"You're from the West, and you dare to take the risk to save Lord Eddard?" Erin said. He stared at the Demon Mountain, his heart full of vigilance.

"Any adventure must be rewarded enough, and your pledge of allegiance to me is one of the rewards for my willingness to rescue Lord Eddard, but of course it is far from enough. ”

"What more could you want in return?"

"I want the same amount of reward, how much is Eddard Stark's life worth? Erin, whether you are willing to kneel or not, you think it out for yourself. ”

"What if I don't want to?"

"If I don't get anything in return until I rescue Lord Eddard, I'll probably give up on saving people. I went to the Red Keep in King's Landing to save people, and for Lord Tywin, the crime was tantamount to a capital crime. Would you risk your life to save the life of someone who doesn't see anything in return?"

Erin was silent.

"You don't want to believe that Ed has been thrown into a black prison, and you don't believe that Robert is dead, you are stupid. If it weren't for these things, it would be useless for me to trick you into being loyal to me, and you would have fled at any time because you had been deceived, or even seized the opportunity to attack me. For a stupid person, I have always had little patience or interest in cooperation. ”

"What are you going to do with us?"

"Keep what is useful, and kill what is useless. ”

"If I don't kneel and swear allegiance, I'll be killed by you?"

"Not necessarily, as long as you can prove to be useful to me in other ways, I won't kill you. But if it's useless, I'll kill it. My food does not feed the idlers. ”

Erin was silent again.

"Lord Ed discovers that Joffrey I was born to Cersei and Jaime, and that Prince Tommen and Princess Messira are also of Lannister blood, blonde and blue-eyed. According to the Law, King Robert had no queen, and the heir to the throne was Stannis Baratheon. If Lord Eddard wants to support Stannis, he will naturally be thrown into prison by Cersei and Joffrey. I say that, do you understand?"

Erin was shocked and couldn't move.

The information was so unbelievable that he was caught off guard.

The Magic Mountain stared at Erin: "The quickness and stupidity of the northerners are as old-fashioned as your frozen ground. With a choking sound, Demon Mountain drew his short knife and looked at Erin calmly.

It is never a pity to kill people who are useless, unwise, and undecisive.

Erin stared at the Magic Mountain, and the northerners were very bold.

"Demon Mountain, if I swear allegiance to you, how long do you want me to serve?"

"You and your twenty guards are certainly a lifetime. Demon Mountain said lightly, "When I hunted you, none of the people in the north were killed or injured, this is not a coincidence, I have the order first." I will fight for Lord Eddard's life with my life, whether I succeed or fail, this life will naturally be a lifetime. I am willing to risk my life to save Lord Eddard, are you afraid?" the sharp knife in Demon Mountain's hand shone brightly.

"I never knew what fear was? Demon Mountain, you can make sure that what you say is true, second, I will personally participate in the rescue of Lord Eddard, and third, I will not help you kill people and set fires for no reason, mutilate women and children, old and young, and do nothing bad or evil. ”

"It's up to you!" the demon mountain thrust back into the short knife.

If the Magic Mountain wanted to kill Erin, he didn't need to draw his sword.

For example, Erin, after drawing the knife in the Magic Mountain, it is easier to figure out the key points of the matter, and then make a choice that meets the expectations of the Magic Mountain.

"Kneel down and take an oath!" Magic Mountain sat upright on a chair, motionless as a mountain, not angry and arrogant.

Erin slowly knelt down.

If you don't surrender now, you die, and there is no third way.

Survive first, there is still hope to rescue Lord Eddard, and even the stupidest people will know that this is the choice.

The Magic Mountain didn't give Erin much choice.

If it's useless, kill it.

"What I say to you today is confidential, and if you leak half a sentence, it will cost you and me and Lord Eddard's lives, and you must swear in the name of the gods, old and new, and your own family, that you will not leak half a sentence of conversation between you and me to anyone. ”

"Yes, Lord Moshan. ”

After a few heartbeats, Erin swore allegiance to the Demon Mountain, and was accepted by the Demon Mountain as the captain of the personal guard, and the power was over Bernie, who was unrivaled in ventriloquism.

"Lord Soros. "Your friend King Robert is dead, did your flame tell you?"

"I will only pray, not look at the prophecy in the flames. ”

"Then let me tell you that King Robert is dead, Prime Minister Ed has been thrown into a dungeon, and the Seven Kingdoms will be in chaos, where will you go?"

"Honor the will of the new king and continue to serve the kingdom. ”

"Serve the country, if the West, the Valley, the Bends, the Iron Isles, or the Stormlands are independent, which country will you serve?"

"House Baratheon. ”

"If there were three kings in Baratheon: Stannis Baratheon, Blue Baratheon, and Joffrey Baratheon, which one would you play for?"

Soros's eyes rolled, this question, he never thought about.

"Heir in line. ”

"A legitimate heir in line is not necessarily a true heir, but a true heir in line is not necessarily legitimate. ”

"I don't understand, Lord Magic Mountain. ”

"Stannis Baratheon, Blue Baratheon, Joffrey Baratheon will all be kings, who will you serve?"

"Joffrey Baratheon, the heir to the throne, after the death of King Robert, I am naturally his rightful courtier. ”

"Very good, then follow me first, and when you have the opportunity, I will allow you to leave and return to the palace to continue to be your imperial courtier, what do you think?"

"I can't believe you're going to let me go. ”

"I won't kill you, I'll let you go, I swear by the honor of the Clegane family. Joffrey I is the grandson of Duke Tywin, and I am a vassal of Lord Tywin. You and I will be ministers of the same court, and I will naturally not kill you. ”

"And what about the case of Amori Lodge, after investigation, he did commit a capital crime, and Prime Minister Ed ordered him to be stripped of all his fortune and land, and I must arrest him. ”

"Do you think the new king's orders will be in line with those of Lord Eddard?"

"I'm not sure. ”

"Well, when the time comes, I'll let you and Lord Berry go. ”

"Why did you do that?"

"Because I'm actually a good person. ”

Soros wanted to laugh, but found it not funny at all. Whether or not Moshan's words can be believed, at least for now, Moshan will not kill him, which makes him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Sir Ge**. ”

"Yes, Lord Moshan. ”

"Want to live or die?"

"I want to live!"

"Kneel and swear allegiance to me, and you will live. ”

"Yes, Lord Magic Mountain!"

As for Berry Dondelien, he was a loyal and courageous man, a nobleman of high status, and was the Earl of Black Harbor. It is difficult to subdue this kind of person's coercion and temptation, and he has psychological condescension to a vicious dog like Magic Mountain. Berry is not afraid of death, so he cannot threaten him with death.

Although Soros is loyal, he is a red-robed monk who drinks and eats meat and kills, and he has forgotten all about religious teachings, and will not have a sense of aristocratic superiority and moral condescension to the Magic Mountain.

Erin is also loyal, the guards around Ed are greatly influenced by Ed, it is feasible to exchange Ed's life and death for Erin's loyalty, and the final negotiation also proves the pre-judgment of the Magic Mountain;

People who are afraid of death and greedy for money are also the easiest to deal with!

In the dungeon of the Red Fort, the whispering of a man continued.

He regretted it, and he was scolding himself for being stupid.

Later, his voice was unknown, but he was still trying to make a sound, and he had to keep himself awake and fight against the darkness and the invisible passage of time.

"I'm going to keep my sanity. They won't kill me. If I were to die, I would have died a long time ago. He was telling himself, muttering until he was exhausted, and then fell into a deep sleep.

This person is naturally Eddard Stark.

After he was thrown into the black prison, he carefully considered the situation in the West. As soon as news of his arrest spread, Catelyn would summon the princes of the North to the south, the princes of the Riverlands would rise up in response, and the nobles of the Vale would rise to Catelyn's side.

The Martell family of Dorne and the Lannisters of the Westlands have always been at odds, and there is a blood feud between the two sides that has not been settled sixteen years ago. Duke Lanli of Storm's Rest and Duke Stannis of Dragonstone will also raise troops to fight for the throne, and the secret letter he ordered the guards to pass on to Stannis must have arrived.

Cersei didn't dare kill him, and Caitlin still had her brother on her hands: the little demon Tyrion Lannister.

The sound of the iron door being opened woke him up, and he opened his eyes weakly, and the snow-white light pierced into the darkness, making his eyes hurt slightly, and he closed them.

An iron jug was thrown at his feet, cold water splashing in his face. He couldn't remember how long he hadn't eaten, he was weak, but the coldness of the water gave him strength. He grabbed the jug and poured it down his throat until he choked. Water ran down his chin and into his beard, dripping down his chest and wetting his linen tunics.

"Can you give me something to eat?" Ed noticed that his voice was small and weak.

It was the tiptoes that answered him. The jailer kicked Ed down, but Ed didn't feel the pain in his chest, he only felt weakness and soreness.

The jailer was a thin man, clad in black armor and wearing a spiked helmet. Ed couldn't see his face clearly. Ed continued to plead, and the jailer snatched the iron can, pushed Ed down, turned and went out, and with a bang, the iron door slammed shut, the light vanished, and the darkness surrounded Ed like thick juice.

The second time the jailer came to bring water, Ed drank enough water and stopped asking the jailer for food: "My daughter ......," he said, "please tell me about it...... My daughter ......" replied that he was still on tiptoe, and this time he kicked Ed in the forehead, and Ed fell and hit the hard stone wall, and the pain almost made him faint.

The jailer snatched the jug and left without saying a word, slamming the door shut, and the sound of rattling chains wrapped around the doorknob.

Before Ed passed out, he heard his own voice muttering, "Give me something to eat...... Please, give me something to eat...... My daughter...... My two daughters......

"I didn't bring you anything to eat!" said a voice, "I brought you wine." ”

Ed didn't move, he thought it was a hallucination.

"Come, Lord Eddard, take a sip of wine. A familiar voice said.

Ed thought for a moment before remembering who the voice was, "Varys?"

"Yes, my lord, I didn't bring anything to eat, I only brought wine. Varys's voice said.

Ed opened his eyes, and there was a warm fire in front of him, and the light of the fire illuminated the darkness. The man in front of him was fat, with a yellow-brown face, a full beard, a beard, and black, like a needle. He was dressed in leather armor and a spiked helmet, and smelled of sweat and wine.

"Varys, you are ...... What kind of magician?" Ed took the wine bag.

"If I hadn't been good at disguise and deception, if I hadn't been good at disguising and deceiving, and seeing the wind and steering, I would have died a long time ago. My lord, what happened to you today is chilling to me, and if integrity and loyalty are exchanged for such an end, I will definitely stay away from integrity and loyalty. ”

"You're telling the truth!" said Ed, sarcastically.

"Of course. Sir, don't you drink?"

"You poisoned Robert, and that's the same wine?"

"We, Robert's wine didn't come from me. Mistress Eddard, do you think it was the wine that killed Robert? but not really, it was your kindness. Varys smiled, he took the wine bag from Eddard's hand, took a few sips of it himself, and handed it to Eddard, "Eunuchs have no honor, and they have never been trusted by anyone, Lord Eddard. I'm used to it, too. ”

Ed started drinking.

Varys's words pierced him like a knife into his heart.

It was his kindness that killed Robert, and it was Cersei who took the initiative to find and tell her to leave quickly, but Cersei did not leave, she said, Game of Thrones, win or die, there is no third way.

Ed lost, the king died, and the prime minister was buried with him. This result is all due to his kindness, to the three children of Joffrey, Messira, and Tomman.

"Your bravery and audacity combined are not half as stupid as yours. "You have killed the king, and you have killed yourself, and all your attendants and ...... One of your daughters. ”

"A daughter?"

"Yes, Sansa Stark lives with Queen Cersei now, and none of your other youngest daughter, Arya, have found her, nor my little bird, nor the King's Landing garrison, nor the Queen's men. She escaped, Lord Eddard. ”

Ed poured half a sack of wine in one go, and he leaned against the wall and began to gasp, "Lord Varys, can you get me out?"

"I can...... But I don't dare...... At the slightest mistake, the queen investigates, and then all the clues point to me, and then my head is stuck in the tip of a gun...... I can save you, but I don't dare. Varys said.

"In that case, thank you for the wine, and you can go. ”

"But someone is trying to save you, Lord Eddard. Varys crouched down, "At the moment you have two choices, the first is to recognize Joffrey's rightful inheritance, identify Stannis and Lan Li as rebels, and admit that he tried to seize power after Robert's death while Joffrey was still young, in exchange for saving Sansa's life and you wearing black clothes to go to the desperate Great Wall for the rest of your life." ”

"What about the second option?"

"Someone will try to get you out through the secret tunnels built by Maegor I, but maybe you'll fall into the hands of someone more terrible. ”

"More terrible people, more terrible than death and unjustified grievances?"

"Probably!"

"I'd like to try, so what's the quid pro quo for the man who came to save me? Can I afford to pay the price that the horrible man offered?