Chapter 172 Rhapsody of Pentos (5)
"I will bring 50 people to follow us to escort these two substitutes out. I will send them to the Red Temple in the west of the city." Ian and his knights found Blue Maggot, the commander of the Unsullied, in the vestibule of the mansion.
"After that," he pointed at the very tightly wrapped Targaryen brothers and sisters among the servants, "you must shrink the defense of the mansion and retreat to the back mountain with all the Unsullied to protect our king, brother and sister. Castle, remember, the safety of the king and princess must be ensured.”
"The mansion below." Blue Maggot looked puzzled.
"Nothing is more important than the safety of the king and princess! Follow my orders, otherwise if something goes wrong, Governor Illyrio is your only one to ask." Ian shrugged and showed Blue Maggot the eagle on Steward Mills. Banshee's Whip.
"Excuse me, where is Mr. Butler Mills? Mr. Illyrio has handed over the command to Mr. Mills. I think we still need to discuss this issue." Blue Maggot hesitated at this order.
"There is a new situation outside. Mr. Butler has gone to the Great Council to find the Governor. Before he left, he handed the whip to me. In short, since today's civil war will be extremely fierce, my opinion is to gather all the troops to ensure that What do you think about the safety of my king, brother and sister?"
"I" Blue Maggot paused, "I understand, villain. The Governor and Butler Mills trust you, and I am willing to obey your command."
The Unsullied commander finally chose to follow Ian's advice. After all, Astapor only taught these eunuchs how to fight and obey, but did not teach them to think.
Later, Blue Maggot ordered 50 Unsullied to Ian on the spot.
After Ian put Celia and the fake Targaryen brothers and sisters in red robes into the carriage, he, Daeron, Kes, and Yada followed the carriage on horseback, accompanied by 50 Unsullied people. Leaving Illyrio's mansion.
Ian originally wanted to take these Unsullied away, after all, he got the whip.
But judging from the fact that Blue Maggot still questioned his order just after he showed the whip, it is obvious that the Unsullied in Illyrio no longer regard the whip as the highest object of obedience, so he could only give up this plan. .
The Unsullied only recognize whips and not people when Astapor is first sold. Once they are bought, as long as their new owner gives them an order that they are above the whip, they will become Recognize the person first and then the whip.
An example of irony is when Daenerys liberated the Unsullied, saying she would give them their freedom and let them fight for her as free men, then she threw away the whip while the Unsullied still fought for her.
She thought that the Unsullied were fighting for her because of freedom, but that was not the case. The Unsullied had no idea what freedom meant. The Unsullied were fighting for Daenerys simply because she was fighting against her with a whip. They gave the order.
The part of Daenerys's words translated into what the Unsullied can understand is: 'This whip won't work anymore, you will only fight for me from now on.' Then the Unsullied became someone who only recognized her.
As for freedom? I don't read well, so don't tell me those rare words that I don't understand.
"Go and notify the guards everywhere and have them all gather at the castle on the back mountain," Blue Maggot ordered to his adjutant after watching Ian and the others leave. Then he looked at the other adjutant.
"Take people and evacuate these servants to the castle on the mountain." Blue Maggot said, pointing to the group of servants where the wrapped Targaryen brothers and sisters were.
This was Lord Darry's suggestion. In order to avoid being discovered by the handymen and possible spies among the servants that the real king brother and sister had not left the mansion, he mixed them among the servants.
Lord Darry is truly wise.
Not long after Blue Maggot and the others retreated to the top of the mountain, Rolle and the others, who were still hiding in the mansion, came out of their hiding place and headed towards Illyrio's treasure house.
He clearly remembered Ian's instructions to give priority to gems and small pieces of art, followed by gold.
True, Ian could not take the Unsullied away when they were more loyal to Illyrio himself than to the Whip of the Harpy.
But from Illyrio's point of view, Ian was able to give them orders to shrink their defense line back to the top of the mountain to create an opportunity for Rohr to loot Illyrio's mansion.
"What do you mean by this?" Governor Guerrero Tetrus was confused and immediately looked at Prince Trigg questioningly, "What do you mean by this?"
"Isn't the meaning obvious? Governor Tetrus, you are breaking the law!" After seeing the friendly interaction between Governor Illyrio and His Highness the Prince, Braavos Party Councilor Bidasini Sevasi immediately raised his eyebrows. Time reveals the truth.
His Royal Highness the Prince has indeed formed an alliance with Governor Illyrio, just like the rumors! And the purpose of today's parliament is to try Governor Tetrus, who illegally stationed troops and threatened to provoke a civil war!
Legal experts have been speculating on this possibility for a long time than Darsini. The number of troops gathered by the Tetrus family in the North City this time has exceeded the 'city guard quota' they purchased previously.
According to the laws of Pentos, in this case the Parliament can declare a state of emergency in the city and declare the governor treason!
Although this law has not been used once in the entire history of Pentos, so what does it matter? As long as the Braavos and Illyrian factions unite, there is no unwinnable vote on the Grand Council!
"Guerrero Tetrus! The number of troops you have in Pentos City at this moment has far exceeded your legal city guard quota, seriously endangering the freedom and security of Pentos. Here, I want to report to the Grand Council It is proposed to take control of Governor Guerrero immediately and initiate a trial against him!" After Bidashini Sevasi finished speaking, he looked at Prince Trigg as if he wanted to take credit.
He clenched his fists gently and said silently in his heart: Pay attention to me! I guessed your plan! I'm helping you! I am worthy of your reuse!
Unexpectedly, Prince Trigg just turned pale.
Trigg himself has no real abilities. His greatest achievement in his life is to encounter one thing of good luck and one thing of bad luck.
The former relied on this skin to be spotted by Marianne Frega, the daughter of the richest keykeeper in the Iron Bank at the time, and gave birth to Hazan, a capable son. The latter was unfortunately chosen by lot to be Pentos. of the Governor.
The entire plan this time was planned by his son Hazan, and his own task today was just to delay time.
Therefore, Trigg was a little at a loss at this moment, because there was no new news from his son, and the situation in the council was completely out of control.
Almost all the members of the Braavos Party and Illyrio faction stood up at this moment and denounced Governor Tetrus. When other neutralists and fence-sitters saw the situation, they also began to make trouble one after another.
Trigg could understand why this was the case. After all, only a few people knew about their secret alliance with the Tetrus family to deal with Illyrio. Even he himself was only informed today.
Neither Hazan nor Governor Tetrus informed each other of the allies in these councils, because they knew that after they succeeded in attacking the XC area, these allies would naturally vote on their side.
But now, these members of the Braavos Party were led by the rumor that 'Governor Illyrio and the Prince are in alliance', and after hearing Governor Tetrus's angry speech just now, they naturally regarded Illyrio's statement as Take it as an instruction from the prince.
In addition, their ceremonial officer was bribed by Illyrio, so their alliance with Illyrio was confirmed in their eyes.
Trigg was aware of all this, but he had nothing to do. He had never been a man of solutions. He could only anxiously wipe the cold sweat from his head on his seat.
Gradually, the quarrels in the venue converged into unified shouts.
"Judgment! Judgment!" the lawmakers chanted.