master, sir!"
"Then if I ascend the Iron Throne, will you recognize me as your master?"
"That depends on how you use me, Your Excellency!"
In fact, Varys’ betrayal never stops.
After the original prime minister's tourney, Varys disguised himself and visited the current prime minister, Ned Stark, in his chambers. He warned Eddard that Queen Cersei was trying to murder King Robert.
He stated that he wanted to maintain peace in the kingdom and was willing to help Ned fight against the Lannisters.
Varys confessed to Ned that the former Prime Minister Jon Arryn died from a poison called Lys Tears, and that he was killed because he "asked too many questions."
Varys told King Robert the news passed back by Jorah Mormont at the royal council - Daenerys Targaryen was pregnant. Robert ordered him to find someone to find a way to assassinate Dany and her son.<
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Illyrio and Varys met secretly in the crypts of the Red Keep to discuss how to delay the war between the Starks and the Lannisters so that they could have more time to prepare their plans.
Varys continues to act as an informer around King Joffrey. Joffrey hopes to find someone to make excuses for his father's death, and Varys suggests purging Barristan Selmy.
So Joffrey and Cersei dismissed Selmy from the position of Kingsguard, and many people inside and outside the chamber witnessed this absurd farce.
Because of this dismissal, Selmy later came to the east to join Daenerys' side, which was exactly what Varys wanted.
After Ned Stark was imprisoned, Varys went to see him disguised as a jailer and convinced Ned that for the life of his daughter Sansa, he must admit a crime he had not committed.
In this way, Cersei will allow him to join the Night's Watch to avoid sin, and the Wolf and Lion families can avoid a war.
When Ned asked Varys who he was loyal to, Varys seemed so rarely sincere at that moment. He declared that all his actions were not for personal desire for power, desire for honor, or loyalty, but for simplicity.
The earth is planning for the whole kingdom.
However, Varys's arrangement for Ned finally came to nothing. Joffrey violated the wishes of the Council and executed Ned at the last minute without letting him wear black clothes. This move shocked Varys.
and all the onlookers.
Later, after Tyrion entered the Broken Anvil, he found Varys and Shae together.
Varys and Tyrion had a verbal battle of wits with each other without showing their sharpness.
Varys then asked Tyrion what he thought of the red comet, and told Tyrion that it heralded the arrival of the king, which would be accompanied by blood and fire.
Before Varys left, he left a riddle.
"Three people of high status are sitting in a room. One is a king, one is a monk, and the last one is a rich man.
There was a mercenary standing among them. This man was from a humble background and had little talent.
Each prominent person ordered him to kill the other two.
The king said: 'I am your legal king, and I order you to kill them.'
The monk said: 'In the name of the gods in heaven, I ask you to kill them.'
The rich man said: 'Kill them and I will give you all my gold, silver and jewels.
'Please tell me - who will die and who will live?'"
When Tyrion Lannister arrived in King's Landing to take up the post of Hand, Varys established a cooperative relationship with him and reported to him some of what was happening in the city.
Varys helped Tyrion gradually gain control of the City Watch and told him about Queen Cersei's affair with her cousin Lancel Lannister.
Varys helped Tyrion protect his mistress Shae, arranging a secret route so that he could see her while hiding it from Cersei's eyes and ears.
During the cooperation between the two, Varys told Tyrion the story of how he was castrated.
It was Varys who handed Gendry over to Yoren to join the Night's Watch, to prevent the boy from being killed by Cersei's minions because he was Robert's illegitimate son.
Later, when Tyrion Lannister recovered from the severe trauma of the Battle of Blackwater, he approached Varys, hoping to restore their alliance, including continuing to help him maintain Shae's secret.
Wallis agreed to him.
However, Varys gave very unfavorable testimony during Tyrion's trial. These testimonies were not forged. The contents of the testimonies included some conversations between the two, but in fact they pushed Tyrion to an extremely disadvantageous position.
location.
After Tyrion was sentenced to death, Jaime threatened Varys to help him rescue his brother. Under Jaime's sword, Varys had to agree (it is unclear whether Varys had other purposes, but according to Jaime, it was
So).
During the process of rescuing Tyrion, Tyrion asked Prime Minister Varys about the secret passage. Varys ostensibly advised Tyrion to ignore it and run away quickly, but he still told Tyrion that he could reach his father.
The secret passage in Tywin's chamber--and Tyrion sneaked through this secret passage and killed his father.
Because he helped Tyrion escape (and killed his father Tywin), Varys's career as intelligence chief ended.
Cersei placed a bounty on his head, but Varys disappeared without a trace.
It is said that a dungeon warden "Logan" also disappeared at the same time when Tyrion fled.
In Logan's residence in the dungeon, Maester Qyburn discovered an ancient Tyrell gold coin, which he gave to Cersei.
There are many reasons to suspect that "Logan" is Varys, and the gold coin may be what Varys left behind to break the alliance between Tyrell and Lannister.
Maester Qyburn took Varys's place, and people were busy fawning over him and selling him information for money. It seemed quite easy to be a spy.
Cersei feels that Varys always makes everyone feel that he is indispensable and makes people rely on him, which is something Qyburn can do.
In fact, Qyburn is far less well-informed than Varys, and he does not have the all-pervasive and reliable intelligence network like Varys.
In short, Wallis has never been trustworthy. Rather than saying that he is a hero who knows the current affairs, it is better to say that he is a complete idiot. He is called for the sake of justice, but in fact, no matter how you look at it, he looks like he will do whatever it takes to survive.
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As for why they met today, Gao Bin simply didn’t want to keep this remnant of the Targaryen dynasty to cause trouble for him, so he just took the opportunity to trick him out and kill him.
But before that, he used questions and answers to get out a lot of secrets he wanted to know from Varys.
After that, the Eight-clawed Spider completely lost its use value and was beheaded by Gao Bin's order.
No one knew that the eight-clawed spider, which always liked to hide behind and join forces, died in Gao Bin's tent, which is really sad.
Margaery didn't expect Gao Bin to be so decisive. In her opinion, the eight-clawed spider still has value.
But what Gao Bin wanted was to kill him early and get rid of the problem so as to avoid any complications.
The day after Varys's death, Gao Bin divided his forces, one side was detouring from the north to hold back Stannis's army, and the other side was attacking the city on the west side of King's Landing.
At this time, King's Landing was already like paper. Gao Bin broke into the royal city with only 300 men without any effort.
Stannis never expected that he would lose all his strength, only to be taken advantage of by Gao Bin.
It's like you spent 1 million in betrothal gifts, worked as a grandson and a licking dog, and finally married a goddess home. On the wedding night, it was not you who entered the bridal chamber. Did you have to vomit blood?
It wasn't over yet. The Northern Cavalry took the lead in charging into Stannis's army, chopping up the Stormland soldiers like melons and vegetables.
The red robe witch's wildfire didn't even have time to show its power before it was defeated.
However, Stannis still had a castle. Seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly retreated by boat, allowing him to retain more than 10,000 men.
Of course, he did not completely withdraw. Instead, he took advantage of the maritime advantages to stir up the nerves of the northern soldiers in the offshore and started guerrilla warfare at sea.
It is impossible for the ironmen's warships to teleport over, so Gao Bin can only suffer this embarrassing loss.
Fortunately, King's Landing is in hand and the Iron Throne is within easy reach. Gao Bin is too lazy to fight Stannis to the death. It's not the time yet.
At the beginning of Aegon's Conquests, he first set foot on Westeros in what is now King's Landing.
On the top of the tallest of the three hills of King's Landing, known as Aegon's Hill, he built his first fortress of earth and wood.
After conquering the Seven Kingdoms, Aegon ordered a royal castle to be built on the top of the hill.
This project was completed during the reign of King Maegor I, who killed all the construction workers to prevent them from revealing the secrets inside the castle. This is the Red Keep.
The Red Fort is built of light red stone. It has seven huge iron-roofed drum towers.
Thick walls surround the castle, and there are countless bunkers and battlements on the walls for archers to shoot.
Thick stone guardrails, some four feet high, protect the edges of the city wall.
The traitor's head was usually stuck on an iron gun on the crenellation of the city wall between the gatehouses.
The city wall has huge bronze doors and iron portcullises, as well as some narrow side doors.
A cobblestone square is located in front of the huge barbican.
Behind the city wall, there are many small inner courtyards, arch halls, covered bridges, barracks, cellars, and barns.
The throne of the emperor, the Iron Throne, is located inside the Red Keep.
There are also several party halls inside the Red Fort, including the Great Hall and the Queen Mother’s Ballroom.
There are some Targaryen relics in the foyer, such as dusty black armor and a dragon's skull.
The doors are made of oak wood wrapped with black iron, and when the weather gets cooler, carpets are laid on the floor.
However, in fact, the Red Keep is not very big, and its total size is smaller than Winterfell.
When Gao Bin unscrupulously stepped into the Red Keep, he found that it was not a suitable place to visit the Iron Throne, and King's Landing was not suitable as a capital.
For example, the Maegor's Tower in front of him is a huge square fortress, located in the center of the Red Keep, behind a twelve-foot-thick wall and a dry moat with iron spikes.
It is a castle within a castle. The royal bedroom is in Maegor's Tower, and the king's bedroom has two fireplaces.
But in Gao Bin's opinion, the defensive capabilities of Maegor's Tower are not as good as Casterly Rock's, and it would be easy to break through it, just a matter of fire.
On the contrary, the Queen Mother's Ballroom in Maegor's Tower is very impressive, but it is only half the size of the small hall in the Hand's Tower.
The ballroom can accommodate 100 people, and the wall behind the candlesticks is equipped with polished silver mirrors, which triples the intensity of the light from torches and candles.
There are gorgeous wood carvings on the walls. There is a corridor above. The south wall is lined with huge arched windows.
The Prime Minister's Tower is the chamber of the Hand of the King. Its small hall is a long and narrow room with a tall vaulted roof and benches large enough to seat 200 people.
Its private meeting room is no larger than the king's room, but it has mir carpets, tapestries, and gold-framed round windows, giving it a friendly feeling.
The Prime Minister's Tower also has an attic, private rooms and tall windows.
The White Sword Tower is the sleeping quarters of the Kingsguard.
It is a four-story slender building built at a special angle overlooking the entire bay.
Weapons and armor are displayed in the basement, and the second and third floors are the small dormitories of the other six Kingsguard brothers.
The top floor is the room of the captain of the Kingsguard. This room is larger and is higher than the outer wall.
The circular room on the first floor, called the Circular Meeting Room, has whitewashed stone walls and white wool brocade.
Hanging on the fireplace is a white shield and two crossed white swords.
The table in the conference room is made of gray-white weirwood and carved into the shape of three horses supporting a giant shield.
According to tradition, the captain of the Iron Guard sits behind a shield, and the six sworn brothers sit on either side of three horses.
The most eye-catching thing about the Red Castle is the throne room. The hall is the room where the king's throne is located. The Iron Throne stands on a high iron platform with narrow steps.
A long carpet stretches from the throne to the bronze oak door at the end of the hall.
The hall itself is huge and can accommodate 1,000 people.
The hall faces north and south, with tall and narrow windows on the east and west walls.
Targaryen dragon skulls once hung on the walls, but Robert Baratheon replaced them with tapestries.
The Traitor's Corridor is a semicircular short tower with the same entrance to the dungeon.
The cells on the top floor are specially used for house arrest of persons with status.
The entrance to the dungeon is on the ground floor of the tower. In fact, the dungeon is directly below the tower. Between the cells are rooms for the prison warden, the chief confessor and the law enforcer.
The dungeon of the Red Fort has four floors. The cells on the top floor have narrow windows and are used to hold ordinary criminals.
The second floor has small single cells for holding noble prisoners.
Torches in the hall illuminate the cells through the bars.
The cells on the third floor, also known as the "dark cells", are smaller and have wooden doors so that no light can shine in.
It is for the most evil and dangerous prisoners.
The bottom floor is the torture chamber. If you want to pass through the fourth floor, it is best not to bring a light, because there are some things you don’t want to see.
The Red Fort has a vast network of secret passages and tunnels.
King Maegor built them to ensure a quick escape should enemies surround him.
The tunnel should be full of traps.
Some tunnels are made of stone, while others are earthen caverns supported by wood.
Some are smaller than an adult and have to crawl.
Some secret passages are very close to rooms in the Red Keep, allowing people to simply eavesdrop on conversations.
There is a secret passage leading directly from the dormitory of the Prime Minister's Tower to the outside.
There is a secret lever in Varys's bedroom that slides a stone slab, revealing the stairs behind it.
There is also a secret passage that leads from the Red Fort to the cliff facing the sea.
Narrow handholds are impossible to see from the ground, and paths built into the rocks lead people all the way to the banks of the Blackwater River.
Gao Bin learned all this from Wallis. In order to show his sincerity, the Octopus Spider did not fortify Gao Bin and revealed the secrets of the Red Castle one by one.
Gao Bin followed his memory and visited the Red Keep with Margaery. He was not interested at all in Cersei and Emperor Qiao who were imprisoned.
Finally, Gao Bin returned to the throne room, sat on the Iron Throne, and curled his lips from Margaery:
"This chair is not comfortable at all."
Margaery couldn't help rolling her eyes. It was a good thing she didn't know the word Versailles, otherwise she would have to put it on his head and not be able to take it off for the rest of his life.
The Iron Throne is already under your butt, how dare you say you feel uncomfortable?
Besides, who sits on it all the time when they have nothing to do? Isn’t it enough to sit on it and pretend to be B when necessary?
Criticisms come true, Margaery really didn’t expect that this day would come so soon, and the position of queen would be within her reach.
But similar to Gao Bin's thoughts, she is not too interested in the position of queen now.
She seems to care more about the identity of Gao Bin's wife than the so-called queen.
Sure enough, people are always dissatisfied. They never know how to cherish things that are easily available!
Fortunately, Margaery was not floating, and she could feel that Gao Bin's ultimate goal was not just to sit on the Iron Throne!