King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 145 Undercurrents
The Prime Minister's Office was pushed in without warning, and the guards at the gate He didn't do anything to stop the visitors. Is it because of the loss of vigilance or the loss of sense of responsibility?
Ed didn't have time to be puzzled or angry about this, he just raised his head and stood up from his chair in shock: "Your Majesty, why are you... coming back? I heard people say in the morning that you can be the fastest It won't arrive until tomorrow."

"Forget it, I've been riding a horse all day. What's the point of wandering around Kingsroad, hunting for girls while I'm on the road with this shit at home?" Robert walked to the Prime Minister's office. On the opposite side of the table, he pulled out the chair with a sullen face and sat down: "In order to get back quickly, I didn't even deal with that crazy girl Lysa, I just drove her back to Riverrun and went on my way."

"Your Majesty , Lysa is about Jon Arryn's death after all, so... is it too hasty?"

"Okay, Barristan is annoying me to death, can you stop the meeting!" Robert annoyed He patted the table: "It's okay for others, but that's your sister-in-law after all, what do you think of me? Hang her, or cut her head off and stick it on the point of a gun outside the Red Keep? No bottle of wine?"

"I drink water when I'm thirsty, and alcohol makes my brain dull." Ed sighed, took out the kettle from under the table, poured a glass and handed it to Robert before sitting back In the chair: "It doesn't mean that Lysa has to be punished, the key is to have an attitude, and send it back to her parents' home without doing anything? This is also..."

"The Seven...a dozen I haven't drank white water in years!" Robert took the cup and drank it all, his throat still not quenching his thirst, but he didn't want to drink any more tasteless liquid in his mouth, so he put down the cup: "The three children with my surname are almost there. It's someone else's family, do you think it's appropriate for me to argue with you about how to deal with Lysa now! Stop talking nonsense, tell me, what's going on with the rumors that are spreading in the city?"

"The rumors were spread by a few pimps and janitors of the brothel owned by Littlefinger, and the instigator was the brothel owner Petyr Baelish, the former Master of Coin who had defected..."

"Don't talk about what has been reported in the letter, what I want is the investigation result!"

"The investigation result?" Eddard Stark lifts the head, staring deeply at the man in front of him. Oneself, the king, who has known each other for nearly thirty years for a while, both hands crossed near chest leaned against the back of the chair. "Robert, what kind of findings do you want?"

"What kind of findings do I want?" Robert stared at Ed for a while, his face flushed: "I want You know, the rumor has several points of authenticity, has Cersei ever done scoundrel things with James, and whether Joffrey, Myrcella and Tommen are my children! Is that clear enough?"

"Clear enough, unfortunately, the answer I gave was, I don't know." Ed was also sullen: "I hate Kingslayer, I never hide it, you know that. I persuaded me at the beginning. You send him to the Wall, but even so, I will not tell lies in my conscience. Now I can only... tell you what happened after the investigation, and what to do next, by You oneself decides, what do you think?"

Robert pursed his lips, his chest heaving violently, as a man, how many things could be better than having someone investigate oneself's cuckold and fatherhood Shame? But as a king, oneself must be cautious in this matter. This is an internal scandal in the Royal Family, but it is impossible to put all the burden on the shoulders of the Prime Minister.

Stopping the urge to have a seizure, Robert said, "Tell me, I'll listen."

Ed looked up at oneself's old friend and found that Robert had this He was in a very awake, very sensible state...that's not bad, if he could have been like this, Seven Kingdoms wouldn't be as messed up as it is today.

"The spreader of the rumors has indeed been caught. In order to prevent this from being thrown out by the two accused parties using their power and wealth, I am concerned about the arrest of several people who committed crimes until they were arrested.

The whole process of the capture was investigated in detail. In the end, it was found that these people were not framed, but...their arrest was actually intervened by Tyrion Lannister." Ed took out a booklet from the drawer and turned to one of them. Page, to prevent omissions in oneself's statement: "Of course, this does not mean anything. If Tyrion is afraid that oneself's brother and sister will be involved in an accident, and then enthusiastically participates in the investigation of rumors, it makes perfect sense. I don't make any speculation, Discuss only the facts, and it's up to Your Majesty oneself to judge the situation."

"Well, go ahead."

"There is one thing I must confess to Your Majesty, you Catelyn and I received a secret letter from Lysa during the time when I was invited by Winterfell north to go south as Prime Minister, claiming that Jon Arryn was murdered by House Lannister. Now that I think about it, it was probably at the instigation of Littlefinger... From this point of view, Petyr has been quietly carrying out various actions against House Lannister." Ed said: "In this case, it makes sense that he told the following people to spread notes before he defected on this trip - comprehensive analysis. , my judgment is that although the purpose is unclear, this rumor is indeed fabricated and spread by Littlefinger, and there is no doubt about this one.”

This is good news, Robert nods, his face looks better:” However, finding the spreader of the rumor does not mean that the rumor is completely fictitious, and there is no causal relationship here. I want the facts to prove it's true or false!"

How long has oneself been out of Robert's mouth? Have you ever heard such a coherent and logical statement? Ed can't remember, he didn't start to use his mind until this event that endangered the country and the things behind him, and he didn't know if he should feel sad. Ed shook his head and threw away these thoughts, and continued: "I think so too. Yes, so—then I did an investigation, and this investigation, I found the problem."

Robert's eyes widened: "What's the problem?"

"House Lannister has too many people in King's Landing." Ed shook his head and said, "If you don't count the city guards, House Lannister has more guards than Stark and Baratheon combined."

"The City Guard is also considered to be the army of the Baratheon family, Ned." Robert frowned: "It's just that House Baratheon of Storm's End without golden robe, and King's with golden robe. The House Baratheon of Landing, since it has been divided, will gradually become two, but at least for now, it is still one family."

"Really, I doubt it, Commander Janos Slynt of the garrison. , as far as I know, but someone who sees money and can do anything for Golden Dragon..."

"I know better than you what he is, Ned." Robert Shaking his head to interrupt Ed, "He's a bastard, but he's absolutely loyal to me, I give him everything, as long as I'm not dead, he's impossible to fall on House Lannister, trust me on that. That's right, I I drink and fuck women every day, but in this life-related matter, my mind is very clear!"

"Okay." Ed raised his hand to stop the topic: "We won't continue this topic, Let's assume that in the worst case, when something goes wrong in King's Landing, we can control the situation with martial power. Well, now let's get to the truth, the question is again, how to find the truth?"

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(end of this chapter)