Game of Thrones: Knight of Glory - Chapter 368

c367 Tyrion’s guess

“You have to believe me, I didn’t poison Joffrey to death, and his death had nothing to do with me.” Tyrion took the bottle from Linde’s hand, raised his head and took a sip, and said to Linde.

The night before Tyrion’s public trial, Lynd went to the Red Keep dungeon with a bottle of wine to see him. In less than two days, Tyrion looked much more decadent, and it seemed that he too Somewhat panicked.

“I know you didn’t poison Joffrey to death.” Lind nodded, but added: “But it has nothing to do with you, not necessarily.”

Tyrion was very smart and immediately heard some clues, and quickly asked: “Lind, do you know anything?”

Linde did not tell him directly, but said indirectly: “If you want to kill someone, the best way is to attack that person directly. The more people involved, the more variables there are. Since you can directly attack Qiao Foley poisoned me, why do I need to add you to the list and add more unnecessary procedures? ”

Tyrion seemed to understand what Lynd said and murmured: “They want to use me to deal with the Lannister family.”

Lind looked at Tyrion and asked with a smile: “Do you think you are very important in the Lannister family? Once something happens to you, the Lannister family will be in ruins?”

Tyrion looked a little ugly after hearing Lind’s words. He quickly realized that he was just a dispensable presence in the Lannister family, especially after Jaime had left the Kingsguard and was preparing to return to inherit Casterly Rock. , his status has become even lower, and has even become a thorn in Tywin’s side.

“If you’re not here for the Lannister family, are you here for me?” Tyrion took a sip of wine and said with a wry smile.

Lind didn’t answer, just looked at Tyrion calmly.

Seeing Lind’s expression, Tyrion was also stunned and said in surprise: “Are you really coming for me? But why? Why would someone hate me so much that they would frame me as the murderer of the king?”

Linde said in a guiding manner: “You have to ask yourself this. If you think about it carefully, who would hate you so much?”

“Hate me?” Tyrion hesitated for a moment and said, “Too many people hate me. The dignitaries in King’s Landing whose homes were confiscated by me during the battle to defend the city, and the families of the soldiers who were forcibly pulled up to the city wall by me, they all hate me. I can’t help but imagine what the scene will be like at the public trial tomorrow. I hope the eggs they throw at me are fresh. The smell of rotten eggs is too unpleasant.”

Lind looked at Tyrion and said, “You are still able to joke. It seems that you already have a plan for tomorrow’s trial.”

“No, I have no countermeasures against the trial.” Tyrion shook his head, then looked at Lind expectantly, and said: “Since you are here, please rescue me! I promise you, I will go to Summer Hall to be your Staff.”

“Do you think I will rescue you?” Linde chuckled.

Tyrion shrugged and said: “No, you will definitely not save me, but there is no harm in trying. What if you suddenly feel that I am pitiful enough and save me by the way?”

Linde shook his head and said: “If it were other times, I would indeed save you, but not this time.”

Tyrion looked disappointed, took another sip of wine, and said, “Is it because I am suspected of killing the master of the Iron Throne that you recognized?”

“The Lord of the Iron Throne whom I recognize? Why do you think so? Do you think Joffrey is qualified to be recognized by me?” Linde said with great disdain: “What I recognize is his inheritance. King Robert is dying. The throne was indeed passed to Joffrey before. I am able to be where I am today largely because of the support of King Robert. I am very grateful to him, so his designated heir is also the one I recognize as the lord of the Iron Throne. Even though I have a good relationship with Eddard Stark and recognize his character, the reason why I didn’t save him is because he tampered with King Robert’s will.”

Tyrion looked at Lynd in confusion and said, “Since it’s not because I’m suspected of killing Joffrey, then why won’t you save me this time?”

Lind was silent for a moment and said, “Because the Avengers have very good reasons.”

“Do you know who killed Joffrey?” Tyrion immediately became alert, looked at Lind, and said in a deep voice.

“Yes, I know.” Linde nodded.

Tyrion asked in surprise: “Are you involved too?”

Linde shook his head and said, “No, I was just a bystander from beginning to end.”

Tyrion couldn’t help but asked curiously: “Where is Varys? Is Varys a participant?”

Linde replied affirmatively: “No, he is just a bystander.”

“Impossible, Varys must be a participant, he handed me the bottle of poison,” Tyrion immediately retorted: “That night, Varys also said so many things to me, telling me that Joff He will definitely not let me go. Even if I join the Night’s Watch, he will find someone to kidnap me on the way and torture me to death. I know that with Joffrey’s character and hatred for me, this will definitely happen. That’s why he gave me a bottle of poison to drink when I was desperate to reduce the pain.”

“Sometimes what the eyes see is not necessarily true, let alone in an environment like a dungeon.” Lind reminded: “Tyrion, you are a smart man. If you think about it carefully, you will find many clues. ”

Under Lind’s prompting, Tyrion quickly fell into memories. Not long after, he suddenly recovered and exclaimed: “The Varys I saw was fake.”

“What’s fake?” Someone asked outside the door at this time, and then he saw James holding a bottle of wine and being let in by the guard at the door. When he saw Lind and the man who also held a bottle of wine, Tyrion couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, then smiled at Lind and said, “We seem to want to go together.”

“I will never be short of wine.” Tyrion immediately waved to Jaime, gesturing for him to bring the wine quickly.

James came over, handed the wine to Tyrion, then found a slightly cleaner place to sit down, and asked, “What were you talking about just now? I seemed to hear something that was false.”

“Varys, Varys is fake.” Tyrion answered, feeling that the answer was a bit confusing, so he added: “When you came to see me yesterday, didn’t I tell you that I was in the dungeon? Have you seen Wallis? That Wallis is fake.”

After hearing this, James was not too surprised and said: “I know, you said it at the wedding banquet. When you met Varys, Varys was actually in a meeting with his father. I was also there, and Varys had never Never left until the end.”

Tyrion said solemnly: “If there is any way in the world to disguise oneself so perfectly, only the Faceless Men of Braavos can do it, and they should be masters of the Faceless Men. Come and see my Varys It was the Master of the Faceless Man who pretended to be one, and his purpose was to give me a bottle of poison. Joffrey was also poisoned and killed by the Master of the Faceless Man, and his purpose was to put the blame on me.”

When James heard Tyrion’s words, there was a look of surprise on his face, and he said: “Now that you have discovered the clues, I will immediately inform my father and ask him to stop tomorrow’s trial and re-investigate the cause of Joffrey’s death.”

As James spoke, he was about to stand up and leave, but he was inadvertently held down by Lynd’s shoulders and held by Tyrion’s arm.

Seeing the two of them stopping him, James had a look of confusion on his face.

“You say it, or I say it.” Tyrion looked at Lind and asked.

“Come on!” Lind let go of his hand on James’ shoulder.

Tyrion sighed and said, “Even if you tell father, he will never believe my theory.”

James fell silent. He knew very well how much his father hated Tyrion. In fact, before coming to see Tyrion, he also went to see Tywin. In the end, he failed to persuade his father to let Tyrion go. Forcing his father to agree that as long as Tyrion pleads guilty, he will be allowed to serve as a night watchman, which can at least save Tyrion’s life.

Seeing the expression on Jaime’s face, Lynde and Tyrion knew that Jaime might have misunderstood.

So, Tyrion explained: “Father will not believe my speculation, not because of his disgust and hatred for me, but because there are big loopholes in my speculation.”

“Loophole?” James looked at Tyrion in confusion.

Tyrion explained: “Hiring a Faceless Man to kill an ordinary businessman would require thousands or even tens of thousands of golden dragons, while hiring a Faceless Master to kill the rulers of the Seven Kingdoms would probably require enough golden dragons. By filling up the treasury of Braavos, you can easily form a well-equipped army composed of one hundred thousand elite warriors. Do you think anyone would be willing to spend so much money to kill Joffrey?”

James was stunned for a moment, and couldn’t help but shake his head, and then asked, “Then your guess is wrong.”

“No, I think my speculation is correct. Joffrey was definitely poisoned by Master Faceless, and I was indeed framed by Master Faceless.” Tyrion looked at Linde solemnly. , said: “Since no one can spend so much money to ask Master Faceless Man to take action, then there is only one possibility, and that is that Master Faceless Man has a personal grudge against me, and everything he did was to frame me. I, Joffrey, was just a pawn in his frame.”

Hearing Tyrion’s words, James looked at Tyrion as if he were a court jester and said: “Tyrion, my brother, this is the first time I have noticed that you are so narcissistic that you would think that someone I will kill the rulers of the Seven Kingdoms to frame you.”

However, there was a look of surprise on Lind’s face at this moment. Although there were some mistakes, for example, Joffrey was not a chess piece, he was indeed the target of assassination, but using Joffrey’s death to frame him was Yes.

“Really, really to frame me!” Tyrion also saw some clues from Lind’s expression and said slightly excitedly.

James saw Tyrion’s excited expression and realized that Lind might know something. He turned around and asked, “Lord Lind, do you know something?”

“Yes.” Lind admitted truthfully: “I told Tyrion before that I know who killed Joffrey and what the purpose of all this was, and I also think that person did not do it well. Nothing wrong.” As he spoke, he looked at Tyrion and Jaime and said, “This is just the beginning, the show has not begun yet.”

“Are you also involved?” James said in a deep voice with a very ugly face.

“Do you think I need it?” Lind looked at James with a smile, then turned to Tyrion and said: “Have a good rest! Tomorrow’s trial will be a terrible experience for you, it’s best to recover. I don’t want to see you fainting in the judgment seat.”

Tyrion raised the bottle of wine in his hand and said, “Don’t worry, with these two bottles of wine by your side, no matter how big the storm is, you won’t be able to knock down the giant Tyrion!”

Lind looked at Tyrion who was forcibly boosting his morale, shook his head slightly, turned around and walked out of the cell.

After Lind left the cell, Tyrion immediately lowered his raised hand and returned to the decadent look that Lind first saw. Then he was heard saying: “Jaime, this time I am dead.”

James shook his head and said, “No! You won’t die. Father has promised me that as long as you plead guilty, you will put on a black robe and become a night watchman.”

Tyrion couldn’t help shouting: “Becoming a Night’s Watch? What’s the difference between that and death? I have received news that there are ghosts outside the wall. The Night’s Watch and the wild people outside the wall are at war, and they want to conquer the Night’s Watch through force. When I go to the Great Wall, I will definitely be sent to the front line outside the wall as soon as possible. Don’t forget that the person who is the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch is Stannis, and he hates me. ”

James whispered: “Putting on the black robe is just an excuse. I will kidnap you on the road and send you to live on the continent of Essos. No matter how strong the Night Watch is, it is impossible for them to survive in the Seven Kingdoms.” Catch deserters outside the kingdom.”

This method was also mentioned by James before. At that time, Tyrion was very disgusted with this method and thought that he could wash away the charge of treason, so he did not include it in his response plan. But now this method seems to be It has become his only life-saving straw, and he can only choose to compromise.

Seeing Tyrion nod and agree to plead guilty and become a member of the Night’s Watch, Jaime’s tense expression relaxed and he smiled.

Tyrion’s trial is held as scheduled, and Duke Tywin plans to deal with matters related to Tyrion as soon as possible, and then focus on Tommen’s succession to the Iron Throne.

So Tyrion was taken out of the cell early in the morning and sent to the throne room. The lords and nobles who ruled the city were asked to come to the throne room to observe, and some ordinary residents of King’s Landing were also allowed into the throne room.

However, Tywin didn’t know whether the Iron Throne he cared about belonged to the Queen or the King. The ownership of the Iron Throne had actually been decided in the past two days, and the rest was just waiting for an appropriate time to announce it.

And he didn’t know that a venomous snake that had been carefully prepared for more than ten years had been placed around his neck. The venomous snake’s fangs were aimed at his throat and would bite him at any time.