"Lord Eddard, you're really uneasy!" Varys smiled wryly.

"What do you suggest?" Ed was full of distrust of the octopus. It was this fellow who, while he and his men were being exterminated, stood by the queen's side and watched all this happen, expressionless and indifferent.

Ed still vividly remembers the moment when the eunuch came into the Prime Minister's Study, and this guy told him that they were allies, just the two of them. They will work together to protect the king, and now the result of this protection is that the king dies and the prime minister is buried. It's hard for Ed to believe that Varys would not know about the throne mutiny that day, this guy knows too much, does too little, and is full of lies.

Now of course he can't be trusted, it's just that Ed has no choice.

There was nothing more irreversible than humiliation and death, Cersei wanted him to die, he would have died long ago, Varys wanted him to die, he could have done it just now. He was weak now, he wanted to eat, and a bowl of good food could kill him. Just because Varys drank alcohol doesn't mean Ed can drink it too. Just because Varys is okay doesn't mean Ed can be okay too.

Varys crouched, as tall as Ed. He held a torch in his hand, and the light of the fire shone on the faces of the two people, and Ed could only vaguely see the contours of Varys's fat face, and the eunuch's makeup and deformation skills were so clever that Ed had never seen before.

"Lord Eddard, I suggest you choose the first option, confess your sins, and put on black clothes. It just so happened that the recruiter of the desperate Great Wall, Yu Lun, was still there. At least that's a way out. You can also guard the Great Wall with your brother and your bastard. The Great Wall is the barrier to the north. ”

"I want to try the second way! My life is not important enough to need to recognize a ** bastard son as king. ”

"And what about your daughter? ”

"What do you want to do with her?"

"We? no, no, no, not us. I'm not with Queen Cersei, Lord Eddard, we're allies. ”

"I remember our alliance very well, and you said it was just the two of us, and I've always kept it in my mind, my lord. ”

"Yes, then please listen to me, confess your sins, put on black, and you can go home and see it at any time. Lady Caitlyn can always come to Castle Black and sleep with you in her arms. Sansa can return to you safely, she is still the king's fiancée, and you are also the king's father-in-law. ”

Ed looked at Varys's chubby face, which he barely recognized, whether Varys really wanted to help him, or deliberately persuaded him to confess his sins and wear black, and then deliberately let Ed choose the second path.

This guy is a psychologist, Ed said to himself, this guy must have said the same thing to anyone: we are allies, just the two of us. Varys had said this to Littlefinger, to Queen Cersei, to anyone he thought would be useful, he could say it very sincerely. Ed is confident that his judgment is correct.

"I'd like to try the second way. Ed said.

He knew in his heart that if he escaped, Queen Cersei would not dare to do anything to Sansa, because she knew that it would anger Ed even more, and only the living Sansa could threaten Eddard, not the dead.

Ed felt that he had suddenly become a little stranger, and he figured out the key point. So, wouldn't Varys think of that? No, he would have thought of it, but he didn't say it, he wouldn't be on Ed's side and make a sincere analysis for Eddard.

Since Varys is undoubtedly untrustworthy, his first suggestion is certainly not to be followed.

"The second way is more terrible than the dead end. Sir Eddard, if you think about it, no one will come to save you for no reason, and he will definitely ask for something you won't give in return. ”

"Talk about returns. ”

"Sansa is going to have to marry someone appointed by someone to get out of trouble?"

"A beggar?"

"A son of a great nobleman worthy of Sansa, heir to the earl. ”

"There's no problem with that. ”

"If Sansa fails to marry, if she finds Arya in the future, she will have to marry the son of a great nobleman. ”

"Arya, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time getting her to the bottom of her mind, but as long as that kid has some talent, I think I'll agree. ”

"If Arya doesn't find her, he has a daughter who will marry Robb Stark in the future. ”

"I agree. Ed's mind was spinning rapidly, a certain nobleman, a great nobleman who could save him through the secret passage of the Red Keep, has a daughter and a son, who will that mysterious guy be?

Whoever it is, since he is willing to marry, it is worth being an ally, and he is not afraid of Tywin in the West, and he controls Varys in front of him, which makes Ed especially tempted.

Varys's eyes flickered, "Your Excellency, you'll regret it in the future." ”

"There are so many things I regret, not this one. Ed said coldly. At that time, he had no choice between his own marriage, Jon Arryn and Rysa Tully's marriage, and King Robert and Cersei's marriage was also a political necessity and had nothing to do with love. His children, born into a ducal family, had to take responsibility for themselves, especially Robb Stark.

"But the big man's daughter is not his own, she is his adopted daughter. ”

"Adopted daughter?" Ed said to himself, but there was no change in his face. He couldn't let Varys see any changes in his heart, this guy was so terrible that he couldn't peek into Ed's heart, "The adopted daughter is indeed too weak with Robb, but this is the third plan, and it is obviously the other party's helplessness." ”

There is no doubt that the other party is very eager to marry the north. Only Tywin in the West and Cersei in control of the palace would be so feared. Ed didn't expect that there were people in the palace who were just like him, fearless of violence, and dared to declare war on Thaiwen in the Westside and Cersei in the royal palace.

Save Ed out, which has proven everything behind the scenes.

Varys doesn't seem to want Ed to form an alliance with the people behind the scenes, why is that?

Ed closed his eyes and pondered, and he remembered Varys's words: 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.

Indeed, who else is more proficient in understanding the secret passages under the palace than the eight-clawed spider? Once Ed disappears from the black prison underground, there is no need to investigate, and the first person that comes to everyone's mind must be Varys. No one else has such a great ability except him.

Then, Varys's head will be stuck in the tip of a spear by Cersei!

Ed slowly opened his eyes with a strange light in his eyes: "Lord Varys, when are you going to get me out?"

Varys looked at Ed's bright gaze, "My lord, you made a decision?"

"Yes, no change!" Ed said.

"Marriage is only the first condition of that terrible man!" Varys's tone was slightly hurried.

"What are the conditions?" Eddard's tone grew firmer.

Ed isn't stupid, he's just too upright.

"If that terrible man is forced to flee in the future, he hopes that the lord will give him the thousands of miles of land that the ancestors of the northern realm have left in the barren mound. He also hoped that the Lord would make him a Marquis. ”

The northern territory of the Seven Kingdoms is the largest, the land area of the other six countries combined, but it is sparsely populated. The Ancestral Wasteland is a hilly and plain area, and there has never been a lord, and it is a vast land under Ed's banner.

"What is that horrible villain?" said Eddard lightly. This is knowingly asked. When talking about marriage, Ed already knew that the other party was at least an earl.

"Count!"

"It makes sense for an earl to be promoted to a marquis. Ed said. Then, as Ed expected, he saw Varys's face twitch slightly.

Eddard had a stronger curiosity about this terrible man, and it was clear that Varys had something to do with this terrible man, and he had to bow down. But unless Ed himself willingly agreed, the terrible man wouldn't take the risk to take him away.

If the other party is chased by Tywin in the West to the point of bankruptcy and forced into exile because he saved him, the North is naturally his best choice. White Harbor in the North, the fifth largest port city in the kingdom, and the most important trading port in the North, is dominated by the Mandalay family, a vassal of the Tyrell family from the southern bend. Because of some kind of bloody conflict, the Mandalay family was forced into exile, and the Stark in the north took in the family and gave the mouth of the Whiteblade River to the Mandalay family, and the Mandalay family did not live up to the Stark family, that is, the Stark family blocked the pirates who entered the northern land along the Whiteblade River, and also developed a place with only a rudimentary military fortress into a prosperous port with internal and external distinctions.

Today, White Harbor is a gathering place for wandering swordsmen on the other side of the Narrow Sea, as well as a silversmith's house, where a silver coin factory once flourished.

Stark takes in the Mandalay family, who had been expelled by the Tyrells of Riverlands, in exchange for the development of a thriving port, tax revenue, and a loyal vassal: the Mandalay family.

If the nobles who saved Eddard Stark's life were hunted down or forced into exile, it was only natural for Eddard Stark to come forward and take in the family. Ed couldn't think of any reason to refuse, and the request was just as reasonable.

There is more land in the north, and there is less people!

Varys stopped talking, and finally said, "Lord Eddard, when you know whose hands you end up with, I hope you don't regret it. ”

"When to get me out, I hope it's now. Ed said. He didn't bother to play word games with Varys, so he went straight to the bottom. Varys and Littlefinger are both people who like to talk and play dumb riddles, and Ed hates the hypocrisy of these people's literary crepe the most.

"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible. Varys said.

The golden-robed man and the captain who were guarding the steel gate saw a group of men and horses coming from a distance. The line was long, the flags were flying, and both the soldiers and the captain felt amazement. They had not received any news that an army would be stationed in King's Landing.

The team came closer, and the first big banner was the golden lion flag.

The Golden Lion Banner West, the banner of the Lannisters. Then, the golden-robed men saw a second flag, a black three-dog flag that was one banner height shorter than the golden lion flag.

The flag of the Three Dogs Banner Clegane family.

At the front of the procession was a giant on a horse, and looking at the size and huge flat-capped helmet, it was none other than the villain Gregor Krigan, who was known as the Magic Mountain in the Seven Kingdoms. Behind him were two saddled horses, each carrying his plate armor and shield, as well as a two-handed heavy sword that was the longest and heaviest in the Seven Kingdoms.

The Magic Mountain was surrounded by several generals of extraordinary bearing, on the left hand was the Earl of Black Harbor, Berry Don Delien, on the right hand side by the more famous red-robed monk Soros, the three rode side by side, and behind the three of them were the former Prime Minister Ed Stark's captain of the guard, Erryn, the adopted daughter who was outlined by leather armor with graceful curves, the archery champion Angay, who stood out in the tournament, Sir Ge**, who was greedy for life and afraid of death but had good swordsmanship, Sulpho Gulliver, Sweet Mouth, Dunsen, the executioner, and Mark the notebook.

These generals were followed by more than 500 murderous Clegane cavalry, all of them with bright armor and two horses each. Armed with swords, spears, bows and arrows, and crossbows.

After more than 500 cavalry, there was a reserve of 150 strong and brave cavalry.

Behind the cavalry reserve, only faintly visible flags were more than 1,000 hard-trained Clegane infantry led by the big-headed Chiswick.

The team slowly entered the city, the golden-robed people did not dare to ask questions, and the team leader stood at the head of the city and looked at the team that exuded a fierce aura without saying a word. Gregor Cregan, who was at the forefront, didn't even look up at them, who dared to stop him? Who dared to ask?

This cavalry procession passed through the Shoemaker's Square and attracted the attention of everyone in the square.

If the army of a foreign vassal wants to enter the city, it needs the approval of the royal family and the general of the garrison guarding the city, and then the general will pass down the order and inform the centurion and squad leader guarding the city gate to let them go. This is the rule, the rule that everyone knows, but the magic mountain led the Klegan cavalry into the city, and the golden robes and centurions watched as they watched, and no one dared to come forward to ask.

There was a garrison camp stationed at the Iron Gate, but so what? Not a single officer dared to step forward, and the Magic Mountain didn't seem to be in a good mood, with a straight face, and his war horse carried his giant sword, and the growth of the giant sword was daunting.

The procession walked through Shoemakers' Square, past the gates of the Firemancer's Guild, and onto the avenue leading to the Red Keep. The sound of horses' hooves resounded in the streets, crisp and dense, and although there were less than a thousand cavalry, it filled the whole street with a murderous atmosphere at once.

The line leads straight to the Red Keep.

The Red Keep, the residence of the royal family, the highest power center of the Seven Kingdoms, is strictly forbidden to enter by any foreign nobles. The supreme armed power of the Red Keep is the Imperial Guard, the second is the Golden Robe, and the third is the Red Robe.

The Magic Mountain led the Clegan cavalry, dressed in the famous red robes of the Western Realm, and headed straight for the Red Keep.

Such a strong cavalry team would not have been allowed to enter the Red Keep without the approval of Queen Cersei or the King himself.

The Magic Mountain led the Cregan cavalry straight forward, and had already alarmed the royal courtiers and Queen Cersei, Prince Joffrey, the Kingsguard, and the commander-in-chief of the city garrison, Genos Slint.

ps; I have returned to the city, I will prepare tomorrow, and I will add more the day after tomorrow.