Viserys pondered for a few seconds, then raised his head again.
"Find an opportunity to get in touch with this person, just him and Lysa"
However, Viserys hesitated to speak, then thought for a moment and sighed.
"Forget it, now is not the time."
"You can pay close attention to this person. He will be useful in the future."
Littlefinger will play an important role in fueling the situation in the future, but he does not have this weight now.
Viserys can secretly support him and muddy the waters in Westeros.
However, Petyr Baelish does not yet have such ability. He still needs to continue to cling to Jon Arryn like a maggot and absorb the blood of the old Duke to strengthen himself.
"clear."
Although Ramsay didn't know why Petyr Baelish gained the attention of Viserys, he would treat everything his master said as an imperial edict and nod hurriedly.
Later, Viserys did not explain the reason why he did this, but continued to read on.
Petyr was appointed by the Iron Throne to come to Pentos as a lobbyist, giving passionate speeches about the Targaryen threat.
But now that the Dragon King is by his side, it doesn't take Petyr to say that the governors of Pentos have already felt a sense of crisis.
After all, Pantos is the weakest among the nine free trade city-states.
Due to the terms of defeat in the war with Braavos, although Pentos still has the power to maintain sovereignty and independence, they are not allowed to have more than twenty warships, hire mercenaries, enter into contracts with free mercenary groups, or maintain any assets beyond the city guard.
's army.
Despite its massive walls, Pentos is considered the most vulnerable of the Free Cities.
What's more, Pentos is leaderless now, and the political system is in chaos. The prince of Pentos, the head of the city-state, is just a puppet, and a group of wealthy businessmen and governors who really control the power only focus on their own interests, only seek profit, and bully the weak and fear the strong.
generation.
Lacking a strong leader or a united collective will, Pentos is so weak that it needs to maintain a friendly attitude towards the other Free Cities and the Dothraki horselords.
Over the years, he cultivated relationships with a series of powerful khals, giving them gifts and gold and silver to ensure that their khalasar would operate east of the Rhoyne and protect the safety of Pentos.
Now, a powerful force has suddenly arisen around Pentos, the Targaryen family, an exiled royal family that fled from Westeros to Essos.
At first, Pantos didn't pay much attention to this little neighbor next to him. However, not long after, this little neighbor began to rise rapidly.
Then he caught the attention of Pentos, and he still invited Viserys to his house as a guest and gave him gifts to build relationships.
Later, Viserys defeated a Dothraki horse king in front of Gor Dohor, and news spread that his sister Daenerys had hatched a dragon.
This all changed again.
The Targaryens were not Dothraki, and they would not be interested in stone houses.
And unlike the systems of trading city-states, centralized kingdoms are naturally extremely expandable. This is a view put forward by a scholar from the city based on the chaotic history of the seven kingdoms before unification. This book has also traveled across the ocean.
Got here.
Therefore, everyone in Pentos gradually began to fear and worry about this neighbor.
Andalos is located in the land of heaven with the sea at its back and surrounded by mountains. It is surrounded by three free trade city-states, Braavos to the north, Norvos to the east, and Pentos to the west.
Everyone knows that it would be okay to be content with the status quo, but if Viserys has ambitions and wants to continue to expand, he must choose a direction to break through, otherwise he will be locked in.
And if Targaryen really wants to choose a direction to expand
Will you choose Braavos, which is blocked by the Hengduan Mountains and ranks first among the Free Trade Cities?
Or would you choose Norvos, which is located in the mountains with complex terrain and is protected by bearded monks with fanatical religious beliefs and fearless death?
I believe anyone can easily choose this answer.
It is for these reasons that everyone in Pentos is worried.
The messenger from the Iron Throne arrived just in time, so the governors of Pentos gathered together again to meet with this messenger.
"The governors of Pentos met with Petyr?"
Viserys's lavender eyes were sparkling, and he knew this was not a positive sign.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
But Ramsay still spoke respectfully.
"Petyr persuaded the governors of Pentos to become your enemies and form an alliance with the Iron Throne."
"During this period, a governor named Illyrio Mopatis spoke out against it."
"He said that if Pentos and Targaryen are enemies, they may be attacked by dragons and Andalos."
"In the surrounding trading city-states, Braavos and Pentos are enemies. Pantos signed a treaty that was humiliating and humiliating because it was forced by the Braavos people. However, the relationship between Norvos and Andalos is friendly and harmonious. Qohor
Far water cannot quench a near thirst. Myr, Tyrosh and Lys have an old grudge against each other. If one party rushes to help, it may lose the opportunity in the disputed land."
"And fighting costs money."
"The governors here and the forty families of Pentos with noble blood, how much money will each family spend to hire trading city-states to fight this war?"
"As for the Dothraki, they are a group of barbarians, and they are also very smart. They are willing to fight and lose troops for money, but they may not be willing to intervene in this war."
"Hiring a mercenary group will tear up the armistice treaty with Braavos, and it is very likely to encounter trouble in the future. How much does it cost to hire a mercenary group with more than ten thousand people like the Golden Company? How much does it cost to send a gift?"
"Don't even think about the Iron Throne's support. Now that winter is coming over there, I don't have time to take care of myself."
After listening to Ramsay's retelling, Viserys nodded slightly, holding the piece of information in his hand, with a hint of scrutiny in his eyes. Then he paused and continued to ask in a calm voice.
"The results of it?"
He needs to know the outcome of this matter.
"The result is that although the governors of Pentos asked many questions about the plan for the Iron Throne, they ultimately did not agree to Petyr Baelish's lobbying and just said to think about it again."
Ramsay pried this out of the mouth of the poor Governor of Pentos.
Their attitude was very cautious, and they invited Viserys to Pentos just to find out his true intentions.
Maybe he will give another big gift and implement the policy of appeasement to increase the connection with Targaryen.