Chapter 542
2021-01-06
Chapter 542 Desperate for TalentReturning to the office separately from Petyr, Igor immediately summoned oneself's subordinates.
After sending a large number of people to serve as emissaries all over the North, there are actually very few high-level officers left in the winter... Of course, the advantage of fewer people and fewer people: at least this meeting will start soon.
"I got the news that this thing appeared in my land-grant army." Igor slapped the note Littlefinger had just given him on the table and pulled his face: "When did this start? , why do I, as the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, know one step later than outsiders? I have repeatedly emphasized that you should be vigilant and pay attention to everything that is happening around you. Are you all deaf!"
The officers who were inexplicably trained look at me, I look at you, I have no idea why the Lord Commander was angry, no one dared to answer the first call, the room fell silent for a while, but Igor knew how to deal with this situation - Roll call.
"Harvey, you are the first to tell me! Have you found this?"
Harvey brace oneself stood up: "Found..."
"When?"
"Yesterday afternoon, I heard soldiers talking about this while patrolling the camp."
"Then why didn't you report it to me?"
"Because... I didn't realize... this is a serious problem that needs to be reported to you."
"..." Igor was at a loss for words, this kid is quite clever, he knows Throw the blame in the best way: inexperience, incompetence, not intentional inaction - those who don't know are not guilty, this is definitely the best way to shirk in the face of accountability, how can oneself be punished? Removal, relegation? God is pitiful to see that he is taller than the short one who is already starting from the grass roots, and he has tried his best to select the best people from the soldiers. In this way, the proportion of officers is actually still low.
"Your Excellency is too harsh on them," said Qyburn Maester. As a technical officer of the Land Grant Army, he usually doesn't speak at conferences, but this time there were fewer attendees than usual, and The soldiers who led the soldiers didn't dare to speak like chickens, so he had to summon up his courage, relying on his great achievements in weapon research and development, and came to a complete circle on age to show of age, "Most of these children have a commoner background. , the first time I encounter this kind of thing, I would just join in the fun and find it interesting, the content on this note is not attacking you, how can they expect to report to you!"
The old man said that In fact, Igor in the heart reluctantly sighed - "political sensitivity" is not literacy and arithmetic, after all, it cannot be cultivated by simply taking classes and training. People who are not from the Aristocratic Family have not been immersed in adultery since childhood. In such an atmosphere of intrigue, you have to think about everything you do, it is impossible to have the corresponding intuition and vigilance.
But the problem came again soon. There were a certain number of nobles among the land-grant officers: the most numerous were the Crownlands who had supported Renly's conspiracy but were thrown to the Wall after Stannis won. Although most of the princes have been dispatched to various parts of North by him as messengers, there are at least two in the house.
"Buckwell, Lake, the others are from humble backgrounds and have no political sensitivities. The two of you who have a name and a surname, can you explain: why are they as unwarranted and unaware of reporting?"
The two Crownlands nobles looked at each other, as if making eye contact to discuss who should answer. After a few seconds, Warner Buckwell said with a serious expression: "My lord, we are from Crownlands, and when this mysterious note appeared in King's Landing at the beginning, we were the first people in the Seven Kingdoms to hear about it. In fact, After so many years, Littlefinger's ugliness...cough, the fact that the Prime Minister has been smeared anonymously has already spread throughout The Neck, the North and South, the Narrow Sea, the Seven Kingdoms, and is known to everyone known to everyone. Said to be 'old news', so we were paralyzed when we found out that the following soldiers were discussing this matter, and didn't take seriously."
"But we forgot that most of the land-grant army was formed from beyond the wall. The new land-grantee." Lake said helplessly, "For them, the first powerful minister before the Queen, Lord Commander, the Prime Minister who has been very close to you for a while has such a dark history, it is a very serious matter. There is a shocking scandal. In this matter, our sense of responsibility and vigilance are very lacking, there is no excuse, and we are willing to be punished by the commander."
While explaining and actively admitting mistakes, Now it's not good for Igor to pursue it any further. After all, in the final analysis, "beware of the opponent's conspiracy" belongs to Igor's additional expectations of the generals in front of him, and is not within the scope of their own work - the duty of a soldier is unconditional obedience, and political sensitivity is something that requires brainstorming. In terms of the conditions of the current era, it is indeed difficult for some strong men to have both political sensitivity and the ability to go into battle to kill the enemy.
even more how, Buckwell and Lake's justification is not a complete excuse: the new land grantors have never heard of the Littlefinger scandal - such a small detail, the ordinary person can't notice It's normal, but Varys can grasp this, and successfully turn oneself's forged note many years ago into treasure, and let it play a round of residual heat again. This kind of scheming plot against is really making people shudder.
A problem that has been delayed for a long time has finally been completely exposed because of this matter, to the point where it has to be solved as soon as possible.
That is: as the actual lord of the land grant, the ruler of one party, Igor has only hard power for the time being, but soft power is still quite lacking.
He only has an army, but lacks staff and brains.
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When Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, the whole world was so simple to Igor - as long as he can beat Others on the battlefield, that is A qualified Supreme Commander of the Wall defenders, everything else is an insignificant detail, no one will pursue it and no one will care. But now, as he breaks the rules and regulations that the world has put on oneself and officially enters the political arena of Seven Kingdoms, the test he needs to go through is no longer limited to bloodshed, and the enemies he faces can no longer simply use "annihilation". In this case, the problems that he had put on hold or ignored in the past-the lack of talented people around him who can be trusted, who can discuss major events together, and who can remind him at critical times... are immediately highlighted.
Following a brief sense of powerlessness, a strong urge surged out of my chest.
He knew what it was like: thirst for talent!
Igor is now very...no, desperately in need of a few subordinates and staff who are as insightful, politically sensitive, and capable as Petyr and Varys to make sure that oneself can play in the Game. The poker table of Thrones went smoothly. But in this world where education has not yet been popularized, the people he knows who meet this condition are either enemies like Varys, ally and half "superior" like Petyr, or descendants of great nobles like Tyrion... None of the characters he can attract is really a headache.
Oh no, there is indeed a little girl who meets the conditions right now. In this Winterfell, she has no power, no social status, and desires to protect and change her own destiny. He just hooks his fingers. The head will be thrown into command without the slightest hesitation. However, the age and gender of Myrcella's thirteen-year-old girl made it impossible for Igor to keep her in the army, and her identity as a former princess was so sensitive that he couldn't even introduce her to the Queen... The more I thought about it, the more regretful I felt, and for a moment, Igor would rather not know or understand this Little Princess.
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After thinking for a while in confusion, Igor even let out the anger that had been brewing.
But he didn't intend to lose his temper too much: this time the paralysis and sluggishness of his generals really made him uncomfortable, but he pretended to be angry in order to make everyone realize the seriousness of the problem and alert them. The Land Granters have always been very competent in carrying out orders and completing combat missions. If they unreasonably reprimanded and punished the commanders and fighters for reasons other than their duties, it would not only be incompetent and furious, but it would be very low in the long run. It will cause people to betray their relatives and leave their relatives, and sooner or later dig their own graves.
"Forget it, this time I accept the explanation, and this is the end of the matter."
Igor wanted to add that I hope you can learn from the lessons and increase your vigilance and sensitivity. Realizing that this is simply relying on the rooster to lay eggs, whether it can be achieved or not, and forcibly demanding it will inevitably force the officers to transfer the pressure to the soldiers without thinking, and maybe even cause the land-grant army to "endocrine disorders", up and down. The sky is suspicious, and even the strong army that was originally good has deteriorated.
The political mission should have a special person in charge. Soldiers, just obey the orders.
Igor didn't want to bother neglect the root and pursue the tip, and jumped directly to the next agenda: "The disturbance caused by the appearance of this note has disturbed the public opinion environment of Winterfell and disturbed the Prime Minister's opinion. Life has also indirectly affected Queen Your Majesty's great cause of unifying the Seven Kingdoms. Now, I need all the people under oneself to manage oneself - order the whole army, stop talking about and spreading this rumor, and the violators will be dealt with by military law! Let's do this again. No, I'm going to be held accountable! Do you understand?"
"Understood, my lord."
"Harvey, Myron, Buckwell and Lyonneau Next, the others will dismiss the meeting."
Everyone understood that the following content may involve confidentiality, and those who were not named left the room neatly.
"Harvey, Myron. The two of you are in charge of looking into the whole sequence of events - trying to trace the source, figure out how, when and how the notes flowed into the Land Granters, and most importantly So I can trace the culprit. Of course, don't act rashly after finding out, and report to me directly, clear?"
"Clear, my lord."
"Go on." Igor waved his hand, and when the two also stood up and walked out of the room, he looked at the last two: "you two, go to see the Prime Minister after breakfast tomorrow. He will arrange some missions, as long as it does not endanger Night's Watch Legion and land grant interests, do not damage the Queen's great cause of unifying the Seven Kingdoms, all obey the order, and can mobilize any personnel of any troops except artillery, the scale of less than 20 people does not need to wait for my approval, and do it according to the highest priority. "
"Yes, my lord."
"Besides, the reason why you two are asked to go is to divide your labor: after receiving the instructions of the Prime Minister, Buckwell, you are responsible for Arrange and execute, and it's your job, Leon, to come and tell me as soon as possible, and then go back to meet Buckwell. But don't make it too obvious, you know what I mean?"
"Buckwell does things , and I'm responsible for letting you, my lord, immediately know what we're going to do, without letting anyone know."
Igor nods, Littlefinger is an ally for the time being, but it's a must. But the more important purpose of his arrangement was to realize that instead of expecting a group of soldiers to have a clear mind, it is better to spend some energy on oneself. Until a good and reliable deputy is recruited, this is the only way to ensure that similar omissions will not occur again.
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(end of this chapter)