Chapter 447 Persuasion
When Tyrion Lannister learned that the army had withdrawn to King's Landing, he was lying on a soft feather bed, hugging Shae's warm body.
"Quick! Quick! Change my clothes!"
"Why did Lord Tywin withdraw his army? Did you lose the battle?" Shae asked while helping Tyrion to dress.
"It shouldn't be a defeat. Caesar's army didn't cross the river so quickly."
"why?"
"Maybe it's because the food supply is not available." Tyrion didn't want to say more, after quickly getting dressed, he left a hasty kiss on Shae's face, "Don't worry, nothing will happen, wait for me to come back .”
Shae took his hand: "When we meet next time, will you have a Stark wife?"
"You know everything?"
"Everyone in the city knows that you are going to marry Miss Sansa of the Stark family." Shae said, her tone full of resentment.
That's not Sansa Stark. Tyrion almost slipped.
"We'll talk about it when I come back." He could only use these words to appease his lover.
But he didn't expect Shae to be more reasonable than he expected:
"I understand. You are the son of the prime minister, so of course you want to marry a noble lady. Of course it is impossible for a lowly skilled girl like me to become your wife, and I have never expected such a luxury. I just ask you not to abandon me after marriage... "
"Of course not." Tyrion immediately promised.
"Then you should visit me as often as before."
"Sure, sure," Tyrion nodded repeatedly, and then left in a hurry.
When he returned to the Red Castle all the way, he learned that Duke Tywin had arrived.
Tyrion saw his father in the study of the Prime Minister's Tower.
"You did a good job!" Duke Tywin did not hide his anger after seeing his son.
"Thank you for your compliment." Tyrion didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in his father's tone, and responded with a smile, "I just did what I should do."
"What you should do is to supply food and grass to the army, have you done this well?"
"I've tried my best." Tyrion spread his hands, "There's only so much food in King's Landing, and I've already sent all I can to the front lines. I'm afraid you don't know, the gentlemen in the Red Keep can't get enough to eat. Our good queen mother scolds me every day, saying that I will starve her to death..."
"Have you gone to search for food among the people?" Duke Tywin interrupted his son.
"All the grain stores in King's Landing have been sealed up by me."
"I'm talking about every commoner's house." Duke Tywin said coldly.
Tyrion's eyes widened:
"You want me to bring soldiers to break open the doors of every civilian's house and go to their houses to search for food?"
"Yes. There must be food in people's homes."
"We took their food, what do they eat?"
"I only care about what my army eats."
Tyrion laughed and said: "The people in King's Landing will not just wait to be starved to death. Do you know that riots broke out in the city every day just by closing the food shops..."
"Have you forgotten how many men there are in King's Landing?" cried Tyrion. "Half a million! Half a million! And how many troops have you left me?"
"No matter how many sheep there are, they are no match for lions." Duke Tywin said, "How much threat can half a million unarmed and unorganized rioters pose? Have you forgotten that Caesar is the biggest threat to us now! If you can't stop the other party from passing He, what's the use of feeding every mouth in King's Landing?"
"Face it, Father." Tyrion sighed, "We have lost this war. Surrender now, and there is still some dignity."
Duke Tywin didn't speak for a long time, just staring at his son with cold eyes.
Since Tyrion said what was in his heart, he had no scruples, and said again:
"I know the situation on the front line. You are powerless to prevent Caesar's army from gaining a foothold on the northern shore. And the Braavosi, whom you have placed high hopes on, encountered the Stormland Fleet in Blackwater Bay. There is no news until now..."
"Enough!" Duke Tywin interrupted his son with a low growl, "Is this the real reason why you deliberately let the army run out of food! You are so eager to surrender to Caesar!"
"I just don't want to see unnecessary deaths anymore." Tyrion slowed down his tone, trying to persuade, "And with your wisdom, it is impossible not to see that the northern nobles have begun to move.
Anya Waywood couldn't control the Vale at all, Roose Bolton didn't have Stark's prestige, the people in the north didn't accept the Skinners at all, and as for the riverlands, it was already in chaos.
We simply cannot win this war. Instead of wasting the lives of soldiers and civilians, it is better to negotiate with Caesar before the situation collapses.
I've dealt with this guy, and he's not a bloodthirsty guy. As long as our conditions are not excessive, he should accept the Lannisters' surrender. "
Duke Tywin snorted softly and said:
"Have you forgotten what happened to the Martell family? And the Tyrell family, what is the difference between an inflatable fish and a puppet now?"
"As the victor, Caesar can be called kind to both the Martell family and the Tyrell family. How did you treat the Targaryen family when you led the army into King's Landing?"
You don't spare even the baby in the swaddle. Tyrion finished the sentence in his mind.
But even if the harshest words were not spoken, Duke Tywin was obviously very angry.
"A coward only wants to surrender!" After a long time, Duke Tywin squeezed out this sentence from between his teeth.
"A reckless man will fight a war that is doomed to failure." Tyrion said tit-for-tat, "and you don't have to worry about Caesar not accepting our surrender. Before he marched into King's Landing, he used the reason that Rin Winter is approaching, and the White Walkers will appear soon.
Since he played such a banner, we can use this as an excuse to force him to agree to end the civil war and fight against the powerful enemy in the north. "
"Childish." Duke Tywin commented, "Do you believe the lies of the White Walkers? How dare you even try to use this as an excuse to blackmail Caesar? Once we lay down our weapons, we can only be slaughtered by Caesar."
"With weapons, we are no match for Caesar." Tyrion said, "Why don't you change the way, I can be your envoy to find out what Caesar has to say."
"You have a good idea." Duke Tywin flatly refused, "What conditions can you reach with Caesar, do you think I can't guess?"
Tyrion said: "I promise that Caesar will spare your life..."
"Yes, leave my life to guard the Great Wall." Duke Tywin sneered, "Then you can rightfully inherit Casterly Rock City and inherit everything from me."
"To be honest, I really don't have much interest in Casterly Rock. As for the Lannister family, hehe, I'm afraid that in the short term, I don't want to maintain any strength anymore."
"You also know that Caesar will not let the Lannister family go easily."
"At least the Lannister family will not cut off their inheritance."
"If this is your plan, I can only say that it is extremely stupid." Duke Tywin gave the final judgment, "Now, all your responsibilities are taken away, go back to your own room and stay well. You will not need to do the following things I'm worried."
Tyrion shrugged, as if not surprised.
He put the golden finger necklace symbolizing the identity of the King's Hand back on the table, and bowed:
"Then, I wish you good luck. I hope you can lead the Lannister family to another victory with great wisdom."
(end of this chapter)