Chapter 245: Not Difficult, But Lazy
The horse was startled by Zhao Mai who suddenly appeared, but this time it was a druid warrior, not the fat and stupid Samwell. He kicked the front hoof, and Zhao Mai slapped it twice with one hand, then hit the hoof, and then pressed the horse's chest with one palm, but he himself did not move. "You can't even pick a war horse, let alone fight!"
"I'm going to fight for my brother!" Jon swayed from the horse's back, finally recovering his balance, and said stubbornly.
"I'll tell you what will happen. If you leave the Night Watcher, Mr. Xiong will issue a wanted order to you if he doesn't want the Night Watcher to fall apart. He can't tolerate deserters appear, and he can't tolerate deserters being impunitive. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I'm ready to be despised and scolded."
"Too young!" Zhao Mai shook his head: "This wanted order will also be sent to all lords in the northern border, so everyone knows that Duke Ned Stark has a son who has betrayed his oath! Yes, you are an illegitimate son, but you are Ned's illegitimate son. Everyone will wonder, where did your bloodline for oath come from? Is it from his traitorous father?"
"My father is not a traitor." Jon's eyes were red, just like Bai Ling.
"You think things are too simple." Zhao Mai still stopped him: "What do you think your brother will be like? If he protects you, it is to allow a person who bears the oath to live well. So what will the nobles who are loyal to him, or to be precise, to be honest, think of the nobles who are loyal to your father? Anyway, they will live well after they bear the oath, why are they going to fight? The army in the north, ha, at that time your brother had a bullshit army!"
Jon was speechless. He looked at Sam sitting on the ground. This was the second time he was hit by a horse and fell to the ground. Jon was extremely sorry.
"If your brother beheads you or hands you over to the night watchmen, the nobles will not say it, but they will also look down on him, thinking that he cannot protect his family and brothers, how can he protect his subordinates in the north in the future? Especially when everyone raises the flag to attack King Lin and attacks the king?" Zhao Mai continued to tell him the bloody facts, "I guess you are thinking of hiding anonymity, just joining the army and killing the enemy, right? It's too naive. If you can't catch you, it means that your brother's ability to rule the North is not enough! The Stark family's rule in the North is based on justice, honor, responsibility and ability. Are you going to eradicate them with your own strength?"
"Will it be so serious?" Glen opened her mouth wide and asked Pipp around her with her head tilted. Pipp knocked on each other with her upper and lower teeth a few times. "I don't know, but it sounds a bit reasonable and it's really sensational."
"And, no matter what, the Night Watcher will have an irreparable rift with the Stark family in the North because of his wanted to do so. Tell me, do you want your brothers and friends to lose supplies and fight against monsters that will move without their bodies?"
Jon was dizzy and his sword fell from his hand. "What should I do?" he murmured: "I will be able to help with anything when I return to Black Castle."
"It's a difficult decision. But one thing you have to remember is that even when your father confessed to treason, there is still a glimmer of life, that is, to come to the Night Watch to atone for sin. King Joffrey is indeed a bastard, and he was beheaded without giving your father this opportunity. But when you are in Black Castle, your enemies will think, I dare not go to Black Castle, because Stark's son Jon is there. Your relatives and friends know that you are here, and if they unfortunately arrive at the most difficult time, they will also think, Jon is in Black Castle, I can go to him and seek shelter."
Sam nodded and said quickly, "Mac is right. Just like me, if I hadn't been a night watchman, my father wouldn't know what to do with me, maybe I would have been beaten to death... And Pipp, Glen, Eddie, didn't we all survive because of the retreat of the night watchman?"
Jon glanced at the south, which was still pitch black, like the shadow of the abyss. He got off from his horse, lowered his head and said to everyone, "I'm sorry."
"We understand your mood." Pipp reached out and grabbed the reins to make sure the horse would not make any more trouble. "You are not alone, we are all your brothers."
Everyone went up and patted Jon on the shoulder to express comfort. Eddie said, "We have to go back quickly so that no one will notice that Jon has left. Remember, if anyone asks, it will be said that Jon is lost when he walks his horse. We found him in Mole Village and don't know anything else."
"Okay, I remember." Glen said with his tongue wide.
"You'd better remember to remember it firmly, and we'll have to set off now." Eddie said: "If you haven't returned at dawn, Mr. Bear might have beheaded us."
"I won't." Zhao Mai shrugged: "I'm not a night watchman."
Everyone didn't know what to say, so they had to rush to go. When they were close enough to the Great Wall of Desperate, everyone saw a spectacular scene: the full moon shone on the entire snow-collar wall, and the Great Wall of Desperate reflected a halo like crystal, between blue and light yellow, a kind of indescribable light.
"I never knew the Great Wall of Desperate Land is so beautiful." Todd widened his eyes: "I think I will like this big ice cube, second only to my stove."
"It's very magnificent, but why didn't we discover it before?" Ge Lan was always full of questions.
"None of us came out in the middle of the night before." Eddie said: "When we came out in the middle of the night, we would always lower our heads to draw on the ground, right? Who would look up!"
Zhao Mai really wants to say that he has seen it, but he will probably be criticized by Eddie again, so it is better to keep silent. Under the moonlight, the runes of the Great Wall of Desperate will be more obvious, and ordinary people can feel it. This is the origin of the halo. At this time, he will feel the discomfort of being rejected, often unable to sleep, and have to get up. If he is really sleepy, he will go to the car to take a nap. "THE·CHE" will help him block this impact.
However, it was indeed the first time that others saw this strange scene, and they were shocked. "I think I will like to work on night shift in the future." Eddie said with a sad face. But he quickly added: "But don't spread this matter, I don't really have to work on night shifts."
Jon remained silent, and suddenly spoke, "Mac, I figured out what you said. You are right. But... But why aren't there any good choices in both?"
"You mean to go or stay, they are indeed not good." Zhao Mai said: "But in fact, you have always had a choice, everyone has it. But that choice seems too stupid and everyone will ignore it."
“What is it?”
"Trial hard work, hard work." Zhao Mai said: "Look, when you want to break the old rules, such as leaving the Night Watcher, you will be subject to endless resistance. You want to stay, but you cannot avoid the worries in your heart. These are facts, and facts cannot be changed again, only the future can. You say you are a good swordsman, can you be as good as the Dawn Sword? You say you have excellent riding skills, can you be as good as the Dragon Prince Rega? You say you know how to command the battle, can you be as good as your father? If you have any traits, things will be different. You will have different choices at different levels. So if you want to change your choices, it is better to change yourself."
"People always want to save effort, and they think that saving effort is correct and smart. But in many cases, stupid efforts are really smart. When I was in Hejian, I met your mother, Mrs. Caitlyn Stark, and Tyrion. She thought Tyrion was the one who plotted to assassinate your younger brother Bran, so she arrested him and sent him to Eagle Nest City for trial."
"I don't know this...this."
"She chose the most direct and trouble-free way to find the closest helper to her, thinking that she could avenge her son." Zhao Mai shrugged: "If she grabbed Tyrion, then chose the stupidest and most laborious way to go to King's Landing with great fanfare and demanded judgment to the king, that would be the most correct move. She had hostages in her hands and had enough attention, but she still acted within the rules. If Lannister tried to steal Tyrion, she would be regarded as going against the king. Your father was the prime minister, and he had such a good relationship with the king, and if he had just right, he could attack Lannister."
"Tyrion is not the son of Duke Tyrion, and Tyrion does not think that Tyrion is the murderer. He also wants to see the Stark family jokes, so this trial is very likely to go on. When all the evidence is put on the table, when everyone has to testify in front of everyone, everything will be revealed. Jon, do you know why there are rules? That's because people have too many flaws and too many changes in their personality. Although the rules are rigid, they are at least a standard. Mrs. Caitlyn Stark's character flaws are exploited, and she is not prepared enough to challenge the rules. Isn't it a tragedy?"
"You're saying something." Jon said: "But who is taking advantage of her character flaws?"
"It's meaningless. The facts are already facts. The exposing of the plot may be lost when Caitlin broke the rules." Zhao Mai said: "The most regrettable thing is that she does not really have the power to break the rules. She has no soldiers at hand to protect herself, not enough wise men to assist, and not enough overall view, so she goes to a dead end. Since she doesn't follow the rules, then James Lannister will worry whether she will go further and execute Tyrion in private. So this swordsman brother who cares about his younger brother is preparing to take your father as a hostage, or include your sister. You see, this is how things get started. The lack of power, coupled with the lazy choice, has led to the development step by step to the present."
"You can see things clearly." Jon seemed to know Zhao Mai for the first time: "You are not a night watchman, can you help my brother? I will write a letter to recommend you, and you will definitely help him."
"Look, it's another lazy choice." Zhao Mai said: "Jon, I'm not doing nothing. I also have my own things to do, and I have to work hard. I also have my own younger brothers, sisters and family. They are in another world, and I want to work hard for them."
"Are they... dead?"
"No, just live well in another world." Zhao Mai knew they would definitely misunderstand, but he could only say this: "I'm afraid that one day I'll encounter choices like you, so I have to improve myself so that I can have a better perspective to change everything. Time is a strange thing, you know?"
Chapter completed!