Chapter 174 Lannister Wisdom

"I don't want to hear you talk about difficulties, but how to do it. Don't worry, you won't starve to death before others starve to death. After all, the gods punished me by making you the son of Lannister."

Right now, these people are sitting in Sleepy City without any reinforcements.

There is no reason to support him in the North and the Riverlands. Tywin doesn't even know if Eddard Stark is dead. After being besieged in King's Landing, Lannister's intelligence exchange with the outside world is almost completely blind. Only at sea can I occasionally escape a little bit.

As for the Stormlands and the Reach, they simply brought their armies to seize the thrones that their families had painstakingly laid out. It was impossible to reconcile the fundamental contradictions between the two parties.

Then, only the basic base of the Western Territory, which was crippled and was the family's last hope, was left. Now, according to his own requirements, James closed the door and went all out to defend and drive away the pirates of the Iron Islands who were constantly looting.

There is also Dorne, so there is no other way. Tywin knows very well what the Red Viper Oberon and his brother Prince Doran want, and that thing is his head.

Although Tywin placed his family's position in an extremely important position, he didn't go crazy now. He chopped himself off with a knife and sent his head to Dorne as a gift to ask them to support the Lannister.

In the present King's Landing, as long as he is not around, can he control more than 20,000 arrogant and powerful generals with these two things in front of him? When the time comes, there's no telling which family will have the power of Lannister in its hands.

In Tywin's heart, he had never considered King Joffrey sitting on the throne, showing off his power. To him, he was a child, and there were no more words to describe him.

"If we don't want to die here, otherwise, we have to find a way to fight Renly until he hurts and force him to withdraw his troops."

"Or, we can find a way to mix it up and let Stannis land quickly. We might as well show weakness and say that King's Landing can't survive for a few days. We have failed. Renly will enter the city and become king. Let's see what he does."

"The last option, of course, is to take our good king and go directly out of the city to break out. As long as we are determined enough, I don't think Renly will fight with us. After all, he still has a brother Stannis to deal with. There’s no point in us spending all our money.”

"This is Joffrey's throne, you can't do this!"

"But pull it off. Tomorrow I will ask the blacksmith in Flea Bottom to build me an iron chair. That can also be called a throne. If he is really a king, wherever he puts his beautiful butt, that will be the throne. My stupid sister !”

Without looking at his sister Cersei, who couldn't say anything nutritious, Tyrion turned his huge head back to his father, Lord Tywin, and continued:

"But there is a problem. If we escape back to the west, we will definitely suffer a lot of losses along the way. If we go south, we will be threatened by Renly's army at all times. If he quickly kills his brother, we may not be able to escape."

"If we go north, we have to go through Riverrun. I can't say that. My wise father, do you think that boy Edmure Tully will let us leave unscathed?"

Unscathed? If Eddard Stark is really dead, and if the truth about him drugging Eddard Stark is revealed, then the wolf cubs in the north will give Edmure Tully an order, and people like them, Maybe I really won’t be able to return to the Western Region.

Tywin Lannister knew all too well that in order to get rid of Eddard Stark as a hot potato as soon as possible, he used some extraordinary methods, but it also hid major hidden dangers for himself.

If Ed Stark really died, even if they couldn't find out that it was him who did it, the wolf cubs in the north would pin their hatred on themselves.

Every time he thinks about this, Tywin Lannister can hardly help but kick his daughter and son, unable to control the bastard between his legs!

If it weren't for the two of you messing around, causing Joffrey's appearance to be different from any other Baratheon, would we be in this fatal situation today, with enemies on all sides?

Although the two Baratheons are eyeing Joffrey's throne and the probability of rebellion is still high, Joffrey's life experience is questioned, which is the direct trigger. The legitimacy of the royal bloodline cannot be tarnished.

Although everyone knows many things, sometimes they really just need a reason, and my precious son and daughter just gave these ambitious people from the Seven Kingdoms the best excuse.

"If we want Stannis to come ashore, we must pay something. Stannis is not stupid. The reason you just gave is not enough to make him stand directly on our side to deal with Renly."

Tywin stared at his dwarf son coldly, waiting for his answer.

"Yes, of course it's not enough. Stannis Baratheon wants the throne of King's Landing. Just give it to him."

Hearing these words, Tywin Lannister suddenly narrowed his eyes. The dwarf son's judgment on important matters in front of him once again refreshed his understanding of this son.

If he were a normal person, Casterly Rock would definitely be his.

I don't know why, but such an idea came into Tywin's mind, but he immediately killed it.

When Cersei heard this, she immediately shouted out like a lioness with explosive hair:

"Presumptuous, Tyrion, no one can take away Joffrey's throne. I will never allow you to do this!"

Lord Tywin's patience finally came to an end. He realized that calling Cersei here tonight was a completely stupid decision. All she could think about was her Joffrey and her position as Queen Mother. She didn't care about anything else. regardless of.

"go out."

Tywin Lannister looked at his daughter with some disgust, and then said these words in a very calm tone.

Cersei was stunned, she couldn't believe it:

"Father?"

"I said, you, get out. Don't make me do it a third time."

Tywin Lannister's status in the family is much higher than anyone else. Cersei did not dare to refute her father's words. In Tywin Lannister's cold eyes, she could only leave in anger. Before leaving, she did not forget to be cruel. He gave Tyrion a hard look.

When only Tyrion and Tywin were left in the room, Tyrion said in an exaggerated tone:

"Hmm...a conversation between men, tsk tsk, I'm really flattered."

Tywin Lannister certainly knew that this was not a good thing to say, but he was not in the mood to care about it now. He asked directly:

"Tyrion, speak your mind!"

"My idea? It's simple. Tell Stannis directly that we can't do it anymore. If we don't come back, we will surrender to Renly. Anyway, we Lannister and Renly don't have any deep hatred. After all, we are still the guardians of the West."

"continue."

"Stannis, I have been in King's Landing for such a long time, and I know him quite well. This guy's character is really smelly and tough. He thinks it is his own thing, so there is no possibility of compromise. .”

"If we give up the throne to Renly, he will never accept it."

Tywin Lannister nodded. He had to admit that what the dwarf son said was absolutely right. In this current situation, the only way to break the situation was to use dangerous tactics. If this continued, it would really be doomed.

"It's good, but it's not enough Tyrion. You know the ambition of the family. Although Joffrey is a stupid boy, he can still sit on the throne after all. We still have to try to keep him."

"Hmm... But it's difficult to do. We have to be prepared."

"First, trick Stannis over. As soon as his flag appears outside King's Landing, we are already in our game. Renly must send people to guard against him. The pressure on us to defend the city will be much less."

"We might as well spread this news to Renly and let him know that Stannis came here just to enter the city. This way, we can roughly ensure that these two guys will not join forces to kill us first."

"If we are unlucky and these two guys are not fooled, then if we still want to keep our family, we will have to take Joffrey back to Casterly Rock City. If these two guys are not interested in my nephew."

"If it is really as we think, then father, we have to find a way to let these two brothers kill each other to the death in King's Landing. We can even pretend to leave King's Landing first, take the people away first, and wait for them Once the winner is decided, come back and fight again.”

"Then why don't we just go back to Casterly Rock?"

Tywin asked calmly. He actually had the answer in his heart, but subconsciously wanted to test his son.

"It's too far. From Casterly Rock to King's Landing, if we don't go through the Riverlands, we have to take a detour from the south and wait until the winner is decided in King's Landing. Even if the news reaches Casterly Rock immediately, it won't take us time to assemble the army until we get to King's Landing. , they are definitely ready.”

"Stannis wins. At least the Stormlands and the king's leader will support him. He also has a royal fleet and is not afraid of our siege."

"Renly has won. The Reach is also our enemy. We don't need to go to King's Landing. Let's prepare to defend against the attacks from the south by these roses."

At this point, Tyrion's entire plan has been put on the table. He looked at his father and spoke in an extremely serious tone:

"Father, if we seek stability, it would be best to return to Casterly Rock immediately and watch the Baratheon brothers fight among themselves. We don't need to stay in King's Landing for more than a day. But if we want to gamble on a chance of victory, then Father……"

"We have to prepare early."