The Heavens: The Magical World Begins with The Lord of the Rings

Chapter 255 Secret Visit
"So, apart from telling you who the owner of the Valyrian dagger is, what news did Littlefinger reveal to you recently?" Gao Yuan asked Eddard Stark, "He said he would help you If you find the real culprit who murdered Lord Jon Arryn, then he will definitely release some fake news to mislead your investigation."

"Littlefinger told me that although most of the people around Jon Arryn were brought back to the Eyrie by Lysa, four of his servants chose to stay in King's Landing." Ed Stark, who was pulled out of the state, quickly replied, "I'm about to send someone to check them out."

"Who are the four people who chose to stay in King's Landing?"

"A kitchen girl who got pregnant by Renly's groom; a stable boy who joined the City Watch; a waiter who was fired for stealing; and Jon Arryn's former squire." De frowned as he recalled the four people Littlefinger and he had mentioned.

"I have ordered people to conduct a preliminary investigation on these people, and found that they are indeed Jon Arryn's former servants. Could it be that Littlefinger is lying? If the information he told me is true, then he will do so What is the purpose?"

"Using the lies fabricated by the truth to deceive others, it is often difficult for the deceived to see the essence and truth behind the matter." Gao Yuan said firmly, "If you send someone to investigate the four servants who stayed in King's Landing, you will hit the nail on the head Littlefinger's arms, that's exactly what he wanted to see."

"Jory and the others haven't really contacted those people yet, we just did a preliminary investigation of their identities." Ed Stark looked at Gao Yuan a little at a loss, hoping to get some advice from him, "Gao Yuan Duke, what do we do next? Should we stop Jory from contacting these people?"

"The investigation of those four people can't be stopped. Obviously, Littlefinger wants to tell us some news through those four people. This may involve other secrets, and I'm sure this secret has nothing to do with Lord Jon Arryn. It is related to the investigation conducted before his death." Gao Yuan replied after thinking for a moment.

"This secret may also involve the Lannister siblings." Eddard Stark added.

Hearing this, Gao Yuan glanced at Ed unexpectedly, and nodded seriously: "Yes, Littlefinger's purpose is probably to make us point the finger at the Lannister siblings."

"But... Duke Gaoyuan, all my people are under the surveillance of Queen Cersei." Ed Stark seemed to have some concerns about this, "It is not only Cersei who is spying on me now, but also the Octopod Spider Wallis, he seems to be so interested in my every move that I don't know which side he's on until now."

"As long as my people make contact with those four people, whether it's Queen Cersei or Intelligence Chief Varys, they will receive the news immediately." Ed Stark covered his forehead in pain, "They are I know all my moves, and I don't know anything about them."

"This damn city is full of other people's eyeliner!" Ed Stark couldn't help cursing, this kind of intrigue made him feel annoyed.He felt uncomfortable every day staying in the Red Castle, and now he saw that everyone in King's Landing City seemed to be watching him, even Ed was staying in his room in the Prime Minister's Tower.

"The most ridiculous thing is that in this huge city of King's Landing, as the Hand of the King, I can't find a trustworthy person to help me do this."

Facing Ed Stark's complaints, Gao Yuan smiled nonchalantly: "Master Ed! Isn't that why I came here tonight?"

"Leave me the task of contacting the four people who stayed in King's Landing City. Although there are not a few people who are monitoring me in this city, it is simply impossible to get rid of those stalkers with my skills." It's easy." Gao Yuan assured Ed.

Seeing Gao Yuan stand up and take the initiative to take on this important task, Ed Stark's face immediately showed awe, but then he said a little embarrassedly: "How can this be done! Now that the martial arts tournament is about to be held, Duke Gao Yuan, you The most important thing is to prepare for the upcoming tournament."

"If I ask you to go to King's Landing City to conduct a survey for me now, it may affect Duke Gaoyuan's performance and performance in the martial arts tournament."

"Lord Ed, please don't forget the real purpose of my trip here! We can put aside the matter of the tournament for now, and now our most important thing is to investigate the truth behind Lord Jon Arryn's death " Gao Yuan reminded Ed in a deep voice.

Immediately afterwards, he shook his head nonchalantly: "Besides, I already have a certain chance of winning this martial arts tournament, so why waste time doing the so-called preparations?"

"It's not that I'm talking nonsense with you. Among the many knights gathered in King's Landing City, when it comes to fighting alone, I am afraid that no one is my opponent."

"In that case, I will leave this matter to you, Duke Gaoyuan!" Ed, who was hesitant about this, finally chose to believe in Gao Yuan's strength. After all, he had already seen Gao Yuan's stunning performance at the dinner in Winterfell. Swordplay is up.

A strong man who can easily defeat the Kingslayer and tease him, not to mention whether he is really invincible, at least among the many heroes of the Seven Kingdoms, he must be a rare opponent.

What's more, he personally killed Sir Gregor Clegane not long ago. Sir Gregor's notoriety among the Seven Kingdoms, even Ed has heard of it in the northern border.Facing a terrifying opponent like The Devil's Mountain alone, even a kingslayer would not dare to say that he could defeat the opponent lightly, let alone kill him with his own hands.

Seeing that Ed Stark agreed, Gao Yuan's goal of sneaking into the Prime Minister's Tower of the Red Castle tonight was achieved, and Gao Yuan, who didn't want to stay here any longer, immediately bid farewell to Ed.

Ed Stark immediately got up and walked to the door of the study, calling Jory who was guarding outside the study, and prepared to let him send Gao Yuan out of the Red Castle secretly.

But when Jory opened the door and walked into the study, and Ed turned around again to look at Gao Yuan's original sitting position, the desk where the two of them were originally talking was already empty, leaving only two empty wine glasses there.

The grilled wooden door in front of the open-air balcony was wide open, and the curtains as thin as onion wings danced in the gentle breeze blowing into the room.

Ignoring the strange gaze from Jory Cassel beside him, Eddard Stark rushed towards the balcony railing.Looking intently at the courtyard below the Prime Minister's Tower, Gao Yuan's majestic figure has long since disappeared without a trace in the garden full of flowers and grass.

"Master, are you looking for something in the courtyard?" Jory, who walked to Ed's side, followed his gaze to the courtyard below, and he couldn't help but ask when he found nothing.

"It's nothing, it's just that I saw a black shadow passing by the window just now, maybe a raven just passed by here." Ed Stark replied somewhat disappointed.

The confused Jory asked again: "Master, do you have anything to tell me for calling me in?"

"The four people I told you to take to investigate during dinner don't have to go now."

"My lord, why?"

"There's no reason, just don't bother them." Ed replied a little irritably, "You must not tell anyone about this matter. Before, you were asked to draw [-] people from my guards to the capital defense team. How's it going?"

"It's all done, my lord!" returned Jory respectfully.

"Get out!" Ed nodded absently.

After Jory exited the study respectfully, Ed Stark sat at the desk again, flipping through the "Genealogy and History of the Major Nobles of the Seven Kingdoms" written by Grand Maester Merion.

After flipping through it for a while, Ed soon rubbed his temples on both sides of his forehead in pain. Master Pacelle was right, this book is really boring.But since Jon Arryn specifically found Pycelle to borrow this book to read, Ed believed that there must be his reasons for this.

If my guess is correct, there must be some important clues and secrets buried between these yellowed and fragile pages.

And according to Gao Yuan's description, he is sure that these secrets must be hidden in the missing part of the manuscript of the Gate of the Moon - the attached part about the description of the appearance of the nobles and their children.

The only question is whether he can delve into the deep meaning of it. Since the task of contacting the servants around Jon Arryn has been entrusted to Gao Yuan, it is naturally up to him to study the secrets hidden in this book finished.

"The question is what is that secret?" Eddard Stark muttered to himself, scratching his scalp desperately, but the more he wanted to know the answer, the more he couldn't calm down and think about it. where the problem lies.

This book was written at least over a hundred years ago. When that dusty list of weddings and funerals was collected by the State Master Melion, almost none of the living people were born yet.

What kind of shocking secrets can be hidden in such a boring family tree?He turned the book to the part about the Lannister family again, carefully reading the information on each page.Although he knew that the chances of doing so were slim, he still hoped for a flash of inspiration in himself.

The Lannister family has a long history on the continent of Westeros, and it can even be traced back to the master of deception in the Age of Heroes-"Smart" Lanney.

He is as legendary as the "Builder" Brandon, but the stories about him are more loved by bards and spread more widely on the continent of Westeros.

In the ballad of Lanny, he drove the Casedaleys from Casterly Rock without bloodshed by his wits alone, and then stole gold from the sun to dye his curls gold.

It is for this reason that the legitimate heirs of House Lannister have had blonde hair for thousands of years.

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Before dawn the next day, Gao Yuan, dressed in a gray linen robe and hood, left Bronze Ioan's courtyard in King's Landing.

Carefully bypassing the eyeliners lurking around the other courtyard, Gao Yuan recklessly rushed towards the target he was going to visit today after repeatedly confirming that no one was following him through his mind and divinity.

The first thing he was going to visit was the former stable boy of Jon Arryn. According to the information he got from Ed Stark, he knew that the stable boy had now become a member of the capital defense team. That is, the golden robe.

Since Gao Yuan didn't know which barracks of the Capital Guard the stable boy was in, he decided to go to the barracks closest to him in Shoemaker's Square first.

Unfortunately, Gao Yuan did not find the stable boy he was looking for in this barracks.For this reason, he had to cross the entire King's Landing City and go to the military camp at the Dragon Gate to the east to find that guy.

Fortunately, he didn't miss out again this time. On the way he was about to reach the barracks, he happened to meet the stable boy who had just finished his night patrol mission.It's just that he is now a golden robe who has learned to look at people with his chin. When Gao Yuan asked him about the location of the Julongmen Barracks, this guy even scolded Gao Yuan.

It's just that when Gao Yuan showed him the coat of arms of the Royce family, this very snobbish guy almost knelt on the ground and begged Gao Yuan for mercy.As a servant who once served Jon Arryn, how could he fail to recognize the coat of arms of the Royce family.

As for why Gao Yuan didn't show his family crest, on the one hand, Gao Yuan considered that doing so might expose himself.On the other hand, it is his evening star golden dragon coat of arms, which is not yet recognizable enough in Westeros.

In comparison, the coat of arms of the Royce family is more intimidating to these servants who once served Jon Arryn.

Gao Yuan just dragged the guy with eyes above the roof and talked with him in the alley for more than ten minutes before letting him go, because he found that he couldn't get any useful information from the stable boy's mouth.

When Gao Yuan talked about Jon Arryn with him, all the news that came out of his mouth was related to horses.

Saying that he swears that he will never touch another horse in this life is simply wrong.He also said that he and Jon Arryn hit it off when it came to raising horses.

Praise the prime minister for being very familiar with horses, never letting his mounts overwork, and whenever he came to the stables to visit the horses, he would bring carrots and apples for the horses to eat, so the horses were very close to the prime minister.

The only part of it that had nothing to do with the horses was that he said that the Prime Minister never forgot to give the boys in the stables a few pennies when their name day came.

After sending the stable boy away, Gao Yuan rushed to Renly Baratheon's mansion, where he found the cook through the chef who had just returned from shopping.

This cook is much easier to communicate with than the previous stable boy. When Gao Yuan mentioned Lord Jon Arryn to her, before Gao Yuan showed the Royce family crest, the cook said Start chattering up.

It's just that Gao Yuan got very limited information from the cook, most of them were listening to her talking about Jon Arryn, Lady Lysa and little Robert's food preferences.

She said that before his death, Jon Arryn was always obsessed with a thick ancient book. Gao Yuan, who knew something about the inside story, naturally knew which book the cook was referring to.

Immediately afterwards, she began to express her concerns about little Robert to Gao Yuan, and when she began to chatter to Gao Yuan about how Robert Arryn's frail and sick body was doing, Gao Yuan had already turned around and left there.

As for the waiter boy who now makes a living by pulling carts at the Black Water Bay Wharf, he told Gao Yuan that he had never had a conversation with Jon Arryn.

But he did know a lot of gossip in the kitchen: I heard that the Prime Minister often quarreled with the king recently; the master thought the food in the kitchen was not good enough; Lord Jon recently planned to send his son to Dragonstone Island as an adopted son; The master went to a skilled weapons master and commissioned him to forge a brand new pair of armor, plated with silver, with a falcon carved from sapphire and a moon made of pearls on the chest.

According to the waiter boy, when Jon Arryn went to forge the luxurious armor, he was personally accompanied by the king's younger brother, Lord Stannis. He also helped Lord Jon choose the casting materials and patterns of the armor.

From the three servants of Jon Arryn who visited earlier, Gao Yuan hardly got any useful information.The only news that can make Gao Yuan feel that his trip was worthwhile is knowing where the smithy where King Robert's illegitimate son is located.

Littlefinger told Ed Stark's four people that Gao Yuan had already visited three of them, and the last one was the former servant of Jon Arryn, Ser Hugh, who was killed in the Eagle's Nest City. The hapless Sir Hugh whom Lady Lysa made a scapegoat for.

Why is it called the unlucky Sir Hugh, because this Sir Hugh was just knighted by King Robert, and he was stabbed in the throat by the Magic Mountain with a lance in this upcoming tournament And died.

In the original book, when Ed Stark sent Jory to talk to the unlucky Sir Hugh, he turned him down on the grounds that Jory didn't have a title, and even uttered wild words that unless the Prime Minister personally He didn't reveal what he knew until he talked to him.

Everyone knows the ending. When Ed Stark spared time to talk to him in person, the unlucky Sir Hugh had already died under the lance of the Magic Mountain in the tournament.

(End of this chapter)