Chapter 93: 93
Chapter 235 What are the chances of winning?
"Grandma, is father in no danger?" Margaret looked at Olenna with concern.
Olenna handed the letter in her hand to Margaery, motioning her to read it herself, and said,
"Cersei has only temporarily placed your father under house arrest. I estimate that in a few days, she will make conditions to us."
After reading the letter carefully, Margaery slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Cersei had only put her father and Loras under house arrest and had not endangered their safety.
"What do we do next?" Margaret looked at her grandmother.
Olenna asked Margaery, "What do you think we should do?"
Margaret knew that her grandmother was testing her again. After thinking carefully for a while, Margaret said:
"Gather the army to the border to show our resolve, then negotiate with Cersei and ask her to release my father and Loras."
Olenna nodded. This was the correct and normal approach, using the army for deterrence and then proposing conditions for negotiation.
"Your idea is not wrong, but you forgot one thing, that is, Cersei is different from normal people. Just wait and see, she will definitely take the initiative to propose conditions to us next."
Thinking of Cersei's previous behavior, Margaery suddenly felt that her grandmother was right. Cersei was an arrogant woman who had no political vision and was more greedy for power than anyone else.
Now that she has found an excuse, she will definitely not let go of this opportunity to suck blood easily.
"Grandma, did the news really come from the North?" Margaret suddenly remembered something and asked immediately.
Olenna knew what Margaery was talking about, "Yes, it is definitely from the North. Not only is there news that Littlefinger and I poisoned Joffrey, but there is also news that Littlefinger poisoned Jon Arryn."
"Haha, Little Finger is in trouble now. People who like to play tricks often don't have strong strength to back them up. Once such people are exposed to the sun, they will have nowhere to hide."
Olenna had a smile on her face. As for Petyr Baelish, she naturally hoped that he would die as soon as possible.
It would be best if she died suddenly and immediately, so that there would be no witnesses to her poisoning of Joffrey Baratheon.
Considering Olenna's identity, "no witnesses" naturally means "I didn't do it."
If anyone says that she poisoned Joffrey at that time, it would be a rumor.
As for spreading rumors about the Duke of the South's mother, this crime can be either serious or minor.
"But how did he know? Even though there were so many people in King's Landing at the time, no one knew the details of the incident." Margaery was puzzled.
"Just because no one knows doesn't mean no one can guess it. There are many smart people in King's Landing, such as Tywin and Varys.
Especially Varys, this man's little birds are everywhere in King's Landing.
Damn it, he has so many little birds but no bird of his own, ridiculous! "
"You mean the news that Varys released?"
Varys and Tyrion disappeared together. Some people said that they saw them in the North, but the distance was too far and no one knew whether the news was true or not.
"I guess Varys has already chosen a side. It seems that the chances of winning the Iron Throne are really not high. Even Varys has chosen a side."
But there is one thing Olenna can't understand, that is, is Poseidon's chance of winning really that high?
Look at what Poseidon did in the North, raising the power of the common people and suppressing the power of the nobles. What did he want to do?
How could the nobles support him if he did this?
If it weren't for these things, it is estimated that a large number of nobles would have surrendered long ago.
Originally, Olenna was planning to contact the Poseidon family, but Jack's drastic reforms in the North made Olenna give up this idea.
If the Poseidon family were to rule Westeros, the first to suffer would be these top nobles.
However, Olenna did not completely stand on the side of the Iron Throne, because the deterrent power of the dragon was still strong. Before she was sure that the dragon crossbow could effectively fight against the young dragon, Olenna would not easily take sides.
Of course, if Jack could give up his reforms in the South, she would also consider swearing allegiance directly to the Poseidon family.
Thinking of this, Olenna began to think about negotiating with Jack again. After all, she really didn't want to go to war with the dragon.
The dragon-shooting crossbow is most likely to have little effect on giant dragons. It is very bulky and designed for the sake of power. It would be strange if it could hit a giant dragon flying in the air.
Thinking of this, Olenna immediately asked Margaery to call Willas.
When Willas came to Olena, Olena had already written a letter and handed it to Willas.
"Write a letter in your own tone, following the contents of the letter, and send it to the North. Don't use ravens."
Willas was slightly stunned. Was he ready to take sides?
Willas did not ask Olenna. Now Highgarden, or the entire River Reach, was managed by Olenna. His old father was basically just a decoration.
Looking at Willas's departing back, Olenna suddenly asked, "Margaret, if I asked you to marry Jack, would you be willing?"
"All up to you. Everything is for the family." Margaret replied softly.
She knew that her grandmother was concerned that Jack already had several wives, including great nobles like Targaryen and Greyjoy.
But since she can marry a gay, it doesn't seem to be a big problem for her to have several wives. She is confident that she can tie Jack's heart down.
Olenna sighed, "If Jack agrees not to reform the Reach, you will marry him. It would be best if you could find a dragon for your future child. Only a dragon can give you the right to speak."
Seeing her grandmother sigh, Margaret couldn't help but say, "If the southern nobles unite, is it really unlikely that they will win? The northern army has less than 20,000 troops at most, right?"
(End of this chapter)
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